Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 366 A Bubble

Jiangmen.

Although he had already guessed that the headquarters of the Yuanhuan Chamber of Commerce was in Jiangmen, Lei Jie still felt a strong sense of unreality when he actually walked into the Jiangmen Neutrino Experiment Center.

He didn't know where this sense of unreality came from.

Is it because the technology we're about to encounter is too advanced?
Is it because this subtly hints at his most concrete memory of that era?

If that's the reason, then I should have been able to feel it when I was in the mountain city.

But this is not the case.

This place is unique.

Even if we go back to the day he arrived in this world, it was the first time he had ever felt this way.

After getting off the bus, Lei Jie looked around with some confusion, trying to find something that was different from what he expected.

But he discovered that this place was similar to most of the ruins in the wasteland.
There really isn't much difference.

"Go this way."

Wang Li led the way, and Lei Jie followed suit, gesturing for the other combat team members who had come with him to spread out and maintain vigilance.

Noticing his actions, Wang Lizi smiled awkwardly and then said:

"Actually, you really don't need to be so nervous."

"We have no reason or motive to be your enemy or the Chinese army."

"In fact, the Chinese army is the strongest and most reliable support we can find under the current circumstances."

"To put it extremely, even if we were to sacrifice our entire organization, we would have no complaints as long as the mission and hope of the Circle can be passed on."

"The Huaxia Army is the only organization qualified to inherit the mission of the Ring. Why should we cut off our own escape route, or even dig our own grave?"

After he finished speaking, Lei Jie shrugged and replied:

"This is just normal tactical preparation, and it doesn't really have much to do with you."

"To be honest, with the limited armed forces you have, I alone could handle it."

"That's true."

Wang Li laughed heartily, his expression much more relaxed.
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He was probably genuinely worried that the conversation would take place in a tense atmosphere.

After all, the leader, whom he had only met twice, did seem excessively serious and aloof.

The group stopped talking and headed towards a newly built brick and stone building.

Light streamed in through the window, and Lei Jie immediately saw an elderly man with gray hair but a still robust build standing upright in the middle of the hall.

Hearing the approaching footsteps, the old man turned around.

He took two steps, extended his hand to Reggie, and then said:
"Welcome, Mr. Reggie."

The other person's expression wasn't distant, but it certainly wasn't friendly either.

She simply maintained a sense of propriety, but not to the point of being unapproachable.

Lei Jie grasped the other person's hand, nodded in greeting, and asked:

"you are?"

"I am Fang Quan, the current leader of the Yuanhuan Chamber of Commerce."

"Hello."

Reggie released his grip and asked directly:
"Where's the model of the toroidal ring?"

The other party didn't seem to mind his direct approach; instead of showing any anger, they replied with a slight smile:
"I had long heard that the style of the Chinese army was very different from other organizations in the world, and seeing it today, I can confirm it is true."

"Let's go then."

"I'll take you to see our model."

"However, it's very likely that it wasn't a model."

"That's a miniaturized verification device."

As soon as he finished speaking, Lei Jie nodded slightly.

The two walked towards the outside of the building, and Lei Jie spoke up:
"Your choice of words is very professional, unlike that of other people in the world."

He had keenly realized the difference in this leader, but this difference did not make him feel "comfortable"; instead, it brought a strange sense of crisis.

It was like the first time I communicated with the spirit of the mountain city.

Beside him, a man named Fang Quan simply nodded.

“Yes, I absorbed a lot of knowledge from before the Great Cataclysm, and I also learned from them—the way you speak.” “You are actually very connected to them, aren’t you?”

After saying this, Lei Jie's heart skipped a beat.

"Why do you say that?"

"inherited."

Fang Quan answered calmly:

"I don't know how you've managed to preserve the legacy from before the Great Cataclysm—but there are just too many incredible things in this world for me to answer."

"It's like you're curious about how I learned to use these technical terms."

"It may seem incredible, but it's just because I've been reading those obscure and difficult materials and books for decades."

"That alone is enough to distinguish us from other factions in the wasteland."

"All the profits we make from business are basically used to support a group of truly full-time, sufficiently intelligent scholars."

"And these scholars are the candidates for future leaders."

"We have only one goal: to carry on the mission of restarting the circle."

"With this explanation, can you now accept the difference between me and others?"

".Can."

Lei Jie frankly stated:
"While I'm not entirely convinced, it's at least a reasonable explanation."

"Indeed."

Fang Quan didn't say much. The two of them passed through the narrow passage behind the building and then continued downwards along the winding tunnel.

Lei Jie knew that he had entered the most core and crucial silo of the neutrino laboratory.

Hundreds of meters down from here, deep underground, lies the location of that circular device.

"How did you set up this laboratory?"

Lei Jie asked again.

“We did not ‘build’ this laboratory.”

Fang Quan shook his head and replied:
"We just found this laboratory."

“We are not the original owners of this place; the original owners were the builders of the circle.”

"We met them by chance and learned from them—of course, that was a long time ago."

"Later, the first owner either died or left for various reasons, and in the end only we remained."

"clear."

Lei Jie looked at Fang Quan's profile and said with a hint of teasing:

“You’re quite honest—I thought you’d portray yourself as a true member of the Circle.”

"I dare not take credit for what God has done."

Fang Quan shook his head, while Lei Jie changed the subject and said:
"Let's get down to business."

"What will be the outcome of that ring? Can it still be activated now?"

"It can be started."

Fang Quan replied:
"But even if we start it now, it's impossible to get it to achieve the effect you want."

"Because the timing was wrong."

The timing is wrong.

Then I guessed right.

Lei Jie secretly breathed a sigh of relief, while Fang Quan continued speaking.

As for the effect...

"Actually, I've never seen it before."

"Not only me, but the previous leader, and the leader before that, had never seen it either."

"Its only activation that took effect occurred 200 years ago."

"According to our records, after that activation..."

"It created a bubble."

(End of this chapter)