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Chapter 249 The Abandoned Database, the Infiltration Plan?
At this moment, Lila's eyes were fixed on the black iron plate that Ling Feng was displaying on the screen.

She had naturally seen that symbol of intertwined gears and lightning bolts before.

I recall seeing this symbol on the cover of a document on the private terminal of the Minister of Science, Miles, more than a decade ago during a top-secret project launch meeting.

She was naturally quite clear about the identity represented by this symbol.

Mo Heng!

The legendary engineer who supposedly saved Miles's life during that catastrophe more than a decade ago, but then disappeared without a trace.

This person is actually from the Lower City, and he's still alive?

Why did Ling Feng know him?
Countless questions and a huge shock left Lila feeling like her mind was blank, and she couldn't ignore what Ling Feng had just said.

Did tearing apart the earth's veins and extracting energy from the entire surface world cause the collapse of the lower city?
This sounds absolutely terrifying. If it were to actually happen...
If a self-designed genesis engine really leads to such consequences...
She was almost afraid to think about it anymore.

She knew perfectly well how terrifying the Genesis Engine's energy was; a reaction triggered by that level of energy rampage would absolutely wipe countless people out of the world instantly.

Also, is the world on Earth really a place where people can live normally now?

If that's really the case, then hasn't the league been deceiving everyone all along?

Lila couldn't quite believe what Ling Feng was saying, because if what he said was true, then she would be an accomplice of the alliance.

As a researcher, she has always had a strong sense of responsibility that she is very proud of.

This sense of responsibility would make it absolutely unacceptable for her to accept such a thing.

Actually, she hadn't thought much about how to truly use the Genesis Engine. The orders from the alliance's higher-ups also made her feel that she was working for the greater good, but now...
Her fingers gripped and released on the console.

What should I do now?
If what Ling Feng said is true...
Should we help Ling Feng?
That would be betraying the alliance, betraying the organization she had worked for all these years.

Not helping?

If such a situation were to occur, what would happen to the tens of thousands of residents in the lower city, and to the surface world that had returned to normal but was concealed by the Alliance?
"I"

Lila was caught in a huge dilemma and seemed quite conflicted.

"I need some time to process what you've said."

"It can be different, but we don't have much time left."

Ling Feng shrugged.

"You may not believe me now, but I'll show you more concrete evidence later. Right now, I just need an identity. Something that makes things easier, preferably one that allows me to enter the Genesis Engine-related areas. I want to investigate some information."

Upon hearing this, Lila's inner balance swayed violently for a moment before she finally made her decision.

She couldn't bear to see the engine she had nurtured become a dangerous thing that would destroy the world.
She took a deep breath and spoke with difficulty.

"it is good…"

"I can give you a data cleaner account. These people are responsible for the daily maintenance of databases outside the research area, and their privileges are relatively low."

"So this identity only grants access to non-core databases and some obsolete archives. I don't know if that's enough for you."

Her fingers flew across the keyboard.

“I’ll send you the identity information now… This identity is called Lynn, but it can’t withstand a thorough investigation.”

"This identity only allows you to move around on the outskirts of the research area; you absolutely cannot go to the core area. And..."

She paused, her tone tense.

"Security checks in the research area are very strict, involving three layers of verification: biometric scanning and energy fluctuation detection, with identity verification being the last step."

"Any abnormality in any part of the process will trigger an alarm, so you have to be very careful."

Ling Feng understood and nodded.

At that moment, Dr. Lila's information stream was being transmitted to the screen in front of him, and a card fell directly out of the machine.

He glanced at the identity information of the person named Lynn and picked up the card.

"Okay, thank you."

"Wait!" Lila called out to him hurriedly, then hesitated for a moment.

"Secretary Miles has been acting very mysteriously lately, and he seems to be under a lot of pressure. I don't know what he's thinking..."

"If possible, please pass on a message for me: I want to know what he really thinks about the Alliance?"

That evening, the communication was cut off, and the screen went dark.

On the other side, in the laboratory, Lila leaned back in her chair, her face pale and her body trembling slightly.

Did I really do the right thing this time?

With Lynn's new identity, Ling Feng no longer lingered.

He quickly left the Lower City and boarded the public rail train, the only route to the surface world—the city where the Alliance Core District is located.

The carriages were crammed with exhausted workers and numb citizens, the air thick with the smell of sweat and cheap cleaning agents.

The train traveled through the darkness, then suddenly climbed upwards.

As the train emerged from the underground tunnel and entered the Alliance's main city area, the intense light caused Ling Feng to squint slightly.

A huge transparent dome covers the entire city, and beams of sunlight shine down through a special material, bright but lacking the warmth of sunlight.

Clearly, this is a man-made sun. He didn't realize it when he first arrived, but now he is aware of it.

The towering metal buildings reflected a cold luster, and the aerial tracks crisscrossed like a spider web, with small aircraft shuttling silently through the air.

The streets were clean, and the pedestrians were well-dressed, with smiles on their faces that residents of the downtown area would never have.

Ling Feng also noticed that patrolling mech squads were constantly patrolling the streets, their blue and white searchlights sweeping across every corner.

When I first came here, there were no patrol machines like this.

Clearly, recent events have alerted the league.

Soon, the train arrived at the station—this was the core area of ​​the alliance.

After getting out of the car, Ling Feng followed the route provided by Lila and headed towards the security checkpoint on the outskirts of the research area.

At the entrance to the security checkpoint was a huge alloy gate, and there were several guards wearing fully armed powered exoskeletons.

Ling Feng wasn't nervous; he simply stepped forward and inserted Lin En's ID card into the recognition slot.

Meanwhile, Chandelure, following Lingfeng's instructions, hid in the shadow beneath its feet, just as Gengar had done before, thus avoiding detection by the energy scanner.

—For a Champion-level Ghost-type Pokémon, this is not a difficult task.

A green scanning beam swept across his body, confirming his biometric information. An identity card popped out, displaying Lynn as a data cleaner with Level 3 access.

"Level 3 access? Peripheral level?"

One of the guards glanced at the screen, then looked at Ling Feng, who was wearing an iron mask, suspiciously. "Are you new here?"

"Yes, I was just transferred here. I'm in charge of the abandoned database," Ling Feng's voice sounded somewhat muffled through the mask.

The guard checked the information on the screen again and confirmed that it was correct.

Although he found the masked guy a bit strange, he had the authority to do so and had no reason to stop him, so he simply ignored him.

"Go on in. Since you're new here, remember to pay attention to the area signs and don't wander off."

The heavy alloy door opened.

Ling Feng also stepped into the research area.

Everything before my eyes was different from the downtown area and the bustling districts outside; white was the dominant color here.

The walls, floors, and ceilings were spotless, and the air was filled with the distinctive smell of disinfectant. Researchers in white lab coats hurried about, talking in hushed tones, their faces mostly showing anxiety or focus.

To be honest, Ling Feng's first impression of this place was that it felt a bit like a hospital.
Without carefully observing his surroundings, he directly entered a non-core database area that Lila had mentioned, based on his identity and permissions.

This place contains a large number of historical operation logs, equipment maintenance records, and some data that has been marked as outdated or redundant.

There was no one in the room. Ling Feng pretended to open a data cleaning terminal, and a light screen popped up.

He tapped a few times on the virtual keyboard, selected a bunch of useless data, and started the deletion process.

The technological level of this world is indeed very high; machines can even directly link with people's thoughts.

At that moment, a flood of fragmented information poured into his mind through the terminal: energy consumption records from routine engine maintenance, fault reports from an energy overload, and initial data on surface environmental monitoring.

During this process, Ling Feng keenly detected some anomalies in different logs.

He searched for the keyword "Genesis Engine" and found an archived early engine trial report.

The report explicitly states that in order to maintain the current scale of energy supply in the lower city, the engine only needs to output 15% of its design power.

However, in the recent year's operational test logs, the engine's average output power was directly increased by 25%.

This power output clearly exceeds the requirements for a stable energy source.
So it seems the Alliance isn't going to use this thing to maintain the dungeon's normal operation?
Just then, the communicator he had received after arriving in this world vibrated slightly in his pocket.

He picked it up and saw an encrypted message pop up; it was from Lila:

[Lila: Go to the E-743 abandoned database, to the folder on partition 18. It contains documents about the Genesis Engine. You've been granted temporary access for five minutes. Be careful, there's tracking data inside. Delete your access history immediately after you've finished reading it, hurry!]

After a quick scan of the information, Ling Feng immediately took action. He quickly went to the abandoned database and, using the temporary permissions granted by Lila, found the folder. Inside were several drafts marked with errors.

The draft was signed by a familiar name.

—The Miles that the old smoker mentioned!

[Document Title: Risk Assessment of High-Power Operation of Project "Genesis Engine" (Draft)]
[Author: Miles Kafka, Chief Science Officer]

【date:?】

[Classification: Top Secret // Olympus-level access only // - Not yet finalized]

This is the beginning of the document, followed by a large amount of dense text.

Ling Feng quickly read through it, and to summarize it simply, the information mentioned in the text was that if the Genesis Engine continued to run at a higher power, it would not only fail to bring more energy to the lower city, but would also cause some dangerous problems.

At the end of the document, there are two lines of red text.

Document Status: Archived in E-743 Discarded Archive - Partition 18

Archived because: "The theoretical model contains significant uncertainties, the inferences are overly pessimistic, and it is inconsistent with the project's ultimate strategic direction." - Archived by [privilege level higher than Olympus].

Having seen this, Ling Feng already had a rough idea of ​​what was going on.

It seems that the alliance probably knew about the side effects of the Genesis Engine being fully activated a long time ago, but they simply didn't care.

However, this document also made Ling Feng realize something.

—Perhaps when the Genesis Engine was first developed, its initial purpose was not what it is today?
To find other clues, it would probably be more direct to go to the research minister, Miles.

With this thought in mind, he deleted all access records, left the database area, and headed towards the core office area of ​​the research department building.

According to Lila, Miles's office is on the top floor.

Ling Feng rode the silent maglev elevator upwards. The good news was that he was the only person in the elevator.

When he arrived at the floor where the minister's office was located, a female secretary in a black uniform stopped him.

"Stop! Who are you looking for? Do you have an appointment?"

"I'm looking for Minister Miles," Ling Feng said. "Old Mo asked me to bring something."

The secretary frowned, clearly not recognizing the name.

"The minister is in seclusion in Test Zone Zero and refuses any disturbance. Please leave if you do not have an appointment."

Ling Feng wasn't in a hurry. He simply remembered the name "Zero Test Zone" and turned to sit down in the nearby public rest area.

There were several researchers leaning wearily against the sofa, talking in hushed tones.

"...The load has exceeded the limit again. If this continues..."

"The pressure from above is too great; the deadline is fast approaching, and Minister Miles's hair has turned quite gray..."

"The key issue is still that Star Stone! We can't find a replacement, and forcibly starting the package caused problems, but those idiots up there don't care about any of that. It's ridiculous."

"...I heard General Quinn's faction is the most anxious...I really don't understand what they're up to."

Star stone?

Ling Feng caught this keyword.

It seems this is what's needed for the engine to run stably, and the league is frantically searching for a replacement.
He turned and left, sending Lila a message.

Experiment Zone Zero – the name itself suggests the most crucial area; finding it on your own would be too slow.

Fortunately, Lila replied quickly, along with a series of pictures, which were probably the method to get to Zone Zero.

Following this guidance, Ling Feng walked through the building for a while, took a separate elevator, and finally arrived at the entrance to the Zero Test Zone.

Just as he had predicted, the security level here was significantly higher.

(End of this chapter)