Chapter 113

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suddenly.

Li Xingyi's eyes went dark and he came to a completely new world.

China Ocean Research Base.

Li Xingyi held the cup of coffee and scanned his face to check in. The sleepiness on his face had not yet disappeared, and he felt very tired in his heart.

It's another early morning shift, and he had worked overtime until one in the morning last night, which made things even worse.

The research base is located in the deep zone, which is more than one thousand meters below sea level. There is no sunlight here at all, and lighting depends entirely on artificial light sources within the base.

Unable to feel the change of time between day and night, all the scientific researchers inside the research base suffer from long-term insomnia and fatigue.

[At 7:38, Dr. Li Xingyi completed the check-in.]
Li Xingyi ignored the announcement on the time clock, went straight into the elevator, and pressed the button for the observation area on the third floor below ground.

"Is it really past seven o'clock? I feel like I didn't sleep for very long..." Li Xingyi couldn't help but mutter.

The only way for researchers to obtain the concept of time is through electronic devices, but if the higher-ups really wanted to falsify the time for them, it would be too easy.

"The end is coming!"

"The race called humankind has taken a step towards death."

The sudden noise in the elevator left Li Xingyi a little confused.

The elevator only had speakers installed on the top, but the sound Li Xingyi heard now was clearly coming towards him from all directions at the same time, which was very unreasonable.

what's the situation?
Could it be that someone wants to play a prank on me?

"You are the chosen one."

"Pick up the lost power, swing the sword at the uninvited end, swing the sword for the continuation of civilization!"

The voice made Li Xingyi's mouth twitch involuntarily.

Who on earth came up with this awkward prank? Wouldn't it be awkward for him to dub it himself?
Soon, Li Xingyi had a suspect.

"Could it be Xiao Qi? It's possible. This genius is only sixteen years old, and doing such a thing is in line with his age."

Thinking of this, Li Xingyi looked at the surveillance camera in the corner and said, "Xiao Qi, can you please stop being so awkward? If you're not embarrassed, I'll be embarrassed for you~"

"Li Xingyi, you have no choice. This will be the end of everything..."

"Only the power of loss can snatch a ray of light from the end..."

"are you ready?"

The awkward lines didn't end yet, and Li Xingyi's name appeared, as if he was really going to be the savior.

But it was this line that made Li Xingyi completely confirm his thoughts.

"It must be Xiao Qi who did it. If someone else did it, they wouldn't be able to bear it!"

At this moment, a blue translucent screen appeared in front of Li Xingyi, and then rows of small characters gradually emerged.

Li Xingyi, who had just been feeling complacent about seeing through everything, was stunned after seeing the screen.

"Xiao Qi, you wouldn't modify the elevator without permission, would you? This is against the rules!"

Li Xingyi looked up angrily and cursed at the surveillance camera.

Of course, this is more about concern. Although Xiaoqi is a genius that is rarely seen in a century, he is young and mentally immature. If he violates the rules in the research base, he will be punished.

But just looking up.

Li Xingyi's face suddenly became surprised, and he shook his head left and right to confirm.

These words were not projections from the modified elevator. Instead, they seemed to be attached to his retina. No matter how he moved, the screen still existed, even when he closed his eyes.

"Impossible! I didn't implant any functional creations at all. How is this possible..."

With current technology, retinal imaging like this and even virtual reality technology can be easily accomplished.

But the problem is...

Li Xingyi didn't do any implantation at all!
How can retinal imaging occur if there is nothing inside the body?

A bad feeling arose, and Li Xingyi had to re-examine the inexplicable voice and the words that appeared on the screen.

【Name: Li Xingyi.】

【Title: None. 】

[Level: Unlocked after obtaining any 'power'. ]

【Body: 7.】

[Spirit: 4. 】

【Constant state: No data at the moment.】

【Status: sleepy, tired, suspicious, fearful. 】

"No way? The virtual world has come into reality?" Li Xingyi's mind was in a mess and he could hardly think, so he said such an outrageous thing.

Li Xingyi's sleepiness disappeared in an instant.

His thinking became quick and he began to think rapidly, but in his confused head, the more he thought, the more confused he became. In the end, he didn't even know what he was thinking or what he should think.

While Li Xing was confused, the elevator began to slowly descend.

That’s right, the elevator was not running during the period that Li Xingyi just experienced.

He subconsciously took out his cell phone from his pocket, and the time on the lock screen read [7.39] in large letters.

He finished the check-in at 7.38, but now it’s only 7.39.

Only a minute passed?

From Li Xingyi's subjective feeling, he experienced at least ten minutes of shock, but when he looked at the time, only one minute had passed.

Could it be that time has stopped?
Is it possible...

Has the virtual world really come into reality? Am I going to become the male protagonist of an online novel? -
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Arriving at the observation area on the third underground floor, the double elevator doors slowly opened.

What comes into view is not the observation area that is poorly lit due to low power consumption in order to save energy.

On the contrary, a dazzling white light shot in from the elevator door, making it impossible for Li Xingyi to open his eyes. This light intensity exceeded the limit that the "lamp" could withstand.

"What the hell! Who is this idiot? Turn off the light for me now, or my eyes will be ruined."

At this time, there was a noisy discussion around.

"What's that over there? A sculpture?"

"It should be some ancient civilization carving the gods they believed in!"

"But this is the Abyss! It's ridiculous to carve here. I have never heard of continental collision or land subsidence here."

Amid the discussions, the white light gradually dissipated, and Li Xingyi could see everything in the observation area clearly.

There were more than twenty scientific researchers in the observation area at this moment. Except for Li Xingyi himself, all others had arrived and seemed to be discussing something extraordinary.

He was a little confused.

When did those lazy guys become so active? They actually went down to the observation area early in the morning to start collecting data.

At the same time, another voice completely attracted Li Xingyi's attention. It was the voice that he had mistaken for a prank. "An unknown lost fragment hit the Zhonghai Marine Research Base, forcing the entire research base into a ?? state."

"You don't seem to be the first person to enter the research base, but in the next week, you will serve as a doctor at the research base and explore the unknown with your companions."

"You need to find out the unknown and recover the lost power while ensuring your own safety..."

"After doing all this, you can get out of the affected state."

"This mission is the first arrival of the lost power, and the mission difficulty is easy."

"As this is your first mission, please pay attention to the use and development of the lost power. If you complete the mission, you can go to the Abyss to register as the Abyss Dweller."

"The mission will begin immediately, and the abyss's blessing to the newcomers will be distributed directly later."

Just as the voice said.

The next second after the sound ended, screens and words began to appear.

【Lost power: entanglement.】

[Completeness: 0% (Collecting lost power fragments can be completed). ]

[Lost Power Effect: Entanglement has five independent spaces. After using Entanglement, you can freely choose five kinds of power to inject into the five spaces of Entanglement. You can arbitrarily choose the number and combination for Entanglement. Different numbers and combinations will produce different effects.]

[Warm Tips: The effect of entanglement is directly or indirectly related to the degree of completeness. The higher the degree of completeness, the higher the effect of entanglement. ]

After a quick look, Li Xingyi understood.

This lost power can be simply understood as performance in the game.

"It seems that this is the blessing that the so-called 'Linyuan' gives to the newlyweds." Li Xingyi murmured in his heart.

However, Li Xingyi was somewhat disappointed. It seemed that the blessing only gave him a new function. He tried it several times according to the instructions in his mind, and then found out...

The current 0% completeness makes it impossible to use the lost power.

This feature is a bit tasteless.

He didn't actually gain the Lost Power, so his personal data didn't change.

Come back to your senses.

Li Xing walked out of the elevator and entered the observation area.

He had just been in the elevator for such a long time, but the elevator door did not close, which made him understand one thing -

That is, when the sound and screen that he could not understand appeared, the entire time was completely prohibited. If he could understand how to use it freely, he might be able to rely on this time stop to complete some unexpected operations.

"Li Xingyi, you are finally here. We have been eager to try it out. We are just waiting for you to come and then we can set off!"

A fat white man who had gained weight in his old age walked up to Li Xingyi, patted Li Xingyi's arm gently and said.

This person is another doctor at the research base. His full name is Kevin Charles. He is 53 years old and is well-known in the entire marine science community. He specializes in the marine environment.

The entire research base consists of three PhDs and seventeen Masters, a total of twenty people.

In addition to Li Xingyi and Charles, the other doctor came from a remote small country, was short in stature, and was also white.

But his name is too difficult to pronounce, so everyone calls him 'Oger'.

At first, Li Xing and other Chinese people called him "Aokouge", but gradually it became "Oge", and finally everyone called him that.

"Wait for me to leave? Charles, I remember today is not exploration day! You are so lazy every day, I don't believe you will take the initiative to go out." Li Xing said with a roll of his eyes.

After hearing what Li Xingyi said, Charles showed visible hesitation on his face.

"Li Xingyi, what are you talking about? Did you get insomnia after sleeping so hard? It was you who first urged everyone to explore the statue!"

"what?!"

"I see. You must be playing dumb on purpose to trick us. Hahahaha... I have to say, your imitation is pretty good. I almost believed it."

That’s the end of the story.

Charles laughed, put his arm around Li Xingyi's shoulders, and dragged Li Xingyi to the center of the crowd.

But Li Xingyi was really confused.

What happened? How come I don't know anything about it?

clap clap-

The applause was deafening, and everyone looked at Li Xingyi with excitement, expecting him to say "move towards the goal".

Li Xingyi in the crowd was still thinking about the current situation, but the next second he was "captivated" by the scene outside the glass of the observation area.

In the distance, a huge statue appeared on the cliff of an underwater cliff.

He possesses both male and female characteristics, and is generally considered a genderless god.

The statue is very delicately carved, with lines so smooth that it is hard to imagine that it is the work of ancient people, but it is impossible for modern people to be able to carve such a thing in such depth.

He closed his eyes tightly and showed a kind smile, like a mother goddess, but Li Xingyi felt a chill in his heart, as if there were blood-red pupils behind his eyelids and sharp fangs in his mouth, which would eat him alive once he opened his eyes.

What's even more outrageous is the estimation based on Li Xingyi's experience using the naked eye.

The height of this statue is at least a thousand meters! !
What Li Xingyi was thinking about now was not how the statue was built, but how it was possible that they had not discovered such a large statue.

Could this be the so-called lost fragment?

He was puzzled.

"I told you that Dr. Chen will be stunned when he sees Him. After all, Dr. Chen likes La Xi's sculptures very much! Hurry up and hand over the points. Ten points per person, don't even think about running away!"

"Ah~ I lost ten points again in one go. My heart hurts so much~"

"I told you not to buy back Dr. Chen. Look at how much we've lost now..."

While Li Xingyi was in a daze, the researchers became active again.

They had no sense of crisis about the statue and they were already eager to witness this thing that would go down in history.

"Li Xingyi, there's no point in watching from so far away, let's get ready and set off!" Oger said as he approached.

This sentence brought Li Xingyi back to reality.

"Hiss--Huh--" His breathing became rapid.

Li Xingyi, in excitement, grabbed Oger's shoulder and asked hysterically, "Oger, what is our current depth?"

"Five thousand four hundred and thirty-seven meters. We are now in the lower part of the abyss layer. What's wrong, Li Xingyi?"

Oger felt a little puzzled by Li Xingyi's question, but he still answered truthfully.

But it was this truthful answer that completely confused Li Xingyi.

In just a few dozen minutes, Li Xingyi was fed so many incomprehensible things that he felt drowsy.

A few minutes ago, their research base was still stably suspended in the deep zone of 1,500 meters.

How come almost five kilometers have passed in the blink of an eye?
"How is this possible? Aren't we collecting information on cellular organisms at a depth of 1,500 meters?"

Hearing this, Charles and Oger looked at Li Xingyi with an indescribable expression at the same time.

"Li Xingyi, what are you talking about? The task of collecting cell-level organisms was completed half a month ago!"

　Brothers, don’t read this. It’s just nonsense to write it down. You can read the introduction of the new book. The new book will avoid the bad points of this book!

　　
　
(End of this chapter)