"I'm almost there! Recently, I still feel that writing 3k words a day is too much of a burden. Give me a little more time to adapt. "
In the darkness in the distance, there was a shadow that looked like a small hill. It was moving towards her at an extremely slow speed. Marcie immediately stopped in her tracks.
Although the shadow was huge, it was moving too slowly. She put down the first aid kit and waited for a few minutes with her arms crossed. The huge shadow gradually came closer and revealed its original appearance in front of her. When she saw it clearly, Marcie raised her eyebrows. "… What are you doing?"
It was Hu Changzai.
Hu Changzai had a rope on his shoulder, and the other end of the rope was tied to the unconscious Hai Tianqing. Hu Changzai was trying his best to pull Hu Changzai forward. The scene was like a chick pulling a camel. Hu Changzai was so tired that he was panting like a bull, and his eyes were bulging out of their sockets. "Phew … Ha … Help … Help …"
When he looked up, he was dumbfounded. "Marcie, how did you end up like this?"
There was not a single part of Marcie's body that was unharmed. It was either bandages or medicine. Even the original color of her skin could not be seen. She sighed helplessly. "There were too many wounds just now, so I went to the infirmary to treat them. I took some things that I thought might be useful. Don't worry, they are all superficial wounds … But you, Chen Jinfeng was killed by me, but you dragged your opponent away. What is the meaning of this? "
Hu Changzai's gaze fell upon the first aid kit and he fell to the ground with a thud. He waved his hand weakly. "Let, let's treat his wounds first … We have a common enemy … As for the specifics, we'll talk about it after I, after I catch my breath …"
Since he said so, Marcie took out some alcohol and a needle and thread to treat Hai Tianqing's wounds. After that, she fed him the medicine. She laughed at herself as she wiped the blood off her hands with a cotton cloth. "Ever since I came to the oasis, I've almost become a surgeon … Alright, let him sleep here. He'll have to rely on himself for the rest."
Anyway, with Hai Tianqing's physique, it would be difficult for him to move anywhere. Hu Changzai nodded. At this time, there were a few coughs from afar, and someone asked softly, "… Is that Marcie?"
The two of them looked up and saw a person stumbling out of the darkness. It was Fang Dan.
Fontaine's skin was covered with large patches of bruises, but there were no wounds. However, her expression was terrible. "That's great, I finally found you —" Before she could finish her sentence, her body was about to slide down.
Hu Changzai quickly held her up. Marcie quickly came over to check on her and was shocked. "At least three of your ribs are broken! How can you still walk around? It's too dangerous … Where's your opponent? "
Fang Dan squeezed out a weak but proud smile. "I'm still alive. Of course he's dead."
After that, she turned her eyes and looked at Hai Tianqing. She was shocked. "Ah! What's going on? "
Hu Changzai quickly explained to her. Only then did Fang Dan shut her mouth doubtfully. Marcie did some emergency treatment for her. Seeing that she could no longer walk, the two of them supported her and slowly lay down beside Hai Tianqing.
"We'll go and check on Xiao Jiu's condition. We'll come back to you immediately. Although there's no one outside, you should hide by Cadre Hai's side … "Marcie said softly.
Fang Dan nodded and leaned on Hai Tianqing's thick, tree-trunk arm. Her expression gradually relaxed.
Seeing that she closed her eyes, Marcie and Hai Tianqing did not dare to delay any longer and rushed to the Cadre Building.
"… I didn't know that Fang Dan is also very powerful! What ability does she have? "Hu Changzai asked as he struggled to keep up with Marcie's speed.
Marcie stopped and looked back at him in surprise. "I don't know. Both of you have been in the oasis for so long, I thought you knew … "
Hu Changzai was stunned, but he did not take it to heart. When Fang Dan was better, there would be plenty of opportunities to ask.
After running for less than a minute, the Cadre Building was already in sight. The dust stirred up by their sprinting had already attracted the attention of a few people in front of the building. "One, two, three … That's not right. Why are there three people besides Xiao Jiu? And Xiao Jiu seems to be carrying something in her hand … "Marcie tilted her head in confusion.
"Even though there's only one person, what's in her hand?" Even though she was facing three people, Lin Sanjiu did not seem nervous at all. She saw Marcie from afar and even turned her head to wave at her. "Marcie, you are here? Come here! "
Marcie stopped beside Lin Sanjiu with a mind full of questions.
She looked at the three people opposite Lin Sanjiu. She had met the girl with the ponytail and the seductive woman before. They were Xu Xiaoyang and Xiao Hui. The other person was a middle-aged woman wearing a white blouse. She had short hair and looked unfamiliar. Marcie had never seen her before.
After thinking for a while, Marcie decided to ask the question she was most concerned about, "Where did you catch the rabbit? Is it edible?"
Lin Sanjiu couldn't be blamed. She had not eaten meat for 28 months.
"I'm not food! You stupid woman! " Even though Lin Sanjiu was still holding his ear, B.Rabbit, who felt that he had an ally, regained his coarse tone, "Don't look at me. Get lost!"
"What's going on?" It was Marcie's first time seeing a talking rabbit. She asked, dumbfounded. Suddenly, she remembered that there were people standing beside her, "And who are they?"
While they were talking, Hu Changzai ran over, panting. Lin Sanjiu did not answer her. Instead, she asked with a serious expression, "Is everyone okay? How are the other three cadre? "
The moment she asked that question, the people opposite her pricked up their ears.
"Aside from Hai Tianqing, the other two are dead." Marcie raised her chin and looked at the three people from the corner of her eyes. When she saw that their expressions had changed, she added softly, "Fang Dan's injuries are quite serious. She is recuperating with Hai Tianqing."
Seeing that Lin Sanjiu was stunned, Hu Changzai quickly interrupted, "I will explain later … Oh right, what about you, Xiaojiu? Aren't there two other cadre? "
"Yeah, this is one of them —" Lin Sanjiu raised her arm and waved the rabbit in her hand, "Come, let's say hello."
B.Rabbit remained silent with a gloomy face.
"So, the legendary cadre B.Rabbit is really a rabbit?" Hu Changzai cried out in surprise.
"There's one more. He's unconscious at the back," Lin Sanjiu shrugged when she saw the two people's jaws drop.
Before Marcie and Hu Changzai could react, Xu Xiaoyang sighed in disbelief, "There are only a few of you. Some of you haven't even enhanced your physique. I really don't understand how you guys managed to defeat the cadre."
"Oh, by the way," Xu Xiaoyang's words seemed to have reminded Lin Sanjiu. She raised her chin and said, "Captain Xu said that she has a request. Since you guys are here, why don't you listen to her request? "
When Xu Xiaoyang heard that, she lowered her eyelids. Her expression was gloomy. She didn't look like a child at all. She looked at the middle-aged woman beside her and tugged at the corner of the woman's shirt. She couldn't help but sigh softly, "I hope … you guys won't hurt my mother."
"Your mother —?"
Xu Xiaoyang nodded. Her ponytail slid down to the side of her lowered face, "I'm Professor Bai's daughter."
Everyone's gaze immediately focused on the middle-aged woman. Xu Xiaoyang's voice was so soft that it was almost inaudible, "My mother … is also one of the people who took the high-temperature adaptation drug. She doesn't have Potential Growth Value, so she didn't evolve into any ability. However, if you guys want to hurt her, even if I die — "
"So, she's Professor Bai?" Just when her tone became firm, Lin Sanjiu interrupted her blankly, "We actually don't know who Professor Bai is … If you didn't tell us just now, I was going to let her go."
Xu Xiaoyang quickly raised her head. Her face was frozen with a regretful expression.
"Now that I know, I can't let her go so easily. At least not before we get to the bottom of this. " Lin Sanjiu nodded apologetically. Then, she turned around and asked, "Why do you keep duoluozhong?"
Xu Xiaoyang's body trembled. She couldn't help but speak. However, Professor Bai suddenly patted her daughter's shoulder lightly and stopped her from speaking.
B.Rabbit was stunned for a moment. Then, he sneered, "What nonsense are you talking about —"
"When I walked this path, I knew that I had to walk it alone," the middle-aged woman's voice interrupted him. B.Rabbit looked at her blankly.
Professor Bai looked at the direction of the Oasis dormitory. After a while, she said softly, "Yesterday, there were a few kids who were about the same age as Xu Xiaoyang. They entered the greenhouse for the first time."
Lin Sanjiu was stunned. She didn't know what Professor Bai meant.
"They are about to learn about biology, so they were led by their teacher to plant some radishes in the greenhouse. Tomorrow, next week … They just have to wait for a while. The radishes will gradually grow up … just like these kids. "
Professor Bai turned her eyes and smiled faintly. A few wrinkles drooped down from the corners of her mouth.
"There are 1,600 people living in the five buildings over there. There are men and women among them. Most of them are young and strong. There are countless tomorrows that belong to them … The Oasis is a model for the reconstruction of human society, and they are the tinder for the continuation of mankind. "
After taking a deep breath, a gentle smile appeared on Professor Bai's face. "In order to preserve these tinder and for mankind to continue to reproduce, I have no complaints even if I have to walk in the dark forever."
Hu Changzai was stunned. He nodded to his companions and said softly, "Everything she said came from the bottom of her heart."
"What … does this have to do with duoluozhong?"
Professor Bai looked at them, "What if I told you that the reason why the Oasis could reach its current scale is all because of the duoluozhong?"
The three people and one rabbit were shocked. They looked at her, speechless.
"Why would humans evolve? This has been bothering me for a long time. Are evolved people better than ordinary people? Do they deserve to live? But that is not the case … You are just a small part of the mutated population. The ones who really need to reproduce are the 1,600 ordinary people over there. What I have done is to sacrifice a small part to save the majority. "
Xu Xiaoyang pursed her lips tightly and lowered her head.
"It is embarrassing to say this, but most of the technology that saved the people of the Oasis did not come from me. A duoluozhong gave me the technology to grow crops that can withstand high temperatures, gave me the medicine to adapt to high temperatures, and gave me the method to collect water … What he and his companions needed were some naturally evolved people. "
"Obviously, duoluozhong also need to evolve … And the way they evolve is to feed on posthumans."
Her tone was still gentle, and the smile on her face still carried a tinge of gentleness and helplessness. However, in her eyes, there was a glint that was getting brighter and brighter.
After a long time, someone finally spoke.
"In other words, you used the living conditions of the 'Oasis' as bait to lure countless natural posthumans over. Then, just like how you treated us, you sent all of them to die in the mouth of the duoluozhong?" Lin Sanjiu's voice was very low.
"Officer Chen has always been the one to handle the specific matters in this aspect. So, you guys have already gone on such a mission …" Professor Bai nodded and looked at them sincerely, "On behalf of the people of the Oasis, I thank every single natural posthuman for their sacrifice."
Lin Sanjiu, who had her head lowered all this while, suddenly roared, "You idiot woman!" Then, she clenched her fist and pounced on Professor Bai.
At the same time, Fang Dan, who was lying beside Hai Tianqing, suddenly moved. She seemed to have heard a voice. She slowly opened her eyes and looked at the person who walked out from the darkness. She smiled, "It's you. I knew that you would be fine. Is everything going well? "
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