Chapter 194: Frozen Historical Observer
Life cryotechnology seems to be not very mature for the virtual people.
But this creature is very good at this kind of technology, such as the creature in front of Lin's eyes.
It 'preserved' itself in this place for quite some time.
How long has it been, but according to Lynn's speculation, it may have been hundreds of years......
Moreover, it is indeed the 'culprit' that created this qiฤ.
"So it's all your plan here?" The disc asked the hairless creature in front of him in the tank.
"Yes, I'm one of the people in charge of Project Sanctuary...... "The creature is no longer surprised by the disc now, and Lynn is able to communicate with it well.
However, the creature's emotions are full of despair and helplessness, and it makes Lynn feel as if 'nothing matters'.
But it was still willing to tell Sรน Lin something.
"I don't know where you're from, or what species you are......" The hairless creature said, looking at the disc, "but it's nice to have a creature that can talk to me and understand our history......"
"Our race has lived here for a long time, but we are not native here." The hairless creature's hand moved slightly, and it suddenly made a ticking sound in front of it, revealing an image on the wall behind the culture tank.
In the image, Lynn sees a huge city that feels very similar to the city of the Void Folk hundreds of years ago.
"We used to live in a green world, but I don't know much about it because I grew up here." The hairless creature shuddered and raised its hand. With the movement of its hands. The scenery on the image also changes.
Lynn felt that it was weak now. It may be because of long-term freezing, although the life span is retained, the body will become quite fragile.
"I was in a research facility...... "the purpose of this institution is to avoid a possible war, so it intends to build a shelter underground." โ
Disc asked, "You knew there was going to be a war for a long time?" โ
"Yes, we found out very early on that something was going to invade us." "But actually, I didn't really believe it. It wasn't until they showed up that ......"
As it spoke, the image behind it began to change, and it was possible to see a huge object appear over the city, where all the qiฤ had been destroyed. โ
It's ...... Black metal? Lynn saw that the objects in the image were square, but not very clear.
"Because of that war, we took refuge in underground shelters." "At the same time," said the creature, "I also became the governor of this place. โ
"Originally, we thought that after the war was over, we would be able to leave the shelter and rebuild our homes...... However, the war has made the environment above worse and worse. We couldn't get out of the shelter, and there were some communication problems. This makes it impossible for us to contact other Vaults. โ
"But the biggest problem is ......"
The image in the back suddenly changes to an underground shelter environment, and in the picture, a large number of hairless creatures can be seen inside, as if the shelter is still functioning normally at this time.
However, none of the creatures inside seem to be in good spirits.
"The drastic changes in the environment have affected a lot even inside the shelter." "Even though we have a heating unit that lasts for a long time, it's getting colder and colder......
"So, I carried out my plan."
After it finished, the image that followed showed a large number of spiky spheres.
This one...... It should be a virus.
"Do you know that word?" The hairless creature said to the disk, "We call this thing a 'virus,' and you said that your language follows the hairy biology above, so you may not have heard of that word." โ
"I haven't heard of it." "But I know exactly what you're referring to," said the disc. โ
"Okay......" said the hairless creature, "Anyway, I had a plan called the 'Rapid Adaptation Plan', because although the environmental changes hadn't affected us too much at that time, I knew that if we continued like this, our race would slowly perish." โ
"We need to adapt to this environment quickly, but that's not something that can be done in a short period of time...... But the good thing is that I have a way. โ
"I had a plan for this when I first joined the research institute, and we came up with a virus that was taken from an ancient organism." The hairless creature in the tank tried to turn around and look at the image behind it, saying, "This is the virus ...... shown here."
"This virus has mutated many times and has become a special species that stimulates our race to adapt quickly to its surroundings." "And I had some samples of the virus left," the creature said. โ
"I think that only through guรฒ can we survive our population, so ...... I injected these viruses into some of the shelter dwellers and ...... without them knowing"
The disc asked, "That's why they grow hair?" โ
"Right...... The virus is contagious, and the inhabitants of this place are infected. "Except for me, I've actually locked myself in this place at the beginning, and I've sealed myself in this tank with the latest freezing technology, because I'm very old, but I also want to see what happens to them, so I've done it, and I've set it to wake me up every once in a while, so I can see the continuous change of the inhabitants here." โ
"I was very pleased with the initial changes, the inhabitants grew hair to resist the cold, and even adapted to the air...... However, I didn't notice any side effects. โ
"You've also discovered that we eat something called 'non-greasy bacteria' here, and the biggest advantage of this kind of thing is that it won't make the eater feel 'greasy', and even if you eat it all the time, you won't have any disgust." "Originally, these bacteria were harmless to us, but they seem to have an effect on the inhabitants infected with the virus...... This makes them less and less intelligent,"
"They slowly forget how to make machinery, how to repair it, and finally even how to use it, and this effect is more pronounced from generation to generation." The hairless creature said, "I want to redeem it, but there is nothing I can ......"
The disc asked, "Later they left this place?" โ
"Because they were adapted to life here, they became more and more numerous, and because the space was crowded, they wanted to go deeper and open up more living space, but in the process of digging down, they dug up a biological ......"
"This creature, not the same as us, seemed to be furious when they saw us, they killed most of the inhabitants, and the rest of the inhabitants activated the excavator and fled outside the shelter." "Because the excavator is programmed to dig a 'cave dwelling', it will automatically dig a habitable cave passage on it. โ
And the creature didn't continue to hunt down the Vault dwellers...... Ducked back underground. โ
"Is that the whole process?" The disc took out the video device and said, "You got this too?" โ
"yes, I've got every generation of governors to keep track of something." "I basically use the monitors around the vault to find out what happened while I'm asleep, but the last hidden video of this thing is the ...... I added the last time I woke up," said the hairless creature.
"At that time, my people couldn't understand these mechanical items, but I was still expecting, I was expecting some special situation, maybe some of the inhabitants would recover their intelligence, and then find this thing, and see the hidden video and come back to me, but ......" The hairless creature looked at the disc and said, "I didn't expect an alien creature to find the video." โ
"But it doesn't matter anymore......" The feelings of the hairless creatures became more and more depressed: "You said before that our population ...... It seems to be on the verge of extinction......"
"That's it...... Forget it, I'm going to fall into a slumber forever, and even if it's frozen and dormant, my life is coming to an end...... And our population is extinct...... There is a creature that remembers us, and I am satisfied. โ
I see, it looks like the hairless creature has completely given up hope...... Although it may look 'young', it may actually struggle to keep its body going, but it may not be the last of the creatures......
According to it, there are shelters elsewhere, and there may be other shelters where all creatures survive.
"There may be more than one creature that remembers you." The disc stretched out its tentacles, and the tentacles held a virtual coin in front of the hairless creature and said, "Is this you?" โ
"What?" The hairless creature exclaimed, "Is this the currency of any place?" โ
"There's another creature that remembers you." The disc said, "They may be creatures that have lived with you." โ
The hairless creature asked, "How is that possible...... Have you seen them? โ
"Yes, they, like you, are threatened by war." The disc said, "And it's probably the same species that attacked you......"
"What?" The hairless creature exclaimed, "They've been attacked too?" โ
"Yes, but they're not extinct yet." Disc said: "You said before that you discovered the war in advance, tell me how you found out in the first place, and this may be useful for defeating them...... Helpful. (To be continued......)
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