>Main Research Target: Bean Quadrant Enhancer>
At the top of the large do-like structure hanged a big whiteboard, and this was written on it in bold font. Reading it out loud made it seem so epic and important, Clark and Dickson were left breathless.
We really found it! Clark exclaid for the 3rd ti in disbelief.
Though a lot of evidence was pointing out that they ca here first, it was only natural that they still had doubts.
Rember, they were not the most exceptional soldiers that ca for this mission. Veteran 3rd rank high-grade soldiers also took on this mission, them getting here first was an astonishing achievent.
Its all thanks to the king of demolition. Clark felt it unreal, what did the man see in them that made him help them so selflessly?
Despite his feelings, he was still nonetheless extrely excited by this discovery. After months staying in this extre region, after going through a lot of hardships, after losing lots of subordinates and a friend, he was finally here.
The large do structure was the most dominant architectural work in this hall, it completely overshadowed every other thing, especially now that both soldiers knew that their main target was stored in it.
Just below the big board that was on top of the do structure sat the bean-sized substance with a slightly tallic appearance.
They didnt know how they could see it so clearly from such a distance below, but it seed that the scientists who originally worked here made it so that everyone who ca here could see it.
This was the thing that made so many countries mobilize soldiers out to the great Himalayan ranges, this small piece of technology was what drew out so many high-grade soldiers to this treacherous region.
The next conundrum that presented itself before the soldiers was how they could access the do structure, and how they could get access to the bean quadrant enhancer.
As strangers who were not even Aragan citizens, the do structure would not just grant them access inside it, right?
One notable fact to both soldiers was that a few minutes after they entered this hall, the large door leading here slowly started contracting back. In a few minutes, it was closed shut again.
This did not fluster them much though. With the main mission target before them, they had no plans of leaving anyti soon till they get it.
They both quickly went to work, poking around for any clue on how to get access inside the do structure. There was no door visible on it, and no secret tunnel also, so where was the entrance?
They both searched and searched all to no avail, it seems that the structure was laughing mockingly at their vain efforts to get access inside it.
After 30 minutes of this, they both finally stopped the brainless search, they decided to think deeper into it. Was there no way to access the bean quadrant enhancer? So how did the researchers access and experint with it?
Who even said that what they were seeing was the real thing? They now felt lost, they sat at a chair that was placed before an observation chamber.
Unlike the previous rooms that they went into where it seed that most of the researchers were caught off-guard, this hall was much more organized.
It seed that the researchers here detected the danger on ti and had enough ti to escape. But where did they escape to? If they escaped, then the Aragan Empire would have known of this lost research base long before now.
What really happened here?
Thinking deeper but not getting any breakthrough, Clark slumped down on a chair in frustration. Is that it? He finally found the mission target but he could not get his hands on it.
As he gnashed his teeth in frustration, shaking his head in agitation, his eyes suddenly fell before a string of words written on the observation glass before him.
He suddenly sat up straighter, he squinted his eyes as he tried to make out the small written words that were barely visible.
What is it? Dickson noticed his shift in concentration imdiately.
I think I found sothing. Clark stood up and went closer to the observation glass, his face was now directly before it. This was when he finally made out what was written on it.
>We succeeded in the end, but the experint focus was flawed from the beginning. Sigh, I feel like we just wasted years of previous experint ti. At this rate, well lose the war<
The words beca broken a bit, probably already eroded due to the passage of ti. Clark skipped a significant part because of this before he could finally make sense of the words again.
>Its obvious, we didnt succeed and now our enemies are before us. The bean quadrant enhancer is flawed, it is not compatible with any of our soldiers>
A few more broken lines.
>I decided to make it accessible to anyone that cos in the future. If youre a soldier and you saw this, place your hand on the orange orb, it will evaluate your strength to see if youre worthy to enter the enhancent do>
The words finally ended.
Experint flawed, what does that an? Dickson frowned after reading the ssage as he turned to face Clark.
Clark shrugged. I dont know, but it's good that they made the do accessible to everyone. Lets find the orange orb first, who knows if others are already on their way.
They didnt have to check extensively; the orange orb was attached glaringly to the do at the front. They could not miss it even if they wanted.
Clark hesitated a bit before turning to look at Dickson, who smiled back at him. He nodded back, stiffened his face, and closed his eyes before placing his hand on the orb.
Whoosh!!
He felt a mysterious force sweep through his body imdiately, giving him the sensation like an electric current just coursed through him.
He shuddered from the sensation.
[Ding! Another test subject has been detected after over 80 years of wait, proceeding to test strength level imdiately.]
A loud chanical voice, probably that of an A. I suddenly reverberated across the whole hall.
[Ding! Test subjects strength level has been identified.]
[2nd rank high-grade soldier: Pinnacle.]
[Test subject is eligible to accept the fusing of the quadrant, processing teleportation into the do imdiately.]
A small swirl in the air was suddenly detected, stirring and revolving a bit.
As soon as Clark heard this and noticed the swirl, his eyes sprang open as he turned his head to look at Dickson.
I dont know what will happen to nor what I will encounter inside the do structure. Whatever happens, if rivals co, I want you to leave imdiately and protect your life.
And, this hall is a treasure trove. Scour through it before other rivals co, try
Clark could not finish his sentence; he was teleported away the next mont without his consent. It felt rude and at the sa ti tyrannical.
[Test subject has arrived inside the do: Processing and implenting last highest authority order imdiately. Destination adjustnt in progress, adjustnt done.]
[Test subject has entered the virtual dairy domain.]
After that, the sound of the A. I died down, bringing absolute silence back to the hall imdiately.
Dickson stood, mouth agape, looking astonishedly at the position where Clark stood a mont ago. His brain could not comprehend everything yet, it happened so fast and abrupt.
A mont ago, Clark just placed his hand on the orange orb, the next, an A. I starts spamming them shalessly with various declarations.
Before he could voice out a curse, he grew astonished as the A. I said it was about to teleport Clark away. Before he could speak, Clark turned and hastily voiced out so instructions to him.
Clark didnt even finish before he disappeared, now here he was, stranded alone in this luxurious hall without any idea about what just happened.
Am I dreaming?
Clark! Clark!
He softly called out a bit at Clarks previous location. Getting no response, his brain hormones finally started registering in the fact that he was now alone.
How can you teleport soone away without explaining what is happening to us? What type of ssed up system is this? Dickson blew up, panicking a bit after coming to the realization.
Unknowing to him, after spending so much ti with Clark, he already started seeing him as a spiritual pillar of sorts who he turned to when he was clueless, powerless, or puzzled, as he was now.
After trying a few other thods that ca to his mind, yelled Clarks na repeatedly but getting no response, he finally sat down on the scientists chair to go through his situation.
He finally started going through Clarks last instruction.
Well, he was not injured nor was he in any mortally dangerous situation at the mont. He deed that looting this place was probably the best thing that he could do in this situation, as Clark suggested.
As Clark said, there was every tendency that enemies would arrive at this doorstep any mont from now, so getting all the benefits that he could was the priority here.
Though this hall was too big for him to loot completely, he would set his sight on only the most advanced and valuable loot.
He started poking around cautiously at first. Though no enemy was visibly before him, he had not forgotten the chanical A. I voice that spoke a few minutes ago.
What if the A. I attacked him with the machines here on noticing that he was taking loot from this place? He had to be cautious, prevention was always better than cure.
After poking around for a few minutes and getting no reaction from the A.I, he beca a little bolder and placed the first gadget that drew his attention inside his military bag.
He beca tense imdiately, cautiously watching his surroundings. A few seconds passed, a minute passed, a few minutes passed, he was still fine.
Thats it? Is the A. I broken or it doesnt care about ? Or does the A. I only have control over the large do-shaped structure?
Damn! Thats great, I can loot all I want to my full satisfaction.
He went to work imdiately after confirming that his fears were unfounded, his enthusiasm was off the roof as he ticulously scanned for high-grade gadgets and research material.
Today, he was leaving a rich man.
Clark felt his eyes spinning, he felt like he was stranded in space and was being spun around at a rapid frequency.
The next mont, all the uncomfortable sensations disappeared. He was now in a completely white expanse of space.
He could not detect any floor beneath his feet, only the boundless sky, and tumbling clouds. He felt like he was standing in the atmosphere and the mist was carrying his weight, his heart tightened a bit on this discovery.
Where is this? Where am I?
Though he had a lot of questions in his mind, he kept quiet. He deduced that the A. I that transported him here would do sothing else, and he was right.
The next mont, the sky before him rippled a bit and an old man appeared before him. He had white flowing beards, he was in a white cloak, a scholarly vibe exuded abundantly from him.
Seeing this, Clark was stunned in place.
Are you, the great Gandalf?
[I'm feeling nostalgic though I don't know why. After over 60 chapters, we're finally here.]
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