Just an hour ago, Lin Sanjiu had just dodged a fierce attack.
When that soundless but unusually fierce gust of wind came out of nowhere, Lin Sanjiu was blocked by "Li Tao" on the stairs leading to the top floor. She still had no clue as to the identity of the other party.
"Li Tao" did not move an inch. She placed one hand on the railing of the stairs and smiled as she watched the sudden gust of wind attack Lin Sanjiu.
Due to the limited space of the black tower, the stairs were very narrow. There was only enough space for one person. In the blink of an eye, the gust of wind was right in front of Lin Sanjiu. Lin Sanjiu was in a difficult situation. She had already retreated a few steps, but she still couldn't dodge the attack of the black figure in such a narrow space.
Gritting her teeth, she held the railing with one hand and leaped into the air. The attacker brushed past the tip of her nose and stopped at a corner not far away.
At that moment, Lin Sanjiu was hanging on the stairs. If she looked down, she could see the blurry, bottomless abyss below her.
At this height, all humans were afraid of heights. Lin Sanjiu did not dare to look down. She quickly climbed up the stairs and jumped back to the walkway. It was only then that she could see the general appearance of the attacker.
It was a figure that was almost two meters tall. It had a pointy head and looked very small compared to its thick and long neck. It had something that looked like a human's shoulder. However, there were two long arms below the shoulder and on both sides of its body.
"Duoluozhong?" Lin Sanjiu cried out.
When she saw something that looked like a human but was definitely not a human, the first thing that came to her mind was a duoluozhong.
"No," "Li Tao", who had not moved from the other end of the stairs, spoke softly. "Duoluozhong are quite disgusting."
Due to the sudden turn of events, Lin Sanjiu had the strange creature on her left and Li Tao on her right. She was in a situation where she was attacked from both sides. She slowly moved her feet and leaned her back against the wall. She took a deep breath and asked cautiously, "What is that?"
"Saint Peter. Come here. "
As Li Tao's smiling voice rang out, the tall figure seemed to have heard an irresistible call. He turned around and slowly walked up the stairs. The black shadow instantly enveloped Lin Sanjiu and a tasteless wind blew past her. She couldn't help but tense up.
However, it did not even lower its head. Like an obedient puppy, it walked to stand behind Li Tao.
"It's too dark here. Didn't you want to go to the top floor? " Her voice was very clear in the darkness. "Come with me, I will explain everything to you."
Lin Sanjiu sneered, "Do you take me for a fool? Now that you've missed, you want to try another method? "
Li Tao shook her head. With a tone as if coaxing an ignorant child, he said, "Seriously, I admire you so much for nothing. If he wanted to make a move on you, why would he wait for you to go up? There was no need for Saint Peter at all … It was just a test just now. If you die, everything will be over. "
Even though Lin Sanjiu had no evidence, she could still feel that every word that the woman said was true. After hesitating for two seconds, she finally walked up the stairs.
The winding staircase finally came to an end.
Like a glimmer of light at the end of the tunnel, Lin Sanjiu walked out of the narrow and dark staircase. She was caught off guard when she found herself in a spacious hall. The faint light from the starry night shone in from the outside. It was like a silver brush stroke, lightly drawing the edges of everything.
The top floor of the black tower was extraordinarily large.
The top floor was made up of a few square spaces of different sizes. Perhaps because the walls were thinner, it formed a spacious hall with picturesque disorder. When Lin Sanjiu walked up the stairs, the first thing she saw was a transparent wall made of glass.
Through the glass wall, she could see the sleeping Garden of Eden at night.
Lin Sanjiu took a quick glance and immediately furrowed her brows.
The Garden of Eden seemed a little too peaceful … Rows of neatly arranged street lights floated in the night sky. Occasionally, there were a few houses that still had their lights on. All of them had a deep blue hue. The chaos, fire, and even some explosions that Lin Sanjiu expected were nowhere to be found.
"Aren't they a little too slow?"
However, Lin Sanjiu didn't dare to think too much about it. After all, she still had two people with ulterior motives. She quickly scanned the hall and found a corner to stand. She smiled at Li Tao and Saint Peter, "I thought there would be an energy source here."
"There isn't —" Li Tao also smiled and said in a friendly tone, "Who told you that? What nonsense. This radiation shield doesn't need any energy source. "
As the two of them spoke, Lin Sanjiu strolled to the glass wall and snapped her fingers. "Saint Peter" immediately walked around the corner of the hall. After a while, he came out with a cup of hot tea.
She acted as if she had just returned home.
"Why do you know this place so well?" Lin Sanjiu asked as she looked at the staircase. It was empty and defenseless. "Who exactly are you?"
The most pressing question in her mind was whether or not it was possible to destroy the radiation shield.
Li Tao glanced at Lin Sanjiu as the sunlight shone through the window. At that moment, Lin Sanjiu felt as if she had been seen through from the inside out.
When Lin Sanjiu felt a chill run down her spine, Li Tao smiled indulgently. She turned her gaze and stared at the Garden of Eden beneath her feet.
"To be honest," Li Tao knocked on the glass wall with her fair fingers, her words seemed to contain a hint of sarcasm. "The Garden of Eden should call me 'mother', right?"
Lin Sanjiu almost lost her balance.
She could feel her blood flowing through the blood vessels in her ears. She still couldn't understand what Li Tao meant.
"I'm already 94 years old this year."
In front of the glass wall, the slender silhouette of a woman spoke slowly. Lin Sanjiu didn't know why, but her next sentence sounded a little lost.
"The Garden of Eden was built by me 59 years ago."
"For some posthumans, maintaining their looks, prolonging their lifespan, and even immortality aren't rare things. You don't have to look at me like that."
Only then did Lin Sanjiu close her mouth. She couldn't digest the information she just heard. She had a lot of questions in her mind, but she couldn't get any of them out. After a while, she stuttered, "Tell me. You built … this place? "
"Yes." This question seemed to bring Li Tao's thoughts back to a long time ago. She sighed softly and looked at the dark blue sky.
"It was a global war then. It had been going on for more than two years and the situation was getting worse by the day. On this planet, there were only a few countries that could stay out of the war. Fortunately, the research institute I was working in was located in a neutral country. "
"Since everyone had nuclear bombs, no one dared to use them recklessly. Therefore, no matter how intense the war was, it was still a slow process. Until one day, a large country suddenly developed a technology that could counter nuclear bombs. "
Lin Sanjiu felt that she wouldn't be surprised if she heard anything now.
"The principle of this technology was to reverse compress nuclear energy … In short, this technology was still very unstable at that time. It was still a long way from being perfected. However, during times of war, no government would not use this trump card. Very soon, anti-nuclear technology was deployed on the battlefield. "
"Then, there was chaos. Even if I don't say it, you can probably imagine it. After that country wreaked havoc for almost a year, this unstable technology had already caused serious nuclear contamination. Even in neutral countries far away from the war, you could see dead birds, animals, and rats. However, to make things worse, the other warring countries used some unknown methods to get their hands on this technology. "
"So, you built Garden of Eden to protect humans?" Lin Sanjiu couldn't help interrupting. "But, how did you do it alone —"
"Building Garden of Eden wasn't as difficult as you think," Li Tao tilted her head slightly. "I used some of my resources and openly proposed it in the parliament. Under those circumstances, it was naturally passed. I'm in charge of the blueprint, design, and material selection. "
"So. Garden of Eden was indeed built by me, but — "Li Tao paused and looked at Lin Sanjiu with a smile. "I didn't build it to protect humans."
Lin Sanjiu swallowed her parched throat. She felt goosebumps all over her back.
"At that time, I had already evolved. I don't mind telling you about my first ability. It's called [The Perfect Plan Sometimes Exists]. "
"I heard that name. You should have a rough understanding of its function, right? According to the arrangement of my ability, 'Garden of Eden' was completed on the same day that the world was destroyed. "
Lin Sanjiu looked at her blankly.
When Saint Peter saw that the teacup was empty, he poured a cup of water for Li Tao and passed it to Lin Sanjiu.
"I'm the only one who knows how to enter Garden of Eden." Li Tao's eyes became more and more curved. The corners of her mouth curled up high. Her smile was not a smile at all. Instead, it made Lin Sanjiu's scalp tingle. "Did you know? Those who were still alive tried their best to enter. "
"What happened next?" Lin Sanjiu suppressed the chill in her heart and subconsciously shifted her gaze away from Li Tao's smiling face.
"Have you ever heard of such an experiment? A female performance artist sat motionless in the middle of an art gallery. There were all kinds of objects placed beside her. She promised that people could do anything to her and she would not resist. "Li Tao suddenly changed the topic. Lin Sanjiu was stunned. "Do you think that people wouldn't do anything bad in a high-class art gallery in broad daylight?"
"Indeed, some people kissed her. Some people put garlands on her head. But there were also people who tore off her clothes and pierced her head with thorns. There were even people who pointed a gun at her head. Yes, the gun was loaded with bullets. None of the audience knew the female artist. The most interesting thing was that the crowd was divided into 'good' and 'bad' groups. They were two extremes. "
"Are you wondering why I'm talking about this?"
"Because, in the end, the people who entered Garden of Eden were these two groups. They were absolute blacks and whites."
Lin Sanjiu looked at the city beneath her feet blankly.
The air was stagnant. There was no movement for a long time. After a few minutes, she finally asked in a hoarse voice, "Where are the whites?"
Where did the "good" group of people go?
Fifty-nine years later, the city was as dark as the night sky at this moment.
Li Tao nodded approvingly, "During the process of self-growth in Garden of Eden, the whites were eaten up. After the good part disappeared, the females became a group of people who were bullied and humiliated due to their innate disadvantage. "
"This process and the phenomena observed so far are similar to what I predicted." After Li Tao was done "wiping out" Lin Sanjiu's illiteracy, she regained her calm tone. "Every few years, I would change my appearance and sneak in to observe the people from a closer distance. Furthermore, some of the people were stimulants, so I had to put them on the spot. It was interesting to meet you this year."
"Wait, that means —" Lin Sanjiu's eyes widened.
"The Garden of Eden is my laboratory." Li Tao smiled gently. (To be continued.)
PS:
Thank you apostateanna for your safety charm and the compliment. I'll remember it!
I want to apologize to Emperor Dugu Yu for making you wait until midnight every night … I actually finished writing this chapter a long time ago, but I had a draw on Qidian. It took me 20 minutes to log into the platform. Sigh …
This reminds me of something. The day before yesterday, the editor asked the authors to prepare their chapters for the weekend. They said that they wouldn't be able to log into the platform.
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