Finding clues in such a hot and humid world can be troublesome.
Although Shang Wenxue is indeed strong enough to walk on rattan, his movement is still hindered. After all, the three of them were not going to go downstairs directly to "taste" the thick dark green fog at the bottom, so they could only move along the floors where vines grew.
There are not many monsters in this world. There are some flying insects that occasionally fly by, but they are not too aggressive. Shang Wenxue shot down one with a flying knife and found that it was just a slightly larger bug and did not drop any money or special items.
If Liu Shan was here, he could probably point out which parts of the insect's body could be sold for money, but Lu Ning and Zhou Weiyuan didn't buy this kind of information at all, and Shang Wenxue would never do such a flipping business.
The identity of the "supervisor" is not actually clueless. For example, Lu Ning has six groups of personnel lists and files that were previously found on the D1 floor, many of which were signed at the end. Even though the fonts are all fancy and the names are different, it always narrows the scope of the investigation.
In addition, Wei Shu once used two different titles: "school founder" and "director" to describe the initial relevant personnel of the project. If he didn't pay attention to the use of titles, he could basically tell that the two were not the same person. If the founder of the school refers to the first principal, the supervisor is not the same person. In other words, the principal who is also a participant may also have relevant information about the supervisor.
The only obstacle is that it is really far away from the D1 floor.
"Do you think the other two places have the same information?"
When Zhou Weiyuan was climbing on the vines, he suddenly said this.
"Probably not." Lu Ning lay down on a cane to rest, looking with envy at Shang Wenxue, who was still jumping between the canes even though her shoulder was injured. She couldn't even kill her with such an extremely dangerous move. made.
"Because if the engraver had the leisure to engrave the same content everywhere, the news would have been known to everyone." The envy lasted only a moment, and Lu Ning immediately recovered her mind and replied to Zhou Weiyuan, "You also want to know all the things that will happen to you later. This kind of problem is likely to cause the direct death of the engraver. In addition, if it all happened during the decoherence process, only three people could engrave at the same time. The supervisor is in B3...wait, why was the supervisor in B3 at that time?"
"Not certainly……"
"No matter who it was, at that time, according to what Wei Shu said, wasn't it supposed to be a stage of successful experiment, when everyone was having a meeting to discuss or celebrate? Why was there someone who knew so much inside information not present?"
Lu Ning jumped into another building from a broken window, and couldn't help but have more doubts in her mind.
There is a certain contradiction between Wei Shu's statement and the investigation results here. Either someone is lying, or even Wei Shu does not know that such a person exists. Even if he is not the "supervisor", the engraver is obviously at the core position, but is there anything important in B3 that must be passed at that time?
Although she was thinking, Lu Ning never put down her guard. After entering the building, she noticed that the air here was much fresher than outside. The rotten smell unique to the hot flash forest became very weak here and replaced it. There is a pungent smell of chemicals.
"Herbicide?" Shang Wenxue smelled the smell immediately after coming in, and then looked around with interest, "It looks like there is someone in this building. Where is this place?"
"E8, club activity center." Zhou Weiyuan followed slowly in and answered casually after hearing Shang Wenxue's words, "This was originally a place used by most student clubs for regular activities. There are five floors in total. What is worth mentioning is that The building has an underground floor, and that’s all the information I remember.”
"That's enough." Lu Ning turned on her headlight and illuminated a circle of the corridor. The people here did not deliberately cover up their whereabouts, and Lu Ning quickly found traces of their activities.
"The vines on this side have been cleared."
In this world where plants grow wildly, most buildings are not immune, and even vines grow inside. When people walk by here, they always have to clear away some obstructive vines, and some of them still have obvious broken marks.
Lu Ning followed the trail past some activity rooms, walked around a corridor, and entered a wide hall. On the side are stairs and elevators, and in this hall there are two young men and women holding weapons and sitting on an old sofa for a nap.
Because they had covered up the footsteps before, it was not until the three people came out of the corner that the two young men woke up. However, they did not point their weapons at Lu Ning and others immediately. They just woke up from their somewhat confused state. .
"Are you also a lost person?" The young man rubbed his eyes, but he was completely unprepared.
"I'll ask."
After Zhou Weiyuan whispered something, he put on a smile and walked up.
"Hello you two, don't know what to call me?"
"My name is Zhou Cong, and her name is Shen Yu. I didn't know you..."
"Oh, what a coincidence, my surname is also Zhou. We should be considered lost people. We have been wandering around for a long time. The environment here always makes people feel uncomfortable. Fortunately, there is nothing in the building..."
Once Zhou Weiyuan started talking, he was completely different from his usual boring gourd. He quickly got close to the two young men, and it didn't take long for him to get closer, and then he started asking for information without leaving any trace.
Zhou Cong and Shen Yu were obviously much more "innocent" than Teng Zijian and others they had met before. They did not suspect that the three of them had any evil intentions at all. Except for some things involving the team, they did not say anything else, whether it was their origin or the people here. The situation was all tricked out by Zhou Weiyuan.
Things are very different here.
The two of them did know about the switching of the world, but they did not experience a "gradual change", but experienced daytime. It's just that during the day, a huge flower will bloom in the center of the campus and spray out enough flower plague to cover the entire campus area. People have to hide in closed rooms and turn on the air purifier to wait for the day to pass. As a result, a routine of black and white was formed. The two of them had just woken up and were still a little sleepy.
But apart from the flower plague, there are not many threats in this world, which is why their character of not doubting others is formed.
"You came from another world... Well, you are quite lucky, but don't wander around. The flower plague has ended at night, but near the central area is the vine flower aggregate, where a heavy layer of pollen has fallen , you will be infected if you approach casually." Zhou Cong also kindly reminded.
"Brothers, since you have been living here, could it be that all your knowledge of other worlds comes from people like us?"
"Yes, the professor asked us to talk to more people, as long as we don't run away casually. And I heard from other people that those worlds are very dangerous, and we might as well be here. So as long as we stay here with peace of mind and look for ways to leave, Just the method.”
So optimistic.
"Professor is..." Zhou Weiyuan showed a little doubt.
"The professor will probably be here soon. He has to check the post every day." Shen Yu explained immediately.
At this moment, a burst of slow footsteps approached, coming from the stairwell, probably coming down from upstairs.
"Professor" is similar to the impression given by this name. He is wearing a white research uniform, a pair of glasses, gray hair and beard, and a majestic face. The only thing that does not match this image is that he is holding a yellow The copper-colored metal box is about the size of two briefcases stacked together.
"professor!"
Zhou Cong and Shen Yu quickly stood up and bowed, obviously respecting him very much. Zhou Weiyuan also bent slightly and saluted the professor: "Hello."
"newcomer?"
The professor pushed up his glasses, looked at Zhou Weiyuan through the light, and then nodded: "Are you people from other worlds?"
"Yes, since you are called a professor, do you know what the situation is like here? We want to find a way to escape as soon as possible."
"My knowledge is limited. Go upstairs first and tell me what it is like in other worlds, so that I can give you an answer." After the professor finished speaking, he glanced at Zhou Cong.
"Yes! We will guard this place well!"
"Take antibiotics regularly and sound the alarm when danger arises to protect your own life."
After the professor warned him, he turned and walked towards the stairs. Zhou Weiyuan quickly followed, while Lu Ning and Shang Wenxue walked up together a little slower.
The professor stopped when he reached a room upstairs. The door to this room has long been gone, but the inside is relatively clean. There are a few chairs on both sides of a long table, and the remaining furnishings around it are some metal shelves.
"Sit." The professor gestured in a deep voice, and then sat on a chair.
"You are different from those two." Zhou Weiyuan said after sitting down, "You know the dangers of this world."
"Yes, you must also know that." The professor placed the metal box on the table, opened it a few times, took out a bottle of medicine, poured one pill into his mouth.
"So let's get straight to the point. Did you participate in that experiment?"
"Of course, you have found a lot of information in other worlds. So what is your way of traveling through the world? Gradient, calendar stone, shelter, door glue, rhythm generator or burning array ritual?"
"..."
"It seems that he doesn't know much." The professor touched his beard and nodded slightly.
"Professor, can you give me some advice?" Zhou Weiyuan asked.
"It's okay, let's talk about your shuttle method first, then I can judge."
"Gradient."
"Haha, it's not bad. Apart from being more passive, you are still quite safe." The professor breathed a sigh of relief, "First of all, let me introduce myself. My name is Ge Shichong. I wonder if you know this name."
"I have seen your signature on the record of a research report. It was a returned report with instructions on the content." Lu Ning said, "But we have no chance to find your identity. We can only Judging from this information, you were one of the core members who led the entire project that year."
"Yes, core members." Gaishi Chongling raised his hand and leaned slightly on the chair, "Can you judge what the core members should be based on?"
Lu Ning also had some thoughts.
"The people who initiated the project back then included a group of people who had also experienced dreams similar to the 'Dream Mirror' series. I think if they formed the core members, these people would probably not have a low status."
"Your idea is correct. The core member group is composed of seven of us, the 'principal' who conducts external negotiations and financial support, the 'supervisor' who plans project allocation and experimental progress, and the 'auditor' who reviews reports and considers reasonableness. The 'professors' for technical support and academic guidance, the 'personnel' for personnel review and psychological assessment, the 'engineers' for the makers of instrument accessories and core components, and the 'janitors' for security and confidentiality."
"Only these few people?"
"Because most of them are just conjectures, or people who think about it day by day and dream about it at night. People like us have our own special judgment methods." Geishchong waved his hand, "But that's not important. I haven't seen it for a long time. I’ve seen the old guys, but I don’t know if they are still alive.”
"Then do you know what happened in the past to lead to the current result?"
"There's something wrong with the instrument. Anyone can take advantage of it. The only thing I can guarantee is that I didn't do it myself. It's useless to hold people accountable now. A strange space overlap has been formed in this place and has not been resolved. method."
"No? Those instruments..."
"The instrument is just an adjustment function. Let me give an analogy. In the past, these worlds were stars with concentric orbits. Their orbital periods were completely different. It would never be possible for all the stars to align in a straight line. But something happened. Some people, for the convenience of observation, used various means to make these stars align in a straight line. From then on, these stars must start to align in a straight line in a certain period."
"If that's the case, why not reverse it through the same means?"
"Because it is a miracle to never line up in a straight line." Gaishichong said somewhat self-deprecatingly, "People have destroyed nature's most magical creation with their own hands, and after that, it can never be restored."
"So periodically people fall into this world for this reason?"
"Yes." The professor nodded, "When the worlds overlap, the strongest decoherence will occur, and some people in the peak area will 'leak' into the world here. This is the truth about how you came in."
"So how can we return to the original world?"
"If you can happen to be in a certain peak area when the next decoherence occurs, then you have a one-ninth chance of being sent back to the original world by the gradient." The professor curled his lips, "But this does not mean The end of it all, because you’re going to lose a lot here.”
Lu Ning thought about the meaning of this sentence for a moment, then raised her head and said to Ge Shichong: "Excuse me, which attribute is mine? Fraternity, Greedy Soul, Zhengshu or Jianxin?"
Ge Shichong laughed.
