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Ji Dong had a restless night. When dawn broke, he felt the light change in the cellar. He rolled over and sat up.
According to the survivors’ accounts, the research facility was constructed directly inside the mine’s hollowed-out hillside. Even if all goes perfectly on the road, trekking from Sunset Town to the Research Institute would take at least three hours.
As a result, everyone in today’s expedition team got up early. They were ready to begin their mission after a simple preparation when the sun shined through the translucent film engulfing the sky, and those Skeleton Monsters who were terrified of ultraviolet light did not dare to emerge outdoors easily.
Before leaving, the old priest worriedly sent them to the door of the cellar.
“May the gods of the sun and the moon bless you.”
He shook each of their hands and gave his blessing to these brave men who were about to embark on this deadly mission.
“May you return safely with the ‘Moon God Stone’.”
It was just a pity that the players here were atheists. At least, even if they truly wanted to believe, they wouldn’t believe in the ethereal gods of this peculiar [Film] created by the [Peach Blossom Spring].
Therefore, whether it was Rose, Ji Dong, or Mo Tiangen, their expression was only neutral. They didn’t refuse his blessings, but they didn’t show the slightest interest in it either.
On the contrary, the four soldiers, who were accompanying them, were all holding the old priest’s hand in return. They were reluctant to let go for a long time.
As for Annie, she didn’t shake hands with the old priest at all.
The stunning beauty, who appeared to be of mixed ethnicity, just lifted her eyelashes and gazed thoughtfully at the elderly priest. She hummed softly in her throat, turned her head, and walked away without looking back.
Ren Jianmo walked at the end of the crowd.
Among them, he was the one who shook the old man’s hands the longest.
Ji Dong originally walked in front of Ren Jianmo, but found that his companion did not follow him for a long time. He curiously turned around, just in time to see him let go of the old man’s withered and thin hand, but somehow he suddenly stumbled and staggered forward.
“Hey!”
Ji Xiao’niao was surprised and quickly turned to help him.
On the other hand, the old priest before Ren Jianmo was quicker than Ji Dong. He was only a few steps away when he impulsively held the long-legged stunner, who was a head taller than him.
Ren Jianmo extended his hand, grasped the elderly priest’s arm, and steadied his body.
“I’m sorry.”
He took a step back, lowered his eyes, and smiled respectfully at the old man, “I’m really sorry. I didn’t bump into you, right?”
Even though the old priest was nearly seventy years old, he could not help but freeze when he had an up-close encounter with such a fine-looking face.
Two seconds later, he nodded numbly, “It’s fine……”
“That’s good.”
Ren Jianmno hooked his lips and smiled. He did not say anything else and just turned around, and walked faster to catch up with the others.
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Although he would like to ask, but now in front of so many people, it was difficult for him to find the opportunity.
And…
Ji Dong looked at Annie, who was one step behind him.
——The chestnut-haired beauty seemed to be “in cahoots” with the priest. Although he did not know what they were planning, the two must be hiding some information that they have not told others…
“Hey.”
While Ji Dong was deep in thought, a hand suddenly patted him gently on the shoulder.
He was flabbergasted. When he looked up, he met Ren Jianmo’s heterochromatic pupils.
“What are you thinking?”
Ren Jianmo narrowed his eyes slightly and gave him a deep gaze, “Don’t be distracted when we’re on the road. Be vigilant of your surroundings.”
If this [Film] had a ‘yellow calendar’, it would probably have a line like “Today’s a good day to travel” printed on it.
Their journey through the mountains to the Research Institute was surprisingly smooth, not even a single monster was encountered.
Ji Dong and the others were all players that have their physique enhanced from the [Peach Blossom Spring]. The four special forces soldiers’ stamina was also exceptional. Even Annie, who was just an ordinary citizen of the town, unexpectedly had excellent physical strength and endurance.
No one in the group was holding back. They hastened their pace along the way, and finally compressed their original footwork of more than three hours to two hours and twenty minutes. They successfully arrived at the mine where the Research Institute was located.
The mine was situated in a valley, which was in between two mountains.
The vegetation here was not as prosperous as that in other places. Although the mine had been closed for many years, the vista was spectacular. There wasn’t a single tree taller than a person. Among the rough stone crevices were only clusters of random bushes and artemisia grass.
If calculated according to the normal time, it was close to noon, and the height of the sun in the sky should be close to midday. At the same time, it should be the period when the sunshine was the most dazzling and the ultraviolet light was the strongest in the day.
But he didn’t know what kind of material the film that covered the whole sky was made of. Even with Ji Dong’s strengthened eyesight, he couldn’t see the sky, but could vaguely find a circular spot of light. Judging from the location and size, it seemed to be the sun.
Ji Dong couldn’t help but frown..
——So, that’s the particle force field that Annie and others are talking about.
——To break through it, they have to obtain the “Moon God Stone”.
“Hey!”
Just as Ji Dong looked up at the sky, a soldier standing next to him suddenly spoke.
He looked around and asked suspiciously, “Where is the Research Institute?”
Annie laughed softly when she heard the dubiousness, “The Research Institute is built in the mountainside. You won’t be able to see it from here.”
She took a look at the camouflage uniforms on the soldiers and explained.
“You should have seen military bases or civil air defensive fortresses built deep within the mountains, right? The structure of the Research Institute is actually similar to those.”
The soldier immediately made a sudden realization and nodded repeatedly.
Rose thought for a moment and asked a very important question.
“How many entrances and exits does the Institute have?”
Annie shrugged innocently.
“How would I know?”
She replied dryly.
“I’m just a cook hired by the Research Institute to cater them with food. I can’t just go anywhere else except the kitchen and dining room where I usually work.”
The chestnut-haired lady reflected and said, “Oh, I also occasionally use the dining cart to transport some packed lunch boxes to the experimental area… However, I can only enter the outer rest area. Inside, laboratory security is quite stringent. I don’t even have a chance to peek through those viewing windows, much alone walk in.”
She stared at Rose and the others, “Therefore, I can only take you through the logistics entrance, which I am familiar with.”
Everyone felt deeply disappointed when they heard this.
Another soldier simply spatted on the ground without hiding his dissatisfaction.
“How much do you remember?”
Ren Jianmo spoke at this time:
“Draw all you remember and we shall look through it.”
Annie was stunned.
She never would have imagined that Ren Jianmo would suddenly make such demands to her. For a moment, she was left angry and tongue-tied. She didn’t know what expression to make.
However, Ren Jianmo did not intend to let Annie go.
He took out a notebook from his pocket, spread it out in front of the chestnut-haired woman, and then handed out a pen, “Draw a map, you should be able to do it, right?”
The atmosphere became heavily tense for a time.
Everyone could see that Ren Jianmo was not his usual quiet and cool persona. Instead, his attitude could even be considered aggressive.
Annie bit her lip.
She seemed to be swayed.
“All right. It’s just drawing a map!”
After a short hesitation, the chestnut-haired woman compromised and gave a harsh word at the end.
“However, I’m not sure if I remember it correctly. In case the drawing is not right, you can’t blame me!”
So they sat around the empty mine site and waited for Annie to draw the floor plan while they rested.
Annie was not deft in terms of drawing. She dawdled for half an hour and wasted four or five pages before she finished the drawing that Ren Jianmo asked her to draw before noon.
The big beauty took back his notebook, looked at it for a couple of seconds, and then handed it to Ji Dong.
Ji Dong took it and looked down.
The floor plan Annie drew could only be described as “abstract”.
It was a map done from memory by a pure amateur with no artistic dexterity and design prowess.
To put it bluntly, it’s just a “corridor” of intersecting parallel lines. A box was drawn at the same location, labeling it with “kitchen”, “distribution room” and other names, respectively. As for the scale, no need to expect anything. At all.
But even so, he studied it very seriously and tried to remember every detail in his mind. When he was able to remember most of it, he passed the map to Mo Tiangen.
The floor plan was handed down in everyone’s hands and was finally put away by Rose unceremoniously.
“All right! Let’s go there!”
Teacher Dagen patted his chest with great pride and loudly cheered the crowd.
“The wind is blowing and the water is cold, the strong man is going……”
It was a pity that he didn’t get to finish reciting the thousand-year-old famous lines of “Yi Shuige” when he was kicked in the butt by Ji Xiaoniao, a student who was ignorant on how to respect teachers.
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Annie walked them through the logistics’ access door on the right side of the mine.
The door was concealed, much like a cave sealed with a thick steel plate. It was unobtrusive at first appearance, and it was simple for people to overlook.
Just as Ji Dong swiped his ID card in the groove next to the door, an electronic mechanical sound was heard: [Researcher TT2203, please perform a fingerprint and iris scan.]
At the same time, a touch screen appeared on the steel door panel.
Ji Dong secretly sighed in his heart. Fortunately, the system of the [Peach Blossom Spring] was still merciful to them. Even when they’re in a [Film], they would be given an identity, so that the participants wouldn’t have to worry about exposing their identity to the NPCs. Following this, he accomplished the fingerprint and iris scan.
[Permission to enter.]
The dry electronic voice continued without emotion.
[The Research Institute is currently in a state of first-level alert. Please strictly implement the safety measures to ensure the safety of your lives and the lives of others.]
After saying that, the steel door slid open quietly.
Rose lifted her chin towards the four soldiers.
Her identity in this [Film] was a Colonel. In terms of rank, she was the head of these special forces soldiers, so the soldiers naturally and spontaneously obeyed her arrangements. They picked up their guns, and fished into the Research Institute.
Ji Dong, Ren Jianmo, and Annie walked behind the four soldiers. Rose and Mo Tiangen were responsible for guarding the back.
After everyone got inside, the heavy metal door quietly closed without warning, blocking the light from outside.
Immediately afterward, the place suddenly brightened up in front of them—without warning, all the lights in the corridor actually turned on!
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