The housekeeper came to the courtyard alone, closed the door, and whispered to Xia Chuhe.
"Miss Xia, please feel free to ask me anything. I will answer to the best of my ability."
Xia Chuhe then asked the question that concerned him most: "Do you know my parents?"
“I don’t know them, but I’ve had the privilege of hearing their names and seeing their photos,” the butler said hesitantly. “Also, their genetic data.”
"What?" Xia Chuhe didn't understand.
She often heard terms like genetic collapse and mutation in the wasteland, but shouldn't genetic data be a very important privacy?
The butler explained, "For some important people, or those with special abilities, the authorities or other organizations can collect their genetic data, even without their knowledge. But don't worry, your parents voluntarily handed over their genetic data."
The butler's few words were enough to prove that Xia Chuhe's parents were native wasteland people.
Do you know where my parents are?
The butler shook his head. His mission was to infiltrate Five Star Corporation and provide assistance to the savior. As for the savior's parents, he had never cared about them, nor did he have any way to contact them.
The housekeeper informed Xia Chuhe about the Spark Project.
Project Spark is a human creation project by a group of young people who want to create a person with special abilities who can ultimately save the wasteland.
Currently, wasteland technology can determine the expression of most gene sequences, but humans can never become true creators.
The generation of superpowers is mainly related to gene fragments contained in mitochondria and chloroplasts, so the superpowers of artificial humans can never exhibit diversity and randomness.
Only natural beings can generate uncontrollable and miraculous superpowers randomly.
As far as the butler knew, Xia Chuhe's mother, Xia Qingxue, possessed the ability of time-space folding. The butler wasn't clear on the specific effects, but it was roughly similar to the ability of Wuying, who could exit instances without restriction.
Xia Chuhe's father, Lu Xingyi, possesses the supernatural ability to purify the land.
Xia Chuhe lowered his eyes, purifying the land...
Lu Danggui's special ability is also this.
The butler then provided another important piece of information: "The Spark Project was initiated by the Spark Organization, and your parents are key members of that organization."
The Spark Project operated in seclusion in the wasteland, and few people knew about it. Even the steward didn't know where the organization's headquarters were.
The butler handed Xia Chuhe a list, which included people from the Spark Organization, just like him.
Dongfang Rui, Qu Shilun, Du Xuan...
The list contained only a dozen or so people, scattered across different bases. Their positions were all senior/intermediate level supervisors at the xx base.
This demonstrates how much effort and time the Spark Organization put into placing its personnel in various bases.
Summer hoeing and rice planting were in a daze.
She had previously harbored a vague suspicion that her parents had given birth to her with a specific purpose in mind.
However, when his suspicions were confirmed, Xia Chuhe couldn't accept it at all.
Xia Chuhe is a mama's girl and a daddy's girl. Before she transmigrated to the wasteland, she trusted, loved, and was close to her parents wholeheartedly.
Are all the care, attention, and love from parents fake? Are they all for ulterior motives?
And also, special abilities...
Don't superpowers belong to mobile phones?
Xia Chuhe tried, but without her phone, she couldn't summon the farm or harvest anything.
How can this be explained?
The butler's call brought Xia Chuhe back to her senses: "Miss Xia, if there's nothing else, may I leave?"
Xia Chuhe suppressed his chaotic thoughts and complicated feelings: "Tell me about the power structure in the wasteland."
Similar to Xia Chuhe's speculation, the official forces in the wasteland consist of the base and the Five Star Corporation. The base is similar to the government, and the Five Star Corporation is similar to a monopolistic state-owned enterprise.
The forces that have infiltrated the lower levels of the wasteland are various organizations, most of which follow the government and get by, while a few go their own way and develop small businesses.
Among the rebel forces in the wasteland, the Beacon is the most vocal, while Starfire remains the most hidden. Besides these two major forces, there are also some smaller rebel groups that have managed to avoid significant disruption.
The rebel forces mainly live in remote, outlying areas beyond the base's control.
The butler knew very little about the rebel forces, as Five Star Corporation had never taken them seriously, so his information was limited. However, it was certain that the rebel forces were weak and incapable of causing any trouble, posing no threat whatsoever to the official forces.
After the butler finished speaking, Xia Chuhe prompted, "Li Yue..."
The butler remained silent.
The only sound in the room was the pattering of sand and wind against the windproof cover.
“I don’t know, the following is all my speculation.” The butler lowered his voice, “I suspect that there is a force that is above the official forces, at least… above Five Star Corporation.”
“I’ve worked on many projects in the company, and the results of many of them came out of nowhere. Many experiments didn’t seem like exploration or testing at all; they seemed more like results that had already been obtained, while experiments are meant to verify those results. I suspect that there is a technologically advanced force that provides research results to Five Star Company and uses the company’s name to promote its own products.”
Xia Chuhe quickly understood what the housekeeper meant.
Five Star Corporation is the front man for this force.
The work was done by Five Star Company, and Five Star Company is also held responsible for any problems that arise. But in reality, the real mastermind is someone else.
Xia Chuhe gave this force a code name—the Research Institute.
Xia Chuhe asked his final question: "How do I find the Spark Organization?"
"I don't know. I also recognize people by their markings. The people on the list were collected by me unintentionally. If we hadn't deliberately collected and searched for them, we might not even know they existed, let alone know their mission."
Xia Chuhe sighed. When it came to the crucial questions, the housekeeper really knew nothing.
However, compared to before, the situation is gradually becoming clearer.
Xia Chuhe can also find his next direction—
Search for the Spark Organization, find your parents, and find out the truth.
Explore supernatural abilities to determine farm ownership and trigger conditions.
Most importantly, secretly develop your influence, find out the missions of the other members of the Spark Organization, and try to bring them under your control.
Currently, Xia Chuhe's true power lies with those listed in the follower handbook who demonstrate slightly higher loyalty. The unknowns and smugglers are, at best, his collaborators.
As for the grand goal of saving the wasteland world...
Go to hell!
It's not something a nobody like her, easily deceived and manipulated, could accomplish.
Protecting those around you and ensuring a good life for yourself and your friends is already difficult enough.
Xia Chuhe saw the housekeeper off.
Back in the room, I saw Lu Dangui sitting blankly on the sofa, lost in thought.
Xia Chuhe remembered that there was another gift he hadn't given to Lu Danggui yet.
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