373 Seabed
◎Where are you taking me?◎
Zhu Ning saw the information in Chen Qihang's notebook. An investigator recorded that this place used to be an ocean.
When she heard the faint sound of waves, her first reaction was fear. If someone cut a cross section of the entire world, it might be more intuitive to show that Zhu Ning and the others were trapped deep under the sea.
Why can they breathe? Because they are trapped in a "bubble"?
It’s better to wait until the other teammates wake up. Zhu Ning put the flashlight at her feet and kept watch. This time she found other things to do and looted a lot of sub-brains from the nearby flying cars.
Zhu Ning raised her secondary brain and looked for a signal, but there was none. She didn't know what had happened to Huo Wenxi. She hadn't contacted her commander for a long time. She used to feel like a kite that had been released, with the other end of the string in Huo Wenxi's hands. Now that the string was broken, Zhu Ning could only fly around on her own.
Zhu Ning opened his secondary brains one by one and saw the pasts of many people. With the development of technology, a person can be restored with the help of electronic information. Zhu Ning found an e-book in one of his secondary brains and opened it to see that it was a beginner's book on upgrading.
Zhu Ning vaguely thought that he was still in the zombie world. At that time, zombies surrounded him and he was bored so he read all kinds of amateur literature.
If these memories were also programmed, then Zhu Yao paid considerable attention to detail, filling her head with a lot of random novels.
Zhu Ning flipped through two pages. This book was about survival in a different world, especially the second-year syndrome, which was very suitable for Zhu Ning's temperament. It was very suitable for killing the boring time of standing guard. She was hooked after reading for a while.
So when you hear someone ask, "What are you looking at?"
Zhu Ning replied subconsciously: "I will summon the Dragon King soon."
After she finished speaking, she looked up and met a pair of cold eyes. Bai Cheng was looking down at her from above.
Before Zhu Ning could figure it out, Bai Cheng lowered his head lower and lower, and the bones around him rustled. Finally, Bai Cheng's face was stuck behind Zhu Ning, and he actually got close to read the content of the novel.
Zhu Ning finally reacted and quickly turned off the secondary brain. It was so embarrassing that she wanted to bang her head against the wall.
Later she laughed, thinking it was very funny, and her fear of the deep sea was dispelled.
Pei Shu was awakened by Zhu Ning's laughter. He sat up with a blanket wrapped around him and saw Bai Cheng fall to the ground. She was holding Lin Xiaofeng in her arms, like a god descending to earth. Her bones slowly detached from her back, as if she was reluctant to leave Bai Cheng's body.
Lin Xiaofeng was gently placed on the ground. He was still sleepy and was slowly waking up after yawning.
Zhu Ning passed by Pei Shu and reached out to touch Pei Shu's head, as if to comfort him.
Pei Shu thought he would be embarrassed after waking up, but the embarrassment did not last even a second. His head felt heavy and was immediately rubbed away by Zhu Ning, leaving no trace.
Pei Shu is sick. He used to be afraid of exposing his illness, but now he seems to be accepted unconditionally. He will neither receive sympathy nor ridicule. No one will take this illness seriously, which allows him to breathe a sigh of relief.
After Bai Cheng landed, he sat next to Pei Shu, with his hand stretched out and hovering above his forehead. Pei Shu didn't understand at first, but when Zhu Ning smiled, he realized that Bai Cheng was warming himself by the fire.
Pei Shu didn't know how to react, so he could only silently make the fire on his forehead burn even brighter to keep the undead warm.
Bai Cheng yawned, and the warmth passed through his palms, making his whole body relax.
As she stretched, the wall of bones behind her trembled slightly, as if stretching together.
Zhu Ning couldn't see Bai Cheng's compassionate expression at all, as if it was just her illusion. She reminded him, "Grandfather, please be gentle. There might be water outside."
If they are in a bubble, moving rashly could burst it.
Lin Xiaofeng just woke up and asked, "What kind of water?"
Zhu Ning told her about her recent discovery. The contaminated spores were running out, so she went to dig them out. Then she heard the sound of waves and guessed that there might be an ocean outside.
Zhu Ning also demonstrated how the contaminated spores floated. Noticing everyone's eyes were on the pendant, he said naturally, "This is my captain. He's here to keep me safe."
Zhu Ning's tone was too natural, as if he was introducing a new team member to everyone.
Pei Shu thought of her saying that her second-in-command had died. He coughed lightly and changed the subject, asking, "Chen Qihang said this place used to be an ocean?"
Zhu Ning: "I didn't take careful notes, I just mentioned it. Do you have any thoughts?"
Pei Shu's Q&A function was activated. He thought for a moment before carefully answering, "I remembered something. Just treat it as a story. We treated it as a story back then, too."
Zhu Ning sat cross-legged, wondering why Pei Shu had to make so many changes to tell a story?
Pei Shu: "After the pollution spread, a thick black oil film appeared on the sea surface in the Northern Hemisphere. From a distance, it looked like gasoline pollution."
"All passing ships sank without exception. The area has been declared a no-sail zone, and aerial surveys are useless. Helicopters sent out lose contact as soon as they fly over the oil slick. People are helpless in dealing with the sudden appearance of the substance and can only observe it from a distance."
As expected of a professional investigator, this information was unknown to outsiders. Zhu Ning became interested and asked, "And then?"
Lin Xiaofeng and Bai Cheng had never heard of it before, so they pricked up their ears with curiosity. It was like they were having a tea party under the sea, and the atmosphere was not so heavy anymore.
Pei Shu, like he was telling a story to a child, said helplessly, "But as time goes by, the black substance in the sea is spreading, forming a floating island. Traditional islands are static, but this thing moves."
"Later, the island actually drifted towards the beach, getting closer and larger. The humans watched in horror as this thing approached, but they were powerless to stop it until the island connected to the coastline and completely merged with the mainland. The black substance crawled onto the beach."
If someone were observing and experiencing all this at the seaside, and suddenly saw a black patch, then watched it turn into an island and finally arrive at their doorstep, it would be terrifying.
Pei Shu: "And this phenomenon is not an isolated case. It is happening in all oceans around the world. It's as if something sinister has come ashore from the ocean and is gradually swallowing up the entire world."
Lin Xiaofeng asked: "Then what?"
Pei Shu: "That's all we know, and we don't even know how much of it is credible."
He had already said this was a story before he started, and then paused. "So, regarding the search for the truth behind the apocalypse, one school of thought insists that pollution comes from deep beneath the sea, and that the apocalypse is humanity's own fault for polluting the ocean."
It is hard to say what the truth is. The massive pollution has changed the traditional boundaries between countries. The land area has at least doubled compared to before the pollution spread, but the land available to humans has shrunk.
However, after listening to it, Zhu Ning immediately understood the geographical location of Utopia. This is not traditional land, but a place formed by an artificial oil film.
When the pollution occurred, a basking shark and the black oil film merged, connecting to form a new continent, which was called Utopia by pilgrims.
The Federation has already grasped the role of Utopia, but what about below Utopia?
At least Zhu Ning had no idea about this. She guessed that Chen Qihang's repeated entry into Utopia was not for the purpose of learning the basking shark's ability to give birth to offspring with superpowers, but to go underground.
Zhu Ning followed the instructions in the notebook and really found a way to get underground.
Is there anything here?
The spores on Zhu Ning's chest are pointing to the right. Could it be that the ocean outside is full of contaminated spores?
Pollution spores can float in water? She didn't seem to have seen pollution spores in water before.
Wait, water...
Li Nianchuan said that the spores of water pollutants will be very active, and only water-related pollution will be more prominent. Federal scientists have done some experiments, and no other pollutants have this characteristic. It seems to be unique to water.
Zhu Ning couldn't help but think of Bao Ruiming. Bao Ruiming's research direction was also the ocean. He could also be interpreted as loving the ocean, but Lu Yuan's supernatural power was also water.
Is it a coincidence that there are so many water systems?
Zhu Ning was still thinking about how to ask the question considering Lin Xiaofeng was present, but Lin Xiaofeng thought first and asked, "Where is Fusha Island?"
Zhu Ning had told her about Fusha Island, and Lin Xiaofeng had always remembered it.
Pei Shu shook his head: "I haven't been there, what's it like?"
Each investigator is responsible for a different direction and it is impossible to know all the locations. Pei Shu only takes the northern route.
Lin Xiaofeng briefly told the story, and Pei Shu became the one listening to it. It was also the first time for Bai Cheng to listen to it. For a while, there was only Lin Xiaofeng's narration. Until she finished the last sentence, the atmosphere was silent for a moment.
Pei Shu didn't answer immediately. He wrapped himself in a blanket and thought for a while before saying, "If it was an island back then, it might have become land by now."
Plate movement would normally take a long time to evolve, but in a polluted world, this change only takes a few months. After all, things outside the wall are unpredictable, especially those related to the ocean, which are faster.
Lin Xiaofeng uttered an "oh." She didn't know why she was asking this question. Even if they found Fusha Island, what would it matter? Bao Ruiming was already dead anyway.
Lin Xiaofeng thought for a moment and then asked, "Then the location of Prometheus won't change?"
Zhu Ning choked. After Lin Xiaofeng stopped caring about Bao Ruiming, he began to pay attention to Prometheus. He regarded Zhu Ning's enemies as his own enemies and was very serious about understanding the enemy's movements.
Pei Shu: "It's hard to say, but I guess there's no change because there's the Far North blocking it."
Pei Shu added: "The Far North has always been very stable, covered in ice and snow year-round, which is actually quite rare."
Lin Xiaofeng continued to ask: "Then how did Prometheus get placed there?"
Zhu Ning had thought about this problem a long time ago, and it was so precise. It was placed behind the stable Far North, which was difficult for humans to cross. It was considered the safest place in the world.
There are two possibilities. The first is that due to some unforeseen circumstances, people did not have time to evacuate before the pollution spread, and had to continue to maintain the status quo.
Second, Prometheus’ creator made special arrangements to stabilize the kingdom of God. In that case, we have to assume that there is a very powerful person with superpowers who can cross the Far North. Who is this person?
Did he create the current world order?
This question was beyond the scope of the topic. Pei Shu's ability to answer any question stopped working. He spread his hands and shook his head: "I don't know."
Lin Xiaofeng said seriously: "Thank you, Uncle Pei."
Pei Shu was stunned for a moment. Only Lin Xiaofeng was so polite, which made him feel a little uncomfortable.
He wanted to introduce a new teacher to Lin Xiaofeng. She was really suitable to be an outside scholar. Pei Shu already had a suitable candidate in his mind. He had an old classmate who worked in this field. She was a female professor who was decisive and efficient in her work. She should like Lin Xiaofeng very much.
While listening to them talk, Bai Cheng sat cross-legged beside the bone wall, as if he was an outsider, observing the hole dug by Zhu Ning.
Zhu Ning asked, "Can you sense it?"
Bai Cheng responded directly with action. She placed her palms on the bone wall and gently closed her eyes. Under her control, the bones moved and reorganized with a crackling sound, like a plastic bottle being squeezed into a cube. The bones were close to each other, with no gaps at all. In the blink of an eye, a narrow hole was formed.
Zhu Ning wanted to applaud her, but Bai Cheng remained calm and said, "That's the limit."
Zhu Ning held onto the cave entrance and looked inside, but still couldn't see the end, and the sound of the waves was not that obvious.
Lin Xiaofeng stood up and asked, "Let me go in and explore the way."
The narrow hole was just right for her height. Zhu Ning didn't even turn her head and denied it immediately, "Collective action."
She scanned the area with her flashlight and didn't find anything unusual for the time being. "We'll have to move soon."
I can't live here forever, and who knows when the oxygen will run out.
They rested for a while and began to pack their luggage. They all looked for supplies nearby. Since the two times of supply shortage, the whole team was afraid of running out of food. Everyone's backpack was full, and they also found suitable protective clothing to change into.
Lin Xiaofeng couldn't wear adult protective clothing, so he only changed into a helmet, and his clothes remained the same.
She held the helmet and looked at herself in a car mirror. The mirror showed a headless little girl. Lin Xiaofeng still couldn't make herself visible. She thought about it, put on the helmet, and this time the helmet was visible.
Bai Cheng was not at all shaken. She initially thought her destination was utopia, but now it seems that it may be even farther away.
She didn't ask to leave the team, so Zhu Ning assumed that she was still a member of the team and didn't even ask Bai Cheng about his next plans.
Pei Shu hesitated for a while when he was collecting the blanket, and finally stuffed it into his backpack. There was no way there would be any wool here, and there would be no wool on the future journey. He completely lost his psychological comfort.
"Pei Shu?" Bai Cheng called him. Zhu Ning had already entered the cave, and he was the only one left. Everyone was waiting for him.
"Here we come." Pei Shu followed the team.
Zhu Ning ducked down and crawled into the white bone cave. She felt a pulling force on her neck. After entering the cave, the contaminated spores appeared redder. She decided to follow Xu Meng's contaminated spores.
Where are you taking me?
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