Alien Relic Hunter.

Chapter 871 Another Branch of Human Civilization

"It turns out that the reason why the hive capital is located at the bottom of the seabed city..." 33 murmured, "It's because the people living in the hive capital were completely desperate in the face of the 'disaster', so they chose to move the hive capital deep into the seabed, and spent hundreds of millions Tons of seawater sealed the 'disaster' here...but this person recorded so much, and he didn't write clearly what the disaster was all about?"

33 took a breath and continued: "From the literal meaning, disaster seems to be the erosion, super-erosion, and human body erosion caused by those 'forbidden knowledge', but judging from the description of this recorder, it seems that Some places are different."

"I think he didn't write it clearly on purpose, and used the word 'disaster' to refer to that thing. In a sense, it can block the spread of 'disaster'." Ke Lan thought for a while and said , "'Cognition is pollution', he left this record to warn the latecomers, if he described the 'disaster' in detail, the latecomers would probably have been overwhelmed by the disaster when they read this record devoured."

"That's true." 33 sighed, "This note seems to reveal a lot of information to us... In fact, there is very little useful content. He mentioned these 'tunnel dwellers' over and over again. They found a way to resist the disaster, but the question is, these 'tunnel dwellers' themselves have become such half-human, half-mouse monsters... Is their method really of reference value?"

Ke Lan didn't answer immediately, but turned around, observing the tunnel dwellers crazily crashing into the space cage, and fell into deep thought.

33 didn't bother Ke Lan, he was also thinking about the contents of the note just now, but the more he thought about it, the more he felt that this matter was "unsolvable" - that kind of hopeless atmosphere, even separated by more than 50 years , can also make him feel the same... That feeling of no avail no matter what you do, 33 has already experienced it once, and he doesn't want to experience it again.

33 shook his head vigorously, and kicked a small stone away from his feet with some irritability.

"I seem to be infected by that emotion..." 33 muttered in his heart, although he didn't directly see the text and those voices in that note, but just through Ke Lan's recitation, these contents had already affected him had a huge impact.

Vaguely, he seems to be able to feel that he has touched the history of more than 500,000 years... Desperation, disorder, blood, madness... He can completely imagine, after the entire nest fell, those disaster-stricken How to spend the last time of the life of the person who swallowed it...but he didn't want to think about it.

He knew that if he continued to think about it, even if the degree of erosion did not deepen, there might be some problems with his mental state.

"The Undead Crew should know this note. I even think that they have obtained the records and data of the experiment with the 'Tunneler'." Ke Lan said suddenly after being silent for a long time.

"Why do you think so?" 33 was stunned, "They may have seen the memory fragments in your head, but how could they get the things related to the tunnel dweller? People from the Undead Crew Club have never been there. In Hive Capital, apart from us, there are only the officers and soldiers on the crashed battleship of Hruni, but they didn't return to the ark until they died, and they didn't have any contact with the people on the ark... It doesn't make sense. "

"The method of the 'Tunneler' is probably to block the body mutation caused by the 'disaster' at some level through genetic rewriting... Generally speaking, it is a bit like fighting poison with poison...Because the four The conditions in the No. [-] channel are limited, so the only genetic samples they can get are the mutated creatures living in the channel... But for the Undead Crew, their range of choices is much wider." Ke Lan slowly Said, then pointed to himself with a finger.

33 widened his eyes, opened his mouth, and said after a long time: "You... symbiont... The symbiont is the product of a mixture of alpha human and human genes! You are the successful sample! No wonder... No wonder you have been exposed to so many 'forbidden knowledge', but still haven't broken through that critical point!"

"Yes." Ke Lan nodded, "But another possibility cannot be ruled out, that is, in 'other' hive capitals, some people have also made similar attempts and brought the results out."

"I feel more and more that this world...seems a bit unreal." 33 smacked his lips and said, "According to what you said, we humans actually came here 500,000 years ago...or even earlier. Alpha star, and built multiple 'hive capitals' on this planet, until this immigrant civilization was destroyed by 'disaster', those alpha talents who came out of nowhere occupied the magpie's nest and became this Even the two most critical resources of Alpha civilization, energy crystals and Nino alloy, are actually the legacy left to them by this 'human civilization'... But, 500,000 years ago, humans at that time... ..."

Although the history of human beings is several million years old, the history of human civilization is very short. Even counting the 900 years of the Ark drifting in the universe, it has not exceeded 500,000 years. Humans just learned to use stone 21 years ago. Material tools and fire, not to mention interstellar travel, even a modern person living in the [-]st century can be regarded as a god by these primitive people.

"It's not impossible." Ke Lan said, holding his chin, "I once had a hypothesis, that is, a few 100,000 years ago, a group of primitive humans on the earth were taken away by an alien civilization—this alien Civilization can be any powerful and unknown civilization in the universe, or it may be the 'great god'. For some reason, for example, for a certain experiment, these captive humans were kept in captivity on Alpha Planet... ...And these primitive people, they gradually developed their own civilization on Alpha Planet...Due to different environmental conditions, or the interference of alien civilizations, the development speed of this human civilization far exceeds theirs on Earth similar……"

Ke Lan paused, and then said: "You must have heard of the control variable method, right? Humans on Earth are like a control group without intervention, and humans on Planet Alpha are an experimental group with variables added... When the vast majority of human beings on the earth were still drinking blood, the human beings on Alpha Planet had already entered the glorious industrial age.

However, after one incident, I completely denied this speculation. "

"What's the matter?" 33 asked.

"In the Chaomeng video of the 776 special team, I saw some steel structures inside the ruins with the inscription 'Huaxia Heavy Industry'. The inscription was printed in Chinese, not the words found in the hive capital." Ke Lan continued, "It is difficult for two human civilizations, who are light-years apart, to develop exactly the same characters even if they have the same origin. What's more, Huaxia Heavy Industry, such a famous company on the earth, do you think it would be possible for such a famous company on the planet Alpha? Will there be an existence with the same name as it?"

"It can't be a coincidence." 33 followed Ke Lan's words and shook his head solemnly.

"I don't think it's a coincidence, so this first guess can only be completely rejected." Ke Lan said, "Another possibility is the 'paradox' on the timeline."

"Wormhole?!" 33's eyes lit up, and he couldn't help but hold his breath, "The entire interstellar journey took 90 years, and there are detailed event records every year, so there is no possibility of problems... The only time that is not recorded is The experience of the Ark passing through the wormhole!"

"That's right, the wormhole...is the bug of the entire timeline. Although in our knowledge, it took less than a year for the Ark to travel through the wormhole, who can guarantee that the time outside the wormhole, Could it be that hundreds of thousands of years or even millions of years have passed...Besides the Ark, there may be a group of Earthlings who escaped, arrived at Alpha Planet in another way, and took root on this planet."

"If this is the truth, then why did the undead crew hide everything? And why did Hruni and the others feel that they couldn't reveal the truth to the public? Is it because of... disaster?"

"I think so." Ke Lan nodded, "The undead crew would not only want to digest the legacy left by human civilization and Alpha civilization, but also don't want the 'seeds of disaster' attached to this legacy on the ark. Spreading out... Although there are still many things that are unclear for the time being, this should be true, at least the original intention of the Undead Crew Club must be like this."

"But as an insider, it's hard to guarantee that the members of the Undead Crew will not be swallowed by the 'disaster'..." 33 frowned, "If they are all 'symbionts' like you, then it's okay to say, if It’s just a group of ordinary human beings who have been transformed...they will inevitably become the "minions of disaster" mentioned in that note."

"..." Ke Lan glanced at 33, did not speak, and fell into deep thought again.

"I think that the Undead Crew may have had a plan to replace them with a 'symbiont' like you, so you can join the Undead Crew so smoothly. But now it seems that either some members are greedy for power and eternal life, or some members have completely become...'that kind of thing', and the situation is so bad." 33 continued, "If possible, I really hope that you can replace the undead crew. ...At least you won't waste the lives of little soldiers like us at will."

"That's not necessarily the case." Ke Lan grinned, showing a wry smile, "If I'm not in the position, I don't plan for the government. If I sit in that position, maybe my thinking will not be the same as it is now. Human Viewpoints and concepts will always change with his position, status, and responsibilities, and the four words of not forgetting the original intention are easy to say, but how many people can do this... how many people can there be in history?"

"At least you won't become that crazy monster?"

"...That might be."

"Uh, let's not talk about this for now, what are you going to do next? Do you want to go to the upper city of the Hive City?" 33 asked, "Based on the clues we have so far, this Hive City has not been able to survive the disaster. escaped the fate of destruction... It is estimated that it will be difficult to find any way to fight the disaster in the upper city."

"Don't forget that we are not only in the 'hive capital'... but also in that tower." Ke Lan said in a deep voice, "The so-called 'trial' is still going on, even if this nest has been destroyed , if we want to enter the next level, we can only continue to move forward. Moreover, I always feel that Tongtian Tower will set this as a level in the trial, and it must not be that simple."

"I almost forgot... Even if you don't go forward, you will only see endless seawater when you look back. Then why not see the relics left by this civilization with the same root as ours." 33 looked at those who were trapped by the space "Tunnel dweller" trapped in a cage, "What about these guys? Should we let them go, or... deal with them?"

"I still want them to lead the way." Ke Lan said, waved his hand, and lifted the space cage.

Those "tunnel dwellers" did not rush forward to attack Ke Lan and 33, but turned around and ran, plunged into the darkness deep in the passage.

"Follow!"

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Although the tunnel dweller can keep his feet upright, he still uses all fours like most wild animals when running at full speed. The long and thick mouse tail is erected high and constantly swinging in small ranges , to help the body maintain balance while moving at high speed.

Their speed is very fast, but it is a pity that they met guys like Ke Lan and 33. Even if the former does not rely on Ze Luo's space power, he can easily catch up with these tunnels with a body comparable to a ninth-level enhanced person. dweller.As for 33, his way of moving is even more illusory - stepping on the hand ax made of Nino alloy directly under his feet "royal ax flying". In the pursuit, the movement speed is not inferior to Ke Lan.

Not long after, a piece of ruins with barely visible outlines appeared in the sight of the two of them.

The ruins consist of dozens of shacks connected together, most of which have collapsed, and only a few shacks can barely be used for human habitation, but they are also covered with traces of repairs.

All kinds of garbage and white bones were scattered in the ruins, and a faint stench was transmitted to Ke Lan's nasal cavity through the filter cotton of the breathing mask.

In addition to the "tunnel dwellers" who were released by Ke Lan just now, there are more than a dozen tunnel dwellers living in the ruins. As soon as Ke Lan and 33 approached the ruins, these tunnel dwellers with various weapons They immediately surrounded him.

"It seems that fighting is still inevitable." Ke Lan sighed, he was actually not willing to fight these tunnel dwellers... especially after reading that note.

"If you can't communicate with them, you can only use force to solve the problem." 33 stood beside Ke Lan, with hundreds of Nino alloy flying blades forming an inverted triangle shield in front of him, "Attention At four o'clock, there is something in the hand of a tunnel dweller that looks like a gun... Although I am not sure if that thing can still be fired now, it is always right to be careful."

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