SCP Corporation: Contain Bonfire
Chapter 574 - 574 447 The Enthusiastic Little Mermaid

Chapter 574: Chapter 447 The Enthusiastic Little Mermaid “Tina”._1 Chapter 574: Chapter 447 The Enthusiastic Little Mermaid “Tina”._1 Many thoughts flashed through Xu Duojin’s mind…

But in the end, he shook his head and looked at Colin, saying,

“I can’t give you a definite answer on this matter. I will report it to the higher-ups. So, aside from this, is there anything else?”

“Yes, the next transaction time…”

After Colin finished speaking, they had a brief exchange, and then he saw Xu Duojin off at the door.

As for whether or not to implement this suggestion, he had said all that he needed to say.

The rest was up to the officials to decide.

“The domestic part is likely to follow this process, after all, Old Master Wu and I are somewhat close, so it is very likely that this ship and artificial island construction project will be pushed forward…”

“As for other countries, it’s not so certain, as international officials have a variety of tangled and messy thoughts that are not unified.”

Thinking about future scenarios, Colin couldn’t help but shake his head.

The biggest issue right now was insufficient resource allocation. There were those who wanted to leave, those who wished to stay, and some who wanted to lead the way—each with many different directions. For example, those who wanted to leave were fighting over destinations and trying to take as many resources as possible…

On the surface, it seemed like a unified whole, but in reality, it was a complete mess.

Everyone was pulling resources for their own plans as much as possible.

Then suddenly came a request to build deep-water structures, large artificial islands, ships, and so on.

Colin just thought about it and felt the competition would become even fiercer.

The only thing he could pray for now was that a perfect solution would appear in the future.

For instance, if a real high-level executive born on Earth from some company took charge, leading the entire Earth or even the “Solar System” to escape, ensuring the Earth’s ecosystems remained unaffected through extraordinary means, executing some cosmic wanderer plan, that would likely solve everything…

Unfortunately…

Such thoughts were only wishful thinking.

Colin shook his head, casting these various troublesome thoughts out of his mind.

Once disaster struck in the future, no one could remain unaffected.

Even Bonfire Company had become what it was now…

He too needed to improve himself as soon as possible.

“Next, it’s time for ‘The Descent Project’ to go to ‘World Code 4’ instead of 13. Yeah, I’ll talk to those few dozen people later to prevent them from thinking I’ve croaked if they don’t see me, pondering lottery draws on my inheritance…”

“Hmm, as for supplies, I still have some left from last time. If I skimp a bit on food, I should be able to get by. If worst comes to worst, using a few items selected from the officials to produce a batch of potatoes or something for emergency should suffice.”

“It’s just that the taste of those forcibly ripened isn’t that great, but it seems they don’t mind much, as having food to eat is good enough…”

“Sigh, the food situation in World Code 13 is still a long way from self-sufficiency…”

Colin leaned on the sofa, thought for a moment, and then took out a piece of parchment to contact “Arsonist” and the others—

These people seemed to be living fairly well.

Nowadays, because of his involvement, “The Descent Project,” while still high-risk, could turn into something else entirely if the descent was to either “World Code 13” or “World Code 4.”

“The Descent Project” became significantly safer once the initial ongoing disasters were dealt with and a foothold was established, mitigating the fear of dying at any moment…

Of course, if it hadn’t been solved, or not solved thoroughly…

Then it was just a matter of praying for a roll of “Luck.”

“But speaking of which, I’m still not clear about something. Those who have previously failed ‘The Descent Project,’ I wonder if it was in ‘World Code 13’ or ‘World Code 4’…”

Colin pondered, aware of two World Codes, but there was no talk of recovering their bodies.

Either they probably went to some other unknown area, so they couldn’t be found…

Some “Descent Projects,” like the “Starships,” occurred in space.

If an average person went, even a higher one up to D Level, it’s likely they’d die without even encountering a creature…

Besides, if they didn’t go to another area, then they likely died cleanly.

The kind where they couldn’t be found at all…

“Previously known ‘Descent Projects’ before mine seem to include only three or four employees who completed the first stage and briefly returned, then disappeared during the second stage. These… it’s also unclear whether they are dead or alive. There’s a chance they’re not dead but cannot return due to unmet conditions and are still struggling to survive disconnected from Bonfire Company.”

“Of course, it’s also possible that they really kicked the bucket.”

If they weren’t dead, Colin suspected that someday one of those employees might return from an Other World as some grand emperor, which would be quite a spectacle.

Without dwelling much on it, the parchment lit up immediately with replies from “Arsonist-Tao Tie,” “Surfing for Pigs,” and others.

They seemed very excited—Brother Shunzi finally decided to go to “World Code-4”!

If he didn’t go soon, they feared they might not die during their missions but from Tina, the Little Mermaid’s nagging.

Although Bonfire had successfully established communication, clearly, making a “phone call” didn’t compare to a face-to-face meeting, especially since Brother Shunzi tended to end conversations within half an hour.

And the rest of the time was their suffering time…

If it weren’t for the fact that they really couldn’t beat Brother Shunzi, they truly wanted to knock him out with a hammer, tie him up, and throw him into Tina the Little Mermaid’s room to be…

…

Unaware of their resentment towards him, Colin simply communicated with these few employees about the situation and, learning that things were relatively stable on their side, he felt somewhat relieved.

“From the looks of it, it should be fine…”