Offa Rostik College, Chamberson Office.
A small treasure chest made of Old World gold sat on the table, and Chamberson tried to open the lock by injecting controlled wind into the lock.
As a result, as soon as the breeze was poured in, a large amount of golden liquid overflowed from the keyhole and blocked it directly.
"There is no way this kind of thing exists on the surface of the Old World. William, have you gone deep into it? Even I have never seen the processing method of this kind of Old World gold. It is too ingenious."
"It's probably like this..."
Teacher Chamberson was absolutely trustworthy. Yi Chen did not hide anything and told him in detail about his encounter with the old world merchant and the gambling incident.
"I didn't expect you to have such an opportunity. Perhaps it's the good luck you got from being with Patient Zero."
For a moment, Chamberson's "Owl Eyes" seemed to be able to see endless possibilities in Yi Chen.
"Professor, would you like to see this relic?"
"This is your private property. You can show it to me if you want."
Yi Chen took out the golden key from his body and inserted it into the keyhole.
An alien Rubik's Cube with a 'maze-like' brain circuit engraved on its surface appeared. Its unique structure allowed Chamberson to quickly immerse himself in it, and he could even glimpse some indescribable weird scenes.
“Too good to find such an exquisite relic!
Relics are often byproducts of the old world's life after it completes an important stage of growth.
This byproduct records its growth process and the remaining essentials. Most of them are very intuitive and their specific categories and functions can be determined at a glance, such as the umbilical cord you first got.
This Rubik's Cube is completely different, it hides its properties inside.
If you want to truly utilize this relic and use it to break through the "limits of human beings", you must first decipher it.
It may take a long time, and unknown pathogens may be produced during the decryption process, or even cause some pathological anomalies.
That's good! I'll set up a sealed secret room in the lower streets, and you can go there to decipher the Rubik's Cube when you have time."
"Thank you, Professor."
“In addition, due to the special circumstances of the “Relic Incident”, the staff of the Gentlemen’s Hall should conduct some rough questioning and psychological testing on you later.
If you are asked about obtaining relics, this is your private matter and you may choose not to answer.
If you encounter a more troublesome situation, you can disclose the "black umbilical cord", but the matter about the Rubik's Cube must never be exposed in Zion.
The value of the three-attribute relic is immeasurable, and it will arouse the greed hidden deep in people's hearts, and will inevitably bring trouble."
"knew."
“I’ll go prepare the secret room now, and I’ll let you know when it’s ready.
You'd better go meet Instructor Bailey in the remaining time. Her students didn't come back with you. As the temporary captain, you need to give her an explanation."
"good."
As Chamberson left, he patted Yi Chen's shoulder heavily.
…
Gethsemane
In an office filled with finger display cases,
The black long legs were resting on the table. After hearing Yi Chen's account of the incident,
"If Jin is exploring in the direction of the red lotus, then there should be no problem. She won't die. The worst case scenario is that she can't be defined as a human being and can't return to the organization.
She had never considered Zion her home anyway, so it didn't matter.
Let her go~"
When talking about this, Yi Chen had a question: "Regarding Jin's pathological characteristics - Honglian, I have heard her talk about it before. It seems to be related to 'father'... What exactly does the specific disease correspond to?"
"It is one of the most dangerous "cancer diseases" and is almost the king of physical diseases. Since the development of the organization, there are only a handful of gentlemen who can control cancer.
This is related to Jin's tragic childhood experience. You need to understand the details yourself, provided that she can come back."
"Well, I do believe Jin will come back."
"Are you so sure? It seems like this journey has brought you two closer together~"
At this point, Instructor Bailey seemed to want to talk to Yi Chen about some private matters, and used the same tactics as before.
The soles of feet in black silk stockings flashed over.
He grabbed Yi Chen's tie and tried to drag him onto the desk.
But this time it's different.
Instructor Bailey got a very intuitive feedback - heavy.
Compared to before, this time it felt like she was dragging the weight of ten Yi Chens, almost causing her toes to cramp.
"Why have you become so heavy? It's not just because of weight gain, but more of a physical stability... Hurry up and rub it for me, it almost gave me a leg cramp."
Yi Chen, who was dragged to the desk, couldn't refuse, so he could only pinch his calves with both hands and rub them slowly.
"Your physique should be reaching its limit, right? And even if it has, it shouldn't be so heavy... Has your body undergone any fundamental changes during your journey in the old world?"
"Yes."
"What changes? Show me."
Yi Chen did not hide it, after all, Instructor Bailey was half his mentor.
One hand was still rubbing his leg,
A piece of iron chain with needles grew out from the palm of the other hand.
The moment the chain appeared, Bailey jumped back instinctively and pulled out a special weapon with variable length from under the desk.
If it wasn't Yi Chen, but a strange gentleman, Bailey might have slit his throat or beheaded him.
The concentration of disease emitted by the prickly iron chain far exceeds the normal standard. Such alienated chain characteristics can only be seen in the old world.
Yi Chen hurriedly explained, "Instructor Bailey, the original plant disease in my body was infected by the substances in the old world, and eventually turned into this iron chain."
"Pain... This chain will cause pain, right?"
"Yes."
"It's true! If any other gentleman had this thing contained in his body, he would have died hundreds of times. In the whole of Zion, I'm afraid only Zed and you have a constitution that can tolerate this disease.
What you have gained from this trip is truly amazing. I can’t even imagine the specific state you will achieve after breaking through your limits.
I was thinking of sparring with you, but forget it now. Being hit by this thing is enough to hurt me for days and nights. You should go back and have a good 'communication' with Zed."
"Um."
"When you are ready to make a breakthrough, if you are willing to demonstrate it publicly, remember to notify me."
"Do you need me to rub your legs?"
Instructor Bailey bent down and poked her calf, "Don't... I don't want the needle to pierce my calf. You just returned to the city and there must be a lot of things to deal with. Go and do something else."
"OK."
Farewell, instructor.
Yi Chen immediately went to the power station to meet with Reagan to see what relic the other party had obtained.
But upon arrival, they were told that Reagan was in an important retreat, in the deepest charge area of the power station, approved by the director himself.
If we want to meet, we'll probably have to wait until Reagan breaks through.
When Yi Chen came out of the power station and was about to go back to school to meet Zed,
Coo~
A white owl stood on Yi Chen's shoulder in the blink of an eye, guiding him to the "decryption room" prepared by Chamberson.
The secret room is located next to the nameless clothing store, a remote store that has been unrented for many years.
If any major changes occur during the decryption process, the owner of the clothing store, Yin Wan, can come out to smooth things over.
The shop, which is full of cobwebs, is filled with strange mannequins borrowed from clothing stores by Chamberson and has a rusty sign - "Unnamed Warehouse", disguised as a cubicle warehouse rented by a clothing store to store excess mannequins.
Walk past the mannequins and touch the hidden button between the floor tiles, and a secret passage leading to the basement will open.
The basement, which had been buried for several years and had not been used, had been simply tidied up by Chamberson using wind magic.
Seals were set up on the walls and in the cracks between the floors, and the sound of wind lingering in the ears indicated that the barrier had been completed.
"Yin Wan will handle some of the superficial problems. If the wind barrier is destroyed, I will rush over as soon as possible.
You just need to concentrate on deciphering the code here."
"Thank you, Professor."
"Keep doing this and reach a level that exceeds our expectations."
After Chamberson left, Yi Chen found a chair and sat in the middle of the basement.
With the help of the kerosene lamp hanging overhead, the first deciphering of the relics began.
(End of this chapter)