The convoy drove along Industrial Avenue and finally returned to the shelter before the sun set.
After completing the inspection and brief report at the assembly base, they can disband and return to their residence to rest. Accompanying researcher Abinna has gained a lot, in addition to the relevant data of Tom's battle wearing the Jade Rabbit Type 3 No.1 armor, there are also materials for new mutated organisms.
Before breaking up, Abing sincerely expressed his gratitude to Tom and then returned to the R&D department with the Jade Rabbit Type 3 No.1 armor.
Ouyang Haotian's provocative purple electric car had been waiting outside the assembly base for a long time, and he was really happy to see Tom come out. The two of them clapped their hands to celebrate and set off back to the ant colony.
"An Shitou, it seems that once you go on a mission, you will be able to untie the knot in your heart."
Previously, Tom was very emotional because he realized that he might be a mutant, and his friends in the ant colony noticed it. Just Tom refused to say, and they wouldn't ask either. Now Tom had a conversation with Yuan Feipeng and figured out the key points, feeling relieved. Ouyang Haotian could easily see it at a glance.
"Well, it's okay, it's causing you to worry."
Ouyang Haotian shrugged his shoulders and said, "Ha, the one who worries most about you is Zhao Yingying. After all, pregnant women are sentimental. But I don't think it's a big deal, and there's also a hurdle that you can't cross with."
Tom feels warm in his heart, after all, having friends who care is really a good feeling. At this point, he also became more determined to stick to his true intention and fight against the desires generated by mutation in the future.
The car returned to the ant colony, and everyone was busy at home, cooking several good dishes and even luxurious fresh meat.
At the dinner party, Tom told them about his experience going to the subway station, but of course, he didn't mention the dirty things about Liang Guodong and Cretos, so as not to ruin the big guy's good mood.
That night, Tom, who was no longer worried about whether he had mutated, was in a great mood. He played with his friends to the fullest, completely clearing out the previously suppressed emotions. Everyone played together until late at night before dispersing.
Everyone was asleep, but Tom came to the rooftop with a level 1 yellow crystal and began to recall his experience of telepathizing with Yue Zhenghui.
At that time, Yue Zhenghui said in his spiritual world that Tom, like him, had something on his belly button called a crystal nucleus, according to the R&D department.
Tom tried to sense it during this time, but couldn't sense the crystal nucleus. But now he plans to try using yellow crystal, following the method in Yue Zhenghui's memory.
Forgetting that he couldn't use yellow crystal to sense it, Tom had also done this, which was to make yellow crystal resonate with red crystal and produce a violent repulsive reaction. Based on this reaction, he made repulsive cannons and guns.
Now sensing again, he quickly felt a slight itch near his belly button, which should be the thing called the crystal nucleus.
Yue Zhenghui also said that there is one more thing in Tom's body than him, which may be why Tom did not have the desire to eat people like he did.
Tom couldn't feel the existence of the second thing, and due to his unwillingness to be studied, he didn't want to confess to the R&D department and let them use an X-ray machine to examine his body.
Then he continued to follow the method taught by the mysterious person in Yue Zhenghui's memory, controlling the crystal nucleus and guiding it to absorb the energy storage crystal in his hand.
Just like Yue Zhenghui repeatedly tried but failed, Tom tried several times but failed. No matter how he guided him, the crystal nucleus had no reaction at all.
He tried repeatedly, not easily giving up, until the Awakener's watch on his wrist vibrated, reminding him that his preset alarm had gone off and it was 3am.
He didn't expect himself to try so repeatedly, but he managed to pass an hour and a half with just one attempt.
Tomorrow, I have to go back to the eighth courtyard of the psychic office to give a task report. Tom decided to go back and rest first, after all, the day is long, and this kind of thing is not easy to handle too quickly.
Returning to the dangerous environment, even when someone was on duty at the subway station, Tom's sleep was shallow and he woke up at a touch. Now that he had returned to a safe shelter and his own ant nest home, Tom slept soundly and slept until 7 o'clock in the morning when the alarm rang again.
Today is not only the day when Tom returns to Courtyard 8 to give a task report, but also when Liu Lian goes to Courtyard 8 to participate in the second round of interviews.
The special recruitment application submitted by Zhao Xin has been approved. As an awakener with the ability to assist in exploration missions, Liu Lian's voice radar is the ears and eyes of the task execution team. Although his physical fitness is not up to standard, the conditions for special recruitment can be relaxed.
So Tom naturally drove his car and took Liu Lian into the Eighth Courtyard together.
Although this mission was led by the 23rd team and he was responsible for the overall report, Tom still needs to provide a summary of the part he performed. This kind of paperwork is not as troublesome as he imagined, because someone specifically asks him questions about certain issues, and most of his answers are either "yes" or "no". Some specific details may ask about his thoughts on the countermeasures he took at the time.
For example, when flying to a portable searchlight on the "Mutant Big Cockroach", how did you think of turning on the switch and shaking the big cockroach down.
He didn't think too much at the time, he just wanted to rely on this move to counter it and create opportunities by shaking the cockroach away.
Later, when he saw the big cockroach fall, he instinctively jumped out and realized it was an opportunity to lie on the big guy. He accidentally discovered the weakness of the big cockroach under its leather wings.
Another thing is that after he stuffed two crystal bombs into the mouth of the mutant rat, he was bitten by the rat. At that time, he first activated the blue crystal he was carrying, reacting with the red crystal, and used a protective barrier.
He used this trick sparingly, but it could save his life in critical moments. The earliest time it happened was outside the Redemption Shelter when he was caught by the mutated cat Ah Huang. If it weren't for this trick, he would have been torn to pieces at that time.
However, he didn't report everything truthfully either. On the back of the mutated cockroach, he relied on the combination of a shield and a mutated shield knife to break through its weaknesses and cut its brain at the tail in half.
Due to the use of mind controlled metal and crystal energy storage technology in the production of this large knife, he currently does not intend to easily hand over these two technologies to the R&D department, so the deformation shield knife did not appear in his report, despite Shen Jiayi's kindness in understanding him.
Perhaps it's a bit selfish, but the R&D department also has reservations about him. Just by looking at the information on the Jade Rabbit Armor, he can see many confidential technologies. For example, even now, he still doesn't know the specific formula of that coolant.
After completing the task briefing, the 5th informed him that he would need to go to the R&D department to give another report. After all, the confidential Yutu III Type 1 armor was not given to him for free. He also had to report to the person in charge of the armor project about the use of armor,
This person in charge was seen by Tom last time. At that time, he had just arrived at the R&D department and wanted to see with his own eyes the experimental stage of the Jade Rabbit III armor. As a result, Li Xiangrong, the project leader, had a domineering attitude and directly kicked him out.
Although Tom didn't want to deal with the other party, since he had used their things for free, it was also his obligation to share his usage experience and provide improvement suggestions, so he came to this experimental building again.
It was Ah Bing who welcomed him, and at that moment Tom learned that Ah Bing's full name was Yan Xuebing, who was also a doctoral student.
However, the report used this time is not the responsibility of Yan Xuebing, he is only here to pick up Tom to the office.
Speaking of an office, it seems more like an interrogation room to Tom. The room is very small, and the lighting is not dim, but it is not very bright either. A large table is not far from the door, with two spacious and comfortable chairs placed in front of it, and on the other side of the table, there is an iron square chair.
As soon as he entered, he was asked to sit on the square chair. Looking up, the table was still slightly higher in his line of sight. Talking about the interrogation room may not be accurate, but Tom feels more like a scene between a candidate and an interviewer.
He sat for a while before Li Xiangrong, who was responsible for the development of the Jade Rabbit Armor project, arrived late with his assistant. After sitting down and taking a sip of tea, he immediately began to inquire about his use of the Jade Rabbit Type 3 No.1 armor.
But as the person who cooperated with the experiment, Tom didn't even have a glass of water or a table to hold his hands on when he came in.
Tom didn't care about these either, he only showed the other person's favor at that time. In short, it is to answer any questions and cooperate with the other party as much as possible.
After asking a few questions about the movement joints, Li Xiangrong surprisingly posed a ridiculous question: "Why did you use 'defense solidification' when you were bitten by a second level mutant mouse?"
"What?" Tom didn't react.
"Defense solidification is the ability obtained by resonating with the combination of variable energy crystals and strong energy crystals. This can indeed prevent you from being bitten by mice, but it cannot test the degree of protection my armor provides to the wearer's body." Li Xiangrong became excited as he spoke. "Do you know how difficult it is to encounter a mouse in a second level mutation? You didn't even test my armor for damage protection to protect yourself, you coward! If you didn't activate defense solidification, we can now calculate the bite force of this second level mutation mouse through your wound, and accurately evaluate the protection coefficient of the first level armor of Yutu III on the wearer!"
Watching the other person's saliva splattering, Tom really couldn't get angry, wanting to curse but unable to speak out. After all, with someone who doesn't take their lives seriously, no matter how much you curse, it doesn't make any sense.
After thinking for a moment, he still spoke up and said, "Testing armor is just a side effect. My task is to save myself and solve threats..."
"But at that time, the mouse had already eaten the bomb and could be killed later. It no longer posed a threat to the team. As for you, my Jade Rabbit will guarantee that you will not die. If you are injured, the shelter will provide you with free treatment. What are you afraid of?"
Tom was actually amused by the other party, so he took the opportunity to ask, "What if I am disabled?"
"The shelter will support you for a lifetime. What are you afraid of? You're just a coward."
Tom sighed and was too lazy to deal with the other party. He immediately stood up and prepared to leave.
"What are you doing? Did I get you up?"
"I don't have time to waste your time here with you, or is that how you waste your time making armor?"
"You stop, did I allow you to leave? Security, tie him up for me!"