What a pair of eyes they were, so deep and blue, as if two endless whirlpools were about to crush and devour her alive!
Lin Yan subconsciously turned her head away, and the hand holding the syringe trembled uncontrollably. She took a deep breath, suppressed the fear in her heart, and forced herself to look at the man again. This time, what she saw was a pair of blue-black, lifeless and slightly turbid eyes.
Phew—that must have been an illusion! Although this experimental subject was the only one who had survived three years under her command and was undoubtedly an extremely powerful being, he had been unconscious since being injected with the TE-9 toxin five months ago. It was impossible for him to have such a look in his eyes!
"Team Leader Lin, Team Leader Lin!" Seeing that Lin Yan had been staring at the experimental subject's face but was hesitant to take action, researcher T-A5 called out softly with some hesitation.
"Hmm," Lin Yan was slightly startled by the voice and came back to her senses. She looked up at the empty wall and secretly calmed herself down. Then, she lowered her head and pierced the skin of the experimental subject without hesitation, slowly pushing CSS01 into the experimental subject. Despite this, her slightly shaking right hand still revealed her mood.
In the dim K-area abandoned yard, Shi Yuqing was picking things up quickly with a half-person-high hook. Occasionally, he would find a small piece of metal and put it into his backpack.
It was already the fourth day. Every morning at dawn, she would bring Qin Xia's waste-picking equipment to the waste dump to avoid the waste-picking group's departure time.
She is still too weak now. If possible, it is better to avoid certain troubles.
"Ding——" This is the sound of the curved hook touching metal.
Huh? Unlike most of the sounds I'd heard before, this one was clear and crisp, without any noise. It was a bit like... Shi Yuqing's eyes suddenly flashed with enthusiasm as she thought of something. She looked around to make sure no one was around, then deftly used a hook to dig out the metal buried in the garbage and carefully examined the palm-sized purple crystal.
That's right! This is an energy crystal! The energy contained within it is even more abundant than the B-grade energy crystal that caused his death earlier! Based on Qin Xia's ten years of experience in Shi Yu's studio, this crystal is definitely far superior to a B-grade one!
Although he didn't know how he could find such a good piece of material in this scrap yard, Shi Yuqing put the treasure into his backpack without hesitation, quickly packed up his tools, and returned to his residence in the semi-darkness.
After returning to her residence, she sorted and placed the metals she had picked up as usual. After taking a shower, she picked up a tube of nutrient solution and slowly walked towards the bedroom.
While absorbing the nutrient solution, Shi Yuqing sat at the table and gently wiped the energy crystal. She did not put the energy crystal away, nor did she plan to sell it.
Now thinking back, the place where this crystal was found seemed to be the same corner where Qin Xia found the B-grade energy crystal before.
Could it be that... An idea flashed through Shi Yuqing's mind, but he could only wait until tomorrow to verify it. He still had a difficult task to do today!
Throwing away the empty hose, Shi Yuqing picked up the crystal and walked towards Shi Yu's former studio, her expression full of eagerness to try.
When she saw this energy crystal, she immediately had a plan in mind. Although doing so meant giving up a large amount of star coins, she did not regret it at all.
Nearly three hours later, in the slightly old studio, Shi Yuqing took off his protective goggles and looked at Wei Xiuyi with anticipation.
With a "ding" sound, a side drawer suddenly popped out, and inside were nine fine needles of different lengths.
At this moment, in Shi Yuqing's eyes, these nine needles all possessed a graceful and beautiful figure, and the dark purple needle bodies glowed with gorgeous brilliance, which fascinated her deeply.
She never expected that this advanced energy crystal could produce such perfect Nine Treasures. Her Nine Treasures were finally back!
Shi Yuqing gently stroked the needle and smiled with satisfaction. The purple light reflected in her clear black eyes, which was stunningly beautiful.
"Ding Dong, Ding Dong, Ding Dong~"
The doorbell woke Shi Yuqing up. She quickly placed the nine treasures into the nine empty slots of the bracelet, which was also made of crystal. With a light buckle, it fit perfectly on her left wrist.
The urgent ringing of the bell outside the door made her unable to appreciate the bracelet. She walked quickly to the door and saw the anxious-looking burly man on the screen. A hint of surprise flashed in her eyes.
Turning on the communication button, Shi Yuqing stared at the man outside the door with a wary look, "Uncle Xiong."
The red-haired man on the screen was delighted when he heard Shi Yuqing's voice. He shuddered and said in a gruff voice, "Xia Xia, what took you so long to get here? Hurry up and open the door for your Uncle Xiong!"
Shi Yuqing recalled Jiang Xiong's personality in her memory, and after a moment's thought, she opened the door, but there was still a hint of wariness in her eyes.
Jiang Xiong looked at the little girl in front of him, his eyes reddened, and he sniffed hard. He sighed inwardly. Four years had passed, and Xia Xia still looked so small and skinny like a little monkey. She must have had a hard time these past few years.
Look! These big, twinkling eyes are staring straight at me. How excited and happy they must be!
At first, Shi Yuqing understood the undisguised pity in Jiang Xiong's eyes. But why was he now ready to pounce? Even though she didn't sense any ill will from him, she still silently took a step back...
"I understand!" Seeing the little girl backing away, Jiang Xiong restrained his desire to reach out and hug her. She must have been too surprised to see me and still couldn't believe it. I had to go slowly and not scare her!
"..." Shi Yuqing looked at the burly man with a frown on her face, who was hesitant to accept her. Did he misunderstand something?
"Uncle Xiong, is there anything you need to come here for?" Seeing that Jiang Xiong had no ill will towards her, Shi Yuqing gradually let down her guard.
"Oh," Jiang Xiong remembered the purpose of this trip when he was reminded, but for some reason, he suddenly began to look left and right furtively, and finally squinted his eyes and gave Shi Yuqing a look.
Shi Yuqing silently digested the meaning in the middle-aged man's seductive eyes, closed the door and locked it, invited him to sit on the sofa in the living room, and looked up at him again.
"Ahem," Jiang Xiong asked, wondering what was going on. When had Xia Xia's gaze become so overwhelming? He averted his eyes, coughed twice, and then said seriously, "Xia Xia, I came here to tell you something. Four years ago, before Uncle Shi was murdered, he asked me to tell you that there was something behind the nebula map on the south wall of his bedroom."
"He was originally planning to give it to you personally on your 18th birthday, but he can't do it anymore," Jiang Xiong wiped away his tears. "At that time, our entire maintenance team was implicated in that case. If Uncle Shi hadn't taken it on alone, perhaps..."
Perhaps none of them could escape, involved in that incident. If it weren't for Uncle Shi, they would definitely not be let off just by serving four years in the Star Prison.
"This is something a few of us in our maintenance team put together. We just came out from... not long ago, so we only have this much. I hope it can be of some help to you..." As he spoke, Jiang Xiong took out a star card.
Seeing the deep guilt and shame in Jiang Xiong's eyes, Shi Yuqing didn't refuse. She took it with a smile and said, "Thank you, I really need it, Uncle Xiong. Please thank the others for me too."
After seeing Jiang Xiong off, Shi Yuqing fell into deep thought. It seemed like Shi Yu's death four years ago wasn't simple... Ah... Trouble was, this Qin Xia wasn't as pure as she'd hoped (specifically referring to her background)...
However, when thinking of that gift, Shi Yuqing's eyes showed a hint of anticipation. That was the first time someone specially prepared a coming-of-age gift for her!
With mixed feelings of love and hate, Shi Yuqing came to Shi Yu's bedroom.
She had a premonition that although this gift was definitely extraordinary, it might bring her great trouble, and it might be related to the incident in which Shi Yu was framed!
After entering the room, Shi Yuqing saw the nebula picture on the wall at first sight. He took off the frame, but found that there was nothing behind the picture.
I looked around carefully and found no mechanism that could be turned.
The wall is very flat, with no buttons or text messages.
Shi Yuqing touched the wall somewhat unwillingly, but there was not even a mechanism to press down!
I've been fooled?! This was the first thought that flashed through the mind of Shi Jiuzhen, who had once dominated the medical field ten thousand years ago...
"Fingerprint verification successful! Now obtaining the genetic code!" Shi Yuqing's first thought had just passed when a cold telegraph voice suddenly rang out in the room, startling her so much that she subconsciously moved her hand away.
"Warning! Warning! The genetic code is still being acquired. Do not leave! Do not leave!"
Hearing the warning, Shi Yuqing came to her senses and quickly put her hand back against the wall. Suddenly, she felt a pain in her palm and reflexively withdrew her hand. Her eyes, like a frightened rabbit, stared cautiously at the empty wall.
"The genetic code has been successfully obtained and is being matched..."
Huh~ For some reason, Shi Yuqing breathed a sigh of relief when she heard that the match was successful. It was not until this moment that she truly felt the wonder of this space and time.
Although Qin Xia had a vague impression of these things, she didn't fully understand them. This was because she had never come into contact with such high-end things. She had always been with Shi Yu since she was a child, and due to financial constraints, she couldn't take the general education courses like ordinary children.
And in the past four years, she has almost only dealt with scrapyards and scrap collection groups...
So... when Master Jiuzhen firsthand experienced the unknown high technology for the first time, he was unconsciously... involuntarily... truly astonished.
"Match successful! Ding—the gift is ready!"
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