Chapter Three Hundred and Twenty Seven: Follow the Vine (Da Zhang Monthly Pass)
As the sun rises, the cruise ship finally docks at the port of the Nole Republic.
The support ship from the institute unloaded the extraordinary items on board and sent additional people to transport them.
The explorers who survived the ruins, such as He Ao, were arranged to fly directly back to Middle-earth on a special plane.
The ship docked at about seven in the morning, and the plane took off at 11 noon. It took about two hours to get from the port to the airport, so there was not much time left for everyone to rest.
Ho put Adam Type 1, Arbitration Scale, Puppet Crystal Ball and Time and Space Beacon into the pirate treasure chest.
The magician's hat he brought from the Western Capital, the remaining corpse flower solution, and the most conspicuous bone sword were all carried close to him. If these things disappeared, he would need to explain to others why they disappeared.
Already.
The Miracle Wand couldn't fit into the pirate's treasure chest, so it was still on my waist and hidden in my coat.
After getting off the cruise ship, everyone had a short time to visit the exotic scenery.
Most of the buildings in the Nole Republic are similar to the architectural styles of the Theia Empire. They were once part of the Theia Empire, and they still retain a lot of Theia Empire's traditions after independence.
Fortunately, Kaifeng cuisine is also available here.
He Ao took Liu Nan to Kaifeng Cuisine, ordered two hamburger set meals, and asked for two paper bags.
The Kaifeng cuisine here does not have the special cuisines from China and Turkey, but some more classic hamburger set meals are still available.
Liu Nan is not picky about food either, she will eat whatever He Ao orders.
"I have nothing to show my courtesy," Liu Nan squinted at He Ao, raised her jade-white index finger slightly, and turned in a circle in mid-air, "It's not easy to eat your food. Is there anything you need my help with?"
"Did you always park the cruise ship that took us to the ruins on the island?"
He Ao was not polite, took a tissue, wiped the table in front of him, and asked softly.
The reason for asking this question comes from the gravekeeper.
The Tomb Keeper is a spy placed in the research institute by Dawn, who was arranged to enter the ruins tower in an attempt to gain control of the tower.
He Ao has now basically determined that the person who ordered the tombkeeper to enter the ruins is most likely the person who entered the ruins ten years ago and took away the central processor from the tower in the ruins.
After ten years of preparation, he sent tombkeepers into the ruins to take away the space-time beacon hidden in the bathroom from the central control room of the tower.
He even disguised his commander authority for this purpose.
Although in the end, both the time and space beacon and the command authority of the tower fell into the hands of He Ao.
After the ruins were over, the tomb keeper failed to come back alive, and the other party's plan failed. They must also be investigating the cause of the tomb keeper's death.
The other party definitely wants the space-time beacon in He Ao's hand.
It is only a matter of time before the tower authority transfer is exposed.
Even if no problem is found this time, the next time the ruins are opened or the next time the ruins are opened, as long as the other party sends people into the ruins and finds that the tower cannot be entered, they will definitely doubt the people who returned from the ruins alive this time.
Moreover, this dawn adventure attack on the institute's cruise ship may not be based on suspicion that the space-time beacon is in the hands of the institute.
Therefore, for He Ao, instead of waiting for others to come to him after being investigated, it is better to strike first, grasp the other party's dynamics, and take the initiative in his own hands.
He also needs the central processor that was taken away to understand what the thing related to super memory held under the tower is.
So as soon as He Ao came out of the ruins, he began to investigate the identity and traces of the other party.
Now that he knew Liming from the side, He Ao already had a guess about the other party's identity, but guessing was not enough. He needed a breakthrough, a breakthrough that would allow him to understand the other party deeply and determine the other party's identity.
The Gravekeeper is such a breakthrough.
The tombkeeper is dead, but in this world, wherever he walks, he will inevitably leave traces.
The gravekeeper entered the ruins under the instructions of the other party, and the gravekeeper's disguised identity was that of an E-level transcendent.
In the morning, Yang De brought the deputy minister's appointment letter and contract to He Ao, and opened the deputy minister's authority.
As soon as He Ao obtained the authority of the deputy minister, he inquired about the information of the tomb keeper.
Of course, he did not only check the information of the tomb keeper, but also checked the information of everyone who entered the ruins this time, and placed the tomb keeper in the middle and back position.
It looks like a newly appointed deputy minister is curiously checking the information of the people around him.
However, even with the authority of the deputy minister, the true identities of the specially appointed researchers cannot be found, but the extraordinary items registered by the specially appointed researchers before entering the ruins can be found.
For example, what is registered in Howao is the magician's hat and corpse flower solution.
When departing from the destination, the head of the local research institute will check whether the extraordinary items of the specially appointed researcher entering the ruins are the same as those registered.
When boarding the plane in Dongdu, there will also be a strict security check to check whether there are other extraordinary items.
He Ao can even check the video recording during the security check.
The tomb keeper did not register the extraordinary items. He Ao looked through the video and clearly saw that he didn't bring anything with him and got on the plane directly.
But the gravekeeper was actually holding a C-level extraordinary item, a puppet crystal ball, in the ruins.
Well, this crystal ball is also in He Ao's hands now.
It can be seen from the gravekeeper's control of the squirrel that died in front of He Ao that when he first entered the tower, the gravekeeper was behind He Ao. After He Ao left, he discovered the dead squirrel.
and controlled it.
In other words, when the tombkeeper came to the ruins, the distance to the tower was farther than that of He Ao.
His physical fitness was far inferior to that of Ho'ao, and he was further away than Ho'ao, but he reached the tower before Ho'ao.
This shows that he has used the power of the puppet crystal ball from the beginning to control the alien beasts.
Judging from the past data of the institute, the places where explorers first arrived in the ruins were relatively safe, the alien beasts would not exceed E-level, and the location was completely random.
Therefore, the chance that the gravekeeper will find an 'unclaimed' C-level puppet crystal ball around the place of descent is almost zero.
From this, it can be seen that the puppet crystal ball was brought into the ruins from the main world by the tomb keeper, and judging from the fact that the crystal ball was not seen during the security check, this thing was not brought out from the middle earth by the tomb keeper.
Of course, this is also reasonable. A registered E-level extraordinary person carrying a C-level extraordinary item will look suspicious in itself.
Therefore, the puppet crystal ball can only be obtained by the tombkeeper after leaving Middle-earth.
However, the institute's plane went directly to the Liu family's private island, and there was no chance of contact with other people on the way. The institute staff on the plane also went through strict security checks, and it was impossible to bring in other extraordinary items.
On the private island, everyone is confined to a hall, surrounded by people from the research institute led by Yang De. They are all Yang De's confidants, and it is unlikely that they will be bribed by Liming.
Moreover, Yang De would convene speeches from time to time. On a private island, the chance of the tombkeeper getting the puppet crystal ball was slim.
Then there is only one possible location left,
On the cruise from the island to the ruins passage.
There are staff members of the Liu family on this cruise ship. He Ao needs barbecue ingredients, and Liu Nan can ask people to bring out the barbecue ingredients to him immediately. These people are the original crew members of the cruise ship and are members of the Liu family.
It is easier to deal with people from the Liu family than people from the institute.
Also on the cruise ship, the gravekeeper bumped into the commentator. The commentator said that he was sneaky and that he might have been looking for the staff to contact him at that time.
Of course, there is one last problem here. There is actually a strength limit to entering the ruins. This time, the highest level is D.
That's why the institute will find some people below D level to enter the ruins. If they are above D level, they may not be able to enter the ruins, or even cause the passage to be broken.
This D-level restriction also includes extraordinary items.
If He Ao's conjecture is correct and the tomb keeper can bring in the C-level puppet crystal ball, it proves that the people behind him may have mastered a method to circumvent the strength restrictions of the ruins passage to a certain extent.
It is unlikely that the other party has found this method on its own. After all, the research institute is still unable to do anything about it, and the technological generation gap between the two will not be so big.
So this method obviously comes from the central processor he took away.
That central processing unit probably has a lot of secret knowledge that is unknown to everyone.
He Ao collected his thoughts and continued to stare at Liu Nan.
If the tombkeeper’s puppet crystal ball was given to him by the staff on the cruise ship, then where did the staff on the cruise ship get this thing?
This is the purpose of He Ao looking for Liu Nan this time.
"No," Liu Nan shook her head when faced with He Ao's question.
"Cruise ships cannot always be placed on the island. I remember that those cruise ships were all transferred from the cruise ship rental companies of nearby groups. They were towed over for use when they were useful, but they still had to be left there when not in use.
Profitable."
"Where did that come from?"
He Ao asked softly.
"It seems to be the cruise ship rental company of the Republic of Nole, wait a moment..."
Liu Nan took out her mobile phone and seemed to be checking something.
He Ao went to the bar to get his meal and placed the burger in front of Liu Nan.
"It's the leasing company of the Nole Republic," Liu Nan put down her phone and whispered,
"The crew are all veteran crew members who have worked for the group for many years, and most of them are from China. The cruise ship was directly towed to the island by a tugboat. All crew members went through security checks before departure."
Starting from the Nole Republic to the private island is almost the same route that Heao and the others took before going here.
"Did you come into contact with other ships along the way?"
He Ao asked casually.
"Let me ask."
Liu Nan opened the hamburger box and sent a message to someone.
After a while, she picked up her phone and showed it to He Ao, "There was an oil replenishment on the way, but it was a horizontal replenishment. The pipe was directly thrown over to transport the oil. There was no contact with anyone. They also recorded a video. No, look.
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"Send me the video?"
He Ao took a bite of the burger, glanced at it, and said casually.
"Why are you suddenly interested in this?"
Liu Nan asked softly.
"This is the first time I saw the sea. I am still very curious about the sea, ships, supplies, and private islands. I didn't have time to be curious before, but now I have a little free time, so I asked."
He Ao replied casually, "The hamburger buns here are so hard and a bit pinched."
He Ao was indeed curious, but of course the main reason was to investigate the origin of the puppet crystal ball.
Liu Nan glanced at He Ao, then turned to look at the rippling blue sea outside the window, wondering what she was thinking.
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At noon of the next update, I will adjust the update time. If I can’t stand it anymore, I will take a break for two days.
