Volume 1 Three Months After the End of the World Chapter 11: Dragnet
"Li Moxiao, please listen to the second question!"
"Um!"
"Question: If you are walking on the road and see something that looks like poop in front of you, what would you do? A: It looks like poop, so quickly walk around it. B: Step on it with your foot. It's slippery and sticky, so it might be poop. C: Put your nose close to it and smell it. It stinks, so it's definitely poop. D: Dip a little with your finger and put it in your mouth to taste it. Hmm! It's definitely poop!"
Li Moxiao felt like his IQ was being rubbed on the ground, his forehead was throbbing, and he yelled, "I choose D, just give it a try!"
Shen Jin looked at Li Moxiao with a look of "as expected". "I've noticed that you're abnormal for a long time! Look! Did I find out by testing?"
Li Moxiao rolled his eyes and ended today's question-and-answer session.
Shen Jin kept pestering him, "You haven't listened to my third question yet!"
"Die!"
Seeing that Li Moxiao refused to answer the question, Shen Jin was puzzled. "Today's teaching was not going well. Was it because the questions were not rigorous?"
Shen Jin decided to read a few more novels to improve his question bank. In order to understand his niece's personality, necessary psychological tests were necessary.
At 10 o'clock in the evening, Li Moxiao turned on the radio on time.
The same action was taking place simultaneously on Chinese soil.
Listening to the radio at 12 noon and 10 pm every day has become a daily habit for most living Chinese people.
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After another wave of electric sound, a pleasant male voice came from the radio, which made people feel very reassured: "Dear listeners, welcome to the exclusive channel of the Chinese government, the daily information program in the evening..."
"The zombie virus is still spreading, and according to reliable satellite observations, zombies have shown signs of evolution. Through research on living zombies, experts have found that most zombies that can get sunlight have evolved skin tissue on their skin surface that can photosynthesize. It is green and mossy, and can replenish the energy consumed by their actions during the day when there is plenty of sunlight. This is good news and bad news at the same time. The good news is that zombies have not deviated from the law of conservation of energy and need energy to survive. The bad news is that future zombies will be more active after absorbing sufficient energy, and more zombies will mutate and evolve!"
No wonder the zombies’ activity has not decreased for such a long time, it turns out they have learned photosynthesis... Shen Jin remembered that most of the zombies he saw today had evolved dark green skin tissue.
"Now, please welcome Professor Liu to bring you today's popular science knowledge!"
"Hello everyone, I'm Liu Mang. Let's continue talking about the social ethical position of zombies. I think before discussing this issue, we must first make it clear that zombies are not human beings. Even if they maintain their previous human form, people who are completely infected with the zombie virus have completely died brain cells. They are not human beings in the biological and ethical sense..."
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"Finally, please allow Director Hu Shou from the Dragnet Bureau to explain to everyone...survival skills and combat knowledge."
Dragnet Bureau? ? ? Why have I never heard of it before? Is this Hu Shou's first time speaking on a government channel? ... Shen Jin has hardly been out since the end of the world came. He has listened to all the government broadcasts and has kept the recordings.
A deep and resonant male voice came from the radio : "I am Hu Shou. Today, I will not teach survival knowledge. I will reveal the government's top-secret document to all the living people in China. Its name is "Supernormal"
extraordinary?
Shen Jin was shocked. Could there be someone who obtained the power of the system like him?
Absorbed by the government?
extraordinary?
Li Moxiao was shocked. After the apocalypse, would his ability to eat be considered extraordinary?
And...I get hungry very easily.
"Extraordinary knowledge was studied 20 years ago and is classified as top secret. A special Dragnet Bureau was established to investigate various mysterious events and extraordinary abilities. Logically, this information will not be released within 30 years. But now a catastrophe has befallen us. I hope that the little experience we have gained over the years can help our compatriots survive!"
"Except for some coincidental incidents, all the events beyond human cognition discovered by the Dragnet in the past 20 years are almost all related to humans themselves!"
"In order to save her grandson, an old lady lifted a 2-ton car with her bare hands; a mother saw her child falling from the upper floor and instantly burst into speed far exceeding the fastest human running speed; a young man fell from the 6th floor without any injury... All these events are incredible to us and cannot be explained by common sense. An ordinary person without training can instantly surpass an athlete who has trained for decades and even exceed the limit of human ability. But when we rushed over to investigate, except for the young man, all the others died of organ failure without exception. The forensic doctor found a large amount of adrenaline and trace hormones that are highly toxic to humans in their bodies, and the gene chains in their bodies were completely collapsed!"
"After so many years of exploration and summary, we at Tianluodiwang believe that humans have some kind of infinite potential, but it has never been stimulated and is hidden deep in the genes. When facing a life-or-death crisis, strong willpower will temporarily stimulate this potential and turn on certain genes, but then the entire body's gene chain will collapse under the influence of excessive adrenaline and toxic hormones!"
"We call this state opening the gene lock!"
"After years of searching and studying the young people who survived, we at Tianluodiwang have initially mastered the secret of unlocking the gene lock. It requires humans to have amazing willpower and extremely firm and pure faith. It can only be unlocked between life and death. After unlocking, a strong body or a large amount of energy is required to ensure that the body's genes will not collapse. After unlocking the gene lock, humans who can still survive are called extraordinary!"
Shen Jin and Li Moxiao were fascinated by what they heard. They didn't expect that extraordinary powers already existed in this world.
Only between life and death can a breakthrough be achieved? Forget it, it seems that I can’t open the gene lock... Shen Jin shook his head secretly, and the useless knowledge increased again.
Li Moxiao nodded solemnly and said to Shen Jin seriously: "Shen Jin, I think I have a chance to open the gene lock!"
"Are you sure?"
No matter how Shen Jin looked at her, she didn't look like someone with amazing willpower and conviction.
Li Moxiao stared into Shen Jin's eyes, "I am often on the verge of life and death, for example... tonight..."
Shen Jin frowned and glanced at the layout around the basement vigilantly, "You mean. There is something here that threatens your life today!"
Li Moxiao shook his head: "No, if you come later at night, I will starve to death!"
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I almost believed it!
The radio paused for a moment, and Hu Shou's deep voice sounded again: "Zombies are constantly evolving, and the most relied-upon firearms for us humans over the past hundred years have all gone silent. We can only rely on ourselves!"
"Finally, I want to say something to all Chinese people: When facing a life-and-death crisis, concentrate your willpower, awaken the fighting gene in your body, unlock the gene lock, and use this extraordinary power that belongs to us humans to save yourself and save humanity!"
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"That's all for tonight. Please remember the Chinese government's only broadcast signal, 66.6. We will continue to bring you the latest information at 12 noon tomorrow!"
"Please, everyone, ensure your own safety..."
The host paused for a moment, as if receiving instructions from a certain leader, and added: "If it is not necessary, do not try to unlock the gene lock easily, and wait for government rescue!"
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