Chapter 453: Surprise on B6 Floor

  Chapter 453: Surprise on B6 floor

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  Luo Yu: “Three days! The resurrection CD has not been used for three days! Do you know how I survived these three days! TT”

  Edge swiping: “Has the bug not been fixed yet?”

  Ye Shi: “Surprised! (Funny)”

  Luo Yu: “Cracked…”

  Fang Chang: “Calm down, it’s only been three days for you. Junkman got disconnected as soon as he left the shelter, and missed several versions in a row, but he still survived.”

  Luo Yu: “Several versions?! Damn, no way? QAQ”

  Kuang Feng: “That’s not a bug, right?”

  Fang Chang: “Yeah, it’s true after all. (Squinting smile)”

  Ya Ya: “Huh? Speaking of which, it’s already September, and winter is coming soon. (*)”

  Teng Teng: “Yes, I can clearly feel that the weather is not that hot these days when I go online, and there is even a hint of cool autumn breeze.”

  Garbage Picker Level 99: “Shivering.”

  Lao Bai: “Brother Garbage, why don’t you consider moving south while you can still move? (Grinning)”

  Garbage Picker Level 99: “I’ll think about it. TT”

  …

  Before the banquet in the palace came to an end, Chu Guang had already returned to the Iron Heart and told the crew to prepare to return.

  The carrier-based aircraft on the airship were piloted by the pilots of the Goblin Corps, and all landed on the temporary runway north of the capital.

  They will be responsible for protecting the airspace of the capital and supporting the army on the northwest side of Oasis No. 9.

  Although the commander of the Goblin Corps was thrown to the south to perform a mission by him, he should have returned to Qingquan City by now, but it doesn’t matter whether that guy is there or not.

  Unlike other corps, the commander of the Goblin Corps is only responsible for making money and doesn’t want to spend the effort to command. Sometimes he dies too quickly and doesn’t have the opportunity to command.

  The purpose of the corps is that those who want to fly a plane can fly a plane, and those who want to fire a cannon can fire a cannon. They calculate the shooting parameters themselves, ask friendly forces for the coordinates of air strikes and artillery bombardments, and retreat by themselves if they are embarrassed.

  In Mosquito’s own words, this is called strategically breaking up the whole into parts. It seems that every battle is just a soy sauce, but in fact, it maximizes the potential of each player, which coincides with the intention of the administrator to launch the Corps system.

  Regardless of the purpose of the Goblin Corps, the pilot who can land the plane on the deck of the airship has impeccable driving skills. With the anti-aircraft guns and radio guidance of the ground forces, it is not a big problem to protect the safety of Lion City.

  King Edward was naturally very reluctant to see Chu Guang leave.

  However, in comparison, the ministers in the court were more reluctant.

  Many princes and nobles heard at the banquet that the administrator of the alliance was not married yet, and their minds suddenly became hot. They looked for relationships everywhere and tried their best to stuff the women of the clan into the palace, whether it was warming the bed or serving tea and water.

  So much so that before the banquet was over, King Edward himself didn’t know that the servants who served in the palace he prepared for Chu Guang had been completely replaced.

  Even the servants who cleaned the bookshelves were replaced by the little daughter of a certain duke.

  The frail appearance made people worry whether he could hold the ladder steady.

  The reason why it became like this was just because of a rumor that was not sure whether it was true or not –

  the manager of the alliance liked to read books and had collected a lot of them.

  However, the development of the matter was beyond the expectations of everyone except the old king.

  Almost no one expected that the manager of the alliance did not go to the palace prepared by King Edward for him at all, and did not even stay there for a night. He returned to the airship before the banquet was over, leaving only a group of self-conceited nobles in the wind…

  On the Iron Heart.

  In the bridge.

  Looking at Commander Quanshui, Chu Guang explained the next arrangements to him.

  ”Although we have achieved a phased victory, the war is far from over. Now the battle line has been pushed to the westernmost side of Oasis No. 9. The farthest bunker is even 1,500 kilometers away from Dawn City. Whether it is defense or future attacks, it will be a severe test for our logistics.”

  ”We can’t rely on this war alone. I will give you two tasks.”

  ”One is to consolidate the existing defense line and ensure that the autumn harvest of the Lion Kingdom can proceed smoothly. This is not only related to the food supply of the residents of Oasis No. 9, but also to our food reserves.”

  ”The other is to train our friendly army and equip them with our equipment and military concepts. I will arrange for officers from the First Corps to cooperate with you in this work.”

  There is a language barrier between players and NPCs. Although there is no problem for old players like Quanshui to communicate on a daily basis, the efficiency of training will definitely be affected to a certain extent.

  At this time, the cooperation of NPCs is needed.

  In the long-term war, the alliance has evolved two completely different command systems.

  One is used for players, and the other is used for NPCs.

  Commander Quanshui loyally put his right fist on his chest and said with a bright look in his eyes.

  ”Make sure to complete the task!”

  Chu Guang nodded approvingly, paused for a moment, and continued.

  ”Remember to promote more young officers without aristocratic backgrounds and give them more opportunities to make meritorious contributions.”

  According to his observation, there are two main factions in the power class of the Lion Kingdom.

  One is the Edward faction, which is loyal to the royal family and controls the court and civil service system. The guiding ideology is that the teachings of the spirit of the sea of ​​sand and the laws of the ancestors cannot be changed.

  The other is Prince Winter’s faction, which is mainly in the army and is composed of some generals with military power. They advocate conservatism in domestic affairs and innovation in military affairs.

  The former attempts to introduce the alliance to check and balance the latter while driving away foreign enemies, achieving the goal of “killing two birds with one stone”, and the core goal is to maintain its own ruling position.

  The latter hopes to introduce the military technology of the alliance, strengthen its own strength while suppressing the former, and establish a constitutional monarchy and aristocratic co-governance kingdom.

  Although the two sides have differences on some issues, they are consistent in their position of uniting the aristocracy.

  Under such circumstances, the grassroots officers born in civilians in the Lion Kingdom have almost no room for advancement, because they have not been the objects of unity from the beginning to the end.

  What Chu Guang had to do was to cut a piece of the cake that originally belonged to the king and the nobles and give it to these young men.

  They were receptive to new ideas, dissatisfied with the status quo, and aspired to make changes.

  Isolated and helpless in the army and the court, they could only move closer to the alliance, which was also the only way for them to realize their political ambitions.

  The loyalty of these young officers to the alliance would far exceed their loyalty to the king and the nobles.

  This ideological bond was stronger than the rule maintained by blood.

  Any country that exists in the mortal world is ultimately made up of ordinary people.

  …

  After explaining the next stage of work to the officers who stayed behind, Chu Guang immediately issued the order to set sail.

  The anchor chain and elevator were slowly retracted, and the majestic Iron Heart turned around, and the output power of the propeller was increased to the maximum. At

  a full speed of 100 kilometers per hour, it only took one night to sail from Lion City in the east of Oasis No. 9 to Dawn City in the Alliance, a journey of nearly 1,000 kilometers.

  When the sun rose on the horizon, the outline of the city group and a touch of white in the distance were printed on the French windows of the bridge.

  Looking at the survivor settlement located on the edge of Qingquan City, which is gradually growing, Chu Guang couldn’t help but curl up the corners of his mouth like an old father.

  There are dozens of newly built houses on the commercial street in the north.

  From the north of the trading post to the platform of the freight train, it was originally a wasteland, but now there are a colorful shed.

  People are no longer satisfied with just one “North Street”. A second unplanned market has been formed under people’s spontaneous behavior. With the increase in cargo throughput and trade volume, merchants traveling from north to south are no longer satisfied with only doing business with the Alliance’s trade stations, but also exchanging what they have with each other.

  It’s not just commercial prosperity.

  The achievements of the Alliance in the field of infrastructure can also be described as miracles.

  Originally, there was only a railway connecting the two survivor settlements in the north and south.

  Now, not only are there roads, but also high-voltage power towers have been erected.

  The energy generated by a controlled fusion reactor alone is enough to supply the consumption of the entire Alliance.

  The most direct impact of these changes is that industries with strong energy demand, such as metallurgy, have risen rapidly, and a large number of factories and workshops have sprung up on this land.

  More than 30 tanks that have just been transported from the new industrial zone of Dawn City are waiting for loading and unloading on the platform of the freight train station. There are also trucks lined up on the back half of the carriage. Some of them will be sent to the front line and incorporated into the logistics troops, and the other part will be sent to the trade station for buyers to choose.

  Of course, the most fascinating scenery for Chu Guang is the farmland on the north bank of Linghu Lake.

  The tracks left by the tracks of the Pioneer have been covered by golden rice ears, and the weed-covered wasteland has been driven to the edge of the forest.

  And all this has happened in just one year.

  ”Xiao Qi.”

  ”What’s the matter, Master?” The energetic voice floated to Chu Guang’s ears like a string of light and pleasant wind chimes.

  However, he did not have any orders or instructions to issue this time, and everyone’s work was done very well.

  It was just that the scene brought back emotions, and there was no one to share the feelings for a while.

  ”Nothing, it’s just that time sometimes passes so fast, a year is a blink of an eye. Sometimes it feels so slow, and it feels like a lot of things happened in a year.”

  Chu Guang did not expect Xiao Qi to understand this sentence.

  However, what he did not expect was that Xiao Qi actually sighed in his tone and sighed in a mature manner.

  ”Yes, time always goes by so fast when I’m with my master, and every second feels like a year when we’re not together.”

  Hearing this, Chu Guang glanced at the little guy sitting on his shoulder and swinging his feet.

  Since getting this new toy, this guy is almost living on him.

  ”I didn’t leave you for long, did I?”

  ”Yeah!” Xiao Qi gave a thumbs up with a confident look, and his pair of shining eyes were like light bulbs, “Master is the best!”

  ”…”

  After a slight cough, Chu Guang turned around and left the French window.

  ”It’s time to get off the boat.”

  ”Okay!”

  Reaching out and grabbing the floating drone, Xiao Qi obediently jumped off Chu Guang’s shoulder and swayed into his pocket.

  Chu Guang specifically reminded it to try not to be too conspicuous when there are people around.

  Those rumors and hearsay about himself are already outrageous enough.

  He didn’t want to be misunderstood by the crowd as having some strange habits…

  …

  In order to avoid disturbing the lives of the residents, Chu Guang ordered the crew to drive the airship directly into the territory of Qingquan City and hover over Linghu Wetland Park.

  Under the nervous gaze of a pair of eyes on the giant wall, Chu Guang took the elevator and landed at the base on the surface of the shelter.

  Before he stepped out of the elevator, the sharp-eyed mosquito spotted him and immediately ran up, laughing and asking for credit.

  ”Dear administrator, the traitor ‘Luo Yu’ has been arrested!”

  ”In order to prevent him from running away, we detained him in the small black room next to Niko… It’s a pity that this guy doesn’t seem to suit your mount’s appetite.”

  Chu Guang’s eyebrows jumped, but he didn’t blame this guy.

  At present, the known clues can be judged that Luo Yu’s body should have been “possessed” by the mutant slime mold of Oasis No. 7.

  In the case of uncertainty about whether the abnormal individual is safe, letting Niko watch it is indeed the best choice. The powerful life breath emanating from the Death Claw is also a deterrent in itself.

  ”…I know, go do your thing.”

  ”Okay!”

  After confirming the completion of the task through the VM, Mosquito ran away in a flash.

  Agility is indeed very fast.

  Without paying attention to this guy, Chu Guang went straight to the side of Neeko’s nest.

  However, to his surprise, the big brother “Luoyu” was not suppressed by Neeko’s momentum. Instead, the latter showed a fearful expression on his face, staring at the cell next to him dangerously, and a dangerous growl appeared between his teeth. ”

  Luoyu” standing in the cell had a dull expression on his face, looking harmless.

  After all, it was not very smart, and it was hard to imagine how bad it could be even if it was harmful.

  However…

  the thinking mode and perspective of wild animals are different from those of humans. Maybe Neeko smelled something bad from him.

  Chu Guang patted Neeko’s head.

  The latter rubbed his arm with a purring sound, with an aggrieved expression on his face, as if asking him to move the guy away, or complaining about being left behind for so long.

  Yin Fang and He Ya were standing in front of the iron fence of a small dark room, looking at Luo Yu standing inside like examining a product.

  ”It’s strange… He has everything a person should have, and he also has things he shouldn’t have, but why can’t he feel his own consciousness?”

  Yin Fang’s face was full of confusion.

  Heya, standing aside, crossed her arms, her expression seemed to be lost in thought.

  ”Well… it’s really strange. The cells formed by slime mold mimicry seem to have become a part of him. I don’t know whether it is by changing the receptor or something else, but it actually deceived the immune system and did not cause any rejection reaction. It even works more efficiently than normal body cells.”

  Yin Fang looked at her and asked.

  ”I don’t know much about mutant slime molds… I just want to know what the difference is between this and the situation of Bachi?”

  Heya thought for a while and said.

  ”The difference is still very obvious. One is parasitic and the other is symbiotic.”

  Yin Fang: “In short, they are both replaced by slime mold?”

  Heya nodded, but shook her head.

  ”Yes, and no… For example, let me give you an example. If you replace your arm with a bionic prosthesis, are you the same person as you were before the transformation surgery?”

  Yin Fang answered as a matter of course.

  ”Of course it is. Replacing a mechanical prosthesis is just replacing a more efficient tool, not replacing the brain.”

  Heya nodded and continued.

  ”His situation is the same, except that the tool replaced is an organism. His genetic information has not been changed. Even if all his body cells are replaced by slime mold, he can still retain his original consciousness… at least in theory.”

  Yin Fang’s face showed a look of astonishment.

  However, he did not rush to refute, but fell into deep thought.

  ”Well… what you said makes sense.”

  But this is only in theory.

  The existing theory cannot give a reasonable explanation why this guy is still in a daze.

  Walking to the side of the two, Chu Guang asked.

  ”Are there any results from the research?”

  He Ya shook her head.

  ”Unfortunately, no… Although life science is my research direction, I always feel that the issues involved have exceeded the scope of my discipline.”

  After a pause, she looked at Chu Guang and continued.

  ”However, based on my observations over the past few days, I have discovered a very interesting phenomenon.”

  Chu Guang asked immediately.

  ”What phenomenon?”

  He Ya continued.

  ”The variant slime molds in the No. 7 Oasis site and the slime molds in Qingquan City have fundamentally different genetic information structures. Although we use the same term to refer to them, they have actually evolved into two completely different species.” ”

  For example, the most prominent feature is that the variant slime molds in Qingquan City transmit information through spores, while the fruiting bodies of this No. 7 slime mold – let’s call it that for the time being, the spores produced do not have the function of transmitting information. The communication between fruiting bodies needs to rely on sound waves like humans.”

  Chu Guang nodded thoughtfully.

  ”My subordinates have also discovered this situation… After hearing the roar of the mother body, those slime mold fruiting bodies will obviously become more aggressive…”

  Yin Fang suddenly seemed to have thought of something, and his eyes lit up.

  ”Could it be because there is a lack of water and organic matter in the desert? So spores cannot be released on a large scale, and the environment in the valley is conducive to the transmission of information by echoes…”

  ”That’s what I think!” Heya nodded, with a hint of excitement in her tone, “Slime molds are highly adaptable to the environment, which in turn means that their evolution is easily affected by the environment. In just two hundred years, their populations have diverged to the point where they can’t recognize each other. In any case, this is good news for us!”

  Yin Fang said thoughtfully.

  ”In simple terms, two clumps of mother slime molds will not merge into a larger one?”

  ”Correct!” Heya snapped her fingers and continued with a smile, “Although there are some differences in the details, this is roughly what it means. And more than that, when the differences between these variant slime molds are large enough, the intraspecific struggle will even evolve into interspecific competition! The two sides will no longer exchange genetic information harmoniously, but will fiercely compete for living space until one side completely replaces the other… But this part is just my guess, and there is not enough evidence.”

  This is indeed good news, providing a new way to solve the problem of variant slime molds.

  If nuclear weapons cannot destroy these annoying guys, perhaps they can take the initiative to introduce benign bacteria to compete with malignant bacteria for living space.

  As for how to make benign bacteria have stronger interspecies competition ability, that is a problem that the researchers of the alliance need to think about.

  ”Are there any other clues?”

  Heya shook her head in shame.

  ”No… That’s all for now.”

  Chu Guang nodded and comforted the two.

  ”Don’t be depressed, you have done a good job.”

  It has been 4 days since Luoyu was transferred to Qingquan City. There has been no

  research progress for 4 days. He can only trust the wisdom of the first generation of managers.

  After a pause, Chu Guang gave an order.

  ”… Inject him with slime inhibitors and anesthetics, and transfer him to the conveyor belt on the B1 floor of the shelter.”

  Heya asked hurriedly.

  ”Where will he be sent?”

  ”The sample library of the shelter? Probably.”

  Chu Guang gave an ambiguous answer.

  To be honest, he didn’t know what was hidden under the shelter. The previous manager didn’t tell him anything, and he had never even seen his face.

  Heya showed a regretful expression on her face, but she didn’t say anything.

  She understood why Chu Guang would make such an arrangement.

  After all, leaving this guy outside is always a hidden danger.

  ”…Can I go to the ruins of Oasis No. 7?” Heya asked in a soliciting tone, “I want to find out what the slime mold there is.”

  Chu Guang shook his head.

  ”I can’t agree to your request before confirming that the ‘Slime Mold No. 7’ is harmless. What’s more, the ruins of Oasis No. 7 have been physically blocked by the people who occupied it. We can’t risk changing the situation in Luoxia Province to collect samples there.”

  After a pause, Chu Guang looked at Heya with a slightly disappointed expression and continued.

  ”I’m not saying that I’m leaving the ruins alone, but I just need to wait until the time is right to do this.”

  ”I promise you.”

  …

  After injecting the inhibitor, “Luoyu” rolled his eyes and lay on the ground in an instant.

  Even the anesthetic was saved.

  Most of the tissues in this guy’s body were destroyed in the nuclear explosion, and the tissues that can still work are basically reshaped by slime molds.

  This is what surprised Chu Guang the most.

  The person is still the same person.

  But why can’t the resonance of the morphogenetic field be formed?

  This is so strange!

  Throwing the dead “Falling Feather” onto the conveyor belt, Chu Guang watched the open hatch slowly close, and three lines of light blue pop-up windows soon appeared in front of him.

  [Emergency mission completed! ]

  [Task reward: Unlock the B6 floor of Shelter No. 404! ]

  [Extra reward: Gene sequence +4000]

  The moment he saw these three lines of pop-up windows, Chu Guang’s face immediately flashed with joy.

  Wow!

  A plane crashed, and it actually crashed out 4000 closed beta qualifications!

  And it crashed from someone else’s!

  However, there is no rush for the closed beta qualifications. According to the speed of releasing 20 to 50 numbers a day, the last batch of qualifications unlocked has not been released yet.

  Standing on the elevator, Chu Guang stretched out his index finger and tapped the touch screen, selecting the button for the B6 floor, which was one empty space away from the B4 floor.

  Looking at the descending floors, excitement and anticipation kept surging in his heart.

  Skip B5 and unlock the B6 floor directly!

  I don’t know what kind of surprise the first generation manager left him on this floor…

  The elevator arrived quickly.

  However, when the elevator door opened, Chu Guang was stunned, and then he subconsciously glanced at the touch screen, thinking that he had come to the wrong place.

  Completely different from the spotless other floors when they were just opened, the condition of the B6 floor can be described as a mess.

  The air quality here is quite bad, and even mixed with an unsettling smell.

  Judging from the floor map printed on the wall, this is different from other floors and should be a research facility.

  The elevator is not facing the floor lobby, but a buffer workshop equipped with a series of systems such as air shower, positive pressure, dust removal, sterilization, etc.

  All the configurations here are the same as the buffer room at the entrance of the shelter, which can prevent slime mold and spores from invading the interior of the shelter.

  But now, this system is deployed at the entrance of this floor to “exclude” the entire floor from the shelter.

  Chu Guang frowned.

  What is suspicious is not the situation here, but why it has become like this.

  As we all know, slime mold cannot exist independently from its mother nest or mother body, which is why slime mold stops at the suburbs of Qingquan City.

  Beyond the coverage of spores, the survival ability of slime mold will suddenly decline and will soon be decomposed by other microorganisms.

  Therefore, in theory, slime mold cannot invade a completely isolated system.

  Unless…

  an independent mother body or nest has been formed here? !

  ”Turn on the internal circulation system…”

  The mask of the helmet closed, and the internal circulation system of the power armor began to operate, exchanging absolutely safe air at the cost of increased energy consumption.

  Chu Guang pulled out the hammer behind him, passed through the alloy door that opened to both sides, and stepped into the buffer zone that had been activated.

  The interior of the buffer zone was still intact, and the equipment was still working.

  However, behind the door facing the B6 floor, as Chu Guang expected, it was a shocking scene. The

  silver alloy wall was covered with bacterial plaques, the air was mixed with a rotten musty smell, and the unrepaired bullet holes and scratches on the wall vaguely showed traces of the battle.

  The air purification system of the entire floor has been turned off, and has been turned off for many years.

  However, even so.

  The slime mold here has not been completely killed.

  Even in an environment without external oxygen input, they still survived, and relied on the little organic matter to maintain the lowest energy consumption hibernation, and survived until now. At

  the entrance of the buffer zone, there were several bodies that had not been processed yet.

  They were wearing guard uniforms and damaged “Type 5” light cavalry exoskeletons.

  In addition to the shocking bacterial plaques, there was not even a piece of meat on those moldy skeletons, and even the bones were corroded and riddled with holes.

  Chu Guang’s Adam’s apple moved, and he tightened the hammer in his hand, imagining how tragic the battle was. At

  the same time when the air pressure in the buffer room was adjusted, the speaker above his head suddenly played a broadcast that was recorded at an unknown time.

  It seemed to be a quarrel between several people.

  ”Floor B6 has fallen… The experimental subjects have spread outside the isolation room! The samples are getting out of control… Damn it, we must evacuate immediately!”

  ”Wait! The data on the experimental equipment has not been backed up to the server yet, at least let me–”

  ”Too late! Go!”

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  (Thanks to the leader “11 of 11” for the reward!!! I moved all day yesterday and I am exhausted…)

  (End of this chapter)