Chapter 48 Second Person (Asking for Recommendation Votes)
"Second person?" After hearing this term, words such as "vicious", "vicious", "deformed", "dirty", "pollution source", and "hatred of humanity" instantly appeared in Long Yuehong's mind.
Although he has never met a second person, the textbooks and the people around him say so.
Jiang Baimian seemed to be able to sense what Long Yuehong was thinking at this time, and said with a "hey":
"Secondary humans and humans are essentially the same, at least reproduction is not isolated."
Without waiting for Long Yuehong and the others to speak again, she continued to say to herself:
It is said that at that time, the rats in that area were all crazy, all came out of the ground, all over the mountains, some of them were festering, some of them had red eyes, and some of them attacked the surrounding creatures indiscriminately.
"Uh...... Going too far, let's go back to the group in Black Rat Town.
"After the first winter, because the area where they originally lived was too polluted, which had caused a large number of residents to die, they chose to leave and migrate here.
"Unfortunately, the nightmare didn't end there, their bodies gradually changed, and maybe because they ate too many aberrant mice, they became more and more like mice, ha, I'm not an expert in this area, and I haven't done any research, just say it casually.
"In short, their hair has become black and numerous, their bodies are always rickety, and their nails are harder and sharper......
"After several generations of reproduction, the current residents of Black Rat Town are generally less than 1.4 meters tall, like to live in caves, and are very good at digging.
"They also have a lot of good mutations, for example, very talented in mechanics and electronics. Some of the electrical equipment in the old world was originally broken, and after they tinkered for a while, they could barely use it again, of course, provided that there were corresponding wires and parts."
Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian said "Oh":
"I almost forgot to remind you that you can't say the three words 'Black Rat Town' in front of them. This is the code name given to their settlement by some wanderers in the wilderness, which is strongly discriminatory, and those in Black Rat Town are the kind with strong self-esteem. Within the company, there is no hatred for the second person, but disgust, contempt, and exclusion are definitely indispensable, so this title is used."
"Then why should the company accept them?" Bai Chen, who was driving, couldn't help but ask.
As a former wilderness wanderer, she has encountered several times of human hatred and unprovoked attacks, coupled with the nightmarish appearance of the other party, she has a serious lack of affection for this group, and sometimes even treats them as intelligent and dangerous creatures.
Jiang Baimian was silent for a while and said:
"The residents of Black Rat Town do not have a deep resentment towards humans, and they usually regard themselves as normal people.
"If it weren't for their sensitivity and low self-esteem, and the company's internal employees were full of prejudice against subordinates, the company might gradually absorb them instead of treating them as peripheral vassals.
"Actually, it's not a vassal, it's closer to a cooperative relationship, we exchange weapons, ammunition, old clothes, certain food, and the valuable things they have collected, and at the same time, they will send important news from the Kuronuma Wilderness back to the company via radio.
Speaking of this, Jiang Baimian paused:
"The company will also recruit volunteers for certain experiments in Black Rat Town.
"In this regard, the residents of Black Squirrel Town are very enthusiastic and are willing to give everything in exchange for the opportunity for their descendants to become normal people."
Jiang Baimian did not add his feelings to the narrative, but Bai Chen still heard a burst of emotion:
"In the ashes, the stain on the company's reputation is that it is always associated with biological experiments.
"Before I had in-depth contact with you, I had heard a lot of rumors and was full of fear of similar experiments, afraid that one day I would be caught by the 'Pangu creatures' and sent to a secret place to become a victim of evil experiments.
"And the people of Black Rat Town actually took the initiative to sign up as an experimental volunteer......"
After listening to Bai Chen's words, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong realized that the company actually had such an image in the eyes of outsiders, just like the villain in some stories in radio programs.
This is completely different from their understanding since childhood:
They have always believed that the company is a paradise inside and hot outside.
Jiang Baimian laughed when he heard this:
"I can hear that this fear has been suppressing in your heart for a long time, so you said so much in one breath."
She then raised her left arm and made a motion to bend her elbow:
"This electric eel-type biological prosthesis is the result of experiments, and so is genetic modification.
"How is it? Having witnessed this with your own eyes, do you think it's not so scary?"
Bai Chen was silent and did not answer.
「…… Understood." Jiang Baimian laughed at himself, "Seeing me like this, you are even more afraid."
She exhaled invisibly:
"One thing you said is right, most of those volunteers don't end well......"
Inside the jeep, the atmosphere suddenly fell, and no one spoke for a long time.
After a few seconds, Jiang Baimian turned his head to look at Shang Jianyao and "complained":
"Why don't you make a joke at this time?"
Shang Jianyao responded seriously:
"As a person who is determined to save all mankind, I never joke on similar topics."
「…… too." Jiang Baimian sat up straight again.
After a while, she pointed ahead and said:
"Turn left and go into the mountains."
At this point, a hill appeared on the Black Marsh Wilderness, some of which could even be called hills, and Black Rat Town was located in the mountains.
After driving along the potholed road for a while, Jiang Baimian couldn't help but roll down the window:
"Really, the distance of moving up and down adds up more than moving forward.
"If you go out like this, you will definitely have to overhaul the chassis when you go back......"
In the midst of complaining, Jiang Baimian suddenly closed his mouth.
She tilted her head slightly, sensed it carefully for a while, and her brows gradually furrowed:
"There are very few electrical signals in the direction of Black Rat Town."
This has entered her sense range, and it also means that Black Rat Town is very close.
Shang Jianyao instinctively raised the "Berserker" assault rifle and put it on the car window:
"Could it be that it was affected by those abnormalities north of Yuelu Station?"
It's not too far from Yuelu Station, but it's not too far, and it takes almost half a day to get there.
"Maybe." Jiang Baimian nodded, his tone obviously more solemn than just now.
"Team leader, do you need to wear an exoskeleton device?" Long Yuehong was no longer as startled as she had been a few days ago, and asked relatively calmly.
"Yes." Jiang Baimian did not take the unknown situation lightly.
She then ordered:
"You wear it."
"Why not Shang Jianyao?" Long Yuehong blurted out.
"Shang Jianyao wants to follow me into Black Rat Town, the exoskeleton device can't get in, uh, in fact, you can get in, but you can't use it." Jiang Baimian explained two sentences briefly.
Shang Jianyao had no objection to this, remained silent, and was highly vigilant against possible anomalies that might come suddenly.
When Long Yuehong put on the exoskeleton device, the jeep continued to drive.
Two or three minutes later, Jiang Baimian gave an order:
"Stop."
She immediately pointed to the woods and shrubs ahead:
"Black Rat Town is over there.
"Long Yuehong opens the way."
"Yes, team leader!" Long Yuehong was the first to open the door and get out of the car.
After a group of four people entered the relatively dense woods, they walked forward for several minutes and suddenly smelled a familiar smell.
That's the smell of blood!
"This is a big trouble......" Jiang Baimian suddenly said to himself, as if he had thought of a possible development.
Holding a grenade gun, she quickened her pace slightly and walked to the other end of the woods.
There was a gray-yellow mountain wall, and there was a deep cave in the place where the mountain wall was covered by trees and weeds, and a stronger smell of blood emanated from it.
"That's Black Rat Town." Jiang Baimian said in a deep and low voice.
Just at a glance, Long Yuehong understood the reason why the exoskeleton device could not be used in Black Rat Town:
The entrance to the cave is only one meter and four meters high, and no matter how much the exoskeleton device is contracted and adjusted, it will not reach this level, and the inside of the cave will obviously be shorter.
In this way, after the person wearing the exoskeleton device enters the Black Rat Town, which is essentially a cave, he will not even be able to straighten his waist, and his combat effectiveness will naturally be greatly reduced.
Before getting close to the cave, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian looked to the left at the same time and saw two corpses under a tree.
The two corpses were very short, their bodies tended to curl up, and their clothes were stripped clean.
Their nails were sharp and hard, obviously yellow, and there was a large amount of black hair on their body surface, which at a glance looked like giant mice in heavily polluted areas.
However, the hairs are not dense, and through them, you can see the rather pale skin underneath.
The eyes of the two corpses were wide open, and their expressions were frightened and resentful, and their bodies and surroundings were soaked with blood that looked no different from normal humans.
Frankly speaking, except for the hair being a little thicker, being a little shorter, having weird nails, and having a little paler skin, Shang Jianyao didn't feel that the two dead Black Rat Town residents were fundamentally different from himself.
It was not the first time Long Yuehong had seen a corpse, although she was still a little scared, disgusted, and didn't want to look at it directly, but she was able to control herself.
He "hissed" and said:
"Won't they all die......"
When Jiang Baimian heard this, he subconsciously turned his head sideways and looked at the deep cave, but he didn't have the courage to go in immediately for a while.
She seemed to be able to predict what kind of scene it would be inside.
At this time, Bai Chen, who squatted down to check the body, raised his head and said in a deep voice:
"Died of gunfire."
Jiang Baimian narrowed his eyes slightly and said to himself:
"Who will do it......
After saying that, she took a light breath and walked towards the entrance of "Black Rat Town".
No need to order, Shang Jianyao followed closely behind her.
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(End of this chapter)