Merchant From Earth in the Magical World-Chapter 451 - 374: New Employee_2
Just as she had been educated, she could be considered a typical Knight.
Under the protection and doting of Count Theodore, Hibel had not been tainted by the dye vat of nobility, but instead developed a forthright and deeply loyal character in the military barracks.
The impression she gave was that when you felt she could be trusted, she was indeed trustworthy. This trust did not require any additional conditions.
Therefore, Yan Xing felt no hesitation in bringing Hibel into the most core area of the Eternal Domain.
For Hibel, the Eternal Domain was already like another world. But the moment she entered the Alchemy Laboratory, she realized that this was a completely different world again.
This sealed building was devoid of people, filled entirely with alchemy golems and machinery that operated automatically. Even the doors didn’t need to be pushed or pulled. As they approached, they opened by themselves.
"What is this place?" Hibel followed Yan Xing through the corridors and doors, looking at the fascinating things around her, until she finally couldn’t help but ask.
Yan Xing stopped in front of a large door, where an automatic security system was verifying his and Hibel’s identities.
"This is the Alchemy Laboratory of the Eternal Domain, the highest-level facility in the Eternal Domain, with a higher security level than my Lord’s Mansion. For the next few months, this will also be your workplace. Come in... I will first take care of your onboarding procedure and grant you managerial access."
The door opened, and Yan Xing led Hibel into an empty room.
When the door closed, a table and two chairs rose from the floor. On the table was a printed document and a pen.
Yan Xing invited Hibel to sit down.
"Below is the procedure for your formal employment in the Eternal Domain Alchemy Laboratory’s Super Armament development project. Please now fill in your personal information accurately on this employment form. It may involve some of your personal details, such as your hero skill level, your combat techniques, and even... some physiological details. I don’t mean anything else by this, only to allow Chui Chui to better understand you."
Hibel glanced at the employment form and, without any unnecessary words, started filling it out with the pen.
She actually had an inexplicable trust in Yan Xing. It wasn’t because of the so-called family motto of ’keeping one’s word,’ but rather the impression that Yan Xing’s actions had left on her. Hibel trusted her instincts, and it was indeed these innate instincts that had made her who she was.
The room was very quiet. Under the soft light, Hibel filled out the forms very seriously. When she didn’t understand something, she would ask Yan Xing.
The content in the forms indeed involved a lot of personal privacy. Especially for a powerful hero, it was equivalent to exposing one’s vulnerabilities to others. Yet, Hibel wrote without any reservations.
After she finished filling out the stack of forms, she pushed them towards Yan Xing and asked, "Is that all?"
Yan Xing looked through the forms to confirm everything was filled out and replied, "That’s all for now. Chui Chui will tailor your diet according to your physical information, so you get the most comprehensive nutrition, and a targeted training plan. During this time, you must follow Chui Chui’s arrangements to fully adapt to the Super Armament development."
Hibel then asked, "Who is Chui Chui?"
"That would be me, Miss Hibel." Chui Chui appeared at the side of the table, projected there and attired as an ancient noblewoman. She curtsied to Hibel and then said, "I am Chui Chui, the master’s personal secretary, and the chief engineer of this Alchemy Laboratory, fully in charge of the Super Armament development. I am glad you could join this project. I believe that with you as the template, we will certainly be able to develop the Super Armament in the shortest possible time."
Hibel, looking at Chui Chui, couldn’t help but ask with caution, "Are you... an Undead spirit?"
Chui Chui, covering her mouth with a flowing sleeve in a very ladylike fashion, smiled and said, "I think you should be able to feel that I am fundamentally different from the Undead. As to what I am... that is a secret between the master and me. Are you very curious about the Super Armaments? Come with me, and I will take you to see the progress of the Super Armament project."
A mechanical arm extended from the desk and gathered up Hibel’s forms. At the same time, a door in the wall of the room opened.
A rotor drone descended from the ceiling, bearing Chui Chui’s projection as it made its way toward the door. It moved with a grace as if blossoming lotuses sprouted with each step, much like a fairy.
Hibel glanced at Yan Xing.
Yan Xing smiled and said, "You don’t have to be concerned about Chui Chui’s attire and behavior. After prolonged contact with her, you’ll get used to it. Come on, I would also like to see the progress of the Super Armament development."
Yan Xing led Hibel through the doorway and into the Super Armament’s... changing area.
Waiting there, Chui Chui said to Hibel, "When you work here in the future, remember one thing: all the Super Armament work areas are dust-free zones. Before entering, you must wash and change into specialized clothing."
Two wheeled robots brought over two sets of garments for Yan Xing and Hibel.
Hibel looked at Yan Xing with confusion. After all, she’d never seen such a protocol.
Yan Xing picked up his set of clothes and said to Hibel, "You know that some of the alchemical devices produced by the Eternal Domain are incredibly precise. One of the tricks is that we do not allow a single speck of dust to fall on our materials during production. The purity required for materials in Super Armament development is even higher. We can’t bring anything inside that might contaminate these high-purity materials—not even dust particles invisible to our eyes. There is only one changing room here. You can use it first. I will ask Chui Chui to construct another one as soon as possible."
Yan Xing pointed to the changing room nearby, letting Hibel go first to wash up and change clothes.
Even if Hibel couldn’t wrap her head around it, she still entered the changing room under Chui Chui’s guidance.
After changing, they entered another room for sterilization and static removal procedures. Once test indicators confirmed they met the requirements, they formally entered the research zone for the Super Armaments.
Within the Super Armament engineering development area, all workers were automated robots and alchemy machines. There was an independent super server providing computations for the entire research project. Here, one could see over ten large centrifuges operating simultaneously to separate materials. Alchemy golems carefully manipulated vessels and microscopes, observing and recording the materials.
Suddenly, an explosion occurred in one of the experimental areas, and a group of professional firefighting robots dashed forward with extinguishers. The fire was quickly extinguished, and the wreckage of three alchemy golems was tossed into a cleanup vehicle...
Yan Xing finally understood where the exorbitant funding for the Super Armament development was going. With just that explosion, it would take at least ten million to replace the damaged equipment and restore operations.
Chui Chui had grown accustomed to experimental accidents occurring here. To achieve progress, one must dare to take risks. All the calculations and derivations were not as effective as conducting experiments with actual objects.
Chui Chui said to Hibel, "Miss Hibel, you need not worry, for all the experimental risks are within my calculations. Riskier experiments will be arranged in special experimental areas, protected by Defense magic. You will not encounter danger as long as you don’t approach those areas ordinarily. Of course, some risks are uncontrollable, so it would be best for Miss Hibel not to linger in those areas for too long. Let’s go to the central engineering workshop. There, we have developed some Magic Weapons for the Super Armaments. I think Miss Hibel will certainly offer valuable suggestions for our improvements."
Yan Xing and Hibel followed Chui Chui as they continued forward.
When passing by the cleanup vehicle, Hibel saw the completely destroyed alchemy golems inside and asked Chui Chui, "Are these alchemy golems dead? I can see they had some level of independent consciousness. To have them damaged like this truly seems a waste."
Chui Chui turned around and smiled at Hibel. "Yes, they indeed are alchemy golems with independent consciousness. However, we have real-time data backups of them in the Alchemy Laboratory’s database. When their bodies are destroyed, a data link instantaneously transfers their intelligent core programs to this database. All I need to do is download their intelligent core programs into new shells, and they’ll soon be back to work."
Hibel looked at Chui Chui with a strange expression. "Although I know you’re not Undead... you’re very much like enslaving Liches to work for you."
