Thrive in Catastrophe by 焦糖冬瓜

Chapter 83 The Door

Lauren glared defiantly at Xiao Yan. "There were no conditions set that stipulated I could not to invade another's terminal."


"This is academic dishonesty!"

Other students also questioned Lauren.

Although the professor's terminal settings are far less complicated than those in the lab, the kid was able to invade in three minutes, proving his thinking is fast and active.
"I did not say that you couldn't invade another's terminal."

"It's my turn to ask a question." Lauren smirked at him. Both Xiao Yan and Lauren's thoughts occupied the same field. Lauren presented Xiao with a virus. He had to synthesize an antiviral agent within ten minutes.

At first glance the virus was only a relatively complex and aggressive virus. It targeted the immune system similar to HIV, a 200 y old virus. Upon closer inspection, this virus was much worse and death occurs within a few hours after infection.

Xiao Yan was intrigued, but it was clear to him that 10 minutes was too generous a time limit. Feeling a bit spiteful, Xiao Yan decided to frustrate Lauren and pushed the speed of the terminal to its upper limit. Unfortunately this system is not as fast as the terminals in his lab. It took Xiao twice as long to reach a solution with the slower system.


"God, five minutes and forty-one seconds! Is this the speed of God?"

Lauren's eyes flashed but he maintained a stiff expression.

"Hey! I was going easy on you to keep the game interesting!" Lauren snapped.


"Hm."

Xiao Yan smiled, but Lauren expression was twisted and sour.

"Why are you laughing!"

"Thank you for your mercy!" Xiao Yan touched his nose. "But now it is my turn to ask the questions."


Xiao Yan decided he could no longer go easy on this arrogant teen. Suddenly his mind flashed to a scene where he was trapped in a room with Heine's team...

Alright...Let's see how this kid escapes from death!

In less than thirty seconds Xiao Yan simulated the scenario in the room exactly.

"Lauren, you are trapped in this room. Oxygen will be completely depleted in ten minutes. You don't have any technical tools on hand. All you have is a gun. Good luck!"

Xiao Yan did not replicate the water flooding into the room, since his escape was aided by the special forces. Because Lauren did not have this advantage, Xiao Yan adjusted the conditions to see how he will respond to an emergency.


"Nothing but a gun? How do you open the door? I don't see a panel or anything?"

"How to open such a door? It's a gun...shoot it!" Xiao taunted him.

"This is an impossible task!"

After Lauren fully investigated the door he couldn't help but yell coldly, "This type of door is only seen in movies!"

"Well I like old movies. They have very important information." Xiao Yan smiled lightly.

Lauren carefully examined the circuit controlling the lock mechanism. He finally took his gun and connected the energy conversion device to the door. He pulled the trigger and the door opened.



"Oh! This is fine too!" Xiao couldn't help but be surprised.

"If this had happened in real life, I might as well just shoot myself with the gun!"


Lauren looked at Xiao Yan and pulled out a smug smile. "I had hoped you would come up with a more difficult question. But I admit that this was quite interesting."

Xiao Yan knows that Lauren is too full of himself. In reality, it would be impossible to analyze the door circuit using a terminal. He would have to figure out the function of the circuits without one. But it was quite practical to think of the energy converter in the gun. As he was looking at Lauren, Xiao's mind slipped back to that room full of water. He was looking for the gun and Heine came to his side to help him. He remembered seeing Heine's profile beneath the water. Somehow this man can capture his gaze and thoughts without so much as an expression or gentle action.

Suddenly Xiao realized that he couldn't stop thinking about Heine Burton.

"Now it is my turn. You won't pass so easily this time." Lauren synthesized a virtual virus sample that included the gene that allows zombies to use the sun for energy.


"What is your question?" Xiao struggled to conceal his shock. This sequence was only mentioned in senior level virology lab classes; A course that is specifically designed for the military.