Yang Ming lay on his back in the captain's chair, closed his eyes comfortably, and tapped the armrest with his fingers.

He seemed to be able to see everything happening in that gray-toned building.

…

The dozen or so super-modifiers who had been marked by Bray in advance had arrived at the Branding Laboratory. They were randomly divided into three batches, with five or four people in each batch.

They kept exchanging glances, looking increasingly nervous.

These people were all members of Catherine's secret group chat.

Although ‘A01’ sent a message last night, telling them that ‘everything will be fine’;

Moreover, in the past few days, they had participated in physical examinations and inquiries, and finally landed smoothly without any trouble;

But now, as the real branding moment approaches, they still can't help but sweat.

In fact, there is nothing to hesitate about.

The worst outcome for them if they accept the brand is to continue their previous life, become the sword of the empire, perform some small tasks on weekdays, and wait for their own dimension-ascension experiment to come.

beep--

The green light for traveling together came on, and the first group of five people entered the single-person passage ahead and walked towards the five single-person cabins.

The instrument started successfully.

The branding test officially begins.

In a corner of the experimental center, Bly looked down at the five single cabins at his feet, with a strange smile on his lips.

Suddenly a muffled sound and a low growl came from below.

These sounds lasted very briefly, and the rapid breathing of the five super-modifiers gradually calmed down.

A few minutes later, the words "Branding experiment successful" appeared on the projection screen in front of Bly.

Bly opened the button for the brand information, glanced at the content inside, and saw a series of bright red words "death". He raised his hand to modify the content of the brand.

He likes this game.

Bligh changed the branding content to 'Damn the Empire', 'Overthrow the Imperial Despotism', and 'No way to be a prisoner'.

This is really interesting.

The first batch of five super-modifiers left the single cabin. They lowered their heads and retched, their eyeballs were bloodshot, and their muscles were bulging.

Immediately, several medical robots moved forward and injected sedatives into each of them.

Each super-changer's reaction to receiving the branding varies from big to small.

However, most of the super-changers who have received the brand today are as calm as Catherine, because the content of the second brand they received is not much different from the first brand.

The first imprint is "loyal to the Sherman Empire, dedicate everything you have".

The second branding is "Be loyal to the Sherman Empire and His Majesty the Emperor, and dedicate everything you have to the dimension ascension experiment".

This kind of ‘adaptability’ itself is not too bad.

Of course, the five people in the lounge were branded "Death, Death, Death, Death, Death, Death", which was difficult for them to accept, and it was normal for them to have a larger reaction.

A few minutes later, five more super-modifiers arrived in the lounge, each breathing heavily but with firm eyes.

After a similar period of time, the remaining four people completed the rendezvous.

These fourteen super-modifiers gathered again, and their reactions were either big or small.

"Where is the exit?" one person asked with a frown.

Suddenly there was a sizzling sound from the corner next to them, and clouds of blue mist quickly surged towards the soles of their feet.

"Poison gas! It's a neurotoxin!"

"They are really going to kill us!"

"Let's go!"

A super-modifier's muscles bulged violently, he grabbed a medical robot and smashed it against the glass directly above, shouting at the top of his lungs:

"Overthrow the Imperial Tyranny!"

Among the remaining thirteen people, four shouted in response excitedly at the same time, while the other nine looked confused.

"What are you going to do?"

"We are on the side of the empire! We have passed the news to the empire officials, and we do not need to participate in this uprising!"

"Are you looking for death? Don't take me with you if you are looking for death! Bastards!"

But the five people seemed to be stunned. At this moment, they jumped up one by one, smashed a passage above, and quickly attacked towards the weapons laboratory underground of the experimental center.

The poisonous gas was chasing them below, and the remaining nine super-modifiers had no choice but to jump out.

The alarm bells sounded in the central laboratory.

The secret troops of Tianwu Fortress who had been waiting for a long time swarmed in from all directions.

…

Is this okay?

Catherine still hasn't come to her senses yet.

During this time, Catherine definitely felt a force surging in the dark.

That force was out of her sight and was rapidly eroding the core system of the entire super-modifier organization.

She could even notice that many staff members who were not familiar with her at all and had only met her in person looked at her with a little more enthusiasm and smiled unconsciously at the corners of their mouths.

Just like now.

Catherine was about to arrive in front of a sliding glass door. Two young girls in white coats came forward quickly and quickly pushed the glass door open, showing a sincere smile to Catherine.

"Please come in!"

"Thanks."

Catherine whispered, she buried her head lower and hurried towards the floor where her lounge was.

Boom——

The building suddenly trembled, and small cracks appeared on the outer layer of the floor-to-ceiling window glass.

Catherine looked up in the direction of the explosion, and all she saw was a high wall, and she immediately rushed to the side for a safe passage.

Half a minute later, Catherine appeared on the observation deck on the sixteenth floor, looking towards the direction of the central laboratory.

There were thick plumes of smoke rising upwards.

A swarm of drones hovered in the sky, a large number of mechanical guards set up weapons and equipment everywhere, and transformed warriors equipped with flying backpacks shuttled back and forth.

Explosions came one after another.

Catherine suddenly thought of something and turned on her communicator.

She was just about to confirm who was conducting the experiment now, when a chuckle suddenly came from the side.

Several projection balls that had been waiting for a long time floated over, and Bly's holographic projection appeared below.

Bligh asked softly: "Captain, who do you want to contact?"

Catherine frowned and looked at Bly. Just as she was about to speak, Bly blinked slightly.

She understood and whispered: "Bray, why are you here?"

"Look at the show," Brywen laughed, "Actually, I got an order from Director Reva, and she asked me to keep an eye on you... Isn't it ironic, you have been keeping an eye on me for several years, and you didn't expect that now

I'll keep an eye on you instead."

Catherine clenched her fists slightly.

Bly sighed: "Everyone wants to find a tree to lean on, so that they can enjoy the shade, keep out the rain, and keep out the wind."

Catherine heard a hint of sarcasm in his words.

Bly continued: "Some people are like this. They don't dare to confront the big tree, so they take the initiative to hide under the big tree and betray their team."

"Is there any evidence?" Catherine asked.

"Evidence? You can't ask me," Bly said. "I just heard them mention it and found it particularly interesting."

Catherine understood immediately.

If she wants evidence that those people are traitors, she can go to the big tree she is leaning against - Hanton.

"Okay, it's over."

Bly said slowly:

"Take a good rest for a few days, Captain Catherine. The higher-ups will definitely continue to pay attention to you.

"I didn't expect that the factional struggle within our super-modifiers would be so fierce, but you did nothing and successfully completed the second branding. You will be loyal to the Sherman Empire and His Majesty the Emperor, and for the dimension ascension experiment.

"Dedicate yourself to everything" is written into your subconscious mind, and the empire should not continue to doubt you.
To be continued...