Mental Evaluation II (Discovery)

Mobile Lab – That Day

Zhao Ming froze mid-step as he heard shouting behind him. From the direction of the sound, it was clear the commotion wasn’t directed at him. His curiosity piqued, he quickly slipped his headgear back on—he had taken it off just moments ago—before making his way toward the experiment box, where the mysterious material was being studied.

“What’s going on?” he asked in a low voice as he approached. There was no need to raise his volume; the internal comms system ensured his words reached the intended recipient without him having to specify.

“The material just turned into a liquid for a few moments... but now it’s back to its original solid form,” one of the researchers responded. Almost immediately, Zhao’s virtual assistant pulled up a recording of the phenomenon.