Kiana and the Captain's Bizarre Adventure

Chapter 410 After Entering the Void

This time, Yuzuha plans to test Alice's actual combat ability, but even so, Hoshimi Miyabi and Tsukishiro Ryuu will not actually let Alice fight.

Moreover, they had heard a little about Timfield's family precepts, and seeing that Alice's swordsmanship was indeed quite good, they stepped forward and knocked these robots to the ground.

Zhe quickly manipulated Ies to erase the visual records of these security robots, and then the group continued to move forward.

However, the next station was no longer a sentry post guarded only by security robots, and everyone had to stop and think of a solution.

Fortunately, this place is already very close to Chi Long Wai, and Yu Ye knows that there is a small path next to it that can also lead to Chi Long Wai.

The bad news is that the entrance to this alley is blocked by an iron gate. And judging from the style of the gate, it's a brand new model, indicating that it was only recently built.

The good news was that Makoto had seen this style of iron gate before and had even installed it during his part-time job. In addition, there was a Bangbu workstation nearby, so Tetsuya quickly obtained the password to open the iron gate.

Following the path downhill, the group finally arrived at their destination, Qilongwei. After a brief discussion, they decided to split up to investigate, hoping to find clues more quickly.

Meanwhile, Hoshimi Miyabi and Tsukishiro Ryu figured out a way to enter the cave, and after a while, the group found the seller who had picked up the fragment of the Dark Box.

The fragment was found on the beach by a boy named Dante. When the group arrived at Dante's house, they found a familiar figure—Iserde, who was helping the boy named Dante repair his Tenny gun.

“Iserde? I didn’t expect the military to send her.” Yuecheng Liu said.

"Huh? From what you're saying, Liu, that Iserld's identity isn't just that of a civilian advisor to the military?"

"A civilian advisor?" Yuecheng Liu was taken aback for a moment, then said, "Is the military planning to use this method to investigate Huijing Meike this time?"

Just then, Iserld repaired Dante's Tenny Gun and asked Dante for a Tenny Gun, which he then fired towards Hoshimi Miyabi.

With a "snap," Hoshimi Miyabi easily caught the Tenny that Iserd had launched.

"I apologize, it was too conspicuous for you all to be talking about me from behind, and I couldn't help but speak up for a moment."

“Colonel Iserd, next time you can just use your pistol, I can react in time to cut it.”

"No need for that, Lord Xu Shou. I am aware of Hoshimi Miya's strength. May I ask what brings you here?"

More than the conversation between Iserde and Hoshimi Miyabi, Rin was more concerned about how Hoshimi Miyabi addressed Iserde.

"Go to...school?"

Iserd nodded and said, "That's right. I do serve in the military, and my rank is the same as what Ms. Hoshimi said, colonel."

"So... as a military representative, you not only concealed your true identity but also violated the rules of the Shining Crystal Mikage organization by secretly coming here?"

"It seems Miss Ling has a lot of negotiation experience and knows how to strike first. Since we have both violated the rules of Huijing Meike, as a sign of sincerity, I will explain my purpose first. In exchange, I hope you can also tell me your purpose, after all, I am quite interested in your personnel configuration."

Iserd smiled and continued, "I came to Swimming Valley to visit Dante's family. Dante's uncle was once my comrade-in-arms in the army."

At this moment, Dante quickly interjected, "Sister Yuzu, Miss Iserde isn't a bad person, don't worry! She's come to see us every year since I can remember!"

"I didn't expect you to be a regular here! You were so convincing pretending to be a first-timer in front of the elevator maintenance staff," Ling exclaimed.

"Hehe, I'm here to show the military's sincerity, so it's best not to cause any trouble. Gentlemen, I'll be waiting here for Dante's mother to come home from get off work so we can catch up. If you have any questions, please let me know."

"What is the military's true objective?" Hoshimi Masayuki asked.

“Miss Hoshimi is really in a hurry,” Iserd said. “Alright, I admit that the military’s purpose is not pure, but it’s not convenient to talk about it here with children around.”

Then Iserde turned to Dante and said, "Dante, would you please come inside or to the side to play for a while? I have some confidential matters to discuss with these ladies."

Although Dante was curious about their conversation, he naturally followed Iserde's lead.

After Dante entered the room, Iserd slowly revealed the true purpose of his visit.

"Actually, just like your Section Six of the Air Defense Force, the military also suspects that Shining Crystal and the Praise Society have a cooperative relationship. That's why I disguised myself as a civilian advisor to the military and led the Opoles Squad to the Vasilievsky Islands to conduct a secret investigation."

"Wait, Opoles Squad, isn't that the same squad that Trigger and Number 11 are in?" Bell said. "Could it be that they're in Vefiland now?"

"Those two are indeed currently carrying out an investigation mission in Weifei, but now is not the time for you to reminisce. As a gesture of goodwill, I have already told you my purpose, so what is your purpose?"

As she spoke, Iserde turned her gaze to Rin, Yuzuha, and Masato behind her. Clearly, she wasn't asking about the purpose of the Sixth Anti-Air Division's trip, but rather about the purpose of the group of people.

"Actually, we came here for this."

As she spoke, Bell took out the fragment of the Dark Box and handed it to Iserd for examination. Iserd immediately recognized what Bell had given her.

"This is... a fragment of the Dark Box?"

“That’s right, our purpose in coming here is to investigate the origin of this Dark Box fragment,” Yu Ye said.

“I recognize you. You are the adopted daughter of the owner of the shop in Chenghuiping that specializes in collecting waste porcelain from the workers here and making ornaments.”

“I never expected to be remembered by such an important person as you. I’m really lucky,” said Youye. “The reason we came here is because the workers from Qilongwei delivered a batch of materials to our home a while ago, and I found this fragment of the Dark Box in those materials.”

Although I didn't know what it was at the time, I still felt there was something strange about it. This morning, I happened to run into Rin, Alice, and the two from the Anti-Air Section Six, and learned its name from them, so we came here to investigate its origin.

“Dark Box… If I remember correctly, the production of this kind of Radiant Porcelain product is not Wei Feidi’s responsibility, which means that Radiant Crystal is at least secretly producing high-value Radiant Porcelain products behind the scenes.”

"Yes, that's why we came here to find out who found it and where they found it. As long as we follow the clues, we can find out the truth. The two from the Anti-Air Section 6 were going the same way as us, and they were also investigating the little tricks that Mikage Shining was up to in the dark."

"Now that you've found this place, it means this fragment is..."

"Yes, Dante found it."

Just then, Dante's mother returned from get off work. However, since the matter at hand was more important to everyone, after a brief chat with Dante's mother, Iserde went with the others to inquire about clues for Dante.

After learning that the fragments of the Dark Box were found on the beach and the specific direction from which they drifted, the group went to the beach.

Iserd also began to calculate the path of the fragment as it drifted at sea and the location of the cavity's exit. After a considerable amount of time, Iserd finally calculated the correct coordinates.

After telling everyone the coordinates, Iserde hoped that they could share the clues they found inside the cave with her, so that the military could also find out the weakness of Shining Mikki.

Everyone agreed, since they were able to find out the coordinates of the hole in the fragment so quickly because of Iserd's calculations.

It was just a simple sharing of information, so everyone set off towards the designated coordinates.

After entering the void, Hoshimi Miyabi expressed her hope that Rin and the others could take her and Tsukishiro Ryu to the designated location first, since they were already quite late, and Kiana and Mei, who were waiting for them at the agreed location, must be getting impatient.

However, this location is not in the data of the carrots they are carrying, so they need Bell's help.

As for the captain, he has other matters to attend to and cannot leave at the moment, and Kiana and the others only carried the necessary data on the robot.

“I understand, I will lead the way,” Ling agreed.

Although Yuzuha was somewhat reluctant, she agreed because the assistance of the Sixth Anti-Air Division would definitely make the investigation much easier.

And so the group set off immediately, while Kiana, who was waiting for Hoshimi Miyabi and Tsukishiro Ryu at the agreed location, had already started kicking pebbles on the ground out of boredom.

"Hey Mei, they're taking way too long!" Kiana complained. "Could it be because the area upstairs is blocked by Shining Namek, causing the delay?"

"Very likely. After all, this security investigation was quite large-scale, and that research institute is a secret base of the Glowing Crystal Research Institute. They definitely don't want anyone to discover its secrets. Besides, haven't you seen a lot of people secretly transporting bombs there these past few days?"

"Speaking of this makes me angry. After realizing that he couldn't handle that special remnant, Huijing Meike planned to blow up the entire research institute, which would also destroy the data."

Just then, Tsukishiro Ryu's voice came from the side: "Smuggling bombs? Kiana, can you tell us what's going on?"

Kiana turned her head after hearing Tsukishiro Ryu's voice, and then saw that Tsukishiro Ryu was accompanied by more than just Hoshimi Miyabi.

"Rin? Who are the other three...?"

Kiana's heterochromatic golden and blue eyes revealed confusion, and then she looked at Tsukishiro Ryuu, hoping that she could explain what was going on.

After adjusting his glasses, Tsukishiro Ryu began to explain to Kiana and the other girl...

"Hmm, so that's why you're so late?"

"Yes, but what about the bomb smuggling you just talked about?"

“About a few days ago, we discovered that the people from Shining Mek were secretly bringing something in through the hole late at night,” Mei explained. “So we investigated secretly and found that they were bombs disguised as building materials. It’s obvious that they’re planning to abandon that research institute.”

"Wait! Bombs disguised as building materials?!" Alice exclaimed. "Could it be that those boxes of building materials I saw last night contained bombs?!"

Yu Ye asked, "Is that so?"

"Didn't I tell you? I was startled last night by the boxes on the tower crane with a broken rope, and now that I think about it, the markings on those boxes were markings for building materials."

“It’s indeed possible to use a tower crane to transport bombs at night,” Yuecheng Liu speculated. “Moreover, one of the hoisting ropes broke midway, meaning the crane’s ropes were at their maximum load capacity. The weight of bombs packed in boxes far exceeds that of building materials. If a hoisting rope designed for transporting building materials was used to avoid detection, it’s entirely possible that it would break midway…”

Yuecheng Liu took a deep breath and then asked with a solemn expression, "Have you found out when their bombing plan was to be carried out?"

"We didn't get the exact execution time, but we do know that tomorrow is the last day to transport the bombs. Given the current situation, the other side will probably execute the plan immediately after delivering the last batch of bombs."

"Tomorrow... there's still time. By the way, have you guys seen this before?"

As she spoke, Yuecheng Liu gestured for Youye to take out the fragment of the Dark Box and show it to Kiana and the others. After looking at it, Kiana and the others said that they had seen it before.

They even knew where the production line was located—it was inside the research institute they were going to next.

Yu Ye asked, "Really?!"

“Absolutely true.” Kiana nodded. “You’re here to investigate this fragment of the Dark Box, right? You can come along too.”

"Yeah! That's great!"

Yuzu jumped up with joy. After all, with Hoshimi Miyabi and Kiana, both possessing the strength of a Void Hunter, helping them, what did they have to fear?

Mei immediately asked the two to take them to the research institute. Seeing this, Mei had no choice but to lead the way. Only Kiana, at the back of the group, looked thoughtfully at Yuzuha's bouncy back.

"Is there something wrong with that pomelo leaf?" Hoshimi Miyabi asked Kiana as she approached her.

"No, it's nothing." Kiana shook her head. "I just feel that maybe this is fate."

Yes, Kiana sensed Yuzuha's extraordinary nature the moment she saw her. Then, she recalled the final report of the experiment she had seen earlier, which stated that the surviving child had disappeared without a trace, forcing the experiment to be terminated.

Although the report did not include detailed photos or physical descriptions, it did mention that the child had bright red hair.

To verify her hypothesis, Kiana connected with the Imaginary Tree and officially confirmed that the girl named Fukami Yuzuha was indeed the experimental subject who escaped from that research institute.

However, Hoshimi Miyako was unaware of these things, so when faced with Kiana's riddle-like behavior, Hoshimi Miyako, whose mind was full of questions, slowly typed out a question mark.