Two days later, at the bottom of the Iron Crystal Constellation, at the outer testing area where it connected to the ruins.
At the intersection of the Iron Crystal Constellation and Hell.
Separated by layers of thick walls, all the observers had already put on thick protective suits. After going through layers of disinfection and inspection, they followed the instructions of the teacher and stood in their own positions.
They saw the iron wall in front of them slowly rise. Through the thick transparent alloy, they could see the blazing and dazzling sunlight from the outside world.
Noon.
The temperature was a pleasant 27 degrees Celsius. It was a little hot, but tolerable.
The blazing sun shone down from the sky, falling on the wasteland and ruins, illuminating the entire Hell in silence.
It was as if everyone had fallen asleep in this lazy time. There was no sound at all.
If this was not the testing area, many students who were a little stiff after staying on the ship for two days would want to go out and bask in the sun.
Soon, the experimenter in the protective suit walked into the observation area of the students.
He stood in the shadows where the sunlight could not reach. He held a foldable umbrella in his hand. After opening it, the umbrella was shockingly large, enough to cover his entire body.
Then, he threw the experimental mouse in his hand into the sunlight outside the shadows.
The mouse screeched and struggled in fear, but it could not resist the experimenter's actions. When it fell into the sunlight, it spasmed violently.
An astonishing change happened in an instant.
Under the sun, the little white mouse quickly shriveled. Bursts of green flames rose from its white fur, and it turned into ashes. Then, the shriveled flesh quickly dehydrated and carbonized.
In the end, the experimenter picked up a stick and poked it, and it collapsed into a cloud of dust in the wind.
But when it was thrown into the sunlight, it was as if it was thrown into molten steel. Not a single bone was left.
And in the infrared observation on the right side of the display, after it was slowed down by dozens of times, it could be seen with the naked eye that the tragic nightmare it encountered at that moment.
The moment it fell into the sunlight, its body temperature began to rise rapidly. It was as if gasoline had been ignited, instantly increasing by tens of thousands of times.
Then, the water in its body evaporated. Its limbs were bathed in flames. Under the gentle embrace of the sunlight, it welcomed the end of its destruction.
In such an abrupt and tragic manner, the other side of the Twilight Village was revealed in front of all the students.
"This is a phenomenon of spontaneous combustion."
The voice of the experimenter outside the window came from the loudspeaker.
Through the thick protective suit, he said indifferently, "Please don't take any chances. In this hell, any creature exposed to the sun will be burned to ashes by their own rising body temperature.
Unless some special high-level Stigmata or special bloodline could increase one's tolerance, otherwise, there was no way one could survive. This is a warning that two members of the first exploration team have risked their lives to bring to everyone. I hope that everyone can treat it seriously.
According to the calculations of the central mainframe of the Ferrocrystal Constellation, even a Tier 5 Ascendant wouldn't be able to last long under such sunlight if they weren't prepared. Although it's possible to find a way to escape at that point, based on my observations, none of you seem to have the ability to do so.
Therefore, please memorize the ship's safety rules and first aid instructions. Unless it is dusk, please do not attempt to move around the Iron Crystal.
The lifesaving umbrellas that have been distributed to everyone can only be used to relieve a temporary emergency. If you are careless because of this and end up incurring a disaster, you can only blame yourself for it. "
As he spoke, the scholar holding the black umbrella stepped forward and walked into the sunlight.
Under the cover of the umbrella, the Scholar in the shadows was unharmed.
However, the black alchemy coating on the umbrella's outermost layer emitted the sound of burning fuses. The coating on top of it was rapidly cracking and fading.
The color changed slightly.
From black to scarlet, from scarlet to light red, all the way to pure white.
A total of fifteen minutes and forty-one seconds.
When the umbrella turned pure white, it no longer had any effect of blocking the sunlight. However, to be able to last fifteen minutes under this kind of curse ray was already commendable.
"Then, let's move on to the second half of the on-site teaching."
Layers of gates fell down, creating an enclosed space in the outer laboratory. Then, a huge iron cage was transported over from the conveyor belt.
In the cage, a strange creature covered in strange deformities was struggling and roaring angrily. Soon, after a shot of tranquilizer, it closed its eyes.
The Scholar closed the umbrella, turned around, and walked into the isolation room.
Soon, a small square box appeared on the conveyor belt. The countdown on it quickly passed, and the moment it reached zero, the box quietly opened a gap.
The darkness that was sealed inside turned into mist and overflowed. The viscous darkness filled every inch of the air in the laboratory. It was like a living creature that was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws. It even eroded the transparent alloy outermost layer.
The students retreated a little in the chaos.
Then, someone saw that the body temperature of the giant beast in the infrared observation was rapidly dimming and disappearing. It was like a candle that was extinguished in the darkness, leaving no trace.
When the isolation door opened again, the sunlight shone down, and the darkness instantly evaporated.
Only the remains of the giant beast in the cage were left, still in a state of deep sleep.
It seemed to have awakened at the last moment. Its ferocious face was full of panic and despair, but it was powerless to resist. It turned into a stone statue in the absolute darkness.
After the Scholar hammered down, the cracked surface of the iron stone was exposed. From the inside to the outside, not a single inch was spared.
"As you can see now, under the sun, all living creatures will quickly spontaneously combust. Once night falls, in the darkness without light, the body temperature will quickly drop until there is no more heat. The petrification from the inside out is irreversible — "
The Scholar paused for a moment, threw down the hammer in his hand, and said coldly, "Once the petrification is complete, it is truly dead. There will not be any Origin Substance left. Please remember this.
In addition to the surface of the umbrella, the handle of the umbrella is equipped with a Dawn Candle that can burn for thirty minutes. I will not demonstrate it here.
This is the end of the introduction to the Twilight Village. If you have any questions, you can ask the teacher in charge after the training. Now, please step forward according to the group number I read and go to each position for practice.
There is no need to be nervous. The work given to you is not important. It is just to give you a bit of experience and to prevent you from being too relaxed.
Next, group number 001 will step forward — "
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On the stairs on the second floor of the test area, Huai Shi withdrew his gaze after seeing this. He led his two students in the direction of the bridge.
Along the way, many staff members recognized the new person in charge and greeted him rather politely.
Huai Shi smiled and responded to them one by one. Sometimes, he would stop and chat with them, but the thoughts in his mind had long drifted to god knows where.
It could only be said that the job of the person in charge was not something you would know if you didn't do it.
Today, he learned that the position of Vice Principal was not easy.
Including the Iron Crystal, there was a branch base, sixteen unmanned outposts, and scattered detectors and drones everywhere. Every day, there were unexpected events and accumulated problems from the past.
Everyone's food and water, the daily consumption of the core furnace, the maintenance and regulation of the internal framework, the list of requirements of the six laboratories, the research materials that needed to be replenished, the replacement of consumable equipment, the hundreds of local sample requests submitted every day, the news and support of the outside exploration team...
The lives of the entire ship, including the students, staff, and exploration team, totaled 941 people. Now, all of them were in Huai Shi's hands.
Even if it was only in name.
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Things like organizations had inertia in and of themselves.
Since a long time ago, the Iron Crystal Base had been managed and operated in an extremely efficient and flat manner. Apart from some necessary procedures, there was nothing that could be delayed or wasted time inside the base.
Every one of them had multiple roles, and they were doing well under the immense pressure of hell.
The eight people in charge could perfectly solve more than 90% of the problems and incidents in their areas of responsibility. Huai Shi did not need to intervene at all. He did not even have any room to intervene.
Have some self-awareness, okay?
Professional things should be done by professionals. Don't think too highly of yourself.
In the face of Huai Shi's appointment as the person in charge, no one jumped out to make trouble because … there was no need to. Even when the grand master did not care, the Iron Crystal had formed a complete and self-managed virtuous cycle inside.
Otherwise, with the grand master's illness acting up every two to three days, it would have collapsed a long time ago.
It could only be said that the idealistic elements of the Ascendants were resisting all bureaucratic changes. Although it would become very complicated in the real world, it was quite straightforward and simple in hell.
Now that Huai Shi had arrived, all the department heads were very cooperative and reported their positions and all the work content, transferring their own authority and certification.
Furthermore, the announcement was broadcasted to inform everyone of the news.
All the secrets and content were transparent to Huai Shi. As long as Huai Shi was willing to see, all the confidential information was not hidden from him at all. This included the sixteen research results in the laboratory and the progress of the four long-term projects, as well as the more than twenty alchemy formulas recently discovered.
As the dean's representative, not to mention the Iron Crystal, even in the research institute, he could see and take as he wanted.
No one was blind enough to jump out and make things difficult for Huai Shi, and no one wanted to give Huai Shi a show of strength. No one jumped out and said a few words of sarcasm to make Huai Shi retreat.
Huai Shi could not be happy.
He had originally planned to capture the two who were jumping the most and kill them as a sacrifice. Then, he would use various methods to seize his own power … Suppress the scale of the conflict, divide the conflict, and find out who was his ally and who was his enemy. Finally, he would succeed in taking over the position.
What a good and refreshing theme.
Why was there no more?
"Do you feel like you've missed out on hundreds of thousands of words?"
In his own office, Huai Shi suddenly asked out of nowhere.
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Assistant Nineteen looked up blankly.
He did not know what his teacher was talking about.
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