This game is so weird!

Bypassing the service counter through the side passage, players entered an area that had not been visited since the renovation.

As she walked down the employee passageway, Er Miao curiously examined the spiral staircase leading downwards, as well as the huge light pillar installed in the hollow in the center of the staircase, all of which she found very novel.

Quietly slowing her pace and joining the other players, Er Miao asked in a low voice, "I don't remember seeing this staircase when we were clearing this hall before?"

"Me too. I remember this restaurant was just a storage basement back then," Ye Yu nodded. Although she hadn't stayed at the base for long, she had participated in the initial construction work, so she should have some impression of such a deep basement. "Maybe it was expanded gradually over the days?"

"After all, it's supposed to be a real new world, so we can't expect to build everything ourselves."

"They're not cyber slaves, so why would they come to us for everything?"

"Yeah, that's true..." Er Miao thought about it and agreed. Then she stopped talking, took out a scanner, and scanned the huge lamp post to get the blueprint. "This lamp is pretty nice. I'll get one for my home when I get back."

???

Li Ang, who was walking ahead, turned the corner and happened to see this scene.

Seriously, girl? You came all this way, and it's one thing to come without bringing anything, but why are you taking something with you?

After scanning, Er Miao noticed Li Ang's gaze and gave him a harmless, sweet smile.

Li Ang nodded and continued walking down, soon stopping at a platform.

Er Miao peered down the stairs, which clearly led further down, and asked curiously, "Aren't we going to keep going? What's down there?"

"under?"

Li Ang glanced back, there was nothing to keep secret, "Below are the garrison's barracks, which are also the core of the base's underground defense chain."

"Oh..." Upon hearing that it wasn't a warehouse or treasure vault, Er Miao instantly lost interest.

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Seeing this, Li Ang didn't offer any further explanation. Did he expect him to tell him that there were also weapons depots and secret weapons in the base below?

Others may not know, but I certainly know what kind of people you players are. If I told you there were lots of things hidden down there, you'd probably dig a tunnel all night and crawl right into it, leaving nothing behind before you were satisfied.

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It's unlikely that all players are thieves, but it's absolutely impossible to say that none of them are thieves.

Seeing the black duck's eyes darting around, Li Ang decided to go back and remind the guard captain again to be careful of players sneaking into the underground through other security passages, especially this one called Black Duck. Names with "black" in them are never good, like Black Beard, Black Feather Kaito, Suspect Little Black, they all sound like a kingpin.

"Come in, this is a research lab with interstellar communication capabilities."

Li Ang placed his palm on the handleless door. A flash of blue light appeared and disappeared. The door, embedded in the wall, split in the middle, as if it had been cut in two by an invisible blade and retracted into the wall.

After Li Ang went in, the players swarmed in.

The spacious research room became somewhat crowded after eight players entered. Warm orange light strips surrounded the room, providing a clear light source for the circular analysis chamber in the center.

A woman stands in front of the research table; the blue silhouette of her body suggests that she is only there through projection.

"You're back, President."

The female phantom turned to look at the doorway, and was somewhat surprised to see the players. Then, she quickly smiled and nodded at them.

"Vera, the deputy director of the research institute," Leon introduced to the players. "Some of you may have met her before; she's remotely assisting with the analysis of Im energy."

After saying that, he looked at Vera's phantom and said, "Vera, continue. We just talked about the unusual activity of the Im energy."

"Okay."

Vera glanced at Li Ang with surprise, then looked at the players present, and gained a new perspective on them.

You just told them something so important?

The thought flashed through her mind, but Vera said calmly, "Based on the analysis of Im Energy, this type of substance has extremely strong biological characteristics. It is not just the kind of biological properties that the Vian Government Alliance judged it to be in biofuels, but rather an unknown parasitic life form that may have autonomous consciousness."

"Through a series of experimental analyses, it has been found that Im Energy is highly invasive to other organisms and will actively invade their bodies through aerogels, liquid contact, and other means to cause infection, erosion, and even behavioral manipulation."

At this point, Vera paused, frowned, and said, "Of course, this is just a reasonable inference based on the analyzer's output. Most Im energy samples do not show much activity, and there is no evidence that it can manipulate biological actions."

Li Ang nodded and added, "Because of this discovery, the base has raised its control level over Im energy. To avoid infection and other risks, the release of Im energy and its products into the air within the base is prohibited. Residents of Hope Town need to hand over their Im energy, and explorers and other soldiers also need to be sealed before entering the base."

"The relevant information has been posted on the notice boards at the checkpoint and in the guild hall, and has also been sent to everyone's email addresses. We also hope you can help explain this to other explorers."

"Okay, sure!"

Seeing Li Ang's serious attitude, Er Miao and the others nodded, preparing to mention the matter in the chat group and forum later.

Li Ang nodded in satisfaction. "Great, I've saved myself another update copy."

Since the game's launch, he, who is terrible at copywriting, has been driven crazy writing game announcements.

"So you say you've found an important clue, what is it?"

Upon hearing this, Ye Yu took out the three sealed containers for the third time and, under Vera's guidance, placed them into the analysis chamber.

"This is what we collected at the large Im energy extraction plant in the recapture plan."

As Ye Yu spoke, Mu Yu and the others projected the photos they had taken underground. Ye Yu pointed to the photo of the ruins hall and continued, "In an underground cave, we discovered ancient ruins similar to those on the planet Scar. In the hall inside the ruins, we found several huge, broken eggshells. It seems that the Im energy is flowing out of the eggshells."

"What!?"

Before Vera could react to the photos of the ruins gate and hall in the air, Leon exclaimed in surprise.

Those mysterious ancient ruins actually exist on Sera?

Since the ruins of Sera also contain Im energy, could the ruins of Scar also contain it?

Thinking of the dangers of Im Energy and the impending arrival of the Imperial Expeditionary Division, Li Ang, who had just sat down in his chair, could no longer remain seated.

No, I have to go back right away.

If this continues, who knows, one day we might be drinking a beverage and singing a song when we turn around and find our homes are gone!