I am immortal with scientific thinking

"That's this guy. How... did he survive?"

The deep voice echoed throughout the room, with a hint of doubt.

"Do you think there is something wrong with this Li Nuowei?" Su Mu reacted instantly.

"Isn't this obvious?" Lin Chen looked puzzled. "His story as a whole seems to be fine, but there is a key point: how did he know so much? And how did he survive when he knew so much?"

"He said that the brain in the vat has the ability to control the human brain. It is precisely because of this reason that the city fell unknowingly, and even the top leaders of Tianhai City did not notice it."

"Then the question is, how did he know so much about this matter? According to Li Nuowei's previous account, he escaped because he happened to be on vacation at home, but how could he know the whole story so clearly?"

"If you know the whole story, why aren't you being controlled by the so-called brain in a vat?"

Lin Chen looked out the door with a gloomy look in his eyes:
"Everyone who noticed it died, which led to the fall of the city, but no one reported it. Those who survived by chance could not have known the whole story so clearly... Knowing the cause and effect of the incident, and surviving intact, these two things are a paradox in themselves for this monster that can control the human brain!"

"Could it be an unexpected coincidence?" Su Mu pondered for a moment and said, "As long as the probability is not zero, then it will happen no matter how low it is. It is not impossible."

"Indeed, I have considered this possibility. No matter how small the probability is, it can happen." Lin Chen nodded, but then turned his eyes and said, "But the problem is that there is nothing wrong with his story, but from a logical point of view, there are too many mistakes."

"Let's just say that the experiment [Brain in a Vat] got out of control, and the Paranormal Research Institute branch didn't even notice it. This is already very wrong."

"You know, any research involving supernatural things must be reported to the top leaders of the civilization, and a BSL-4 laboratory must be activated. At the very least, it is an enhanced version of the BSL-3 laboratory, and the army is heavily guarded. All information is synchronized to the Tianhai City Information Transfer Station and the headquarters of our country's Supernatural Research Institute. If there is an accident, let alone the local authorities, how could Tianhai City and the headquarters not be aware of it?"

"And according to his account, the Paranormal Research Institute branch fell gradually over a period of time. First, he developed delusions, then it spontaneously combusted. Even the local garrison noticed something was wrong and sent out investigators... But during this process, the anomaly was so obvious, but no one reported it. Don't you think it's strange?"

"And do you remember? The first report we saw before we came to this city."

Having said this, Lin Chen looked at Su Mu, who fell into deep thought after hearing this, and said after a moment:
"Indeed, in the report from Tianhai City, the original anomaly here was named [Unknown Death Incident in Yuncang City]."

"When we conducted a census three months ago, we found that the population of this city was decreasing. The local law enforcement agency sent people to investigate, but they were almost wiped out, and the only survivor went completely crazy."

“After he said those words, ‘It turns out we were already dead a long time ago,’ he completely burned himself to death.”

"But the information recorded in the file is completely different from what he said, so you suspect... this guy is lying?!"

Lin Chen remained silent and did not answer, obviously agreeing with Su Mu's guess.

The latter immediately became angry:
"Damn it! He just acted like he was doing this for our own good and asked us to leave. He almost fooled me. His feelings were all lies!"

As he was talking, Su Mu seemed to have thought of something, his expression suddenly changed, and he looked at Lin Chen fiercely:
"Damn it, Achen, do you think this place is a trap?! This guy is just like in the movies, seemingly the leader of the survivor base, but actually he is the mastermind behind the fall of this city!"

"Your imagination is a little too rich..." Lin Chen, who was thinking, couldn't help but twitch his mouth when he heard this, and said helplessly, "If the other party really had a problem, I would have taken action just now, and I wouldn't have given him a chance to react."

"I guessed that he was lying, but I couldn't tell Li Nuowei's position, so I was a little hesitant."

"Achen, what do you mean by this? What do you mean I can't guess his position?" Su Mu was stunned when he heard this.

"It's true that he deceived us, but his behavior doesn't seem to be on the side of the monster."

Lin Chen analyzed:
"If it is true as he said, that the brain in the vat has devoured millions of people, then it must have intelligence that is not inferior to that of humans, or even far exceeds that of humans."

"And the space-based kinetic weapons just now have already made one point clear, that is, we are already aware of the fact that this city has fallen, and we have the ability to strike or destroy it at any time."

"If the brain in the jar realizes this, the best option would be to capture us, or lure us to a certain place and trap us, so that the high-level civilization behind us will be cautious and give it time to grow and move. This is the best solution."

"After all, if this monster really had the ability to counter a nuclear bomb, it would have been born long ago, instead of being hidden here in secret. After all, open plots are often more difficult to solve than subterfuges, so this monster should not have the ability to counter strategic weapons, at least not now."

"Then the problem comes..."

Having said this, Lin Chen looked back at the door and said in an inexplicable tone:
"Whether it's for the monster or the mastermind, keeping us here is the best solution."

"After all, the fact that the top leaders have granted permission to use space-based kinetic weapons already represents their determination. They will not hesitate to destroy a city that is not under our human control."

"By holding us hostage, the higher-ups will be afraid to act rashly and delay the transfer for a certain period of time. The brain in the jar, with its wisdom, should not have failed to think of this."

"But it seems that there are certain beings in this city who really want us to leave. This Li Nuowei is the same, even though he knows that he will use nuclear weapons after we leave... So this is why I can't figure it out."

"Maybe the other party wants to confuse us, let us let down our guard, and then take the opportunity to launch a sneak attack?" Su Mu guessed.

"It's not impossible, but based on the information I have collected so far..." Lin Chen pondered for a moment, and then told him all his experiences from last night to this morning.

"You mean you had a strange dream last night, where the whole city was engulfed in a boundless sea of ​​fire, and everything was reduced to ashes?" Su Mu's expression froze when he heard that. "If I remember correctly, from what that guy just said, this is a sign of being targeted by the brain in the jar!"

"It's hard to say. What Li Nuowei said may not be entirely correct, but my artificial golden finger has indeed been affected." Lin Chen was not sure whether this matter was good or bad. "In my previous life, I had already reached the realm of transformation. I was only one step away from becoming a celestial being who roamed in the sea of ​​chaos, comparable to or even surpassing the cultivators of refining emptiness in some essence. Therefore, my essence is extremely high in any world." "The golden finger I created with the essence of my primordial spirit is also of extremely high status in this world. The fact that my golden finger in my previous life was affected means that the disaster that broke out in this city either deeply involved the soul realm, or the level was so high that it involved the essence of the world."

"But the other party doesn't seem to have any ill will towards me. Not only did he not kill me in my dream, but he gave me some kind of reminder and helped me further improve my golden finger feature. I can't tell his position, but at least he doesn't show any obvious hostility."

"And this power that affects the golden finger, together with this Li Nuowei, has been constantly reminding me... to leave here! Not to mention..."

Having said this, Lin Chen took out another thing, which was a satellite phone.

There was a message on it:
Don't come over here! Be careful of people with mental problems!
"This is the mysterious text message we received before we set out here. The other party doesn't seem to want us to come to this survivor base." Lin Chen said, "And be careful of people with mental illnesses..."

"You're crazy. Are you referring to the people in this survivor base?" Su Mu asked.

"I don't know because there is not enough information to analyze, so now I have no idea where they stand. That's why I'm hesitant." Lin Chen sighed.

"So you are wondering about this now. The monsters that have replaced humans in the city, the disappearing brains, the mysterious text messages, the strange survivor base, and the unknown fire seen in the dream... You mean, this city may have experienced more than one disaster?!" Su Mu said in a deep voice.

"Yes, those humans who can still move without brains may just be the most superficial phenomenon of this disaster." Lin Chen said.

"In that case, what should we do next, leave or...?" Su Mu asked.

Lin Chen was silent at this moment.

After a day and a night of contact, they found that the fall of the city of Yuncang was far from as simple as it seemed. It was most likely a combination of multiple supernatural disasters of at least level A. With their current capabilities, even with the support of civilized black technology, if they force contact, I am afraid that their lives will be in danger.

But the brains of countless living people who lost their lives on the streets, the brains in vats that were born under the influence of the evolutionary virus in Li Nuowei's story, and the fire involved in dreams and spiritual vision...all of these show that the things behind these supernatural events are definitely closely related to the soul realm, and may even involve real time and space, the world of light and shadow, and the essence of sinking into darkness.

If he could obtain it and make it into his own supernatural sci-fi weapon, he would definitely be able to regain his former strength at the fastest speed, and transcend the world with the power of heaven and earth, and secure the position of Heavenly Venerate.

Not to mention, now that the disaster of evolution has completely arrived, the outbreak of idealistic invasion symbolizes that this real space and time has begun to fall, and he doesn't have much time left.

Besides, even if he fails, he still has a backup plan...

"Let's take a gamble." Lin Chen finally said, "My artificial golden finger's nirvana properties have been completely restored. If things really can't be done, the worst that can happen is that I can summon a nuclear bomb to detonate before I die, and be reborn in the mushroom cloud."

"Damn it! Original master, you have the golden finger to be reborn, but I don't!" After hearing this, Sumu was in trouble.

"It's okay. At worst, I can wait until I reach the supreme position, reverse time and space, and rescue you and the Infinite Sea Emperor. It won't affect anything." Lin Chen waved his hand and didn't care.

"You..." After hearing this, Su Mu almost couldn't put down the knife in his hand.

"Hmph, don't blame me for not warning you. If you get yourself into trouble, I'll be the real body!" Su Mu snorted indignantly.

But he still moved forward, found the corner of the wall of the room, activated a very small laser knife, and cut an imperceptible gap along the wall.

Then, he took out an iron ball the size of a ping-pong ball and placed it in front of the crack. It quickly began to decompose and turned into a very tiny micro drone, which flew out of the crack like a bug.

Then, he took out a tablet from his backpack, connected the micro drones that flew out, and began to investigate the situation outside the room.

We live in a technological society now. We can't be in an unfamiliar place and have to explore it step by step manually.

soon……

"There is no surveillance equipment in this corridor. In many rooms, we can see traces of food residues and some seemingly abandoned daily necessities... It doesn't look abnormal." Su Mu controlled these micro drones and spent a long time exploring the surrounding situation. "Li Nuowei, the captain, and the blasting expert are in the hall. Most of the other survivors are also there. Only a few are in the room, and they look like they are waiting to die."

"Is there anything wrong?" Lin Chen leaned against Su Mu and looked at the screen in his hand.

"No, at least everything seems normal. Food, daily necessities, water... huh? Wait!" Su Mu's brows suddenly frowned deeply at this moment.

His fingers were also pressing rapidly at this moment, the screen kept changing, and dense data streams flashed by, as if monitoring the status of the micro drones that had been spread out.

"What? What happened?" Lin Chen instantly realized something was wrong.

"Gone." Su Mu's face also turned ugly at this moment, "The signals of some micro drones have completely disappeared..."

"Hmm?" Lin Chen's expression became serious, and he asked in a deep voice, "Which room?"

"It's not the room..." Su Mu's eyes suddenly looked towards the ground at this moment, "It's underground!"

"There seems to be a mysterious space underground in this survivor base that blocks any signals from electronic devices!" (End of this chapter)