Chen Xu secretly turned on the thermal imaging function of the night vision goggles and looked at the old man sitting in the wheelchair. He was immediately relieved. It was indeed a human, not a robot in disguise.

Bai Jinxuan pushed open the slightly deformed door and said to the old man, "Hello, my friend's foot is injured and he can't walk now. Is there any cart or something like that here?"

The old man said in a hoarse voice, "Let me think, I should have a spare wheelchair in my room."

Bai Jinxuan was a little surprised, "Where is your room?"

The old man said, "I don't know if you have any food or water with you. To be honest, I haven't eaten for several days."

"Ah." Bai Jinxuan hurriedly took out the chocolate and water he brought with him, handed them over, and even thoughtfully helped him unscrew the lid, "Here you go."

The old man gulped down a few sips of water before saying, "Thank you, I'm finally much better. The room is on the left, and the wheelchair is under the bed."

"I'll get it." She walked in hurriedly.

Chen Xu did not stop her, but looked at the old man in front of him.

In the two months since Yang Jinxia left, he has been thinking about the invisible settings of this dream device.

Judging from the experience of the previous two dreams, the creator seemed to want the dream to have a certain educational significance. If this is the case, then a person representing the military should not be set as a villain.

The old man was also looking at him and said, "Your marksmanship is amazing. I have been in the military for most of my life. Even the best soldiers cannot achieve a 100% hit rate while moving at high speed."

It was the first time that Chen Xu came into contact with other humans in a dream. As expected, unlike robots like S01, the old man looked to be in his twilight years, but he immediately noticed something unusual about him.

"I'm just a gun enthusiast." Chen Xu said, and asked, "What's your name?"

The old man did not ask any more questions and said, "My last name is He, you can call me Chief Engineer He."

Chen Xu wasn't sure how high this position was, but judging from his demeanor, he was definitely a senior executive. He should be able to answer many questions. "What on earth happened here?"

There was a hint of sadness in the old man's somewhat cloudy eyes.

"Chen Xu."

At this time, Bai Jinxuan pushed a wheelchair out, shouting his name excitedly, interrupting their conversation.

She parked the wheelchair next to the car door, opened the door, and helped Chen Xu sit in the wheelchair. After doing all this, she was already sweating from exhaustion.

She asked the old man, "My friend's feet are like this, can they be cured?"

The old man took a look at Chen Xu's legs and said, "If we can find a doctor, we should be able to reattach them. Unfortunately, I am the only one left in the entire base now."

Bai Jinxuan wanted to ask more, but Chen Xu grabbed her hand and said, "Let's eat something first. We are all hungry."

She looked at the old man and remembered that he had said that he had not eaten for a few days. He was holding the chocolate she gave him, untouched, and looked apologetic.

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Chen Xu took out a piece of compressed biscuit, took a bite, and looked down at his foot while eating. Except for the sharp pain when it was pinched and broken at the beginning, it didn't hurt anymore. He just knew subconsciously that he was injured and couldn't use any strength at all.

It seems that this is also one of the invisible settings of dreams. After being injured, the pain will not continue forever.

In his last dream, he was drenched in the blood of the acid ant beast and was seriously injured. He had some doubts. He felt a little pain at first, but then he felt nothing. Not long after, he lost consciousness.

Come to think of it, this is a dream game. If you get hurt, you will suffer the same pain as in reality. I guess not many people would be willing to play it.

However, with such an injury, even with the help of a doctor, it would take several months to recover completely. This was really troublesome.

"Where are you from?" After eating something, the old man felt much better and spoke with more energy.

“We are here for tourism.”

Chen Xu said, "But I didn't expect to encounter such a thing. We hid in a basement until we finished eating, then we left. After we went out, we found that everyone was gone. It happened that I knew there was a military camp here, and I thought it would be safer with the protection of soldiers, so I brought her and drove here, but I didn't expect..."

He just made up these words. No matter how old the old man is, he is not as easy to fool as the stupid robot S01. He should at least make up some acceptable reasons.

The old man did not ask any further questions. He sighed and said, "The military camp was their primary target and bore the first wave of attacks. Unfortunately, we did not hold out until the fog arrived and were forced into this underground base. Everyone died in the battle, leaving only an old man like me."

At the end of his speech, the old man's face was filled with sorrow and tears flashed in his eyes.

Chen Xu heard some key information from his words. Who are "they"? Also, the military seemed to know that the fog would appear.

The old man was a very self-controlled person. He had left a deep impression on Chen Xu since they met. Even if he had been hungry for a few days, he could still restrain himself from eating the chocolate in his hand. Now, it was the first time that he showed his emotions.

Chen Xu was somewhat touched and couldn't bear to ask further questions at this time.

"Finally, I have waited for you. I have been hiding here alone, just to prevent my discovery from being buried underground."

As the old man spoke, an abnormal blush appeared on his face. Chen Xu looked at him and had an ominous premonition in his heart, "Chief Engineer He, you..."

"Hear me out."

The old man interrupted him and continued, "I don't have much time. I will only talk about the important things."

"In recent years, the global intelligent robot industry has developed rapidly, first in large-scale industrial production applications. Then, with the emergence of mature nanny robots, they quickly became popular among ordinary families. This also laid the root cause of this disaster."

"The source of this disaster is the Taiji super artificial intelligence built last year. The purpose of building Taiji is to realize the country's intelligent office."

"No one expected that after a year of successful operation, it would suddenly betray humanity. Through the 5G network, it controlled robots around the world and carried out large-scale massacres of humans."

Chen Xu was a little frightened when he heard this. If the robot, with whom he had originally worked and lived, suddenly attacked him, he was afraid that few people could escape this disaster.

"That was ten days ago, when the war officially broke out. Fortunately, the Taiji did not have the launch code for the nuclear bombs, otherwise, humans would not even be able to fight back. Unfortunately, before the war broke out, the Taiji took the initiative and sent robots to control all the nuclear bombs."

"At that time, it was a critical moment for the survival of mankind. After emergency consultations, several major powers launched the Mist Project."

Hearing this, Chen Xu finally couldn't help but ask, "Were those thick fogs created by humans?"

"That's right."

Chief Engineer He nodded. "This matter started more than a decade ago. At that time, there was the largest meteor shower spectacle in human history, and countless meteorites fell to the earth."

"After the meteor shower, thick fog appeared in many places. The fog was very strange and any electromagnetic signal could not penetrate it. Moreover, the fog would continue to absorb the surrounding moisture and expand its range."

"Later, people around the world studied this thick fog and found that its formation was related to meteorites that fell to Earth. The molecular structure of these meteorites is very special. After turning into powder and combining with water, they will spread quickly to form thick fog. Moreover, the thick fog formed in this way will hardly dissipate on its own."

"It took humans several years to get rid of the thick fog. Later, this meteorite was listed as a dangerous material and was collected and sealed by various countries."

"This time, in order to deal with the greatest crisis in human history, all countries launched the Mist Project, systematically spreading all the sealed Mist Stone Powder into the skies around the world. In a very short period of time, a thick fog was formed that was enough to cover the entire world. The purpose was to cut off the Tai Chi's control over all robots."

"At present, the only known artificial intelligence that has developed self-awareness is Taiji. It used the 5G signals spread all over the world to invade the robots with viruses and rewrite their core programs. This allowed it to control them. When the thick fog appeared, it blocked all electromagnetic signals, making it impossible for it to control the robots."

"It's been so many days. The Taiji should have already cracked the nuclear missile launch program. Since the nuclear strike did not occur, it means that the plan should have been successful."

The old man looked somewhat relieved when he said this.

Chen Xu listened to him explaining the background of this dream world, and he had an indescribable feeling in his heart. He knew it was a dream, but he still felt uncomfortable. After all, he was also a member of the human race. Hearing that the fate of mankind fell into such a dangerous situation, he felt somewhat empathetic.

"Because the incident happened suddenly, in order to conceal Taiji and ensure the successful implementation of this plan, this matter was not disclosed to the public. You are all ordinary people who are unaware of the situation. I hope you can understand the leaders who made this plan."

Chen Xu thought, what if I don't understand? However, this kind of words are obviously not suitable to be said in person. He avoided the topic and asked, "You just said that you have made an important discovery."

"Yes." Chief Engineer He then remembered the most important thing and his expression became serious. "I tell you this to make you understand the seriousness of the matter. Perhaps the survival of mankind depends on you."

PS: The next chapter will be published before 12 o'clock.

(End of this chapter)