Chapter 126 : Life Code
Chapter 126: Life Code
After giving it some serious thought, the Doctor still agreed.
However, it seemed he also silently reflected and pondered to himself: ‘I still can’t let outsiders know my true thoughts…’
‘Clearly, everything I do is purely from the perspective of efficiency, but others really find it hard to keep up with my pace. Humans, after all, still need a great deal of evolution before they can be considered a qualified species…’
‘……’
Unexpectedly, compared to the Doctor’s quick decision, Hei Hu actually took even longer to agree.
After several minutes of silence, he finally spoke to Han Su in a serious tone: “I’m willing to follow you and investigate together.”
“In fact, I’ve thought about it — when facing danger, trust is the most important thing.”
“Back when we took the assessment together, I knew you helped me, but there were some things I didn’t understand at the time.”
“For example, why you saved me when I was being overrun by Impostors, yet during the retreat, you locked the captain inside the fence, but still didn’t stop me from going to save him.”
“It wasn’t until recently that I finally understood — you saved me because you could save me, you locked him inside because he was a necessary sacrifice, and you didn’t stop me from saving him because we were all responsible for our own assessment.”
“Once I understood that, I realized you do things with logic. That’s why I think you’re someone I can trust.”
“I’m willing to follow you in the investigation and entrust my back to you.”
“……”
Hearing Hei Hu’s earnest words, even Han Su was a little surprised.
For someone who had suffered a head injury, it was actually impressive that Hei Hu could figure all this out.
But the key point was — it had been over a month already, and only now had Brother Tiger figured it out?
Still, he nodded seriously, let out a soft sigh, and said, “Thank you for trusting me.”
As he spoke, he picked up the orange juice and clinked glasses with the two of them.
A small team consisting of an Investigator and two assistants was thus quietly formed in this dining hall.
Thinking about it, it was a bit sigh-inducing — among their batch of trainees, everyone was busy with their own things, with little overlap between them.
Originally, it had been only him, Miss Crow, Hei Hu, and the Doctor.
And even then, Miss Crow had quit…
Thinking of this, Han Su suddenly remembered: “Back then, after the assessment ended, among the people we smoked and chatted with, there was one whose codename was Mouse. I recall he was a computer expert, but he was seriously ill. Right now, he…”
“Dead.”
The Doctor slowly spoke: “I had intended to recruit him, since talents in that field are rare, and with only two years left to live, he would’ve been easy to command.”
“But during his second mission, he died. Originally, he could have lived for two years, but after joining the Disaster Management Bureau, he lasted only four days.”
“……”
Han Su fell silent, letting out only a low sigh.
They didn’t discuss the matter further. After quietly finishing breakfast, he submitted an application to have these two people transferred to his side as assistants. This type of application wasn’t directly decided by Miss Ai — it required Zhang Chiguo’s personal signature.
The process was just as quick.
Once the application was approved, Han Su immediately requested Mysterious Power Training for the two of them.
However, unlike him, they wouldn’t directly seek a certain Investigator for training — instead, the Disaster Management Bureau would arrange trainers for them. The pace might be slower, but it was sufficient.
After arranging things for them, Han Su also applied for the Investigator-exclusive training room.
After the Ghost Truck incident, he was certain he needed to make up the remaining Mysterious Power Training, and perhaps even start over in studying the entire Operational Code.
Of course, more importantly, he was curious about the Bureau’s three great Mysterious Sequences, as well as the encrypted spells following Zero Sequence No. 05.
Zhang Chiguo readily approved the access, and Han Su came to the special-material wall in the training room.
He gently pressed his hand on it, and as his Spiritual Power flowed in, lines of strange text began appearing on the wall.
Different access levels revealed different contents.
Sometimes, even with the right access, insufficient Spiritual Power activity meant seeing different contents.
This time, what appeared before Han Su first was the Disaster Management Bureau’s three great Mysterious Sequences:
【Sequence One: Sea Beast】
【Sequence Two: Siren】
【Sequence Three: Mech-Ghost】
【……】
Each of the three Mysterious Sequences had only a name; the contents below were locked.
Miss Ai timely reminded: “The three Mysterious Sequences are all open to Investigators, but the specific contents require special testing. Only after confirming your spiritual load meets the standard can you access them.”
‘These three standards are selective?’
Han Su silently pondered, then asked the empty room: “Why do the three Sequences have these names? Are they just codenames?”
【Not merely codenames!】
Miss Ai’s answer appeared on the wall: 【The Sequences possessed by Qinggang City are not unique — other cities have similar or even identical Sequences. All of them originate from historical discoveries.】
【Before the Reconstruction Era, this world saw the appearance of strange things and species, incomprehensible by modern thinking. Yet it was precisely their existence that allowed humanity to survive several extinction-level crises.】
【But with the arrival of the Reconstruction Era, science and logic became humanity’s chosen path. Those that should have disappeared were unwilling, and continually tried to infiltrate reality.】
【Likewise, humans excavated and sorted the things related to them, compiling them into encrypted spells and controllable items. Each Sequence of encrypted spells points toward a certain supernatural existence or object.】
【The core of Mysterious Power Training for Investigators is — Phase One: imitation; Phase Two: theft. Imitating Them, and stealing from Them.】
【Once an Investigator enters a Sequence, it is destined they will become it in the future, no longer compatible with other Sequences.】
【From this perspective, every person who enters a Sequence is destined to be a god-slayer.】
【……】
Han Su’s heart stirred slightly: “God-slayer?”
Miss Ai’s reply slowly appeared on the wall: “If one must describe those beings as gods, then without slaying them, one is destined to be eaten by them.”
Han Su quietly digested this. After a moment, he nodded slightly and continued reading downward, seeing the encrypted spells following Zero Sequence No. 05:
【No. 06: All Things Obey My Will】
【No. 07: I Am the Night Itself!】
【No. 08: Devil’s Kiss】
【No. 09: Ladder to the Abyss】
【No. 10: By My Strength, I Devoutly Offer Worship】
【No. 11: With My Body as the Sacrifice, My Life for the God’s Use】
【No. 12: In the Name of the Scarlet Scroll!】
【No. 13: None!】
【……】
Han Su couldn’t fully grasp these encrypted spells, but he faintly felt a shocking aura.
He took a deep breath to dispel the intangible pressure and was about to ask in detail when he suddenly froze.
He saw that below the Zero Sequence encrypted spells, there was actually another entry:
【Life Code】
【……】
Just four simple characters, yet once they appeared on the wall, they seized all his attention: “What is this?”
Miss Ai: 【The core of the advanced version of Mysterious Power Training. Its purpose is to break through the spiritual limits of an ordinary person, allowing for far greater Spiritual Power.】
“Limits?”
Han Su’s heart raced: “Specifically, what does that mean?”
【For an ordinary person receiving Mysterious Power Training, the first step is to activate the activity of their Spiritual Power. The higher the activity, the easier it is to lose control, but the greater the effect of encrypted spells, and the more Spiritual Power that can penetrate.】
【But as humans, Spiritual Power has its limits. Therefore, the advancement of Mysterious Power Training is to break that limit and gain a vast yet controllable amount of Spiritual Power.】
【The key to this is the Life Code.】
【However, this type of training is only for senior Investigators with the potential to be promoted to Independent Investigator. Mr. Butcher has not yet obtained this access — please keep working hard!】
【……】
Han Su found it rather bizarre: “If I don’t have access, why did you reveal it?”
Miss Ai: 【Apologies, system bug!】
With her apology, the four characters slowly faded from the screen, along with the apology itself.
Han Su could no longer describe the strange feeling in his heart: she had… retracted it again…
A few thoughts flashed through his mind. He exhaled lightly: “Since I don’t have the access, I won’t think about it for now. If the three Sequences require testing, I don’t have the qualifications yet. But I do have access to use the Zero Sequence spells now, right?”
Miss Ai: 【Of course!】
Seeing her reply, Han Su could clearly sense that the cold text seemed to carry emotion.
He finally couldn’t help but slowly type a sentence:
【Miss Ai, why do I feel like you’re being very good to me?】
Miss Ai instantly replied: 【As the assistant apparatus of Qinggang Disaster Management Bureau, my attitude toward every Investigator and Execution Member is the same.】
Han Su: 【No, why do I feel like you’re better to me than to others?】
Her reply suddenly carried a trace of nervousness:
【Please note, Mr. Butcher, don’t make baseless claims without evidence. I treat everyone the same!】
As she spoke, some of Han Su’s chat records with her began slowly disappearing from the wall.
Han Su: “?”
If you’ve erased them, where would I find the evidence?
Even a fool would know there was something unusual about Miss Ai.
Han Su’s doubts had piled up to the extreme, with countless questions he wanted to ask, yet she simply refused to answer.
To be honest, Han Su didn’t like playing spy games — he preferred being direct, just like with Miss Crow: even if she hadn’t done anything against him, he’d still ask her face-to-face.
But then again… if it was Miss Ai playing spy games, perhaps… that wasn’t unacceptable…