Legend of the Cyber Heroes
Chapter 168 - 168 88 Memories of the Past

168: Chapter 88 Memories of the Past 168: Chapter 88 Memories of the Past “Twenty-first-century common experimental equipment…

early experimental animals…” Xiang Shan quickly scanned the nearest collectibles to his desk, recognizing their origins.

For some, he still had the corresponding “knowledge” and knew roughly what they were.

Among these “antiques,” the more outlandish items would likely be the laboratory refrigerators, sterilization cabinets, test tubes of various sizes, crucibles…

Honestly, Xiang Shan really didn’t understand why those items could also become antiques—they were all products of industrialization, mass production!

What’s the difference between “used by the Martial Ancestor” and “bought from a lab supply store”?

Besides, it was unlikely they were actually used by him.

Primarily because, he was mostly dedicated to “project management” and seldom actually conducted experiments himself.

Moreover, he generally didn’t need to hold test tubes, crucibles, beakers, and the like.

—So, the equipment used by the subordinates of the “Martial Ancestor” also had considerable collectible value?

Xiang Shan’s head began to throb faintly.

He felt a wave of inexplicable emotions sweeping over him, but he was unable to identify the true face of this emotion immediately.

This feeling…

was too complex.

He lacked the memories to deal with this experience and didn’t even know how to describe or express it.

Xiang Shan just muttered, “This is really sick…”

At that moment, a notification tone sounded in Xiang Shan’s consciousness.

The data download was complete.

The mysterious Internal Strength Master said, “Alright, it’s done.

My purpose has been achieved.

I just helped you check, you only need to go up two more floors, and you will meet the target you wish to assassinate.

According to the known information, he is participating in an experiment there now.”

Xiang Shan waved to a camera above, “Hold on, I’m going to take another look.”

The Internal Strength Master expressed surprise, “Are you also one of those very traditional heroes?

The kind that holds the Martial Ancestor in the highest regard?

If you want to take some collectibles, I advise you to give up.

Heroes don’t have the means to keep them…”

“What the hell is this bastard tradition?” Xiang Shan couldn’t help interrupting, “Why would revering the Martial Ancestor make one want to collect his items?

Why commemorate the Martial Ancestor in this way?

And even…

why must you all remember the Martial Ancestor?”

“Are you an extremist hero?” The mysterious Internal Strength Master quickly replied, “Do you think you should follow the teachings of the Martial Ancestor, eradicate all the Undead ancestors residing in the human spirit, so that even the cultural relics should be destroyed?

That’s too extreme.

I must tell you, that’s not right.

Each ancient artifact is a valuable piece of research from the past, and a means for humanity to understand itself.

Such behavior is certainly not what the Martial Ancestor himself would have wished…”

Xiang Shan was shocked, “Extremist heroes even…

destroy cultural relics?”

“Isn’t it?

That’s good.” The mysterious Internal Strength Master said, “The ‘gods’ named as Undead don’t reside in idols but within the mind.

Destroying idols merely demeans symbols of faith and can change social cognition to some extent but cannot truly eradicate the ‘god’—which is also a conclusion reached by the Martial Ancestor.

‘Demeaning symbols’ can indeed strike at the Undead, but ‘symbols’ are just ‘symbols.’ They can be worshiped as gods, or they can be studied as objective systems.

It’s just a pity that not every hero can understand this.”

Xiang Shan shook his head and walked a few steps ahead.

This time, what he saw were several patches of fungus frozen in artificial amber—apparently, they had been encased in the artificial amber along with the agar culture medium.

The first generation Jade Cauldron Fungus strain.

Xiang Shan took a deep breath.

He really hadn’t expected to see something like this.

He had originally thought he’d have to snatch it from a biological laboratory.

However, he did not immediately break the glass to seize it, instead, his gaze shifted to another antique beside it…

Was it an antique?

It was a screen embedded in a translucent glass wall.

Below the screen, countless electronic components faintly formed a structure executing some function.

Xiang Shan paused.

He noticed that the specifications of some electronic components were not the ones he was familiar with, but something more advanced than he “remembered.”

This obviously wasn’t an antique.

But if this thing wasn’t an antique…

Xiang Shan looked at it again as a whole, then pondered briefly.

Shortly after, he connected to this terminal via Bluetooth.

It was a gaming console.

Its creator, with great effort and using the most advanced electronic components, had perfectly recreated the performance of a 2035 gaming console.

After starting it up, Xiang Shan quickly swiped through the interface.

Inside were several games.

“‘Dragon Descendant 6,’ ‘Mountains and Blades 3,’ ‘Personality Mask 6T,’ ‘Mech Battle Y’…

Huh?

Somebody actually has taste…” Xiang Shan instinctively raised his hand to his eyes, “Damn, this isn’t another one of Martial Ancestor’s things, is it?

The Martial Ancestor’s save file?

Hahahaha…”

The Biological Brain suffered an unprecedented intense pain.

The Soth Divine Realm, which had integrated a massive amount of memories, seemed to be completely awakened.

Inside Xiang Shan’s mind, the emotional activity had become so intense that it reached a zenith.

—Hey hey, it’s my turn now, right?

Take your machine off the projector and plug mine in…

What followed was a tactile memory, feeling as if something heavy was being stuffed into his hand.

—Stop talking, come on, help me level up.

This was a memory with whom…

from what time?

Xiang Shan pressed his forehead, almost emitting a burst of static from his speaker.

—Tell me, sitting here, watching your paper husband trash my paper wife…

is this fun for you?

Were they playing a kind of game…

with elements of “male protagonist conquering female characters?”

——”Hehehe, who would’ve thought there’s only one wall in the house for the projector to work its magic?”

What followed was a stretch of silence.

It should have been silence, anyway.

——”Sigh, I’m having some regrets now.

Do you think we went too far?

If we wanted, we could actually be living in a big house.”

——”Huh?

You’re so unhappy about helping me level up?”

——”Your way of thinking is really unique…”

——”Don’t fall into degeneracy.

We made a pact, remember?

To change the world together.

The only reason I’d stay by the side of someone like you, a Houndhawk, is for that.

Every bit of our strength is to be used to change the world.

As for the rest…”

Xiang Shan pressed down on his own shoulder…

he felt that in his memories, there should be a weight in that spot.

But this prosthetic body didn’t afford such detailed sensation.

——”I think it’s enough already!

Sitting together and watching my paper-cut husband trash your paper-cut wives, that’s a special kind of fun!”

[Hey?

Hello?

What’s wrong with you?

Answer me!

What’s happened to you now?

Why is this antique disturbing your mind?]

The Internal Strength Master called out repeatedly, but couldn’t pull Xiang Shan’s consciousness back from the “past.”

Soon, several alarms popped up, appearing in Xiang Shan’s field of vision.

Yet Xiang Shan remained unmoved.

——”Damn it…”

The Internal Strength Master was starting to grow anxious.

That large file on Bengel’s computer was still on Xiang Shan’s storage device.

Xiang Shan needed to get out of the Meiyimei Building first, which would give him a chance to release the file according to his demands.

That’s why he didn’t just leave but stayed to help Xiang Shan find his assassination target.

But now this “temporary ally’s” state was seriously off.

And what made him even more anxious was that a small squad of defense forces was on their way to this very office.

They had already appeared on the stairs leading to this floor.

[Snap out of it!

Wake up!]

Bright red text almost covered Xiang Shan’s entire field of view.

Only in that instant did Xiang Shan belatedly hear the footsteps at the door.

A crisp sound came from the door.

It was the noise of someone’s hand touching the panel.

In that instant, Xiang Shan made a break.

He turned and threw a punch, shattering the artificial amber that encased the original strain of Jade Cauldron Fungus next to him and then raised the firearm he was carrying.

At that moment, the door opened and the lights came on.

Then a gunshot sounded, and the lights went out again.

“Be careful!” Secretary Officer Ming Jing sensed something amiss.

He quickly body-checked Daijiu Tai’a, pushing Tai’a towards the back of the team—after all, they were all Cybermen and wouldn’t feel pain or get injured from such a trivial matter.

The soldiers quickly filled the gap, aiming their guns inside the office.

But no one chose to fire.

This was a “programmed reaction,” merely an “intimidating gesture.”

In this room lay the Vice Captain’s personal supercomputer, running data, along with many priceless antiques.

Who would dare to shoot a gun in here?

But it was this hesitation that gave Xiang Shan the chance to strike.

While the flickering light distracted everyone else in the room, Xiang Shan had already crouched low and was sprinting towards the main entrance.

He had to deal with this squad of soldiers.

If not, the moment he opened the other doors and fled the room, he would be met with concentrated fire—although these people might hesitate because of the room’s valuable antiques belonging to the Knight Master, if he exposed himself by opening the door, they would inevitably find a shooting path through the array of ancient artifacts.

Two steel maces were raised high.

…………………………

In that instance, Mr.

Bengel received a notification popup.

It reported the position of the intruder.

He had been contemplating whether to use this invasion to seek greater benefits for himself.

But the moment he saw the report, Bengel felt something in his brain snap.

——”How dare they…”

All calculations were thrown to the wind.

He bellowed in a low growl, “How dare they sneak into my office?

Mine?

Their target is actually…

my…

my…”

He raged, “All security personnel who can reach floors 725 to 735, assemble to me!”