Rebirth after the apocalypse: I create a new world with space!

“I’m fine, Uncle Xu.” Li Luo stepped forward, his voice so calm it was almost imperceptible. He handed over the contaminated test tube, his gaze sweeping over the mess in the storage room, and added, “The enemy ran away, leaving behind a supply convoy badge to try and frame someone. But he wasted his time—this test tube is fake.”

Xu Ying strode forward, her rough fingertips carefully taking the test tube. Her fingertips rubbed the cold tube wall, and there was no worry in her cloudy eyes. Instead, a shrewd smile slowly spread across her face, and the glint in her eyes was like a cold star shining in the dark night.

He glanced around instinctively to make sure no one else was nearby before reaching out to hold Li Luo's arm and leading her a couple of steps toward the shadows by the storage room door, deliberately lowering his voice:

"You saw right through me, girl. From the moment you delivered the reagents yesterday, I knew the Destruction Force wouldn't let this go. I knew this kid was after the reagents, and I was already on guard against him."

His voice carried a barely perceptible hint of approval as he lightly tapped the reagent tube with his fingertips:

"This replica wasn't made casually. I had someone find the top pharmacist in the research area to mix three common nutrient solutions to create a color that was almost identical to the real reagent. I also had two mental ability users work together to inject a faint fluctuation of the same source energy into it. This fluctuation can only deceive the senses of low-level ability users. People like you and me, with our refined mental strength, can spot the flaw at a glance."

After a pause, Xu Ying's tone became even more solemn:

"As for the real reagent, I personally led two lightning-type and one earth-type ability users that very night to transfer it to the underground vault in the research area. That place is the core forbidden area of ​​the base, with a three-meter-thick alloy steel plate on the outside and three layers of ability barriers inside. There is a lightning-type warning barrier, an earth-type defensive barrier, and a concealment barrier set up by a space-type ability user. Not to mention outsiders, even within the base, no more than five people can get close. The ability users on duty work in shifts 24 hours a day, making it more than ten times more secure than the defenses here."

His smile deepened:

"Putting the fake reagent here was a deliberate bait for that kid. Did you notice? The storage room's surveillance has two blind spots. I deliberately had the materials manager 'accidentally' leak the backup password for the access control system in front of the transport team. I even reduced the number of guards on duty from four to two, just so he would think there was an opportunity and take the initiative to come out."

Upon hearing this, a look of understanding flashed in Li Luo's eyes, and the details she had observed earlier instantly surfaced in her mind:

The surveillance angle in the northwest corner of the storage room is indeed a bit strange, as it conveniently avoids the area near the access control.

When Xu Ying was communicating with him before, he mentioned the guard configuration of the storage room, and there was indeed a hint of deliberate casualness in his tone.

It turns out that these seemingly overlooked places were all traps set by Xu Ying.

She nodded slightly, feeling a growing respect for the old man's meticulous thinking.

"No wonder I always felt something was off about the storage room's defenses. It turns out you deliberately left an opening. This way, he exposed his whereabouts, saving us a lot of trouble."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Luo slowly raised his right hand, and a wisp of dark shadow energy quietly emerged in his palm.