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Chapter 242 "Hungry Ghosts' End of the World" is missing

Jiang Qian's words were just a few words, but they were like a bolt from the blue, exploding in the mind of Canyon Lao Liu.

What? What did he say just now?

Canyon Lao Liu thought that he was too aggressive and his mind was a little blurry.

He tried to stay calm and was determined not to show his flaws in front of his "mortal enemy" and "die-hard fan".

However, the Northeast home-cooked dishes a few meters away flew over and quickly approached Jiang Qian, looking at him eagerly:

"What did you say, Master Qianlong~ The side quest was completed? Too awesome!!"

Looking at the little fan who used to follow him happily, now sticking to Qianlong Wuyong like a piece of mashed potatoes, Canyon Lao Liu's mind was once again in turmoil! The waves of the sea were filled with the smell of lemons...

Then swept the contempt and unwillingness: He was one step faster again? He stole the limelight again? ?

Side quest...

Damn, I just touched the door, and you tell me to hand in the paper now? Who are you kidding? !

Canyon Laoliu swallowed his saliva, hid his inner journey, and asked inexplicably: "What is the source of the disaster?"

Northeast Home Cooking realized that his former idol had woken up, and turned back to greet him indifferently: "Brother Monkey, are you awake?"

Canyon Laoliu snorted reservedly.

He cast his eyes on Jiang Qian, revealing a contradictory expression of both vigilance and expectation.

Jiang Qian did not sell the lawsuit to them. While taking out the chivalrous cloak and watch from the unlocked locker and wearing them on his body, he said:

"The source of the disaster is: people's desires expand and evil thoughts run wild."

...

"?!"

Hearing this answer, Northeast Home Cooking opened his eyes wide, but was a little confused for a while.

And Canyon Laoliu was even more surprised: "This is... the original words in the copy information? How do you verify this answer?"

Obviously, he has a deeper understanding of the "Hungry Ghost Ending World" copy than Northeast Home Cooking.

However, in his memory, the side quest of exploring the "Source of the Disaster" had not given him any new instructions since it was triggered, including no reminder of the quest progress after obtaining the book...

So when he realized that the answer Jiang Qian gave was based on the information originally given in the copy, Canyon Lao Liu was very surprised. He couldn't imagine how the two were connected in any way or logic.

"It's a question of 'which came first, the chicken or the egg'." Jiang Qian calmly reviewed the situation: "To reach the threshold of answering this question, the first thing to do is to gather three prerequisites, a key figure, a core idea, and three core experimental materials. Each of them accounts for 25% of the proportion of the side quest." "A key figure refers to Dr. Kate, a famous genius biologist in the world, and the author of the book in your arms." Canyon Lao Liu was slightly startled, and eagerly took out the book "The Miracle of Genes" from his arms, interrupting Jiang Qian: "Did you peek at the clues I found?" Jiang Qian was not angry, but smiled calmly: "How can it be called peeking, even you are my trophy." "Qianlong does not use you..." Canyon Lao Liu was so angry that his eyes twitched, and at the same time he finally got psychological comfort: Sure enough, this kid was lucky enough to pass because he peeked at my clues! But when he saw Jiang Qian calmly take out a stack of experimental data from his arms, and then take out a medicine box with a very textured packaging, his dissatisfaction was gradually replaced by more curiosity.

The urging voice of Northeast Home Cooking came from his ear: "Go on, Master, how come the chicken comes first, and the egg comes first?"

Canyon Lao Liu glared at Northeast Home Cooking and said nothing.

Jiang Qian calmly hooked his finger at Canyon Lao Liu.

Canyon Lao Liu reluctantly handed over the book in his hand...

The clue items were lined up: "The Miracle of Genes", experimental data, and poison.

Jiang Qian briefly interpreted the clue objects corresponding to the branch information points.

"After the three information points match, the copy will automatically pop up the answer option. Fill in your understanding of the source of the disaster manually. Each person has 3 verification opportunities. You two can repeat this information and you can see the hints given by the copy."

According to Jiang Qian's instructions, Canyon Lao Liu and Northeast Home Cooking immediately verified it in person, and they really got the opportunity to fill in the answer successfully!

"Sure enough..."

"It really appeared, awesome!"

Both of them showed different degrees of joy on their faces.

The reserve of Canyon Lao Liu was broken: "I still don't understand the question of which came first, the chicken or the egg."

Jiang Qian's finger fell on the book "The Miracle of Genes":

"Just now, the information point corresponding to this book is the core idea of ​​'the source of disaster'. I just read this book three times. When I read it for the third time, I realized that the author Dr. Kate was actually using academic papers to satirize the rule of the imperial authorities and pointed out that it was the 'devil that caused the fall of mankind'."

"Therefore, in the limited 3 opportunities to verify the answer, I spent 1 opportunity to verify it, but it didn't work."

Canyon Lao Liu was shocked and respected Jiang Qian's foreign language level! At the same time, he was more curious about Jiang Qian's next explanation.

Jiang Qian paused for a moment and continued:

"So I re-examined the answer I gave: the corrupt rule of the empire was indeed the object of Dr. Kate's satire, and it was the rule of the empire that catalyzed people's desires and evil thoughts, but it was not enough to be called the source of disaster."

Canyon Lao Liu's pupils shrank: "Because rule is also established by humans... The establishment and promotion of decadent rule are all caused by humans, so the source of disaster is not rule but humans?"

He then sneered: "It is indeed a 'chicken-and-egg' question. This is a word game. The difficulty is not the answer to the question, but actually getting qualified to answer the question, because the answer is obvious and is right in the question!" "

"What you say makes sense. This is indeed a reasonable interpretation. The purpose of the side mission is not to test the answer, but to enable us to uncover the real secrets of this world in the process of seeking the answer."

Jiang Qian rubbed his chin with his fingers and said in his usual attitude of discussing topics:

"We have seen that this catastrophe is global and all-human, involving different races and countries. The dungeon information and the results of the side missions have double verified that human desires and evil thoughts create the catastrophe."

"Remember what the copy prompt said - people don't even know how 'it' happened: some humans are 'transforming' into another species: ferocious, greedy, hunting their own kind for food..."

In the sound of Jiang Qian's retelling, Canyon Lao Liu and Northeast Home Cooking gradually fell into deep thought.

The two of them were immersed in continuous thinking, quickly reviewing everything they had experienced in the "Hungry Ghost Apocalypse" these days.

"I don't know if you have noticed, but among the clues known so far, there is still something vague and contradictory about it."

Jiang Qian picked out the poison from the clue objects:

"The thing inside this, as I just said, is defined as a 'mysterious extract', and after my verification, it is the same thing as the toxin on the crawler's tail needle. Don't you find it strange?"

"It's a chicken-and-egg problem!" Canyon Lao Liu immediately reacted, "This is very contradictory, unless the experiment underground in the mental hospital was not the place where the first crawler was born."

Jiang Qian stared into Canyon Lao Liu's eyes and nodded slowly: "I'm afraid this matter is not that simple."

Canyon Lao Liu stared at Jiang Qian's calm and deep eyes, feeling unable to calm down for a moment.

He felt that he was surrounded by a powerful aura, not crushed by intelligence or pressured by momentum, but enveloped by a deep and peaceful energy field!

His mind was opened and wisdom was perceived, so he felt comfortable and happy, and did not consciously want to obey.

This guy is very charming... When Canyon Lao Liu realized this, his initial strong desire to win and hostility towards Jiang Qian miraculously subsided.

The desire to win fades because of the knowledge that one is invincible; the hatred of hostility fades because of admiration.

"Master, master, what are you talking about? How come a chicken lays an egg or an egg lays a chicken? Why am I not keeping up?"

Hearing the clouds and mountains and mist surrounding the home-cooked dishes in Northeast China, he looked around, not knowing what was happening.

"It doesn't matter. If you do your housework well, everything will be fine."

Jiang Qian said, got up and walked to the window, overlooking the vast night of Lianhua City:

"The coordinates of the second player will be announced soon. Do you two have any plans?"

At this time, Canyon Lao Liu and Northeast Home Cooking had completed the side mission verification and unlocked their respective item bars.

Hearing Jiang Qian's words, the two of them were stunned at the same time.

Northeast Home Cooking was the first to respond: "Master Qianlong, um, do you have a shortage of cooks around you? Hey, what do you think of me~"

Canyon Lao Liu glanced at Heituo: "Just you?"

This obviously disgusting and contemptuous attitude made Northeast Home Cooking's face blush, and he hurriedly argued: "Hey! What's wrong with me? No matter how smart you are, how can you not eat my cooking?"

Canyon Lao Liu didn't expect that his little fan would talk back to him, and he felt a little out of breath for a while!

He turned away from the home-cooked food and answered Jiang Qian's question: "I am going to educate those grandsons who are plotting against me first..."

After successfully unlocking the item bar, the three of them now have the guarantee to "run rampant" in this "hungry ghost apocalypse".

Of course, the degree of protection is directly proportional to the quality and efficacy of the props.

"Where are you, Master?" Dongbei Home Cooking asked.

Jiang Qian smiled and said: "I'm going to sift through those clues with unclear meanings again. Maybe they will be used later."

Canyon Lao Liu suddenly felt a little ashamed when he heard this.

At first, he vowed to get the dungeon to the top so that he could go back to the forum to show off his results afterwards. However, after fighting Qianlong Wuyong once, he even lost his will to fight.

So he changed his tune and said, "I was joking just now! You can just leave the grandsons alone and let them die on their own. Exploring the plot is much more interesting than educating the grandsons."

"That's right, that's right, let those grandsons destroy themselves!" Northeastern Home Cooking also echoed.

Canyon Lao Liu was stunned for a moment and said no more.

Jiang Qian looked at the two of them and had a plan in mind.

He said: "In that case, before the coordinates are announced, the three of us will form an alliance and go together."

"But there is something I need to inform you two in advance. I have a friend elsewhere. If I receive an emergency signal from him during this period, I may suspend the progress of my exploration."

"It's human nature! If you really need to be anxious when the time comes, I can help you with the dishes!"

Dongbei Home Cooking was the first to express his stance. When he said these words, he felt a little sad for no reason. After all, he, who was the weaker side, was directly abandoned by Canyon Lao Liu without hesitation.

But he can understand it. After all, it's other people's business to do what others do as a copy of the fight, so he can't complain.

The glory of human nature is precious because it is not often seen.

"I have no problem." Canyon Lao Liu said, "But where do you plan to start?"

Jiang Qian took out the pattern he got from the bottom of the poison box and showed it to Lao Liu:

"This is a sign obtained from the basement of a mental hospital. The same sign was found in the abandoned prison in the south of the city. I plan to go there tomorrow to have a look."

Canyon Lao Liu narrowed his eyes: "I have seen this pattern before."

"That's right, you guys are familiar with that place." Jiang Qian said with a smile.

"Yes, not only is he familiar, but he is also very impressive."

As a result, the three of them spent the night selectively exchanging information on all aspects of the "Hungry Ghost Apocalypse".

These include thinking and verification of the hunger test, as well as judgments, speculations and conjectures about the other two paths.

Hearing that Jiang Qian had sorted out the early logic of the entire "Hungry Ghost Apocalypse" world in such detail, Canyon Lao Liu stopped hiding his secrets and shared everything he had observed about the behavior of the Anteater Legion. come out.

These include crazy attacks on ant nests everywhere, destroying the ant queen, conquering human settlements from south to north, and creating a large number of "groups" of atrocities...

"They seemed to have some clear purpose, and it didn't seem like they were just doing whatever they wanted."

Canyon Lao Liu is convinced of one thing.

This incident quickly aroused Jiang Qian's alert, but he did not immediately reveal his relationship with the anteater.

…

That night, Dongbei Home Cooking was too bored, so he quietly took out a miniature kitchen from the prop list, which contained various kitchen utensils, and started cooking a few dishes directly!

His operation shocked Jiang Qian and Canyon Laoliu on the spot. While they were immersed in cooking, they deeply realized the important role of the cook.

The next day.

Before dawn, the three of them set off in a low-key manner to the abandoned prison.

During this period, we did not encounter any so-called obstacles.

Today's Lotus City is as quiet as death, with few people even seeing a moving crawler.

When they arrived at the target location, the three found that the abandoned prison was already empty.

Northeast Home Cooking and Canyon Lao Liu had been here and lived here before, and were familiar with the path. Under their guidance, Jiang Qian quickly found the objects that both claimed to have seen the Kraken logo: some items that had not been fully Destroyed empty boxes containing weapons and ammunition.

"Their core members look like a well-trained team, with tacit cooperation among the members, and their weapon-wielding movements are more standard than ordinary scavengers."

Canyon Lao Liu commented and recalled:

"I remember that they were planning to continue on their way to an unknown location. It was only because of the disappearance of a female member that they had no choice but to stay in this prison. It seems that they have set off now."

This matter was mentioned last night, and Jiang Qian remembered it clearly.

The current situation gave him a vague sense of ominous premonition.

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