In the center of Lotus City, in a high-rise apartment.
As the glass window shattered, Jiang Qian, a man with snake scales and green feathers, entered the room with two hands and landed smoothly.
The moment he landed, the snake scales on Jiang Qian's body faded away, his wings suddenly folded, and in the most energy-saving manner, he put down the howling Northeast home-cooked food and the unconscious Canyon Lao Liu.
"Ahhh~ Oh my god!"
After Dongbei Home Cooking demonstrated the gallbladder of a fierce man, he ran non-stop to Canyon Lao Liu and pushed his motionless body.
She burst into tears for a while: "Brother Monkey! You died so miserably~ wuwuwu!"
"He's not dead, he just fainted temporarily."
Jiang Qian ruthlessly interrupted the dramatic operation of Northeast Home Cooking, and under the horrified gaze of the other party, he put his hand into Canyon Lao Liu's shirt and took out the suspicious book.
Dongbei Home Cooking's horrified expression immediately turned to confusion: "What, what is this?"
""The Miracle of Genes" is related to the side mission."
Jiang Qian spoke calmly, sat cross-legged, opened the book with a badly damaged cover and read quickly:
Dr. Kate's fascinating words caught Jiang Qian's eyes:
"I often toss and turn in the middle of the night, wondering whether it is my sin or my merit to reveal such a secret..."
Jiang Qian's eyes focused.
He turned back to the title page and found the time of publication. At the same time, he recalled the time when Dr. Kate was hospitalized. The order was: the book was first published and banned the second year after Dr. Kate was discharged from the hospital.
This is undoubtedly a hint that Dr. Kate wrote the book "The Miracle of Genes" after experiencing something in a mental hospital.
Jiang Qian continues reading...
At this time, Northeast Home Cooking had already approached Jiang Qian, looking at this all-English book with curiosity.
As a chef of Chinese international Northeastern cuisine with an IELTS score of 7, although his spoken accent has strong regional characteristics, his English reading ability is still remarkable.
But he was still surprised by Jiang Qian's reading speed.
This thick professional book can be read from beginning to end in less than half an hour!
This is not simply a matter of "speed". Behind it is Jiang Qian's solid knowledge structure, well-trained concentration, and super information retrieval, memory and integration abilities.
When Jiang Qian calmly closed the book and raised his face, he found that the Northeast home-cooked food was already jaw-dropping.
"How's it going? He hasn't moved yet?"
Jiang Qian glanced at Canyon Lao Liu, who was lying motionless on the ground.
The head of home-cooked dishes from the Northeast shook like a rattle, and the honest, dark-skinned man had a desire for knowledge on his face:
"Master, have you solved the branch clue...?"
Jiang Qian smiled slightly: "Let me think about it."
He was calm on the surface, but actually he was confused inside.
In "The Miracle of Genes", the entire article is devoted to demonstrating the "great" idea of transforming one given species into another given species through genetic scientific means, as well as discussing the practical plan using humans as an example.
In other words, the main contents discussed in this book are all related to the rewriting of gene source code. In broad terms, only one of the three experimental directions found in psychiatric hospitals is discussed. ….
In short: this professional book, which he had so much anticipated, brought no new theoretical information.
The idea is stuck.
But the Northeastern home-cooked food didn't show the secret, and he promised Jiang Qian solemnly:
"Hmm, Master Qianlong, think about it slowly, leave the safety here to me!"
While he was talking, he had already gone into the kitchen to get a few sharp tools, holding them with both hands, guarding the entrance to the living room.
The three of them are currently in a high-rise urban residential area. When the elevator is damaged, the risk of ordinary aborigines climbing up to high-rise buildings to scavenge is extremely high, but the joint defense force will not waste time and resources in such small households. Before Jiang Qian entered, he found no trace of the crawler.
Because of this, the internal facilities of this house are basically still in the same state as in the early days of the disaster. It is still safe and can be used as a temporary place to stay overnight.
However, this "temporary" place is not safe.
Because Jiang Qian is not sure how many players are active in the city, he has already regarded them as eyesores or hunting targets.
Therefore, conquering side missions and opening prop permissions are still the most urgent and important options at the moment.
Jiang Qian sighed quietly without leaving any trace.
Quickly sort out the many information currently obtained about the "Source of Catastrophe" and splice the newly obtained parts with the known parts:
It is known that Dr. Kate, as the core figure of the "source of disaster", will definitely connect the main clues.
The "core experimental data" obtained by the mental hospital has a "total-point" relationship with the book "The Miracle of Genes".
But Dr. Kate did participate in experimental projects underground in mental hospitals. The photo album found in the dean's office is the best evidence.
Dr. Kate participated in that experiment, but he only focused on demonstrating a path that had failed. What was his purpose?
Is it to hide the sins and secrets of the other two experimental paths, or is there another reason?
Jiang Qian opened "The Miracle of Genes" back and his eyes stayed on the last sentence:
I would like to dedicate this book to my close friend: Hermet ()...
The page was also damaged, so the suffixes in the character's title were missing.
Scientists and writers are accustomed to thanking someone at the beginning or end of their works, and they will complete this beautiful gift or blessing ceremony with the sentence pattern "I would like to give this book to XXX first."
For example, there is a family that Jiang Qian likes that always gives books to his wife first to express his gratitude to his wife for taking care of him day and night and constantly giving him creative inspiration.
But Jiang Qian has reason to believe that the reason why this sentence appears here is by no means an unintentional move by Dr. Kate.
Jiang Qian closed his eyes and recited the logic of the entire book in Dr. Kate's place.
Corresponding to the fascinating self-narration in the previous article, Jiang Qian seems to have seen an extremely persistent and serious Frankenstein, devoting his entire life to listing evidence for the correctness of his theory to his opponents!
So could this Comrade Hermit be Dr. Kate's academic rival who is both an enemy and a friend?
Just ask Yin Lisabai to this question and you should be able to get the answer.
Of course, another imaginative possibility is...
Hermit is the mysterious Frankenstein hiding in the mental hospital, and he is even the director of the mental hospital. During Dr. Kate's hospitalization, the two madmen hit it off and started a fantasy-like talk about species transformation. ….
Both sides held different opinions. Dr. Kate insisted on genetic science and technology and studied this method day and night until he was discharged from hospital and wrote "The Miracle of Genes";
Hermet obviously didn't want to put his eggs in the same basket, so he explored three paths at the same time and recorded the results.
But what is the connection between these and the "source of disaster"?
What will be the other 50% of clues that lead to the source of the disaster?
Jiang Qian's eyes fell on the book "The Miracle of Genes" again...
I thought that since Kate was undoubtedly the core figure of the Source of Catastrophe, his book, "The Miracle of Genes" that appeared very frequently in this copy, must contain core and important content related to the "Source of Catastrophe".
So, he reviewed the contents of the book for the third time, putting aside the scientific theory part, and focused on the most essential issue: the root cause.
Where is the source of the disaster?
Kate does show some unusual ideas in the non-theoretical part of "The Miracle of Genes".
When he talked about the formation of the idea of "species fusion", he used some cynical, even antisocial descriptions:
"Our world is corrupting and it is unstoppable. Humanity is racing through the night on the path of pathological greed, and the consequences are so obvious that as a scientist, I feel nothing but trepidation."
"The devil lurking among us is driving us away
Toward destruction. "
"God gave me extraordinary talents and a pair of eyes that can see through hypocrisy and sin, but he forgot to give me the sword to slay evil."
Through this, Jiang Qian recalled the information given at the beginning of the copy:
Hunger, greed, cannibalism...
"Perhaps the reason it was banned was not an ethical issue, but a satire on the imperial authorities in the name of scholarship."
Jiang Qian murmured to himself, closed the book "The Miracle of Genes" again, and expressed his thoughts in a voice that only he could hear:
"So, the so-called miracle of genes is just a kind of irony. The 'gene' here does not refer to the narrow concept of genes, but the selfish, greedy, dissatisfied and evil nature of human beings under the rule of the empire, which leads to cannibalism."
[Hint: The core idea of "The Source of Catastrophe" has been retrieved! Side mission exploration progress: 75%! 】
Jiang Qian raised the corners of his mouth.
Sure enough, it's like selling sheep's head to dog meat!
Just talk about how Dr. Kate could use a whole book to discuss a theory that has failed to be verified. In fact, the drunkard's intention is not to drink, but to criticize the imperial authorities!
This also explains Kate's subsequent series of encounters... Jiang Qian gradually formed a certain logical closed loop in his mind, and had some reasonable predictions about the core of the "Hungry Ghost Apocalypse" copy.
When he was considering where the last 25% of the clues would come from, the dungeon actually placed the task "Shortcut" directly in front of him!
[Tip: Congratulations to the player Qianlong, you have obtained the qualification to answer "Source of Catastrophe"! 】
[Please answer based on the exploration results: The "source of disaster" in "Hungry Ghost Apocalypse" is: ____ (Please limit your answer to less than 10 words, remaining verification opportunities: 3 times)]
The answer box pops up directly. In other words, with my current exploration progress, can I cover the answer to this question... Jiang Qian thought for a while and filled in his first intuition while it was still hot: ....
"The source of the disaster is: the corrupt rule of the empire."
Although reading comprehension is usually the most grueling question, as a top student, Jiang Qian is still very confident in his answers.
[Answer is being verified, please wait...]
【verification failed! 】
[Verification cooling time: 10 minutes]
"..."
This question is a bit basic... Jiang Qian took a deep breath, calmed down, stretched out his hand and pressed his temples.
There are still two verification opportunities, which are very limited.
Dongbei Home Cooking was still patrolling the house, as if he was concentrating on protecting the master.
Jiang Qian stood up and stuffed "The Miracle of Genes" back into Canyon Lao Liu's arms, and readjusted his thoughts in his mind.
"The source of disaster, the source of disaster...could it be Dr. Kate?"
He muttered silently in a voice that only he could hear, and fell into thinking:
"No, Dr. Kate is only a key figure in the source of the catastrophe, and there is currently no evidence that there is an effective logical connection between Dr. Kate and the occurrence of the catastrophe. What "The Miracle of Genes" exposes is Dr. Kate's personal thoughts. It doesn’t mean that it’s true…”
Jiang Qian has understood the reason why the first answer failed to verify, and tried to break away from the limitations of the ideas in this book and return to the overall environment of "The End of the Hungry Ghost".
He began to review the important information since entering the instance:
[This is a world that is on the verge of destruction due to expanded desires and evil thoughts. When more and more human beings put down their dignity and bottom line on the stage of competing for interests, and use methods such as oppression, deception, and terrorist threats to walk around the world, it is like a nightmare. The catastrophe happened. 】
[People don’t even know how “it” happens: some humans are “transforming” into another species: ferocious, greedy, hunting their own kind for food...]
[The world order was rewritten as a result...]
He lay back and stretched his shoulders and neck, closed his eyes, and used a more relaxed posture to connect to his inspiration.
And replayed in his mind all the events related to the disaster that he had experienced over the past few days:
Lotus City, ideal
Town, joint defense force.
Creepers, toxins, infections, cures…
Mysterious extracts, and mysterious symbols...
He recalled the process of his first rescue of three infected people in Ideal Town, and then recalled the residents of different genders, skin colors, and ages that he cured after the black trench coat attacked Ideal Town, looking for patterns and connections among them.
In the process, his overall vision of the entire "Hungry Ghost Apocalypse" gradually became clearer.
This sense of clarity includes multiple dimensions of time, space, and logic.
This sense of clarity and control made him more relaxed.
This also makes the judgment on the "source of disaster" clearer...
Well, if it fails again this time, the clues obtained so far will be disclosed to these two colleagues to increase the number of verifiable times. I believe they will not refuse... Jiang Qian already has a plan in mind and is ready to continue answering.
At the same time, the 10-minute cooling period expires.
The copy prompt arrived as expected:
[Please answer based on the exploration results: The "source of disaster" in "Hungry Ghost Apocalypse" is: ____ (Please limit your answer to less than 10 words, remaining verification opportunities: 2 times!)]
"The source of the disaster is..."
…
The Canyon Lao Liu, who had been lying dead on the carpet, trembled in his eyebrows and slowly opened his eyes.
Mohu's vision gradually became clearer, and what he saw was Qianlong Wuyong who was standing next to him "as if he was planning something evil"!
Canyon Lao Liu quickly tightened his arms!
Is the thing still there? !
While he was surprised, he was secretly relieved.
He thought to himself: It’s okay if you don’t use this Hidden Dragon! He didn't find such an important thing. I really thought highly of him. What is this kid thinking?
Canyon Lao Liu is not worried about Jiang Qian being unfavorable to him. After all, we are colleagues, and it is a very low-level method to make moves in the presence of a third party, Northeast Home Cooking.
He suddenly straightened up and stood up!
Looking down at Jiang Qian who was in deep thought, he said in a cold voice: "Hey, don't use Qianlong. Are you looking for clues to the side quest?"
But Jiang Qian's expression slowly calmed down, his lips moved, and he said in a calm tone:
"The side mission has been completed."
…
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Typos and flaws will be corrected first. .
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