My Cell Prison
Chapter 1348 - Chapter 1348: Chapter 1346: Bizarre

Chapter 1348: Chapter 1346: Bizarre

“The reboot of the world network triggered the activation of the backup power supply set up inside the station.

But the operation of the station fundamentally relied on ‘Iridium ore’.”

“The ‘Iridium ore compression technology’ monopolized by the Hyperion Corporation, which involves purifying and compressing massive quantities of Iridium ore to create Iridium batteries, is required to drive the trains to perform space jumps.”

Now it seems that these guys have taken back all the Iridium batteries from the stations before withdrawing their investment, which is really disgusting.”

Little Yellow glided out from the distribution room at the end of the train.

Its arms hanging down and camera also pointing downwards, it appeared quite disheartened.

Due to the absence of Iridium batteries, we can only resort to the most conventional method of travel to reach Hyperion, and with over fourteen hundred kilometers to go, just thinking about it deeply troubled Little Yellow.

Han Dong stood at the front end of the pure white train, inspecting the station along the railroad tracks.

“The operating principle, if I’m not mistaken,

should be using the train as a transfer vessel.

Passengers and cargo are loaded onto the train, forming a whole… When the train reaches a certain speed, powered by the Iridium batteries, it tears open a [space tunnel] leading to other stations.”

By doing so, it realizes the entire space jump, instantaneously arriving at the station, roughly that’s the concept, right?”

“Bingo!

The train serves as a transfer container, ensuring that passengers and living creatures do not endure the pressure of space jumps, while relying on pure electricity and magnetic fields for initial acceleration, to make the jump smoother.

The Iridium batteries act as the core, used for opening and establishing [space tunnels] between stations.

And the regularly arranged small Iridium ore crystals on the tracks are used to stabilize the whole process.”

“It’s quite a remarkable technology. I wonder if the space energy I possess could achieve the same effect as the Iridium batteries.

Little Yellow, can you manufacture a capacitor equivalent to an Iridium battery?”

“A container is simple, leave it to me!”

Little Yellow instantly pulled out a mechanical workbench and began fabricating rapidly.

Han Dong immediately transmitted a message to the Body inside him, “Miss Mary, I may need to extract some of your space energy.”

“Mm.”

For this long journey, it was natural to carry Mary within the Body to provide additional space attributes.

Little did we know, this extraction almost caused Mary to faint, collapsing directly within the brain laboratory… In exchange, the battery energy was completely filled up.

Little Yellow stared at the energy-filled battery component, excitedly spinning in circles on the spot!

“Woohoo! It actually worked!

I still have the station coordinates of the Hyperion Corporation stored in my head; I’ll have it calibrated in ten minutes!”

As Little Yellow got to work, Han Dong immediately took another trip back to the [Brain Laboratory].

Even though it felt somewhat like treating Mary as a tool, Han Dong fundamentally cared a lot… He picked up the nearly-fainted Maritzis and placed her into the pre-prepared nutrient bath, which could effectively stimulate her body to recover gradually in a short period of time.

“Ding-dong! All set~ Everyone board the train, the next stop is [Headquarters of Hyperion Corporation].

I, Little Yellow, will lead you to explore the grandest and most top-notch corporate ruins on the planet of Pandora.”

The robot, Little Yellow, somehow found a conductor’s cap and put it on itself.

As the train gradually accelerated, the distribution room released a wave of space energy that enshrouded the train’s exterior.

[Spatial Coordinates – Docking Successful]

Hum!

In the blink of an eye,

the train had stopped at a broken, gloomy station area that had collapsed severely.

With only a few lights still on–and even they were flickering due to unstable voltage–the atmosphere as a whole felt exceedingly eerie.

Looking through the train window, Han Dong even caught a glimpse of small particles floating in the air, trailing tails behind them and covered with a layer of metallic luster.

“What are these things… Metal spores?”

Just as Han Dong was about to extract some air for a closer investigation of these spores,

Green had already stepped off the train.

Metal spores seem to possess a “biological tendency” that enables them to detect the presence of living beings and immediately attach themselves.

“Hm? What’s this?”

Green also felt something was amiss,

Or rather, he had sensed the metal spores beforehand, just never thought they could have any effect on his body.

Little did he know.

Just two seconds upon contact with air, Green’s body immediately underwent a mutation reaction.

His veins bulged, taking on a sinister metallic sheen, and his overall movements became stiff.

“What is this thing?! It can actually affect me?”

While Green was astonished, a hand made of yellow sand pulled him back onto the train.

“Green, can I take this body to conduct some research?”

“Take it.”

After speaking, the infected Green, became blank in his gaze.

His jaw dropped as if dislocated, allowing his mouth to open to its fullest extent.

A new Green, covered in saliva and adhered to his body, crawled out of his mouth, maintaining the exact human form, dressed in a half-black, half-white suit.

Han Dong immediately dissected the abandoned body for research.

Metal spores had proliferated extensively within,

and over 80% of the blood vessels had turned into some kind of metal hoses,

all organs also exhibited metal fibrosis,

most importantly, after Green’s principal consciousness abandoned the body, a portion of the spores quickly occupied the brain, growing metallic mushroom-like structures on its surface.

Click!

The fingers of the body Green discarded actually moved slightly.

“Zombie?”

Before the body could further mutate.

Han Dong placed the Arm of the Undead against it, channeling streams of Death energy, which then turned it into a pile of black sand.

“Little Yellow, what’s going on here?”

Little Yellow searched the relevant data in the hard drive and hurriedly answered:

“The Organic Research Institute, set within the Headquarters of Hyperion Company, primarily handles new projects developed during later stages, most of which are related to meatballs.

Ever since the institute was established, a large number of meatballs that violate corporate regulations are sent there daily, but none have ever been seen alive afterward.

Everything about the Organic Research Institute is confidential, and I know very little.

I am vaguely aware that the former upper echelons of Hyperion were very interested in the projects of the Organic Research Institute, and the investments for research funding later even surpassed the station’s system, approaching the level of munitions development.

Oh right, it seems the munitions development department also collaborated with them.”

…..

However, Han Dong wasn’t the only Outsider who was monitoring the ruins of the Hyperion headquarters.

When the Outsider Matrix discovered it was unable to gain access to these major corporations’ world network, they dispatched an elite squad to investigate the situation, attempting to clear the native Residents who monopolize the company ruins and gain access from within.

Six hours before Han Dong and the others arrived at the Hyperion station.

A secret squad with six members of Opening the gate standard claimed to have encountered an attack by the natives not long after reaching the Headquarters of Hyperion Company and lost contact before they could report the situation.

This incident caused the Matrix to feel unsettled.

In her original opinion, the reason why the Black Tower designated the war zone on this planet was to allow them, [the Four Worlds], to harness the geographical advantage of the native planet and gain absolute dominance.

But now it seems.

This planet, named [Pandora], despite having less than a month before complete collapse, still holds many secrets.

And there are parts of these secrets that may pose a threat to them, influencing the entire wartime situation.