The Return of Cambrian Period
Chapter 47
However, the puppet jade is just an energy-storing jade talisman, just like a piece of iron or a piece of sea dragon tendon, it can also be changed in physical shape by Cambrian energy.
It took a full three hours, and Cong Xia finally glued all the pieces together seamlessly. When the puppet jade finally showed its prototype, the faces of the three of them sank.
"Am I not mistaken?" Cong Xia stared, "Is it in the middle..."
Zhuang Yao said, "It's missing a piece."
"Why is there a piece missing!" As the sky was getting dark, Cheng Tianbi turned on the flashlight and shone it into the center of the puppet jade, vaguely seeing a hollow in the center of the puppet jade.
The three of them sat in the snow and didn't speak for a long time.
There's nothing more frustrating than thinking you've got all the puppet jade pieces together, only to find that one piece is missing.
Zhuang Yao shook his head: "Impossible, we have detected it all over the world. The energy of the puppet jade is very strong, it is like using a heat source detector to detect an area, other places are [-] degrees, and the puppet jade is [-] degrees. Might be missed."
Cheng Tianbi said: "Could it be hollow in the first place? It seems that the empty place still has a shape."
"It's not impossible." Zhuang Yao pondered.
Cong Xia strengthened her eyesight and took a closer look: "It looks like a three-dimensional five-star in the middle."
Zhuang Yao looked at him. Under the light of the flashlight, the lines of his face looked very stiff, but his eyes were incredibly bright: "If there is really a gap in the puppet jade, we all know what is missing."
Cong Xia shook his hand and clenched his palm tightly, but no matter how hard he held it, the puppet jade remained as cold as ever.
Cheng Tianbi tapped his temple with his slender fingers, and said expressionlessly: "If there is something really missing, what it lacks is here."
Cong Xia said hoarsely: "Don't draw conclusions yet. There is no puppet jade in your body, at least there is no entity, that, it's just a... I don't know what it is, but..."
Cheng Tianbi patted the back of Cong Xia's head: "Calm down, it's nothing, we have prepared countless times to die, and we have survived it again and again. Nothing can scare us. We have to find out the problem before we can solve it. So I want you to look at this directly now."
Cong Xia took a deep breath: "Yes, you are right."
Zhuang Yao said: "The energy obtained by the natural force evolution is endowed by the puppet jade. Among the genes spread by the ancient gods, there must be at least ten gene chains that are special and contain their most powerful source of life. God's genes, these god's genes have been passed down for millions of years, and have existed in the bodies of countless people or animals. It was not until the outbreak of puppet jade more than three years ago that you who inherited the god's genes awakened. You and all the mutants People are different, the effect of Cambrian energy on other mutants is to change their genes, but for you, it is to gradually release the energy in your god genes."
Cheng Tianbi nodded: "So, the energy consumed by the puppet jade for us is the missing piece."
Zhuang Yao flicked his fingers in the snow: "Do you know that since the puppet jade has been more and more concentrated in Beijing, the Cambrian energy around the world has dropped by 12.00% in the same year, but the Cambrian energy in Beijing has increased by 20%?" Eighth, as long as there is no puppet jade, the Cambrian energy will gradually decrease, and after ten or twenty years, it will be negligible, and the puppet jade will be completely sealed, and the earth will slowly return to its original state."
"But how to seal the puppet jade? According to you, the evolution of natural force is simply a moving puppet jade!"
"That's not accurate. At least they don't spread Cambrian energy, but they do carry the mark of the puppet jade. I think that if you want to seal the puppet jade, you must first make the puppet jade complete."
Cong Xia said a little excitedly: "Since they won't spread Cambrian energy, as long as they seal the puppet jade now, the problem will be solved temporarily. As you said, we can't destroy the puppet jade, and we can't stop the Cambrian consciousness. If it can only be delayed, then seal it for as long as it can be delayed. Why must the puppet jade be complete? How can the puppet jade be complete?!"
Zhuang Yao said: "Why must the puppet jade be complete? The puppet jade was made by the ancient gods and was used to plan the key chess pieces of this game, but it is also a double-edged sword. According to their plan, all mutants will die. When the time comes, the puppet jade has completed its mission and must disappear from the biosphere. Otherwise, with its existence, more ordinary people will only become mutants. The energy that evolves human beings through natural forces must be withdrawn to be complete."
"According to what you said, how did the ancient gods make the puppet jade disappear? Did they set the time?"
"No, it's definitely not the time, but more accurate..." Zhuang Yao raised his head, his eyes were like torches: "I understand... At first, I thought that the ancient gods wanted to use us to finally seal the puppet jade, and it is indeed the case. But the sealing method is not what we thought, no, we didn’t think of any sealing method at all, but the ancient gods probably already set the sealing method.” He stood up abruptly, nervously going back and forth Pacing: "That's right, that's it, they set it up, otherwise how would they end up, but they have loopholes, there must be loopholes..."
Cong Xia said anxiously: "Zhuang Yao, stop talking so fast, make it clear!"
Zhuang Yao sat down on his ass: "Do you understand that the puppet jade must be sealed in the end, not only we think so, but also the ancient gods think so, the puppet jade is a set program, under what conditions will it be triggered? , Under what conditions to stop, they set it. The triggering condition is the movement of the Cambrian consciousness. Once the Cambrian consciousness starts to pay attention to human beings, the puppet jade will awaken. The ancient gods, the overall situation that spans millions of years, It started to work, and in the end, for the reproduction of ordinary humans, the puppet jade must be stopped, and the condition for its stop is..."
"What is it?"
Zhuang Yao looked at the two of them: "It is the death of a human being evolved by natural forces."
Cong Xia was trembling even for breathing.
Cheng Tianbi nodded: "reasonable. First, the energy in our body can be 'returned' to the puppet jade only after the evolution of natural forces dies; second, if even the strongest evolution of natural forces dies, it proves that other The mutants have almost died a long time ago, the purpose of the ancient gods has been achieved, the puppet jade has completed the task, and sealed itself."
Zhuang Yao said: "Yes, this is the complete layout of the ancient gods."
Cong Xia gritted her teeth: "Nonsense..."
Zhuang Yao said: "You know it's not nonsense."
Cong Xia stood up suddenly: "This is even more disgusting than if we are all dead! They are the ones who rushed to the front line in all battles, they were the ones who were injured and bleed the most, and they were the ones who contributed the most. Now we have to kill them." Are they, they..." Cong Xia took a few breaths, squatted back on the ground, hugged his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "I don't accept this result."
Cheng Tianbi said calmly: "I don't accept it either. As long as one out of ten of us refuses to accept it, this round cannot be completed."
Zhuang Yao said: "The ancient gods will not think that it can end now. According to their arrangement, the puppet jade will continue to release energy until all the mutants explode, and the evolution of natural forces can't hold it anymore, or they will die in battle. Or die of old age, this is the end. But they won't count, we can collect all the puppet jade, trying to save ourselves, they won't count, we have a five-color stone, teach us how to use cultivation to screen for ourselves Favorable energy has delayed the death time of most people, and greatly enhanced our combat effectiveness through Cong Xia. Because of the existence of the five-color stone, the game of the ancient gods has been destroyed from the beginning, and we are destined to rewrite the ending. "
Cong Xia gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, let's rewrite the ending. I will absolutely, absolutely not let any of us die."
Zhuang Yao said firmly: "The key to everything is still in the five-color stone. Zhang Tianshi must have left a vital message."
Yes, five-color stone...
Cong Xia was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that his abdomen hurt a little. He unbuttoned his clothes, pulled off the bandage wrapped with the five-color stone, and saw that a layer of skin on his stomach had been burned off, and blood was oozing out. Fever, he was burned, maybe because he experienced too much pain, he didn't feel anything.He held the five-color stone: "It has been hot for a long time."
"It must be the reaction to the puppet jade." Zhuang Yao looked at his stomach: "You don't even know it hurts?"
"I was too focused just now." In the blink of an eye, the superficial wound was healed, he said, "The five-color stone's reaction is different from before, I'll go in and have a look right away." He was so confused that he forgot In order to pay attention to the changes of the five-color stone.
"No." Zhuang Yao said: "This place is not suitable. Let's go down the mountain. There are tents under the mountain to keep out the wind and snow. In case you fall into a coma again, it will be convenient for us to take care of you."
Cong Xia nodded. He was holding the puppet jade in one hand and the five-color stone in the other. The secret rivalry between the two fetishes caused powerful energy to linger around him. Since the puppet jade appeared from the protective box until now, he has never been able to Can breathe freely.Perhaps because he was oppressed by that energy and lacked oxygen, he suddenly had an unthinking idea to bring the two jade stones together...
Boom—a strong light suddenly appeared, and a huge force was suddenly stimulated. Before Cong Xia had time to react, he was bounced and flew out, and fell heavily into the snow with a "bang".
Cheng Tianbi and Zhuang Yao turned around, and Cong Xia had already fallen into a snow pit more than ten meters away, and there was no one in sight.
Cheng Tianbi quickly ran over and pulled him out of the snow: "Cong Xia! Are you okay?!"
Cong Xia stared at the night sky blankly, and it took a long time to find her soul, her expression was a little distorted: "Okay...it hurts." Several ribs must have been broken.
Zhuang Yao rolled his eyes: "What are you doing so stupid?"
Cong Xia smiled bitterly and said, "My brain is cramping."
Zhuang Yao snorted, "I think so, are you okay?"
Cong Xia struggled to get up: "It's okay." He remembered that when he was bounced off by the five-color stone for the first time, the pain made him want to cry on the spot. Now his physical fitness is several times better than before, and his recovery ability is amazing. never mind.However, this also verified his idea, he said: "Do you remember? When we snatched the puppet jade from Yi Dong, we had two on us. At that time, they attracted each other and were difficult to carry, but we used five-color stones to block Between them, this problem is solved, it seems that the five-color stone can shield the energy of the puppet jade."
Zhuang Yao nodded: "So, Zhang Tianshi must know the way to seal the puppet jade."
Cheng Tianbi hugged the two of them: "Let's go down the mountain." A gust of wind blew by, and the three of them flew towards the foot of the mountain.
The camp where hundreds of people were once stationed was now deserted. There was thick snow piled up around the abandoned tents. They cleaned it up a bit and got into the tents. There were still hard quilts inside. Fortunately, the military tents were of good quality. Excellent, not broken so far, enough to keep out the wind and snow.
Cheng Tianbi dug out pots and pans in the snow, took out liquid energy from his backpack, lit a fire, and then heated snow water and dry food.
Cong Xia sat next to the fire and rubbed his hands vigorously: "It's really cold today. I really miss the life of eating and sleeping like this. I think back then, before we came to Beijing, we lived this kind of life almost every day."
Zhuang Yao curled his lips and said, "I developed late because I was delayed at that time."
"Hey, didn't you say it was because of overuse of your brain?"
Zhuang Yao rolled his eyes at him: "There are all of them."
Cong Xia smiled: "It's a pity, when I'm remembering bitterness and thinking sweetly like this, three people and a cat are missing."
"They may not be willing to remember bitterness and sweetness with you." Zhuang Yao held a hot water cup and covered his hands.
Cong Xia bit hard at the hard jerky: "Zhuang Yao, how far is it from Kunming to Beijing?"
"The straight-line distance is about [-] kilometers."
"If you used to drive, you could get there in two days. The premise is that you have a car, gas, and roads. We walked that road for nearly a year..."
Zhuang Yao said, "Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"
Cong Xia smiled and said: "It's nothing, I just think that since the end of the world, we have been walking, from Yunnan to Beijing, from Beijing to Qinghai, from Qinghai to South China Sea, we have not stopped or slept in the past four years After a few nights of sleep, I sometimes wonder if it's all worth it."
Zhuang Yao's cheeks hurt from chewing jerky; "Don't be emotional, it's not the time."
Cong Xia laughed at himself.
Cheng Tianbi said: "It's worth it, everything we have now proves that we are worth it along the way."
Zhuang Yao smiled, but didn't say any harsh words.
Cong Xia looked at Cheng Tianbi and Zhuang Yao, thought of his relatives and companions far away in Beijing, and said to himself in his heart, yes, because they sat in front of her so well, everything was worth it.
After eating and drinking, the three returned to the tent.Cong Xia had the puppet jade in one hand and the five-color stone in the other, with a nervous look on his face.
Zhuang Yao said: "Let's start."
Cheng Tianbi also said: "We will always guard you here, go."
Cong Xia nodded firmly, closed her eyes, and instantly entered the void of the five-color stone.
In an instant, it was pitch black in front of his eyes, and then he saw the familiar Chinese characters, and at the same time, he also experienced a kind of... emotion, yes, it was emotion. Before that, this place was like a cold "library". Gaining knowledge and enlightenment here, the "library" should not have emotions, but he clearly felt a combination of sadness, depression, heaviness, and despair.
Suddenly, an old and distant voice came from the void. The voice spanned thousands of years. When it reached Cong Xia's ears, it seemed that every vibration contained unspeakable sadness: "My descendant, you are here."
Cong Xia was both excited and nervous: "Senior... Zhang Tianshi!"
"After many hardships, you finally put the black jade in your bag. If you want to end this catastrophe, the black jade must be sealed."
"Zhang Tianshi..."
"If you want to seal the black jade, you need to recover its energy completely, and then bury it in this dungeon. The nuclear energy of the black jade is dispersed in ten people's bodies. If it is broken, the energy will return to the black jade, or the energy will be returned to the black jade , can also save your life. This Nuwa God Stone can help you recover the energy of black jade, and the Yanwu clan will live for hundreds of thousands of years."
Cong Xia reminded himself again that Zhang Daoling's voice was preset 2000 years ago, and he was not talking to him, but how he wished to say even a word to Zhang Daoling to express his admiration and gratitude.Hearing that there is a way for man to evolve through natural forces other than death, his spirit was lifted.
A section of documents glowing with green light flew from the void, and those Chinese characters floating above his head were obscure and difficult to understand. After several years of research, he could recognize most of them at this time, and they were actually about energy-storing jade charms.
Zhang Daoling's voice sounded again: "If ten people are caught off guard, the energy will automatically return to the black jade. If this does not work, then the human and stone will become one. You can still try it, but this method will trap you to death, remember, remember."
The phrase "remember" slowly echoed in the void, and these two words hit Cong Xia's chest with tightness.What Zhang Tianshi said is similar to what Zhuang Yao analyzed. The missing piece in the puppet jade needs to be supplemented by the energy of natural forces to evolve human beings, but he cannot absorb the energy of living organisms, and Zhang Tianshi’s reminder is exactly what he needs most urgently. The only thing is how to save their lives and recover their energy at the same time.As for what trapped him in a narrow escape, he couldn't care less about it.
He strengthened his brain, memorized the not-so-short document, and then left the void.
The moment he woke up, Cong Xia met a pair of eyes, those eyes were as calm as water, just like his master, always giving people the power of peace of mind.
Cheng Tianbi said softly, "You're awake."
Cong Xia blinked: "How long? This time?"
"Not long, one day and one night."
Zhuang Yao asked: "How is it?"
Cong Xia first transcribed the document on paper.
Zhuang Yao glanced at it: "I can translate it for you now." Zhuang Yao has long been familiar with the Chinese script in order to study the five-color stone. The difference in IQ really makes Cong Xia depressed.
Cong Xia said: "No hurry, I'll tell you what Zhang Tianshi said first." He repeated Zhang Tianshi's words.
Zhuang Yao nodded: "It's similar to what I analyzed. So we need to unite people and stones to suck out their energy."
Cheng Tianbi said: "If it fails, Cong Xia's life will be in danger."
"Correct."
Cong Xia said: "If they succeed, will they lose their ability?"
"It's not necessary to lose your ability. Genetic changes are irreversible. The puppet jade has stimulated your genetic potential. How can you take it back? I think the so-called recovery of energy refers to the recovery of the fragments of the puppet jade. The missing part of the puppet jade is the part where it enters your body and collides with your god gene, it is definitely not ordinary Cambrian energy, it should be some kind of core gene energy."
Cheng Tianbi said in a deep voice: "I don't care about losing my ability, but if I want to risk Cong Xia's life..."
"Tianbi." Cong Xia interrupted him: "Master Zhang said that if he is close to death, he still has a [-]% chance of survival. Among the things we have experienced, which one has a higher than [-]% chance of surviving? In my opinion, this is quite high probability of success."
"Don't make excuses, it's just a metaphor."
Cong Xia said seriously: "But I believe in Zhang Tianshi, he will not point me to a complete dead end. We have come to this point, the end is nothing more than you die or I die, why not take a bold gamble that we will not die Yes. I don’t want to die, I want to live, what Zhang Tianshi gave me is not a mission to die, but a hope to live!”
Cheng Tianbi's face was serious, he asked Zhuang Yao: "What is written in that passage?"
"I know every word, but I don't understand the meaning. It's not suitable to discuss things here. Let's go back to Xining first."
They decided to return to Xining immediately and make plans after communicating the situation with Cong Zhenzhong and others.
As soon as Cong Zhenzhong saw them, he asked a series of questions without panting, Zhuang Yao said: "It's a long story, first put the puppet jade into the protective box."
After putting the puppet jade in the protective box, Cong Xia felt that he could finally breathe.
Zhuang Yu said, "What happened in the restricted area?"
Cong Xia glanced at him, apparently not wanting to speak in front of him.
Zhuang Yu mocked: "I read most of the memories of Zhuang Yao and Mr. Sun. I know most of what you know, and I know what you don't. Is it meaningful for you to hide it from me?"
Cong Xia said bluntly, "I don't trust you."
"I don't need your trust, I need your information."
Cong Zhenzhong rubbed his eyebrows wearily: "Xiao Xia, Zhuang Yu's research on puppet jade is the most in-depth in the entire Academy of Sciences, because he was the first to discover the Cambrian energy. Just say it directly, there are not so many scruples now, I have A hunch that we don't have much time."
Cong Xia reluctantly nodded and recounted what happened in the restricted area.
The more everyone listened, the more dignified their faces became.
Cong Zhen said: "Have Cong Xia read the contents of the document?"
Cong Xia nodded: "On the way back, Zhuang Yao told me that it is related to the energy-storing jade talisman, but it is much more complicated than the energy-storing jade talisman, and the documents are also very obscure. I have to study it."
Zhuang Yu said: "Then, the next step is very clear. It is impossible for us to kill all the evolutionaries of natural forces. Now we have to summon them to Qinghai again."
Tang Yanqiu said in a deep voice: "Although Zhang Tianshi gave us two choices, in fact we only have one."
Cheng Tianbi sat at the side with a gloomy face, without saying a word, with a murderous aura around him, making people daunting.He didn't want Cong Xia to take all the risks and consequences, but he couldn't stop it.Tang Yanqiu was right, they seemed to have two choices, but in fact they had no choice.
Cong Zhenzhong looked at Cong Xia with complicated eyes, hesitating to speak.
Cong Xia pretended to be relaxed and said: "The world is really unpredictable, they are coming to Qinghai again, haha."
Cong Zhenzhong said dejectedly: "In the past few days, you can concentrate on studying the documents. When you are sure, we will take the next step."
Cong Xia patted Cong Zhenzhong's shoulder: "Second Uncle, don't worry, I believe the five-color stone can save us."
Zhuang Yu said expressionlessly: "It's better to be like this. Once you fail, we will be enemies of all natural evolutionists."
Cheng Tianbi looked at him coldly: "One day, I will send you on the road first."
Zhuang Yu sneered: "I'm sure I'm not walking alone."
After the short meeting, everyone went to their own business. Cong Xia didn't dare to imagine how all the natural evolutionists would react when they knew the many secrets they had been hiding for so long.
When eating, Cong Xia didn't have much appetite, and after swallowing a few mouthfuls, she turned to Zhuang Yao: "If we successfully seal the puppet jade, what will happen to Mu Fei and the others?"
"In terms of individuals, the devil pine is indeed infinitely more dangerous than humans, but in terms of populations, the threat to the biosphere of the entire pine tree population is still very weak. As for whether the Cambrian consciousness is evaluated by the population or the individual, we don't know."
"Then how can we help them?"
Zhuang Yao shook his head: "We can't protect ourselves, how can we help them? Sealing the puppet jade can delay the growth, and self-cutting the root system will greatly reduce their strength, both of which are beneficial to them. We are delaying time, so can they. Unless the Cambrian consciousness launches a global cleansing, it will be difficult to hurt them, they are much safer than us."
Cong Xia frowned deeply: "But their lifespan is more than a hundred years." After 50 years, they are almost dead, but how long can the devil pine live safely.
Zhuang Yao shrugged: "If you want to live a long time, you have to constantly weaken your own strength and lower the evaluation of Cambrian consciousness."
"You mean..."
"Yes, they can't take root in one place for too long."
Cong Xia sighed: "I understand, I will have a serious talk with them when I go back this time." After speaking, he smiled wryly: "There is also an apology."
Zhuang Yao rolled his eyes: "If it succeeds, they should thank you."
Cong Xiadan said: "As long as it succeeds, anything will do."
Cong Xia didn't go out for two days and spent sleepless nights studying the document. With the deepening of his understanding, his doubts and worries became deeper and deeper. In the end, he didn't even dare to tell others what he learned. Discuss secretly with Zhuang Yao.
On the third day, the helicopter was full of natural force evolutionists and came to Qinghai again.
Perhaps it was what they needed to know. Tang Tingzhi had already said in Beijing that when the group got off the plane, they were all aggressive, and they looked more like they were fighting than when they went to the South China Sea.
Filed into the conference room, Zhou Fenglan was the first to go mad: "I always thought that as long as I killed the squid monster and got the puppet jade together, I would be able to live a comfortable life in the future, but in the end we are still blocked. Knowing this, why is I working so hard?!"
If he was so presumptuous at ordinary times, he would have attracted cynicism, but at this moment the meeting room was silent, because he had spoken out the hearts of many people.
The Academy of Sciences concealed the facts from them and asked them to risk their lives to collect puppet jade. For these people who were born and died, it was not only a deception, but also a fool. When he looked at Cong Zhenzhong and the others, his eyes were also full of anger.
Cong Zhenzhong had already expected such a scene. He said in a deep voice, "I am the leader of the Academy of Sciences. It is my decision to choose to conceal this matter. I will bear all the consequences."
Chu Xingzhou said coldly, "How do you bear the consequences?"
Wu You snorted coldly: "I am neither your lackey nor your thug. We were born and died on the battlefield. Don't we even have the right to know the truth? Just because you think we will give up when we know the truth?"
Cong Zhenzhong said in a low voice: "I don't think all of you will give up, but negative attitudes are contagious. As long as there is one person who doesn't want to cooperate, all our efforts will come to naught. Moreover, I am also worried that too many people will leak the news. I I have a lot of concerns, but no matter what the reason is, I really lied to you, and after this matter is over, I can let you dispose of it."
Cong Xia stood up: "This is not Professor Cong's decision alone, it is the result of the discussion of the entire Academy of Sciences, and we should bear all the consequences together."
Dacqueline kicked over the trash can, her beautiful face was as cold as ice: "What are the consequences? Can we kill you? We once fought side by side, but you concealed the truth. I can no longer trust you, no matter what If you ask for any more cooperation, as long as I think there is a threat, I will not participate."
After all, Li Daoai and Yao Qianjiang had a good personal relationship with Cong Xia and the others. Although their faces were gloomy, they still restrained themselves from uttering harsh words.
Cong Xia lowered her eyes with guilt. When they chose to conceal the truth, they had already expected today. The questioning and angry eyes of their former comrades-in-arms made them panic.
The two insiders, Cheng Tianbi and Shen Changze, were even more silent, their positions were more subtle than Cong Zhenzhong and Cong Xia.
Zhou Fenglan said angrily: "Yes, don't play tricks anymore, just say what you want to do, but if there is danger, I will definitely not participate."
Zhuang Yu coughed lightly, and said lazily: "A group of people in their 30s and [-]s, can you stop being so naive."
Wu You glanced at him sideways, with ice in his eyes.
Zhuang Yu said: "Think about the situation at that time with your brains. Yes, after knowing the truth, maybe you will not give up, but can you guarantee that others will not give up? Think about when you are facing the king squid, Without any one or two people around us, can we still sit here today? Furthermore, can you guarantee that you will not leak the secrets, and can you guarantee that others will not leak the secrets? As natural force evolutionists, no matter what happens, you will all be alive The longest, so you will not give up easily, but what about other mutants, what will they think? How many people will lose their fighting spirit? The stable situation we have maintained for such a long time is likely to be destroyed by these rumors, who wants to see To such a situation?"
Rong Lan said coldly: "The strong words are unreasonable."
Zhuang Yao said with a small face: "We are arguing, so you are just venting your anger. I know that the knife hanging above our heads makes everyone unhappy, but it is not us who caused all this, but us. The common enemy—the puppet jade. Every step we take, no matter how infuriating it is in your eyes, is for the sake of allowing more people to survive, can this not be trusted?"
Several people looked gloomy and did not speak.
Zhuang Yao said: "We not only deceived you, we even deceived the devil pine. We offended the most powerful mutant creatures in the world at once. If there is a better way, we will not do this .That’s right, we need you to go to the battlefield, and we need you to fight against the giant squid in the South China Sea, because that is the last chance for human beings, and it is also the chance for you, me, and everyone present. We have won this opportunity together, regardless of the process. How, the result is indeed what everyone wants, is this enough for you to cooperate with us again?"
Seeing the increasingly similar faces of Zhuang Yu and Zhuang Yao, the people present felt helpless.Playing a debate, who can be the opponent of the brain evolution person, Zhou Fenglan and others were so angry that they stared at each other, but they were speechless.
Cong Zhenzhong hurriedly stood up and sang red face: "For us insiders, you are by no means a tool to fight for your life, but our most important fighters. Out of helplessness, I sincerely apologize to everyone. I just hope that you will believe in us again at the last moment. Like every time in the past, we are not sure of success, but as long as there is a glimmer of hope, human beings will never give up. Please Fight with us once again to save humanity and save ourselves."
There was silence.
In the end, Li Dao-ai, the most authoritative among the evolutionists of natural forces, stood up and said, "Everyone, why don't you listen to their plans first, and don't say anything angry about not participating. In fact, no matter how dangerous it is, we have to participate. We sacrificed So much, not to give up at the last minute."
Yao Qianjiang sighed: "Cong Xia, how do we seal the puppet jade?"
Cong Xia breathed a sigh of relief, he cleared his throat and said, "Actually, there should be no danger for you in this matter, the biggest loss is the possibility of losing energy, but this possibility is unlikely.
Zhuang Yao nodded: "That's right, because the evolution of genes is irreversible, even if you really lose energy, you can at least save your life."
Chu Xingzhou said, "Go ahead."
Cong Xia said: "The document I got from the five-color stone taught me a method, the unity of man and stone. The so-called unity of man and stone is to use the five-color stone to temporarily turn my body into an energy-storing jade talisman. When I After merging with the five-color stone, my body can absorb your energy, not the energy you store in the energy core, but a deeper level, the source energy that awakens your god genes, that part Only the five-color stone can absorb the energy directly put into your body by the puppet jade, and that is the missing part of the puppet jade."
Everyone showed surprised expressions.
"You all know that I can only absorb the energy of dead organisms, and the five-color stone taught me a way to absorb the energy of living organisms."
Yao Qianjiang said: "What is it?"
Cong Xia took a deep breath: "Attack. The energy generated by your attack on me will be completely absorbed by my body." After speaking, he took a sneak peek at Cheng Tianbi, and sure enough, Cheng Tianbi stood up abruptly , staring at him fiercely.
Cong Xia swallowed, and insisted: "This method is actually a paradox. If I absorb the energy of living things, I must bear the attack. If the attack is too violent, I may die, but if I can combine with the five-color stone And for one, I might survive. That's our plan."
Cheng Tianbi sternly said: "This is your own plan!"
Cong Zhenzhong's face turned blue. He didn't expect that the document Cong Xia researched would be such an adventurous one.
"Tianbi, listen to me..."
Cheng Tianbi pointed at him, and said coldly: "There is nothing to say, I disagree." He kicked open the door and left without looking back.
There was an awkward silence in the room.
Zhou Fenglan sneered and said, "It's not that we are not cooperating. What are you going to do? Tie up the sky wall?"
Cong Xia closed her eyes: "I will convince him."
Yao Qianjiang frowned deeply: "Cong Xia, I can't accept this plan either. You bear the energy attack of ten of us alone? Are you crazy? This is too risky, and I don't think it will succeed."
Cong Xia explained: "Jun Wang, it is not my body that absorbs your energy, but the five-color stone, but the five-color stone needs me to put your energy into it, so that I can transfer the energy to the puppet jade again. Five-color stone Stone has saved me more than once in critical situations, and I believe it can protect me."
Li Daoai also said: "Cong Xia, I don't know what the reason is, I only know that anyone here can kill all the living things within a five-kilometer radius before the end of my sentence, you have to bear it." Our attack? What do you take to bear it? Once the energy attack enters your body, it will be too late for you to repent. If the five-color stone cannot help you resist, you will be smashed to pieces in an instant. We still need your ability, and you are also our friend. I don't want you to make fearless sacrifices."
Cong Xia smiled faintly: "Jun Wang, Officer Li, thank you. Since the day I got the five-color stone four years ago, all my abilities have been endowed by it. Without it, I would not have my output. Without it, I and I Many people around me have died thousands of times. It is a divine object, the crystallization of Zhang Tianshi's life's painstaking efforts. I believe in it. It spares no effort to help human beings, and it will not make fun of my life in the end. This is Our only chance, I must give it a try."
Yao Qianjiang sighed: "You can convince Cheng Tianbi first."
Cong Xia looked outside the door, the tall figure in the snow mist had disappeared, he clenched his fist: "I will...
It took a full three hours, and Cong Xia finally glued all the pieces together seamlessly. When the puppet jade finally showed its prototype, the faces of the three of them sank.
"Am I not mistaken?" Cong Xia stared, "Is it in the middle..."
Zhuang Yao said, "It's missing a piece."
"Why is there a piece missing!" As the sky was getting dark, Cheng Tianbi turned on the flashlight and shone it into the center of the puppet jade, vaguely seeing a hollow in the center of the puppet jade.
The three of them sat in the snow and didn't speak for a long time.
There's nothing more frustrating than thinking you've got all the puppet jade pieces together, only to find that one piece is missing.
Zhuang Yao shook his head: "Impossible, we have detected it all over the world. The energy of the puppet jade is very strong, it is like using a heat source detector to detect an area, other places are [-] degrees, and the puppet jade is [-] degrees. Might be missed."
Cheng Tianbi said: "Could it be hollow in the first place? It seems that the empty place still has a shape."
"It's not impossible." Zhuang Yao pondered.
Cong Xia strengthened her eyesight and took a closer look: "It looks like a three-dimensional five-star in the middle."
Zhuang Yao looked at him. Under the light of the flashlight, the lines of his face looked very stiff, but his eyes were incredibly bright: "If there is really a gap in the puppet jade, we all know what is missing."
Cong Xia shook his hand and clenched his palm tightly, but no matter how hard he held it, the puppet jade remained as cold as ever.
Cheng Tianbi tapped his temple with his slender fingers, and said expressionlessly: "If there is something really missing, what it lacks is here."
Cong Xia said hoarsely: "Don't draw conclusions yet. There is no puppet jade in your body, at least there is no entity, that, it's just a... I don't know what it is, but..."
Cheng Tianbi patted the back of Cong Xia's head: "Calm down, it's nothing, we have prepared countless times to die, and we have survived it again and again. Nothing can scare us. We have to find out the problem before we can solve it. So I want you to look at this directly now."
Cong Xia took a deep breath: "Yes, you are right."
Zhuang Yao said: "The energy obtained by the natural force evolution is endowed by the puppet jade. Among the genes spread by the ancient gods, there must be at least ten gene chains that are special and contain their most powerful source of life. God's genes, these god's genes have been passed down for millions of years, and have existed in the bodies of countless people or animals. It was not until the outbreak of puppet jade more than three years ago that you who inherited the god's genes awakened. You and all the mutants People are different, the effect of Cambrian energy on other mutants is to change their genes, but for you, it is to gradually release the energy in your god genes."
Cheng Tianbi nodded: "So, the energy consumed by the puppet jade for us is the missing piece."
Zhuang Yao flicked his fingers in the snow: "Do you know that since the puppet jade has been more and more concentrated in Beijing, the Cambrian energy around the world has dropped by 12.00% in the same year, but the Cambrian energy in Beijing has increased by 20%?" Eighth, as long as there is no puppet jade, the Cambrian energy will gradually decrease, and after ten or twenty years, it will be negligible, and the puppet jade will be completely sealed, and the earth will slowly return to its original state."
"But how to seal the puppet jade? According to you, the evolution of natural force is simply a moving puppet jade!"
"That's not accurate. At least they don't spread Cambrian energy, but they do carry the mark of the puppet jade. I think that if you want to seal the puppet jade, you must first make the puppet jade complete."
Cong Xia said a little excitedly: "Since they won't spread Cambrian energy, as long as they seal the puppet jade now, the problem will be solved temporarily. As you said, we can't destroy the puppet jade, and we can't stop the Cambrian consciousness. If it can only be delayed, then seal it for as long as it can be delayed. Why must the puppet jade be complete? How can the puppet jade be complete?!"
Zhuang Yao said: "Why must the puppet jade be complete? The puppet jade was made by the ancient gods and was used to plan the key chess pieces of this game, but it is also a double-edged sword. According to their plan, all mutants will die. When the time comes, the puppet jade has completed its mission and must disappear from the biosphere. Otherwise, with its existence, more ordinary people will only become mutants. The energy that evolves human beings through natural forces must be withdrawn to be complete."
"According to what you said, how did the ancient gods make the puppet jade disappear? Did they set the time?"
"No, it's definitely not the time, but more accurate..." Zhuang Yao raised his head, his eyes were like torches: "I understand... At first, I thought that the ancient gods wanted to use us to finally seal the puppet jade, and it is indeed the case. But the sealing method is not what we thought, no, we didn’t think of any sealing method at all, but the ancient gods probably already set the sealing method.” He stood up abruptly, nervously going back and forth Pacing: "That's right, that's it, they set it up, otherwise how would they end up, but they have loopholes, there must be loopholes..."
Cong Xia said anxiously: "Zhuang Yao, stop talking so fast, make it clear!"
Zhuang Yao sat down on his ass: "Do you understand that the puppet jade must be sealed in the end, not only we think so, but also the ancient gods think so, the puppet jade is a set program, under what conditions will it be triggered? , Under what conditions to stop, they set it. The triggering condition is the movement of the Cambrian consciousness. Once the Cambrian consciousness starts to pay attention to human beings, the puppet jade will awaken. The ancient gods, the overall situation that spans millions of years, It started to work, and in the end, for the reproduction of ordinary humans, the puppet jade must be stopped, and the condition for its stop is..."
"What is it?"
Zhuang Yao looked at the two of them: "It is the death of a human being evolved by natural forces."
Cong Xia was trembling even for breathing.
Cheng Tianbi nodded: "reasonable. First, the energy in our body can be 'returned' to the puppet jade only after the evolution of natural forces dies; second, if even the strongest evolution of natural forces dies, it proves that other The mutants have almost died a long time ago, the purpose of the ancient gods has been achieved, the puppet jade has completed the task, and sealed itself."
Zhuang Yao said: "Yes, this is the complete layout of the ancient gods."
Cong Xia gritted her teeth: "Nonsense..."
Zhuang Yao said: "You know it's not nonsense."
Cong Xia stood up suddenly: "This is even more disgusting than if we are all dead! They are the ones who rushed to the front line in all battles, they were the ones who were injured and bleed the most, and they were the ones who contributed the most. Now we have to kill them." Are they, they..." Cong Xia took a few breaths, squatted back on the ground, hugged his head, and said in a hoarse voice, "I don't accept this result."
Cheng Tianbi said calmly: "I don't accept it either. As long as one out of ten of us refuses to accept it, this round cannot be completed."
Zhuang Yao said: "The ancient gods will not think that it can end now. According to their arrangement, the puppet jade will continue to release energy until all the mutants explode, and the evolution of natural forces can't hold it anymore, or they will die in battle. Or die of old age, this is the end. But they won't count, we can collect all the puppet jade, trying to save ourselves, they won't count, we have a five-color stone, teach us how to use cultivation to screen for ourselves Favorable energy has delayed the death time of most people, and greatly enhanced our combat effectiveness through Cong Xia. Because of the existence of the five-color stone, the game of the ancient gods has been destroyed from the beginning, and we are destined to rewrite the ending. "
Cong Xia gritted her teeth and said, "Yes, let's rewrite the ending. I will absolutely, absolutely not let any of us die."
Zhuang Yao said firmly: "The key to everything is still in the five-color stone. Zhang Tianshi must have left a vital message."
Yes, five-color stone...
Cong Xia was stunned for a moment, and suddenly realized that his abdomen hurt a little. He unbuttoned his clothes, pulled off the bandage wrapped with the five-color stone, and saw that a layer of skin on his stomach had been burned off, and blood was oozing out. Fever, he was burned, maybe because he experienced too much pain, he didn't feel anything.He held the five-color stone: "It has been hot for a long time."
"It must be the reaction to the puppet jade." Zhuang Yao looked at his stomach: "You don't even know it hurts?"
"I was too focused just now." In the blink of an eye, the superficial wound was healed, he said, "The five-color stone's reaction is different from before, I'll go in and have a look right away." He was so confused that he forgot In order to pay attention to the changes of the five-color stone.
"No." Zhuang Yao said: "This place is not suitable. Let's go down the mountain. There are tents under the mountain to keep out the wind and snow. In case you fall into a coma again, it will be convenient for us to take care of you."
Cong Xia nodded. He was holding the puppet jade in one hand and the five-color stone in the other. The secret rivalry between the two fetishes caused powerful energy to linger around him. Since the puppet jade appeared from the protective box until now, he has never been able to Can breathe freely.Perhaps because he was oppressed by that energy and lacked oxygen, he suddenly had an unthinking idea to bring the two jade stones together...
Boom—a strong light suddenly appeared, and a huge force was suddenly stimulated. Before Cong Xia had time to react, he was bounced and flew out, and fell heavily into the snow with a "bang".
Cheng Tianbi and Zhuang Yao turned around, and Cong Xia had already fallen into a snow pit more than ten meters away, and there was no one in sight.
Cheng Tianbi quickly ran over and pulled him out of the snow: "Cong Xia! Are you okay?!"
Cong Xia stared at the night sky blankly, and it took a long time to find her soul, her expression was a little distorted: "Okay...it hurts." Several ribs must have been broken.
Zhuang Yao rolled his eyes: "What are you doing so stupid?"
Cong Xia smiled bitterly and said, "My brain is cramping."
Zhuang Yao snorted, "I think so, are you okay?"
Cong Xia struggled to get up: "It's okay." He remembered that when he was bounced off by the five-color stone for the first time, the pain made him want to cry on the spot. Now his physical fitness is several times better than before, and his recovery ability is amazing. never mind.However, this also verified his idea, he said: "Do you remember? When we snatched the puppet jade from Yi Dong, we had two on us. At that time, they attracted each other and were difficult to carry, but we used five-color stones to block Between them, this problem is solved, it seems that the five-color stone can shield the energy of the puppet jade."
Zhuang Yao nodded: "So, Zhang Tianshi must know the way to seal the puppet jade."
Cheng Tianbi hugged the two of them: "Let's go down the mountain." A gust of wind blew by, and the three of them flew towards the foot of the mountain.
The camp where hundreds of people were once stationed was now deserted. There was thick snow piled up around the abandoned tents. They cleaned it up a bit and got into the tents. There were still hard quilts inside. Fortunately, the military tents were of good quality. Excellent, not broken so far, enough to keep out the wind and snow.
Cheng Tianbi dug out pots and pans in the snow, took out liquid energy from his backpack, lit a fire, and then heated snow water and dry food.
Cong Xia sat next to the fire and rubbed his hands vigorously: "It's really cold today. I really miss the life of eating and sleeping like this. I think back then, before we came to Beijing, we lived this kind of life almost every day."
Zhuang Yao curled his lips and said, "I developed late because I was delayed at that time."
"Hey, didn't you say it was because of overuse of your brain?"
Zhuang Yao rolled his eyes at him: "There are all of them."
Cong Xia smiled: "It's a pity, when I'm remembering bitterness and thinking sweetly like this, three people and a cat are missing."
"They may not be willing to remember bitterness and sweetness with you." Zhuang Yao held a hot water cup and covered his hands.
Cong Xia bit hard at the hard jerky: "Zhuang Yao, how far is it from Kunming to Beijing?"
"The straight-line distance is about [-] kilometers."
"If you used to drive, you could get there in two days. The premise is that you have a car, gas, and roads. We walked that road for nearly a year..."
Zhuang Yao said, "Why are you talking about this all of a sudden?"
Cong Xia smiled and said: "It's nothing, I just think that since the end of the world, we have been walking, from Yunnan to Beijing, from Beijing to Qinghai, from Qinghai to South China Sea, we have not stopped or slept in the past four years After a few nights of sleep, I sometimes wonder if it's all worth it."
Zhuang Yao's cheeks hurt from chewing jerky; "Don't be emotional, it's not the time."
Cong Xia laughed at himself.
Cheng Tianbi said: "It's worth it, everything we have now proves that we are worth it along the way."
Zhuang Yao smiled, but didn't say any harsh words.
Cong Xia looked at Cheng Tianbi and Zhuang Yao, thought of his relatives and companions far away in Beijing, and said to himself in his heart, yes, because they sat in front of her so well, everything was worth it.
After eating and drinking, the three returned to the tent.Cong Xia had the puppet jade in one hand and the five-color stone in the other, with a nervous look on his face.
Zhuang Yao said: "Let's start."
Cheng Tianbi also said: "We will always guard you here, go."
Cong Xia nodded firmly, closed her eyes, and instantly entered the void of the five-color stone.
In an instant, it was pitch black in front of his eyes, and then he saw the familiar Chinese characters, and at the same time, he also experienced a kind of... emotion, yes, it was emotion. Before that, this place was like a cold "library". Gaining knowledge and enlightenment here, the "library" should not have emotions, but he clearly felt a combination of sadness, depression, heaviness, and despair.
Suddenly, an old and distant voice came from the void. The voice spanned thousands of years. When it reached Cong Xia's ears, it seemed that every vibration contained unspeakable sadness: "My descendant, you are here."
Cong Xia was both excited and nervous: "Senior... Zhang Tianshi!"
"After many hardships, you finally put the black jade in your bag. If you want to end this catastrophe, the black jade must be sealed."
"Zhang Tianshi..."
"If you want to seal the black jade, you need to recover its energy completely, and then bury it in this dungeon. The nuclear energy of the black jade is dispersed in ten people's bodies. If it is broken, the energy will return to the black jade, or the energy will be returned to the black jade , can also save your life. This Nuwa God Stone can help you recover the energy of black jade, and the Yanwu clan will live for hundreds of thousands of years."
Cong Xia reminded himself again that Zhang Daoling's voice was preset 2000 years ago, and he was not talking to him, but how he wished to say even a word to Zhang Daoling to express his admiration and gratitude.Hearing that there is a way for man to evolve through natural forces other than death, his spirit was lifted.
A section of documents glowing with green light flew from the void, and those Chinese characters floating above his head were obscure and difficult to understand. After several years of research, he could recognize most of them at this time, and they were actually about energy-storing jade charms.
Zhang Daoling's voice sounded again: "If ten people are caught off guard, the energy will automatically return to the black jade. If this does not work, then the human and stone will become one. You can still try it, but this method will trap you to death, remember, remember."
The phrase "remember" slowly echoed in the void, and these two words hit Cong Xia's chest with tightness.What Zhang Tianshi said is similar to what Zhuang Yao analyzed. The missing piece in the puppet jade needs to be supplemented by the energy of natural forces to evolve human beings, but he cannot absorb the energy of living organisms, and Zhang Tianshi’s reminder is exactly what he needs most urgently. The only thing is how to save their lives and recover their energy at the same time.As for what trapped him in a narrow escape, he couldn't care less about it.
He strengthened his brain, memorized the not-so-short document, and then left the void.
The moment he woke up, Cong Xia met a pair of eyes, those eyes were as calm as water, just like his master, always giving people the power of peace of mind.
Cheng Tianbi said softly, "You're awake."
Cong Xia blinked: "How long? This time?"
"Not long, one day and one night."
Zhuang Yao asked: "How is it?"
Cong Xia first transcribed the document on paper.
Zhuang Yao glanced at it: "I can translate it for you now." Zhuang Yao has long been familiar with the Chinese script in order to study the five-color stone. The difference in IQ really makes Cong Xia depressed.
Cong Xia said: "No hurry, I'll tell you what Zhang Tianshi said first." He repeated Zhang Tianshi's words.
Zhuang Yao nodded: "It's similar to what I analyzed. So we need to unite people and stones to suck out their energy."
Cheng Tianbi said: "If it fails, Cong Xia's life will be in danger."
"Correct."
Cong Xia said: "If they succeed, will they lose their ability?"
"It's not necessary to lose your ability. Genetic changes are irreversible. The puppet jade has stimulated your genetic potential. How can you take it back? I think the so-called recovery of energy refers to the recovery of the fragments of the puppet jade. The missing part of the puppet jade is the part where it enters your body and collides with your god gene, it is definitely not ordinary Cambrian energy, it should be some kind of core gene energy."
Cheng Tianbi said in a deep voice: "I don't care about losing my ability, but if I want to risk Cong Xia's life..."
"Tianbi." Cong Xia interrupted him: "Master Zhang said that if he is close to death, he still has a [-]% chance of survival. Among the things we have experienced, which one has a higher than [-]% chance of surviving? In my opinion, this is quite high probability of success."
"Don't make excuses, it's just a metaphor."
Cong Xia said seriously: "But I believe in Zhang Tianshi, he will not point me to a complete dead end. We have come to this point, the end is nothing more than you die or I die, why not take a bold gamble that we will not die Yes. I don’t want to die, I want to live, what Zhang Tianshi gave me is not a mission to die, but a hope to live!”
Cheng Tianbi's face was serious, he asked Zhuang Yao: "What is written in that passage?"
"I know every word, but I don't understand the meaning. It's not suitable to discuss things here. Let's go back to Xining first."
They decided to return to Xining immediately and make plans after communicating the situation with Cong Zhenzhong and others.
As soon as Cong Zhenzhong saw them, he asked a series of questions without panting, Zhuang Yao said: "It's a long story, first put the puppet jade into the protective box."
After putting the puppet jade in the protective box, Cong Xia felt that he could finally breathe.
Zhuang Yu said, "What happened in the restricted area?"
Cong Xia glanced at him, apparently not wanting to speak in front of him.
Zhuang Yu mocked: "I read most of the memories of Zhuang Yao and Mr. Sun. I know most of what you know, and I know what you don't. Is it meaningful for you to hide it from me?"
Cong Xia said bluntly, "I don't trust you."
"I don't need your trust, I need your information."
Cong Zhenzhong rubbed his eyebrows wearily: "Xiao Xia, Zhuang Yu's research on puppet jade is the most in-depth in the entire Academy of Sciences, because he was the first to discover the Cambrian energy. Just say it directly, there are not so many scruples now, I have A hunch that we don't have much time."
Cong Xia reluctantly nodded and recounted what happened in the restricted area.
The more everyone listened, the more dignified their faces became.
Cong Zhen said: "Have Cong Xia read the contents of the document?"
Cong Xia nodded: "On the way back, Zhuang Yao told me that it is related to the energy-storing jade talisman, but it is much more complicated than the energy-storing jade talisman, and the documents are also very obscure. I have to study it."
Zhuang Yu said: "Then, the next step is very clear. It is impossible for us to kill all the evolutionaries of natural forces. Now we have to summon them to Qinghai again."
Tang Yanqiu said in a deep voice: "Although Zhang Tianshi gave us two choices, in fact we only have one."
Cheng Tianbi sat at the side with a gloomy face, without saying a word, with a murderous aura around him, making people daunting.He didn't want Cong Xia to take all the risks and consequences, but he couldn't stop it.Tang Yanqiu was right, they seemed to have two choices, but in fact they had no choice.
Cong Zhenzhong looked at Cong Xia with complicated eyes, hesitating to speak.
Cong Xia pretended to be relaxed and said: "The world is really unpredictable, they are coming to Qinghai again, haha."
Cong Zhenzhong said dejectedly: "In the past few days, you can concentrate on studying the documents. When you are sure, we will take the next step."
Cong Xia patted Cong Zhenzhong's shoulder: "Second Uncle, don't worry, I believe the five-color stone can save us."
Zhuang Yu said expressionlessly: "It's better to be like this. Once you fail, we will be enemies of all natural evolutionists."
Cheng Tianbi looked at him coldly: "One day, I will send you on the road first."
Zhuang Yu sneered: "I'm sure I'm not walking alone."
After the short meeting, everyone went to their own business. Cong Xia didn't dare to imagine how all the natural evolutionists would react when they knew the many secrets they had been hiding for so long.
When eating, Cong Xia didn't have much appetite, and after swallowing a few mouthfuls, she turned to Zhuang Yao: "If we successfully seal the puppet jade, what will happen to Mu Fei and the others?"
"In terms of individuals, the devil pine is indeed infinitely more dangerous than humans, but in terms of populations, the threat to the biosphere of the entire pine tree population is still very weak. As for whether the Cambrian consciousness is evaluated by the population or the individual, we don't know."
"Then how can we help them?"
Zhuang Yao shook his head: "We can't protect ourselves, how can we help them? Sealing the puppet jade can delay the growth, and self-cutting the root system will greatly reduce their strength, both of which are beneficial to them. We are delaying time, so can they. Unless the Cambrian consciousness launches a global cleansing, it will be difficult to hurt them, they are much safer than us."
Cong Xia frowned deeply: "But their lifespan is more than a hundred years." After 50 years, they are almost dead, but how long can the devil pine live safely.
Zhuang Yao shrugged: "If you want to live a long time, you have to constantly weaken your own strength and lower the evaluation of Cambrian consciousness."
"You mean..."
"Yes, they can't take root in one place for too long."
Cong Xia sighed: "I understand, I will have a serious talk with them when I go back this time." After speaking, he smiled wryly: "There is also an apology."
Zhuang Yao rolled his eyes: "If it succeeds, they should thank you."
Cong Xiadan said: "As long as it succeeds, anything will do."
Cong Xia didn't go out for two days and spent sleepless nights studying the document. With the deepening of his understanding, his doubts and worries became deeper and deeper. In the end, he didn't even dare to tell others what he learned. Discuss secretly with Zhuang Yao.
On the third day, the helicopter was full of natural force evolutionists and came to Qinghai again.
Perhaps it was what they needed to know. Tang Tingzhi had already said in Beijing that when the group got off the plane, they were all aggressive, and they looked more like they were fighting than when they went to the South China Sea.
Filed into the conference room, Zhou Fenglan was the first to go mad: "I always thought that as long as I killed the squid monster and got the puppet jade together, I would be able to live a comfortable life in the future, but in the end we are still blocked. Knowing this, why is I working so hard?!"
If he was so presumptuous at ordinary times, he would have attracted cynicism, but at this moment the meeting room was silent, because he had spoken out the hearts of many people.
The Academy of Sciences concealed the facts from them and asked them to risk their lives to collect puppet jade. For these people who were born and died, it was not only a deception, but also a fool. When he looked at Cong Zhenzhong and the others, his eyes were also full of anger.
Cong Zhenzhong had already expected such a scene. He said in a deep voice, "I am the leader of the Academy of Sciences. It is my decision to choose to conceal this matter. I will bear all the consequences."
Chu Xingzhou said coldly, "How do you bear the consequences?"
Wu You snorted coldly: "I am neither your lackey nor your thug. We were born and died on the battlefield. Don't we even have the right to know the truth? Just because you think we will give up when we know the truth?"
Cong Zhenzhong said in a low voice: "I don't think all of you will give up, but negative attitudes are contagious. As long as there is one person who doesn't want to cooperate, all our efforts will come to naught. Moreover, I am also worried that too many people will leak the news. I I have a lot of concerns, but no matter what the reason is, I really lied to you, and after this matter is over, I can let you dispose of it."
Cong Xia stood up: "This is not Professor Cong's decision alone, it is the result of the discussion of the entire Academy of Sciences, and we should bear all the consequences together."
Dacqueline kicked over the trash can, her beautiful face was as cold as ice: "What are the consequences? Can we kill you? We once fought side by side, but you concealed the truth. I can no longer trust you, no matter what If you ask for any more cooperation, as long as I think there is a threat, I will not participate."
After all, Li Daoai and Yao Qianjiang had a good personal relationship with Cong Xia and the others. Although their faces were gloomy, they still restrained themselves from uttering harsh words.
Cong Xia lowered her eyes with guilt. When they chose to conceal the truth, they had already expected today. The questioning and angry eyes of their former comrades-in-arms made them panic.
The two insiders, Cheng Tianbi and Shen Changze, were even more silent, their positions were more subtle than Cong Zhenzhong and Cong Xia.
Zhou Fenglan said angrily: "Yes, don't play tricks anymore, just say what you want to do, but if there is danger, I will definitely not participate."
Zhuang Yu coughed lightly, and said lazily: "A group of people in their 30s and [-]s, can you stop being so naive."
Wu You glanced at him sideways, with ice in his eyes.
Zhuang Yu said: "Think about the situation at that time with your brains. Yes, after knowing the truth, maybe you will not give up, but can you guarantee that others will not give up? Think about when you are facing the king squid, Without any one or two people around us, can we still sit here today? Furthermore, can you guarantee that you will not leak the secrets, and can you guarantee that others will not leak the secrets? As natural force evolutionists, no matter what happens, you will all be alive The longest, so you will not give up easily, but what about other mutants, what will they think? How many people will lose their fighting spirit? The stable situation we have maintained for such a long time is likely to be destroyed by these rumors, who wants to see To such a situation?"
Rong Lan said coldly: "The strong words are unreasonable."
Zhuang Yao said with a small face: "We are arguing, so you are just venting your anger. I know that the knife hanging above our heads makes everyone unhappy, but it is not us who caused all this, but us. The common enemy—the puppet jade. Every step we take, no matter how infuriating it is in your eyes, is for the sake of allowing more people to survive, can this not be trusted?"
Several people looked gloomy and did not speak.
Zhuang Yao said: "We not only deceived you, we even deceived the devil pine. We offended the most powerful mutant creatures in the world at once. If there is a better way, we will not do this .That’s right, we need you to go to the battlefield, and we need you to fight against the giant squid in the South China Sea, because that is the last chance for human beings, and it is also the chance for you, me, and everyone present. We have won this opportunity together, regardless of the process. How, the result is indeed what everyone wants, is this enough for you to cooperate with us again?"
Seeing the increasingly similar faces of Zhuang Yu and Zhuang Yao, the people present felt helpless.Playing a debate, who can be the opponent of the brain evolution person, Zhou Fenglan and others were so angry that they stared at each other, but they were speechless.
Cong Zhenzhong hurriedly stood up and sang red face: "For us insiders, you are by no means a tool to fight for your life, but our most important fighters. Out of helplessness, I sincerely apologize to everyone. I just hope that you will believe in us again at the last moment. Like every time in the past, we are not sure of success, but as long as there is a glimmer of hope, human beings will never give up. Please Fight with us once again to save humanity and save ourselves."
There was silence.
In the end, Li Dao-ai, the most authoritative among the evolutionists of natural forces, stood up and said, "Everyone, why don't you listen to their plans first, and don't say anything angry about not participating. In fact, no matter how dangerous it is, we have to participate. We sacrificed So much, not to give up at the last minute."
Yao Qianjiang sighed: "Cong Xia, how do we seal the puppet jade?"
Cong Xia breathed a sigh of relief, he cleared his throat and said, "Actually, there should be no danger for you in this matter, the biggest loss is the possibility of losing energy, but this possibility is unlikely.
Zhuang Yao nodded: "That's right, because the evolution of genes is irreversible, even if you really lose energy, you can at least save your life."
Chu Xingzhou said, "Go ahead."
Cong Xia said: "The document I got from the five-color stone taught me a method, the unity of man and stone. The so-called unity of man and stone is to use the five-color stone to temporarily turn my body into an energy-storing jade talisman. When I After merging with the five-color stone, my body can absorb your energy, not the energy you store in the energy core, but a deeper level, the source energy that awakens your god genes, that part Only the five-color stone can absorb the energy directly put into your body by the puppet jade, and that is the missing part of the puppet jade."
Everyone showed surprised expressions.
"You all know that I can only absorb the energy of dead organisms, and the five-color stone taught me a way to absorb the energy of living organisms."
Yao Qianjiang said: "What is it?"
Cong Xia took a deep breath: "Attack. The energy generated by your attack on me will be completely absorbed by my body." After speaking, he took a sneak peek at Cheng Tianbi, and sure enough, Cheng Tianbi stood up abruptly , staring at him fiercely.
Cong Xia swallowed, and insisted: "This method is actually a paradox. If I absorb the energy of living things, I must bear the attack. If the attack is too violent, I may die, but if I can combine with the five-color stone And for one, I might survive. That's our plan."
Cheng Tianbi sternly said: "This is your own plan!"
Cong Zhenzhong's face turned blue. He didn't expect that the document Cong Xia researched would be such an adventurous one.
"Tianbi, listen to me..."
Cheng Tianbi pointed at him, and said coldly: "There is nothing to say, I disagree." He kicked open the door and left without looking back.
There was an awkward silence in the room.
Zhou Fenglan sneered and said, "It's not that we are not cooperating. What are you going to do? Tie up the sky wall?"
Cong Xia closed her eyes: "I will convince him."
Yao Qianjiang frowned deeply: "Cong Xia, I can't accept this plan either. You bear the energy attack of ten of us alone? Are you crazy? This is too risky, and I don't think it will succeed."
Cong Xia explained: "Jun Wang, it is not my body that absorbs your energy, but the five-color stone, but the five-color stone needs me to put your energy into it, so that I can transfer the energy to the puppet jade again. Five-color stone Stone has saved me more than once in critical situations, and I believe it can protect me."
Li Daoai also said: "Cong Xia, I don't know what the reason is, I only know that anyone here can kill all the living things within a five-kilometer radius before the end of my sentence, you have to bear it." Our attack? What do you take to bear it? Once the energy attack enters your body, it will be too late for you to repent. If the five-color stone cannot help you resist, you will be smashed to pieces in an instant. We still need your ability, and you are also our friend. I don't want you to make fearless sacrifices."
Cong Xia smiled faintly: "Jun Wang, Officer Li, thank you. Since the day I got the five-color stone four years ago, all my abilities have been endowed by it. Without it, I would not have my output. Without it, I and I Many people around me have died thousands of times. It is a divine object, the crystallization of Zhang Tianshi's life's painstaking efforts. I believe in it. It spares no effort to help human beings, and it will not make fun of my life in the end. This is Our only chance, I must give it a try."
Yao Qianjiang sighed: "You can convince Cheng Tianbi first."
Cong Xia looked outside the door, the tall figure in the snow mist had disappeared, he clenched his fist: "I will...
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