abyss rose

The base chooses to wait for rescue, and humans choose to believe in humans.

At that moment, Chai Yuening saw a trace of joy on Chu Ci's face, shallow and fleeting.

Instead, there seemed to be a kind of reluctance that couldn't be hidden.

Xue Zhou looked at Chu Ci with respect in his eyes: "Chu Ci, Dr. Ge Heguang from the base wants to see you."

Chai Yuening took a step forward vigilantly, stopping Chu Ci behind him.

Xue Zhou: "Chu Ci is the person who brings hope to the base, and even a person from Floating Void City. Dr. Ge will not embarrass her, and the base will not allow anyone to embarrass her. Captain Chai is not at ease and can accompany him. He really doesn't want to , you can also refuse."

Chai Yuening frowned and pondered for a moment, then replied in a low voice: "Let's think about it."

Xue Zhou nodded: "The Base Research Institute looks forward to your reply."

After all, turn around and leave.

This time, the lounge door was unlocked and they were free to leave.

Chai Yuening looked at Chu Ci, and Chu Ci looked back at her quietly.

After a brief silence, she managed to squeeze out a smile and asked, "Are we still going to grab samples?"

Chu Ci said: "The doctor may be more interested in me than the sample."

Chai Yuening frowned: "You don't have to go."

Chu Ci thought for a while, then smiled and said, "Didn't you say you won't embarrass me? The major general of the dungeon base, you can't lie to me about an experimental sample, right?"

Chai Yuening thought for a long time, and finally followed her to the base research institute under the escort of the military.

Sitting in the same car with them were Dr. Ge and Guang who had just finished a temporary meeting and were about to return to the institute.

The doctor was in his early sixties, his temples were already gray, his eyes were bloodshot, and he didn't look very energetic.

He was the one who asked to see Chu Ci, but sitting together at the moment, he didn't ask any questions, just put on a gray U-shaped pillow, sat aside and closed his eyes to rest his mind, so tired that he seemed to be unable to wake up at any time.

It took about an hour for the vehicle to drive from the city defense center to the research institute.

When they arrived at the place, the young officer woke Ge and Guang softly.

The tired doctor stood up and greeted Chai Yuening and Chu Ci with a hoarse voice.

"Child, come."

He said softly, walking ahead and leading the way.

Chai Yuening followed quickly, and subconsciously reached out to support her.

The second after being supported, Ge Heguang smiled: "I'm not too old to walk."

Chai Yuening asked in a low voice: "Didn't the doctor sleep well these two days?"

"Except for those who don't know the inside story, no one can sleep well, right?" Ge Heguang shook his head, "It's my old bones that are useless. The base is facing such a crisis, but it can't even last for a few days."

"The Doctor has always been the hope of the base."

As Chai Yuening spoke, an elderly man sighed in his ears.

Ge and Guang walked them slowly to a laboratory.

In the spacious laboratory, in addition to all kinds of incomprehensible instruments, there are also many samples of exotic animals soaked in blue experimental potion.

Some are big, some are small.

Some are still alive, some are dead.

Chu Ci walked towards one of the experimental water tanks, touching it lightly with his fingertips, his eyes were not curious, but very calm.

Chai Yuening couldn't help feeling suffocated.

She couldn't imagine that Chu Ci had been "living" in such a place for countless days and nights in the past.

Ge and Guang went to the experimental table and sat down: "My child, are you the experimental sample of Floating Void City?"

Chu Ci responded in a low voice, "Yes."

Ge Heguang: "Your base is still conducting human experiments? Besides you, are there any other living human samples?"

Chu Ci: "I don't know."

"That's it." Ge Heguang pondered for a while, glanced at the experimental samples around, and continued to ask in a gentle tone, "Have you ever fused with something similar to this?"

Chu Ci shook his head.

Ge and Guang were silent for a while thoughtfully: "Then tell me, is there anything special about you compared with ordinary people?"

Chu Ci thought about it seriously, then turned to look at Ge and Guang, and whispered, "I don't seem to be infected."

"Won't you be infected?" Ge Heguang's dark, bloodshot eyes suddenly lit up, "Is there any more?"

"I..." Chu Ci frowned slightly and shook his head, "I can't say anymore."

"I can't say it anymore, is it your base's request to you?"

Chu Ci subconsciously nodded, then shook his head again.

Ge Heguang took a deep breath: "It's okay, don't be nervous, I won't ask any more."

After the voice fell, he leaned back in the chair, closed his eyes, and fell into silence for a while.

Chai Yuening waited for a while, but couldn't hold back, and asked softly, "Doctor, can we go?"

Her question was not answered.

In the huge laboratory, it was as quiet as if there were only bright lights and the gentle breathing of the three people.

However, this silence did not last long.

Ge Heguang opened his eyes and looked at Chu Ci: "My child, you look quiet, very quiet."

Chu Ci: "I..."

Ge and Guang: "Do you want to go back to Floating City?"

Chu Ci: "I don't want to."

Ge and Guang: "People there treat you badly?"

Chu Ci: "..."

Ge Heguang: "Sorry, I can't help you either."

Chu Ci: "It's okay, doctor."

"The base has been searching for a future that belongs to mankind." The old doctor of biology said quietly, "Humans in the old world believed that one day they could conquer nature with technology, fly into space, and go to the boundless and vast universe. But the outbreak of the catastrophe almost destroyed the civilization that human beings are proud of, and human beings have to hang in the sky, hide in the desert, sail to the ocean, or hide underground."

Ge Heguang asked in a deep voice: "Do you know the four major human bases?"

Chai Yuening subconsciously glanced at Chu Ci, and saw that she was silent, so she continued: "I know something, the saying of the four major human bases has become history."

After the catastrophe, the surviving human beings still firmly believe in a "community with a shared future for mankind".

By repairing the old long-wave communication devices that were not completely damaged, they worked hard to contact each other, helped each other establish the four major human bases, and continued to search and rescue scattered survivors, hoping to continue human civilization.

They are: the first base in the north, the floating city base; the second base in the west, the desert base; the third base in the east, the sea base; the fourth base in the south, the dungeon base.

Ge Heguang laughed at himself: "Yes, it was still there a few years ago, but now it has become history."

"Deserts and oceans should be the farthest places from the strange ecology brought by black vines. The ancestors once firmly believed that human beings can make a comeback in all corners." Ge Heguang sighed, "However, all this is like a 'Human Removal Plan', there is nowhere for humans to hide..."

Chai Yuening: "Doctor..."

"At the beginning of 2217, the second base lost contact with us for no reason. When fighter planes from other bases arrived, the human city had been completely occupied by the new ecology."

"After that, the vast desert, which I thought would not be invaded by mutated plants, quietly bloomed one flower after another of despair."

"At the end of 2226, the third base floating on the sea suddenly sent out an emergency distress signal, but despair was one step faster than hope."

"A few escaped in warships and were brought back by those who went to the rescue from the fourth base."

"According to their memories, black vine-like vegetation appeared on the bottom of the sea, and an unknown sea monster with a strong infection suddenly rioted in groups."

"The sea is no longer safe, the third base, sunk into the sea."

Ge Heguang spoke quietly, and suddenly sighed softly: "Five years have passed, and the growth and adaptability of black vines have become stronger and stronger, the ecology of the ground has continued to deteriorate, and more and more unknown species have appeared. Which one will it be?"

Chai Yuening couldn't help but gasp.

A spring rain brought about the growing season of the mutated plants. Many signal towers were covered and damaged by the mutated plants, making it difficult to recover and repair.

At the beginning when everything happened, the base didn't take it seriously, just thought it was a slightly unusual growing season, and even thought about getting through it so that everything would return to normal, but unexpectedly, a A devastating disaster that came silently.

"All living things are merging and evolving. Human beings are too weak. If we can't keep up with them, we will disappear in the long river of history sooner or later." Ge Heguang said, eyes full of exhaustion, "But we can't find it, we can't find it." So far, no method has been found to fight against mutations, and it seems that human beings simply cannot retain their own will during the fusion process. Compared with alien beasts, human beings' will is too weak."

He seemed to be in despair, but the moment he finished speaking, there seemed to be a trace of firmness rekindled in his eyes.

"But we can't give up. As long as there is still a glimmer of hope left, no matter how painful it is, we must move forward, tirelessly and unscrupulously."

Ge Heguang looked at Chu Ci with a trace of concern and intolerance in his eyes.

He asked softly: "Son, can you understand?"

Chu Ci opened his mouth, as if wanting to respond, but in the end he just shook his head.

"Before human beings truly regain their freedom, we are all in a cage." Ge Heguang said, looking down at his watch, "It's getting close, do you want to eat something before leaving?"

He said, without waiting for anyone to respond, he got up and greeted.

After a while, the young assistant brought a simple meal.

The highly respected doctors in the base, the food is not much different from that of the civilians in the outer city.

After a simple lunch, Ge and Guang didn't stay any longer. They just stood in front of a biochemical water tank with their hands behind their backs and observed a mutated bug.

Under the escort of the military, the two returned to their temporary residence.

The moment they jumped off the armored vehicle, a familiar figure hurried towards them.

"Captain!" Lu Qi's tone was angry and anxious, "Where did you go? You didn't even tell us! We thought you sneaked out of the city, so you didn't take us with you. I'm so anxious!"

Chai Yuening glanced at Chu Ci, shrugged and said, "I originally wanted to go out, but I was invited to the institute for dinner as soon as the formalities were completed."

Lu Qi: "The formalities are all done?!"

Chai Yuening: "Don't yell, don't go out, I have good news for you, go upstairs first."

Maybe that's not the best news, maybe it's bad news.

But at least, it is irreplaceable good news for the outer city of the base.

"What's the situation?" Lu Qi was stunned, and quickly chased after Chai Yuening and Chu Ci, "Why was he invited to eat at the institute? Is the food at the institute delicious?"

Chai Yuening: "Mashed potatoes, vegetable and tomato soup, watching strange beasts eat rice, if you like it, I will bring you next time?"

Lu Qi: "...Forget it then."

Chai Yuening walked ahead quickly, and a chuckle sounded behind her.

She turned around to look at Chu Ci, only to see Chu Ci passing by her side in twos and threes, with a smile in his eyes, and running upstairs lively rarely.

She didn't know what Chu Ci was happy about.

It was like she didn't know what she was sad about.