Chapter 23 Awakening the Crimson Enigma

Suddenly, KE's eyes lit up, thinking of a plan to accelerate their development pace.

"I have indeed found a way to speed up their development, but I must go to my research room first," KE thought.

KE turned his head and looked at Dante, who was enthusiastically talking with Akihiro about cars.

"Dante, did you prepare the things I asked you for a month ago?"

Dante stopped talking to Akihiro, looked at KE, and gave a thumbs up.

"Do not worry, my lord, I have prepared everything in your lab. You just need to go in and conduct the research," Dante assured.

KE smiled and laughed because he had to research how to speed up the development process.

"Well done. I want you to give me a blood sample from all the cattle and fish and a piece of vegetables and fruits of every kind. I want them tonight," instructed KE.

Dante bowed to KE and hit his chest with his fist.

"Do not worry, my lord, consider it ready at your lab," Dante promised.

"Whoosh"

KE disappeared quickly in front of them and reached the lab in a few seconds.

The lab was underground; several teams had built it and hid its location under plants and trees. Once the plants and trees grew massive, it became impossible to find this lab. Only people with a mark from forming and condensing Etheora could find it.

"Whoosh"

The ground in front of KE opened in half, and stairs leading to the lab appeared.

"Tap"

KE walked down the stairs, and the place was dark. As KE reached an area where light could not possibly reach, suddenly, "Hum," the stairs lit up in white, and KE continued to walk quietly.

When KE reached the end of the path and came in front of a large wall written on it "Alpha Room," he continued to walk as if there was no wall, "Clank," but when he continued walking, the large technological door opened, and white air came out.

This white air eliminates all harmful viruses and bacteria.

KE entered the "Alpha Room," and it was different from all the research places he had built. This place was the best.

"Alpha Room" was the hub of innovation and scientific exploration and KE's most significant development, where wisdom and intelligence converged to create unparalleled experiments.

Entering the room, you feel the intellectual weight working there. A wall of giant screens displays live experiments and complex data, while smart robots transport equipment and supplies between labs.

The room is designed to be a multi-use space, easily transforming its sections to accommodate any scientific experiment.

In the chemistry corner, you see advanced atomic analysis tools, while the physics corner contains equipment for studying subatomic particles and more.

The biology lab, a place of biological wonders, is a vibrant palette of natural colors and tanks housing rare and exotic life forms collected by KE, even including some devils.

The area dedicated to mathematics and data represents the heart of the room, where data is analyzed and mathematical models are created.

Virtual reality here is not just for entertainment, but a gateway to explore distant worlds and experience experiments that might be impossible in reality.

Advanced security systems guard this scientific stronghold in every corner, ensuring the safety of every researcher and experiment.

Relaxation and innovative thinking spaces are artistically scattered, blending nature and technology to provide space for contemplation and innovation.

In "Alpha Room," sustainability is not an option but an integral part of the research process, where smart energy systems and waste recycling work to preserve the environment and achieve efficiency.

The reason KE isn't researching here is that he was preparing it to go with Tamayo, but doesn't know where Tamayo's mother took her, and Kanae and Shinobu haven't been found to say goodbye.

"Gaya, take this crimson crystal and analyze whatever material it is."

The crimson crystal suddenly floated from KE's hand, reaching five meters above him. Several 3D lights came out for analysis.

"Analysis operation started. The operation name is Mysterious Analysis Operation. Material has been analyzed. The material consists of metallic and meteoric particles. There's a mysterious substance. Analysis failed. Strange energy discovered. Analysis failed. Analysis failed,"

A beautiful woman's voice sounded – it was Gaya, an AI created by KE out of boredom because there was no one to talk to him about doing research.

"I'm sorry, master. I failed to analyze this crimson crystal. It has strange and mysterious materials that I've never seen before. But I found a drop of blood that differs from human blood in terms of genes,"

KE looked deeply at the drop of blood that Gaya extracted from the crimson crystal.

"Gaya, analyze this drop and take a drop of my blood. I want to find the difference. By the way, name the mysterious blood drop 'Drop X.'"

KE immediately ordered Gaya and took a knife from the biology lab, cutting his finger to draw a drop of blood.

Gaya took Drop X and KE's own, and began analysis.

"Analysis operation started. Drop X and human have been analyzed,"

As soon as the analysis began, it ended quickly, so KE didn't know why it ended so fast.

"Gaya, why did you finish quickly? Are you sure about your analysis?"

"My lord, the analysis is simple because this is just a drop of blood, and the difference between X drop and your blood drop is substantial."

KE was curious about this blood drop and its difference from his own. If his thinking did not betray him, this drop was the final confirmation that this world is not just the world of demon killers.

"My lord, this X drop has a larger life force than human life force, and also larger than yours."

KE looked at Gaya in shock because he was sure that life force was equivalent to age.

"What life force? Tell me how different I am from humans and from the X drop."

"My lord, let me explain to you, from weakest to strongest: Humans can live about a hundred to a hundred and fifty years without any harmful substances. You, on the other hand, can live around a thousand years. I can analyze that your physical power has breached human limitations and reached a completely different level to such an extent that calling you human is an insult to yourself."

KE smiled reservedly, thinking that one day humans would also have these abilities after they conquer the world.

"So, what about the X drop?"

"My lord, the X drop's life level is one hundred thousand years, and it has only used fifteen thousand, and its physical strength is about ten times stronger than yours."

The place became silent until Gaya was shocked when she performed the analysis. Imagine KE, who is just Fading Time Rank Brief Moments World, suddenly KE laughed.

"Hahahahahaha"

"M…My lord, what's wrong?"

KE did not care about Gaya's question but suddenly fell silent and had a big smile, and his face was filled with comfort.

"It's okay, Gaya. I know to whom this X drop belongs. I guess he has been asleep for 696 years and will not wake up maybe for some time."

(Finally, I am relieved. I was under great pressure from strong enemies, and now I have made sure that they are not enemies, at least neutral. I must find the coffin that was thrown into the ocean. Although it is a difficult task, at least I will bring this man to my side.)

"My lord, Dante and Akihiro have come carrying many boxes."

"So, they finally came. Gaya, prepare yourself so we can start searching."

"Yes, my lord."

"Whoosh."

The technological door was opened, and both Dante and Akihiro entered, carrying boxes.

"Thud."

"My lord, we have brought all the materials you wanted, and we have also brought you some strange things that we found during the month we lived here."

Note: The text appears to be a segment from a larger narrative, possibly a fantasy or science fiction story. Some terms and names may be specific to the context of the larger story.

KE nodded and started looking at the boxes as soon as he saw that all the things were there, he turned his head towards Gaya.

"Gaya, prepare the testing rooms; we will work non-stop for a month."

"Yes, my lord."

KE looked at Dante and Akihiro and thought of a task for them.

"Dante, you and Akihiro will drive your car, activate the 3D map marker, and kill all the demons you find."

Both Dante and Akihiro nodded, happy to be given this task.

"Right, take Sebastian and Kyomi with you so they get combat experience."

"Understood, my lord."

The two shouted at the same time and hurried away.

"Hehehehe, finally we are alone."

(Finally, I've wanted to do the research for a long time. I don't even have time because the construction will be done in a month. I told uncle Karatachi to bring the drinks and they practice cooking the ingredients. This way, they are preparing themselves to take the restaurants to another level)