Li Bai's guess was correct. No one at the base knew this plant either. He checked the database, but still couldn't find it.
In other words, unless Yang Jia had been to Hope Star and personally entered the mountains, he shouldn't have seen this plant before, even if it only felt familiar. Of course, the possibility of misremembering or confusion could be ruled out, but Li Bai felt the probability was very small.
Leaving the plants in the laboratory, Li Bai went to the base database.
She wanted to look up information on "Yang Jia." Since he was a researcher, the base must have relevant information.
In reality, if they could return to Earth, the information they could find would naturally be more complete. However, despite Li Bai's unique status, his rank was too low, making it extremely difficult to find such information. Conversely, at the base, the information might be incomplete, but the database was independent and inaccessible to Earth's network, and therefore the security system was imperfect. Although Li Bai also lacked authority, he had an opportunity to exploit it.
——The last time she returned to the game, she not only went to date Yang Jia, but also consulted professional Zhang Zitao on this matter and requested technical support.
So, after entering the database, Li Bai connected his personal computer to the search system and launched a program Zhang Zitao had provided. Once this program ran, it would automatically copy all the content within the system that matched the search criteria to Li Bai's computer, including any content that Li Bai had no permission to search.
After running the system, Li Bai entered the two words "Yang Jia" without hesitation and pressed Enter.
The search results page only displayed one name. Li Bai clicked on it and saw the photo, confirming it was Yang Jia, the battlefield doctor he'd met before. Her resume briefly described her family: her parents were also researchers, chosen to come to Hope Star and never returned. The young girl, having grown up, carried on their legacy and also came here.
With just a few words of introduction, the life of this girl, who had gone through countless ups and downs and hardships, was summarized.
Her life was brilliant and inspiring. But in the context of the progress of human civilization, it pales in comparison. This is because everyone on this planet of hope is like this. Their dedication and sacrifice have paved the way for humanity's progress.
Li Bai was silent for a moment and closed the page.
With a "beep", the data was copied. She disconnected the connection, closed the query system, and left the database.
Li Bai did not immediately look for a quiet place to look through the contents in his brain.
Suddenly, she felt a little scared. She was afraid that the content here was related to Yang Jia, but she was also afraid that it wasn't. She couldn't clearly explain what this feeling was. She was in a state of confusion and conflict within herself.
If that person is related to Yang Jia, what kind of person is she? If not, what should I do next?
She wandered aimlessly around the base for a while before returning to her room. Li Bai didn't have high requirements for accommodations, and this place looked like a standard hotel room, with nothing but the essentials. And it was still the same as it had been when Li Bai moved in.
She sat down and turned on the display screen of the computer.
A new folder appeared on the desktop, named "Yang Jia" by default. Li Bai hesitated, reaching out to click it. The folder popped open, revealing over a dozen files. Li Bai glanced at them and determined one belonged to "Yang Jia," a person he had previously encountered. Two belonged to her parents, who had also been searched because they had entered her name in the relative column. Most of the remaining files also mentioned "Yang Jia" in their content, so Li Bai ignored them for now.
Finally, only one piece of information was left.
When the page opened and the photo attached to the information appeared before her eyes, Li Bai's hand trembled and she closed the page directly. She quickly reopened it and saw the face that looked 80% similar to Yang Jia. She took several deep breaths before shifting her attention from the photo to the information next to it.
This was also a researcher who had taken the initiative to go to Planet Hope, dedicating his ideals and everything to it. It happened a long time ago, twenty years ago, and it matched what Li Bai had seen in the frozen base. Then, Li Bai noticed something very important.
The father of this "Yang Jia" was a leading figure in the field of electronic computers in China at the time. Twenty years ago, Li Bai remembered, the "Reality" project had just begun. Dozens of the world's best computer experts were recruited to participate in the project, and Professor Yang was undoubtedly among them.
The gaming helmet-like object in the sleeping chamber at the frozen base, the father who was most likely involved in the "Reality" project and had access to the core data, and the extremely similar face... all the information pointed to the same clue. Although Li Bai suppressed her thoughts, fearing that the greater the hope, the greater the disappointment, she actually believed in her heart that this was the only way it could be.
As for whether it is true or not, just ask Professor Yang and you will find out.
But this is not an easy task.
Because Professor Yang's confidentiality level was very high and his information was stored on Earth, Li Bai had no chance of getting it. So she didn't know what he looked like, where he lived, or what he was doing now.
The base for the "Reality" project was extremely secretive, with no one except a few people knowing its exact location. Furthermore, a portion of the development team remained at the base, responsible for daily maintenance. If Professor Yang was among them, locating him would be impossible.
But no matter what, having a clear direction is better than knowing nothing before.
At least there is a clear hope.
Yang Jia pondered for a long time before closing this file and opening the others to browse. Most of them were about two of Yang Jia's colleagues, and most of the mentions of them were related to experiments, which Li Bai couldn't understand. But she could tell which Yang Jia was referring to by looking at the title and then separated them into two folders.
When Li Bai was given one of the documents, she paused slightly. She noticed that one of the experimental reports Yang Jia participated in was actually related to viruses. This report was something she hadn't seen when she was collecting data on Earth.
The experiment took place 20 years ago, and the confidentiality level of this information had long been downgraded. It was impossible for Li Bai to have seen it. In other words, Earth had not included this experimental report at all. Why?
Of course, since humans landed on Hope, thousands of experiments have been conducted, the vast majority of which have failed, and most are worthless. Yet, the fact that this experiment report was recorded in the archives suggests that it is useful. This contradiction piqued Li Bai's interest.
However, it wasn't in the folder, which meant that the experimental report wasn't archived on Earth, nor on Hope Star. Otherwise, since Yang Jia's name was on it, it should have been copied over as well.
The name of the experimental report is "Experiment on the Clinical Application of Red Sage in the Treatment of DIE Virus."
Red sage grass is also a kind of grass that I have never heard of.
After solving some mysteries, others emerged. Li Bai thought for a moment and encrypted the information for safekeeping. It turned out that the direction she had chosen was correct. As long as she continued to investigate along this clue, she would find more answers.
Sooner or later, the truth will come out.
Perhaps by that time, the problem that is currently troubling her and Yang Jia will be solved.
…
Yang Jia met an acquaintance.
Zhuo Tianyang.
Yang Jia was deeply impressed by this man's unique way of doing things and the dangers they had experienced together. Logically, a man like him would have received considerable attention. However, the strange thing was that he didn't seem to belong to any of the eight major guilds, and no one mentioned him in any way.
This kind of elusive skill is quite surprising.
So seeing him again surprised Li Bai. But after all, they were old friends, and meeting was fate, so Yang Jia temporarily put down his work and exchanged pleasantries with Zhuo Tianyang.
"What are you doing?" Zhuo Tianyang asked her, "Everyone in the game is worried about the virus, but you look so relaxed."
"You're not bad," Yang Jia said. "Logically, you look like someone special, the type that would attract attention wherever you go. But I've never heard or seen anyone mention you. I'm curious, who are you?"
"That's really great!" Zhuo Tianyang smiled until his eyes narrowed. "I know I'm outstanding, so I deliberately keep a low profile so as not to alarm others."
"Deliberately keeping a low profile?" Yang Jia glanced around. She was now racing against time to complete her mission, so of course she was outside the city. Speaking of which, the last time she saw Zhuo Tianyang was also outside the city. A sudden flash of inspiration struck her, and she blurted out, "Could it be that you've always lived outside the city and never been inside?"
If that was the case, it was normal that no one noticed him. After all, the area outside the city was so large, and with the mountains and forests blocking the view, it was quite easy to avoid being seen by other players.
However, this eccentricity seems to be a bit excessive, and it doesn't seem right no matter how you look at it!
"You discovered all this." Zhuo Tianyang sat down next to Yang Jia, and didn't seem to mind that his "secret" was exposed.
"So who are you?" Yang Jia asked again.
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