King from scratch

The camp was extremely busy, and people were in a hurry, as if they had endless things to do.

A continuous group of vehicles drove into the camp, and the crowd swarmed up, pulling the corpses of the mutated creatures off the vehicles, and quickly transporting them to various places.

The sound of uniform footsteps came from outside the camp, it was the army setting off for the battlefield just now.

The death of mutant creatures is not the clarion call to the end of their operations. Cleaning the battlefield and counting the gains from the battlefield are the fundamental reasons for the busyness here.

Wu Xing led He Xingwen into the tent, which was filled with dense electronic equipment, and several display screens showed the scorched earth situation in the distance in all directions.

That should be the core area of ​​the destructive attack, a hole was opened in the ground, devouring death and corpses, and the landscape changed fundamentally. Compared with it, the deaths caused by it became insignificant.

Outside the core area of ​​the attack, the landforms were not destroyed so thoroughly that broken flesh and blood could be seen on the ground. Those flesh and blood were mixed together, and it was impossible to piece together a complete form.

It was only at the edge of the attack that He Xingwen saw the complete corpses. They were caught off guard and died, and the corpses froze at the moment when they charged.

He Xingwen's eyes stayed on these scenes, and he agreed with the point that the great scientist said before from the bottom of his heart-the world will never stop because of someone's disappearance.

Even in He Xingwen's eyes, human beings have not yet stepped into the era of superpowers, but they can still destroy such a huge wave of mutant creatures in an instant.

It is not without reason that humans have stayed at the top of the food chain for so long.

He Xingwen really made up his mind at this moment, there is no need for His Majesty the King to appear again.

There were quite a few people in the tent, but as He Xingwen saw along the way, most of the people were very busy, and He Xingwen's appearance did not cause any waves at all.

Wu Xing is also used to this atmosphere. He took He Xingwen to sit at the table, and there was a map on it. It was a map of the offshore area of ​​the mainland, marked with dense symbols...

When He Xingwen's gaze drifted towards the map, Wu Xing pushed the map aside and smiled kindly at He Xingwen: "Come on, let's talk carefully."

The chair next to Wu Xing was pulled away, another person sat down, nodded to He Xingwen with a cold expression, took a pen, and spread out the notebook.

He Xingwen looked at him twice more.

Wu Xing explained: "Recorder, according to the rules, this kind of related dialogue must be conducted in the presence of two or more people."

He Xingwen turned his head to look at the video equipment facing them on the table.

"Double insurance, too much reliance on people and machines is easy to be exploited..." Wu Xing didn't go into too much detail, but after a brief introduction, he changed the topic to the main topic: "Let's talk about what you gained from this trip. "

He Xingwen retracted his gaze, took off the tablet he was carrying, took out the data storage device from his pocket, and handed the two to Wu Xing.

Wu Xing flipped through the tablet with the military logo, handed it to the recorder, and carefully looked through the data memory of the scientific research logo, and handed it to the recorder.

After the recorder looked at it in detail, he passed it to others who were busy in front of the electronic equipment.

The first thing to be projected on the big screen was a small video about the black diamond-shaped object shot by He Xingwen.

The unidentified object standing deep in the seabed, the special "membrane" with unknown purpose, and the group of mutated creatures surrounded by electric shocks outline a scene full of sci-fi.

After the video plays once, it starts to slow down.

Wu Xing retracted his gaze, pulled out another map, and placed it in front of He Xingwen: "Can you find the location where you went down?"

Before He Xingwen could answer, Wu Xing clicked somewhere: "This is the location where the lifeboat was first discovered. It overlaps with the coordinates sent back by the scientific research team in a large area. You should have gone down from here."

He Tong helped He Xingwen mark a point on the map, and He Xingwen drew a circle in a certain direction along the position of Wu Xingwen: "I walked in this direction for about half an hour. , should be able to find it."

Wu Xing nodded, handed the map to the recorder, and asked about the encounter between He Xingwen and the black diamond-shaped object. The recorder on the side moved his pen quickly, occasionally looking up at He Xingwen.

He Xingwen repeated the process he had already said in the newsletter, and added a few new words at the end—to be on the safe side, He Xingwen decided to give them a little hint.

"I think this 'membrane' looks like it's carrying out some kind of program," He Xingwen hesitated, "This thing makes such a big noise, it can't be a fishing device, right? Do you think it looks like an alien product? "

The recorder paused.

Wu Xing cooperated with a surprised expression: "Do you still believe in aliens?"

"How strange, I still believe that the holographic game is actually a different world," He Xingwen said with a smile: "The spiritual energy can be revived, so what's so strange about the existence of aliens?"

Wu Xing nodded again and again: "Yes, nothing in this world is surprising, but why do you think it is an alien product?"

He Xingwen pointed to the big screen: "Anyone with eyes will think so, this thing is obviously not a product of the earth..." He Xingwen paused artificially: "Is it possible that this is the latest invention of our country? ?”

Wu Xing glanced at the video on the big screen in the direction of his finger, and agreed: "It does look very sci-fi."

He changed the topic: "But this guess is a bit bold, if it is really an alien..."

He stopped talking unsatisfactorily.

He Xingwen praised: "Then the other party has found us."

I don't know why, this is obviously a joke, but the atmosphere on the scene is not "joyful" at all.

Wu Xing didn't answer, He Xingwen looked around and gave himself a step down: "I'm just making a random guess...don't be so nervous, I'm a little scared."

Wu Xing showed an amiable smile: "Don't be afraid, we're just chatting casually." He said slowly: "Maybe you're thinking too much, who made this fishing device? What is it? It will be confirmed through follow-up investigations.”

Then this fishing device is too high-end, He Xingwen murmured in his heart, and followed Wu Xing's words: "Let's talk about Dr. Wang's discovery."

Wu Xing straightened his posture: "We will have a special person here to calculate the complete data. You have already stated clearly the main content of Dr. Wang's discovery. I mainly want to know about your ability to breathe underwater... ...how it's done."

With a thought in He Xingwen's mind, nothing happened, and the thin layer of water mist did not appear at all.

"There's no water here, so I can't reproduce it for you," He Xingwen said, "About how I did it, I'm actually not too sure. It was when life and death were on the line that I suddenly realized."

"Can only breathe underwater?" Wu Xing is more concerned about another point: "Based on Dr. Wang's theory, this should be to control the medium of water?"

He Xingwen is very regretful: "I can only breathe underwater... This may be directly related to my inability to perceive ether."

Wu Xing thought for a moment: "Let's do a few experiments and test it later. We hope to learn as much as possible. If Dr. Wang's theory is confirmed to be feasible, it may change many things." Including the way humans view the world.

The other party didn't give him a chance to refuse, so He Xingwen hesitated.

Wu Xing carefully considered the words to persuade the other party. In the past two years, Wu Xing has encountered such situations frequently, so much so that he, who was born in the Special Bureau, is almost turning into a bosom brother.

He Xingwen hesitated and said, "My boyfriend..."

"Your boyfriend..." Wu Xing stopped talking halfway, and repeated: "What's wrong with your boyfriend?"

He Xingwen showed an expression of "as expected of a single dog", and said: "My boyfriend came to my house for the first time, and he was left alone for so many days. You don't want to break up with you?"

Wu Xing, who is heterosexual and single, was caught off guard by such a difficult problem, and lost the ease with which he had just been able to handle it. He subconsciously glanced at the recorder.

The recorder who kept writing all this time finally spoke up: "The relevant information needs to be kept confidential. After everything is over, you can only leave after signing the non-disclosure agreement."

Wu Xing knew the subtext of the other party's words, and then he said: "Well, I will arrange a special call for you at that time, and you tell him about the situation, and we will deal with the rest as soon as possible. How about letting you go home?"

He Xingwen hesitated: "My parents..."

Wu Xing was impeccable: "We explained to my aunt and uncle that you are working with the country, and they are very supportive of your work."

He Xingwen had nothing to say, and muttered, "No wonder you can't find a boyfriend."

The corner of Wu Xing's mouth twitched, he couldn't find a boyfriend, it was because he didn't like men at all.

He pretended he didn't hear it, and turned the topic back to the question they were most concerned about: "Since you have no other questions, let's talk about the special connection between you and the mutant creature?"

This is actually nothing to talk about. Although He Xingwen knows the reason, he can't tell the other party that the reason why those mutated creatures are chasing him is because they feel the high concentration of ether left on him.

He Xingwen asked three questions, and finally the conversation came to an abrupt end, entering the stage of cooperating with the experiment.

The battalion quickly withdrew, and He Xingwen followed Wu Xing to the management office.

His schedule is full of relevant experiments, including blood draws and body tests, and it has not developed to the point where the slices are so scary, but he has done almost all the tests that can be done so far, including the ether. The latest test made He Xingwen experience the feeling of being too busy for a long time.

Obviously, this time, the Special Investigation Bureau is determined to find out the cause of this problem.

But it is a pity that there is a certain gap between ideas and reality. He Xingwen's investigation of why mutant creatures are attractive has made no progress, but Dr. Wang's theory has made rapid progress.

After He Xingwen cooperated to reproduce several times of water mist in the water, a few examples of successfully using the medium to cast ether appeared in the small-scale experimental population.

Combining the traditional elements of Huaguo, using wind, wood, water, fire, earth and other media to release the power of ether is far more powerful than simply controlling ether energy.

Because He Xingwen cooperated with too many experiments, he has the access authority to most areas of the management authority, and has encountered several scenes where the newcomers who control the medium adapt to the new fighting method.

Unlike He Xingwen, who can only breathe underwater, these people who were originally excellent at controlling the ether showed excellent talents after turning their attention to various media.

That is in line with He Xingwen's concept, the scene that can be achieved by controlling various elements. Water changes into various forms in their hands and is further developed.

Soon, the research on Dr. Wang's theory was not limited to the use of media. The research showed that different individuals use different media with different efficiencies, and few people can use all elements with the same high efficiency.

So, after a scientific comparison, these experimenters focused on the medium with the highest utilization efficiency, rather than comprehensive development.

"To be honest, I think this is a bit of a revival of spiritual energy," He Xingwen squatted at the door of the laboratory, watching the group of people inside, wind, fire, water, soil, and wood together, staged a scene that fit the imagination of Chinese people, very happy It's hard not to complain: "Just using invisible energy like ether to fight, there is no such feeling at all."

Wu Xing squatted beside him, also staring at the laboratory.

Flames flashed in the air from time to time, small thorns bulged on the ground, water waves surged in the palm of the hand, and the wind blade cut through the air and made a sharp sound.

Half a month ago, Wu Xing would never have imagined that human beings could realize this attack mode in just one month.

"Dr. Wang is right. We have gone the wrong way. Directly controlling the ether to fight is the way of the game, but not our way. The recovery of spiritual energy should look like recovery of spiritual energy."

He Xingwen nodded in agreement, and remembered another thing: "By the way, I heard that they are still researching new media?"

"Do you know how your ability to breathe underwater works?"

He Xingwen rolled his eyes: "Why do you all have the same virtue, and you all like to get to the bottom of it? The beauty of superpowers is that they don't know the principle, but they can be used!"

"Don't make excuses for your ignorance, you didn't read the information you sent yesterday, did you?" Wu Xing also rolled his eyes: "I said you are absolutely perfect, how do you manage to pass every exam? Yes? As long as you read those materials carefully, it's not difficult to get a full score in the exam, right?"

He Xingwen looked at each other with "Are you crazy" eyes: "Do I look like I love learning? I am a person who can drop out of school to play games. You let me study hard? Isn't that destroying my personality?"

Although Wu Xing and He Xingwen are not much different in age, but for some reason, Wu Xing always has the illusion that there is a generation gap between him and the other party...

Look at these little phrases in one set, messing around with nonsense, he is not an opponent at all.

Wu Xing changed the topic back: "Your ability to breathe underwater is indeed related to water, but the main principle is to electrolyze water molecules... Have you noticed that there is a keyword in it, electrolysis, which means that you use this ability In the process, another element is involved, which is electricity."

"So, the researchers broadened their thinking and turned their attention to the wider world. Water and fire are the most familiar elements to human beings. Humans have been using them since primitive society, but in modern times, the elements that we can use have long been become more expansive."

He Xingwen interrupted Wu Xing's tirade: "I listened to it a few days ago, and it's fine to study new media. How did I hear that they are still studying how to further use water molecules to drain human blood?"

Wu Xing knew what he was talking about as soon as he heard it: "Oh, then you didn't listen to it completely, it was a hypothesis, you also know the current situation, making the attack more effective is our most urgent need, all living things have It contains a lot of water, if we can refine the operation to this point, we can quickly end the battle in a short time."

He Xingwen sighed from the bottom of his heart: "Human beings are really scary."

"In fact, those fictional novels have given us a lot of inspiration," Wu Xing: "You know, when the attack mode becomes our familiar way, it returns to our familiar field."

Their mistake was that the information they obtained from His Majesty the King was too high-end, and the existence of great scientists was too buggy.

If there was no information from His Majesty the King, and no great scientist established the definition of "ether", then they would not have tried to control the advanced technique of energy source in vain.

Shortcut Earth, reversed order.

The power systems of various civilizations in different worlds have long been established. After several epochs, the definition of "ether" appeared, and intelligent creatures focused their attention on the point of the unity of all laws, and began to involve the source of energy and explore power fundamentally. source.

And there is no trace of the earth's power system. As soon as human beings come up, they will directly move towards the ether.

That's a good thing -- it means they're starting high enough.

But this is also a bad thing-the consequence of a too high starting point is that it is difficult for them to move forward on this road.

Without accumulating a few steps, you will not be able to reach a thousand miles.

Without sufficient accumulation and a systematic power framework, they cannot reach their destination by relying solely on castles in the air.

And when they turned their attention to the familiar field, the previous exploration of the ether gave them rich rewards. All those who performed well in the perception and control of the ether were able to control the medium with ease and showed great potential.

The researchers did not leave the control ether behind because of Dr. Wang's theory. In fact, they are trying to combine the two points to provide a combat system that will further enhance the combat effectiveness.

The rapid progress of experimenters in the use of media proves the correctness of this approach.

"They are working on new teaching materials, and they are preparing to promote this battle mode step by step," Wu Xing said with concern after watching the scene in the laboratory for a long time. "But this is much more dangerous than the previous exercise mode limited to ether control..."

Indeed, because it is difficult to directly learn about these courses of ether control, although it is widely popularized as a new energy, it has not disrupted social order on a large scale.

Because it is really not very good at fighting. During the past two years when Ether has been popularized, everyone has occasional conflicts. Most of them still have to rely on physical fitness to decide the outcome. Ether can only be regarded as a fun show.

But if you change to this new combat mode, it's not necessarily true. At that time, even a small fireball?Also enough to burn people to death.

The improvement of group combat effectiveness will directly affect the stability of social order.

"The education system has only been reformed for a few years, and further reforms are being prepared." Wu Xing rubbed his head, feeling a bit chilly on the top of his head: "This kind of superconducting school is specially established..."

He Xingwen glanced at the top of Wu Xing's head. Wu Xing was young, but his head seemed to be a little bald...

He Xingwen understands very well that the other party is really busy, not only Wu Xing, but also not only the Special Investigation Bureau, all civil servants in the country are very busy.

It's like a train on the express track.

Everything is moving so fast that every part that makes up the whole train, even if it's just a screw, is being carried under load.

Under such circumstances, He Xingwen couldn't even say that he cooperated with the experiment, he still had to read the materials, and he was very busy taking the exam...

Compared to Wu Xing and the others, He Xingwen is already the only idler in the entire administration.

But speaking of it, Wu Xing has always been puzzled, why did he, an innocent commoner who cooperated with the research, still take the exam?

Can't he be a pure tool man?

Why does he have to understand the use of media, the principle of energy operation, and the various possibilities based on Dr. Wang's theory...

Wu Xing yawned: "It's not because of your problem. I haven't figured out why mutant creatures don't attack you after studying for a long time. If you don't study and understand for a day, you won't be considered safe for a day. What if someday this unknown reason Disappeared, the mutated creature suddenly attacked you, then you should at least be able to protect yourself? It’s always right to learn more.”

He Xingwen's legs were numb from squatting, and he stood up and stomped his feet: "If this happens, I think I can just lie down and give up the rescue."

"That can't be done," Wu Xing stood up suddenly: "How important you are to our country, maybe the peaceful coexistence with mutant creatures may fall on your special physique. Protect yourself."

This is not Wu Xing's idea alone. The more related experiments He Xingwen cooperates with, the more people feel incredible about the connection between him and mutant creatures.

Although there has been no progress on this research this month, this does not prevent everyone from looking forward to the future optimistically.

This is what the beginning of a new era should look like, full of energy, anticipation, and hope. The world is developing rapidly, and people's cognition is also developing rapidly.

He Xingwen glanced at the time, guessing that the next experiment was about to start, waved to Wu Xing as farewell, and walked in another direction.

The roads inside the authority are intricate, but fortunately most areas require permission to enter, so it's hard to get lost.

However, He Xingwen is different. In order to cooperate with the experiments in different areas, he has the authority to enter most areas of the administration.

Occasionally, if you are running late, you can take a shortcut and take some secret areas that most people do not have permission to enter.

"About His Majesty's situation..."

This can be regarded as another major feature of the Administration, after all, it is a confidential area, and top-secret information can be heard everywhere.

He Xingwen yawned and walked straight through the area.

It’s not impossible for him to listen in if he wants to. He Xingwen confirmed early on that his authority is ridiculously high—probably because the two pieces of information he brought back have extremely high secrecy procedures. He Xingwen also simultaneously unlocked the high authority as the cooperator of the level experiment.

But He Xingwen was not interested in His Majesty the King, so he left quickly.

The voice behind him was still coming intermittently.

"Still no news?"

"The connection with 'Game' is still stable?"

"What did they say?"

He Xingwen's figure disappeared around the corner.

The country of Hua today is still looking for the trace of His Majesty the King.