The world enters the age of myth

When it comes to unknown supernatural forces, and the future fate of the Unkai, we must be extremely cautious.

Not to mention the huge wealth left in the city, just the large pile of felled wood was a huge profit for the poor Yunhai. Yes, just 10,000 to 20,000 tons of wood is already very good. It can smelt a large amount of steel and extract many chemical raw materials.

Therefore, many people are still reluctant to leave this continent so directly... Who knows how long the Sea of ​​Clouds will have to wander if it misses this place.

But if we don’t leave, humans have no choice.

One of the old men in charge of logistics was the first to say: "If this white mist is an S-class disaster on this planet, then the probability of us living here for a long time is not high... There is no doubt about this."

"We have no way to resist this kind of super disaster. With the current technological strength, it is impossible to establish a completely sealed ecosystem capable of internal air circulation."

"And there are too many similar super monsters on the mainland, and we don't have enough thermal weapons. Unless... rune bullets can be mass-produced on a large scale, then we will have real power to fight."

Lu Yiming's expression changed, he pressed the button, and said in the headset: "Mr. Fang, rune bullets will not be mass-produced for a while... Even if we obtain an etching machine with good accuracy, it is still far from enough. ah."

The Rune Bullet is a hypothetical supernatural weapon similar to the Rune Knife. That is to say, the cicada wing runes are carved on the bullet to give the bullet extremely high hardness and supernatural penetration.

But the carving of the knife is a flat surface, which is the simplest type. Even the knife has not been mass-produced so far, and there are only a few in the laboratory.

The bullet is a cylinder, and the difficulty is increased by several orders of magnitude when it is carved on the cylinder.

It is also impossible for scientists to design the bullet into a flat body, because once the shape of the bullet does not comply with aerodynamics, the ballistic trajectory will deflect and it will directly hit the target. Therefore, it will be impossible to produce this kind of bullet for a while.

We discussed this for a long time and did not come up with a specific plan.

"Do we really want to give up this continent?" Ding Yuan took a deep breath and said.

He knows how important this continent is to mankind.

Not to mention the heritage in the city, the mineral resources buried in the earth, even the garbage picked up these days, are very useful and fill the gap of the Unkai very well.

An old man shook his head: "Mr. Ding, we still have to be cautious. Even if we fill in all the nuclear bombs, we will not be able to conquer this continent. This is for sure."

"Yes... there are too many monsters. There is no benefit in killing them. They are just a pile of rotten meat. This kind of thing cannot be done! We must preserve our strength and find the next continent."

Before the old man finished speaking, Professor Huang stood up and expressed his opinion: "Don't be too frustrated first. I think we need to continue to observe for a while. We still have many, many opportunities, so don't jump to conclusions blindly. "

"First, the information we collected in advance has not been completely deciphered. We should give the translation experts a little more time. As long as this civilized language is truly deciphered, we can get more effective information."

"Second, I think we should examine the mental state of the more than 300 comatose patients and the biological mutations that occurred in them. It is said that a blessing in disguise is a blessing in disguise. How do we know that this mutation is bad?"

"Is this mutation... good?" A military expert couldn't help but retorted: "Their bellies have become bigger and rounder."

Professor Huang ignored his question: "Oh, one more thing is about the investigation of the killed monster. Our biologists analyzed their DNA and found that most of them were similar to humans... So we I think it may have evolved from humans."

"If humans are allowed to eat food continuously and devour the hearts of the same kind without exploding to death, and the mutation reaches the final level, they will probably turn into such crazy and ugly monsters."

Lu Yiming frowned. Professor Huang's words seemed to be a bit self-contradictory.

On the one hand, he believed that this mutation was not necessarily entirely bad; on the other hand, he said that in the end, the mutation would turn into such a terrifying monster.

Who wants to become this kind of monster who has lost his self-awareness and wisdom and only knows how to eat? !

Professor Huang seemed to ignore everyone's doubts and said to himself: "Okay, I know what everyone is doubting... Its scales are very thick, even comparable to our strongest alloy armor, so ordinary rifle bullets can damage It's quite limited, even the rocket launcher attack can only blow up an area."

"This is great research material, right?"

"The most important thing is the hexagonal crystal core in the center. It seems to have a certain supernatural power, which can give monsters the ability to regenerate and assimilate the heartbeat of other people. But it is obvious that this core has been destroyed by the rune knife... …This is a very good energy source, and if you use the core of the monster, you can make a super-efficient battery, similar to our nuclear energy battery.”

"Old Huang, what exactly do you want to say?" Ding Yuan asked slightly dissatisfied, "Just tell me the conclusion! Why do you think this change is not necessarily a bad thing?"

"My idea is that this is a brand new biotechnology approach. Think about it, from a scientific perspective, this mutation perfectly solves the problem of rejection of different organs, and also solves the regeneration of limbs to a certain extent, allowing disabled people to People have the possibility of rebirth and even a higher lifespan... In the past, we could only accomplish these things with the help of some rare magic objects."

"Even, this is a brand new super power improvement system!"

"Mutation can bring more strength and a stronger body. As long as we find a way to control the degree of mutation and maintain the human condition, isn't this a new system?"

"This method is not something I came up with out of thin air, but a small amount of records from the wisdom and civilization here!"

Hearing this, many people were stunned.

Professor Huang became more and more excited as he talked: "They persisted in this heavy fog for four or five years... Through constant fighting, they figured out a new superpower system. Using the x in the white fog Elements are used to strengthen one's body. If there is no mutation, just eating a little more food can strengthen it. Can everyone accept it?"

You can become stronger by eating more food, which is definitely acceptable! It’s so acceptable that you don’t even have to think about it!

"... Of course, in the later period, as these monsters became more and more numerous and powerful, they had to flee into the Yang River. But this civilized human being is definitely smart and rational. They have figured out how to Many new ways..."

"Some of the information found records this. I'm not talking nonsense. But we haven't found more information yet."

Hearing this, Lu Yiming also clenched his fists.

New way to advance with superpowers! !

This news... is exciting!

If this is true, then the information left on this continent is too precious.

It’s so precious that you have to get it no matter what the cost.

Professor Huang took a deep breath: "Of course, our current translation of materials has not been completely completed. What exactly this new research system is like and its success rate remain to be investigated. In short, I think we have come to This continent cannot simply give up! We need to obtain more research data!"

"It is even possible that a second exploration mission will have to be restarted."

Everyone discussed it with great interest. If it's just some wood or machinery, then there's really no need for soldiers to risk their lives to get it, but what if it means the future of the Unkai?

If what Lao Huang said is true, a second exploration... is indeed necessary!

"Then... let's wait for the complete text deciphering plan."

After the meeting, Lu Yiming called Lao Huang via video call and said, "Professor Huang, is what you just said true? Can creatures after mutations maintain human self-awareness? Are the more than 300 people who are unconscious? Is there any help?"

A biologist next to Professor Huang thought about the wording for a while, then said with a smile: "Captain Lu, according to the research experiments on white mice, the principle of that white mist is this: it can make people have a serious desire to eat. And speed up the body’s absorption of food.”

"Where does the absorbed energy go? Part of it is stored as fat, and the other part will be converted into special crystals inside the body. It is actually a high-energy reserve substance."

"These crystals have so far had a negative impact on the mental state of life, but these crystalline substances will also strengthen the human body. In essence, it...may be neutral and a product of human evolution. It’s just that the evolution was too fast and too violent, which resulted in mutations.”

Lu Yiming frowned and understood almost half of it: "What will happen if evolution succeeds?"

"For example, those who are in coma now, even though they have gained a lot of weight, their physical fitness has become much stronger. In the past, you would be out of breath after running a thousand meters, but now you can run two in one breath. Three thousand meters. I used to bench press 100 kilograms, but now I can bench press 200 kilograms. Isn’t this an evolution?"

"Of course, element Spit it out. The specific mechanism remains to be studied..."

"If we find a way to only retain the positive aspects and remove the negative factors, it is equivalent to a way to improve the overall quality! Let's not talk about super powers. At least, everyone's physical fitness can be greatly strengthened! If each of us If your physique is strengthened, you will be able to survive in the Yang River with greater assurance."

Lu Yiming added: "Where are those precious research materials? We can't find them by such a coincidence, can we?"

Professor Huang laughed self-deprecatingly and continued: "Yes, these news are just fragments of information recorded in a certain book. The real research data has not been found. We can only guess what is going on. , but this idea is almost the same..."

"Hey, every civilization that fled to the Yang River is not a good person. In despair, a large number of amazing and talented people will inevitably be born, and even develop a certain degree of supernatural power. Whether it is the parallel civilization recorded in the notebook, or the ancient The ancient civilization represented by the sailing ship, or the civilization of the White Mist Continent, all possessed some superpowers..."

"Civilizations like ours can only live by picking up garbage. Who caused a physical disaster to break out in our world... Of course there are advantages and disadvantages. We are well prepared. According to the current information, other civilizations can We don’t have as many people as we do, and we don’t have as many thermal weapons as we do.”

The people on earth were facing a physical disaster. They built ships and escaped from the beginning. There was really no way to draw some supernatural power from them.

However, it is also a good thing to preserve a large enough population, both in terms of research capabilities and thermal weapons, which will be stronger. Although the Unkai only has a population of less than 160,000, similar shelters have saved more than 20 million people across the country, not to mention all over the world, which adds up to a lot.

It's just that because of Yang River's random teleportation mechanism, these shelters cannot join together for the time being.

After discussing this, Lu Yiming remembered another thing and asked again: "If we want to explore this continent for the second time, the rune knife is a necessary weapon. A large number of heavy weapons are inconvenient to carry, and the combat effectiveness is not as good as the rune knife." The knife is easy to use. How should we deal with the production capacity of the rune knife?"

"Also, what about the manpower selection for the second expedition? If the laboratory is thousands of kilometers away from the mainland, how should we get there? With such heavy fog, is it impossible to use a helicopter and walk there on foot?"

To be honest, from the bottom of his heart, Lu Yiming didn't want to go... Having seen the terrifying combat power of those monsters, this was not a problem that could be solved by a large number of people but a small number of people.

He... is also afraid of death.

Not only him, but also Liu Xuwei and Zhong Peng were afraid of death.

Professor Huang shook his head: "We still have a long way to go to increase the production capacity of the Rune Knife. We can only rely on you to work harder and make as many as you can."

"As for exploring manpower...hey, let's think about it again."

"If the relevant laboratory really goes thousands of kilometers deep into the mainland... maybe we will have to give up. I hope it will be closer to the coastline, the closer the better."

Lao Huang sighed in his heart. He also knew that now is no longer the era of dedication and sacrifice.

Although the people in the Sea of ​​Clouds are more able to endure hardship after experiencing the apocalyptic disaster. But everyone has experienced the baptism of the Internet information age, and there are actually very few people who are truly willing to dedicate themselves...

Very few people are willing to do a task with a mortality rate of 90% or even 99%.

…

Time passed slowly, and the translation work was proceeding in an orderly manner.

The dissection of monster corpses and research on white mist are also proceeding in an orderly manner... The weird properties of element X are enough for biologists to study for a long, long time.

In the blink of an eye, it is already the second week since the expedition team retreated to the base camp. The white mist has not dissipated, and the Unkai has always been on high alert. Lu Yiming has been busy making rune knives. Using the penetrating nature of the rune knife, you can kill the monster instantly by stabbing it in the heart, so you have to be as fully prepared as possible.

For ordinary people, life is pretty much the same as usual. Except for the fact that military control has not been lifted, everything else is the same as in the past. ...At best, it’s just that the number of times I go on the deck has decreased.

They also heard about the accident that occurred on the first expedition, and were very concerned about when the more than 300 unfortunate people would truly recover.

Guo Weiqiang was the first survivor to wake up from a coma.

He opened his eyes a little dazedly, and the sunlight from the window shone in, making him warm.

My head is still a little foggy, groggy, and I can't remember things.

"Well... I'm so hungry! Why are you so hungry! I really want to eat!"

But he soon discovered that his arms were thicker, looked at the fat on his belly, and touched his fat face, and he couldn't help but feel sad...

"Who the hell is this?! I couldn't be in the body of a fat man!"

Guo Weiqiang was thinking wildly in his head and looked in the mirror.

"Hey, Guo Weiqiang...can you still talk? Do you recognize yourself? Does your head have normal consciousness? Do you recognize me?" Not long after, several medical staff hurried over. After Lu Yiming got the news, he also followed Behind these doctors.

As a soldier under his command, Guo Weiqiang had just woken up from a coma, so he still had to visit him due to emotion and reason.

"The Army...will...yes. What's going on with me? Why have I gained weight?" Guo Weiqiang asked quickly. He stood up from the hospital bed and suddenly felt so tall.

He was originally 1.8 meters tall, but now he has suddenly grown to 2 meters tall, and his belly is so big that he looks more pregnant.

"What's going on here?"

Seeing that his mental state was still normal, everyone felt a little relieved.

Lu Yiming scolded angrily: "Nonsense, can you not get fat after eating so much at one time? I told you to eat less at that time, but you still ate so much crazily! Why can't you bear it? You can do it without dying. Very good."

"Conduct physical examination and psychological test first!"

"Oh... I'm still a little hungry." Guo Weiqiang also recalled the story of that day.

"Don't hold back your hunger. If you eat any more, you will die."

After some examinations, Guo Weiqiang's physical condition was beyond imagination. He became a very flexible fat man and could actually run 3,000 meters in eight minutes!

You can do fifty pull-ups at once without gasping for breath!

This shows that his physical fitness has indeed not declined, but has actually increased a lot.

"Three thousand meters and 8 minutes... You didn't seem so good before, did you? This is the athlete level!" Lu Yiming swallowed, remembering some of Professor Huang's remarks.

The x element...this is indeed an evolution!

A rapid evolution in terms of physical fitness.

Anyway, Lu Yiming himself cannot run under 8 minutes for 3,000 meters. This result is so good that the world record is only 7 minutes and 20 seconds. Even among the entire Yunhai army, there are only a few superhuman superpowers who can do this.

"I don't know! I feel very relaxed, haha, and I'm so tall now, will my mother be scared when she sees me?" Guo Weiqiang stood there and giggled "hehehe".

This is the result he just got off the hospital bed. If he recovers a little and trains for a while, he might be able to run faster.

It is even possible to have a PK with Shi Dayong.

When I think about breaking the world record, I seem to be optimistic.

Of course, the side effects of this evolution are huge... His overeating problem is difficult to correct at once. Once he starts eating, he cannot stop eating at all, and there is even a chance that he will develop an aggressive tendency to protect food. The brain loses its rationality when eating, and the more it eats, the more it eats.

This is no longer a purely psychological problem, but also has a certain degree of physiological nature.

"I'm hungry... I'm really hungry! I feel hungry all day long. I really want to eat eggs, noodles or rice. I also want to eat beef and pork."

"Fuck you, you're hungry!"

But as long as you eat too much, the number of crystals around the heart will also increase rapidly. In the end, there is a certain probability that he will not be able to reserve so much energy and forcefully spit out his heart.

If a person loses his heart, he will naturally not be able to survive.

That’s it for today’s update! I'm a little stuck, I can't write very fast, sorry for that.