Chapter 416: Traces Left by the Foundation; Declaration of Whale Rights

It shouldn't be a kind of "Leviathan"……

Welt Yang adjusted his glasses frame, smoothing the unease in his heart, guessing.

And Himeko, who was also gazing at the distant universe, had no fluctuations in her state of mind, and after observing for a while, she reached a conclusion.

"It seems it is a lifeless existence."

"Well, that's good. The last time I saw a creature in space was seeing the Doomsday Beast outside the 'Herta' space station…… I just hope this whale is really just a whale."

Welt Yang put down his guard, preparing to watch this lonely big guy fly into the distance.

"Sigh, none of the anomalies exposed by the Foundation recently are simple…… so, where did this signal come from? Did the residents of Belobog repair an ancient radio?"

Pom-Pom listened to the analysis of the two, still holding the telescope, looking through the optical lens at the ice sculpture floating in the sea of stars.

It always felt that it was not something normal.

Unless a crab adopted a whale and raised her.

The absurdity of the two is about the same.

But the whale still had no reaction, as if it were really a frozen corpse, with nothing in its eye sockets, reflecting the deep space of the universe, unable to see the nearby "Astral Express."

What exactly is that, Pom-Pom subconsciously looked at the light screen that had not been off for long.

In the black screen, white text emerged, but it was not the intersecting files.

【Foundation Top 100 Anomalies Inventory!】

【90th Place: SCP-2146, Space Whale!】

"It's really an anomaly, Pom!" Pom-Pom turned his head to remind the other two, "Himeko, Welt, it's 'SCP-2146', let's take a look."

"……I hope it's not a divinity, nor a Supreme Divinity."

Welt Yang looked up, his expression exhausted.

"Where did so many anomalies pop out from……"

I saw that in the screen, the file of "SCP-2146" was slowly unfolding "060".

【Anomaly: Space Whale】

【Item Number: SCP-2146】

【Danger Level: Euclid】

Seeing the first three lines, many people breathed a sigh of relief.

When was the last time I saw such a plain and unadorned anomaly?

It does not belong to reality benders, does not belong to divinities, does not belong to Supreme Divinities, and at the same time has no strange labels.

It is just a plain and unadorned anomaly.

Perhaps it has terrible or even terrifying power, enough to become the inspiration for a horror movie.

Perhaps it can cause some strange phenomenon, bringing an experience beyond common sense.

But compared to other anomalies, it seems plain and unadorned, or even harmless.

"Thank goodness, this is not a reality bender, not a divinity, much less a Supreme Divinity."

"Finally don't have to worry about the universe facing the end."

"After seeing too many divinities and Supreme Divinities, I suddenly have an illusion, feeling that this anomaly is nothing more than this…… even if I understand that with my small body, I might not be able to hold on for even an instant in front of the anomaly, I still have this feeling."

"This feeling is not uncommon; if you have visited shopping malls and seen those sales in luxury stores, your understanding of this will be closer."

"What do you mean?"

"……In short, they might not have much money, but because luxury goods give them a special identity, they mistakenly think they are the owners of luxury goods and can look down on those poor brothers."

"Does this count as a version of 'I have a friend/I have a buddy'?"

"……"

"Ha——ah~"

Qingque yawned and stretched.

"Finally finished, the anomaly is not something that must be recorded in the file, this time I can probably take a break."

At this moment, she suddenly couldn't continue.

In the corner she could see with her peripheral vision, Fu Xuan, Diviner Fu, was silently calculating, her golden eyes shining in the corner.

She's going to eat people!

Qingque realized that her habit of slacking off was just a habit; as long as the work on hand was finished, it was considered off work.

As for the work that had been suspended and didn't know how to proceed, it was all thrown into the trash heap named "past."

From the moment Diviner Fu personally came to supervise her work, the relaxed and happy "Celestial Jade" time had gone far away from her.

The time she had left today could only be poured entirely into the endless daily routine of the Divination Commission, and she hadn't worked like this for a long time.

The gaze of watching came from behind, making her back feel cold.

Finally, Diviner Fu just turned around, stepped over the threshold lightly, and left perfectly and elegantly.

Qingque?

She had quietly put away her "Celestial Jade" heart, lurking in her work, waiting for Diviner Fu's next slack.

……

【Special Containment Procedures:】

【Before the "Stellaron" fell and the Jarilo-VI civilization collapsed, "SCP-2146" was disguised as "DDUSAT-12" and recorded as a faulty communication satellite owned by "United Defense Design," a holding company of the Foundation's front company "Standard Communications."】

【Personnel who discover "SCP-2146" will be subjected to Class-B amnestics, or disposed of according to specific circumstances.】

This is indeed the means the Foundation would use—putting a normal shell over an anomalous existence.

By the time the public opinion storm caused by "SCP-2146" dissipates, only a few people will firmly believe that what is floating in the sky is a whale.

The rest of the people will probably forget about this, or repeat some clichés when they think of it in the future.

Asta thought so.

Just as she was distracted for a moment, a Herta puppet walked to her side and sighed:

"Should I say it's worthy of the Foundation?"

"The means of concealing information outside the home planet are always so consistent."

"Ms. Herta." Asta turned around and looked at this genius who was always busy.

Herta: "Hmph, I asked a few friends to investigate the files related to Jarilo-VI, and I really found some clues."

Asta laughed dumbly, not expecting Ms. Herta to be so serious about this.

However, this should also be using the company's relationship to retrieve some dusty files.

Perhaps since they were sealed, no one would have thought they would be unsealed in the future.

"I found some projects with abnormal capital flows, um, and some cargo records that appeared out of thin air; it's a pity that a long time has passed, otherwise, we wouldn't even be able to catch the Foundation's tail."

Herta handed the tablet to Asta, presenting the fossilized footprints left by the Foundation to this young lady who had received relevant education since childhood.

"Regrettably, we have no means of reverse tracking; except for Dr. Bright on the surface, we still know nothing about the rest of the Foundation."

"Including the space channel just opened, several organizations observed the space ripples, but found nothing."

Herta waved her hand, seeming a bit regretful, but also not caring much about it.

Even if they really found the Foundation's main base, what could they do?

Visit actively? Or rely on the fleet to engage in free trade?

Among the civilizations in the galaxy that have managed to endure to this day, there are very few that are as stubborn and reckless as this.

Daring to oppose a powerful organization capable of containing divinity.

"However, we can make use of these traces to try and track down those Foundation containment objects that haven't been exposed yet."

Ms. Herta took back the tablet and ordered indifferently. 8

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【Description:】3

【"SCP-2146" is a frozen corpse of an adult right whale, about 17.5 meters long, gender unknown, statistically estimated to be more likely female.】⑨

【The origin of "SCP-2146" is unknown; the Foundation has not found any records related to whale corpses or live whales in all files of launching and transporting goods,】⑥

【"SCP-2146" broadcasts radio signals outward once every 30 days, designated as "SCP-2146-1".】4

【These broadcasts last from 2.5 to 18 minutes. It is currently unknown how "SCP-2146" sends these broadcasts; no traces of any transmitting equipment have been found on "SCP-2146" in telescope observations.】4

【The content of "SCP-2146-1" is as follows: documentaries, science fiction dramas, children's programs, and songs or poems.】④

【These broadcasts only have audio tracks, and each time an entity (designated as "SCP-2146-2") appears to narrate, perform, or sing the content of "SCP-2146-1".】⑥