[Background introduction: The Twin Cities, which were massacred due to large-scale evolutionary events, were once famous tourist resorts in 023. After being attacked by mutants and mutated animals and plants, these two cities were deserted cities for a long time. Years ago, the regional government decided to rebuild these two cities and relocated a large number of people. 】
[However, after the city was rebuilt, the people living here inexplicably contracted an infectious disease. This disease would cause human skin to mutate, develop degenerative features, make the patient weak, and ultimately shorten their lifespan. Without good prevention and treatment As a result, these two cities still do not have normal communication with other safe zones. 】
[However, half a month ago, two-thirds of the first batch of clinical trial subjects in the Spring Bamboo Laboratory at Point A were cured of the disease. The years of hard work of the Twin Cities medical workers have borne fruit. In order to save the residents of Point B, and to better understand Due to the characteristics of the disease, Chunsun Laboratory decided to send Dr. Dole, who led the research, to point B. 】
[Dungeon mission: Find and escort Dr. Dole to the Dongfeng Laboratory at Point B in the Twin Cities. 】
[Copy time: 15 days. 】
[Note: Any changes in the medical industry will bring about a group of losers. Please beware of assassinations from your peers. 】
After reading the dungeon introduction, Xu Huo closed his personal panel and left under the defensive wall.
Probably because there are so many people sick, the overall atmosphere in the Twin Cities is not very high. Most people walking on the streets are walking slowly and in poor spirits. They don't pay attention to outsiders. Stores don't attract customers, and restaurants are full of people. For diners wearing masks, a transparent glass cover will be used to block the table while eating.
Not to mention entertainment venues, there are almost no ones that require a lot of physical exertion. On the contrary, reading, games and other non-moving pastimes are more popular - it is almost dark at this time, and there are still many people sitting there Reading or playing chess on the street.
"This place looks lifeless." Qiu Ming followed Xu Huo, "Only two players glared at me."
There are disease prevention propaganda posted all over the streets. The first one states that players will not be infected with this disease and foreign players can enter with confidence.
Of course, there is no library set up by the game government here, but paper media is relatively prosperous, and you can get a general idea of the Twin Cities from some newspapers and books.
Xu Huo randomly bought a travel guide to read.
There is some city history in it.
The reason why the two cities are connected together and called the Twin Cities is because they are connected by a transportation route known as the "Ladder to Heaven". The terrain between the first city and the secondary city of the Twin Cities is unique, and the vegetation is also very unique. On the whole, going from A to B is like climbing a ladder. As the terrain gradually rises, the scenery on each ladder is different. It can be called a miracle of nature. Many people who have walked this road have said that When you are in it, you will have a wonderful illusion of gradually being separated from the world. The two cities have also become prosperous because of this road.
However, after evolution began, this once "stairway to heaven" became dangerous and filled with various mutant animals and plants and became deeply rooted. Due to the special nature of this area, the district government failed to restore the original Transportation routes, or creating a new channel in them. If there is material and personnel exchanges between the capital city and the secondary city, it needs to be surrounded from the outside, and there is no smooth route built around this perimeter, so you need to bring your own vehicles to travel. , and takes more than five times the time of the original route.
"The detour seems a bit unreliable," Qiu Ming also bought books and newspapers. "It mentioned that some players walked the original route, and it would take about ten days to hike."
The tourist route between the two cities originally took five days. Of course, this is a tourist route and there is a certain amount of time to travel, so the change to hiking did not extend the time much. On the contrary, it took a lot longer to take the new route around.
It seems that the only way to go is through the "Stairway to Heaven".
There are also introductions to the mutated animals and plants. If you look through it at random, the classification alone reaches hundreds of species. This is a part that the district government has explored. The newspaper said that there are no routes that are far away from tourist attractions or too far from the straight axis. Completely explored, I don’t know what other mutated animals and plants there are.
Xu Huo carefully looked at some of the mutant species that were introduced in detail. In addition to the mutant animals that have evolved strong attack power like other divisions, most of the animals in "Ladder to Heaven" have evolved the ability to hide, that is, they can follow the changes in the environment like a chameleon. Body temperature and color instinct, and the plants near this route are diverse and come in all colors. Not to mention small animals, even large mutant animals can hide among them without attracting attention.
But this is not the most troublesome place. The most troublesome thing is the mutated plants inside.
It may be because the plants in this place are very special. After the overall evolution of Area 023, the plants here have the largest number of surviving species and the largest number. They are also more aggressive and more difficult to deal with than mutated animals. After all, this is a mountainous forest area, and there is no place for plants. Not here.
"This way for the laboratory." Cao Qinglin looked up from the map.
As soon as the three of them reached the fork in the road, a car sped past. Five players were sitting in the car, with a person wearing a helmet sandwiched in the back seat. The person struggled to take off his helmet, but was stopped by the player next to him. Stopped.
Xu Huo looked at the tattooed arm hanging from the passenger seat. He didn't look away until they were far away. He put away the travel guide and said to the other two people: "Cao Qinglin went to find the car, while Qiu Ming and I went to the laboratory."
After saying that, he took Qiu Ming and quickly rushed to the Spring Bamboo Laboratory using "Go to Destination".
The building level of Chun Bamboo Laboratory was obviously different from others. When Xu Huo and Xu Huo arrived, several players were outside calling the door, but no one in the laboratory answered the call and no one opened the door.
"Has Dr. Dole been picked up by someone?" Qiu Ming couldn't help but ask.
Xu Huo let go of his spiritual world and entered the laboratory directly. When he passed through the main door, a staff member came out. He suddenly saw them appearing and shouted loudly: "Get out quickly, outsiders are not allowed in here!"
"Let's pick up Dr. Dole," Xu Huo said.
"Are you also a player hired by the sub-city?" The staff looked at them suspiciously, "How many people are hired there? Dr. Dole has been picked up long ago."
Xu Huo's eyebrows moved slightly, "When did he leave?"
"Three hours ago, it was tea time at that time..." The staff member stopped here and waved his hand, "You should leave quickly, the doctor has left, you can't stay in the laboratory."
"He's lying." Qiu Ming reminded Xu Huo.
Before the two of them made any move, the impatient player waiting outside broke into the door, completely ignoring the people in front of him, and walked into the laboratory holding an old photo.
(End of chapter)
