Life freezing technology, this was a technology that the Voidfolk had yet to master.
However, this creature seemed to be very proficient in this technology. For example, the creature in front of Lin was one such example.
It had 'preserved' itself in this place for a very long time.
So long that even it had forgotten how long it had been, but according to Lin's guess, it had probably been several hundred years …
Furthermore, it was indeed the 'culprit' behind all of this.
"In other words, this was all part of your plan?" the round disk asked the creature inside the incubation tank.
"Yes, I am one of the people responsible for the 'Shelter Plan' …" the creature was no longer surprised by the round disk, so Lin was able to communicate with it.
However, the creature's emotions were filled with despair and helplessness, giving Lin the impression that 'nothing mattered anymore'.
But it was still willing to tell Lin some things.
"I don't know where you came from, or what species you are …" the creature looked at the round disk and spoke: "But having a life form that can talk to me and understand our history makes me quite happy …"
"Our race has lived here for a very long time, but we are not a native species of this place" The creature's hand moved slightly to create a beeping sound in front of it, displaying an image on the wall behind the incubation tank.
In the image, Lin saw a large city, very similar to the city of the Voidfolk a few hundred years ago.
"Our race once lived in a green world, but I don't know much about the situation there because I grew up here" the creature raised its trembling hand, following the movement of its hand, the image on the wall also changed.
Lin could sense that it was currently very weak, probably due to being frozen for a long time. Even though its lifespan was preserved, its body had become quite fragile.
"At the time, I joined a research institute …" the creature explained: "The purpose of this institute was to prevent a possible war, so they planned to build an underground shelter"
The round disk asked doubtfully: "You already knew that there would be a war?"
"Yes, we already realized that something would invade us" the creature replied. "But in reality, I didn't really believe it at the time, until they appeared …"
As it spoke, the image behind it began to change. A huge object appeared in the sky above the city, and everything there was destroyed. “
Is that … black metal? " Lin saw that the object in the image was square, but it wasn't very clear.
"Because of that war, we hid in the underground shelter" the creature explained: "At the same time, I also became the governor of this place"
"Originally, we thought that after the war ended, we could leave the fallout shelter and rebuild our home. However, the war caused the environment above to become worse and worse, making it impossible for us to leave the fallout shelter. There were also some communication problems, making it impossible for us to contact other fallout shelters."
"But the biggest problem …"
The next image suddenly changed to the underground Fallout Shelter environment. In the image, a large number of creatures could be seen. It seemed that the Fallout Shelter was still operating normally at this time.
However, the creatures inside didn't seem to be in good spirits.
"The drastic change in the environment has greatly affected even the fallout shelter." It said, "Even if we have a heating system that can last for a long time, the environment is still getting colder …"
"Therefore, I carried out my plan."
After it finished speaking, the image behind it showed a large number of spiky spherical objects.
This … should be a type of virus.
"Do you know this word?" The creature asked the disk: "We call this thing 'virus'. You said you learned the language from those hairy creatures above, so you probably haven't heard of this word"
"I haven't" the disk replied: "But I know what you're talking about"
"Alright …" the creature said: "In short, I created a plan back then, called the 'Rapid Adaptation Plan'. Even though the change of the environment didn't affect us too much, I knew that if this continued, our race would slowly die out"
"We need to quickly adapt to this environment, but that can't be done in a short amount of time … but thankfully, I have a solution"
"When I first joined the research institute, they had a plan in this regard. We developed a virus that originated from an ancient creature." The creature inside the culture tank tried to turn around to look at the image behind it: "The virus shown here is that virus …"
"This virus has mutated many times to become a unique species. It can stimulate our race to quickly adapt to the environment," the creature said. "I also have some samples of this virus left behind."
"I believe that this is the only way for our race to survive, so … I injected this virus into some of the shelter's residents, without them knowing …"
"That's why they grew hair?" the disk asked.
"Yes … this virus is contagious, and all the residents here are infected," the creature said. The creature said, "Other than me, I've actually sealed myself in this place. I used the latest freezing technology to seal myself in this incubator. I'm already very old, but I still want to see their subsequent changes. That's why I did this. I set the incubator to wake me up after a certain period of time so that I can see the continuous changes of the residents here."
"The initial changes satisfied me. The residents grew hair to resist the cold, and they even adapted to the air here … but I didn't notice any side effects.
"You've also noticed that we're eating something called 'non-greasy bacteria' here. The biggest benefit of this thing is that it won't make the consumer feel 'greasy'. Even if you keep eating it, you won't feel any disgust," the creature said. "Originally, these germs were harmless to us, but they seem to affect the residents who are infected … This causes their intelligence to become lower and lower" the creature explained.
"They slowly forgot how to make machines, how to repair them, and in the end, how to use them. This effect became more obvious with each generation," the creature said. "I wanted to stop it, but there was nothing I could do …"
"So, they left this place?" the disk asked.
"Because at that time, they had adapted to life here, and their numbers increased. Due to the cramped space, they wanted to dig deeper to create more living space. However, in the process of digging, they dug out a type of creature …"
"This creature had a different structure from us, but it seemed to be angry when it saw us. It killed most of the residents, and the remaining residents activated the excavator and escaped from the shelter," the creature said. The creature replied, "Because the excavator is programmed to excavate 'cave dwellings', it will automatically excavate a cave passageway that's suitable for living."
And that creature didn't continue to pursue the residents … and it returned underground. "
"This is the whole process?" The disk took out the recording device. "You did this as well?"
"Yes, I had every governor record this," the creature said. The creature said, "I basically used this and the surveillance cameras around the sanctuary to understand what happened when I was asleep. But the hidden recording at the end of this thing was added when I woke up the last time …"
"At that time, my kind could no longer understand these machines, but I still hoped. I hoped that something special would happen. Perhaps one of the residents would recover their intelligence, find this thing, see the hidden recording, and come find me, but …" The creature looked at the disk. "I didn't expect it to be an alien creature who found the recording."
"But it doesn't matter anymore …" The creature's mood became more and more depressed. "You said before that our species … is on the verge of extinction …"
"That's it … Forget it. I'll fall into an eternal slumber. Even if I'm frozen, my lifespan will soon reach its end … Our species will become extinct … I'm satisfied that there's a creature that remembers us."
So that was the case. It looked like the creature had given up hope … Even though it looked 'young', its body might not be able to hold on anymore. However, they might not be the last group of creatures …
Based on what it said, there were other shelters, and all the creatures in those shelters might have survived.
"There might be more than one creature that remembers you." The disk reached out a tentacle, and the tentacle held a virtual coin before the creature. "Is this yours?"
"What?" The creature was shocked. "Where is this currency?"
"There is another creature that remembers you," the disk said. "They might be creatures that once lived with you."
The creature asked, "How is that possible … Have you seen them before?"
"Yes, they are like you, threatened by the war," the disk said. "And they might be the same species that attacked you …"
"What?" The creature was shocked. "They were attacked as well?"
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