Chapter 141 Top Alpha: He was once a crippled Omega. 51. Different...
This tunnel is more like an aerial walkway than a tunnel.
It is made of a special material, similar to glass, but when the sole is tapped, it makes a wooden sound.
On all four sides of the tunnel, there are floating and gliding layered projection screens, displaying project names and introductions of responsible persons in some difficult-to-pronounce terms. After corresponding to the projection, there is a connecting passage. Touch the screen, match your identity, and you can enter the other end of the passage or communicate with the project team.
“Xenogeneic research is a very large-scale experiment, and it cannot be completed by a single project team. It requires the collective wisdom and efforts of everyone,” Director Liu said, his smile returning as he introduced the projects to Qi Pingye as they walked. “These are the smaller project teams that have been divided up. Some are studying cells, some are studying mutation directions, and some are studying the possibility of viral implantation.”
“Small divisions lead to large-scale integration,” Qi Pingye said.
“That’s right,” Director Liu clapped his hands, “At the end of the tunnel is our large laboratory, the place where the Xenomorphs are truly born. We call it the ‘Winter Nest.’ The latest findings from these smaller project teams will be integrated into the Winter Nest as soon as possible…”
Qi Pingye looked in the direction Director Liu was pointing, his nose twitching slightly.
The underground building's air circulation system operates silently, sending in gentle breezes that feel like they come from outside.
A faint, fishy stench had appeared in the wind.
"Winter Nest...a good name."
The good thing is that everyone in the Federation knows about it today.
"Ha ha ha ha!"
Director Liu laughed heartily, as if he had been praised. "Mr. Black Deer, to tell you the truth, this name was given by my father. He was the first person in charge of the New Era Laboratory. He made great contributions to the establishment and construction of the New Era. After his death, he was awarded the Wisteria Flower Medal."
[Surname Liu, researcher, wisteria medal... Oh my god, could this be the person I'm thinking of?]
[Is he the "Old Liu" of the biological world?]
[How could that be! Professor Liu has made numerous research achievements throughout his life, making enormous contributions to the Federation. How could he possibly be involved with any alien laboratory!]
[You wouldn't notice unless you said it, but once you do... this Director Liu looks a bit like Old Liu's third son, Liu Fang!]
Everyone says Liu Fang joined some classified research project group when he was very young, and that's why he's been out of the public eye for so many years...
[Hilarious! Creating mutants, how come that's not a classified project?]
Are you all crazy? You're even smearing Old Liu!
Those who spread rumors should die!
Those who slander others shall die!
Whether it's a rumor or a smear campaign, we'll soon find out. Look, they're almost at the end of the tunnel!
Since the live stream started, it has been constantly noisy, and the increase in viewership due to the rise in trending topics has made it even more lively.
But the excitement gradually subsided as the tunnel's end drew near.
Everyone seemed to be staring wide-eyed, holding their breath in anticipation of what they were about to see. They dared not even type, speak, or use their brain chips to convert content, for fear of disturbing anything.
Thump, thump...
Thump, thump.
It was the soles of shoes tapping on the floor.
It was also the heartbeat of all the viewers, pounding in their chests.
What might be there?
"Impossible, there can't be any alien species, those are extraterrestrial beings, all the experts say so..."
【Really……】
"No matter what it takes, we must contact them immediately! Damn it, do they really want everything exposed to the public? Nobody's innocent in this; if this gets out, we'll all die together!"
"That bastard is already in this tunnel, about to go in, and you're still telling me it's okay? Either turn off the live stream, or kill that fake black deer. I only want those two results!"
"This is the final warning, the very last one!"
The hysterical roar echoed throughout the council office of the central star.
The warden, dressed in his pajamas and looking travel-worn, burst into the StarNet building and confronted the gun barrels that were already waiting for him.
The high-ranking officials kept making calls, each one with a gloomy expression and a dazed look on their faces.
Some were crying, some were angry, some were smiling bitterly, some were frantically taking stock of their belongings as if they had lost their parents, preparing to flee, and others gritted their teeth and dialed a certain number, hoping to exchange confidential information for a way to survive.
Bloodshed and gunfire erupted in places both visible and invisible.
At this moment, the central star, the outer ring star, and even the entire White Night Federation all heard the whistle of a storm.
"Don't play dumb with me, Qi Yun! Qi Pingye is your son. Even if you don't want him anymore, don't you know what he's up to? You immediately take action and shut down his live stream, do you hear me! Otherwise, I guarantee you'll die before I do!"
The president roared over the radio.
Qi Yun sat blankly at the dining table, still somewhat unable to process what the president had said.
Around 7 p.m. on Central Star, the Qi family of three was having dinner. Qi Yousheng and Qi Mingzhao were not home, so Qi Yaning often came back to keep her parents company, and the family looked exceptionally harmonious and warm.
Just minutes before the communicator exploded, they were talking about the imposter who had been dumped on a junk planet.
Gu Yuran had the biggest opinion about him: "We let our Xiao Zhao live so many years of grievance, and we still spared his life. We have done more than enough. What is there to say about being worthy or unworthy? He was just unlucky not to marry Uncle Song."
The conversation started with the wedding of the old patriarch of the Song family, and Qi Pingye, who had almost been married off to the old patriarch, was brought up again.
"That's all in the past, don't bring it up again."
Ever since learning Qi Pingye's true identity, Qi Yun has disliked hearing people mention him, as it always reminds him of the chaos on the distant planet twenty-four years ago. It's something that makes him feel guilty.
Qi Yaning had no opinion on this and just ate her meal in silence.
Just then, Qi Yun's communicator rang.
Before he could even turn on the miniature earpiece, the president's roar exploded like a thunderclap on the dining table of the Qi family's old house.
Qi Yaning stopped abruptly, and Gu Yuran's knife and fork made a ripping sound, producing an extremely sharp and ear-piercing noise.
Qi Pingye?
Is the president talking about Qi Pingye?
Qi Yun and Gu Yuran stared at each other, their eyes filled with disbelief. Despite their recent discussion about him, they had long believed he was dead.
Now, what is the president saying?
Qi Pingye is not only still alive, but he's also causing trouble... a major incident that even made the president lose his composure?
Qi Yun was the first to recover: "Your Excellency, I was eating and didn't know anything. What happened to Qi Pingye? We broke his arms and legs and threw him onto a garbage planet two years ago, how come..."
"Useless trash! Go check it out on the StarNet yourself!"
The communication was abruptly cut off.
Qi Yun paused for a moment, then frowned, quickly swiped his wristwatch, and logged into the StarNet.
In just a few seconds, he found the live stream room that was already close to the top of the leaderboard.
The moment Qi Yun saw the live stream content, he felt as if he had fallen into an ice cellar, shivering with cold.
His first instinct was to stop it all; he didn't want to die!
He took a deep breath, his hands trembling, and quickly connected to the StarNet's artificial intelligence to perform iris verification. "I am Qi Yun, Qi Pingye's father. As a guardian, I am issuing the order to end Qi Pingye's live stream..."
[Instruction rejected! You terminated the guardianship relationship with your relative two years and seven months ago and are not authorized to proceed!]
[Order rejected! You terminated the guardianship relationship with your relatives two years and seven months ago...]
Qi Yun was stunned.
Oh, right... He had already severed all kinship ties with Qi Pingye before kicking him out of the old house.
At the dining table, Gu Yuran's voice rang out in a daze: "Honey, the Qi Pingye that the president just mentioned, is it someone with the same name? It's obvious, how could such a lowly person's name possibly come out of the president's mouth..."
Qi Yun opened his mouth, but couldn't say anything for a moment.
"It's too late. No matter what we do, it's too late."
An official slumped into the shadows of the sofa, clutching his head tightly, "It's all over..."
“Those politicians all think that the general election is about which party or which alliance, but they have forgotten what the general election is really about. It’s not just about votes, it’s about public opinion.”
Grant chuckled on the communication channel, while Shenwu listened quietly, her eyes fixed on the figure on the screen.
This is a moment that everyone is watching with bated breath.
On an unnamed small satellite near Z8894, Qi Pingye stopped in front of the last metal door at the end of the tunnel.
After changing into protective clothing and a face mask, Director Liu approached and began verification under blue light scanning.
Qi Pingye closed his eyes, his breathing trembling slightly.
drop.
A soft sound.
A green light illuminates overhead, indicating successful verification.
Although no one in the Kōkai Party wanted to see this scene, the metal door opened silently and firmly.
A vast experimental area, bright white lights, hundreds of researchers, and rows of petri dishes...
And, floating in the petri dish, are countless alien species.
Even though he was well prepared, there was still a moment when Qi Pingye couldn't control himself perfectly, and his pupils contracted in a near-horrified manner.
The live stream chat stopped simultaneously.
Gunshots, bloodshed, and roars all froze.
The whole world seemed to fall silent for a moment.
"Were you scared?"
Director Liu's voice suddenly rang out.
Scared? That's an interesting question.
Qi Pingye scoffed at the old fox, glancing around as he deliberately showed a slight change in expression, saying, "I wouldn't call it frightening, but I am somewhat shocked by the scale of this place."
Director Liu narrowed his eyes slightly and smiled, "Normal, normal. It wouldn't be an exaggeration to say that this is the most advanced biological laboratory in the entire Federation..."
[The most advanced biological laboratory in the entire Federation is used to cultivate alien species? The Light Party, you truly deserve to die!]
A sentence appeared on the blank screen of the live stream.
This time, no one immediately followed up with a rebuttal or condemnation.
Because the crystal-clear, immersive holographic live stream has shown everything, many instruments and equipment, many terms and items, may be unfamiliar to everyone, but how could anyone not recognize the various exotic species soaking in those petri dishes?
They are the only enemy of the White Night Federation in this interstellar age.
Countless people's parents and relatives have died under their claws. They hate them to the bone, so how could they possibly forget what they look like?
[They're all mutants...they really are all mutants!]
This really is a mutant laboratory! They're cultivating mutants!
[Those on the left are White-Toed Xenomorphs, I recognize them! My sister was a military academy student, and her left arm was torn off by a White-Toed Xenomorph!]
[Is that a Redscaled Head diagonally behind it? It seems not to have fully evolved; it looks somewhat like the Windrunner's Small Scaled Serpent.]
[So many mutant species don't necessarily mean anything, do they? Could it be that the Light Party is secretly researching ways to deal with the mutants and completely eliminate them?]
As soon as that comment scrolled by, Qi Pingye spoke up: "Director Liu, aren't you going to introduce him?"
“Of course,” Director Liu didn’t refuse. “Mr. Black Deer, come over here first. Look at this, it’s a Red-scaled Head from the mutant species. You’ve probably seen it quite a few times, right? Its genetic base is the Small Scaled Snake from the Wind-Riding Skies. During the cultivation process, we added the genes of the Tiger-striped Lizard Dragon from the Fellow Skies, as well as some secret agents, and conducted multiple mutation experiments…”
"And this one, the White-Toed Clan! This is the most common of the mutants, the easiest to cultivate, yet its lethality and reproductive ability are very strong, making it extremely cost-effective. This is also my father's proudest achievement. The mutants have reached their current scale entirely thanks to the later reproduction of this type of White-Toed Clan. If we were to cultivate them on our own without being able to reproduce, we wouldn't even be enough to satisfy those legions..."
Apart from the laboratory's covert communication signals, there was no way to communicate with the outside world in the nearby airspace. Even if Director Liu racked his brains, he would never have imagined that at this moment, there would be a holographic camera pointing directly at him, broadcasting everything here to the entire Federation!
In his eyes, even if this Black Deer was an enemy, at most he would cause some trouble or steal some secrets. They were prepared and fearless, so although there were some omissions in his introduction, he didn't have too many concerns.
His lack of restraint directly ignited the entire White Night Federation.
Perhaps at first, it was just a small live stream that attracted a few people, but with the emergence of the experimental area and the introduction of xenogeneic culture, everything changed.
Whether they were at work, at school, or just walking around, they all heard the news or were stopped by others, and gradually learned about this earth-shattering news, and flocked to the live broadcast room.
With extensive StarNet coverage, hundreds of billions of people in the White Night Federation were crammed into Qi Pingye's live stream, watching the cold, bloody scenes and listening to the chilling words.
The alien species... it turns out it really was created by humans!
The people who made them were the Light Party, which had been in power in the White Night Federation for decades!
Is this madness? Is this the end of the world?!
On the street, someone squatted down on the ground and broke down crying.
Do you know how many people have died in the White Night Federation over the past fifty years because of the mutants? Hundreds of millions!
[Back then, in order to fight against the alien species, the Light Party proposed that all citizens actively enlist, and too many people went to the battlefield... Even in death, they believed that they were fighting against alien creatures and dying to protect their homeland!]
Are the leaders of the Light Party even human?! How can they sleep soundly?! Aren't they afraid of being haunted by vengeful spirits?!
[Destroy the laboratory!]
[President resigns!]
Give all citizens of the Union an explanation!
On the StarNet, countless related entries surged, mixed with real information released by forces such as the Citizen Alliance.
In reality, regardless of day or night, on every planet, people gather together and head towards city halls and security headquarters.
[Wait a minute, didn't you guys consider that if everything were true, why was it Qi Pingye who discovered it during a live stream? He's just a fake young master who was kicked out of his home, where would he get such abilities? This must be a conspiracy by the rebels!]
【roll! 】
The facts are right in front of us: holographic live streaming cannot be faked, and the experimental data scattered online is just as real. What else can we argue about?
The last struggle of the Guangming Party's online army was like a drop of water falling into a vast ocean, unable to stir up any more waves.
The trend is like a surging tide; with just a single thread, it can be turned into a tsunami.
This live broadcast is the thread that connects us.
Qi Pingye couldn't see what was happening in the live broadcast room, but he could guess how angry the public would be and how horrified the Guangming Party would be now that the alien experiments had been exposed.
The White Night Federation may not be better off because of the downfall of the Light Party, but it's still better than being forever deceived and rotting in the mud. The truth should be revealed; as for the future, it will come as we walk.
Through the miniature earpiece, Chen Wu's voice came in a low voice: "Everything went smoothly, the live stream objective has been achieved, you can consider withdrawing...buzz...buzz...I...buzz..."
The words were abruptly cut off before they could be finished.
Qi Pingye paused, his pupils contracted slightly, and the worry in his heart instantly magnified to its limit.
Almost simultaneously, a slender young man in protective gear strode towards them. Someone nearby saw him and respectfully called out, "Doctor." But the doctor ignored them and went directly to Director Liu.
Director Liu looked somewhat uneasy. He had just managed a smile and was about to speak when he was slapped across the head, turning his head to the side.
"Idiot! They've already broadcast the experimental area live, and you're still here grinning like an idiot!" the doctor roared.
Director Liu was stunned: "What..."
The moment the doctor spoke, Qi Pingye had a strong sense of foreboding. His intuition told him that he had been exposed, most likely because the hastily decided strategy of altering the nearby signal field had gone wrong.
Now, he has two choices: either escape directly and break out at all costs, or take the doctor and Director Liu hostage.
Both the PhD and Director Liu were very close to him, so choosing the latter was clearly safer...
In such a critical moment, there was no time to think too much. Almost the instant the doctor finished speaking, Qi Pingye activated his AI, dodged backward, and rushed toward the metal door!
Everyone knows he has problems, yet he still dares to slap Director Liu in front of him. This PhD definitely has a backup plan. He can't be chosen if he's being held hostage!
"Black Deer... Doctor, are you saying that this Black Deer is an enemy, and is broadcasting live about our laboratory? How is that possible!" Director Liu looked incredulous and collapsed, grabbing his bald head.
The doctor seemed not to have heard him at all, not even sparing him a second glance.
The thin young man stared at Qi Pingye's figure, his anger quickly cooling. "His identity was exposed, he panicked and was in a hurry, but he still managed to make a judgment, which is quite cautious... Unfortunately, he's the enemy."
He glanced at the special biological toxin transparent coating that had spread out freely and sighed regretfully.
As the sigh subsided, alarms blared throughout the laboratory, the internal weapon systems activated, and countless red dots began flashing wildly.
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Author's note: Give me something chubby! [glasses]
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