Wasteland Border Inspector - Chapter 741

Chapter 741: Chapter 247: The Grand Dome, a Unique Extraordinary Mother Source! (Part 2)

After a brief greeting, Cheng Ye’s gaze fell on the refrigerated truck and he asked again, “What are you doing?”

“It’s like this, lately the checkpoint has been receiving more and more refugees, and the infection sources have unknowingly piled up. But our checkpoint hasn’t finished building enough containment rooms yet, so we can only periodically send these infection sources to the research institute for preservation. If left unattended, they’ll quickly become inactive, and by then, they’ll have completely lost their research value.”

While explaining, Qin Feng reached into his pocket to fetch a pass, handing it to the guard at the doorway, asking the guard to check the items in the warehouse.

“Are there so many infection sources recently?” Cheng Ye pursued.

“Yes, the previous batch of massive refugees has already been split among the various Satellite Cities, but now the ones coming are scattered individuals, yet the proportion carrying infected bodies has actually increased significantly. In the past week, the infection detection rate has been holding at about eight per thousand.”

Eight per thousand? This data is almost ten times what it was before!

Cheng Ye secretly felt astonished; it seems that while he was busy at Dapo Town and spending a few days at Rebirth Medical, the situation outside turned out to be far more troubled than he imagined.

“Inspector Cheng, you haven’t mentioned what you’re here at the research institute for?”

Lv Jian chimed in again from the side, with growing curiosity in his tone, “Besides, you as an intern inspector theoretically don’t have permission to enter the research institute, right?”

“Of course, he has the permission!”

A harsh voice suddenly came from the side, causing both Qin Feng and Lv Jian’s expressions to change.

They turned toward the voice to see a middle-aged man riding an electric skateboard, silently gliding down the corridor on the research institute’s first floor, stopping in front of them.

It was Shi Xu!

A level-four researcher at the institute, two levels higher than Qin Feng.

Even though Qin Feng was isolated to the Buffer Zone due to factional exclusion, he should have been promoted to level-three long ago.

But Shi Xu had been stuck at level-four because his research on Immortal Objects hadn’t made any breakthroughs yet.

Within the research institute, the hierarchy is even stricter than the checkpoint.

A level higher, you’re superior.

Two levels higher, Shi Xu can even unilaterally deny the project task proposed by the two without approval.

“Director Shi… why are you here?” Cold sweat instantly appeared on Lv Jian’s forehead, especially upon seeing Shi Xu’s clearly displeased expression, his anxiety rising.

“Inspector Cheng is an honored guest at our institute, Director Yu has specially approved him with level-two researcher permissions, and in terms of ranking, he’s technically your superior.”

Shi Xu coldly reprimanded Lv Jian with a sentence, only for his expression to slightly soften when Cheng Ye gestured not to make a fuss, and then turned politely to Cheng Ye, “Inspector Cheng, please come in!”

Under the dumbfounded gaze of Qin Feng and Lv Jian, Shi Xu, known for his strictness and stern demeanor, unexpectedly handed over the electric skateboard to a guard and personally accompanied Cheng Ye from the entrance toward the research institute’s giant dome building.

This, how is this possible?

Qin Feng stared at their backs, somewhat bewildered, but deep in his eyes quickly flashed an indescribable gleam.

Lv Jian was completely stunned, his mind repeatedly echoing Shi Xu’s earlier words, Cheng Ye, an intern inspector, actually had privileges larger than him, a level-one researcher?!

“Inspector Cheng, I apologize, the news of your containment of the Immortal Objects currently requires tight confidentiality and cannot be disclosed externally.” Shi Xu relaxed his tone, then explained in a low voice.

“I understand.” Cheng Ye nodded lightly and immediately inquired, “Then how are the Immortal Objects now?”

“Their internal energy has already been drained, but their overall activity remains fairly good. We’ve already reached a transaction agreement with Firewood Shelter City, and they’re assembling a transport team from their side. They’ll soon come to Happiness City to take the Immortal Objects away.”

“We’ve sold the Immortal Objects?” Cheng Ye suddenly froze, his steps instinctively halted, surprise written all over his face.

“That’s correct.” Shi Xu revealed a hint of a bitter smile on his face, and his tone carried some helplessness, “We currently don’t have the foundation to study Immortal Objects, these things cannot instantly yield breakthroughs once acquired. Rather than shelving them indefinitely, we might as well make a deal with Firewood, letting them exchange their core technology, this way, we both meet our needs and both gain something.”

“A deal…” Cheng Ye’s expression instantly sank.

He never expected that the Immortal Objects he desperately brought back would be swiftly sold off by Happiness City to Firewood Shelter City.

Originally thinking it could aid Happiness City’s development, it now seemed to have been a wasted effort, a result he found difficult to accept.

But before he could dwell on it, Shi Xu’s next words made his emotions take a sharp turnaround.

Upon hearing crucial information, his sunken expression quickly softened, followed by a surge of delight, “Do you mean, we’ve exchanged for technology even better than Happiness Alloy? And besides that, we’ve also received a technology equivalent to the Firewood Communication chip technology level B+?”

“That’s right! Inspector Cheng, your efforts were definitely not in vain!!! These solid technologies are what can truly propel Happiness City’s development.” Shi Xu nodded immediately.

Even though the Immortal Objects were traded away, implying the team he led might return to square one, unable to achieve any breakthroughs soon.

Yet from Happiness City’s perspective, the advantages brought by an A-grade technology plus a B+ technology are simply beyond imagination.

More importantly, these two technologies are exactly what Happiness City urgently needs, and their practical value is immeasurable.