SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 302 - 302 300 My Geiger Counter Went Off_1

Chapter 302: Chapter 300 My Geiger Counter Went Off!_1 Chapter 302: Chapter 300 My Geiger Counter Went Off!_1 Under Tina’s guidance, Colin and others entered the beehive-like Water Island, adorned with glowing gems. After several twists and turns, they were settled into a very spacious cave.

The cave turned out to be surprisingly dry and cool, and it was very bright due to a pile of glowing Crystal Stones…

“Okay, guys, wait here for a while, I’ll come back later and bring you some food… Oh, do you eat giant squid?”

As Tina swished her fish tail, she asked curiously.

Uh, although it didn’t have much to do with the “Father of the Sea,” the preference was similar…

If another Fishman claimed to eat squid, Colin felt he was about to form a stereotype. Looking at Tina’s expectant expression, he answered, “Under normal circumstances… if nothing unexpected happens, it’s not like we can’t eat it.”

Although their bodies after the descent resembled their original selves, strictly speaking, it seemed it was not the original selves who came, so eating should be fine.

Of course, if conditions permit, it would still be best not to eat.

But now the conditions did not permit…

“Good, I’ll bring it to you in a bit.”

After speaking, Tina swished her fish tail and leapt into a pool beside her, quickly leaving the place.

Colin turned to his colleagues and cut straight to the point without any small talk:

“You should have noticed the mission requirements, and for those who haven’t, you can take them out now and see. These merfolk are also considered ‘Believers,’ and one could count for ten.”

It was only after Colin spoke that his companions suddenly realized why Colin had agreed to stay here.

However, before they had a chance to speak, everyone suddenly heard a series of rapid “click, click, click, click” sounds.

“What’s that noise?”

Following the noise, Colin and the others saw that the source of the sound was “Arsonist Tao Tie.”

At that moment, they could see him holding a yellow device, which was making noise continuously…

“Uh… it seems, my Geiger Counter is going off.”

Arsonist Tao Tie, holding the detector in his hands, looked up at the dazzling Crystal Stones above: “There seems to be a bit of a radiation spike here. Let me check again…”

“Ah, this.”

Upon hearing this, Colin and the others suddenly fell silent, each feeling a bit uneasy—after all, they had grown up hearing just how dangerous radiation could be, and to be sitting in such an environment all of a sudden

As everyone watched, the Geiger Counter in the hands of Arsonist Tao Tie abruptly stopped its rapid “clicking” sounds.

Dog Brother couldn’t help but ask, “What’s happening now? Was it a calculation error earlier and it stopped beeping after an adjustment?”

“It’s not that…” Arsonist Tao Tie fiddled with the counter in his hand, a weird expression on his face: “It’s not, it seems that the metal wire inside might have burned, ah, you could also think of it as a fuse…”

No sooner had he finished than everybody went quiet, their faces looking a bit uneasy.

They hadn’t expected to be treated to this kind of “radiant aura” just after coming in.

“So why are we sitting here not running?” “Picking a Name Is So Hard” couldn’t help but speak up.

“There’s no rush. We’ve been sitting here for a while, and if there was really a problem, it would be too late to run now.”

Arsonist Tao Tie explained, “Looking at it now, the problem shouldn’t be big since this is used to measure some special scenarios, and the threshold is not high. It could burn even if you undergo a CT scan, so burning doesn’t mean there’s a problem…

“Moreover, we’re uncertain about what kind of radiation source it is…

“Since the mermaids have been using it without any issues, it means that this type of radiation probably isn’t very harmful.”

“Let me take a look…”

Colin interrupted him, reached into his “Storage Bag” with his right hand, and pulled out a lens. He held it between his fingers, positioning it in front of his left eye, looking towards the glowing Crystal Stones.

Ever since he had accidentally made Direct Gaze at “Hunger” and nearly fell prey to it last time, he has been extra cautious every time he uses it.

And here, there shouldn’t be a risk of coming across anything one isn’t supposed to see.

Soon, after the spiritual infusion, lines of interpretive text began to emerge.

[You may not be clear about the origins of those radiations, but intuitively, you believe that based on your physical condition, the impact on you isn’t significant, falling within a range that is completely unaffected.]

[You can enjoy these radiations to your heart’s content…]

“It should be fine,”

Colin put away the lens and explained, after which everyone breathed a sigh of relief.

On the side, the Arsonist saw Colin’s lens and couldn’t help but say, “Could I borrow that lens? I can pay a fee of 100 points…”

He was familiar with the item, as he had seen others use it in earlier team missions and felt it was quite good.

However, that person disappeared soon after reaching F Level, and later on, their equipment showed up in the auction house, presumably because they had been killed.

Unfortunately, at that time he was in dire need of points and thought to buy it later, but didn’t expect that Brother Shunzi got it first.

‘A hundred points, what a joke…’

Colin pursed his lips and casually tossed the item over: “I hope you make good use of it.”

The more knowledge one had, the more comfortably they could use this tool. If giving it to the Arsonist could lead to something big, it would be worth more to him than a mere 100 points…

After that, Colin looked at the others: “Since there’s no issue, let’s continue our previous discussion.”

“Yeah,”

Dog Brother nodded: “Since the Fishmen are also people, the remaining question is how we should go about preaching. But I have a question… We haven’t preached before, right? Was it Brother Shunzi who made a move earlier?”

As he spoke, besides the Arsonist who had gone to study the glowing crystal stones nearby, everyone else turned their gaze to Colin.

“No.”

Colin shook his head and explained about the company’s criteria for determining Believers. In his view, most likely, as long as they had enough contact with the local humans, they could be considered “Believers”.

Or to put it another way, as long as these people showed a certain level of recognition towards them, it should suffice.

Meeting the conditions shouldn’t be difficult; maybe they could just help the locals with some chores, fully demonstrating their goodwill, and get these folks to acknowledge them, which could also stand a good chance of completing their mission.

“I have observed before that there are three to five hundred merpeople here; we don’t need everyone’s recognition, just one third will do.”

“However, we must be cautious with these matters to avoid arousing their suspicion.”

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Just as everyone was nearing the end of their discussion, Tina finished her conversation with her mother, and then immediately brought over a dozen “Sea Sirens” to them.

They carried a few large squid tentacles that had been killed, sliced into pieces, very pale and tender, with some seaweed as garnish.

Besides that, there were also some small squids wriggling on the plates.

“Hi!”

Tina called out from the edge of the water pool, prompting Colin and his companions to immediately end their discussion, walking over with trademark smiles on their faces, but glancing at the live squid, he was about to suggest perhaps cooking them.

Then, they watched as Tina grabbed a squid that was about the size of their heads and started eating it, her mouth full of ink:

“It tastes better this way.”

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