Over the years, the distortion has completely reshuffled the world. Three major institutions in the main city control everything: the decision-making center "Shangfeng", the power center "Military Department", and the scientific research center "Brain".
An Yu's thoughts were still confused, and a new round of pain had already followed.
He closed his eyes tightly and tried hard to recall what happened on the snowy field in the severe pain...
A recording suddenly sounded.
"Second Lieutenant Chata's death message... a giant deformed mantis, the train has gone silent. It is speculated that the deformed mantis has long been mixed into the car, evolved on the road and infected the entire train... a human deformed mantis destroyed it... unprecedented His superpowers, teleportation, and... I can't tell whether it was swallowing or detonating, it happened too fast... He looks normal, very young... white hair, golden... no, red eyes... Sorry... His eyes are changing..."
The voice gradually weakened: "Main City, I am also in a state of distortion. It snowed heavily today. It must be the biggest one in recent years..."
Playback ends.
The interrogator said: "Second Lieutenant Chata accused you of aberration before he died."
"Me?" An Yu was shocked, "If it wasn't me, how could I kill Mantis? I'm going to the military headquarters to find someone..."
"You're hiding it, it seems-"
"No!" An Yu stood up, the sharp metal restraints embedded in his flesh, "I'm not hiding anything, by the way, genetic testing! I apply for genetic testing!"
All weird aberrations start from genetic infection. In order to prevent and control it, humans have developed an indicator to measure the degree of genetic chaos - "gene entropy". According to research, the genetic entropy of purebred organisms is within 10 and remains constant since birth. Once this value rises, it means the onset of distortion.
Although an increase in gene entropy is a bad thing, as long as it remains constant at the initial state, the closer it is to 10, the stronger the resistance to infection will be. The top one in 10,000 people in the world can enter the main city, and the latest threshold is 8.6.
In this regard, An Yu once again demonstrated the talent of a pariah to the extreme - with a genetic entropy of 0.2, he is firmly at the bottom of the human race. Ling Qiu once commented: The era of choosing a spouse based on looks is a thing of the past. When people choose a partner, they mainly consider whether the other half can be a stable person. People like him may be deformed even if they are looked at by freaks, and they are destined to not reproduce. Right, beauty genes are a waste.
The interrogator asked: "Where were you before you were 8 years old?"
"A high-risk orphanage... They said I was an abandoned baby picked up from the wild and was monitored until I was 8 years old..."
"The information shows that you have been sleeping in the orphanage all year round."
"Yes...but I don't have any other abnormalities, and the period of coma has been shortened in the past two years." An Yu gasped in pain, "Can I, can I apply for genetic testing? Let me prove it myself, please..."
"Already tested."
"I've tested it..." Golden eyes widened, "Am I really..."
"Your genetic entropy is zero."
"Zero...point two?"
"Only zero."
"Only zero?" An Yu was stunned, "Did it go down?"
"We have tested it many times and the results are the same. This is contrary to science. No organism's genes can be 100% regular, and there is absolutely no way that genetic entropy will naturally decay."
The alarm sounded again.
"An Yu, according to the "Human Union Act", you will be handed over your brain and undergo induction experiments.
"The test will use energy to catalyze the distortion process. If you are already in the hidden distortion period, you will be quickly observed. The test will not cause actual harm, but there will be intense pain. Please be informed.
"This is an inhumane method. Humanity thanks you for your sacrifice."
An Yu digested it for a moment and murmured: "Won't you kill me?"
"Your lifespan will not be affected in any way."
The interrogation room fell silent, and the interrogator was about to turn off the communication when he suddenly heard a very soft exhale.
Like a small animal that managed to escape back to its nest after being in danger.
"Thank you." An Yu closed his eyes, his pale face showing a deep sense of dying, "Thank you... for giving me the opportunity to prove myself. I am very grateful."
Black Tower has dealt with countless deformed people. Most of those poor people were scared to death and were hysterical. An Yu was the first to be so docile and elegant.
The interrogator hesitated for a moment, then made an exception and sent a word of concern, "Do you have any other questions?"
Sweat made a hollow sound on the metal floor. An Yu was fully awake at the moment, but his voice was very ethereal: "Please contact the director of the housing management in District 53 and tell him that An Yu, who lives in House 1414 in Building 5 of the low-income T zone, will be here soon." He can get the military family certificate and ask him to give him a few more days of grace and not give the dormitory to others... okay? Please..."
The interrogator was surprised, "Rather than this, you should be worried about the execution of the aberration."
An Yu murmured: "You are right...but if you lose your residence in Baicheng, you will die sooner or later..."
"It turns out that the housing anxiety of even the people in Baicheng is so serious." The interrogator smiled bitterly, "But I remember that as long as you are willing to work, you can live in the subsistence dormitory, right?"
An Yu said "Yeah" weakly, "I'm sorry, I'm not very good at work."
"..."
The interrogator regained his indifference: "I will contact you for you, nothing else."
He immediately cut off the communication without giving An Yu a chance to answer.
The interrogation room fell completely silent.
An Yu, who was nearly unconscious on the test platform, slightly touched the corner of his mouth.
"I wish you success..." he murmured.
*
Another wave of energy discharge ended, and two researchers entered the laboratory.
"It's snowing again, there must be a new disordered area."
"There are fires everywhere, and the military department has even sent new recruits to perform tasks. If aberrations invade the main city..."
"No, the main city has a dome system. It is a masterpiece of mankind. It silences the whole city like a vacuum cover."
"But it consumes so much energy. How many more years can we supply it?"
"Didn't I say before that there is a third energy reserve?"
They chatted while debugging the equipment.
"Aren't you deformed yet?"
"No, there's only the last group left. I guess the distortion will occur in this group."
The researcher looked at An Yu on the test table.
The experiment was conducted naked. The slender and pale body was covered with a large area of terrifying purple-red. The lower abdomen and leg roots were particularly serious. The heavy subcutaneous bleeding seemed to burst through the fragile skin, making people's hearts tremble.
"Regardless of whether there is distortion or not, he has broken human scientific knowledge... His data is so shocking, he is really a terrifying and exciting existence."
"What's the origin?"
"Poor people in Bait City. According to the evaluation before the experiment, they have high IQ, but lack of common sense, withdrawn personality, and extremely poor social skills. They are like...a little beast that accidentally entered human society."
"It's a pity. This kind of person will definitely lose his mind once he becomes deformed."
A dazzling recharging countdown lighted up, and they turned and left.
An Yu, who seemed to be sleeping, slowly opened his eyes.
There was severe pain burning in his eye sockets, and his pupils were twitching spasmodically, but deep inside his pupils were as peaceful as the eye of a storm.
Ling Qiu once commented that he was a freak who was extremely afraid of death, but as long as he didn't die, he didn't seem to care about any harm.
Before coming to the main city, An Yu had been worried that the house manager would find excuses not to recognize the certificate of military affiliation, but now that the superiors have intervened, it is impossible to cause trouble.
As long as I can keep my place of refuge, this pain is simply a reward.
He recalled that when he was in the interrogation room, he used those few untouchable words to successfully ask the interrogator for help. He couldn't help but sigh that Ling Qiu really had the wisdom to take advantage of this garbage era. On the way of taking advantage of the strong, He still has to learn a lot from Ling Qiu...
Only the last group left...
An Yu looked at the countdown with a hint of relief in his eyes.
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A hoarse scream penetrated the monitoring room.
A secret report that could shock the world was sent to the Black Tower.
[Brain report peaks.
No. #1222, the full sequence test was completed, and no indication of distortion was found.
Gene entropy: 0, no fluctuations seen.
Mental strength: 100, no fluctuations seen.
Conclusion: The ability failed to trigger, and it can be believed that #1222 belongs to a human being. Theoretically, a gene entropy of 0 would result in an inability to resist any distortion induction, but #1222 showed extreme resistance. In addition, his mental power has reached the most stable state monitored by humans so far. His body is full of paradoxes, and his brain recommends in-depth study. 】
…
In the evening, someone entered the laboratory.
"Logistics." The man placed a set of pure white clothes next to An Yu. "Sorry, Shangfeng hasn't responded yet, so you can only wear prison uniforms for the time being."
An Yu slowly opened his eyes.
His heart was now like a beast twitching wildly in his chest, howling to tear him apart.
"Have you calmed down a bit? Inducement tests are rarely used. This crime is not something ordinary people can suffer." The man said softly: "Don't worry, you are not deformed."
His distracted eyes slowly focused, and An Yu turned his head weakly.
This logistician was about the same age as him, thin, and had golden eyes. But those eyes were empty. He was clearly dismantling a machine, but his eyes were looking elsewhere.
blind?
The man smiled, "I used to be a researcher. Last month, a mutant test subject went out of control. I lost my eyes and switched to logistics."
An Yu thought for a while about how he should react, and finally whispered: "I'm sorry."
"It's all over. You have to think of something happy. What do you want to do after you go out?"
An Yu asked angrily: "Does sleeping... count?"
The other party nodded, "Aside from sleeping?"
"I want to eat...bread." An Yu added hoarsely, "Pumpkin bread."
The man smiled, "I understand. I also grew up eating subsistence bread. It wasn't until the threshold of the main city was refreshed when I was six years old that it just dropped to my value, and I was admitted. Oh, although my parents' genetic entropy is very high Low, but I’m lucky to have an 8.8.”
Ling Qiu said that gene entropy is random. It is indeed possible for two low values to produce a high value, but the probability is extremely low.
