abyss rose

People say, do as the Romans do.

The fog zone base is a very strange place. Even if a person does nothing, no one will watch him starve to death.

The people here are very enthusiastic, no matter who they know or not, as long as they can help others, they will not be stingy with all the materials in their hands.

The first few days before Chai Yuening and Chu Ci came here, it can be said that they didn't do anything. After eating this one and that one, it was as if the hundreds of people in the entire base were all relatives of their own, without any distinction between them.

People in floating cities or dungeon bases usually have a clear division of labor that matches their abilities. Most of them repeat fixed jobs day after day in their positions in exchange for money to survive.

The people in the fog zone base are different. This place is like a small primitive community. There is no currency for purchasing items, and most of them are bartered or shared. There are almost no conflicts of interest between people.

In order not to shut down this small base, everyone here is making contributions to the base spontaneously, giving full play to their strengths as much as possible in areas of need.

Some are good at planting, some are good at weaving, some are good at casting, and some are good at medical treatment.

Now that he came here, Chai Yuening was too embarrassed to do nothing.

She and Chu Ci started to go out sampling and hunting with Ander and An Li, which was a division of labor that was relatively suitable for them.

Before going out for the first time, they got the weapons of the fog zone base.

It was also a gun, but the bullets in it were quite different from what Chai Yuening knew.

This is a high-voltage electric energy bullet. The warhead is polished with the bones, minions, or hard scales of high-level alien animals. It has a stronger penetrating ability than metal, and can be detonated twice after hitting the target. , using electricity to paralyze all kinds of alien beasts from the inside, even if they cannot be killed, it can effectively slow down the movement of the alien beasts.

Of course, in the face of a guy who is too big, the power that such a small bullet can compress is not very useful.

After leaving the base, An Li gave each of them a sugar pill like when they first met.

It wasn't until the second time that Chai Yuening realized that this was not just something to eat and play with, it also had the effect of concealing the aura to a certain extent, so that it wouldn't make the beast completely unaware of its own existence, but at least it could Humans are not the first target of alien beasts.

Dr. Yi Shuyun from Floating Void City said that hunting humans is the instinct of every alien beast.

In this way, the base in the foggy area is still confirmed.

"When there are no humans, alien beasts will prey on each other according to their habits, but once humans appear within their hunting range, humans will become the first target." Ender explained to the two newcomers in the back seat while driving, " The husband believes that this is the need for wisdom of new ecological creatures. What they want to hunt is not human flesh and blood, but human genes. In the eyes of alien beasts, human genes should be the highest gene. It has a very high intake value. Alien beasts may not know where the human genes are advanced, so there will be errors in the direction of fusion when eating, but over the years, their ultimate purpose has become more and more obvious, which is to acquire human genes Wisdom, that is more desirable than physical strength."

"Some giant beasts obviously have no brains, and they eat everything they see. During the fusion process, this one also wants it, and that one also wants it. In the end, the big one is big, but it is difficult to become the master of one party. Because its body structure is not stable at all. When encountering a herd of beasts that dare to risk their lives against it, they will be eaten up." Ender said, laughing twice, "I've seen such a stupid one, with a particularly huge body, but it is in fusion In the process, in order to protect the soft and filling position, a layer of film was born to block my eyes. Seeing things is like a thousand-degree myopia. I can only distinguish the prey by smell and sound. An Li and I used guns to play. Turning around, I finally ran into a herd of beasts and was eaten."

After hearing this, Chai Yuening couldn't help asking: "But isn't the ultimate goal of a species' evolution to grow black vine flower-like organs to absorb the energy of black vines?"

Ender: "You mean the kind of beast that feeds on black vines to replenish or repair itself when it can't find its prey or is injured?"

Chai Yuening: "Yes!"

Ender: "Do you think this ability is the final form of evolution?"

Chai Yuening: "Is it inborn?"

"It's really hard to say, but what is certain is that if a medium-sized or larger animal has the kind of organ that can swallow black vines, it is definitely not evolved, but deprived." Ander carefully organized After talking for a while, he explained, "There are many small animals with that kind of thing in the foggy area. We call it the black vine flower mite. It is a kind of bug that feeds on black vines. It was first sampled by the base 13 years ago. I have researched it, and it is not very useful, but it tastes good, high in protein, and very tender."

An Li nodded in agreement and said, "Next time we meet, I'll make it for you to try!"

A worm the size of a fist actually tastes good...

Chai Yuening's eyes twitched involuntarily.

"The initial form of this kind of thing is only the size of a fist. It doesn't eat anything except black vines. The efficiency of fusion evolution is very low, but it will be hunted by other creatures." Ender saw that he was an old sampler. "Old friends" are familiar, "The infectivity and mutation rate of black vine flower mite are very low. In the eyes of higher organisms without intelligence, their genes are very inferior and have no value for intake, so the probability of higher organisms retaining their characteristics will be particularly low. It is precisely because most small and medium-sized alien beasts look down on it that there are very few large and giant alien beasts with this characteristic."

An Li nodded: "This kind of thing is not common. If you encounter it, you will be very unlucky. If you don't have enough firepower, it will be impossible to kill it."

Chai Yuening fell into a moment of silence thoughtfully.

It seems that the human base outside knows very little about this brand new ecology.

They are too far away from the truth, so far that they regard a species that was discovered and researched 13 years ago in a fog zone base as the last hope of mankind, and they keep trying to integrate Chu Ci with it.

Now it seems that it is too ridiculous.

But think about it, no matter the base of the dungeon or the base of the floating city, they are trying to stay away from the foggy area and all the places with strange beasts.

They wanted to be safe, so they hid underground or flew high into the sky, but this was undoubtedly just an escape.

Perhaps it is precisely because they have never faced it directly that they have never really been forced to find the most suitable "outlet" for human beings in this ecology.

The reason why the people in the fog area base can survive in such a dangerous place is because they have experienced the deepest despair and tried their best to climb out of despair. They let go of the old rules and found out bit by bit. new rules.

Although according to the old gentleman, these so-called new laws may be broken again at any time, but at least they have adapted to this cruel world one step ahead of the humans outside the fog zone.

As Andrew said, he asked curiously, "Have you ever seen a highly intelligent beast?"

Chai Yuening came back to her senses: "Ah, what?"

"It's not easy for alien beasts in the foggy area to hunt down human genes, but we heard from Lan Yi that in places outside the foggy area, human beings often die at the hands of alien beasts." Ender said patiently, and asked the question again. Repeated once, "In these years, have there been any highly intelligent beasts outside?"

Chai Yuening frowned and fell into a brief thought.

She thought of the mutant who captured the alien control center in the fifth district from the inside in the dungeon base.

No, not just that, but that group.

Those strange beasts would climb the ventilation ducts, attack the city defense center in an organized manner, and cut off the communication system.

Not only did most of those mutants retain part of their human appearance, but they also retained somewhat of their human-like intelligence. Even if they were not high, they would definitely not be too low.

Just when she wanted to mention that matter, Chu Ci answered the question for her first.

"Yes." Chu Ci said, "Dungeon bases have appeared before. They know how to lurk and can systematically destroy human communication systems and attack human main defenses."

Ender was not surprised when he heard this.

He just sighed softly: "Mister's guess is indeed correct. If you really want to talk about the degree of danger, the outer edge of the fog zone may not be low."

An Li turned her head back, her eyes were a little unbearable: "The people outside... have a hard time dealing with this, right?"

Chai Yuening: "The dungeon base has a population of nearly 300 million. After the beast horde invaded, there were only less than 60 left..."

Ender: "..."

An Li: "..."

The off-road vehicle drove silently in the jungle covered with black vines.

After an unknown amount of time, Ender let out a sigh.

"Unfortunately, we have never been able to get the news out," he said.

Even if they could build an airplane, they didn't have enough fuel.

They have electric vehicles, but the distance they can travel on a single charge is nowhere near enough for them to get out of the depths of the fog.

The research at the base in the foggy area and various ways of sustaining life were all trapped in this world by the thick fog.

They are like a real isolated island, the human beings outside don't know their existence, and they have heard of the outside, longed for the outside, but have never really been outside.

Because they don't know the exact location of the existing human bases outside the foggy area, and they don't have suitable means of transportation to allow them to leave the depths of the foggy area with news.

"If only I could fly," said Ender.

"When Uncle Liu dares to fly, he will be able to bring the news out!" An Li also looked forward to this.

Some people, even though they themselves are in dire straits, still always want to help others.

But Chai Yuening thought, it's better for them not to leave here.

There is a high probability that existences like them have died under the guns/mouths of humans before entering the human base.

After all, the human base outside always puts whether they are infected first. They have seen all kinds of infected people trying to plead for themselves, scolding, crying, talking crazy, or fighting.

There are too many such situations, and they have only believed in the cold infection monitor.

If someone said to them: "Don't kill me, I know how to fight mutations!"

They must feel that the infected person in front of them has started talking nonsense without thinking in order to survive.

These news are destined to be suppressed under the gunfire, and there is no chance to reach the ears of researchers.

It's just that people in the fog zone don't understand all of this.

Chai Yuening was thinking like this, and unconsciously looked at Chu Ci who was beside him.

Chu Ci seemed to be thinking about something again, thinking silently and seriously, never telling anyone.