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The First Laboratory of the Imperial System.
The room was empty, dark, and enclosed, without a single ray of light.
The next second, the previously quiet instrument seemed to have been suddenly impacted, and red warning images flashed wildly on the electronic screen.
The next second, the man lying on the cold metal bed slowly opened his eyes.
He clenched his fists, trying to control the mental energy that was running rampant in his body.
Gradually, the chaos subsided, and everything returned to calm.
Gong Yao's retina has been modified to adapt to many extreme and harsh environments, making it easy for him to see in the dark.
But he didn't make any move; he just lay on the bed, looking up at the flashing red dot on the ceiling above him.
Each room in the underground laboratory is equipped with one of these alarms.
It connects to the main system's intelligent brain and has a complete early warning mechanism and classification program, with different levels of abnormal situations corresponding to different response measures.
The mildest scenario is a red alert, while the most severe is the device self-destructing.
From making a judgment to issuing instructions, this entire series of actions is completed by electronic program operation.
All the others need to do is obey.
Gong Yao has high authority, so he can temporarily sever the connection between the underground laboratory alarm and the system's AI, allowing him to conduct research here to find the "key".
However, this operation is subject to time limits.
Gong Yao squinted, recalling the scenes that had suddenly appeared in his mind.
He has an excellent memory; he can remember even the exact numbers on a report and the physical characteristics of strangers he passes by.
Moreover, it was a small world where he had previously performed missions.
That's right, Gong Yao was once a host of the Quick Transmigration System.
Even though he had been away from the quick transmigration system for a long time, and countless outstanding newcomers had emerged after him, Gong Yao's name still consistently ranked first on the overall list.
This small world held extraordinary significance for Gong Yao, not only because it was the last small world he had conquered.
More importantly, this was the only defeat in his host's career.
Gong Yao was 100% certain that he did not encounter the character "Lin Zhenzhen" at that time, and there was no related plot in the main storyline.
If the images related to the "0901" clue are the memories that were erased from his memory, then what are these that have just appeared?
In an instant, Gong Yao felt as if he were in a thick fog.
After painstakingly peeling back a layer, all that remains is an endless expanse of desolation.
A sudden noise came from outside, and Rex hurriedly pushed the door open and rushed in: "Yao, you're finally awake!"
Gong Yao raised his head, his gaze deep: "What just happened?"
“I don’t know what happened either. After two years of continuous jumping, your consciousness seemed to have suffered some kind of severe damage and suddenly lost contact with the instrument.”
“I immediately stopped the experiment, only to find that you had already fallen into a coma.”
"Without any warning?"
"No, at least based on the data from the machine detection, no abnormalities were found."
Rex leaned down: "Could it be because of the key? So, have you found anything?"
Gong Yao shook his head: "No."
"However, no."
Rex was a little confused: "What?"
"The world I failed to conquer is codenamed no.no."
Rex's eyes widened as he tried to recall, "Uh... I think so, but why did you suddenly bring this up?"
“I need the recording of this small world.” Gong Yao said this expressionlessly, but it scared Rex half to death.
"Hey! Yao! Don't talk nonsense!"
"You know perfectly well that the recordings of the conquered small worlds are top secret, stored deep within the AI, and even you don't have the authority to view them!"
Gong Yao said calmly, "That's right, I know."
"Then why are you still doing this!"
Rex tilted his head back excitedly, but his arrogance immediately subsided the moment he met those icy eyes that gleamed with a chilling light.
"Well, Yao, I didn't mean anything by it."
"I just feel that since we are doing all this to break the life-and-death contract on you, we should put all our energy into this matter instead of doing anything else."
"But I can't find the key now. Besides..."
Gong Yao paused, his gaze growing increasingly profound: "There must be a connection between these two matters."
Rex knew he couldn't convince the other party, and somewhat devastated, he held his forehead: "So what do you plan to do now? Are you going to forcibly hack into the AI?"
“No need.” Gong Yao slowly rolled out of bed. “There’s a backup of that video in another place.”
Rex's eyes widened: "You mean?"
“All recordings of failed attempts to conquer small worlds will be kept in the research department as research samples.” Gong Yao picked up his trench coat hanging on the wall beside him. “No. is no exception.”
"Yeah, I didn't even think of that until you mentioned it."
"But wait! You mean we're going to drag the research department into this now?"
"Won't that mean more and more people will know about our plan? Besides, those people in the research department have never gotten along with you, so how could they just obediently hand over the recording to you?"
Gong Yao stood up and walked out without looking to either side: "You said before that someone was looking for me, right?"
"Uh, that's right. They just called again." Rex suddenly realized, "Head of Research, experimental subject!"
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