Doomsday Traveler

Chapter 210 The Treasure Left Behind by 923

Luo Ping, Lao Shu, and Chai Xin saw Yao Wei and Lu Xi'an get out of the car, and they all followed suit.

After getting off the bus, Lu Xi'an left the central platform and ran to the room they had been in before.

They all followed, and as soon as they entered the room, they saw Lu Xi'an asking the glass screen, "I have two more questions now, can you still answer them?"

After a brief silence on the screen, the figure of the man in the suit reappeared.

"Excuse me."

The person in the leather suit spoke through the speakers in the room.

Lu Xi'an asked, "You said that you only developed the Mechanical Dog 02 initially, and the second project failed because you couldn't find suitable materials."

"Then why is this base still able to maintain power supply and operation?"

"We also know that there is a national emergency disaster relief command center in the Donghai New District, which also has electricity."

"What's going on with all this?"

Luo Ping said, "Yes! What's going on? I didn't even think of these questions. You really are a great brother! Look at my stupid brain, I completely overlooked such important details."

Old Tree chuckled, seemingly quite proud, and said, "Of course! You're a college graduate, so you must know a lot and think a lot."

"You know a little, but not much. How could you possibly compare to your brother!"

Luo Ping nodded and said, "Yes, yes, I'm a primary school student, and you're a college student." Following Lao Shu's words, he started calling Lu Xi'an "older brother" again.

Yao Wei interrupted their crosstalk performance, glanced at them sideways, and said, "Quiet."

The two of them quickly shut up.

The figure in the suit on the screen began to speak, but instead of answering directly, it said, "Before answering this question, please allow me to ask two questions."

Lu Xi'an said, "Please ask." This time it was his turn to say those two words.

The man in the leather suit asked, "Have you ever been to the National Emergency Relief Headquarters in the Donghai New District?"

Lu Xi'an replied, "No."

The man in the leather asked, "How did you find out about the national emergency response headquarters?"

Lu Xi'an said, "I have a radio that can receive broadcast signals from the new district of Donghai City. Since we received the signal, the broadcast has been repeating the same content."

After a moment's thought, he added, "Wait a moment, I'll play it on the radio."

He then asked Yao Wei to go to the car outside and bring out the radio. As soon as the radio was turned on, the familiar, identical broadcast script immediately blared from the speaker:
"Forces have been deployed to establish temporary bases around local power and water plants in the Donghai New District. Water and electricity supplies are intact, and supplies are plentiful. We are ready to receive personnel from all over the country at any time... This is the National Emergency Relief Headquarters. This is the National Emergency Relief Headquarters..."

The radio kept playing, finishing one sentence and then returning to the beginning, starting all over again.

The man in the suit didn't listen any further. A voice came from the room's speakers: "Information summary complete. Conditions have been met, pointing to preset four. We will now begin the explanation according to preset four."

After hearing what the man in the suit said, Lu Xi'an made a judgment in his mind—

Those who were here back then were, after all, highly learned and privileged individuals. They must have made many judgments about the future and then turned all of their judgments into corresponding explanations.

Now, the person standing in front of the costumed character can trigger different explanatory content based on the corresponding conditions.

Presupposition four is probably the judgment that people selected based on presupposed questions and answers, which best fits the current situation.

"In our research on the mechanical dog 01, we found a method for collecting and utilizing the energy from the Dyson sphere debris. In subsequent research on wider applications, we also discovered a variety of materials that can support the energy beam intensity of the control system."

"However, all of these materials are extremely scarce and expensive. They can replace radiation-resistant lightweight composite materials, but they cannot be widely used."

"We regard this as a phased achievement of popularization research, but there is still a long way to go before the ultimate goal is achieved."

"At that time, due to both weather and war, energy supply was extremely tight. In order to ensure the continuation of research, we first used alternative materials in the research institute."

"This is why Institute 923 can still guarantee power supply decades later."

Is that so?

Lu Xi'an frowned and asked again, "Then why didn't you tell me about these things before? Also, what about the National Emergency Relief Headquarters in the Donghai New District?"

The man in the leather suit said, "We cannot make a comprehensive and accurate judgment on the future situation, nor can we clearly understand the specific circumstances of the person who opened this place."

"In order to maximize the chances of the National Emergency Relief Headquarters in Donghai New District surviving, we chose to retain information related to the National Emergency Relief Headquarters even when the preconditions were insufficient."

"In the final stage of its establishment, the National Emergency Relief Headquarters adopted and used the research results of Institute 923, so we selectively concealed the content of these results."

"Your subsequent answers constituted the four presupposed conditions, which confirms that you are familiar with the National Emergency Relief Headquarters. However, the National Emergency Relief Headquarters has been abandoned for uncertain reasons, so this part can be explained and shown to you."

Lu Xian nodded.

If the person in the suit said that, it would make sense.

Luo Ping understood those two sentences and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, were the people at that 9th Institute so amazing back then?"

Old Tree boasted, "Of course! You're a college graduate, but everyone here is at least a postgraduate, or even a PhD!" He repeated this several times, as if his former diploma had become part of his hierarchy, something he constantly brought up.

On the contrary, Luo Ping was already convinced of this, nodded, and said, "PhD students at research institutes are really awesome!"

Lu Xian: "..."

He glanced at Yao Wei and saw that she was also nodding in agreement, leaving him speechless.

Forget it, schools don't even exist anymore, so why bother with them using diplomas as a ranking system? Let them be.

"What else is there in Institute 923 now, besides that car and that drone?"

Lu Xian asked.

He'd already checked the car, but hadn't seen the drone yet; he could check that out later. Now that he was back in this place, this was the issue he cared about most.

The leather-clad man said: "All equipment from Institute 923, research-related data, and all living supplies in the living area outside the institute, in addition to a small amount of X-17 strain injection and compatibility test strips, please use with caution."

"Based on our initial test results, the compatibility test strip can confirm an individual's compatibility with the four types of X-17 strain injections (A, B, C, and D). However, even with a high compatibility, failure is still possible, resulting in rejection or other adverse reactions after injection."

Lu Xi'an's heart skipped a beat, and she asked, "Where are these things? They've been around for decades, are they still usable?"

The man in the leather suit said, "The X-17 strain injection and all the research data from Institute 923 are stored in a safe. In addition to the strain injection, there are also systematic training and usage guidelines for the abilities of various types of new humans. Please check them."

"Click——"

A crisp sound came from behind.

Everyone turned around to look at the sound, and saw that the row of cabinets against the wall at the back had all opened their doors.

Luo Ping and the others quickly made way for Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, as if everything here belonged to them.

Yao Wei looked at Lu Xi'an, waiting for him to go and see.

Lu Xi'an walked over and quickly browsed through the documents from left to right. He found the room filled with file boxes containing various materials and files, which were presumably the research materials from Institute 923 that the man in the suit had mentioned.

"What about the bacterial strain injection and compatibility test strips?"

he asks.

He could look at these materials later, but he estimated he wouldn't understand them. After all, his educational level was far lower than that of the researchers here, and the research projects here were so advanced that he wasn't sure he could comprehend them.

However, the bacterial strain injections and compatibility test strips might be useful.

Even if we don't need it, Luo Ping and the others will.

Luo Ping has many good people around him now, but they are all ordinary people and severely lack combat power. If he could create a few reliable new humans using bacterial injections and compatibility test tablets, that would be a good thing.

I never imagined that such things still exist in the world today!

—And then there's the one the suited man mentioned at the very end: a guide to the systematic development, training, and use of the abilities of various Newtypes.

This is what Lu Xi'an cares about most.

Both Yao Wei and I are now considered new humans, along with Chai Xin and Luo Ping.

He had always explored on his own, and then relied on Yao Wei's guidance to develop his physical abilities as a Type A new human. Yao Wei's abilities, too, had always relied on her own exploration in long-term combat.

These things from back then were probably developed and practiced in a targeted and scientific way, and they should be very useful, right?
"Click——"

Inside the safe in the middle, there was a row of two drawers, which popped out immediately after Lu Xi'an finished asking his questions.

He immediately went over to check, and found that one drawer contained two square boxes, and the other contained four booklets.

The boxes are labeled X-17, but one is white and the other is black.

Lu Xi'an opened the white box and looked inside. Inside were disposable metal syringes. Some of the syringe storage slots were empty, indicating that they had been used. The remaining syringes consisted of two type A syringes, one type B syringe, one type C syringe, and one type D syringe.

The other box, with black lettering, contained packets of test strips, which were probably the compatibility test strips the man in the suit had mentioned.

Lu Xi'an took one out and looked at it. The instructions on the test strip were similar to those for testing blood sugar. You need to use the needle that comes with it to collect a little blood for the test.

Luo Ping stood behind Lu Xi'an, looking at these things with envy.

Lu Xi'an's gaze then fell on four booklets in another drawer.

The booklets all had the word "Confidential" in the upper left corner, and the covers were clean, with only the words "A, B, C, D" marked on them.

This must be the systematic development, training, and usage guide for the various types of Newtype abilities that the suited man mentioned.

Lu Xi'an immediately took out the book on top of the stack, and on that book was written the character "甲".

Upon opening, the first thing you see is the table of contents.

The table of contents leads to an introduction to Type A new humans, a characteristics analysis, development and training guidelines, a user guide, and advanced techniques.

(End of this chapter)