535: Chapter 416: The Gift in the Box 535: Chapter 416: The Gift in the Box “What do you think is inside this box?”

In the meeting room, Hu Hu and a few others were gathered around the table, all eyes focused on the small black box placed on top.

“Oh, Old Hu, what’s there to guess?

Stop beating around the bush and open it up already, or step aside and let me do it.”

Liu Jinheng, obviously an impatient man, was urging while squeezing his way to the front and reaching out to open the box.

The people around him held their breath when they saw this, and couldn’t help but tense up as well.

“Creak~”

With the sound of wood friction, the mysterious black box finally revealed the secret hidden within.

There was no scene of light scattering everywhere as they had imagined, nor any splendid special effects.

Within the box, there were only some scrolls neatly stacked, occupying only a very small part of the space.

“What are these…?”

Liu Jinheng picked up one of the rolled-up parchments and examined it closely.

The scrolls were exquisitely crafted and thoughtfully wrapped with a ribbon around them, feeling heavier than ordinary paper in hand.

“Shall we open it and take a look?”

He looked at Hu Hu with an inquisitive expression, who, after a moment’s thought, nodded slightly.

Then, Liu Jinheng carefully unrolled one of the scrolls.

There was a drawing of a tearful eye in the middle of the scroll, a symbol all too familiar to those present.

It clearly was part of the emblem of an organization known as the Star Alliance.

“These patterns are glowing.

It seems they are indeed some kind of extraordinary item, but what exactly is its purpose…?”

Liu Jinheng spoke as he flipped the scroll over in his hands and discovered another symbol on the back.

It was a feather that looked lifelike, giving the impression it could float away at any moment.

However, unlike the eye inside, the feather did not glow.

Other than being realistic, it seemed to have no other special quality.

“Wait, there seems to be something inside here.”

Hu Hu suddenly spoke up and then reached into the bottom of the box to pull out a slip of paper.

“It appears to be the instructions for using these scrolls…”

He read every word on the slip carefully, not wanting to miss a single detail.

After a while, he finally finished reading the contents of the note and took a deep breath.

“Lao Liu, it looks like we’ve got quite a haul this time.”

He looked at his old friend with a face full of joy.

Liu Jinheng, feeling itching with anticipation, said gloomily, “Old Hu, stop keeping me on tenterhooks, what exactly does it say?”

Hu Hu didn’t keep him in suspense any longer, reaching out to take a scroll from the box and saying,

“These items are called Spirit Binding Scrolls, each containing a special ability.

The user simply needs to open the scroll and tear it apart, and the ability attached to the scroll will transfer to the person who tears it.”

As he spoke, he searched around the outer layer of the scroll and, pointing to a drawing of an armor on it, continued,

“Look here, Lao Liu, this is a piece of armor.

According to what I’ve just learned, these scrolls with an armor pattern have an ability known as Iron Armor attached, which can enhance the wearer’s defense.”

Hu Hu took out another scroll and pointed to a small figure on it that looked fit and healthy, saying:

“This one should grant the ability to enhance one’s constitution.

The user can greatly increase their physical condition for an hour, surpassing the limits of the human body.”

“The one in your hand seems to contain the ability called Floating, capable of slowing the user’s descent and providing a slight hovering effect.”

“Well…

as for this last ability, it’s called Spirit Detection.

It allows the user to observe Alien Species within a 50-meter radius, even if they are in the Mist.”

After finishing his explanation, he then gave a summary:

“These abilities, although we’re not sure about their effects yet, can be foreseen to play a significant role in our fight against the Alien Monsters, especially the last one, Spirit Detection—it’s exactly what we need to address our current urgent crisis!”

Liu Jinheng, who had been listening to his introduction, was also overjoyed and clearly very satisfied with these items.

He took all the scrolls out of the box, counted them one by one, and then said:

“There are ten scrolls in total for now, with three for Spirit Detection, three for enhancement, three for Iron Armor, and one for Floating.

We must plan carefully on how to use them to achieve the maximum effect.”

Hu Hu nodded in agreement, “Not bad, we might need to test out some scrolls first.

It would be best to send half of them to the Three Institutes for exploration, to see if we can uncover any of their secrets…”

At this moment, Liu Jinheng suddenly widened his eyes in alarm:

“Half!?

Old Hu, are you joking with me?

There’s only this much, and you want to take three or four away all at once?

That’s not right.

I think we should just send one to try our luck.

These are all Extraordinary Items; what’s there to research, it’s a complete waste!”

Hu Hu was equally unyielding, “One is too few, we need at least four!

Old Liu, we’ve finally come into contact with Extraordinary Items, you need to look farther ahead.

How can this research be considered a waste?

You have to believe in our researchers!

If they really uncover some secrets, it could be a major windfall in the future!”

Xu Fei and several guards exchanged glances, wondering how the conversation that had been going so well suddenly turned into an argument.

After quite a while, the tug of war between the two finally came to a halt.

Liu Jinheng let out a sigh, waved his hand, and said:

“Alright, alright, let’s discuss this matter later.

Right now, I need to report today’s developments to headquarters…

Oh, right, that person said there would be a way to contact them, did you see it?”

Hu Hu didn’t continue to tangle with him but took out the piece of paper and pointed to a long string of numbers on it, saying:

“There is a means of contact, if I’m not mistaken, it should be this.”

“What is this?

Such a long string of numbers—it must be over twenty digits, right?

Could this be some kind of encrypted code?”

Liu Jinheng asked, looking at the content at the bottom of the note.

Hu Hu also frowned.

“I don’t know, the other party didn’t explain what these things are.

If it were an encrypted code, there should be some kind of hint, but there’s nothing.”

“It’s unlikely to be an email, perhaps a website?

That can’t be right…

It can’t be that this long string is a phone number, can it…?”

The two of them were, at that moment, puzzled by the bunch of mysterious numbers at the end of the note.

However, if Xiao Man had heard Hu Hu’s last remark, she definitely would have given him a thumbs up for guessing correctly.

Alright, that long string of numbers he left behind was indeed a phone number.

By normal standards, it’s impossible to dial through such a long string.

But these were set up using signals from Star Order for grafting.

If one dialed using those digits, it could connect through five relay satellites and then make contact with The Dawn.

Of course, this was under the premise that The Dawn was still above Water Blue Star.

This so-called phone was also just a way to leave a message and was not capable of providing real-time communication.

Xiao Man had set a reminder: if the Abnormality Department left a message, Star Order would let her know immediately.