Beep … Beep … Beep …
"The current brainwave frequency has reached a critical value. Sir, please end your meditation immediately. Thank you for your cooperation."
The alarm from inside the cabin woke Vader up, and the cabin door opened automatically. Vader rubbed his temples and came out of the cabin.
If Ding Meng had been present, he would have recognized that the cabin Vader was currently using was the other non-V-shaped medical cabin that he had seen in Vader's private lounge. The full name of this cabin was the "Origin Energy Induction Amplification Cabin", or the Induction Cabin for short.
The function of the sensing cabin was to help the human body enter a meditative state and sense Origin Energy through meditation. The stronger the person's willpower, the easier it was for them to enter a meditative state, and the longer they meditated, the easier it was for them to sense Origin Energy.
The best time for humans to become Origin Energy Masters was between the ages of 15 and 35, because this was the peak period when the human brain cells were the most active. It was also the golden period when the body's physical fitness was at its peak. Once the age of 35 passed, it would be very difficult to sense Origin Energy.
Of course, it wasn't that it was impossible to sense Origin Energy. There were a few people who became Origin Energy Masters after the age of 35, but because they started too late, their achievements were limited.
It wasn't that there were no late bloomers, but Vader didn't have such extravagant hopes. He was still painstakingly meditating at the age of 44. His goal was actually quite simple. If he could sense Origin Energy, he could at least enhance his physical fitness, right?
After all, he wasn't a laborer in Black Gold Base. He had a lot of free time, and it was boring to stay here. He might as well enter the sensing cabin and try his luck.
"Sir Vader, you have a new communication message." The system's sweet female voice suddenly rang out.
Vader straightened his clothes. "Connect it."
A remote real-time holographic image was immediately projected from the ceiling of the room, and a mighty and huge mirror image quickly stood in front of him.
This person's figure was similar to Machine Gun's tower-like body, but he was more muscular and upright than Machine Gun. His face was calm and firm, and there were three strange scars on the left side of his face, making him look particularly cold. Coupled with the tight mercenary uniform, this person gave off the feeling that he had been through hundreds of battles and was definitely a powerful person.
Sure enough, Vader immediately puffed out his chest. "Hello, Grand Marshal."
In Black Gold Base, the Grand Marshal was the number one leader of the mercenary group and was in charge of the entire base.
The Grand Marshal didn't even bother to be polite. "How's the progress?"
Vader said, "In another three hours, the time I gave the machine gun will be up. There should be good news then."
The marshal waved his hand. "Give him two more days."
"Alright."
Vader's heart was filled with astonishment, but he didn't dare to ask why. The commander-in-chief of the base was a man of his word.
Fortunately, the marshal had already taken the initiative to explain, "There will be important guests coming in the next two days. We need to cooperate with them."
Vader was shocked. "Grand Marshal, you mean …"
"Not bad!"
The general nodded and said in a deep voice, "I now officially authorize you to mobilize Team B's forces and let Team 1 go down to the main mine to assist the machine guns. Remember two things. You must control the impact within a reasonable range. You must not cause any trouble."
Vader puffed out his chest again. "Yes!"
"Also, kill anyone who obstructs this operation." After leaving behind these murderous words, the projection immediately retracted, and the mirror image slowly blurred and disappeared.
In the middle of the room, Vader stared blankly at the smooth floor. It seemed that the PC35 area was the real target area. After six whole years of digging, he was finally going to dig that thing out. The day of his return was finally entering the countdown.
But that wasn't right. Killing without mercy wasn't the general's style. Twenty-one hours had already passed, and there was still no news from the machine gun. Could it be that the thing had fallen into the hands of that Ding Meng kid?
If it was really in the hands of Ding Meng, then things might be easier to handle …
While Vader was making wild guesses, Machine Gun was having a hard time.
At this moment, the suspension bridge into the PC35 area was brightly lit and filled with people. These laborers were all Machine Gun's subordinates. Batch after batch of people went in, but there was still no good news.
These people couldn't be blamed for being useless. The PC35 area was just too big, and the internal passages were dense and numerous. If Little Four didn't lead the way, it was possible that they wouldn't be able to find it even after ten days or half a month.
Right now, Little Four was curled up like a puddle of mud by the side of the bridge. He couldn't remember how many times he had been beaten up. Every time he was on the brink of death, Machine Gun would order people to feed him healing agents and blood-generating agents. After treatment, they would beat him, beat him, and then treat him again. In any case, they would beat him until he told the truth. They would beat him until he couldn't die even if he wanted to.
This kind of cruel torture wasn't something that many people could endure, but Little Four actually managed to endure it.
Even Machine Gun found it strange. This kid was usually timid and cowardly, so why was he so stubborn this time?
He had obviously underestimated Little Four's intelligence, because Little Four wasn't stupid. From the moment he returned to the surface and was brought down here again, he had a vague idea that Vader and Machine Gun were looking for that place. That place was very likely related to the secret of this base.
There were some things that Little Four still understood. Things that you should know would be revealed to you sooner or later, but things that you shouldn't know, you had to die.
If you fell into the hands of the mercenaries, it would be fine. At least they wouldn't let you die so easily because you still had some value. But if you fell into the hands of Machine Gun, you would be finished. He would make you wish you were dead.
Machine Gun didn't know Little Four well, but Little Four knew him well. He knew that Machine Gun was a man who would do anything to achieve his goals.
He didn't know whether Ding Meng was dead or alive, but if he brought Machine Gun to the laboratory now, both he and Ding Meng would end up dead. So no matter what kind of torture he was going through, he wouldn't say a word.
The mining area was dark and damp. Not only was the wind blowing from the cave strong, it was also extremely cold.
Little Four curled up weakly in the cold wind. He felt that he had lived his life like a mouse.
Ever since he was born, he didn't know why he couldn't grow tall. His entire body was covered in strange long hair. Since he was young, people mocked him, mocked him, and looked down on him. He was like a street rat that everyone wanted to beat up.
His deepest memory was when he was seven years old. There was one time when he was rummaging through the trash. Even the children in the slums didn't let him go. They all peed and pooped on him. They even threw rocks at him. His head was bleeding and his body was covered in cuts and bruises. He almost died that time. In the end, he was sent to a refugee camp.
At that time, he was really prepared to die. He would rather die than live like that. But the refugee camp sent him here. He thought that he would have a better life if he left his original world. Who knew that life in the base was even more miserable, merciless, and cold-blooded … Looking back at the past 16 years, he had spent most of his time being humiliated, toyed with, and exploited by others.
There was no need to mention that he had received any favors from anyone. Even if there was someone who was even a little bit considerate of him, it would be a luxury. But if there was someone who was considerate of him in his life, it would be Ding Meng.
Back then, Ding Meng was just like him. He was lying on the square like a dead dog. When he saw Ding Meng, he saw his past self. That was why he dragged Ding Meng back to the base and saved Ding Meng with half a bottle of healing agent.
Ding Meng did not let him down. Over the past month, even if Ding Meng's harvest was not good, he would share half of it with him.
Every time he thought of Ding Meng's cold and indifferent face, Little Four felt that his heart was no longer cold. Instead, there was a fierce heat that rushed up. He didn't know what a friend was, and he didn't know what friendship was. He only knew one thing. Ding Meng had done a lot for him, and he had to do something to repay Ding Meng's kindness.
Even though his teeth were broken, he did not want to open his mouth. Although his body was in extreme pain, there was no pain in his heart. He only felt gratified. 'I finally did what I did to Brother Ding!'
In a trance, Machine Gun walked over and threw a black thing in front of him.
"You threw this thing away, right?" Machine Gun asked coldly.
Of course, Xiao Si recognized it. It was the gas gun in Leopard's bag. When he escaped, he had casually thrown it in the tunnel.
Machine Gun stared at him, determined not to miss any expression on his face. "With your body, you might not even be able to touch Leopard's fingers. Was Ding Meng the one who killed him?"
Xiao Si's heart skipped a beat. He suddenly remembered that Brother Ding was quite skilled. If Brother Ding was not dead, he might be able to deal with Machine Gun.
Of course, if Brother Ding was dead, he would die sooner or later even if he did not lead the way. He would die if he went, and he would die if he did not go. Since he was going to die anyway, he might as well take a risk. Just like Brother Ding said, perhaps we still have hope.
Machine Gun's tone suddenly became gentle. "As long as you are willing to lead the way, I can guarantee you that no one can touch a hair on you and Ding Meng. You know very well that Machine Gun's words are absolutely useful down here."
Xiao Si's teeth were broken, and he could not speak. He only stretched out a finger to express his meaning. "Let's go!"