Chapter 507 The Arrangement Comes into Effec (1/2)
The chopper slowly landed on the helipad of Sanctuary Three. Bennett finished adjusting his collar, holding onto his hat as he stepped onto land. He looked down and saw a peaceful and harmonious sight as far as the eye could see; there were no incidents of violence happening at the moment. On the helipad stood a group of people in black clothing. The current head of the Sanctuary Three, Huang Yu, was there with his subordinates.
”If you needed something, you could have called, sir. There's no need for you to have come personally, ” Huang Yu respectfully said.
Bennett waved his hands, indicating for Huang Yu to lead the way as he replied, ”I need to see a few people. The situation is urgent, could you gather them for me?”
”I'll convey your intentions. They will be waiting for you in the meeting room.”
This delegation walked all the way to the core area of the Sanctuary. After navigating through the complicated passageways, they arrived at a meeting room. Bennett left his bodyguards outside, walking into the meeting room with Huang Yu. Sitting inside were three women—Hila, Aurora, and Emerald Grass. The three of them looked toward the newcomers as they walked in, their attention focused on Bennett.
”Sir.” Hila remained impassive, slightly nodding her head. Because Aurora had not been turned into jam, Hila did not walk the extreme path. While she remained cold to everyone, toward someone like Bennett, she would still show the minimum respect.
”Cut the nonsense. I still have two more sets of experiments to perform today. Why have you gathered us?” Emerald Grass got straight to the point.
Bennett had a serious expression as he took out a few reports concerning the recent riots, sharing them with the trio as he spoke calmly. ”Roughly a year ago, you guys first reported abnormal sightings. At that time, I did not notice it before, but right now, the matters seem to be connected to the strange sightings you have seen. Your group are the elites personally picked by Black Phantom himself, and with his ability for disaster prediction, I would like to hear your thoughts on this matter.”
Because the trio were elites that Han Xiao had personally asked Bennett to take care of, he did not limit their freedom. Before Han Xiao left, Hila had always spoken of wanting to travel the world with Aurora after her body had fully recovered. However, Han Xiao had been gone for over two years, and Aurora's body had long recovered, yet Hila continued to stay within the Sanctuary.
Bennett naturally would not chase them away.
Aurora's Esper ability allowed her to sense lives, and the huge surge of life force that she had detected that vanished after a few days had allowed her to memorize the 'scent' of that lifeform. This was one of the functions of her ability, to record life signatures. The signatures were like a unique brand, allowing her to differentiate between each lifeform.
While the huge life signature was short lived, Aurora discovered that the scent of that particular lifeform was spreading, with increasing numbers of lifeforms having that particular scent on them. It did not differentiate between plants or animals.
Aurora spoke in a timid voice, slowly explaining what she had felt. Bennett's face grew graver as he listened.
If this is a sort of virus, then hundreds of millions of people could be infected in this world… that's not right. If we include the various flora and fauna, then the infected amount will truly be terrifying!
Aurora looked at everyone, hesitating for a moment before mustering her courage and pointing at Huang Yu. ”He has that smell on him as well.”
Huang Yu's face blanched. He immediately felt around himself, exclaiming, ”I… I don't feel it!”
Bennett clapped a palm on Huang Yu's shoulder, his energy pervading Huang Yu's body through his fingers. However, even after going through a few rounds, he let go and sighed. ”I could not sense anything out of the ordinary. What sort of virus is this? While I don't know the reason, it seems like only Aurora can tell apart who is infected or healthy.”
Everyone turned to look at Aurora. She trembled, before blinking her large eyes as she nervously stuttered, ”I… I can really be of help?”
Bennett had the urge to give out a benevolent and encouraging smile, but due to the pressing situation, he simply had no mood to do so. He could only solemnly nod.
Aurora seemed to be extremely happy to hear that. She had always been under the protection of others and had been looking forward to the day that she could return the favor.
After flipping through the report, not only did Emerald Grass not show any hints of shock, her face even revealed some form of fanaticism as she exclaimed, ”I was right, my instincts were right! Indeed, my entire year of research has not been wasted!”
The moment she spoke, everyone immediately looked over, their expressions those of shock.
”What do you mean?” Bennett asked.
”Follow me.” Emerald Grass immediately stood up, walking straight out. The rest could only follow her from behind.
After passing through the security perimeter, the group reached Emerald Grass' lab. Even the sentries did not dare linger around that place. They were afraid of inhaling any strange poisonous mist, leading to a coma or nervous disorder. If they were even unluckier, they might even experience a loss of ability in their procreation tool.
Emerald Grass brought the company to an open-air greenhouse, where many plants were being cultivated. Because the Esper ability of Emerald Grass was the control of plants, her medicinal raw materials were mostly planted by herself. Within this cultivation ground existed just one type of plant, which grew out fan-shaped green leaves from the ground. Its appearance could not have been more ordinary, and if it was placed in the wild, nobody would give it another look.
”This is the Rhodes Fan Leaf. It has a harsh growth environment and is extremely difficult to artificially cultivate. Because of that, it is an endangered species that has a small number of living specimens around the world. However, its extreme rarity does not indicate a high value. In fact, the Rhodes Fan Leaf has no medical function, and its only purpose is to be ground into a paste that can be eaten after cooking… provided you're a herbivore. In short, there is close to no value in cultivating this plant.”
Emerald Grass simply introduced the plant, leaving everyone at a loss.