After dealing with these people, Professor Liang immediately excitedly approached.
"Professor Wen, are you okay?"
Upon meeting, another elderly man with gray-white hair, around sixty years old, sighed in relief and said, "Old Liang, never thought I’d see you again!"
"By the way, who is this?"
This Professor Wen, with a puzzled look, gazed at Xiao Feng.
He thought Xiao Feng was the reinforcement Professor Liang had invited.
"He... do you know the resturant in Yu Lin City? He’s the owner of that resturant. Right now, the entire Shelter Alliance is under attack!"
Professor Liang looked at Xiao Feng and said.
At this moment, Xiao Feng had already been captivated by everything here.
In this less than 200 square meter space, there were five transparent glass containers, each two meters high.
The containers were filled with liquid, soaking some strange bodies.
They looked odd, neither entirely human nor entirely beast.
They seemed like a fusion of humans and mutated beasts.
Similar to the shadow corpse wolves in Yu Lin City.
"What about him..."
Professor Wen looked at Xiao Feng’s back, asking with some concern.
Seeing this, Professor Liang shook his head slowly and said, "I don’t know either. He just told us that he won’t take over this place because he’s not interested. Everything here will be taken over by Shelter No. 1 soon!"
"Ah! If they take over, won’t we be back to the way it was before, without freedom, continuing our research for them?"
Professor Wen’s mood instantly became downcast.
"Is there any other laboratory here?"
Xiao Feng suddenly turned around and asked.
"No, there are only two labs here!"
Professor Liang shook his head.
"Oh!"
Xiao Feng responded with a slight disappointment.
"By the way! You are free now!"
Xiao Feng said to everyone here.
"Now, go with me to the surface. I will gather all of you together. When the people from Shelter No. 1 arrive, I will hand them over to you. At that time, you will be safe!"
Saying that, Xiao Feng turned and walked outside.
Inside the shelter, Poison King Xing was excitedly caressing the mech.
Not long after, all the survivors in the shelter were brought over.
Xiao Feng stood tall, addressing everyone loudly, "Don’t be nervous. Soon, representatives from Shelter No. 1will arrive to take charge. I am the owner of a resturant in Yu Lin City. I have a recruitment list here. Those of you who are interested in joining me can sign up here!"
He immediately pointed towards where Wang Qiang was.
"Anyone with special skills can step forward!"
"We offer food and accommodation, but most importantly, we guarantee your safety. Moreover, we won’t force you to do anything beyond your work. We won’t intervene in your personal matters!"
"Joining is not compulsory. Chefs are preferred, and those with experience in resturant work will also be given priority!"
After listing the requirements, Xiao Feng noticed that the thousands of people below remained indifferent.
At that moment, a group of uniquely dressed individuals emerged from the crowd. They were wearing lab coats and ranged from their twenties to their seventies.
These individuals were the researchers seen in the warehouse earlier.
"May we join?" Dr. Liang, who led the group, asked.
"Sure! But I’d like to know, what skills do you have? I don’t entertain idle individuals in my place!" Xiao Feng’s eyes brightened suddenly.
Honestly, since he saw these people earlier, Xiao Feng considered them talented. But as his future path primarily revolved around the resturant, he didn’t see how researchers would fit in.
But the old man’s explanation made Xiao Feng feel as if he had stumbled upon a treasure trove.
"Our research focuses on mechs. Recently, the commander here procured a mech from the Steel City, the one that was destroyed, the Scorpio!"
"We have been studying it and have developed some mechs that can be operated by ordinary people. Those..." Dr. Liang gestured towards the mechs that Peng Donglai had torn apart outside.
"Are you saying those mechs were created by you?" Xiao Feng was genuinely surprised. High-tech like mechs usually came from the Steel City, and now these people claimed they could create them. If this became known, they’d be revered like gods.
"Moreover, our research involves combat and domestic mechs. Combat mechs for battle and domestic mechs for constructing defensive bases, greatly reducing manual labor!" Dr. Liang immediately presented their strengths.
"Dr. Liang, if you go work for him, how is it any different from before?" A bespectacled man nearby objected.
"You’re mistaken. With me, I can ensure your freedom. If you don’t want to work, you don’t have to. Most importantly, I can meet all your requirements!" Xiao Feng said with a smile.
"Who knows if what you’re saying is true? Once we’re under your control, won’t everything be decided by you?"
At this point, Xiao Feng’s face darkened. "Why does it sound like you’re dictating terms to me?"
"If you don’t want to go, you don’t have to, but in the spirit of humanity, I haven’t killed you all. With your attitude just now, I could easily have killed you. Do you understand?" Xiao Feng’s stern words left the bespectacled man pale, trembling behind Dr. Liang, unable to speak.
"Let me make it clear one last time: if you don’t want to join me, you’re free to stay. I have no intention of forcing anyone!"
After saying this, Xiao Feng immediately turned to the Four Heavenly Kings and said, "If anyone comes to apply later, immediately take these people and start scavenging anything useful here for me!"
Afterward, he looked back at the professors. "If you want to go, sign up there!"
Ignoring them afterward, Xiao Feng followed the cat back into the command post.
If the cat called him twice, there must really be something good here. But this time, the cat led him back to the location of the underground warehouse.
Opening his mind to inspect, Xiao Feng was suddenly astonished.
Around the warehouse door, opposite to it, there was another heavy door.
It took him a while, but Xiao Feng eventually found the key.
Opening it slowly, darkness filled the space beyond.
His mind expanded, and despite the darkness, Xiao Feng could perceive everything around through his mental senses.
"Wow!"
After sensing what was inside, Xiao Feng couldn’t help but curse in surprise.