Is it really normal to contain these anomalies?

Liu Ming felt like the sky was falling. For the first time, his long-held belief in protecting humanity was tested by the highest level of the foundation.

"Besides! Don't we have an Ethics Committee? Are they just there to do nothing?! They just watch..."

He growled, but recovered, his voice trailing off, clearly realizing it was rude to say that in front of a member of the O5 Council.

But O5-13 didn't care.

[Some proposals they can’t stop sometimes...]

"Ha... Sorry, No. 13, I was too excited..."

After a few minutes, Liu Ming turned around and asked about the key point that he had just overlooked.

"But I still don't understand, SCP-CN-5981, what this project has to do with humans...or rather, with normalcy."

Chapter 85: An O5 Councilor (Part )

O5-13 remained silent for a long moment.

Until 1 minute and 53 seconds later.

A file was transferred to Liu Ming's computer.

[Please take a look. I think you all still remember this plan.]

Even though the file wasn't sealed, O5-13 decided to give it to the director himself.

Liu Ming was silent. There was only one icon on the computer in front of him, but no senior member of the foundation would forget its meaning.

It says Project Aidita.

Yes.

He was certainly aware that this plan had been suspended indefinitely.

【Aitita Project】

The Edita Project was proposed by the Chinese branch to use the Edita parallel connector to conduct technical exchanges with foundations in other parallel worlds in order to improve the foundation's technological level.

The Edita Parallel Connector can create a pocket universe outside of the parallel universes themselves, into which matter from each parallel universe can enter. When matter from different parallel universes leaves this pocket universe, it will return to the universe from which it came. This pocket universe is named Edita Space.

There are many different parallel universes with different laws of natural science.

When the Foundation personnel in each parallel world understand the differences in the scientific laws between each other's worlds, they can help each other conduct physical experiments in their own world that are difficult to conduct in other worlds, and use theoretical analysis to help each other improve their scientific level, and vice versa.

Many 'Adita technologies' that do not belong to this world were also born from this.

"But..." Liu Ming suddenly swallowed nervously, "Since Edith Tower's space collapsed, wasn't this plan canceled?"

Yes, in ▉▉▉▉, due to unknown reasons, the Edithta space suddenly collapsed.

The Foundations in the various parallel worlds have lost contact with each other, and the project has been frozen indefinitely.

【Cancellation of a plan does not mean the end of the plan】

O5-13 gently corrected him.

"You mean?" Liu Ming seemed to understand something and exclaimed, "Who is Bai Yu?"

That anomalous individual seems to have considerable knowledge of the Foundation, and all MTFs call him 'Station Master'?

[Unconfirmed.... But according to my research, there was indeed a member of the Edithta Project named Bai Yu in the Foundation's history, but he is now missing...]

Liu Ming suddenly realized something. If SCP-CN-5981 was really related to this great plan that had been canceled indefinitely.

And the abnormal individual inside is...

Then even if the world across from us is just a broken one, as long as we can understand the principle behind this anomaly.

This plan that can create an infinite future may be reborn!

"Then we should report directly to the O5 Council!"

He suddenly became excited, and his vision of a bright future for humanity made him forget O5-13's two previous questions for a moment.

But O5-13 interrupted him.

The Foundation is not a monolithic entity. The failure of Project Edithta has led many to believe that the project is a financial pit. Even some O5 Council members hold this view...

What's more...a word flashed in the O5-13 database - "anomaly".

There are also many other O5 members who simply cannot tolerate anomalous beings, especially some annoying old guys...

But O5-13 didn't try to hide it and spoke directly.

To avoid a repeat of the 1948 scenario... the turnaround in Project Edita cannot be made public right now. This will directly intensify the conflicts within the O5 Council. According to my calculations, this could very well lead to the emergence of a second Chaos Insurgency.

{注：O5-13口中的1948年。指的是SCP-CN-2000文档中，O5议会在一场会议中就保护常态与保护人类的理念冲突不和。

The Chaos Insurgency, led by O4 and O7, released SCP-8260-EX, the element uranium-235, which was classified as 'anomalous' at the time, from containment, leading to the successful development of nuclear fission technology by the United States ahead of Germany.

The first atomic bomb was dropped on Hiroshima, bringing an end to World War II. Otherwise, the world might have ended in TNO (Victory of Germany, Japan, and Italian Fascism) in Iron Man 4.

Liu Ming certainly knew the origins of the Chaos Insurgency, those utter traitors in the eyes of the Foundation...

"But..." He still didn't think this was something that needed to be concealed.

[We are not trying to hide it, but at the very least, we need to postpone the timing of this proposal]

[I do not agree with the Chaos Insurgency's extreme theories, but I also do not think the Foundation's judgment at the time was correct...]

O5-13, of course, remembered the final vote of that meeting.

Instead of abstaining from voting, it supported the proposal drafted by O7 to change the Foundation's mission from 'protecting normality' to 'protecting humanity', which ultimately resulted in a 7:6 vote to pass.

但最终的结果却不尽人意，由O5-1为首的议会成员指责混沌分裂者的行为破坏了常态，并拒绝承认投票结果，忠于O5-1与忠于O5-7的两只红右手小队发生火拼。

最后，本次冲突中O5-1身亡.....并导致包括O5-7在内的4名O5议会成员脱离基金会，成立了现在依旧与基金会相互敌对的组织‘混沌分裂者’。

Now, O5-13 no longer wants to recall these past events.

[Director Liu Ming, we've wasted too much time. Please destroy all relevant paper files. I will be responsible for all electronic files regarding the correspondent, the headquarters, and Item No.: SCP-CN-5981...]

Liu Ming didn't expect the decision to be made so quickly.

For a moment, he hesitated. He saw that the choice before him was a door, and once he took this step, he would never be able to turn back.

But opposite to Menxiong...

Is it heaven or hell?

"Just do it, Director Liu Ming... Of course, you can also choose to quit now. There's a Class F amnesiac in your drawer. After taking four, the Foundation will assign you a normal job. You won't have to fight in the dark for the rest of your life."

Liu Ming opened the drawer and found that a can of transparent capsules had been quietly placed there.

It turns out that O5-13 had already figured everything out...

Liu Ming slowly poured out two capsules....

But he just held the two capsules in his hand and looked at them. After hesitating for a while, he still poured them back into the can.

Liu Ming pulled out the stack of documents from the file rack behind him and lit them with a lighter.

Looking at the document that turned to ashes in his hands, he sighed.

"What else do I need to do?"

[As the initiator of Project Edithta, the Chinese branch will actively support the continued implementation of the project. Therefore, they will not refuse to provide the necessary support for Project No.: SCP-CN-5981-1.]

O5-13 wrote slowly on Liu Ming's computer screen.

【Someone will contact you soon....】

O5-13's influence on his computer ended, and the screen returned to normal. The only sound in the entire office was the "puffing" of the air conditioner as it was turned on high.

But Liu Ming always feels a little cold now...

But it's come to this...

Item No.: SCP-CN-5981 The anomaly has been confirmed to be neutralized.

Chapter 86 Terraria's Next Steps

city.

After 2 days.

W-0001 Branch Control Department Elevator No. ....

A woman in a suit and a control department armband appeared in front of Bai Yu the moment the elevator door opened.

"coming?"

She greeted Bai Yu with a smile, took a sip of the water cup in her hand out of habit, but then showed a look of disappointment.

Ah, it's not enkephalin...

"I thought you'd still be late."

Bai Yu saw Aijia who had changed into the employee uniform and nodded.

Yes, Aijia, a clerk, has become a control department employee again...

After a major accident three days ago at Lobotomy Corporation's W-0001 branch, nearly 70% of the already small number of employees died, and countless civilians were killed.

Before the newcomers can take on the responsibilities, transfers between departments and promotions of civilian positions become less surprising and more frequent.

Aika, this guy seems to be just an extremely unreliable old clerk among the lobotomy employees who joined in the past month.

But Bai Yu, the "old man", knew very well that this old civilian was the only fourth-level employee in this branch...

Before that incident, she was the only hardworking person in the W-0001 branch, as evidenced by the fact that the entire set of EGO equipment and magic bullets were given to her to use.

And now, Yulia has finally brought this veteran back to the control department...

"Yulia said you had something to talk to me about?" Aijia put the water cup back to her waist in a depressed tone, but she still perked up and asked Bai Yu, "Why? Do you want me to talk your little follower down?"

"Komini has been transferred to the Security Department," Bai Yu walked past her, "She's already gotten over it, you don't have to worry about her..."

"Is that so?"

Aijia raised her eyebrows in surprise, but quickly reacted and followed Bai Yu.

The little guy seems to have been like this since those days when he played poker. Although he has lost his smile, he looks a little stronger....

And as of today, she has been in Lobotomy for 18 days.

That's right, it's a full 18 days. Maybe in other companies this wouldn't even be enough to pass the probation period, but in Lobotomy, it means you've completely passed the rookie period.

"Then what are we doing now?"

Aijia asked as she walked beside Baiyu.

"Work," Bai Yu shrugged. "Aren't we employees of Lobotomy Corporation?"

"......" Aijia just felt that the guy in front of her was talking nonsense, and muttered softly, "Then why did you come to me for work across departments... Then I'm leaving?"

"No, you too."

Bai Yu didn't explain too much.

Because not far away is the G-01-05 containment room.

【Work started, work panel opened】

[Staff: Bai Yu, Ai Jia. Target: Abnormality G-01-05. PE-BOX Energy Collected: 0/12]

In order to prevent this guy who is high on enkephalin from directly telling out the secret that cannot be easily told as drunken nonsense.

Bai Yu decided to let the guide reinforce her thoughts.

After all, the Eye of Cthulhu has been defeated, and according to the rule that he can bring one more person into Terraria for every BOSS defeated, he can now indeed pull Ajia into his team to explore Terraria.

Now, skip the time to greet your guide.

They also pushed the door open and walked out of the still shabby room.

Before me was still the great sunny plain.

"oh oh!"

Even Aijia, who was well-informed in the nest, couldn't help but express her amazement.