Luo Ping, Shu, and Chai Xin saw that Yao Wei and Lu Xi'an had already gotten out of the car, so they hurriedly followed suit.

After getting off the car, Lu Xi'an left the platform in the middle and ran to the previous room.

They followed him, and upon entering the room, they saw Lu Xi'an facing the glass screen and asking, "I still have two questions. Can you answer them?"

The screen remained silent for a moment, then surprisingly re-displayed the figure of the Masked Man.

"Please ask."

The Masked Man spoke through the room's speakers.

Lu Xi'an asked, "You mentioned that your team originally researched Mechanical Dog 02, but the second project failed because suitable materials couldn't be found.

"So why is this base still able to maintain electricity and operations?

"Also, over in New District of East Sea City, we know there's a nationwide emergency command post which also has power.

"What's going on with all of this?"

Luo Ping added, "Yeah, what is going on with all of these? I hadn't even thought of these questions. You really deserve to be called big brother! My dull mind completely missed such crucial details."

Shu chuckled, appearing quite proud, and said, "Of course! After all, big brother has the level of a university student, understanding more and thinking more.

"You know a few things, but not much, so how could you compare with big brother!"

Luo Ping nodded and said, "Right, right, I'm like a primary school student, and big brother is like a university student." Following Shu's words, he unintentionally called Lu Xi'an "big brother" too.

Yao Wei interrupted their conversation, shot them a sideways glance, and said, "Quiet."

The two immediately shut up.

The Masked Man on the screen began to speak, but instead of directly answering, he said, "Before answering this question, allow me to ask two questions."

Lu Xi'an responded, "Please ask." This time it was his turn to say these two words.

The Masked Man asked, "Have you been to the nationwide emergency command post in New District of East Sea City?"

Lu Xi'an answered, "No."

The Masked Man asked, "How do you know about the nationwide emergency command post?"

Lu Xi'an said, "I have a radio receiver, which can receive broadcast signals from New District of East Sea City. Since we received the signal, the broadcast has been repeating the same content."

After saying this, he thought for a moment and added, "Hold on, let me play the radio for you."

He instructed Yao Wei to bring the radio from the car outside. Once the radio was turned on, the familiar, identical broadcast words immediately came through the speakers:

"Forces have been deployed to establish a temporary base around the local power plant and water plant in New District of East Sea City. Water and electricity supply remain intact, and materials are abundant; we can receive people from all over at any time... This is the nationwide emergency command post, this is the nationwide emergency command post..."

The radio continued speaking, finishing one block of text, then repeating from the beginning.

However, the Masked Man did not continue to listen. Instead, he spoke through the room's speaker: "Information has been compiled, meeting the pre-set condition four. Now commencing explanation under pre-set condition four."

Lu Xi'an heard the Masked Man say this, and made a judgment in his mind—

The people who were here previously were truly outstanding scholars. They must have made many predictions about the future direction, embedding all their judgments into corresponding explanation content.

Now, standing in front of the Masked Man, people can trigger different explanation content based on relevant conditions.

Pre-set condition four is likely the judgment best fitting the current situation, chosen based on the pre-set questions and answers.

"In our research on Mechanical Dog 01, we found a method to harvest and use energy from the Dyson Sphere remnants. In subsequent generalized research, we also discovered several materials capable of sustaining the energy beam intensity of the control system.

"However, these materials are without exception extremely rare and costly, can substitute for anti-radiation lightweight composite materials, but cannot be widely implemented.

"We consider these as stage results of our generalized research, but there is still a long way to go before achieving the ultimate goal.

"At that time, due to the weather and the dual causes of war, energy supply was extremely tight. To ensure research continued, we first used substitute materials in the institute.

"This is the reason why Institute 923 has been able to guarantee power supply for decades."

Is that how it was?

Lu Xi'an furrowed his brows and asked further, "Why didn't you mention these things to me earlier? And what about the nationwide emergency command post in New District of East Sea City?"

The Masked Man replied, "We cannot make comprehensive and accurate predictions about future situations, and couldn't fully grasp the specific circumstances of those who would open this place.

"To maximize the sustainability of the nationwide emergency command post in New District of East Sea City, we opted to preserve information related to the nationwide emergency command post when pre-set conditions were inadequate.

"The nationwide emergency command post utilized Institute 923's research results in its final construction stage, so we selectively concealed this result content.

"In your subsequent answers, you triggered the condition of pre-set four, confirming that you are aware of the nationwide emergency command post. However, it has been abandoned for uncertain reasons, so this part can be explained and demonstrated to you."

Lu Xi'an nodded.

With the Masked Man's explanation, things started to make sense.

Luo Ping also understood these words, and couldn't help but exclaim, "Wow, were the people in Institute 923 that impressive back then?"

Shu boasted, "Of course, I'm a college graduate. Everyone here is at least a graduate student. You could even say they're doctoral candidates!"

He mentioned it several times, as if his past diploma had become a hierarchy he mastered, always ready to be spoken aloud.

Luo Ping firmly believed this and nodded, saying, "A research doctorate, that's impressive!"

Lu Xi'an: "..."

He glanced at Yao Wei and saw her nodding in agreement, feeling lost for words.

Forget it, since schools don't exist now, why bother with using a diploma as a hierarchy? Let him be.

"Besides that vehicle and the drone, what's left in Institute 923 now?"

Lu Xi'an asked.

They had looked at the vehicle, but not the drone, so they could check it out later. Now that he's back at this place, this was his main concern.

The Masked Man said, "Institute 923's equipment, research data, and all living supplies from the facility's living area, apart from that, a few X-17 Strain injections and compatibility testing strips are left. Use them cautiously.

"According to our earlier experiments, the compatibility test strips can confirm personal compatibility with Type A, B, C, D X-17 Strain injections. However, even with high compatibility, there might be failures, rejection reactions after injection, or other adverse effects."

Lu Xi'an's heart skipped a beat, and he asked, "Where are these things? It's been decades, can they still be used?"

The Masked Man said, "X-17 Strain injections and all research data from Institute 923 are stored in a secure cabinet. Besides the Strain injections, there are also guides for systematic development, training, and usage of each Neo-Human type's abilities. Please check them carefully."

"Crack—"

A crisp sound came from behind.

Everyone turned towards the sound and saw the row of cabinets against the wall had all opened.

Luo Ping and the others made way for Lu Xi'an and Yao Wei, considering all the items here belonged to them now.

Yao Wei looked at Lu Xi'an, waiting for him to go over.

Lu Xi'an walked over, browsed through each cabinet from left to right, finding them filled with file boxes, storing various materials and documents, presumably the research data from Institute 923 mentioned by the Masked Man.

"Where are the Strain injections and compatibility test strips?"

He asked.

He could review these documents later, but doubted he would understand them. His educational level was far below that of the researchers back then, and these research projects were too cutting-edge; he might not grasp them.

But the Strain injections and test strips might be useful.

—Even if he couldn't use them, Luo Ping and the others might.

Currently, there are many good people around Luo Ping, but they're all ordinary, lacking combat power. If they could use the Strain injections and test strips to create a few reliable Neo-Humans, it would be beneficial.

It's surprising such things still exist in the world!

—Then there's the systematic development, training, and usage guide for each Neo-Human type mentioned last by the Masked Man.

This was what Lu Xi'an was most concerned about.

He and Yao Wei were both Neo-Humans, along with Chai Xin and Luo Ping.

All along, he'd been exploring himself, relying on Yao Wei's guidance to develop his Type A Neo-Human abilities, and Yao Wei's abilities were honed through her own long-term practical experiences.

These items should be targeted and scientifically designed development, training, and usage techniques, potentially very useful?

"Click—"

In the secure cabinet's middle section, two drawers simultaneously popped out after Lu Xi'an finished speaking.

Luo Ping immediately went over to check. One drawer contained two square boxes, the other had four booklets.

On the square boxes, "X-17" was marked, but one box was white and the other black.

Lu Xi'an opened the white one, finding inside disposable metal syringes, with some slots in the syringe holder empty, evidently used. The remaining had two Type A, one Type B, one Type C, and one Type D.

The black box contained packeted test strips, presumably the compatibility test strips mentioned by the Masked Man.

Lu Xi'an took one to look. The strip packet illustrated usage methods, similar to blood glucose testing, requiring some blood sampled with the provided needle.

Luo Ping stood behind Lu Xi'an, his eyes coveting these items.

Lu Xi'an's gaze then fell on the four booklets in the other drawer.

The booklet's top left corner said "Confidential," while the cover was clean except for the labels "A, B, C, D."

These are likely the systematic development, training, and usage guides for each Neo-Human type mentioned by the Masked Man.

Lu Xi'an immediately took the top booklet, labeled "Type A."

Upon opening, the first thing he saw was the table of contents.

The contents directed towards introductions to Type A Neo-Humans, characteristic analysis, development training guidance, usage instructions, and advanced techniques.

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