Chapter 128: The one known as the complaint box (2)
Bojing and Shilin stepped into a place which didn’t look like any less of a forest. The forest canopy had blocked all the light from the outside. Only a trace of dim light was scattered here and there, illuminating the forest just enough to make out the path to walk on.
"Are we still in the lab, Senior Lu?" Shilin couldn’t help but ask. It felt as though they were now a part of a whole other ecosystem, separate from the modern world.
"Of course!"
"...I never thought there would be a forest in the lab."
"It’s not a r-real forest. It’s something that Ren Xuanjie has recreated f-for his work and research. There is also a re-replication of a desert and a m-mountain on the other side. He needs all kinds of en-environments."
Shilin tilted his head. "That’s actually-"
"Who’s there?"
A sharp, unforgiving voice came from the back. They turned around and saw a figure walking towards them, his footsteps creaking on the forest’s floor. As he stepped into the gloomy light, they saw a man half-naked, wearing slightly torn and roughed up but comfortable pants. His toned upper body glistened due to sweat.
Shilin noticed a tattoo right above his left breast bone. Another tattoo was below his right shoulder. They were small and didn’t overly consume his skin with its design. The tattoo on his chest was that of a sun, its black rays oozing out menace. The one on the shoulder was a half moon that looked like an ominous half eclipse.
"Who’s he?" Ren Xuanjie asked with his narrowed eyes as he scrutinized Shilin.
Shilin gave a light bow. "I have recently joined to work under Boss Yang. Senior Lu is my mentor."