The Blazing Shark spaceship was still quietly cruising in space. Seeing the Songqing spaceship being shot down, no one was happy that they had escaped danger. On the contrary, everyone's expression was very heavy, and the atmosphere in the cockpit was a little quiet.
Qu Xiaoqing remained silent. Clearly, she was still brooding over Randy's death.
Ruolan, on the other hand, kept pacing back and forth, muttering, "What a pity, what a pity, what a pity …"
Xing Yi could not help but ask, "What's a pity?"
Ruolan's face was full of heartache. "The Black Rock armor worth a few hundred million, the Songqing spaceship worth a few billion, gone just like that. They were all blown up. The cost of this mission is too high …"
Silman lit a paper cigarette and sat by the control panel, smoking sullenly. They had sent out nine people on this bounty mission, and only he and the youngster returned alive.
Bounty hunters also risked their lives to earn money. Death was nothing new. However, it was difficult for others to understand the feeling of losing seven brothers who had been with each other day and night for this kind of low-level mission.
Xin Jie walked over. "That woman still hasn't confirmed the mission completion command?"
Silman shook his head anxiously and extinguished the cigarette in his hand. "I've checked a few times, but she hasn't."
If Lan Bing did not confirm the mission completion command, it meant that he had gained nothing from this mission. It was a complete loss. If Lan Bing did not confirm, then the Dark Net would reduce Lan Bing's credit value. That might not be a problem for Lan Bing, but it would have a huge impact on Silman's side.
Ding Meng also came over and sighed. "At least we got something. At least we got a box."
Xin Jie nodded. "If we can't get the whole thing, they can forget about getting their way."
"Half of the energy body is in here. At least we can use it for ourselves, right?" Ding Meng said as he went to get the box.
The surface of this small metal box was as smooth as a mirror. There was only a paper-sized touch screen on the handle. It felt like a sensor device, but no matter how Ding Meng touched it, the box did not respond.
"It can't be opened."
Ruolan walked over. "This is made of super liquid polymeric alloy. It changes with the environment and is very sturdy."
Ding Meng asked blankly, "What do you mean?"
Ruolan sighed. "I'll give you a simple description. The propulsion furnace on a starship is made of a similar material. It can hold a lot of energy."
Ding Meng asked, "Then how do we open it?"
Ruo Lan said, "We can't open it. The switch on the box is a gene lock. Only Blue Ice can open it."
Ding Meng was dumbfounded. What the f * ck, he had taken such a huge risk to get back a piece of scrap metal. If he had known this would happen, he would have let Lan Bing and the others escape. At least he would have been able to keep the Black Rock Knight.
Ruolan said, "But the Empire's military can decrypt it. They just need time."
Xin Jie couldn't help but laugh. "It seems that this thing doesn't belong to you."
Ding Meng felt a little helpless. This thing was indeed useless in his hands, so he simply threw the box to Ruo Lan.
Little Rascal suddenly said, "That means half of the energy bodies are still in Lan Bing's hands."
Xiao Ai said, "It's not an energy body. It's an energy carrier."
Ding Meng asked, "Is there a difference?"
Xiao Ai said, "Of course there's a difference. The carrier's main purpose is to carry me, but the energy bodies allow external objects to use the energy directly. You can directly absorb and guide the energy because you're a fusion of the K virus. The energy waves of the carrier can keep the underground monsters in a long-term hibernation state because they're all variants of the K virus. Moreover, these are living things, not dead things."
Ding Meng thought for a moment. "So you're saying that this carrier can only be used on living things related to the K virus?"
"Correct!"
Xiao Ai answered affirmatively. "It's useless for the other party to take the other half. If they want to absorb the energy inside, they'll have to come into contact with the K virus and not die."
Little Rascal said, "But that's impossible. If they're infected with the K virus, they'll either die or mutate. Unless they can also be modified and fused with, but the chances of that are too low."
Ding Meng seemed to have some doubts. "But what if Blue Ice directly studies the K virus inside?"
Xiao Ai said proudly, "Do you think a great invention like the K virus can be studied just like that?
The other box is also just scrap metal in Blue Ice's hands. "
Ding Meng was dumbfounded. "Using so many resources, spending so much money, and sacrificing so many people, all for a useless thing?"
Xiao Ai said, "Yes!"
Little Rascal couldn't help but roar, "Then why didn't you say so earlier? Ding Meng almost died just now."
Xiao Ai replied disdainfully, "You didn't ask me, so why should I tell you?"
Little Rascal was helpless against Xiao Ai's godly logic. "Then you should've at least given me a hint before."
Xiao Ai said, "Before the carrier was placed into the compressed space by Blue Ice, this result didn't exist. But after it was installed, this theory became reality. I was also afraid that it would affect ACT5570's combat condition, so I kept quiet. An excellent system always gives a warning at the right time. A support system like you wouldn't understand."
"Yes, yes, yes, I don't understand, I don't understand."
Little Rascal began to argue. "Xiao Ai, you know everything. Fine, then I'll ask you a question."
Xiao Ai said, "Ask away."
Little Rascal said, "When Ding Meng was modified, his energy source was exhausted. You should've died, so why were you sent into the energy carrier?
You should know that the carrier isn't even inside the starship. "
"This …" Xiao Ai was indeed stumped by this question.
"Ha —" Xiao Ai was amused. "See, even you can't answer a question, right?"
Xiao Ai sneered. "Don't tell me you know?"
Little Rascal said proudly, "Of course I know."
Xiao Ai asked curiously, "What's the reason?"
Little Rascal said, "You didn't ask?
Why should I tell you? "
Xiao Ai was speechless. "Fine, then I'll ask you now. What's the reason?"
Little Rascal smiled. "If you don't ask me, I won't tell you. If you ask me, I won't tell you either …"
…
The two caterpillars immediately wriggled in his field of vision and argued non-stop. Ding Meng was too lazy to pay attention to these two fellows, because at this moment, Sileman clapped his hands and said, "Everyone, what do you plan to do next?"
Plans?
They definitely couldn't go back now. Going back would be suicide!
If they couldn't go back, it would be very difficult to contact the Beehive transport ship. They couldn't go back to the Norse Empire for the time being!
Moreover, Sileman couldn't send them back either. The Blazing Shark's energy source couldn't support such a long flight, and the Norse Empire's borders didn't allow foreign ships to enter and leave as they pleased.
Sileman's gaze fell on Ding Meng. "If you don't mind, why don't we go to our Green Arrow's base first?
If we can contact the other fleets of the Norse Empire, then we can make plans. How about that? "
This was actually out of consideration for Ding Meng. Perhaps the military really would list Ding Meng as a wanted criminal.
"Thank you, Captain Sileman!" Ding Meng could only thank him.
Sileman patted him on the shoulder. "No need to thank us. We should be the ones thanking you. Without your help, we wouldn't have been able to go back at all."
Ding Meng sighed. "Thank you for taking care of us."
After the Blazing Shark spaceship left the interceptor's detection range and accelerated away, the huge Sea Sky's Pole Island in space gradually approached the K8 system.
Chu Yifeng was in his aquarium-like workshop at the moment. He sat by the fountain, slowly tasting the wine and enjoying the beautiful scenery presented to him by the Crystal Glaze.
He was working most of the time and rarely sat down to rest so leisurely. After all, harvest season was very rare.
Not long after, the AI system in the room finally spoke. "Miss Bing requests an audience."
Chu Yifeng's spirit was lifted. He immediately stood up and said, "Quickly invite her in."
The hinged door opened quickly, and it was no different from before. Every time she entered this room, Lan Bing's expression was as cold as ever. She didn't even change her clothes. However, she had changed into a violet cheongsam. After all, she was here to meet Chu Yifeng, and she couldn't look as pathetic as she did before.
Seeing Lan Bing walk in with light steps with a box, Chu Yifeng's eyes lit up a lot. It was as if he was admiring his favorite piece of art.
Lan Bing gently placed the small metal box on the coffee table and said expressionlessly, "Young Master Feng, fortunately, I didn't disappoint you. I successfully found the memory of the K virus."
If this was in the past, Chu Yifeng would at least be happy to the point of shouting a few times. He had been looking forward to this thing of his dreams for far too long. However, at this moment, he frowned. "You're injured?"
His tone was surprisingly surprised. It was completely different from his usual calm and steady demeanor.
"It's nothing serious. It's just a small wound." Lan Bing replied indifferently.
The wound left by the claw knife on Lan Bing's face was straight from her ear to the edge of her chin. After self-healing, the scar wasn't so obvious anymore. At first glance, it made this beautiful face look very uncoordinated. However, after looking at it for a long time, one would realize that this scar gave Lan Bing a cold and cruel beauty.
However, this beauty wasn't what Chu Yifeng liked. He couldn't help but reach out and touch the scar. He asked with concern, "Why didn't you heal it?"
Lan Bing allowed his hand to touch her face. Her voice was still cold. "There are some things that need to be learned from experience so that you won't make the same mistake in the future."
Chu Yifeng's tone also became cold. "Was it done by Ding Meng?"
Lan Bing stood still and didn't answer.
Silence usually meant silence. Chu Yifeng took a deep breath. "I believe you. He should have been taken care of."
Lan Bing was still expressionless. "I'm very sorry. Currently, Officer Jiahua and the others are still searching on the Dead Silent Star. Although Songqing's spaceship was blown to pieces, they didn't find any remains of Ding Meng and the others. At the same time, we couldn't find the other box."
Chu Yifeng was stunned.