Chapter 293: The Harvest
Chapter 293: The Harvest
Chen Chuan gazed at the emblem in his hand, his thoughts drifting to Tan Wang, the Viper Cult member. According to the trial records, Wei Jun had entrusted this person with handling his affairs.
Could this be a similar case?
It's highly probable.
But who could it be?
He set aside the documents and other items, turning his attention to the notebook in his hand.
Each page was filled with coded terms, incomprehensible without the password. However, every few pages, there was a detailed date marked at the back.
The earliest entry in the notebook was from two years ago. Flipping to the last page, he found the date March 20th.
Hmm?
His eyes narrowed slightly as he recalled that this was the day of his initial assessment for the Combat Tournament. Could there be a connection between the two?
It was too early to tell.
After some thought, he set the notebook aside, intending to take it back later and have the Processing Bureau attempt to decipher it.
Next, he opened the second drawer, where two Boundary Vessels were kept—one new and one old. Perhaps these could provide some clues.
In the third drawer, he discovered some anti-altered medications for daily use and an old book with intricate content.
His gaze paused as he picked up the book, flipping through pages that combined text with symbolic descriptions. Some symbols were replaced with common Viper Cult ritual symbols, making it as incomprehensible as a foreign script to most. Even with his familiarity with Viper Cult materials, he found it challenging to decipher.
However, that wasn't a problem; if he couldn't understand it, someone else would.
Chen Chuan examined the emblem in his hand, his mind drifting to Tan Wang, a Viper Cult member. The trial records mentioned that Wei Jun had entrusted this person with handling certain affairs.
Could this be a similar arrangement?
It's highly probable.
But who could it be?
Setting aside the documents, he turned his attention to a notebook, each page filled with coded terms, rendering them incomprehensible without the password. However, every few pages, a detailed date was marked at the back.
The earliest entry was from two years ago. Flipping to the last page, he found March 20th.
Hmm?
He recalled that this was the day of his initial assessment for the Combat Tournament. Could there be a connection?
It was too early to tell.
After some thought, he set the notebook aside, planning to take it back later for the Processing Bureau to decipher.
Next, he opened the second drawer, revealing two Boundary Vessels—one new and one old. These might provide some clues.
In the third drawer, he discovered daily anti-altered medications and an old book with intricate content.
His gaze lingered as he flipped through the book, which combined text with symbolic descriptions. Some symbols were replaced with common Viper Cult ritual symbols, making it indecipherable to most. Even with his familiarity, he found it challenging.
Nevertheless, he decided to take the book back, photograph it, and send the images to Commissioner Lei, confident that the commissioner would understand its contents.
After searching the bedside table, he descended the stairs and glanced outside. The rain had lessened, and since his raincoat was torn, he found an umbrella in the storage box under the rain shelter and made his way down the hill.
At the foot of the hill, he spotted a medium-sized cargo truck with added protective panels parked nearby. The headlights illuminated the raindrops in the pond, creating a clear view of their ripples. As he approached, the truck door slid open, and Wu Bei waved from within, his voice simultaneously echoing through the Boundary Vessel, "Little Brother Chen, I'm here."
Chen Chuan walked over, and Wu Bei, with his broad and stout physique, hurriedly squeezed out of the truck, opening an umbrella barely large enough to cover his body. He approached Chen Chuan, his breathing slightly rapid.
Chen Chuan smiled, "Little Brother Wu, no need to rush. Catch your breath. Did you bring water?"
"Yes, I did."
"Wu Bei took out a thermos from his bag and drank a few sips, immediately feeling much better. He then wiped the sweat off his forehead with a handkerchief.
After Chen Chuan waited for him to catch his breath, he turned and started walking, "Follow me. The mountain path is slippery, and there are traps. Be careful and stay behind me."
"Yes, yes."
Chen Chuan led Wu Bei back to the house halfway up the mountain. Upon entering the room, Wu Bei ignored the white bones and severed head on the floor, his eyes immediately drawn to the Resonance Nest. His eyes lit up, and he rushed over, circling it as he spoke, "As expected, a portable Green Island type produced by Duxiang Tianmen Corporation! A thirty-year lifespan, with Resonance assistance boosting the maximum pull to one hundred and seventy percent."
"Hmm, is this the special low-consumption type? Wow, the original price is over one million two hundred thousand, and even second-hand ones start at five hundred thousand on the market. Good ones go for seven hundred thousand. This one is probably less than a year old, and the owner hasn't fully synchronized with the Field Domain yet. What a treasure, what a treasure..."
Seeing his excited hand-rubbing, it seemed like he was about to hug the object.
Chen Chuan smiled and said, "Little Brother Wu, leave this to you. You can take it back and study it at your leisure."
"Mmm, mmm, mmm..." Wu Bei nodded like a chick pecking at rice, his double chin shaking non-stop. His joy was evident, and he felt like bowing to the object.
Chen Chuan took out the Boundary Vessel and handed it to him, "Little Brother Wu, see if you can find any useful information."
Wu Bei's expression immediately turned serious. He acknowledged with a sound and took the Boundary Vessel, placing it in front of him. He rested his hand on his neck and stared at it for a moment, then sighed in relief, "Good, the Boundary Vessel hasn't been burnt out."
"Burnt out?"
Wu Bei explained to Chen Chuan, "Burnt out means some people install Bioelectric Power Organs on the Boundary Vessels and set up Biofeedback Mechanisms. Some passive types, upon the owner's death and the disappearance of the Biome Field, will stimulate the organ, causing the Boundary Vessel to burn, leaving no records."
It's not entirely impossible to restore, but it's very costly, and the results are uncertain.
"This Boundary Vessel also has a connected power organ, and it seems to be an active type. It wasn't used in the end, probably because you acted too fast, and there wasn't enough time."
Chen Chuan pondered for a moment. Tier Three Combatants have powerful vitality; even if their heads are cut off, they won't die immediately. If one intends to destroy it, it might be possible.
He didn't do this, either because he couldn't or because he didn't want to.
Wu Bei checked and transferred some easily accessible Field Domain information from the Resonance Nest to his own Boundary Vessel. The topmost layer of the Boundary Vessel contained information on exchanges within the last three days, so he could restore the conversation the owner had with others during this period.
He tried to restore the most recent conversation.
A monotonous voice resonated in both of their Boundary Vessels: "Shadow Walker, please ask the client if they can resolve the target soon."
Then, a dry voice responded: "Tell the client that it will be done soon."
After hearing these two voices, Chen Chuan's thoughts raced. The dry voice undoubtedly belonged to the man whose head lay on the floor, and his name was Shadow Walker, likely a codename.
The client, the advertising flyers of the Viper Sect, and their services—all of it fit together.
Chen Chuan looked up and asked, "Little Brother Wu, can you trace the source of the first voice?"
Wu Bei pondered and said, "That probably borrowed a Dormant Consciousness Entity, which is very difficult to trace."
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and asked, "Now that we have this Boundary Vessel, if someone were to contact us, could we use it to find some clues?"
Wu Bei replied, "That depends on whether or not they have arranged for information exchange with the Dormant Consciousness Entity, such as through a Platform Account. If they have applied for an account, they will periodically exchange Biome Field information with the account owner. The intervals can be as short as ten minutes or half an hour, or as long as half a day, a day, several days, or even a month.
If the account owner dies, the account will be frozen after a long period without exchanges. I'm not sure if he had such an arrangement, but if he did, his death might have already been noticed by the person behind the account."
Even if the other party hasn't noticed, if they were to communicate with me, it would be difficult to imitate their voice with one hundred percent accuracy."
Chen Chuan nodded after listening, then looked at the Resonance Nest and said, "Since that's the case... Little Brother Wu, if there's information residue on this, please use this to check it out."
Upon hearing this, Wu Bei became excited. He rubbed his hands and said, "I'll first adjust the Field Domain frequency. It won't take much time, and once it's adjusted, it can work with me."
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(End of Chapter)
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