In the secret chamber of the Abrody.

Renault, Sarah, and Claire stand next to three boxes in biochemical suits.

After carefully probing the box with the instrument, Claire said, "The surface is fine, no virus has been found, and the box is ready to be opened." ”

Renault began to use the XRS-485 single-molecule cutter in his hand to cut the box, this knife has the ability to cut matter from the molecular level, can cut most of the hard substance, so it is also known as the Spartan Blade, and it is also the best cutting knife on the ship.

A sharp cutting knife is like slicing butter through an easy box.

Among the three boxes, the first box contained bearer bonds worth 30 million, and the second box turned out to be a rare Yuga crystal.

This crystal is extracted from a very rare mineral, which shines like a purple grape, and is named after the original discoverer, "Edwin Yuga". In the Great Space Age, substances such as diamonds became worthless due to their ubiquity on a large number of planets, and were replaced by rare minerals such as Yuga crystals. They are like diamonds in the 21st century, the hard currency of the new federation, which can be used in place of money and are extremely valuable.

There are a total of three Yuga crystals in the box, each of which is extremely valuable, Renault calculated, these three crystals combined, the value will not be less than 100 million.

"This hospital is really rich." Renault laughs.

The money in the two boxes solved the big financial problem for the free heart, and even if he had fled, the money still made sense.

The third box was the one Claire saw that the dean cherished and put away.

Judging from the performance of McLaren's personal accompaniment at that time, the value is only on the first two boxes.

However, when he opened the box, Renault saw not money, but something strange.

The first is a silvery-white piece of metal. It doesn't look big, but it's quite heavy.

Renault had to hold it up with both hands, look at it carefully, and say: "This should be a new type of alloy, to confirm that it is virus-free and lethal radiation, and to test its properties." ”

Renault said as he put the metal to the window and handed it over, and a staff member took it and began to examine it.

Renault then took out a small fragment from the box, which was detected by the machine as having trace amounts of radioactivity.

This time Sarah recognized it, and she exclaimed, "It's a Radiant Sliver!" Hell, they got this thing. ”

The Radiant Splinter, as the Federal Academy of Sciences gave it, is not a mineral or anything else, but a substance that has been contaminated with special radiation.

This particular radiation came from a transport ship that had been attacked by the Ark Zerg, and search and rescue crews found the radiated debris on the crashed transport ship. It has been confirmed that this radiation comes from the Zerg.

The Federal Academy of Sciences thus began research into these shards, which became known as the Radiant Slivers, because they also represented a super-power in a way - the power of life.

When he heard that it was the Radiant Sliver, Renault finally understood what was going on with the cyborgs.

It is impossible to make the bear man ignore the bullet with the bear's genes alone, the real key is still in this lobe, it is clear that Edward Hospital's research on the splinter has achieved certain results, and it is reflected in the body of Bebelboga and other cyborgs.

"Put it away." Renault pinched the lobe with tweezers and carefully placed it in an isolation bottle.

The third thing taken out of the chest was a piece of blue ore.

This time it was Renault who recognized the origin of the thing.

"Ramthal ore." "Produced from the planet Ramshal, known as the lamb slaughterhouse, is an important military ore," Reynolds said. ”

"Is it worth a lot?" Claire asked.

"Then it's up to you to make sense of it." Renault put the ore away: "If you talk about the value, it's far worse than the Yuga Crystal." But this ore is one of the core materials for making space mechs and is an important strategic resource. 10,000 Yuga Crystals can buy you one planet, but a mecha made of 10,000 tons of ore can raze ten planets. ”

"It's strange, then why would they put such a piece of ore in a chest?" Claire was a little confused.

If it were only a strategic resource, it would not have been necessary to be placed here alone.

"This question can only be answered slowly." Renault replied.

He reached for the box and took out the last thing in the box—two data drives.

Looking at these two small memories, Renault said, "Maybe the information in here can give us the answer." ”

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Information processing room.

A young non-commissioned officer was sitting in front of a hologram of the bare brain, speeding through it.

Renault walked in with Sarah and Claire: "Hey, Kane, help us see this." ”

Turning to Sarah, he said, "His name is Ike Kane, my information officer, you can call him a virus, because there is no network he can't hack, and he's the best hacker on the Abrody." ”

Although Sarah had come into contact with some soldiers when she was in the hospital, the fact was that it was impossible for all of the more than 3,000 soldiers to be in her hands, and she was only responsible for a few of them, most of whom she didn't actually know, and many of the soldiers knew her.

"The best hacker in the Federation!" Ike Kane corrected unceremoniously, took the memory in his hand, and inserted it into the optical brain reading center.

"The memory is encrypted." Looking at the memory, Ike Kane said.

"Of course!" Ike Kane replied.

His fingers swiped quickly in front of the screen, and a pair of graphics swiped across his fingertips, constantly rearranging and combining, dazzling to watch.

"Hell, this is advanced encryption mode, it's not easy to break." Ike Kane's fingers were still shaking rapidly, and beads of sweat began to appear on his forehead.

"The best hacker in the whole federation?" Sarah asked meaningfully.

"Of course." The young man was furious: "I just need some time." ”

His fingers shook faster and faster, and to his astonishment, his eyes began to glow a strange red. Then everyone saw that some of the images began to move without Ike Kane's operation, and at a very fast speed.

If the decoding of the changes at the beginning can still be understood by everyone, then the large number of graphic changes that follow is completely dizzying, and it is completely impossible to understand what Kane is doing, only that the changes on the screen are faster than expected, and even beyond the scope of human comprehension.

Until Ike Kane shouted, "Success! ”

The intricate graphics on the holographic screen begin to unlock, revealing the mystery within.

Sarah looked at Kane: "That ...... Is it your ability? ”

"I can connect my brain with my optical brain to process information faster and more powerfully, and even forcibly invade it. But I didn't use this because I couldn't crack it, but just because I didn't want to make the chief wait. Ike Kane emphasized the latter, showing that he didn't have to help him with superpowers.

Renault walked over to open the page and began to read the information.

The first thing that catches your eye is all sorts of information about the soldiers of the Abrody.

Although Renault had already had all the information collected, it was mostly test information. The information in the memory is the confidence that the conclusion has been reached, which is more systematic and more important. Once Renault thought there would be no more of this information, but now it appeared in this memory, much to the excitement of both Renault Sarah and Claire. This means that much of the work doesn't have to start from scratch anymore, and much of the research just needs to go ahead.

In addition to the information of the soldiers of the Abroyan, there is also information about cyborgs on the memory, including Batgirl, Werewolf, Bearman, etc., all of the experiments and the lives of these people have been recorded. Renault guessed right, the reason why those cyborgs are so strong is not only because of genetic modification, but more importantly, because of the abnormal radiation splinters.

But there's one more thing besides that.

Target Zero!

In the second half of the document, a crystal-like, polygonal object appears on the screen.

Both Renault and Claire are very familiar with this.

That's exactly what they got from their last trip to life and death, Target Zero, or Holy Relic.

Despite having had a very close encounter with it, the truth is that Renault and Claire never knew what it really was.

Until this moment.