Chapter 205
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Chapter 205: The Mysterious Black Box
The 11th floor underground is not open to the public. Even Expert Chen needs fingerprint, iris, and password authentication to use the elevator and exit from this floor.
Chen Yuting was left in Expert Chen’s office by Chu Jiang, so only the three of them came.
As soon as the elevator door opened, Chu Jiang felt a cold wind rushing towards him.
Although the corridor outside, like other floors of the research institute, had a high-tech modern style and bright lights, looking out from the elevator always gave an eerie and mysterious feeling.
Zhang San was the first to step out of the elevator. Only after he confirmed that there was no problem did he let Expert Chen and Chu Jiang come out together.
Chu Jiang was a bit puzzled, "Do we really need to be so cautious in our own territory?"
"Be careful and avoid big mistakes. There have been supernatural accidents within the research institute, and many people have died." As Expert Chen spoke, he walked forward.
Not long after walking out, Chu Jiang saw rooms without doors on both sides of the corridor.
Each of these rooms had rectangular tempered glass embedded in the walls, so visitors didn’t need to enter the rooms. They could see the sealed objects from the corridor.
"The sealed objects on this floor are all level two and level one. Level three is on a higher floor, and level zero is on a lower floor."
"Once you’ve made your selection, you can take it directly. And for the upgraded version of the Soul Guide Incense and the oiled paper umbrella, they’re in my office. You can go get them later."
Now Chu Jiang could choose a level one item or a level two item. He nodded and said, "These glass panels don’t look very strong. It makes me want to break them and plunder."
Expert Chen smiled, "It’s not that simple. There’s a ‘Miser’ on this floor. And it’s just one part of the defense mechanisms. The sealed objects are not easy to come out on their own, and it’s also very difficult for people outside to steal them."
As they walked forward, Expert Chen casually introduced the names, effects, and side effects of each sealed object to Chu Jiang.
He obviously has already mastered these things and has them completely stored in his mind.
Since he has already read about many level one seals, Chu Jiang was somewhat uninterested in these level two seals, because their effects were not as strong as he had imagined, but they had significant side effects.
For example, Curse Tape, if the research institute didn’t have a way to resolve it, ordinary people would be afraid of being cursed and would not choose to add another curse to themselves.
When Expert Chen was talking confidently, Chu Jiang suddenly noticed something interesting.
He pointed to a room and asked, "What’s that? Why is it still inside the box? Or is the box itself a seal?"
What Chu Jiang was referring to was a black metal box, square in shape and looking somewhat heavy.
"Oh, that one, its effect is unknown, but we have only observed its side effects so far."
Expert Chen led Chu Jiang to the front of this room and said, "This peculiar black box was discovered by one of our Ghost Masters in an abandoned house from the Republic era."
"As soon as he saw it, he became curious and wanted to open it to see what was inside."
"But this thing, no matter what he tried, he couldn’t open it. So he decided to take the box back to the research institute for further investigation."
"Then something strange happened, the farther he got from the old house, the heavier the box became. In the end, it was so heavy that he couldn’t even lift it."
"Normally, at this point, he should have made the decision to abandon this thing."
"However, the Ghost Master didn’t do that. No matter what, he didn’t want to let go of it. He was just too curious about what was inside."
"He didn’t eat or drink, and he didn’t ask for help from the research institute. He just wanted to drag the box forward. In the end, his hands dislocated, and he died of hunger and thirst, collapsing halfway."
"Later, the research institute found his body, and from the notes he left behind, they learned about everything that happened."
"And we didn’t find the black box beside that Ghost Master. It was only after searching the abandoned old house that we found this thing inside."
Chu Jiang listened with some surprise, "So how did you bring this thing back?"
"It’s simple," Expert Chen also looked at the box with a curious gaze through the glass, "The Ghost Master’s notes repeatedly mentioned the word ‘curiosity.’"
"So we put the black box inside a wooden box and had the robot carry it onto a transport truck; at the same time, the truck driver only knew that he had to transport a piece of furniture."
"In this way, he successfully transported the goods to the airport, and the airport staff, unaware of the situation, loaded the goods onto the plane."
"From then on, the process was similar, since each person who took over thought it was a piece of furniture and naturally didn’t have much curiosity."
"After bringing the black box to the research institute, our team conducted a lot of research, but no matter what, we couldn’t open it. Even laser cutting was of no use."
"Moreover, its fixed location seems to have shifted to this room. Anyone who tries to take it away from here will feel increasingly weighed down the farther they move."
After finishing speaking, Expert Chen reluctantly averted his gaze. "Let’s go, if you keep looking at it, I’m afraid you’ll end up breaking into the room. No one can stare at this thing for long, or else curiosity will become more and more intense."
"Alright," Chu Jiang agreed, but his gaze remained fixed on the box. It was only after they walked away that his curiosity gradually subsided.
"By the way, maybe I should choose this one and keep it in my office. If someone breaks in, they’ll definitely think that I’ve placed something valuable inside and will do everything they can to try and take it away," Chu Jiang said jokingly.
Expert Chen shrugged, "Whatever, anyway, you’ll only count as one of the two seals."
"Oh, by the way, you need to find a way to transport it out."
"That’s not troublesome." Chu Jiang muttered to himself, as he discovered that the dark space inside Left Hand Ghost had no weight limit. As long as something could fit in, it could weigh as much as needed.
……
After examining most of the Level 2 seals, Expert Chen led Chu Jiang to the Level 1 seal area.
Here, he saw straw substitute figures, maze candles, cursed paper dolls, Dark Treasure, Ghost Mirror, summoning banners, accordions, wish bones, eyeballs, sniper rifles…
These items made him quite excited, especially the black sniper rifle with its tough style. But its side effects were too dreadful, and Chu Jiang didn’t know if he could handle the recoil after firing a shot.
"Can I try that gun?" Chu Jiang pointed at the rifle and asked.
"I can let you hold it, but trying it out is out of the question. If you’re not afraid of death, I am. What if the bullet triggers the defensive mechanism of this layer? I would also be held responsible." Expert Chen said seriously.