Chapter 30: Bu Qingwen (Part ?) (1/2)

Chapter 30: Bu Qingwen (Part ½)

Xie Junping nearly fell head first after receiving this shadowy scare. He was in an completely sorry state and he couldn’t help but curse with a foul-mouth.

Luo Nan had been able to see things clearer since he had the sensing capabilities of the heavily chained crow: “It’s an animal of the wetlands. Seems to be a muskrat……. Are there any other exits asides from the route we took to get inside?”

The muskrat was a more commonly seen animal in the wetlands jungle of Acumen College. A fully matured muskrat had a length of thirty to forty centimeters. Its tail was about twenty to thirty centimeters long. The one that had skirted by was smaller than a normal muskrat by more than half. It seemed like it wasn’t a fully matured yet, but its movements were seriously nimble.

Xie Junping spoke through gritted teeth: “This place absolutely wasn’t abandoned for just one or two years. I fear that it's been a long time since this place has become a critter’s nest or something. Be careful not step on some animal shit…...”

His last word was spat halfway out and was then forcefully sucked back in.

The illuminating beam of light just so happened to cut into a spacious area. Xie Junping could now see a circular chair that utilized the empty space to the largest degree, two stools placed randomly to the side, wall lights carved inside the tree wall, and a few exquisite wall hanging bookshelves and decorations. Anyone who looked at this would see that this room was setup to be a resting area.

How big could a hole in a tree be? The usable area before their eyes absolutely didn’t exceed three square meters. Obviously it was impossible to place down a bed, but this exquisite layout had utilized the special characteristics of the tree’s ring shaped space to the greatest degree. A hint of leisure unfolded before them.

Xie Junping immediately forgot his preceding words. He clicked his tongue repeatedly: “To create this leisurely area. I don’t understand.”

“There’s another floor on top.” Luo Nan pointed at the stone steps that continued to extend above, continuing to move forward.

“Why do I feel that this project is not the least bit lacking when compared to Gear? Especially since it was able to be kept a secret for so many years. Mouths were sealed way too tightly.” Xie Junping followed Luo Nan, climbing up. His impression of this place was turning a bit better.

The two reached up a floor higher while they were talking; this was also the upper most floor of this tree-hole cabin. The layout here was much simpler, looking a bit spacious at first glance. There was only a table carved into the tree wall and a stool modified from an irregular growth of the withered tree in front of the table.

The surface of the table was very clean with only a circular plate placed on top of it. Xie Junping recognized it to be the base of an old photo projector album. It probably already had its battery drained, extinguishing the projection. But it should provide extremely straightforward clues with just a recharge of electricity.

Luo Nan’s attention was on every location within the hollowed tree.

He fumbled around and took out quite a few clamps, braces, and other fantastical oddities. Most of them were set up centered around the table. It was clear that this was a workshop room from each and every angle. As long as the corresponding equipment were installed, it would be completely possible to perform research work here. It was quite sufficient for any designer.

Xie Junping was to the side looking with interest. He squeezed his way inside and it seemed like Luo Nan wasn't able to pull out any more support devices and the like.

Luo Nan moved directly in front of the table, not wanting to be squeezed in with Xie Junping. There were no wall-hanging installations here, in accordance with this area being the most spacious. But through careful observation, Luo Nan could see an irregular long circle of grain that took up an area that was roughly one square meter large.

He reached out with his hand to touch it, exerting a bit of force. The inner bark wall of this area actually unfolded like a scroll painting. It opened up on two sides.

The illuminating light of the sky shot inside at the next moment.

The change in lighting caused Xie Junping at the side to suddenly turn his head. They had actually spent more than half an hour in torment in the laboratory room and in the tree cabin; it was already around six o’clock. Night had already descended upon Xia City, causing the light of the outerworld to be fairly dusky.

There was only the emergence of a fuzzy outline of Gear located several hundred meters away within the gloomy night of the marshlands jungle. It was impossible to see clearly with the naked eye.

But for some unknown reason, Luo Nan felt quite moved at this moment.