The cup of tea in my hand is light green in color and clear and transparent in texture. It looks as beautiful and soothing as flowing crystal in the transparent glass.
Judging from its appearance alone, this is absolutely a flawless cup of tea. However, water that is too clear has no fish. The tea in his hand was too clear, which made Gou Fugui unable to help but think of the crystal-clear drop of water he had observed, as well as the only ferocious and tiny intruder in the water.
Holding his teacup, he suddenly realized something they had always overlooked—
As the first place where mist appeared, Water Mist City has been invaded by various fish species in the lake, and many of the city's residents are also chasing and attacking them in a daze. Under such circumstances, is the Water Mist Inn, which is closest to this lake, really unaffected?
Or rather, was the landlady who was smiling at him in the inn really not invaded?
After all, if classified by the level of danger, the Water Mist Inn is probably the most dangerous place in the entire Water Mist City.
He could even sense that the flowing grayish-white mist was filled with countless tiny intruders.
Even if the human body has a certain immunity and self-healing ability against invaders, it has been almost three months since the fog first appeared. Can the proprietress and the proprietress here really escape?
Gou Fugui froze, and the proprietress looked puzzled: "What's wrong? Don't you like drinking green tea?"
Looking at the landlady's genuine confusion and her perfectly natural, unhurried movements and words, Gou Fugui began to wonder if he was overthinking things.
They had all seen the invaded city dwellers in the city, and their dazed and frantic expressions were clearly completely different from the landlady's gentle and rational demeanor.
Perhaps he's overthinking it.
However, Gou Fugui put down the clear tea in his hand and showed a very sincere apologetic smile: "...I'm sorry, sister. I just picked up the teacup and realized that I am a little allergic to tea. I will definitely not be able to sleep if I drink tea at night, and I will easily get a rash on my face if I drink too much tea."
"At this time of year, if you get sick, there's nowhere to find a doctor, so I'd better not drink tea until the fog clears."
Upon hearing this, the proprietress immediately showed concern on her face. She didn't insist that Gou Fugui drink the tea, but instead reached out and put the cup back on the tray: "You're right to worry. Now is not a time when we can't afford to get sick. I'll get you a carton of milk. Drinking it will help you sleep better tonight."
The milk was sealed and sterilized, and the wealthy young woman gave the proprietress a super sweet smile: "Thank you so much, sister. You're so considerate, brother is so lucky to have you as his wife!"
The landlady's laughter echoed through the inn again: "I told you you knew how to talk!"
Then, as expected, the proprietress brought Gou Fugui a carton of milk. She then turned to Xie Tianlang, who was sitting opposite Gou Fugui, and noticed that his tea was half-drunk. Her smile deepened.
"Little Xie, you've had your tea? How was it?"
A slight smile appeared on Xie Tianlang's usually cold and unruly face: "It tastes good."
The proprietress finally left, completely satisfied.
After the landlady left, Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang exchanged a glance, then quickly pulled Song Sanchuan, who had once again found his way back to the house, upstairs.
After entering the suite, Xie Tianlang carefully checked every corner of the room to make sure there were no hidden surveillance cameras before sitting down.
"Boss, what's wrong with you two? Why do you look so serious?"
Song Sanchuan was still mechanically typing on the keyboard, he was almost sick of searching for signals.
It was only at this point that Gou Fugui mentioned the cup of tea and his suspicions about the landlady.
"Maybe I'm being too sensitive. After all, many purified waters are clean and free of impurities, or maybe the water here is of particularly high quality and only turns that color after boiling."
But I also have some physiological reasons...you know what I mean?
Song Sanchuan briefly imagined the scene and feeling of a cup full of microbial invaders, and his face turned green: "I understand! Let's skip this part and get straight to the boss lady!"
Song Sanchuan lowered his voice a little more as he spoke: "So, does the landlady have a problem or not?"
Gou Fugui shook his head: "It's impossible to be sure. Judging from her rationality and demeanor, the proprietress seems perfectly fine. But they are too close to the source; it's impossible for them not to have been affected over the past three months."
"so……"
"so?"
Gou Fugui pressed his temples and nodded: "So there are only two possibilities, either the boss's wife and the boss have special antibodies in their bodies that can fight against this invading microorganism, which can prevent them from being controlled by the invading microorganism."
Or perhaps the boss and his wife were among the first to be invaded and controlled, and because they were so close to the source, their level of invasion was likely even deeper than that of the city's residents... so deep that the invading microorganisms had completely taken over their bodies and brains, allowing them to survive in this world by disguising themselves as normal humans.
As Gou Fugui finished speaking, his expression became very heavy, even carrying a sense of dread that seemed to seep into his very bones.
Compared to the obvious threats and harm of the previous four post-apocalyptic worlds, this silent and complete replacement is the most terrifying kind of apocalypse.
Given time, when invasive microorganisms completely replace all life forces in the world, will the world still be the same world?
These microorganisms are inherently predatory and invasive; when they take over the entire world, the world without life will inevitably perish.
"It's true what they say: it's easy to dodge a spear in the open, but hard to guard against an arrow in
"So, Fugui, do you think the boss and his wife have antibodies in their bodies or are they being controlled?"
Gou Fugui gave a wry smile, his lack of reply conveying his meaning.
Xie Tianlang spoke up at this moment:
"We'll find out which one it is by observing it."
As he spoke, he raised his dark sleeve and pulled out a long, thin, transparent test tube containing an excessively clear, pale green liquid.
Gou Fugui's eyes lit up immediately: "You're amazing! When did you start carrying test tubes around with you?"
Xie Tianlang chuckled: "I just habitually grabbed one and carried it with me, better safe than sorry."
I never expected to use it so soon.
The three of them then rushed to the suite next door where Si Wuyai and Song Sanchuan were staying.
Si Wuyai was still fighting the meteorite in front of him with bloodshot eyes when he was disturbed and turned to look at the three useless teammates who rushed into the house.
But before he could launch a verbal attack, Xie Tianlang had already raised the test tube in his hand: "We've made a new discovery. Let's observe the liquid inside ourselves without disturbing you."
Si Wuyai frowned slightly as he looked at the pale green, clear liquid in the test tube: "Tea?" A small leaf was floating up and down in the test tube.
Why should we observe the tea?
"The proprietress served it to Xie Tianlang and me, but I felt that the tea was too clear, as clear as a drop of water. In the end, I didn't drink it and just wanted to come over and check it out."
Si Wuyai understood Gou Fugui's worries and suspicions in an instant, and his already cold expression became even more gloomy, but in the end he still didn't say anything.
What's there to say? It's probably not a good thing.
Besides, maybe some things won't get worse if we don't say them out loud?
However, the harsh reality still did not give the unlucky one any hope.
Too lazy to make observation slides, Gou Fugui simply plugged the test tube with a cork and placed it flat under the high-powered lens of the microscope, intending to observe all the tea in a simple and crude way.
This particularly irresponsible and unrigorous experimental observation method made Si Wuyai's eyebrows twitch a few times, but he still held back from speaking.
At this time, Gou Fugui had not yet removed the koi bloodline bonus from his body. It wasn't that he particularly liked koi that were beautiful and could turn into fish tails, but rather that he felt that their current situation and the world around them were showing signs of excessive misfortune and danger. Having the lucky koi bloodline by his side gave him a sense of security to some extent.
Then Jinli Fugui began his observation of the tea in test tubes.
After magnifying the microscope a thousand times, he once again saw the exceptionally clean water, which was completely free of any microorganisms or tiny impurities.
However, this cleanliness did not last long. As he slowly pushed the test tube to the bottom, the scene that made his scalp tingle instantly appeared!
He saw a frenzied horde of "invasive microorganisms" gathered together as if they were having a victory celebration.
Instead of swimming peacefully in the water, many of them gathered together and began biting and attacking each other in groups of three or five.
They show no mercy even to their own kind.
But this cannibalistic attack stopped the moment he saw them, and then these invading microorganisms suddenly opened their mouths wide and leaped out of the water, rushing towards him.
If it weren't for the glass walls of the test tube blocking them, Gou Fugui's eyes and entire face would probably have been completely covered by them.
The second time Gou Fugui saw this ruthless "extraterrestrial visitor" who even killed his own kind, he was no longer so shocked that he jumped back.
But the expression on his face was really quite unpleasant.
"That's why Murphy's Law is the most annoying law."
If there is an extremely small chance that something bad will happen, then it will eventually happen.
Just like this cup of clear tea, completely covered in evidence of invading microorganisms.
Just like the seemingly normal boss and his wife, who may actually have been hacked and may not even be human anymore, resulting in a terrible outcome.
Gou Fugui fell backward in frustration, only to be caught by Xie Tianlang's strong arm.
"This is absolutely hell mode. I don't even know if we'll ever be able to reclaim the world core and our old home."
Not to mention repairing the core of the world.
The atmosphere in the room froze for a moment before Si Wuyai's voice rang out: "Perhaps there is an abyss beneath hell."
"I did some preliminary research and analysis on this microorganism, and in addition to the original characteristics, I also confirmed that it does have a 'camouflage ability' similar to a talent skill. Rather than camouflage, it would be more appropriate to use the word 'complete replication'."
These microorganisms can invade the bodies of plants and animals, slowly invading and consuming their cells. Once they are full, they divide and replicate themselves, becoming like those cells, and then take their place.
"But the key point is not their lifelike disguise, but that once they have chosen a target to copy, this disguise will almost never change. The characteristics exhibited by these imitators will also become the characteristics of the animal or plant they copy. As long as they do not remove their disguise, even the substances extracted from their bodies will not have any characteristics that belong to their own species."
Si Wuyai pushed up his glasses: "Since they are so good at protecting themselves, I think the key to killing them or destroying their activity should be the original fluid inside their bodies."
"They are not life forms on Earth. Earth's species may not be able to control them at all. The original fluid in their bodies is essential for them and is also an extraterrestrial substance."
"It is highly likely that the original fluid inside their bodies can be used to create drugs that can either make immunity or kill invading microorganisms."
As Si Wuyai finished speaking, his eyes turned to Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang, and finally met Xie Tianlang's gaze.
He was a little hesitant to look at Gou Fugui, after all, his own position was still in Gou Fugui's sister's hands, and he always felt particularly guilty at this moment.
Xie Tianlang was very familiar with that look.
This is a heavy, yet responsible gaze that demands they step forward without hesitation, that requires them to prepare for the worst and make the greatest sacrifices.
He had seen too many such looks, and once considered them the greatest honor. He still considered them honor, but he hoped even more that all guardians would never again face such gazes.
By then, the world will be at peace and everyone will be safe and happy.
"We can't extract the microbial stock solution from the invasive killer plants and animals, so where do you want me to find it? In the lake? But those things are too small, or should I draw a bucket of water from the deepest part of the lake?"
Looking at Xie Tianlang's unwavering gaze, Si Wuyai felt a mixture of admiration and a strange sense of kinship.
They are all people who will not back down in the face of unknown difficulties.
You're talking about the best-case scenario.
"The invasive microorganisms must be the most abundant deep in the lake. Perhaps drawing a bucket of water will allow me to purify the original fluid inside these enthusiastic microorganisms."
"But... there's another possibility."
"Considering that these invasive microorganisms can grow larger by killing and devouring each other, you might just see a 'miracle of life' at the bottom of that lake."
Si Wuyai pushed up his glasses: "If you really witnessed the 'miracle of life,' then that miracle is the best object to extract the original solution."
Si Wuyai spoke very tactfully, but all three people in the room understood him.
Song Sanchuan, who only needed to control the mechanical little tit to enter the lake, looked at Gou Fugui and Xie Tianlang with some concern.
Gou Fugui rolled his eyes and said with a dark face, "'Miracle of life'? You can just say that there might be enlarged versions of invasive microorganisms at the bottom of the lake."
Si Wuyai sighed: "I just didn't want to frighten you."
"Hehe, in the end, Xie Tianlang and I will go down together."
At this moment, Xie Tianlang pressed on his Yuanyuan's shoulder and said, "I'll go down and scout ahead first, then you can come down."
The wealthy beauty kicked Xie Tianlang in the shin: "Do you think your father is stupid? By the time you go down to scout the way and come back up, my good fortune will be over."
"If we're going down, we'll go together. Since we can't develop a cure in a short time and time is tight, we'll have to resort to the ultimate physical protection method."
As the wealthy beauty said this, she shook her head and stood up. Then, under the watchful eyes of the three people, she began to quickly take things out of her spatial pocket.
"Fortunately, there were corresponding warnings for this apocalypse. Our country prepared enough full-body protective suits for us, and I also prepared forty sets of top-of-the-line diving breathing equipment."
"No matter how powerful those killer fish and killer seaweed are, as long as we're properly armed, I don't believe they can still devour us alive!!"
After Jinli Fugui finished speaking, a small mountain of clothes had already piled up in front of him.
Then, he beckoned to his attack weapon, the wolfhound.
Xie Tianlang looked at the pile of clothes and a subtle premonition suddenly rose in his heart. His lips twitched, and he wanted to refuse and back away, but in the end he still sighed and obediently walked to his rich and beautiful wife.
What summoned him was the circle in his heart; in this situation, how could he possibly run away?!
Then, Si Wuyai and Song Sanchuan watched helplessly as Gou Fugui tossed clothes one by one from the mountain of clothes to Xie Tianlang, making him wear them.
"Put on this closest-fitting nano-thin protective suit first. It's waterproof and breathable."
"Wear this again, a sharkskin swimsuit, completely waterproof and highly likely to be antimicrobial."
"Wear a special plastic wetsuit over your swimsuit."
"Finally, put on this flexible metal protective suit."
"With four vests on, I refuse to believe that the teeth of those killer fish and seaweed can bite through your bald skin!!"
Xie Langren, who felt like he was about to suffocate after wearing four layers of clothing, was speechless.
He didn't know if the killer weeds and killer fish could bite through his skin, but he felt like he was wrapped in several layers of rice dumplings, his skin completely taut.
Gou Fugui looked at Xie Tianlang, still feeling it wasn't safe enough, and finally took out a full-metal steel protective suit from his pocket.
Paint it red and it becomes a tin can.
"Put this on last! I refuse to believe you can still lose health!!"
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