Chapter 200 - Source code (1/2)
After a series of brief operations, the information about zero was sold to Parkland at a price about 30 percent higher than the purchase price. Although Parkland was a large company in the wilderness, he was not qualified to meet Hades in person. The information was exchanged through the communication channel used by the dark merchants, so no images would appear during the whole process.
Hades stood up and left the room when he saw that Parkland had put the credit point into the dark merchant's account. The moment he walked out of the room, hexagonal lattice appeared on the surface of everything from the ceiling to the carpet, from the fireplace to the wall. As each lattice disappeared, the room became correspondingly dark, an inorganic set of data, waiting for the next activation.
Hades was walking in the darkness. Directly in front of him was a glowing door. That was the exit, and at the same time that the virtual room disappeared, the virtual information technology on Hades also faded away. Golden hair that was originally as bright as the sun quickly lost its luster, and wrinkles quickly covered his handsome face. His originally bright skin had also gradually lost its moisture, and spots of age had even appeared on the back of his hand.
In just ten seconds, Hades had completed the physiological process of moving from young to old age. When he walked out of the exit, Hades was no longer young, but an old man in his sixties. Only, those gem-like blue eyes were as bright as ever.
The alloy door behind him automatically closed, and a bookcase moved over from the left, hiding the secret door behind it. This was an office that was two hundred square meters. The office was decorated in a retro fashion, exactly the same as the virtual room. The only difference was that the walls of the office were not painted by the Mona Lisa, but were filled with religious paintings.
Last dinner!
The old man stared at the scroll. He was not a Christian. The oil painting in the office was purely out of personal taste.
”The Last Supper” is one of the masterpieces passed down through the generations by the painter Leonardo da Vinci. The oil painting, through its realistic form, makes a sharp contrast between the calmness of Jesus and the treachery of Judas. Trust and betrayal were a melody that was not lacking in any era. It was the same in the old era, but it was even more common in the new era. The conflict of interests, the divergence of ideas, in this changing age, betrayal sometimes required nothing but a piece of black bread.
In the old man's time, he had betrayed his ideals like Judas. However, everything was for the sake of better survival, so the old man had never regretted it.
”One day, I will prove you wrong... Ben! You're not Jesus, and even Jesus can't save everyone. There was no savior in this world, only the people who guided them in the right direction. And I'm doing such a thing! ” The old man said in a low voice, but each word was firm and forceful, like his determination that was like a rock.
At this moment, the desk phone rang. The old man was still looking at the oil painting, but he said to the room, ”Answer it.”
The voice control system immediately took effect. The phone switched to amplifying mode, and a melodious female voice rang out from the phone. ”Respected Speaker Oglock, Dr. Shaw just called you. He asked you to visit the Polytechnic Institute when it's convenient, and the research project called WX1875 has made new headway. ”
When he heard that special number, the old man's gaze finally left the oil painting. He indifferently said to the girl on the phone, ”I understand. Christine, please prepare me for my trip.” In 15 minutes, I will arrive at the Institute of Technology on time. ”
”As you command, sir.”