Id ActionId NextActionId Type IsBlock IsEnd BeginAnim EndAnim BeginDelay EndDelay Params[1] Params[2] Params[3] Params[4] Params[5] Params[6] Params[7] Params[8] Params[9] Params[10] Params[11] Params[12] Params[13] Params[14] Params[15] Params[16] Params[17] Params[18] Params[19] Params[20] Params[21] Params[22] Params[23] Params[24] Params[25] 1 1 101 AniZhuanchangEnd Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory585.jpg 2 2 401 1 147 3 3 201 1 500494 4 4 4 301 DialogEnable 1 Karenina Over there... The core of the zero-point reactor is right ahead! 1 5 5 301 The Punishing Virus concentration keeps rising as Karenina moves forward. The M.I.N.D. boilover alert from her frame constantly reminds her that the specially designed Inver-Device has reached its limit without connecting to a commandant. 6 6 301 But the increasing concentration only proves that she has come to the right place. 7 7 204 1 5 8 8 301 Karenina Get the **** off! 1 9 9 401 300 2 13015111 10 10 402 13015111 11 11 203 100 1 0.14 -150 12 12 202 200 1 13 13 201 2 500013 14 14 301 PanelActor2Shake 1 Karenina catches the last Corrupted with her Blast Hammer and hurls it on the path toward the reactor core, knocking down another batch of swarming Corrupted. 15 15 401 2 9317013 16 16 202 2 1 17 17 301 She then leaps forward under the Moon's low gravity, throwing herself along with her hammer like a bomb toward the opening she just created. 18 18 201 1 500494 4 19 19 301 1 Karenina Activating gravity control system— 1 20 20 301 The built-in gravity control system exerts enormous pressure on Karenina's body, her feet almost drilling into the ground to neutralize the impact. All the Corrupted around her are slammed onto the floor, their limbs twisting in strange directions. 21 21 301 Karenina Blast Hammer, transform— 1 22 22 401 2 685 23 23 301 Karenina's weapon transforms and eventually turns into a gravity cannon. It begins to make a high-pitch hum—a sign that gravitons are gathering near the muzzle. 24 24 204 1 5 25 25 301 Karenina Now die!!! 1 26 26 301 When launched, the compressed gravitons cause the nearby space to collapse. The gravity storm reduces everything around to pieces. 27 27 401 2 10007502 28 28 301 RImgBg1Shake The explosion has caused the entire tunnel to collapse, blocking away the relentless Punishing Virus and the Corrupted. 29 29 204 1 4 30 30 301 AniZhuanchangBegin Karenina Cough... 1 31 31 101 DialogDisable AniZhuanchangEnd Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/Bgstory397.jpg 32 32 301 DialogEnable Using the dust from the explosion as cover, Karenina rushes into the place where the reactor core is located. The array of reactors emits a blue glow, paying tribute to humanity's most glorious history like a giant gravestone. 33 33 301 But traces of ominous red can be seen among the ghostly blue hue. 34 34 301 Karenina The Punishing Virus...! I knew it. The reactor core has the highest concentration. 1 35 35 301 Karenina sees a figure wearing the outfit of the researcher behind an array. She quickly runs over. 36 36 203 1 0.25 400 37 37 201 2 500138 -400 38 38 301 1 Karenina Hey, are you alright... 1 39 39 203 100 2 0.14 -400 -150 40 40 202 2 41 41 204 1 7 42 42 301 She taps on "his" shoulder, only to find his body collapsing into dust. It was but a corpse that was dead long ago. 43 43 204 1 14 44 44 203 1 0.25 45 45 301 There is no bacteria or insect on the Moon. The decay of the body can only be attributed to the Punishing Virus. 46 46 301 A large pile of paper full of formulae and data drops from the body's arms. Karenina carefully picks up a page, not expecting to see a familiar signature on it—Dr. Kalon. 47 47 204 1 7 48 48 301 Karenina Why is Grandpa's name here...? 1 49 49 301 A thin device that was stuck between the paper falls out and flies quite far away. 50 50 401 300 2 13015111 51 51 402 13015111 52 52 203 100 1 0.14 -150 53 53 202 1 54 54 301 Karenina goes after it almost instinctively and grabs it. It is an old-fashioned cassette recorder that few have ever heard of—even in the Golden Age, it would be considered a rare antique. 55 55 201 1 500006 400 56 56 201 2 500006 -400 57 57 301 1 A few Corrupted that were hiding behind the array suddenly crawl up toward Karenina. 58 58 401 2 1508 59 59 301 AniZhuanchangBegin With the array of reactors around, Karenina cannot fully deploy her weapon. She can only kick the nearest Corrupted away. 60 60 202 DialogDisable 1 2 61 61 101 AniZhuanchangEnd Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgCg/Cg2801_05.jpg 62 62 301 DialogEnable Karenina Tch... Why are Corrupted here as well?! 63 63 301 Karenina suddenly notices that, even with how deformed these Corrupted look, they were all clearly Constructs. 64 64 301 While these Constructs models are not too different visually, there is one thing that distinguishes them from others— 65 65 301 Karenina None of these Construct was manufactured recently. In fact, almost all of them are prototypes that never go through mass production... 66 66 301 AniZhuanchangBegin The zero-point reactor is like a time capsule that wraps the dead researchers and outdated prototypes in the past, along with the name of a genius. But as the reactor is activated again, time begins to flow, unveiling the secret within. 67 67 401 500 1 36 68 68 401 1 207 69 69 504 0.7 70 70 101 DialogDisable AniZhuanchangEnd Assets/Product/Texture/Image/BgStory/BgStory588.jpg 71 71 201 1 500270 72 72 301 DialogEnable 1 Kalon What's the success rate of the Construct experiment now...? Count the simulated data as well... 1 73 73 301 Dr. Kalon's rubbing between his eyebrows. He hasn't had a proper rest for a long time. 74 74 302 18.7%... That's already 1.4% higher than the last run. 75 75 75 301 Kalon Don't try to make me feel better. Not even 20%... That means barely one out of five can survive the operation... 1 76 76 302 That's... the "necessary sacrifice." 77 77 77 301 Dr. Kalon bit his lips hard. We could hardly imagine the pain he was suffering from those numbers. 78 78 301 The failed cases could mostly be attributed to the part called "Inver-Device", which was supposed to help Constructs withstand a certain level of the Punishing Virus without turning into Corrupted. 79 79 301 Dr. Kalon seemed to have made up his mind. Trembling, he got up on his feet and walked to the center of the lab. 80 80 302 Doctor... 81 81 81 301 Kalon Everybody, stop doing what you're doing. I have something very important to announce. 1 82 82 301 Kalon Until now, we still don't understand how the Inver-Device works, let alone get it ready for production... This will only get more people killed on the operating table and the battlefield. The science we're so proud of is killing people now. 1 83 83 301 Kalon Still, I firmly believe in the necessity of Constructs in the war against the Punishing Virus. We have to get it done no matter what. 1 84 84 301 Dr. Kalon sounded like a lecturer announcing the homework to his students. His voice wasn't loud, but everyone in the room was listening carefully. 85 85 301 Kalon Our understanding of the Inver-Device is limited to the very few words left by that genius mind... The virus has infected numerous research facilities. Most information was lost in the pandemic. 1 86 86 301 Kalon We were hoping that we could also learn the theory and structure of the Inver-Device from scratch, but reality proved us wrong. The most we could do was to replicate its structure; the technology within is still a black box to us. 1 87 87 301 Dr. Kalon circled the receptor-shaped Inver-Device on his whiteboard, then drew another arrow pointing to a name—"Punishing Virus". 88 88 301 Kalon Most importantly, this device would only work after we inject it with a certain dosage of Punishing Virus... Our hypothesis is the virus acts like some sort of antigen, but we have no clue how it works or how much dosage we should use. 1 89 89 301 Many Inver-Devices caused serious Punishing Virus infection after they were installed, turning their hosts into Corrupted, forcing us to terminate them. 90 90 301 Kalon We could easily get the virus on the ground, but it is extremely risky and there are no facilities to use down there. Up here in Babylonia, there is no way we would be allowed to conduct any Punishing Virus-related experiment, so no access to the virus here either... 1 91 91 302 Are you implying there's nothing we can do...? 92 92 92 301 Dr. Kalon shook his head. He drew an upward dotted line on the whiteboard, which linked to a small circle above. 93 93 301 Kalon There's one last place we can use... The zero-point energy base on the Moon. 1 94 94 301 Many of my colleagues immediately began to question his decision... Looking back now, it was indeed an extremely difficult choice. 95 95 302 But there is no Punishing Virus on the Moon, Doctor? 96 96 96 301 Kalon I know... But we can make it. 1 97 97 301 His words shocked almost everybody. Was he trying to activate the zero-point reactor and recreate that tragedy?! 98 98 301 Kalon Of course... We will use extreme caution and closely monitor the usage rate of the reactor core. If all goes well, we should be able to produce an infinitesimal amount of viruses to study. 1 99 99 301 But this theory was obviously too risky. Even the Doctor himself had never tried it. 100 100 302 There's no way that Babylonia would agree... 101 101 101 301 Kalon Right. That's why this time we're working with an external organization unaffiliated with the Babylonia Parliament. Only they can support our research... 1 102 102 301 Kalon We'll be in close contact with the Punishing Virus, so there will be no machine to aid us. We can only rely on paper, pen, and brain. 1 103 103 301 Kalon We are mere mortals... But if there isn't a smart way to do it, we will use the stupidest one, calculating and testing again and again through trial and error until we find the answer! 1 104 104 301 Kalon In this experiment, we need to run an infinite number of calculations, but we can't afford to make even the tiniest mistake... Any mistake will get us killed. 1 105 105 301 Kalon And even if we have prepared vigorously, there is still too much we don't know about the Punishing Virus. In other words, our lives could end at any time... 1 106 106 301 Kalon There's nothing more valuable than your life... I want you to take your time to consider. 1 107 107 301 As Dr. Kalon finished his speech, he wrote his name inside the circle that represented the Moon. He then stepped back, awaiting us to make our decisions. 108 108 203 1 0.25 400 109 109 201 2 500058 -400 110 110 301 1 Moments later, another researcher that often held different opinions from Dr. Kalon walked up the stage. Instead of writing down his name, he picked up the eraser and wiped off the circle outside Dr. Kalon's name. 111 111 302 Hey! What are you doing?! 112 112 112 301 Researcher The old man's circle is way too small. There's no way it can fit that many names, am I right? 2 113 113 301 He picked up a pen and drew another enormous circle around the name—so large that it seemed like it could fit the entire world. 114 114 301 The lab burst into laughter when he wrote down his name. More researchers took the pen from him and left their names inside the circle. 115 115 202 2 1 116 116 203 1 0.25 117 117 301 When the pen was finally passed to me, I also put my name on the board. I saw relief and guilt on Dr. Kalon's face. 118 118 301 His students had not only inherited his knowledge but also his faith. 119 119 301 1 AniZhuanchangBegin Still, he felt guilty... because most of us might not ever leave the distant Moon again.