"Yu Qi."
Qin Jue nodded as a greeting.
"I really have no interest in joining the camp."
Yu Qi was about to say something else, but Meng Yan interrupted her, stood up, and pulled out the chair for Qin Jue in a gentlemanly manner.
"In that case, you can stay here for a while before you decide where to go." He took Qin Jue's arm and stood up, "I will take you to see a place."
Then he raised his head and said hello to everyone, whispered to Yu Qi, "Take care of me." and pulled Qin Jue out.
The elevator here is on the top floor, but there is a side door through many rooms.
Meng Yan opened the side door and saw a narrow circular corridor only for one person to walk up and down. After going up, I discovered that this is a large flat-floor balcony with a 360-degree glass greenhouse next to it.
There are some fruit trees planted inside, and you can actually see a lot of fruits in the greenhouse at this time of year. It can be seen that this place is taken care of very well every day.
Qin Jue couldn't help but think of Yu Qi. Looking at Meng Yan's back, it was not like the young man in front of him would pay attention to trivial details.
The view from the platform is indeed very good. This city that never sleeps has a pre-apocalyptic style, with stars and lights everywhere, all night long.
Compared with many cities that are now in ruins, this place has begun to take shape and is well-kept, which can be said to be exciting.
Qin Jue once again doubted his knowledge of what life is and what death is.
If you are really dead, if they are really dead, how can you have such a strong motivation to live, how can everyone have the common desire to build a new home.
"You are very special."
Meng Yan slowly spoke in the night wind. The winter wind was somewhat awe-inspiring, but he didn't feel it at all. The mutated body is many times stronger than before, and the ordinary cold is no longer enough to make them feel uncomfortable.
"Most people's process after mutation is not very smooth. We are just like the mutation process when ordinary people have superpowers. Although there are no specific statistics, the probability should be about the same."
Qin Jue nodded slightly, this is more logical and the law of normal development of things. There is no reason to evolve, or the trend of survival of the fittest is biased.
"But there are really many of you. With such a scale, most ordinary people alive may not be able to resist without sufficient weapons and equipment."
Meng Yan smiled softly, "Yes. What you said is correct. But you overlooked one point. In addition to the survival of the fittest in nature, humans are spiritual creatures with subjective initiative. Especially after we have evolved, our abilities are far better than before. You can do more naturally.”
Qin Jue looked confused when he heard this, "What did you do?"
She recalled that when she first saw zombies, they were still slow-moving and had no souls, only bodies that gnawed desire. After a living person is infected, they will mutate within a few hours, and those who do not progress well may remain in the zombie stage forever.
Only those whose bodies can withstand the pain of constant evolution and mutation can progress to their status within a few hours before their body functions completely die and turn into a puddle of carrion.
The zombie that bit her hand showed the ability to control other junior zombies in a very short period of time. Her own mind control powers may have come from that person.
The probability of mutating many other abilities varies, depending on the individual's physical condition and the type of insect DNA that caused the mutation at the time.
Overall, insect DNA is very intelligent and extremely uncontrollable. It will actively adapt to the environment, select high-quality hosts, and develop and break through the host's own abilities.
The same is true for zombie monsters, their mutations are more bloody and direct.
It's just that this uncontrollable multi-party development situation will always have checks and balances at one point in time, and then there will inevitably be a situation of ebb and flow. In the end, only the winner can survive for thousands of years.
Qin Jue figured out the general process.
"Do you know what the population of such a city is?"
Qin Jue shook his head.
"Normally, the city can maintain basic operations, with about 3 million people."
Qin Jue's eyes widened. This was really shocking in the last days. She knew that Leishao's autonomous region might only have tens of thousands of people.
Of course, an autonomous region is no bigger than a city, but even if many autonomous regions unite, they may not be able to match such a scale.
In the past peaceful times, 3 million was just a small town.
Then she suddenly thought of the key point of the matter, "So...you...actively mutated those people?"
Her voice sounded a little trembling, "You...kill people?"
After hearing this, Meng Yan seemed to have heard some big joke. He looked back at Qin Jue and laughed out loud, "Maybe I did think so before. But now there is no need for it."
"Zombie monsters are too ferocious, and the living space left for ordinary people has been squeezed out. Everyone in the world wants to become stronger, not to mention that mutant crystals are hard to find. Humans, being able to become stronger means that they can survive. , who cares whether he lives or dies. It’s all a fight.”
"Do you understand? You don't understand. You have been well protected. If you give it a try, you will either die or evolve. If you don't give it a try, you will have to rely on others to protect you."
"Three million people seem to be a lot at first glance, but very few have purely powerful powers. There are still only a few who can go out to fight. Most of them are ordinary people. They have changed their way of living and their bodies have become stronger. There are I just have some special abilities to withstand the changing and extreme environment now."
Qin Jue reached out and covered the location of his heart, which was full of vitality and beating all the time during his lifetime. It pumped fresh blood and was the core organ of the entire body.
Now there is dead silence there, replaced by his own superpower core. It is also pulsating here, replacing the function of the heart, but it is more stable, powerful, and contains huge energy.
But at this time, she only felt unspeakably sad. Most people had no choice in their lives under the harsh objective environment.
Until now, she could truly understand why Lei Shao always seemed to be hardworking and uncomplaining.
Because being born with such an ability is a blessing. But this kind of luck should not just be used for comfort, but should do its best to provide survival options for many people in need.
As long as... there are more people like her.
"This is the first time I have heard murder described in such a high-sounding way. Aren't you taking advantage of others' danger?" Qin Jue slowly raised his eyes and looked at Meng Yan's back.
With his hands behind his back, Meng Yan's back froze. It was obvious that he understood Qin Jue's thoughts. Then, he sighed, turned around and walked to Qin Jue.
He was tall and looked down at the face of the person in front of him carefully.
Her face was smooth and shiny, with flying eyes on her palm-sized face. The small and upright bridge of the nose and the corners of the mouth that are always slightly raised are somewhat unruly.
As soon as he got close to her, there was a faint fragrance of flowers. He suddenly curled up his lips and said, "Why do you think so? Why didn't I give them the hope and opportunity to survive?"
Qin Jue stared into his eyes and found no trace of regret.
Some people are like this. When they are strong enough, depriving others of their will seems to be a matter of course.
She took a step back, "You didn't ask people if they wanted such an opportunity? People should have their own choices, not choices guided by you."
"Then what? Just watch them being hunted and killed by zombie monsters?"
There was a determined light in Qin Jue's eyes, as if she had finally figured something out, and she said slowly, "Yes, this is a good question. And it happens to be a problem that people like you and I can solve together."
Meng Yan was obviously stunned. After thinking for a while, he nodded, "Sure enough, the person I like has a kind heart."
He turned around and walked to the edge of the platform again, almost stepping off the platform in one step.
"I can consider it. If you promise me to stay."
