The final gentleman

Old World, also known as Focus of Infection.

Yi Chen had read an introduction to the old world in the basic collection area of ​​the big library. This matter was not kept as a secret, but was fully disclosed to the organization.

This has been established through numerous investigations over the years that the organization has been built, at the expense of countless fine gentlemen.

All diseases are not produced independently by the world, but are directly or indirectly infected from the old world, which is the source of diseases and the gathering place of the roots of all diseases.

On the title page of the book, there is a sentence left by the founder of the organization, as well as pictures.

"Were we not ill, it'd come to us"

The attached picture is divided into three parts:

1. A planet representing human life is outlined. The Central Region and the five continents are clearly marked on it, which is completely normal and no problem.

2. In addition to our planet, a living planet also appeared on the right, oozing pus, ulcers, and even growing tentacles that could float in space, but the entire planet was penetrated by a giant sword.

3. This sick planet successfully approached by floating its tentacles and stuck to the back of the human planet like a tumor. Subsequently, small holes were formed in this world through the drilling of the tentacles, and the diseases it carried spread through these small holes and gradually assimilated.

The sickly planet represents the old world, and the holes represent passages.

certainly,

This is just a greatly simplified illustration that is easy for most people to understand. The real situation needs to be expressed correctly through high-dimensional drawing.

According to the explanation in the book, the old world as a lesion was locked in all directions for some reason, including the continuity of time and the expansion of space.

There is no normal air to breathe,

Simple exothermic chemical reactions corresponding to kerosene lamps cannot occur either.

Such a completely locked world is like a human being nailed to the bed board, all organs removed, all blood vessels tied, all muscles disconnected and even a scalpel inserted through the brain.

I should have died directly,

However, the [Old World] is like a zombie. Not only has it not died, but germs are still growing in its body, and the source of the disease hidden in the depths is still alive in some way.

Or swim with the help of tentacles,

Or spray a large amount of metabolites,

Such a diseased world can still wander between dimensions even if it is locked, randomly attaching itself to a normal world, absorbing its nutrients and passing on the disease.

The above is the basic information Yi Chen read in the books.

However, there is no mention of the structure of the old world, the living conditions in the old world, the distribution of forces, etc., so you need to explore it yourself.

"Lorian, when did you separate from my body?" 』

Facing Yi Chen's question, he waited for a minute before the voice came back:

"It's really disappointing... It's extremely disappointing~ I didn't expect that the origin of the disease would be a dying place, with no hope at all.

That giant sword that came from nowhere may have killed this world countless epochs ago. No wonder it is attached to the back of the human world and connected by a [channel].

I am not in a hurry to go out and experience such a dead place now. I will stay in your body for a while longer. When you have the opportunity to separate from your teammates or are forced to separate, I will peel it off from your body.

This is also for your consideration ~ After all, once I peel it off, it means that your right half will be missing instantly.

It is very dangerous to lose half of your body in such a dead world. As a small reward for bringing me here, I will give you a small surgery when we are separated. 』

"OK. 』

Outside the temple is the endless gray desert, which is the surface layer of the old world.

Many newcomers are like headless flies when they first come to the old world. They are afraid of losing the location of the [passage] and leave due to time issues without doing much exploration.

According to Zion's internal statistics, only 8.1% of newcomers who arrived in the old world for the first time to explore relics were able to bring back relics.

Not to mention that some of them are just ordinary relics, which are not as good as the black umbilical cord in Yi Chen's hand.

Some of them are also mixed with some luck. For example, after wandering in the desert for a while, I kicked a hard object and picked it up, which turned out to be a relatively complete relic.

In other words, if there is no clear exploration goal [a day] will pass quickly, and the individual consciousness will hesitate or be subjectively lost, and it may even accelerate the flow of time, and it will feel like several hours have passed in the blink of an eye.

Just when Yi Chen had a brief moment of communication with Lorian inside his body,

"This way!"

"There is a sense here~"

"This way...chuck!"

At the same time, three voices sounded in the team,

A voice came from Reagan. He touched the sand with his hands to try to release electrical energy. The current that should have dispersed randomly spread in a certain direction.

A voice comes from gold,

As soon as she came up, she started digging in the sand, stretching her arms as deep as possible into the sand, and then digging out the red lotus roots deeper into the sand.

The red lotus, which is a "disease characteristic", actually reacted, and a red lotus grew on the surface of the sand not far away, serving as a special signpost for progress.

The third sound came from the little pendant on Jin's body. As an animal patient, it jumped to the ground as soon as it came to the old world and made a gesture of hatching eggs.

Unexpectedly, Xiao Pei actually hatched an egg, but it turned out to be a gray egg.

Because everything in the old world was blocked, including 'fertility'... so this newly hatched egg was certain to die.

Hard, gray, like a round stone.

This dead egg did not sink into the sand when it landed. Instead, it rolled among the undulating sand dunes, and it rolled in a certain clear direction.

Even if you pick up the dead egg and put it down again, it will still roll in a fixed direction.

but,

The direction of the current flowing, the direction of the growth of the red lotus and the rolling route of the dead egg are completely different, so a multiple-choice question arises.

Time is limited and a decision must be made immediately.

Just as Yi Chen was thinking quickly, Reagan pinched the fat on his face with two fingers and gave his thoughts:

"William, you alone can overcome the risk of [polyocular syndrome], which is enough to show that you have the ability to explore the relics alone.

Moreover, as the monitor said, what we are dealing with this time is a new, superficial, and least dangerous passage.

It seems to me that we are both capable of searching for relics on our own.

Since you can discover three meaningful routes from the beginning, it’s better to just split up.

I'll take the current-sensing side, and you and Miss Jin will each choose another path... Calculate the time, and we'll meet at the temple a day later.

Strive to get our own and matching relics at once. "

Jin immediately raised his right hand and expressed his approval: "That's it~ Since it is the lowest difficulty exploration of the old world, it is necessary to strive for the maximum gain."

Yi Chen turned his attention to his two teammates and confirmed the proposal.

"We will meet in the temple one day later! Remember, you must watch the time..."

When Yi Chen said this, he immediately approached Jin, took the initiative to give her a hug and said in her ear:

"Kim, remember, one day!"

Jin stretched out his hand and gently lifted a corner of the mask, revealing his thin pink lips and turned his head to press it against Yi Chen's earlobe.

"As I said, I will be restrained in this completely unknown area with hidden risks, and I will try my best to survive. It won't be fun once I die... But William, don't play too hard, forget It’s time.”

between words,

Jin quickly reached out and touched Yi Chen's shirt, pressing it against the right side of his chest.

"I've felt it from the beginning...the rhythm of your right body's body is different from usual. Although I don't know why you want to hide it from us, I still believe you.

Don't mess around, remember to meet on time a day later. "