Chapter 251 Hidden Space, Another Loophole Scheme?

Shi Yetang finally couldn't hold back anymore. She paused slightly, her voice carrying a hint of helplessness.

"Is it really necessary to be this guarded against me? You are already my landlord; you could make me disappear with just a thought. Even if I really could strike at you in an instant, with your current strength, you could definitely take me down with you before you lose consciousness."

Su Ze rolled his eyes.

"Then wouldn't I be dead too? What would be the point of that?"

Shi Yetang: "..."

Fine, she couldn't argue with that.

She shut her mouth and obediently quickened her pace, while silently increasing the distance between herself and Su Ze to over five steps.

Su Ze didn't pay her any more attention.

The two of them walked out of the Dormitory door one after the other, and from a distance, they saw Chen Xueming at the other end of the corridor.

He was practically sprinting over, clutching a stack of documents he had unearthed from somewhere, his face practically screaming two words—excitement.

"Boss!"

Chen Xueming slammed on the brakes in front of Su Ze, his eyes shining like two bright lamps.

"Quick! Let's go take a look at the Scientific Research Experimental Base!"

"Alright, let's go," Su Ze nodded with a smile.

It was his own place after all. Although he didn't understand the technicalities, he still needed to familiarize himself with the environment.

Chen Xueming nodded impatiently. It was only then that he noticed the unfamiliar, stunning woman in front of Su Ze.

Her skin was so pale it seemed exaggerated, and one could even faintly see the blue veins beneath.

Standing under the corridor lights, she was so beautiful she seemed unreal, and she even carried a faint, eerie aura.

Who was this person?

Forget it, she wasn't important.

Chen Xueming ignored her directly and excitedly led Su Ze to visit the Research Center.

...

At the end of the corridor on the Ninth Floor.

The door that appeared out of thin air was larger than Su Ze had expected.

It was a full three meters high and two meters wide. The material was hard to identify as either metal or some kind of composite. A very faint blue light film flowed over its surface like liquid, casting a faint, cold glow in the dim corridor.

Standing before the door, Chen Xueming looked back at Su Ze as if he were looking at a gold mine.

"Boss, only you can open this door. Although I have temporary management authority now, the system prompt says the first activation must be done personally by the landlord."

Su Ze glanced at Shi Yetang, only to see her helplessly walking away with her back turned toward him.

Only then was Su Ze satisfied and relieved as he walked up to the door.

Just as he stood still, a prompt popped up in his mind.

[Hidden Space · Scientific Research Experimental Base, would you like to open it?]

[Note: The landlord can control the display and hiding of this space's entrance at any time through thought. When the entrance is hidden, the space will completely disappear from the physical level, and normal detection methods will be unable to perceive it.]

Su Ze was stunned for a moment.

Hide?

He tentatively issued a "Hide" command with his mind.

In the next second, the three-meter-high door, along with the blue light film, vanished cleanly, as if someone had pressed the delete key.

Only an ordinary white wall remained at the end of the corridor.

Chen Xueming opened his mouth, but before he could make a sound...

Su Ze had another thought—"Show."

The door reappeared, the blue light still flowing.

The entire process took less than two seconds.

Su Ze remained calm on the surface, but his mind was already racing with calculations.

Controlled by thought, can be opened or closed at will, and completely undetectable once hidden.

What did this mean?

—In a critical moment, this was a safe house that no one could find.

Even if enemies attacked the Dormitory building, as long as he hid the entrance, the other party wouldn't be able to find the door even if they turned the Ninth Floor upside down.

The value of this function was even higher than the Scientific Research Experimental Base itself.

Thinking of this loophole again, Su Ze suppressed the excitement in his heart and said "Open" to the void.

The blue light film split down the middle, and the door slid silently to both sides.

A gust of dry, cold air blew toward them.

Behind the door was a space that was more open than expected.

Su Ze's first reaction upon stepping inside was—

Big.

It was too big.

It looked to be at least as large as the entire Dormitory building's footprint, but the ceiling was extremely high. Looking up, the dome was a full seven or eight meters high, embedded with rows of cold white lighting panels that illuminated the entire space with absolute clarity.

The floor was covered with some kind of dark grey alloy plating that didn't echo when stepped on. Three instruments of various shapes were lined up against the left wall; the largest was nearly two people tall, with a panel densely packed with parameter interfaces he didn't understand. On the right was a row of workstations with various tools and containers neatly arranged, all empty and waiting to be used.

In the very center, a cylindrical device extended from the floor to the ceiling. Its casing was translucent, with pale blue light flowing inside.

Su Ze stared at the cylinder for two seconds, and a new prompt popped up in his mind.

[Scientific Research Experimental Base activated.]

[This space supports the consumption of resources to manufacture mechanical equipment and tools.]

[Restriction: Cannot directly produce any items; everything must be researched, explored, and designed by yourself, including but not limited to technology from the original world or extraordinary items, as well as Survival Game exclusive products such as skill books, equipment, Crystal Cores, and special materials.]

Su Ze narrowed his eyes slightly.

As expected.

These were just the foundations for him to start a real tech tree.

If everything, including skill books and equipment, could be mass-produced, he would soon become invincible; the Survival Game couldn't possibly leave such a huge loophole.

However—

Not being able to produce them directly didn't mean it was impossible forever.

Research was research; the purpose was always to go from zero to one.

Thinking of this, Su Ze glanced at Chen Xueming, who was already so excited he was about to take off on the spot, and the corners of his mouth curled up slightly.

Leave professional matters to professional people.

It had to be said, this reward really gave Su Ze an incredibly high starting point!

It even functioned as a safe house...

Just as this thought occurred to Su Ze—

Another system prompt popped up in his mind.

[Note: The Scientific Research Experimental Base will automatically close during the time periods when game monsters appear. At that time, all living beings within the space will be forcibly teleported to the floor corridor.]

The smile on the corners of Su Ze's mouth vanished.

Automatically closes when monsters attack, forced teleportation.

It seemed the Survival Game had already blocked the loophole he wanted to exploit.

He had originally been thinking that if there ever came a day when they truly couldn't hold out, everyone could just hide in the Hidden Space, close the door, and no one would be able to find them—perfect.

Now it seemed he could forget about that.

Oh well, the current functions were enough for him to develop even more rapidly.

At this moment, Chen Xueming was excitedly introducing various machines to Su Ze, regardless of whether Su Ze understood or was even listening.

Su Ze gave a few perfunctory responses with a smile, then said,

"Alright, let's go to the Third Floor to check out the other Hidden Space."

"Also, have the other Leaders gather on the Third Floor. I plan to discuss some plans."

Chen Xueming was taken aback, then nodded reluctantly in agreement. Only then did he begin to notify the other Leaders while heading downstairs with Su Ze.