Chen Gu found it hard to believe. "Even in this kind of backup base, there's a generator?"

Gong Shuxu shrugged. "It's always good to be prepared."

Chen Gu gained a new appreciation for the Bureau of Mystic Security's depth. It was quite a feat for other forces to possess even one generator—like the Wuning Temple. Yet, the Bureau could actually afford to equip even its backup bases with one.

The elevator took them down to an underground residential area where the researchers temporarily settled. However, Dr. Meng Ji pulled Chen Gu aside. "My research has two main directions."

"Both directions are based on your experiences, so I need you to provide some opinions."

"The first direction," Dr. Meng Ji spoke rapidly, "is what I call 'shatter-and-reforge.' To put it simply, after becoming a Professional, one is suddenly stripped of all power, reverts to an ordinary person, and then takes up a Profession again."

"You were once subjected to 'Soul Imprisonment,' then you awoke and subsequently became a Professional—this is the origin of my 'shatter-and-reforge' concept. If the second Profession taken up is different from the previous one, perhaps one could become a dual-Professional."

"What do you think?"

When Chen Gu heard 'Soul Imprisonment,' he immediately felt this idea wasn't very sound.

"Uh..." He hesitated before finally asking, "How do you plan to do it?"

"The Bureau found three Special Agents for me. They all suffered serious injuries during missions and lost their abilities as Professionals. The Bureau has arranged a very comfortable retirement for them, but when they heard about this experiment, they all volunteered to try it."

Chen Gu sighed internally. Once one has tasted the power of a Professional, who could bear reverting to an ordinary person? As long as there's a glimmer of hope, they would be willing to try.

"What about the second direction?" Chen Gu asked.

"The second direction is 'Supra-Limit Endurance.' I have specifically studied this. Your physical constitution far surpasses that of Professionals at the same Energy Level, allowing you to endure more energy."

"Furthermore, when you became a Professional and advanced in rank, the quantity of exotic substances and remains of super-beings you utilized was also far above average."

"So, my guess is that as long as one possesses a sufficiently powerful physical constitution and can tolerate more of these mysterious substances, perhaps there is a chance to directly take on multiple Professions."

"The Bureau has found two candidates willing to participate in this experiment. They are both Reserve Special Agents, but they come from poor backgrounds and lack sufficient Merit Points, meaning their chances of becoming Professionals through their own efforts are remote."

Chen Gu thought for a moment and couldn't help but admire Dr. Meng Ji's bold thinking. He found he couldn't offer any meaningful advice and simply said, "I think the arrangements you've made are already very good. I can't think of any other suggestions."

Dr. Meng Ji, however, was not optimistic, frowning as he nodded. "If the experiment fails... these five participants might lose any chance of becoming Professionals for the rest of their lives, and they might even sacrifice their lives because of it."

Chen Gu felt a pang of sympathy. But the secrets of 'The Past of Four Hundred People' simply can't be disclosed.

Dr. Meng Ji continued, "We'll start with the first 'shatter-and-reforge' approach. The participants for the 'Supra-Limit Endurance' approach currently have physical constitutions far inferior to what yours was initially. This will require your help; use your past experience to train them and help them improve as quickly as possible."

"Leave it to me," Chen Gu immediately agreed.

"Alright, rest now. We'll start the experiment first thing tomorrow," Dr. Meng Ji said, then lay down fully clothed, ready to sleep.

The handcuffs still linked Chen Gu to Dr. Meng Ji. Chen Gu protested, "You want me to sleep with you? Sorry, I don't have the habit of sleeping with men!"

Dr. Meng Ji nonchalantly waved his hand. "My preferences are quite normal; you have nothing to worry about..."

Chen Gu became furious and reached out to snap the handcuffs. Dr. Meng Ji knew Chen Gu was a Professional; these handcuffs weren't security locks and couldn't possibly restrain him.

He hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, I'll unlock them. Don't be hasty."

Chen Gu snorted, waiting. Yet Dr. Meng Ji didn't immediately unlock the handcuffs. Instead, he fished something out from a nearby cabinet and, without a word, CLACKED it onto Chen Gu's ankle.

"A tracking anklet?!" Chen Gu was speechless. Only then did Dr. Meng Ji, grinning, unlock the handcuffs. "No offense. I just don't want you running off."

Chen Gu: "..."

"The moment you leave this base, I'll receive a signal. If you attempt to forcibly remove the anklet, I'll also be alerted immediately."

Chen Gu rolled his eyes at him and went off to find a room to rest.

After taking a shower, he discovered a brand new bathrobe in the room. The base's facilities are remarkably well-equipped. Chen Gu put on the bathrobe and suddenly received a call from Gong Shuxu. "Want to take a look at that generator?"

Chen Gu felt a flicker of interest. "Sure."

Gong Shuxu came to pick him up. Together they took the elevator down to the very bottom level of the base, where he saw a colossal generator, far larger and more structurally complex than any he had previously encountered.

He instantly understood. "Is this the latest model?"

"Yes," Gong Shuxu answered. "The backup bases were constructed more recently. Human technology is constantly advancing, and our methods for hunting super-beings have become increasingly sophisticated. Consequently, the more recently a generator was built, the more advanced it generally is."

He turned to Chen Gu, earnestly advising, "I know there has been some... unpleasantness between you and the Director-General. However, the generators the Principal can mobilize are far inferior to those of the Bureau of Mystic Security, because this falls squarely within our jurisdiction."

"So try to cooperate with the Director-General as much as possible. She's someone who keeps her word. If you wish to one day reach the Ninth Power Level, your best path is to continue advancing within the Bureau."

This was the advice of a high-Energy Level Professional—a brief suggestion, yet very valuable.

Chen Gu sincerely said, "I understand. Thank you, old man."

His heart filled with helplessness. It's not that I don't want to cooperate; it's just that this time... there's simply no chance of success.

Gong Shuxu nodded, then led Chen Gu away from the lowest level. They each went back to rest.

Chen Gu lay in bed, suddenly struck by a thought: Is it really impossible to hold multiple Professions? Dr. Meng Ji's research direction was doomed from the start. So, could I find an alternative path, devising my own method to acquire multiple Professions?

For some reason, once this thought appeared in Chen Gu's mind, it became an uncontrollable, intense impulse.

He began to seriously consider how to achieve this. Walk my own path? Then what could replace 'The Past of Four Hundred People'?

He mulled it over for several hours, ultimately making no headway on the problem of acquiring multiple Professions, yet it made him notice another issue: Why am I so fixated on researching how to acquire multiple Professions? Is it solely because of Aviloya's promise?