Chapter 2399: Great Contribution

"Fuck! What the hell is this?!" Zhang Qiang exclaimed, "How can it glow underwater?!"

Qin Yuan did not answer. He concentrated on observing the scene in front of him, and suddenly an indescribable sense of weirdness surged in his heart.

The light became more and more dazzling, as dazzling as the sun, reflecting the surrounding seawater into a strange green.

At this moment, the circular outline suddenly began to vibrate violently, and the surrounding seawater also rolled and boiled, forming a huge vortex, sucking Qin Yuan and Zhang Qiang in...

"Ahhhhhhh!!!"

...

"Um..."

Qin Yuan felt dizzy, as if something was pressing heavily on him, and he had difficulty breathing. He tried to open his eyes, but found that he was in front of him in darkness and couldn't see anything clearly.

"Where am I...?"

He struggled to sit up, but felt that his whole body was like falling apart, and he was extremely sore.

"Don't move! You're finally awake!"

A familiar voice sounded in his ears, and Qin Yuan suddenly shuddered and turned his head to look in the direction of the voice.

"Zhang Qiang?! Is that you?!"

"Nonsense! Who else but me!"

With the weak light, Qin Yuan finally saw the scene in front of him and was stunned.

"What the hell is this place?!"

They were in a small space, surrounded by cold metal walls, and there was only a dim light above their heads, barely illuminating the surrounding environment.

What shocked him even more was that in this small space, there were all kinds of strange instruments and equipment, flashing colorful lights, making buzzing operating sounds, and looked very technological.

And Zhang Qiang, who was tied up on a metal chair, looked at him with resentment.

"How dare you say that! If you hadn't dragged me down, I'd still be enjoying the good life on the boat!"

"Fuck! What the hell is this place?!"

Zhang Qiang's voice echoed in the empty metal space, with a bit of fear and disbelief.

Qin Yuan ignored him, but narrowed his eyes and carefully observed the surrounding environment. He could feel that there was a strange energy fluctuation in this space, which made him very uncomfortable.

"Hey! Don't pretend to be dumb, kid! Speak!" Zhang Qiang became more anxious when he saw Qin Yuan ignoring him, "Are we being captured by aliens?! I've heard that those aliens like to capture earthlings for experiments the most! When the time comes, I'll cut you up..."

"Shut up!" Qin Yuan interrupted him coldly, "If you keep talking nonsense, I'll shut your mouth!"

Zhang Qiang immediately shut his mouth obediently like a duck with its neck pinched.

Qin Yuan then retracted his gaze and looked down at his clothes, which were already tattered and dripping with water. He tried to move his body and found that there was nothing serious except some soreness.

"It seems that we are lucky enough to not be killed by the explosion." Zhang Qiang saw Qin Yuan move, and he also moved his muscles and bones, muttering softly, "But what kind of place is this? Why does it feel more weird than that broken ship?"

Qin Yuan did not answer. He walked to the metal wall and touched it. It was cold to the touch and the material was unknown. He tried to push it hard, but it didn't move at all.

"Don't waste your energy." Zhang Qiang walked over and said helplessly, "This thing looks very high-tech. How can we open it with our mortal bodies?"

Qin Yuan ignored him, but focused his attention on the wall, released his mental power, and tried to explore the structure and material of the wall.

"What are you doing? Don't tell me you want to penetrate the wall with your mind?!" Zhang Qiang looked at Qin Yuan with an expression of looking at a fool.

However, the next second, his chin almost fell to the ground.

Qin Yuan's palm seemed to melt, and slowly sank into the metal wall. Then, the whole wall began to twist and deform, making a tooth-grinding metal friction sound.

"Damn it! You can walk through walls?!!" Zhang Qiang stared at the scene in amazement and exclaimed.

Qin Yuan ignored his shock, but continued to control his mental power, tearing a hole in the metal wall that was large enough for two people to pass through.

"Let's go." He said lightly and walked out first.

Zhang Qiang was stunned for a moment, and hurriedly followed him. He couldn't help looking back while walking, as if he was worried that the hole would suddenly close and trap him in this ghost place.

After walking out of the metal room, the view in front of them suddenly became clear, but Qin Yuan and Zhang Qiang took a breath of cold air at the same time.

What appeared in front of them was a vast... garbage dump? !

Yes, you read it right, it's a garbage dump!

All kinds of garbage piled up like a mountain, emitting a disgusting stench, flies and mosquitoes buzzing around, and a few vultures hovering in the sky, making unpleasant noises.

"What the hell is going on here?!" Zhang Qiang couldn't help but swear, "Have we arrived at a garbage planet?!"

Qin Yuan didn't say anything, but frowned, scanning the surrounding environment with sharp eyes.

"Wait..." He suddenly seemed to have discovered something, and walked quickly to a pile of garbage not far away.

Zhang Qiang saw this and hurriedly followed him.

"What did you find? Can you find treasures in this garbage dump?!"

Qin Yuan ignored him, but bent down and picked up something from the garbage.

It was a... metal ball?

No, it should be said that it was a flattened metal ball with some strange symbols printed on it.

Qin Yuan's pupils suddenly contracted, because he recognized that this symbol was exactly the same as the symbol on the instrument he saw in the metal room before!

"Could it be..."

Just then, a cold voice suddenly sounded from behind them:

"Who are you? Why are you here?"

Qin Yuan and Zhang Qiang turned around suddenly, only to see a tall black shadow standing not far away, holding a weapon emitting cold light in his hand, staring at them coldly!

Qin Yuan looked at the black shadow in front of him expressionlessly, and threw the flattened metal ball into the garbage. "Who are you? Where is this hell?"

Zhang Qiang stared at the weapon in the black shadow's hand with a vigilant look. That thing didn't look like a toy. If he got hit by it, he would probably be skinned alive if he didn't die. He quietly moved behind Qin Yuan and whispered, "Boss, this guy doesn't look easy to mess with..."

The black shadow seemed very dissatisfied with Qin Yuan's disregard. He took a step forward and said in a colder tone, "I'll ask again, who are you? Why are you here?"

Qin Yuan chuckled and asked, "Who are you? You interrogate us without telling us who you are. Is this garbage dump owned by your family?"

"How dare you!" The black shadow was obviously angered by Qin Yuan's attitude. The weapon in his hand shone brightly, and a powerful energy wave spread around. "This is a forbidden area! Trespassers will die!"

Zhang Qiang was frightened and screamed. He hid behind Qin Yuan and trembled, "Boss, this guy is going to get serious! What should we do?"

Qin Yuan rolled his eyes at him impatiently, "Shut up! If you make a fuss again, I'll throw you out to feed the vultures!"

Zhang Qiang covered his mouth immediately after hearing this, and didn't dare to breathe.

Seeing that Qin Yuan ignored his attack, the black shadow was furious. He roared and rushed towards Qin Yuan with his weapon in hand!

"Boss, be careful!" Zhang Qiang exclaimed, closed his eyes, and prepared for the impact.

However, the expected severe pain did not come. He opened his eyes carefully, only to see Qin Yuan still standing there, unharmed. And the aggressive black shadow was like a squashed fly, being stepped on by Qin Yuan.

"That's it?" Qin Yuan looked down at the black shadow, his tone full of disdain, "I thought you were so powerful, but you only have this mediocre kung fu?"

The black shadow struggled to get up, but found that he could not move at all. Qin Yuan's feet were like a mountain, pressing him to the ground.

"Who... who are you?" The black shadow looked at Qin Yuan in horror, his tone full of disbelief, "Why... why are you so strong?!"

"It doesn't matter who I am." Qin Yuan squatted down, looked into the black shadow's eyes, and said coldly, "What's important is that you are in my hands now."

"What do you want?" The black shadow's voice trembled a little.

"Tell me," Qin Yuan's fingers gently tapped the black shadow's cheek, "What is this garbage dump?"

The black shadow clenched his teeth and said nothing.

"Don't say it?" Qin Yuan sneered, "It doesn't matter, I have a lot of ways to make you speak."

Qin Yuan's toes exerted force lightly, and the black shadow's cheek was crushed into the mud full of garbage, choking him and coughing repeatedly.

"Cough cough... I say, I say..." The black shadow spoke with difficulty, "This is... cough cough... It's the Interstellar Alliance's... garbage disposal station..."

"Interstellar Alliance?" Qin Yuan raised his eyebrows. He seemed to have heard this name somewhere, but he couldn't remember it for a while.

"Boss, the Interstellar Alliance... Isn't that something that only exists in science fiction movies?" Zhang Qiang reminded weakly.

Qin Yuan waved his hand impatiently, "Stop talking nonsense and continue asking."

"Garbage disposal station of the Interstellar Alliance?" Qin Yuan loosened his feet and let the black shadow struggle to sit up. He patted the dust on his hands and said in a playful tone, "So, you are responsible for handling garbage from various planets?"

The black shadow covered his chest and nodded in shock.

"Then why did you catch us here? Could it be that you plan to treat us as garbage and dispose of us as garbage?" Qin Yuan took a step forward, his eyes sharp.

"No... I dare not..." The black shadow waved his hands in fear, "We are just... just following orders..."

"Following orders? Whose orders?" Qin Yuan asked.

"It's... the stationmaster..." The black shadow stammered.

"Who is the stationmaster? Let him come out to see me." Qin Yuan's tone was unquestionable.

"This..." The black shadow was embarrassed, "The stationmaster... He is very busy, he doesn't see any visitors..."

"Not seeing any visitors?" Qin Yuan sneered, grabbed the black shadow's collar and lifted him up, "I think he is not here at all?"

The black shadow's face changed, his eyes flickered, and it was obvious that Qin Yuan was right.

"Boss, look!" Zhang Qiang suddenly pointed to a pile of garbage not far away and shouted.

Qin Yuan looked in the direction of his finger, and saw a corner of a metal box vaguely exposed in the pile of garbage, with a familiar symbol engraved on it - it was the symbol he saw in the metal room before!

Qin Yuan's heart moved, and he threw the black shadow aside and strode towards the metal box.

"Don't... don't touch it!" Seeing this, the black shadow panicked and struggled to stop Qin Yuan, but was kicked to the ground by Qin Yuan.

Qin Yuan ignored the black shadow's shouting and reached out to open the metal box.

Inside the box, there was a round ball emitting a faint blue light.

"What is this?" Zhang Qiang came over curiously and reached out to touch the round ball.

"Don't move!" Qin Yuan grabbed Zhang Qiang's hand and pulled him behind him, "This thing looks dangerous."

Qin Yuan narrowed his eyes and looked at the round ball carefully. The blue light emanated from the inside of the sphere, and it was vaguely seen that some kind of liquid was flowing inside, as deep and mysterious as the starry sky.

"Boss, this thing is not going to explode, right?" Zhang Qiang asked nervously, staring at the round ball with his round eyes, as if it would become a bomb in the next second.

"Shut up your crow mouth!" Qin Yuan glared at him unhappily, "If it was a bomb, we would have been blown up long ago."

He carefully took the ball out of the box, and felt a cold touch, as if holding a piece of thousand-year-old ice.

"This thing looks quite advanced..." Qin Yuan observed it over and over again, but couldn't figure it out, "Take it back first."

Back at the special operations brigade, this ball of unknown origin immediately caused a sensation. After being reported to the top level, it was finally sent to the country's top scientific research institutions for research.

Fan Tianlei looked at the commendation document in his hand and smiled.

"Good boy, Qin Yuan, you have made a great contribution this time!" Fan Tianlei patted Qin Yuan's shoulder vigorously, his tone full of praise, "The country has decided to commend you and your team members!"

Zhang Qiang rubbed his hands excitedly, wishing he could rush up and grab the commendation document to take a good look at it.

"This mission was very dangerous. You were able to return safely and bring back such an important thing. You deserve credit!" Fan Tianlei continued, "However, this is just the beginning. Next, there are more difficult tasks waiting for you!"

Sure enough, a few days later, Fan Tianlei summoned Qin Yuan and his team members to the office again.

"This mission is about a person." Fan Tianlei's expression became serious and his tone became solemn. "This person's name is Wang Fengpu. He is a physics professor at a well-known domestic university and specializes in quantum mechanics and cosmology."

"Quantum mechanics? Cosmology?" Zhang Qiang scratched his head, "What does this have to do with us?"

"Don't talk, listen to the chief of staff." Qin Yuan scolded in a low voice. (End of this chapter)