Chapter 609: Chapter 212: Cognitive Domain, Powerful Positive Infection Source!
"Is that so?" Elder Zeng’s smile instantly faded, and the air around him seemed to cool noticeably, a frost-like chill spreading out. "If he dares to appear again, I will still stand in front of him and tell him once more."
"This world has always been meant for the Extraordinary, it will only ever be... a world for the strong!"
"Even if destroyed ten thousand times, the ones holding power in the future will still be the new... Extraordinary!"
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The sky had already turned the color of fish belly white.
Though autumn was approaching, and daylight arrived later than in the peak of summer, as long as it wasn’t a cloudy day, sunrise was expected around half past five.
Since he had decided to return to Dapo Town, Cheng Ye decided not to hide anymore, taking a stance determined to go down with the Immortal Object fragment and the infection source.
Whether or not anyone believed him was no longer important, as long as he could live to complete the containment.
This resolute attitude would become a merit in his career, marking the beginning of a "legendary inspector."
And with his decision made, the whole camp, the headquarters of Happiness City, and even the industrial district, all relevant departments sprang into action, their efficiency astonishingly fast.
Harlem had already led people to coordinate the reception of protective equipment and necessary supplies, and soon, several groups of the remaining people were quickly organized, each busy with their tasks.
The first to step forward were people from the research institute. A few researchers, appearing even more senior than Qin Feng, hurried over. The middle-aged man leading them had the typical appearance of a scientist - slender build, thick-rimmed glasses perched on the bridge of his nose, and an expressionless face, yet his gaze exuded a reassuring professionalism.
"Inspector Cheng, I am Shi Xu, the group leader of the Immortal Object Research Group at the Infection Source Research Institute, Level 4 Researcher. This is our first meeting, and I hope to assist you with your containment task."
Shi Xu’s tone was polite, yet one couldn’t miss the steadiness that came with his position.
A Level 4 Researcher in the inspection system corresponded to a Fourth-stage Inspector, and with the responsibilities of a group leader, according to internal and external coordination rules, his actual status was almost equivalent to a Fifth-stage Inspector.
Cheng Ye immediately nodded in response, "Group Leader Shi, I appreciate your assistance. I now need to know all the rules and precautions concerning this containment, as well as the specific containment method."
"Alright, Liu, please establish a silent zone." Shi Xu turned and instructed the researcher behind him.
The researcher nodded, lifted his wrist, which wore a palm-sized silver-gray bracelet, and gently pressed the top button. An invisible wave spread out from the bracelet’s center.
The surrounding noise instantly vanished, even the sound of the wind was isolated outside, leaving only the sound of their breaths.
Such a nifty gadget?
Cheng Ye’s eyes brightened involuntarily, but heard Shi Xu already speaking, "The fragment you need to contain, we have coordinated the relevant information with Canghai Shelter City through the Fire Alliance. The current target is one-fifth of the ’Ten Thousand Orders Land Conch,’ its core ability direction is: manipulating mountains and rivers to undergo morphological changes..."
How fast is Happiness City? They’ve already obtained the detailed information about the Immortal Object fragment?
Cheng Ye paused, marveling internally, his eyes instinctively shifting to a semi-transparent panel that suddenly appeared in front of him—
[Detected that the Collector has recorded related biological information, completing the information...]
[Completion done, new biological compendium recorded: Ten Thousand Orders Land Conch]
Information complete, compendium appeared.
With dual verification from the Collector, there was no doubt about the origin of the Ten Thousand Orders Land Conch.
"The organization that created it is called the ’Pole Association,’ primarily active in the largely uninhabited areas of Antarctica and the Arctic during the old era."
Shi Xu adjusted his glasses and continued, "Besides the Ten Thousand Orders Land Conch, they also created the corresponding Ten Thousand Rules Sky Conch. One land, one sky, one rule, one order, initially aimed at transforming the polar environments into isolated, habitable lands."
"Unfortunately, before the Immortal Objects were completed, the S4 Virus fully broke out. After the demise of the Pole Association, these two Immortal Objects also vanished without a trace. Now appearing around Happiness City, we cannot trace their exact origins. It’s assumed to have drifted along river systems, but the distance from Lin River to the polar regions is too vast, making it unlikely. More likely, an infection source carrying the fragment moved here, meaning...this fragment of the Immortal Object might be hiding within the Destruction Level infection source beneath the caves of Dapo Town."
"So the Immortal Object fragment strengthened that Destruction Level infection source?" Cheng Ye immediately realized.
This was akin to the previous instance of the Vortex Turtle Shell strengthening the Black Striped Fish King, and the growth factor of the Ghost Water Cave Crab changing the ecosystem, proving that fragments of the Extraordinary Body could indeed influence organisms and the environment.
"Exactly." Shi Xu nodded, his tone deepening, "Currently, we don’t have enough intelligence to pinpoint this infection source. If it’s a known infection source, you can analyze it through photographs. But if it’s unknown...unfortunately, once you enter the influence range of the Immortal Object again, you will be fully ’marked.’ Unless dead, there’s no way to leave."
"Not even for material exchange?"
"No, any deliberate action to cross the boundary could trigger a full-scale outbreak of contamination tides. You might survive once or twice, but those trapped inside certainly won’t. Moreover, with each outbreak of contamination tides, the probability of you being locked by the Immortal Object fragment and suffering targeted contamination increases."
"Contamination, what kind of contamination is it, cognitive contamination?"
"We currently call it the Immortal Realm, but a more accurate term would be cognitive protection realm."
