Chapter 211: Intense Affection
“Countless efforts, yet the final success or failure is decided by others—how is that not a great irony.”
“The success before one’s eyes is bestowed by others, not the result of effort. Can such success be considered success?”
“Perhaps for those who already reap the benefits, this is success.”
After leaving the hotel, Zhou Ming walked slowly along a street with sparse traffic, facing the cold northern wind, immersed in the information the Scorpion-Lion had told him.
All the changes on Blue Star at present were merely incidental transformations brought about by powerful beings from another world in their attempt to obtain the World’s Heart.
If there were no World’s Heart, Blue Star could be said to be a barren and desolate land, with nothing worth coveting.
Perhaps only those powerful beings who walked the paths of soul and death would cast their gaze upon Blue Star, simply because it possessed hundreds of millions of intelligent lifeforms.
Just as Zhou Ming inadvertently walked onto a bustling street, a gigantic display screen was pushing an advertisement.
“Energy Pulse Communication Technology has already established base stations in Qinghui Base?”
Looking up, the display screen lavished praise upon the technology with all kinds of wording, heralding that every isolated base would finally be truly connected.
Citizens across the various alliance bases would have the opportunity, just like before the Doomsday Era, to understand the differences between regions through Energy Pulse Communication Technology.
“Her technology has already begun to be promoted. I wonder how she’s doing now.”
When Lei Yuan’s figure surfaced in Zhou Ming’s mind, he suddenly smiled knowingly.
“Since the fate of Blue Star can no longer be changed, then I’ll dominate my own destiny.”
Only at this moment did Zhou Ming realize that he was not some lofty moral saint. What did Blue Star’s future fate have to do with him?
In essence, he did not belong to Blue Star at all—just like the foreign races, he came from another world.
Even his current body, its genes and bloodline, had already undergone drastic changes.
Perhaps only those he cared about were truly worth protecting.
Looking at the number marked with Lei Yuan’s name in his contact list, Zhou Ming pressed the call button.
“Hello, the number you have dialed is not within the service area.”
Hearing the prompt from the phone, Zhou Ming’s brows immediately furrowed.
Qinghui Base had already established the base stations required for Energy Pulse Communication Technology. It was impossible that Dawn Base, where the Alliance Headquarters was located, had not yet done so.
Just as Zhou Ming was pondering whether something had happened to Lei Yuan, sound suddenly came from the phone again.
“Brother Zhou, I was pulled by my teacher to participate in an absolutely confidential scientific research project, so I won’t be able to contact you for the time being. Please don’t worry about me.”
“Also, I’ve mailed you a set of materials. They should be what you need. Please remember to pick them up at the Qinghui Base Post Office in time.”
“Miss you~”
When the final voice carrying a hint of shyness ended, the message was immediately disconnected.
The phone then prompted that the message time was Alliance Calendar Year Six Hundred Eighty, August Fifteenth.
“So quickly she’s already touching the Alliance Academy of Sciences’ confidential research?”
“She really shines wherever she goes.”
When Zhou Ming heard the last three words Lei Yuan said, the gloom that had formed in his heart due to the Scorpion-Lion’s revelations instantly dissipated completely.
“I wonder what this girl has mailed me?”
Upon learning that Lei Yuan had sent him materials, Zhou Ming’s curiosity was immediately stirred.
Without hesitation, Zhou Ming flagged down a passing taxi and headed straight for the Qinghui Base Post Office.
Given the environment the Alliance was currently facing, there were no longer any privately contracted courier companies between bases. Only the Alliance itself could undertake postal services.
After arriving at the post office, Zhou Ming explained his purpose. To his surprise, the method Lei Yuan used to send the package was of the highest security level, requiring identity verification before Zhou Ming could receive it.
Hearing the requirement raised by the post office staff, Zhou Ming became even more curious about the contents Lei Yuan had mailed.
Fingerprint verification succeeded, and only then did Zhou Ming smoothly obtain the item Lei Yuan had sent—a small suitcase, and it was encrypted.
Lei Yuan did not test Zhou Ming with the password to open the case. After Zhou Ming received her message, his phone automatically received a text message. This had been preset.
It was the date when Zhou Ming and Lei Yuan had met at Qinghui Base.
Zhou Ming found a café and, inside a quiet private room, opened the suitcase Lei Yuan had sent.
A thick stack of materials appeared before Zhou Ming’s eyes.
“Research on the Uniqueness of Spiritual Seeds”
“The Relationship Between Spiritual Power and the Soul”
“How to Induce Benign Variations in Bloodlines”
“The Connection Between Bloodlines and the Soul”
“The Evolution of Collective Consciousness”
Inside the suitcase, there were a total of five sets of materials. Every page was densely packed with tiny black text printed on both sides.
As Zhou Ming flipped past the last set of materials, a note suddenly appeared beneath it.