Chapter 124

The actual Babel office in front of me is noticeably more spacious.

To the left of the entrance is a row of neat workstations, while to the right are comfortable sofas and coffee tables, resembling a formal reception area.

This layout... seems strangely familiar.

Good heavens, isn't this a spitting image of some kind of marine monitoring center?

Just as Han Fei was looking around, Lemuen's dissatisfied voice rang out. "Boss! Why won't you let me search!" Her tone was full of grievance.

"Um?"

Han Fei glanced to the side and saw Lemuen pouting, staring at him expectantly, her finger pointing forcefully at the coffee table.

"That, that red treasure is right there, but I can't pick it up! It's so frustrating!"

Han Fei walked to the coffee table, patted Lemuen's head, and comforted her, "It'll be over in a little while, 45 seconds isn't long."

The rules for raiding in Delta Force are like this: the person who swipes the card has priority, and team members have to wait for the 45-second 'protection period' to pass before they can make a move, whether in a team or in a random queue.

Lemuen's "slip of the hand" at this moment was precisely due to this mechanism.

Han Fei glanced down at the table and saw a box of caviar on the small glass coffee table.

"Diamond" Caviar

Han Fei raised an eyebrow, his tone tinged with a hint of teasing surprise. "Do the people of Babel eat so well?"

"Okay..." Lemuen puffed out her cheeks, having to temporarily suppress her urge to shop on Taobao. Forty-five seconds passed in the blink of an eye, but she had that much patience.

The protection period had just ended, Lemuen, like a squirrel that had found a pinecone, happily pocketed the box of "diamond" caviar, beaming as she showed it off to Han Fei: "Great job, boss! This place is really lucrative!"

Just then, Lemuen's gentle voice came from the other end of the office. "Xiao Le, there's a small safe in this corner."

"A safe?!" Lemuen's eyes lit up instantly, her voice rising several decibels. "Leave it to me, sis!"

She took a step forward, but stopped abruptly just as her toes left the ground. She turned and looked at Han Fei expectantly, her eyes filled with anticipation and a hint of uncertainty. "Boss, there's bound to be something good in the safe, right?"

Uh... well...

Han Fei scratched his head, a knowing smile on his face. "The range of these items is ridiculously wide. If you're lucky, you might get a top-tier treasure like the Heart of Africa; if you're unlucky..."

He paused, then added in a weathered, experienced tone, "It's not impossible to find Pirate Silver Coin in a top-secret vault."

"Well..."

Lemuen's face fell, but she hesitated for only a fraction of a second before her "lucky charm" confidence, or rather, blind optimism, instantly took over. She waved her hand and declared decisively, "Whatever! I believe in my luck!"

Before the words were even finished, he had already shot off like a red cannonball, leaving only a string of cheerful yet urgent echoes in the air:

"Sis! Let me drive!"

Han Fei ignored her. Given Xiao Le's optimistic nature, even if she went crazy, she would probably only be depressed for a short while and would be able to adjust herself.

He walked over to Texas, looked at the girl who had been observing with her arms crossed, and said softly, "Aren't you going to search for a while?"

Texas glanced at Han Fei and explained softly, "There aren't many containers here, let's leave them for her."

Lemuen enjoyed the looting process, so Texas wouldn't mind leaving that fun to her.

Anyway, she's already found the treasure.

The key card for the [Medical Conference Room], worth over a million, already made Texas very satisfied.

Ines, however, had a somewhat subtle expression as she watched Lemuen rummaging through the drawers.

--You messengers don't seem so pure; you have a side job too.

Before long, Han Fei heard a somewhat disdainful voice coming from Lemuen's side. "Why are they cow horns? Purple ones, so awful."

Upon hearing this, Han Fei curled his lips, thinking to himself that it was only because he hadn't searched enough that he was only complaining about the fact that it was purple.

If you drive like that too often, and encounter bull horns every time, the reaction won't be the same. You might just start using * Laterano slang*.

Of course, if it happens too often, it becomes a habit, or more accurately, a numbness.

"Take a look at the desk too, then I'll leave."

The desks in the Ocean Monitoring Hall sometimes get missed, mainly because they're painted with little red things, like quantum storage or experimental data.

This thing is so small that it's easy to miss if you just glance at it on your desk.

"Okay, boss."

Lemuen responded and carefully checked each desk to make sure it was empty before finishing the containers such as the filing cabinets.

After doing all this, the two sisters returned to Han Fei, Lemuen said, "There shouldn't be anything left."

Finally, she couldn't help but complain, "I want to take back what I said earlier. It doesn't seem that bloated, boss."

"Not bad."

Han Fei pinched Lemuen's little face, "At least you still have a blush, right?"

"It's not worth much."

Lemuen complained, "It's not even 200,000."

"Greedy devil."

Han Fei chuckled, "One grid is worth 170,000 to 180,000, which is not bad. It's much better than your bull horn."

"That's true."

Lemuen agreed with this statement, but couldn't help but complain, "So what's the point of them putting cow horns in insurance policies for no reason? I really don't understand."

"How should I know? I'm leaving."

Han Fei led his team out of the office.

Based on the layout of the porridge's infrastructure, the operators' dormitories should be located ahead.

Han Fei wasn't interested in that place, so he simply led his men to continue upwards.

Before long, the processing station came into Han Fei's view.

Same recipe, same taste; the orange lights meant Han Fei needed to swipe a card to get in.

Han Fei didn't have a card right now, and the power supply permission card couldn't open this thing.

So Han Fei simply led his men straight to the central control room!

The central control room was located on the top floor of Rhodes Island, Han Fei initially couldn't find his way up.

After sending Ines to scout ahead, they circled around for a while before finally arriving at the central control area.

But once inside, he realized that the central control unit seemed a little different from the control center he was used to.

In my memory, Rhodes Island's control center looked quite solid, with an entire wall covered in electronic screens and a whole host of sophisticated devices responsible for controlling every aspect of Rhodes Island itself.

The central control room that Han Fei at had a bit of the feel of the Babel's central control room.

Han Fei, confused about the situation, said, "You all spread out and search this place thoroughly."

"Okay, boss! I'll take care of it!"

Lemuen patted her chest and assured them, "Absolutely no place will be missed."

Han Fei naturally trusted his teammates. While they were searching everywhere, Han Fei subconsciously headed towards the small second floor of the central control building, thinking, "Could this place really be the central control room of the Babel?"

As soon as Han Fei went up, he saw the familiar elevator shaft and the switchboard next to it.

Now I understand.

Since that's the case, and he's already here, Han Fei didn't care about anything else and simply stretched out his hand.

Ines didn't follow the others to search; she stayed behind Han Fei. When she saw Han Fei about to pull the switch, she couldn't help but ask, "What are you doing?"

"Go up."

Han Fei spoke as if it were the most logical thing to do, and pulled the switch down with a single tug, thinking to himself, "Why didn't I pull the switch? Where am I supposed to find Crisscross if I don't? The Three Illusionary Gods of Babel are still waiting for me."

He wasn't too worried that pulling this switch would make him a criminal. This switch was only responsible for controlling this elevator shaft. Pulling this switch wouldn't shut down the entire ship's defense system until all the switches were pulled.

--I figured if the central control system tripped, the other doors to the Babel wouldn't open either; only the elevators to the top floor would.

The next second, a familiar announcement rang in Han Fei's ears.

"Warning: Power to the restricted area is about to be restored. Access control will be disabled after the power is restored. All security personnel are requested to remain on high alert."

The familiar two-and-a-half-minute loading bar appeared in Han Fei's eyes. He sat down casually on the sofa next to the elevator shaft and patiently waited for the loading bar to finish.

Seeing this, Ines couldn't help but ask, "You are definitely not an ordinary messenger; your purpose is confusing me."

Well, how should I put it?

Han Fei looked up at Ines and said softly, "Your stance leans towards Theresa, right?"

"Yes."

Ines readily admitted, "I favor Princess Theresa's choice."

"But you didn't stand firmly by her side," Han Fei said. "Don't rush to refute me. You did work for Rhodes Island, but that was just as a mercenary, wasn't it? On the contrary, your teammate, that girl named W, made a completely different choice from you."

Ines was somewhat surprised, but remained silent.

She had witnessed Han Fei's astonishing remarks far too many times before, so when he mentioned W this time, she naturally wouldn't be as shocked as she had been before, speechless.

"From this perspective, I'm in a similar position to you," Han Fei continued. "I also lean towards Theresa, but you've seen their choices, so it's impossible for me to take two Sarkaz who are indifferent to, or even hostile to, the Sankta to help Theresa fight a civil war."

"Staying on the sidelines is my choice."

After saying that, Han Fei fell silent and patiently waited for the countdown to end.

At that moment, Texas's voice came from below:

"Boss, there's an evacuation gate here. Do you need me to pull it?"

"No rush," Han Fei said loudly.

"Good."

Texas responded and didn't pull the plug.

Two minutes and 30 seconds is neither a long nor a short time.

This period of time was enough for Texas and her team to loot the surrounding area, and also enough for the remaining operators at Babel to react.

With about 20 seconds left, Han Fei clearly heard hurried footsteps outside.

There were quite a few people, and more than one.

But by then, the team members had already returned to Han Fei.

"The people from Babel are coming," Ines warned. "We're not exactly guests right now."

Don't panic.

Han Fei raised his hand and glanced towards the door, sending two smoke bombs flying.

Immediately, he stood in front of the elevator shaft and said, "Just come up with me in a bit."

With a ding, the elevator shaft opened.

Han Fei didn't hesitate and immediately put his arm around Ines —without the continent's mechanisms, this girl wouldn't be able to pull out so many strange gadgets on her at will.

Han Fei held Ines tightly, gripped the rope with his other hand, and with the help of the auxiliary device, slid directly to the top floor.

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With a slight creaking sound of the zipline, Han Fei landed steadily on the top platform.

What came into view was not the familiar view of the top floor of the Bakshibabel Tower, but a straight, somewhat cramped metal corridor. The corridor was only wide enough for three or four people to walk side by side, and was no more than ten meters long. The sides were made of cold, smooth alloy panels, with no side passages or doors in sight.

The sole objective was the slightly ajar, heavy metal door at the end of the corridor—a green indicator light on the door frame, signifying permission, flickered faintly, and a steady, slightly cool light shone through the crack in the door.

The rest of the team members also slid down one after another. Han Fei released his arm from Ines and said in a deep voice, "Let's go in and take a look."

At this moment, he had a clear picture in his mind—behind this door was most likely the true nerve center of Rhodes Island, the legendary core control room.

An indescribable anticipation quietly grew in his heart: Was he finally going to meet the legendary "Doctor"?

Hey, after being Doctor for so long, I really never imagined that one day I would meet this Doctor in a different capacity.

"Clear."

As Texas responded, the two wolf-headed greatswords were silently drawn, their cold blades flashing in the dim corridor.

She lowered her stance slightly and moved in a standard tactical alert position in front of Han Fei. "I'll scout ahead. If anything happens, I'll do my best to hold him off."