The Lost City of Alien Beasts

Chapter 123 Awakening Conditions
"The more desperate life becomes, the more hope people need." Sha Ye said calmly.

Officer Huang was silent.

Gao Yang and Qing Ling were also thoughtful.

Sha Ye lowered his head slightly, his eyes resting on the platinum wedding ring on his ring finger:
"Lao Wang and I had no choice. We needed hope, salvation, and the meaning of living. So we gave birth to a child, and the child also gave us a second life."

Sha Ye smiled bitterly: "I know, this is selfish, arrogant, and stupid. Maybe one day, the child will hate me, but I don't regret it."

Officer Huang shook his head, with a hint of touch and admiration in his eyes: "Thank you, I got the answer I wanted."

Gao Yang completely understood Sha Ye's words rationally, but emotionally he was not able to resonate with them like Officer Huang for the time being.

But now that the topic was brought up, he happened to want to ask one thing.

Gao Yang didn't beat around the bush and asked directly: "Sha Ye, Chen Ying told you about her daughter before. Did she want her to wake up?"

Sha Ye nodded candidly: "Yes, most people in the organization hope so."

"Awakening?" Officer Huang was shocked and couldn't understand: "How old is the child!"

Sha Ye recounted the incident very calmly: "You also know that the Baichuan Group is mostly weak, and they rely on hugging together to keep warm. Now that all two groups have died, it is a heavy blow to the Baichuan Group. We must quickly absorb new people."

"You can go look outside!" Officer Huang was still very excited. "The child is still so young. This is outrageous!"

"not that simple."

Sha Ye shook his head: "All awakened people with high talents, even those with dual or triple talents, have been recruited by the two major organizations. Most of the awakened people that the Baichuan Group can find are those with talents above 100."

Sha Ye's body tilted slightly, and his voice became deeper: "You must have heard that rumor, about the upgrade bottleneck?"

Officer Huang and Gao Yang looked at each other.

Qing Ling said coldly: "Talents after sequence 100 can only be upgraded to level 4."

Sha Ye nodded.

"Is there such a thing?" Officer Huang was surprised: "I have no idea at all."

"During training, I listened to what Dou Hu said." Qing Ling said.

Gao Yang cursed: I didn't expect that I could get so much additional information from training with Douhu.

"Yes." Sha Ye looked regretful, "Most of the people in the Baichuan Group have talents above level 100. No matter how hard they work, they can only reach level 4."

Gao Yang suddenly thought of his [Liar Detector] and [Luck].

No, can it really only be upgraded to level 4?

He quickly asked: "Is this matter settled?"

"We can't guarantee it 100%, but so far, have any of you seen an awakened person whose talent exceeds level 100 after 5?" Sha Ye asked rhetorically.

Gao Yang felt a chill in his heart: It seems that he has never heard of it.

"That's not possible, you can't target the child!" Officer Huang brought the topic back.

Sha Ye looked at Officer Huang, "I don't think so. If you have to wake up sooner or later, it's better to wake up late than to wake up early."

Gao Yang thought carefully and supported Sha Ye's point of view: "I also think that it is a good thing to wake up as soon as possible if there is an adult to protect you."

"I agree." Qing Ling is an Awakening sect without hesitation and will definitely stand in Gaoyang.

Sha Ye nodded, with a trace of unbearability flashing in his eyes: "But what I am struggling with is not about waking up early or waking up late."

Gao Yang reacted immediately: "You are struggling with whether to let your daughter awaken."

"Yes."

There was a trace of confusion on Sha Ye's face, "I sometimes think that maybe it would be better to be an ordinary person and live a life of ignorance and happiness."

Gao Yang hesitated for a moment and decided to tell his true thoughts: "When I first awakened, I had similar thoughts. If I hadn't awakened, I would have lived my whole life in such ignorance."

Gao Yang clenched his fists slightly: "But now, I don't think so anymore."

"Why?" Sha Ye asked.

Gao Yang looked at the four people and asked seriously: "Why do we think that ordinary humans who have not awakened can live their lives peacefully?"

Sha Ye fell into deep thought.

"We know nothing about this world at all." Gao Yang felt very powerless: "Who can guarantee that this rule will last forever, and who can guarantee that one day the beasts will not break the rules and kill all humans? Or, this world will not Transformed into something else? Everyone, before the domestic animals were killed, did they think they would never be killed?" The scene was silent for a few seconds.

"He's right." Officer Huang sighed and lit a cigarette, "In fact, we have already seen beasts that break the rules. In Fudong, Gujia Village, a man and a half was killed in an extremely cruel way. A family of ordinary humans.”

The coffee in Sha Ye's hand had already gone cold. She clenched it so tightly that her knuckles turned white.

After more than ten seconds, Sha Ye raised his head and his eyes became firm.

"Thank you, I have decided that instead of leaving my daughter's life and death to this fucking world! It is better to let her control her own destiny!"

Everyone froze.

Sha Ye frowned in confusion: "What, did I say something wrong?"

"No." Gao Yang smiled, "I didn't expect that you would also use swear words."

Sha Ye laughed at herself and shook her head, tucking her hair behind her ears: "From now on, I will be an orphan and a widowed mother. It's better to be a shrew to avoid being bullied."

Gao Yang waited for a while and then started the next topic at the right time: "Sha Ye, how do you plan to make your daughter awaken?"

Sha Ye was stunned: "I haven't seriously thought about this issue."

"Actually, I still haven't understood the conditions for human awakening." Gao Yang expressed his confusion.

"I can answer this question for you." Sha Ye said, "Our Baichuan Group has conducted research on the awakening methods of awakened people. There are many samples, and they are generally divided into three methods."

"The first type is that one day you suddenly realize your talent."

"The second type is to suddenly have deep doubts about the world, or to be informed of the truth by an awakened person."

"The third type is witnessing or being attacked by a beast."

Officer Huang nodded, "I am the first type. I realized my talent first and then developed into the second type."

"I am the second type." Qing Ling said, "It didn't take long for me to realize my talent."

Gao Yang sighed, "I was the second type, and then developed into the third type, and then realized the talent."

Sha Ye took a sip of coffee, "According to our group's research and speculation, these three methods are just appearances, and there should be one most important prerequisite."

"What is it?" Gao Yang asked.

Sha Ye hesitated slightly, "We just published an internal paper a while ago. The Qilin Union basically agrees with it and will announce it to the public soon. It doesn't hurt if I tell you in advance."

Sister, please stop being so secretive and just tell me.

Gao Yang was in a anxious mood.

Sha Ye stretched out a hand, "The prerequisite for ordinary people to awaken is to have physical contact with an awakened person."

Gao Yang was surprised: Yes, such a simple conclusion, why didn’t I think of it!

He looked at Officer Huang: "The person I came into contact with was the mentally ill brother. The person Qing Ling came into contact with should be her cousin. What about you?"

Officer Huang shook his head: "I don't know, but in my profession, I don't have to come into contact with too many strange people. There is a high possibility of encountering an awakened person accidentally."

"That makes sense." Gao Yang lowered his head and thought, and suddenly he looked at everyone again.

"I have another question, how did the first awakened person in this world awaken?"

Sha Ye shook his head.

Officer Huang smiled helplessly: "You are too impatient. You have only been awake for a long time, and you are always trying to figure everything out. Why, are you a savior who is eager to complete KPIs?"

Gao Yang smiled sheepishly: "That's what's wrong with me."

"I was just like you back then, seeking death in every possible way." Officer Huang smacked his lips, "I was just lucky enough to meet Mr. Jiang, otherwise the grass on the grave would be two meters high now."

Sha Ye didn't know who Mr. Jiang was, but she could probably understand what Officer Huang said. She nodded in agreement: "There are too many mysteries in this world. The truth is beyond our ability. It may be safer to know it later."

Gao Yang understood that Officer Huang was concerned about him, so he nodded and stopped talking.

"lb!"

The door was pushed open and Chen Ying rushed in anxiously: "Come here quickly! Jiang Hao is awake!"

(End of this chapter)