The next morning, Shafley and Chen Ci left the house together and went to the palace.
Chen Ci changed into the gorgeous clothes that belonged to the prince's wife. He adjusted the plain anti-bite collar around his neck to cover the back of his neck. The smell of Fu Tianhe on his body had completely dissipated.
Chen Nian was still sleeping when Shafulai left. The morning sunlight shone on his face, and even the fine hair was clearly visible. His soft hair fell on the pillow. Seeing the boy's peaceful sleeping face, Alpha was reluctant to wake him up, so he just leaned over and gave Chen Nian a kiss on the cheek.
As someone who has to deal with various heavy government affairs all day long, Shafley knows how happy it is to be able to sleep until you wake up naturally.
The two of them took a special car back to the palace. When they saw the eldest prince and the princess walking side by side, many servants widened their eyes in surprise. The Alpha was strong and the Omega was handsome. Everything was so harmonious.
But for some reason, the princess's expression was unusually dull, and she no longer looked as cheerful as usual.
Maybe I haven't completely recovered from the conflict.
But no matter what, the fact that the two of them are willing to reconcile is already great news.
The happy news of the two princes' return spread quickly throughout the palace. From waiters to housekeepers, from the great white geese pacing in the courtyard to the intelligent control system in cyberspace, everyone secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
However, Shaflay only brought Chen Ci along for a formality. After briefly refreshing their presence, the two of them immediately headed for the secret base.
Chen Ci was worried that the physical examination would be uncomfortable, so he only ate a little in the morning to fill his stomach. Anyway, the base would have special nutritional fluids to replenish his energy.
A month and a half later, Chen Ci couldn't tell what he felt when he returned to this secret biological base underground. No, should he feel anything?
This is a responsibility that he cannot escape and has no intention of escaping. Since he decided to shoulder it since he was young, he must stick to it.
Walking through the long corridor, I saw again the experimental animals locked in cages behind the glass walls: snow-white rabbits and mice, monkeys curled up in the corners of the cages, and beagles that would never be able to run happily throughout their lives. With timid eyes, they waited for the cruel fate that would befall them at any time.
However, sacrifice is inevitable, and the world will not remember their names, just like the people who were saved by Chen Ci, who never knew that such a young man existed.
"Your Highness." The person in charge's voice was as gentle as ever, but now Chen Ci no longer entrusted many unknown emotions to her like he did when they were children.
Yes, she is not his mother.
And he has found his own true sustenance.
As usual, a full body scan is required first.
The researchers stared at the data on the screen. A voice came through the speaker: "Your Highness, your heart rate is a little high. Is there any problem?"
"No." Chen Ci closed his eyes slightly and answered indifferently.
Strangely enough, his heart rate, which had always been maintained at 75 beats per minute, actually increased because he was worried that he would be seen to have been marked.
The temporary marker failed just in time, and even the most sophisticated instruments were unable to detect any of it. As for the Alpha pheromones that had been injected into the glands and transported throughout the body by the blood, they had long been metabolized day after day.
The examination was correct, and Chen Ci lay down on the bed. He rolled up his loose sleeves to his upper arms, revealing his fair and tender elbows. He watched calmly and indifferently as the No. 16 needle pierced his skin, poked into the blood vessel, and inserted into his armpit like a toothpick.
Blood poured into the transparent plastic tube, quickly filling it up. It would be filtered through a huge machine to extract the "original liquid", which would then be injected back into Chen Ci's body.
Omega closed his eyes and waited for it to end.
Unconsciously, his consciousness became hazy, and Chen Ci didn't even know whether he was dreaming or just thinking about the various things that happened during the journey.
The orange kayak was drifting in the raging waves, and beneath the water, what was chasing them was no longer the ferocious red leeches, but purple thorns that grew like thorns and looked like crystals that had been formed in mines for tens of millions of years. They were so sharp that they could tear the kayak apart with just a touch.
He and Fu Tianhe pulled the sail desperately and adjusted the course. They didn't know how long they had been struggling in the heavy rain, but finally they saw the detection platform not far away.
Climbing up the nearly 30-meter-high ladder, Alpha's palm was scratched by the protruding iron spikes, leaving a deep wound about seven or eight centimeters long. Blood gushed out, mixed with dots of crystal purple.
Chen Ci bit his finger in panic, trying his best to squeeze more blood into Fu Tianhe's mouth.
But it was of no use.
Alpha's injured hand began to harden. All cells were declared dead at this moment, and everything from the fingertips turned into hard purple crystals.
The finely crushed crystal powder is transported throughout the body through the blood, dissolving even the internal organs.
Chen Ci wanted to drip his blood on it, but accidentally touched Fu Tianhe's fingertips. It was like a freshly baked crispy pancake being violently crushed, making a crisp crackling sound under the heavy burden. Alpha's hand was broken.
The crack appeared from the wrist, quickly climbed along the arm, passed through the shoulder, crossed the neck, and reached the cheek, like a string of living purple tattoos, breathing.
Fu Tianhe's expression was distorted with extreme pain, and the golden prosthetic eye on his right side began to bulge outward, as if it was bearing a strong pressure bursting from within -
The next second, thick purple liquid gushed out from the right eye socket, splashing onto Chen Ci's face and body. The spherical prosthetic eye rolled to the side with a clang, carrying blood.
Blurred vision.
Chen Ci suddenly came to his senses, or perhaps it would be more appropriate to say that he was awakened.
"Your Highness." The person in charge was standing beside him, leaning down slightly, and said softly, "It's over."
“…Okay.” Chen Ci raised his hand and pinched his eyebrows hard. The needle was pulled out of his arm, leaving a deep needle hole wrapped in gauze.
He couldn't think carefully about the dream he had just had. The last scene alone made his heart tremble uncontrollably and curl up behind his ribs.
"Drink this." The person in charge took the special nutrient solution and said, "How do you feel now?"
"Not bad." Chen Ci certainly felt uncomfortable. Anyone would feel uncomfortable if the beneficial components in the blood were filtered out for no reason, but he had gotten used to it.
He took the nutrient solution from the person in charge and drank it all in one gulp.
"Thank you for your efforts." The person in charge said the words that Chen Ci was most familiar with, "His Highness Shafley is waiting outside."
But this time, Chen Ci did not leave directly.
"Can I ask what's going on? This is my business, and I have the right to know."
"The situation in Sanshui is not very good." The person in charge hesitated and said, "So far, it has not spread. We will send the original liquid over immediately. The problem should not be particularly serious."
Chen Ci nodded and said to the person in charge, "Thank you for your hard work."
Manager: “Everyone should be thanking you.”
Three waters, three waters.
It is the closest beacon to moonlight, and the Atlantic ocean currents carry materials from the Greenland ice plateau to the coast of Sanshui.
Fu Tianhe also comes from Sanshui.
That dream... Chen Ci suddenly felt a tightness in his chest. He frowned, and the person in charge automatically interpreted it as discomfort after blood filtration.
Only Chen Ci himself knew that it was a strange substance that was constantly surging up, impacting his eyes and nostrils, causing them to feel sour as if they were subjected to strong stimulation.
However, nothing came out of his eyes, as if something was blocking his tear glands, strictly prohibiting any form of crossing the line.
Chen Ci touched his eyes, feeling dry.
He lay there for another ten minutes, until his physical discomfort was relieved, and then he stood up with the help of the person in charge.
Shafley was waiting outside. When he heard the door open, he immediately closed his laptop and stood up.
Shafley didn't ask Chen Ci again. After all, the Omega's face was obviously pale, so he didn't want Chen Ci to say any more unnecessary words.
Shafley stretched out his arm, and just when he thought Chen Ci would continue to walk on his own stubbornly as usual, the boy's hand gently rested on his arm.
Shaflay was surprised.
Chen Ci seems... no longer so averse to contact from others.
Shafley helped Chen Ci out of the base, and as soon as Chen Ci sat in the back seat of the car, he closed his eyes again.
He tried hard to recall the feelings the dream brought him. Chen Ci had always thought that it was a good thing to have no emotions, so that he would not suffer from having to live in the White Tower. But now, he suddenly wanted to experience more.
Shafley helped Chen Ci to the room in the palace. He took care of Chen Ci and helped him lie on the bed. He prepared nutrient solution and clean water for him and placed them in the incubator at the head of the bed. He also brought over the new terminal for contacting Chen Nian.
"Have a good rest. If you need anything, feel free to tell me."
Shafley paused and continued, "I repaired the hard drive a little bit, and some data was still saved. Now I can confirm that it is one of the beacon clouds, and the damaged data is related to moonlight."
As expected. Chen Ci understood. There were about 700 to 800 servers in the computer room, and the murderer only destroyed the five hard disks in this server. It was obvious that he knew the specific data in the hard disks.
Chen Ci: "The moonlight hides a secret that none of us know."
Shafley nodded. "Yes, I will go there to investigate it myself when I have time. It is really too weird. Since it collapsed, the Greenland Ice Plateau has been closed and no one has ever set foot in that area."
Chen Ci: "I'll go. If you go there, it will arouse suspicion. I also have some things that need to be verified."
Shafley frowned. "You said... that person who destroyed the hard drive data and killed the programmer, could it be that he was also related to Chen Nian's inability to restore his identity?"
Chen Ci: "Are you worried that the murderer will harm Chen Nian?"
Shafley: "Not just Chen Nian, but also you."
Chen Ci remained noncommittal, knowing that Shafley's concerns were not groundless.
But Chen Ci is confident that he can protect himself. If they stop because of possible danger, then what is the point of exploring the truth?
Shafulai sighed: "Well, if you must go, you'd better tell Fu Tianhe about it. After all, he is the one who is in danger with you. He has the right to know how dangerous it is."
Chen Ci: "I will tell him next time I meet him. Is the data clear enough?"
Shafley: "It's probably some communication between beacons. I'll send you this, but it's only a small part. More needs to be repaired."
Chen Ci took the new terminal and saw the message Shafulai had sent him. It was a chat record that obviously only captured the most important parts.
Sanshui [06:23:51]: Did you hear any sound? I detected abnormal seismic waves.
Lan Lu [06:23:53]: No, where is the source?
Yan Jing[06:23:59]：No 1
Sanshui [06:24:04]: It looks like it’s produced by the moonlight. Moonlight, what’s the situation?
Sanshui [06:30:32]: Moonlight?
Xingye [06:31:02]: Don't be silent, how are you doing there, Yueguang? You are not resting, are you?
Blue Alum [06:31:47]: …We don’t need to rest.
Cinnabar [06:32:31]: Moonlight, are you there?
Cinnabar [06:35:00]: Cinnabar calling Moonlight, please reply.
Lan Lu [06:40:00]: Lan Lu calling Moonlight, please reply if you receive this.
Sanshui [06:45:00]: Sanshui is calling Yueguang, please reply if you receive this.
Yanjing [06:50:00]: Yanjing is calling Moonlight, please reply if you receive this.
Xingye [06:55:00]: Xingye calling Moonlight, please reply.
Sanshui[06:57:34]: ...moonlight?
The moonlight remained silent from beginning to end.
And Chen Ci knew that the moonlight they kept calling out to would never send out any messages again.
The time point when the record was produced was the day when the collapse occurred.
The anti-disturbance system automatically shut down because the set time had expired. The sunlight lightly fell on his eyelids and danced. The black-haired boy frowned, hummed like a small animal, and reached out his hand to touch his side.
Empty.
Even the temperature has dissipated.
Chen Nian opened her eyes and found that Shaflay had left. Only the wrinkles on the bed showed that Alpha had slept with her last night.
The clock on the wall showed that it was exactly nine thirty in the morning.
My brother should have gone with me. Chen Nian lay on the bed and used his mental power to probe around, and he was sure that he was the only one left in the house.
Chen Nian turned over lazily and returned to his days of doing nothing. Now he just had to stay in this house and wait for his brother and Shafulai to come back.
But Chen Nian didn't intend to just let it go.
Chen Ci and Shafulai are both people with very clear goals, and Fu Tianhe also seems to be very capable in taking action, so he should not be outdone by everyone else.
Chen Nian got up, washed, and had breakfast, then took the neural adapter that Shafulai had left behind. He was still solving puzzles inside and outside the game about the fantasy kingdom of electricity. They were all busy yesterday and had no time to see what was going on.
As soon as Chen Nian came online, he was immediately bombarded with messages from Bai Ge Yingtao and La Geou. Both of them were very concerned about the situation between him and Shafulai.
[We've reconciled!] Chen Nian replied briskly, [Thank you both brothers for speaking up for me.]
[It's OK as long as it's OK.] Bai Ge Yingtao soon got a response, [Do you know the photo that Lao Beng sent me the day before yesterday?]
[Mono]: The one with the electric fantasy kingdom logo and several columns of numbers written below?
[白給髻桃]: Yes, I tried to call, and guess what happened? I was almost scared to death!
Bai sent an audio file to Cherry.
Scared to death? Chen Nian was surprised. Could it be that a chaste girl appeared on the other end of the phone?
Since everyone was scared by the message from Bai Geyingtao, Chen Nian prepared himself mentally before clicking it.
The jerking electromagnetic noise echoed chaotically, and there seemed to be some kind of miserable scream hidden in it, drowned in the deepest part.
It was nearly thirty seconds before the noise gradually subsided, with only sporadic sounds coming out from time to time.
Chen Nian heard heavy breathing coming from a dark and damp corner, and the walls were shaking slightly, as if some kind of injured and terrifying monster was staring at a certain place, revealing its ferocious fangs and emitting a fishy breath.
Whispers spread faintly, as dense as ten thousand people whispering quietly, and it seemed as if some indescribable existence was calling out.
I couldn't make out the content, couldn't determine the emotion, the only thing I could feel were the goose bumps that kept popping up on my back and arms.
After a long minute, a scream suddenly broke out. The sound was definitely not something that human vocal cords could produce. It almost pierced the eardrums and shattered the brain.
Amid the intense mental pollution, Chen Nian was about to adjust the volume, but the audio suddenly stopped.
All sounds disappeared.
All that was left for Chen Nian were goose bumps and hair standing on end.
Chen Nian had no choice but to take off the neural adapter. It was weird, really too weird.
Even though he was in a spacious and bright room with warm sunlight shining on him from the window, Chen Nian still felt cold all over.
It is hard to say what exactly he thought of this, because after listening, Chen Nian's mind was blank, with only the purest and most primitive fear.
【Mono】：.
【Free Cherry Blossoms】: How about it?
【Mono】: So creepy!
[Free Cherry]: I was almost scared to death when I first heard it. After I finally recovered from the shock, I called the number again but it said it was no longer in service. Luckily, the recording function on the terminal was always on, so I recorded the voice.
【Mono】：Have you shared the audio with other people?
【免费嫻桃】: I uploaded it to the forum, and warned many times in the title and main post, I hope it doesn't scare the unprepared.
Chen Nian immediately checked the forum, and sure enough, all kinds of posts were pouring out, and it was so lively that it seemed like an explosion.
Many players who were not interested in solving puzzles could not help but immerse themselves in it. This was the first time that such a bizarre scene appeared in the fantasy kingdom that focuses on realism.
Some people suspected that the audio was a boring prank, but when they saw that the poster was Afanasy's president who gave away cherries for free, they were forced to believe its authenticity.
[Free Cherry Blossoms]: Everyone has been studying this fast audio frequency for a day. Various experts have discovered some information through means such as slowing down, reducing noise and splitting tracks.
Bai Ge Yingtao directly shared a post with Chen Nian, which contained a summary of various analytical insights.
In short, the masters used the almost inaudible background sound to judge the wind direction, building density, and various other things near the sound recording point, and actually determined the recording... location?
Anyway, Chen Nian couldn't understand the whole process, so he kept scrolling down, skipping the nearly ten thousand words of analysis and explanation, and went straight to the final result. He couldn't help but frowning, and several big question marks popped up in his mind.
It is the new map that appears after defeating Shira, Brown Castle.
Is it such a coincidence?
But when I think about how even Sheila's existence is full of strange prophecies, it doesn't seem so strange anymore.
Everyone thought this was just a warm-up for the new version, and they were all gearing up to explore.
However, even though the new map was available, the water level had not receded sufficiently and Bran Castle remained flooded.
Many people continue to analyze that the audio may indicate that some kind of horrible monster lives in the castle, and any player who dares to explore it will suffer the same fate as the last screamer.
…It seems more interesting, what should I do?
[Mono]: Did our guild send anyone to check it out?
【白給髻桃】: Someone should have gone there on their own, waiting for me to ask in the group.
[Mono]: After Lao Beng comes back, let’s team up and go see the situation.
【Free Cherry Blossoms】: Okay.
Chen Nian forwarded the audio to Shaflay. He didn't know whether Alpha had heard it beforehand, so he kindly told him to be mentally prepared before opening it.
Shafley quickly responded with a yes.
Chen Nian: What are you doing?
Schaffley: Analyzing the hard drive.
Chen Nian: Is there any result?
Shafla: I have a little bit of information, but it needs further analysis to know the details. I will tell you when I get home tonight.
Seeing that Shafley would be back tonight, Chen Nian was cheered up.
He responded with a happy "OK" and continued to wear the neural adapter to complete the tasks he had missed in the past two days.
At the same time.
Underground city, information processing area No. 13.
Fu Tianhe was in his low shed which was leaky everywhere.
This time when he came back, the condition of the house did not surprise him again. After all, everything had been stolen and nothing was left. Even if a thief came in, he would have to wipe away his tears and leave him two pieces of clothes.
Fu Tianhe still had some savings in his account from the sale of the mechanical core, so he didn't have to rush to work. Jiu Yue said she would contact him again in a week at most.
He just needs to take care of their dog during this time.
And, try your best to survive.