Chapter 361 Back to Reality (12) - The Origin of Players
Li Dong seemed to know what Ning Shu was thinking, and continued to explain without waiting for her to ask:
“We didn’t find the hibernation pods in the same place. After we learned that there were the first batch of hibernation pods, we called in marine experts to determine if there were any more.”
Ask them to help predict the possible locations of these hibernation pods based on ocean current patterns, and then search for them one by one.
Sure enough, we also discovered other hibernation chambers in some deep-sea areas near China.
The kind of hull I just told you about was discovered in this way.
We don't know if there are any other hulls elsewhere, and we don't plan to find all of them.
If our plan fails, we can hope that the remaining undiscovered hulls will survive.
Human hibernation pods don't have enough power to sustain their activity, but alien hibernation pods do.
But this didn't explain what they had done. Ning Shu knew that Li Dong hadn't finished speaking, so she waited for him to continue.
"After determining which parts of the capsules to expose to the Loy aliens, we modified the shape of those capsules."
They were to be modified to resemble the hulls of Loy, but only in terms of appearance, without damaging the interior.
Once everything was ready, the undercover agent exposed these pods to the Loy aliens, showing them only videos and pictures, of course.
They weren't stupid; they immediately began to suspect the reason for the appearance of these pods.
We sent them several hibernation pods that actually belonged to the Loy aliens.
After completing their investigation, and drawing on their own history of invading Earth, they reached the same conclusion as us.
Because their equipment is better, and the vital signs of the humans inside are stable, they can survive if they are awakened.
The Loy aliens certainly didn't want these humans to live, and issued an order to massacre them.
After receiving orders, the undercover agent suggested putting these people into the game.
Unexpectedly, in order to curry favor with that so-called VIP, they actually agreed, which led to your entry into the game.
Ning Shu felt that the question was not yet answered: "Didn't they suspect the other modified cabins?"
Li Dong: "Our people didn't let them see the other cabins. They moved the people directly into the cabins containing the game equipment and then destroyed the original cabins."
Ning Shu: "They would trust you so much?"
That doesn't make sense.
Li Dong: "They are also highly intelligent beings, so naturally they possess the inherent flaws of highly intelligent beings. They have what we humans have, and even more so."
"Loy has someone in charge of this, but they're lazy, and having modified our genes, they think we can't betray them, so they've become quite reckless."
"What exactly is this genetic modification?"
Ning Shu had wanted to ask earlier what this genetic modification was, as it didn't sound like a good thing.
But when she looked at Li Dong, she couldn't see any signs of genetic mutation.
Li Dong smiled wryly: "They have implanted a code in our genes that has no effect on our appearance, but only on our behavior."
We cannot do anything to harm them. We have tested it; for example, aiming a gun at them is not allowed.
For example, if you perform the action of raising a gun to aim, your body will feel extremely uncomfortable, and you will die instantly the moment you pull the trigger.
"There's actually such a thing as genetic modification?" Ning Shu found it unbelievable.
But given the fierce spirit of our Chinese ancestors, it's not like they couldn't have done something like exchanging one for one. How could it have dragged on for a hundred years without a clear winner?
Li Dong continued: "The technology of the Loy aliens is very advanced. They all have automatic defense systems. Our bullets were intercepted by the system before they even touched them."
The ultimate result was countless casualties on our side. The lessons of our ancestors taught us to bide our time and finally wait for you, who hadn't been genetically modified.
I see.
Ning Shu felt that her questions kept coming one after another:
"Since they can modify human genes, modifying players shouldn't be too difficult for them."
Li Dong suddenly burst into laughter, startling Ning Shu.
Looking at Li Dong's utterly devastating smile, she knew she had asked a truly awful question.
Li Dong quickly realized he had lost his composure, suppressed his smile, and reached out to wipe away the tears from the corners of his eyes.
"Genetic modification does not work immediately; it requires the mother to carry it and it only works in the offspring."
The first generation of ancestors were kept in captivity by the Loy aliens, and their main task was to reproduce.
After producing a large number of offspring, the genetically modified ancestors were all killed.
Ning Shu never expected it to be like this; it's really... too much!
"Fortunately, they didn't deprive us of our right to education. Do you know why?"
Ning Shu shook her head; how could she possibly know?
"Because they believe that uneducated people like us are no different from animals, and the people they need must be able to understand human language, since no one can order a pig to do things."
At first, I thought they were based on their confidence in their own technological development, believing that humans could never reach their level of technology.
Later I learned the real reason: they wanted to use humans to break free from the Soya aliens' technological monopoly.
The Soya aliens? How come there's another alien?
Ning Shu was completely bewildered. Was she playing a science fiction game? It was hard not to wonder if she was still in a game.
Li Dong was not surprised at all when he saw Ning Shu's appearance.
"No rush, let me explain the relationship between them first."
The Soya aliens are indistinguishable from humans in appearance. If there is any difference, it can only be said that their average appearance is above that of humans.
Moreover, they live longer than humans, with an average lifespan of around 300 years.
Moreover, their appearance only ages rapidly in the last 20 years; for the rest of the time, they maintain a youthful or middle-aged appearance.
Upon hearing this, Ning Shu felt that this was truly a chosen race, blessed with unique advantages.
When she heard that they were almost indistinguishable from humans, and even superior, she couldn't help but think of Si Zhong and Zhang Li.
Ning Shu didn't interrupt Li Dong; she felt she would have plenty of opportunities to ask later.
"The true appearance of the Roy aliens is that of an octopus, with no distinction between male and female."
Their reproduction is somewhat similar to that of bees, with a queen bee and the others categorized by job.
They possess a certain level of intelligence, but they cannot create highly technological products.
My personal guess is that they started making contact with the Soya aliens at some point.
They made an exchange with Soya Star using the resources they had at their disposal, which led to their current development.
From their discovery of Earth to their current management practices, it's clear they want to use humanity to develop their own technology, giving our people the opportunity to infiltrate their ranks.
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