Chapter 111 Confusion

Chen Qiongzhi nodded and said:

"Okay, without further ado, let's go now?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "It happens that I can tell the instructor the part I have translated so far and see what he thinks."

At that moment, the two of them left immediately.

Halfway through the journey, Li Yi carefully explained to Chen Qiongzhi what he had translated so far.

Chen Qiongzhi pondered and said:

"If Lao Zhang really has a connection between 'Lu' and the Calabash Man, then perhaps he had a motive to tamper with the translation."

"Just, are you sure your translation is accurate? Have you double-checked it? Are there still any questions?"

Li Yi said:

"I can't guarantee it, but it's pretty close. Or, the instructor has identified some word meanings before, so you can judge for yourself whether it's correct."

"Forget it. Every profession has its own expertise. I can only understand it with the help of AI decryption. If I were to find fault with you, I would probably gain nothing."

Chen Qiongzhi smiled and said:

"Given your personality, you generally won't say anything you're not sure of. Since you said it's 80% certain, then it's not 80% certain, but 90% certain."

Li Yi said:

"So, instructor, do you have any other thoughts on what I said above?"

Chen Qiongzhi said, "There is one. You just mentioned a certain powerful person who is suspected to be a human, the guy who calls himself 'Needle'. I may have some clues about this person."

Li Yiqi asked, "Who is it?"

Chen Qiongzhi said: "An ancient strong man, Chenliu Wang Wusheng. It is said that his original name was called Needle King. Because he created an ancient martial art called Silver Needle Iron Embroidery, and this martial art is also the only ancient martial art that may be related to divine skills in human records."

Li Yi frowned and said, "This person must have lived at least five or six hundred years ago. In the Gourd Man's experimental notes, he appeared on the 45th day of the experiment, while Lu appeared on the 35th day of the experiment."

"If Mr. Zhang's granddaughter is Lu, who was originally exiled by the Gourd Man, then this timeline is a bit strange."

Chen Qiongzhi shrugged and said, "Perhaps the 'needle' and 'dew' are just our far-fetched ideas. In fact, it is possible that these two people are not human at all, and Old Zhang's granddaughter may just happen to have this habit."

Li Yi said:

"Maybe it's really what the instructor said, but now we have no clues to continue to understand these things."

"I think if we can find more detailed experimental records of the Gourd Man, we might be able to gain a deeper understanding of biological science."

Chen Qiongzhi glanced at Li Yi and found that the curiosity in Li Yi's eyes was indeed stronger than ever before.

Then he smiled and said, "It seems that you are really addicted to deciphering the gourd text?"

Li Yi also smiled and said, "To be honest, instructor, I actually quite like this process of exploring mysteries. It can not only exercise my thinking, but also keep me happy."

"Well, I mean, fighting can make me feel relaxed physically and mentally, and exploring mysteries can make my mind clear. These are both beneficial activities for me."

While running, Chen Qiongzhi looked back at Li Yi. Seeing his clear eyes and frank words, she couldn't help but said in surprise:

"I understand another talent of yours, which is that you love what you do from the bottom of your heart. It is because you love it that you can ponder it patiently and produce sparks that no one before you has ever had."

"You are too kind, instructor. I am just able to get more effective feedback from my actions than others."

…

As they were talking, the two had already crossed the dome where cabin 13 was located and continued on their way to cabin 14.

"The person we are going to visit today is Ms. Tang Mochou, an expert in paleontology. She was the elder who took the best care of me back then, and she knows a lot about the older generation."

"So, in addition to asking her about Old Zhang, you can also ask her whether the divine creatures recorded in the notes have been discovered."

On the way, Chen Qiongzhi told Li Yi about the details of the visit: "Remember, although Teacher Tang is kind, he is more sensitive to certain special things. Remember to mention these less."

Li Yi was slightly surprised: "What do you mean by special things?"

"For example, cults, including suspicious figures like Wu Huanling, should be avoided as much as possible, because Teacher Tang's family was also harmed by the cult, and she was very young at the time, causing her severe trauma. Do you understand?"

Li Yi nodded and said, "I see. Just talk about the matter and don't mention anything else?"

"That's right. So if you want to know about Lao Zhang, don't say you came here to investigate because you suspect him. Just say that you are Lao Zhang's student and have been taken care of by him. You want to know about Lao Zhang's past and see if you can contact his family far away on Earth."

Chen Qiongzhi gave careful instructions.

"Okay, then I'll follow this character."

…

On the 3rd floor of the Paleontological Research Institute in Cabin 14, Li Yi met Professor Tang Mochou under the guidance of Chen Qiongzhi.

This is a beautiful woman who is well maintained and appears to be only in her forties.

According to Chen Qiongzhi, Tang Mochou was actually at least seventy years old.

Thanks to the fact that current biotechnology is sufficiently advanced, even if he has not become an evolver, Tang Mochou is still in very good physical condition and looks very healthy.

When the two met Professor Tang, she was facing a light screen, checking the data list that was constantly refreshing on it.

Chen Qiongzhi and Li Yi were not in a hurry to interrupt. After the data list stopped refreshing, they called out:

"Teacher Tang! What are you busy with? We walked up behind you without you noticing us."

Tang Mochou turned around and looked at Chen Qiongzhi and smiled.

"I am still studying the information about the corpses of divine creatures that you submitted in the virtual ruins."

"You have submitted a lot of sample information recently, which is a good start for our paleontological research institute."

“Aren’t these settled yet?”

Chen Qiongzhi asked casually, "Teacher Tang, the research speed is so much slower than before. Have you encountered any difficulties? Or are there any abnormalities in the ancient creatures in the Tianshu Ruins?"

Tang Mochou said: "Yes, these ancient creatures are full of divinity, their bodies are extremely large, and all kinds of data cannot be understood according to common sense."

"In order to reconstruct the data logic of this batch of organisms, we are working overtime to modify the model. Once the model is out, our research work will be much easier."

"For example..."

Chen Qiongzhi was embarrassed, as this was not her specialty.

Therefore, Tang Mochou said a lot, but Chen Qiongzhi really couldn't understand what Tang Mochou said.

…

Chen Qiong interrupted without hesitation:

"Teacher Tang, I'm here today mainly because there is a student in our class who happened to have learned something from Lao Zhang before. Now I know that he has had an accident. I am grateful for his previous help and want to do my best to help him."

At this time, Li Yi stepped forward and said:

"Hello, Teacher Tang. I'm Li Yi. I learned a lot about ancient civilizations, ancient writing, and decryption from Teacher Zhang before, and he helped me a lot. I heard from the instructor that he still has family on Earth. Teacher Tang may know the inside story, so I want to contact them and help deal with some of his affairs after his death."

When Tang Mochou heard this, he shook his head and said, "I think it's great that you have this intention, but the problem is that I don't know what his family situation is like. Old Zhang is a person who never reveals his past easily."

Li Yi continued to ask: "I don't expect to be able to figure it out right away, I just want to get some relevant clues first. Maybe Teacher Tang can remember some details that can be of help?"

"Well, just ask whatever you want to know and see if I know the answer. If I really don't know, then there's nothing I can do to help you."

Li Yi immediately asked:

"Teacher Tang, regarding Teacher Zhang's granddaughter, do you remember whether Teacher Zhang left any related items with her? Or, in other words, any other information related to her granddaughter?"

Tang Mochou pondered, "As for items, he does have a very retro pendant with a photo of his granddaughter on it. It's quite strange, Old Zhang is not that old, but the things he uses are very old-fashioned. I've rarely seen him use many new things."

Hearing this, Li Yi's heart moved slightly.

Could it be that not only Lu, but even Old Zhang might have lived for a long time?

Thinking of this, Li Yi hurriedly asked: "Teacher Tang, we didn't see this pendant in his belongings at the beginning. When did you see him take out the pendant before? Has the pendant been taken out again later?"

Tang Mochou said, "If I remember correctly, he took out the pendant to show us. It should have been after he drank. He rarely drank when he was with us, but that day he had a few drinks. Then he pulled off his collar, as if he couldn't hold it back, and showed us the photo on the pendant."

"She is indeed a very beautiful little girl, with big eyes and thick eyelashes."

"Oh, right, the photo should be in black and white. We were very surprised at the time. Lao Zhang said that it was specially printed in black and white because it looks more stylish."

"As for the time, it was at least fifteen years ago."

"After that, I never saw him take it out again. I don't know where he hid it."

Hearing this, Li Yi and Chen Qiongzhi looked at each other. Li Yi pulled out a stack of papers from his backpack and said, "Teacher Tang, if it's convenient, can you describe the appearance in more detail? I'll draw it, and you can help me take a look at the portrait."

Chen Qiongzhi couldn't help but wonder, "You can also draw profiles?"

Li Yi said: "I haven't mastered this skill specifically, but my finger control is stable, and with some past experience, I should have no problem drawing it."

The so-called past experience is naturally the redundant memories absorbed in the past.

In order to master a specific skill first, he would prioritize digesting and absorbing the memories related to that knowledge or skill when absorbing memories.

But this does not mean that the other memories absorbed along with these memory fragments are useless.

For example, he could choose to mindlessly digest the many miscellaneous memories he absorbed and turn them into nutrients to strengthen his soul.

There are also some memories of life experiences and other bits and pieces of knowledge and skills, which can be absorbed for the time being, but because of the lack of a core, a main line, and some important tricks, these skills are not yet a system.

But even if it is not systematic, as long as he recalls it carefully, he can remember the corresponding knowledge or skills and put them into practice.

However, the efficiency and speed will be much slower than systematic knowledge and skills.

Sometimes it’s like doing a math problem. You can only do the first half, but can’t complete the second half.

The error rate will also be much higher, and sometimes you don’t even know where you went wrong.

If it wasn't necessary, he wouldn't bring it out to embarrass himself.

But the skill of drawing, even if it is not systematic, because we are drawing faces, reference objects are very common.

With Li Yi's solid experience in identifying traces, there is no need to worry about making big mistakes.

There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!

The only disadvantage is that the skill is cast more slowly.

And with his perfect-level fighting skills, the body control and hand speed are enough to make up for the lack of skills.

All you need to do is draw a large number of them according to Tang Mochou's statement and let Tang Mochou confirm them.

…

As he spoke, Li Yi started writing quickly.

After a while, a large stack of portrait papers appeared on the table, which stunned both of them.

At the beginning, the portrait that Li Yi drew didn’t look like a normal person. It was crooked and looked like a monster.

As his movements quickened, the memories in Li Yi's mind gradually became integrated, and he was able to master the skill of painting smoothly.

After all, for someone like him with excellent observation, strong body control, and a sharp soul, it would be quite easy for him to learn this skill even without any memory.

Combined with the large amount of facial memories in memory, similar parts can be replicated easily.

Then another five minutes later.

Tang Mochou took one of the papers and said quickly, "This is it. This one definitely looks like it!"

Chen Qiongzhi took it and looked at it. On the paper, she saw a small round face, lychee-shaped eyes, large pupils like black pearls, and slightly curved eyelashes that curled downwards. The overall look was cute and delicate, and indeed all the features that Tang Mochou had described before were drawn on it.

Li Yi asked:

"Teacher Tang, you've confirmed this is the photo, right? How would you rate the similarity?"

After hearing this, Tang Mochou thought for a moment, took the pen from Li Yi, slightly modified the nose, made some simple corrections, and said, "We are paleontologists, and our painting skills are not bad. Besides, I remember this face very clearly. Before the modification, the similarity was 95%, and with my modification, it is basically 99%."

Li Yi took it, looked at it carefully, and said thoughtfully:

"If this is true, then Mr. Zhang and his granddaughter look quite different."

Tang Mochou smiled and said, "Appearance is external and can be easily affected by external conditions, but bone structure can tell whether a person's appearance is of the same genetic lineage."

"This is a rare opportunity. Let me take a look at the specific bone structure of these two people."

As he spoke, Tang Mochou took the paper away, found a photo, and carefully compared the bone structure of Old Zhang and his granddaughter through their faces.

After a while, Tang Mochou hesitated and said:

"Strange, the bone structure of these two people is really different."

Seeing this, Chen Qiongzhi hurriedly said, "Teacher Tang, this is a child's face after all, and there may be some errors. It's normal that it doesn't look like the child."

Tang Mochou nodded and said, "That's true, but it's indeed suspicious. Old Zhang was always very mysterious."

As she spoke, she reached out and gently stroked her head, looking a little uncomfortable.

Chen Qiongzhi knew that Tang Mochou might be ill, so she quickly said:

"Teacher Tang, let's stop here today. I'll visit you next time. Remember to have a good rest."

"Well, go ahead. I have a headache, so I won't see you off."

…

On the way out, Li Yi asked, "Instructor, are you just going to leave Teacher Tang with a headache?"

Chen Qiongzhi said: "It's okay. What she needs at this time is quiet. If we were around, her symptoms would be even worse."

"Let's find another time tomorrow to visit her and see if there are any other clues."

Li Yi said, "I don't think we can get anything from Teacher Tang for now. Why don't we ask other teachers who are familiar with Teacher Zhang?"

Chen Qiongzhi shook her head and said, "If Teacher Tang doesn't have more clues, then the others will probably have even less."

Li Yi was stunned for a moment, then suddenly realized, "Instructor, you mean that Teacher Zhang and Teacher Tang were once a couple?"

Chen Qiongzhi said: "Yes, before they joined the ship, they were both divorced. I don't know if they fell in love with each other or someone brought them together, but they have been together for several years. However, they have broken up peacefully."

Li Yi said:

"It seems that there may be other belongings of Teacher Zhang left in Teacher Tang's dormitory. Maybe we can consider investigating it."

Chen Qiongzhi said: "I heard that Yu Shouze went there and took a quick look, but because it was not very related, he did not take a closer look."

"Instructor, please go there in person next time. I will wait for your good news."

Li Yi had no psychological burden and instigated Chen Qiongzhi.

Chen Qiongzhi laughed and scolded: "You can order me around, but even if I go, how can I be sure whether the thing is suspicious?"

Li Yi said:

"I don't know if anything is useful, but there aren't many of Professor Zhang's personal belongings in the institute. His residence is also quite poor, and it seems like there's nothing in it. So I think if there's anything I can get, I'll try to get it over and see if there's any special trace I can use as a reference."

Of course, this was Li Yi fooling Chen Qiongzhi.

The reason he wanted Lao Zhang's personal belongings was that he wanted to see if he could obtain relevant memories and find clues in the memories through these items.

Although generally only ancient technology or extraordinary items can trigger him to produce a large amount of memory fragments.

But as long as he ponders it day and night, ordinary objects can also trigger memory fragments.

It’s just that the amount that can be stimulated is much smaller and the cost-effectiveness is also low.

Therefore, he rarely does this under normal circumstances.

And now, Lao Zhang’s death is also related to the mystery in the gourd man’s notes, which naturally cannot be ignored.

Chen Qiongzhi reluctantly nodded and said:

"Okay, next time I have a chance, I'll look for clues. When you have time, just focus on your own training. Unlike others, I believe you will have no problem getting full marks in those subjects. In the remaining six days, try your best to condense the ninth divine gene."

Li Yi nodded and said, "Then I'll have to trouble you to arrange for Instructor Ma or Instructor Liang to come and practice with me in the next few days. Of course, it would be best if it's Instructor Tu."

"Don't think about it, old instructor. He's busy."

Chen Qiongzhi pondered and said, "You have made great progress this time. Are you sure you can beat Ma Ruhu?"

Li Yi said: "If I go all out, the winning rate will be over 70%. If I seal the two divine characteristics as before, then it will only be a 50-50 chance."

Chen Qiongzhi laughed immediately: "In that case, let's seal the two divine characteristics. A 50-50 battle situation is exciting."

"Say, how about you try a mecha battle in a vacuum this time?"

"Fighting mecha battles in a vacuum environment?"

Li Yi was slightly stunned: "Isn't this a bit radical?"

"It can be considered as a farewell training. Compared with physical combat, high-intensity actual combat in a divine mecha is obviously more effective, and it can also receive divine radiation in real time."

Chen Qiongzhi was very satisfied with her sudden inspiration and continued with a smile:

"I will have all the selected people in the special class come to watch the game! It will be a good opportunity for you to establish your authority and let them know who to listen to if they encounter any problems after entering the scene."

Li Yi laughed and said, "Since the instructor wants to make such a big deal, I will accompany you."

Chen Qiongzhi asked: "Let's set the time for three days later, is that okay?"

"Can."

Li Yi nodded, feeling unusually excited in his heart.

(End of this chapter)