It was still the same ancient and tranquil manor, but the fighter jet was slowly landing on the tarmac. Widow had already returned with Ding Meng and the others.
The combat masters and generals in the courtyard had all taken the initiative to make way for them. Ding Meng had only spent a day to invite Xin Jie from Fomalhaut's headquarters. No one present could do such a thing.
Julie was still sitting quietly on the central chair in the control room. Her eyes were staring at the big screen in a daze. The Grassroot Empire's green grass logo filled every big screen. The fluorescent green light flickered, making the room feel particularly oppressive and strange.
Xin Jie was attracted by the huge 'Grassroot' the moment he entered. He could not help but mutter, "How many years has it been? I never thought I would see this code name here."
Julie stood up and extended her hand. "Please!"
Xin Jie asked curiously, "You want me to remove this seal?"
Julie was also curious. "This is a seal?
Isn't it a lock? "
Xin Jie replied slowly, "Although the logo of the Grassroot Empire looks the same, there are actually many different types."
Julie asked, "You can tell?"
Xin Jie did not answer her. Instead, he walked to the main control panel and pulled out a miniature screen. The dense code on the screen was quickly refreshed. Xin Jie casually pressed a few buttons, and the big data immediately stopped. The many screens in the room quickly lit up.
Julie's eyes also lit up. The Grassroot logo on the big screen in the center suddenly changed. There seemed to be a pure white stream of light embedded in it. The white light was exactly the letter F!
Julie was surprised. "Is this a command?"
Xin Jie sighed and said, "What you see is the seal symbol, but in fact, it's the unique SSS-level Red Guest code of Grass Root Empire. She can issue many kinds of orders: lock, transfer, paralyze, imprison, seal, destroy … This F letter means seal."
Julie's face showed a hint of joy. "Looks like the intelligence report was right. You really are related to the Grassroot Empire."
Xin Jie looked at her meaningfully. "This is the first time I've seen you in person."
Julie immediately regained her indifference. "But I've heard about you many times. You've received many bounties from bounty hunters on the dark web."
Xin Jie sighed. "That's right. If you want to ask me who the Grassroots Empire is?
Where is he?
I can also tell you honestly that I don't know. "
Julie asked in surprise, "Why?"
Xin Jie said, "No one knows who he is?
Including me, I just happened to read some of the academic materials he left behind, that's all. "
Julie couldn't help but sigh. "Just the data alone is enough for you to understand his coding language and identify the type of commands he uses. All the experts in Fomalhaut are helpless against this."
At this time, Ding Meng's hand was almost on her face. "Give it to me!"
Julie asked, "With what?"
Ding Meng said, "You'd better fulfill your promise."
Julie sighed. "I will definitely keep my word, but now is not the time."
Ding Meng's face darkened. "Then how long do we have to wait?"
Julie said, "After Mr. Xin Jie removes the seal, I can give you whatever you want!"
Ding Meng asked suspiciously, "What have you been locked onto this time?"
Julie said, "I know that Fomalhaut has locked onto a large amount of wealth and resources of the Heavenly Dragon Unit, but I don't know about it here."
Ding Meng sneered. "You don't know, but you still want to remove the seal?"
Julie was expressionless. "Yes, since I received this mission more than ten years ago, I only knew that I had to remove the seal of the Grassroots Empire. As for what the seal is?
Where is it?
Is it a person or a ghost?
I don't know any of this. "
Ding Meng sneered even more. "Do you think I'll believe your nonsense?"
Julie sighed. "It's up to you to believe it or not. I'm just telling the truth. Besides, things are different now. I don't have to lie to you."
This was also the truth. With Ding Meng's current strength, no one here dared to go against him. The consequences of lying were not something that ordinary people could bear.
Xin Jie suddenly said, "She's telling the truth."
"Oh?" Ding Meng was stunned.
Xin Jie's expression was very serious. "If I'm not wrong, this is an order from the Fifth Lord."
Julie was surprised. "How do you know?"
Xin Jie said, "If I were to make a bold guess, the Fifth Lord should also be a hacker."
Julie was speechless. Even she did not know this information.
Xin Jie sighed. "None of you are from this circle. Naturally, you don't understand the style of some experts. For example, a mysterious figure like Lord Grassroots Empire would never show himself, but they would often calculate everything accurately. It's just like a program. They already know the result during the process of writing it …"
Ding Meng pondered and said, "You're saying that Julie received this mission ten years ago, and that it was already issued by the Fifth Lord, but she doesn't know who the Fifth Lord is?
Where is he? "
Xin Jie nodded. "That's about it. The Grassroots Empire is the same."
Julie did not say anything, but the expression on her face was enough to show that Xin Jie's judgment was correct.
Xin Jie's gaze fell on Julie. "Back then, you went through so much trouble to send me to Black Gold Base. Actually, you didn't have to do that. I was planning to come to Rainforest Planet anyway."
Julie was completely shocked. "Why?"
Xin Jie said, "Ten years ago, I received a notice from the Grassroots Empire. He wanted me to come to Rainforest Planet when I was free. He said that there's something I want on Rainforest Planet …"
He did not finish his sentence, but Ding Meng could understand. In the outer space of Planet Extreme Flame, Xin Jie had definitely set the teleportation point of his escape pod to Planet Rain Forest.
Julie hesitated. "But Fomalhaut …"
Xin Jie seemed to know what she wanted to ask, so he took the initiative to explain, "I know about Fomalhaut's lockdown procedure. If the grassroots empire has locked down a system, it means that he will not allow this place to be used again. Therefore, if Fomalhaut wants to obtain the Heavenly Dragon Unit's legacy, the grassroots empire will definitely not allow it. As for the reason, only he himself knows. However, the lockdown is different. This is not a permanent order. He only wants this place to not be known to outsiders for the time being. As for whether he is sealing people or objects, we have no way of knowing.
Julie really wanted to say, "Won't you know once you unseal it?"
But at this moment, Ding Meng stared at the strange green symbol on the screen, and a rare look of worry appeared on his face. "The way I see it, it's best not to unseal it if possible."
Xin Jie asked curiously, "Why?"
Ding Meng smiled bitterly and did not answer. He did not know how to answer. This was purely his intuition, and the last time he had this feeling was when they returned to Black Gold Base. Ruolan and the others used the AI robots to dig through the back of the Kun Peng Battleship, and before that was when he and Little Four opened the K-virus experiment hall. The door had not been opened yet, but he could already feel that some kind of invisible disaster was about to float out from the door.
Su Xia, who had been silent all this time, finally spoke. "If we want to leave this place, we may need Mr. Xin's help."
Ding Meng frowned. "Oh?"
Su Xia also seemed to be smiling bitterly. "Although there are a lot of starships on the tarmac, I just found that a few carriers and frigates are missing."
Julie said helplessly, "If the Apocalypse Group's starships want to leave, I have no right to stop them."
It turned out that Lan Ling did not get Ling Qingshan and ran away directly.
Su Xia said again, "The remaining starships are old and broken. If we leave here, we will be in the frontline war zone of the Imperium and the Frogman Kingdom. God knows what we will encounter …"
She said it very tactfully, but everyone understood what she meant. Even if Julie could provide a starship to Ding Meng, it would be difficult to fly out of the war zone, let alone return to the Norse Empire. In other words, if a starship wanted to go on a long voyage, rich energy reserves were the key, because 'space jumps' and 'space transmissions' were indispensable in times of crisis.
Xin Jie nodded. "I also hope that the thing that the Imperium sealed has some technological power in it."
Julie said, "As long as Mr. Xin is willing to help, please tell me what you want. I'll definitely do it if I can."
Ding Meng said, "I'll trust you one more time. If you find any excuses or play any tricks again, I guarantee that you will never be resurrected again."
Xin Jie walked to the control panel again. This time, he pulled out multiple miniature light beams and started operating. Other people did not know how to hack, but Ding Meng had seen Xin Jie's ability in this aspect before. Xin Jie always looked relaxed and casual when he was dealing with such things.
However, this time was different from before. Xin Jie's hands were processing the data and commands on the four light beams at the same time. His expression gradually changed from the focus at the beginning to seriousness, gravity, and even surprise.
Time passed by minute by minute. One minute, three minutes, five minutes, ten minutes, fifteen minutes … Ding Meng felt that his eyes were a bit dizzy from staring at the light beams, but Xin Jie was not done yet.
Half an hour later, a fine layer of sweat appeared on Xin Jie's forehead. It felt as if two armies were at war, and now it had entered the white-hot stage.
Su Xia whispered, "The Imperium is so powerful. It's so difficult to crack the command set ten years ago?"
Ding Meng was not sure if it was difficult or not, but he could infer one thing from Xin Jie's current state. The content of the Imperium's seal was definitely not a trivial matter. For a moment, he was also curious as to what this powerful person had sealed.
Half an hour later, as Xin Jie's finger tapped on the "OK" command box again, the light in the control room went out with a hum. Only the green grass logo on the large and small screens was still lit, and the whole room was plated with a layer of strange green light.
At the same time, the logo on the big screen in the center actually made a sound. It was a mechanical voice that was neither male nor female. The voice was low and hoarse, and the first sentence it said was creepy.
"Hello, Xin Jie!"