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Even if they find the entrance, so what? They have no way to get in...

The director spoke calmly and indifferently.

A man from Xiao Kingdom standing nearby said to the director, "Director, should we do something? Should we activate defensive measures?"

Before he could finish speaking, the director sternly interrupted him.

Do you want to kill them?

The director pointed to a monitor displaying images that weren't very clear, and said, "Look at those people on the screen... they're clearly the people we were ordered not to kill..."

Seeing the confusion on the technicians' faces, the director said calmly, "You don't need to do anything. Just wait for the sun to rise tomorrow, and once the Poseidon system has power, put it to sleep, then take it out..."

The technician standing nearby nodded first, then said, "Boss, but even if these people get rid of them, they'll just come back in..."

The director said calmly, "Then just send them out again. Actually, we're just sitting around doing nothing anyway... We'll just follow orders..."

After listening to the director's words, the technician nodded and said nothing more...

Meanwhile, Xiao Ce and his men continued their descent...

The stairs appeared even more bizarre under the light of the tinderboxes in their hands.

Each step they took down made a barely perceptible sound...

The further down you go, the stronger the smell becomes, a mixture of rust and engine oil.

They sensed this level of tension and subconsciously frowned.

Xiao Ce, however, was extremely excited...

Because once he smelled that scent, he knew very well that he was getting closer and closer to the truth.

This downward staircase does not extend indefinitely downwards.

After descending for a while, the path finally changed. The stairs ended, leading to a relatively open platform.

At the other end of the platform is a huge wall that is clearly different from the surrounding material.

On this wall, a matte gray metallic sheen gleamed.

Embedded within this massive metal wall is a door with an extremely bizarre shape...

The door is a seamless whole, its edges fitting perfectly into the wall, its surface as smooth as a mirror, with no handles or keyholes visible.

It is much taller and wider than a normal door.

It gives people a strong sense of weight and technology.

The most striking feature is the central area of ​​the door, which is engraved with complex geometric symbols that resemble the flow of energy. The lines are simple yet powerful, and they appear mysterious and unpredictable in the flickering light of the tinderbox.

"My God...this...this is truly man-made!" Odin lowered his voice, filled with disbelief and a hint of excitement at finding his target. "This is definitely not naturally formed! This door...and these symbols! Where did this thing come from?"

Da Lei stepped forward and carefully tapped the edge of the metal door with the short blade in his hand.

"Clang... Clang..." A deep and short echo spread across the platform, clear and heavy, even more muffled and solid than the sound of striking the edge of the steps, as if striking a huge solid alloy ingot.

Yin Pan'er gripped Xiao Ce's arm tightly, her voice trembling. "Your Highness... I can't understand these symbols..."

As he spoke, he noticed that Xiao Ce was looking intently at the symbols on the screen.

Yin Pan'er asked curiously, almost instinctively, "Your Highness, do you know him?"

After hearing Yin Pan'er's words, Xiao Ce came to his senses, looked at her, and nodded, "I don't know her either..."

However, Xiao Ce noticed a button on the door.

Xiao Ce's hand had just touched it.

Just then, an alarm suddenly sounded in the previously deathly quiet environment.

Then, in the pitch-black environment, some red warning lights flashed.

A cold, mechanical synthesized voice, devoid of any emotion, suddenly exploded in the small space!

"Warning. Unauthorized life signals are approaching the core interface area. Intrusion behavior pattern detected."

"Please leave immediately!"

"Warning. Unauthorized life signals are approaching the core interface area. Intrusion behavior pattern detected."

"Please leave immediately!"

...

The sound seemed to come from all directions, instantly piercing the previous silence. Everyone, including Da Lei, was jolted awake, instinctively gripping their weapons and quickly taking a half step back. They formed a defensive formation, leaning against the rock wall or each other, and warily scanning the smooth walls and ceiling around them.

Xiaoyue was so shocked she almost screamed, and Yin Pan'er turned deathly pale.

Upon hearing this noise, Xiao Ce burst into maniacal laughter: "Hahaha, it seems I wasn't wrong after all... this really is a machine..."

"Interesting...interesting..."

Seeing Xiao Ce's condition, Da Lei and Yin Pan'er, who were standing nearby, immediately asked him with concern, "Your Highness, are you alright...?"

At this moment, Xiao Ce did indeed appear somewhat insane...

Xiao Ce didn't listen to what they were saying. Without thinking twice, he pressed the button hidden on the door...

Soon, the symbols on the door that were previously incomprehensible began to change.

Then it started turning into lines of code...

These codes seem to be running on the door.

Xiao Ce swallowed nervously, his eyes filled with fervor.

These lines of code aren't complicated; Xiao Ce could understand them...

Without a doubt, this is a huge machine...

Not only is Alcatraz a giant machine, but Lost Island is too...

After the code on the door ran for a while, a light screen appeared...

Then came another image of a projected void.

The sudden appearance of the light screen startled everyone present...

They had just tried to stop Xiao Ce, but he stopped them with a smile.

Xiao Ce said to them, "Don't worry, this is just a login screen..."

The system had the same login interface as the laptop they received, and it was very easy to use.

On one side, there is a facial recognition function.

Xiao Ce clicked directly from a distance, and then a beam of green light was projected, covering Xiao Ce's entire face.

Then an image appeared on the projected screen.

"Identifying..."

"Identification passed..."

A clicking sound was followed by a rumbling sound of movement.

The door was suddenly opened...

At this moment, the director and ten technicians in the secret room stood there dumbfounded, staring at Xiao Ce and his group.

Those inside the secret chamber, whom Xiao Ce and his group had seen, were equally stunned upon seeing the people inside...

Da Lei was the first to react, deftly sheathing the small knife in his hand.

Da Lei put away the knife in his hand, then immediately raised a submachine gun...

Odin, Xiaoyue, and Yin Pan'er were all carrying these firearms.

Apart from Xiao Ce, everyone else on Xiao Ce's side immediately picked up their guns.

They aimed at them.

"Don't move! Don't move around..."

At this moment, the director and the others were still in shock and hadn't recovered yet...

The reason was simple: they never expected Xiao Ce to be able to open the door.

Actually, when Xiao Ce opened the door and activated the system, they didn't think anything of it.

After all, no one can open the door here.

However, something completely unexpected happened: the door they were in opened...

Upon witnessing this scene, the director instinctively raised his hand.

"Don't shoot...we're not bad people..."

They recognized the firearms immediately, and the other technicians all raised their hands.

"We're not bad people...we're not bad people...don't shoot..."

They seemed very nervous.

Da Lei was the first to rush in, weapon in hand, then shouted to the director and the technicians, "Everyone, crouch down against the wall..."

"Don't hurt us, we're just workers...we won't hurt you..."

"Please don't hurt us either..."

These individual voices carried a hint of innocence.

Xiao Ce didn't rush in this time. He stood outside the door and said to them, "Alright, don't be nervous... If you behave, I won't hurt you..."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, the people inside all spoke to him.

"Mr. Xiao Ce, rest assured... we will not harm you... we never intended to harm you..."

"Yes, Mr. Xiao Ce, please rest assured... we really wouldn't hurt you... even if we wanted to hurt you, you couldn't possibly get here..."

“Mr. Xiao Ce, that’s good. We’re very happy that you’ve opened this door… Does this mean we’ve gained our freedom…?”

"Mr. Xiao Ce, please rest assured... we will absolutely cooperate with you... cooperate with your ID..."

Although these individuals were following Da Lei's instructions, they were all facing the wall, each crouching down with their heads in their hands.

Meanwhile, Da Lei began to examine them.

Upon hearing what these people said, Xiao Ce immediately became vigilant.

Because Xiao Ce and these people had never met before...

They were complete strangers...none of them had ever met before...

However, these people immediately recognized Xiao Ce.

Yin Pan'er glanced at Xiao Ce with concern, then looked at him with even more worry...

Clearly, Yin Pan'er was also somewhat surprised after hearing the commotion...

Xiao Ce smiled at Yin Pan'er and then said, "Don't worry..."

As he spoke, Xiao Ce didn't rush to respond.

Da Lei went inside and searched the eleven people in the room. They had nothing on them, let alone weapons...

Odin went in to inspect the secret chamber.

This secret room is about fifty square meters. After removing the metal machinery and control consoles, only about twenty square meters of space remain.

These individuals only have about two square meters of living space per person. To be honest, this environment and space are rather cramped.

Just then, Odin also took a look.

"Mr. Ce, apart from those metal machines and control consoles, there really aren't any lethal weapons here..."

At this moment, Da Lei said to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, I've checked these people..."

Da Lei paused, then continued to Xiao Ce, "Your Highness, these people really don't have any major problems...and they don't have any weapons..."

Xiao Ce nodded and cautiously peered inside.

At this moment, one of their directors suddenly called out to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Xiao Ce, don't come in..."

Xiao Ce heard the man shout something along with him.

Xiao Ce immediately pulled his raised leg back.

With a hint of suspicion and confusion, Xiao Ce asked the person who had spoken, "What's wrong? Is there some kind of trap here?"

The director shook his head, "We're not sure either... but once this door is closed, it can't be opened from the inside... What if... what if the door suddenly closes... and you won't be able to get out..."

After hearing what the director said, Xiao Ce glanced at him.

The director said to Xiao Ce, "Mr. Xiao Ce, please don't be nervous... We don't have any malicious intentions towards you... We just want to get out... Could you please let us out of this door? Whatever you want to know... we can give you anything. If you want answers..."

After hearing what the director said, Xiao Ce looked at the directors with a very serious expression.

After the head director spoke, they all nodded in agreement...

Xiao Ce said to the director, "Now that you've all come out, what if this door closes again?"

The director smiled at Xiao Ce and then said, "Mr. Xiao Ce, you can open it, right? I meant you can't open it from the inside, but you can open it from the outside..."

Upon hearing the director's words, Xiao Ce was both amused and exasperated; he was even so ashamed of his own stupidity that he almost cried...

"Alright...you can all come out now..."

After hearing Xiao Ce's words, Yin Pan'er still showed a hint of wariness on her face.

Xiao Ce smiled at Yin Pan'er, then gave her a reassuring look.

Da Lei maintained a safe distance from these people, then pointed his gun and said, "You all better behave yourselves. If you try anything funny, I'll shoot you all..."

These individuals continued to nod politely, their attitude even bordering on humble.

Or perhaps it would be an understatement to describe it as groveling...

"Rest assured, sir, you can absolutely rest assured... we would never try anything funny..."