When he got out of the car, Wu Zunliang was still confused. "Home? There shouldn't be anyone left in her family. Back then, Old Luo Tuo Pan De was Old Pan's younger brother. At that time, he was working in Spring City … Old Luo asked him to help recruit a few graduate students who could work nearby. I felt that it was tough for Wu Jun to study alone in Spring City, so I spoke up for her. "
"Yes, yes, it's Professor Pan De. Lil Wu and I were recruited in the same batch as him. Lil Wu is the youngest in this batch."
Dr. Wang was the first to get out of the car. He breathed in the slightly hot and dry air of the wilderness and felt that the pressure on him had lessened a little. His body movements became a lot livelier, and he nodded like he was pounding garlic.
When it was Wu Zunliang's turn, he refused Tang Yi's support. When Luo Nan took over, he didn't refuse, but he still put on a vigorous posture. He even jumped a little at the end.
At the same time, he did not stop talking, "… At that time, I was also thinking that Wu Jun's personality was relatively weak, and she would not be able to come up with anything on her own. She might as well borrow Old Luo's name to train herself. In the end, she really dived headfirst into it. It's just that your Luo family has infected her with mysteriousness.
"She didn't even say anything about that project of hers. It was Old Luo who mentioned it earlier that it was an ecological network at the genetic level aimed at the mutants …"
"Distributed Aberration Gene Network Ecology Research," Professor Wang blurted out. It was rare for him to say the name so fluently.
Luo Nan raised his eyebrows, but then he took the initiative to change the topic.
"Your joints and muscles are quite active." Luo Nan gave an appropriate evaluation. "She usually takes care of herself properly. She soaks in the health pod quite a bit. Moreover, it should be targeted training … …"
Wu Zunliang felt that Luo Nan's words were objective and that his vision was unique. Wu Zunliang felt quite comforted in his heart: "City people do field work. Don't they have to put in a bit of effort?"
As the old man spoke, he stood still and looked around.
This area was still very desolate, but within his field of vision, including the area under his feet, he could see faint traces of human activity. Occasionally, he could see edges and corners in the depths of the weeds, which were the remains of some buildings.
This place was indeed in ruins, the kind that was completely destroyed.
The most eye-catching thing in the vicinity was the vehicle and personnel that they had brought with them.
Other than the armed vehicle that had transported them over, there were nearly twenty soldiers or military-style bodyguards on the other two armored vehicles. They were all equipped with exoskeletons, and there were even four Deep Blue Walkers inside. They had already pulled up a cordon around them.
Generally speaking, one or two Grade B Ability users would not dare to provoke this team.
Luo Nan looked at Tang Yi. "Your sponsor is quite generous."
"After all, it's a project that has a high chance of being selected as one of the Star Alliance's' Millennium Focus Topics'. Furthermore, it's especially easy to use in terms of concept and size." Tang Yi pinched the brim of her hat and smiled subtly. "Compared to the possible profits, the research funding is only a small amount."
At this time, Lieutenant Colonel Chen walked over from the front of the car. "Professor Wu, according to the data in the database, there are no longer any Mutant species of B and above in the surrounding area. The closest Mutant nest is 200 kilometers away, so it's basically safe... But it's best if we don't stay for too long. This is still an area where low-altitude predators frequently roam."
"Okay. Okay."
Wu Zunliang agreed without meaning it. His gaze shifted from Luo Nan's face to Dr. Wang. "We don't have any concept of this place. We'll leave the rest to you!"
"It's been a few years since I've been here... I definitely remember the way."
Right now, Dr. Wang was practically the focus of everyone's attention. He couldn't help but be a bit nervous. He subconsciously found an excuse for himself, but soon he made another statement under Luo Nan's gaze.
He gestured with his hand as he spoke, inviting the group of people to move forward. "There's actually quite a distance between this place and the original core area of the laboratory. What we see before us is just a defensive bunker from back then. Half of it is above ground and the other half is underground... The laboratory is completely underground, so the damage caused by the earthquake was extremely severe."
Luo Nan didn't understand, so he asked, "Why is it underground?"
"There's a natural karst cave there."
"But wouldn't that be even more dangerous? The danger level of Mutants will be even higher in a humid environment with little light or even no light. "
"Uh..." Dr. Wang was speechless.
Luckily, Luo Nan didn't delve too deeply into the matter. The group of people continued forward.
The outer cordon also moved along with them. There were also three armed vehicles, causing quite a clamor in the wasteland.
Luo Nan cast his gaze over, but he didn't say anything in the end.
However, Lieutenant Colonel Chen, who had been paying attention to the changes in Luo Nan's expression, immediately pulled on Captain Chou's arm. He exchanged a few glances with Captain Chou. Perhaps there was also internal communication.
In short, Captain Chou hesitated for a few seconds before giving the order to have the armed vehicles stand by. Only the security personnel followed.
Without the rumbling of machinery, the surrounding environment suddenly became much quieter. It was to the extent that Dr. Wang's voice became all the clearer. Since he was stumped by the question just now, he did his best to change the topic to a direction he was good at while acting as a tour guide:
"The vast majority of our group of people participate in the Distributed Gene Project. We differentiate and separate Mutant Genes, determine their growing environment, and think of ways to make them 'live' together. It's similar to mulling over a microscopic ecosphere. According to Dean Luo's words, structure is the most important thing... Whether it's the structure of the ecological food chain or the structure of the physical bearing space environment. "
Dr. Wang's words became more and more fluent when he spoke of familiar technical fields: "Back in the laboratory, we were mainly in charge of the design of the food chain. Little Wu was mainly in charge of designing an idealized coexistence environment. Both sides worked hard together to ensure that they were able to complete a cyclic dynamic gene competition map in a continuous space-time environment. They used this to compare the nature and evolutionary trends of the various Mutant Genes that appeared in the wilderness. They wanted to see which ones were stronger and which ones were weaker. They wanted to see whether or not they were in line with the actual environment of the Mutant Species in the wilderness. On the other hand, they wanted to find an ideal genetic coding sequence..."
"Those who dabble in biology are basically pursuing these things."
Wu Zunliang gave a brief evaluation. Then he looked pensive: "I've seen your thesis online. Indeed, a considerable portion of it is in the field of gene competition. Even though it's been over a decade, it's still quite insightful looking at it now."
Dr. Wang could only say, "I'm ashamed." At this time, he was already unable to stop himself. He continued to speak emotionally: "For the sake of enriching the gene pool, we've really had many dealings with Mutants over the years. All kinds of experiments! Especially the genetic samples of some powerful Mutants. The laboratory has no way of collecting them. It's especially troublesome to go through official channels. We can only entrust it to the Wilderness Hunters and tribes. We have to spend large sums of money every year. There were several times when I thought that the laboratory wouldn't be able to support itself, but in the end... "
"In the end, we didn't fall because of money. Instead, we fell because of other messy matters." Wu Zunliang sighed. He wanted to say a few more words, but it was dull and tasteless.
The group had already walked over two hundred meters in by now. Lieutenant Colonel Chen dutifully informed them: "There's a collapsed area up ahead. For the sake of safety, it's better to maintain a certain distance."
Dr. Wang also agreed: "The structure of the collapsed area is unstable... Oh, actually, that area used to be one of the safe areas of the laboratory. It was Dr. Bu's time. It suffered an impact and became relatively weak. It collapsed the most severely during the earthquake."
Luo Nan turned to look at him: "Is it there?"
"Uh. Actually, it's a bit to the side."
Dr. Wang did his best to organize his words: "In the year 80, the laboratory had already been captured. Everyone was hiding in a safe house. In the end, they were threatened by those people outside with explosions. It seems that there were Mutants that could travel through the soil and so on. It was a complete mess. The collapsed area was the area that suffered the heaviest damage back then. Everyone was in a state of panic for the next few years. Their finances were strained, so they never had time to repair it... "
Dr. Wang didn't describe the situation back then clearly, aside from becoming long-winded due to his nervousness. He didn't even know as much as Luo Nan did from the data.
However, it was this lively mood that drew in a feeling of immersion that was hard to embody with the cold numbers in the manuscript.
Luo Nan's gaze stopped on Dr. Wang's face.
Perhaps it was because of his gaze that Dr. Wang was unable to continue: "It's probably. It's probably because of this reason..."
Luo Nan pursed his lips slightly: "Dr. Wang. You know that I don't really care about why this place has become like this. If it was possible, I would like to hear more about the matters concerning my mother. "
"Uh, it's like this. Dr. Bo really lived in seclusion back then. The laboratory's environment wasn't too suitable for pregnant women, so we didn't see her often... In fact, if it wasn't for the accident, I heard that Dr. Bo would have been transferred to Spring City to have a miscarriage."
"Why didn't she go earlier to have a miscarriage? Why did the accident happen? "
"This..." Dr. Wang was stumped.
A low and hoarse voice rang out in front of the group of people during this awkward moment. It overflowed the security personnel's warning line and was clearly transmitted:
"Why are there so many 'why's? If you really want to find a reason, it's nothing more than the terrible curiosity of your Luo Family. It brought out bad luck, trouble, and calamity. It infected her and destroyed her. That's all. "
The security personnel on the warning line and their equipped exoskeletons, including the four Deep Blue Walkers, only responded with an alarm after the voice rang out. The three armored vehicles that were lagging behind started up accordingly and came whistling over.
However, the person who caused all of this did not make any further moves. Earlier, he had 'walked' up from the entrance of the collapsed area as if he was walking up a staircase. He stood at the edge of the area, wearing the lab coat that was not buttoned up. The corner of his coat was swaying along with the hot and dry air of the wilderness.
At first glance, it looked like the staff who stayed behind to welcome the arrival of the guests.
Wu Zunliang was immediately blocked by Captain Chou, but the old man's eyes were very sharp, and he had already recognized the identity of the figure.
"Luo Yuan?"
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