Of course, this was not because he had gained some kind of precognitive ability. Rather, a faint glimmer of light had appeared at the end of the passageway. It was especially glaring in the pitch-black tunnel, making him feel that there had to be something at the end.
He Ao quietly continued forward along the passageway. He tried pulling open the dormitory doors beside him. Some were locked tight, while others opened easily.
The dormitories were all simply furnished: a small bed that had rotted away until only a steel frame and some shredded stuffing remained, a small table, and several rusted lumps of metal whose original forms could no longer be discerned. They looked like the remains of household appliances.
These dormitories had all been equipped with small robots. Unlike the other robots in the ruins, these were no longer active. They seemed to have run out of power and sat quietly rusting in the corners.
He Ao tried picking one up, dismantling its components, and removing something inside that was somewhat damaged and resembled a motherboard.
Because attacking the robots in the ruins would draw a coordinated attack, the Research Institute seemed not to have obtained any technology from the ruins so far.
He Ao was not involved in this kind of research, nor could he tell these things apart. So he removed everything that looked like a precision component, wrapped them in the cloth bag, and slung it over his back.
Since the Research Institute had never gotten hold of these things before, they should fetch a good price.
Rare things were valuable.
Liu Nan stood at the doorway, quietly watching He Ao.
Once He Ao had packed up and walked out, she silently followed behind him.
The two remained silent along the way. Several times, Liu