Chapter 140 Top Alpha: He was once a crippled Omega 50. ...
Holy crap! Where am I?!
[It looks like an underground city, with lots of high-tech buildings and equipment! That protective shield at the top... I remember it's a BU47 model, a product recently announced by a technology company under the Light Party, specifically for the front lines. It's supposed to provide very strong protection in the war against the aliens...]
[The protective shield against the aliens is used to protect the alien laboratory—is this the Light Party's plan?]
[Conspiracy theories are at it again! You think you know everything just by looking at an underground structure?]
[These underground structures exist on many planets; it doesn't prove anything!]
[But not many planets have BU47 shields, right? The Far Voyager Star hasn't even used them yet, and this place is already using them. It looks like they've been using them for quite a while...]
[Where did this BU47 come from? You geniuses recognized it just by taking a look through the holographic live stream? It's just a regular protective shield...]
Less than half a second after the comment scrolled by, Qi Pingye slightly raised his head, glanced at it, and said, "BU47?"
“Yes,” Bai Qi laughed, with a hint of pride, “Alsi Technology’s new product, which is said to be able to withstand the explosion of a small satellite, is very powerful. This is an experimental product, brought by that special envoy when he came to offer his condolences last year.”
The comments paused for a moment, then immediately started frantically tagging the person in front of them, "Ordinary Shield".
[It's all acting! It's all acting!]
The man shouted.
Qi Pingye lowered his eyes slightly at the mention of "last year's special envoy," but did not ask any questions.
The special envoy was clearly the only way for the Light Party to contact this New Age Laboratory.
The lack of StarNet coverage in this airspace is not accidental, but intentional. Alien experiments are top secrets that must never be leaked, so there is highly likely no way to actively communicate with the outside world from within or around the laboratory.
In addition, he noticed that Bai Qi, who went to greet him at the metal passageway, was very enthusiastic, but he was always very careful, and when he reached out to shake hands, he did not go beyond the passageway by even an inch.
He suspected that the people here were subject to some kind of restriction, preventing them from leaving the laboratory area.
This laboratory is completely independent and closed.
Of course, there may be exceptions, such as the laboratory director having secret contact information with high-ranking members of the Light Party. But with the Fog watching from the outside and even blowing up a small satellite to change the nearby signal field, any problems can be dealt with in a timely manner.
This is also the main reason why Qi Pingye dared to choose to venture into this dangerous place while simultaneously livestreaming.
"Please follow me, Mr. Black Deer." While Qi Pingye was thinking, Bai Qi had already taken the lead and stepped into the building.
This building complex is a very standard circular structure. A cone-shaped metal building stands at the center, serving as the core of the laboratory. The surrounding concentric rings house the living and activity areas for researchers and some of their families.
Qi Pingye followed Bai Qi through five metal doors that were scanned to detect full body scans before entering an elevator.
The elevator is completely enclosed; you can't see or feel anything. Gravity has been adjusted, so you can't tell whether you're going up or down.
"Ever since the special envoy revealed the possibility of the laboratory being relocated last year, our director has been waiting. Now that it's finally happened, he's overjoyed. He even wanted to personally go to the corridor to greet you, but he had urgent business to attend to and had no choice but to send me instead..."
Bai Qi said with a smile, seemingly explaining on behalf of his superior.
Qi Pingye didn't say anything.
The elevator doors opened quickly.
A bald, middle-aged man in a white coat appeared, greeted with a warm smile, and opened his arms to Hirano.
"Mr. Black Deer, we've finally waited for you!" The middle-aged man was so excited he was almost in tears. "Come, come, this way! We need to have a good talk..."
Qi Pingye glanced around. It was still a metal space, and he couldn't see anything. There wasn't even a trace of any alien species. The middle-aged man was talking and leading him in a direction that seemed to be a rest room, rather than an experimental space.
Time was of the essence; he didn't come here to see these things.
"Director Liu," Qi Pingye spoke as they walked, the middle-aged man introducing himself as Liu, "You already know my mission here. No need for pleasantries, I don't have much time to waste, let's get straight to the point."
Director Liu paused, a look of surprise on his face. "You mean...we should act now? Isn't that too hasty..."
“The situation is urgent,” Qi Pingye said. “You should know why the laboratory must be moved. The White Night Federation election is imminent, and those rebel parties led by the Citizens’ Alliance are stirring up trouble. They seem to have some information about the laboratory, and it’s not entirely impossible that they’ll try to find it. Moreover, my mission this time hasn’t gone very smoothly. Some things have happened on Far Voyage Star, and we’d better not delay.”
"Or perhaps, Director Liu, you have some concerns?"
He deliberately looked at Director Liu with a suspicious and probing gaze.
"No, no, look at what you're saying, what could I possibly have to worry about..." Director Liu quickly waved his hand and pushed up his glasses.
With this gesture, he frowned very slightly, his gaze sweeping over a certain spot.
Of all times, this encrypted signal had to malfunction!
Director Liu cursed under his breath.
Although the black deer in front of him had successfully found this place and passed through all the checkpoints without any problems, he was still not at ease and planned to contact the intelligence department for a final verification, as instructed by his superiors.
But who could have imagined that the surrounding field signals would suddenly change, and the intelligent probes couldn't detect anything.
He knew that relocating the lab was urgent, and with the arrival of this black deer, the possibility of the lab being exposed over time would only increase. But trusting this black deer, he figured that if they moved it now…
Suddenly, Director Liu had an idea, and his eyes lit up. "That's right, Mr. Black Deer, you're right, we need to move immediately! So you've prepared the key, haven't you?"
Key? Why is there a key?
Qi Pingye's heart skipped a beat, and his brain raced.
"You mean the key to activate the transfer device?" He asked calmly, his fingertips hanging at his sides pointing slightly backward, his smart armor ready to be activated at any moment. "Don't worry, I brought it."
"That's good!" Director Liu said with a smile.
You guessed right.
Qi Pingye's secret passage.
He said that such a large laboratory would need to be moved quickly, so it's impossible that it wouldn't need related mobile equipment, such as large aircraft. Consequently, the activation keys for such equipment couldn't possibly be in the hands of personnel inside the laboratory.
"Then let's hurry over there. I'll send out a notice right away and have everyone get ready..." Hearing that Black Deer had the key, Director Liu seemed a little relieved and turned to lead Qi Pingye back into the elevator.
No need for cleaning or tidying up; we can start the transfer equipment right away?
Qi Pingye felt something was amiss.
Furthermore, he hasn't seen anything since he came in, and he probably won't see anything when he gets to the equipment transfer site. Can a mutant laboratory that only talks about its species really convince the public?
Moreover, he didn't have the so-called key at all.
We can't just move the equipment to a different location like this.
"Wait a moment, Director Liu."
Qi Pingye immediately spoke up, "The transfer plan is urgent, but no matter how urgent it is, it must be done in a reasonable and orderly manner. Before using the key, I need to confirm some things, especially the current situation in the experimental area."
Director Liu stopped and turned to look at Qi Pingye.
Their eyes met.
Qi Pingye's eyes were pitch black.
"Is this included in the laboratory transfer plan?" Director Liu asked.
“I must take responsibility for my mission,” Qi Pingye said.
A sudden, frozen silence.
Bai Qi stood between the two, his eyes lowered, his breathing soft.
After an unknown amount of time, Director Liu suddenly pursed his lips and exhaled. "Mr. Black Deer, I know your responsibilities, but while I'm nominally the director and head of this laboratory, the experimental area isn't actually under my jurisdiction. Visiting there requires the PhD's approval..."
PhD?
Qi Pingye pondered, his eyes fixed on the subtle changes in Director Liu's face.
He could tell that this PhD student probably held considerable influence, but Director Liu's reason wasn't entirely convincing. His expression betrayed him.
"Director Liu, you think I didn't receive any information before I came here and have no understanding of the New Era Laboratory, right?" Qi Pingye's voice was calm, but it seemed to be full of dangerous warning. "We are partners and teammates on the same side. I don't want unfounded suspicions to ruin this plan that should have gone smoothly."
Director Liu paused, his eyes flickering slightly.
Qi Pingye remained expressionless, as if he were truly a standard top agent of the intelligence department, willing to do anything for the mission.
"I'm really ashamed of you," Director Liu suddenly sighed, a look of shame and helplessness on his face that was hard to tell if he was genuine or not. "I'm getting old, and it's not easy for me to trust others anymore, even if you've gone through all those tests... This is all my own problem, and I hope you won't take offense."
"The experimental area is further down, please follow me..."
Qi Pingye remained expressionless, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
[The immersive experience of holographic live streaming is just too strong! For a moment, I couldn't control my expression; I thought I was about to be seen through!]
[This Director Liu is so cautious!]
I feel he doesn't completely trust the streamer yet; he just thinks the streamer is in the lab, and even if they were an enemy, they couldn't cause much trouble alone.
[He didn't expect the streamer to be broadcasting live? He could have found out by logging into the StarNet, right? Also, why are you all assuming Qi Pingye is an enemy of the lab? Couldn't he actually be in cahoots with them?]
How could such a top-secret laboratory communicate with the outside world so casually? And even log onto the StarNet...?
[Is Qi Pingye in cahoots with them and even doing live streams?]
[Idiots are prohibited from going online!]
[Wait, so Director Liu is really going to take Qi Pingye to see the experimental area? The experimental area for heterologous experiments? We're about to see that kind of thing?]
[Barring any unforeseen circumstances, it should be.]
Whether the alien lab is real or fake, and whether the Light Party has any connection with the aliens, we'll soon find out!
[No way...it can't be true, right? Aren't aliens extraterrestrial beings? How could they be bred by humans? Neither the Light Party nor anyone else makes any sense!]
[There's a reason for that, isn't there? Perhaps some people remember the situation of the White Night Federation fifty years ago, before the emergence of the alien species? Historical records refer to it as a powder keg about to explode!]
[@National Security Bureau, come and arrest the rebels!]
[Can you please stop spreading rumors about the White Night Federation?!]
The people in this live stream have gone crazy!
Amidst the escalating online feud, the live stream's popularity continued to climb, eventually landing it on the StarNet trending topics list.
Inside the StarNet building, communications were ringing incessantly, and everyone was shouting and running around in complete chaos.
The speaker's voice came through the earpiece, extremely grating: "Suppress the hype, shut down the live stream! If you can't suppress it, and you can't shut it down, then cut off all the base stations in the Windstorm area! If that still doesn't work, then shut down your core AI servers!"
"No matter what, this live stream must stop! Don't make me say it twice!"
However.
Before the speaker could finish speaking, the earpiece belonging to a high-ranking member of StarNet was taken down by a hand with light-colored iridescent nail polish and placed on the table.
“Father, what the Light Party can give you, the Citizens’ Alliance can give you double, or even more.”
Inside the chairman's office in the StarNet Building, a young woman used a powerful Alph hormone to subdue her elderly father.
The intelligence agency and many other departments related to the Kwangtung Party were also mobilized.
"Contact the lab! Contact the lab immediately! Kill that fake black deer! Absolutely do not bring him into the experimental area! Those idiots..."
"No... there's a signal problem, we can't connect!"
"What? We can't connect at this time? This is insane... This is absolutely insane!"
The sound of a glass breaking came from the president's office.
The external situation is even more chaotic.
Meanwhile, Qi Pingye, along with Director Liu, stepped out of the elevator and slowly walked into a transparent tunnel.
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Author's note: I'm late, please be gentle!
This chapter, up to the ending of this world, has been completely revised. Please enjoy it smoothly from now on. [Hands clasped in prayer]
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