The red brick fireplace room,

The burning firewood is like an old man about to run out of life, moaning in a hoarse, faint voice.

Yi Chen and the mysterious man sat opposite each other on the brown hard leather sofa,

Holding a steaming ginger tea in his hand, this thing can effectively dispel the body cold accumulated from years of living in the cemetery.

"Your graceful performance has earned you the opportunity to speak with me here.

As an external worker, you must have a lot of questions in your mind...... You don't have to be inhibited, just talk about anything. ”

"What do you call you?"

"Just call me Wilbert, I'll take care of this Seven-Day cemetery."

As Yi Chen speculated, this was the manager mentioned in the manual.

"I wonder why there is an extra body in Cemetery 4 out of thin air?

If a body is sent into the cemetery from the outside,

There must have been a transportation and burial process, so it should be easy to spot, right? ”

Yi Chen started with the small questions related to himself in front of him, tried to open the chatterbox between the two of them, and if possible, asked about the basic information about this world.

"The 'corpse' you killed didn't come in from the outside, but the cemetery produced itself."

"Self-generated?"

"Cemetery 4 is the area with the most corpses and the most miscellaneous ones.

Such clutter can easily attract 'disease',

The living corpses you have slain are the product of the diseased trees...... Because it is formed in the cemetery, it itself tends to 'morphologically evolve' towards the corpses here. ”

Yi Chen, who got the answer, had more questions, "After the tree was infected, it turned into a corpse?" Where did the matching coffin and tombstone come from? ”

"[Concealment and camouflage] is what pathogens do best, blending into the environment in an almost perfect mimicry...... By the time it was discovered, the disease had already spread.

However, their camouflage is not perfect.

When you become a gentleman in the organization, you will naturally learn how to recognize. ”

Yi Chen's face was full of surprise, "You mean that the metal coffin and tombstone are all simulated by pathogens?" ”

"That's right, that's just the most basic disguise.

You haven't seen a pathogen disguised as a village, a cave, or even a mountain range. ”

Although Wilbert's words were brief, they allowed Yi Chen to imagine a completely infected end world.

But

The corners of Yi Chen's mouth were slightly smiling, a smile full of anticipation and desire to explore.

He took a sip of the ginger tea in his mouth and said softly:

"The world...... Sick? ”

"That's right, it's quite a luxury for most of us to be able to sit here and drink tea and communicate normally.

The situation [out there] is far worse than you think,

However, there are topics about the outside world that we should not talk about now, and this is part of your follow-up inquiry. ”

Seeing that the topic was pulled back, Yi Chen no longer insisted and continued to ask about the things in the cemetery.

"I still have some questions about the cemetery,

The employee handbook records a number of formalized requirements that should be used to determine whether you are 'infected' or not.

In this way,

The entire cemetery seems to be prone to anomalies and pathologies...... Knowing that there might be something wrong with these bodies, why not just cremate them and choose to build this cemetery instead? ”

"The reason is simple,

The 'benefits' generated here outweigh the 'risks' that need to be taken.

You can think of the whole cemetery as a big factory.

For example, this little guy on your shoulder is a near-perfect product, which can effectively help us fight pathogens. ”

"I see."

Yi Chen has seen the 'ability' of the little meat ball,

Without visual reinforcement, he would not have been able to confront the living corpse head-on.

The manager continued:

"It stands to reason that this little guy is the property of the Order.

But I'm very happy today, and I'm glad to have such an interesting newcomer as you.

If you can fulfill one request, I'll give it to you 'quietly'. ”

"What requirements?"

Mingren doesn't say secret words, Yi Chen wants this little ball of meat very much.

"You'll find out when the cremation is over."

Next

Yi Chen asked all the people about the situation in each area of the cemetery,

I learned that before me, at least 200 external employees had worked here, and none of them had successfully left the cemetery.

In addition, an important piece of information was obtained.

Tissue marker G&D,

The full name is Gentleman & Doctor.

But

The manager didn't say much about the rest of the organization, the world intelligence, and the reasons for the disease.

According to him, these need Yi Chen to go to the outside world to explore on his own.

Verbal paraphrasing is a waste of time and meaningless.

Time flies.

The manager flicked open his cuffs and glanced at his watch.

"The cremation should be about the same, come with me."

Return to the hot, burnt cremation area,

When the metal door of the incinerator was opened, the corpse of the plant that was killed by Yi Chen had basically been carbonized, but it still retained a relatively intact form.

It is baked, plated, and sent to the operating room.

The manager brought a large pair of tweezers and sandwiched a crystal about the size of a ping-pong ball, from the waist and abdomen of the corpse.

The little ball of meat that closed its eyes and recuperated all the time woke up at this moment,

The eyeballs in his mouth were exposed, staring at the beads.

Thick saliva also flowed out, soaking all the fluff around the mouth.

Ding ~ The manager gently put the beads on the metal plate aside,

Take out a monocle from the inner lining of the suit and take a closer look:

"Huh? How can it have such a color and shape...... I kind of regret it.

This thing can be sold for a very high price when it is brought to the organization. It can even help me expand and upgrade the cemetery. ”

When you are done with the inspection,

The manager put the bead in the palm of his hand and displayed it in front of Yi Chen's eyes.

White jade-colored,

The transparency is about 80%,

Some swimming green light spots can also be clearly seen inside.

"I have to say, you're in luck.

The probability of producing 'crystals' in patients with such initial conditions is less than 5%,

Not to mention that this crystal is of the highest quality in terms of shape and color, and the essence inside is perfectly preserved.

Next you have three options.

1. Store and hide the crystal, and then go to the city where the organization is located.

Once you've become a resident of it, or have been granted gentlemanly status, give the beads to the local artisan to craft a nice piece of equipment.

2. As in the previous way, you need to become a member of the organization and sell at a high price through internal channels.

Or sell it to me at 50% of the price, which will save you a lot of risk. After all, once this bead is seen by others, it will inevitably cause a lot of trouble.

3. Swallow crystals on the spot at me and turn into a part of your body.

This process carries the risk of death.

If you succeed, you will gain the "pathogenesis properties" that are retained between crystals...... This trait allows you to live longer in the world and makes you more likely to pass the assessment and become a member of the organization.

The third point is also the [requirements] that we talked about earlier,

As long as you can swallow and survive, the little one on your shoulder will serve as a farewell gift from the cemetery. ”

Yi Chen didn't rush to answer, but looked thoughtful.

"Managers, I have only one question.

If I'm not mistaken, this thing is a crystallized product of a pathogen...... If I swallow it, I may get sick and become like a living corpse. ”

"That's right, the risk is here.

If you fail to bond properly and show any signs of infection, I will execute you myself. ”

"I see."

Yi Chen carefully took the crystal, feeling the residual incineration temperature on the surface.

The decision has already been made in the heart,

Gollum ~ swallow it in one bite.