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The Oriole flew over the treetops that peeked over the wall and landed on the swing in the middle of the garden. The unique sweetness of the flowers lingered in the wind, guiding the sparse line of worker ants as they traversed the thick grass toward a distant mystery. For them, every outing from the nest was a winding journey, searching in this seemingly endless garden world, watching the Oriole fly out of its birdhouse without ever answering their curiosity about the world.
However, they had grown accustomed to certain unexpected occurrences, such as—
A massive darkness appeared above a few worker ants, followed by a large, patterned black slab pressing down on their forest. All around them, the towering green spires seemed so fragile in the face of this incomprehensible force, collapsing and bending down until they were pressed against their exoskeletons.
Of course, for the worker ants, it felt like they experienced such events daily. Because when the darkness left the grass, they found that they could continue moving forward, and the vibrant green world around them stood tall once more. Their fate had not been sealed by that brief darkness; on the contrary, the occasional arrival of darkness seemed to become a necessity in their lives.
Naturally, An Xiaotian did not consider how the ants might feel when he landed; he was simply following the elder ahead, not even knowing where he was going.
"Why are we going through the garden?" Liu Xuan asked in confusion as he looked at Xu Yicheng. But Xu Yicheng merely shrugged, indicating that they all didn't know and should just follow along.
In this situation, Nars was likely to be most moved. In his former world, he too had a garden, and at its end lay the most mysterious place in all civilization.
"Xuan, I’m sure Mr. Song is going to show us something incredibly powerful," Nars thought to himself.
"Can you guess what it is?" Liu Xuan asked as the three of them slowly followed Mr. Song out of the back door of the garden. This time, what entered Liu Xuan's view was not only another slightly smaller villa but also a...
"I don't know; let's keep some suspense," Nars said as he caught sight of a white "drone" hovering in mid-air through Liu Xuan's gaze.
"Flying so low?" From Xu Yicheng's angle, he could see a bluish-gray flash coming from the drone. After observing for a moment, he asked, "Is it an agricultural drone for watering grass? That body... must be Iridium? How extravagant."
"Just as expected from Dr. Xu," Mr. Song confirmed. "My workers coated Door Lock with an anti-oxidation film long ago; however, it has started to oxidize again now. Haha, just a Door Lock—it's a small matter."
"Door Lock?" The three were baffled—this... four-blade propeller was still spinning; how could it be a Door Lock?
Everyone stood there dumbfounded, eager to see what was happening.
Mr. Song approached what he referred to as Door Lock and simply stared at it without doing anything.
What happened next completely reshaped their understanding of current civilian technology—
This Door Lock drone—what they could only tentatively call it for now—extended a camera from beneath its body that scanned Mr. Song's pupils with blue-purple gradient ripples. They saw a green light appear above the camera lens; then Mr. Song took two steps back. The propellers around this little machine stopped spinning simultaneously and uniformly—each aligned parallel to its body before it flipped from horizontal to vertical relative to the ground while its wings rolled down under intelligent control.
At that moment, Xu Yicheng was the first to notice—each wing was engraved with patterns resembling keys! If he wasn't mistaken, these four wings were four different unlocking devices.
But even so, where should these four keys be inserted?
Yet Xu Yicheng couldn't fathom that these four wings would directly insert into something; upon closer inspection—oh my! Xu Yicheng was taken aback: there seemed to be... no, there definitely was a wall in mid-air!
In the air, ripples spread out like those created when stones are thrown into water as each wing-key inserted itself; simultaneously becoming visible were walls gradually materializing from four positions. The three looked up incredulously as the ripples expanded until a sharply-edged cylindrical structure stood complete before them.
"Invisibility Perspective Material?" An Xiaotian and Liu Xuan exclaimed in unison.
However, compared to the two young men, Xu Yicheng was not surprised by this technology; instead, he excitedly patted Liu Xuan on the back: "Hey! My patents are being used in rich people's homes!"
"There’s no way around it; the items are too precious, and we must do everything we can to protect them." Mr. Song placed his hand on the center of the door lock, and soon, the lock and the door, which had been hovering like a drone, split in half.
As Mr. Song led the three deeper inside, lights along the corridor lit up sequentially from the entrance inward. At the very end, there was another door, which presumably led to what Mr. Song referred to as the "treasure of the clan."
"Master!"
In the originally quiet space, this loud shout startled the three into standing back-to-back as if preparing for battle, looking up at the ceiling in response to the voice.
"Oh my heavens! My great lord! You actually deigned to visit me! You know, I, Xiao Zhongda, have been waiting for you for eighty-six hours, thirteen minutes, and one second..."
As they focused their gaze, they saw a small bat hanging from a support beam. After scanning the three with its light yellow eyes, it spread its wings and dropped down, shouldering a cannon that was now aimed at them!
"But who are you three? Do you think just because I'm old I can't hear you playing follow-the-leader?"
"Hehehe!" An Xiaotian instinctively pulled Xu Yicheng behind him. Seeing the cannon on the little bat's shoulder, the three quickly assumed a combat-ready stance. Liu Xuan's left arm rapidly extended a Particle Shield while his right hand summoned an energy cannon from his Space-time Arsenal to aim at the little bat. Xu Yicheng and An Xiaotian hid behind the Particle Shield, ready to face any attack.
"Oh? You’re hiding weapons?" The little bat exclaimed as it spread its wings. To the three, it suddenly appeared much larger than before, with a wingspan of about 1.4 meters. Showing its sharp teeth, it roared dramatically, "Come on, terrorists! Say hello to my graviton ray!"
Though both sides were tense and ready for action, neither dared to make a move. Eventually, they all turned their attention to Mr. Song. The old man seemed almost senile as he simply walked to the innermost door and let a scanner scan his facial features.
"Huh? Master! Someone is trying to murder you! You don’t even look back… not even once!" The little bat flapped its wings anxiously as it watched Mr. Song's back.
"Who’s trying to murder you? Stop slandering good people!" Nars chimed in with a glare from his left eye like moonlight directed at the little bat. "Ask questions clearly before speaking; otherwise, I guarantee I can stew you into soup within five minutes."
"Hey now, a split personality!" The little bat surprisingly noticed that Liu Xuan and Nars were sharing one body and mocked them with a grimace. "Even if I turn into soup, would you dare drink me?"
"Hehehe... Whether I drink or not is one thing; roasting you within five minutes is definitely possible, Xiao Zhongda." Mr. Song said with a smile as he looked at the scanner. Soon after, the door opened. "It's fine; these three are my guests; this is just my pet bat who is protective of home."
"Wait a minute." Xiao Zhongda looked at the three with confusion on his face as he gazed at Mr. Song's back. "Why are you siding with them?"
"Because we are good people, bat brat," An Xiaotian explained.
"Oh? Oh—now I understand!" Xiao Zhongda retracted the cannon on his shoulder and flew towards Mr. Song, landing at his feet. He pointed his wingtip at the approaching trio and asked curiously, "These wouldn’t be your so-called Earth heroes, would they? Just these three? They look like they’ve seen a ghost when they saw my cannon."
"You always underestimate others, Xiao Zhongda. They may not be as clever as you, but their courage and determination are something you will never surpass in your lifetime." Mr. Song stood at the open doorway waiting for the three to approach. "This is your first meeting."
"Uh... should I apologize or something?" Xiao Zhongda flew up and began chattering around the three. "I’m sorry about earlier; it was all a misunderstanding. My name is Xiao Zhongda; I’m the smartest bat in the universe—well, of course... I'm just a gatekeeper with a monthly salary of only a few fruits. What about you? Do you eat fruits? Do you like meat? No worries; I'll catch some small ones outside for you to try later; just don’t get tempted by my body after eating..."
Under Xiao Zhongda's endless "verbal harassment," the three followed Mr. Song into the room without saying a word. Underneath overhead lights illuminating their surroundings, they discovered that aside from various pipes lining the walls, there were computers and data monitoring instruments everywhere. Despite appearing chaotic in terms of directionality with pipes and wires leading everywhere, they all seemed to converge toward a large enclosed box that looked like it served a protective purpose.
"Gentlemen, allow me to pose a question," Mr. Song said mysteriously. "What is currently considered the rarest and most expensive substance in the world?"
"Is it californium?" Xu Yicheng immediately thought of an element from the periodic table and blurted out.
"Doctor, many times we need to think outside our professional frameworks," Mr. Song smiled as he activated the outer wall of the enclosed box.
In the eager eyes of the three, a circular machine finally unveiled the mysterious veil that Mr. Song had mentioned earlier. Inside the ring, a swirling mist of light in a pale yellow hue twisted continuously, resembling a split but constrained together by some force.
"Hehe, didn't see this coming, did you?" Xiao Zhongda hovered above the three, eagerly introducing it: "This! Is the most expensive substance in the world—Antimatter! Our family spent a whopping two billion just to accumulate this 5 grams of Antimatter!"
"Antimatter?!" Xu Yicheng exclaimed in shock. "Is it being held by a magnetic field?!"
Putting aside the purchase price of Antimatter, just to store this 5 grams required various instruments, protective measures, and a ring-shaped strong magnetic field generator, not to mention the hiring fees for high-tech talents to help design and install everything. Adding it all up...
"Oh my," Xu Yicheng said, stroking his chin; just thinking about that amount made him fearful.
"This is also why I was looking forward to your arrival," Mr. Song admitted. "In my hands, these are merely decorations. But now, it will follow Master."
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