"No! There's something wrong with the gravity system that controls the water!!"
The team members panicked and the captain quickly turned on his headset.
"Something's happening on the right wing! Go check what's going on! Teams on the second and third floors, don't open it..."
Before he could utter the word "door", the handle of the knife suddenly hit the captain's neck. The captain's eyes rolled back and he fell into the water.
The team members turned around in shock, but didn't have time to see what was happening.
There were only a few muffled sounds as the anesthetic bullets were fired one by one.
The team members fell to the ground in unison.
Shen Que put the dagger back into the leg ring, played with the micro pistol between his fingers, and walked into the first door slowly.
The water was up to my ankles.
Shen Que lifted the hem of her skirt and made a "tsk" sound.
"It's still wet..."
11.
When Pei Ji arrived at the safe room, Shen Que had just dealt with all the guards.
The Omega was standing among the fallen bodies, a knife in her mouth, frowning and wringing the water from her skirt.
"You're so quick." Pei Ji smoothed his hair which was still dripping with water.
Shen Que glanced at him, his eyes lingering on the red uniform jacket for two seconds, then smiled slightly and threw the knife to Pei Ji.
"Give me a hand, waiter."
Pei Ji resigned himself to his fate and led Shen Que across the last threshold, "For a waiter like me, the tips are very high, miss."
"You wet my skirt." Shen Que grabbed Pei Ji's hand and put his weight on him.
Pei Ji leaned close to Shen Que's ear and said, "I can make it even wetter."
Shen Que glared at him.
Pei Ji sent his beloved Omega through the door and said, "Go find your hidden item quickly. I'll keep watch for you."
The light in the insurance room is soft, and various auction items are displayed on the booths.
Calligraphy and paintings from ancient Earth, mermaid scales, rare minerals that can be used as mecha coatings...
Shen Que saw the purple clay teapot that Ai Fan wanted at a glance.
About fifty meters further in, there was an old wooden box on a glass table with the words written below:
"Hidden Auction Item #1507, Starting Price: 100 Million Star Coins."
Shen Que connected the terminal to the table, and the encrypted code appeared on the light screen.
He read ten lines at a glance and deciphered them quickly.
The invisible protective shield surrounding the platform shattered.
Shen Que reached out and touched the box.
There were no alarms.
He picked up the box with peace of mind, but suddenly saw the pattern carved on the box and was slightly stunned.
Is it... wisteria?
Some fragmentary clues flashed through my mind.
Shen Que's eyes moved slightly, and he opened the box.
…
12.
Inside the box were many handwritten letters, or more precisely, many fragments of handwritten letters and a few complete letters.
Most of the fragments contain words such as "Sea of Life", "Time and Space Turbulence", "Living Creatures", and "Punishment".
The handwriting on the letter was very familiar.
It belongs to Shen Lu.
Shen Que picked out the few complete letters and opened them.
Dear Ai Fan
Seeing your letter is like meeting you in person.
The star network is in turmoil, so I have no choice but to contact you by handwritten letter.
The imperial court has confirmed that I will be exiled. According to the highest law, Nana will take over the power from me and become the next king of the empire.
Don't be sad for me. I think this may be a relief for me, just like now, I can finally take a breath and contact my old friends.
But I still worry about Nana and our unborn child.
The new generation of mecha technology is stuck at the critical link of bionic synapse manufacturing. We cannot create synapses that can connect with the driver.
The backwardness of weapons is the empire's fatal flaw. I am afraid that Nana will face the same situation as me sooner or later.
But now there is nothing I can do for her.
In two days, she will lead the fleet out in person. Before that, we unanimously decided to remove our child and give birth to him after everything has settled down.
By the time you receive this letter, I should be on my way to Baisha Star.
I brought some research materials with me, and the Imperial Court has revoked my research rights. However, I still want to do something for her before I leave. If possible, I hope you can take me in for a while.
——My dear friend Lin Zhilu.
…
Dear Ai Fan
See Xin'an.
The embryo retrieval was not smooth and I lost a baby.
He was too small and didn't get enough nutrition. Nana cried for a long time, but she still froze him.
I thought about it for a long time and decided to keep him with me. You can think of me as naive, but I think staying with my father might make him feel more at ease.
Also, I've recently drawn some stories. Although you and Pei Li don't plan to have children yet, you should have an heir. I want to give him these stories as a thank you for taking me in.
——My dear friend Lin Zhilu.
…
Dear Ai Fan
I have to go.
Thank Pei Li for me. I know he hates me for abandoning Nana, but he is still willing to hide my identity for me and provide me with sufficient research resources. It is my life's luck to make friends like you.
I left all the research data in the tower. I'm sorry that I didn't make a breakthrough in the final research technology.
But I read in a book about ancient Earth (the one that Pei Li bought for me at a high price from the desert black market) that there seemed to be a kind of human-like neural synapses growing deep in the Sea of Life. Unlike the incorporeal human mental power, they are living creatures with substance.
I've been thinking recently about whether it's possible to send some samples out through the space-time turbulence.
Perhaps, if I could retain my sanity after entering the sea of life, I would try to do so.
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