Su Mingan ran down the stone steps, and his watch lit up.
"boom--!"
He heard the sound of the tunnel entrance being blown up behind him. It was probably Noel who was helping him block the pursuit.
This underground passageway extended in all directions, and there were several forks after a while. He could only try his luck to see if he could encounter the oracle.
As he walked around a corner, he saw a body lying in the dirt.
Only skeletons remained of the body. It lay on the ground with its arms on its chest, its palms protecting something.
Su Mingan took a look and found a blurry photo under its palm.
He continued walking and found many corpses along the way. Each of these corpses held a photo in their arms. .
...Why did these people die here? Why are you still holding the photo in your hand?
Su Mingan was a little confused.
He continued walking for a long time.
Finally, a bright red circle of light appeared in his field of vision, which was a hint of clue insight.
He immediately speeded up and faced an earth wall.
He exerted force with his feet and used the skill of the Water Realm Boots to kick forward.
"boom--"
The earthen wall shook, but it did not collapse.
He took a step back, feeling a dull pain in his right leg from the rebound force.
Behind this earth wall... there is an even harder wall.
He stretched out his hand, and the Amber Knife appeared in his hand.
"boom--!"
A violent breaking sound sounded.
As the long knife swung, light patterns like crackling water waves appeared in front of his eyes.
The thick earthen wall was shattered by this move, shattering like a spider web, revealing a silver-white metal wall behind it.
He swung the knife again, and the effect of space fragmentation was fully displayed. With a sharp "click" sound, he directly cut a hole in the seemingly extremely hard metal wall.
A bright light suddenly shot out from the wall.
...Is there light inside?
He drilled along the hole, and his eyes suddenly brightened up, as if a light had been turned on in a dark world.
He looked at the scene inside with some shock, as if he had seen a world with a suddenly different style of painting.
Directly in front of him was a silver-white metal wall that surrounded the entire room. In the wooden railing at the corner of the table, various metals glowed with a glassy white light.
Next to him is a glass cabinet, which contains various bottles and jars with unknown uses. These bottles have been broken and the liquid inside has dried up.
He looked around. Scales, measuring cylinders, test tubes, knives... they were scattered in every corner.
He even saw a table of chemical elements hanging on the wall, as well as precision iron instruments. There are some pulled and dried blood stains on the ground, as well as some torn clothes and fabrics. I don't know what happened here.
…Where exactly is this place?
How could a primitive tribe-like dome have such a modern technology-like laboratory?
Judging from the current situation, the people who originally lived inside should have escaped in a hurry. Otherwise, the place wouldn't be so chaotic, it would be almost like a post-disaster scene.
"Ding dong!"
[Obtain key clues·Underground laboratory]
[(Underground Laboratory): You discovered that there is a modern laboratory hidden in the underground passage of the First Tribe. What does this mean? 】
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[You found (No. 100 metal), (broken chemicals), (destroyed iron instruments), (messy formula paper), do you want to conduct an investigation? 】
"Investigation." Su Mingan said.
…
[You lack relevant experimental knowledge and scientific research level and cannot investigate. 】
…
Su Mingan didn't expect to get such a reminder.
But this is reasonable. After all, his knowledge of chemistry and biology is only at a high school level and he cannot understand these messy formulas.
In the whole room, the only thing he could understand... was probably the periodic table of elements on the wall.
Also limited to the first twenty elements.
He retracted his hand and dusted himself off.
The laboratory is not small. In addition to this room, there are several experimental rooms with various instruments, as well as several large iron cages stained with blood. The iron cages are empty, and it is unknown what was contained inside.
After he walked around, he saw an iron door in the corner.
He slashed it open, revealing the scene in the room.
If the place just now was the experimental area, this should be the living area. Sofas, soft chairs, wardrobes, rotten fruits in cabinets, coats hanging on hangers, aged razors with beards... all show that this is a place to live.
The people in this room also seemed to have suddenly left, leaving only various daily belongings before leaving.
"Is anyone there?" He called out, but no one responded.
He continued inside and found a photo hanging on the wall above the sofa.
However, what is very strange is that this is obviously a very vast photo wall, but only three or four photos are hung here and there. Hundreds of nails without photos are stuck in the wall, leaving a large area vacant. .
He immediately stepped onto the sofa, intending to observe the photos.
"Bang! Bang!"
With two crisp sounds, he felt his feet were empty, and his legs plunged directly into the sponge of the sofa.
The sofa was quite old, and the leather was all pitted and tattered, as if it had been chewed by someone. There was only a thin layer of cloth left on the surface, and it tore after he stepped on it twice.
Speechlessly, he pulled out his leg and looked at the photo directly with his shadow-like vision.
These photos include individual photos and group photos. People are wearing modern clothes.
He observed, his eyes stopping in front of a photo.
This is a photo of a family of three.
The man in the photo is wearing a white coat, with a work ID-like card hanging on his chest, and next to him is a woman wearing an ordinary long skirt, holding a baby in her arms.
Both of them have oriental faces with soft lines, and their faces are full of smiles at this time, as if they are looking forward to a better future.
The reason why Su Mingan's eyes stopped was because of the background behind them.
…That’s a blue ocean.
Under the sunlight, the blue sea looks even more sparkling. It blends with the reef-like island in the distance. It is beautiful and full of life, like a quiet sunset oil painting.
What the man in the white coat wears on his chest is a gorgeous rose. It is dotted on his white coat like rubies, like a shining piece of blood.
Su Mingan remembered... there is no sea in the sky, and besides the miraculous cursed fire flower, there are no other flowers that can bloom in the sky.
Previously, there was a bright red Cursed Fire Flower in Xiboer's hair. She said that due to the heavy pollution, it was difficult for other flowers to bloom except the Cursed Fire Flower.
Things that are not found in the two domes appear together in this photo, which is enough to explain a lot.
These photos should be photos of the experimenters who once lived here.
The period when these photos were taken should be before these experimenters entered the dome.
There is entry and exit from the sky. Did they... take the initiative to cross that black wall and come to the dome?
Su Mingan looked away and continued walking inside, seeing rows of beds with messy sheets.
He searched the beds and suddenly found a large cardboard box hidden under the bed. There was a mountain of letters in the cardboard box. They were carefully glued into the form of a small book, which could be opened page by page.
He turned the page, and a puff of dust hit his face.
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[Pingping:
Zhan Xinjia.
It has been dozens of days since my colleagues and I arrived at the Dome.
It does take courage to cross the black wall, but my memory has been restored to some extent under the stimulation of photos and books, and I think of you again. Before this, I was really confused and a little funny. Fortunately, I didn't let you and my daughter see it.
Colleagues in the engineering team have started building an underground laboratory. We are temporarily living in a sealed building on the ground. The waiting time is a bit painful. The black fog at night is as scary as the rumors.
But it doesn't matter, I started writing to you, I will get through this difficult time.
Although these letters cannot be delivered to you, I imagine you will read them and entertain yourself for now. 】
…
Su Mingan raised his eyebrows. He discovered that this seemed to be a letter home written by one of the experimenters. This person and his friends came from the outside world, passed through the black wall, came to the dome, and started writing a diary.
This is a good clue. In this way, he can find information from this diary-like letter home.
...I just don’t know why these people came to Qiongdi on their own initiative?
He continued to read.
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[Pingping:
Zhan Xinjia.
The experiment went smoothly. Under the stimulation of X-2 agent, the animals in the experiment showed the characteristics of eliminating the curse. This is good news.
I believe that sooner or later, we will be able to find a way to eliminate the Curse of the Skylanders.
Charlie said he wanted to try hot pot, and a few of us celebrated with the dried vegetables we brought. However, because there was no suitable base, the taste was a bit bland, but it was much better than eating canned food.
Pingping, I miss the Mapo Tofu you made a lot. Your craftsmanship should be getting better and better. 】
…
[Pingping:
Zhan Xinjia.
In the past few days, we have been busy contacting the people of the First Tribe, and we are a little afraid of them.
There's nothing we can do about it, after all, they look like "monsters" to us. They can actually master the power brought by the curse. This is too dangerous, it is simply a time bomb. Fortunately, they can't get out and won't harm our world.
Fortunately, the old leader of the first tribe is very talkative and promised to provide us with experimental subjects. This is great. I hope our experiment can succeed as soon as possible. 】
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[Pingping:
Zhan Xinjia.
Nothing special happened these days, the experiment was proceeding steadily.
This morning everyone went to the living room to hang up photos. I specially hung the photo with you in the middle. It’s the one with the sea in the background. I heard that there is no sea in the sky, which is a pity. I hope we can take another photo after we go back.
The rose you gave me has withered. I don’t know if there are any flowers in the sky. I asked Captain Karl of the outgoing team, hoping he could bring me some flower seeds. 】
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[Pingping:
Zhan Xinjia.
The experiment went well. The animals whose curses were removed are still alive and show no abnormalities. Next, we will conduct experiments on humans.
Dr. Terry was somewhat reluctant and found it difficult to accept human trials. But there is no way. The curse of the dome is too dangerous. Even with the protection of the black wall, we are not sure whether the black wall will collapse and whether the curse will come to our world...
I hope that you and your daughter can live well in the outside world.
We will work hard to remove the curse from the sky.
Captain Carl of the outgoing team came back. He said that the only flowers in the sky that are not afraid of flames are cursed fire flowers. He bought me a cursed sparkle seed and said that this kind of flower is very magical. It does not need sunlight, rain or dew. As long as it stays with people, it will bloom in five years.
Five years is a bit long for me, but its words are "hope" and "waiting", which fit us very well. Hopefully, in five years, I will go back to see you with it. 】
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[Pingping:
Zhan Xinjia.
I haven't written a letter for a long time, and I feel a little sad.
There was an accident in the human experiment, and someone died.
Although each of us is ready to sacrifice from the moment we decide to enter the Dome, when we actually see the death of others, we are all somewhat unable to accept it.
Because only the underground passage is the safest and there is no need to worry about the dark fog outside at night, we did not go up. We just buried the deceased in the soil underground and held a simple funeral.
When I was buried, I was thinking that we people are still moving forward, changing the world moment by moment, but the dead people have always stopped in the past, he stopped on an invisible road.
How sad it would be for us if I were the one dying here now.
No, I shouldn't think that, I just miss you a little.
When I think of you, those majestic data, those complex reactions, and those vast experimental books all seem insignificant in my eyes.
If I could see you, no matter how troublesome it was, we could discuss it all over again.
Today, I miss you very much. 】
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[Pingping:
Zhan Xinjia...]
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[Pingping:
Zhan Xinjia...]
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Su Mingan flipped through it, and it seemed to be the home letter of the man in the white coat in the photo on the wall. Except for some experimental records, the content is all trivial words he wrote to his wife. He wrote down everything he had moved about the furniture and brought some candies when he went out.
He turned to the next page, which was stained with yellow spots, like dirt from eating.
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