Trickster Hunter.

Chapter 157 Forgetting
In other words, the cause of the accident that led to the abandonment of the Nameless Island Research Institute was most likely this "original primary direct contact experiment with a strange creature."

Could it be that Tianshu Tower deliberately concealed this matter? But if that was the case, why did they send them to the island to retrieve these documents?
Once these hunters get access to these documents, the secrets that have been sealed off by the Tianshu Tower for so long will inevitably be revealed to the world... They can't just kill all these hunters to silence them, can they?

Thousands of people died because of their research on primitive monsters. In today's public opinion environment, Tianshu Tower and the federal government will definitely be blamed and criticized... However, it's just accusations and criticisms.

Looking at the history of the confrontation between humans and monsters, the loss of a few thousand people is nothing at all. Not to mention the distant ones, just take the recent Longyanlei incident as an example. The number of casualties in the West City District of Tianfu City has far exceeded the number.

Not to mention that the accident at the Nameless Island Research Institute happened more than a hundred years ago. During this period, the top leaders of the federal government have changed dozens of times. Even if they want to hold someone accountable, they only need to issue some bland statements - the people are not fools, and it is impossible for them to go against the federal government for the deaths of thousands of people who had nothing to do with them more than a hundred years ago.

If this matter were to be made public, it would actually be more beneficial than harmful to the Xiazhou Federation. First, it could vigorously publicize the federal government's progress in the field of weird object research and boost public confidence. Second, the Tianshu Tower could also use this as an excuse to launch a number of new research projects...

There is no need and no reason for Tianshu Tower and the federal government to silence them, let alone conceal this matter.

unless……

Sun Hang suddenly thought of a possibility.

Could it be that the current federal government and the Tianshu Tower are completely unaware of this?

However, this gave rise to a whole new problem.

Even if the Nameless Island Research Institute has highly independent authority, without the strong support of the Siberian Federation and the Xiazhou Federation, is it possible for them to come into contact with the original primary monsters with only the people on the Nameless Island and the resources they possess?

The answer is obviously no.

But why does the whole world seem to have forgotten about this?

Sun Hang suddenly shuddered, and a terrifying idea gradually emerged in his mind.

Could it be that... everyone in the world, or in other words, everyone related to this incident, has lost their memory?
No... it's not just amnesia. Those archival documents... including but not limited to the records of material and personnel deployment, related experimental reports, etc., have all been deleted and modified.

Just like Sun Hang watched the stack of documents turn into blank paper.

All records related to this incident were erased by an invisible force.

Sun Hang took a deep breath, and a chill crept up his spine little by little.

The records of the Nameless Island Research Institute were erased, but I somehow felt familiar with this place, plus the mysterious three monkey statues...

Could it be that what the Nameless Island Research Institute originally studied was the Three Monkey Statue?!
"Hello, hello?" The fisherman's voice brought Sun Hang back to reality. "What's wrong with you? You looked absent-minded just now. Did you think of something important?"

"No." Sun Hang shook his head.

"I found the place where the hunters went down before." The fisherman pointed to the slope not far away and said, "See, the weeds there have obvious signs of being trampled. They went down to the basin from there." Sun Hang took a look. In terms of the slope, that side was relatively flat, and there were many rocks above the ground for stepping on and climbing.

"Come to think of it, I still don't know how to address you." The fisherman suddenly said, "And that pretty girl hasn't introduced herself either... We are a team after all, so we can't keep addressing each other as you, me, or him in the subsequent operations, right?"

The fisherman immediately said, "My code name was mentioned on the landing craft before. Fisherman, from the Siberian Autonomous Region."

"The registered hunter of Tianfu City, Sun Hang." Sun Hang said.

"I'm the second-level researcher of Tianshu Tower, Yano Seiichi."

"Huangfu Sha, belongs to the Chunming City Guard Corps." said the female hunter.

"The Guards, what a bunch of guys!" the fisherman exclaimed. "They're so well hidden!"

"What kind of unit is the Guards Corps? Is it very powerful?" Sun Hang asked with some confusion.

"If it were in another city-state, it would be the level of the city defense guard... But the problem is, this is Chunming City's city defense guard... The Guards Corps was reorganized from the former garrison troops. In ancient times, it would be the imperial palace guards. Don't you think it's awesome?"

"Can hunters also join the Guards?" Sun Hang asked again, "I remember that the management system for monster hunters and the management system for the army are separate, right?"

"That's the theory, but the Royal Guards are an exception," the fisherman said. "The Royal Guards have three 'Hunting Camps' made up entirely of hunters, with a total of about 120 people. They are the second largest hunter organization in Chunming City after the Tianshu Tower."

"Actually, I came to participate in the advancement trial just to get out of the 'Hunting Ghost Camp'." Huangfu Sha said, "I don't like the atmosphere there... If I have a choice, I want to work for Tianshu Tower."

"Oh? There's something?" Sun Hang glanced at her and said, "I'd like to hear more about it."

"These are just trivial matters. Let's not waste everyone's time on them." Huangfu Sha said, "Let's focus on the current trial."

"Yeah, it's all my fault. I got off topic." The fisherman scratched his head. "Um... Sun Hang, you decide, should we go down now, or wait and see for a while?"

"Let's go down now." Sun Hang said, "The first two groups of hunters have entered the ruins for a while. We can't see any traces of them on the surface, which means they have probably entered the relatively well-preserved underground part. We won't find anything if we continue to wait and see here."

"I think so too." The fisherman nodded. "Then I'll be the first to go down, and you guys follow one by one. Everyone be careful, this slope is very steep, make sure you step firmly when you land..."

The fisherman said, looking at Yano: "Especially you, Yano, I have thick skin and flesh, and if I step on air and roll down, it may be fine. But if you do this, it will probably be serious."

"I know. I will be careful." Yano nodded carefully and tied a safety rope around his waist. The other end of the rope was wrapped around the handle of the mountaineering pick fixed on the edge of the cliff.

(End of this chapter)