Chapter 944 - Box of Enticemen (1/2)
The Punisher Alliance did not have the financial strength to construct a space fortress, so their headquarters was a modified spaceship that was parked in a galactic harbor called Punisher.
After entering the spaceship, the two newbies explored the spaceship under Raymond’s lead. The structure of the spaceship was a circular one with the different regions being connected by an alley. It was shaped almost like a pearl bracelet.
“This is our base. This is our daily activity region, and every member has their own room. I have already made the arrangements for both of you. All your daily necessities are prepared, and you can rest anytime. That is the combat training region, and that is the equipment storage…”
They then came to a region with a door that had ‘Spoils of War Museum’ written on it.
“That is…” Feidin pointed at the door. He felt that there would be clues inside the room.
“Oh! This is the glory of our Punisher Alliance.” Raymond chuckled. “These are all the spoils of war that we have obtained from fighting fugitives. Let’s go. I will regale you with tales of our glorious achievements.”
The room was extremely spacious with a few transparent cabinets being placed within it. A portion of the cabinets were empty, and the others were filled with many different items. There were some broken weapons, half broken masks, a charred electronic eyeball, and many other items.
Raymond led the way and began explaining the origin of the items.
“This is the tomahawk of a fugitive called Ruthless, who had a bounty of 300,000 Enas. We sacrificed a comrade during this battle…”
“Do you see that electronic eyeball? That is the artificial eyeball of Professor Vicious. His corpse was completely destroyed, and this is the only thing that he left behind…”
“That is the war hammer of the head bishop. The others just placed it in…”
Hearing Raymond’s explanation, Feidin looked through the artifacts while comparing them to the picture that Han Xiao had given him.
All of a sudden, Feidin’s footsteps froze in place, and his gaze was locked on a transparent cabinet.
An old fashioned looking white box was placed in the cabinet with a black charred mark on it that seemed extremely ordinary.
“What is this?” A look of joy flashed past Feidin’s eyes as he pointed at the box.
This was the item that Han Xiao had gotten him to find.
What’s this? So, it turns out that it was so easy to find it. I thought that it would be much more difficult to find it.
“Let me think…” Raymond thought for a while before saying, “I remember! This is the loot from one of our operations. There was one fellow who wanted to take over a surface civilization with the weapons that he smuggled. When we heard the news, we set off on an expedition to get rid of him. We found many items in his storeroom, and this is one of them.”
“What’s the use of it?”
Feidin was extremely curious. He was truly curious about an item that Black Star said he wanted.
“We aren’t clear about its origins and only know that carrying it will strengthen one’s Psychic energy and mental defenses. However, the user will hallucinate if the box is used for a long time, and they will hear voices in their ears. Thus, we called it the Box of Enticement. We sealed the box up after one of our comrades went crazy because of it.”
As he said that, Raymond suddenly had a puzzled look on his face. “Didn’t we seal this item up? Who put it back on display?”
Right at this moment, Feidin frowned slightly, his attention still on the box. He could hear a soft voice calling out to him and luring him to touch the box.
Using his Psychic energy to scan the box, he felt as though the box was covered with a mental shield.
Feidin wanted to see what was in the box and transformed his psychic energy into a drill to break through the Psychic Current of the box. However, the moment his psychic energy came into contact with the box, his face changed abruptly, and he cut off his psychic energy that was being sucked into the box.
Upon seeing that, Raymond waved his arms and said with resignation, “Stop trying, it’s useless. Our Psychic tried it once, but psychic energy isn’t able to detect the situation inside the box.”
“Can we open up the box normally?”
“You can, but there is nothing inside.” Raymond opened up the cabinet and opened up the box.
At this moment, Aurora jabbed Feidin’s waist and made a hand sign.
Feidin immediately understood what Aurora meant. There was a life force within the box.
Black Star wouldn’t want this box for nothing. The item that he wants is strange indeed, Feidin thought to himself.
Raymond then placed the box back into the cabinet and continued touring the place with the two.
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After taking a tour throughout the entire base and meeting some new members of the Punisher Alliance, Feidin and Aurora said goodbye to Raymond and returned to their rooms.
After a few more hours, they left their rooms and walked straight to the museum.
The artifacts in the museum only had commemorative meaning, and the surveillance equipment in that region was of a lower grade. Feidin took out an army-made automatic infiltration device. Just when he was about to plug it into the door, he was stopped by Aurora.
“Are you going to walk in like this?” Aurora asked doubtfully. “The alarm will sound.”
“I know,” Feidin said slowly. “Since Black Star wants the item, it will be impossible for them to fight back. I do not like to bully the weak, and they aren’t a bunch of evil people. Even if I want to take the item, I must let them know the reason. I am not willing to act like a thief.”
“This isn’t good, right? What if Black Star has his own intentions?” Aurora hesitated.
Truthfully, she also felt that it was beneath them to act like thieves.
“He didn’t make any special requests. Even if he does… he will only blame me.”
Feidin smiled, walked into the room openly, and picked up the Box of Enticement.
Di di di…
He ignored the ear-piercing alarm and led Aurora toward the entrance of the spaceship.
He did not face any restrictions along the way and only met Raymond, Slade, and the other members of the Punisher Alliance by the hatch of the spaceship.