Chapter 292: Search
Chapter 292: Search
Translator: NullTranslationGroup
Editor: Noctu
Chen Chuan straightened up slowly, turning his back to the headless corpse. He retracted his knife, and the violently shaking chandelier above gradually stabilized, the flickering lights in the room returning to a gentle and steady glow.
He stepped on the creaking floor, went to retrieve his scabbard, and sheathed the Long Sword. At that moment, he heard a loud tearing sound from behind.
Turning his head, he saw the standing headless corpse suddenly blooming with wounds of torn flesh, accompanied by chewing sounds and low, rumbling hisses.
But nothing could be seen there, as if it were just an invisible entity.
In a short while, You Xing's corpse was reduced to a skeleton. The surface flesh, along with the internal organs and all Mutated Tissue, had completely disappeared. Only the head, which had fallen in front of the stone carving, was spared from being gnawed and was tossed back and forth like a toy.
Chen Chuan watched everything calmly. After all the sounds subsided, he walked to the cat stone carving, glanced at the head, reached out, and with a gentle force, cracked the bones, removing the embedded Boundary Token from the back of its head.
It could be seen that a part of this Boundary Token was connected to the spine, which he had just severed. Although there was some damage, as long as the item remained roughly intact, the technicians should be able to extract information from it, figuring out why this person was targeting him.
Now he was sure that this matter had absolutely nothing to do with Wei Wusheng.
Because if that person wanted to deal with him, he would have come to his door personally, not resorted to such roundabout methods.
Looking at the stone carving next to it, some black residue remained on the stone plate held by the raccoon cat. He knew what it was with a glance.
To him, who was quite familiar with Supernatural Entities, this was a typical Supernatural Entity bound by a long-term confinement ritual. Therefore, its activation should have had certain conditions, and the designated target was also part of these conditions. If the conditions were not met, then it had to fill in the gaps itself.
And because he, the designated target, had successfully resisted the invasion, the Supernatural Entity had no choice but to bear the consequences. The injuries on its body must have come from that.
He walked around the stone carving twice. If he wasn't mistaken, the stone carving served both as the Supernatural Entity's attachment and as a binding force. If this thing broke, the Supernatural Entity might run to other places or return to where it first appeared.
He had to think carefully about how to handle it.
At this point, he had the leisure to examine the things in the house. This floor was mostly covered with countless tangled vines, which seemed to have something special about them, and these branches eventually converged at one place.
There, a strange object was placed, about two meters in size, looking as if it was made of countless intertwined tendrils, but the tendrils seemed to have been artificially woven, arranged very neatly.
In the middle part, there was an oval cavity, which looked just right for a person to sit in. At this moment, there was a faint light flickering inside, pulsating like breathing.
He instinctively felt that this thing was related to biotechnology, so he opened the Boundary Token and first contacted Wu Bei, asking, "Little Wu, can you recognize what this is?"
Wu Bei looked at it and suddenly exclaimed, "A Green Island-type Resonance Nest!"
Chen Chuan could feel his excitement through the Boundary Token, so he asked, "What is this thing used for?"
Wu Bei explained quickly, "This is a Resonance organism, used to amplify the energy field range of a Resonator and enhance Resonance technical capabilities.
These things cost hundreds of thousands at the very least on the market. Besides major forces and organized groups, you might not even be able to buy one even if you have the money because each one requires official approval and has a serial number. Even when they become old and damaged, they must be destroyed under the joint supervision of officials and company representatives to prevent technology and organizational leakage."
Chen Chuan understood and asked, "Since it's only for Resonators, Little Wu, can you use it?"
"I, of course, I can! I have a Level 2 Field Certificate..."
Sitting in his apartment, Wu Bei was both excited and helpless, "Users need to undergo official review to obtain usage qualifications and accept certain supervision during use. But I've applied so many times and still haven't gotten it."
In fact, the supervision was fine, mainly to prevent the Resonance body from being transferred and sold privately, but the usage qualification was too difficult to apply for. Even though all his conditions were met, he had applied many times before with no results.
Without this authorization, he couldn't buy a Resonance Nest. Although he wasn't short of money, he really couldn't get his hands on this thing.
Chen Chuan thought for a moment and said, "Since you can use it, I'll think of a way with the official side."
"Really?" Wu Bei almost jumped up from his seat, saying excitedly, "Thank you, thank you, Little Chen."
Chen Chuan said, "Don't be happy yet, I can only say I can try."
"Understood, understood."
"One more thing," Chen Chuan held up the Boundary Token in his hand, "I've already obtained this person's Boundary Token. I want to know the information on it. Can you find it, Little Wu?"
Wu Bei thought for a moment and said, "I can't guarantee it. I need to get my hands on it to know for sure. I might have to go to the site, but... if this person can use a Resonance Nest, there might also be information left in the Resonance Nest."
Chen Chuan nodded and said, "Little Wu, wait a moment." He immediately contacted Ni Qianxi, and after getting through, he said, "Sister Ni, I've already resolved the matter here, and I have another favor to ask."
Ni Qianxi said, "That was fast. What else is there?"
She thought Chen Chuan was only dealing with a Resonator with a bit of Strength, and the main difficulty with such people was finding their location. Once found, it would be easy to resolve, so she didn't take it too seriously.
Chen Chuan said, "I found a Resonance Nest here."
"Wow, a Resonance Nest. Someone with some background, huh?"
Hearing this, Ni Qianxi became a little more serious. She asked a few more questions and understood Chen Chuan's intention.
"You want to give this to the Resonator who supports you to use? Well, it's not impossible, as long as he registers with the Processing Bureau, but it would only be temporary. As long as you are still a student invested in by the Processing Bureau, there's no problem. If you think it's okay, I can help you with it."
Chen Chuan understood. If one day he no longer accepted Processing Bureau investment or had no connection with the Processing Bureau, then this qualification would naturally be gone. But even if it was just like this, it was enough for now.
He said, "Thank you, Sister Ni."
"No need to thank me. But you have to think about how to maintain this thing. This Resonance Nest is a living organism, and it requires high-energy nutrients when used, which aren't easy to buy and are quite expensive."
Chen Chuan wasn't worried about this. Wu Bei himself wasn't short of money. From his appearance, he just didn't have the channels to get this thing, or rather, he couldn't get it within the regulations. Obtaining High-Energy Nutrients was much simpler than a Resonance Nest and relatively had fewer restrictions.
After ending the call with Ni Qianxi, he immediately contacted Wu Bei again, informing him of the matter. The latter was greatly excited after hearing this and said stammeringly, "Chen, Little Chen, can I, can I come over now? I'll drive over."
Chen Chuan thought for a moment. Voidward District was not very peaceful at night, and the roads to the hills were full of traps. He still had to pick the guy up. He said, "You can, but be careful on the way. Tell me when you arrive at the park here, and I'll come to pick you up."
"Okay, okay," Wu Bei agreed hurriedly, then ended the call hastily, seeming eager to rush over.
Chen Chuan fully understood this feeling, just like how a Martial Artist would feel if they learned they could get a good Weapon, and one they had longed for. They would definitely be eager to get their hands on it as soon as possible.
He looked around. There weren't many things placed on the first floor, and there was nothing else to see, so he went upstairs, first arriving at the second floor.
Despite the first floor being so messy and damp, looking like just a temporary Base, the second floor was very refined. As soon as he went up, he smelled a fresh desiccant. The walls of the corridor were covered with moisture-proof cloth and thick soundproofing boards. The lighting was also very bright, and the floor was covered with carpet.
In particular, he saw several fist-sized wall-mounted spiders with colorful patterns on their backs, looking like a string of decorations from afar.
He recognized these things. They were often recommended in advertisements because Central City had a high green coverage rate, so these custom-made alien organisms could serve as pets and also devour various small creatures in corners and crevices, eliminating the breeding of insects and ants.
There were four doors in the corridor, two on the left and two on the right. He first checked the rooms on the left. Both were ordinary guest rooms. The furnishings were just some spare daily necessities. He quickly rummaged through them and, seeing nothing of value, came out and went to the first room on the opposite side.
He found that this should be the master's room. The study and bedroom were integrated, with a partition in the middle. He found many books in the bookcase, mostly about Biological Field technology.
After flipping through them, they were very professional. However, there were no Martial Combat books at all. He didn't know if this person felt that his Skills couldn't be leaked, or if he thought they were no longer needed, or if he simply didn't put them here.
Putting the books back in their original places, he turned to the bedroom and checked it. He found a drawer with cash in the bedside table, filled with a large stack of large denomination bills. After counting, there were about ten thousand.
Besides this, there were also two gold certificates and loose coins. There was a string of keys, miscellaneous pendants, and a simple notebook in the drawer, with various documents clipped inside.
He took them out to look at them and found several ID cards. The photos were all of the same person, and they all looked real. He didn't know which one represented the real him.
None of the documents included a Weapon Permit or Armor Permit, so this person could be ruled out as a Wuyi graduate. His Martial Arts were likely learned from gangs or Martial Combat schools.
There were also a few very special documents with no names, only serial numbers. He didn't know what they were for. Finally, he also found a Secret Serpent Cult patterned card.
Seeing this, his hand paused involuntarily, "Secret Serpent Cult?"