Inner city, research institute, conference room.
"Fast forward ten seconds."
"Fast forward ten seconds."
"Okay, stop!"
"The one in the upper right corner, enlarge it, and enlarge it again."
The image on the huge display screen finally froze on a strange beast with strange behavior at the command of an elderly man in a white researcher's coat.
In the picture at this moment, the strange beast with six thick thighs is running forward in a strange posture among the beast tide, and two hard claws belonging to spider-type beasts are sticking out from under the body of the strange beast, firmly hooked on the other's back.
Everyone who saw this scene quickly understood the meaning of the picture. After a brief silence, a huge discussion broke out in the conference room of the research institute equipped with computer equipment.
The old man who gave the order also froze in silence for a while, then slowly took off his glasses and wiped the lenses bit by bit with the corner of his white coat.
By the time he put his glasses back on, the noise in the conference room had gradually died down. The old man pointed a laser pen at the enlarged photo behind him and said:
"Everyone, I think there is no need to explain the meaning of this photo. The speculation about whether the alien beasts will evolve has been completely concluded today. We should no longer be so arrogant as to treat those monsters as simple beasts."
The old man looked around and saw no one responded, so he continued:
“When humans first retreated to Hope City, not only humans and alien beasts, but even alien beasts attacked each other, and there was no sign of any communication at all.
“But forty years ago, in the 10th year of the New Era, the phenomenon of alien beasts attacking each other decreased a lot, so someone proposed the idea of whether alien beasts could communicate and evolve.
"Thirty years ago, they learned how to attack in groups of different species. Twenty years ago, they learned how to choose the right time and target. Ten years ago, beasts began to appear in the sky and on the sea. Until today, they learned how to deceive!
"They have been able to understand that when resources are limited, the human army will deploy different weapons based on the type of beast tide they observe, so they have learned to use their companions' body shapes to deceive us."
The old man looked around the silent meeting room again and came to a conclusion:
“Two guesses, either they have learned to communicate with each other, or there is an individual with extremely high intelligence who makes them obey.
"No matter which one it is, the burden on our institute will become heavier and heavier. The meeting is adjourned."
The old man slowly walked down the front desk of the conference room and said in a somewhat disappointed tone:
"Humanity is developing too slowly. When the alien beasts in the sky are able to throw other alien beasts directly into the city, how long can our anti-aircraft guns last?"
A young man picked up some of the things left by the old man and quickly chased after him. At this time, the old man had already walked out of the meeting room. When he heard the footsteps, he said without turning his head:
"Yongxing, contact the military and ask them to release that unlucky observer. This is not his fault.
“The content of today’s meeting will be distributed to the frontline, and every observer must study it.
"Also, the number of cameras at all observation points should be doubled, and the angles should be adjusted to facilitate comparison."
"Understood, Mr. Deputy Director."
The young man wearing glasses looked gentle and refined, with a melancholy temperament on his face that seemed to be born with him.
He simply wrote down what the old man said on the note in his hand and ran to other places to carry out the order.
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"...We hereby award Wang Xiao, a member of the medical team of the third defense team of the outer city east wall, the 'Second Class Medal of Hope' to commend your outstanding contribution in repelling the small beast tide on May 29, 52nd year of the New Era. I hope you will continue to work hard..."
In the middle of a military training ground, a dark-skinned, serious middle-aged officer was pinning a medal that gleamed golden in the sun on Wang Xiao's chest.
At this moment, thousands of soldiers were watching all this.
These are only the soldiers who do not need to be on duty on the eastern wall of the outer city today. There are many more soldiers patrolling their own areas at this moment to prevent what happened two days ago from happening again.
The unfortunate observer had been released, and the officer inevitably took part of the responsibility and was demoted one level.
Now that everyone has learned that strange beasts can play tricks on humans, every soldier guarding the city wall always feels a chill down their spine and becomes excited.
The soldiers who were not on duty were very depressed. After all, if there were such clever monsters invading every time in the future, they would be the first to bear the brunt.
Therefore, whether for the purpose of boosting morale or rewarding meritorious personnel, a medal awarding ceremony is necessary, and the one who performed the most outstandingly in the battle that day was Wang Xiao, who was standing in the center of the training ground.
At this moment, Wang Xiao's expression was very serious, and his every word and action were carried out in accordance with the instructions during the previous rehearsal, so his brain was able to have a moment of free time.
Wang Xiao used his obviously enhanced physical senses to feel the metal medal weighing about 30 grams on his chest, and his thoughts fell into the past long ago.
His father once described to him the scene of the awarding ceremony, which was more grand and formal than this one, and took place after a super-large-scale beast tide.
Wang Xiao still remembers his father's performance at that time. His words revealed his desire to step onto the medal awarding platform.
At that time, Wang Xiao and his mother were just happy that his father came back alive, and did not have any excessive expectations for the reward of dancing on the edge of a knife.
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