Chapter 111
The surveillance footage was taken ten years ago, just before the distortion disaster occurred. The camera was installed in a corner of the laboratory's ceiling, which allowed it to clearly see the scene inside the laboratory and record what had happened from above without a trace of subjective consciousness.
There is a huge stone placed in the center of the picture. It is the huge meteorite that was previously lifted out of the pit. However, compared with when it was just lifted up, there are many more pits on the surface of this stone.
The experimenters in the laboratory were fully armed, not even a hair was exposed. The layers of protective clothing wrapped them like Michelin tires, as if what was in front of them was not a stone, but a terrible biological weapon.
"Recording experiment number 112," one of the researchers said, "This time, our mission is to cut open the meteorite and study its internal structure."
The experimenter's voice was muffled and distorted, as if he was speaking through the sound transmission device in the protective suit. Normal speaking sounds could not penetrate the protective suit.
A cutting machine has already been set up in the laboratory, and the sharp cutting wheel is hovering directly above the meteorite. Two experimenters are adjusting the position to ensure that it can be cut at the expected point.
The debugging was completed quickly. Several people stood at different angles, surrounding the meteorite and looking at it as if it were a patient about to undergo surgery.
The experimenter in charge of recording had already taken out pen and paper, staring at the meteorite without blinking, not missing any details.
"Let's get started."
The cutting machine was started and immediately made a loud buzzing sound. The blade rotated so fast that the teeth on it could not be seen clearly. In order to cool it down, a pipe was connected to drip water from above. If the surrounding environment was not too dead, this scene would really look like the scene of cutting Burmese gambling stones.
As the blade sank into the stone bit by bit, the hearts of people inside and outside the screen were in their throats.
What does the interior of such a magical meteorite look like?
The blade cut into the central axis of the meteorite and slowly reached from one end to the other. No accidents happened during the process. The cutting process was extremely smooth and calm, as if it was an ordinary piece of jade. Surrounding it were gamblers waiting to see the water quality inside the jade.
After completing its mission, the cutter was carefully moved away, and its original position was soon occupied by other experimenters.
Everyone gathered around the meteorite with a crack cut into it. Everyone was so excited that they couldn't say a word. Only the violent beating of their hearts could prove their feelings at the moment.
Perhaps they will be the first to witness a miracle.
After they discovered and studied this magical stone, humans used it to create many creatures that only exist in science fiction imagination. Even though their existence is unreasonable and their bodies have serious defects, they are like Dolly, the world's first cloned sheep. Even if they can only survive for a few months, they still represent miracles.
They allow humans to see more possibilities, so some people have speculated that perhaps this stone can help humans complete re-evolution, allowing humans to freely choose the direction of evolution and become a more "perfect" existence.
Some people think it's crazy, some people are crazy about it, and some people regard it as a miracle.
And now, they have finally waited for the day to completely cut it open. They will no longer just study its surface, but can dig deep into its interior, deconstruct its existence, and turn it into the authority to create new life. They will be the people in the old world who are closest to the new world.
Several people held the cut meteorite and slowly opened it.
The interior of the meteorite is hollow, forming an incredibly beautiful geode.
The cave walls are clustered with countless glittering and translucent mineral crystals, which refract a strange glow when exposed to light. People who have seen it cannot even describe its color in words. These angular crystals are closely arranged together. When you stare into the crystal cave, you will feel as if you are in a crystal mine, as if time has frozen at this moment.
This flawless crystal has been floating in space for hundreds of millions of years. Its origin cannot be traced, but its existence is definitely the most unparalleled masterpiece in nature and a miracle more brilliant than the tears of the Virgin Mary.
While everyone was immersed in the splendor of the crystal cave, the crystals inside were reacting with the air in seconds.
Before the experimenters could react, the color of the crystal had turned darker, and at the same time, it emitted something that could not be observed.
When someone came to their senses and realized something was wrong, several vines had already broken through the ground and engulfed the entire laboratory, accompanied by deformed insects as big as human heads. The people in the laboratory lost their lives before they even had time to scream.
In the chaos, whether it was the laboratory's self-destruct mechanism or the crystal's chemical reaction reaching its limit, a violent explosion occurred in the laboratory and the surveillance was also damaged in the explosion.
The content on the screen ends here.
Lu Shiyu looked at the scene that had ended. His brain had been overloaded and stopped functioning due to excessive information. Lu Shiyu tried to salvage a word from his chaotic consciousness, but his thoughts had been shattered into pieces by the huge amount of information that suddenly poured in, and it was difficult to piece together a complete sentence.
Wu Xi took out the videotape from the projector, watched the unremarkable videotape, and sat back in his seat, tapping his fingers on the wooden table, wondering what he was thinking.
Tang Zeyu slowly exhaled a breath of foul air, as if he had just remembered that he still needed to breathe.
"Is this the source of the disaster?"
For a very cliché reason, a part of the human race committed suicide, and then the whole human race paid for the consequences.
But this is also the most realistic, and because the incident has already happened, those who watched the video cannot even utter any strong words of condemnation.
Lu Shiyu felt that if Yan Hong and Shao Xingyang were here now, they might be able to curse for her.
Tang Zeyu recalled the appearance of the meteorite in the picture just now, which was different from the meteorite they had newly discovered. The specific differences still need to be investigated.
"Base Commander," Tang Zeyu turned to look at Wu Xi and asked, "Do you believe what we said before?"
Wu Xi pressed her brows in pain. When they said that a meteorite could end the distortion apocalypse, she didn't completely disbelieve it, but she didn't hold out much hope either. After all, there had been many speculations about the origin of the distortion disaster at the Dawn Base over the years, and the meteorite theory sounded like just one of them. It was impossible for her to verify all those speculations and empty talk one by one, so she didn't take those things to heart and focused on the development of the current base.
But the video just now was like a bucket of cold water poured on her face, pressing her head down and forcing her to face reality.
Perhaps she really discovered the truth about the disaster.
If the meteorite mentioned by Tang Zeyu and others really has the ability to restore living things to normal, perhaps that is the antidote given by the world.
Then the situation would change completely, and she had to grasp this hope. Humans could not stay in the base forever, and it was time for her to make a decision.
Wu Xi wiped his face and said self-deprecatingly, "Should I say that this is a sign of destiny, or that God is playing tricks on me..."
She has always been the one who plays it safe, but now she is going to fight against the Dawn Base, which is more powerful than the Dawn Base, for the future of mankind. You must be kidding.
Lu Shiyu felt that Wu Xi's smile was a bit bitter, so he could only try to comfort her: "Look at the bright side. Maybe Dawn Base doesn't know that Liming Base is going to make a move yet. We can catch them off guard."
As soon as he finished speaking, there was a knock on the office door.
"Come in."
The woman with a bun walked in, holding some papers. She said, "Base Commander, Dawn Base just sent us a message asking us not to interfere in their affairs, or they will regard us as hostile."
Lu Shiyu: “…………”
God, you are punishing me too.
Wu Xi smiled, but his smile was suppressed and angry.
"Hahahahahahaha! Alright, alright, even at this point, they still want to teach us a lesson through threats."
Lu Shiyu shrank his neck as he looked at Wu Xi, whose emotions were a little out of control. He was curious about what kind of expressions the people from Dawn Base had when they were in contact with Dawn Base, which made the people from Dawn Base so disgusted with Dawn Base after just a few contacts.
Wu Xi waved his hand and said, "Cut off their connection and stop any further contact. No one's going to give them any slack this time. If this goes on for too long, they'll really think they're the big brother of the human base."
The woman with a bun raised her eyes to glance at Wu Xi, who was inexplicably stiff. Although she didn't know why her base commander suddenly became so tough, she still did as she was told. After leaving the office, she went back and told the liaison officer that she had been transferred.
Wu Xi fell back into his chair and breathed a sigh of relief: "Finally, I don't have to put up with them anymore. That feels great!"
Lu Shiyu hesitated and said, "Well, about the meteorite..."
"Oh, right." Remembering that Lu Shiyu and Tang Zeyu were still there, Wu Xi immediately adjusted his sitting position and asked, "Regarding the meteorite, if you have any needs, please feel free to ask. On behalf of the Dawn Base, I will do my best to meet them."
In fact, Wu Xi wanted to further verify the authenticity of the meteorite at first, but based on the principle of trusting people when employing them and not employing people if you don't trust them, Wu Xi chose to trust them directly.
If you continue to waste your time running back and forth, it will be too late.
Tang Zeyu walked forward, placed the pre-prepared map on the desk, and slowly unfolded it. He pointed to a marked point and said, "This is the approximate location of the meteorite. We need to grab the meteorite before the Dawn Base arrives."
Wu Xi raised an eyebrow and said, "It's been so long since the people from the Dawn Base came to capture you. Could the meteorite have been taken away by the people they sent out?"
Tang Zeyu shook his head and said, "No, they are not that united."
"oh?"
"There are not only people inside the Dawn Base who don't want the apocalypse to end, but also those who want it to end but not immediately. These two groups will keep each other in check. Some are worried about the safety of the meteorite outside, while others are worried about the safety of bringing it back. The second dispatch will definitely not be as smooth as the first, so we still have a chance."
Wu Xi: "I didn't expect the internal strife in your Dawn Base to be so intense."
Even in such a big matter, they are vying for their own interests and they really don't take the lives of ordinary people seriously.
Wu Xi ruffled her short hair and said, "Okay, since you said it's okay, then I'll do as you say. I'll have someone arrange it. The earliest it can be done is tomorrow afternoon. If everything goes well, we can leave the day after tomorrow morning. You can make some preparations before then."
After Tang Zeyu thanked him and was about to leave with Lu Shiyu, he was stopped by Wu Xi.
"Wait, you can go, she wants to stay."
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