"Danger? What kind of danger?"

"First, let's not consider what effect forcefully extracting the mimesis from the body will have on the host... You have to understand, the mimesis in her body is currently in a mutation phase. If you absorb mimesis during the mutation phase, this part of the mimesis might even cause the existing mimesis in your body to mutate along with it—"

Candle Dragon continued, "An experiment was once conducted in the Dubhe Tower where a small amount of mimesis from a Hunter who had experienced backlash was injected into a stable infected person's body. In less than two hours, the mimesis inside that originally stable infected person went completely out of control, and seven hours later, he turned into an aberrant corpse... even faster than the Hunter who experienced backlash."

"But I can even directly absorb entities, isn't an infected person in the mutation phase just evolving into a completely formed entity? How can this incomplete form be more dangerous than a fully completed form at 100% infection?" Sun Hang asked in confusion.

"In theory, yes," Candle Dragon nodded. "Whether it's a Hunter or a fully formed entity, or even an aberrant corpse, the mimesis inside them is in a stable state. 20% is stable, and 100% is also stable... But during the process where 20% rapidly progresses to 100%, those unstable mimesis are the source of danger. It's like a chemical reagent that reacts violently when mixed; before and after the complete reaction, they are safe, but during the process of reaction, danger arises."

Yang Qi closed the cover of her tablet and said to Sun Hang, "If you want to safely absorb Wang Xiyi's mimesis, you either do it while her infection process is still stable or wait until she fully becomes an entity or aberrant corpse... In her current state, her mimesis is like poison to any Hunter... you could kill yourself."

"I want to try," Sun Hang insisted.

"I don't agree, and neither will the teacher," Yang Qi's tone was more resolute.

"Then I'll ask someone else." Sun Hang took out his phone — the "flight mode" on Hunters' phones is different from that on civilian phones. The latter directly turns off the phone's signal transmitting function, whereas the former connects the phone to the aircraft's communication channel, using the aviation network to communicate with the ground.

Sun Hang dialed a number and briefly explained his idea. A few seconds later, he looked up at Yang Qi, "He said it's possible."

"Who did?" Yang Qi stared blankly at Sun Hang.

"Pei Zongjun."

"Pei Zong... Mr. Pei?!" Yang Qi was stunned, "You... you were calling him?"

"Yes," Sun Hang nodded, "He gave me a number and said I could call him if I ever needed anything, it's staffed 24/7."

"Mr. Pei agreed to let you... absorb Wang Xiyi's mimesis during the mutation phase?"

"Yes, if you don't believe me, you can ask him yourself." Sun Hang handed over the phone.

"No need, no need." Yang Qi waved her hands repeatedly.

"Oh, he also said that my idea is very innovative, and if successful, it might even be promoted internally... perhaps it could be a dedicated treatment for Hunters under mimesis backlash... He also mentioned possibly researching whether Taotie's ability can completely remove the mimesis from infected individuals, turning them back into normal humans..." Sun Hang repeated what Pei Zongjun had said, "I said it's possible, but it would cost more money."

Under Yang Qi's astounded gaze, Sun Hang and Pei Zongjun's conversation became increasingly bizarre — "As you know, when I say more money, I'm not referring to normal currency... As for what I want, I haven't decided yet, I'll let you know once I do."

"You... you're negotiating with Mr. Pei?" Yang Qi covered her mouth, asking softly.

"I wouldn't call it negotiating, it's just a transaction," Sun Hang smiled, "Taking money to solve problems, it's that simple."

"He's... but..."

"'But' what, even if he were the King of Heaven, he wouldn't expect something for nothing, right?" Sun Hang said righteously, "Oh, by the way, Mr. Pei said if any of you have something you want to say to him, you can do so now."

"I... I... I..." Yang Qi stammered, "I... I... I don't know what to say... I..."

"Then that's nothing, next." Sun Hang looked at Candle Dragon.

"Give my regards to Mr. Pei," Candle Dragon smiled and nodded at Sun Hang.

"Alright, Old Pei said he sends his regards to you too." Sun Hang replied.

"You... what did you call him? Old... Old Pei?" Yang Qi's eyes widened even more.

"Ah, why? He even complained about me calling him old... Then what should I call him, Little Pei? That would make me sound like an old relic." Sun Hang turned to Zhong Ling, "Do you have anything you'd like to say to Old Pei?"

Zhong Ling silently shook her head.

"Alright, I'll hang up now, call again if necessary." With that, Sun Hang hung up the phone.

"Sun Hang... did you really call Mr. Pei?" Yang Qi poked Sun Hang's arm with her finger, asking quietly.

"If you don't believe it, I can call again and you can answer yourself."

"No need, no need!" Yang Qi quickly declined, "I'm just a bit surprised..."

"If I remember correctly, he is your idol?" Sun Hang asked.

"Sort of... really, for those of us in this field, there's hardly anyone who doesn't admire Mr. Pei."

"Is he that impressive? Of course, if he wasn't, he wouldn't be the chief personnel of Dubhe Tower, and the Xiazhou Federation wouldn't spend so many resources just to keep him alive... Speaking of which, I'm a bit curious, what exactly are his achievements?"

"Too many to recount in a short time," Yang Qi said, "If you have time, you can check on the Dubhe Tower's official website... With your current access level, you should be able to view even those high-security-level information."

"If I have to look it up myself, then I'm too lazy to do so. Why don't you just mention a few important ones?"

"Back then, the collaboration on the entity research project between the Siberian Federation and the Xiazhou Federation was entirely facilitated by him," Yang Qi said, "And at that time, he was already an authority in the field of entity research."

"So, the Nameless Island Research Institute was built under his leadership?" Sun Hang immediately frowned.

"Yes." Yang Qi nodded.

"Then that's strange..."

"What's strange?"

"I originally thought that the data loss on the Nameless Island Research Institute was because everyone from that era had died... But later I found out Pei Zongjun is a 'long-lived old monster,' and I kept thinking he might have been researching entities over a hundred years ago, so logically, he should be a witness to those incidents. Other people might not know what happened back then, but why doesn't he know either..."

Sun Hang glanced at Yang Qi and continued, "Now you tell me the Nameless Island Research Institute was built under his guidance... That just makes it even stranger. Could it be... his memories have also been erased?"

Yang Qi looked at Sun Hang, hesitating to speak — she temporarily didn't have the right to know what happened on Nameless Island, even though she was now filled with curiosity about Sun Hang's cryptic words. She couldn't ask.

This feeling, it was as if many ants were crawling on her skin. She could feel these tiny creatures brushing aside the sweat hairs on her body, their slender limbs creating a tickling sensation on her skin, yet she couldn't reach out and brush them away... This feeling was enough to drive her almost insane.

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