chapter23：chip

Amy spied a console like object in the corner of the restaurant.

It was covered in dust, with various buttons and indicator lights haphazardly distributed all over it. "Come and have a look at this!

" she called out. Everyone gathered around. Molly examined the console and said, "This console looks very old, but some parts seem to have been modified later.

Maybe this has something to do with our identity transformation." Lucy tentatively pressed a button.

Suddenly, a low - pitched humming sound filled the restaurant, as if some kind of machine was starting up.

Immediately after that, a projection appeared on the wall. In the projection was an old man with white hair.

His eyes were deep and mysterious. "Welcome to the core secret place of the villa area," the old man's voice echoed in the restaurant. "You are all the chosen ones because of your different professional knowledge and special abilities.

This villa area is a huge experimental field. We are researching an energy that can change the human gene structure. The identity transformation you just experienced is the result of the preliminary test of this energy." "Why are you doing such an experiment? It's so inhumane!" Tim, the female model, said angrily.

The old man smiled. "For the evolution of humanity. Just think, if we can freely change human genes and let humans possess various superpowers, what a wonderful future it will be.

But there have been some accidents in this process.

The energy has begun to get out of control, resulting in these strange phenomena." "So what should we do now?" Jack asked. "You need to help us repair the energy control system.

Only in this way can everything return to normal and the further out - of - control of the energy be stopped. Otherwise, this villa area will be completely destroyed by the energy, and the eruption of this energy may also have unimaginable impacts on the whole world."

After saying that, the projection disappeared.

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Tim carefully examined the lever. "I think there might be something stuck in its track.

We have to find a way to get this obstacle out." As he said this, he started looking around for tools that could be used to clean the track.

Helen also crouched down to help check. "The design of this lever is very delicate. If we pull it forcefully, it may damage the whole device." Lucy rummaged around the room. Suddenly, she found a long - thin pair of tweezers in a small cabinet. "This might be useful." Tim took the tweezers and carefully inserted them into the track of the lever, trying to pick out the obstacle.

After some effort, a small metal piece stuck inside was finally removed. "All right, now try pulling the lever again," Helen said. Tim took a deep breath and pulled the lever hard.

The mechanical device emitted a low - pitched rumbling sound and started running again.

In Jack's room, after a series of intense operations, Jack finally arranged the symbols on the Rubik's cube in the correct order.

At the moment when the Rubik's cube was in place, the password picture on the electronic display screen changed and a set of numbers appeared. "This should be the password," David said excitedly.

Amy quickly ran to the password lock at the door of the room and entered the set of numbers. With a faint mechanical running sound, the door slowly opened.

"Great, we've succeeded!" Jack said excitedly.

The four of them walked out of the room and came to the living room, only to find it empty. "I wonder how Lucy and their group are doing," Amy said worriedly. Just then, there was also a sound from another door. Lucy, Helen, and Tom's group also successfully cracked the password and walked out.

"It was so thrilling," Lucy said as she wiped the sweat from her forehead.

Just as everyone had let out a sigh of relief, suddenly the whole villa started to shake violently. "Oh no, maybe the energy is about to get out of control again," Jack shouted.

Everyone looked around for a way to stabilize the energy. At this time, Amy noticed some strange patterns on the floor of the living room.

These patterns were very similar to those seen on the restaurant wall before. "Look here, everyone!" Amy called out.

Jack walked over and carefully observed the patterns. "I think these patterns might be guiding us to somewhere." So, everyone followed the direction of the patterns and came to an entrance to the basement.

The basement was filled with a mysterious atmosphere.

There were all kinds of strange instruments and huge energy crystals placed around.

"These crystals seem to be the source of the energy out - of - control," Molly said.

David pushed his glasses. "We have to find a way to adjust the energy frequency of these crystals.

Maybe then we can stop the energy from getting out of control." Everyone began to search in the basement for the device that controlled the energy frequency of the crystals.

After a search, a console was found in the corner. The console was covered with complex buttons and display screens, showing some incomprehensible parameters. "What should we do? None of us knows how to operate this console," Helen said with a frown.

Jack carefully observed the console. Suddenly, he found a logbook beside the console, which recorded some basic information about the console operation. "I think I know what to do." Jack began to carefully adjust the buttons on the console according to the instructions in the logbook.

As Jack operated, the energy fluctuation of the crystals gradually stabilized, and the shaking of the villa also slowly stopped.

Just when everyone thought everything was over, a voice sounded in the basement: "You have done well, but there is one last test." A huge energy barrier appeared in front of everyone.

The barrier flickered with different - colored lights and some complex puzzle patterns also appeared on it. "What is this?" Tim asked, his eyes wide open in astonishment.

Amy stared closely at the huge energy barrier flickering with different - colored lights and covered with complex puzzle patterns, and said slowly, "It seems that we have to solve this puzzle to really get out of here.

" Jack frowned, with a thoughtful look in his eyes, and muttered in a low voice, "This puzzle is not easy.

We have to connect all the things we experienced in the villa and find the pattern from them.

" Everyone listened and gathered in front of the energy barrier, staring at the puzzle unblinkingly and seriously studying it.

This puzzle was like a mysterious treasure trove of knowledge, covering the knowledge of all kinds of strange phenomena encountered in the villa before, such as the dream - like splendor of the rainbow rain, the mysterious aura emitted by the strange plants, and the shock and confusion during the identity transformation.

Amy nodded gently, with a firm look in her eyes. "Yes, then let's recall those details together."

However, just as everyone was concentrating, a strange ray of light suddenly hit Amy like a sharp sword without warning.

Amy felt a sharp pain, and the floor beneath her feet instantly cracked open a large gap. Her body involuntarily fell downward. "Amy!" Jack shouted and without hesitation reached out to grab Amy's hand.

But the powerful downward force still dragged them both into a dark corner.

In the darkness, Amy felt that her head was about to hit the ground heavily.

At the critical moment, Jack tightly protected her. The two of them fell heavily on the ground, and Jack fell into a coma due to the impact.

Before Amy could recover, a powerful force suddenly surged, forcefully pushing them apart as they were huddled together. In this powerful energy body, Amy vaguely saw the shadow of the old man flickering.

At that instant, a strange sense of familiarity welled up in her heart. She felt as if she had seen this old man somewhere before.

And the old man also seemed to see Amy. His eyes were filled with deep sadness, a sadness as deep and oppressive as an endless night. Before Amy could think more, a tornado howled in, like a huge hand, sweeping Amy into a room.

As soon as Amy landed in the room, she heard the radio in the room ticking non - stop. She calmed herself down and found that the radio was placed in front of a glass mirror.

Amy curiously looked at the mirror. In the mirror was presented a boy's room.

She saw that the boy was concentrating on drawing, and the figure in the drawing was actually her. In the lower right corner of the drawing, the signature was clearly "Tom". Amy exclaimed and couldn't help but whisper to herself, "Tom? Is it you? Why are you drawing me over there? What on earth is going on?" Just as Amy was at a loss, a melodious piece of music suddenly came from the radio.

The music seemed to be magical, gradually calming Amy's emotions. "Amy thought: Maybe there are some clues in the mirror?" As she thought this, she carefully approached the mirror.

When her hand touched the mirror, the mirror surface rippled like a calm lake when a stone was thrown into it.

Amy was startled and quickly withdrew her hand. At this time, a gentle voice sounded in the room: "Amy, don't be afraid."

have to do with you?" Tom's voice carried a tinge of sadness: "It's a long story. All those strange things you encountered in the villa are related to me.

" Amy frowned: "Related to you? Who are you? Why can you affect what happens in the villa?" Tom sighed gently, but his voice was affected by the flickering magnetic field of the mirror, and Amy couldn't hear clearly. Amy asked anxiously: "What are you saying?" Tom smiled bitterly and pointed to the corner of her room.

Amy shook her head: "But I still don't understand. What should I do to solve all this?" Tom's eyes became firm, and he said clearly: "You need to find the memory fragments I left in this room.

Those fragments will tell you what to do." Amy began to search everywhere in the room. She rummaged through every corner but found nothing. ".