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Chapter 1607 The Secret of Thumb Peak
Chapter 1607 The Secret of Thumb Peak
The search in Taiqingxing lasted for five days, and then gradually relaxed.
It’s not that the alliance doesn’t want to investigate further, but there is simply no clue.
The only clue was the spatial fluctuation, but after searching again and again, no clues were found.
Facing an opponent like Digital Phantom was truly despairing, and the morale of the alliance was greatly depleted.
But for ordinary people, they didn't feel any obvious changes.
This large-scale search by the government basically did not affect many people. It was nothing more than a few more observation equipment and small ships in the sky.
Even if we occasionally spot-check some passers-by or buildings, everyone has become accustomed to it. This is how military planets are.
But for those who are well-informed, the information they can find out is scary.
The Lawrence couple, who had already left, also received the news, and they were both shocked for a moment.
"Two Supremes are missing... is that a quick reaction?"
Mrs. Lawrence was a little worried. "What if, what if the alliance finds out that it was us who leaked the information..."
“Nothing will happen,” Lawrence said calmly. “There are so many people in the research branch, and we are both outsiders.”
Ever since he got the news, he has decided to go all the way.
Once the arrow is shot, there is no turning back. Being indecisive will only get both of them into bigger trouble.
Lawrence said solemnly, "We should be happy. Yinshan and the others have contacted Digital Phantom. This is a great thing."
After a pause, he spoke again earnestly, "Even if we feel guilty towards the Alliance, think about the children..."
"They are still young. As parents, is it wrong to want their children to survive in this world?"
Mrs. Lawrence let out a long breath, then nodded slowly, "Then... should we collect more information in the future?"
Lawrence nodded. "That's for sure, but Yinshan also said that our priority is to protect ourselves."
Mrs. Lawrence was silent for a moment, then hesitantly spoke again, "Do you think Yinshan and the other two... could be members of that group?"
Lawrence had obviously thought about the question, and he answered without hesitation.
"Does it matter whether they are or not? I think if they are, it would be better..."
Because Tai Qingxing's inspection was not very strict, Qu Jianlei and Jing Yuexin did not feel any pressure, and they actually came out after observing for a few days.
Not only did the two of them have fun without any pressure, Qu Jianlei was also able to take the time to digest the information in the divine texts.
After studying for a few days, his talisman skills had made great progress.
Yi He was also studying the art of talismans. He was a casual cultivator and had not received any relevant inheritance system.
He couldn't help but say, "The inheritance of these talismans can also support a decent small force in the world of immortal cultivation."
Qu Jianlei asked curiously, "Does this mean that the Research Institute... has a complete set of inheritance?"
"The possibility is not very high," Yi He's vision was still correct, "Although there is a lot of information, it is relatively complicated."
"It should be that the Alliance has done more research on talismans and has deciphered more corresponding knowledge."
After all, he is a cultivator, even if he is a casual cultivator, his vision is much higher than Qu Jianlei who can only grope his way through.
Then he revealed a secret, "When the immortal cultivators came to this world, they were not allowed to bring any skills or inheritance above the Nascent Soul stage."
After this guy came into contact with Qu Jianlei and his gang, he never revealed many secrets on his own initiative. It all depends on his mood whether to tell or not.
So he would reveal some secret information from time to time, and Qu Jianlei had gotten used to it.
However, this made him think of a question, "That is to say... in order to leave the body, one must come into contact with the world of immortal cultivation?"
"Well... not necessarily," Yi He thought about it and gave a negative answer.
"If it's in the world of immortal cultivation, it would definitely be like this, but you can reach the Nascent Soul stage just by groping. I don't understand you!"
"I don't want to grope around," Qu Jianlei shook his head helplessly. The question is... is there any choice?
On this day, a huge starship landed on Taiqing Star, which looked a bit similar to the Digital Phantom's experimental platform.
There aren't many weapons exposed on the starship's hull, but there are movable baffles all over its body, making it look extremely tough.
A group of people hurriedly got off the starship, about two or three hundred of them.
In the middle of the crowd were two men with gloomy faces, one was skinny and the other had a big beard.
Everyone else consciously kept a distance from the two, not even daring to breathe.
The two men got off the starship and brought seven or eight people to an aircraft, inside the starport, and left on the aircraft.
It was not until this time that someone breathed a sigh of relief, "The aura of these two adults... is too great."
On the aircraft, the skinny man spoke up, "Are you sure you didn't notice anything unusual before you left?"
"You've asked me this many times," the bearded man replied impatiently, "Don't talk to me in that condescending tone!"
This person is Maryland, who has been staying at the top of Thumb Peak for many years.
The skinny man was another person who rarely appeared on the highest point of Thumb Peak - Frederick.
Frederick's eyes revealed a sinister look, "It is because you left your post that this happened."
"Then it's your turn," Maryland snorted coldly, "I'm sure you can catch them!"
The two of them spoke like this because there were outsiders present.
Otherwise, what they have to consider is whether they can escape from the Digital Phantom.
No one knows better than the two of them how many Supremes the Digital Phantom has killed.
After Maryland learned about Taiqing's situation on the alien planet, her first choice was not to rush back immediately, but to look for Frederick.
He really didn't have the confidence to face the digital phantom directly - even if the other party might have already left.
Frederick was also a little annoyed: Why don’t you come to me when you have good things, but you only think of me when you encounter tough people?
However, there is no way out. They are the two persons in charge of the Tianwen project. If something happens, they will have no way to escape.
However, they did not come back to die this time. As a prestigious Institute of Abnormal Affairs, they naturally have their own trump cards.
Not to mention that the other party might just be a digital phantom, even if it is really that team... at least protecting themselves should not be a problem.
The two of them took an aircraft and came directly to the courtyard under Thumb Peak.
The place has been put under martial law inside and outside, with a full regiment of soldiers deployed there.
In addition to a team composed of multiple supreme beings, there are also various powerful weapons, many of which can destroy regimental-level ships with full protection.
Moreover, most of these weapons have lost their control systems and are operated purely manually.
Without a control system, operating the weapon becomes much more difficult, and such a large and heavy weapon is also extremely inflexible.
But there was nothing we could do about it. Who wouldn't be afraid of the Digital Phantom's artificial intelligence? Since it wasn't working well, we could just increase the number of weapons.
When Maryland and the other man arrived at the courtyard, the first thing they did was to look through the previous investigation results.
Needless to say, by observing the members of the Tianwen project team who were knocked unconscious, it can be concluded that some of them were knocked unconscious by mental attacks.
There are also some who were knocked unconscious, let’s not talk about them, many organizations have such capabilities.
But being knocked out by mental power, especially by a supreme being, can only mean that the opponent is too powerful.
In addition, they found some small monitoring equipment in the yard, which obviously did not belong to them.
These devices... are also different from the digital phantom devices they have come into contact with, however, the design concepts are similar.
Based on this point alone, it can be confirmed that the attacker is most likely from that organization.
Also, the spirit stones and the original talismans were lost.
For Tianwen, these things are treasures among treasures.
Except for the two Supremes of Maryland and Frederick, the other Supremes may not all know the news.
There were two Supremes who knew the news, one was missing and the other was knocked unconscious.
The two men also knew that there were forbidden things in the Supreme's mind, and they did not think that outsiders could obtain this convenient information.
Therefore, the spirit stone and the original talisman must have been discovered by the other party.
There are only a handful of people in the entire alliance who have such a reconnaissance capability and can find the secret room in a short period of time.
All of this points the suspect's clues to... Digital Phantom.
It took Maryland and Frederick half an hour to understand most of the situation, and then they began to investigate themselves.
After nightfall, the security and military of the research branch received a notice: fully activate the jamming system.
The jamming system is quite unreasonable. It not only disrupts the detection of potential enemies, but also has a great impact on our own side.
Many devices may even malfunction temporarily.
However, they still issued such an order and asked everyone to be vigilant and guard against foreign invasion.
Once the interference system was turned on, the information on the entire Thumb Peak became extremely chaotic.
In this situation, the two Supremes exchanged glances and quietly disappeared from everyone's sight.
Against the backdrop of the white snow, two blurry figures appeared halfway up Thumb Peak.
There is a place on the mountainside where there is no snow, and there is a huge rock standing there.
The rocks are almost straight up and down, so steep that they can't hold any snow.
There are many similar places throughout the Thumb Peak Mountain, a bit like patches here and there on a white cloak.
The patch they chose was not very big, only about ten square meters in area, and was very inconspicuous.
The two men stood in front of the stone wall and exchanged glances. Then Maryland raised his hand and pressed it against the stone wall, performing the magic of turning stone into mud.
Frederick was observing his surroundings vigilantly, gathering his aura and ready to take action at any time.
Soon, a big hole appeared on the stone wall. The two exchanged glances and walked into the hole together.
Then Maryland used the mud-to-stone technique again to cover up the entrance of the cave.
The two walked forward for more than ten meters in the cave, and a smooth stone wall appeared in front of them.
Maryland fiddled with the stone wall on the left side of the cave for a while, and soon a niche appeared on the wall.