Chapter 18: The False Eden
"That's the center of the seed bank." Tina pointed ahead, where there was a large three-way intersection, very grandly decorated, with smaller intersections on the left and right leading to two glass-domed areas, and the large main road in the middle was unknown to Andy for the time being, but according to the previous report of the robot
Something like a "bioclone making machine". Probably because of the theme, there is also an artificial forest in the center of the three forks in this area, and artificial light is emitted from the special light bulb at the top, and there is a huge tree of unknown species that Andy does not know standing there, growing very vigorously, and below it are various shrubs that are knee-high.
Andy thought to himself, judging by the name, the machine should be able to turn the genetic samples or germ cells stored here into living animals, and given the biosphere ecology outside the nursery, the pre-war animals that roamed around or were frantically hunted by mutated plants probably all came from here.
This can also explain how the nursery has been able to maintain the balance of the ecosystem for more than 100 years after the war, and has not quickly pushed everything into irreversible collapse in this closed environment.
With this machine, what animals are less will be made, what animals will be more will be sent to kill them, more animals will be killed, more will be killed, less will be quickly replenished, and the exact number of manufacturing and killing is calculated by the supercomputer in real time.
So a hundred years have passed..... If it weren't for the earthquake that caused mutant plants to ravage the nursery grounds, and the large number of witch snakes on the wasteland infiltrated the entire nursery water veins along the underground fissures from the outside, the ecological environment of the flora and fauna in the nursery would still be healthy.
"What's there?" Andy asks Tina bluntly.
"There's a special piece of equipment there, called... Womb. Tina's statement did not come as a surprise to him, it was a definite name.
But on another level, it is also an interesting design, because although the exterior of the building resembles a male genitalia, the internal structure clearly refers to the female genitalia, which is a combination of yin and yang.
"Womb? In other words.... Creatures can be made there, right? Tina nodded.
"Yes, it's a very advanced machine, similar in principle to a matter printer, but with a world of varying levels of complexity... Speaking of which, maybe I can give you a buddy as a reward when I've got this place done. Andy was just about to ask her what her so-called little friend was, when there was a sudden commotion in front of her.
The voice was like a monkey, but the voice was tactful and varied, and the amount of information contained in it seemed to be more than just the level of a monkey's call.
Tina's holographic illusion stared indifferently ahead, and in her eyes, dozens of creatures could be seen approaching in that direction, and more were emerging in the distance.
"Be careful, it's not good." Hearing this, Andy pulled out his self-charging pistol without saying a word, and after seeing the first guy who showed his head, he confirmed that the enemy was a living creature and took out the high-pressure syringe from the Pip-Boy.
The targets finally appeared in Andy's field of vision, and he didn't know how to describe them for a moment, they looked like monkeys, but their skulls were badly deformed, stretching diagonally backwards for a long time.
They do not have any hair on their bodies, and their skin is a greasy grayish-white with a hint of greenishness; The distinction between females and males is insignificant, or may be sexless at all.
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The monkey's limbs were long and muscular, his eyes were gray, and his square pupils made it seem like he could see only the inside of the creature's head.
They nimbly ran on all fours, some of them standing upright on their legs when they were close enough, staring at the two men who had invaded their paradise, while others were far away from the tall trees, looking down at them from a safe distance.
"Twitter, twr-" One of the guys at the front let out a series of strange screams. Andy turned on V-mode, and the weird thing is that V-mode gives this thing a name
"Xenogeneous".
"What is this? Is it some kind of big monkey before the war, which is now extinct? Isn't it a little too ugly? Tina's holographic illusion was silent on the side, and Andy got a little closer to find that the holographic illusion's expression had become terrifying, and it could be said that it was overflowing with murderous energy.
"Disgusting stuff..."The ones opposite
The "monkey" also seemed to sense hostility towards Tina, and immediately made a piercing eardrum noise and made many comical and disgusting demonstrations.
Tina probably didn't care much if she didn't have ears, Andy was choked by the high-frequency noise, which was so sharp that Andy felt like his eardrums were about to bleed, and it didn't work for him to cover his ears.
"Stop yelling!" He couldn't stand it anymore, and fired a casual shot into the air, the red high-temperature laser pierced through the air and hummed, and the laser instantly pierced a branch, causing the branch to be instantly disconnected by high-temperature ablation.
A few clinging to it
The "monkey" fell from the air in horror and screamed after landing. This change made the atmosphere of the scene change, those
The "monkeys" stood up one after another, and all of them stretched out one of their index fingers to point at Andy, with an angry and oppressive expression on their faces.
Andy plucked his ears out of relief, but glanced at the guys with a clear purpose
"Finger point" he couldn't help but sneer.
"What? Not convinced? This reaction visibly made the fellows even angrier, and one of the stronger individuals at the front suddenly burst out of his forehead with green tendons, which visibly extended and thickened to the naked eye, and spread towards the back of his extraordinarily long head, and then a wave of blue energy shot from its fingertips towards Andy.
This energy wave diffused in mid-air, gradually turning into a ripple-like energy body.
Andy didn't even have time to be surprised, he rolled on the ground a few times in embarrassment, and watched the not-so-inconspicuous energy ripples leave clear distortion marks on the metal floor.
Ripples of energy passed through Tina's holographic illusion, and it didn't affect her at all, but even from her back, you knew that she was quite angry right now.
The holographic illusion extends its hands to the sides, palms upwards, and the illusion gradually grows larger. Its long hair stretched all the way to its feet, and the clothes on its body turned into solemn robes, and an astonishing sense of oppression began to emerge from the whole body of this holographic vision
Some of the "monkey" xenomorphs involuntarily retreated backwards and even fled without a trace, but the stronger ones standing at the front seemed unwilling to flee.
They gathered together, and against the invisible mental pressure brought by the holographic illusion in front of them, which had become huge like a blue illusory giant, they stretched out their index fingers together, and the muscles all over their bodies were like cramps, and the green tendons crawled all over their huge heads, and a huge ripple of blue energy was shot forward by the individuals who had this talent among these guys concentrated all their strength.
But the powerful blow could not shake Tina in the slightest, as harmless as a breeze blowing; She put her palms together, but Andy heard a slight sound that shouldn't have been, a crisp sound like a human high-five, but when it got closer, it thundered like a thunderbolt.
The voice slowly dissipated, leaving behind a shocking scene.
"Bang Bang
The "monkeys" froze on the spot, and soon their heads exploded like bursting watermelons, and a headless corpse fell to the ground, dark red blood soaking the flowers and plants.
The holographic illusion gradually shrank and returned to its original state, and Andy stood aside with a surprised face and didn't know what to say, this scene was too dreamy.
"Someone.... The abuse of the uterus, the creation of these disgusting malformations, the trampling of ethics. Tina muttered to herself, as if she was still in the mood.
The two walked slowly and found that the tree was still engraved.
"Garden of Eden?" Andy couldn't understand the word, he only knew that the full name of the so-called GEcK contained it, but he didn't understand what it meant.
Tina's face was even more disgusted, and with a wave of her hand, the tree turned to dust.