The girl's slender, fair fingers touched the translucent sphere, her spiritual energy gently gathering in her palm. After about half a minute, the sphere began to emit a faint white light, and the faint pattern of an eye appeared on its surface.
"Hmm..." the researcher whispered, "This is the symbol of the Perception system, which means it has a detection trait..."
His voice became smaller and smaller, and he felt a little embarrassed by the end.
Along the way, he has been sucked by Gu Qiongsheng many times, so how could he not know that Gu Qiongsheng's characteristic is healing?
The researcher rubbed his nose in frustration. "Sorry, our research on the properties of mental power is still too crude. It works sometimes, sometimes not. You... just watch for fun."
He was very unconfident, but Gu Qiongsheng's heart moved slightly, and he thought of his own talent and vision.
Healing techniques are all system black technologies.
As for herself, it's hard to say whether she is a perception type?
The Perception Department is also famous for its strong mental plasticity. After all, they need to spread their mental power to cover as large an area as possible and explore more precise results.
She put her hand down with a smile, turned around and pulled Zhou Qing over: "Do you want to try it too?"
Zhou Qing was picking up a medicine from the shelf on the other side, stroking the label in a daze.
After being gently pulled by Gu Qiongsheng, the girl suddenly came back to her senses and placed the potion in her palm: "Sister Qiongsheng, take a look at this?"
Glass test tubes contained medicines of different colors, some were icy blue like frost, some were white as milk, and some looked like burning magma, appearing a bright red under the illumination of the searchlight.
Gu Qiongsheng glanced at the label curiously and was slightly stunned: "...Awakening Potion?"
That's not right, isn't the awakening potion completely transparent?
The researcher, while clacking away at the console and copying data onto the hard drive, took a moment to call out, "Oh, that's also an experiment."
He paused, lowering his voice. "Aren't we focusing on studying the characteristics of mental power? Then I started to wonder, since everyone's characteristics are different, why do we need to use exactly the same awakening potion?"
"Different people use awakening potions. Some can jump to S-rank in one fell swoop, while others can only reach B-rank. Is this a matter of individual talent, or is it because the awakening potion is not suitable for each person?"
He nodded at the ball next to him, a grin spreading across his lips. "So, we've been researching a supporting project of 'early detection + targeted medicine'."
"The ideal situation would be to first detect each person's traits, then administer a more compatible awakening potion, so that everyone can be S-rank..."
Not only Gu Qiongsheng, but Zhou Feng and others were all stunned.
There was a moment of complete silence in the narrow information room.
After a long while, Zhou Feng murmured, "I now believe that the information you bring back will propel the Federation's research forward by at least three years."
The researcher blushed a little, feeling a bit embarrassed. "...Thank you so much, so much. Actually, our first ten years were all about basic research, and we didn't produce any significant results."
"It's just that a while ago, the Federation distributed a batch of new materials, and each of the named research institutes was allocated some."
“That material is truly magical!”
"It's all thanks to this material that we've achieved the experimental results we've always imagined—look at that detection ball, it's made of this new material."
After hearing what he said, everyone gathered around curiously and watched for a while.
It was dim just now and they hadn't noticed it.
But at this moment, holding up the searchlight, Gu Qiongsheng was surprised to find that the sphere that had just sensed her mental power and given the perception detection results was actually made of life mineral!
...I see. No wonder it's so sensitive to mental power.
No wonder the research institute only produced results recently - because the Federation didn't have many life minerals at all before!
The few rare pieces were all sent to the Starry Sky Research Institute and to Wei Lan for research on psychic mechas.
That is to say, after Gu Qiongsheng "sucked" three planets in a row, the Federation collected a large amount of life minerals, and the Federation was able to generously distribute some to each research institute.
"……very nice."
Gu Qiongsheng sighed.
A slightly cool touch came from the palm of her hand. She lowered her eyelids slightly and looked at the potion in her hand, with a glimmer in her eyes.
Even Zhou Feng's expression showed a hint of gentleness.
Although these are still crude inventions according to researchers, at least they dare to think and do, and have achieved a breakthrough "from nothing to something".
It is foreseeable that as large quantities of life minerals are distributed to various research institutes and used in various research projects, in the coming period of time, human scientific research results will surely flourish and bear fruitful results.
Zhou Feng was also filled with emotion.
She leaned close to Gu Qiongsheng's ear and whispered, "Qiongsheng, thanks to you."
Without Gu Qiongsheng, the Federation would not know how long it would take to crack the mystery of the life ore, and it would not know how long it would take to obtain enough ore to transform it into a weapon for counterattack.
However, the Zerg evolves so quickly that it may not leave enough time for humans.
Gu Qiongsheng thought for a moment, but shook his head slightly.
"I just gave it a push," she said softly. "If it weren't for the decades of dedicated research by others, who laid a solid foundation, even if we obtained the Life Mineral, humanity wouldn't be able to achieve research results in such a short time."
And it happened in such a short period of time, only half a month.
This shows that the institute's theoretical research has been quite complete, and only the gap in materials is missing.
Fate is sometimes strange, but sometimes unexpectedly fair.
All the hardships you have endured, the sweat you have shed, all the suffering and difficult years you have experienced will one day turn into sweet rain, nourish the earth, and make your life bear sweet fruit.
When leaving the data room, Gu Qiongsheng took away the test balls and the row of medicines.
Although the Federation can develop these again with the information in the hands of the researchers and enough life minerals, Gu Qiongsheng feels that these things are very meaningful.
Just holding it in your hand, you feel like you can feel an invisible force.
Tell her she's not fighting alone.
Behind her, on countless planets in the human realm, there are many such research institutes, and many researchers who have dedicated their youth here. They are full of passion and have no regrets, devoting themselves to endless scientific research.
That is their battlefield.
Although there is no smoke of gunpowder, it is equally thrilling.
…
When they set out on the search and rescue journey again, the soldiers' attitude towards the researcher had changed greatly. They were no longer wary of him, but instead protected him with great respect in the center of the team.
But at the same time, a doubt still lingers in everyone's mind.
If the researcher's words were genuine and he had no ill intentions, how could he explain the Zerg lurking at the entrance of the institute?
How to explain the Zerg that is still shrinking and surrounding the survivors in Gu Qiongsheng's vision?
Somehow, Gu Qiongsheng felt a strong sense of unease in his heart.
The corridor ahead was pitch black, and you couldn't see your hand in front of you. A group of people were walking quickly in the quiet space.
The corners of the walls glowed faintly, and on the white walls remained remnants of slime left by the crawling Zerg. Under the illumination of the searchlight, it appeared a dirty, fishy yellow.
Something must be wrong.
…But what exactly is wrong?
The institute was small, and with an insider leading the way, the group quickly approached the location of the survivors. Gu Qiongsheng's guess was correct; it was a safe house located on the bottom floor of the institute.
"This safe house was built specifically to protect against natural disasters like floods," the researcher explained in a low voice. "It's very well protected."
"It's also earthquake-proof. Even if an earthquake really hits, the safe house will be buried in the ground. The oxygen system and food inside will be enough for them to survive for five or six days, enough to wait for rescue."
Speaking of this, the researcher sighed a little.
Xilingxing has loose geology and a small land area. It is prone to disasters such as earthquakes due to the push of ocean currents.
The researchers did not expect that the safe house they had worked so hard to build would eventually play a role in resisting the Zerg invasion.
The Zerg drilled out from deep in the rock formations and invaded from underground.
The deeper you go, the more you can see bottomless cracks, as if a rain of axes had fallen in the corridor, smashing the alloy bricks and stones on the ground into pieces, with stones flying everywhere and wounds visible to the bone.
In the end, even the ceiling was tilted and the ground was steep at a 45-degree angle. If you were not careful, you would fall from the slippery ground covered with mucus and fall into an unfathomable crack.
At this time, Gu Weapon Master Qiongsheng came in handy again - along the way, she used her mental power to condense countless tools, wooden boards, ropes, screwdrivers...
It can be said that "a path is cut through every mountain, and a bridge is built over every river". No matter whether there are cracks in the ground, bent doors that cannot be opened, or tightly blocked keyholes... they are all quickly resolved.
The soldiers all said: This is really an eye-opener.
After turning a corner, the door of the safe house finally appeared in front.
Looking at the door that was mostly covered by collapsed soil and rocks, everyone was very excited. Even Zhou Feng's breathing quickened a little, but she still remained vigilant and made a quick gesture to her teammates.
Gu Qiongsheng also pushed his natural vision to the limit.
"Six on the left, five on the right," she said quickly. "Up there... there are thirteen up there, smaller ones, most likely bat bugs."
"There are two more underground, at the seven o'clock position. Be careful!"
Keeping the message in mind, the soldiers split into two groups and rushed out following Zhou Feng and Zheng Hun respectively.
The rapid sound of footsteps, like the beating of drums, suddenly resounded in the small, quiet space. The soldiers grabbed their weapons, divided the work in tacit agreement, and launched a fierce attack in the direction pointed by Gu Qiongsheng!
“Bang, bang, bang!”
Countless bullets hit the alloy wall, and the extremely penetrating mental power melted the wall and pierced through the Zerg hidden behind it!
The bat insect above bared its fangs and was about to spread its long and narrow black wings.
A row of silver lights suddenly shot out, whoosh whoosh whoosh, piercing through their fleshy wings and nailing them to the ceiling!
"ah--!"
Dark blue blood dripped down, accompanied by the Zerg's shrill screams.
Several rift worms that had been hiding underground quickly crawled out, their slender bodies circling in the narrow corridor, their scarlet vertical pupils revealing undisguised malice.
They deliberately appeared behind the warriors, intending to launch a backstab with silent and sharp attacks.
But they never expected that just after rushing through half of the corridor, their bodies suddenly began to collapse, countless cracks appeared all over their bodies, and they fell to the ground and turned into piles of meat!
At the same time, a cold light flashed faintly in the corridor.
Countless thin lines crisscrossed each other, extremely sharp, forming a death net in the two-meter-long corridor.
Tear apart everything it passes through!
The fastest Riftworm had no time to react and was cut into countless pieces as it rushed over - darkness is the best protective color for assassins, but at this moment, it also concealed the whereabouts of the silk thread and became the culprit that led the Zerg to death!
Along with the terrified screams of the rift worms, Gu Qiongsheng's clear voice echoed in the corridor: "Don't worry, I'll guard the back."
"I won't let any Zerg come."
All the battles before had been fought in open battlefields. It was not until this moment, when they were fighting in a corridor deep underground, that Gu Qiongsheng suddenly realized that the silk threads in the darkness were simply deadly weapons in street fighting.
Combined with the detection effect of their innate vision, the traps carefully designed by the Zerg will instead become a trap for them to walk into and bring about their own destruction!
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