paranoianovel Chapter 38 The Hidden Genius
Chapter 38 The Hidden Genius
"Everyone, this is not an exaggeration. We have already experienced more than a dozen attacks by beast hordes, large and small, on our way here, which is enough to demonstrate their threat."
After briefly explaining the reasoning process, Wu Ou then shared their experiences on the road.
He even produced fragments of pelts from the source energy beasts he had hunted along the way to prove that what he said was true.
The five men quickly exchanged glances, then picked up the fur scraps.
Although they had undergone simple processing, their experience still allowed them to determine what animal the fur had once belonged to.
"It seems that Commander Tian and your team have faced considerable danger along the way!" Xie Rui looked at Commander Tian, a hint of worry in his expression.
"I wonder how many casualties Commander Tian and your men suffered along the way to bring back so much evidence!"
Hearing Xie Rui's words, Commander Tian chuckled and said, "The casualties are not great, you could even say there are none, it's just that we don't have enough manpower."
After all, many people in the base were barely scraping by, and seeing so many animal carcasses that couldn't be taken away and had to be sealed in snow and ice felt like a waste.
At this point, he looked at Xie Rui and said, "Perfect timing. Our storage location isn't too far from here. We'll take your people and retrieve those items as soon as possible."
A look of surprise flashed in Xie Rui's eyes. "Really? That's great! Our food reserves aren't very plentiful here either."
With this batch of food, I think we can finally have a proper meal!
At this moment, Yan Chi suddenly spoke up, "Actually, we have also discovered the changes in the Beijiang River."
However, that, well, the Beast King, was a mutated crocodile. The Beijiang area is not a crocodile's usual habitat, and their numbers are even fewer.
Could it be that the fish in the water will collectively come ashore and flood the city?
Although everyone knows that mutated animals are larger, stronger, and faster than normal animals, and some even have special abilities, just like the 'monsters' that appear in novels.
But if fish in the water want to come ashore to fight and maintain that "fierce" effect from the water, they probably have to become "monsters" to do it!
"There are more than just fish in the Beijiang River." Wu Ou looked at Yan Chi, not believing that such a smart person would have such a 'simple' idea.
"Even crabs, turtles, and even river shrimp can come ashore to fight. Add in the crocodiles, and their numbers won't be too many." Yan Chi shook his head, his meaning clear: Wu Ou's reasons were not convincing enough.
Wu Ou fell silent.
Although he didn't experience it firsthand, based on the clues he later obtained, the crocodile beast king had awakened a special ability.
The environment of "snow" can be transformed into an environment where aquatic animals such as fish, which originally live in water, can also survive normally.
Using the "fantasy" style of a foreign animal disaster film, the water flows in the air, and the fish are in the water.
It's as if the ocean has submerged the world, and the land has become the seabed.
But if you haven't seen it with your own eyes, who would easily believe that such an unscientific scene could exist!
Perhaps noticing Wu Ou's embarrassment, Xu Rui suddenly laughed and said, "Haha, I know that the talent level of the Northern Base is quite high. In fact, our Captain Yan has also noticed some commotion by the river."
That big guy kept us from fishing for quite a while!
"Let's take advantage of this opportunity and cooperate to see if we can resolve this!"
Xu Rui kept his eyes on Commander Tian, clearly believing that Commander Tian was the only person in the opposing team worthy of his attention.
Seeing that the conversation had reached the stage he wanted, Wu Ou sat down.
Commander Tian, who had been smiling, spoke up, "Since Captain Xu and everyone else share this idea, that's wonderful!"
"Our purpose in coming here is not only to investigate the situation of the mutated beasts in the Beijiang River, but also to establish a smooth and safe trade route with you!"
With both sides' objectives clearly stated, the rest of the discussion becomes much easier.
After a negotiation dinner that seemed like the prelude to disaster, Wu Ou and the others were taken to a specially isolated place for rest.
After all, this is a shopping mall, and among the various things it sells are all kinds of bedroom supplies.
Find some good ones, and then renovate some already nice restaurant rooms and decorate them into bedrooms.
It can be said that the environment of a single room in this way is no worse than that of a high-end hotel before the disaster.
Sure enough, given the right conditions, there are always people who can enjoy things far beyond what ordinary people can enjoy.
The top floor of the mall, where there used to be an ice rink, has now been transformed into a cold storage for food.
However, right next to this place is Yan Chi's room.
Yan Chi's room, from the outside, did not appear as large as the other rooms, nor did it have as many decorations.
It gives the impression of being the exterior of an ordinary house versus a luxury villa.
After knocking on the door, Wu Ou said, "It's me. I have something I want to tell you."
During their conversation earlier today, Wu Ou already knew that Yan Chi was someone who was also worried about the situation in Beijiang, so he naturally wanted to exchange some ideas with him.
The door opened, and Yan Chi glanced at Wu Ou standing outside, as if he knew he would come.
"Come in!"
He stepped aside to make way for Wu Ou to come inside.
As soon as Wu Ou entered, he saw that it looked like a workshop, with not only machine tools but also materials.
In comparison, the sleeping area is very simple, and it's even the folding type, which can be stood up and leaned against the wall, like a wall panel.
"I'd like to know how well your technology has been restored, and what outstanding products you have in terms of weapon technology?"
And, most importantly, you must have a way to get the latest information from Beijiang, right?
Three sentences in a row made Yan Chi stop what he was doing.
He stared at Wu Ou and said, "You're smarter than I thought. It seems the Northern Base is not just a name without substance."
As he spoke, he walked to a corner and pressed a switch.
"This is—a computer! No, this isn't a regular assembled computer..." Wu Ou looked at the thing in front of him. It already had a cyberpunk feel to it, somewhere between reality and science fiction.
More importantly, Wu Ou had a gut feeling that this wasn't the kind of standalone computer that was made just for aesthetic purposes.
"There's another person near Beijiang who's contacting you via computer!"
Yan Chi nodded. "Yes, but it's two people. One is responsible for liaison and technology research, and the other is responsible for hunting."
The intelligence they provided yesterday indicated that the hunting results within the safe zone were not optimistic, and the river level had risen again.
But according to calculations, this is abnormal.