Ancient Gene [End Times]

The man's clothes were fairly clean, his eyes were energetic, and he looked like a smart man.

Hearing Tiangui's words, he secretly thought in his heart, as expected, and said with a smile: "You came from the west, right? You don't know, most of the troops have gone to Sichuan with the big troops, and there are very few left. What to say The closest one must be to the west of the city. It seems that you are all soldiers, but to be honest, the conditions there are not as good as ours."

Qin An looked around and took out a pack of cigarettes from his pocket. The pack of cigarettes hadn't been opened yet.He opened the cigarette under the man's gaze, took out one from the inside and passed it over.

The man took it, looked at the cigarette case in Qin An's hand, and smiled deeper.

"We passed by here, and we don't understand anything, please help me introduce it." Qin An held the cigarette case in his hand, and signaled to him that if he introduced it carefully enough, this pack of cigarettes would be his.

Now that the world is just in chaos, tobacco is relatively abundant, but without production channels, there is one less cigarette to smoke.Therefore, the value of a pack of cigarettes is still very high, and it will become higher and higher as time goes by.

The man saw that they really didn't know anything, rolled his eyes and said with a smile: "To tell you the truth, those who were able to leave half a month ago all withdrew, and the rest who didn't want to leave, it's okay to stay." Fend for itself. The government wanted to centralize the population for easy management, so they all went to Sichuan. It is unrealistic for the remaining people to manage the rest well. Now Lhasa is divided into five parts in terms of location. Except for the easternmost area which is managed by the government, the rest are contracted areas.”

"Contracted area?" The word sounds fresh.

The man lit the cigarette, took a deep breath, and took a long time to spit it out: "Give the government a deposit, and you can contract and manage a part of the residential area. Our side is the territory of the Dahai Group."

"Group? Are they contracted and managed by companies in the past?" Bao Xinyu asked.

The man took a look at Bao Xinyu as a child, smiled, and said: "What is the current world, what is called a group is a group. Our chairman has the skills, and there are people under him, who can ensure that this one-third of an acre of land remains the same as before. .Now I go to kill those monsters every day, and I don’t know how many people died, but it is also because of this that this place can be maintained so well.”

This is already a bit blatant.Qin An and the others did not speak.In fact, this is also because of the deterrence of Tiangui and others, otherwise the visitor would not be so polite.

Since it has been "contracted" here, the "contractor" will naturally not make a loss-making business.They can guarantee the safety of a piece of sky, so everyone here has to pay a "protection fee" of corresponding value.

"It can be seen that there are quite a few people living here. Since there are troops stationed here, why do so many people choose to be contracted?" He Siming asked.

The visitor said with a smile: "Of course there are other benefits. Everyone should find a place to rest after walking such a long distance. If you can trust me, let's find a place to eat and talk slowly. There are two more people today. It will be dark in an hour, no matter how anxious you are, it will take a day or two."

"Do you get a commission for our overnight stay?" Sky Ghost asked.

In the face of inquiries from people in military uniforms, men will always be more energetic.He wanted to solicit customers to earn some food money, but he didn't dare to offend anyone.It's fine for ordinary people with no background. People in this army, before the situation stabilizes, it's better to be out of luck.

"Of course. You should be able to see that I eat this bowl of rice. You are new here, and if you want to know something, you must have a channel." The man thought about it and said: "To be honest, now It's messy enough, if there's no real person to lead, there will be people who don't have a good eye to lead people into the pit."

Tiangui glanced at him.Although he didn't know what he was worried about, at least he didn't dare to lie to them right now.

"You don't need to look for a place to stay. Is this pack of cigarettes enough for you to take us to the place where the troops are stationed?" Qin An asked.

"Enough is enough!" The man laughed and said, "To tell you the truth, cigarettes are in short supply in the black market now. If you have a little bit of condition, you can close the cigarettes. In fact, it's just watching a few soldiers. Brother, if you are ordinary people, I don’t recommend you go to the army.”

"Why?" Bao Xinyu asked.

"The large army took away all the good things, and there was nothing left. So the army's reserves are not as large as ours. The conditions are not as good as ours. And the inspections there are very strict. If you want to go in, You have to see all your property. In this world, who dares to let people know what is in your home? Say yes!"

Qin An handed him the cigarette: "Please lead the way."

The man put the cigarette away, and led the crowd away: "Just now I wanted to take you to live here, so don't think too much about it. I really want to earn two more money. But if you have something to do, go to the army in a hurry. I'm not a nuisance either."

Although he talked a bit too much, he was still there, and he had something to say.

The car behind started again, and the car drove inward at a constant speed.

I encountered mutant animals breaking in twice on the way, but they were quickly dealt with by a group of armed young people.

There are not many people on both sides of the road, and most of them have things to do.A few people carried rice grains and went to the open supermarket on the side of the road to buy things.

"Are there many stores open now?" Sky Ghost asked.

"There are not many of them anymore, they are all owned by the group. Now the prices of things change every day, and there are not as many buyers as before."

Nearly a month is enough to break a rule, and then slowly form a new rule.

Although Qin An and the others wanted to buy something, they were not in a hurry.Right now, it is better to enter the army garrison here first, settle down and then reorganize the supplies.

On the other hand, it is also to see if the troops stationed here have equipment to get in touch with Beijing or the Northeast.They didn't come here to play, they had a mission.

After walking two streets, I arrived at a place that looked like a square.

"Let's go this way, we probably won't get there until it gets dark. There are still taxis driving now. If it's not possible, let's go there by car?" the man suggested.

Qin An glanced at He Siming, and Tiangui nodded.

"How about the price?"

"It depends on what you get in exchange. If it's cigarettes, two packs from the army are enough."

One month after the end of the world, in such crowded places, materials such as gasoline are basically in the hands of people with higher status.Because it cannot be regenerated, the value is constantly growing.

Bao Xinyu went to tell Xiao Sun in the car, Xiao Sun dug out the cigarettes and gave the man two packs.

The man first took a box as a reservation, and ran to the parking lot not far away to talk about it.

After a while, the man came back in the car.

Six people could sit in Qin An's off-road vehicle, and the remaining five squeezed into the taxi with the man.

He Siming glanced at Tiangui. They had mentioned similar plans before, but at this time it was still up to Tiangui's own plan.

Go to the troops for sure, they need to replenish their ammunition.

There is not much space in the car, and it is a bit crowded.Qin An opened the car window to see the scenery along the road.

"Is the power here basically formed now?" Sky Ghost asked.

The man nodded: "It can be said so. Those who have the ability to have a place in the open and aboveboard. But there are also some small forces formed by a few people. Now the mutant animals are getting more and more powerful. As long as they don't go too far, the government I am also willing to watch healthy competition."

"Animals mutate really well." Sky Ghost vaguely saw mutated animals fighting in the distance, suddenly changed the subject, and asked, "How much mutated does that person have?"

The man was stunned for a moment, his expression was a little stiff, then he looked at Tian Gui's military uniform, and heaved a sigh of relief: "You are a soldier, so it's normal to know this."

"So there are really mutants?" Sky Ghost only asked tentatively.After the apocalypse, he came to carry out the mission before he had time to understand the situation, and these days he lost contact with the army again, and many things were unclear.

"No one dares to mention this kind of thing. I just think you are soldiers. I saw a man grow a mouthful of fangs before, and he was taken away by the government not long ago. There must be more now. I heard that there are a few mutated people around the chairman. But I just make a little money as a guide for others, so I don’t dare to inquire about such things.”

Qin An and He Siming both became more energetic and looked at each other.

These few words are enough to reveal a lot of information, Tiangui said: "In the final analysis, humans are also animals. The monsters outside have mutated so much, and it is normal for humans to mutate. Judging by the scale of those monsters, maybe mutated people will also Everywhere."

The man nodded repeatedly and said, "It would be great if that was the case! Otherwise, it would be too embarrassing to kill those monsters now."

When the car arrived at its destination, it was said to be an army station, but it was actually the original government affairs hall.

At a place far away from the target, the car was stopped by guard soldiers.

All the people in the car got out of the car, and Tian Gui directly showed his military ID card.

After seeing the military officer's card, to confirm the identity and authenticity, the guard soldiers and the ghosts saluted each other, then turned their heads and made an interline call, and soon turned their heads back, leading a group of people into the garrison.

In this way, after entering the military area, the work of the guide is over.Qin An turned his head and watched the man go back in the taxi.

"What's the matter?" He Siming gave Qin An a hand and walked to the camp together.

"It's also a way of living." Qin An said: "But the situation here is different from what we thought."

"It's reasonable." He Siming said, "Let's go."

After the car drove into the yard, it was placed in a parking space in the corner.

The five special forces were led into the third floor of the main building together with He Siming, while Qin An and other ordinary people were led by another soldier to rest on the rest floor behind.

Although this is a government affairs hall, it is actually very spacious, and there are several buildings behind it, which are now dormitory buildings for soldiers.

There are more than a dozen large and long disaster relief tents in the yard, and one tent can accommodate more than 20 people at least.

Although most of the soldiers went to Sichuan with the main force, there are still quite a few people stationed.

Qin An and the others were taken to a building behind them, and they went up the stairs to the second floor, where there was a clean and tidy living room.

"You guys take a rest first. I'll come over after the conversation over there." The soldiers leading the way brought over hot water, some meatloaf and two plates of jerky.

This kind of hospitality is already considered a luxury.

This kind of hospitality is already considered a luxury.

"You don't need to bother, we can take care of ourselves, thank you." Qin An nodded to the soldiers, and turned back to sit on the sofa.The clothes on their bodies are considered clean, and there is no dust on the road today, so they are not afraid of sitting on the dirty sofa.

The soldiers were also afraid that they would be cautious, so they told the location of the bathroom and left first. If there was anything, they could go out and call someone at any time.

After the people left, Bao Xinyu quickly poured himself a cup of hot water, took a sip while blowing on the surface of the water: "I'm really thirsty."

"Aren't you hungry?" Qin An said with a smile.

"I'm too hungry." Bao Xinyu looked at the food on the table: "Then can I eat?"

Qiu Ling picked up a piece of meat pie and handed it to Bao Xinyu: "Eat it, poor boy."

Bao Xinyu was no longer restrained this time, he took it and ate it: "Aren't you hungry?"

Seeing how he was devouring the food, Qin An couldn't help teasing him, "Let's save our stomachs for delicious food."

"delicious?"

"This is the army, we are guests here, can the food be bad?"

Bao Xinyu looked at the meatloaf in his hand, and then thought about the feast he had at An Kong's last night: "Can I eat it in a while?"

"Of course, don't forget, Siming is a talent that the country needs. Could it be possible to starve him? We are all teammates, and we will definitely be lucky." Qin An continued to laugh.

Bao Xinyu had a mouthful of meatloaf in his mouth, and he didn't know whether to chew it or not.

"Eat yours." Ke Chenguang couldn't help but said, "I'm busy over there. I guess I'll be back after dark."

With Ke Chenguang's affirmation, Bao Xinyu felt relieved to continue eating.

Qiu Ling also picked up a piece of meat pie, divided it into two halves and handed half to Xiao Sun, took a bite and said, "This tastes good."

Qin An wasn't in the mood to eat yet, so he asked Qiu Ling and Ke Chenguang, "Do you think it's possible to reach Beijing now?"

"Who knows. Whether we can be contacted or not, it doesn't have a big impact on us." Qiu Ling said: "When we can arrive, we can still tell."

"Indeed, our goal..." Qin An was about to blurt out Dongbei when Qiu Ling suddenly raised her eyes and gave him a sharp look, making him swallow the words that came to his lips.

Only their insiders know about their trip to the Northeast.If according to what Tiangui said before, Beijing is in chaos now, then the situation in various places will only get worse.Since they haven't decided to stand in line, even the people inside the army can't tell them the real goal of Qin An and others' trip.

Although there are no outsiders here, no one can guarantee whether there will be eavesdropping.

Qin An paused, and then said: "The target is there, and it will be a matter of time to get there. Even if it is contact, it should be in a place close to Beijing."

Seeing that Qin An was quite smart, Qiu Ling continued to follow his topic: "Whether we can get in touch or not, the loss is not big. If we do, the biggest advantage is that we can get more information. No matter what kind of news there is in the country Beijing, as the core of the country, is the focus of news. The more we know, the more convenient it will be for us to travel later.”

"I really want to know how many mutants there are now and what the degree of mutation is."

Qin An and He Siming injected the experimental reagent, and the evolution speed was obviously one step faster than everyone else.But now, Ke Chenguang and Bao Xinyu, who had never been injected with reagents in the team, also began to mutate.Qin An began to wonder, if according to the current rate of mutation, would there be any existence whose degree of mutation surpassed his.

But if you think about it carefully, the proportion of mutants in their team can be said to be extremely high.

Listening to the tone of the guide in the car, mutants should be extremely rare.In Qin An's team, except for the two people who injected the reagents, there were two mutants among the remaining nine people. The probability of mutation was as high as two-ninth. I don't know if it was a coincidence or destiny as Qiu Ling said.

After waiting for nearly half an hour, a soldier knocked on the door and came in, calling everyone to go out together.

It was originally said that they would come over after He Siming and the others finished talking, and this would lead them out together.

Several people looked at each other, Qin An tidied up his clothes, put on his backpack and walked in the front.

Several people were led all the way to the building in the front yard, and went directly to the third floor.

After leaving the stairs on the third floor, they heard the voice of talking. After confirming that there was the voice of a ghost, the hearts of several people were relieved.

"Anzi." As soon as they entered the room, He Siming saw Qin An.

Qin An nodded to him, and then glanced at the room. The room was very large, and there were several unnamed machines and several people in white coats inside.I don't know if it's a doctor or a researcher.

Heavenly Ghost said: "That's right. With recent new developments in evolution, it is possible to first determine whether a person is mutated. But this can only provide one data as a reference. I just experimented, and the result showed that my genes have already mutated. changed."

Qin An was slightly taken aback: "You also mutated?"

He Siming said: "It looks like this from the data. I also checked my data, and the accuracy should be fine. So Anzi, I want you to try it."

"How to try?" He Siming naturally had his own meaning when he proposed it, and Qin An didn't refuse.

"It's very simple, just come and lie down. This thing is a bit like magnetic resonance." Tiangui walked to the side of the machine and motioned Qin An to come and lie down.

Qiu Ling stood behind with her arms folded and watched, but didn't say a word.

Qin An lay on the bed and was pushed into the machine. When he closed his eyes, he could feel a few rays of light sweeping across his eyelids. Even with his eyes closed, he still felt glaring.

Two or three minutes later, Qin An was pulled out, and He Siming stood next to a man in a white coat, looking at the data given by the machine with him.

"From the data point of view, it is a mutant." The person who operated the machine concluded.

He Siming looked at the data on the machine and nodded: "Then you can be sure, this machine can't determine the degree of a person's evolution."

"Looking at it now, being able to distinguish mutants from the crowd is already quite remarkable." A man dressed as an officer at the back said: "One more mutant can reduce a lot of bullets when facing mutant animals. The consumption of medicine."

"So far, have you found the law of mutation?" He Siming asked: "For example, what kind of people are more likely to mutate?"

"So far, there are only 46 mutants identified in the local area. Among them, 43 are males, and most of them are locals. There are occupations from all walks of life, and their living habits are also different. Except for the distinction of gender, there are almost no regularities. .” The staff said.

"The gap is so big?" He Siming frowned slightly.In today's society, it is understandable that the survival rate of males and mutants are more, but the gap is so large. Isn't the ratio of 43:3 too much?

"People who have not been tested are not excluded. Because except for a very few women, very few women will go out to kill mutant animals. General inspections will only check those who have participated in battles and performed well. Now most of the lesbians are in charge of logistics Work."

This is also an explanation, but such a disparity is still a bit scary.

Qin An looked at Qiu Ling: "Come over and check it out, too."

Qiu Ling's mutation method is different from that of Qin An and others. I don't know if the machine can detect it.

"I refuse." Qiu Ling did not satisfy Qin An's curiosity.

Xiao Sun stood directly behind Qiu Ling to express his position.

"Then what are the characteristics of these mutants?" Qin An asked again.

The staff member said: "According to the current treatment, only five of these people will have some changes in their bodies, such as fingers mutating into the appearance of a beast. Most of the rest of the people are manifested in strength or running. Go up quickly. Although the remaining part has been detected, it is still indistinguishable from ordinary people."

Qin An stretched out a finger, and at that moment, the fingernail grew two inches, and the finger became thinner, and climbed to a bit of blue-gray.

"Is that so?"

"That's right!" The staff member said in surprise, "That's it! I didn't expect you to have evolved to this extent!"

Qin An was embarrassed to say that his whole body was mutated.However, it can be seen from his reaction that although there are mutants appearing now, the speed of mutation is really slow.

Now Bao Xinyu has only mutated once, and there is no movement after that, so it is not clear to what extent the mutation has gone.But Ke Chenguang said that it is very easy for the whole arm to mutate.

If the information provided by the staff is accurate, the mutants gathered in Lhasa, the one who mutates the fastest, can't compare with Ke Chenguang.

This does not mean to belittle Ke Chenguang, because Ke Chenguang has never been injected with reagents, so it stands to reason that the initial mutation should be the same as that of ordinary people.

Not only did their team have a high rate of mutation, but their members also mutated faster than others!

What Qin An could think of, of course He Siming thought of it too.It's just that there is no way to find the answer based on the information we have now.

"What can other people mutate into?" Qin An asked.

The staff took several photos directly from the computer. The main character in them was a young man in his 20s. The entire palm of his right hand was covered with a layer of mammal-like fluff.

"This is the latest updated information yesterday. He is the most mutated person I have seen so far. It is a pity that this person is ambitious and has no plans to join the army."

Qin An looked at the palm. It was also a mammalian variation, and He Siming had surpassed this level half a month ago.

The staff looked at Qin An's concentrated appearance, and then realized: "So, can you mutate to a higher degree?"