Forbidden Nightmare

Chapter 59 Research Report
Jiang Lei turned around and walked into the laboratory, and found that Li Nanke had already put on a special laboratory research suit, and was helping senior researcher Mary, listening carefully to Mary's explanation.

Mary is the only female researcher in the team. She is in her early thirties. Perhaps because Li Nanke is quite good-looking, Mary was smiling as she explained to him how to use various equipment.

When it was almost time for lunch, Li Nanke was about to go to the restaurant with several senior researchers, but was quietly stopped by Jiang Lei.

"Xiao Li, do me a favor."

Jiang Lei pulled him back to the laboratory, took him to a computer, opened the document and said, "Director Frank asked everyone in the team to produce a research report on taboos. I wrote one, but it didn't feel right, so I didn't dare show it to the director for fear of being scolded."

"Don't you have a talent for the Universal System? And you came back from the A91 safe zone, so you should have come into contact with forbidden items. Can you help me review this report and see if there are any problems?"

Li Nanke looked at him suspiciously. Although Jiang Lei was a playful person at ordinary times, he was extremely serious in academic research and would definitely not do such a thing as asking for cheat sheets.

The two of them were familiar with each other, so Li Nanke said directly: "Brother Jiang, is this the director's request?"

Jiang Lei was startled, and touched his nose and said, "I knew I couldn't hide it from you... This is indeed the director's order. There will be a reward after completion."

As he spoke, he whispered quietly, "The director is going to prepare some pheromones specifically for you. Don't tell them that I told you, and don't tell anyone else, or others will be jealous."

Li Nanke was cheered up and immediately became interested.

Director Frank appears serious on the surface, but as Bastian said, as long as he shows a sufficiently serious spirit of academic research, he is a good leader.

As for the research report... As someone who has already passed the "Flare Project", he is very familiar with this forbidden item.

Although his omnipotent talent is fake, it is true that he can enter related dreams by absorbing pheromones and is familiar with the characteristics of the forbidden object.

Regarding pheromones, the mainstream view in academia is that pheromones are concomitant substances of taboo substances, rather than core substances.

First of all, not all taboo objects have pheromones. Some taboo objects have not been accompanied by pheromones since their birth, but they still have their own characteristics.

Secondly, most of the taboo objects with pheromones have a companion or symbiotic relationship with their own pheromones.

If some lower-level taboo objects completely absorb pheromones, their own characteristics will most likely disappear.

Just like how Li Nanke absorbed the pheromones of the artificial satellite fragments in the A91 safe zone, the "replica structure" itself was of a high level, but the artificial satellite that was its outer shell was of a relatively low level, so after the absorption it became a piece of scrap metal.

However, some powerful taboo objects will only be slightly affected even if they completely absorb pheromones and will still maintain their characteristics.

But generally speaking, powerful forbidden objects also represent extreme dangers, and their pheromones cannot be taken out and absorbed casually like potions...

Li Nanke sat in front of the optical computer and began to browse the research report on "Structure".

After just looking for a while, his brows furrowed and his face became serious.

Jiang Lei's heart skipped a beat: "Xiao Li, what's wrong?"

"I know the words common-mode inductor, differential-mode inductor, EMI filter in the taboo substance report, and the cis-acting element and single nucleotide polymorphism about aberrants. But I don't know them when they are put together..."

Jiang Lei slapped his forehead and said, "I was negligent. These are for professionals. I will translate the research report into human language for you."

"The main body of the forbidden object is now in the containment transit station, and our team only got some external fragments."

"According to the analysis of the existing fragments, this forbidden object has electromagnetic interference and pulse characteristics, as well as a regeneration and reorganization function at the cellular level, and is equivalent to a small infinite energy source."

"In addition, we have discovered that it has the ability to communicate over long distances using electromagnetic signals, but this ability has not yet been activated. We do not know the conditions for activating this ability, as well as the communication target and location."

"Xiao Li, do you have any ideas?" Li Nanke was silent after hearing this.

No wonder scientists’ thirst for knowledge is the most terrifying. They have no idea what the consequences and price of acquiring knowledge are... Maybe they know, but they would die if they heard the truth in the morning.

Is dying in pursuit of truth a romance exclusive to top scientific researchers?

Li Nanke had seen how terrifying planetary-level aberrations were. The Human Union had already committed suicide, and now the real world was also studying constructs...

Seeing Li Nanke lost in thought, Jiang Lei continued, "The Control Bureau has obtained similar forbidden objects with communication functions before, and has activated some relatively safe low-level forbidden objects in a controlled manner, but both biological signals and physical signals drift aimlessly in outer space."

"The signal of the taboo substance itself has a directional mechanism, but in our world, it seems that it is completely unable to function."

"The forbidden item I encountered this time has been upgraded from 'critical' to 'disaster' due to the outbreak of a secondary disaster. It is far from being safe enough to be activated. Although I will not try to activate it, I still feel sorry that I don't understand it."

Li Nanke pondered for a while and suddenly felt relieved.

Since its establishment, the Crisis Management Bureau has suppressed and quelled countless forbidden disasters. There are many kinds of forbidden objects that erupt irregularly from the outside world that can destroy the world.

The fact that the real world still exists today shows that the Control Bureau knows what to do and what not to do, and that the high-end power it controls is strong enough, whether it is the extraordinary people or the existing taboos.

His current thoughts were as ridiculous as a beggar worrying that the emperor might choke to death while eating.

Besides, the Control Bureau is not an omnipotent body. Li Nanke heard that there is an independent regulatory department called the "Ethics Committee" that is specifically responsible for preventing a series of suicidal behaviors.

"Brother Jiang, you also know that I absorbed the pheromones of the forbidden object, and I vaguely had an answer in my mind. I tried to reverse the process based on the answer and got some ideas, but I don't know if they are correct."

Jiang Lei said, "It's okay, it's okay. Just go ahead and talk. Let's brainstorm. The worst thing to do in research is to work in isolation."

"Then I will tell you my own thoughts, just to stimulate discussion..."

Li Nanke thought for a moment and said, "Brother Jiang, since we have no shortage of energy, we may have some preconceived notions. If our world does not have any extraordinary powers, and no other taboos, but only this one taboo."

"When humans were at a low level of civilization, what would we do if we discovered this kind of creation that could generate unlimited energy?"

Jiang Lei said without hesitation: "Of course, we need to thoroughly study the mechanism and principle of the forbidden object and continuously replicate this infinite energy. After all, the energy output power of a single forbidden object is limited."

Li Nanke continued, "I think so too. When the forbidden object becomes an integral part of human civilization, it will create a large number of mutants. Even because of the replication of a large number of forbidden objects, its energy level will increase and give birth to more powerful mutants."

"The power of this aberration may be far beyond our imagination. At least it can destroy the low-level civilization of mankind."

"What if... I mean what if, there are more than just our human civilization in the universe. Other civilizations will encounter the same forbidden objects after falling into an energy crisis and make the best choice at the moment. As a result, the world will be destroyed by the forbidden objects, and a large number of extremely powerful aberrations will be produced."

At this point, Jiang Lei suddenly realized: "Hyper-distance communication is used to call other powerful aberrations to prevent the aberrations in the current world from causing accidents and destroying the civilization..."

"It's a powerful enough idea, and it doesn't sound like there are any logical loopholes. It's a very reasonable speculation." Jiang Lei gave a thumbs up and said, "It also seems like a method that a higher civilization would use to destroy a lower civilization."

"Is this the powerful talent of the Universal System that allows one to directly obtain the answer and reverse the problem-solving process?"

Jiang Lei calmly glanced at the camera in the corner of the laboratory, then hooked his arm around Li Nanke's shoulder and said, "Xiao Li, you have a bright future ahead of you. Just wait for the reward from the director..."

"Come on, let's go eat."

(End of this chapter)