Chapter 170 Lesions

 Old World, also known as Focus of Infection.

Yichen had read an introduction to the old world in the basic collection area of ​​the big library. This matter was not kept as a secret, but was fully disclosed to the organization.

The organization has been established for so many years and countless outstanding gentlemen have been sacrificed. This has been determined through extensive investigations.

 All diseases are not produced independently by the world, but are directly or indirectly infected from the old world, which is the source of diseases and the gathering place of the roots of all diseases.

 On the title page of the book, there is a sentence left by the founder of the organization, as well as pictures.

“It’s not that we got the disease, it’s that the disease found us (Werewenotill, it\’dcometous)”

 The attached picture is divided into three parts:

  1. It outlines a planet that represents human life. The Central Region and the five continents are clearly marked on it, which is completely normal and no problem.

  2. In addition to our planet, a living planet also appeared on the right, oozing pus, ulcers, and even growing tentacles that could float in space, but the entire planet was penetrated by a giant sword.

  3. This sick planet was successfully approached through the floating of its tentacles, and it stuck to the back of the human planet like a tumor. Subsequently, small holes were formed in this world through the drilling of the tentacles, and the diseases it carried spread through these small holes and gradually assimilated.

This sickly planet represents the old world, and the small holes represent passages.

certainly,

This is just a greatly simplified illustration that is easy for most people to understand. The real situation needs to be expressed correctly through high-dimensional drawing.

 According to the explanation in the book, the old world as a lesion was locked in all directions for some reason, including the continuity of time and the expansion of space.

 There is no normal air to breathe,

  The simple exothermic chemical reaction corresponding to the kerosene lamp cannot occur either.

Such a completely locked world is like a human being nailed to the bed board. All organs are removed, all blood vessels are tied, all muscles are disconnected, and a scalpel is even inserted into the brain.

 Should have died directly,

However, the [Old World] is like a zombie. Not only has it not died, but germs are still growing in its body. The source of the disease hidden in the depths still remains alive in some way.

 Or swimming with the help of tentacles,

 Or spray a large amount of metabolites,

Such a diseased world can still wander between dimensions even if it is locked, randomly attaching itself to a normal world, absorbing its nutrients and passing on the disease.

The above is the basic information that Yi Chen read in the books.

However, there is no mention of the structure of the old world, the living conditions in the old world, the distribution of forces, etc., so you need to explore it yourself.

　　　Lorian, when did you separate from me? 』

Facing Yi Chen’s question, I waited for a minute before the voice came back:

“It’s really disappointing... extremely disappointing~ I didn’t expect that the origin of the disease would be a dying place, with no hope at all.

That giant sword that came from nowhere may have killed this world countless epochs ago. No wonder it is attached to the back of the human world and connected through a [channel].

I am not in a hurry to go out and experience such a dead place now. I will stay in your body for a while longer. When you have the opportunity to separate from your teammates or are forced to separate, I will peel out of your body.

 This is also for your consideration~After all, once I peel it off, it means that your right half will be missing instantly.

It is very dangerous to lose half of your body in such a dead world. As a small reward for bringing me here, I will give you a small surgery when we are separated. 』

"OK. 』

 Beyond the temple is the endless gray desert, which belongs to the surface layer of the old world.

　　Many newcomers are like headless flies when they first come to the old world. They are afraid of losing the location of the [passage] and leave due to time issues without doing too much exploration.

 According to Zion’s internal statistics, only 8.1% of newcomers who arrived in the old world for the first time to explore relics were able to bring back relics.

Not to mention that some of them are just ordinary relics, which are not as good as the black umbilical cord in Yi Chen's hand.

Some of them are also mixed with some luck. For example, after wandering in the desert for a while, I kicked a hard object and picked it up, which turned out to be a relatively complete relic.

In other words, if there is no clear exploration goal [a day] will pass quickly, and the individual consciousness will be hesitant or subjectively lost or even accelerate the flow of time, and it will feel like several hours have passed in the blink of an eye.

Just when Yi Chen had a brief moment of communication with Lorian inside his body,

 “This way!”

 “There is a feeling here~”

 “This way…cluck!”

Three voices sounded in the team at the same time,

A voice came from Reagan. He touched the sand with his hands to try to release electrical energy. The current that should have dispersed randomly spread in a certain direction.

 A voice comes from gold,

 She started digging in the sand as soon as she came up, stretching her arms as far into the sand as possible, and then digging out the red lotus roots deeper into the sand.

The red lotus, which is a "disease characteristic", actually reacted, and a red lotus grew on the surface of the sand not far away, serving as a special signpost for progress.

The third sound came from the little pendant on Jin's body. As an animal patient, it jumped to the ground as soon as it came to the old world and made a gesture of hatching eggs.

Who would have thought that Xiao Pei would actually hatch an egg, but it would be a gray egg.

Because everything in the old world is blocked, including 'fertility'... so this newly hatched egg is certain to die.

 Hard, gray, like a round stone.

This dead egg did not sink into the sand when it landed. Instead, it rolled among the undulating sand dunes, and it rolled in a certain clear direction.

Even if you pick up the dead egg and put it down again, it will still roll in a fixed direction.

but,

The direction of the current flowing, the direction of the red lotus growth and the rolling route of the dead egg are completely different, so a multiple-choice question arises.

 Time is limited and a decision must be made immediately.

Just as Yi Chen was thinking quickly, Reagan pinched the fat on his face with **** and gave his thoughts:

“William, you alone can overcome the risk of [Syndrome], which is enough to show that you have the ability to explore the relics alone.

Moreover, as the monitor said, what we are encountering this time is a brand new, superficial, and least dangerous passage.

 In my opinion, we are all capable of searching for relics on our own.

Since you can find three meaningful routes at the beginning, it is better to split up directly.

I will take the electric induction side, and you and Miss Jin will each choose another path... Calculate the time, and we will meet at the temple one day later.

 Striving to get our own and matching relics at once. "

Jin immediately raised his right hand and expressed his approval: "That's it~ Since it is the lowest difficulty exploration of the old world, it is necessary to strive for the maximum gain."

Yi Chen turned his attention to his two teammates and confirmed the proposal.

“One day later, we will meet in the temple! Remember, you must keep an eye on the time…”

When Yi Chen said this, he immediately approached Jin, took the initiative to give her a hug and said in her ear:

 “Jin, remember, one day!”

Jin stretched out his hand and gently lifted a corner of the mask, revealing his thin pink lips and turned his head to press it against Yi Chen's earlobe.

"As I said, I will restrain myself in this completely unknown area with hidden risks, and I will try my best to survive. It won't be fun once I die... But William, don't play too hard and forget about time. ”

 between words,

Jin quickly reached out and touched Yi Chen's shirt, pressing it against the right side of his chest.

“I’ve felt it from the beginning...the rhythm of your right body’s body is different from usual. Although I don’t know why you want to hide it from us, I still believe you.

 Don't mess around, remember to meet on time one day later. "

 (End of this chapter)