Su Jiameng, who considers her taste buds to be very particular, claimed that her tongue could no longer adapt to food outside her home.

Su Jiameng thought her words to Zhu Mengtong would have no effect, little did she know that the actual outcome was better than she expected! The reason for this was simply a variable—Qiu Yexuan!

The next day, when Zhu Mengtong casually mentioned this while going to work, she only said that she had inadvertently heard such a thing from strangers, not mentioning Su Jiameng. She noticed Qiu Yexuan’s expression was particularly odd, "What’s wrong?"

Qiu Yexuan frowned in silence, her gaze at Zhu Mengtong full of struggle and hesitation. After a while, she said, "Come with me."

Zhu Mengtong was a researcher at the institute, and she considered herself quite familiar with it. But as Qiu led her through twisting paths to increasingly secretive areas, doubts arose in her heart. This research institute was not that simple...

"Don’t overthink it; I’m a scrupulous scientific researcher with my principles and never approach fields I shouldn’t touch..." Qiu Yexuan seemed to see through her thoughts and rolled her eyes in boredom, "Just follow me, and you’ll know..."

"Since the institute was established, this darkroom was only for successive directors to know." Qiu Yexuan brought Zhu Mengtong into a room less than twenty square meters through genetic scanning, "It holds some secrets unfit for outsiders..."

"Speaking of successive directors, actually, only I and the teacher who guided me into this field knew..." Qiu Yexuan appeared to visit frequently, with various equipment complete. She took a drink from a small fridge and handed it to Zhu Mengtong, "Most of the stuff here was left by my teacher... There’s one thing you may not believe, but everything here is a taboo once taken out..."

"Because it involves research in taboo areas?" Zhu Mengtong glanced around and found nothing unusual except a few cupboard-like things and a sealed round platform in the center of the room, "Is it the Alliance’s secret... black research?"

Qiu Yexuan chuckled, "You’re really sensitive, with a rich imagination... The items here have nothing to do with the Alliance! They were brought by my teacher, and I’ve looked through them. Honestly, the current Alliance wants to research these things, it can’t be done in two or three hundred years. I’m quite puzzled why my teacher brought them along..."

Zhu Mengtong noticed the cupboards weren’t secured with high-tech locks; they were completely open. After hesitating, she pulled out a yellowed file, and when she saw the title written on the valuable liquid, her pupils constricted instantly, and she nearly lost control of the strength in her hand, almost destroying it!

The title of the document was precisely the century-old problem puzzling many scientists—Space Jump Technology! Something hundreds of times more difficult than black hole technology! And this information... those simple calculation data... How is this possible?

"Surprised?" Qiu Yexuan extracted the file from her hand and laughed, "I was quite surprised when I first saw it too."

"Why show me this? Don’t forget, I am..." Zhu Mengtong could only feel her heart pounding wildly, vaguely understanding she might be caught in an inextricable dilemma. The one who drew her into this was Qiu Yexuan!

"You used to be! Just used to be!" Qiu Yexuan sighed and said, "If you hadn’t retired from the Military Department, and if the syndrome I know of wouldn’t mimic certain abilities, I wouldn’t have let you into my institute. And if you reveal this, then what? Think you can earn merit, can benefit the entire Human Alliance? Don’t be naive..."

Zhu Mengtong felt a moment of heat, then immediately calmed down. As the other said, even if she knew about this secret, she could only keep it buried inside and take it to the grave! Just like Su Jiameng believed that secondary energy technology cannot be disclosed at this time, Space Jump Technology must remain confidential! Benefitting the Alliance sounds good, but every matter should be prepared for the worst...

Zhu Mengtong was no naive student, nor an idealist with mere dreams and no experience of real-world setbacks. Space Jump Technology could be revealed, but not now! Besides her and Qiu Yexuan, no one else must know this secret, including her husband.

"What are you... trying to do?" Zhu Mengtong had a vague suspicion; originally, Qiu Yexuan did not intend to share this secret. But since she had spoken, it must have triggered some opportunity... could that opportunity be what Su Jiameng mentioned?

"Do you remember what I said to you before?" Qiu Yexuan asked in return, "I said it was a shame for you to seal off the lesion."

Zhu Mengtong’s heartbeat skipped a beat, Qiu Yexuan opened the central round platform of the room, revealing what was placed inside, and said, "I found my teacher when I was in the third year of intermediate school. At that time, she was seriously injured for some unknown reason... These items on the round platform are priceless treasures she protected with her life, although to me, they are almost like garbage..."

"Her origins were very mysterious. Even until her death, I never knew where she came from or why she suffered such injuries." Qiu Yexuan recounted this secret to Zhu Mengtong, one that no one else knew, "Her personality was quirky and strange, but she was extremely knowledgeable; there seemed to be no knowledge in this world she didn’t know..."

"She led me into this hall of science, also making me realize that even if I spent my whole life, I probably couldn’t touch half of her achievements." Qiu Yexuan’s tone seemed to change at this point, but quickly returned to normal, "She once said that Simoles Deficiency Syndrome is not a disease, but a power akin to divinity that terrifies people... capable of bringing peace or utter calamity!"

Zhu Mengtong understood why the other person brought her here after hearing this... (To be continued. If you like this work, please visit Qidian (qidian.com) to vote for recommendations and monthly votes; your support is my greatest motivation. Mobile users, please read at m.qidian.com.)