Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 152 - 152 72 Abnormal Movements in the Black Path

152: Chapter 72 Abnormal Movements in the Black Path 152: Chapter 72 Abnormal Movements in the Black Path “Look at this piece of artificial amber, the quality of the bacterial mats inside.

This whole piece is bright yellow, now look at the thickness of this flocculent matter…” Mr.

Bengel spoke softly, “This is a rare treasure among items of the same type.”

The Yangtze Knight adjusted the parameters to a “interested” voice and said, “This is really beautiful.”

Truthfully, Daijiu Tai’a was not very interested in this set.

For one thing, he had once listed himself at the Galapagos Sanctuary headquarters on Mars and had seen more exquisite specimens.

He barely esteemed these collections of the Earth bumpkins.

Another reason was simply a lack of interest.

Yes, although he knew these deep-sea thermal organisms were an essential part of Yawgmoth’s unraveling of life’s mysteries, were there few “essential parts” in opening new worlds?

There were so many puzzles where “missing this piece just won’t work” that it was indeed hard to define who had the principal merit initially.

Were these thermal organisms important, then wasn’t the exploration of the Soth area and the development of its interfacing with prosthetic bodies also important?

“…Of course, researchers believe that there are numerous cavities inside the Earth’s crust.

Within these voids, ancient life forms still thrive today—those ancient archaea.

These tiny creatures contain elemental sulfur bodies, or they are polysaccharide shells attached to metal oxides and metal hydroxides.

When geological movements cause undersea volcanic eruptions, they are ejected from the Earth’s surface, accompanying the fluid motion in the icy seawater.

They float upwards about three hundred meters before slowly falling back to the seabed, depositing near the ‘black chimney’ vents, then growing.”

“Following that, there will be organisms from the cold world, which, unable to survive otherwise, choose to coexist with them…

Galapagos Sanctuary still has a knight order trying to trace the origin of this symbiotic relationship.”

“Take for example this cluster of tube-dwelling worms.

From this angle, you can see the soft part above them.

Look, doesn’t it look like a flower?

These were still collected last month under the hydrothermal vents of the Galapagos Islands by members of the ‘Bloodline Blessing’ Knight Order.

Our Holy Knight had to use some means to get them, and they were just delivered a few days ago.”

Tube-dwelling worms, also known as tube worms, are a large animal species, growing 1 to 2 meters in length, with a diameter of several centimeters.

Their upper end is a piece of red flesh, while the lower end is a section of mineral pipe, much like the shell of some mollusks.

However, this layer of tube is not really part of their flesh.

Tube worms are segmented animals.

Some tube worms, living near undersea volcanic vents in high-temperature waters, coexist with sulfur bacteria, absorbing energy delivered by undersea volcanoes, entirely independent of photosynthesis.

However, Daijiu Tai’a’s attention was slightly biased.

“Truth…” For some reason, Daijiu Tai’a sighed, “I have heard that the progression of both ‘Dark Soul’ and ‘Bloodline Blessing’ knight orders has not been going smoothly.”

“This involves some secrets.” Mr.

Bengel shrugged.

“Only the devil knows why there are Heroes in the Pacific Ocean.

But it might not be a big problem?”

“Let’s hope,” Daijiu Tai’a said.

“When I heard this news, I almost wanted to leave Earth and go back to Mars.

There are just too many Heroes here.”

“Hahaha, truth be told, Earth is still quite peaceful!” Bengel said.

“Especially this new continent, Heroes really aren’t many.”

“But Jupiter’s universe and the Asteroid Belt, Scientific Knights should not visit personally…”

Daijiu Tai’a nodded.

“After listening to you for so long, I’ve gained quite a lot.

But to digest all this information at once is still quite strenuous for me.” Daijiu Tai’a said, “Please allow me to relax my biological brain for a while, and let most of the processors cool down.”

“Oh, won’t you continue looking?” Mr.

Bengel was still somewhat regretful, “Aren’t you a person of Galapagos Sanctuary, so you’re not very interested?

No problem, here we also have an ammunition box and relics box once used by Martial Ancestor, early design sketches of a prosthetic body used by ‘Conquest Heavenly King’, a refrigerator used by ‘Magic Cube Angel’, and furthermore, clues about ‘Hidden Blade’…”

“Honestly, I’m really tired…”

“…And we also have game saves commonly used by Martial Ancestor and his spouse.

Our head even brought in professionals to authenticate that these are copies of the originals, definitely not fakes, and they’re very well preserved, almost no electronic casing resources…”

“…Hahaha, no need.”

“Is that so?

Then this Military Officer will take you to your rest area.” Mr.

Bengel bowed slightly.

“I wish you a good night, sir.”

“I will have one.”

It was only after leaving that overly large office, resembling a museum exhibition hall, that Daijiu Tai’a finally breathed a sigh of relief.

—Though those guys wouldn’t be suspicious, it was still a bit of a waste of time.

At that moment, Daijiu Tai’a just wanted to check into a room with WiFi as soon as possible, then deploy some of his Inner Strength skills to plant a few Trojans in the building.

The Scientific Knights of Oslo Sanctuary were superior in the level of Inner Strength than other major sanctuaries, only slightly less than the Samos Sanctuary.

In Galapagos Sanctuary, besides the McGovern Knight Order and Altmira Knight Order, who specialized in “neuroscience”, “cognitive science”, the others were not very adept at Inner Strength.

Though the Mona Knight Order also belonged to “cognitive science,” they were quite marginal and currently lacked experts.

Perhaps as a Yangtze Knight, Daijiu Tai’a could easily plant some Gu.

However, on his way to the room, he slowed down and asked, “I just heard you introduce yourself, saying you belong to the service sequence of the Gene Bank Defense Armed Forces.

That means, your allegiance should be to some senior executive of the Gene Bank Defense Armed Forces, right?

Why come to the Scientific Knight Order’s residence?”

Secretary Officer Ming Jing bowed slightly, “Mr.

Tai’a, are you questioning my work attitude, or my stance?”

“Well, I am a Scientific Knight, and Scientific Knights always have a sense of curiosity.”

The Secretary Officer was not surprised by such a reply.

He wasn’t particularly surprised either as to why this Yangtze Knight was only raising this kind of question now.

In the world of the lords, this was actually quite common.

Before meeting the real person in charge, important figures usually wouldn’t talk much with their subordinates.

And after having a conversation with a superior, they often showed generosity and empathy by engaging in small talk with those of lower status.

The Secretary Officer said, “Mr.

Tai’a, my superior is participating in the Mona Project, contributing to the cause of the entire Scientific Knight Order.

Currently, I am not assigned any tasks, so I have been temporarily reassigned to manage the Scientific Knight Order.

Our logistics sequence’s Military Officers studied protection extensively, which is why I was assigned to be your bodyguard.

If you don’t mind, you can share your expertise in Martial Studies with me, and I can tailor the response strategies for when we are attacked based on your information.”

The Yangtze Knight said, “Hmm, my information has been uploaded to your database, right?

Military Martial Path-Formation Style, and a bit of Mech Armor Iron Fist skills.”

On the surface, the Secretary Officer nodded, but internally, he was somewhat skeptical.

He thought this Yangtze Knight was bluffing.

The reason was simple.

Practitioners of the “Military Formation Style” in Military Martial Path carried a large amount of machinery with them.

This machinery consisted of semi-automatic weapons, backup prosthetic bodies, and cover.

Moreover, some warriors from the Gene Bank defense forces installed components like brain lobes to enhance the reaction speed of these semi-autonomous weapons.

And practitioners adept in Military Formation would never separate themselves from their weapons.

He believed that this Yangtze Knight either submitted incorrect data during the application process or simply distrusted the Mona Knight Order’s strength at the Meiyimei Building.

Of course, seeing through without pointing it out was a way of survival.

Mr.

Tai’a Daijiu asked, “Then, who was the object of your previous oath of allegiance?”

“Yapingning Yan Zhao,” The Secretary Officer honestly answered with the full name of Young Master Yaningping.

—Damn, indeed this guy’s secretary…

just don’t know what he saw, and whether those visual signals had been decoded by the Mona Knight Order…

Mr.

Tai’a Daijiu thought this and wanted to say something more.

But at that moment, right outside the corridor window, he happened to see a flash on the ground.

Mr.

Tai’a Daijiu was a bit surprised, “What’s this?”

The Secretary Officer quickly searched public information, then said, “Gang warfare, Mr.

Tai’a.”

“No, no, this kind of explosive power isn’t typically used in gang conflicts, right?” Mr.

Tai’a Daijiu shook his head, “I think just now…”

Before he could finish, another explosion occurred.

Mr.

Tai’a Daijiu’s enhanced auditory receptors even captured the rolling thunder several seconds later.

“But this is really gang warfare, sir,” The Secretary Officer’s tone wasn’t great.

Not because of Mr.

Tai’a Daijiu but because…

this incident was linked to the lord’s political achievements.

It wouldn’t look good on the lord’s part if a Yangtze Knight witnessed such an event.

Mr.

Tai’a Daijiu’s Prosthetic Eye continuously adjusted, searching below.

Meanwhile, his Inner Strength incessantly jumped across the network, retrieving surveillance footage from various locations.

“Well, while it does look like a gang conflict’s style, don’t you think something is odd…”

“What’s the matter, sir?”

Mr.

Tai’a Daijiu said, “I feel like they seem to be faintly…

encircling this building?”

Connecting several combat points revealed a vague circle cutting off the main road and surrounding the Meiyimei Building.

“No, that’s just a coincidence,” the Secretary Officer definitively replied, “There’s no way this is happening.

We do understand the local gangs quite well.

They wouldn’t dare to do such a thing.”