Si Huaixi carefully held the first crystal core that Pei Maomao gave him in his hand, his sea-blue eyes flashing with solemn emotion, and he decided to find a locked box to keep it for the rest of his life.
But he suddenly remembered that his own Pei Maomao seemed to have said that he went to the trading area to earn points.
Si Huaixi regretted it belatedly. He actually let his own Pei Maomao go out to work and earn money for him. He felt distressed and ashamed, but also inexplicably happy.
His memory was still lingering on the scene where Pei Zhaozhou was lying weakly in the wilderness, dying like a dying big cat, unable to drive away the zombie birds, his gray amber-platinum eyes revealing a sense of weakness and helplessness as if his life was over.
As pitiful as a golden-eyed cat that desperately needs his help.
Since he had decided to pick up Pei Zhaozhou and bring him home, he didn’t mind supporting one more person.
Si Huaixi fumbled in his inside pocket and took out a card that he hadn’t used for a long time. Since the supplies were delivered directly to his doorstep, he usually didn’t care how many points were on this card.
However, Cao Leipeng said that his contribution to the base cannot be disregarded just because he is the commander of the base, so the number of times he participated in the missions of defending the base and transporting supplies should also be counted.
However, Si Huaixi had not calculated it carefully and estimated that Pei Zhaozhou would be able to eat well in the Lucheng base for the rest of his life.
Si Huaixi casually handed the card to Pei Zhaozhou, and then held the crystal core given by Pei Zhaozhou and planned to find a place to put it.
Before leaving the living room, Si Huaixi saw the clean bowl and asked Pei Zhaozhou if he wanted to have some more wontons.
Pei Zhaozhou was a little dazed when he was stuffed with this card. Before he could react whether to accept it or not, he heard Si Huaixi talking about wanting to eat wontons, and nodded quickly.
Without paying much attention, Pei Zhaozhou put the unlimited black card – Doomsday Edition – into his pocket.
When he put it into his trouser pocket, Pei Zhaozhou suddenly realized that he was wearing two very hot pants and frowned fiercely.
Sitting casually in the living room Pei Zhaozhou noticed several books on the table. You can see that they have been read before.
One of the books aroused Pei Zhaozhou’s interest.
It is called “Research on Antarctic Iceberg Meteorites – New Materials for Human Evolution”, and it is a handwritten manuscript. The author is Chen Wenfeng, a biologist before the end of the world. It tells about his manuscript on research on the zombie virus.
The beginning tells about the unusual phenomena that occurred when the author followed the scientific research icebreaker to Antarctica.
Pei Zhaozhou’s eyes were filled with surprise.
He had always heard about the zombie virus but never understood its origin. This manuscript was the first-hand information on the cause of the zombie virus outbreak in the apocalypse.
The zombie virus at the beginning was not called a zombie virus, but a new substance code-named “iceberg”.
Because it is extremely rare for a meteorite to break open an iceberg that has been frozen for thousands of years, the scientific research team to which the author belongs was sent to investigate.
The scientific expedition team took an icebreaker to the Antarctic iceberg less than ten kilometers away from the site of the accident.
Suddenly there was a series of crackling and banging sounds coming from the icebreaker.
When the scientific expedition team came out of the cabin, they found that the hired foreign crew members were picking up harpoons in fear, trying to drive away the fish that were inexplicably and madly attacking the hull.
Fish usually live in the sea water under the ice. The thick ice layer isolates the outside temperature, which is equivalent to another insulation layer, making the temperature of the sea water higher than the external environment. What’s more, there are dangerous predators such as sea lions and seals in the extreme cold.
Fish rarely appear on the sea surface.
This unnatural fish is often found in the Antarctic zone. It is usually docile and inactive, but now it has become extremely ferocious, constantly attacking icebreakers, and some are even madly crashing into the extremely cold ice in a suicidal manner.
When the scientific expedition team members first arrived and discovered this unusual scene, they took out their cell phone cameras to record it.
For safety reasons, the captain decided to return and wait for the scientific expedition team to come for the second time to make preparations. He then started the helicopter not far from the iceberg and went directly to the destination.
But when they arrived at the destination, the scene before them shocked everyone.
Countless fish were frantically gnawing at the ice on the iceberg. The ferocious fish even started killing each other. Even seals and whales became particularly violent and vicious. A layer of light pink blood-frozen ice was floating on the sea surface.After the scientific expedition team obtained samples of the iceberg meteorite, they also took some abnormal animal samples to the laboratory for analysis.
The expedition team was surprised to find that the genes of these organisms had evolved, and their activity was much higher than that of ordinary organisms. Their ability to resist harsh environments had become stronger, and even their lifespans had been extended to some extent…
This has been proven true after many experiments on mice. The new substance extracted from iceberg meteorites can promote the evolution of organisms. The only disadvantage is that it makes the organisms become irritable and bloodthirsty.
They also named this new substance “Iceberg”, both because it came from an Antarctic iceberg and because it symbolizes the hope that life is frozen and that human life span can be extended.
Because the newly discovered substances can effectively extend human life, governments around the world have invested huge amounts of money and scientific research talent to join the research.
What follows are the author’s handwritten data reports on his daily research on new substances, interspersed with occasional complaints about the unpalatable English breakfast. He also received a sum of research funding, which will allow him to buy more advanced experimental equipment.
But after reading the latter part, Pei Zhaozhou keenly noticed that the author’s handwriting began to deform and tremble.
As the experiment progressed, the handwriting became increasingly deformed and distorted.
Suddenly one day. The new page was no longer a clear record of the experiment, but a mass of black handwriting that vented anger. The resentful pen tip pierced the paper, leaving behind the author’s last words of hatred and complaints.
The last words were written in another language, hidden in a pool of dark ink.
These extremely hidden words were only found after being scanned by the intelligent computer Silver Arc.
After translation Pei Zhaozhou’s pupils suddenly shrank.
[Why! Why! Such misfortune has befallen me! ! ! ]
[I have successfully extracted a new substance with a weaker virality, and even injected it into a living organism, which can cause another mutation. Some mice have become four times stronger, and some can spit fire and water. However, there is still a high probability that they will be infected with the original extremely manic and bloodthirsty virus…]
[Only four months left… In just four months, I will be confident that I can extract a new substance without side effects and produce a world-shaking scientific research result. By then, no one but me will be eligible to win the Nobel Prize! ]
[With the patent of the life-extending drug developed by the new substance, I can get countless money and honors! I will become a great man engraved in the milestones of mankind! ]
[But why did I get brain cancer? The doctor told me I only have one month to live. ]
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[If all humans in the world can extend their lifespan, why would I have to die painfully in a month after getting brain cancer! I curse this world! I will destroy all the data and drag all humans in the world to die with me! Die! Die!!!]
August 18, 20XX.
I was injected with the most primitive new substance, and I will become a man-eating monster, hahahahahaha——————
book closed
Pei Zhaozhou’s face was pale and solemn, with cold sweat all over his back.
“You’ve understood the book.”
Si Huaixi came over with a complicated expression, the bowl in his hand was emitting fragrant hot white smoke, and in the hazy smoke, his sea-blue eyes were filled with deep melancholy and sadness…
While logically I can understand getting severely depressed about getting brain cancer as a researcher and even deeper despair because said researcher had found a way to extend life, why drag al life on earth into this?!?! Just destroy al research and all the specimens containing Iceberg and be done with it, if that makes you feel better!