latent body

Chapter 112 The Secret of the World 5
Ling Zihan had an expression of understanding all over his face.

This is normal.If he was in the position of a survivor in the shelter at that time, he would have the same idea.

After thinking for a moment, he asked seriously: "After that, have you contacted and communicated with the free men?"

"Yes." Victoria replied: "The bad news of the medical team quickly spread to all the shelters. The video shot by the drone was blocked by the leaders of each shelter, and it is strictly forbidden to leak out. It belongs to each base... I want to explain this, The base is also a common name in that period, and it has the same meaning as the refuge, and there is no difference in function.”

"Since then, each base has begun to establish a dedicated security defense force, and the production focus of the base has shifted from food to weapons. The importance of military factories, especially ammunition production lines, has been ranked at the top, and the gun production sequence is better than indoor farms for the first time. .”

"Medical United Headquarters is appalled by what happened to Dr. Cornell. Concern about the radiation environment on the surface overwhelmed previous general optimism about the future. Because after the end of the Great War, especially after experiencing the unprecedented and terrible disaster of moon debris hitting the earth Afterwards, while the survivors felt lucky, they also had a special thought, thinking that no matter how terrible things are, no hurricanes, earthquakes, floods, or volcanic eruptions can compare with it."

Hearing this, Ling Zihan couldn't help smiling: "This is normal. People who survived the catastrophe either fell into long-term fear and autism, or felt that their eyes suddenly opened up."

Victoria sighed heavily: "Actually, the social environment at that time was in a relatively closed state. With the base as the unit, each independent small group was formed. Before the emergence of the Freedom Group, all kinds of out-of-search activities were to collect resources, The available materials left over from the old era are mainly searched. The key investigation areas are factories, agricultural reclamation areas, food processing enterprises, military garrisons... These search operations have gained a lot, and the materials obtained have also become the expansion of various shelters and new auxiliary facilities Foundation."

"There are countless examples in history to prove that food is the key to determining the rise and fall of a country and an ethnic group, and it is also a vital evidence to investigate the authenticity of history. The United Doctors Association also attaches great importance to food production in various regions, even after the impact of the moon, the severity of surface radiation After being alleviated, take the initiative to propose that all survivor bases form a coalition government, elect a general, and restart a new earth era."

Ling Zihan had a strange expression on his face: "Why are you still insisting on the method of cooking and nourishing oil at such a time? Doing so will only be counterproductive when people's hearts are scattered. I have always believed that no matter before or now, the most suitable means of ruling is power .”

After a pause, he couldn't help laughing: "Didn't you say it yourself! Just Megatron's famous saying: The foundation of peace is tyranny."

Victoria also smiled: "I don't intend to discuss politics, but I just mentioned it here in passing. All in all, what happened to the Cornell medical team caused all the bases to raise their alert levels, that is, since then, the entire population has been armed. "

"The United Doctors Association has taken a keen interest in the Freedom. Subsequent observations have shown that this terrible mutation is not limited to a small number of individuals, nor is it limited to Jennifer's team, but appears on a large scale and on a large scale in every On a free man."

"The highest meeting of the association has made a decision: regularly capture free people, and use them as the basis for experiments to conduct the most detailed analysis."

Ling Zihan was very aware of the special meaning of the word "analysis" mentioned at this time, and he frowned accordingly: "Anatomy?"

Victoria did not deny: "Anatomy is only one of the sub-items. In fact, there have been people who have opposed this for a long time, thinking that they can communicate with free people through more gentle methods. But they have failed whether they act individually or in groups. Its end is also very sad, either it is killed, or it becomes food for the free."

"The special title mob appeared on August 74, [-] in the new earth calendar. The name was proposed by Ma Yuemin, a lieutenant colonel of the Qinglong Legion. At that time, the integration of forces between the various bases had been completed, although no new ones had been formed. country, but the concept of nationality and ethnicity inherited from the old era still exists, and has become a deep-rooted exclusive thinking under the influence of different religions. The basic boundaries of the East, West and North continents have been divided, and based on this The forces of the major groups have formed a new control area. The Qinglong Legion and the Teutonic Knights have been in a state of conflict for a long time, so Ma Yuemin's regiment was sent to the border area."

"He came across a free folk settlement on the old Prussian frontier. There were about two hundred people. Before that, all kinds of terrible legends about the free folk were well known. They were no longer regarded as human beings, but defined as cannibals .”

"The Ma Yuemin Regiment took the initiative to attack the freeman settlement, and found some very scary things."

Ling Zihan subconsciously leaned his upper body forward. He had a vague feeling that what Victoria was going to say next should be related to some secrets he had been looking for for a long time.

"They found a large underground space. Judging from the various traces left on the site, it should have been excavated after the war. Because of the lack of building materials, various facilities are simple, and the environment is also very bad."

Victoria speaks very skillfully. She deliberately prolongs the pronunciation of the last few words, and has not announced the truth for a long time.Ling Zihan's appetite was suspended, and his sense of anticipation for the answer grew stronger.

Finally, the terrible truth that horrified him was uttered from Victoria's mouth.

"I don't know if you've ever heard the term 'breeder'."

"It's not just anyone who wanders in the wilderness can be called a freeman. The radiation has had such a great impact on them that they have mutated both physically and psychologically. They capture humans, and depending on the specific situation, they can either be killed on the spot. Kill them, or take them back to their place of residence and lock them up, and treat the living captives like livestock."

Ling Zihan's body trembled suddenly.

He finally understood the origin of the terrifying scenes he sometimes saw in his sleep.

He was sure he had been through the same experience.At that time, I was very young and locked in a huge iron cage with many adults.Although food and water are plentiful, they are all garbage that is difficult to swallow.

Unknown insects that have been roasted by fire, powder made from animal bones that cannot be determined, sticky plants that cannot see their original color, and animal internal organs that emit a stinky smell...

Every once in a while, the cage is opened from the outside.Those ragged and unkempt guys who put their finger on them will be forcibly dragged out and never come back.

Victoria's voice still echoes in the room: "Dairy has long been one of the most valuable sources of protein. Yet our research with the free-riders has found that there is also a market for dairy among the mob. It's just what they call Dairy is not like us. It comes from ... people."

"The current mob is very different from the first-generation mob. The most common one is animalization, and there have also been records of large-scale mutations in the form of rats. According to the current research point of view, it is believed that the reason for this situation should be some Some free folk had biologically mated with mutant mice in a radiation environment, and gave birth to fetuses through maternal, semi-maternal, and possibly male mutants, resulting in repeated overlapping changes of genes from generation to generation."

"According to the new biological classification, they are called humanoids."

"Lieutenant Colonel Ma Yuemin brought back sixteen mob captives. The Doctors United Association attached great importance to this, immediately dispatched a team to contact the Azure Dragon Legion, obtained ten of them, and brought them back to the headquarters for research."

"The terrible mutation was shocking. The news quickly spread to all the group forces in the world. It was then that a new split began within the human race."

"Some people have disappeared. The original shelters and bases were emptied in a short period of time, and even the usual contact signals were lost."

"Half a year later, in the Alps, the Rocky Mountains, the Hundred Thousand Mountains, the Qinling Mountains, the Andes, the Great Dividing Range, the Atlas Mountains, Kunlun... almost all the mountain ranges that can be named as the core, a large area of ​​​​the sky appeared. Black cloud."

"These places were inaccessible in the old days. After the drones and robots inspected the area, they found that with the peaks as the fulcrum, a barrier appeared on the top of the mountain range."

"Wait." Ling Zihan had to interrupt Victoria again. This passage made him feel that his thinking was a little out of step: "The shelter and base were emptied in a short time. What does this mean?"

The chubby female doctor explained: "It means literally. As I said before, the human survivors after the war still live in the shelters. Because the surface covered with radioactive dust is not suitable for human survival, each shelter has Start digging underground to expand the larger living space."

"From the perspective of cosmology and biology, human beings reproduce very fast. Especially in a closed environment like a shelter, the narrow space limits the range of activities, and the contact between people is forcibly restricted. The original Strangers also become acquainted with each other.”

"Speaking of which, I have to mention one thing by the way. The shelter is not as beautiful as you imagined. It is just an emergency rescue place, a small dwelling to ensure that human beings can survive in an emergency. When danger comes , panicked people flocked desperately. They survived the catastrophe of the moon debris impact, but after that they fell into endless internal struggles because of various problems of daily life."

"There is no land in the shelter, so naturally there is no farming. Hydroponics technology has been used to the maximum extent, and the drinking water purification system is also functioning normally. People staying in the shelter can get food and water without labor. This is It is a beautiful thing in the eyes of lazy people, but in fact... this is the beginning of all kinds of contradictions and chaos."

"In that case, rationing must and can only be instituted."

"Sorry, I have to talk about the problem of food production at that time. The protein needed by humans comes from plants and animals. The former is very common. From the point of view of biologists, in extreme cases, as long as the technical means of plant If the toxins contained in them are separated, then most of the plants on the earth can become food for human beings to survive."

"As early as the eighteenth century, someone put forward a similar point of view and conducted a series of experiments. The results show that this line of thinking is correct, and with the level of technology in the time period before the war in the old era, it is completely possible to achieve from The basis of a new concept of food is extracted from wild grass and trees. To put it bluntly: whether sawdust or hay leaves can be eaten, the difference between them and rice and wheat is only in the taste and the protein content of each.”

"Of course, human beings' own food intake standards, digestive system, excretion and other aspects determine that new concept foods are difficult to accept. But experimental data show that in order to survive, human beings will make self-adjustments in extreme environments. To put it bluntly: Even if it’s just a fresh poop, as long as the subjective thinking thinks it can be included in the category of food, there are many people rushing to eat it.”

"The emergence of the breeding industry in history marks that the evolution of human civilization has reached a high standard. The use of plants to feed livestock to obtain pork, beef, and mutton means that humans have truly become the rulers of the earth's biosphere, and can then Get more choices at the food level.”

"According to the data, the vast majority of human beings no longer ate corn before the outbreak of war in the old era. This cold-resistant and high-yield food crop once saved countless lives during the Great Famine, but it was rejected by arrogant humans simply because of its bad taste. Abandoned, it has since become lowly livestock feed."

"The shelter after the situation stabilized also fell into the same problem. With the complete collapse of the original ruling class, the concept of the country no longer existed at that time, but the identity hierarchy between people still exists. The director of the shelter, deputy director Later, it evolved into a leader, team leader, and group leader... The reason for this situation is actually inevitable. Because the refugees need to be managed, and all affairs must be carried out smoothly under the premise of unified planning. Whether it is from the early days There is no difference in the nature of the leader of the shelter, or the leader elected by the people later."

"Integrity and corruption have always been topics that the power class can never get around. In a narrow and closed space like the refuge, those in power are subject to supervision from all sides at all times, and corruption is very difficult. However, with the Doctors United Association That all changed when the results of the mob study were made public."

"The security defense force and the new police system were established accordingly, and they became the most reliable umbrella for those in power at the base."

(End of this chapter)