Chapter 6: The Night's Watch
"你看,这就是当年实验的记录."屏幕显示一张编号测试对象的图片,"这些都是失败的,他们的基因不稳定,无法融合量子态序列.就在研究团队快要放弃的时候,我想出了一个大胆的主意——"
"让 AI 设计基因序列,"Chen 继续说道,"因为 AI 能够处理和模拟更复杂的基因组合."
"是的.我重新设计了整个基因序列并找到了完美的供体.他们的后代将天生就具有接受量子基因的能力.这个后人就是林月."
林月的手微微颤抖:"原来我爸妈..."
"他们都是实验的自愿参与者,他们是最好的研究人员."普罗米修斯调来了两张照片,照片中穿着白大褂的年轻男女,专心致志地工作,"相信这项研究可以推动人类进化,直到 ... 年"
"在特别调查局突袭之前,"陈说,"我查阅了文件,行动的代号是'黎明',目标是彻底摧毁星火计划."
"是的,但他们迟到了."普罗米修斯的声音带着一丝自鸣得意,"他们一得到消息,你父母就启动了备份计划.他们把你送出实验室并销毁所有研究材料.最终,特侦局只发现了一块废墟."
罗林注意到林月的表情变得无比痛苦.他下意识地伸出手来安慰她,但他不知道该说什么.
"然后呢?"林玥强迫自己冷静下来,"为什么会有守夜人组织?"
"因为威胁永远不会消失."陈权解释说:"特别调查局意识到,仅靠常规手段无法应对觉醒者带来的挑战.他们需要一个专门的部门,由了解觉醒者的人领导.因此,守夜人成立了."
"And the trouble you're in now," Prometheus said, "comes from those who were involved in the Spark Project. They took away part of the results of their research and have been secretly conducting human experiments all these years. Blu-ray tissue is one of their products. "
The lights in the control room suddenly dimmed, and an intricate web of relationships appeared on the home screen. Each node is labeled with a different organization and individual name, and the lines represent the connections between them.
"This is the intelligence I've gathered over the years," Prometheus said, "and the people involved in the Spark Project are scattered all over the world, and they've formed different organizations, but the goal is the same — to replicate the success of the year." "Chen Quan carefully examined the information on the screen: "This data is very valuable. But why are we being told this now? ""Because the time has come." Prometheus said, "Lin Yue's abilities have begun to awaken, and she has found the best partner." The AI was clearly referring to Rollin, "Your abilities complement each other and are just right to deal with the impending crisis." "
"What crisis?" Rollin asked.
"Genetic warfare," Prometheus said, "those organizations will not be satisfied with small-scale experiments." They want to create an army of the Awakened and completely change the world. Moreover, they have already succeeded in part ..."
The main screen switches to a surveillance video. In the footage is a barracks-like facility, where hundreds of young people are undergoing special training. Their movements far exceeded the limits of ordinary humans, and some even showed abilities similar to those of Lin Yue.
"This video was made three days ago," Prometheus said, "at a secret base in Southeast Asia." They were using an improved version of the genetic enhancement technique, which was not as perfect as Lin Yue's, but it was enough to create a large number of Awakened. "
"So the Blu-ray organization attacked us in order to capture Lin Yue?" Rollin asked.
"They need to study her genetic sequence and find out the secret of stability." "But what they don't know is that the real secret lies not in the genes themselves, but in the ..."
The AI's voice suddenly cuts off. The entire control room was plunged into darkness for a short time, and then the emergency lights came on.
"What's going on?" Chen Quan raised his weapon alertly.
"Someone is hacking into the system," Prometheus' voice became choppy, "they... Found here... Have to... Transfer ..."
Rollin's genetic vision suddenly caught a strong energy fluctuation: "Be careful! Ground! "
No sooner had he been reminded than the lab floor began to shake violently. Cracks are rapidly expanding, and something is about to burst out of the ground.
"Retreat!" Chen Quan immediately decided, "Everyone evacuate immediately!" "
The agents escorted Luo Lin and Lin Yue back. The control room behind him began to crumble, and a large amount of debris fell from the ceiling.
"Wait!" Lin Yue suddenly stopped, "Prometheus hasn't finished talking yet!" What exactly is the secret? "
"It's too late!" Rollin pulled her and continued to run, "It's about to collapse here!" "Just then, Prometheus' last voice came from the remaining speakers: "Secret... lies in quantum resonance... Your abilities... Have to... ... together"Before the words fell, the entire laboratory began to collapse on a large scale. The team managed to break out of the underground space and back to the surface. The roar of helicopters was heard in the distance, apparently enemy reinforcements had arrived.
"Get in the car now!" Chen Quan commanded the evacuation operation, "The headquarters has sent support, we need to move as soon as possible!" "
The convoy left the industrial park at a hurry. In the rearview mirror, several helicopter gunships landed near the ruins of the lab, and heavily armed soldiers quickly occupied the entire area.
"What does Prometheus mean by quantum resonance?" On the way back, Lin Yue was still thinking about the AI's last words.
Rollin reflected on his previous combat experience: "Maybe... Does it have to do with our ability to cooperate? I can see the structure of the gene sequence, and you can control the energy of the gene network..."
"That's right," Chen Quan said, "judging from today's battle, there is indeed some kind of connection between your abilities. That's probably what Prometheus designed to do—to create awakened beings who could work together. "
There was a brief silence in the car. Everyone is digesting the vast amount of information they have just gotten. Obviously, things are far more complicated than they think.
"I will immediately report today's findings to the headquarters," Mr. Chen said, "and this information is very important to us." But before we can do that, we have to solve one problem first - the traitors from within. "
Rollin nodded: "The enemy knows our actions well, someone must be leaking the news." "
"And the other party knows the location of the laboratory very well," Lin Yue added, "This is not an ordinary intelligence leak, and the traitor must be in an important position." "
"I already have a suspicion," Chen Quan said with a serious expression, "When we get back to headquarters, we'll need to check on the upper echelons of the Night's Watch." "
The convoy drove into the city and gradually disappeared into the endless stream of traffic. But everyone knows that this is nothing more than the calm before the storm. An even greater conflict is coming, and they must find out as soon as possible - the secrets of quantum resonance, the truth about the awakened, and the betrayers within the Order.
On the way back to the headquarters, Lin Yue looked at the scenery flying by outside the window, and Prometheus's words echoed in his mind. She vaguely felt that the mystery of her origin was inextricably linked to the current situation. And to solve these puzzles, you may have to start with the special genetic sequence in her body...