Chapter 509 Dark Matter

The sentries of Jiang Mu's squad buried themselves in their noodles, leaving the internal problems of Zero Team to themselves.

Xie Tu didn't interfere; he couldn't handle the everyday squabbles.

"Let's eat first. I just went in and checked, and she wasn't angry."

Yun Zhao recalled her reaction: "Ayu said she would definitely win the next physical training session."

"It's good that you're not angry." Tao Haohao quickly went into the kitchen to serve noodles.

Qi Ling stood in front of the car, opened the trunk himself, took out the meat and vegetables he had bought, and put them into the freezer for storage.

The sentries have big appetites; this meat cost him a third of his savings. In this hot weather, the car would definitely break if left there.

Qi Ling wasn't bothered; treating others was only right. But there was only a little over two thousand yuan left in her card, and she didn't know if it would last until the next mission.

He first moved all the meat into the house.

After coming out, he immediately relayed what Dean Fu had said.

"The concentration of dark matter is increasing?"

Zhou Tianqi was stunned for a moment, then quickly raised his hand to test the communicator.

Jiang Mu placed the empty bowl on the table, took out a piece of paper to wipe his mouth, and said, "The device on my wrist can only test the concentration in the vicinity. The outside is not a contaminated area, so my own test is inaccurate."

"Why did it suddenly rise?" Orange asked.

Their first reaction was the same as Qi Ling's.

If more and more dark matter appears in the world, will a dark apocalypse come again...?

Almost everyone present was born during the dark ages and apocalypse, and vaguely remembered those dark and hopeless years of their childhood.

"That's a good question."

Jiang Mu, unusually serious, turned to look at Qi Ling and asked, "Did Dean Fu tell you how much you were promoted, or what caused it?"

Qi Ling shook her head. "No."

Xie Tu has already activated his communicator to contact the Special Abilities Research Institute.

There was no response after the message was sent.

Dean Jiang has probably already taken the data to the base leaders; we'll have to wait a while.

Yun Zhao was also taken aback when he heard the news.

"Is it possible that this is related to the contaminated areas that were eliminated?"

She suppressed her thoughts, took another sip of water, and said, "Let's assume that the amount of dark matter on the planet has remained unchanged since the early Dark Ages."

"With the elimination of several large five-star contaminated zones, a large amount of dark matter was released from them."

Her words sent chills down everyone's spines, and they instinctively stopped eating and looked over.

Jiang Mu rubbed his chin. "It's not impossible."

"Does this mean that eliminating the contaminated areas is tantamount to ushering in a dark apocalypse, and then the cycle repeats itself, entering the next cycle?" Song Liang said solemnly.

Everyone was in an uproar.

They all lost their appetite, put down their bowls, and joined the discussion.

"And then there are us sentinels, who bring out a lot of dark matter every time we enter the contaminated zone. The guides remove that stuff from the mental realm, and then it's transported to other places and released into the air..."

This means that the amount of dark matter in the world has been increasing imperceptibly.

It's just that the amount is too small each time to be detected.

Orange's face turned pale with disbelief. "Then aren't we... accelerating the arrival of another dark apocalypse?"

The training ground fell into a deathly silence.

"These are just our guesses."

Xie Tu frowned slightly, listening intently to the communicator. "The situation isn't that bad. It might only be increasing by one percent, or even less."

Fluctuations in pollution concentration are normal.

For example, during winter, polluted areas become more active in various regions, causing the dark matter carried in the air to become unstable.

"But for several deans to attend a meeting, it must mean that this time the safety threshold has been exceeded, right?" Duan Xi couldn't help but ask.

30%?

Xie Tu glanced at him. "It could just be caused by the contaminated area. Song Liang, first ask the intelligence team if there have been any abnormalities in the contaminated area recently."

Song Liang replied, "Okay."

Xie Tu noticed that Yun Zhao's bowl was half full of noodles. "Eat breakfast first, don't speculate wildly. Let's wait for the research institute to find out the reason."

The sentries all responded.

Tao Haohao stood at the kitchen door, staring at the noodles in his bowl and eating them quickly.

At this moment.

Wang Jiayu came out of the dressing room with her sleeves rolled up. Her short, ear-length hair was a little damp, and she didn't look angry at all.

Duan Xi, observing her expression, quickly got up to serve her noodles and hand her chopsticks.

The sentries' earpieces were highly sensitive, and everyone present could hear the conversation under the tree.

After this incident, I'm in no mood for arguing.

The training ground was unusually quiet; for a moment, only the sound of slurping noodles could be heard.

Yun Zhao suddenly lost his appetite.

With something on his mind, Qi Jun added too much salt, making the food increasingly salty as he ate.

She silently scooped the noodles into Xie Tu's bowl.

Xie Tu looked back at her, accepted the offer, poured some mineral water to dilute the noodles, and ate them.

...

Song Liang quickly contacted the intelligence team to find out the details.

“There are three contaminated areas that have recently shown abnormalities: No. 6, No. 128, and No. 179. None of them have been given an increased priority.”

Yun Zhao looked up when he heard "number six".

Her expression was calm, showing no sign of surprise.

She had already logged into the system and seen it before she was involved in the Nanjing incident.

The No. 6 pollution zone has been spreading continuously over the years; otherwise, Qingshan Town would not have had to relocate.

Therefore, Yun Zhao actually felt that it was within his expectations.

However, number 128...

This number is the same as her house number; it's really unlucky.

Zhou Tianqi had just picked up his bowl and stood up when he heard this. He turned around and said irritably, "These three are all five-star, right? How do I upgrade them?"

Song Liang said helplessly, "I was just reading it aloud as it was."

Wang Jiayu asked eagerly, "Then it seems it has little to do with the polluted area?"

"These are not things we should worry about."

Jiang Mu stood up lazily. "Professionals will investigate. As long as there is no notification from above, just focus on training."

As if suddenly remembering something, he turned to Yun Zhao and asked, "What were you doing at the library yesterday? Did you find any clues?"

Yun Zhao shook his head and said only, "It's a private matter."

Even after returning to the base, Yun Zhao never gave up searching for Yun Jue.

She wanted to find an architectural style similar to that of a circus.

My intuition tells me this is a clue about my father.

Finding out where the circus came from might just lead us to Dad's hideout.

So after the meeting yesterday, she and Xie Tu went to the base's library.

The library's books are mostly brought out from the contaminated area. They include all kinds of miscellaneous books, such as professional knowledge books, textbooks, picture books, geography magazines, local customs and culture books, and even two bookshelves of novels.

The base's network was established during the wasteland era, and much data and information has been lost; the paper records are more comprehensive than the database.

But the two of them didn't find any useful information yesterday.

She wants to go see it again today.

Jiang Mu nodded and looked at Xie Tu, "What's going on with that Bixi? It hasn't come out yet?"

Xie Tu raised his eyes. "Why don't you just call Hope Base and ask?"

According to the information reported from the sentry post over there.

Only two people went in, while the Hope Base sentries accompanied them stayed outside.

The base probably thought it was just a level-two contaminated area, and Xia Mingang should be able to handle it.

This will serve as training for him and, incidentally, help him establish his prestige, allowing him to gain a foothold in the four major bases and not be inferior to the other S-class units.

However, Xie Tu's eyes flickered.

The key to that two-star contaminated zone isn't hard to get.

However, after sending out more than a dozen sentry teams, the gatekeeper has still not been found.

Is Xia Mingang planning to eliminate the gatekeeper?