Mystery Journey (5)
The two hand bones had obvious signs of being bitten, but it was unclear what creature had bitten them. However, judging from their appearance in the amber ant nest, it could be roughly inferred that they were related to amber ants.
Shi Jianxia took out disposable gloves and a storage box from the space bracelet, first removed the space bracelet and intelligent computer from the two hand bones, and then placed the skeleton into the storage box.
While she was doing this, Nan Chiqing and the other three watched in silence.
After putting the skeleton away, Jun Xiaoyi asked, "Is he from the Federation?"
The logos on the space bracelet and the smart computer have fully reflected this point. What Jun Xiaoyi wants to confirm is that Shi Jianxia seems to know something else.
Shi Jianxia nodded, feeling that there was nothing to hide at this point, so he roughly recounted the story of how the Federation had organized a suicide squad to travel through the Zerg Vortex to the Zerg universe.
It was the first time for the four of them to hear this and they looked at each other in surprise.
Jun Xiaoyi shrugged. "I asked Director Zhuang before if the Federation had researched the Worm Vortex. Could humans use it to reach the Zerg Universe? She told me then that it wasn't something I should worry about. Turns out someone has actually done it."
The suicide squad that Shi Jianxia knew was not the first batch, but it was the most powerful one among them. However, after passing through the Zerg Vortex and arriving in the Zerg Universe, like any previous suicide squad, they ended up disappearing without a trace.
Over the years, the marshals have been tossing and turning, wanting to test again whether humans can reach the Zerg universe through the Zerg Vortex, but the disappearance of one suicide squad after another has forced them to consider whether the previous explorations were worthwhile.
The effort and reward were completely disproportionate, which led to the Federation not daring to disclose the matter to the public for fear of causing greater panic.
Nan Chiqing also said, "The Zerg Vortex must be very dangerous. We stumbled upon this place by accident. Perhaps the Federation has discovered a safe passage to the Zerg Universe."
No one can say for sure whether the reason why those who did not enter the Worm Vortex successfully returned was because the Worm Vortex was dangerous or because the world beyond the Worm Vortex was more dangerous.
If the trench's passage is bidirectional, this discovery would be of great significance to the Federation, and could also help find a way for the Federation, which has been wanting to explore the Zerg universe for hundreds of years to prevent the Zerg from continuing to invade the human universe.
Shi Jianxia added: "It is also possible that they are not from the Federation, but from Higanbana."
Hearing this, several people looked at her at the same time, wanting to know why she said that.
Shi Jianxia then continued, "Over the years, Higanbana has been sending researchers and experimental subjects through the Worm Vortex to the Zerg Universe, and the doctor has always believed that humans can survive in the Zerg Universe and return safely."
This was what Yuan Huai's father left in his last words, so he shouldn't have lied.
She had watched the video at that time and naturally remembered this matter, but Zhuang Mingyue did not see any research materials related to the Zerg universe while cleaning up the red spider lilies.
I don’t know whether the doctor destroyed all the research records, or he felt that this matter should not be known by others, so he did not leave any written materials.
Su Jiuzhong didn't dwell on the above question too much. Instead, he pointed at the intelligent brain whose chip Shi Jianxia had taken out and asked, "Is the chip still usable? There might be valuable information in it."
The intelligent brain was damaged and could not be opened, but the chip showed no signs of damage.
Shi Jianxia placed the chip on the spare intelligent computer, and a virtual screen popped up. Everyone who was paying close attention to this scene couldn't help but show a look of surprise.
This means the chip can be read.
It works, but Shi Jianxia encountered the same problem as the chip he found in the secret laboratory under the sea before, and the identity verification failed.
Jun Xiaoyi sighed and said, "The encryption program has been installed, but we don't understand any of this..."
Of course there is still hope of bringing it back to the Federation for professionals to crack, but it will be too late.
Now, any information is an important discovery for them and will affect the decisions they make next.
Seeing the depressed atmosphere, Shi Jianxia smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll try to see if I can crack its encryption program."
As she spoke, she took out the intelligent brain chip encryption system cracker that Gongye Jiwang had given her as a spare from her space bracelet.
Jun Xiaoyi recognized the item and his eyes lit up. "You really have all sorts of good stuff."
Shi Jianxia blinked embarrassedly, but did not waste time explaining.
She placed the chip on the cracker, and the virtual screen popped up again. A dense stream of data filled the entire screen, and the cracking program was actively connecting to the data.
Nan Chiqing clenched his fist and said, "I hope I can crack it successfully."
Otherwise it will be a false alarm.
Time passed minute by minute, during which time several people heard the sharp and piercing hissing of the ant-faced man coming from the direction of the amber ant nest.
They were still looking for the invader who killed the queen ant, but the cubs had already run away without a trace. Li Li went back to collapse the nest he had dug to prevent the ant-faced man from chasing them.
The nine-tailed fox was not a quiet cub. He was unable to have a big fight with Changliushan and the other cubs in the amber ant's nest, and felt that it had damaged his position as the most favored cub under Shi Jianxia (self-proclaimed).
It brought several of its usually noisy cubs, stole the corpses of the amber ants during the chaos, put their shells on their bodies, and went to provoke the giant creatures near the ant acupoints.
Deliberately kicking the eggs of snakes and birds; poking the buttocks of frogs; burning the tails of pigs and deer...
Although the giant creatures have a very sensitive sense of smell, they could never imagine that their opponents would be a group of energy bodies deliberately contaminated with the scent of amber ants, so they naturally blamed the amber ant colony.
As a result, the amber ants that lost their queen were besieged by various creatures before they could adjust to the new order from the chaos, which naturally triggered a melee.
The fighting power of the ant-masked people was greatly weakened due to the death of the queen, and they were unable to protect the entire colony. The amber ants were no longer under the control of the queen's pheromones, and it was difficult for them to cooperate as perfectly as before. It can be said that they suffered heavy losses in the melee.
The nine-tailed fox and other culprits stood happily on the big tree, clapping their claws and wagging their tails, carrying out their desire to create chaos in the world.
By the time Shi Jianxia realized what they had done, the Amber Ant Nest had already become a complete mess.
Amber ants died in large numbers, and other giant creatures did not suffer any good results either. A dozen ant-faced men, who were breathing weakly, decided to abandon their own tribe, flapping their transparent wings and flying deeper and farther into the forest.
This time, there was no need for Commander Xia, as Changliushan and Zhaoyaoshan had already caught up.
The nine-tailed fox also wanted to follow, but it couldn't fly and it was not easy to hide its body. If it went to join in the fun and encountered an emergency, it would inevitably be suspected of being a drag. So it had to suppress its urge to do so and brought the cubs who had made a big fuss back to find Shi Jianxia.
The chip encryption level seems to be higher this time, and the encryption program has not been completely cracked yet. Everyone is getting a little anxious waiting.
The nine-tailed fox came back hopping, its nine furry tails wagging behind it, and anyone could see that it was in a good mood.
The cubs that came back with it also jumped around, you bite my head, I bump your butt, and the atmosphere of joy immediately infected the five of them.
Nan Chiqing, who still didn't know the great achievements his cubs had made, stroked the nine-tailed fox's soft fur lovingly and asked, "Where did you go to play?"
The nine-tailed fox couldn't speak and could only shake its tail around. It also directed the other cubs to imitate the reactions of various giant creatures in the forest, performing a funny and cute pantomime.
Nan Chiqing and the others seemed to understand what was going on, but it was only after Shi Jianxia explained a few words that they roughly understood how capable these seemingly lively and cute kids were of causing trouble.
As Shi Jianxia's roommate, Wen Qiuqiu had spent the most time with the kids and knew they loved compliments, so she immediately said, "Great, dear kid!"
Although it was a very simple compliment without any originality, the kids enjoyed it very much and walked around on the grass in front of everyone with their heads held high.
Su Jiuzhong couldn't help but laugh out loud, and he didn't hesitate to praise the guys who wiped out the Amber Ant Nest.
Just at this moment, the virtual screen of the cracker changed. When the words "Crack Successfully" appeared, several people breathed a sigh of relief at the same time.
This time the cracking took a really long time. After careful calculation, it took more than two hours, almost three hours.
If it weren't for the fact that the cracker cannot be stopped rashly once it starts working, so as not to trigger the encryption system's self-destruct program, Shi Jianxia would have wanted to temporarily terminate the cracking program and let it slowly consume the intelligent computer chip when he rested at night.
Of course, the cracking time is sometimes extended. Xia Yinyin feels that the encryption system installed in this chip is more advanced than the encryption system installed in the chip on the seabed, and the time it was manufactured is also much shorter than now.
The words "Cracked successfully" flashed a few times, and the normal intelligent computer login interface appeared in front of the five people.
Shi Jianxia first checked the address book, which contained strings of codes consisting of numbers. Without a signal, it was naturally impossible to dial the corresponding terminal number.
She exited the address book and found the memo. When she saw the dates one by one, she couldn't help but cheer up, and the others also leaned over.
[x year x month x day, it is the xth day
Worm vortexes! The entire valley is filled with worm vortexes! The Zerg are like ants, densely packed and crawling on the ground, waiting to enter the vortex!
We had expected this to happen, so we weren't too panicked. We tried to break out of the encirclement while the insects weren't reacting, but we miscalculated...
[x year x month x day, it is the xth day
We discovered a high-level Zerg race. They have human torsos but various insect heads. Their beauty is ferocious yet truly terrifying.
[x year x month x day, it is the xth day
We lost a third of our men while passing through the insect vortex, and half of them again while fleeing from the higher-level Zerg...
The Zerg are hunting us down. This planet is too vast. Our directional instruments are malfunctioning. We're lost. I'm injured and I don't know how long I can survive.
[x year x month x day, it is the xth day
The creatures on this planet are enormous, with S- and SS-class creatures abounding. The Zerg seem unable to parasitize them... Another exhausting day.
[x year x month x day, it is the xth day
There are only six people left in the team. My injuries haven't improved, and all the medicines for treatment have been used up. I might die here.
[x year x month x day, it is the xth day
strangeness.
The Zerg seem to have given up on hunting us.
This forest is more peaceful, with almost no insect vortexes. How could this be?]
[x year x month x day, it is the xth day
There are also Zerg in this forest. They don't seem to be very keen on invading the human universe, but they like to hunt giant creatures and devour their energy crystals.
We still have to go around them.]
[x year x month x day, it is the xth day
Gu Xiao can actually understand the language of the advanced Zerg!!!
He said that the group of high-level Zerg with mosquito-like heads were collecting energy crystals from SS-level giant creatures for their king, seemingly to revive something.
[x year x month x day, it is the xth day
There should be different factions within the Zerg. In the forest we came to, the residents are keen on invading the Zerg of the human universe, so Zerg vortexes can be seen everywhere.
The forest is ruled by a higher-ranking Zerg who seek to revive its queen.
How strange, love actually exists among Zerg...]
[x year x month x day, 89th day
During this period of hiding, our injuries have gradually healed. I think it's time to find an opportunity to return to the Federation. However, to return to the Federation, we must pass through the vortex. Unless we find the vortex we came from, no one can be sure where the other end of the vortex will lead to...
Can we go back?
I miss my fiancée, I should have been cruel enough to break up with her. 】
After reading the records of this traveler from another world, several people felt heavy in their hearts.
His intelligent brain and corpse were discovered by Shi Jianxia in the nest of the amber ants, which shows that he stayed in this foreign land forever.
Nan Chiqing touched the corner of his eyes and whispered, "We will definitely be able to go back and return his remains to his family, right?"
The four of them nodded silently. Shi Jianxia pursed her lips and looked through the other things in the intelligent brain. They were all pictures and text records about this planet, with thousands of folders stored.
As for the space bracelet, it was filled with various biological and non-biological samples, with only some personal items stuffed in the corner.
Shi Jianxia saw the photo of the traveler and his fiancée, a young officer in a major's uniform and... Her eyes widened.
It’s Zhuang Mingyue!
In the photo, Director Zhuang had her hair draped over her shoulders and was wearing the uniform of a senior investigator from the Zerg Investigation Department. She smiled at the camera, looking bright and generous, completely devoid of the aggressive aura that Shi Jianxia had in mind.
Shi Jianxia didn't know much about Zhuang Mingyue. He only knew that she became the deputy director of the Zerg Investigation Bureau headquarters at a young age and was currently single.
Could this officer be her fiancé?
Shi Jianxia took a deep breath and put the photo back into the space bracelet.
The few of them calmed down a bit and prepared to sort out the important information obtained from the memo in order to formulate the next course of action.
As soon as the small meeting started, Shi Jianxia received information feedback from Changliu Mountain and Zhaoyao Mountain.
After abandoning its original nest, the Ant-Faced Man did not look for a new territory, but went to a valley.
The valley is vast, cold, and covered with lush vegetation and a variety of flowers in full bloom. It is like the kingdom of elves in fairy tales, except that it is inhabited by Zerg instead of elves.
The high-level Zerg with various insect heads were organized into teams to patrol. They were very vigilant. They did not dare to get too close to Changliu Mountain and Zhaoyao Mountain. They could only find an inconspicuous place to hide and quietly observe the situation outside the valley.
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