Chapter 176

Chapter 176: Millennium-Old Experimental Specimens Sitting Quietly Underground—Creepy as Hell

The moment Jiang Tea Tea arrived on Basement Level Three, the live feed hit the other seven.

They exploded.

“Fuck—okay, I expected more animal specimens, but I didn’t expect beastfolk specimens!”

“There are so many. I’ve got goosebumps all over.”

“Beast God above—how big is this floor again? Two thousand five hundred square meters?”

“Two thousand,” Zhang Ting Zhou corrected. “Ten meters high. Two thousand square meters of beastfolk specimens—countless.”

“And look at the tags—one thousand years. All of them are from a thousand years ago. Beastfolk, male, female… half-beastfolk too.”

Jiang Tea Tea’s voice cut sharp through their panic. “Don’t jump to conclusions.”

“We’ve only touched the tip of the iceberg. Don’t underestimate their crimes.”

Then she continued, calm and task-focused. “Yan Yu, Zhang Ting Zhou—one of you apply for records. Investigate notable figures produced by the White Wolf Clan over the last two thousand years.”

Yan Yu answered, “Received. I’ll request assistance from the Security Department information team. Wait for my update.”

Sui Xuan Chu backed her immediately. “Yes. No conclusions yet. This is only a corner.”

He added, “Roommate—your left-front looks like a vault. Go check it. Xin Yi pointed that direction.”

“Received,” Jiang Tea Tea said.

Basement Level One held raw stones. Level Two held animal specimens from a thousand years ago. Level Three held beastfolk and half-beastfolk specimens from a thousand years ago.

A thousand-year-old beastfolk.

A thousand-year-old half-beastfolk.

Standing upright in silence in an underground chamber. Never seeing sunlight. Never returning to their families.

Jiang Tea Tea moved through rows of preserved bodies, recording everything. Then she reached the left-front wall.

At first glance it looked like a solid iron wall.

It was a vault.

Ten meters long. Ten meters high. It touched the ceiling of the basement.

If Sui Xuan Chu hadn’t pointed it out, Jiang Tea Tea might’ve missed it.

She lifted a hand—

“Don’t touch it!” Huang Da Zhuang shouted through the channel, voice strained. “Sister Tea, don’t touch that vault. That’s a Ling Bao Model 108 vault—over a thousand years old. It has an automatic lock-and-target system.”

Jiang Tea Tea froze, her hand suspended. “Explain.”

Huang Da Zhuang spoke quickly. “It can be set to recognize the master’s fingerprints, iris, full-body scan, facial scan—everything.”

“Once it’s locked to the master, anyone else who touches it—anywhere—will trigger an alarm. It will also release harmful radiation in all directions, and a built-in gun system will fire thirty rounds automatically!”

Jiang Tea Tea drew her hand back. “Huang Big Dog… how do you know this?”

Cheng Xiao Ting and the others went quiet, waiting.

Huang Da Zhuang sounded sheepish. “My family… does a bit of business involving safes and vaults.”

“The Ling Bao series is top-tier. The empire’s central bank, local banks, and some insurance companies all use it. When I was little, my family took me to the Ling Bao company to watch their demonstrations. I remember it clearly.”

Jiang Tea Tea exhaled softly. “I see. I’m going in to look.”

Huang Da Zhuang panicked. “Go in to look? Sister Tea—vaults like that are vacuum-sealed. There’s no oxygen inside. Don’t go!”