What It’s Like Being a Vampire

Xiang Kun hardly saw Lu Cheng'an's name in the various speeches made by current or former employees of "Shenxing Technology" on various platforms. Most of the mentions were the bosses of various branches and their two CEOs.

Judging from various remarks, no one has mentioned that "Shenxing Technology" has information about what mutant creatures are pursuing and researching. Even judging from the layout of Shenxing Technology, they have not invested much in biotechnology.

But thinking about the conversation between the two people before, they mentioned something like "signed to keep it confidential". There are not many people who want to know the inside story, and they don't know how to talk nonsense. And even those who know the relevant inside information, how much they can know is still a question, at least judging from the conversation between the two people in front of the hotel in the town, they don't know the specific purpose of what they are doing.

Xiang Kun was very curious and wary of "Shenxing Technology" and Lu Cheng'an, but he would definitely not expose himself for the sake of investigation. He needed to think long-term and find clues slowly.

For example, the wild boar's body, and what happened to anchor Xue and the three of them. Since "Shenxing Technology" has noticed and sent people to investigate, it is likely that there will be further discoveries in the future.

If they find something, they will definitely organize people to further explore that area. There is a certain chance that they will find the area where the mutated spider "lived" and the territory it controlled. Maybe they can also find the old lair of the mutated spider's cliff cave.

Although it is impossible for them to find the mutated spider or its body tissues, but with their style of transporting out the rotting wild boar carcasses and soil samples, as long as they can confirm that it is the mutated spider's lair, many things inside must be will also be shipped back.

In that case, the "means" he had arranged in it before could work.

When the time comes, he will naturally know where those things are sent, instead of trying to find out now.

And if they can't find the habitat of the mutated spider, can't find the cave on the cliff, or can't be sure that those places are related to the existence they are chasing, then it will prove that "Shenxing Technology" and the behind it The organization also had limited understanding of vampires and mutated creatures, and there were also few means of identification and tracking, so the threat to Xiang Kun would naturally decrease.

Checking the information collected by Alice last night, there are some follow-up news and online discussions about the three anchors Xue.

Some media obtained some videos taken by anchor Xue and others when they entered the Qinling no-man's land for the second time, but there is nothing special about these videos, let alone how they accidentally ate poisonous fruit or how they got lost in the forest.

The detailed description issued by the official mentions the specific types of wild fruits eaten by several people, and even has related pictures.

It is said that eating this kind of poisonous fruit will cause symptoms such as heartbeat disorder, vomiting and diarrhea, nervous aphasia, hallucinations, confusion and other symptoms, and even death in severe cases. Recognizing this poisonous fruit, they also took the initiative to let the three of them eat it. The explanation in the news was that they might have recognized this poisonous fruit as another edible fruit.

However, the three were not directly poisoned to death by the poisonous fruit, but were affected by it, stripped off their clothes and abandoned all their equipment, and finally got lost in the deep mountains, freezing and starving to death.

However, through the memory fragments of the mutated spiders obtained by Xiang Kun, he knew that these people, like the leopard that was used as bait by the mutated spiders, were all tempted to eat them by the fruit made by the "reconstructed branch". Abnormal behavior, swallowing other poisonous fruits, are all affected by that fruit.

Moreover, the mutated spider didn't suck the blood of the three anchors Xue, but let them freeze and starve to death, and kept watching from the sidelines.

Its thoughts cannot be read directly from the memory fragments of the mutated spider, but its intentions can be inferred based on many fragments.

Xiang Kun believed that the IQ of this mutated spider was indeed much higher than what he thought at first. This guy might be able to judge whether the humans who entered and exited the mountain had found any traces of it and whether it would pose a threat to it.

The reason why it killed the three anchors Xue was not that it wanted to suck blood, but that it thought that anchor Xue and the others were approaching its territory, which might pose a threat to its survival-this threat was not brought by them themselves, but entire human population.

It is very likely that it has a certain degree of understanding of the power of human beings, because there are many memory fragments, it is all about it peeping at human residences and towns from afar, and "monitoring" humans entering the mountains many times hidden in the forest. After it was able to add "transformation branches" and "reconstruction branches" to plants, these "observations" may far exceed the memory fragments that Xiang Kun saw.

In fact, Xiang Kun felt that among the fragments of the mutated spider's memory he had obtained, it was likely that many of them were sensory information detected on the "transformation branch" and "reconstruction branch".

The memory fragments formed by these information, when Xiang Kun just woke up, felt a piece of "nothingness". This "nothingness" was somewhat similar to the feeling in Little Apple's dream, but it was from hearing, smell to vision. All-round "nothingness".

Just like in a folder titled "Mutated Spider Memory Fragments", there are a lot of video files, and you can see the memory fragments one by one when you click on it, but there are still a small number of files that have no suffix and can be opened by any software. Not open, but they really exist there.

At first, Xiang Kun thought that there was something wrong when he obtained the memory of the mutated spider from the blood, so these memory fragments were destroyed and not completely obtained.

However, after drinking blood last time, Xiang Kun's special comprehensive cognitive model has been further strengthened, and after building a cognitive model for those "nothingness" memory fragments on a whim, he suddenly discovered that these "nothingness" memories The fragment does not seem to be a fragment of memory that has not been fully acquired, but is likely to be the information obtained by the mutant spider through grafting "branches", but Xiang Kun is not the mutant spider, and lacks some information that can decode the "transfer branch", There is no way to "read" these memory fragments in the correct way for the function of "reconstructing the information transmitted by the branch".

It's like opening those files without a suffix with Notepad and finding a bunch of garbled characters. You know that they do have "content" and contain "information", but the way you open it is wrong.

Xiang Kun knew before that mutated spiders could detect information through those "branches", but he was not sure about the specific form of the information it detected. It should not be simple visual information, or even sound or smell, but It is another mode of perceptual information.

Could it be electromagnetic waves?

Xiang Kun felt that when he was able to interpret and perceive these "empty memory fragments", it is likely that his cognitive ability could be further improved, and it could even help him recover from "supersensory connection" and "emotional injection" items. Get more feedback information there.

The original "junk files" may become "treasures".

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After arriving at the station, Xiang Kun took a taxi to the address that Apple told him on WeChat.

Although today is Christmas in the west, it is not a national holiday, so Professor Li Yang still has to attend classes. The person who opened the door for Xiang Kun at home was a middle-aged woman called "Aunt Yang" by Little Apple.

Little Apple's house is quite big, with three bedrooms and two living rooms, but it is similar to Xiang Kun's house, with few furniture and relatively simple decoration. It looks relatively spacious and simple. There are no extra stools and chairs, and all the objects are put away. Where they are fixed, and almost all furniture, corners of tables, cabinets, etc., have hemming.

Little Apple was naturally very happy about Xiang Kun's arrival, and seeing Xiang Kun's "Golden Sparkle" again after nearly half a month was also quite "jumpy". As soon as Little Apple opened the cage, it flew directly onto Xiang Kun's arm and chirped.

"Uncle Xiang, 'Golden Sparkle' is so cunning! It actually pretended to be dead! It scared me to death before, and I thought it was sick, so I cried in fright! Also, it is picky eater! Especially picky eater!"

While inviting Xiang Kun to sit down, Little Apple began to talk about a bunch of interesting things about "Golden Sparkle" during this period. In fact, he had already told Xiang Kun about these things on WeChat before, but now he "sees" Xiang Kun , I couldn't help but talk again.

Aunt Yang, who was polite but vigilant when she welcomed Xiang Kun in, softened her expression a lot after seeing the rare excitement and cheerfulness of Little Apple, and poured a cup of hot tea for Xiang Kun. , and then lovingly helped Little Apple straighten her somewhat messy bangs.

Although it was the first time we met, and it hadn't been long since we entered the room, and there were only two sentences in the direct conversation, Xiang Kun could still draw a conclusion based on the cognitive model established for this "Aunt Yang"——she really cared about Little Apple very much. However, the love for this blind girl is obviously not just out of a sense of responsibility for the employer's care.

After chatting for a while, Little Apple asked a bunch of questions about computers. To Xiang Kun's surprise, from the questions she asked, it can be seen that her computer knowledge has improved a lot during this time, and she has obviously been studying related content by herself.

Although he has now completed the production of "Alice", Apple is interested in computer knowledge, and he is still willing to continue teaching.

Little Apple is blind, but very smart, with strong memory, comprehension, and abstract thinking skills. Most of the knowledge can be taught as soon as she is taught. As her teacher, she has a great sense of accomplishment.

And because he has perceived Little Apple's dreams many times, Xiang Kun is also very clear about her cognitive mode and thinking method that are different from ordinary people, and can often describe it in ways and metaphors that are very convenient for her to understand.

Such as focusing more on tactile descriptions than visual ones, describing more in terms of what she can touch rather than what she "sees".

So from Little Apple's point of view, listening to Xiang Kun's explanations was also very enjoyable, and it felt more efficient than when her father taught her some knowledge and gave her lessons.

She had an inexplicable feeling, as if Xiang Kun had also been blind before, and she could understand her thoughts very well.

So Xiang Kun, who was originally here to pick up "Golden Sparkle", gave her a computer class for more than an hour at Little Apple's house without knowing it.

But when "Aunt Yang" was about to cook, Xiang Kun's heart skipped a beat and he asked Little Apple to play with "Jin Shining" first, while he went to the kitchen.

"Hello, are you going to make fried eggplant? Little Apple went to my house before and liked my cooking, so I want to make one for her at noon." Xiang Kun said politely.

"Aunt Yang" naturally saw the process of Xiang Kun patiently "lecturing" to Little Apple, and his impression of this bald boy got better and better. But when he heard that he was going to cook for Little Apple, his expression was obviously a little suspicious, and he said tactfully:

"You are a guest, so go chat with Little Apple. I can make lunch. If you do it, Professor Li will blame me when you come back. To tell you the truth, I am also a veteran of cooking for more than 20 years. I used to open a small restaurant next to Professor Li's school, and you will be satisfied with the taste."

This is a tactful way to tell Xiang Kun that my skills must be better than yours.

As soon as Xiang Kun walked into the kitchen, he could tell that "Aunt Yang" was indeed a veteran, but he was sure that the dishes he was going to cook would suit Little Apple's taste. After all, Little Apple and Professor Li had been guests twice before and had eaten his Cooking the dishes and eating at the same table allowed him to understand and calibrate the tastes of the father and daughter, so he still insisted: "I will try my hand, how about you help me check it out?"

After Xiang Kun said so, "Aunt Yang" naturally couldn't refuse anymore, so she stepped aside and watched Xiang Kun make a move.

Experts knew if there was any as soon as they made a move. Seeing Xiang Kun's swift movements in handling the ingredients, "Aunt Yang" knew that Xiang Kun was indeed a regular cook, and felt relieved.

When "Aunt Yang" walked out of the kitchen, Little Apple had already stood by the side of the kitchen at some point. She obviously knew it was "Aunt Yang" from the smell and the sound of her footsteps. It is also very good, especially the rabbit meat. Last time my father and I went to his house as a guest, he made several different dishes with rabbit meat, all of which were very delicious. I told my uncle that he would open a rabbit meat restaurant in the future .”

When Li Yang came back, Xiang Kun came out of the kitchen. He only said to make one dish, but he unknowingly made four.

Even if he hadn't tasted it, "Aunt Yang" appreciated Xiang Kun's cooking skills just by looking at the finished product.

On the contrary, Professor Li, who returned home, was a little embarrassed. After taking his daughter to Xiang Kun's house as a guest twice and having two meals, he originally thought of finding an opportunity to invite Xiang Kun to play here and treat him well.

He didn't expect that when Xiang Kun came to his house, he would still cook.

But I have to say that the dishes made by Xiang Kun are really delicious. Even if they are just home-cooked dishes, the ingredients are very common, and the seasonings used are all from home, but the taste is quite good.

After dinner, Professor Li originally wanted to take Little Apple and Xiang Kun to visit some scenic spots in their city.

But Xiang Kun proposed to go to the park outside their community to have a look.

After arriving at the park with the glittering golden birdcage, Xiang Kun asked Professor Li to sit on a long wooden chair with Little Apple, and then sat down next to their father and daughter.

"Xiang Kun, are you interested in visiting our school?" Professor Li Yang said with a smile. Sitting in the park like this, listening to the birdsong, various sounds around, and smelling the fragrance of flowers and herbs, is what Little Apple usually likes to do most. , in his opinion, Xiang Kun should have come here to accommodate Little Apple. For Xiang Kun himself, it would probably be boring to just sit like this.

Xiang Kun smiled at him through Little Apple, and said, "Professor Li, if you have class in the afternoon, go to school first. I'll chat with Little Apple here, and I'll send her home later. For 'Aunt Yang'."

"It's okay, I don't have class in the afternoon, I'm worried that you're bored here..."

Xiang Kun suddenly said, "Professor Li, did you hear the two short horns just now?"

Li Yang was taken aback, recalled for a few seconds, then shook his head in a dazed and strange way: "What's the sound of the horn, no." He looked around subconsciously as he spoke, and there was still some distance between them and the road.