Too Many Reincarnators? I Bring the National Team to the Field - Chapter 159

Chapter 159

No one paid any attention to Liu Zhao’s shock. Academician Zhou and his team had already finished their work regarding the Space Ability. As soon as they emerged, they immediately set to work, leading the Superpower Users with flashlights to inspect the soil in the area.

Jiang Yu vanished from where she stood. When she reappeared, she was holding a large platter of strawberries.

She handed it to Ke Jiaxue. “Wash these?”

Ke Jiaxue sighed and skillfully rinsed the strawberries.

Once they were clean, she took one for herself and handed the rest to Sheng An while she ate.

Sheng An popped one into her mouth and tossed a few to Liu Zhao.

Liu Zhao: “…”

Having many Superpower Users really was a luxury; he could still eat strawberries this fresh even now.

-They were actually quite sweet.

Liu Zhao instinctively looked toward Jiang Yu, but then, not daring to let his thoughts wander, he quickly looked away.

Sheng An said nothing.

Previously, Jiang Yu had kept her Space Ability hidden to guard against the Aberrants.

But after the Aberrants’ recent assassination attempt on Jiang Yu, it was clear they already knew. Furthermore, the Aberrants had their own special methods of communication; this secret simply couldn’t be kept anymore.

There was no longer any point in intentionally hiding it.

Of course, for her safety, there was also no need to broadcast it to the world.

At the moment, Liu Zhao was the only “outsider” present. The man was smart and had a strong sense of responsibility; he wouldn’t go around spreading rumors.

Jiang Yu had only managed to eat two strawberries before she was dragged away by Academician Zhou.

She rolled her eyes, her face devoid of expression.

In the middle of the night.

Wan Yuan suddenly cried out in surprise, “It’s connected!”

Liu Zhao, who had been dozing on the ground, leaped up at the sound. His face was full of excitement. “The signal is through? We can contact Jing City?!”

Wan Yuan nodded and smiled. “You can go back to your communications room now. Elder Zhang wants to speak with you.”

Thrilled, Liu Zhao hurried back to the communications room.

Being able to establish contact with the Jing City Base changed everything. If they encountered trouble again, they could ask Jing City for help.

Additionally, whether it was the construction of the Base or the arrangements for the civilians, the Nation would be able to provide proper planning.

A connected signal meant they were now back under the Nation’s administration.

How could he not be happy?

After Liu Zhao left, Wan Yuan and Sheng An discussed the matter.

Sheng An asked, “How did it connect?”

Wan Yuan replied, “Before, no matter what we did, it felt like something was blocking us. But just now, it was as if the blockage vanished, allowing us to reach Jing City.”

Sheng An fell into silence.

Hao Jingye checked the time and speculated, “Is it the influence of the Meteorite Fragments? Based on the timing, Qi Dui and the others should have just finished collecting the nearby Meteorite Fragments…”

Sheng An frowned as she watched the red signal flashing on the screen.

The influence of these Meteorite Fragments was much greater than they had imagined. They didn’t just affect Superpower Users and Aberrants; they could interfere with an entire region, completely shielding all signals.

What exactly were these things?

And where did they come from?

She pulled out the piece she carried with her and examined it closely.

It looked ordinary, like a small piece of iron. It was very light and made of a material they had never seen before; the Research Institute hadn’t even given it a name yet.

Sheng An clenched her hand shut.

By the time they finished collecting them all the way to the Southwest Region, what kind of thing would the Research Institute piece together from so many Meteorite Fragments?

At dawn, Qi Lingwu, Li Wanyun, and the others returned.

The temperature was rising rapidly. Staying outside would only become increasingly unbearable, yet they hadn’t hurried underground, choosing instead to wait for Qi Lingwu.

Hao Jingye asked urgently, “Qi Dui, how were the Meteorite Fragments distributed?”

Qi Lingwu thought for a moment and began circling points on their printed map.

“The meteorites carried a total of five Fragments, distributed like this,” Qi Lingwu said as he drew. “It’s like a pentagon, cordoning off this entire area.”

Members of the Meteorite Research Institute were also present.

Dr. Yan frowned deeply. “Let me see the Fragments.”

Li Wanyun handed the Fragments over to them.
Dr. Yan took a deep breath and slowly accepted the documents.

Those at the Meteorite Research Institute were the ones in direct contact with the Meteorites. Just like the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department, they were at high risk of turning into Aberrants. However, the members of the Apocalypse Special Affairs Department were Superpower Users-and specifically, Superpower Users who were confirmed not to have turned into Aberrants in their Previous Life.

The Biological Research Institute’s analysis suggested that once a Superpower User reached the middle stages-meaning 3-Star or higher-there was a high probability they would no longer turn into Aberrants.

If a 3-Star or higher Superpower User did become an Aberrant, it was highly likely they had been a hidden Aberrant from the start.

Currently, more than half of the staff at the Meteorite Research Institute were still ordinary people.

Having been in contact with the Fragments for a long time, they had long since prepared themselves for the possibility of turning into Aberrants at any moment.

Most researchers shared Dr. Yan’s mindset: they wanted to do as much as possible and produce more research results before they turned.

Within twenty minutes, a new map was generated.

Dr. Yan sucked in a cold breath and handed it to Sheng An. “The loss of communication in the B11 area is indeed related to the Meteorite Fragments. These five pieces have formed an encirclement. Based on our previous calculations of the Fragments’ radiation range, their ranges overlap, causing the central area to be cut off from the outside world.”

The diagram was very clear; every point representing a Meteorite Fragment had a corresponding radiation radius.

The five overlapping radiation zones completely encircled the B11 area.

Sheng An’s expression turned cold as she summarized, “Fragments have a cumulative effect when they are near each other.”

That was it!

Dr. Yan and the others had confirmed this point, which was why he had reacted so sharply.

The Fragments already affected the world on their own, but their combined impact followed a logic where one plus one was greater than two!

Hao Jingye rubbed his temples. “In other words, if we collect the Fragments, we might maximize the impact, and no one knows what will happen then?”

Jiang Yu asked, “Is it useful if Li Wanyun and Zhang Kun put them in their Space Ability?”

Their spaces were, after all, in a state of stasis.

Dr. Yan shook his head and let out a long sigh. “Sigh, we already tried that. Their spaces can maintain stasis, but the influence of the Meteorite Fragments doesn’t weaken in the slightest.”

The spaces could store the Fragments, but they couldn’t isolate their influence.

Otherwise, they wouldn’t be facing such a massive headache.

Song Linwei added, “But if we don’t collect them and leave them scattered like this, the situation won’t get any better either.”

Dr. Yan said with certainty, “We must collect them. Leaving them scattered is a slow, unsolvable suicide. Only after they are collected is it possible to find a cure.”

Just then, Academician Zhou, Jiang Yu, and several others ran over, drenched in sweat.

“What happened?” Hao Jingye asked quickly.

Sheng An reached out and pulled Jiang Yu into the vehicle, then said to Academician Zhou and the others, “Get in the car first. The sun is up; don’t stay outside.”

The carriage was large but had limited space. Jiang Yu stored the other researchers into her Space Ability, leaving only herself and Academician Zhou inside.

Academician Zhou handed several reports to Sheng An.

“The soil here is in terrible condition. Let me put it this way: the Meteorite’s effect on the land is like a poison. The greater the influence, the more toxic it becomes. The toxicity here is second only to Shi City after it was struck by the final batch of Meteorites.

“Furthermore, these first few pages are our test reports. As time passes, the soil toxicity is thickening. With every report, the toxicity increases.”

These claims were all backed by data.

There were also experiments conducted by Superpower Users with plant-based abilities; for every plant sown under the same level of Supernatural Ability, the survival time was shortening.

Academician Zhou stared at the final page.

“However, after the Meteorite Fragment was taken away by Qi Dui, the rate seems to have slowed down again.”

It was still on an upward trend, but whereas it had been growing exponentially before, it had now leveled off slightly. Nevertheless, it was still increasing.

Sheng An stared intently at the papers, then slowly looked up.

“The Fragments must be collected.”

The others nodded in unison.

In the corner, Old Man Qin, who had been dozing off, lifted his head-

“Staggering along the pitted ground, she said, ‘Wrong, it’s all wrong…'”