Chapter 811: Origin and End
Zhuang Mobai was calculating a set of data. In the research institute room that was not affected by radiation, there were densely packed instruments. The numbers on the huge screen kept jumping, and at first glance it looked a bit like scrolling codes.
Zhuang Mingxu stood at the door for a long time, but before Zhuang Mobai turned around, he could only take the initiative to enter. "Little Grandpa, I heard that you have made a new discovery about radiation?"
The moment Zhuang Mobai heard the person speak, he looked over and said, "I guess so."
He responded, turned around and tapped a few times on the instrument. The numbers that had been scrolling continuously immediately turned into flowing wavy lines. Zhuang Mingxu's first feeling was that it was similar to an electrocardiogram.
He waited for Zhuang Mobai to explain, but Zhuang Mobai didn't seem to have any intention of doing so.
Knowing that he meant to continue to be serious, Zhuang Mingxu didn't care. He leaned on the desk beside him, flipping through the documents in his hand, looking very busy.
Neither of them spoke again until Zhuang Mobai couldn't help but step forward and wanted to say something. He glanced at the paper on the table. There was a clear drawing of the anatomical surface of a human skull on it. The difference was that it grouped and stated the consequences of placing the controller in different parts of the body.
"What's this?"
"The laboratory seized by our subordinates contains information about controlling death..." Zhuang Mingxu said halfway through his words, and as if he had reacted, he reached out and grabbed Zhuang Mobai's hand that was reaching for the information, "Dr. Zhuang, this is a confidential document and cannot be read casually."
"Look at me, I was so busy that I forgot what happened here?"
Zhuang Mobai gritted his teeth as he met Zhuang Mingxu's innocent gaze, and asked after a while, "Lu Weiyi mentioned before that there are zombies that can be controlled. Is this the one?"
"Xiao Yi told you?" Zhuang Mingxu was surprised, and then puzzled, "That shouldn't be the case. He was just a researcher detained before, and the institute was only wiped out recently. How could he tell you this?"
"Do you want me to take responsibility?" Zhuang Mingxu asked himself and answered himself. He shook his head again, then suddenly became alert and took a half step back holding the information, putting some distance between them. "Are you trying to trick me?"
"Heh, stop pretending." Zhuang Mobai had suffered such a loss in front of the two of them, so he could see through this trick. He sneered, crossed his chest and asked, "Tell me, what do you want to do?"
Seeing that he could communicate, Zhuang Mingxu stopped pretending and said with a smile, "Someone reported to me this morning. Did you make any important discoveries?"
"..." Zhuang Mobai gritted his teeth, took a deep breath to suppress the unhappiness in his chest, turned and walked towards the machine, "I predicted the most likely stabilization time of the magnetic poles."
"Haven't you been studying the problem of radiation?" Zhuang Mingxu was not sure, and took out his notebook to take a look at it.
"There is no difference," Zhuang Mobai said without any explanation. "To put it simply, the current changes in the magnetic poles are one of the consequences of solar storms. Calculating the most likely time for the solar storm to stop is basically equivalent to determining the stabilization time of the magnetic field."
Zhuang Mingxu immediately became serious when he heard this. All the current situations were caused by these two situations. If the time of stopping can be calculated, does it also mean the time when the disaster stops?
I used to think that the sudden arrival of zombies was already a difficult time, but when everything that happened afterwards made me realize what despair is.
Although Yueban Bay has begun to be rebuilt today, the shutdown of industry has completely pushed people back into the agricultural age.
Zhuang Mingxu thought about using the secretions of the abyss mushrooms to build more basements to isolate all these influences. However, the growth of the abyss mushrooms is more like being stimulated by powerful energy rather than the accumulation of human lives.
What their base is short of now is energy. They dare not consume any high-level crystal cores and send them all to Lu Weiyi. Even so, Zhuang Mingxu can sense his cautious use of his supernatural powers.
The inability of the abyss mushrooms to grow means that there will be no more secretions, and naturally it is impossible to continue building more radiation-isolated basements. This is also one of the reasons why Zhuang Mingxu is so obsessed with the research institute over there.
After it is sent back, even if it is not used for scientific research, it would be a good choice to use it as a shelter.
"I have worked with several astronomers to deduce the causes of solar storms, and have come to the conclusion..." Zhuang Mobai's tone was unusually hesitant, as if what he was going to say next was something extraordinary, "Solar storms may have precursors at the end of the world."
"What's the meaning?"
"What I mean is that the appearance of zombies and human superpowers are probably caused by solar storms," Zhuang Mobai said, and took Zhuang Mingxu to the next room, which was a room similar to an autopsy room, with all kinds of strange things on display.
There are mutated plants, mutated animals, and even slices of zombies. There is no pattern at all.
"This is what I asked people to collect from the end of the world. I found some...substances in it." Zhuang Mobai pointed to the rows of display cabinets with specific dates marked on them. Upon closer inspection, it turned out that they were really from the beginning of the end of the world to the present.
Zhuang Mobai leaned on the edge of the table and looked up at the ceiling, as if he was organizing his words. After a while, he continued, "At the beginning of the apocalypse, I extracted an identical substance from the biological world. At that time, I always thought that it was this substance that caused the apocalypse. However, some time ago, I extracted this substance again from the bodies of ordinary people affected by radiation. This made me think that there may be some connection between them."
"After that, I made a series of comparisons and found that the source of all this might not be this substance, but a kind of energy, an energy from the universe that entered our planet, causing that global earthquake and also triggering human mutation. We previously called that energy zombie energy."
"Do you remember that about a month after the earthquake, the only people who appeared around were zombies, and there were very few people with special abilities?" He suddenly asked a very distant question.
But Zhuang Mingxu remembered it clearly. After all, at that time he was looking forward to having super powers every day. "What's wrong?"
"That was when the zombies had the strongest energy, but a heavy snowfall afterwards neutralized this energy," Zhuang Mobai said, turning around and carefully pointing to a piece of transparent glass with a small ampoule filled with transparent liquid inside. "This is a vacuum box."
Just when Zhuang Mingxu was guessing what it was, he heard Zhuang Mobai say, "It's filled with melted snow water from the heavy snow."
“……”Zhuang Mingxu.
Seeing his speechless expression, Zhuang Mobai remembered that this thing was given to him by Lu Weiyi, "I forgot, you must have touched it countless times."
"It was Lu Weiyi who told me that this thing can purify the crystal core, so I came up with the guess that this energy can neutralize the energy of zombies." Zhuang Mobai paused here, "Sometimes I wonder if the planet we live on will have life. We are facing unsolvable difficulties, and the planet gives us a heavy snow, bringing hope for human survival."
These words reminded Zhuang Mingxu of his previous life that he had seen in Lu Weiyi's illusion. It seemed that he had come to the same conclusion at that time. It was indeed the heavy snow that neutralized the initial energy and gave humans time to breathe.
"What about this time?" Zhuang Mingxu asked.
Zhuang Mobai shrugged. "Who knows? Maybe the planet has run out of energy? It can't take care of us anymore?"
"In short, this radiation is fierce, but combined with the one five years ago, there are traces to follow, and we can roughly estimate a stagnant value."
"How long?" Zhuang Mingxu held his breath.
"At least two years, at most... five years."
"Five years..." Zhuang Mingxu didn't think positively, "What's the accuracy rate?"
“Seventy percent. I just analyzed it with the relevant researchers in our base, but I think it’s enough. If it’s longer…” Then humans will have no chance of survival at all.
"I understand. I will re-plan the base according to this time. In addition, I hope you can produce a radiation intensity map as much as possible so that we can prepare in advance."
"Okay, okay." After Zhuang Mobai finished his business, he began to discuss the conditions. His eyes looked towards the thing in Zhuang Mingxu's hand, with obvious hints.
"Haha, don't worry, I can't give the things you are interested in to others, right? I'll keep them all for you," Zhuang Mingxu said, but he had no intention of handing them over to him immediately. "A door-grabbing laboratory has been reorganized over there. You can see which members are needed. I will mobilize them to prepare for you and make sure that you can put it into use as soon as you get there."
Seeing that the other person kept backing away and refused to give him the food, Zhuang Mobai flexed his fingers and suddenly chased after him. Zhuang Mingxu was young after all, so he turned around and strode outside, reminding others to stay calm. Behind him, Zhuang Mobai had lost all his former politeness, and looked as if he would not give up until he caught the person, which attracted several people from the nearby laboratories to stop and watch the fun.
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With the help of the little monkey, a violent giant creature, Lu Weiyi and his crew returned extremely smoothly. A few days later, they successfully saw the marks left by the mutant squid along the way.
During another break, Ning Yuan finally had time to ask Lu Weiyi how to give them the information properly.
"Do you think they won't suspect us of doing something bad? They just can't resist and are pretending not to know." Lu Weiyi pretended to be in control of the situation. In fact, Zhuang Mingxu had reminded him of this as well. "Instead of keeping a grudge in your heart, it's better to sell it now. Anyway, the test products and instruments have been taken away by us."
"Having said that, I still feel a bit at a disadvantage. After all, we have contributed the most along the way." Ning Yuan could naturally understand it, but he still felt that he had given too much.
"They should be talking about the zombie energy releasing potion. You can ask them for more. Zhuang Mingxu has prepared a lot," Lu Weiyi suggested. "Oh, by the way, take back the crystal cores consumed on them along the way. They were all taken from my private vault."
"You have a private vault?" Ning Yuan was curious.
"Of course," Lu Weiyi held his head high, but became dejected again after a few seconds, "We just need to replenish the base."
"Puff!" Ning Yuan couldn't help but said, "Isn't that the same as the base warehouse?"
Lu Weiyi shook his index finger in front of him and said, "It's different. I don't have to pay it back, but you do."
“……”Ning Yuan.
Ning Yuan didn't want to talk, so he chose to turn around and leave.
After walking for a day and a half along the traces of the mutant squid's tentacles, a familiar place finally appeared in front of us. However, the first thing that caught our eyes was a horde of zombies.
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