Chapter 453 Surprise on the B6 floor

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  Luo Yu: "Three days! The resurrection CD has not been moved for three days! Do you know how I got here these three days! T.T"

   Edge paddling: "The bug hasn't been fixed yet?"

  Ye Shi: "Surprised! (Funny

  Falling Feather: "Cracked..."

  Fang Chang: "Calm down, it's only been three days for you. Back then, Junk Jun was disconnected as soon as he came out of the shelter, and he missed several versions in a row. It's not over yet."

  Luo Yu: "Several versions?! Damn, can't you? QAQ"

  Guang Feng: "Isn't that called a bug?"

  Fang Chang: "That's right, it's true after all. (Squint-eyed smile

  Yaoya: "Huh? Speaking of which, it's already September, and it's almost winter again. (*

  Fujiteng: "Yes, I can obviously feel that the weather is not so hot these days when I go online, and there is even a hint of coolness from the autumn wind."

   Picking up trash level 99: "Shivering."

  Old Bai: "Brother Trash, why don't you consider moving south while you can still move?" (Bitter teeth

   Picking up trash level 99: "I'm thinking about it. T.T"

  …

  The banquet in the royal palace has not yet ended, Chu Guang has returned to the Iron Heart, and ordered the crew to prepare to return.

  The carrier-based aircraft on the airship were piloted by the pilots of the Goblin Corps, and they all landed on the temporary runway north of the capital.

  They will be responsible for protecting the airspace of the capital, and at the same time support the army on the northwest side of the No. 9 oasis.

  Although the head of the goblin corps was thrown to the south by him to perform a mission, he should have returned to Qingquan City by now, but it doesn't matter whether he is there or not.

  Different from other corps, the corps leader of the goblin corps is only responsible for raising money, and doesn't want to spend that much effort on commanding, and sometimes he dies too fast and has no chance to command.

  The purpose of the Corps is to fly the plane if you want to fly the plane, and shoot the cannon if you want to shoot the cannon. You can calculate the shooting by yourself. Ask the friendly army for the coordinates of the air strike and shelling.

In Mosquito's own words, this is called strategic division. It seems that every battle is soy sauce, but in fact it maximizes the potential of each player, which coincides with the intention of the manager to launch the corps system. .

  No matter what the purpose of the Goblin Corps is, pilots who can land planes on the deck of airships have impeccable driving skills. With the anti-aircraft guns and radio guidance of the ground troops, it is not a big problem to protect the safety of Lion City.

   King Edward was naturally very reluctant to leave Chu Guang.

   But in comparison, the officials in the court are even more reluctant.

  Many princes and nobles heard at the banquet that the managers of the alliance were not yet married, and their minds suddenly became hot. They searched for relationships, and sharpened their heads to send the female family members of the clan to the palace, whether it was warming the bed or serving tea.

   Even before the banquet was over, King Edward himself didn't know that in the palace he prepared for Chu Guang, the servants serving daily life had changed completely.

  Even the servant who cleaned the bookshelves was replaced by the youngest daughter of a certain duke's family.

  The fragile appearance really makes people worry about whether they can hold the ladder steady.

   And the reason why it became like this is only because of a rumor that I don’t know whether it’s true or not—

  The managers of the alliance like to read books, and have collected a lot of them.

  However, the development of things was beyond the expectations of everyone except the old king.

Almost everyone did not expect that the administrator of the alliance did not go to the palace prepared for him by King Edward at all, and did not even stay here for a night. Before the banquet was over, he returned to the airship, leaving only a group of self-made Amorous aristocratic gentlemen are messed up in the wind...

  Enter the Heart of Iron.

  Inside the bridge.

  Looking at Commander Quanshui, Chu Guang explained to him the next arrangement.

"Although we have achieved phased victories, the war is far from over. Now the battle line has been pushed to the westernmost side of the No. 9 oasis, and the farthest bunker is even 1,500 kilometers away from Dawn City. Whether it is defense or future offensive , will be a severe test for our logistics."

   "This war cannot rely on us alone. I will give you two tasks."

   "The first is to consolidate the existing defense line to ensure that the autumn harvest of the Lion Kingdom can proceed smoothly. This is not only related to the food supply of the residents of the No. 9 oasis, but also to our food reserves."

   "The other is to train our friendly troops and arm them with our equipment and military concepts. I will arrange for the officers of the First Corps to cooperate with you."

  There is a language barrier between the player and the NPC. Although there is no problem with the daily communication of old players like Quanshui, the efficiency of training will definitely be affected to a certain extent.

   At this time, it is necessary to add the cooperation of NPC.

   During the long war, the alliance has evolved two completely different command systems.

   One set applies to players and the other applies to NPCs.

  Commander Quanshui loyally pressed his right fist to his chest, and said with piercing eyes.

   "Guaranteed to complete the mission!"

   Chu Guang nodded approvingly, paused for a moment, and continued.

   "Remember to promote more young officers who do not have noble backgrounds, and give them more opportunities to make meritorious service."

  According to his observations, there are mainly two factions in the power class of the Lion Kingdom.

  One is the Edward faction loyal to the royal family, which controls the court and the civil service system. The guiding ideology is that the teachings of the spirit of the sand sea and the law of the ancestors are immutable.

  The other faction is Prince Winter’s faction, mainly in the army, composed of some generals who hold military power, advocating conservative internal affairs and innovative military affairs.

  The former is trying to introduce an alliance to check and balance the latter while driving away foreign enemies to achieve the goal of "killing two birds with one stone", while the core goal is to maintain its own dominance.

  The latter hopes to introduce the military technology of the alliance, strengthen its own strength while suppressing the former, and establish a kingdom with a constitutional monarchy and aristocratic co-rule.

  Although the two sides have differences on some issues, they agree on the position of uniting the nobles.

  Under such circumstances, the grassroots officers born as civilians in the Lion Kingdom have little room to rise, because they have not been the target of unity from the beginning to the end.

  What Chu Guang had to do was to cut a piece of the cake that originally belonged to the king and nobles and distribute it to these young lads.

  They are open to new ideas, dissatisfied with the status quo, and motivated to make a difference.

  Lonely and helpless in the army and the court, they can only move closer to the alliance, and this is the only way for them to display their political ambitions.

  The loyalty of these young officers to the alliance will far exceed their loyalty to the king and nobles.

   This ideological bond is stronger than the rule maintained by blood.

  Any kingdom that exists in the mortal world is composed of ordinary people after all.

  …

   After explaining the work of the next stage to the remaining officers, Chu Guang immediately gave the order to set sail.

  The anchor chain and elevator were slowly retracted, the majestic Heart of Steel turned its direction, and the output power of the propeller was increased to the maximum.

   At a full speed of 100 kilometers per hour, it took only one night to travel nearly 1,000 kilometers from Lion City in the east of Oasis No. 9 to Dawn City in the Alliance.

  The morning sun rose in the sky, and the outline of the city group was printed on the floor-to-ceiling windows of the bridge together with a touch of whiteness in the distance.

  Looking at the gradually growing survivor settlement located on the edge of Qingquan City, Chu Guang couldn't help but smile like an old father.

   There are dozens of newly built houses on the commercial street in the north.

   From the north side of the trading post to the platform of the freight train, there was originally a wasteland, but now there is a colorful shed.

People are no longer satisfied with a "North Street". The second market outside the plan has been formed under the spontaneous behavior of people. They are only satisfied with doing business with the trading posts of the alliance, and they are also exchanging with each other.

   Not just a business boom.

  The achievements of the alliance in the field of infrastructure construction can also be described as miracles.

   Originally, it was only a railway that connected the two survivor settlements in the north and south.

  Now not only roads have been opened, but high-voltage electricity towers have also been erected.

  The energy produced by just one controllable fusion reactor is enough to supply the consumption of the entire alliance.

  The most direct impact of these changes is the rapid rise of metallurgy and other industries with high energy demand, and a large number of factories and workshops have sprung up on this land.

  More than 30 tanks that have just been transported from the new industrial zone of Liming City are waiting to be loaded and unloaded on the platform of the freight train station. There are still trucks lined up on the back half of the car. Some of them will be sent to the front line and incorporated into the logistics force, and the other part will be sent to the trading post for buyers to choose.

  Of course, the beautiful scenery that fascinates Chu Guang the most is the farmland on the north shore of Linghu Lake.

  The ruts left by the track of the Pioneer have been covered with golden ears of rice, and the weedy wasteland has been driven to the edge of the forest.

   And all of this, only one year has passed.

   "Xiao Qi."

   "What's the matter? Master." The energetic voice floated to Chu Guang's ears like a string of brisk and pleasant wind chimes.

  However, this time he didn't have any orders or instructions to issue, and everyone's work was done very well.

  It’s just touching the scene, and I can’t find anyone to share my emotions for a while.

   "It's nothing, it's just a feeling of time. Sometimes it flies by so fast that a year is in the blink of an eye. Sometimes it feels so slow, and it feels like a lot of things happened in a year."

  Chu Guang didn't expect Xiao Qi to understand this sentence.

  However, what he didn't expect was that Xiao Qi imitated his tone and sighed, and also sighed in an old-fashioned way.

   "Yes, the days with the master always feel like time flies so fast, and every second is like a year when we are not together."

  Hearing this sentence, Chu Guang glanced at the little guy sitting on his shoulder dangling his feet.

  Since getting this new toy, this guy is almost on him.

   "I didn't leave you behind for a long time, did I?"

   "En!" Xiao Qi gave a thumbs up with confidence, her eyes sparkling like light bulbs, "Master is the best!"

   "..."

   Coughing lightly, Chu Guang turned around and left the French window.

   "It's time to disembark."

"okay!"

   Reaching out to grab the flying drone, Xiao Qi obediently jumped off Chu Guang's shoulder, and swayed into his pocket.

  Chu Guang specially told it not to be too conspicuous when there are people around.

  The rumors and rumors about himself are outrageous enough.

  He doesn't want to be misunderstood by the people who eat melons anymore that he has some strange hobbies...

  …

  In order to avoid disturbing the lives of the residents, Chu Guang ordered the crew to drive the airship directly into the boundary of Qingquan City and hover over Linghu Wetland Park.

  Looking nervously at the pair of eyes on the huge wall, Chu Guang took the elevator and landed at the base on the surface of the refuge.

   Before he stepped out of the elevator, sharp-eyed mosquitoes spotted him and ran up immediately, laughing and begging for help.

   "Dear Master Manager, the traitor 'Luo Yu' has been arrested!"

   "In order to prevent him from going berserk, we imprisoned him in the small black room next to Neeko... It's just a pity that this guy doesn't seem to suit your mount."

  Chu Guang frowned, but he didn't blame this guy.

  Currently known clues can be used to judge that Luo Yu's body should have been "taken away" by the mutant slime mold in the No. 7 oasis.

  Unsure whether the anomalous individual is safe or not, it is indeed the best choice for Neeko to watch it. The powerful breath of life emanating from Death Claw itself is also a deterrent.

   "...I see, let's go about your business."

"okay!"

   After confirming the completion of the task through the VM, the mosquito disappeared in a flash.

  The agility department is indeed not ordinary fast.

  Not caring about this guy, Chu Guang went straight to Nicole's nest.

However, to his surprise, the big brother "Luoyu" was not suppressed by Nicole's aura. Let out a dangerous growl.

  "Luo Yu" standing in the cell had a dull expression on his face, seemingly harmless to humans and animals.

   After all, that not-so-intelligent appearance, even if it is harmful, it is hard to imagine how bad it can be.

but…

  The thinking mode and perspective of beasts are different from those of humans after all, maybe Neeko smells something bad from him.

  Chu Guang patted Nicole on the head.

  The latter made a purring sound and rubbed against his arm, with an aggrieved expression as if asking him to move that guy away, or complaining about leaving himself behind for so long.

  Yin Fang and He Ya were standing in front of the iron fence of the small black house, looking at Luo Yu standing inside as if examining a product.

   "It's strange... He has everything that a person should have, and he also has things that he shouldn't have, but why can't he feel autonomous consciousness?"

  Yin Fang had a puzzled expression on his face.

  Heya, who was standing aside, folded her arms, her expression seemed to be lost in thought.

"Hmm... It's really strange. The cells formed by slime mold mimicry seem to have become a part of him. I don't know if it's through changing the receptors or what. It has fooled the immune system without causing any rejection, and even the efficiency of work. higher than normal body cells."

  Yin Fang looked at her and asked.

   "I don't know much about mutant slime molds...I just want to know how this is different from what happened to Butch the guy?"

   Heya thought about it.

   "The difference is still very obvious, one is parasitic and the other is symbiotic."

  Yin Fang: "In short, they are replaced by slime mold?"

  Heya nodded, but shook her head again.

   "Yes, and no... For example, let me give you an example. Are you the same person who replaced your arm with a bionic prosthetic body as you were before undergoing surgery?"

  Yin Fang replied naturally.

   "Of course, changing the mechanical prosthesis is just changing a more efficient tool, not changing the brain."

  Heya nodded and continued.

   "His situation is the same, except that the replacement tool is an organism. His genetic information has not been changed. Even if all body cells are replaced with slime mold, he can still retain his original consciousness...at least in theory."

  A look of astonishment appeared on Yin Fang's face.

  However, he did not rush to refute, but fell into deep thought.

   "Hmm... You have a point."

   But this is only in theory.

  Existing theories cannot give a reasonable explanation why this guy is still dumb until now.

   Walking to the side of the two, Chu Guang asked.

   "Has the research yielded results?"

   Heya shook her head.

  “Unfortunately not...Although life science is my research direction, I always feel that the issues involved are beyond the scope of my subject.”

  Paused, she looked at Chu Guang and continued.

   "However, according to my observations in the past few days, I found a very interesting phenomenon."

  Chu Guang asked immediately.

   "What phenomenon?"

   Heya continued to speak.

"The variant slime mold at the No. 7 oasis site is fundamentally different from the slime mold in Qingquan City in terms of genetic information structure. Although we use the same vocabulary to call them, in fact they have evolved into two completely different species .”

"For example, the most prominent feature is that the mutant slime mold in Qingquan City transmits information through spores, but the fruiting body of this No. 7 slime mold—let me call it that, the spores produced do not have the function of information transmission. Communication between entities relies on sound waves like humans do.”

   Chu Guang nodded thoughtfully.

   "My subordinates have also discovered this situation... Those slime mold fruiting bodies will obviously become more aggressive after hearing the roar of the mother."

  Yin Fang suddenly seemed to think of something, his eyes lit up and said.

   "Could it be because of the lack of water and organic matter in the desert? So the spores cannot be released on a large scale, and the environment of the valley is convenient for echoes to transmit information..."

"That's what I think!" Heya nodded, with a hint of excitement in her tone, "Slime molds are extremely adaptable to the environment, and this in turn means that their evolution is easily affected by the environment. Short In just two hundred years, their populations have differentiated to the point where they cannot recognize each other, anyway this is good news for us!"

  Yin Fang thoughtfully.

   "Simply put, two lumps of slime mold mothers won't make one bigger lump?"

"Correct!" Heya snapped her fingers and continued with a smile, "Although there are some differences in details, this is generally the meaning. And not only that, when the differences between these mutant slime molds are large enough, the intraspecific struggle It may even turn into interspecies competition! The two sides will no longer exchange genetic information harmoniously, but will compete fiercely for living space until one completely replaces the other... But this part is just my guess, and there is not enough evidence. "

   This is indeed good news, and it provides a new way of thinking for solving the problem of mutant slime mold.

  If nuclear weapons can’t destroy these nasty guys, maybe they can take the initiative to introduce benign bacteria to compete with the vicious ones for living space.

  As for how to make benign bacteria have stronger interspecies competition ability, that is a question that needs to be considered by the researchers of the alliance.

   "Any other clues?"

  Heya shook her head in shame.

   "No more... That's all for now."

  Chu Guang nodded, comforting the two of them.

   "Don't be depressed, you have done a good job."

  It has been 4 days since Luo Yu was transferred to Qingquan City.

  There has been no research progress for 4 days, and now he can only trust the wisdom of the first generation of managers.

   After a pause, Chu Guang ordered.

  “…Inject him with slime mold inhibitors and anesthesia, and transfer him to the conveyor belt on the B1 floor of the shelter.”

  Heya asked hastily.

   "Where will he be sent?"

   "Sample library in the shelter? Probably."

   Chu Guang gave an ambiguous answer.

   To be honest, he doesn't know what's hidden under the shelter. The previous manager didn't explain anything to him, and he didn't even see his face.

  Heya had a regretful expression on her face, but she didn't say anything.

  She understood that Chu Guang would make such an arrangement.

   After all, leaving this guy outside is always a hidden danger.

   "...Can I go to the ruins of oasis No. 7?" Heya said in a soliciting tone, "I want to find out what happened to the slime mold there."

  Chu Guang shook his head.

"Until it is confirmed that the 'No. 7 slime mold' is harmless, I cannot agree to your request. What's more, now that the No. 7 oasis site has been physically blocked by the occupants there, we cannot risk the situation in Luoxia province. variable risk to go there and collect samples."

   Paused for a moment, Chu Guang looked at Heya with a slightly disappointed expression, and continued.

   "I don't mean to leave the ruins alone, I just need to wait for the time to do this."

"I promise you that."

  …

  After injecting the inhibitor, "Luo Yu" rolled his eyes and immediately lay down on the ground.

   Even the narcotics are spared.

   Most of the tissues in this guy's body were destroyed in the nuclear explosion, and the tissues that can still work are basically reshaped by slime mold.

   And this is what surprised Chu Guang the most.

  The person is still the same person.

  But why can’t the resonance of the morphological field be formed?

   This is so weird!

  Throwing the "Luo Yu" lying dead on the conveyor belt, Chu Guang watched the open hatch slowly close, and three rows of light blue pop-up windows soon appeared in front of him.

  【Urgent mission completed! 】

  【Task Reward: Unlock B6 Floor of Shelter 404! 】

  【Extra Reward: Gene Sequence +4000】

  The moment he saw these three lines of pop-up windows, a look of joy flashed across Chu Guang's face.

   Good guy!

   He crashed a plane and got 4,000 beta test qualifications!

   And it fell from someone else's house!

  But don’t worry about the qualifications for the closed beta test. According to the speed of issuing 20 to 50 numbers a day, the batch of qualifications that were unlocked last time have not been released yet.

  Standing on the elevator, Chu Guang stretched out his index finger and clicked on the touch screen, and selected the button on the B6 floor which is an empty space away from the B4 floor.

  Looking at the descending floors, excitement and anticipation kept surging in his heart.

   Skip B5 and directly unlock the B6 floor!

   I don’t know what kind of surprise the first-generation manager left for him on this floor...

  The elevator is here soon.

  However, when the elevator door opened, Chu Guang froze in place, and then subconsciously glanced at the touch screen, thinking he had come to the wrong place.

  It is completely different from the spotless condition of the other floors when they first opened. The condition of the B6 floor can be described as a mess.

  The air quality here is quite bad, even mixed with a disturbing smell.

   Judging from the floor plan printed on the wall, this place is different from other floors, it should be a research facility.

  The elevator is facing not the floor hall, but a buffer workshop equipped with a series of systems such as air shower, positive pressure, dust removal, and sterilization.

  All the configurations here are the same as the buffer room at the entrance of the shelter, which can prevent slime mold and spores from invading the interior of the shelter.

   But looking at it now, this system is deployed at the entrance of the floor to "exclude" the entire floor from the shelter.

  Chu Guang frowned.

   What is suspicious is not the situation here, but why it has become like this.

   As we all know, slime molds cannot exist independently from their nests or mother bodies, and this is why slime molds stopped in the suburbs of Qingquan City.

  Beyond the coverage of spores, the viability of slime mold will suddenly decline, and it will soon be decomposed by other microorganisms.

   So in theory, it is impossible for slime mold to invade a completely isolated system.

unless…

   Has an independent matrix or nest been formed here? !

   "Open the internal circulation system..."

  The visor of the helmet is closed, and the internal circulation system of the power armor starts to operate, in exchange for absolutely safe air at the cost of increased energy consumption.

  Chu Guang pulled out the hammer behind him, walked through the alloy door open to both sides, and stepped into the activated buffer zone.

  The interior of the buffer is still intact, and the device is still working.

  However, behind the door facing the B6 floor, there was a shocking scene as Chu Guang expected.

  The silver alloy walls were covered with plaques, the air was filled with a rancid musty smell, and the unrepaired bullet holes and scratches on the walls could faintly show traces of battles.

   The air purification system for the entire floor is turned off and has been shut down for many years.

   But even so.

   Still haven't quite killed the slime mold here.

  Even in an environment without external oxygen input, they still survived, and relying on the little organic matter, they maintained a dormancy with the lowest energy consumption, and they have survived until now.

  There are several corpses that have not been processed lying at the door of the buffer zone.

  They wore the uniforms of the guards and the damaged "Type Five" light cavalry exoskeleton.

   Apart from the shocking plaques, there was not even a piece of meat on that moldy skeleton, and even the bones were eroded and riddled with holes.

  Can imagine how tragic the battle was, Chu Guang's Adam's apple moved, and he tightened the hammer in his hand.

   At the same time when the air pressure in the buffer room was adjusted, the speaker above his head suddenly released a broadcast that was recorded at an unknown time.

   That seemed to be a quarrel between several people.

   "Floor B6 has fallen... The experimental body has spread outside the isolation room! The sample is getting out of control... Damn, we must evacuate immediately!"

   "Wait! The data on the experimental equipment has not been backed up to the server, at least let me-"

   "It's too late! Go!"

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   (Thanks to the leader of "11 of 11" for the reward!! I moved the house all day yesterday, and I am tired and paralyzed...)

  (end of this chapter)