LIGHTNOVELONLINE Chapter 790-799
Chapter 790: Their Hell!
Deqing’s eyes were the widest they had ever been. Fear was apparent in them. However, Xinghe did not go easy on him because of this. She stared at him coldly. She made sure he was staring at the syringe stuck in his arm before she pressed the drug slowly into his bloodstream. Her action was glacially slow in his eyes…
These few seconds were like the most horrible torture for Deqing. The terror in his eyes continued to multiply. The muscles in his body were as taut as iron. His heart almost stopped, he was almost literally scared to death.
When all the drugs were pushed into his body, the terror scale for Deqing was at its maximum. His eyes went blank and his whole body started to spasm unnaturally. Sam and Ali quickly released him. Deqing crumbled to the floor in a gyrating state and there were white foam coming out of his mouth.
“Epilepsy?” Sam commented with derision and sarcasm.
“He was too frightened that his body could not handle it,” Lu Qi explained. Even though he was a doctor, watching such a demon get punished did make him feel good.
Ali launched another kick at Deqing to release her tension. “He deserves it! How come he is not afraid when he ordered those kids killed but is so afraid now? Such a loser.”
“You, you…” Deqing suddenly pushed out his hands and glared at them with hatred. He only managed to get out these few words before his body was struck by more spasms and his hands fell limp from lack of energy. He realized he was too weak to move or even speak. I am really going to become a vegetable, aren’t I? It can’t be…
Deqing tried his best to stand up but it was like his body was frozen solid. He could not move even a finger even if he tried. Deqing then knew the true meaning of fear. He communicated his request for help with his eyes to Xinghe’s group. There were tears flowing freely out of his eyes, but they merely looked on quietly.
“Get him back onto the bed, he cannot no longer move on his own,” Lu Qi said. Sam and Ali pulled him up and tossed him roughly onto the bed.
They ignored Deqing’s suffering and turned to Xinghe. “Xinghe, what shall we do next?”
After dealing with Deqing, they wanted to ride the high and deal with the other hell spawns.
Xinghe smirked. “Next, we will turn this place into real hell, but it will be their hell!”
Ali cheered. “Then, let’s get a move on!”
Xinghe did not like to drag things out, since the plan had already started then she would prefer to wrap it up as soon as possible!
Tonight, she would let these people understand the meaning of karma. Everyone who was touched by sin would have to pay, no one was getting away scot-free!
Those sinners in quarantine had no idea what kind of hell was waiting for them. Xinghe would not show any sympathy to these people. It was the same for Ali’s group. They barged into each quarantine room and gave these people injections.
The drugs they were given were different from the one administered to Deqing. This second type of drug would only exacerbate their illness, it would not claim their lives. They would live to experience every second of the illness’ torture.
For the children, Xinghe’s group gave them a kind of liquid medicine. They would show symptoms of fever and fainting spells, but it would not harm their physical body in any way.
Chapter 791: Fire
This was to create an illusion. Xinghe’s plan was to use the contagious flu to completely ruin this orphanage; they would not be allowed to operate anymore in the future. The files in the basement had been moved away after she hacked the lock. No one would know what really happened that night.
Before the sun rose, everyone at the orphanage had fallen ill. The strength of the contagion was so strong that even the bodyguards and doctors refused to get close to the orphanage even if they were wearing an MET suit. Only Xinghe’s group volunteered to do the job.
At the same time, He Bin had received the update from Xinghe. Every important member of the He Lan family was briefed on everything that happened at the orphanage. When they saw the video taken by Xinghe, they were shocked because they did not expect the contagious flu to be so fatal.
Even He Lan Qi, who was given special care by a team of doctors, was barely hanging on much less these people who had less. However, their first response after seeing so much suffering was not to send more people to save them but to ruin everyone there to cover it up!
This involved way too many people, the news could not be allowed to leak, or else it would be over for all of them. Furthermore, they did not have enough resources to save so many people, and if they brought in help from outside, their secret would definitely be leaked.
Therefore, they suggested to wipe Angel Orphanage off the face of the earth with a giant fire. When He Bin listened to these people’s heartless decision over video conference, his heart was chilled. This was the He Lan family, none of them had a human heart. Then again, why else would He Lan Chang keep them around if they were not cruel?
It was because of their decisive cruelty that the He Lan family’s secret could remain unnoticed for so long. Naturally, He Bin had to play into this heartless character as well. He permitted their decision to destroy everyone and everything still quarantined at the orphanage.
Even though everyone agreed to this decision, none of them were willing to do it themselves. They were afraid of getting infected. Eventually, they collectively shoved it onto He Bin’s shoulders since he was the head of the house. He Bin expected as much from this group of snakes, but he was willing to bear this responsibility.
After Xinghe received his news, she said with a smile, “Then we will continue on with the plan, leave the rest to us.”
“Okay, be careful.”
“Don’t worry, everything will be over soon.” Xinghe hung up after she promised that. He Bin also closed his phone, then he stared out the window. There was a layer of frost on the glass, the night outside must be as cold as ice. However, He Bin’s blood was boiling from the excitement of this glorious and noble mission…
…
The doctors and bodyguards who did not get infected at the orphanage were sent away. The children were secretly escorted out of the premise as well.
Then, the whole orphanage was drenched with petrol. The sharp smell permeated the dense air. Everyone in Xinghe’s group had a lighter in their hands. They studied the empty buildings with a detached eye.
“Let’s get started!” After she said so, Xinghe lit her lighter before throwing it at one of the buildings. Then, everyone else followed suit.
The fire caught immediately. The flames were like God’s cleansing flames as it swept through this desecrated ground, swallowing everything that had been touched by sin.
Chapter 792: The End of the He Lan family
Xinghe’s group stood in front of the raging fire. Their eyes reflected the flames that licked into the sky. Everyone’s mood was as heated as the fire burning before them, because this fire signified the end of Angel Orphanage and the end of the He Lan family!
Yes, this was going to be end for the He Lan family. They thought a fire could cover up their tracks, but alas, this flame was merely a prelude for the flames of hell that awaited them!
He Bin would not follow their orders to cover up everything, in fact, he would use this fire to expose everything!
The fire at Angel Orphanage made Country R’s headlines the next day. Innumerable police and firefighters as well as reporters came to check out the burnt sight. As the day broke, almost everyone had heard about the fire at Angel Orphanage.
Everyone followed the news closely and Chui Qian immediately mobilized to capture everyone related to the He Lan family. His years of homework finally paid off. His blacklist contained the names of everyone who had once worked for the He Lan family. With the president’s orders, the police swarmed on this group of people, giving them no chance to escape.
Even the satellite-launching base was swimming with a large number of law enforcement officers. The place was sealed off and arrests were rampant!
Xinghe’s group also arrived at the scene at the first notice. She thought she would be able to locate her mother at the base and Ee Chen thought the same way. However, after detaining everyone, their parents were still nowhere to be found.
They had flipped the sprawling satellite-launching base upside down, but they were nowhere to be seen.
Xinghe was befuddled. “Why aren’t they here?”
She thought they would definitely be there because all the good seeds selected from the orphanage were sent to work there. She also realized something weird. There were no extra impressive young adults working at the base.
That was curious because the orphanage would send many capable children over every year. Logically speaking, there should be people from every age group there, and the difference in number for the age group would not be drastic. However, they realized there was a lack of adults between ages twenty to thirty. That whole generation seemed to have disappeared.
They were supposed to be the fresh blood that reinvigorated their research, so the base should value them a lot so where were these people.
“Get the manager here and find out. There must be a lot of hidden secrets at this place as well,” Mubai reminded her in a whisper.
Xinghe nodded and quickly had the police bring them to meet the manager who had been arrested. The manager’s name was He Lan Long; he was He Lan Chang’s cousin. Needless to say, he did not expect for his base to be assaulted by the police so suddenly.
When Xinghe and the rest arrived, He Lan Long was in the middle of a shouting match with the commanding officer of this operation, “There is nothing wrong with this facility and this is private property, so you people have no right to conduct any arrests here! I am telling you now that our He Lan family is not a force you can afford to cross, if you do not retreat this very second, none of you will be able to bear the consequences that come your way!”
“I do want to see what kind of consequences the dying He Lan family can still manage to wrangle together,” Xinghe opened her lips to say.
He Lan Tong turned to look at her and his face was dark. “What did you say‽”
Xinghe scoffed. “I said, the He Lan family is dead.”
“Impossible!” He Lan Long denied subconsciously; he was very clear about how powerful the He Lan family was.
Chapter 793: The World Is Ending
The He Lan family had spent years building their influence and power, they could not be toppled overnight. If they went down, the whole country would be affected. Furthermore, they didn’t hear of any threat facing the family before this, so this could not have happened out of nowhere.
“Impossible? Then why are all of you under arrest? All members of the He Lan family are in custody and the police has found proof of all your criminal activities, so you can save your breath, none of you are getting away.”
He Lan Long’s face blanched immediately. There was utter disbelief in other people’s eyes. This news was like a flash of lightning in the middle of the day; it came without warning. Everything was fine a second ago but now everything was not. They did not even have the time to prepare for it. They could not accept this reality because it meant that their decades of hard work and sacrifice had gone to waste!
“Impossible, I do not believe this, I refuse to believe this!” He Lan Long exclaimed with agitation, the fury bubbling within him was directed fully at Xinghe. “Our He Lan family will not be so easily taken down, no one can undermine our power, we are the most influential family in history, no one can pose as a threat to us!”
“What if that person is He Lan Qi?” Xinghe asked.
He Lan Long was taken aback. “What did you say?”
Sam, who had a sadistic streak in him especially when he was faced with people who deserved it, added with a smirk, “It was He Lan Qi who provided all the evidence to undermine the He Lan family from within!”
“What…” He Lan Long took a few faltering steps back. His body was swaying from side to side as if he could collapse at any moment. It was He Lan Qi who ratted us out… then it is truly over!
“That traitor!” He Lan Long yelled with malevolence, he wished to have He Lan Qi right before him then so that he could tear into him. Everyone else was equally furious.
“He Lan Qi has sold us out‽ That traitor, he has ruined everything!”
“How can he help outsiders ruin everything we have built, what is he thinking‽”
“This He Lan Qi, I will kill him!”
Everyone there was agitated and furious. It was as if He Lan Qi had murdered their parents or something like that. Xinghe’s party was honestly a bit shocked; they did not realize they would be so united against a common enemy. However, under their anger, there was an insidious sense of madness.
Mubai pulled Xinghe to his side subconsciously, afraid that these people would suddenly lash out at them. The group of soldiers and police also stood at the ready, if anyone dared to riot, they would not hesitate to shoot.
“He Lan Qi did what he did because he could not bear to see the sins you people have committed. After all, you yourself understand what kind of sick things you have done,” Xinghe suddenly said.
He Lan Long gave her an evil glance and started to laugh. “We are the sinners? No, this world made us into who we are; the winner takes it all! So why can there be so many kings and queens in history but we are sinning simply because we are aiming to do the same? Who has the power? Who will rule everything? That is the rule of everything. This world belongs to our He Lan family, so what if we falter for a step now? It has been destined from the beginning that everything will be ours! And all of you will have to die.”
Like a raving madman, He Lan Long started to cackle. It made the hair on everyone’s body stand.
“Very soon, you will find out how stupidly you have acted. You have ruined everything; this world is ending…”
Chapter 794: Make the World the Enemy
His cackle seemed to be infectious because everyone started mimicking him. It was as if they had victory in their hands and were not afraid of anything.
Xinghe stared sharply at He Lan Long and asked, “What do you mean by we have ruined everything?”
He Lan Long laughed devilishly. “You people will understand soon enough! You will suffer the consequences of coming after us! This consequence is not something you can bear!”
“That’s right, the consequence is not something any one of you can bear! So be prepared for regret.”
“Soon, the whole world will know how powerful we are and will murder you lot for the sake of saving themselves.”
“Bunch of idiots, you will tremble in fear!”
“Awaiting death!”
All these people were glaring at them with a crazed look in their eyes, it felt incredibly unsettling. Xinghe did not think they were bluffing. They must have known something they did not and something big would happen in the near future. However, they could not take a step back when they had gotten so far. They could not let these people go unpunished. The choice had been made they would live with no matter what.
“Is that so? I do wish to see who is so capable that he could threaten the whole world. Unless he is a god, I do not think that is a possibility!” Xinghe retorted sharply, she was not at all afraid of their threats.
He Lan Long chucked darkly. “Young girl, I advise you to not be so overconfident. There is always someone better than you and things beyond your imagination are always happening. I do not wish to continue wasting my time talking to you anymore, since you will all find out the consequence in a few days’ time.”
“Why don’t you tell me what the consequence is now and who the one bringing the consequences will be?” Xinghe powered on fearlessly.
He Lan Long shook his head with a smile. “I cannot do that; his plan is not something humans like us can reveal. You will know about him when he wishes for you to.”
“Then, where is he?” Xinghe asked again.
He Lan Long started laughing brazenly. “Do you think we will tell you that? Do not waste your breath; we will not tell you anything, but do not worry because everything will be revealed soon.”
“Fine, then I will wait and see. Take them away and continue the interrogation,” Xinghe ordered the commander.
“Yes.” The commander understood the gravity of the situation. After he detained these people, he immediately reported this back to Chui Qian. The launch site was sealed off and experts were ushered in to turn it upside down, leaving no stone unturned.
Xinghe’s group stood off to the side, ruminating on He Lan Long’s words.
“Do any of you think he is being serious, is the world really ending?” Ee Chen asked the group in a solemn manner.
Xinghe replied softly, “He might be telling the truth, but I do not think the world is ending. No matter how powerful this person is, the world will not be taken out so easily.”
“But they sounded so confident…”
“Regardless, this does not mean that we are helpless. If he threatens the world, then he will be making the whole world his enemy,” Xinghe said matter-of-factly, her gaze as sharp as tack. Her indomitable spirit was showing again.
Witnessing this, Ee Chen felt greatly calmed. He said with a smile, “You are right, we are not totally helpless. I do not believe that, with the whole world united, we cannot take down one threat!”
Sam was excited. “But I want to know who this person is that can pose a threat to the whole world. For some reasons, I really want to see this person.”
Ali immediately berated him, “What nonsense are you talking about? We are completely unprepared, meeting him now would probably mean certain death. Can you please use your brain for once?”
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Chapter 795: Self-Destruct System
Sam pouted helplessly. “I’m just saying…”
Xinghe turned around to get Mubai’s opinion. “What do you think about this?”
Mubai said matter-of-factly, “What can I think about this? We can only leave it to the bigwigs of the major countries. Of course, if we can get more information from He Lan Long, it would be better. Our hands are tied at the moment, we will step in when they ask for our help.”
Xinghe nodded in agreement. “You are right, this thing is no longer something we can solve on our own. However, I swear to unearth this base’s secrets!”
“Of course, this base still hides many unknown secrets, we need to get them discovered as soon as possible so we will have more time to come up with a plan to deal with what comes next. Come on, let’s get moving,” Mubai said directly. He planned to be personally involved as well. They still had free access from Chui Qian for now, so they needed to make use of the opportunity. When other counties got involved, they probably would not be able to wander around the base so freely anymore…
With a plan in place, Xinghe’s group mobilized. They did not think He Lan Long was bluffing, so none of them dared to treat this lightly. They treated it with the seriousness that it deserved.
First thing they looked at was naturally the base’s heart, the information center. In other words, the control room that stored all the necessary information.
However, in the large control room, every computer was locked behind a password. There were more than ten supercomputers, and each had a different lock. Unlocking them would require a lot of time. Xinghe’s party was not afraid of the lock being too hard, but they were afraid that unlocking them would take too much time.
“There are so many experts here, if we each work on one, I am sure the speed will be much faster,” Ee Chen suggested.
For the purpose of this mission, Chui Qian ordered about ten computer experts to come and help. They were all waiting for Xinghe’s arrangement.
Xinghe nodded. “That sounds fine, everyone will be responsible for one. However, let me try first, perhaps they are fitted with some kind of information wipe system.”
She was afraid that their carelessness would trigger such system and their opportunity would be wasted. No one had any issues with her having the first crack at it.
As Xinghe sat down in front of a supercomputer, the screen suddenly lit up. A frame that scanned human face feature appeared on screen and the computer said in a mechanical voice, “Please insert the password within three seconds or the system will initiate the self-destruct sequence after one minute. Beginning countdown, three…”
When the mechanical voice started the countdown, Xinghe immediately jumped up from the chair and away from the computer. Everyone looked at the computer in shock. Xinghe was right all along, these computers were fitted with information wipe program, and it was something as crazy as a self-destruct sequence!
If the password was not provided in three seconds, the system would self-destruct. They could only say that the He Lan family was incredibly cautious.
“Xinghe, what should we do‽ It’s going to self-destruct soon!” Ali yelped anxiously. Everyone else was equally worried. The three second countdown was ending soon, and the computer would self-destruct in the next minute.
Chapter 796: Torturous Sixty Seconds
If the computer exploded, then their trail would end there!
However, none of them had the solution to this, who could solve the problem under a minute?
“God damn it, might as well try since there is nothing to lose!” Xinghe leaped back into the chair and started operating the computer. Everyone understood what she was trying to do; she aimed to destroy the self-destruct program in less than a minute. However, was that even possible?
Even Xinghe did not have the answer to that question, she only knew she could not give up until the very last second. She could not stand there and allow their hard work to be taken away like that. Even if the result was a fail, she would give it her all…
Xinghe’s typing speed was so fast that no one could see her fingers anymore. Everyone around her stood around her quietly. They subconsciously all stopped breathing, they did not dare to even elicit a sound.
They snuck a glance at their watches once in a while, calculating the time left. With every passing second, the sweat pouring down their faces increased, and their hearts would sometimes even miss a beat. Every second of it was extreme torture!
One second passed with the blink of an eye. All of them prayed vehemently for time to slow down. However, simultaneously, they felt every second was excruciatingly long because they wanted release from the immense suspense and pressure. This one minute was the most torturous minute they had ever lived.
However, it was Xinghe who was under the most pressure. She had to neutralize the self-destruct sequence or all the information within would be out of their grasp!
“Twenty seconds left!” an unknown person yelled out, unable to contain it within them. The anxiety in the room heightened with the reminder.
Xinghe also entered her most nervous state, her hands were so fast, it just looked like she was randomly pressing buttons on the keyboard. However, the system had not been broken through yet, the timer kept going, impervious to the room’s wish that it would slow down or stop.
“Fifteen seconds left!”
“Fourteen seconds left!”
“Thirteen seconds…”
Everyone could not help but remind Xinghe. The countdown continued heartlessly but the tone was increasingly anxious. Ali’s group gripped their fists tight, praying silently for Xinghe to succeed.
“Seven seconds left!”
“Six seconds!”
“We’re in the last five seconds!”
When this was yelled out, everyone was already in despair. Xinghe could not possibly neutralize the system with only five seconds left on the clock. That wasn’t humanly possible! Everyone stared at the timer voicelessly with bated breath, waiting for the self-destruction to engulf them.
The last five seconds ticked down to four, three, two, and then one!
Then, it stopped!
At the last second, Xinghe’s hands stopped. Everyone thought that she had given up; she had done everything she could. However, the air in the room was still even after a few more seconds. There was no explosion, and everyone finally realized that something was out of place.
Mubai grabbed Xinghe’s hands soundlessly. Xinghe lifted her head to look into his smiling eyes.
“You have done it; you are incredible…” the man whispered with obvious cheer as his lips curved into a smile.
Xinghe could not help but respond in kind. “I did not expect to be able to do it myself.”
“Xinghe, have you really done it‽ You have really done it!” Ali screamed out with joy and her scream slowly brought everyone out of their reverie.
She had really done it!
The room then exploded with thunderous applause.
Chapter 797: Spaceship
The way they looked at Xinghe changed; there was warmth and passion in their gazes. Even Ee Chen and the rest who knew of Xinghe’s capability were impressed by the miracle she had just performed in front of their eyes, much less the experts who were not that familiar with Xinghe. They did not expect Xinghe to be so capable that she could take down such a complicated program in such a short amount of time.
The lock program must have been extremely difficult considering the location they were in and Xinghe only needed a short minute to hack through it…
What was the difference between her and a real god really‽
“Xinghe, you are a miracle in itself, this reminds me of why you are my idol!” Sam praised her lavishly while showing her a thumbs-up.
“Xinghe, I also want to learn computer skills like this, can you please teach me?” Cairn asked with some degree of excitement.
“Master, when are you going to officially accept me as your student?” Ee Chen directly call her master.
Cairn heard this and added, “Xinghe, I too will call you master in the future!”
“Wait, teach me too!” Ali followed and raised her hand in the air. A few of the experts subconsciously raised their hands, but they soon lowered them out of shame.
Xinghe said with a smile, “You all have misunderstood. That was just lucky of me, I was just fiddling around, and luck was on my side.”
“You have to be at least capable before you can get luck on your side. If it was me who was fiddling around, the result would be one hundred percent different,” Sam retorted.
“That’s right, it is because you are already good at this that luck decided to side with you. If it was anyone else, I guarantee one hundred percent that person would have failed,” Ali chimed in. In any case, they had all agreed that Xinghe was definitely the best.
Xinghe did not waste time arguing with them about this. She stood up and said, “Undoing the self-destruction system does not help us in any way. These supercomputers have more than one password lock, I cannot guarantee I will be so lucky next time.”
“You mean none of these computers here can be touched?” Mubai asked to confirm.
“That’s right.” Xinghe nodded. “Stay away from all the computers. To guarantee the information within will not be affected, it is best that nobody goes anywhere near them.”
“Then, what is the difference to just letting them self-destruct? Either way, we are unable to retrieve the information within,” an expert asked.
Xinghe explained, “We cannot retrieve the information for now. Let’s continue to figure out a way, maybe there are some methods we can use to unlock all these systems. Until we find a safe solution, it is the wise thing to not rush headfirst into things.”
“You are right of course…”
Everyone agreed with her. Then again, what other choices did they have? None of them had the capability of unlock the system. They knew how valuable the information inside these computers was. If their carelessness caused the information to disappear, could they bear the responsibility?
Therefore, the only thing they could do then was wait, to figure out a way to sidestep this conundrum. However, they could still look into the other area of the base, perhaps they could stumble upon some other information.
They searched the base high and low for a whole day, the only things of note they found were a satellite and a spaceship that had not been launched into space.
Xinghe’s group was shocked that the base would have a spaceship. According to the size of the spaceship, it could fit three people.
However, it was impossible to tell whether this base had sent people into space before or not. After all, sending people into space without permission was a serious offense, they would not announce that to the world.
Chapter 798: United Front
Chui Qian soon received the report and he came personally to inspect the area. When he saw the spaceship, he said confidently, “I had no idea they had built something like this. The country has no record of whether they have launched something like this into space or not.”
“They must have because the technology is too complete,” Xinghe answered. She had checked the spaceship while waiting for Chui Qian to arrive, at least all the internal systems were fully complete. Without experience, such degree of completion was an impossibility.
Chui Qian was shocked, but he believed Xinghe. “But what are they doing in space?”
“No idea, but it is definitely not something good.”
“Could they really be doing something that is harmful to the world?” Chui Qian immediately started to worry.
Mubai said matter-of-factly, “Most likely or else the people at the base would not have been so confident. However, until now, we have been unable to get any information out of them.”
Chui Qian’s voice turned cold. “Then we will continue the interrogation, I do not believe none of them will crack! We must search this base thoroughly too, we must not give up on the smallest detail!”
“Perhaps we can start with the people from the He Lan family,” Xinghe suggested.
Chui Qian nodded. “Of course.”
They had to investigate every aspect there was. They could not afford to leave any stone unturned. If the He Lan family really were planning something big and sinister, they had to know before it was too late. However, no matter how harsh or insistent their interrogation, there was no progress.
They were all incredibly tight-lipped and those who were willing to tell did not know anything. In other words, those who knew about Project Galaxy would not reveal the information even if they were threatened with death.
Xinghe was surprised that they would put up such a united front. They were like cult in which every member had been sworn to secrecy. This only added to the sinister feeling of the plan. This was because such cults always had a strong spiritual belief, and if such a strong belief was channeled into something evil, chaos would be born.
Chui Qian had been in secret meetings to discuss this problem. Even Hwa Xia was trying to help with as much as they could…
None of them thought He Lan Long and his people were bluffing. Until now, He Lan Long and his people were still waiting for the rapture that they kept mentioning, waiting for that person to make his appearance.
They really believed what they were saying. The only thing Chui Qian and the rest could do was try to find out as much information as they could before the time ran out. However, a few days had passed and there had been no progress…
Xinghe had stayed at the base to deal with the control room’s supercomputers, but she was getting nowhere as well. The supercomputers there were connected to one another. After Xinghe hacked through two computers, she accidentally triggered another self-destruction system that almost ruined all the computers.
Thankfully, she managed to prevent that from happening. However, with that lesson in mind, she did not dare to experiment with the computers anymore. After all, she did not know how many defenses were in the computers; one wrong move and the whole base might be brought down.
Only by knowing the password could the computers be unlocked, but He Lan Long and his people refused to give it up. As long as they did not cough the password up, then the information inside the computers would always be a mystery.
It would take Xinghe God knows how long before she could completely bring down all the defenses.
Chapter 799: A Few Rectangular Indentations
If she had time, she could go through them slowly, but time was the only thing she did not have. Regardless, Xinghe did not give up. She moved into the launch site and her everyday life was hacking the computers with the bunch of experts. She had Mubai’s help as well. He was also a computer expert and was better than most of them there. However, even with so many people pitching in, they could not come up with a feasible solution…
SamWolf could contribute even less. Other than patrolling the base, there was nothing they could do.
Finally, after a few days, the research on the spaceship was done!
To everyone’s surprise, the spaceship’s fuel box was completely different from normal spaceships. It was only a small compartment with several rectangular indentations. According to the experts, this was highly unusual. Such a small storage of fuel was not enough to propel mankind into space, so this spaceship was most likely a defect, in fact, they even doubted if the He Lan family had ever tried sending people into space before.
However, when Xinghe, Mubai and Ee Chen saw the internal structure of the fuel compartment, they were utterly shocked!
This was because they were immediately reminded of the energy crystal when they saw the rectangular indentations. The indentation was the size of energy crystal. So, this meant the thing could also be used as fuel…
Could the few energy crystals be enough to supplement the great amount of energy required to send the spaceship into space? It sounded so sci-fi!
Xinghe and the two did not say anything and quickly found an excuse to leave the room. They found a quiet room and started discussing among themselves.
“The indentations in the fuel compartment, do you think they are related to that thing?” The question floated out of Ee Chen’s mouth the moment they shut the door behind them.
Xinghe nodded. “It has to be.”
“So that thing is a fuel source?” Ee Chen asked in shock.
“Yes,” Xinghe confirmed.
“How can you be so sure?” Ee Chen asked.
This time it was Mubai who answered, “Because we have done experiments on it and the energy crystals can burn for a very long time while releasing a ton of energy.”
“Energy crystals?”
Xinghe nodded slightly. “That’s right, that is what some call them. In a way, that is correct because they are crystals that can produce energy.”
Ee Chen was startled before chuckling to himself. “I see it now, so this thing is a type of energy source, and I had been thinking it was some kind of magical item!”
Turned out it was only fuel, not much different from common coal…
“Magic?” Xinghe also joined in with the laughter. “It is just a type of special mineral, but no one has any idea where it came from.”
Subconsciously, Xinghe lifted her head to look up into the sky. Night had fallen, and because the launch base was built away from the hustle and bustle of the city, the night sky could be viewed without obstruction. That night, the stars fell across the sky like God had accidentally knocked over a bucket of stars and they had spilled into the sky.
Scientifically speaking, most of the stars we see in the sky are suns that are far away from our galaxy.
They would burn out before we could even get close, logically speaking, we could only land on other planets or moons.
Xinghe focused her gaze on a particular spot in the night sky and said, “But I suspect it came from that place.”
Ee Chen and Mubai followed her gaze into the sky. They understood what she meant. Their lips were pressed into a hard line and they said no words. They had also been thinking the same thing, but voicing it aloud would probably make them sound crazy.