A book titled "The Chronicles of Water Mist City" and a stone that has survived for two thousand years without wear and tear have finally dispelled the fog that is gradually eroding the world, revealing the truth.
However, knowing the source of a disaster does not mean that it can be resolved immediately.
Even though they understood what happened two thousand years ago, there were still some deeper things that could not be recorded and that troubled them.
"Therefore, there is likely a huge meteorite at the bottom of the lake, and the microorganisms that can invade phagocytic cells were brought to Earth by this meteorite."
So, question one: the meteorite fell to Earth more than two thousand years ago, why didn't it immediately trigger an invasion disaster like we're seeing now? It doesn't make sense that the world hasn't experienced fog in the past two thousand years, does it?
Question 2: Ancient texts record that meteorite fragments can glow, but it's nighttime now, and we haven't seen this broken rock glow at all. Could there be a direct correlation between glowing and the invasion of microorganisms?
Si Wuyai raised his eyebrows as he looked at Gou Fugui, who had asked the question. "Asking good questions is one of the essential conditions for mastering knowledge."
"If you study hard, you might be able to become an assistant at the research institute."
The wealthy and beautiful woman refused without hesitation for a second: "Thank you for your help, but the development of the world should be left to you scientists. I'd rather be a lazy bum, just waiting to die."
Si Wuyai smiled nonchalantly. He was already sitting at the lab bench, observing the egg-sized, grayish, somewhat transparent "meteorite."
The wealthy and beautiful woman consciously activated her lucky charm and sat down next to him. However, perhaps because her lair had already been found, even Si Wuyai, who was unlucky, could easily observe everything inside the gray meteorite at this time.
However, the images he saw through the microscope were not so pleasant—
On the surface of this stone, which is of unknown composition, in addition to the tiny grooves and crevices resembling rock or metal, there are also dense, shriveled gray lines that look like withered hair.
Upon closer inspection, these "gray lines" are mostly wider at the top and narrower at the bottom, and vary in length.
Si Wuyai was certain that these were the invasive microorganisms that Gou Fugui had seen in that exceptionally clean drop of water.
They are called the original forms because they indeed possess extremely strong disguise and mimicry abilities—
Besides the dense, withered, dead "lines," the stone also contains oval-shaped, withered corpses resembling cells, as well as many inorganic substances that have condensed into tiny particles, like sand and dust.
If Si Wuyai hadn't carefully observed the cells of those invasive killer plants and seen the momentary relaxation of the microorganisms disguised as cells, he would have thought that the cellular corpses and the inorganic matter of the dust were not the same thing as those dead "linear microorganisms".
But now, without even experimenting, his intuition tells him that these things, which look completely different from the same species, are all the corpses of those linear microorganisms.
This is a truly terrifying disguised intruder.
They can disguise themselves as any substance, making them undetectable by instruments and reagents.
Like an invisible and traceless ghost.
Si Wuyai thought for a moment, then took out three different experimental reagents. He then used a specially made nano-sized cotton swab to apply the three reagents to three extremely tiny spots on the meteorite.
After waiting for ten seconds, two of the three dots that had been coated with the experimental reagent lit up with fluorescence of different colors.
"Hmm, the stone can indeed emit fluorescence." Si Wuyai quickly applied another experimental reagent to the three spots.
"Preliminary experiments have confirmed that these invasive microorganisms contain fluorescent substances that emit light when they are highly active or when they are subjected to severe stimulation."
"However, the invasive microorganisms on this meteorite are no longer active. It was probably stimulated by friction with the atmosphere when it fell to Earth about two thousand years ago, or it was making its last stand for self-protection, which is why it is so bright."
"This also explains why this microorganism only began to resurface and invade two thousand years later."
Because they weren't unharmed when they landed on Earth with the meteorite. In fact, they suffered a near-catastrophic disaster.
The atmosphere's protection and the flames burning on the meteorite killed or severely injured most of the microorganisms, leaving only the few that survived.
I suspect they have some kind of extreme self-protection mechanism similar to hibernation, so after falling into the lake, they repair themselves and adapt to the new environment on Earth by going into a deep sleep.
Then they will wait for a suitable time for them to awaken and reproduce, and rebuild their world paradise.
Si Wuyai's words made the expressions of the three people in the room somewhat depressed.
"So now is the right time? With the global fog?"
Si Wuyai nodded: "If I'm not mistaken, the main component of these cellular microorganisms is still 'energy liquid,' and they are better adapted to dividing and reproducing in humid environments. However, considering their sensitivity, high aggression, strong resistance to various drugs, and... high intelligence, the energy liquid that nurtures them is probably much higher than water."
Therefore, it took these invasive microorganisms nearly two thousand years to adapt to the low-energy environment of the water source and adjust their survival methods.
Once they adapt to their environment and develop new ways of survival, and if a dense fog happens to appear that covers the entire globe, allowing them to spread via mist and water droplets, they can then disperse to every corner of the world.
"To put it simply, well, it might be a bit inappropriate, but it's like someone who's always been eating delicacies and high-energy nutrient solutions suddenly arriving on a desert planet. If they don't want to die, they can only eat grass roots and sand. But because the human body can't get nutrients from this environment, it's a tug-of-war between the body and the external environment. Either they die directly, or they gradually become a life form that can survive by eating grass roots and sand."
Gou Fugui twitched his lips: "This analogy is indeed very unreliable. It makes it sound like these invasive microorganisms are particularly aggrieved."
Si Wuyai grinned: "This is the instinct for survival of living beings, there's nothing to feel aggrieved about. Besides, once they adapt to the environment, their development will be very rapid. Aren't we the ones dying now?"
Si Wuyai sighed: "How should I put it? This apocalypse is probably caused by the perfect combination of timing, location, and human factors that invasive microorganisms have brought about."
They had just adapted to their environment, just regained their vitality, and would normally need a very long time to slowly spread throughout the world with the help of rain or morning mist. But Earth was unlucky enough to deliver a global fog, essentially building a high-speed rail for them to the entire world.
"grass."
"I suddenly feel like this world is inexplicably a bit like a place of bad luck."
Jinli Fugui touched his chin. Then he felt something circling around him three times, as if it wanted everything to turn from bad to good.
Koi Fortune: "..." He was just saying that, there's no need to take it so seriously, World Consciousness.
"Can't we dispel the global smog and cut off the transmission routes of these microorganisms?"
"Besides, isn't global fog an unusual weather phenomenon?"
Song Sanchuan asked.
Si Wuyai looked at him as if he were mentally challenged: "What you're saying is like telling someone with cancer, 'Hurry up and get rid of the cancer cells in your body, or you'll die.'"
There are many reasons for unusual celestial phenomena, some of which we know and some of which we don't. They could be problems with the Earth itself or problems with the universe. Are they so easy to solve?
If it were truly easy to solve, there wouldn't have been the early periods of lightning, ice ages, and the explosion of life on Earth. This is uncontrollable.
"Alright, if we can't deal with the fog, we'll have to deal with these microorganisms. Now that we've given you the most basic meteorite materials, you'd better hurry up and develop a drug to kill those microorganisms!!"
"If we keep dragging our feet and wait for the fog to linger for another ten days or so, the whole world will be invaded, and we can all jump into the lake and commit suicide."
Si Wuyai: "..."
Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang: "..."
Finally, because of Song Sanchuan's involvement, Gou Fugui, Xie Tianlang, and Song Sanchuan, who had been hit hard on the forehead, were all beaten out by the research maniac who was in a rage.
"Until I reach a conclusion, no one, except for the lucky koi fish that brings me materials, is allowed to enter."
Watching the door slam shut with a bang, Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang silently looked at Song Sanchuan.
The mechanical elite, feeling the immense pressure, said, "...Boss, I was wrong."
"Aaaaaah, don't hit my head or kick my butt! I shouldn't have given my only hope this much pressure, waaaaah! I'm going to find a signal to contact the country right now!!"
Then Song Sanchuan, carrying his laptop, began searching for a signal in every corner of the inn, looking extremely frustrated.
Meanwhile, Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang sat by the window of the inn, discussing the dangers they might encounter underwater.
"I estimate that all the fish in the lake have been invaded, along with the aquatic plants."
"Do you think it would be useful to discharge electricity directly into the water? Like, what if I turned into an electric eel named Fugui?"
Xie Tianlang: "...Did you even include electric eels in your 'Cute Creature Handbook'?"
The wealthy beauty looked disgusted: "No, they're too ugly, not cute at all. Maybe I'll include them when I'm compiling a handbook of bizarre and monstrous creatures."
"Then give up the electric shocks, because water conducts electricity and you'll get electrocuted too."
"...Tsk, what about using herbicides or poisons? That won't work either. Those things may still look like fish and aquatic plants, but they're not actually fish and aquatic plants anymore."
Koi Fugui started rubbing his hair as he spoke: "Ugh, so annoying, so annoying, so annoying! How can I get rid of all that stuff?!"
"I have a feeling that if we can't solve those problems, the core of the world will be impossible to repair!"
Jinli Fugui lay on the recliner by the window, twisting and turning. Xie Tianlang watched his adorable little Yuanyuan while feeling anxious inside.
This is really troublesome.
Then the two heard the proprietress's smiling voice: "What trouble have you encountered? Try to think more positively. Although this fog is a bit troublesome, it's still easier than those disasters that cause landslides, volcanic eruptions, and tsunamis, isn't it?"
"Have a cup of our local specialty tea. It's brewed with the finest spring water and freshly picked tea buds. It's sure to relieve your worries and stress."
Gou Fugui sat up somewhat embarrassed and reached out to pick up the cup of clear tea with a few tea leaves floating on it.
As he brought the teacup to his lips, he looked at the almost transparent, clear liquid, like the most crystal-clear liquid, and suddenly gripped the glass teacup tightly, his body stiffening.
He and Xie Tianlang looked at each other and noticed that the other person also looked tense.
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