“Maya, have you ever thought about becoming the head of Super Soldier Academy?” Rek asked Maya.
“Yes, being the head would be great; I guess every teacher wants that. But I’m not qualified enough yet, and my abilities are still lacking. Besides, Yin Yang Principal is still in good health and managing Academy Fortress well. I estimate that in twenty or thirty years, when Yin Yang Principal retires, I will try to compete for the principal position if I'm still at Dark Space Academy Fortress by then,” Maya replied.
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After several hours, Alice returned to the Laser Cannon Hover Tank, looking quite exhausted.
“Did you encounter any Alien Species out there? Did you fight? Why didn’t you contact us?” Maya asked, surprised to see Alice back.
“I ran into a few lone Alien Species. They were just a bit faster but very weak. I chased them down to hunt; there wasn’t really any danger,” Alice answered.
Rek remained silent beside them.
The three waited for several more hours until it was their turn for the Laser Cannon Hover Tank to enter Academy Fortress.
Rek drove the Laser Cannon Hover Tank into the Metal Passage of Academy Fortress, parked it in the designated area of the quarantine room, and then Rek, Alice, and Maya got out and walked into the glass isolation corridor.
Following the guidance of their Wrist Communicator, they entered a room that was originally meant for one person.
This single-person isolation room now had two additional metal single beds, making the already small space feel extremely cramped; aside from the beds, there was hardly any room to stand.
Due to the large number of personnel dispatched for this mission from the Fortress, even though the Academy Fortress had been expanded previously, it still seemed insufficient now.
The three lay on the Metal Bed in the Quarantine Room, starting to rest as the Super Soldier Academy Fortress reverted to its normal state for maintenance, deactivating the combat mode of the ground tank.
In a laboratory at the center of the Academy Fortress, the eye of the Exotic Space Beast has undergone in-depth testing by researchers using instruments. The data indicates that this eye is fully capable of activating positioning for spatial transmission.
The eye of the Alien Species is currently installed in a portable device launcher manufactured by the Star Alliance Military, which can input four-digit Coordinates.
Three Officers from the Star Alliance Military's Sanctuary Base, along with a Red-Haired Girl from the Glorious Empire and a Senior Researcher from the Main Plane of Earth, are gathered around this portable device launcher.
The Liquid Robot, who is currently disguised as an Officer from the Sanctuary Base, picked up the device and pressed the activation button.
The countdown on the launcher began, and the Time-Space Beast Eye emitted spatial fluctuations, causing the space around the five individuals to ripple like water.
In the distance, the Yin Yang Principal of the Super Soldier Academy Fortress and several researchers within the Academy Fortress are monitoring their traversal.
"For the glory of the Star Alliance!" the Yin Yang Principal murmured.
A blue ripple expanded into space, and the five individuals vanished from the laboratory.
The Yin Yang Principal instructed personnel to attempt to contact these five individuals but found that they were unreachable.
It seems that the three generals from Sanctuary Base, along with the Redhead and Senior Researcher, successfully traversed.
"Send a few medics and bring some emergency equipment along with five Advanced Recovery Pods here," commanded the Yin Yang Principal to those beside him.
The Yin Yang Principal is aware that using the Time-Space Beast Eye to reach the Ancient Temporal Sanctuary Ruins is perilous. If one or two of these five individuals return alive and lift the curse on Star Alliance personnel, it would be considered a success.
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Eight hours later in the Quarantine Room, an announcement signaled the end of isolation. Rek, Alice, and Maya entered Academy Fortress through an internal passage from the Quarantine Room.
"Tomorrow is a day off. Although this major mission at Academy Fortress wasn't particularly dangerous, we need to adjust personnel and equipment overall," Maya said to Rek and Alice.
"That's great!"
"Mm." Rek and Alice replied.
Then Rek, Alice, and Maya bid farewell and headed towards the dormitory.
"I have brought back the Energy Stone needed to activate the Cosmic Cube, and there is still plenty of energy left for us to use.
As for the Super Soldier Academy, it is estimated that while we were isolated, they already used the Time-Space Beast Eye and successfully sent someone to the Ancient Temporal Sanctuary Ruins.
Otherwise, the Academy Fortress wouldn't have been able to lift its combat mode so quickly and recall all external combat teams," Alice said to Rek.
"Okay, you go back to the dormitory and prepare what you need to take. I will stop by the infirmary to find Moon Goddess for those Gene Serums.
After I return to the dormitory, we will use the Cosmic Cube together to head to the Ancient Temporal Sanctuary Ruins," Rek said.
"Alright, be quick," Alice replied as she walked towards the dormitory.
Rek used his Wrist Communicator to contact Moon Goddess and quickly walked towards the infirmary.
After more than ten minutes, Moon Goddess was waiting for Rek in front of the infirmary door and handed him a small black box. Rek noticed that Moon Goddess's eyes were bloodshot, indicating that she had been making these potions without rest since he left last time.
"Great, Moon Goddess, I'll take these potions. No need to say more," Rek said.
"Be careful. I need to go back and get some sleep.
Even if I went with you, I wouldn't be of much help; my strength is still too weak, and I would probably just be a burden.
I can only help you prepare some potions.
This time I made three types of potions, four vials of each. You should know how to use them.
I've also written a brief instruction manual inside the box."
The first type is the Life-Saving Potion. As long as one is not dead, drinking it can save a life, with the duration of its effect depending on the severity of the injuries. This potion consumes the body's cellular potential to allow survival; although it can cause some harm to the body, as long as treatment is received promptly afterward, the side effects can be mitigated.
The second type is the Antidote. It is best administered through intravenous injection, which can also enhance the body's immune response.
The third type is the Short-Term Enhancement Potion. It can be taken orally or injected and instantly boosts physical capabilities, roughly doubling combat strength.
However, this similar berserk effect can only last for about an hour, after which physical abilities will enter a period of weakness. Based on my experiments in the Biohazard World, it takes about a week to fully recover.
Additionally, note that the third potion can only be used once per person; there must be a seven-day interval before a second dose can be taken, or else the body's genes will collapse.
The first and second potions do not have such restrictions, but taking too much will yield diminishing returns; there are no additive effects from multiple doses. The Moon Goddess said to Rek.
"Yes, that's good. From what you've said, these potions have eliminated many side effects compared to the formulas I provided you earlier.
I need to go now; that mission is about to start. With these three potions, I will definitely survive," Rek replied.
"Make sure you come back alive," the Moon Goddess said seriously to Rek.
"I will," Rek said, picking up the metal box and turning to leave the medical room. He felt that if he stayed any longer, the Moon Goddess would start crying.
After more than ten minutes, Rek returned to his dorm room. After closing the door, he saw Alice with a pouch-like item at her waist and a row of metal spheres of varying sizes laid out.
Rek recognized some of the metal spheres as Special Effect Bombs made by Alice herself. However, there were different sizes this time, indicating that Alice had created other types of bombs.
Rek opened the box given to him by the Moon Goddess, which contained twelve small metal vials filled with potions, along with several pouches for carrying potions and a few small syringes.
Rek divided the potions and syringes in half and explained the functions and usage of these three potions to Alice.
"Not bad! These potions were produced in the later stages of battles against Alien Species in previous eras within the Star Alliance.
I didn't expect you could have them made by the Moon Goddess so soon. It seems that the Moon Goddess and High-Fidelity Robot you found are quite impressive."
"I used to think that the Moon Goddess wasn't particularly useful, just that she looked good. I didn't expect you to develop her skills for making potions," Alice said with a smile to Rek.
"The Moon Goddess is now my friend, so please don't refer to her as a High-Fidelity Robot anymore. The potions you'll be using are all made by the Moon Goddess with great effort," Rek said formally to Alice.
"Alright, enough about your little healer. Here are some specially made bombs for you: smoke bombs, shock bombs, fire bombs, and high-explosive bombs," Alice said as she handed Rek a small harness containing a row of metal spheres of various sizes.
Rek accepted it without hesitation and slung it over his shoulder.
"War God System, take out the Cosmic Cube for me," Rek instructed the War God System in his mind.
Soon, a deep blue cube floated into Rek's hand.
Rek noticed that Alice also produced a silvery special Energy Stone with her empty hands. It seemed that Alice had similar spatial tools, but Rek didn't ask further.
Alice placed the silvery Energy Stone above the Cosmic Cube.
The silvery Energy Stone sank directly into the Cosmic Cube.
Then, the cube emitted something resembling a virtual projection screen.
A pale blue light enveloped Rek and Alice.
Rek saw numerous pieces of information and a bunch of strange symbols on the virtual screen.
"Cosmic Cube, initiate pinpoint spatial traversal to coordinates XX, XX, XX, XX," Rek commanded the Cosmic Cube. He thought this high-tech product should have voice control features since he couldn't find any operational buttons.
As soon as Rek finished speaking, the blue light circle surrounding him and Alice began to spin rapidly.
Soon, the blue light circle disappeared, and Rek thought they had failed.
However, when the blue light circle completely vanished, Rek and Alice looked around and realized they were no longer in the dormitory of the Super Soldier Academy but in a space resembling interconnected blood vessel cells magnified millions of times.
The blood vessels were still blue, and the surrounding space was filled with only two colors: blue and red.
Rek and Alice were standing on the surface of a large blue cell. Rek noticed not far ahead, an elderly man dressed in a Star Alliance Military Uniform, whose body was half submerged in the blue Blue Blood Cell.
The old man's body had turned blue, becoming part of the massive Blue Blood Cell.
"Don't touch him. This old man should be one of the five who used the Time-Space Beast Eye to traverse. He is likely a Senior Researcher from the Main World. It seems that using the eye of an Exotic Space Beast to cross over carries risks as well.
This old man is quite unfortunate; after his body was reorganized during the traversal, he directly merged into this space's original environment, becoming one with it," Rek said.
"There are footprints over there, but they look like they are from a long time ago. Let's go check it out," Alice said, pointing to a faint mark on the ground.
"Victorious Monkey, come out," Alice said as she summoned Victorious Monkey.
A large monkey with golden fur stood beside Alice, holding a metal rod and excitedly looking around.
Rek observed this legendary monkey; every time he saw it, its strength seemed to increase rapidly. Now, Rek felt he might not be able to defeat it anymore; it seemed the monkey was close to regaining its former power.
"With Victorious Monkey here, we can feel safer," Alice said.
"Let's go. I have a bad feeling about this Blue Blood Cell space; it's best to get away from here quickly," Rek said.
Then Rek, Alice, and Victorious Monkey hurried through this world made up of Blue Blood Cells. Between the numerous Blue Blood Cells were thick Blue Veins connecting them.
Rek, Alice, and Victorious Monkey moved quickly along these veins.
After several hours of walking in one direction, Rek spotted not far beneath them the corpse of the Senior Researcher whose body was half submerged in the Blue Blood Cell.
"We've returned to the starting point!" Alice exclaimed in surprise.
"We can't keep going aimlessly; it seems we've chosen the wrong method.
The correct way isn't to follow the interconnected blood vessels of the Blue Blood Cell; we should jump directly down into the space beneath the Blue Blood Cell," Rek expressed his thoughts.
Alice also walked to the edge of their Blue Blood Cell and glanced at the enormous structure, which was suspended in mid-air and connected by other blood vessels.
However, below them were numerous similar blue cells, and further down was a pitch-black void where nothing could be seen.
"Are you sure you want to jump? Jumping down could be fatal. It's such a high distance, and we can't see the bottom," Alice said.
"What I mean is that we need to go down to get out; we don't necessarily have to jump directly.
We can use the other Blue Blood Cells as stepping stones and leap down one by one," Rek explained after being born.
"Then why didn't you suggest jumping up? There are blue Blood Cells above us too," Alice asked Rek, looking up.
"We can't jump that high, and it's either up or down anyway; jumping down is just more convenient," Rek replied with a smile.
"I'll trust you for now!" Alice said with a wry smile.
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