Though Jiang Bai Mian had a certain premonition when Bai Chen asked about Ore in "Initial City," she was still somewhat shocked to hear the series of identities from the "Source Brain."
Bai Chen, on the other hand, felt that this seemed like destiny.
After all the twists and turns, he couldn't escape "Initial City."
The "Source Brain" didn't wait for them to calm down and continued in a voice with little fluctuation:
"If you want to investigate other research institutes and understand the source of the 'Apathy Disease,' you can go to 'Initial City,' find his descendants, and see if he left any clues.
"As the chief scientist of the Third Research Institute, he had very high authority before the Old World was destroyed, more access to secrets than I do."
Jiang Bai Mian's thoughts raced, and she sincerely responded:
"Thank you."
At this moment, she already had three options for the next direction:
First, go to Initial City and find Ore Ubis, that is, Maximillian's descendant, to see if this chief scientist of the Third Research Institute, the first citizen and dictator of "Initial City," left any words behind.
--In the last few years of his life, Ore Ubis, who firmly grasped the power of "Initial City," briefly called himself emperor. At that time, the Senate was marginalized and was equivalent to the Initial City Council, only responsible for the city's daily operations.
Second, track down Qiao Chu and get clues from this special envoy of the Eighth Research Institute.
Third, try to increase her authority and see if there is anything worth digging into within "Pangu Biology."
Jiang Bai Mian now suspects that the predecessor of "Pangu Biology" was also one of those research institutes, just like "Mechanical Paradise" originated from the Third Research Institute.
Of course, these directions are not mutually exclusive and can all be done.
The "Source Brain" didn't say much, and its voice fluctuated somewhat with the change of the virtual vortex on the screen:
"What else do you want to ask?"
As soon as it finished speaking, Shang Jian Yao stepped forward and took out a slightly thick and tough piece of paper from his pocket.
He asked a little quickly:
"Have you seen this person?"
Jiang Bai Mian looked over and found that Shang Jian Yao was holding a photo.
The photo seemed to come from the electronic card information within "Pangu Biology" and looked very formal.
On it was a man, about thirty years old, with a relatively refined temperament. His black hair wasn't too short and was combed neatly. His appearance was somewhat similar to Shang Jian Yao.
Jiang Bai Mian understood and closed her mouth.
The "Source Brain" scanned it with multiple cameras and gave an answer:
"No."
If it says no, then it definitely doesn't, there is no possibility of forgetting or ignoring it.
Shang Jian Yao looked at the vortex on the big screen, remained silent for a few seconds, and put away the photo.
"Thank you." In a low voice, he retreated step by step to his original position.
The "Source Brain's" rather mature voice echoed once again:
"Time is almost up.
"I'll remind you of a few things for the last time."
"Please speak." Jiang Bai Mian hurriedly replied.
The vortex on the big screen slowly fluctuated:
"Investigating the cause of the Old World's destruction is a very dangerous thing. It's not like no one has done it before, but they either disappeared or died, none of them got good results.
"You should be able to understand what this means: Someone is secretly stifling all efforts to find out the truth.
"You may have been relatively smooth before, without encountering any obstacles, but after locking the source of the 'Apathy Disease' as the main direction of investigation, danger may quietly come. At that time, not all of you may survive.
"Please be prepared to deal with this change, don't be careless."
Although Jiang Bai Mian had been mentally prepared for this when forming the "Old Task Force," no one had ever directly pointed out the extent of the danger like the "Source Brain."
The "Old Task Force" may be facing a force that once destroyed the Old World!
This caused Jiang Bai Mian and Bai Chen's breathing to become briefly uncomfortable, and Long Yue Hong even felt suffocated.
"Isn't this a good thing?" Shang Jian Yao replied with a smile, "It's much easier for them to jump out主动 than for us to slowly investigate."
That's right... As long as we can dodge the first wave of attacks and catch the personnel sent by that force, we can follow the clues and find out everything clearly. At that time, the company can unite with "Initial City" and other major forces to encircle and suppress the target... Hearing Shang Jian Yao's words, Jiang Bai Mian became a lot more optimistic.
Of course, she also knew that the final result might not be as she wished. What if the major forces were encircling and suppressing "Pangu Biology"?
And she was also considering another thing, that is, when she returned to the company for rest, she would ask Bai Chen and Long Yue Hong if they wanted to continue to stay in the "Old Task Force."
If they didn't want to, she would fight for them to have another chance to transfer.
The "Source Brain" did not refute Shang Jian Yao's words and said in a voice without much fluctuation:
"I hope you can maintain this mentality in the future.
"Okay, time is up."
Jiang Bai Mian, Shang Jian Yao, Long Yue Hong, and Bai Chen responded in unison:
"Thank you for your answers."
They had discussed etiquette beforehand, thinking that they shouldn't be disrespectful just because the other party wasn't human.
The vortex on the big screen fluctuated twice, slowly calmed down, and no longer had light.
"Let's go back." Jiang Bai Mian looked around and took the lead in walking towards the door of the conference room.
After leaving here and saying goodbye to Genava, they took the elevator all the way back to the ground floor of the town hall building.
As soon as Bai Chen sat in the driver's seat, he saw a black seven-seater car with a slightly complex structure turning in here and stopping in front of the building.
The car door opened silently, and a full five robots with glowing blue eyes walked out.
Unlike the smart robots in the town, their uniforms were pure black.
Jiang Bai Mian watched these robots enter the town hall and said thoughtfully:
"Reinforcements sent by 'Mechanical Paradise'?"
When that "Advanced Apathetic" hadn't been resolved, Genava had requested assistance from the "Mechanical Paradise" headquarters.
"They didn't even come by helicopter." Shang Jian Yao said that these reinforcements weren't professional enough.
Tarnan had a dedicated apron, they had seen it before, so they knew that "Mechanical Paradise" had many planes.
"Maybe it wasn't necessary later." Long Yue Hong gave his understanding.
For them, this wasn't something worth caring about, so they quickly gave up the discussion and returned to Hedong.
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*clap clap clap*, Jiang Bai Mian sent the information provided by the "Source Brain" back to "Pangu Biology," breathed a sigh of relief, leaned against the back of her chair, and said with a smile:
"Next is to buy food and prepare for the return trip."
"Pangu Biology" didn't have a trade representative in Tarnan, so they couldn't let the company collect supplies. They could only do it themselves.
Of course, after returning to the company, the corresponding expenses could definitely be reimbursed, and they wouldn't waste their gains for nothing.
"I'm just afraid..." As soon as Long Yue Hong said these three words, he saw Jiang Bai Mian, Shang Jian Yao, and Bai Chen all looking at him.
He "uh"ed and instinctively closed his mouth.
Jiang Bai Mian could guess what he was worried about and said with a smile to reassure him:
"They won't send us directly to 'Initial City.' You have to give people a chance to breathe even when they're hanging themselves.
"We've been out for so long. If we don't go back for rest, there will be problems with our psychological state and mental condition.
"Since the company has already indicated that we can go back, it means that the internal affairs have been basically resolved, and there are no excuses."
"That's good, that's good." Long Yue Hong was the one in the group who missed home the most.
Before Shang Jian Yao could tease Long Yue Hong, Jiang Bai Mian added two more sentences thoughtfully:
"Besides, we can't believe everything the 'Source Brain' says. Although it may not be lying, it may not have told us all the information and wants to drive us to investigate other research institutes.
"So, we still have to go back to the company and see if we can apply for relevant information to make the fullest preparations. We have someone to support us."
"Uh-huh." Long Yue Hong said that returning to the company was imperative.
"Yes, we can't blindly believe it." Shang Jian Yao once again transformed into an honorary believer of the "Vigilance Sect" - unilaterally.
Bai Chen didn't speak, watching them discuss there.
When the topic was diverted by Shang Jian Yao to what dishes to order for the first meal back at the company, she finally couldn't help but offer some advice.
Because there was still the thank-you banquet for the townspeople of Tarnan and the baptism ceremony of the "Furnace Sect" next, the "Old Task Force" wasn't in a hurry to collect food for the return trip. They leisurely flipped through the old world books they had bought back and watched the small amount of old world entertainment materials that Shang Jian Yao shamelessly copied back from the proprietress Aino – Bai Chen was still a little afraid of this, and Jiang Bai Mian was worried that the team members would fall into depravity from then on, so she not only limited the quantity but also screened and selected the content.
She was very afraid that Shang Jian Yao would become even more powerful.
In the evening, they went out for a walk to Binhe Avenue, shopping, looking for food, and selecting supplies.
As soon as she turned into this busiest street, Jiang Bai Mian keenly noticed that something was wrong.
The number of patrolling robots has obviously increased!
Whether it was smart robots or corresponding auxiliary robots, there were many more than usual.
"What happened?" Jiang Bai Mian muttered to herself in confusion.
Just as she was about to find a familiar local to ask, she saw Shang Jian Yao walk up to a robot guard wearing a dark green military uniform and ask:
"Alpha, what happened?"
Alpha... Alpha Stewart? The smart robot friend that Shang Jian Yao made? Shang Jian Yao can actually recognize it... Jiang Bai Mian was slightly surprised.
For these smart robots, without the help of auxiliary chips to record features, she felt that she would have a bit of face blindness.
Alpha answered Shang Jian Yao's question in a rather heavy tone:
"The Hall of Law sent a team over to review Chief Genava's degree of humanization."
Ah? Jiang Bai Mian, Long Yue Hong, and Bai Chen were all a little dazed and confused.