Otherworld Bone Dragon Operation Guide

Chapter 232 Cesium 137
The arriving units immediately took action, and various advanced detection equipment conducted a comprehensive scan of the surrounding area.

"The initial attack that caused the helicopter crash should have come from target 2, which was located further away," Miao Xin stated her assessment. "At the time, I didn't detect any fluctuations from target 1."

"What methods did they use to cause the plane crash?" Jin Rongjia pressed.

Su Ming explained the details of the "Calamity Marks" to everyone.

“The time Gao Boyang was in a car accident was the first time we came into contact with Yuanhen. We couldn’t make any connection and just thought it was bad luck,” Su Ming explained. “The second time we encountered it, it just so happened to be a few geese that had frozen to death.”

"A goose? Where did you encounter it?" Jin Rongjia asked. "Give me the detailed address, and I'll have someone investigate immediately!"

Miao Xin recalled and wrote down the market location and specific time when she bought the goose.

As time passed, the search for Target 2 remained fruitless. Everyone gradually realized that while the fishing operation had successfully lured the enemy out, the real big fish had already escaped.

Jin Rongjia's face grew increasingly dark.

The fishing plan focused most of its resources on helicopters, lacked anticipation of the emergence of superhumans, and had little understanding of methods such as "Calamity Marks," leading to a serious failure in the net-pulling phase.

However, this was the first time they had caught the real enemy by the skin of their teeth, and it also ended the long-standing error of going in the wrong direction in their investigation.

Jin Rongjia clenched his fists, determined to capture and eliminate whoever the other party might be!

****
Su Ming stopped paying attention to these things. He lowered the connection level and began to think about where these people came from.

When Galio opened the dimensional portal at the Cliff of Emerald, Violet observed that Earth belonged to the Demon-poor plane.

Similar demon-poor regions exist in other worlds, such as the Antarctic continent of this planet. According to research in other worlds, the power replenishment of extraordinary individuals within demon-poor regions is extremely slow.

The related research also led to another, more important conclusion: extraordinary beings cannot be cultivated in areas inhabited by demons.

Therefore, Diodorus, and his accomplice who could unleash the "Cataclysmic Mark," must have come to Earth from elsewhere. Furthermore, their stay on Earth was likely relatively short, which explains their substantial reserves of extraordinary energy.

However, these are all just theoretical speculations; it would be best to find conclusive evidence.

Su Ming glanced at the screen on the side of the command room; it showed the scene at Target 1, Theodore. The forensic team members were carefully collecting biological samples.

A worker in full protective gear is carefully placing collected hair samples into a sterile sample bag. Theodore's hair is very long, estimated to be at least 40 to 50 centimeters.

Su Ming's eyes lit up; this might be a breakthrough!

He unfolded his phone, opened the chat app, and found Sangzi, "Can you test for trace amounts of cesium-137?"

Cesium-137 is a radioactive isotope of cesium with a half-life of 30.17 years.

“Of course,” Sang Zi replied quickly. “The normal accuracy can reach 0.1 decays per second per kilogram of sample, and it can be further improved if needed.”

This level of precision is more than sufficient.

"If you cut a single hair into a hundred segments, can you test each segment separately?" Su Ming continued to ask.

"...You'd better provide more samples."

Su Ming didn't put her phone away; instead, she showed the chat content to Jin Rongjia.

After reading the chat messages, Jin Rongjia thought for a moment before suddenly realizing what had happened. He slapped his forehead, "Damn it, I'm such an idiot!"

“Target 1 has quite long hair,” Su Ming said. “This way we can determine whether he has been living on Earth for the past four years.”

Jin Rongjia handed his phone to the person next to him, "Execute immediately!"

****
At the foot of the Shangling Mountains, the Youth Civilization Bus slowly came to a stop.

This is the last mountain range they need to cross on their way to the Holy Mountain. Afterwards, they will enter the third tier of the Icefield and continue towards the north side of the Dome Mountains.

Ahead lay Pagani Canyon, a somewhat uneven passage winding through the mountains. With the upgrade to his motorcycle, Su Ming no longer needed to be too picky about the roads.

The train is currently stopped because some preparations need to be made for the mountain crossing. These include shunting, transferring fully fueled freight cars to the back of the locomotive, and replenishing the boiler water reserves.

Currently, there are no ideal water sources in the surrounding area, but fortunately, there is plenty of snow. Thanks to its unique environment, the North is a pristine place from a pollution perspective, as the water hardness is extremely low after the natural snow melts here.

However, it is still necessary to filter out the solid particles and remove the large amount of dissolved oxygen. Under high temperature and pressure conditions, oxygen will still corrode the inside of the boiler.

But there wasn't much to do, and Hanster and Newman, along with the skeletons and zombies, carried out their tasks methodically. After finishing her part, Yunier went to Gerus's room to continue helping with packing.

The two girls sorted the pile of clothes, putting away those that were beyond repair. For those that could still be altered, they carefully considered possible modifications, then picked up scissors and began cutting. Gerald picked up a sweet-style knee-length skirt, feeling it was a bit small. She held it up against Eunice, saying, "Maybe you can wear this; you can have it."

"Is it possible?" Yunier was somewhat tempted upon hearing this.

Qiluo passed by carrying her sketchbook. She curiously peeked into the room and saw scraps of fabric scattered on the floor. "Quite pretty clothes," she remarked. Her gaze fell on the black ring around Gerus's neck, and she exclaimed in surprise, "Huh, wearing such a powerful seal?"

Gerus put down the clothes in her hand, feeling there was nothing to hide, and said truthfully, "This is used to seal my dark power. If I use dark power in battle, I will lose control."

"Is that so!" Qi Luo immediately became interested. "Let me see!" She revealed her unicorn form, her long horn glowing faintly, and opened her spiritual sea of ​​consciousness.

On a spiritual level, Gerus's soul appears distinctly black and white. The sealing ring effectively suppressed the dark aspect, and the black has now shrunk into a small ball.

The unicorn examined it carefully for a long time before hesitantly asking, "Mirror Soul Technique?"

"……Yes."

Even the unicorn, an expert in the field of spirituality, took half a day to realize that Jelus's Mirror Soul Technique was indeed cultivated in an extremely bizarre way.

“A Mirror Soul should be perfectly symmetrical,” Qi Luo said. “Both sides should be consistent, and any debuffs or mental spells can be eliminated simply by flipping it. I don’t know much about this area—what do your colleagues and mentors say?”

“There are very few people in the church who practice this path. There used to be an old priest in the North who practiced it, but he died last year,” Gerus said with a wry smile. “There are none left now.”

"I know a fairy spirit who is skilled in mirror magic. I can ask him for you if I have the chance."

"Thank you very much."

Yunier noticed Qiluo's sketchbook. "Miss Qiluo, are you starting to sketch again? By the way, could you draw a sketch for us?" She glanced at the floral dresses scattered on the bed. "We can wear these pretty dresses and be your models!"

"I'm not good at drawing clothes—I mean, clothes," Kira declined. "I can only manage to draw landscapes and such."

"Oh, I see." Yunier said with some disappointment. "I was saying I'd make you something nice to eat."

Qiluo immediately retreated, her eyes wide, and said, "Don't come near the kitchen! I'll paint one for you when I have time!"

"By the way, do you know where Su Ming and Zi Jin went?" Qi Luo asked before leaving.

“They’re in that newly built carriage called the Laboratory,” Yunier replied, “the one with the sign on the door that says ‘High Voltage Above, Do Not Approach!’”

"Thanks!" Qiluo said, turning and leaving the room.

****
Inside the newly set-up experimental compartment, several boxes of material samples were neatly arranged in front of Su Ming and Zi Jin.

During this visit to Galio's stronghold, we obtained over thirty kinds of materials we had never seen before. Combined with those acquired through various means previously, the total number of various mineral materials has reached over two hundred. Of these, over twenty contain magical energy, while the rest are ordinary materials.

Yunier has systematically categorized all the materials, created a detailed list, and taken samples of each material.

The violet recognized most of the materials, but the naming system for matter in this other world was completely different from that on Earth. The scholars knew the content of some common elements, but were unclear about those involving rare elements.

Therefore, it is necessary to conduct a comprehensive survey of these non-magical materials and create a detailed table of elemental abundance. Furthermore, the quantity of materials will only increase as more are collected.

The Sangzi group provided a solution: Raman spectroscopy analysis. This technique requires only simple equipment and has a straightforward process; it only requires smoothing the sample surface and then irradiating it with a laser.

The testing process is fast and efficient, requiring minimal intervention.

As the materials were transported and assembled, a device roughly the size of a freezer was moved into the experimental vehicle.

The two put on masks and gloves, and wore white smocks.

“Basic protection is sufficient,” Su Ming said, while connecting the power to the Raman spectrometer and letting it warm up. “It’s just to reduce contamination of the samples. If it’s really necessary, it doesn’t matter if we do a few more measurements.”

That's how he did things in his university lab anyway.

Zijin rolled her eyes at him, then carefully cleaned the lab bench, making sure the work area was spotless before taking samples out of the box.

Su Ming reached out and activated "Summoning of All Things." The materials gathered, and two sets of filter goggles from Earth were formed in his hands.

With the improvement in the quality and quantity of Su Ming's magic power, he now handles these small molecular structures with ease. He doesn't even need to use special techniques; he can solve the problem directly with the simplest method.

"There will be lasers during the test, so wear these to prevent burns." Su Ming handed one of the pairs to Zi Jin, which was a safety procedure required by the Earth side.

Violet put it on as instructed, covering her heterochromatic eyes. Now, she looked exactly like a researcher you'd see in a laboratory on Earth.

(End of this chapter)