SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 554 - 554 437 Yukionnas Reward. _2

Chapter 554: Chapter 437 “Yukionna’s” Reward. _2 Chapter 554: Chapter 437 “Yukionna’s” Reward. _2 Because besides these dangers, this world also harbors many abnormal things that are constantly resurfacing. They mostly lack any semblance of reason and indiscriminately contaminate their surroundings upon emergence, like natural disasters, triggering catastrophes, and are extremely difficult to deal with…

When looking at some high-level official documents, Colin often saw that the first to arrive at the scene and begin the suppression were about twenty percent from various Heretic Forces…

Even because they valued their lives less than ordinary people did.

Their processing speed might be faster than that of official forces.

Of course, there’s nothing to be grateful for because these people act regardless of the cost.

If comparing it to a surgery for a tumor, their way of doing things is roughly like cutting open the flesh and digging directly at the tumor, pulling it out and calling it done…

Sometimes they even take the “tumor” back to turn into weapons.

And many times, survivors who could have been saved end up buried alongside…

It’s hard to say which causes more harm, the revival of anomalies or their actions.

“But when you think about it, besides a few Heretic Forces, doesn’t it seem like everyone else, both official and private entities, seem to uphold the stability of the ‘world barriers’ to some extent?”

Colin stroked his chin, puzzled, and for a moment he couldn’t think of the reason.

Logically, the collapse of the world would give those behind them a greater chance to escape from those unknown shackles, right?

So why does everything seem to be the opposite?

Officials uphold “world barriers” for world peace, that can be understood.

But what about Heretic Forces upholding “world barriers”?

It can’t possibly also be for world peace, can it?

“There must be some reasons I’m not quite aware of.”

Thinking for a moment and finding no answers, Colin shook his head, summarized the intelligence he knew, and then felt like he was getting an alarming revelation upon calculating the risks.

Earth may seem calm on the surface, but actually, there are undercurrents surging, with more than three sources of terrifying apocalyptic crises alone, any one of which could explode with just a trigger…

And that trigger might just be the observation of the Book of Fate.

It could be a little later, but not much.

“This is troublesome…”

Colin inexplicably felt like he was personally triggering the end of the world.

Looking at the letter again, a vague and intense anxiety grew stronger in his heart.

The key point is…

He felt he truly lacked the ability to stop all this.

Taking a deep breath, Colin calmed himself, folded the letter, and after ensuring there was nothing else inside or outside the briefcase, he returned to the bed and slowly closed his eyes…

At this point, he might as well get some sleep before thinking about it.

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The night quickly passed, and near noon the next day, Colin, though sleeping on the bed and tense from the anxiety of the previous night, suddenly felt a blast of cold air approaching.

He subconsciously prepared to ignite flames to protect himself.

But the next second, he quickly realized…

Opening his eyes, he saw “Yukionna” with her ice-blue translucent body floating nearby, holding a few icicles and giggling as she stared at him…

On seeing him awake, she handed one over to him.

“Eh? You made this yourself and want me to try it?”

Colin shook his head sharply, obviously stunned for a moment, and reached out to take it.

“Yukionna” nodded, then with a pair of beguiling eyes, she watched him, seemingly anticipating his taste.

Seeing this, Colin glanced at the ice stick in his hand that seemed to be milk-flavored and for some reason, he was suddenly filled with a comforting feeling, as if a low-functioning daughter finally knew how to return a favor to her caring father…

The previous tightly-strung anxiety immediately eased a bit.

After tasting it…

The flavor was surprisingly good, though a tad too sweet.

“If it weren’t for the fact that my body was silently healing everywhere, I feel like this sweetness alone could make my back teeth hurt so much I’d ascend to heaven…”

Colin pursed his lips, making an objective assessment in his mind, but he still offered “Yukionna” words of encouragement.

As of now, her “human” traits seemed to be growing stronger.

It was a good trend…

‘It’s just a shame she still can’t talk. If she were a bit smarter, maybe she could start learning and doing homework, right?’

Colin’s mind wandered for a while, then he shook his head and gathered his thoughts.

He then got up, brushed his teeth out of habit, had “breakfast,” and was ready to take “Yukionna” out for a walk. But at that moment, he felt something and turned to look out the window, catching a glimpse of Xu Duojin among the crowd.

“The spot used for pigeons is now yours, huh?”

Colin muttered, glancing at the faint traces of pigeon droppings on the windowsill.

Ever since joining the officials, he hadn’t seen that pigeon for quite a few days, and wondered if it had been captured for soup…

Or perhaps, it bore a grudge after he ate one of its eggs last time.

But if nothing unexpected happened, that pigeon probably wouldn’t return again…

“Dong dong…”

There was a knock at the door, and when Colin said that it wasn’t locked, Xu Duojin walked in.

“New stuff, you guys might want to study this…”

Colin didn’t beat around the bush. Sitting on the living room sofa, he waited for the other person to sit down before tossing the “Anomaly Bioorganic Battery” and related materials over.

He had also had the Nano Intellectual Maid record these things, so if he needed to in the future, he could attempt to replicate them himself.

But for now, it was good to let the officials test the waters first, so he could easily navigate their regulations later on…

“This…”

Xu Duojin examined it and appeared surprised. He then looked carefully at the documents, his eyes lighting up.

A single battery could reliably output at least ten degrees of electricity per hour…

He had no idea how it was achieved.

He flipped further back, glanced at the technical principles, nodded, and then looked away.

He didn’t understand…

As a former surgeon, his knowledge of physics wasn’t bad, but to completely understand these documents from such different fields was a bit too challenging.

Still, he recognized the value of this invention.

He knew it was groundbreaking and could bring enormous benefits.

The key was everything was ready to use right off the shelf!

Xu Duojin carefully placed the battery into a small box for safekeeping, then began to speak, “If it becomes widespread, its value could very well exceed that of so-called Purple Gear, even Orange Gear. No, society might witness another major technological leap…”

Although there seemed to be certain risks, they were entirely within a controllable range.

“I think so too…”

Colin nodded and then pulled out a backup letter to discuss another matter, about the “Infinite Train.”

“Is there really a chance?”

Xu Duojin was visibly startled; during this time infiltrating the company, they had learned a lot.

Everyone suspected that borrowing it was unlikely.

Because even Bonfire Company seemed to be unable to perfectly control every journey it made.

But unexpectedly, Colin was providing the opposite answer.

However, before he got his hopes up, after hearing Colin’s description, Xu Duojin crossed his hands, pondered for a while, and soon furrowed his brows.

Like Colin, he also felt that the first condition, the request for world traversal documents, was probably not a problem.

There might be some obstructions, but nothing too significant…

However, the second condition was suddenly much more difficult.

“The ‘world barriers’ aren’t just for suppressing the Anomaly Index, to avoid external threats; they’re involved in a lot of things. In fact, the mental status of many Extraordinary Ones is also connected to it…”

Xu Duojin explained solemnly, “The issue is, this requirement seems to involve core, fundamental logic. Once we make this decision, it’s almost as if we’re entrusting a large part of our security to others, so… the controversy will be significant.”

He paused, seemingly adding, “Very significant.”

Now, although many powers coveted the Gene Compensation Medicine inside Bonfire Company…

It didn’t mean they had completely let down their guard against the company.

Having said this, he looked up, his gaze toward Colin seeming to inquire if there was any room for negotiation.

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