The night wind howled like the low roar of a wild beast, tearing at the broken windows of the teaching building, making a teeth-grinding creaking sound.
Mou Xuan wrapped his coat tightly around him. Dust was flying under his feet. The air was filled with a nauseating smell of decay and dampness.
He knew that if he wanted to find the complete teaching materials, he had to go deeper into the dangerous ruins.
This school, once a temple of knowledge, has now become a dangerous building.
The crumbling walls are covered with graffiti and cracks, like weather-beaten faces, telling the story of the prosperity before the end of the world and the desolation today.
“Crack—”
A loose piece of plasterboard suddenly fell above his head. Mou Xuan was quick to avoid it by leaning sideways. Dust flew in his face, choking him and causing him to cough uncontrollably.
"Oh my god, are they serious?" He complained in a low voice, brushed off the dust on his body, and continued moving forward.
This is no joke, the building may collapse at any time, but for the sake of the alliance and the children, he must find the complete teaching materials.
Those incomplete teaching materials cannot support a complete education system at all.
He seemed to be able to see the children's eyes longing for knowledge, which was a vision of the future, and he couldn't let them down.
He walked through the ruins, taking one step forward and one step back, carefully avoiding the crumbling debris.
Suddenly, his eyes stopped at a corner, where something seemed to be flickering.
Pushing aside the thick dust and gravel, a rusty metal box appeared before his eyes.
The box is very heavy and has a complicated combination lock on it, which shows that it is very old.
"This thing..." Mu Xuan's heart moved, and his intuition told him that there might be something he wanted in it.
He tried some common password combinations, but all failed.
As time passed, beads of sweat appeared on his forehead.
The ruins were silent, with only the sound of his rapid breathing and the sound of metal colliding.
"Calm down, Mou Xuan, calm down." He took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down.
He began to observe the structure of the combination lock carefully, trying to find some clues.
Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind and he thought of some historical information about the school before the end of the world.
He vaguely remembered that the school was founded in 1949.
Just to give it a try, he entered the number "1949".
“Click—”
With a crisp sound, the combination lock opened!
Mou Xuan's heart beat violently and he slowly opened the box.
In the box, there were several old hard drives and a player lying quietly.
"Oh my god! No way!" Mou Xuan was so excited that he almost shouted out loud.
He knew that these hard drives probably contained a large amount of teaching materials, and this was simply a timely help!
He couldn't wait to connect the hard drive to the player and press the power button.
The screen lit up, and lines of text appeared on the screen:
"Welcome to the 'Knowledge Inheritance Project' database..."
Seeing these words, Mou Xuan couldn't help but raise the corners of his mouth. He knew that he had found it!
He quickly browsed through the contents of the database and found that it contained various textbooks from elementary school to university, and even a lot of valuable scientific research materials.
"This... this is simply a treasure trove!" Mou Xuan murmured to himself, his heart filled with joy and excitement.
He carefully put away the hard drive and player and prepared to return to the alliance base.
Just as he turned around and prepared to leave, he suddenly heard a burst of tiny footsteps...
"Who?" Mou Xuan turned around suddenly and looked vigilantly in the direction where the voice came from.
From the shadow of the ruins, a thin figure slowly walked out.
In the dim light, Mou Xuan could only see the other person's flickering eyes, which were as alert and cold as a nocturnal animal.
"Who are you?" Mou Xuan asked again, with a barely perceptible hint of nervousness in his tone.
The visitor did not answer immediately, but looked Mou Xuan up and down. He seemed to realize that he had said the wrong thing, coughed awkwardly, and added, "Just call me Lao Ke."
Mou Xuan was slightly stunned. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere before.
Wait, knowledge inheritor?
Could it be... He suddenly remembered the old man in the alliance who had a weird personality but a wealth of knowledge.
"It turns out to be Mr. Ke, nice to meet you." Mou Xuan breathed a sigh of relief and a friendly smile appeared on his face.
Lao Ke snorted, his eyes fell on the metal box in Mou Xuan's hand, "You are lucky, kid, you found the database of the 'Knowledge Inheritance Plan'."
"Yes, thanks to your guidance." Mou Xuan said quickly. Although he had never received any guidance from Lao Ke, it did not prevent him from going with the flow.
Lao Ke waved his hand and said, "I didn't tell you anything. You found it all by yourself. But now that you have found it, make good use of it and don't waste this precious knowledge."
"Of course, of course." Mou Xuan nodded repeatedly. He knew that what Lao Ke said was right. This knowledge was of great significance to the alliance.
The two exchanged a few more pleasantries, and then Mou Xuan said goodbye to Lao Ke and carefully returned to the alliance base with the metal box.
When I returned to school, it was already dawn.
The fatigue from a sleepless night swept over him, but Mou Xuan's face was filled with an excited smile.
He couldn't wait to find Principal Pang and handed the metal box to him.
When Principal Pang saw the old hard drives and players in the box, he was stunned at first, and then his eyes were filled with surprise and gratitude.
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