Chapter 83: 264 train
Chapter 264 Phoenix Order
"Oh, I see."
KIKI flew over at this time, picked up a test tube with telekinesis and looked at it carefully: "So drinking this can improve superpowers, then our blood essence finally has other uses besides exchanging things..."
"Then what is this?" She picked up the round badge again and placed it in her palm. She found that it was quite heavy. She turned it over and saw that there was a data port and some kind of information device on the back.
"This is the Phoenix Order."
Zhou Wuer also took out one from his body at this time, but the one in his hand was a little different, it was silver-black in color.
"The special badge that the Phoenix Society issues to cooperative teams is called the Crimson Phoenix Order, and our internal staff has the Starry Sky Phoenix Order, which can receive and decode information packets transmitted by our regional radio stations or branches. We call this the Fire Book, which contains valid information within 48 hours and the latest research content on superpowers, astral survival, and strange bodies. At the same time, you can also use special frequencies to send and receive help messages and leave your own Fire Book."
"In simple terms, the Phoenix Order can directly use a one-way signal to contact the Phoenix Society within a certain range, and can also leave specific information. For example, if you are in danger, you can use full-band broadcasting to send out your 'Fire Book Information Packet'. This information packet will be [temporarily stored] through the available information equipment in the surrounding area, the broadcasting equipment of other survivors, and the information towers distributed by the Phoenix Society. As long as there are other survivor teams passing by or broadcasting here, the information can be transmitted by jumping and received by the Phoenix Society farther away..."
Zhou Wuer scratched his head and said, "Is what I said too complicated? Of course, it is most useful to simply regard it as a form of identity recognition. With a team of the Phoenix Order, Phoenix organizations in various places will regard you as a trustworthy partner or even a peer unit."
"I understand." Lin Xian nodded.
Having just experienced a pursuit battle in a snowstorm, Lin Xian's electronic beacon used the transmission mode to contact the Infinity number one hundred kilometers away, and also contacted the rescue team's signal through automatic feedback.
This Phoenix Order is more advanced. He remembered that Wei Kexue had told him before that there was some kind of "secret code" in the Phoenix Society's broadcasts, which was used as a way of communication to contact and coordinate organizations in different areas. The cost of this communication was very high. Lin Xian had consumed two first-level blood essences when broadcasting in a small area at Hengshan Pass before. It was not difficult to imagine how difficult it was to broadcast globally.
In order to reduce this cost, the Phoenix Society would hide many "codes" in each global broadcast. As for the Phoenix Order, Lin Xian guessed that according to the decoding authority, different departments or different levels in different regions would be able to receive different contents.
If he had this thing when he was in Hengshan Pass, he might be able to directly contact the Phoenix members operating nearby.
However, after listening to Zhou Wuer's talk, Lin Xian was very interested in the 'Fire Book Information Package'. Being able to obtain the latest research content from the Phoenix Society was equivalent to synchronizing information with the official one, which was a very important resource!
Obtaining information is the key to survival. For this reason, some survivor teams even set up special information personnel to collect regional and global information of the Phoenix Society 24 hours a day. On Lin Xian's side, KIKI, Ding Junyi, and Teacher Chen are mainly responsible for this matter in turn.
However, even so, there is no guarantee of complete collection of information. For example, under the extreme cold vortex, they have not received any radio information from the Phoenix Society for several days.
"In short, this Crimson Phoenix Order is a symbol of our external cooperation team, and it is also a way for us to prepare and communicate with the living forces in the future. With this, you are equivalent to an organization recognized by our Phoenix Society, and it also represents a kind of goodwill. Of course, since it is just a cooperative team, we will not give you direct orders. However, if assistance is needed, the Phoenix Society will give priority to cooperating with trustworthy teams. Whether it is entrustment or collaboration, we will give rewards in the end, and you can also provide your needs. As long as the operatives in the area can give it, we will try our best to cooperate."
Lin Xian nodded. At this time, KIKI threw the Phoenix Order to him. He took it and said to Zhou Wuer, "This way of cooperation is very good. No matter what, thank you very much for your help."
"Let's talk about the second thing. Right now our Night Walker organization is conducting large-scale ability measurements and information collection in uncovered areas. It's mutually beneficial. We provide valuable information and help in evolution to those with abilities, and we can also obtain information about many of them, and recruit them at the same time. But for you, we hope to be more detailed." Zhou Wuer said.
"Now?"
"No, you're in Xilan City. You shouldn't leave in the short term, right?" Zhou Wuer asked.
Lin Xian nodded and said, "It depends on the situation. We should move with the main force and make plans after we pass the No. 5 Star Abyss."
"Oh, right." Lin Xian got down to business: "In fact, we are looking for the Phoenix Society for an important matter."
After Lin Xian finished speaking, he looked at Ding Junyi. Since the other party was a member of the Phoenix Order, he could just hand over the research materials about the Dark Mark to him, which would save some trouble.
Ding Junyi nodded, took out a small mobile hard drive from her pocket and handed it to Zhou Wuer: "This is a research document on the behavior patterns of dark creatures attacking humans. Although it lacks some specific parameters, I believe that the Phoenix Society should have done some in-depth research in this area. The content here includes our practical data, which has a certain reference value. I hope it will be useful to you."
Regarding the research on dark marks, there are currently some key issues that Ding Junyi cannot answer. The most important one is the theory and capture method of cold dark basic particles. The equipment required for particle-level measurement is not available on Infinity.
Precisely because of this, it is impossible to conduct a comparative analysis with the changes in the associated effects of the Hell Black Chrysanthemum, so Ding Junyi mainly conducted a comparative experiment on the Soul-Dangling Value Meter.
Zhou Wuer and Peng Peng were both surprised when they heard this. They didn't expect that a train of fleeing survivors would actually be doing research on board.
Facing the mobile hard disk handed over by Ding Junyi, Zhou Wuer took it with interest and nodded, "Wow, you are really amazing. You have to face zombie monsters and study how to save mankind."
"It's not like we saved humanity." Lin Xian said bluntly, "We just happened to discover this law. It's this law that has kept us alive until now, so we don't have to run around aimlessly."
Zhou Wuer was quite curious: "Although I am not a relevant person, can you disclose it to me?"
Ding Junyi briefly explained her judgment on the dark mark to Zhou Wuer after hearing this. Unexpectedly, Zhou Wuer became interested immediately after hearing this. He took a deep breath and said:
"Oh~ I know about this. The scientific research departments of our Night Walkers and the Order of the Phoenix have also been researching this aspect. One of the items is very similar to what you called the Dark Mark, but we called it... I forgot, it means something similar to the Dark Mark, but this one sounds more vivid. Now many people in the Order of the Phoenix have begun to support this conclusion, but we still lack more powerful evidence."
He looked at the mobile hard drive in his hand and said, "I didn't expect you would provide this. Okay, I will submit it immediately. There is a scientific research team of ours in Xilan City. They should be very interested."
Everyone breathed a sigh of relief when they heard this. Chen Sixuan asked, "Now many survivors mainly support the group hunting effect, which will actually increase the survivors' refusal to unite and take risks alone, increasing the risk of death. If your Phoenix Society confirms this theory, how long will it take to announce it to the world radio station?"
"Well..." Zhou Wuer smiled awkwardly and said, "It's just not something we postmen can get involved in. But you should know that the Phoenix Society is extremely cautious about any official announcements, so the key issue is whether the scientific research team can come up with strong evidence. Before it is fully confirmed, the official will not provide guidance. All they can do is try to save people."
"Hey, do you know that other bad organizations have already used the Dark Mark as a bait bomb to harm people? Your Phoenix Society is the largest official organization, how come your research progress is slower than those bad organizations?" Sasha was a little anxious when she heard it: "Do you know how many survivors this information can help?"
"Bad organization?"
"An organization called SIID Foundation Laboratory. They are very advanced in many aspects of the research on the Dark Tide. We have contacted them in Hengshanguan, but their research institute is now deserted. From the traces of experiments they left behind, I can see that their research on superpowers and the Dark Tide is much more advanced than ours."
Ding Junyi was previously the head of the Federation's No. 9 Underground City Biological Laboratory. Her judgment was of great reference value. As for the decoy bomb dropped at Hengshanguan Station, she also described it. However, there was no evidence that the action was related to the Foundation. However, the fact that the other party left the Phoenix Society logo still made Zhou Wuer frown.
"Using the symbol of the Order of the Phoenix..."
Zhou Wuer looked at Lin Xian at this time, frowned and asked: "Where is the exact location of that research institute?"
"About 3 kilometers north of Qingshui Town, it should have been flooded." Lin Xian replied.
Zhou Wuer nodded after hearing this: "Okay, this information is very important. I will report it to the headquarters. They should send people from the Polar Night Department to investigate. As far as I know, the largest adventist organization is called Crimson World. It is a very big trouble for the Phoenix Society's global rescue operation. The fall of our Qingluan Sky City seems to have a certain relationship with this organization..."
Zhou Wuer took a deep breath, put away the mobile hard drive in his hand, and said to Lin Xian: "Then our mission has been completed, so we will leave first. If there is a chance, we will meet again in Xilan City in the next two days. If the superiors or other brother departments need any assistance, I hope Mr. Lin can support you."
"Okay." Lin Xian nodded.
"Goodbye."
Immediately, Zhou Wuer asked KIKI to open the top compartment of carriage No. 2. Peng Peng put his hand on Zhou Wuer's shoulder. The next moment, the special cloaks on the two of them suddenly wrapped them up and lifted them into the air, whistling above the train with a strong sound of breaking through the air.
"A flying mutant?" Shu Qin couldn't help but ask after seeing this scene.
"I've heard people say before that the postman team is generally composed of people with strong mobility, so it's not surprising that they have the ability to fly." Lin Xian said.
Chen Sixuan looked at the gradually closing top cabin and said worriedly: "I don't know why, but I always feel that the Dark Mark is not as simple as we thought."
"There is only so much we can do. Let the authorities study the rest themselves."
Lin Xian pinched his brows. He had provided what he should have provided. He couldn't possibly give away even the Hell Black Chrysanthemum. He had made up his mind about this matter. Now he was more concerned about the situation inside the car.
"How are Xiaoyuan and the others injured?"
"It's nothing serious." Shuqin said, "Fortunately our armor is strong, so we can withstand this situation."
"Solid..."
Lin Xian was having a headache. The entire right side armor plate of the Infinity was in tatters, and many grille plates had completely fallen off. The armor plate made of high manganese steel and high-hardened tungsten steel looked like it had been baptized by artillery fire, and even the carriage plates were covered with scars.
Originally, these armors were designed to deal with zombie hordes, but the pressure from the snow monster hordes was completely different from that of zombie hordes...
"We have almost cleaned up the interior. As for the external armor, we can slowly repair it after we arrive in Xilan City." Chen Sixuan came over at this time. She knew that Lin Xian was very tired, so she said comfortingly.
"Yes, Brother Xian, these are not a problem, we can still handle it." Dalou also said at this time.
Lin Xian nodded, then walked over and picked up a cold dark reagent: "I forgot to ask him just now, should I drink this directly..."
Looking at the dark green liquid, Lin Xian couldn't help but frowning, feeling something was not right.
"And there's no telling what changes or how much improvement drinking a bottle can bring."
Now we only know that it is worth 10 first-level blood essences. Here, 10 were given to Infinity, which means it is worth at least 100 first-level blood essences. In comparison, it is very valuable and is almost as valuable as all the supplies of a medium-sized convoy.
In fact, Lin Xian knew that the Phoenix Order in his hand was the real good thing. It was equivalent to entering the whitelist of the Phoenix Society in this ruleless doomsday. People in the Phoenix Society could be directly contacted through regional radio waves and could even trust and cooperate with each other, which gave the team more survival options.
He can also obtain a fire book information package containing time-sensitive information, which will be of great benefit to his future route selection, understanding of superpowers, and judgment of danger.
In short, compared to running away blindly, looking for the Phoenix Society's base undoubtedly gives them the initiative.
"The Phoenix Society branch in Xilan City has a superpower detector that can detect the superpower level by stimulating the peak value of the soul."
Ding Junyi said at this time: "They have already told me about it. In addition, I know you must be very interested in the separation device of cold and dark basic particles. However, there is no official civilian version yet. It may take some time. This reagent is mainly launched by the Phoenix Society. I heard that Dawn City also has a similar version, but it is very expensive."
"Detector?" Lin Xian asked, "Is it used to detect the level of the psychic?"
"Yes, it is part of the Night Walker organization's extensive experiment. Zhou Wuer just said that psychics need a clear understanding of their own abilities, and the Phoenix Society also needs more data on psychics. So now the Phoenix Society is making every effort to launch these pilot projects to help psychics improve, and by the way, they can also collect data and recruit talents."
"So now the Night Walker Organization has initially formulated the classification, positioning, and rarity of superpowers, and even synchronized various effective means to help superpowers grow, helping more superpowers become stronger and increasing the survival rate of survivors."
Lin Xian picked up the Crimson Phoenix Order in his hand: "Then the Fire Book information package inside should contain these."
"Oh, yes, I was very curious just now. Let's take a look and find out," KIKI said with bright eyes.
Lin Xian nodded and handed the Phoenix Order to her. KIKI picked it up and connected it to the computer in the information center. Soon, a set of special keys was automatically input, and the Phoenix Order was activated and started.
"This thing really needs to be connected to a radio." KIKI said after studying it for a while.
"It should be a sophisticated information device." Lin Xian looked at it and said
After being activated, the Phoenix Order quickly decoded a message, but not from the current radio waves, because the Infinity was now in a blizzard, and except for short-range communicators, it could not receive long-distance signal bands at all, not even from dark radio stations.
This information was obtained from the [temporary frequency] obtained from the radio station before Infinity entered the blizzard a few days ago.
The content is not complicated. It is the activity directions of the Phoenix Society in several areas, including some schedules and special events in Xilan City, Wei River and other directions. In addition, there are some requests for assistance. However, because the time limit has passed, this information has lost its value and can only be used as a reference.
The main reason was because of the snowstorm, otherwise they should have been able to receive real-time information on the radio waves.
In addition, there is the Fire Book Information Package. The Phoenix Order contains an information package officially provided by the Phoenix Society. It is somewhat different from the information package released by the radio station. This information package is very detailed. Due to the limitations of the Dark Tide, the radio station can only contain shorter text messages. This is very important. The Fire Book Information Package is a bit like a kind of [Doomsday Survival Guide], which is mainly divided into three parts.
1. Map
It includes the changes in expansion rate observed in 13 star abysses around the world within 48 hours, the coverage area, the distribution of natural disasters in various regions brought by the star abysses, and the latest survival map, with many safe areas marked. These safe areas are specially marked as a summary of intelligence that has [safely passed the night], which can provide some reference under certain conditions.
2. The strange body illustrations
here name and number the strange bodies that have been observed and encountered. Most of the more clearly observed ones will have pictures or hand-drawn drawings, and a small number will have text descriptions. This strange body illustrations divides various dark creatures into 5 levels according to the threat level, namely C-level, B-level, A-level, special-level, and S-level.
For example, the atmospheric mica they encountered in Yubei City before was numbered No. 10, but the abyss monster in the dungeon No. 9 was not found.
In addition, Lin Xian and others also saw another kind of existence in this atlas for the first time, and its level was actually ranked above S-level, called:
World-class Disaster!
The Phoenix Society has another description for this, Dark Invaders!
This kind of world-class disaster has actually been discovered to have 4, numbered 01 to 04, among which is the floating giant corpse that Lin Xian and KIKI had seen in Jiang City!
"Organism No. 2: Unknown giant corpse in the sky, humanoid, observed scale exceeds 10,000 meters, floating altitude 3,000 to 4,000 meters, disaster capacity unknown, currently located in the airspace from Ping'a Lake to Congshan..."
KIKI looked at the words on the screen and couldn't help frowning.
"Oh my god, this thing is actually real, not a nightmare... and this monster seems to be moving!"
"What is this?" Lu Xingchen, who was standing behind the crowd, saw the existence in the blurry picture and his face changed drastically: "This... there are actually such evil demons in this world!?"
"10,000 meters, this is much larger than the atmospheric mica..." Shu Qin also frowned at this time.
As a human being, when I saw this scene, I suddenly felt a deep sense of powerlessness in my heart.
Lin Xian was surprised at this moment. He was surprised that the number of the giant corpse in the sky was exactly the same as the one he heard in his dream, which made him a little confused.
What was going on? He originally thought that it was a mental disorder caused by excessive use of supernatural powers, but when he saw this official illustration from the Order of the Phoenix, he realized that his two dreams seemed very unusual.
"Creature No. 2, moving! Moving! Direction east, direction east!"
He clearly remembered the woman saying this, as if she was observing the movements of the giant floating corpse.
The question is, who is that woman?
Why did Lin Xian dream about her?
Lin Xian's mind was full of questions at this time. After a long time, he suppressed his random thoughts and focused his attention on the current discussion again.
"This thing had been hidden in a huge cloud in Jiang City. I always felt there was something wrong with it, but I had never seen its true face." Lin Xian said as he looked at KIKI. It was the first time he saw the face of this giant floating corpse in KIKI's consciousness.
KIKI's face darkened at this time, and he muttered quietly: "Anyway, it's terrible, even more terrible than the atmospheric mica. I really don't know how humans should face this kind of thing."
"Oh my god~" Sasha's eyes widened: "I was scared to death when I saw it."
"Besides, this doesn't seem to be the biggest..."
"Organism No. 1: Unknown underground biological tissue, discovered in Siberia's No. 1 abyss. It is a giant crustal parasite, disc-shaped, with a diameter of 65 kilometers at the first observation. It has a huge amount of radiation reaction, and its hazard capacity is unknown."