The actual Babel Tower office in front of me is noticeably more spacious.
To the left of the entrance is a row of neat workstations, while to the right are comfortable sofas and coffee tables, resembling a formal reception area.
This layout... seems strangely familiar.
Good heavens, isn't this a spitting image of some kind of marine monitoring center?
Just as Han Fei was looking around, Remy's dissatisfied voice rang out: "Boss! Why won't you let me search!" Her tone was full of grievance.
"Ok?"
Han Fei glanced to the side and saw Leimule pouting, staring at him longingly, her finger poking hard at the coffee table.
"That, that red treasure is right there, but I can't pick it up! It's so frustrating!"
Han Fei walked to the coffee table, patted Remy's head, and comforted her, "It'll be fine in a little while, 45 seconds isn't long."
The rules for raiding in Delta are like this: the person who swipes the card has priority, and team members have to wait for the 45-second 'protection period' to pass before they can make a move, whether in a team or in a random queue.
Remule's "slip of the hand" at this moment is precisely due to this mechanism.
Han Fei glanced down at the table and saw a box of caviar on the small glass coffee table.
"Diamond" Caviar
Han Fei raised an eyebrow, his tone tinged with a hint of teasing surprise: "Do the people in the Tower of Babel eat so well?"
“Okay…” Remy puffed out her cheeks, having to temporarily suppress her urge to shop on Taobao. 45 seconds passed in the blink of an eye; she had that much patience.
As soon as the protection period ended, Remule, like a squirrel that had found a pinecone, happily pocketed the box of "diamond" caviar and proudly showed it off to Han Fei with a beaming smile: "It's really good, boss, this place is indeed very fertile!"
Just then, Remy's gentle voice came from the other end of the office: "Xiao Le, there's a small safe in this corner."
"A safe?!" Remuel's eyes lit up instantly, her voice rising several decibels. "Leave it to me, sis!"
She took a step forward, but stopped abruptly just as her toes left the ground. She turned and looked at Han Fei expectantly, her eyes filled with anticipation and a hint of uncertainty: "Boss, there's bound to be something good in the safe, right?"
"Uh... well."
Han Fei scratched his head, a knowing smile on his face. "The range of these items is ridiculously wide. If you're lucky, you might get a top-tier treasure like the Heart of Africa; if you're unlucky..."
He paused, then added in a weathered tone, "It's not impossible to find pirate silver coins in top-secret insurance."
"Uh……"
Remule's face fell, but she hesitated for only a fraction of a second before her "lucky charm" confidence, or rather, blind optimism, instantly took over. She waved her hand decisively and said, "Whatever! I believe in my luck!"
Before the words were even finished, the person had already shot off like a red cannonball, leaving only a string of cheerful yet urgent echoes in the air:
"Sis! Let me drive!"
Han Fei ignored her. Given Xiao Le's optimistic nature, even if she got upset, she would probably only be depressed for a short while and would be able to adjust herself.
He walked over to Texas, looked at the girl who had been observing with her arms crossed, and said softly, "Aren't you going to search for a while?"
Texas glanced at Han Fei and explained softly, "There aren't many containers here, let's leave them for her."
Remi Lele enjoyed the looting process, so Texas didn't mind leaving that fun to her.
Anyway, she's already found the treasure.
The key card for the medical conference room, worth over a million, has already satisfied Texas.
Ines, however, had a somewhat subtle expression as she watched Remuel rummaging through the drawers.
—You messengers don't seem to be entirely innocent; you have side jobs too?
Before long, Han Fei heard a somewhat disdainful voice coming from Remule's side: "Why are they cow horns? Purple ones, so awful."
Upon hearing this, Han Fei curled his lips, thinking to himself that it was only because he hadn't searched enough that he was only complaining about the fact that it was purple.
If you drive like that too often, and encounter bull horns every time, the reaction won't be the same. You might just start using *Latland slang*.
Of course, if you do it a lot more often, it becomes a habit, or more accurately, you become numb to it.
"Take a look at the desk too, then I'll leave."
The desks in the Ocean Monitoring Center sometimes get missed, mainly because they're painted with little red things, like quantum storage or experimental data.
This thing is so small that it's easy to miss if you just glance at it on your desk.
"Okay, boss."
Remi responded and carefully checked each desk to make sure it was empty before finishing the containers such as the filing cabinets.
After doing all this, the two sisters returned to Han Fei, and Remy said, "There shouldn't be anything left."
Finally, she couldn't help but complain, "I want to take back what I said earlier. It doesn't seem that fat, boss."
"Not bad."
Han Fei pinched Leimule's little face, "At least you still have a red mark, right?"
"It's not worth much."
Remy Le complained, "It's less than 20."
"Greedy devil."
Han Fei chuckled and said, "One grid is worth 170,000 to 180,000, which is not bad. It's much better than your bull horn."
"That's true."
Remuel agreed with this statement, but couldn't help but complain, "So what's the point of them putting cow horns in insurance policies for no reason? I really don't understand."
"How should I know? I'm leaving."
Han Fei led his team out of the office.
Based on the layout of the porridge, the operators' dormitories should be ahead.
Han Fei wasn't interested in that place, so he simply led his men to continue upwards.
Before long, the processing station came into Han Fei's view.
Same recipe, same taste; the orange lights meant Han Fei needed to swipe a card to get in.
Han Fei didn't have a card at this moment, and the power supply permission card couldn't open this thing.
So Han Fei simply led his men straight to the central control room!
The central control room is located on the top floor of Rhodes Island, and Han Fei couldn't find the way up at first.
After sending Ines to scout ahead, they circled around for a while before finally arriving at the central control area.
But once inside, he realized that the central control unit seemed a little different from the control center he was used to.
In my memory, Rhodes Island's control center looked quite solid, with an entire wall covered in electronic screens and a whole host of sophisticated devices responsible for controlling every aspect of Rhodes Island itself.
The central control room that Han Fei arrived at had a bit of the feel of the Tower of Babel's central control room.
Han Fei, not understanding the situation, said, "You guys spread out and search this place thoroughly."
"Yes, boss! I'll take care of it!"
Remy patted her chest and assured them, "I will absolutely not miss any place."
Han Fei naturally trusted his teammates. While they were searching around, Han Fei subconsciously headed towards the small second floor of the central control building, thinking to himself, "Could this place really be the central control room of the Tower of Babel?"
As soon as Han Fei went up, he saw the familiar elevator shaft and the switchboard next to it.
Now I understand.
Since that's the case, and he's already here, Han Fei didn't care about anything else and just stretched out his hand.
Ines didn't follow the others to search; she stayed behind Han Fei. When she saw Han Fei about to pull the switch, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"
"Go up there."
Han Fei said it was perfectly reasonable, and pulled the switch down with a single tug, thinking to himself, why not pull the switch? If I don't pull it, where am I going to find Zongheng? The Three Illusionary Gods of Babel are still waiting for me.
He wasn't too worried that pulling this gate would make him a criminal. This gate was only responsible for controlling this elevator shaft. It wouldn't be necessary to pull this gate down and shut down the entire ship's defense system before all the gates were pulled.
—I figured if the central control system tripped, the other doors of the Tower of Babel wouldn't open either; only the elevators leading to the top floor would.
The next second, a familiar announcement rang in Han Fei's ears.
"Warning: Power to the restricted area is about to be restored. Access control will be disabled after the power is restored. All security personnel are requested to remain on high alert."
The familiar two-and-a-half-minute loading bar appeared in Han Fei's eyes. He sat down casually on the sofa next to the elevator shaft and patiently waited for the loading bar to finish.
Seeing this, Ines couldn't help but ask, "You are definitely not an ordinary messenger. Your purpose is confusing me."
"how to say."
Han Fei looked up at Ines and said softly, "Your stance leans towards Theresa, right?"
"Yes."
Ines readily admitted, "I favor Princess Theresa's choice."
“But you didn’t stand firmly by her side,” Han Fei said. “Don’t rush to refute me. You did work for Rhodes Island, but that was just as a mercenary, wasn’t it? On the contrary, your teammate, that girl named W, made a completely different choice from you.”
Ines was somewhat surprised, but remained silent.
She had witnessed Han Fei's astonishing remarks far too many times before, so when he mentioned W this time, she naturally wouldn't be as shocked as she had been before.
"From this perspective, I'm about the same as you," Han Fei continued. "I also lean towards Theresa, but you've seen their choices, so it's impossible for me to take two Sarkaz who are indifferent to, or even hostile to, the Sarkaz to help Theresa fight a civil war."
"Staying on the sidelines is my choice."
After saying that, Han Fei stopped talking and patiently waited for the countdown to end.
At that moment, Texas's voice came from below:
"Boss, there's an evacuation gate here. Do you need me to pull one?"
"No rush," Han Fei said loudly.
"it is good."
Texas responded and didn't pull the switch.
Two minutes and 30 seconds is neither a long nor a short time.
This period of time was enough for Texas and her team to loot the surrounding area, and also enough for the Babel Tower's remaining operators to react.
With about 20 seconds left, Han Fei clearly heard hurried footsteps outside.
There were quite a few people, and more than one.
But by then, the team members had already returned to Han Fei.
“The people from Babel are coming,” Ines warned. “We’re not exactly guests right now.”
"Don't panic."
Han Fei raised his hand and glanced at the doorway, sending two smoke bombs flying.
Immediately, he stood in front of the elevator shaft and said, "Come up with me in a bit."
With a ding, the elevator shaft opened.
Han Fei didn't hesitate and immediately reached out to hug Ines—without the continent's mechanisms, this girl wouldn't be able to pull out so many strange little gadgets on her at will.
Han Fei hugged Ines tightly, gripped the rope with his other hand, and slid directly to the top floor with the help of the auxiliary device.
Volume 1: Chapter 157 Doctor?
With a slight creaking sound of the zipline, Han Fei landed steadily on the top platform.
What came into view was not the familiar view of the top floor of the Bakshibabel Tower, but a straight, somewhat cramped metal corridor. The corridor was only wide enough for three or four people to walk side by side, and no more than ten meters long. The walls on both sides were cold, smooth alloy panels, with no side passages or doors in sight.
The sole objective was the slightly ajar, heavy metal door at the end of the corridor—a green indicator light on the door frame, signifying permission, flickered faintly, and a steady, slightly cool light shone through the crack in the door.
The rest of the team members also slid down one after another. Han Fei released his arm from Ines and said in a deep voice, "Let's go in and take a look."
At this moment, he had a clear picture in his mind—behind this door was most likely the true nerve center of Rhodes Island, the legendary core control room.
An indescribable anticipation quietly grew in his heart: Was he finally going to meet the legendary "Doctor"?
Hey, after being a PhD for so long, I really never imagined that one day I would meet this PhD in a different capacity.
"clear."
As Texas responded, the two wolf-headed greatswords were silently drawn, their cold blades flashing in the dim corridor.
She lowered her body slightly and moved in a standard tactical alert posture in front of Han Fei. "I'll scout ahead. If anything happens, I'll do my best to stop them."
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