Human Restart [Whistle]

Xiao Li, Dorothy, and Ambrose worked all afternoon and finally reinforced the barbed wire and wooden boards on the fence outside Dorothy's house, but to their surprise, there was not a single zombie that night.

Whether familiar or unfamiliar.

Yufei was also unable to appear that night.But fortunately, Yufei's Quantum Beast Leopard and high-level spiritual link can convey emotions and conditions to Xiaoli. In addition, the mayor came to explain Yufei's whereabouts again, so Yufei who suddenly "disappeared" for an afternoon ended up It failed to cause much commotion in Dorothy's house.

Instead, it was the bearded Green who found a new place to stay, which aroused everyone's exclamation.

Dorothy is a kind-hearted and soft-hearted person. Although she is not familiar with Bearded Green at all, this does not prevent Dorothy from expressing concern after hearing that Bearded Green is going to move out, "Is the girl's home safe?" ? Is there enough food? Do you have self-defense weapons?"

His kindness won the great favor of the bearded green, so the bearded green said gratefully: "I will take good care of myself, please rest assured."

Xiao Li breathed a sigh of relief in his heart, and he said to the bearded Green with some regret and guilt: "If you need help, come to us at any time."

"I will." The bearded Green smiled, and after explaining his whereabouts, he quickly left Dorothy's house with a sniff.The room where he stayed for one night was immediately disinfected and cleaned by Little Jane.

Although it has been nearly a month since Hurricane "Skoura" came and the beginning of the disaster, and the weather has gradually changed from hot and dry to slightly cooler, the activity of the virus that can cause "super flu" may not be high. As active as before, Xiao Li and Xiao Jane still dare not take it lightly.

Bearded Green moved out, and the room he vacated was "borrowed" by Ambrose.Dorothy thought that the danger would come at an unknown time, and he didn't want to, and couldn't rest assured that Ambrose lived alone in his gloomy and beautiful Gothic bungalow.

Xiao Li on the side thought of a joke inappropriately in his heart, but the horror tattoo on Ambrose's face looked scarier than zombies at certain times.

At night, when it was time to go to bed in the dead of night, Xiao Li found it difficult to fall asleep because of the absence of Yufei.And I don't know if it's because of fear of disturbing Xiao Li's rest, Yu Fei actually temporarily closed his mental image!And isolate thoughts and emotions so that Shaw can't feel them.

Xiao Li lay on the bed staring at the lines on the ceiling in a daze.

Immediately afterwards, those lines distorted and changed into the faces of Liz and Jack, Father Luke and his masked believers, the face of Rose No. 1, and the faces of the bearded Green's wife and children...

Those faces, either evil, fearful, or sad, floated on the ceiling and looked down at him, without saying a word.Perhaps Xiao Li was physically and mentally exhausted by too many things that happened in the past two days, and now even if he had nightmares, he couldn't arouse his fear.

He was so tired that he had no strength at all.

Thinking back carefully, from the first hurricane "Scylla" to the current outbreak of zombies, disasters have come one after another, just like the waves on the coast, hitting without fatigue and without stopping.The time has only passed nearly a month, but Xiao Li feels that three years are as long.

Xiao Li's head was full of messy thoughts, and he gradually fell asleep smelling the pheromone smell left by Yu Fei in the single room.

But I don't know if it was a dream, or he unconsciously entered his subconscious, the sea of ​​memory.Xiao Li actually "dreamed" about his father again!

It was the same as the "dream" I saw when I overused my mental power in John's Church last time.He shrunk back to his 12-year-old appearance again, standing among the green pastures, feeling the breeze blowing and the warm sunshine shining.

Everything seems so real.

But different from the last time, the scene in this "dream" is full of vitality and vitality.And Xiao Li couldn't control his own body, like a ghost living in his young body, he could only use the eyes of "Little Xiao Li" to see everything in the outside world.

He heard "myself" shouting in a childish, crying voice: "Dadyy!"

Not far ahead, the brick-red warehouse door was pulled up rumblingly, his father Shaw's thin and long back came out against the light, and "Xiao Xiaoli" rushed over like a cannonball and plunged into his father's arms inside.

A desert jerboa, a quantum beast with a long tail and long ears, deftly sprang out from Shaw's back, jumped onto Xiao Li's head, and stroked the top of his head with its thin claws.

"What's the matter baby?" Shaw's pheromone scent was dry and slightly hot.He gently hugged "Little Xiao Li", and wiped "Little Xiao Li"'s tears and snot with his clean and tidy white shirt, "I went to town with Grandma Dorothy today, aren't you happy?"

"Little Xiaoli" whimpered and cried for a long time, then sniffled and hiccupped and said, "...someone died in the town today, it was Grandpa Adolf."

Grandpa Adolf is a friend of Dorothy and of "Little Shawry", a very kind and ordinary old man.To be honest, Adolf was very lucky to be able to live to his [-]s and nearly [-] years old without disease and pain.

Shaw distressedly carried his son back to the brick-red warehouse.They are sitting in chairs, ready for a heart-to-heart journey.

"Okay baby, don't cry. Grandpa Adolf just went to heaven to do something for God."

This is a very white lie, similar to the white lie "Christmas presents are handed out by Santa Claus". Shaw had no intention of lying to "Little Shaw," but humans have an innate fear of the unknown.And no human being knows what will happen to him after death.

Furthermore, whether human beings have a soul is still a matter of debate.

It is precisely because of the fear of "death", in order to eliminate the fear of "death", human beings can use "lie" and "invent" such terms as "heaven", "hell" or "reincarnation" to comfort the soul.Likewise, it is precisely because of the fear of "death" that medicine is motivated.

Shaw does not intend to explain the true meaning of "death" to his children for the time being, not only because the truth is often "cruel", but also because Xiao Xiang's lifespan is short, and "Little Xiao Li" was ten years old two years ago When I was young, I just differentiated and became a guide.He didn't want his children to be exposed to this concept prematurely.

But the maturity of "Little Shaw" exceeded Shaw's expectation.

"Santa Claus doesn't exist, and he's gone when he dies." Xiao Li heard himself expressing his mature point of view in his immature voice, and the desert jerboa on his head was affected by Shaw's emotions, making a slightly uneasy "squeak" "Dad, I'm crying not only because of Grandpa Adolf's death, but also because of the story of Grandpa Adolf..."

Shaw's heart skipped a beat, "What did you hear at the funeral?"

"Grandpa Adolf's son and grandson, the two sentinels, also passed away on the same day more than 50 years ago and more than ten years ago today. And they were only in their forties at that time, less than [-] years old .But he 'walked' so many steps faster than Grandpa Adolf..."

Xiao Li, the "ghost" hidden in the child's body, vaguely recalled that it was the first time he came into contact with the magic spell about "the sentinel guide will die if he does not live to be 50 years old", and it was also the first time he faced the true meaning of death ...

"What I am afraid and sad about is whether Grandma Dorothy will leave alone in the future like Grandpa Adolf did after sending us away."

Yes Yes.Seeing this, Xiao Li remembered this childhood memory!

The poor grandfather Adolf, whether fortunately or unfortunately, his son, wife, and grandson are all sentinel guides, and they also failed to escape the fate of the "50-year-old" curse.And Grandpa Adolf sent away his son 30 years ago, and then sent away his grandson ten years later.

When the day he "leaves" comes, he is lonely, and no relatives with deep blood can support his coffin for funeral.

"Xiao Xiaoli" asked confusedly: "Everyone says that the emergence of sentinels is the evolution of human genes, so why is our life span so much shorter than that of ordinary people?"

Shaw knew that he could not fool "Little Xiao Li" anymore. He thought about it, sighed, and determined to tell Xiao Li the second "cruel" truth: "Because the emergence of sentinel guides is not the evolution of human genes, but the evolution of human genes." It is the result of an uncommon, faulty genetic mutation - the result of a mutation in the 'death gene'."

He briefly explained to Shore what a "death gene" is and why its mutations are wrong.

"'Death gene' affects the time of our death, and when the gene is mutated, it should be disastrous in the human body. But by mistake, this wrong gene mutation makes a certain disease in our body Two kinds of genetic materials that were originally "cooperating happily" produced a closer "relationship". Then "wrong" became "correct", and then it passed the test of "natural selection" smoothly and became a "genetic unit" ’ and it carried on.”

"Xiao Xiaoli" nodded half understanding, "Father, what is 'natural selection'?"

"The good genes that can adapt to the environment will stay, and the bad genes that can't adapt to the environment will be eliminated. This is 'natural selection'." Shaw continued: "...and it is precisely because of this mutation that the gene , so that our various aspects, such as intelligence, physical strength, resistance, quantum beasts, etc., are far superior to ordinary people. But baby, don't forget that this "gene mutation" The essence of the human body is wrong, so while it is beneficial in our body, it also puts a 'curse' on us - our life is limited to about 50 years. The unlucky sentinel guide may not survive 50 years old."

There are many sentinel guides who died in their prime at the age of 40 or [-], but even so, the genes of the sentinel guides have been tenaciously carried on.

"Little Xiaoli"'s mood stabilized, and the Quantum Beast Desert Jerboa also lay in his hair and fell asleep at some point. "Little Xiaoli" asked confusedly, "Why is that?"

"Because the pheromone and high matching degree are affecting us, affecting every sentinel guide to continue this 'mutated gene'." Shaw said, "Like a flower in nature, it will spread pollen, so It's like 'dressing up' yourself as a female bee, attracting male bees, taking away its pollen, and spreading it."

"The 'spiritual link' between sentinels is actually... also a rare disease. In medicine, it should be called 'synesthesia' correctly. It is precisely because 'synesthesia' allows us to perceive another person The emotions and feelings of sentinels or ordinary people make us feel the same pain when our partner is on the verge of...death, and then go with him or her."

"Little Xiaoli" gradually forgot the fear of "death".He picked his fingers and said with a frown, "I don't like it, Dad."

"I don't like this either," Shaw said, rummaging through the desk full of manuscript paper and books with one hand.Soon, he turned out a draft full of dense formulas: "But don't worry, Daddy found a 'virus', a virus that might be able to change the 'curse' brought about by the mutated gene in our body! Its vitality Tenacious, but dangerous at the same time, it cannot be used on ordinary people, because it will turn them into immortal monsters! So we must be very careful to change it to make it our use. I named it 'evolution ', that is, the meaning of 'evolution'..."

But before Shaw finished speaking, the "dream" suddenly began to shake, and there were waves of ripples as if a stone had been thrown into the water. Shaw's voice and appearance became indistinct again, "little Xiao Li" also grew up at a speed visible to the naked eye, and Xiao Li, who was locked in the body and could not move, gradually grasped the control of his body.

Then, Shaw's voice suddenly changed, becoming full of fear and worry, "Go! Get out! Get out of here! They, they're coming to catch me!"

Before Xiao Li could react, the surroundings suddenly lit up with fiery flames!And the figures of Denisa and a man were reflected on the flames and swayed! The voice of Shaw arguing with them came!

"Teacher, you are really too stubborn! What's wrong with handing over the information and then cooperating with us! Why do you reject us, refuse to enter a higher medical field, and obtain an honor that no one can surpass?"

"Because you are lunatics! You are pathological people! The 'evolution plan' you want is not to benefit all mankind at all, but to satisfy your own perverted selfish desires! I will never join your...that organization, become What members of the foundation! Because in my opinion, the so-called 'eternal life' and 'becoming a god' are impossible things to happen! I really misread the person at the beginning... I actually chose you to be mine student! And participated in the experimental research and development of the 'evolution plan'..."

The fire burned more and more fiercely, and choking black smoke rose. The dispute between Shaw and Denisa was gradually overwhelmed by the "crackling" sound of sparks!

Xiao Li suddenly woke up from the "dream", sweating profusely.Quantum Beast Leopard and Mole, who were sleeping lightly beside him, were frightened by his awakening and their fur stood on end!

This is his memory. The memory that was sealed up with spiritual hints a few days ago, with the help of Jane, the "memory jellyfish" released from the sea of ​​memory is just the "tip of the iceberg" of this memory.

Now, Xiao Li finally recalled everything!And the ins and outs of the matter gradually became clear in my mind.It was Denisa... It was Denisa who took Daddy's research plan and forcibly tried to change the direction of this experiment!

She tried to make the "evolution plan" originally intended for sentinel guides into a potion for ordinary people.But the purpose is not to make the physique of ordinary people "tough" like a sentinel guide, but for other... more taboo purposes.

If the "evolution plan" aimed at the "evolution" of ordinary people is developed, its purpose will certainly not be as the person in charge of the maritime research base said: it is a research and development project to prevent the emergence of "super viruses" in the future.

Xiao Li boldly guessed that if there was no Hurricane "Scylla", there would be no sudden betrayal of the "Prophet".If the trajectory of life is going in the original direction, then the real target of the "evolution plan" project developed in the maritime research base is by no means "ordinary people" as the person in charge calls it.It's what Daddy said in the "dream"... organization, what ordinary people in the foundation are right!

Thinking about it this way... Maybe the purpose of the "Prophet" destroying the maritime research base and then releasing the "First Generation Evolution Plan" was not to exterminate the human race, but more like being invaded by "a certain hacker" to destroy the secret plan of the behind-the-scenes organization the behavior of!

But it is a pity that the sea research base was destroyed, and the "Prophet" may still be buried under the ruins at this moment.Xiao Li thought about it for a while, and the fog in his mind seemed to clear up, but there were still many questions—for example, why did the "prophet" guide himself to complete the "evolution plan", and why did the "evolution plan" produced Daddy's research results?And why should the "prophet" help himself?What is the relationship between her and her father... and so on, many, many questions still plague Xiao Li, but these questions that only the Prophet can answer can no longer be answered.

squeak--

The bathroom door in the room suddenly opened, Yufei's naked upper body was only covered by a large bath towel around his waist.He was wet, with unwashed white foam and a glaring bloodstain on his face. He had obviously just shaved half of his newly grown stubble in the bathroom, but after sensing Xiao Li's uneasiness, he panicked. Run out of the bathroom.

"Have you had a nightmare?"

The pheromone smell of the sentinel mixed with the fresh and pleasant smell of shower gel radiated, and Xiao Li's flustered emotions were instantly soothed. He took a long breath, then nodded and said, "It's just... dreaming about some past events. "

Yu Fei approached the bed, probably because of the water marks on his body, he didn't dare to get too close to Xiao Li, but hugged Xiao Li vaguely.Xiao Li rubbed his forehead and didn't intend to tell Yu Fei about his dream for the time being, so he changed the subject and said, "Where did you go last night? Why didn't you come back to rest all night, because you were sent to patrol the small Is it near town?"

"I was going to take the initiative to tell you about my whereabouts last night." Yufei said, "Don't worry, baby, I didn't date anyone, whether it was male or female, living or zombies. In fact, I guarded a person last night." The fat aunt who was bitten by a zombie didn't dare to close her eyes all night."

Xiao Li showed a surprised expression.

"But I still have some news to tell you that I don't know if it's good news... After a night of observation, the fat aunt has neither zombified nor died suddenly. But her condition is still the same. It's very bad, and I'm afraid it's not far from death."

[The author has something to say: I made a character relationship table... In fact, there are still a few important characters that have not been included, but EMMM if it involves spoilers... Anyway, most of the supporting roles end up EMMMMM... The character relationship table released in the future will be EMMMMM I will continue to put it in the comments one after another-the essence of comments (for the convenience of everyone to read! Not because of narcissism!!!)]