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Chapter 388 He didn't abandon you to your death!

Zhang Yan's fingers tightened slightly.

Nie Qingcheng continued, "He's doing the same thing as you."

"But at that time, he didn't have a stargazer or a mecha with him."

Zhang Yan remained silent.

Nie Qingcheng's voice was very soft.

"So, no matter what the truth is in the end, you can't sentence him to death first, nor can you confess your guilt."

Zhang Yan closed his eyes.

"Nie Qingcheng".

"Um."

"You're getting better and better at comforting people."

"Only for you."

"Um."

"Also, I'm not trying to comfort you."

"What is that?"

"Order."

Zhang Yan's lips twitched slightly.

"receive."

The aircraft entered cruise mode.

Zhang Yan opened the system, ready to check the status of the stardust sample.

The system interface has been refreshed.

The shielding efficiency of the first gate is 41%.

The frequency of knocking outside the door is continuously increasing.

He looked down.

Suddenly, an abnormal record popped up.

At the moment of sampling in the Sahara, the frequency of knocking on the entire door network paused briefly.

Pause time: 2.7 seconds.

It was subsequently restored.

Zhang Yan opened his eyes.

Nie Qingcheng noticed immediately.

"What's wrong?"

Zhang Yan synchronized the data.

After reading it, Nie Qingcheng's voice turned cold.

"It paused for a moment."

"Um."

"It seems they've noticed the sampling."

"Yes."

"Does it know you're fixing the door?"

Zhang Yan said, "Perhaps it's not that they know, but that they've heard about the changes."

Nie Qingcheng remained silent for a moment.

"That means the thing outside the door has the ability to judge."

The stargazing system reconnected and clearly received synchronized data.

"It wasn't an instinctive collision."

Qin Xiao has also logged on.

"What do you mean?"

"It's testing," said the stargazer.

Qin Xiao cursed, "This thing can even test us?"

Zhang Yan stared at the screen.

The system then displayed a second analysis.

The door-to-door contact behavior model has been updated.

The unknown entity perceives and responds to the door repair behavior.

The risk level has been raised.

Nie Qingcheng asked, "To what extent will I be promoted?"

The last line of the system appears slowly.

It is currently assumed that a maintainer for this dimension exists outside the gate.

The cabin fell silent for a moment.

Qin Xiao's voice was strained.

"The maintainer... refers to Brother Yan?"

Zhang Yan looked at the line of text, his tone calm.

"Um."

Nie Qingcheng said, word by word, "It's got its eye on you?"

Zhang Yan has not yet answered.

The system interface changed again.

New warning: Pressure on the outside of the first door is beginning to concentrate in a specific direction.

Expected target for the next round of attacks—

The source of resonance for the maintainers.

Zhang Yan looked at those words.

Nie Qingcheng's voice was extremely cold.

"Zhang Yan, send me the plane's coordinates."

Jinghai Airport.

When the private jet landed, Nie Qingcheng was already waiting outside the tarmac.

She wore a long black dress with a coat over it, and was accompanied by only two bodyguards.

After Zhang Yan got off the plane, she immediately went up to him.

"sample."

Zhang Yan handed the sealed box to her.

Nie Qingcheng took it, but didn't look at the box; instead, she looked at him first.

"Is there anything that's bothering you?"

"no."

"Where is the Heart of Heaven's Craftsmanship?"

"Stablize."

Are there any new system warnings?

"Not at the moment."

Nie Qingcheng reached out and placed her hand on his chest.

Zhang Yan whispered, "I'm really fine."

Nie Qingcheng looked at him for two seconds.

"go home."

"Let's go to the lab first."

"Go home and eat something, then go to the lab."

Zhang Yan said, "The sample activity is high."

Nie Qingcheng looked up.

"I've already had the lab transport container pick it up. There's a cryogenic isolation box on the vehicle."

Zhang Yan paused for a moment.

"You prepared very quickly."

"You've known me for a while now."

Qin Xiao ran over from the other car.

"Brother Yan, sister-in-law, the military has blocked the airport's temporary data; nobody knows you're back."

Zhang Yan nodded.

"Hard."

Qin Xiao looked at the sealed box.

"This is Stardust?"

Nie Qingcheng put the box into the isolation box inside the car.

"Don't join in."

Qin Xiao immediately retreated.

"I'll just take a look."

Nie Qingcheng said, "I can't even look."

Qin Xiao whispered, "Sister-in-law's regulations are stricter than nuclear control now."

Zhang Yan said, "She is right."

Qin Xiao sighed.

"Fine, I'll shut up."

Back at the villa.

Hot porridge and several light side dishes were already laid out on the table.

Zhang Yan glanced at it.

"When did you do that?"

Nie Qingcheng said, "I didn't do it."

Zhang Yan sat down.

"Then I won't eat it."

Nie Qingcheng sneered.

Say it again.

Zhang Yan picked up the spoon.

"It tastes good."

Qin Xiao was trying not to laugh.

Nie Qingcheng looked at him.

"You eat too."

Qin Xiao was taken aback.

"I?"

"Go to the lab after you finish eating."

"oh."

The three of them ate quietly.

Zhang Yan put down his spoon halfway through his meal.

Nie Qingcheng asked, "Not to your liking?"

"no."

"Then finish eating."

Zhang Yan picked up the spoon again.

Looking at the scene, Qin Xiao said in a low voice, "Brother Yan, you really seem to be under someone's control right now."

Zhang Yan said, "That's good."

Qin Xiao choked.

Nie Qingcheng looked at Zhang Yan, her gaze softening slightly.

"Let's talk on the voice message after we finish eating."

Zhang Yan nodded.

After the meal, the three went to the underground laboratory.

We've arrived at the stargazing site.

She stood in front of the isolation station, wearing protective clothing.

"Stardust cannot be directly exposed to ordinary air. It will absorb trace amounts of ambient noise."

Qin Xiao asked, "What is spatial noise?"

Guan Xing glanced at him.

"You can think of it as contaminants from door debris."

Qin Xiao immediately shut up.

Zhang Yan retrieved the sample.

The moment the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship approached, golden powder rose slightly.

The system interface turned gold.

Stardust detected.

Match the repair material for the first fracture of the first door.

Purity: 99.97%.

Available.

Nie Qingcheng asked, "Is that enough?"

Zhang Yan said, "That's enough, there's even room for more."

A noticeable fluctuation appeared in the eyes of the stargazer.

"It is responding to the heart of nature."

Zhang Yan nodded.

"Begin purification."

The robotic arms unfold, and the experimental platform enters a closed state.

The heart of nature hangs above the sample.

The golden powder was drawn in strands and slowly arranged into tiny rune lines.

Qin Xiao stared, his eyes wide with disbelief.

"This isn't materials processing, is it?"

Guan Xing whispered, "This is the maintenance process for the door."

Nie Qingcheng looked at Zhang Yan.

"It knows better than you what to do."

Zhang Yan said, "Hmm."

"You are merely providing guidance of consciousness."

"almost."

"When it's being repaired, will it take over your life?"

Zhang Yan looked up.

"Won't."

Nie Qingcheng looked at him.

"Complete answer."

Zhang Yan said, "It won't be taken over. But when the Heart of Heavenly Craftsmanship is running at full power, I must maintain a high degree of synchronization, so I can't fight for the time being."

Qin Xiao's expression changed.

"You can't fight under the door?"

"Um."

Nie Qingcheng's voice instantly turned cold.

"You didn't mention this earlier."

Zhang Yan looked at her.

"I'm ready to speak now."

"What if I don't ask?"

"They can talk too."

Nie Qingcheng stared at him.

Zhang Yan did not dodge.