In the afternoon, I put on my protective suit and went to the courtyard to have a look.

The courtyard is chaotic, with dead trees standing alone, and mountains of fallen leaves and debris piling up, telling the vicissitudes of time.

But there is one big tree that is different from the surroundings, and although it is also a dead tree, its branches are covered with colorful wind chimes.

Wind chimes sway in the wind and make a pleasant sound.

In addition, the trees are crawling with terrifying bugs.

The broken stone steps were mottled by rain, and the moss stubbornly climbed on them.

Sure enough, the environment inside and outside is very different.

When I got up the steps, I saw the old man sitting there, making something with some tools.

There were glass bottles, stones, scissors, blades, shovels, and other things on the ground messy.

He told me that he had found the tools in the mansion.

Since there was no clock in the mansion, he wanted to make an hourglass instead of a timer.

Rope was needed to make it, but he couldn't find it in the house.

Seeing that the rope given by the mysterious person in his hand was quite suitable, he used it.

"It's amazing." I couldn't help but boast.

The compliment seemed to open his mouth.

He said that he was a highly skilled craftsman, and that he could make knick-knacks such as stone carvings, necklaces, teapots, and keys, and it only took half a day.

I watched him easily complete two delicate hourglasses, and he gave me one.

Looks like a good guy.

……

In the evening, when I returned to my room, I saw the beret woman passing around the corner of the hallway.

Holding a bag of rocks and a bag of ice, she walked towards the old man's room.

When she was gone, I went up the stairs from the corner back to my room and went to sleep.

At the end of the day, it seems that there is nothing to be gained......

No, it seems to be a little.

In fact, when I was in the study during the day, I found a book that recorded the current social information.

Speaking of which, I haven't been in direct contact with the current social life since half a year ago, and I only know a thing or two from the news.

So what about the world that others have recorded? It should be more credible than the indirect news.

On a whim, I took the book back to my room and saved it for now.

Turning the pages one by one, I benefited a lot......

……

The vision becomes blurry.

It didn't take long for the consciousness to sink, and it bounced up like encountering a trampoline.

I opened my eyes and found myself back in the passage to the base.

Bluebeard had dragged my body to the vent.

"You're awake, this is it." Bluebeard said.

"Huh......?"

- Are you back here again?

Bluebeard opened the vent guardrail panel, and several vines grew out of his hands.

The vines burrowed through the vents, approaching them along the dead spots of all the cameras, and enveloping them entirely.

"It's safe." After Bluebeard said that, he pulled me to jump.

I landed and saw the layout of the room below.

What catches your eye is the neatly arranged glass jars.

The inside of these glass jars is filled with a clear green solution, and in each jar is a monster-like baby floating around.

They are pale-skinned, their limbs twisted, and they seem to be struggling painfully in solution.

Heavy iron gates block everything from the outside world.

The red light on the door flickered on and off, making the place seem terrifying and mysterious.

Bluebeard said, "Look, cute, they're all newborns." ”

I asked, horrified, "What are these things?" ”

Bluebeard greets babies in glass jars.

The bodies of these babies are extraordinary.

Their heads were disproportionate to their bodies, and their huge eyes widened like brass bells, exuding an eerie aura.

The baby's arms and legs are unusually thick, and the skin is covered with strange textures.

Their bellies swelled, as if they were hiding some mysterious power.

"They're all artificial humans created through the Viala vaccine."

I looked at the glass jar next to me in horror.

Soaked in the solution, the babies had their bodies convulsing constantly, as if they were suffering some kind of unspeakable pain.

Their mouths are wide open and they let out a series of silent wails that make people's hearts palpitate.

There was a disgusting aura in the room, which seemed to emanate from the bodies of these monster babies.

I asked, "How do you know this?" ”

Bluebeard shuttled between the glass jars, "Since you don't usually play with me, I'm going to have fun alone." These are all friends I've discovered in recent times. ”

He stopped and sighed: "I really didn't expect that the cultivation technology of this group of humans has been so superb, it is completely different from before, and these cultivated babies are definitely successful entities." ”

I asked suspiciously, "Are there any failures in the past?" ”

Bluebeard said, "Yes." Failures are discarded. ”

I looked elsewhere and asked, "How do you know that?" ”

The walls of this room are plastered with intricate wires and pipes that connect the glass jars.

They seem to be constantly feeding the babies in the tank, keeping them alive.

"Because, our Queen Rayla only broke through the obstacles and escaped by devouring the abandoned failure."

"Wait, what do you say? Explain it to me. ”

Just then, an alarm sounded in the room, followed by hurried footsteps outside the door.

"It looks like it's been discovered, let's go back first." Bluebeard said.

He wrapped the vine around me and threw another vine to tie the air vent to the ceiling, and the vine quickly dragged us up.

Bluebeard put the vent back in and led me the other way.

As you explore further, the inside of the pipeline becomes meandering, passing through multiple forks and turns.

And the space is sometimes wide and sometimes narrow, sometimes it can barely accommodate one person to pass through, and sometimes it is necessary to lie on the ground and crawl forward.

The passage doesn't seem to be as airtight as it seems, and through subtle gaps you can see the scenes of the various nearby rooms.

As I moved, I peeked into a special room—or a giant manufacturing site.

The place is full of high-tech vibes, which is in stark contrast to the rest of the base.

Dozens of huge pieces of machinery emitted a deafening roar.

These machines are peculiar in shape and complex in structure.

Countless cables and pipes are intricately intertwined like spider webs, connecting them together.

In the center of the room, a giant mechanical arm is assembling a robot monster.

This monster has a somewhat similar appearance to a dinosaur, but has a more monacious appearance.

Its body is covered with a sturdy metal shell.

The robotic arm expertly stitches the various parts together.

My heart was beating faster and faster, trying to contain my nervousness.

- Is there anything like this in the base......

As I continued to crawl, my brain suddenly shook and an indescribable pain came.

I didn't control my feet well and accidentally slipped into another curved passage.

"Fate! Life! ”

Bluebeard's voice grew farther and farther away.

"Wow——!"

My body slid uncontrollably into a vent in the wall of a certain room, hitting the vent board hard before stopping.

The inexplicable pain became more intense, and I could vaguely see the scene inside through the gap in the board.

It is a mysterious room full of tension and oppression, and it makes people feel an indescribable fear.

A blue-haired teenage girl lies quietly on the bed.

Her skin was pale and almost transparent, and her eyes were closed as if she were sleeping, but her slender hands twitched lightly from time to time, as if they were suffering some kind of pain.

Around the bed are a variety of complex experimental equipment, which are connected to the girl's body.

A huge monitor hangs in the center of the room, constantly displaying strings of complex data and waveforms.

The girl's hands and feet were tightly locked by some steel shackles, and the shackles flashed with a faint red light, ensuring that she could not move freely.

Her body was covered with layers of gauze, and tubes could be faintly seen sticking out from under the gauze and connecting to different parts of her body.

In one corner of the room, several scientists in white coats were staring intently at the experimental equipment.

Their eyes were focused and frenetic, their hands busily operating on the console.

One of the scientists heard the sound of the vent and walked over to check it out.

- Oops, to be discovered!

But my body hurts so much that I can't move, what should I do......

In the midst of the struggle, my brain went blank and I lost consciousness.

……

I heard the sound of water flowing.

and the sound of "jingle jingle" as wind chimes sway in the wind.

When I woke up again, I was lying on the bed of the big house in the mansion.

And it's already morning.