Chapter 496: Enigmatic Clues
Mo’s answer was packed with information, leaving Feng Qi stunned in place.
Supreme being? Sealing vessel? Human?
As the pieces connected, Feng Qi’s first thought was: Could I be the special vessel sealing a supreme being? And is that supreme being the Narrator within me?
But what did this have to do with Little Black’s relentless pursuit?
What exactly was a “supreme being”? Was it another name for the Pillar God?
Was Little Black’s sole purpose to kill supreme beings? Was the Narrator its true target?
And what did Mo mean by “rule aggregate”?
Staring at the spot where Mo had vanished, Feng Qi sank into deep thought.
If humans were vessels sealing supreme beings, and Little Black’s purpose was to kill humans, it didn’t quite add up.
In the future world of 1500 years hence, he had seen numerous Future People surviving in shelters.
This proved that Little Black hadn’t slaughtered all humans; not everyone was its target.
Analyzing the situation from this perspective, the targets Little Black hunted—even if not limited to himself—would be few in number, either a small minority or an extremely rare group within humanity.
Following this line of reasoning, he suddenly thought of Mu Yao.
Across multiple timelines, information about Mu Yao was scarce, but one thing was clear:
Mu Yao had always been searching for miracles.
However, the “miracles” she spoke of seemed to have nothing to do with miracle items, instead referring to humans with extraordinary talents.
Examples included Tian Shu, Emperor Ye, Wei Wei, Mu Qing, Scarlet’s First Dean, and others.
Combining this information with what Mo had provided, a hypothesis immediately formed in his mind:
Could the “miracles” Mu Yao sought actually be the “sealing vessels” Mo had mentioned, containing the power of supreme beings?
Upon closer examination, this theory seemed entirely plausible.
Humans whom Mu Yao called “miracles” would have their special abilities activated after coming into contact with her.
Examples included the divine mark on Tian Shu’s back and Wei Wei’s longevity and wisdom.
Piecing these clues together, a conjecture arose in his mind:
Was it possible that Mu Yao hadn’t granted Tian Shu and the others special powers, but rather activated the latent characteristics of supreme beings already dormant within them?
Perhaps this was why ordinary humans couldn’t become the “miracles” Mu Yao sought.
The abilities possessed by those Mu Yao called “miracles” might be innate, their power merely sealed within their bodies. Mu Yao had the ability to activate a portion of the sealed supreme being’s power characteristics.
Was Mu Yao’s search for miracles actually a quest for sealing vessels for the supreme being, hoping to use its power to save the human world?
As his thoughts churned, many questions seemed to become clearer.
But whether these conjectures were the truth remained unverified with his current information. Perhaps the reality was far more complex than he imagined.
Yet the most perplexing question still revolved around Little Black.
What exactly was Little Black? And why was it pursuing the supreme being?
After a long silence, he turned to gaze at the opened metal passage and stepped inside.
Mo had mentioned that this top-secret laboratory contained partial data on Little Black. Perhaps this information would provide a crucial breakthrough.
Upon reaching the metal door, he realized its thickness was nearly two meters. From the side, he could see a motion-sensitive bomb installed within the door, its lights flashing.
He could imagine the catastrophic consequences had he chosen to force his way in.
Feng Qi stepped through the metal gate into the top-secret chamber.
Before him lay a vast, open space.
The laboratory was divided into four distinct zones, each housing different scientific instruments.
Various devices and mechanical components were scattered haphazardly, and design blueprints littered the floor in disarray.
Seeing this, Feng Qi couldn’t help but curse under his breath.
In his imagination, the top-secret chamber would have been meticulously organized, with equipment arranged in neat rows and all documents neatly stacked in designated areas.
He never expected to find the entire laboratory devoid of any designated storage for important documents. Blueprints and files were strewn across the floor, leaving him utterly bewildered about where to even begin.
As he moved forward, the sheer volume of scattered blueprints made it difficult to find a clear path, fearing he might accidentally step on crucial documents.
After surveying the chaotic scene, Feng Qi, too exhausted to complain, crouched down and began sifting through the documents on the floor, hoping to find information related to Little Black.
He hoped to find documents detailing Little Black’s origins or methods for controlling him.
Even if the method was incomplete or currently unusable, obtaining it would allow him to hand it over to the Scarlet Research Institute. Through the accumulated technological advancements across countless timelines, they could refine and perfect it.
He couldn’t believe the black shadow would dedicate its entire life to creating an uncontrollable disaster.
But Feng Qi soon encountered a new problem.
After picking up the scattered documents and blueprints at his feet, he was astonished to find that he couldn’t recognize the writing on them.
The twisted characters clearly didn’t belong to any human language.
This discovery left him breathless, realizing he might have to rely solely on the images to decipher the documents’ general content.
But doing so would undoubtedly slow down his search.
After discarding the incomprehensible document, Feng Qi grabbed another and continued flipping through it.
After examining several more documents, he discovered that not all of them were written in the unreadable script. Many were written in human languages.
After a moment of confusion, he quickly understood the reason.
The documents written in human languages generally detailed joint research projects between scholars from the Technology Research Institute’s core zone and Mo.
They also included reports on experimental test results, clearly intended for Mo’s review.
Mo’s feedback was also written in human languages, presumably to ensure better comprehension by the core zone researchers.
Feng Qi discovered from the document in his hand that the researchers assisting Mo in his research generally handled menial tasks, while Mo himself was responsible for the core content.
This was somewhat similar to the Black Reaper Project.
After a quick review, he placed the document behind him and continued examining the other files.
After flipping through several documents, Feng Qi picked up a crumpled piece of paper from the table, smoothed it out, and flattened it.
The first thing that caught his eye were seven large characters: “Chimera Lifeform Concept.”
At the bottom of the document was the signature of the highest-ranking official in the Biochemical Department of the Technology Research Institute.
Intrigued, he began scanning the document’s contents.
After a cursory review, he was surprised to find that the description of the chimera lifeform seemed familiar.
The document described chimera lifeforms as special entities created by combining the superior genes of multiple organisms.
Inheriting the best traits from their genetic makeup, they possessed exceptionally high growth potential from birth.
The document also detailed a failed chimera experiment.
This case described a chimera lifeform with extraordinary wisdom and near-immortality. Even when killed, it would instantly explode, releasing countless eggs into the environment.
Upon hatching, these eggs would devour all surrounding life before following their senses to consume other members of their kind. Their ultimate goal was to achieve unification, allowing the chimera lifeform to awaken and resurrect.
With each cycle of division and unification, the chimera demon would absorb vast quantities of new genes.
(End of the Chapter)