It was early in the morning when Chen Wei climbed out of the metal spherical cabin, and there were not many people left in CyberRose, who was always known for working overtime. Although the top-floor laboratory was still white and bright, it was conceivable that it was already dark outside.

From afternoon to late night, except for the assistant who came in to disturb him a few times, he was immersed in the Magic Sea system all the time.Deng Huailing's phone call gave him inspiration: If you keep falling in the fantasy sea system, you will eventually arrive at the same place, that is the city of Cesina eighty years ago, a hidden space under the deep sea, Chen Wei tentativelyCall it "The Lost City".

He was not as reckless as Deng Huailing, so he wouldn't jump directly into the deep sea to try it out. That person's mental toughness, if it were him, would probably stay on the bottom of the sea permanently due to suffocation of consciousness.So Chen Wei first connected a bionic person to the Magic Sea system, fell into the deep sea, calculated the time of the fall, and decided to go down by himself after confirming that it was within the limit of the human body.

Originally, he didn’t have to take the risk himself, it was enough to observe the vision of the bionic man, but the desire to find out with his own eyes overcame his caution. “The treasure left by Cecina” was as attractive to him as Romanee-Conti was to him.The attraction of alcoholics, Chen Wei is not interested in power and money, but he is eager to see the scientific part.

He prepared an emergency ejection procedure for himself, then connected to the Magic Sea system, and moved to the depths of the sea with the help of ocean currents.Different from monsters like Deng Huailing who can reach the bottom of the sea by falling, ordinary people will suffocate when they fall halfway down, so they must rely on ocean currents.

Finally he arrived at the Lost City and saw the city under the sea.

Eighty years ago, during the chaotic period of human history, Cesina von Richthofen, a once-in-a-century genius, was like a beacon, illuminating the way forward for the post-war people.Her brilliant life has left behind many inventions, including the Magic Sea System, and the "Brain Lock" that has been lost for many years and can completely change the structure of the human brain.

The brain lock is the ultimate answer in Chen Wei's research field, and it is also the weapon that the mayor has sent people to search for for many years.When designing the Magic Sea system, Cesina deliberately created this underwater city, like an easter egg quietly waiting for future generations to crack open, Chen Wei can almost conclude that what they are looking for is inside.

But how to crack the easter egg is a problem, after all, it is very likely that the contents inside are not gifts, but explosives.

Chen Wei wandered around the Lost City for a long time. Although the city of Cesina eighty years ago looked similar to the present, the urban planning was completely different.The hot blood rushing to his head turned cold again, and his usual cautiousness took control of him again. Chen Wei only explored a small area near the landing point, and did not go any further.

Professional matters should be left to professional people.He thought, if Cesina is full of malice towards intruders and wants to prevent others from gaining access to the lock of the brain, who knows what kind of chainsaw massacres, spider tanks, small nuclear bombs will be placed in the city... rash exploration will only bringCome on, he, as a scientist who knows nothing about combat, is better off entrusting a bounty hunter.

Chen Wei opened the tunnel, escaped from the Magic Sea system, and checked the collected data.His idea is to send multiple bionics into the Lost City to check out all possible risks, and thus draw a three-dimensional map of the entire city.

This is not a small project, but he can't entrust others to do it, he can only rely on himself.Before drawing the map, he would not let Deng Huailing take the risk of exploring the lost city. Chen Wei is not the kind of person who takes other people's lives for granted.

But speaking of it, during the years when he was the Chief Scientific Officer of CyberRose, there have been quite a few people who were directly killed by him following orders, or who were indirectly killed by his technology.

After his death, he probably won't even be taken in by hell, or should be thrown into an oil pan for frying... Chen Wei thought lightly that he was a faithful believer in science, but when he considered death, a series of absurd ideas popped up.out.

He stood up to fetch the hot water. The air conditioner in the laboratory was turned on too high, and he stayed motionless for so long in the metal ball cabin, so that his hands and feet were cold.However, before the tea was finished, a laugh sounded suddenly from behind:

"Dr. Chen, are you very busy recently? Why are you still in the laboratory at this time?"

The automatic door switch of the laboratory was silent, Chen Wei suddenly turned around, and there was already an extra person at the desk.Mayor Robert Dillane casually flipped through the tablet on the table. There are thousands of such tablet research and development centers, and the researchers will store the data in it after collecting it.

Robert founded CyberRose by himself, and has witnessed countless scientific research projects blossom and bear fruit, so he naturally understands what is stored in the tablet.But he didn't find what he was looking for. It was just a mediocre project progress record. The R&D center connected with the marketing department to launch an upgraded version of the external device, which is currently in the experimental stage.

Chen Wei took a sip of his tea and smiled slightly: "Mayor, you know, the R&D center has always been like this. If you want to be busy, you will never end up busy. I just want to get more overtime pay this month."

"Has the chief scientific officer of CyberRose fallen to this point?" Robert also said in a joking tone, "Oh, come on, what you scientific madmen need most is to have a good rest, I don't want to hear any rumors about companies oppressing employees."

The two looked at each other and smiled, and the atmosphere was extremely harmonious.

Old fox, Chen Wei cursed inwardly.Today shouldn't be the day when the mayor came to visit Rose in the R&D center. Even if he did, he usually wouldn't be in the middle of the night, let alone break into his lab silently.Coupled with the close surveillance on him some time ago, he believed that the mayor must have discovered some abnormalities, so he made a sudden visit.

It's a pity that Robert is cunning, he will only be more cautious.Before making tea, Chen Wei replaced the tablet on the table, and the one storing the data of the Lost City was hidden.He couldn't transfer the data away for a while, so he could only hide among the other tablets and wait for the mayor to leave before transferring the data.

Robert glanced at him casually, and continued: "Stop working, go and get Rose's image for me." He twirled the rose on his chest, "I'm here to see her, I heard that the R&D staffNew character traits were devised for her, which made me a little curious."

Chen Wei could only nod his head in agreement.He accompanied the mayor out of the top-floor laboratory, went downstairs to the reception room, and summoned the virtual image of the artificial intelligence Rose.

While he was away from the laboratory, the automatic door slid open again, and Chen Wei's assistant for many years hung his head against the wall, hurried in, opened the fingerprint lock, and rummaged through the password cabinet in a panic.

Finally, he found the tablet hidden by Chen Wei.On the surface, it stores some insignificant data, but such an unremarkable tablet is stuffed in the password cabinet, which is an eye-catching thing.

The assistant checked everything quickly, and several of the files were encrypted and would be automatically destroyed if a brute force attempt was made.He wiped off his fingerprints and put the tablet back. In front of a mathematical wizard like Chen Wei, don't try to play any tricks. He can't decipher these documents, but knowing that Chen Wei has evil intentions, reporting to the mayor is enough.

The mayor has long been suspicious of Chen Wei, and if he can find conclusive evidence of Dr. Chen's betrayal, the mayor promised him the position of Chief Scientific Officer.This will be an unprecedented promotion, as long as Chen Wei reveals some more flaws...

He had just closed the locker when the automatic door opened. Chen Wei also hurried in, and was startled when he saw him: "Ye Zhen?"

"I, I came to look for the γ-type repair agent." Ye Zhen was startled, and quickly pretended to have just come in. "The A3 laboratory is urgent."

Dr. Chen raised his hand calmly and pointed to the locker on the other side of the laboratory: "Over there, you are looking in the wrong direction."

"Okay..." Ye Zhen took a step back with trembling lips, turned around, grabbed the tube of repairing agent used as an excuse, and ran away.Chen Wei watched the automatic door open and close, took a sip of the cold tea, and shook his head.

Robert's methods are not unexpected at all, direct, but very effective.However, his measures to encrypt files also had an effect. Although Robert was suspicious, he would not be able to convict him based on an encrypted file seen by an assistant.

And he thinks that he is usually watertight, and it may take some time for the mayor to find obvious evidence.This is a race of speed and endurance at the same time. If Chen Wei collapses under the heavy pressure, he will lose everything.

Thinking calmly, he returned to the table and tapped the table with his fingertips.There is not much time left for him, the "brain lock" has not been found and destroyed, and Rosie's consciousness is still in heavy shackles. It is indeed difficult for him to overcome so many levels by himself.

Like checkers, he should work with those who seem to be in different camps, moving forward with each other's shoulders on their shoulders.Deng Huailing was the first partner he found, as for the second...

With a thought, Chen Wei looked up the killer's information.

"Rose, tell me," said Robert, "if you were betrayed, what would you do?"

A translucent girl stood in the fluorescent light, her eyes were slightly lowered, and her blond hair emitted a soft glow in the dark.The new character added by the researchers to the artificial intelligence Rose is "Contemplation", because the mayor doesn't like her talking too much, and the more she talks, the more she deviates from the image of the girl in the mayor's memory.

She pondered, and then gave an ambiguous answer: "I don't know, Bob. I haven't been betrayed, and I haven't betrayed anyone else."

"Have you never betrayed others?" Robert seemed to hear the most absurd joke in the world, and a series of deep laughter came from his throat, which made people feel chills behind him, "No... no no no no. So you forgot everything, you betrayedFor me, this will never be forgiven, never, never..."

"You bitch."

It was snowing for Cecina.Crystal, glittering snowflakes fell from the night, covering the signs and streets, and whitening the city.

This is an extremely rare spectacle, because in the temperature-controlled city of Cesina, there are only ten days of winter in a year.From December 23 to the beginning of the new year, the concentrated cooling will last for ten days, and artificial snow will be carried out.

The habit of snowfall has been formed since the beginning of the city's founding. December 23 is the anniversary of the founding of Cesina. On the same day more than 80 years ago, the city was officially completed on the ruins, and people held a ceremony.Heavy snow, snowflakes leaked in through the gaps in the anti-radiation material, like a ray of light cast by God.

Later, anti-radiation materials covered the whole city, and it could only rely on artificial snowfall.The expense of artificial snowfall is not small, but Cesina City has maintained this custom for more than 80 years. Human beings want to firmly grasp the body's perception of cold, even if it is only ten days.

In the past, Deng Huailing usually didn't feel much about snowfall. In his eyes, it was just a kind of weather. Moreover, he lived in the second district when he was a child, and he had seen snowfall not very often.He couldn't quite understand the enthusiasm of the residents of Cesina for artificial snowfall. The past few days seemed like a grand festival, with many people participating in the celebration parade on the street, and various celebration habits.

This is very troublesome for bounty hunters, because with more people, the difficulty of performing tasks will rise sharply.

But this year Rosie gave him a different feeling - he started to forecast the weather when he got up early in the morning, reminding him that the temperature in the whole city would drop, and he should pay attention to adding clothes; and he searched Deng Huailing's closet, but he couldn't find a piece of thick clothes, so he urged him to buy new clothes every half a minute, nagging until his ears became callused.

Deng Huailing really wanted to cover the other person's mouth, but in the end he did, and Rosie finally stopped talking, winking at him innocently, trying to convey a signal with her eyes.

This kind of behavior is very lethal to Deng Huailing. He sighed helplessly and said, "Okay. Accompany me to buy some clothes."

In fact, he didn't want to buy thick clothes specially for these ten days, because he had been frozen in previous years, and he himself was a hot source of heat, so he was always warm at any time.What Deng Huailing hates the most is that the apartment is full of things that are not used in daily life. He only has a few clothes to change. A pile of thick clothes is a nightmare for him.

As a result, this year, he was dragged to the mall by Rosie.Deng Huailing's shopping efficiency is astonishing. In less than five minutes, Rosie was wrapped into a thick bear—he exchanged terms with the bionic man, and the premise he wore was that the bionic man had to wear it—after laughing at Rosie for a while,Take another five minutes to wrap yourself in a bear too.

They just walked out of the mall bloated to perform today's task.Wearing a scarf and gloves, Deng Huailing felt that he had fallen into a heavy cage. Before, he would rather freeze to death on the road than dressed so stupidly.When the ground creaked and stamped his footprints, he would suddenly have a pleasant thought:

It's really winter, although it is short, like a short-lived winter.