Chapter 600: Chapter 210: Secrets of the Old Era, Ability Amplifier! (Part 4)
"After the New Era, humans gave this type of special infection source a name..." Harlem paused for a moment and emphasized, "Immortal Objects!"
"Why call it that?" Cheng Ye pressed further, though he had a vague guess in his heart.
"Because..." Harlem hesitated for a moment, but ultimately admitted honestly, "Do you know what the core of the Source Introduction Technology is?"
"Could it be..." Cheng Ye was stunned and looked up in surprise.
"That’s right, the core of Source Introduction Technology is Immortal Objects." Harlem nodded, his voice inevitably carrying a hint of complexity; containing Destruction Level infection sources is difficult enough, but Immortal Objects are even more troublesome compared to those at the same level.
Even when he heard those two words before, he only felt a tingling sensation on his scalp.
"With Immortal Objects, we have a chance to recreate the abilities of ’Immortals’ from the previous era, hence they acquired this special name."
Phew.
An enormous amount of information hit him, and Cheng Ye was stunned for several seconds before recovering.
He took a deep breath and glanced complexly up at the ceiling, suddenly changing his tone: "Then... what if I refuse to carry out the mission?"
Just as he finished speaking, Harlem hadn’t had time to react, and Cheng Ye suddenly felt his whole body lighten.
An irresistible force pulled from his feet, and when he looked down, he found that his feet had left the ground and were uncontrollably floating upwards!
What the hell?
How come I’m flying too?
Before he could clear his thoughts, his body passed through an invisible barrier, feeling exactly the same as when he saw the campsite team before.
When he rose to about twenty meters in the air, a light blue water ripple suddenly spread out.
In the wilderness shrouded in night, not far away, there were two elders sitting cross-legged, and... a person frozen into an ice lump.
Wait, isn’t that Liu Kun?
Cheng Ye’s heart sank, but he had no time to think about Liu Kun’s change, only letting that invisible force carry him to the two elders.
Approaching them.
At first glance, it felt a bit like seeing those elderly men who like to exercise in parks nowadays.
The elder on the left had a slender figure, but his back was straight without any stooped frailty of old age.
The lines of his cheeks were angular, and even wearing a casual gray tracksuit with sleeves casually rolled up to his forearms, he still exuded a few degrees of unspoken authority.
The elder on the right exuded a robust energy, stocky but not bloated, with wide and flat shoulders.
His hair was cut sharply, temples showing some white frost but meticulously groomed, also wearing a tracksuit, hands resting on his crossed legs, eyes bright.
Before he could speak, the elder on the left, without even opening his eyes, spoke first in an exceptionally cold voice, "Cheng Ye, you are the Inspector of Happiness City. At the checkpoint, there are nearly a thousand people waiting for rescue; you are the only survivor and the only variable. Containing Immortal Objects is your responsibility. For Happiness City, Immortal Object fragments are the core of researching Source Introduction Technology. Since you haven’t been polluted, you should immediately go in to find fragments and help Happiness City develop."
"You have no right to negotiate terms." The elder’s tone carried indisputable firmness, "Proactively go back to find the fragments. What you want, I will decide and anything owed will be given. But before that, you have no right to choose."
As he spoke, the invisible force suddenly tightened, vaguely locking onto his vital areas, carrying a silent threat.
Cheng Ye squinted slightly, his gaze falling again on the angular elder’s face.
Ha, quite the authoritative aura!
Since crossing over to become an Inspector, no one has spoken to him like this.
It seems that these two must be at the top of Happiness City’s power, the so-called... Elders?
However, before he could respond, the elder on the right laughed and chimed in, "Old Zeng, it’s fine with that attitude toward Liu, but back in the day you were more diligent than anyone in calling Brother Cheng when you were behind Old Cheng. Why? Today you want to reclaim your authority in front of his grandson?"
Hmm?
Such a familiar voice.
Cheng Ye was momentarily stunned and turned to look at the robust elder, his mind flashing back to the night he eliminated Zhang Can.
The voice that came from Defense Communication then almost instantly connected with the voice now.
Is this... the Elder from the Idealist Faction?
"Old Cheng..."
The angular elder muttered lowly, his tone softened, "Cheng Wu himself doesn’t care about these descendants, should I still bear the grandfatherly responsibilities?"
"You can’t say it like that." The robust elder shook his head, "Cheng Wu’s contributions to Happiness City, even if he squandered some himself, the remaining weight is enough for his grandson to now abandon this mission."
He finished, his gaze fell over, his eyes much more gentle: "Cheng Ye, Old Zeng speaks harshly but is not wrong in principle. You’ve been to the Fire Alliance, right? You should have seen their Firewood Track Mountain? That’s just the tip of their Source Introduction Technology iceberg. These Immortal Object fragments are a big opportunity for Happiness City this time."
"I can make a decision, giving you a true choice."
Saying so, seeing Cheng Ye’s hesitant expression, he lightly chuckled, "Come on, ask anything you want."
"Elder?" Cheng Ye tentatively spoke.
"My last name is Qian, I was once your grandfather’s comrade in arms, no need to be so formal." Elder Qian waved his hand, his smile broadening.
But this smile fell into Cheng Ye’s eyes, making his heart skip a beat, inexplicably familiar.
Oh no.
Why does this feel just like when I’m scheming and plotting...
Could the two be playing good cop, bad cop?
"Alright, Elder Qian." Cheng Ye steadied himself and went straight to the core, "I want to ask, if you are so strong, why don’t you go in yourselves to rescue people and find fragments?"
