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806. Determination
With Jonas being held hostage by the man in black, Ryan dared not make any rash moves.The man in black lowered his voice and continued to threaten Ryan:"I said open the door, do you want him to die?"The man in black applied a little force, and a handprint gradually appeared on Jonas's neck."Emma, open the door."Ryan gritted his teeth and gave the order.The door behind him opened quickly with a mechanical sound, revealing the peaceful and undisturbed Hunter Village outside."I admire your sensibility."The man in black carried Jonas and slowly moved to the open door. His two other accomplices struggled to their feet, clutching their wounds and retreating behind him.Ryan pressed forward relentlessly, and they retreated slowly.Finally, they retreated to the gate.The man in black who had captured Jonas gave a wink to his accomplices. The other two understood and quickly ran out of the research institute, their black attire causing them to disappear into the night."It's a pleas
805. The Return of Jonas [II]
Ryan was in a state of utter confusion, and all his research could not proceed.Feeling like he had nothing to do, he said goodbye to Jonas and went home early.Jonas was left alone in the huge research institute. He wasn't worried at all. This was their base camp, and no one would be so arrogant as to launch a sneak attack at night.But this time it seems that Jonas's idea was flawed.He changed into his pajamas and went to bed early to prepare for his investigation in the city the next day.Tonight is not much different from any other summer night.Ordinary days are perfect for extraordinary things to happen.Not long after Jonas fell asleep, a dark figure flashed past outside the research institute.This person seemed very familiar with the layout of the research institute. He carefully walked around from the front to the back of the institute and casually cut off the light source of Ryan's photovoltaic street light.He opened the back door of the research institute, waved behind h
804. The Return of Jonas
Ryan waited another night, but still no researchers returned, and the bus that passed by the entrance of Hunter Village stopped there.Ryan lost all interest in researching.The clues and evidence at hand all point to something happening to the investigators, otherwise there's no reason why they can't even be contacted.Ryan sat in the laboratory, exploring the possibilities of this unprecedented situation.She called out to Emma and had Emma communicate with everyone's personal terminals simultaneously.There was no response. Of the five communication terminals Ryan sent out, only Jonas answered for a few seconds; the others went unanswered.Even during Jonas's brief call, no matter how Ryan called, Jonas's voice did not come through.After those brief few seconds, Jonas's terminal also became unreachable.Ryan panicked; this was probably the worst-case scenario he had envisioned.The entire group has disappeared; this is simply unheard of.Feeling increasingly uneasy, Ryan decided t
803. The Mystery of the Exoskeletons
Although the other researchers had all left, Ryan’s work had to continue.After spending a gloomy morning alone, he quickly shook off his low spirits and returned to his usual research routine.He had enough Technology Points to unlock another research slot. But with no other researchers at the institute, any new slot would sit idle unless he worked on it himself.Rather than waste his resources, Ryan decided to save his Technology Points for now. He would choose new projects once everyone returned.With that settled, he began loading the research tank with the materials for his next project.Nanotechnology.As its name suggested, this technology would unlock several new research paths. But that wasn’t the main reason Ryan had chosen it.What he really wanted was to upgrade the exoskeleton.Unfortunately, the next generation of exoskeleton technology seemed to have advanced several levels at once. Its prerequisites had changed dramatically, and nanotechnology was now required to unloc
802. An Empty Research Institute
The grand farewell saga was far from over.Ever since Ryan had somehow managed to earn everyone's displeasure through his recent actions, people he knew had begun approaching him one after another to announce their departures.Of course, there were those who had to return to their universities after the summer vacation. Their departures were inevitable.But they weren't the only ones leaving.The very next day, Mary arrived with a cheerful smile and announced that she had been invited to visit the city's Traditional Chinese Medicine Hospital for further study. She would be leaving the following week.Ryan could only congratulate her.He wholeheartedly supported Mary's pursuit of her dream, and he knew this opportunity meant a great deal to her.The day after that, Brady, who had remained unusually quiet for some time, suddenly appeared in Ryan's laboratory with a letter in his hand.Ryan opened it and discovered that Brady had been invited to participate in an academic debate at the A
801. Coming Farewells
Ryan's conversation with Mr. Wallace ended shortly afterward, leaving him alone in his laboratory once again.He sat on a stool, lost in thought, struggling to decide what to work on next.After a long while, he remembered that he still had an available research slot. He summoned the system and browsed through the list of unlocked technologies, examining them one by one.Eventually, his gaze settled on the next item in the computer technology category.Personal Terminal."What's this?"Ryan asked the system.[The Personal Terminal is a portable version of the previously developed Central Control Terminal. It offers the same core functions, with the additional capability of remote control.]This time, neither the system nor Emma answered simultaneously. Only the system responded to Ryan's question.Apparently, after synchronizing with Emma, the system had become capable of distinguishing
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