After Nr. 03 finished speaking, she turned her beautiful eyes to Filo.
Filo didn't know what to say.
It wasn't because he was enchanted by Number 03's words. He just realized that he was too impulsive and accidentally exposed some of their secrets.
"I …" Filo looked at Angor and Ness in embarrassment.
Ness waved a hand and didn't say anything. Angor didn't say anything either. It was a bit of a loss for Filo, but it wasn't a bad thing.
Anyone would be confused if Sunders suddenly showed up at their doorstep.
It wasn't necessary to explain to Number 03 why they were here. However, this way, Number 03 would have a better idea of what was going on.
With a fixed number, there should be more room for communication.
"You think we're here just to ask for an apology?" Angor asked.
Number 03 frowned at the question. She didn't understand what Sunders meant at first. But when she looked at the three people standing in front of her, she realized something. If Sunders came here in person, they might have found more than she thought. It wasn't just about the altar or Filo. Otherwise, Sunders and Ness wouldn't have come here together.
What else did they find? Why did Sunders, one of the most powerful wizards in the southern wizarding region, come here in person?
She recalled Filo mentioning that all the fighters in the base went to the "nest". Did they find the ultimate goal of the base?
"Let's talk about that later. Let's talk about the organ transplant and soul research you mentioned, as well as the reason why you built this lab in the southern wizarding region."
Number 03 looked at Sunders and felt that Sunders was hinting at something. Maybe they really did find the ultimate goal.
"What do you want to know, Mister Phantom?"
"Everything." Angor paused. "Including the sacrifices you made in the southern wizarding region, the people you harmed, your research, the things hidden in souls, and … the nest."
Angor purposely sounded like he wanted to hear more.
Number 03 didn't show it on her face, but she was sighing in her mind. From what Sunders told her, she was sure that Sunders did have a lot of information about the base.
It was no wonder that Sunders was here. This was because if the things he was talking about were to be exposed, it would cause a huge commotion in the Southern Region.
And judging from Sanders's tone, they might have even more.
After a moment of silence, No.03 finally said, "I can only reveal the content that is not restricted by the oath."
"Sure." Angor gave him a mocking look that said, "You can do it now."
No. 03 choked, but he didn't dare to act rashly. He lowered his head and calmed himself down before saying, "What Mister Phantom wants to know is mostly derived from our research. Therefore, I will start with the research. [Organ Transplantation and Soul Fusion] is not a project of the Kase Legacy Society, but a collaboration between us and the Cazider World … "
Following No.03's explanation, a corner of the secret of the base was also revealed.
The research on [Organ Transplant and Soul Fusion], was actually a collaboration project that Seiie Kai obtained from a certain Cazider World soul organization.
Seiji would provide the researchers, the laboratory base, and various research materials, while the Soul Faction would provide the core liquid of this research project to the base's laboratory through the feedback of a living sacrifice.
No.03 couldn't tell Angor the specific name of the solution because it involved Soul Language.
For the sake of convenience, Angor decided to call it "Soul Equipment Solution" for now.
In order to obtain Soul Equipment Solution, one had to go through a special ritual of live sacrifice. If such a ritual was discovered in the Origin World, the entire Kase Legacy Society would be dragged into it. Therefore, the research project was sent to the laboratories of the Four Realms.
"In order to obtain Soul Equipment Solution and continue our research, we have to carry out live sacrifices." No.03 accepted the name "Soul Equipment" calmly. He even felt that it was quite appropriate. "Live sacrifices are too simple to require wizards to participate, so we always let other people do it.
However, we don't want to disturb the Southern Region, so we don't use live sacrifices on civilians. We only buy some slaves through trade. "
Ness sneered. "Slaves aren't human lives in your eyes?"
"… At least we don't break the rules."
"Any live sacrifice is a violation of the rules."
No.03 shrugged. "If that's what you think, I can't do anything about it."
"Let's talk later. Go on, Garcia." Angor interrupted Ness. "Don't worry, Garcia."
"That's all I know about the live sacrifices."
"How many rituals were held in total? Where are the locations? "
No.03 shook his head. "I don't know much about it. But the Soul Equipment Solution we get from each sacrifice is enough for us to study for one or two years. We've been researching this topic for more than 40 years."
In other words, there were at least 20 sacrifices.
More than 100 people were sacrificed each time. Even if they were all slaves, that still meant more than 2,000 people died.
Spread out over forty years, it may not seem like a large number, especially in this era of cannibalism. But in any case, it was a vicious event.
Angor took a deep breath and hid the disgust in his eyes. "Continue."
"Now that we have the solution, we need to inject it into the appropriate organs to study its compatibility."
Before 03 could finish, Ness couldn't help but interrupt, "The soul is in the Soul Realm. It doesn't have much to do with the physical body. How can the organs of living beings be connected to the soul? "
"That's a secret part of the oath, so I can't tell you. But I can give you an example. You can think of an organ as a container that contains the Soul Equipment Solution. When the organ is transplanted and connected to the bloodline, the Soul Equipment will naturally resonate with the Spirit Space.
However, this is only the surface effect. Forgive me for not being able to tell you more about the deeper research. "
No.03 didn't explain too much, but his conclusion was enough to change everyone's mind. Ness was the one who was most shocked by this.
However, this kind of research that overturned past ideas also gave Ness a lot of inspiration.
He was grateful that he followed Dodoro's advice and came here.
"Normal organs won't be able to hold Soul Gear Concentrate, right? What's the source of the organ? "
As soon as he finished speaking, Filo immediately turned to look at Number 03. This sudden reaction confirmed Number 03's suspicions that the source of this Transcendent organ was connected to Filo.
"You can only use supernatural organs. Most of them are supernatural creatures killed by combatants outside. Some of them are purchased through trade channels. "
Filo: "You're saying that the supernatural creatures that have been hunted down also include wizards?"
Number 03: "Who does Wizard Filo want to know?"
Filo didn't answer right away. Instead, he looked at Angor.
"Did you kill Night Butterfly?" Filo asked in a serious tone.
"Night Butterfly Witch?" No.03 was confused. "Who's that?"
"'Crimson Night Butterfly' Jenny Watson."
No.03 didn't react. "Are you sure she's a wizard from the southern wizarding region? I didn't find such a name in the information I gathered. "
Filo activated Word of Truth, and No.03 didn't try to resist. The spell confirmed that No.03 wasn't lying.
She really didn't know the Night Butterfly Witch.
At this moment, a knocking sound rang out in the silent space, attracting everyone's attention.
It was the sound of someone tapping on a table with a cane.
As the knocking sound fell, No.03 saw an additional image appear in front of her.
It was a pitch-black underground cavern. At the center of the cavern was an altar, which was surrounded by many rectangular stone platforms. There were many containers on the platforms, as well as various organs inside.
The most eye-catching organ was a woman's arm, which was placed inside a long liquid container.
Three people wearing cloaks and tattoos on their faces were standing next to the organ. One of them, who had the number "0" tattooed on his face, reached out his hand and touched the wall of the container. A faint light came from the contact point. At the same time, a glowing rune appeared on the back of the cloaked man's hand.
The image was clear and complete.
No.03's eyes almost popped out of their sockets when she saw the image.
She had never been to the altar before, but this was a perfect representation of it. The glowing rune was the language of the soul organization from Cazider World!
She even recognized three of them!
No.03 was shocked because she could tell that this wasn't a recent ritual. Judging from the details, this was the ritual that took place 13 years ago.
How did Sunders recreate the scene from thirteen years ago? How did he do it?
Did he use "Truth Eye"?
Truth Eye was an advanced version of Eye of Truth. By consuming expensive casting materials, the caster could see information left behind in time and space.
Leaving aside the fact that it was a level-3 spell, even if Sunders could see some information left behind in time and space, it would still be blurry and difficult to analyze.
But Sunders' image was so clear that it looked like he saw it at the scene.
How did he do it?
While Number 03 was shocked, he also understood why this group of people would suddenly come looking for him. Perhaps they had some kind of power that allowed them to see some things in the past.
If this was true, then her previous assumption about Sunders knowing a lot of information was highly likely to be true.
"This is a scene from 13 years ago. May I ask where you saw it, Mister Phantom?" No.03 couldn't believe it. She couldn't help but ask after some hesitation.
After a moment of silence, Sunders' hoarse voice echoed in No.03's ears, "Why don't you take a guess? Guess where did I see it from? Guess what else did I see besides this? "
"… I don't know."
Sunders' unique guttural chuckle echoed in the air.
Sunders didn't explain anything. "Since you know this is a scene from 13 years ago, you should know the arm in the image as well."
"Yes."
"Tell me about it."
No.03 knew that it would be difficult to find out where the image came from. However, judging from Sunders' words, Angor knew more than just a few secrets.
"This arm was not hunted by us. Strictly speaking, it was not hunted by our people in Laboratory No. 4," No.03 said.
"W-where did you get it?" Filo asked in a hurry.
No.03 looked at Filo's anxious expression and guessed that the arm belonged to the Night Butterfly Witch he mentioned.
"We traded it from No.2 Lab, which is located in the Western Continent's wizarding world."
Western Continent's wizarding world? Everyone was surprised by the answer.
"The Western Continent's wizarding world is quite far from the southern wizarding region. Why did you trade the arm across such a long distance?"
Number 03 replied, "In a previous living sacrifice, we obtained a batch of special Soul Equipment Prime Fluid. None of the supernatural organs we had in reserve could contain this Prime Fluid. After some research, we found that it's because of the compatibility.
"We had no choice but to seek help from the Ruins Association's headquarters through a special channel. Through the sharing of information, as well as our own data research, we finally traded for this arm from Laboratory No. 2. "
"This arm is extremely compatible with the Soul Equipment stock solution. It's also the first finished product of that batch of special stock solution."
"However, we only obtained the arm through a special channel. As for how No.2 Lab got the arm, we didn't ask about it, and we don't know who its owner is.
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