The detector quickly located the entrance, but the entire entrance was buried underground, and it would take some time to clear it.
"Sister-in-law, how long are we going to keep digging with this little shovel?"
Yu Zhen complained, but he quickly shoveled away the topsoil and moved away the debris covered by it.
"There's nothing we can do; the system's warehouse doesn't have any heavy machinery built-in."
Zhou Siyu moved a stone slab aside and opened his helmet to let in some fresh air.
Clearing away ruins under the scorching sun? He must be out of his mind.
At this moment, he desperately wished he had Yu Wei's ability to control vines. Those vines looked soft and vulnerable, but in reality, they were incredibly resilient, penetrating everywhere, and making clearing up ruins a breeze.
"Awoo awoo~"
Milk-scented steamed bun excitedly ran to Zhou Siyu's feet, its snow-white fur covered in dirt and debris. Zhou Siyu curled her lip in disgust.
He won't pet that dirty little dog.
"Let's go take a look; maybe it's discovered something."
Yu Zhen stopped what she was doing, rubbed the head of the milk-flavored steamed bun, and followed it to the edge of the small hole it had just dug.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, come and see!"
Yu Zhen waved to Zhou Siyu, who threw down his shovel and quickly walked over, staring at a small dog hole in deep thought.
"It seems to be very deep in here. Could it be another entrance to the basement?"
Yu Zhen shone an infrared light on the hole and made a preliminary estimate of its depth.
"Have you ever seen a basement that doesn't even have a door, just a big hole?"
Zhou Siyu rolled her eyes. What they were looking for were underground laboratories and cold storage facilities, not underground tombs.
"Maybe it was dug up by someone else later. Didn't the alliance organize a few operations afterward?"
Yu Zhen was unwilling to give up; he really didn't want to dig soil and move stones anymore—it was too tiring.
This time, Zhou Siyu didn't refute him. After a moment's thought, she nodded, "That's possible."
Zhou Yu has been to Planet Twenty-Seven before, hasn't he? He doesn't seem like someone who can decipher codes, and given that something is chasing him, he has no better option than to use explosives.
"There's actually oxygen inside."
Yu Zhen threw down a match and then a glow stick. The glow stick quickly landed on the ground, which was enough to show that the distance from the bottom of the cave was not high.
"Put on your helmet and go down for a look." Zhou Siyu patted the head of the milk-flavored steamed bun. "Thanks, my darling."
The milk-scented steamed buns held their heads high with pride, their eyes brimming with smugness.
"Don't look around or touch anything after you go inside."
Zhou Siyu made preparations, took a deep breath looking at the narrow opening, released the grappling hook to grab the ground, and slowly descended while pulling on the rope.
A bright spotlight was turned on at the right time. Zhou Siyu looked around. This corridor seemed to have been abandoned for a long time. The boxes piled up against the wall were covered with cobwebs. With a casual touch, a large layer of dust slid off the wall like snowflakes.
"This place is too dark."
Yu Zhen jumped to the ground, kicking up a cloud of dust.
"An abandoned underground laboratory—who do you expect to provide electricity here?"
Zhou Siyu looked around. Unlike what Yu Zhen had seen in the illusion, the walls on both sides of the spacious passage were only painted with gray paint (it could be due to accumulated dust). There was a tightly closed door at intervals on both sides of the passage, with no gaps. Small signs were nailed to the door frames as markers.
"Sister-in-law, sister-in-law, come and see!" Yu Zhen waved excitedly, "There really is such a thing as a biochemical laboratory! I thought it was just something written in novels."
"Biological warfare has occurred throughout human history; read more history."
Zhou Siyu walked to the door, looked up, and began trying to crack the code to enter.
Throughout human history spanning hundreds of light-years, there are numerous records of large-scale wars. The most devastating one occurred 174 light-years ago, when a great war destroyed the planet on which humanity depended for survival. Mutant creatures emerged in droves, and the surviving humans were forced to migrate to other planets to continue the flame of civilization.
During the Allied Wars against Imperial rule, King Etolan frequently used biological weapons, one of which was the Kao virus.
If we can find research data on the Kao virus, we might be able to find a way to deal with it.
"Those who use viruses are despicable! If they're so tough, let them fight us head-on!" I'll blow them to bits with my laser cannon!
Yu Zhen wished he could smash open the warehouse door immediately and destroy everything inside with a laser cannon. Those despicable bastards who harm people deserve to go to hell!
"Do you think those people have the ability to go head-to-head with the Alliance?" Zhou Siyu cracked the code and said disdainfully, "Only those without strength would resort to despicable and underhanded methods."
The more the rebels resort to these underhanded tactics, the more it demonstrates their inadequacy in weaponry and hard power; no matter how they try, it will all be in vain.
"That's right, that brat who sent someone to poison us had better not fall into my hands, or I'll teach him why the maple leaves on Maple Mountain are so red!"
Maple Mountain is located on the eighth planet. It was the place where war criminals were executed and death sentences were carried out when the Alliance was first established. Many maple trees grow on the mountain, and they are red all year round.
"Let's not talk about that now." Zhou Siyu put away the virtual screen and pointed to the unlocked combination lock. "Let's go in and take a look."
"Wow, sister-in-law is amazing." Yu Zhen coughed a few times, cleared her throat, clenched her fist, pretended to have a microphone, and handed it to Zhou Siyu. "Mr. Zhou, you are a biology genius, the president of a large company, and a computer genius. What is the secret to your success?"
"The secret to success?" Zhou Siyu pondered for a moment, then said seriously, "The secret is to do what you like, not to waste time, and also..." Zhou Siyu glanced at Yu Zhen indifferently, "Don't always imagine tens of thousands of words of novel plots."
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