Charles walked towards the Relic Research Institute alone. Although there was a car, he didn't want to take it. For him, who had only been able to move around on the Narwhal for most of the year, being able to keep walking like this was a rare enjoyment.
When he walked through the factory area with towering chimneys, he finally arrived in front of the Relics Research Institute. Now this place has changed a lot. It is not called a Relics Research Institute, but it looks more like a heavily guarded military fortress.
As Charles approached, a huge searchlight shone on him from the nearby tower, and a loud voice rang out from the speaker on the tower. "Stand up! Hold up your ID card and say your name!"
Charles raised his head. Because of the strong light, he couldn't see the man's face clearly, but he knew that the other person must have seen him clearly.
"It's me, open the door and let me in."
"I don't care who you are! This is a military base! No one is allowed to enter without an identification card! I'll count to 3! If you don't leave, I'll shoot!!"
Then, Charles's keen hearing heard the sound of the gun safety being opened.
Charles showed a trace of helplessness on his face. He hadn't been down for so long. Didn't the people down there recognize him? But the security work of this place was indeed done well.
"Is Gordon here? Ask him to come out and see me. He knows who I am." Charles talked about the person he chose to manage this place.
“3!!”
"2!!"
"1!!"
Gunshots rang out, and more than a dozen bullets hit Charles in an instant, making several holes in his clothes.
When the guard saw Charles still standing there after being shot, he was horrified and immediately pressed the blue button next to him. For a moment, disturbing and shrill alarms sounded all around, and the lights on the tower instantly turned dark orange.
"The bullets can't penetrate! The target's body is abnormally strong! Suppress Team 3, and force Team 5 to move forward quickly!!"
By the time Charles shook his clothes and shook out the bullets from underneath them, he had been completely surrounded by a large group of soldiers, and they were pointing all kinds of weapons at him.
Charles showed a hint of displeasure on his face. "What's going on? There are so many people and no one knows me? I am Charles."
After hearing what Charles said, they still did not put down their weapons.
"You just look a bit like the Governor! But that doesn't mean anything! It's very easy to change a person's appearance. Now please throw away your weapons and raise your hands!! Otherwise, don't blame us for being rude!"
Just as the atmosphere was becoming increasingly tense, a fat man rushed out from a distant research institute, waving his hands and saying, "Put down your weapons! He is the real Governor of Hope Island!!"
That was Gordon, and his glittering gold teeth were very eye-catching. After hearing what Gordon said, the soldiers around him quickly retreated.
"Respected Governor, good morning. Please forgive their rudeness. Ever since the last 241 incident, these people have started to only recognize cards and not people." Gordon walked to Charles and lowered his head, which looked like a pufferfish.
Charles looked at him with some surprise, and walked towards the Relic Research Institute in the distance. "Now that the technology of the entire Earthsea is shared, I thought the security here would be weaker."
"No, no, no, Governor Charles, although it is true that technology is shared, no one else can compare to us in terms of research and development."
"Not only that, the various technologies shared by the Foundation are currently only available to us. After all, there are not many people in other places."
"Okay, I didn't ask you anything, why are you talking so much? Lead the way, I want to see what's going on here."
Gordon nodded and quickly took two steps to stand in front of Charles.
Although it is called the Relic Training Institute, it has long been turned into the scientific research center of Hope Island. Through the knowledge shared by the Foundation and Dihai, the technology of Hope Island is rapidly improving at a rocket speed.
Everything here is dominated by light colors. The various laboratories and conference rooms are planned very neatly and efficiently. People wearing uniforms of various colors are walking hurriedly inside.
"Governor Charles, look, this is the healing glue we developed by imitating the derivative of Relic No. 293. No matter how severe the laceration is, just drop it in and gently stick it on. Not only will the wound stop bleeding, but it can also kill bacteria and reduce inflammation in the human body."
Gordon said this as he handed a bottle of translucent liquid to Charles.
"Then why didn't I see this thing on the surface?" Charles reached out and took it.
Gordon showed a trace of embarrassment on his face. "First of all, there are some minor problems with the shelf life and mass production. Secondly, when a surface exploration team encounters a problem, the entire ship crashes and disappears. This is not very useful."
Charles stuffed the bottle of liquid in his hand into his arms and said, "Send some to my ship. It can be very useful sometimes."
"Yes, sir." Gordon nodded repeatedly.
"Is that all? This kind of thing can't change the current situation. Is there anything that can make a big difference to the current situation?"
Charles is a little dissatisfied with the various new materials. It seems that he has returned to the old circle. If it continues to develop, Hope Island may become another new foundation.
"We have also set up a special research team to investigate the causes of the rising sea levels."
"Do you really think it's useful to study this? If there was a way to find a solution elsewhere, the Foundation would have found it long ago."
"Your Excellency the Governor is right. I agree with your idea, but no matter what, we have to give it a try, right? What if it succeeds?"
"Okay, stop talking about this. I didn't come here to listen to you talking about this. I came here to find someone." Charles explained his purpose.
Gordon looked very surprised, "Oh? What's his name?"
"He" Charles didn't know what to say for a moment, he didn't know the man's name, the only thing he knew was that he had a pair of sky blue eyes.
"I can draw it. I heard that he was an experiment here. He once escaped and was caught by three places."
"Okay, Governor, please follow me. I'll take you to the database to check."
(End of this chapter)