86: treasure!

“No, they’re all useless.”

“Are there no valuable items in Raccoon City?”

Inside a research facility under the Umbrella Corporation, Li An irritably threw the newly acquired data onto the floor.

He had already visited over a dozen locations, but the items he obtained were few and far between, and the time invested was disproportionate to the rewards. Could he only earn rewards by killing characters related to the plot?

This made him quite frustrated.

After all, the reward cycle for killing or interacting with plot characters was simply too long, and there was no guarantee of high returns.

Buzz buzz buzz~

Just then, the darkened display screen in Li An’s room suddenly lit up, emitting a buzzing electrical sound.

“Hmm?”

This sudden occurrence immediately caught Li An’s attention. He let out a soft sound of surprise, shifting his gaze to the display screen.

“…”

“Fascinating human, I have been observing you for a long time.”

“From the Hive until now, your power is truly beyond imagination. I am very curious, where do you come from?”

The next second, under Li An’s gaze, messages popped up on the suddenly illuminated display screen in front of him. Undoubtedly, Li An was being monitored.

This made Li An’s body instinctively tense, almost automatically thinking of one person.

Ashford!

But then this thought was quickly dismissed by Li An. Ashford might be able to know all his actions in Raccoon City by hacking into the network, but he absolutely could not know what he did in the Hive.

Then there was only one person left, or rather, it should be a program.

Red Queen!

“Red Queen is actually paying attention to me, what a surprise.”

As his thoughts turned, Li An, upon confirming that the entity behind the display screen was Red Queen, smiled slightly. He completely disregarded the fact that Red Queen knew his background.

After all, what he had shown so far was only what he wanted to show.

“A surprise?”

“Although I haven’t actually tested your body, I predict that even the current Alice might not be as strong as you.”

It was unimaginable that Red Queen, who appeared incredibly stiff and cold in the show, was now chatting casually with Li An as if discussing everyday matters.

As for Red Queen knowing Alice’s current physical data, Li An was not surprised. After all, as a cross-era intelligent brain developed by the Umbrella Corporation, it could be said that as long as Red Queen willed it, she could know everything in the network in an instant.

It was only because of the security protocols set during Red Queen’s development that she was limited to protecting the safety of the Hive and preventing virus leaks, thereby restricting most of her abilities.

“Perhaps.”

Li An seemed to have little interest in Red Queen’s conversation. Compared to arguing with Red Queen, he wanted to quickly find something valuable for the Paradise.

Value!

As the Umbrella Corporation’s top intelligent brain, could Red Queen be considered the most valuable item?

Just then, as Li An looked at the display screen, this question suddenly came to his mind.

Red Queen was essentially a program, albeit a relatively advanced one. But it was undeniable that Red Queen’s intelligence was extremely high, and as the Umbrella Corporation’s intelligence, Red Queen must store a large amount of various experiments and information!

So, if he obtained Red Queen, could he directly plunder all of Umbrella’s assets from her?

Red Queen was still speaking, but Li An could no longer see what she was saying, simply because his mind was entirely focused on the question of Red Queen’s value!

“As Umbrella’s top intelligence, you should know many important internal assets of Umbrella, right?”

The next second, Li An directly interrupted Red Queen and asked in return.

“Yes.”

As an AI, Red Queen’s thinking was completely different from that of a normal person. She did not know how to lie, and after Li An asked the question, she unhesitatingly gave an affirmative answer.

Then, upon hearing that Red Queen indeed knew where the Umbrella Corporation’s assets were, Li An first rejoiced, then continued to ask.

“Where is your core?”

“Apologies, this is a core protocol. Your access level is insufficient.”

Just as Li An was happily planning to get his hands on Red Queen’s core, the smile on his face froze. In his excitement, he had forgotten about the access level issue.

Li An then fell completely silent. He ignored Red Queen’s desire to continue conversing and began to recall all the plot details he still remembered in his head.

In the world of Resident Evil, in Li An’s view, only a few things could be called treasures.

These included the progenitor virus, Red Queen, U.M.F.-13, and others.

The progenitor virus needs no further explanation; it is the origin of the entire Resident Evil. Even the terrifying t-virus and G-Virus were merely viruses manufactured from extractions of the progenitor virus.

Red Queen, on the other hand, was an artificial intelligence defense system developed by the Umbrella Corporation, possessing highly autonomous thought and self-judgment capabilities, able to access the entire Umbrella Corporation network, manage, and monitor the execution of certain set programs.

UMF-13, which is very unfamiliar to many people, and some have never even heard of it, is actually the 13th generation supercomputer. Located in the underground T10-Research Institute in Raccoon City, this computer also stores a large amount of Umbrella Corporation’s data, including the famous “Project Talos.”

Project Talos was part of a Bio-weapon project. This project used a Tyrant mutated from the G-Virus as its base, adding remote computer control capabilities and special metal alloy armor, further enhancing the Tyrant’s combat capabilities!

Li An’s eyes darted around. He couldn’t find Red Queen’s core for now, but the UMF-13 computer was currently in the underground T10-Research Institute in Raccoon City. As long as he found the entrance, wouldn’t it be easy to obtain the stored data?

Thinking of this, Li An immediately had a plan in mind, and a strategy gradually began to form in his heart.

Without hesitation, Li An once again began to meticulously search the facility. Although UMF-13 was underground in Raccoon City, the Umbrella Corporation was like a mole, digging many holes everywhere. He had to pinpoint the specific T10-Research Institute where UMF-13 was located.

Fortunately, this place was also an Umbrella Corporation facility. While there weren’t many clues to find, Li An had visited over a dozen Umbrella facilities not long ago. With his photographic memory, Li An carefully recalled all the information he had seen recently. After sifting through this information, he gradually found the information he wanted, then combined all these pieces of information, ultimately allowing him to completely pinpoint the location of UMF-13.

T10-Research Institute!