The Scavengers

When Xiao Mo heard the task reminder, he was analyzing the system with Xue Lihong.

The youth lists on paper what is known and what is not known about the system.

The unknowns are:

1. The developer is unknown;

2. The method of implantation is unknown;

3. The implantation point is unknown;

4. The subject is unknown;

5. The potential harm to the implanter is unknown;

6. The purpose of the training is unclear.

Known things are:

1, No. 07 recovery training system, indicating that there may be more than one training system on the earth;

2. Randomly select trainers;

3. The requirement for successful training is to complete all tasks from level [-] to level [-];

4. Two initial missions at the first level must be completed, and one will be added step by step.That is to say, there will be three tasks in the second level, and eleven tasks must be completed in the tenth level;

5. The training objects known as scavengers will be punished if they do not complete the task, otherwise they will be rewarded;

6. Failure to complete the task twice in a row will be wiped out by the system;

7. The system can help the implanted person purify the virus;

8. The objects that the system requires to be recycled are likely to be converted into some kind of energy by it;

9. The system can observe the outside world independently, and the implanted person cannot control it;

10. The function of this system seems to be very powerful, but it is set to be extremely ruthless, irrelevant to the task, and there is basically no room for negotiation;

11. Through the missions released by the system, we can know that there are many things on the earth that are harmful to humans or the earth's environment, such as viruses and triggers.Who cast these things?For what purpose?

After Xiao Mo gave the new mission reminder, the youth added another item to the known items: the system can be upgraded with the mission level, and new functions are to be explored.

In the end, the young man made a judgment, "Although this system helps you to some extent, it also has great disadvantages. You must not rely too much on it."

"Of course." Xiao Mo didn't think about taking advantage of this system, because he knew very well that there was never a free lunch in the world.

"However, leaving aside my position as an implanted person, have you noticed that the tasks issued by this system seem to be removing some things that are harmful to humans?" Xiao Mo said.

The young man drew a few lines on the note, "From the perspective of Liu Yu's mission, I don't know what's special about the birds and insect eggs in front, but the carbon-based synthetic metal virus carriers behind, and the ones mentioned in your mission The Mother of Gluttonous Beasts and this new task of gold-eating bugs really seem to be harmful to humans."

Xiao Mo's face became much gloomy, "The second outbreak of carbon-based viruses is actually related to Liu Yu and I not being able to recover the Liu couple successfully. If they were recovered within the time limit, there would be no such disaster." .”

"It's possible." Xue Lihong was not sure, he always felt that there were many doubts in it.Just judging from the system's attitude of obliterating the implanted person at every turn, it doesn't look like it is very close to human beings.To say that this system exists to help human beings, he is not convinced.

Xiao Mo couldn't sit still anymore, stood up and walked back and forth in the room.

"The system once said that the virus of the mother of gluttonous beasts is very similar to the zombie virus in movies and games. If I hadn't recovered Li Xiaoshuang, then now..."

"Smart living zombies running all over the place?" Xue Lihong laughed.

Xiao Mo didn't think it was funny, his face turned pale.He wanted to let Li Xiaoshuang go...

If he had known earlier that the task assigned to him by the system was so important, he would not have completely ignored the first task, causing... It is meaningless to say these now, he only hopes to make up for it as much as possible in the future, even if the process will require him Life.

"Do you think we should call the police? Tell the country about the system... virus and recycling. One person's power is too weak. If the whole country and even countries around the world come together to recycle those viruses and harmful substances, maybe the crisis will be resolved soon. , at least there will be no major disasters like last night." At this moment, Xiao Mo no longer cared about his abnormal exposure, and his deep sense of guilt made him eager to make up for it.

"Warning! It is not recommended for recyclers to perform such an operation." Before Xue Lihong could speak, the system responded first, and its tone was very cold, "Unless you want to die faster."

"Why?" Xiao Mo asked quickly.

The system did not answer immediately.

Xiao Mo threatened it: "If you don't tell me the reason, I will turn myself in later!"

The system didn't accept the threat, it just said: "The system can be transferred, if someone wants to get me, just kill you, and his people are right next to you."

"Just because of this?" Xiao Mo always felt that the system had concealed some very important information.

The system refuses to say anything more.

Xue Lihong asked Xiao Mo about the conversation between the two, pondered for a while, and suddenly sneered: "I understand, there is a recovery system and recyclers, how could there be no protectors to protect those viruses and monsters. It's just that the game has just started. It's not time for the faction confrontation yet. Xiao Mo, you really can't easily reveal your identity as the recycler, because none of us know who those protectors will be."

Xiao Mo asked the system: "Is that so? There are still systems and organizations that are opposed to recyclers?"

System: "Breeder."

"what?"

The system shut up again, this time no matter how Xiao Mo asked, he did not utter a single word.

Xiao Mo told Xue Lihong the word "breeder".

Xue Lihong rubbed her chin, "The feeding system and breeders? The earth has become a breeding ground for viruses and monsters?"

The system is silent.

Xiao Mo struggled, he still prefers to cooperate with the country, he is not suitable to be a hero, even if he has the life of the protagonist, he does not have the courage to be the protagonist.

Seeing the other party's confused and struggling eyes, Xue Lihong helped him make a decision: "Temporary concealment, you are not the only one who recycles, we can consider how to do it according to the development of the situation. Even if you want to tell the country, choosing the right partner It's very important. You don't want to meet a breeder at the beginning or someone who doesn't take your words seriously, right? If the other party imprisons you for observation, research or even torture, the task will be put aside instead... Throughout history, this kind of thing It's not a special case, people will be crazier when it's more chaotic."

Xiao Mo admits that Xue Lihong is right, telling the country is easy to say, but there are too many unstable factors in it, and no one knows what will change, so it is better to choose a more secure way, and wait to see if there is a suitable opportunity in the future and suitable collaborators.

"We can put some things on the Internet first, and I will do this. In this way, we don't have to explain the source of the news." Xue Lihong reminded Xiao Mo, "I have already wiped your ass for the message you sent at noon. Don't just post certain news on the Internet, you don't know how to clean up the traces, and it's easy for people to find you."

Xiao Mo smiled bitterly and nodded, "I see. I don't know what harm that gold-eating bug will do. It's not a good thing to just listen to the name. I'm going to take those things back."

Xiao Mo said that he was about to go out.

"Don't worry, don't rush. At this moment, there are 24 gold-eating bugs. If you don't know how threatening the bugs are, it's better to be fully prepared." The young man said calmly.

"Then let's hurry up." Can't cooperate with the country, only one person wants to recover 24 gold-eating bugs, Xiao Mo doesn't want to waste another minute.He has no confidence in himself, and is also very afraid of failing in the mission again. The lesson like last night is enough!

Xue Lihong suddenly said: "You don't need to feel guilty, I think even if you complete the task of recovering the Liu couple, I'm afraid this epidemic will still be unavoidable."

"How to say?"

The young man tapped on his notebook, "The world is so big, I'm afraid we are not the only pilot here. The system hides too many things from us, and we need time to verify whether the tasks it issued can really prevent some bad things from happening."

Immediately, the young man looked at Xiao Mo, his eyes were like X-rays, and he could see the feet from the top of his head.

"It's a pity that there are not enough tools at hand, otherwise I can help you do a detailed inspection. Since this thing is a program, there must be a carrier. Whether it is silicon-based life or raw metal, as long as I can find it, maybe I can find it. I can find a way to uninstall it. Maybe we should go to the large biological research institute, there should be the ultra-fine body scanner I need." The young man is obviously very interested in the system.

"Is it alright for him to hear this passage?" It is undeniable that because of the young man's words, Xiao Mo felt a little relieved.

The young man seemed plain, but in fact he said proudly: "It can do nothing to me."

Xiao Mo waited for a while, but there was no response from the system. He didn't know if it was disdainful to refute, or if it really had nothing to do with the youth.

"He's just a bastard who was forcibly pieced together." The system said suddenly.

"What bastard?" Xiao Mo asked subconsciously.He didn't feel that the system was swearing, but was stating some kind of fact.

"He might be able to live for a long time by maintaining that childlike appearance, but if he forcibly maintains his current appearance, various problems will soon appear in his body."

Xiao Mo's expression became serious, "Be clear, what do you know about him. Did you also analyze his physical condition through me that day?"

The system was silent for a while, "It's just a part, the genetic data that constitutes his body, my database is not complete."

"Are you talking about me?" The young man raised his eyebrows and asked looking at Xiao Mo's expression.

Xiao Mo raised his hand, signaled him to wait, and continued to question the system: "What's wrong with Xue Lihong's body? You said he was made up... bastard, what do you mean?"

"Strictly speaking, although he has the appearance of a human being, he cannot be counted as a human being. He should belong to the experimental subject after a certain experiment failed, but it is strange that he was not destroyed."

"Who? Who used him as an experiment? What is the purpose of the experiment? What kind of genes are mixed in Xue Lihong's body? What harm will it do to him?"

The system stopped talking, no matter what Xiao Mo asked later, it would not say another word.

Xiao Mo really wanted to install an anti-virus software directly in his body so that he could forcibly kill this program. Even if he couldn't kill it, he still had to teach it a lesson.

Xiao Mo turned to look at Xue Lihong.

I don't know if he was influenced by what the system said, but what he thinks of young people is unhealthy.

"you……"

"It said something to you."

Xiao Mo hesitated for a while, and finally decided not to hide it, maybe the young man didn't know that his situation would be so bad.

After Xue Lihong heard what Xiao Mo said, a smile appeared on the corner of her mouth, faintly, as if she didn't care.

"Don't ask me too much. I will tell you what I can tell you, but I will not tell you what you can't know. There are some things that you know too much is not good for you. "Xue Lihong immediately blocked all Xiao Mo's questions.

"Then do you know your physical condition?"

The young man laughed, "My own body, how could I not know?"

"Then why do you still...?"

"That way, I've had enough."

What's the meaning?Xiao Mo didn't understand.Does this mean that he has already lived enough, so it doesn't matter if his body gets worse?Or is it that he already hates to continue living with that child's body?

"Don't worry, I won't be able to die for the time being. That child's body is too weak and inconvenient, and I can't do many things. Although this body will make my health worse, it will also be convenient. a lot of."

"I hope I can help you." Xiao Mo said sincerely.

The young man nodded of course, got up and said: "You can choose to learn how to use your abilities when this mission is completed, if there is such a reward option. Now tell me about the process of my recovery from a larva to an adult that night What's it like?"

Xiao Mo was worried about the mission, but he couldn't refuse the youth's question, so he sat on a chair and recalled.

After listening to Xiao Mo's narration, Xue Lihong recorded in the notebook while saying: "The black rain should be one of the important conditions for the change. I just don't know whether I need to soak it in the black rain every time in the future. Validate, well, see if you really need it later."

"Except for Hei Yu, you said you hugged me when I was struggling?"

"Yeah, you hurt like that, I have no other way." Xiao Mo scratched his head and said.

"Did you have a strong desire for me to get better?"

"of course."

"How long have you held me?"

"... I don't remember, it was about a few minutes, I was only worried about you at that time, so I didn't have the time to notice how long it took."

"Then at that time, you felt the energy consumption was severe, so you had to choose the method of using the energy crystal as a reward, didn't you?"

"Yes."

"Is there any energy crystal left?"

"Nothing."

"You said you felt that I was absorbing your energy?"

"Maybe, I don't know if it's me using the ability, or you..." Xiao Mo really couldn't figure it out, he is still very unfamiliar with his own ability, let alone the use of energy.

Xue Lihong didn't insist on asking clearly, he just wrote down the second item to be verified in his notebook.

"After you absorbed the energy crystal, you hugged me, did my body quickly change from a child to an adult?"

"……almost."

"I opened my eyes after I became an adult?" The young man always felt that the man's words were very vague.

Xiao Mo scratched his head again and said: "Yeah, I thought you were awake, but you fell asleep after making a fuss for a while."

"Why am I making a fuss?"

"..."

"This is very important, you must answer me."

Xiao Mo didn't know how to explain it, so he could only vaguely say: "You didn't do anything, but there was a little human instinct."

Xue Lihong's expression became a little dull.

Although his body has always maintained the appearance of a four or five-year-old child for some reason, his mind has matured so many years ago that he can no longer mature.

With a mature mind and an immature body, naturally, some physiological requirements that should be logical are also forced to be suppressed all year round because they cannot be diverged.

He felt that he was not as psychopathic as the eunuchs in ancient times, it was entirely because his spirit and nerves were extremely tough, and he spent a lot of time hiding and researching one of his genes.

"Old Xiao, did I... rape you?"

Xiao Mo opened his mouth wide and said in extreme surprise, "Of course not!"

In order to prevent the young man from continuing to misunderstand, he did not dare to be vague, and quickly explained: "You rubbed against me at that time, and when you came out, you became quiet."

"That's it?" After finally regaining his adult body, his reaction was as simple as rubbing?Is he that easy to please?The youth is very suspicious.

"Of course that's it! What else do you want? What else do you think, you go find a girlfriend!" Xiao Mo slapped the table.

Xue Lihong's expression remained unchanged, she thought irresponsibly: man, even if you come here once, you won't lose anything, why are you so excited?

It's a pity that he didn't have any memory of his "first time", and he didn't know if he had a good time.

What is that taste like?The young man licked his lips, like a beast that just found out about his relationship, full of greed in his desire.

Next time... As long as he stays the way he is now, there are countless opportunities for him to try that, as long as he stays the way he is, well, maybe getting a girlfriend is a good idea.

Xue Lihong looked at the man with deep frowns and an extremely stressed face. If he had planned to leave this man after this period of time, but now...

He thought, he had to keep an eye on this person, at least to save his life, so that he could continue to lift the "curse" for himself.

"Do you have a map of the city?"

"Map?" The topic jumped too fast, and Xiao Mo didn't realize it all at once.

"Your task guide map should have marked the locations of those bugs, right? Are they gathered together or scattered? Mark their locations on the city map, and we will decide according to the distance and difficulty." route."

"Uh, you want to go with me?" Xiao Mo looked at the young man's body that seemed to fall down at any moment, and asked a little uncertainly.

Xue Lihong raised his wrist to look at the time, and there was a strange-looking watch on his wrist, "It's two o'clock in the afternoon on the 20th, and you only have twenty hours until noon tomorrow. According to the difficulty of the last task , I think...you need a helper very much."

Xiao Mo touched his nose and laughed.

"Also, even if I look like I'm dying, I'm still more useful than you."

Xiao Mo...discovered that after Xue Lihong became an adult, it was much more difficult than being a child.

"Of course, I am not helping you for no reason. We can form an employment relationship. I will help you and do tasks with you, so that you will not be wiped out by the system, and you will pay me. In addition to providing my daily Apart from food, clothing and shelter, the point is to help me lift the 'curse' when I need it. How?"

Xiao Mo nodded immediately without any hesitation, "Deal!"