Chapter 391: Chapter 152: Vortex Water, Standing on the Shoulders of Giants!_4

From a distance, Cheng Ye saw Qin Feng grinning widely, almost to his ears.

"What’s this?"

"Oh, we found a suspected unknown infection source in the Wilderness, and Qin the Researcher needs to contain and test it."

Upon hearing this, Dong Xing promptly turned around to open the nearby isolation door, making space intentionally.

This kind of "trouble-free" awareness explains why even without passing the field test, everyone was willing to vote for his promotion in the end.

"Inspector Cheng, where is it?" Qin Feng quickly walked to the car, his eyes shining brightly.

"It’s in there, we already placed it in the containment box!"

Cheng Ye pointed to the back seat, knowing that the next steps didn’t require their intervention.

Qin Feng immediately assumed a professional stance, instructing his assistant to set up a perimeter around the car while he donned double-layer gloves and carefully opened the back door.

He first scanned the containment box three times with a detector, sprayed a clear disinfectant on its surface, and then slowly lifted the box onto a temporarily set-up testing table.

The moment he opened the box, Qin Feng visibly paused his breathing.

The blue shell in the light shimmered with a faint glow, and its surface showed a clear vortex pattern.

Even without instruments, a slight special wave could be vaguely sensed.

He took out several different colored reagents, dropping them on the shell, observing the color change reactions.

His assistant held an instrument that Cheng Ye couldn’t understand, its screen filled with dense data streams.

No one spoke throughout; only the beeps of the instruments and the clinks of the reagent bottles were heard.

In any case, professionalism was accomplished.

Over ten minutes later, Qin Feng finally straightened up, leaving the subsequent tasks to his assistant. He quickly walked over, his face still carrying lingering excitement.

"Is it an unknown infection source?" Cheng Ye asked first.

"It doesn’t seem like it." Qin Feng shook his head, eyes thoughtful. "Its state is very stable, with none of the usual active fluctuations of infection sources; instead, it resembles some kind of biological shell. The energy reaction is weak, but there is indeed a special wave. We’ll need to analyze it with instruments back at the institute to draw any definite conclusions."

"But what is certain is that this thing has never been seen, nor has anyone discovered it."

"I appreciate it, Researcher Qin."

"Not at all troublesome, I should be thanking you!" Qin Feng said, motioning for them to leave the investigation area to talk in the back.

"I’ll handle the car cleaning; you can go, Inspector Cheng," Jiang Chuan said nonchalantly, smiling.

"Alright."

The two went to the back isolation area. Qin Feng removed the large helmet of his protective suit, taking a long deep breath.

He then smiled, "The Armored Vine you discovered last time, Inspector Cheng, was a great help to me. After discussions with Station Chief Ding and Director Liu, they have decided to build an independent Infection Source Research Institute on the foundation of our checkpoint. You inspectors will be indispensable then."

Qin Feng spoke vaguely, only mentioning that the Rotting Vine was helpful.

But Cheng Ye’s mind quickly turned, immediately thinking of Liu Kun’s previous efforts to go beyond the city to find Armored Vine, hoping to use it to boost his strength.

Could it be that after Liu Kun saw the Armored Vine sample he submitted, it inspired the idea of establishing a research institute?

"Ah, well, congratulations are in order for Researcher Qin!"

Cheng Ye didn’t have time to ponder further, quickly following through with congratulations.

Qin Feng was even more pleased, suddenly changing the topic: "I heard you went to Firewood Shelter City during the Fog Cave outbreak?"

"Yes, I did go once." Cheng Ye nodded.

"Rest assured, whatever equipment Firewood Shelter City has, our checkpoint will have it in the future too." Qin Feng spoke with confidence, intentionally using the word "our" to bridge the gap.

Cheng Ye understood, smiling and agreeing, "Then I’ll eagerly await benefiting from the light of Researcher Qin!"

The two exchanged pleasantries, the atmosphere was highly amiable.

Before the team finished containment and departed, Qin Feng made a special mention of the shell: "As soon as I have preliminary analysis results, I’ll call you first. If this thing holds real special value, the institute will award you accordingly—we won’t let your efforts go in vain."

"Alright."

This was exactly the outcome Cheng Ye desired; Happiness City could indeed make an exception for the rights of the discoverer.

Just like the Wanderer, who smoothly became the Chess Player through discoverer rights.

As for the checkpoint’s research institute construction?

If Dapo Town can stabilize in the future, he would have to build a dedicated development lab there, too.

After all, with the illustration’s help in analyzing Source Rail technology, more discoveries are bound to unfold moving forward.

"Ah, truly, the more you see, the greater the ambition."

"This isn’t even set in stone yet, and here I am dreaming of major construction outside."

Cheng Ye shook his head, then saw Jiang Chuan watching staff conduct disinfection and quarantine on the pickup and the catch.

He found a place to sit, pulled out the assessment paper he hadn’t finished writing, and began writing diligently.

By noon, the disinfection of the pickup was finally complete. When Jiang Chuan called him over, Cheng Ye was still engrossed in writing.

This time, what he drafted wasn’t just a basic planning proposal, but included more in-depth data.

He listed materials needed to restore the hydroelectric station, requirements for building a fish processing plant, and even estimated the construction of distribution circuits.

He was confident that no other inspector could come up with this.

After all, not everyone could transform a flat terrain into a 3D blueprint mindset, nor could they immediately produce such a comprehensive plan after just one visit to Dapo Town.

In other words, he was standing on the "shoulders of the giant" of modern knowledge, planning Dapo Town with nearly ten years of accumulated learning, rather than merely relying on the Wasteland’s gleaned experience.

As for overall and systematic perspective, he self-admittedly wouldn’t lose to anyone.

As for the final evaluation result... that would depend on whether Dapo Town could meet expectations!

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