paranoianovel Chapter 228 Open the door
Chapter 228 Open the door
"Sir, the investigation has been completed. There is a device over there that looks like a mechanism... Judging from the type, it should be a relatively common one. But..."
It's still the leader... who has appeared so many times, it seems a little unreasonable not to introduce him.
His name is Talens, and he is the commander of the unit directly under [Mortal] - "Motion". In the absence of other formal instructions, he is usually responsible for coordinating this unit. So despite looking at him like this, his position is actually quite high.
By the way, the army stationed in Liyue is also a branch of "Jixin".
Back to the topic, after some searching, they discovered this mechanism.
In fact, it can't be said that it is searched. After all, it is placed here clearly, quietly showing its presence, and it is difficult for people to ignore it.
So naturally, following "Lord Paimon's" instructions, they did nothing to it except the most basic observations. Instead, it was reported directly to the trio who gave the order.
"It requires a special "key", right? "
Abei Xi took over what the other party said without continuing. That mechanism is obviously not activated. This type of mechanism has more or less obvious triggering conditions.
Considering the special nature of this place, it is only natural to think of a "key".
"how?"
Abeixi is asking the traveler. As soon as she arrived at Haiqi Island, she came down with the travelers and did not receive anything similar during this period. And the "key" obviously shouldn't be something that can be found down there.
"So, you haven't either?"
Ying was not surprised at all. Her situation was similar to Abei Xi's. When Zuo Xi grabbed her collar and pulled her over, the other party didn't give her anything.
Although, the other party asked her to find Xinhai. But the other party only told her some things. Looking back, the other party's behavior seemed a bit strange at that time. I can't tell you exactly, it's like... it's like they just met not long ago.
But she obviously just came from Narukami Island?
She was about to think deeply, but Paimon's voice interrupted her just right.
"Um, um... why don't you listen to what he has to say first? He seems to have been hesitant to speak from the beginning."
When Ying and Abeixi looked at each other in silence, Paimon looked left and right between the two. After looking for a long time, he finally decided to remind them. Otherwise, the conductor next to him who has been hesitant to speak but dare not interrupt will probably continue for a long time.
"Sorry, that was an oversight on my part. So, do you have anything else to report?"
When the two of them came to their senses, it was still Abei Xi who was responsible for coming forward. After all, she has always had a poker face and is not prone to emotions like "embarrassment". Very suitable for handling this kind of thing.
"That's it, Lord Abeixi. This door... doesn't seem to be closed. We can enter directly."
Talens hesitated for a moment, but then told the information completely. Even then he would be punished for it.
"...Why didn't you say anything just now?"
Abei Xi fell into rare silence. Ying was speechless for a while before she complained... Why didn't you say this earlier?
"This... is a subordinate's failure in doing things, please punish me."
You didn't even give me a chance to say anything...
He was thinking helplessly, but Talens did not defend himself. There's no point in doing this. Even if this incident was not essentially his fault, the responsibility for "unfavorable reporting" should indeed fall on him.
"It won't happen again."
Abeixi didn't mean to punish, but she still didn't act too tolerant. It is indeed important to be considerate of your subordinates, but they are not her subordinates. If a temporary commander plays the role of "boss" too well, it will only cause trouble for the original leader's management.
Abei Xi never caused trouble to Zuo Xi. In comparison, her impression in the eyes of others was nothing, and she never cared.
The three of them arrived at the "door" under the leadership of Talens. Indeed, if you look closely, you can see that the door is not completely closed.
Looking back at that mechanism, it is indeed in an inactive state. But that's not because it's not triggered, but because its "mission" has been completed.
So it won't be activated again until the "door" is closed.
……
On the sea, in the Coral Palace. The two people who originally stood above the "Eye of Haiqi" have returned to the Coral Palace.
Of course they could wait forever. But I stood there while enjoying the sea breeze, drinking tea and eating snacks in the house. The choice between the two doesn't seem difficult. But for Zuo Xi, this is not a choice at all.
It's hard to say how others will choose Zuo Xi, but his choice is certain.
"So, did you give her that thing?"
While drinking hot tea and eating dessert, Zuo Xi casually asked Xinhai this question.
This kind of question really shouldn't be asked at this time, after all, they have been down there for a long time. Asking this question now is inevitably a bit of hindsight.
But somewhere, Zuo Xi felt that he should ask this question at this time.
"That's natural. How could I forget such a fundamental thing? I have personally given the "key" to the traveler, and I have also given instructions that need to be given. "
Taking a small sip of hot tea, Xinhai's mood was inevitably a bit complicated.
In this humid and cold place, no matter how bad the tea is, as long as it is steaming, it will taste better.
What's more, what Zuo Xi has in his hands is top-quality goods from Liyue.
This kind of enjoyment is difficult for Xinhai to experience on ordinary days. It can even be said that it has never happened before since birth.
But since the arrival of this executive, this almost "luxury" experience seems to have become normal.
"Well, that's okay, let's continue drinking tea. This kind of tea is the top variety that even "Qiao Yingzhuang" can only produce a few dozen kilograms a year. Even I can only order about twenty kilograms. These are all plucked from Ningguang's inventory. "
Zuo Xi was of course talking about the "compensation" given to him by Ningguang. In addition to the garrison, Ningguang personally also agreed to contribute money to compensate Zuo Xi for his losses at the auction.
Zuo Xi didn't ask for anything at that time, he just took away all the hundreds of kilograms of tea leaves stored by Ning Guang.
He still remembers the other person's expression. For him, that expression of extreme restraint is his biggest gain.
……
"...Oh, can't that guy Zuo Xi say it clearly?"
While waiting for Titan to physically open the door, Ying finally let out the complaints she had been holding in her heart.
She could understand the secrecy of the matter, but opening the door wouldn't mean it was something that couldn't be said, right? Are our own journeys full of Riddlers?
"You can say this in person when you go back. Now, we can go in and take a look. "
Putting down the clipboard in his hand, Abei Xi interrupted Ying's complaint with an expressionless expression. Their mission for this trip may have just begun.