Chapter 890 - 888: File No. 007

In the deep of the night, even those accustomed to staying up late have already entered dreamland.

Under the white moonlight, an ordinary Jeep leaves the national highway, taking a turn into the rarely visited woods.

The rough muddy soil deters even passersby from venturing into this forest, offering nothing but trees and no appealing scenery.

The only ones likely to come here might be whimsical young couples.

However, this ordinary place is ruffled by the intrusion of the Jeep, startling a flock of birds, and the driver seems familiar with the terrain, knowing where the muddy path ultimately leads.

Half an hour later, the Jeep disappears into a camouflaged canyon.

After a series of verifications, two expressionless men in outdoor jackets step out of the Jeep.

One of them is holding a sealed box.

Inside the secret base, a different world unfolds.

The brightly lit corridor stretches endlessly, with identical rooms lining both sides.

Curiously, the first room number that catches the eye is 999, and deeper inside, the room numbers decrease.

"Semi-permanent storage of highest-level classified files, file number 007. Transport personnel must remain stationary; otherwise, they will be considered intruders."

The cold mechanical voice comes from above, and the two transport personnel show no surprise.

After the artificial intelligence’s reminder, they subconsciously lower their breathing rate, not daring to make a sound.

Being deemed intruders would have serious consequences, a fact they are well aware of.

In a short while, a robot approaches them from deep within the corridor.

Its silver-white exterior and weapons armed to the teeth make one’s heart tremble.

After the handover is complete, the two transport personnel promptly retreat from the corridor’s range.

As the robot turns with the box and walks deeper inside, the security doors outside slowly close.

In the inaccessible highest-security storage room number 007, the robot cautiously opens the box, placing the green liquid inside into refrigeration equipment.

Finally, it extracts a thick packet of files from the box’s bottom layer.

The label on the file packet reads "Human Gene Optimization Project." Strangely, a red brush has marked an "X" on the label.

In this little-known underground base, items or documents sent here since the last century, even those numbered above 100, have never been activated again.

Some are forgotten, while others cannot be revealed.

For various reasons, most of the highest-level secrets stored here are permanently sealed.

Meanwhile, after the transport personnel leave the base, in a small conference room, three people smoke silently.

"Giving up humanity’s forward path like this, truly hard to let go."

"Humanity’s forward path? More like ending human civilization."

"Alright, there’s nothing left to argue about; semi-permanent sealing was unanimously decided by our votes. Until humanity is capable, that thing must not be touched again. The Lin Shudong incident cannot happen again."

"What about the Moon exploration plan?"

Upon hearing this, the eldest among them furrows his brow, thinks for a long time, and slowly says:

"My personal suggestion is to continue deeper exploration, but we must be extremely cautious."

"Motion approved!"

"Motion approved!"

In the morning, a ray of sunlight enters the bedroom.

For once skipping his morning jog, Mo Jingchun carefully extracts his numb arm.

"Hmm～"

At that moment, Li Xuanyu, dressed in snow-white, opens her eyes, looking at Mo Jingchun in a daze.

That gaze... wants to devour someone!

Mo Jingchun is startled, and as he prepares to get up and run, Li Xuanyu’s gentle hand pulls him back.

"Get back here, you!"

"You heard what my parents said last night; they want grandchildren."

"Cough... let’s rest for a few days."

The sun is high as Candy runs downstairs in slippers, confusedly looking at Bun and Little Grey, who circle her complaining.

Seeing the two empty bowls, Candy scratches her head, murmuring:

"How did my brother forget to feed Bun and Little Grey today?"

"Strange, the front door isn’t open either."

"Could it be that brother and sister-in-law, like me, are sleeping in today?"

The more Candy thinks, the more plausible it seems.

"Zero, is brother and sister-in-law still not awake?"

"Mm."

Having received confirmation, Candy pouts and says, "That’s really unlike my brother."

"Had I known, I would’ve slept in longer; now I have to eat bread and drink milk to fill up."

Grumbling, yet Candy swiftly and methodically feeds Bun and Little Grey.

"Meow～"

Bun rubs against Candy’s leg, then eats a mouthful.

On the other hand, Little Grey seems entirely carefree, head down and eating heartily.

Being accustomed, Candy merely glances before looking for her own food.

Suddenly, Candy pauses.

"Xiang’Er can cook now, should I learn too?"

Saying this, Candy nods vigorously, "Sounds good! I’ll start with cooking noodles."

Behind her, Zero listens to Candy’s muttering and looks up at the ceiling.

Worried that her smile might be seen by Candy.

Starting with noodles, is that doable?

"Zero, teach me to cook noodles. Today’s breakfast will be under my command!"

Seeing Candy is serious, Zero sighs and says, "First, boil water in the pot."

"Boiling water first, I know that."

"And then?"

"And then... wait for the water to boil before adding noodles."

"Be careful not to burn yourself before the noodles are done."

Hearing this, Candy grins and says:

"Zero, trust my skills."

Zero chuckles, what skills do you have?

Seeing bubbles in the pot, Candy immediately adds half a bag of noodles.

Seeing that Candy knows a little about adding noodles, Zero starts to believe in Candy’s skills.

Being smart and often seeing Zhou Yaling and the boss cook noodles, she should learn a bit.

Then, in the very next second, Candy fiercely contradicted this belief.

Watching Candy dumping salt into the pot as if it were free, Zero couldn’t stop her in time.

"Ugh～"

"What’s wrong?" Candy tilts her head in confusion at Zero.

"Nothing, keep going."

"I’m going to wake the boss and the others."

"Alright, alright, get brother, sister-in-law, and sister up; let them taste my culinary skills."

Zero doesn’t leave the kitchen, instead calling everyone through voice.

With Candy being so unreliable, Zero can’t afford to leave for a second.

Heaven knows what whimsical ideas Candy might have next, pouring half of every seasoning.

"Candy cooked noodles?"

In bed playing on her phone, Zhou Yaling looks bewildered.