bioinnovel Chapter 334 The refrigerator is empty!
Chapter 334 The refrigerator is empty!
Qin Xiao's men arrived faster than Zhang Yan had anticipated.
Three black cars without license plates were parked outside the abandoned dock. Their headlights were off, and they only flashed their high beams briefly when the cars approached.
Zhang Yan stood in the shadow of the container, watching two fully armed personnel lift the unconscious Ito onto a stretcher, and then put restraints and an isolation mask on him.
Ito is still alive.
This matter itself has value.
The fact that it can be purified back after being deeply activated by the Ruins Mark indicates that the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship is also effective on the "host body".
Whether consciousness can be regained, and how much memory will remain after recovery, remains to be seen and will require further observation.
Zhang Yan mentally assigned a place to Ito.
They are not enemies.
They're not one of us either.
Let's consider this as one sample for now.
Qin Xiao called.
"Brother Yan, we've picked him up."
"Um."
"How's your sister-in-law? Have you let her know you're safe?"
"I've reported it."
There was a moment of silence on the other end of the phone.
Qin Xiao lowered his voice: "Then I'm relieved. I'll have the coordination team handle the aftermath of Yokosuka; all traces will be wiped clean. Ito's identity is too sensitive; we can't go through the open. Transfer him out for quarantine first."
Zhang Yan glanced at Ito, who was being carried into the car.
"Don't let him die."
"clear."
"Also, don't interrogate him immediately after he wakes up."
Qin Xiao was taken aback: "Why?"
"There might still be some remnants in his brain."
Zhang Yan spoke calmly.
Ito's last few words were not false.
He saw the eyes of the ruins.
This kind of contact is not just a simple case of mental pollution; it likely involves some kind of tracking mechanism. The emotional fluctuations after waking up can actually trigger these residual effects.
Qin Xiao clearly understood as well.
"I will remind Qin Changfeng to first isolate them at low temperatures, block communications, and conduct full-time physical monitoring."
"Um."
Zhang Yan hung up the phone and turned to pack his equipment.
The black scorpion was seriously injured.
The White Tiger's outer armor also has several cracks.
This operation in Yokosuka was clean and efficient, but not without casualties. Especially that A-grade lizard; if Xuanxie hadn't risked breaking his leg to insert his venomous stinger, Baihu would have had to spend much more time locking it down.
Spending more time will give Ito a chance to escape.
Zhang Yan disliked leaving the outcome to the opponent, fearing they might make a mistake.
He scanned the list of damages to the Black Scorpion and had already prioritized the repairs in his mind.
First, repair the transmission joint, then replace the hydraulic assembly of the right clamp arm. The stinger module is still usable, but it needs to be recalibrated.
These things can be done when we get back to Jinghai.
The most important thing now is to go back.
I still have Nie Qingcheng's voice message on my phone.
Come back quickly. There's nothing left in the fridge.
Zhang Yan listened to the recording again.
The sound was a bit muffled, clearly indicating that he had gotten out of bed.
After hearing this, the corner of his mouth twitched slightly.
She said the refrigerator was empty, but what she really meant was that she was getting tired of waiting.
It could also be a vacuum.
Knowing Nie Qingcheng's personality, if he said "I'll be right back," she wouldn't press him for details about the battle, nor would she distract him at a time like this. She would simply tell him the most ordinary little things, letting him know that someone was waiting for him at home.
Zhang Yan put his phone away and walked to the edge of the port area.
The sea was very dark.
He avoided blind spots in the surveillance and summoned the Devouring Shark. The black mechanical giant shark silently entered the water, leaving only a ripple on the surface.
Zhang Yan climbed into the cockpit, and the door closed.
The system interface was displayed before my eyes.
Completeness of the Heavenly Craftsman's Heart: 98.1%.
Four Spirits Cooperative Sealing Mode: Unlocked.
Current sealing success rate: 87%.
Countdown: Seven months and sixteen days.
Zhang Yan looked at the 87.
not enough.
Thirty thousand years ago, it took the complete Heavenly Heart and the Four Spirits fighting desperately to finally seal the Ruins back. Now he has the Azure Dragon, the Black Tortoise, the Vermilion Bird, the White Tiger, and even more auxiliary mechs, making his conditions much better than they were thirty thousand years ago.
But the Ruins may not necessarily descend in the same way as they did 30,000 years ago.
87% seems quite high.
But this isn't an exam.
One failure, and the world is over.
He quickly set a goal in his mind.
At least 90%.
Ideally, it should be 95%.
With only 1.9% integrity remaining, the options are either to purify one or two high-ranking followers or to find a Void clone. Clones are hard to find, but high-ranking followers are becoming increasingly plentiful.
The ruins are accelerating.
The more anxious it is, the more flaws it reveals.
After leaving the waters off Yokosuka, the sea-devouring shark submerged and entered stealth mode.
Zhang Yan took out the remaining half of the dry rations and ate it.
hard.
It has no taste.
But it can replenish energy.
Nie Qingcheng had already eaten all the food he had prepared on the way here. He hadn't thought much of it at first, but now, as he ate this dry food, he suddenly realized that the fact that the refrigerator was empty was indeed a serious matter.
I need to buy groceries when I get back.
Spare ribs, beef, eggs, and green vegetables.
She hasn't been sleeping well lately, so we can make more pork rib soup. It would also be good to keep some dessert ingredients in the fridge; even though Nie Qingcheng says she doesn't eat sweets while Nie Xiaorou is away, she still sneaks some while working late at night.
Zhang Yan mentally reviewed the shopping list when a system alarm suddenly sounded softly.
This is not a high-risk alert.
It is encrypted communication.
Qin Xiao sent two intelligence reports.
Article 1: The pollution zone south of Aung Tun in northern Myanmar has expanded again, with four new Class C pollution nodes and a moving Class A heat source that is heading towards the Southeast Asian coast.
Article 2: An abnormal energy fluctuation was detected underground at an abandoned factory in the suburbs of Shanghai, with a concentration reaching level B and lasting for more than 36 hours, suspected to be a fixed pollution node.
Zhang Yan swallowed the last bite of his dry rations.
That mobile A-class vessel in northern Myanmar is very troublesome.
But the fact that it's moving means it hasn't fully taken root yet. By observing its trajectory, we can determine where it's going.
Shanghai is different.
Fixed node.
It lasted for thirty-six hours.
It's still underground.
These three conditions combined directly raise the priority level.
The Shanghai-Haikou Railway is too close to the Beijing-Haikou Railway.
If that substance isn't just a simple source of pollution, but rather occurs at a point in the operation, the cost of dealing with it will increase several times over once it spreads.
Zhang Yan replied to Qin Xiao: "Continue to monitor northern Myanmar, but don't alert them. Have the military conduct thermal imaging using satellites from Shanghai, covering underground structures. Give me all the data within six hours."
Qin Xiao: "Roger that. Brother Yan, are you heading back now?"
"Um."
"Should I send someone to seal off the outskirts of Shanghai first?"
"Need not."
Zhang Yan was well aware that for ordinary people, the risks outweighed the benefits once they got close to a pollution point.
Especially with these continuously operating underground nodes, no one knows if anyone inside has been contaminated, or if there are any inducement mechanisms.
"Remote monitoring is only permitted. No personnel may approach within two kilometers."
"clear."
Zhang Yan turned off the communication.
The sea-devouring shark continued its advance in the deep water.
Instead of resting immediately, he pulled up a map of Shanghai and first looked at the terrain of the abandoned factory.