Chapter 726: 49 Days of Cataclysm (3)

On his first day in office, Lin encountered an extremely difficult problem: Midtown ran out of food. The private food and the grain stored in the secret granary in Midtown all suddenly spoiled, and a large number of flying insects that looked like ants grew in the food residue.

The flying insect is initially the size of an ordinary ant, but with adequate nutrition, it grows in size. Adults can grow to the size of a human head, they have 2 pairs of wings, 6 legs, powerful limbs, amazing bounces, rapid flight speed, erratic trajectory, and the body surface is covered with a hard carapace, which is not easy to kill. Moreover, this flying insect is highly aggressive and contagious, and its body fluids contain toxins that are lethal to humans. As long as a star soul below level 4 is bitten, his whole body will festered and die within 10 minutes. Residents of Midtown called them deadly aphids in horror.

Deadly aphids thrive in the corners of people's private homes, apartment kitchens, and secret granaries in Midtown, and erupt almost without warning.

At about 14 o'clock in the afternoon of the eighth day of the Slaughter City Curse Catastrophe, the Zhongcheng urban area, which was already very unstable due to the continuous winds, torrential rains and thunder and lightning outside the protective net, flooded out hundreds of thousands of deadly aphids from all corners and killed hundreds of people in less than one minute.

Lin Fuzi, the SAI intelligent control system in Zhongcheng, reported the situation to Lin Zaishan as soon as possible, and at the same time used a dynamic star soul code subnet to divide, restrict, surround and capture the deadly aphids, isolating them from the citizens of Zhongcheng. Lin Zaishan urgently led and ordered all forces to carry out the killing. The fireflies he had made earlier came in handy, as they arrived in swarms to hunt the deadly aphids with great efficiency.

In the first hour, the killing of the deadly aphids is far from keeping up with the rate at which they can breed; In the second hour, the balance was barely achieved; The third hour finally reversed; It was not until about 5 a.m. the next morning that the breeding and attack of the deadly aphids were completely contained, and security and order were initially restored in the urban area.

This aphid plague not only took the lives of 850 Star Souls below level 4, but also completely destroyed all the existing grain, meat, eggs, and milk in Midtown, even the underground secret granary that had been extremely closely guarded.

The good news is that Lin Zaishan and Lin Fu's subsystem recovered nearly 800 of the deceased's star souls in time and reconfigured more than 700 of them. The original physical bodies of the deceased were infected and destroyed, and Lin Zaishan and Lin Fuzi didn't care about repairing them one by one, so they simply implanted self-repairing genes directly into their star souls and strengthened them in other aspects, and then put them back into their respective bodies in batches. For these low-level star souls who have already "died", this has become a kind of "welfare". The resurrection experience made the person concerned grateful to the Midtown authorities, and his hope and confidence in his survival in the last days did not decrease.

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At 6 o'clock in the morning, an emergency meeting was held by the dignitaries of Midtown to discuss the control of the deadly aphids and the shortage of food.

Jiang Wei held a closed transparent small bottle to show everyone, the bottle was a milky white liquid, although there were some impurities and clots, but the naked eye could not see anything that should not be there. "This is fresh milk from cows yesterday before there was an outbreak of deadly aphids, and we have never opened it to preserve freshness. Please pay attention to watch it below. She put on her gloves, carefully unscrewed the cap, and immediately dropped the bottle to the floor.

The vial, which had a capacity of less than 500 milliliters, produced more than 1,000 larvae of the fatal aphid in less than 10 seconds. These insects are small in size, but they are extremely fierce, and they pounce on everyone in all directions.

There are quite a few people among the people who do not see the elders with their combat ability, and they can't help but be a little shocked at this time. Wu Chaoqun and other strong people sat calmly in place, and the city hall was guarded by Lin Fuzi in all directions, so they didn't need to make a move at all. Lin Fuzi automatically used his code ability to receive all the bugs into a subnet the size of a football one after another.

Lin Zaishan picked up the small bottle in the air and found that there were no bugs and fresh milk in it, only a small amount of fishy residue remained.

Jiang Wei said loudly: "Everyone has seen the display just now, as long as the stored fresh milk touches the air, it will immediately deteriorate and give birth to a large number of deadly aphids. This model works for almost all foods. ”

Qin Huanchang asked, "I have a question, did these aphids already exist in the milk before opening the bottle?" ”

"This is for Mr. Lin, who has great powers, he must have the relevant detection ability."

"Mr. Lin" is another honorific title for Lin Zaishan in addition to "Captain Lin". Because of the significant change in his status, calling him "Captain Lin" on non-dreadnought occasions no longer fully reflects his status as the Archon of Midtown; And calling him the consul directly seems to be raw, so everyone calls him "Mr. Lin" according to the tradition of calling the bigwigs in Midtown.

Lin Zaishan nodded, "I have indeed probed through the bottle just now, and this milk is clean before the bottle is opened." In other words, the deadly aphids only emerge when the milk comes into contact with the air. I have made a complete record of the process of their sudden growth, and ordered Lin Fuzi to conduct an expedited analysis. ”

Huo Qiankun asked with concern: "Mr. Lin, then according to your judgment, can the plague of fatal aphids be solved?" ”

"As long as you understand the principle, you can definitely crack it. Before cracking, please try not to touch food and eat. ”

"How can we solve everyone's hunger problem?"

"I'll design a piece of energy injection code, and then Lin Fuzi will implement it in the whole city. This code allows citizens to draw a certain amount of energy from the network of concentric protection through the live broadcast system while reciting a specific mantra password. The energy absorbed each time is enough to support the work and life needs of an ordinary person for 24 hours. ”

The crowd wondered, "With this code, don't we have to eat?" ”

Lin Zaishan replied, "No. This code only helps citizens get energy, but it does not increase nutrients. We consume protein, water and other substances every day, which still need to be replenished regularly, but may not be able to be consumed by eating for a period of time. We have to study how to do it again. ”

Huo Qiankun sighed: "It seems that advanced technical means, especially the astral soul science technology, are the foundation for us to overcome the difficulties of the last days." I suggest that the popularization of science in the city of astral soul science should be vigorously carried out immediately. ”

"Approved! This matter will be supervised by Mr. Huo and implemented by Minister Wang of the Ministry of Culture and Propaganda. ”

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Xu Yuxin asked to speak, "I propose to use the Star Soul gene technology to enable citizens to obtain the ability to directly absorb nutrients from the air, soil, etc., so that the food problem can be solved once and for all. ”

Xu Yuxin's suggestion Lin Zaishan had already thought about it, and he also wanted to take the opportunity to see everyone's reactions, so he was silent for the time being.

When everyone heard this, there was an uproar and heated discussions. Originally, getting more abilities was in line with almost everyone's desire in the last days, but the plant-like abilities that Xu Yuxin said were too contrary to the basic habits of people, so that many people were not easy to accept for a while.

Li Wenxiu, who rarely spoke at the meeting, said suddenly: "In fact, it is not uncommon to survive without eating. There is a saying in ancient books that 'suck wind and drink dew', and I am one of the many people who opened the valley before the end of China. ”

Ma Youhe echoed: "If you practice qi to a certain level, you can naturally replace food with qi." I can now absorb vitality directly from the air, and I believe that every level 6 Star Soul Fighter basically has similar abilities. ”

The sixth-level Star Soul Masters nodded one after another. Wu Chaoqun said: "The most fundamental task we face is survival, as long as it contributes to the survival of human beings in the last days, any ability can be accepted." If you stubbornly reject the ability based on the so-called human nature, you are blocking the path of evolution. I believe that Xu Yuxin's proposal is not only the most direct and effective way to solve the current food crisis, but also the direction of our evolution in the future. ”

Lin Zaishan nodded slightly and asked, "What are the opinions of the several consuls?" ”

Sun Zhenghong sighed first, "The people take food as the sky, and food is a big problem. Captain Lin, you don't know, in the days you left, our dreadnought team had to send special personnel to collect and process food every day, not to mention the hard work, and many brothers were injured or even killed because of this. I once guarded the corpse of a teammate on a hunting team and thought that if we didn't need to eat, he wouldn't have died for it. ”

"In other words, Lao Sun, do you agree with Xu Yuxin's suggestion?"

"Yes."

Huo Qiankun replied: "The matter of habit is small, but the matter of survival is big. ”

He Xiaotian said: "This is the easiest choice, I agree with Xu Yuxin's suggestion." ”

The rest of the people agreed.

"Okay, that's it. We will immediately implement a new round of Star Soul genetic modification project, and in the near future, the food problem will be solved once and for all! ”

Huo Qiankun said: "Mr. Lin, since the problem of food can be solved through the Star Soul Technology, why don't we simply package and transplant all kinds of powerful Star Soul genes that are conducive to human evolution to the citizens in batches?" In this way, Zhongcheng can obtain a large number of high-level Star Soul powerhouses in a short period of time. I think after thousands of fifth-level, hundreds of sixth-level, what apocalyptic threat can't be overcome? ”

Huo Qiankun's proposal is even bolder and the prospect is extremely attractive. Everyone looked at Lin Zaishan with anticipation.

Lin Zaishan had also considered this question for a long time, and he calmly replied: "Judging from our current technical conditions and personnel quality, it is feasible to transplant only a small number of Star Soul genes, but it is unrealistic to want to manufacture strong ones in batches. A truly strong man can only be forged through the test of life and death, not in a laboratory or factory. Of course, Mr. Huo's proposal is very good. I will do my best to add those reliable and suitable Star Soul genes to the upcoming transplantation and transformation project. As for the specific plan, it must be carefully debated before it can be formulated. ”

The discussion on this issue continued until 12 noon. Lin Zaishan teased: "The star soul gene of sucking wind and drinking dew has not been transplanted yet, and we have all forgotten to eat." The crowd laughed.

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Wang Chengba and Cao Dacheng came to Lin Zaishan's office during the recess. Lin Zaishan looked like the two of them wanted to cry and laugh, and knew that they must have something to ask for.

"Mr. Lin, we have a very important question for us. It is difficult to talk about this issue at the meeting, for fear that others will mistakenly think that we have selfish intentions. So, I had to come to you privately. ”

"Minister Wang and Minister Cao, please speak directly."

Wang Chengba plucked up his courage, "If every citizen of Zhongcheng City is transplanted with the star soul gene of sucking wind and drinking dew, it means that everyone will not need food." So what is the need for the Ministry of Agriculture, the Ministry of Animal Husbandry and our two ministers? ”

"That's a good question!" Lin Zaishan flattered Wang and Cao by his praise, and he did not reply himself, but asked: "What functions do you two think the Ministry of Agriculture and the Ministry of Animal Husbandry can play in the context that everyone does not need food?" ”

"This ......" Wang Chengba was stunned for a moment, and then replied: "Or will my animal husbandry department change to pets?" Personally, I think pigs make a good pet ......"

"Pets can be used as a fallback option, are there any other features?"

"They can be trained to scout, to fight, to go to war when needed, and to assist in guarding Midtown in peacetime; You can also implant them with Star Soul genes to enhance their abilities, fight viruses like the fireflies you make, and train them to work and even do various technical jobs. "Wang Chengba can be described as a spring of ideas.

"Not bad! In the future, the Ministry of Animal Husbandry will develop in this direction. ”

"Then my Ministry of Agriculture will change to the cultivation of ornamental and medicinal crops, and continue to carry out genetic improvement."

"These two are not enough, you also need to consider planting non-carbon-based plants, such as the Power Stone Flower Plant I saw in the Demon Sinkhole. You have to take the initiative to collect, cultivate, and develop a variety of crops of practical value to grow. ”

"Ha, so that we can take away the jobs of the Ministry of Forestry."

"The main responsibilities of the Forestry Department are twofold: the management of shelter forest areas and the supply of various customizable special timbers."

Wang Chengba and Cao Dada left happily.