Chapter 433 Ninth Era, Year 155
Lu Yuan spent the most indescribably happy night in his life.
His life has entered an unprecedented stage of happiness. He has a close partner, friends he can talk to, good brothers, and his own career...
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However, for the underground alliance, this night was very torturous.
Gambling fight...I lost again!
It’s not that Master Lu Lun is not strong enough, but... after leaving the underground environment and his own civilization, he has very little "luck" to rely on.
The performance was much worse than last time.
So the craftsmen of the Shumiba civilization won this game easily!
5. Spiritual rhythm.
The number is not large, but it makes the people underground feel very painful.
"No effort at all!" The rat craftsman, Rat Gongye, shook his beard, very proud.
Seeing the other person's frustrated look, he couldn't help but comfort him: "Your path is not a dead end, but it has some limitations."
"Hey, come and study with us for more training, since you paid the 5 Lingyun tuition fee."
"Really?!" Lu Lun's eyes suddenly lit up.
Rat people are actually more generous than humans. After all, they don't develop civilization. When they see someone with potential, they will take the opportunity to make friends with them... As for whether the final result is good or bad, they don't really care.
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The current time is Pangu Continent, the Ninth Era, the 56371st day.
For life outside the safe zone, 155 years is already a very long time.
Mulberry leaves are still growing silently, countless stories are being played out on this continent, and many reckless civilizations have disappeared silently, leaving only ruins.
Prosperity is always short-lived, but death is eternal, as if no one knows they have been here.
But there are also some civilizations that are very lucky to pick up treasures and soar to the sky! For example, the Underground Alliance!
On the first day these 12 races arrived at the Sky City, they immediately realized their own shortcomings...
And... the superiority of the wandering civilization! Their horizons were broadened a lot.
This gap is all-round. Let’s not talk about the gap in technology. After all, humans have picked up too many relics, so it is normal that the technology cannot match.
Even at the spiritual level, there is actually... a gap! This is incredible! Any passerby who sees these foreigners will be very interested in chatting with them, talking about civilization construction, and their conversation and knowledge are all quite extraordinary - this means that the educational resources are extremely rich.
The cost of education is really not to be underestimated. They just couldn't figure out how humans with such a small population could maintain a balanced budget. So they could only stop a young man passing by and interview him casually, asking him: "Education... I can't reveal too much about this. I can only say that our educational resources are very rich, and most of the knowledge can be learned for free."
"What industry am I in? There's no need to keep this secret. I'm an apprentice in carving. I have a little talent, and this year my divine attribute has reached 12 points, which happens to be the minimum standard for this industry."
"My research direction is to reduce the cost and increase the efficiency of rune bullets! As you know, the engraving of the glyphs requires idealistic base materials, which are too expensive. We want to mix some ordinary metals into the idealistic materials to reduce the cost of bullets..."
"I can't say more... It's a small achievement! I've done my bit for civilization. Let's keep up the good work!"
When the young man introduced this, he couldn’t stop smiling.
It can be seen that human civilization has conquered many difficulties, and the self-confidence that comes from the heart does not need to be concealed at all.
Each of these young people is looking for something to do.
It seemed as if there was no difficulty in the world that could stump them! In contrast... the morale of the underground alliance was not very high.
Except for the Minotaur tribe who were always laughing foolishly, the other races were more or less depressed. After all, so many people were lost in the disaster. Who dared to fantasize about the future?
The land area of "Dongtian" is so small... It's difficult to live in harmony.
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Also, in human civilization, the fighting spirit of soldiers is extremely high.
Various detective tasks are really hard, but they enjoy it and even take pride in it.
The soldiers protect everything here from the bottom of their hearts.
"Treasure Hunting Team, this month's goal has been exceeded! Brothers, disband!" (Mainly treasures in the forest.) "My name is Lu Ying, and I haven't found much recently... Well, compared to the Zerg nest, it's naturally a far cry."
"But whatever we find is good. An income of 10-20 yuan a year is not bad." The man laughed heartily.
"Brother Lu, how do you dig for treasure? Teach me, old cow! Moo!"
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What’s even more terrifying is that among the human population, almost all people are willing to follow the city, travel far away, explore the unknown, and look for opportunities.
This is really scary and difficult to do.
The more experiences you have, the richer your foundation will be. This is indeed a very simple truth.
But who doesn’t yearn for a little comfort?
What if something unexpected happens and the entire city is destroyed?
The Underground Alliance doesn't know how to convince their people to keep going... Even if they build the Sky City, it may just be to avoid disasters instead of actively seeking opportunities...
“No wonder the craftsmen of the Shumiba Civilization are willing to stay here permanently. The luck here is really too strong.”
"From time to time, I can feel that it is a state created by the people that can last for a long time."
"In comparison, our Underground Alliance is a mediocre and uninteresting civilization." Master Craftsman Lu Lun couldn't help but sigh from the bottom of his heart when he saw all this.
Of course, watching all this doesn't mean he will betray the alliance.
He just wants to make the alliance better!
That is his path!
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Time passed quickly, and a month later, a group of underground people were anxiously waiting outside the high-risk laboratory.
The important task of their visit this time was to treat the ancient worms.
We must first confirm whether humans can be cured, and then consider the issue of medical expenses.
It was not until three o'clock in the afternoon that Lu Yuan came out of the laboratory carrying a safe.
Following behind him were the wooden puppet "Greedy Demon", Professor Lu Tiantian, and a group of biologists.
It can be seen that many experts have worked diligently and hard for a month these days.
"What do you think? Is there any solution?" Oshima Kou hurried forward.
Lu Yuan was silent for a while, and whispered: "The conventional method is very difficult. Our experts have thought of many ways, but in the end it was useless. The quality of its rules is too high."
Upon hearing this news, everyone in the Underground Alliance clenched their fists and smiled bitterly.
Hope is shattered.
Lu Yuan explained: "Especially when there is only one piece of meat, it no longer has its own immune system, which makes it even more difficult..."
"As you know, the main reason for the cure of many diseases is not because of the medicine, but the body's own immune ability. The medicine is just a push from behind, which is equivalent to a boost. The immune ability is more important."
There is no mistake in the poem, post, content, and read the book on 6, 9, and bar!
Humans really tried their best, using things like [Blood Ghosts], [Deformed Ghosts]... all kinds of methods of fighting poison with poison.
Even the blood of the Little Mirage Dragon was used for experiments! The Little Mirage Dragon's racial value is relatively high among the anomalies.
But in the end it was of no avail.
The one we are encountering now is different from the ghost fog disaster. All the ghost fogs added together at the beginning are actually just one drop of blood. The concentration of power is very low, so the amount each person absorbs is very limited.
However, the power concentration contained in this piece of meat in the safe is quite high, which may be about 100,000 times that of the ghost fog! Unless the whole piece of meat is destroyed together, it can be completely solved, but that is not a treatment, but a direct elimination.
Hearing the human say this, Oshima Gang was silent for a while, then looked up at the blue sky and white clouds: "Thank you very much, it's normal that you can't cure it... If this thing is so easy, we can do it ourselves."
"That's it... We have settled here for a month and have gotten to know the humans a little better. It's time for us to go back and report on the situation."
“May we be able to collaborate further and look to the future.”
The atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
From this month's observations, it is clear that humans are indeed more advanced than them. There is nothing we can do if we cannot do the same, and we can only seek help from more powerful civilizations in the future.
Lu Yuan cleared his throat and said, "Ahem, don't worry... Our experts believe that if the patient's vitality is very strong, there is still a slight chance of success. I don't know how much energy this patient has left."
"Oh? How do you mean?"
"Through some experimental analysis, we found that this piece of living tissue may be consistent with the muscle structure of the anomaly [worm]."
Oshima Ko was stunned for a moment, it seemed that Gu Chong's identity had been discovered.
But this is also normal. If this kind of thing cannot be detected, how can it be treated? "The [worm] phenomenon has some special features. Perhaps we can use our own 'devouring evolution' ability to devour this 'blight'. Of course, the specific treatment method is not convenient to disclose. We will use some very special medicines, and you need a strong vitality to survive."
The mortality rate of "wilt disease" is higher than that of "deformation disease".
Lu Yuan was reluctant to use his own Zerg for experiments, so he asked the frontline soldiers to capture some Zerg in the rifts and send them to the rear.
After a series of attempts, scientists discovered that [Withering] and [Distortion] seemed to be at the same level, while the combat effectiveness of [Blood Vampire] was slightly higher.
This means that the blight can be treated in the same way as the aberration, but the process in between needs to be slightly improved.
Lu Yuan showed a glass bottle. The gray-black mist inside seemed to have life. It formed one vortex after another and constantly hit the wall of the bottle.
Da Daogang gently touched the bottle, and his whole body bounced up as if he had been electrocuted! A cold force made his whole body numb. Yes, that was the feeling! This was the power of the same origin!
The other diplomats touched it one by one and trembled with fear.
"It seems like there's hope this time?" The Bull-Headed Chieftain's eyes widened. "After all, this is something we don't understand at all. Maybe there really is hope?"
Everyone smiled bitterly with a mixture of speechlessness... What kind of logic is it that things that we don't understand are more reliable?
"Ahem, let me be honest. This is the power of the [ghost]. Among the four natural disasters, it is the strongest and the most terrifying." Lu Yuan said, "Your patients were attacked by the [ghost] but did not die... which is quite remarkable. Anyway, no one here can withstand the [ghost]."
Oshima Kou actually knew this, but after being pointed out, he could only shamelessly ask, "What is the success rate?"
"How can we guarantee this?"
Before Lu Yuan finished speaking, Professor Lu Tiantian, who was standing beside him, interrupted and said, "According to the current analysis, this anomaly [worm] is simply unprecedentedly powerful..."
"If it was in its prime, we would have a 99 percent chance of saving it. But now too much time has passed and we can't assess its vital status, so we can't estimate its chances of recovery."
"But please believe that our method is absolutely effective. I cannot reveal the specific principle because it involves the secrets of human civilization..."
"These are the current experimental specimens. You can take a look."
Several soldiers drove mechas and carried some Zerg experimental specimens out of the laboratory.
Most of the insects died, and their deaths were extremely miserable. All the water in their bodies evaporated, and they turned into mummies.
This is a classic symptom of blight.
But there were a small number of them that retained a relatively moist appearance. However, after being cut open with a laser, it was discovered that they had grape-like malignant tumors growing in their bodies. Yellow viscous liquid continuously flowed out, contaminating the entire glass box.
"This..." Oshima Ko was a little surprised when he saw this disgusting scene.
He also asked a squinting biological expert behind him to observe for a while.
This squinting expert was no ordinary person. After studying it for a while, he smiled happily: "Sir, I almost understand it. Humans used some energy of the same level to expel the power of the blight."
"But the same level of energy will cause a large number of tumors..."
Oshima Ko's face trembled: "What's the use? Wouldn't it be more troublesome? The ancient insect turned into a tumor? I dare not imagine... If the people knew about it, they might send us to the gallows!"
After all, ancient insects are a belief and a spiritual pillar.
The expert shook his head and said, "No, it does make sense. The symptoms of blight are so horrible that one can die in just a few minutes."
"This kind of abnormality causes a relatively slow death rate. Even ordinary Zerg take a long time to die. Humans must be trying to take advantage of this and do something."
This is like the difference between "Ebola virus" and "malignant tumor". One kills quickly and cannot be saved; the other also has a high mortality rate, but dies slowly, so we can still think of a way to treat it.
(End of this chapter)