Chapter 228
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Chapter 228: What Have You Discovered Again?
Shi Jin stared at the thin, uniformly thick glass with one side slightly raised, suddenly unsure of what to say…
It was clear that the extraordinary beasts could not produce something like this with their current technological level.
So, where did this glass come from? The rocket over there didn’t seem like it would have such components…
Shi Jin picked up the palm-sized piece of glass from the ground and examined it under the moonlight, quickly understanding its nature.
This was a processed Single Mirror; it seemed that special soil had been applied to the glass, allowing one to see the other side through the concave side, while the convex side blocked the view of the interior.
Perhaps a heavy rain had washed away the dirt from its surface one day, revealing it again, or maybe there was another reason. In any case, a beam of moonlight reflected off the opaque side and landed perfectly in Beacon’s eyes.
Shi Jin confirmed her earlier thoughts, but still found it a bit absurd…
There shouldn’t be anyone around here… She thought for a moment, feeling that there might be other discoveries nearby.
The time for the Ephemeral had ended. A voice came from Fresnel through the short-range communicator from dozens of meters away:
"Why haven’t you withdrawn?"
"I feel there’s something else here…"
"One minute, and keep an eye on your surroundings. Be careful of danger."
"Understood."
Shi Jin surveyed her surroundings and the area above her, then began searching near the Single Mirror.
Suddenly, her gaze was drawn to a crooked tree.
This tree was about ten meters away from the fragment, bent from bottom to top like a parenthesis, as if it had experienced some kind of pressure or impact that forced it to change its growth direction but had managed to grow back successfully.
A bush-like plant also thrived under that crooked tree.
Shi Jin stepped forward and brushed aside the bush, then froze in place.
"Hey, Shi Jin, what did you find?"
"Captain, you should come check this out…"
Hearing his teammate’s somewhat anxious yet not frightened voice, Fresnel quickly got up from the campfire.
He actually disliked the night because his abilities were nearly useless.
But if his teammates were in danger…
The remaining four quickly hurried towards Shi Jin. Above them, a large area of moonlight suddenly dimmed, replaced by a bright path ahead of them.
It seemed that Fresnel was wielding an invisible, high-powered searchlight, bringing comforting light to everyone in the dark woods.
Wang Xiao still remembered Lin Qingliu’s reminder. Although he had left other items behind, he quickly grabbed the helmet before taking action.
When they reached Shi Jin, they soon understood why she was so shocked.
Beneath that crooked tree and the lush, differently colored bush lay half-buried… a life pod!
A life pod.
This thing was extremely rare in Hope City; many people had never even heard of it.
But the Fresnel team happened to have a troublesome superpowered individual who would start sleeping as soon as he activated his ability, so there was a life pod that resembled this one strapped to Wang Xiao’s armor!
This thing is… meant to contain a person, right…?
Shi Jin glanced at her teammates, her eyes conveying this thought.
The others were also at a loss for words. The life pod was about thirty to forty meters away from the wreckage, and its size matched the internal structure of the rocket.
Suddenly, it dawned on everyone; they had heard about a rocket failure twenty years ago, but had never considered whether there were still living people inside when the rocket went missing…
Looking at the viewing window that had been shattered and the life pod that still had some water inside, Fresnel confirmed that there were at least no living people inside now.
This might be why the bush was growing more robust than the surrounding area; it had a water reservoir that almost belonged solely to that single plant.
Of course, it was gone now.
After receiving the captain’s instruction, Wang Xiao forcefully knocked off the remaining fragments of the life pod’s viewing window, then stood beside it and suddenly exerted his strength with both hands.
At the same time, his ability quietly activated, enhancing multiple muscle groups in his body.
The fragment of the life pod slowly lifted off the ground and was entirely removed with silent admiration from everyone, placing it on the ground nearby.
"What do we do with this thing?"
Wang Xiao wiped away nonexistent sweat, discreetly showing off a bit.
Fresnel thought for a moment and said:
"First, let’s take it back to the camp location, then contact the city."
Five minutes later, a flurry of footsteps startled Zhou Zhuo, who had just fallen asleep.
Today’s discoveries had been astonishing, and with two students who understood nothing making him feel frustrated, Zhou Zhuo’s mind was temporarily in a state of excitement as a regular human.
Finally overcoming that feeling and successfully falling asleep, the shallow sleep of an elderly man was broken by the sounds of footsteps.
The steps were heavy in the front and light at the back, rapid and a bit unsteady; it must be Ji Yongxing.
Sure enough, seconds later, the scholarly young man knocked on Zhou Zhuo’s door.
"What’s wrong?"
"Teacher, Fresnel’s team has made another discovery."
"Another discovery?"
Zhou Zhuo felt he had received quite a few surprises today, provided that it still counted as “today.”
"They found another fragment?"
"Yes, around the rocket wreckage. They discovered a…"
"A what?"
"A life pod."
"Ah?"
Zhou Zhuo’s reading glasses fell to the ground, making a cracking sound.
Memories long sealed began to awaken bit by bit, and Zhou Zhuo felt as though he had traveled back twenty years.
He had heard his friends, those responsible for exploring the rockets, discuss this many times over meals.
One thing Zhou Zhuo remembered clearly was that those friends had said the first batch of three rockets was a purely unmanned program, and there couldn’t possibly be any life pods aboard.
So, where did that thing come from?
Or rather, was that thing really a life pod?
Was the team that was communicating with the command center truly the same team from earlier today?
"Teacher, are you okay?"
Ji Yongxing, seeing Zhou Zhuo’s pale complexion through the darkness, couldn’t help but express his concern.
"I’m fine, just… feeling a bit off. Please be careful in the upcoming conversation. You’re young, and your mind is sharp. If I say something wrong, please remind me."
"Okay."
Observing Zhou Zhuo’s unwell expression, Ji Yongxing developed some guesses about his teacher’s thoughts.
Though he trusted his teacher greatly, Ji Yongxing clearly had an organization he relied on even more from a strength perspective.
And a member of that organization was currently in that team, giving him full confidence.
