Chapter 48 Those complicated things
The energy in the necklace affects the sentinel, not the guide. This test result stunned both Lin Yao and Ye Heng.
"And it should be that the band is split into two parts. Only when it encounters another band that matches it, the energy hidden in it will be released in reverse." Yan Rufeng said his discovery.
Ye Heng was puzzled by this. It was not like he had never come into contact with the Silent Night Stone before. This kind of stone would release energy on its own after absorbing energy to a certain extent. Now someone actually installed a valve on it?
It feels a bit redundant.
"But this is just my guess." Yan Rufeng continued.
Yan Rufeng pushed up his gold-rimmed glasses and swiped his fingertips across the light brain. A diagram of energy waves appeared, and a faint blue light reflected in his eyes, with a bit of solemnity:
"Look here."
The energy curve on the screen suddenly climbed up, forming a peak as steep as a cliff, with a dazzling red light on the edge.
"This stone has absorbed violent energy," he pointed his finger at the peak. "It has a strong targeting effect on the Sentinel's mental structure, like a deliberately modulated sonic weapon."
Lin Yao leaned closer to the screen and looked at the wildly beating red pulses, and his heart tightened.
"If the Sentinel continues to be exposed for three hours," Yan Rufeng's voice deepened, "this energy will gnaw at the mental barrier bit by bit like ants. In the early stages, it will only cause irritability and anger, but in the later stages..."
He paused and called up a set of simulated images. The mental image of the virtual sentry in the screen suddenly collapsed. The originally stable mental sea was like being thrown into a lake with huge rocks, instantly causing huge waves, and finally completely shattered into countless points of light.
"The barrier is shattered, and the spiritual sea is directly exposed to the energy impact. The spiritual picture will be completely torn apart."
Ye Heng was very nervous. He was a sentinel, and he knew very well what these meant to a sentinel. The energy in the stone was not intended to keep a sentinel alive.
"But it's too quiet now." Yan Rufeng changed the subject and called up another set of data. The curve on the screen was very smooth, like a steady and motionless boulder.
"I haven't tested the material of this thing, but it's very stable and strong."
"We used three types of high-frequency stimulation and even simulated the mental fluctuations of a top-level sentinel to induce it, but it showed no reaction."
He pointed to an almost invisible mark on the map:
"This is its energy core, but the band is broken here."
"Normally, a complete energy wave should be a continuous curve, but it's clearly been artificially cut off here, split into two sections."
"It's like a lock." Yan Rufeng made an analogy.
"Now what we see is just the lock core. We must find the matching key, which is another split band, to activate it."
"Otherwise, this energy that can shatter a Sentinel's spiritual sea will remain in the stone, no different from ordinary ore."
He took off his gloves and rubbed his brow. “That’s why I speculate the bands were split.”
"A normal energy body wouldn't be so contradictory, violent enough to be deadly, yet docile enough to be manipulated. The only explanation is that a switch was artificially added to it, and the other half of the switch isn't in this stone."
Lin Yao looked at the report on the necklace and suddenly felt a chill on his back. If the target of this thing was the sentry, then De Linwei's intention in letting him wear the necklace was even more intriguing.
Isn’t Ye Heng the closest sentinel to him?
Ye Heng seemed to see through his thoughts and put his hand on his shoulder. The warmth of his palm had a soothing power.
"Don't worry, I haven't received any stones of unknown origin recently."
"It's hard to guard against this kind of thing. Maybe it came from somewhere unknown? Luckily, I wasn't wearing it when Delinwei gave it back to me."
Lin Yao said fearfully that this band was hidden in his necklace, so who could guarantee that the other band was preserved in the same way?
"No matter where the other half is," Yan Rufeng said, the coldness in his eyes almost condensed into substance, "this necklace should be properly disposed of."
Yan Rufeng went out. The necklace belonged to Lin Yao, and he felt that he was not that interested in the negotiation process of how to deal with it.
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Looking at the door closed by Yan Rufeng, Ye Heng asked, "Don't you like this kind of energy, Shasha?"
"Shasha should like it, but when I got the necklace that day, it didn't react." Lin Yao shook his head.
This was also why Lin Yao felt that the necklace was dangerous at the time, and Shasha had no interest in it at all.
You know, the original owner's dying green ivy was so delicious that Shasha wanted to take a bite of it, but when faced with the mineral containing energy, he didn't react at all.
At that time, Lin Yao speculated that the stone was either dead or someone had added something to block its energy.
Ye Heng asked Lin Yao what he planned to do. Lin Yao said that he would put it in the safe and store it in the storage ring. He originally wanted to let Sha Sha swallow it directly, but considering another band, he planned to put it away first.
If you find it, kill it and swallow it together. If you can't find it, wait and find out what happened next before swallowing it. It's just a matter of time anyway.
The necklace's disposal plan was quickly finalized, but there were still some unresolved issues. He turned to look at Ye Heng, his brows knitted into a knot:
"How could a delicate young lady like Delinwei have the ability to obtain such a highly targeted energy?"
Ye Heng sat in a chair, tapping his fingertips lightly on the computer: "This is not difficult to investigate. Her movements during that period, her communication records, her financial transactions, there must be clues."
As he spoke, he called up the communication interface and sent a direct instruction to Bian Miao, the star network hacker of the Red Shadow Legion, asking Bian Miao to check Delinwei's whereabouts in the past three months.
Bian Miao's reply quickly popped up on the computer screen. It only had an emoticon pack that said "Received" and a black bat holding a keyboard in its mouth, which was his iconic avatar.
The two of them didn't have to wait long before news from Bian Miao came back, along with detailed information.
The communication records and financial transactions are too normal. It seems that we have to see if there are any clues about the route of action.
Lin Yao leaned over to take a closer look, and saw that the red dots representing Delinwei's whereabouts were circling densely on the map of the central star.
The marked places are mostly luxury stores, beauty salons, flower shops, and various museums. Occasionally, she went to the old house of the Cang family. She really looked like a lady with nothing to do.
"It looks pretty normal." Lin Yao's fingertips traced over the repeated shopping spots, "Except..."
His fingertips stopped at a red dot marked 'Central Star White Tower', more than a month ago.
"This is the only time she went somewhere different." Ye Heng's voice dropped, and then he looked at Lin Yao, seeing that his expression was not right: "Did you know she went to the White Pagoda?"
Lin Yao nodded slowly. More than a month ago, that day was the day when he and De Linwei went through the procedures for changing their jobs.
Lin Yao still remembered the image of the lily that was frightened by Shasha. At that time, he wondered who De Linwei had met during those two hours.
After joining the company, he asked the guards of the White Tower indirectly, but they all said that they had never seen Delinwei leave the office building.
The only one who said he had seen it told Lin Yao:
[That lady came out ten minutes before you. Is she a relative, a friend, or something? She was so nice to you, waiting for you the whole time.]
Lin Yao's various memories were churning in his mind: the special passage on the third floor of the Jiuchen Auction House, the exclusive passage specially approved by the counseling room, these privileged places were all churning in his mind.
Lin Yao didn't think that the so-called office building had no special passages that could avoid the eyes of surveillance and guards. He didn't think of any special passages.
But he asked the guard politely, and the guard's answer was no.
When asked, Chen Ke also shook his head and said that the office building was an old building and no special passage was designed from the beginning.
The reason why the diversion area has this special exclusive channel is just to save the face of some superiors.
This temporarily suppressed his doubts about the office building. He was even 0.1% willing to believe that Delinwei had really waited for him for two hours.
But now, this thought came to my mind again. What if this passage is unknown because its status is not high enough?
"Is there any special passage in the office building of the Central Star White Tower?" Lin Yao asked Ye Heng with a hint of anticipation.
Ye Heng hesitated for a moment and said, "There is indeed an underground passage, but it requires iris verification to open."
The implication is that Delinwei is absolutely not qualified to open that door.
Lin Yao didn't care whether De Linwei could open it or not. If she couldn't open it, would that mean no one was allowed to pick her up from the passage?
What does he care about is where it leads to?
"White Tower West District."
"Convalescent area?" Lin Yao's voice was a little shaky due to excitement. "Then can you help me check..."
He wanted to ask Ye Heng to help him check the people living in the sanatorium, but when they were in that special passage just now, Ye Heng was obviously hesitant, and he was a little hesitant to say it.
"Yes, but it will take time." Ye Heng took over what he hadn't finished saying. It's just about invading the White Tower system, so the little bat will have to work hard.
Bian Miao: You idiot!
"By the way, there's also Wen Suhua." After seeing that he agreed without hesitation, Lin Yao immediately took the initiative and mentioned the doctor.
Ye Heng looked at the light in his eyes, nodded, modified the content of the message to Bian Miao, and clicked send:
"You don't have to worry about these. But..." He changed the subject and looked at Lin Yao, "How do you plan to prepare for the assessment on the Desolate Planet in five days?"
Lin Yao was stunned for a moment before he found this matter from a corner of his mind.
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This more than one day was too stimulating, giving him the illusion that a long time had passed and the assessment on the desolate planet was already over!
"What do I need to prepare?" Lin Yao scratched his cheek awkwardly.
"I heard from Chen...Chen Yan before that it's enough to bring basic medical kits and mental supplements. Weapons and protective clothing will be distributed uniformly at the White Tower."
Ye Heng shook his head after hearing this, and opened his light brain to pull up a list. "There are Zerg nests on the desolate planet, and ordinary protective clothing can't withstand the corrosive liquid. And there are also mental power supplements. The ones on the market are not pure enough and will fail at a critical moment."
He raised his eyes and looked at Lin Yao. "If you need any special equipment or customized potions, you can tell Ye Mang and ask him to buy them."
He paused, then added, "My current status is reported as 'severely injured and recuperating'. It's not convenient for me to make a public appearance for the time being, so I can only ask Ye Mang to make the trip for me."
Lin Yao looked at the seriousness in his eyes and suddenly thought of Uncle Fu. That man had also said that he would help him prepare things for the test.
Suddenly, Lin Yao didn't want to go back to Delin's house. He thought he was not ready to face Uncle Fu.
How about staying at the top-floor apartment of Central Star Platinum Mansion given by the Cang family tonight. He had taken a look at it after he got it and registered the resident information.
This discomfort was quickly adjusted, and Lin Yao smiled and shook his head:
"No need to go to such trouble. If Shasha is here, we can just use the one sent by the White Tower. But aren't the Zerg on the Desolate Planet weaker than the ones we kill?"
Ye Heng put down his laptop and talked about his understanding of this desolate planet used for assessment.
The barren planets used for assessment will be cleared out in sections three months in advance. The legion will send advance teams to clear out high-level Zerg nests, leaving only some first- and second-level springtails and locusts.
After the cleanup is complete and confirmed, that area will be marked green, and the areas that have not been cleaned up will be marked red. The Longxiong Legion is responsible for the cleanup on Barren Planet No. 73 this time.
Ye Heng was not clear about the specific situation of the cleanup, but he speculated that there should still be some areas marked in red before the assessment.
Ye Heng confirmed Lin Yao's words. The bugs left on the desolate planet were definitely not as good as those that appeared at the auction.
Ye Heng then pulled up a map of the No. 73 desolate star. He pointed his finger at a mark on the edge and said, "Pay attention to this place when the time comes."
Lin Yao moved closer and saw that it was a canyon.
Ye Heng said that the terrain on the left side of the canyon is gently undulating, while the terrain on the right side is complex and has many natural caves.
"This must be the dividing line between the red and green zones. The assessment boundary is on the left side of the canyon."
"Don't cross the canyon easily. There may be insect eggs hidden in it that haven't been cleaned out. Although the shells are brittle, the larvae that hatch are very poisonous."
"Although Shasha is very strong, you still need to be careful."
"Don't forget the assessment at the Guide Monument. They're targeting you, so you can't take this assessment on the Desolate Planet lightly."
Lin Yao listened carefully: "I understand. I'll listen to you."
Hearing his answer, Ye Heng looked at the sharpness in his eyes, knew that he had already made a plan, and nodded.
Then he reached out and rubbed Lin Yao's hair, and said in a low voice: "Be careful."
"I know, Marshal Ye." Lin Yao dodged his hand with a smile and planned to go to the laboratory to get the safe. "I have to go back first. If there is any news over there, remember to tell me."
"Yeah." Ye Heng nodded, stood up and followed him out.
I watched him pack the safe, refused to send someone to take him there, and then disappeared at the door of the laboratory.
Ye Heng lightly tapped his fingertips on the light computer, and the purchase order quickly arrived at Ye Mang's inbox. It is always better to be prepared.
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Lin Yao moved into the top-floor apartment of Platinum Mansion with just his bag. No, he didn’t even bring his bag with him; he just came with himself.
Lin Yao felt that this place was indeed worthy of the title of "the most expensive residential area in Central Star", and it was no wonder that the Cang family regarded it as compensation.
Not to mention anything else, the security system alone is ridiculously exaggerated.
To enter the community, you need to go through three iris scans. There is a service steward standing in front of the elevator, who not only helps you press the elevator button, but also performs double identity verification.
Even the invisible protective net on the balcony has a mental barrier. Lin Yao tried to let Shasha probe out without energy, but he was bounced back as soon as he touched the barrier. The strength was even tighter than the isolation cabin in the White Tower.
What he is most satisfied with is the sky garden in the apartment.
The space of more than ten square meters is covered with lawn, with automatically irrigated star plants in the corners and a high-power telescope in the center.
When Lin Yao discovered it, he casually adjusted the angle and clearly saw what was said in the promotion: the starships taking off and landing at the starport.
The silver-white hull of the ship cut through the atmosphere, and the tail flame dragged a long light strip, like a falling meteor returning to the embrace of the universe, even the model could be seen clearly.
Lin Yao lay on the observation port of the telescope, watching a military starship slowly docking in the distance, and couldn't help but be amazed.
Shasha's aerial roots wrapped around the telescope's tube, and the ice-blue energy patterns glowed slightly, as if detecting something.
Lin Yao patted it and turned back to the living room.
The smart home system of the whole house has already figured out his habits:
In the early morning, after detecting that he has gotten up, the system will automatically open the floor-length curtains facing east, allowing sunlight to just pour into the room.
The nutrition analyzer in the kitchen can recommend recipes based on his mental strength and mood. Later, energy crystals of Shasha Aiken were added, and different flavors were prepared.
The living room carpet is just the right thickness for bare feet, and even Shasha loves to stretch himself out and lie on it;
The smart massage chair against the wall will automatically scan the spinal curve and call out the most suitable massage program as soon as he sits down;
If it detects his mood swings, it will quietly turn on the low-frequency sound wave soothing function, and the star-patterned light string on the back of the chair will change brightness with the rhythm of his breathing;
The floating desk in the study can be adjusted in height freely, and the desktop is a touch-sensitive light screen that can be connected to a light computer to process files, as well as to draw a few energy pattern sketches.
The bed in the bedroom is made of constant temperature material and will automatically adjust its softness and hardness according to the indoor temperature.
There is a miniature aromatherapy machine hanging on the wall, which releases the sleep-inducing scent of star orchid at night, making up for Lin Yao's regret that he cannot use the aromatherapy machine because he works in the White Tower.
The decoration is in a minimalist and cool style, which Lin Yao is not very satisfied with. He likes the warm feeling, but he is only staying there for a few days, so he can tolerate it.
"It's like being carefully taken care of by the snail girl."
He chuckled softly and tapped his fingertips on the control panel on the chair arm, making the massage a little stronger.
The smart chair immediately emitted a soft hum, as if responding to his needs.
The telescope in the Sky Garden suddenly made a slight buzzing sound, as if it had captured some signal.
Lin Yao stood up and walked over. In the camera, a black starship was slowly rising into the air. The Red Shadow Legion emblem on the hull was particularly eye-catching in the setting sun.
He watched the band of light gradually disappearing into the clouds through the telescope, his fingertips unconsciously stroking the telescope.
Shasha gently wrapped her hand around his wrist, and the ice-blue energy pattern rippled softly, as if to comfort him.
He thought of the messages Ye Heng had sent him on his computer. When the screen was on, those simple words always carried a reassuring power.
Ye Heng knew that he lived in Platinum Mansion. Lin Yao told Ye Heng about it on the first day he moved in.
But he never asked why he didn't go back to De Lin's house. Not only that, Ye Heng also covered for him.
During these four days, they mostly communicated through optical computers.
Sometimes Ye Heng would send videos of the Red Shadow Corps training new recruits, and sometimes he would take a photo of Sha Sha rolling on the carpet holding an energy crystal.
Chat about Bian Miao's progress, or other topics until late at night. The topic will range from the terrain of the desolate planet assessment to the newly released nutrients, which is trivial but interesting.
During this period, they went to the national training ground together several times. Once, they met Lei Ya and the others, which made up for the regret of not forming a team last time.
Lin Yao asked about Lao K's recovery and reminded him of the next counseling time.
Yesterday evening, Ye Mang brought a box half a man's height. When he opened it, it was full of spare parts for the assessment on the desolate planet that Ye Heng had prepared for him.
Anti-corrosion combat boots, tactical uniforms that can automatically adjust the temperature, and even a few packages of compressed star beast crystal core blocks given to Shasha. Each item has a label indicating its purpose.
Lin Yao smiled and said to Ye Mang, "Thank you for coming."
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But now, the sentence "Received a temporary order to return to the expedition front line" is still lit in the computer.
The previous conversation was half an hour ago, when Ye Heng was still asking him what dinner the system recommended?
Lin Yao replied "vegetable salad"
Ye Heng sent me "add some protein"
Lin Yao looked down at the computer screen and suddenly found it a little funny. Ye Heng used the excuse of being injured to rest for less than four days.
They were talking about it last night. Lin Yao was going to the desolate planet tomorrow, and Ye Heng wanted to see him off.
Lin Yao reminded him that he was currently "resting".
Ye Heng then said that he would come to Boyue Mansion to pick him up. Even if he couldn't see him off openly at Star Harbor, he could at least send him there.
Lin Yao agreed to this plan.
The result is now reversed. After receiving an urgent order, Ye Heng left in a hurry.
As if he knew that was Ye Heng's excuse.
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In the starship's main control room, a faint blue light flashed across the console screen, making Ye Heng's profile look as cold and hard as a sculpture.
His fingertips fell on the coordinate calibrator, but his brows furrowed more and more. He had clearly checked the jump parameters three times and there was no problem.
But the inexplicable irritation in my heart grew like weeds, and even the tone of my voice turned cold.
"The warp engine preheating progress is delayed by one second," he said without raising his head, his voice so cold that it could freeze the air.
"Are you waiting for the Zerg to give you medals of honor?"
The soldiers in the corner froze suddenly, and hurriedly sped up their movements, even slowing down their breathing.
Several people exchanged glances: Isn't the warp engine warm-up error within three seconds?!
Even Ye Mang and Zhao Kun, who were following Ye Heng, knew the situation and behaved properly, not daring to say a single punctuation mark.
In the main control room, the only sound left was the low hum of the operating instruments, and the air seemed to have frozen.
Everyone could feel that the marshal seemed to be in a state of anger today.
There have been times like this before when we rushed to the battlefield, so why is there such a big fire this time? Could it be...
At this moment, a clear computer prompt sound suddenly rang out, which was particularly abrupt in the silent space.
The soldiers subconsciously shrank their necks and sighed inwardly:
Who is so brave as to not turn off the mute at this time?
But Ye Heng paused, and the corners of his tightly pursed lips loosened slightly, almost imperceptibly.
He raised his hand and opened the light brain. In the sender column, the two words "Lin Yao" seemed like the name of a fire extinguisher.
Ye Heng stared at the screen for two seconds, his fingertips hovered over the dialog box for a moment, and after typing a few words, he clicked send.
The moment he put away his laptop, the freezing cold in the control room quietly dissipated.
A soldier secretly looked up and saw that when Ye Heng looked at the control console again, the frost in his eyes melted a little, and even the movement of calibrating the coordinates slowed down by a half second.
"Five minutes to jump," Ye Heng's voice remained calm, but without the previous anger. "Each unit will conduct a final self-inspection. If anything goes wrong, military law will be applied."
Although it still came with a warning, the soldiers were clearly relieved.
At least the tone indicated that "there is still room for recovery", rather than the resolute tone of "just drag him to feed the Zerg".
The atmosphere in the control room gradually warmed up, and the trajectory of light flowing on the screen seemed to be softer.
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Lin Yao: "Telescope image of a red-shadow warship taking off"
Lin Yao: Have a safe journey. Next time it’s your turn to come to Star Harbor to see me off!
Ye Heng: Okay!
Lin Yao: When can you come back?
Ye Heng: During the Cang family wedding.
Lin Yao: Then, see you at the wedding.
Ye Heng: See you at the wedding.
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