Enemies Are All Nourishment for My Fungi

After saying their goodbyes once more, everyone went downstairs together to see them off, watching as the Deputy Director of Administration, the Defense Director, and the Chairman of the Coordination Committee got into their own cars, departing slowly under the protection of escort vehicles.

Watching the Chairman's car, the last to leave, drive out of the laboratory gate, Ye Nai sighed with relief. When she turned her head, she noticed something was off about the number of people present.

Two new security teams stood at the bottom of the steps, comprising both men and women, with the male team having more members and the female team fewer.

They weren't unfamiliar faces; they'd been present from the start of the meeting, but Ye Nai had assumed they came with the officials and didn't pay much attention.

At this point, the Academicians realized it as well.

"Huh, how come there are still security personnel here? Are they additional manpower for us?"

"Yes, Academician, they are newly added security personnel for you."

A man and a woman who looked like administrative staff hurried out from the hall.

"Besides the new security for the laboratory, they are specifically added security personnel for you."

"So many people have been added?" The Academicians looked at each other, all the new security personnel combined meant enough for each of them to have two or three guards.

"The higher-ups say this new project is very important and cannot afford any mishaps, but they won't interfere with you. They will only be responsible for shifts with your existing security personnel, with everything else remaining the same."

"Alright, got it, then you can wrap up and leave for the day. It's just as well it's the weekend; we'll officially start on Monday."

"Okay."

After the instructions were given, everyone got into their respective cars and left.

Ye Nai put away her small yellow bike, quietly seated herself into the car of the Logistics Department, sitting alongside the Staff Officer in the back seat, then sent a message in the phone group chat.

After putting down her phone, she noticed a transparent partition connected to the roof between the front and back rows, which didn't obstruct her view, allowing a clear view of the windshield's scenery.

"Is this car so advanced? Is this a soundproof panel?"

"Yes, it's fully installed, very soundproof. Even if you set off a firecracker in here, the front wouldn't hear a thing."

"Then how do you speak to the front?"

"Use the microphone."

The Staff Officer, like activating a switch, opened a hidden compartment beneath the partition, filled with various small buttons.

Ye Nai saw a talk button, pressing it would let the front hear her speak.

She just looked and didn't touch it.

A number of cars drove out in a line, parting ways.

Ye Nai's car drove through the research institute's driveway, and after turning a corner, she noticed a car continuously following them from behind.

"Is a car following us? Do you also bring security with you when you, Staff Officer, go out?"

"No, that's security for you."

"For me? I also have security?!" Ye Nai was very surprised.

"Just kidding, your status is the same as that of the Academician, male and female teams, the female team has two shifts, rotating daily, closely guarding the two female Academicians and you. If you temporarily need people, they are your temporary subordinates."

"You know about this?"

"I learned about it on the way here."

"Oh~ I have security now~" Ye Nai was still in shock, not fully processing, while the Staff Officer smiled, saying nothing to let her slowly come to terms.

With that, the two cars drove one behind the other out of Daijing, heading towards the Purple Capital. After traveling a segment of the highway, they turned onto a smaller road, bumping along for another hour or so before finally seeing a place with a large barbed wire fence and big iron gate.

No signs were present, but armed warriors were standing guard at the entrance, verifying identities before allowing them further inside.

Ye Nai watched through the car window for a while, all being logistics transfer-level oversized warehouses.

The car continued driving inward, taking another half an hour, and finally reached the depths of the warehouse area, where they saw an extremely long warehouse and a wide field in front suitable for trucks to turn around.

A few off-road vehicles and troop carriers were parked beside.

"We're here, this is it."

The car parked steadily beside those vehicles; the Staff Officer didn't rush to open the car door, staying put, and Ye Nai also stayed still.

But the security personnel from the trailing car had already disembarked.

"This place is really big, different from the warehouses in front."

"This is the largest warehouse here, with the first batch of materials destined for the Secret Realm and Otherworld inside."

"Where's the Transmission Port set up?"

"It's set up inside the warehouse, and heavy troops will guard here until everything is moved out."

"Not planning for long-term?"

"This is a warehouse area of the Logistics Department, a place with people coming and going. It can't be for the long term; this is the only way. If there's a need, we'll open it again, just means you will frequently make trips."

"That's fine, as soon as I've been to a place, running errands is just a matter of seconds."

The Staff Officer shook his head enviously, opened the door, got out of the car, and walked over to the warehouse's door to input a code to unlock it.

Ye Nai didn't follow immediately; upon getting out, the first thing she did was to shake hands with her security personnel, exchange greetings, and set up a face-to-face group.

Only after she and her security team finished did she look up to find the Staff Officer, who had already opened the small door of the warehouse and was standing at the entrance waiting for her.

Two security personnel followed Ye Nai into the large warehouse, while the others guarded the entrance.

"Wow, it turns out the heavy troops are guarding inside."

Ye Nai was startled as she entered; looking around, the entrance area was filled with armed warriors.

Moreover, she saw a familiar face here again.

A Staff Officer under Vice Minister Su of the Staff Department.

After shaking hands with him, he stayed there while Ye Nai continued walking with the Staff Officer from the Logistics Department.

"No wonder it's deserted outside; I thought it was an empty warehouse."

"Everything is for confidentiality."

"So, where's the setup going to be?"

"It's in the center of the warehouse, just as these two batches of materials are placed."

"No problem."

Ye Nai took out her small yellow bike; the four of them fit just right inside, driving straight to the central position of the warehouse along the neatly stacked goods. Note from the editor: Always check MV2LEMPYR for corrections.

The materials were all packaged, visible only from the outer packaging boxes, cruising by in the car, she saw they were everyday necessities; she even saw infant supplies.

This made sense; once in the Secret Realm and Otherworld, establishing living facilities was the priority before the main force had homes.

After disembarking, Ye Nai folded up her bike.

"How is the Transmission Port set? Opposite directions or facing in the same direction?"

"Opposite directions. Look on the ground, there's a mark."

Following the opponent's guidance, Ye Nai saw marks drawn with colored chalk a few meters apart on the ground.

"The one toward the Otherworld faces this side, the one toward the Secret Realm faces that side."

"Where do you want to pinpoint?"

"The one to the Otherworld should be pinned behind the manor estate, just in front of the warehouse; the one to the Secret Realm should open on the road outside Town No. 2."

"How big to open?"

"Slightly taller and wider than this stack;" the Staff Officer pointed to a rectangular stack of boxes not far away.

Ye Nai glanced over, estimating the approximate size.

"Big enough for trucks to pass through, right? Both the same size?"

"Correct."

"Alright, give me a moment, I'll start from over there."

As Ye Nai finished speaking, she opened the Transmission Port and went through.