An Inaccessible Secret Room
Heaven Execution Training Camp was fully equipped with all the advanced equipment that could be found in the Alliance. These equipment were usually stored in the storage, and cadets or instructors could borrow them with their cards.
Of course, borrowing the training camp equipment also required a corresponding amount of points. The more expensive the equipment was, the longer it would be used, and the higher the cost. Xia Fei had not spent much time in the training camp for the past half a year. According to the rules, cadets in the internal division could get ten points a day to buy the equipment and medicinal ingredients they needed, so Xia Fei had nearly two thousand points stored in his card. He first went to the storage to rent a YS-8 depth detector before heading to the storage for medicinal ingredients.
Handing his card to the manager, the bespectacled young man inserted the card into the data reader and said, You have a total of one thousand seven hundred and five points. Since you are a cadet in the internal division, you can enjoy a fifty percent discount on all your expenses. May I know what medicinal ingredients you need?
Xia Fei nodded. He checked the screen with his finger and said, A thousand Snake Eye Berries and White Dews each.
Each Snake Eye Berry is five points, and each White Dews is two points. That's a total of seven hundred points, so you have one thousand five points left, the staff very proficiently said.
These two medicinal ingredients were what Xia Fei used the most on a daily basis. Not only could they replenish his stamina, but they also had a certain detoxifying effect. Since there was no point in keeping so many points, Xia Fei might as well exchange them for the medicinal ingredients he needed.
"Give me another ten bottles of Scarlet Flower Essence. This kind of potion is most suitable for treating external injuries. If you accidentally get your skin cut by a blade, you can apply this potion to stop the bleeding and pain immediately. Also, mix it with Snake Eye Berries to make it more effective," Phantom said.
Each bottle of Scarlet Flower Extract cost ten points, and Xia Fei still had nine hundred points left after buying all these items. These were the medicinal ingredients he usually used, and there were none in the storage that could help him increase his rank. Even if there were, nine hundred points was far from enough.
Xia Fei and Phantom discussed for a while and decided to use the remaining points to exchange for ten Imperial Wind Pills. This pill, upon consumption, would form an invisible protective barrier around the body, which could defend against attacks and also reduce the effect of resistance on speed ability users. Under normal circumstances, a speed ability user consuming a Imperial Wind Pill would increase their speed by twenty percent for an hour, making it a rare and excellent medicine for speed ability users.
Since the training camp had given Xia Fei a fifty percent discount, he only needed eighty points to exchange for the medicine, which was much cheaper than buying the medicinal ingredients himself. That was why Xia Fei used his points to exchange for ten pills.
With the remaining 105 points, Xia Fei traded them for a set of electronic tools made by Ximar. The greatest advantage of this set of tools lay in its meticulous maintenance. It was known as a professional-grade ultra-miniature repair tool, and it was much more meticulous than the universal repair tools Xia Fei was currently using, making it perfect for dismantling the nether bell.
After storing the items he had exchanged into his spatial ring, Xia Fei picked up the YS-8 depth probe and went to the library.
After several months of neglect, the library was covered in dust. Old man Qin Mangs was a conservative man, so he was not used to using the automatic electrostatic precipitator and completely relied on manual cleaning, so the library would become unrecognizable once it was left unattended.
Xia Fei sighed, put down the machine, and quickly began cleaning the room. After all, this was where he used to live and study. It could be said that without this library and without Qin Mangs, Xia Fei would not be where he was today.
Now that the library had become so desolate, Xia Fei could not help but feel a little sorry for it.
Xia Fei was very fast, shuttling back and forth inside the library like a bolt of lightning. About half an hour later, the entire library had returned to its former glory. Xia Fei threw down the rag and went to the bathroom to wash his face before making his way down to the basement.
The depth detector was like a camera, supported by a tripod, and used a laser to scan and analyze the data.
Xia Fei adjusted the power of the depth probe to the maximum. Since he was trying to detect if there was a secret room in the basement, the precision required was not too high. It only needed a medium level of precision, and the detection range was also limited to a thousand meters.
With this setting, the machine would use all its power to dig deep into the surroundings, not wasting time on other details.
With a light tap of his finger on the machine, countless crimson laser beams shot out. These laser beams were like countless detection points, and when all the points were combined, they formed a picture.
The speed of the depth probe was not very fast. Xia Fei moved a chair over and sat down in the corridor to read a book. About ten minutes later, the depth probe completed its third composite image and let out a low buzz before it automatically shut down.
Xia Fei stood up and went to the machine, turning on the screen to take a closer look.
He saw that the entire library had been captured by the depth probe, be it the bookshelves of various sizes or the insects in the corners of the walls. Even the foundation was displayed very clearly.
Xia Fei furrowed his eyebrows. According to the image, there was nothing in the basement other than the storeroom and the room with the robot coding compendium. There was no secret room at all.
It should be noted that this was the most powerful detector in the training camp. It could even scan an entire planet clearly. The more powerful galactic scanners were too large and could not be moved into the basement. As for the omnidirectional scanning array, there was no need to even think about it.
Could it be that it's not powerful enough? Phantom asked.
That's possible. This is already the most powerful portable probe we have. Im not going to fly a probe ship over to scan this place, right? That would be too ridiculous, Xia Fei said.
Phantom pursed his lips and did not say a word.
There were only two possibilities. One was that there really was a secret room in the basement, and it was shielded with a strong composite isolation material, so there was no way to find out the truth with the portable probe.
Another possibility was that there was no such thing as a secret room. Judging from the layout of the underground corridors, this possibility was not high, unless the designer had a screw loose and forcibly extended the corridors by a large section.
Xia Fei was out of ideas at this point. He could not possibly find a heavy hammer to smash the wall, could he? Old man Qin Mangs would surely go mad with anger. Destroying his beloved library was a huge sin in Qin Mangs eyes.
Putting away the YS-8, Xia Fei dialed Qin Mangs number.
Old man, what did you want me to get for you? Im already at the library, Xia Fei said.
On the projected screen, Qin Mangs was leisurely lying on the beach. Two charming ladies were massaging his legs, and it was a very lively scene.
Qin Mangs nodded. No one has been taking care of the library lately, so it should be pretty messy, right?
Xia Fei said, It's indeed a little messy, but Ive just cleaned it up.
Qin Mangs nodded. That's for the best. How's Old Black? Did you go to see him? "
Xia Fei replied, "I was just about to go. I've already prepared his favorite spiced peanuts."
All of a sudden, the look in Qin Mangs eyes turned a little strange. He pointed at Xia Feis head with his right hand through the screen. Did you do anything inappropriate while I wasn't around?
Xia Fei's heart sank. Could Qin Mangs have found out that I was probing the basement? That's impossible. I've been working in the library for so long, and I know every detail like the back of my hand. The library's structure is rather primitive, and there's no surveillance system at all.
Xia Fei smiled. What are you talking about, old man? How come I don't understand at all?
Qin Mangs gaze suddenly turned extremely sharp, and his entire aura changed. He got the two young ladies beside him to step aside and said in a stern voice, Xia Fei, your little tricks will eventually harm you one day. I learned a saying on Earth that suits you perfectly: Curiosity killed the cat. Xia Fei, Xia Fei, your little tricks will eventually harm you one day.
Xia Fei was stunned. There was no need to explain. Qin Mangs must have found out that he had probed the basement, which was why he was so angry.
After saying that, Qin Mang suddenly laughed. Actually, I didn't ask you to go to the library to retrieve anything. I just wanted to see if you'd discovered the secret of the basement and if you'd take action to try to solve this mystery.
How long have you been here? Qin Mangs asked.
A long time, Xia Fei answered honestly.
Have you never found a way in?
Nope.
Very good, Qin Mangs said proudly. Qin Mangs said proudly, It's good that you found it, and it's normal that you didn't. If even you could find the secret room I built, then I would have lived my life in vain. Don't do the same thing again. It's good for a person to be curious, but too much will only lead you astray.
Xia Fei nodded. He had nothing else to say now that things had come to this. After all, he was the cause of all this.
I know that you just want to see what's in there, not to take anything away. You had the chance in the library before, but you never carried it out, which shows that you're trustworthy. Otherwise, I wouldn't have let you into the library alone.
"I just want to teach you a lesson through this incident. There are some secrets that you can't get too close to. Otherwise, you'll bring trouble upon yourself. You already know about the Brotherhood. If you want to enter the strongest warrior organization in the Alliance and live longer in this organization, you'd better remember what I just said." Xia Fei could tell that Qin Mangs words were from the bottom of his heart, not reprimanding him.
Xia Fei furrowed his eyebrows. It was not hard to discern two layers of meaning from Qin Mangs words. First, he was clearly telling him that there was indeed a secret room in the basement, but it was not yet time for him to know what was inside.
Second, Qin Mangs plan to let him join The Brotherhood. All this while, Xia Fei had felt that Qin Mangs was intentionally or unintentionally giving him some pointers and help, as if he was trying to help him embark on an unfamiliar path. Now, Qin Mangs words confirmed Xia Fei's conjecture that Qin Mangs was indeed thinking of doing so.
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