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Chapter 195 Undercurrent
Su Wanqing put away the blueprints, picked up the jade bracelet and the energy core, and just as she reached the door of the main control room, a noisy sound came from the public area in the distance.

Someone was shouting, the rhythm rapid, mixed with arguments from the crowd. She turned on the surveillance camera and saw that outside the blind spot, a group of people had already gathered, with people in both corners, a dark mass filling the hall.

Lu Zhao leaned against the wall of the control room, holding a USB drive with his head down. A short voice came from the nearby walkie-talkie: "Zhou Ming is causing trouble. Gather in the hall."

Zhou Ming stood on a makeshift table, his voice drowning out the noise in the room.

Holding a megaphone, he said, word by word, "We're not stupid! Everyone should know everything that's happening outside, everything about supplies! Why are resources dwindling these days, and why is the situation outside the barrier being reported by only a few people? If it's transparent, why are they even changing their tune about food rations?"

The surrounding crowd responded in hushed tones, their emotions clearly agitated. Some joined in, shouting, "Why should we just wait to starve? How many more days can the base hold out?" A group of survivors gathered at the front, holding up homemade signs that demanded "the truth be revealed" and "everyone has the right to participate in decision-making."

The voices mingled, the atmosphere was cramped, and there were hardly any gaps in the conversation.

Xiao Ran hurried over, stood in the center of the room, and grabbed the megaphone. He pressed down on the corner of the table and cleared his throat: "The situation has been changing rapidly recently, and everyone can see that resources are scarce. Our leadership has been trying our best to find solutions, and we are definitely not deliberately hiding anything from you. If you have any questions, please raise them, and we will answer them if we can."

Someone in the audience blurted out, "Is there any new external information you haven't announced yet?"

Another sharp voice cut in: "How many more days can the barrier hold? Is it about to give way?"

Before Xiao Ran could speak, Zhou Ming continued shouting through a megaphone, "Can you provide all the real data, especially how much medical supplies and food are left? Distribute them according to the population; we're almost starving now."

Xiao Ran took a breath and explained, "The publicly available data is written on the main control information board every day. It's not that we don't tell everyone, but it changes every day—" Before he could finish speaking, a burst of questions suddenly erupted from the crowd.

"You've only released half the information! How exactly has the military surrounded the basement? Who are you showing the surveillance footage to? Are we becoming trapped animals?"

Questions arose one after another, and some people even pointed the finger directly at Xiaoling.

"And what about that little girl? What is her identity? Why are some supplies being allocated to your experimental zone? Did something happen, and these privileges were given to you?"

Xiao Ran's expression turned cold, and he didn't directly answer Xiao Ling's question. He lowered his head to look at the ground, blocking the volunteers behind him.

Seeing an opportunity, Zhou Ming pressed his questioning even harder: "Captain Xiao, why can Xiaoling use special medications when she's in trouble, while we ordinary people have to just endure our illnesses? If you don't give us an explanation, then there's no such thing as fairness for everyone from now on—"

Xiao Ran lowered his voice: "Everyone is on the list and receiving medicine. There are no special treatments! Xiao Ling's special circumstances are all due to experimental regulations and have nothing to do with her personally."

His tone became stronger, silencing the others behind him.

The crowd did not quiet down. Some impatient people rushed to the front of the stage, waving their arms to pull out the bill of supplies and the actual remaining amount to check. The hall suddenly became stuffy.

Several people started shoving each other, and someone tried to tear up the ledger. The volunteers worked together to hold back the crowd, and the air was thick with tension.

Xiao Ran spread his hands and called over several key personnel to maintain order. He scratched his forehead, backing away while reassuring them, "If all medical and supply data are made public today, how will we prepare for any unexpected events? It's not that we don't trust you, but we need to have a minimum bottom line to survive. If everyone tries to grab things, in the end, no one will be able to save anyone."

No sooner had he finished speaking than another survivor stood up angrily and shouted, "Can you control the people in your own group?"
So many medicines were stolen from the pharmacy, why didn't anyone investigate? "Four or five people got into a physical altercation with the management team."

Xiao Ran raised his hand to block in front of him, his brows furrowed, the situation was critical.

Just as the situation was about to erupt, before Xiao Ran could finish speaking, a volunteer ran to the sidelines and shouted, "Brother Xiao! The controller is calling urgently!"

Xiao Ran squeezed through the crowd and reached for the walkie-talkie—it was Lu Zhao's voice, deep and urgent: "There's an anomaly in the southeast corner of the surveillance. The military has deployed three giant devices to emit high-frequency energy waves at the barrier. The energy fluctuations just now indicate that the load is clearly unstable."

Xiao Ran pursed his lips, forced a path forward, and whispered, "Understood. I'll have Su Wanqing go to the observation point immediately."

He bent down and walked towards the back door of the hall, shouting back as he went, "Everyone back to your rooms first, the data will be released later! I have to deal with an emergency! Zhou Ming, come to the control room, keep an eye on me if there are any problems!"

After saying that, he walked quickly to the experimental area, found Su Wanqing, and said urgently, "Lu Zhao just sent word that the military has deployed three giant pieces of equipment to scan the military frequency band at high frequency. The barrier is about to break down."

After listening, Su Wanqing only said one sentence: "You take control of the hall first, I'll go over now."

She gripped the jade bracelet tightly, stuffed the energy core into her pocket, and hurried toward the observation point.

The atmosphere in the monitoring room was tense. Lu Zhao projected the monitoring footage. On the screen, at the southeast corner of the fortress barrier, three bulky devices were aimed at the fortress surface, with thin beams of light constantly shooting onto the barrier surface.

The visible barrier had taken on an unusual grayish-blue hue and was no longer stable.

The energy channel contains a mixture of green, blue, and purple colors, with ripples at the edges that move at varying speeds.

"The frequency is irregular, and the barrier fluctuation value has increased by 25%. We won't be able to hold on for long."

Lu Zhao pointed to several fluctuating values ​​and reported them to Su Wanqing. Su Wanqing clutched the jade bracelet and whispered, "They've started probing the weak points of the Eden Barrier."

She watched the ever-changing colors of the barrier, then attached the jade bracelet and the instrument in her hand to the monitoring panel.

In a short while, a slight vibration came from my palm, and the symbols on the inner wall of the jade bracelet moved in a linear fashion, synchronized with the burst of energy.

She took a deep breath, closed her eyes, and focused her attention. The fluctuations transmitted to her consciousness from the jade bracelet grew stronger and stronger, a dangerous resonance pressing against her eardrums.

As the barrier wavelength shortened, Su Wanqing clenched her teeth, calculating the current consumption rate and energy pressure.

The calculated time on the screen kept refreshing, eventually stopping at "74 hours and 37 minutes".

“Lu Zhao, if this area is under continuous attack, the military will be able to break through in three days.”

Su Wanqing's voice remained calm as she pressed the instrument and asked, "How much defensive supplies can the experimental zone team mobilize?"

Lu Zhao glanced at the data and said, "The energy reserves haven't completely run out, but the hourly consumption is already 40% higher than before. The supplies can only last for two days and nights." He looked at Su Wanqing's expression but didn't offer any further explanation.

Su Wanqing used the jade bracelet to rescan the barrier output surface. The data stream was fed back, and the pointer jumped around rapidly, making it impossible to grasp the limits of the fluctuations.

"All we can do now is stall for time, try to hold out for three more days, and then find the second core. Otherwise, the barrier will definitely be torn apart."

She put away the jade bracelet, recorded the most dangerous area in the southeast corner from the monitoring screen, and input the energy corresponding to the barrier into the safety database.

The gathering at the other end of the hall was far from over. Seeing Xiao Ran leave, Zhou Ming led a group to continue their protest: "You're afraid to go public, are you hiding something? Is the military secretly communicating with certain people?"

More and more survivors gathered to watch, and the group grew larger and larger. Many people echoed the idea of ​​"raising supplies themselves," and some even suggested forming a group to manage their own affairs.

Some people were even calling out Xiaoling and Lin Che's names in drawn-out voices, criticizing the privileges and allocations involved, creating an extremely oppressive atmosphere.

In the medical room of the experimental area, Lin Che lowered his eyes and rested his right hand on his knee.

Xiaoling sat upright on the edge of the bed, clutching her sleeve, and muttered to the air, "Uncle Golden Eyes said that the strange thing is getting closer and closer to us, and he won't let me go out. He also said... well, 'It's safer if I stay with my brother.'"

Lin Che rubbed his temples and muttered to himself, "Ye, what's wrong with you?"

The depths of my body were as still as a stagnant pool, without a single echo.

He was a little annoyed and looked down at Xiaoling: "Who are you talking to?"

Xiaoling slowly raised her head and mumbled indistinctly, "Uncle is right here. He said he'll wake up once the danger has passed."

Lin Che paused for a moment, feeling puzzled, but could only bite the bullet and ask, "What else did he say?"

Little Bell whispered, "Uncle Golden Eyes said we must find the 'Fragments of the Star' together for the fortress to be safe."

He also said that time was running out. After saying that, the girl yawned and then lowered her head, clutching the corner of the blanket and remaining silent.

Lin Che frowned as he pondered Xiao Ling's words, but his mind remained a blank.

He felt his body was heavier than it had been two days ago. Xiaoling's mention of "fragments" made him think of the strange energy fluctuations in his body—was it related to Xiaoling?
Why did Night suddenly fall asleep? Is there anyone else who can contact Night?

At this moment, Lin Che heard a commotion outside and became agitated.

He just wants to recover as soon as possible so he can personally go to the main control area to check on the condition of the barrier.

Outside, Su Wanqing and Lu Zhao were still worrying about the data in the control room.

With data refresh rates increasing, the energy consumption of barriers and the risk of resonance have almost halved the reserve time.

The shouts coming from the lobby were clearly heard through the loudspeakers, making the atmosphere in the control room oppressive.

Su Wanqing straightened her cuffs, put the energy core and jade bracelet away, and then focused her gaze on the main control screen.

As time passed, she continued to consider what methods she could use to temporarily halt the attack from the three giant devices.