Jing Jiu's first hooded sweatshirt had been burned to ashes by himself, and the second one had turned into a puff of green smoke today. Fortunately, Zong Lizi had bought him a new sweatshirt in addition to the black-market steak a few days ago to express her gratitude to him.
His reaction was nonchalant at the time. It was because according to what he knew, the clothes in the black market on the underground street were probably the clothes of the dead people in the upper class, or at least they were not clean.
Zong Lizi guessed his thought from the expression in his eyes. She washed the blue sweatshirt by hand angrily before he brought it with him.
His line of sight passed through the burning wild reeds and fell on the hotel on the other side of the lake.
Zong Lizi was staying in that hotel.
He analyzed what had happened that day in detail while he was bathing in the lake.
The main point was: why did the assassin come to kill him?
He didn't try to conceal his existence when he lived in the underground neighborhood. He went to the streets with Zong Lizi and had two barbecued meals. If a large gaming company like the Twirling Rain Company wanted to, they would definitely notice him. If there was a power struggle within the Twirling Rain Company, Jing Jiu and Zong Lizi would be involved, but it wouldn't be so intense. At least, the special department of the military wouldn't be involved. Yet, he went to the network information security company that day, stood by the street opposite the Administrative Bureau for a while, and then went to the Fire-Passing Pagoda … Though the main preacher was suspicious, all these were his spontaneous actions. It was most likely that he saw the laboratory when he woke up in this world. Perhaps, the other party had been following and monitoring him in some way after he left the laboratory.
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The red permanent star had already arrived on the other side of the Great Rift Valley, but it hadn't yet fallen behind the crust on the other side. It shone on the other side of Shou 'er City.
Jing Jiu walked to the other side of the street with the hooded sweatshirt on his head, wearing the blue hooded sweatshirt.
He had just come up in the early morning, but he had to go down at about noon. This reminded him of the middle-aged workers who were overwhelmed by the social pressure described in the novels of this world. As such, he didn't want to go back the way he came, and he had only read the seventeenth chapter of the third collection of theses … As such, he decided to go through this place even though the square building was filled with the gravitational field he didn't like.
As he walked through the gate of the Administrative Bureau, his wristband connected automatically, giving off a faint "ding" sound. The policemen in light armor made way for him expressionlessly.
It was 1.4 kilometers from the gate of the Authority to the entrance of the passage.
If one did not use any acceleration equipment and did not use the True Qi in one's body, a human would need to walk about two thousand steps, which would take more than ten minutes. During this time, his consciousness was connected to the ubiquitous network through the ring on his left hand. He entered the administrative bureau's intranet and obtained sufficient authority. He spent the rest of the time reading half of the thesis.
The bracelet beeped again, and the staff politely invited him into the inner room of the passageway.
The room was not small, and there were 13 soft chairs that could be adjusted. There were also many fresh fruits and drinks, and even wine.
The so-called straight passage was the elevator that led from Shou 'er City to the underground laboratory after passing through various levels of the world.
This kind of journey would be a little long, so both the seats and the service were more comfortable than the maglev train.
The main reason was that those who had access to the Underworld were either government officials, wealthy merchants, or members of aristocratic families.
Jing Jiu did not look at the fruits and wine. He walked to a corner and lay down on a soft chair. He faced the window and closed his eyes.
Seven or eight passengers walked into the inner room of the passageway one after another. They found their own seats, either resting or watching the news on the light screen. The sound of the news came out from the receiver in the ear of the passenger. It was a bit loud, which startled the passenger. He lowered the sound hastily and nodded to the surroundings to express his apology.
The passage was activated. A faint buzzing sound could be heard outside the translucent window. Everything was quiet except for that. It didn't take long for the descending speed to stabilize, and the air pressure of the ventilation system was adjusted to the most suitable value. The passengers got used to the environment and unfastened the seat belts. They took some food and wine and started talking to each other in a low voice.
They thought that the passenger in the blue tracksuit was sleeping, so they didn't disturb him.
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The passage would stop for a while in various levels of the underground world, and then continue descending.
By the time Jing Jiu had finished reading a collection of mathematical theses, he had arrived at the underground laboratory. Besides him, there were two passengers in the room.
Jing Jiu got up and followed the two passengers to the outside. As soon as his foot landed on the metal floor, he sensed a subtle change; it was a slight sense of imbalance caused by the artificial gravity. This laboratory was located very close to the center of the planet. A few important scientific projects were set up in the center of the planet.
As one of the twenty-five key laboratories in the Federation of the Milky Way, the administrative level and the confidentiality level of this place were quite high.
It was even said that the Stargate Base existed for the purpose of this laboratory.
It didn't take long for Jing Jiu to walk on the metal bridge before he heard a tremor in the distance, followed by an ear-piercing grinding sound.
The two passengers in front of him couldn't help but complain after taking a glance in that direction.
"Hasn't the laser cannon been repaired yet?"
"It's said that it's because of the automatic weapon platform. As you know, it's not convenient to transport the materials down there by the spaceship, and most of the resources are focused on the Star Chain Project. The level of the laboratory can't be higher than that of the Star Chain Project."
"It's not the problem of the materials. It's said that the automatic weapon platform used the achievements of the distant ancient civilization, but the Science Academy has never admitted it. Now that it's been repaired, the secret has been exposed."
"Let's not talk about this without any evidence. What I'm more curious about is what happened that day. If it were those monsters of the Sea of Dark Matter, the news wouldn't have been blocked so tightly."
"Nobody knows. All we know is that the Grand Dean came to the laboratory. He stayed in the laboratory for seven days, but he didn't see any commanding officer of the Base. All he did was visit the sick female priest on the surface of the planet on behalf of the Main Planet before his departure."
Jing Jiu didn't know who the Grand Dean they mentioned was. After some thought, he should be the dean of the Science Academy of the Federation of the Milky Way.
If so, he must be an important figure in the highest level of the Federation.
Such an important figure could only come to the remote Stargate Base for Jing Jiu.
It took them about one minute to walk on the metal bridge before they arrived at the place where the first scan was detected.
Jing Jiu happened to have obtained a preliminary right of access to the laboratory, so he followed the two passengers into the tunnel.
Two shapeless ripples swept over the two ends of the metal tunnel and the bodies of the three of them, and then the ripples returned to silence.
After ascertaining that nothing had gone wrong, Jing Jiu began to hack into the core network of the laboratory through the ring in an attempt to obtain a higher right of access as soon as possible.
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The right of access was the most important thing in this world.
As long as one had the appropriate or high enough right of access, one could go to any place and do whatever one wanted.
For instance, one could ask for a battleship to take him to the Sea of Dark Matter to see the scenery of the void; one could go to the Main Planet to visit the respected female priest; and one could take off his shoes and knock on the table at the meeting of the Administrative Bureau.
One could even ignore the law by virtue of the right of access. Of course, one had to use the other side of the right of access to lock the fact that one had violated the law and put it in the Archives Bureau, which could only be unlocked after one's death.
There were many ways to obtain the right of access. The most important thing was how much one had contributed to the Human Federation of the Milky Way. For instance, what innovative inventions one had made in the military factory, how many years one had served on the battleship, how many tentacles released by the Mother Nest had been killed in the region near the permanent star, and how many information credits one had paid as tax for the Federation.
In essence, the easiest way to obtain the right of access was to buy it with money.
Jing Jiu could transfer the information credits in the bank into his bracelet at any time, which meant that he had an unimaginable amount of wealth. Yet, he didn't like this indirect method, the same way he didn't like the method of using the fairy energy in this world. He preferred to do things directly, like killing someone with a swing of the sword or obtaining the right of access.
The scanning in the passageway grew more detailed, and the security level of the area grew higher. He had gradually approached the center of the laboratory.
Ding!!! An automatic door opened in front of him, exposing the scene in the room.
There was a metal platform in the room, and a few miniature devices generating gravitational fields were on the metal floor. It was the same room where he had woken up.
He walked to the front of the operating platform and found that the computer here was physically isolated from the outside world, thinking that it was the reason why he hadn't found the relevant information.
The ring on his finger emitted a faint glow. He found the files related to himself and read them twice, remembering the digital marks hidden in them.
Next, he connected to the military network of the Federation through the network of the laboratory and started to search for the traces of those files.
When he was in Shou 'er City, he could also enter the network of the Science Academy through the interplanetary network to search for the information; but the data must have been strongly encrypted. It would take a long time for him to calculate it, and it would be easy for him to be discovered. As such, it was better for him to come to the laboratory in person and start searching from the source.
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Everyone who passed by would leave a trace.
This statement was like the plot of many stories; it was repetitive and old-fashioned, but it was indeed correct. This was the so-called irrefutable truth.
Duke Mo could even see the shadow of the Blue Bird flying in his Green Sky Mirror, to say nothing of the others.
The Stargate Laboratory had done a great deal of research on the experimental target brought back by the Startip Fleet and produced a few reports. Then, the reports were encrypted and sent to their superiors.
Jing Jiu searched for the tiniest traces between the interplanetary network and the military network. In the end, he ascertained that seven terminals or data users had read these reports.
He started to hack into those terminals. He was cautious and cautious, so his speed was much slower than usual.
The report on him by the Stargate Laboratory had been sent to the military from the Science Academy of the Federation. Then, the clues were cut off. It was unclear if the military hadn't reached a conclusion yet, or the report had become mere words on a piece of paper.
Then, he connected all the data of the assassin in overalls and the model of the miniature bullet to these terminals; but he didn't find any clues. He felt surprised.
What surprised him the most was that the Stargate Laboratory and the government of the Federation of the Milky Way didn't have any plan to find him. It seemed that the matter would be over once he left the laboratory.
Who wanted to kill him?
After the laboratory, the gaming company, and the owner of the gaming parlor in the underground neighborhood were all eliminated, there was only one possibility left.
Jing Jiu came to the window and looked out.
The fake blue sky and white clouds outside the window couldn't obscure his eyes.
His line of sight was fixed on the sky.
The laboratory was deep inside the planet, and the sky was a distant speck.
It was like looking up from the bottom of the well on the Shangde Peak.
He wondered which idiot the ascendant who wanted to kill him was.
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