As the sun rises, the cruise ship finally docks at the port of Norlai Republic.
The support ship from Research Institute unloaded the Transcendent Item on board and sent another person to transport it.
The explorers He Ao who survived Ruins were arranged to fly directly back to Central Land on a special plane.
The ship docked at about seven o'clock in the morning, and the plane took off at eleven o'clock in the afternoon. It took about two hours to get from the port to the airport, so there was not much time left for everyone to rest.
He Ao puts Adam 1 Type, Arbitration Scale, Puppet Crystal Ball and Space-Time Beacon into Pirate Treasure Chest.
The Magician's Hat he brought from West Capital, the remaining Corpse Flower solution, and the most conspicuous Bone Sword were all carried close to his body. If these things disappeared, he would need to explain to others why they disappeared.
Miracle Wand cannot fit into Pirate Treasure Chest, so it is still pinned to the waist and hidden in the coat.
After getting off the cruise ship, everyone had a short time to visit the exotic scenery.
Most of the buildings in Norlai Republic are similar to the architectural styles of the Tia Empire. They were once part of the Tia Empire, and they still retain a lot of the Tia Empire traditions after independence.
Fortunately, KFC is also available here.
He Ao brought Liu Nan into KFC, ordered two hamburger sets, and asked for two paper bags.
KFC here does not have the special dishes of Central Land, but some more classic hamburger set meals are still available.
Liu Nan is not picky about food either, she will eat whatever He Ao orders.
"Be courteous for nothing,
"Liu Nan squinted his eyes and looked at He Ao. He raised his jade-white index finger slightly and made a circle in mid-air. "It's not easy to eat your food. Is there anything I can do for you?"
"Did you always stop at the island on the cruise ship that sent us to Ruins?"
He Ao was not polite, took a paper towel, wiped the table in front of him, and asked softly.
The reason for asking this question comes from Gravedigger.
Gravedigger is a secret that Dawn planted in Research Institute. It was arranged to enter Ruins High Tower in an attempt to gain control of the tower.
He Ao has now been basically confirmed. The person who instigated Gravedigger to enter Ruins is most likely the same person who entered Ruins ten years ago and took away Central Processor, the middle tower of Ruins.
After ten years of preparation, he sent Gravedigger into Ruins, hoping to take Space-Time Beacon hidden in the bathroom from the tower Central Control Room.
He even disguised his commander authority for this purpose.
Although in the end, both Space-Time Beacon and the commander's authority of the tower fell into the hands of He Ao.
After Ruins ended, Gravedigger failed to come back alive. The other party's plan failed, and the cause of Gravedigger's death must also be under investigation.
The other party definitely wants Space-Time Beacon in the hands of He Ao.
It is only a matter of time before the tower authority transfer is exposed.
Even if no problem is found this time, the next time Ruins is turned on or the next time Ruins is turned on, as long as the other party sends someone to enter Ruins and finds that the tower cannot be entered, they will definitely doubt the person who returned from Ruins alive this time.
Moreover, this time Dawn ventured to attack Research Institute's cruise ship, which may not necessarily mean that Space-Time Beacon was in the hands of Research Institute.
Therefore, for He Ao, instead of waiting for others to come to him after being investigated, it is better to strike first, grasp the other party's dynamics, and take the initiative in his own hands.
He also needs the Central Processor that was taken away to understand what the thing related to Hyper-memory held under the tower is.
Therefore, as soon as He Ao came out from Ruins, he began to investigate the identity and traces of the other party.
Now knowing Dawn from the side, He Ao already has a guess about the other party's identity, but guessing is not enough. He needs a breakthrough, a breakthrough that allows him to understand the other party deeply and determine the other party's identity.
And Gravedigger is such a breakthrough.
Gravedigger is dead, but in this world, wherever you walk, you will inevitably leave traces.
Gravedigger entered Ruins at the instigation of the other party, and Gravedigger's disguised identity was that of an e-class Transcendental.
In the morning, Yang De brought Vice Minister's appointment letter and contract to He Ao, and opened the permissions of Vice Minister.
As soon as He Ao obtained the permission of Vice Minister, he immediately queried the information of Gravedigger.
Of course, he did not only check the information of Gravedigger. He looked through the information of everyone who entered Ruins this time, and placed Gravedigger in the middle and back position.
It looks like a newly appointed Vice Minister is curiously checking the information of the people around him.
However, even with the authority of Vice Minister, the true identities of Special Appointed Researchers cannot be found, but the Transcendent Item registered by Special Appointed Researchers before entering Ruins can be found.
For example, He Ao is registered with Magician's Hat and Corpse Flower solutions.
When departing from the destination, the head of the local research institute will check whether the extraordinary items of the specially appointed researcher who enters the ruins are the same as those registered.
When East Capital gets on the plane, there will also be a strict security check to check whether there is another Transcendent Item on board.
He Ao can even query the video recordings during the security check.
Gravedigger did not register Transcendent Item. He Ao looked through the video and clearly saw that he didn't bring anything with him and got on the plane directly.
But Gravedigger actually holds a C-Rank in Ruins's Transcendent Item Puppet Crystal Ball.
Well, this Crystal Ball is also in the hands of He Ao now.
Through Gravedigger controlling the squirrel that died in front of He Ao, we can see that when he first entered the tower, Gravedigger was behind He Ao. After He Ao left, he discovered the dead squirrel and controlled it.
In other words, when Gravedigger descends on Ruins, the distance from the tower is farther than He Ao.
His Physical Quality is far inferior to He Ao, and the distance is further than He Ao, but he reaches the tower before He Ao.
This shows that he used the power of Puppet Crystal Ball from the beginning to control Exotic Beast.
Judging from Research Institute's historical data, the places where explorers first arrived at Ruins were relatively safe. Exotic Beast would not exceed level e, and the location was completely random.
Therefore, the possibility of Gravedigger finding an "unclaimed" C-Rank Puppet Crystal Ball around the place of arrival is almost zero.
From this, it can be seen that Puppet Crystal Ball was brought into Ruins by Gravedigger from Main World, and judging from the fact that Crystal Ball was not seen during the security check, this item was not brought out by Gravedigger from Central Land.
Of course, this is also reasonable. A registered e-class Transcendental carrying a C-Rank Transcendent Item will appear suspicious in itself.
Therefore, Puppet Crystal Ball can only be obtained by Gravedigger after leaving Central Land.
However, Research Institute's plane went directly to Liu's Private Island, and there was no chance of contact with other people on the way. The Research Institute staff on the plane also went through strict security inspections, and it was impossible to bring other Transcendent Items.
On Private Island, everyone is confined to a hall, surrounded by Research Institute people brought by Yang De. They are all Yang De's confidants, and it is unlikely that they will be bribed by Dawn.
Moreover, Yang De will also convene speeches from time to time. On Private Island, Gravedigger has little chance of getting Puppet Crystal Ball.
Then there is only one possible location left.
On the cruise ship heading from the island to the Ruins channel.
There are staff members of the Liu family on this cruise ship. He Ao needs barbecue ingredients. Liu Nan can have people bring out the barbecue ingredients to him immediately. These people are the original crew members of the cruise ship and are members of the Liu family.
It is easier to deal with the Liu family than the people of Research Institute.
Also on the cruise ship, Gravedigger bumped into Orator. Orator said that he was sneaky and that he might have been looking for the staff to contact him at that time.
Of course, there is one last problem here. There is actually a strength limit to entering Ruins. The highest this time is D-Rank.
That's why Research Institute will find some people below D-Rank to enter Ruins. If it exceeds D-Rank, it may not be possible to enter Ruins, or even cause the channel to be broken.
This restriction of D-Rank also includes Transcendent Item.
If He Ao's guess is correct and Gravedigger can bring in C-Rank's Puppet Crystal Ball, it proves that the people behind him may have mastered a method to circumvent the Ruins channel strength limit to a certain extent.
It is unlikely that the other party has found this method on its own. After all, Research Institute is still unable to do anything about it, and the technological generation gap between the two will not be so big.
So this method obviously comes from the Central Processor he took away.
That Central Processor probably has a lot of secret knowledge that is unknown to others.
He Ao collected his thoughts and continued to stare at Liu Nan.
If Gravedigger and Puppet Crystal Ball were given to him by the staff on the cruise ship, then where did the staff on the cruise ship get this thing?
This is the purpose of He Ao looking for Liu Nan this time.
"No," faced He Ao's question, Liu Nan shook his head,
"Cruise ships cannot always be placed on the islands. I remember that those cruise ships were all transferred from cruise ship rental companies owned by nearby groups. When they are useful, they are towed over and used. When they are not in use, they still have to be left there to make money."
"Where did that come from?"
He Ao asked softly.
"It seems to be the cruise ship rental company of Norlai Republic, wait a minute???"
Liu Nan took out his mobile phone and seemed to be checking something.
He Ao went to the bar to get his meal and placed the burger in front of Liu Nan.
"It's Norlai Republic's rental company," Liu Nan put down the phone and said softly,
"The crew are all veteran crew members who have worked in the group for many years, and most of them are from Central Land. The cruise ship was directly towed to the island by a tugboat, and all crew members went through security checks before departure."
Starting from Norlai Republic and arriving at Private Island is almost the same route that He Ao took here before.
"Did you come into contact with other ships along the way?"
He Ao asked casually.
"Let me ask."
Liu Nan opened the hamburger box and sent a message to someone.
After a while, she picked up her phone and showed it to He Ao, "There was an oil replenishment on the way, but it was a horizontal replenishment. The pipe was directly thrown over to transport the oil. There was no contact with anyone. They also recorded a video. No, look at it."
"Send me the video?"
He Ao took a bite of the burger, glanced at it, and said casually.
"Why are you suddenly interested in this?"
Liu Nan asked softly. uuread a book
"This is the first time I saw the sea. I am still very curious about the sea, ships, supplies, and Private Island. I didn't have time to be curious before, but now I have a little free time, so I asked."
He Ao replied casually, "The hamburger buns here are so hard and a bit pinched."
He Ao is indeed curious. Of course, the main reason is to investigate the origin of Puppet Crystal Ball.
Liu Nan glanced at He Ao, then turned to look at the rippling blue sea outside the window, wondering what he was thinking.
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