Chapter 157 Origin Story
Almost all the supplies in the oasis camp were taken away.
Now only the supplies of the Beifeng Organization remain.
The remaining bullets, shells, explosives, etc. were enough to launch an ambush, but Su Xia felt that it was not enough and he needed more.
For this battle, the fewer people who knew about it in the early stages, the better, so he did not plan to borrow supplies from Xiong Wei and his men who had already evacuated.
There are still two days left, and we can use these two days to forcibly get some supplies from other places.
The time came to two o'clock in the morning.
Most members of the North Wind Organization were asleep.
In a small dark room in the basement, the chandelier was swaying, the light was dim, and more than a dozen people were sitting on both sides of a rough long wooden table.
Su Xia called Lan He, Mo Zheng, Cheng Ping'an, Zheng Yue and others to discuss the return battle together.
Everyone has a small map in their hands.
At the same time, several projection devices around also cast out tiny blue rays, projecting the 3D environment around the Wasted Armor City.
"There are many roads to take from Waste Armor City to Coral City."
Su Xia controlled the projector in a low voice, and more than ten green routes instantly appeared on the three-dimensional projection in front of everyone.
These roads are basically intermittent, dilapidated, bumpy, overgrown with weeds, and are almost semi-abandoned.
Only two main roads are permanently maintained.
One of the routes is very winding and passes through major mines, logging sites, sand mining, quarries, etc. in the suburbs and wilderness. It has been maintained by merchants from Feijia City and Coral City.
Those merchants would even regularly give red envelopes to wandering mercenaries in the wilderness to keep them away from this road.
The other road is relatively straight and can be considered an official road in a sense. Its maintenance is the responsibility of officials from both cities and it is also one of the projects that generates the most money each year.
Last time, the team escorting Mo Zheng and others took this road.
The wandering mercenaries all know the significance of this road and seldom approach it. In addition to occasional patrols, there are relatively few wild monsters around the road.
"Given An Lan's personality, it's very likely that he'll choose this path." Su Xia analyzed carefully, "He has the self-confidence, even arrogance, that is unique to the mechanical race. He thinks he can control everything, so he's easier to deal with than Yu Tuo."
"Commander, have you met An Lan since you escaped last time?"
"Yes, An Lan used my life to exchange for the life of one of his subordinates, which means he didn't take me seriously and let me escape..."
The last incident directly reflected An Lan’s character.
He was not worried at all that Su Xia would become powerful after his escape.
"There are several areas on this road that are more suitable for ambushes. I have circled them in advance."
On the stereographic projection map, those areas are very clear.
Su Xia is not a dictator. He needs everyone's opinions to come up with the most perfect plan.
There are many things that need attention at present, such as how to avoid the life detection technology of the mechanical race.
According to his plan, everyone began to exchange opinions.
No one opposed this action. On the contrary, they all felt that the resistance organization had been suppressed too much recently and urgently needed a victory.
…
Before I knew it, it was five in the morning.
While discussing underground, Su Xia controlled his clone and returned to Coral City.
An Lan’s actions this time are most likely related to Moser and Yu Tuo.
Su Xia went to the tavern as usual, said hello to Yi Yi, then went underground, took seven elevators, and arrived at the safe house at the deepest part.
He needed to see what Moser and Yu Tuo were doing.
But as soon as he walked into the living room, he noticed that there was another piece of information on the coffee table.
This is also a document marked as top secret and has been opened.
"Another one?"
Su Xia was puzzled, sat on the sofa and picked up the document.
This document actually records where the Zerg used for experiments in the Coral City Mechanical Clan base came from.
Compared with the information of the human race, the information of the Zerg is obviously more valuable, because most Zergs have low intelligence and do not have things like household registration, so it is difficult to know where they were born.
But this information actually contains detailed information about the origin of each low-level swift insect.
Ordinary people have no right to browse such precious information.
Su Xia couldn't help but think, could it be that the answers he wrote down last time were considered very valuable by the tavern, so they followed the principle of equal exchange and sent new things?
"Let's see first."
Su Xia opened the document and browsed it carefully.
According to the records, the first batch of insects used in the experiment were shipped from the north of the mainland eight years ago.
After that, more and more bugs were sent in from all over.
This document also mentioned the great war between the Mechanical Race and the Zerg. The Mechanical Overlord Eivor led his army to personally fight, wounded the Zerg Supreme Queen, and then destroyed the entire Zerg nest.
[After that war, the Zerg was completely dispersed, the Queen disappeared, and Zerg Queens in various places went into hiding...]
The mechanical race is indeed powerful. In just twenty years, they have conquered both the human race and the Zerg race.
As long as the mechanical master leads the army in person, victory is inevitable.
Human cities are ruled by machines, and the Zerg wilderness is also occupied by machines. The shadows of machines are everywhere on this planet.
If there were no players as a variable, it would only be a matter of time before the two tribes were completely enslaved.
[Some insect queens have already surrendered to the mechanical race, exchanging their own living space at the cost of being almost imprisoned...]
[The Mechanicus believe that the Zerg can be completely domesticated and become a slave race that provides long-term psychic energy, just as humans have domesticated a large number of poultry...]
[Swiftworm, number FT10258, from the northern Giant Whale City, bred by the worm mother "Erna", transported to Coral City and then vivisected, survival time 13 hours...]
[Giant Godworm, number ST00359, from the northern Giant Whale City...]
The first few batches of insects were basically dissected.
A large number of organs, shells, bones, flesh and other materials have been thoroughly studied by the researchers, and the basic weaknesses of insects have been summarized.
After the research was completed, these materials were not wasted but were sold to wealthy businessmen, collectors, pharmacists, etc. in surrounding cities.
Su Xia often uses materials from insects when making medicine.
It is said that some wealthy businessmen like to use the reproductive glands of insects to make wine, which seems to have some special effects.
Su Xia read very quickly and soon saw the part of the information he wanted to see.
[Half a year ago, a researcher was conducting an experiment while drunk and accidentally spilled the corrosive solution in his hand]
[Some of the liquid splashed onto the shackles that imprisoned the "skeleton worm" nearby, causing problems with the shackles, but the researcher did not notice it immediately]
[That night, the skeleton worm broke free of its shackles, escaped through the ventilation ducts, and fled into the huge underground passage system of Coral City. It eventually escaped from underground and soon arrived at the forest where the "Oasis Camp" where the human resistance organization gathered was located.]
[This forest is full of life, and meteorite fragments once fell, creating a spiritual hot spring]
[The skeleton worm entered the underground and obtained some spiritual energy for evolution, evolving into a special worm mother...]
【……】
This is the origin story of the insect nest next to the oasis camp.
The huge insect that pulled Su Xia into an illusion last time did not lie to him. It told the truth and was quite sincere.
Su Xia continued to read.
[The researcher panicked after realizing his mistake, and stole his superior's ID card to tamper with the system data]
[ This subtle data change did not attract Yu Tuo's attention, but was noticed by Mercer who had been in the underground laboratory for a long time.]
[Merser personally accessed the entire experimental system, analyzed all the data, and found the loopholes]
[That night, the researcher was killed by Mercer himself]
【……】
This is the most serious accident recorded in this document.
In addition, there were several other accidents that were quite serious, but no insects escaped.
Last time, a giant insect almost broke free, but because of Su Xia’s reminder, it was discovered by Yu Tuo in advance.
"This guy Yu Tuo hasn't thanked me yet."
Su Xia thought about it and decided that the next time they met, before the battle, he could ask Yu Tuo for some compensation.
It is Yu Tuo's business whether to give it or not. All he needs to do is plant the idea in his mind.
Su Xia continued reading and found that the information was not complete.
Because so many insects have been transported over the years, even if only the numbers are recorded, it is impossible to record them all in one thin document, so the introduction and location of the remaining data files are printed at the end of this document.
If necessary, you can go directly to get those files.
Turning over the last page, Su Xia saw the familiar font again.
It's the same as last time, some confusing questions.
[Have those humans completely lost their past memories after undergoing the experiment? ]
[Or do they have memories but cannot control their actions? ]
Is it possible to wake them up?
[Can the power of the Zerg and the wisdom of the Humans find a perfect intersection on the evolutionary path...]
【……】
The first question is critical.
It was recorded in Dr. Aigar's notes.
There were two special experimental subjects who never forgot their human identity and memories.
There was an even more special one, which behaved extremely violently and aggressively at the beginning of the experiment, like a ferocious hound that had lost its mind.
Even if he saw the shadow of his relatives, he would pounce on them without hesitation.
But after a while, he calmed down, was able to say his own name, remembered where he used to live, and was not as aggressive as before.
But even Dr. Aigar has not found the key point.
More experimental subjects seemed to have new personalities, becoming evil and cunning, and completely impossible to control.
[It seems that the mixed power is inherently evil...]
Su Xia thought of the words in Dr. Aigar's notes.
He thought about it, picked up the pen on the coffee table, and wrote down a rough answer.
"There are countless possibilities on the road of evolution. When two races meet, chaos and evil are sure to appear, but the Creator will always leave a glimmer of possibility for perfection..."
