"Before the typhoon?" Li Yu was clearly shocked. "Didn't the typhoon destroy everything? How could they have survived until now?"
At this point, the image of a shelter suddenly came to Li Yu's mind:
"Could it be that these people have been passing down their skills from generation to generation in the shelter?"
Ma Yuanbai, who was standing next to him, nodded.
Li Yu was filled with amazement. These people had actually been hiding in the shelter all along, passing down their knowledge from generation to generation.
It wasn't until after the disaster that their descendants returned to the surface and, with tremendous effort, rebuilt a new city.
"What a huge shelter this must be!" Li Yu murmured, her face full of disbelief.
Ma Yuanbai was taken aback; why did his focus as the alliance leader always seem so strange?
Seeing that Li Yu had come to her senses, Ma Yuanbai pointed to the green flag fluttering outside the door.
"These symbols of civilization are almost ubiquitous throughout Qingcheng, and can be seen everywhere."
Li Yu looked in that direction and saw the green flag fluttering gently, seemingly symbolizing a certain belief.
"A civilization before a disaster would not intentionally kill people."
Seemingly realizing that his words were somewhat absolute, Ma Yuanbai added:
"At least not on the surface."
"Are you so sure?" Li Yu asked incredulously.
“Because there are laws and morals.” Ma Yuanbai’s expression was firm.
Li Yu: "......"
Ma Yuanbai: "......"
"What do you mean?" Li Yu asked, completely bewildered.
Ma Yuanbai was instantly silenced by Li Yu's question, and after thinking for a long time, he couldn't come up with a single word.
His expression slowly became extremely complicated. He found it difficult to explain the meaning of these ancient words to Li Yu, and he was also unable to make Li Yu understand what a system and principles were, but these illusory things did indeed influence the behavior of the people of Qingcheng.
"All you need to know is that in pre-disaster civilization, people have a bottom line."
Ma Yuanbai's words carried a hint of envy.
It's unclear whether he envied the civilization before the disaster or envied Li Yu in front of him.
......
Inside the underground laboratory in Qingcheng.
A researcher stood nervously waiting at the elevator entrance.
As the elevator slowly descended, the researcher's body began to tremble slightly.
Behind the researcher, Commander Lu Ling was 'protecting' his safety every step of the way.
The lights came on, and the elevator doors slowly opened.
City Lord Lu Qinglin appeared inside, accompanied by two extraordinary Awakened Ones.
Judging from their powerful aura, their strength is in no way inferior to Commander Lu Ling.
Seeing the researcher come to greet him personally, City Lord Lu Qinglin smiled and spoke warmly:
“Dr. Zhou Xu, how can we trouble you to come out in person? Wouldn’t that delay the research progress?”
"It won't affect anything, it won't affect anything." Zhou Xu looked at Lu Qinglin's seemingly friendly smile, but his heart was filled with panic.
He knew perfectly well that beneath Lu Qinglin's seemingly kind smile lay sharp fangs, like those of a wolf, ready to devour its prey without spitting out the bones.
In the eyes of Zhou Xu and his group of underground workers, Lu Qinglin was simply a demon that inspired fear in everyone.
As far as he knew, 20 years ago, Lu Qinglin simply suspected his son Lu Yun of plotting a rebellion and of trying to seize his power, so he directly sent the Qingcheng troops to arrest Lu Yun, and to this day no one knows what happened to Lu Yun.
It is said that when he was surrounded by the army, Lu Yun, who was already a high-level awakened being, did not resist.
Ten years ago, Lu Qinglin suspected that his grandson Lu Fan wanted to avenge his father Lu Yun and covet his position as city lord, so he simply imprisoned Lu Fan in the dungeon as well.
If Lu Fan hadn't been a born Awakener, and had significant research value for Qingcheng, he probably would have been buried alive long ago.
It wasn't until a year ago that the higher-ups sent the tormented Lu Fan to the laboratory under Zhou Xu's command.
Zhou Xu was horrified to see someone so ruthless and devoid of emotion even towards his own family.
Lu Qinglin showed no mercy to his family, and his cold-bloodedness was terrifying.
Every time Zhou Xu met Lu Qinglin, he couldn't help but tremble with fear. He was terrified that he might anger Lu Qinglin in some way and be killed on the spot.
"Come on, let's go inside and talk." Lu Qinglin seemed to be in a good mood today, and there was a hint of urgency in his voice.
After passing through several security checkpoints, the group finally arrived at the laboratory.
Suppressing his excitement, Lu Qinglin quickly walked to the glass and examined it carefully.
A white monkey was firmly restrained on the research table, and no matter how much it struggled, it could not break free.
"It really is a white monkey."
Lu Qinglin looked at the commander beside him and praised him:
"Well done, Lu Ling. It was worth sacrificing an Awakened squad to drive it out of that guy's territory."
Following that, Lu Qinglin continued:
"Dr. Zhou, let's start the experiment now and hurry up."
Lu Qinglin stared intently at the white monkey, his eyes revealing a thirst for power.
“However, extracting superpowers also takes time, and the success rate of fusion experiments with humans is probably…” Zhou Xu replied in a low voice, a hint of fear in his voice.
Lu Qinglin's face instantly darkened:
"Didn't we give you that immortal piece of trash? As long as you keep experimenting, you'll eventually succeed."
"You can do as many experiments as you want before I order the dissection of the white monkeys."
"Yes." Zhou Xu hurriedly lowered his head, timidly put on his protective suit, and went inside.
He knew in his heart that any hesitation now could incur Lu Qinglin's displeasure, and the terrible consequences would be something he simply could not bear.
Lu Qinglin's gaze followed Zhou Xu's retreating figure intently, his heart filled with anticipation.
This white monkey may be the key to him gaining even greater power.
"An ability even more powerful than that of a naturally awakened being..."
Lu Qinglin turned to look at Lu Ling, a ruthless glint in his eyes:
“Lu Ling, you will personally supervise the experiment. I will not tolerate any failure.”
"Yes," Lu Ling replied expressionlessly.
Lu Qinglin looked at Zhou Xu, who was busy inside, and a slight smile appeared on his lips:
"Remember to remind Dr. Zhou that his family is doing well in Qingcheng and no longer needs to work hard."
Lu Ling nodded, his eyes showing no emotion, as if he had already grown accustomed to Lu Qinglin's ruthlessness and cruelty.
In this new world, superpowers are everything.
Lu Qinglin was the madman who would stop at nothing to research superpowers.
Inside the glass room of the laboratory.
Zhou Xu's forehead was covered in cold sweat.
Two assistants, looking terrified, came over to help wipe his sweat.
Zhou Xu knew that what lay before him was not just a white monkey, but a gamble on the fate of him and all the laboratory workers.
He took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and began drawing blood from the white monkey.
Behind him was Lu Qinglin's ever-present gaze, filled with a hint of expectation.
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