Raising Gu?
Everyone in the conference room are senior leaders, experts, and cadres. They are all knowledgeable and not timid or cowardly people.
But at this moment, these two words still made them feel as if something was strangling their throats, and they felt cold all over. The coldness spread from their feet all the way to their entire bodies, and every hair on their bodies stood up.
The old man in the white coat had a sharp gaze and slammed his hands on the table, staring at Bai Zhi intently. Shocked and incredulous, his voice couldn't help but be filled with anger as he roared:
“You’re talking nonsense!!”
No!
It absolutely cannot be true!
Did they become Gu?
How could people who have always been at the top of the food chain accept this?!
Bai Zhi looked back at him calmly, her face composed. "I'm not talking nonsense. This is the truth. Is it so hard to accept reality?"
"Evidence, do you have any evidence?" the leader took a deep breath and asked.
His hands tightened and loosened, loosened and tightened again, unconscious movements, revealing his inner unrest at the moment.
"Evolution depends on eating. Everything evolves through eating. People eat people, people eat plants and animals, plants and animals eat people, animals eat plants, plants eat animals. Besides the fact that people can gain special abilities from eating other people, haven't you seen everything else?"
Bai Zhi pushed up her glasses and said, "I have no evidence to prove that we became Gu. This is just my guess, but I can confirm that my guess is 90% likely to be true. If you want to verify my guess without me, then you can only wait until the world devours each other to the end. Only then can you get the truth. But that day will be the day the world is destroyed!"
"What do you mean?" The big boss frowned.
The old expert couldn't stand it any longer and angrily said, "Leaders, there's no need to listen to this woman's nonsense! She's talking nonsense! According to her, if we want to verify it, we have to wait until they devour each other. What can we verify then?"
The person next to the old expert nodded, his eyes also filled with disapproval. "Yes, and there's no evidence of cannibalism yet. How can an ordinary person like her, who knows where, compare with the world's top scientists?"
"Our top priority now is to control the situation, continue researching the source of 'spiritual energy', and use it to suppress plant life, rather than just listening to her!"
"That's ridiculous, what she said is ridiculous!"
…
It is completely understandable that these people would have doubts. Suddenly, a woman appeared out of nowhere, a woman who had never made any achievements in scientific research. She said some horrifying and inexplicable words to them. How could they not question it?
Seeing many people questioning her, Bai Zhi shook her head and scoffed, "Foolish! Do you think we have so much time to waste? If it weren't for that unknown enemy, I wouldn't even bother explaining all this to you!"
She glanced at the people who had become angry at the word "stupid," a sneer playing on her lips. "Humanity has become so accustomed to dominating this world that it's forgotten how vast the universe is and how many unsolved mysteries it still holds. We haven't even truly left the solar system yet. Faced with being nurtured by a powerful external force, do you think you have the power to fight back?"
Seeing that her words were becoming more and more impolite, someone couldn't help but say angrily: "You——"
Bai Zhi interrupted him: "They've been fed Gu. The way you're attacking now is just promoting the Gu worms to destroy each other. You're also joining in the process of the Gu worms attacking and devouring each other."
"If we don't attack those mutated plants and animals, they will attack us!" someone said.
Bai Zhi: "So, you must change your attack method, or cut off the battle from the root."
Lu Wentian's eyebrows twitched, and he took a step forward and asked, "You said before that without you, we would have to wait until the world devoured each other to the end before we could know the truth..."
What about her?
His words obviously hit the nail on the head!
Bai Zhi gave him a commendatory look and said, "You're the only one here with a decent IQ."
After she finished speaking, amidst everyone's increasingly angry gazes, she calmly said, "Now that I'm here, you can change your attack method. Or rather, instead of changing your attack method, you can prepare for a battle with the real enemy and reduce casualties. You can also learn the truth before this world reaches its end, respond correctly to this crisis, and return to normal."
"Again, why should we trust you?" asked the big boss.
Bai Zhi looked back at him and raised an eyebrow: "You don't have any other choice, right?"
All mountain areas have lost contact, plants and animals are encroaching on the city, and the future of humanity is uncertain. That giant willow tree is no exception, and neither is the black bear that escaped their heavy weaponry...
They humans are becoming weaker.
At this moment, they really had no way to deal with animals and plants that had become so powerful, especially while trying to preserve the human population.
If what Qiao Baizhi said was true, people could devour each other...
Their human situation will only get worse!
There are also so-called external forces. All the crises in front of us are really despairing.
"Why do you know all this?" The big boss squinted his eyes and looked at her.
——He had no doubt that this woman was powerful.
Whether it's strength or momentum, it's a feeling, a feeling that's hard to describe. At least the confidence in her eyes and the domineering and assertive aura she exudes can't deceive anyone.
"I've mutated too."
As soon as Bai Zhi finished speaking, many people around her pulled out their guns and pointed them at her.
Bai Zhi raised her hand and tapped her head: "Brain evolution."
Everyone was suddenly stunned.
Brain evolution, this was the excuse she found for herself.
But she knew that even if someone with evolved brains really appeared, their brains would never be comparable to hers!
——This is her confidence and her strength.
The big boss stared at her closely, making eye contact with her.
He was measuring whether this woman was trustworthy and whether she was talking nonsense, because everything she said was not what they knew now!
Horrifying and unbelievable.
The two looked at each other calmly for a minute.
One has an inquiring and sharp look, the other has a calm and confident look.
After a while, the leader spoke: "Tell me about your plan first. Tell me how we should fight the animals and plants. Tell me how we can find the external force you mentioned..."
In the face of such a crisis, mankind should always unite.
Every day, every second, countless lives are lost.
Even if this woman was talking nonsense, as long as there was a glimmer of hope, as long as it was possible, he would listen.
perhaps……
Is it really the dawn?
Bai Zhi smiled, raised her slender fingers, pushed up her glasses, and a sharp gleam in her eyes——
"Walk into the trap."
Raise Gu in a world?
A truly advanced civilization?
Bai Zhi's eyes were full of anticipation, and even a flash of madness.
——A battle with a higher plane, is there anything more exciting than this?
The fifth day of spiritual energy revival.
Liu Jingwei is eating mutant plants.
Now most of the mutant plants outside have been cleared, and those that are not aggressive can no longer be found.
Moreover, the outside world has become very unsafe. Even cities and concrete floors are built on the land.
As long as there is a very small crack, plants may suddenly grow inside, then wrap around people and suck them dry in an instant, and then be wiped out by patrolling soldiers and police.
It is difficult for Liu Jingwei to find a large number of mutant plants, so she now eats the ones grown on her balcony.
Her parents loved her very much, and they listened to her even when she asked them not to cut down all the mutated plants.
To survive in such a world, they must all become very powerful.
So Liu Jingwei told her parents the functions of the mutated animals and plants, and secretly ate them with her parents.
——It’s a pity that these energies are so low that they are only better than nothing.
Fortunately, the situation was different in the early stages of the spiritual energy recovery. Even if they did not eat animals or plants with special abilities, the Liu family's physical fitness became better and their strength increased.
But that’s not enough!
Liu Jingwei knew how difficult the days ahead would be, each day becoming more horrific, especially after a year or two, when the secret of cannibalism was revealed...
Not only must we guard against animals and plants, but we must also guard against humans themselves...
She took a deep breath and stood up.
"Jingwei, it's dangerous outside, you'd better not go out." Aunt Liu was very worried.
"No, I want to go out. I have to find some mutated plants. If I'm lucky, maybe I can even catch some mutated animals." Liu Jingwei said as she began to "arm" herself.
"Don't! Plants and animals are dangerous. Aunt Zhang downstairs was eaten by a mutant animal while buying groceries! You'd better stay home and don't wander around."
Aunt Liu disagreed and reached out to hold her back, "Wait until your dad comes back from buying some, and then he and I will go out and look for mutant plants."
"Mom, just stay at home. I am the strongest person in our family. And don't worry, I will definitely come back safely. I won't go far." After Liu Jingwei said this, she walked out despite her mother Liu's obstruction.
When Liu Jingwei noticed the closed door of the house next door, a look of regret flashed in her eyes.
She had never imagined that because of her words, because of her butterfly effect, the dog would evolve earlier! Or rather, evolution would change.
If I had not made the suggestion at that time, but instead found an opportunity to kill the dog and eat it, perhaps I would have gained great power.
Not like now...
Thinking of the dog's fierce gaze, fear flashed in Liu Jingwei's eyes.
I really envy Qiao Baizhi. She went out early yesterday morning and came back very late. She went out again today. I don’t know what she did...
Are you going hunting?
Even though that dog didn't get any bigger, it must still be pretty awesome!
As long as she has a dog like that, she never has to worry about having no food. It's really enviable.
The envy and jealousy in Liu Jingwei's eyes were extremely intense. She had never expected that after being reborn in this life, she still couldn't seize the initiative...
She walked out of the community in dissatisfaction.
There are fewer people outside now, but there are still many cars speeding on the road.
They were either coming from the suburbs to seek refuge, or were buying food, or, like her, had discovered that eating plants and animals could increase one's strength...
The country is not in chaos yet and is still under strict control. We are also trying our best to regulate market prices and set up supply sales points in various places in the city.
But people who lack a sense of security will just frantically grab food. They know that if they continue like this, the money in their hands will become waste paper. Now most stores are closed, but places selling supplies and banks are still crowded with people.
She looked up at the sky.
For some reason, there are a lot of planes in the sky these two days. They all take off from one place in the capital and fly in all directions.
——Is it for transporting supplies?
Just as she was daydreaming, a scream of "Ah——" came from the alley ahead.
Liu Jingwei turned and ran.
But it was too late!
A big black cat rushed over and pounced on her fiercely.
"Ah!" Liu Jingwei couldn't help but let out a short scream.
"Roar!" Another figure flashed, knocked the black cat to the ground, and bit it hard.
"Puff——" The ground was covered with blood.
Liu Jingwei widened her eyes.
A huge golden dog threw the black cat away, raised its head and roared, and all the people and mutant animals who were watching around ran away.
And on the back of the big golden dog, there was a woman wearing light-colored clothes.
The woman wore gold-rimmed glasses and had a lazy posture. It was obvious that she was living a good life in this dangerous world.
Qiao Baizhi and Xiao Qiao!
Liu Jingwei's pupils shrank and she stared at them intently.
Did they save her?
However, before she could force a smile and talk to them, Bai Zhi patted the big dog, and the big dog turned around and walked away, returning to the community she had just left.
Liu Jingwei was speechless and could only hear the sound of her own violently beating heart.
Xiao Qiao has indeed changed!!
And it's even more powerful than the previous life!!
While she was afraid, a desire and greed rose in her heart. She also wanted to have such power. She wanted to survive in this world!
Not only do we have to survive, but we also have to live well and seize the opportunity of rebirth. This way we can have a longer life and live better, instead of lingering on like in the previous life.
The alarm sounded and a patrol was approaching not far away.
Liu Jingwei didn't think too much, reached out and grabbed the big black cat, and ran back with it.
When his eyes noticed the body lying in the alley not far away, he paused and his eyes struggled.
Eating people is the best effect...
Maybe that person is an ordinary person, but what if he also has special abilities, or has eaten mutated plants and animals, and his body has been strengthened?
There was a struggle in Liu Jingwei's eyes.
Finally, she gritted her teeth and ran towards the community.
——She still didn’t dare to dig out people’s hearts or eat people.
She didn't know that in the corner, Bai Zhi was touching the big dog's head and looking at her coldly.
The tenth day of spiritual energy revival.
The big black cat had long been eaten by Liu Jingwei's family of three. It had to be said that it was indeed a mutant animal, and it was indeed in the early stages of spiritual energy recovery.
The three members of their family were all strengthened, especially Liu Jingwei who ate the black cat's heart.
She is now three times stronger than before she ate the black cat!
She also felt that her speed had increased and her eyesight had improved, making her a mutant.
Liu Jingwei breathed a sigh of relief, and finally her mood became better.
——She still has an advantage, she knows more than others.
I’m afraid not many people know that eating mutated animals and plants can improve your strength?
She stood up and continued to go out "hunting".
After going out, I took a look at the next door as usual.
Qiao's father and mother are both employees of the Water Conservancy Bureau. Now is the time when they are needed. They go out early and come back late every day, and there is a bus to pick them up.
Not to mention Qiao Baizhi, she owns a powerful mutant dog that is almost invincible. She also goes out early and comes back late every day, and no one knows where she goes.
Thinking of this, the jealousy in Liu Jingwei's eyes became even stronger, and a sense of urgency also arose in her heart.
——Qiao Baizhi goes out every day. Has she already known the secret of eating?
Moreover, she has become different from her previous life. Although Xiao Qiao had also become powerful in her previous life, she only stayed at home to protect Qiao Baizhi, instead of taking Qiao Baizhi out early and returning late every day.
Could it be that Xiao Qiao is stronger than in her previous life, so she has the confidence to go out?
Liu Jingwei gritted her teeth and strode out.
There are still quite a few people outside today. As the animals and plants in the city have been cleared out one after another, even those that show up now are not strong enough. The real dangerous places are the suburbs and the newly formed "forests".
Liu Jingwei didn't dare to go to the forest, but she had to go to the suburbs.
If she doesn't take advantage of the first three months to improve herself and gain a special ability, how can she possibly survive in the future?
There are also quite a few people in the suburbs.
Inside the cordon were people in charge of logistics, and there were countless cars parked there. Outside the cordon were people fighting.
Of course, the soldiers, police and volunteers are still the main soldiers.
They had to keep fighting in the suburbs, otherwise the forest would expand into the capital and encroach on its territory.
Housing in the capital is already very tight and cannot be occupied by "forests" any longer.
This is just the capital, other places are even worse.
"Little girl, are you here to help too?" someone asked.
Liu Jingwei nodded without saying anything more.
Seeing that she was still walking outside the cordon, the man hurriedly grabbed her and said, "Don't go over there. It's very dangerous over there. There are animals and plants coming at any time. Only mutants and people with guns dare to approach!"
Liu Jingwei: "I am also a mutant."
Increased strength and increased speed are both mutations.
The man was stunned for a moment, then looked at her with envy. He handed her combat protective gloves and a coat, and reminded her, "Be careful and stay safe."
Liu Jingwei walked over and stood beside the fighting warrior, fighting with some weak plants.
She put the cut plants aside. Some of them had withered, so she took a deep breath and tried to absorb more energy.
"Boom——" A ball of fire was released and burned a tree.
Liu Jingwei looked over, her eyes filled with jealousy.
He actually mutated to have the ability to fire, how enviable...
Fire is the nemesis of plants!
"Little girl, don't stand there, come over here!" The arsonist policeman waved.
"Okay!" Something flashed in Liu Jingwei's eyes and she hurried closer.
She can rub energy on the side!
Sure enough, when she assisted the policemen in the battle, she not only collected a lot of plants, but also breathed a lot of energy. She knew that by tomorrow, she would definitely become stronger!
She looked at the policeman next to her...
It would be nice to have a special ability.
The fifteenth day of the spiritual energy revival era.
As usual, Liu Jingwei was preparing to go to the suburbs to be a "volunteer" when she suddenly heard her mother exclaim, "The country has issued a new notice!"
Once the country issues an important new notice, it will be available online, on television, on the radio, and in community notifications...
She faintly heard a scream outside, and Liu Jingwei quickly snatched the phone from Liu Ma's hand and scanned it.
Her pupils shrank, her face full of disbelief, and she saw that it was written on it -
Scientists have made some progress and are now informing survivors across the country:
1. The substance in the air that changes us is aura. The current era is named the era of aura revival. Humans need to protect themselves and find a space to survive under the oppression of powerful mutated animals and plants.
2. Humans can also mutate. By absorbing the spiritual energy in the air, they can accelerate mutation. By eating plants and animals, they can obtain spiritual energy and accelerate mutation. Some plants that have just died will release rich spiritual energy.
3. Recently, some heartless corpses have appeared. The deceased were all mutants. Investigations have revealed that eating mutant hearts can also gain spiritual energy. The state has officially designated the murder of mutants and the removal of their hearts as a serious crime. Upon discovery, those found guilty will be shot.
4. Root research shows that there is a 60% chance of inheriting a mutant's special abilities by eating the heart of a mutant, a 30% chance of inheriting the mutant's special abilities by eating mutant animals, and a 10% chance of inheriting mutant plants.
5. Mutated...
One after another, a long page, but the first few alone are enough to shock people.
Most people only pay attention to the first few.
Liu Jingwei couldn't believe it: "How is it possible?!"
In the previous life, not to mention eating people, even eating animals and plants would not be revealed now!
The government would definitely keep things like cannibalism hidden until it could no longer be hidden, so why is it being made public now?!
There's no way they didn't know - cannibalism is unstoppable!
And they never did this in their previous life.
"Impossible, impossible..." Liu Jingwei kept muttering.
Liu's father and mother were also frightened. Their voices trembled: "It might even eat people... Jingwei, this is too dangerous, don't go out!"
"Impossible, impossible..." Liu Jingwei continued to mutter.
How could it be different from my previous life?!
Is the effect of her butterfly flapping so terrifying?
Her body began to tremble.
All the information she knew was written on this piece of paper. It was only the fifteenth day, and all her advantages were gone!
"Jingwei?" Dad Liu pulled her with a pale face.
The act of cannibalism obviously frightened him. Even a grown man was frightened to the point of turning pale.
The country says cannibalism is a serious crime, but in the face of such a huge temptation, how many people would take the risk?
And what trust can there be between people? !
All mutants have become fat meat that others can covet!
Liu Jingwei stood up suddenly: "I still need to go out and take a look."
"Jingwei!" Dad and Mom Liu looked disapproving.
Liu Jingwei gritted her teeth and strode out.
The door to the next room was still closed, and it seemed very quiet.
She gritted her teeth, glanced at the door, and strode out of the community.
Sure enough, there were suddenly fewer people outside today, and the looks they gave each other were filled with vigilance and greed.
——Can you gain the power of others?
Who wouldn’t want that?
When Liu Jingwei arrived at the suburbs, there were still a lot of people here, even more than before, and many people continued to arrive.
Some of them want to improve their strength, some want to eat mutant plants and animals...
That notice undoubtedly shocked all of them!
Around, there were constant discussions——
"How terrifying! Doesn't that mean we mutants are in danger?"
"Why would the country make this public? Even though I'm not a mutant, if I become one in the future, I'll be coveted by others."
"What should I do? I'm so scared. I'm not very strong. Will someone attack me..."
"I must improve my strength now. No matter what, let's go and help fight and breathe in the spiritual energy around us."
"Oh, what a pity! All the landscaping in my house was dug up before, and I didn't even get to eat it..."
"Me too. Eating animals has a higher effect. I killed a mutating animal before, and it was taken away by the state. I didn't even know it was edible!"
"Eating people is the most effective..."
"Don't talk nonsense! Speaking of which, aren't there a lot of mutant animal carcasses in the country? Why don't you take them out and share them with us to eat and improve our strength?"
"Haha, they must want to keep it for themselves!"
"Okay, okay, let's go hunting."
…
Liu Jingwei didn't get any spiritual energy from the arsonist policeman today because there were countless people gathered around him.
She didn't dare to fight any longer, as countless people were looking at them within the cordon behind her.
The sight was greedy and terrifying.
Liu Jingwei trembled slightly.
She knew that those people might be looking for prey...
The eighteenth day of spiritual energy revival.
Liu Jingwei and her father travel together and no longer dare to go out alone.
Outside, people hiding in houses and shops were looking at them with greedy eyes.
When they arrived in the suburbs, they learned a piece of news—
The mutant policeman who set fires died and his heart was eaten. Another mutant also died and his heart was eaten.
The latter perpetrator was caught and shot dead on the spot.
Someone nearby lowered their voice and asked, "Did that person acquire the mutant's abilities? If so, and he died, was his heart taken away by the state? Who ate it?"
When Liu Jingwei and Liu's father heard this, they shuddered at the same time.
The murderer who killed the mutant police who could set fires has not been caught yet, and many cases happened at the same time, and many perpetrators have not been caught!
I wonder how many people this will give hope to, making them determined to take risks.
Liu Jingwei's body was trembling.
That's not the case!
It wasn’t like this in my previous life!
Why is the country's control not as good as in the previous life?
In the previous life, most of the perpetrators were caught, and a house-to-house registration was done, with identities frequently checked to see if they had any extra special abilities and how they came to be.
Once anyone is found eating people, they will be immediately arrested and shot.
Because of the strict control and adequate publicity, it is scary and unstoppable, but not as horrifying as this life!
In this life, not only was the news released early, but the arrests were not as effective as in the previous life. They didn't even register and check every household.
Why on earth is this happening?!
Liu Jingwei even began to doubt her rebirth!
On the way back, Liu's father and Liu Jingwei had to hold weapons and be on guard at all times, for fear that they would be knocked down and have their hearts eaten.
When she reached the door, Liu Jingwei looked at the house next door. The greed in her eyes reached its peak, and her voice trembled slightly.
"Dad, I want to get the special ability of that big dog..."
She no longer said the word "Xiao Qiao", as if by doing so they could treat it as an ordinary mutant animal that could be killed and eaten.
Dad Liu didn't say anything, but there was a struggle in his eyes.
But Liu Jingwei knew that her father would agree. In the previous life, it was Liu's father and mother who proposed to kill Xiao Qiao.
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