Chen Xing contacted the expert his mentor had recommended.
Then, following the address she had sent, he arrived at a spacious building, three stories tall.
Upon entering, an assistant researcher led him to the laboratory on the first sublevel.
The underground laboratory was extremely vast, with simple walls dividing the space into sections.
From time to time, the roars of monsters could be heard.
It was here that he finally met the senior introduced by his mentor.
A seemingly unremarkable woman wearing black-framed glasses.
She appeared to be slightly older than Chen Xing's mentor, sporting a neat, ear-length bob.
When Chen Xing arrived, she was still entering data into a computer, and she said to Chen Xing, "Wait a moment for me, grab a stool and sit. Xiao Lan, you continue with your tasks."
The assistant researcher who had brought Chen Xing replied and then left the room, closing the door behind her.
Chen Xing took a stool from against the wall and sat down.