stonecrandall Chapter 531 Controlled Experiments
Chapter 531 Controlled Experiments
"You mean the authorities established survival bases before the apocalypse, and we were kept in the dark all along?" Fu Xiaojian had no doubt about Xu Si's words.
Before the apocalypse, it was only natural for the Great Xia Dynasty to build several survival bases, given its national strength.
It would be strange if there were no survival base.
What really puzzled them was that they didn't release any information before the apocalypse, which he understood.
After all, resources are limited.
But why do they still need to keep this a secret after the apocalypse?
This is something he cannot understand.
Or rather, what are they planning to do behind the scenes?
Moreover, it's not just Great Xia; official survival bases in other countries have also chosen to remain silent. Why is that?
It can be basically confirmed that they were able to receive the notifications from Apollo, since a survival base capable of supporting thousands of people must have an external communication system.
The train crew never received their notification.
So far, only four teams have issued reports, which speaks volumes.
"Then what is their purpose in doing this?" Shao Bing asked incredulously.
According to Xu Si, those bases are definitely not just simple survivor bases.
"That's a question they'll have to ask themselves!"
Xu Si couldn't understand it either. If they only wanted to protect themselves, there was absolutely no need to cut off all external contact.
Perhaps they have their own internal communication methods.
"There are only two possibilities I can think of!" Fu Xiaojian said.
"Firstly, crises breed division. These survival bases may have been the work of extreme conservatives before the apocalypse, but it doesn't make sense why they didn't contact the outside world!"
Secondly, they may be accumulating strength and waiting for the disaster to end, but it still doesn't explain why they aren't contacting the outside world.
"There's another possibility:"
"They are observing, or rather watching, using Earth as a cage and the survivors as lab rats, observing how they change in extreme environments!" Xu Si said.
One is living under relatively stable conditions, and the other is living under extremely oppressive conditions. It sounds like a comparative experiment.
Even though it is somewhat cruel, such comparative experiments should have considerable value in the context of a post-apocalyptic world.
"Or perhaps all three are possible," Shao Bing added, sounding somewhat disappointed.
"What do you think?" Fu Xiaojian asked Xu Si.
He knew Xu Si's current capabilities; he was absolutely certain he could gather information without alerting the other party.
Although he preferred to keep to himself and not interfere with each other.
However, he didn't know whether the two sides could maintain a peaceful coexistence for long.
If what Xu Si said is true, and they have become the control group, then they also need the other party's control data.
Xu Si didn't actually know either.
He has just gone through a period of reflection on divinity and humanity, and so far there are no answers.
Now we have to face this issue again.
Xu Si tapped his hand lightly on the table twice, the rhythm neither too fast nor too slow, as if he were sorting out his chaotic thoughts.
"I'll go take a look," he said.
Fu Xiaojian actually thought so too; establishing contact wasn't that important.
It would be even better if we could get some of the seeds they have in short supply.
The fact that they were able to build such a sophisticated survival base suggests that the preparations they made must have exceeded their expectations.
This time, Xu Si brought Nirvana with him, since he wasn't going to stay for just a day or two.
However, before that, he still wanted Nirvana to treat him to another meal.
The target, naturally, is that abandoned survival base.
Speaking of which, Nirvana hasn't advanced for a while now.
Suddenly, Xu Si came to a sudden stop high in the air.
If Nirvana can devour those underground cities, can Xu Si also devour those surface cities?
If Nirvana can devour ground-level cities, does Nirvana still have an upper limit to advancement?
Nirvana is now ranked in the top 100, so Xu Si dares not imagine his potential.
1,200 kilometers is but a quarter of an hour for Nirvana today.
The engine churned softly, and the land outside the porthole rushed past.
The wasteland, hills, dried-up riverbeds, and city ruins eroded into skeletons by time—all presented a tranquil, forgotten desolation under the blood-red sun's rays.
Xu Si not only felt the surge of emotion within himself, but also the surge of emotion within Nirvana.
"Damn it, why didn't I think of that before?"
In that time, he could have placed Nirvana in that city outside the city, and it might already be among the top twenty or even top ten rare items!
It's a pity I didn't finish high school; my brain definitely isn't that sharp.
Xu Si couldn't help but laugh self-deprecatingly.
Although external things are of little help to Xu Si now.
However, he was also happy to see his partner make further progress.
"Is this feeling?" Xu Si's smile closed again.
So how exactly do you manage your emotions?
Xu Si felt that he was now a bit obsessed, how could he think of this in everything he did?
Before long, Nirvana had brought Xu Si to the top of the abandoned survival base.
"Commander, we have reached the target area!" The engine of the Nirvana emitted a rapid hum, as if urging us on.
"Go on, hurry up!"
Xu Si escaped from the Nirvana cockpit, while Nirvana swooped down like a hunting dog with its reins loosed.
"Hey, hey, hey, don't let me consume all the supplies!"
Seemingly remembering something, Xu Si quickly gave instructions.
Inside Nirvana, there are still many supplies he collected at the previous military base.
Although he doesn't need food, it's still necessary to treat the child to something new every now and then as a reward.
However, seeing Nirvana's hungry appearance, Xu Si felt that it would definitely pretend not to hear.
It was still that waxy substance, like magma, still relentlessly devouring everything, still tirelessly churning.
Xu Si could sense Nirvana's "emotions"—it was excited and greedily absorbing everything that remained of this underground city.
How much can it eat? Xu Si didn't know.
But he knew that the abandoned base was large enough for Nirvana to take a giant leap forward.
At the same time, Xu Si was also doing his best to familiarize himself with the structure of this underground city.
This provided him with some insight into how to infiltrate other survival bases.
Time flowed by quietly.
The blood-red sun slowly moved behind the eastern mountain ridge, dyeing the sky from dark red to deep red, and then from deep red to a near-black, charcoal-red color that was about to go out.
Xu Si remained suspended in mid-air, observing everything in the City of Fire and the other survival bases.
This feeling of having a panoramic view of the world is a kind of spiritual and emotional satisfaction that is hard to obtain.
Xu Si felt that he was somewhat like the World Tree's perspective, or perhaps he was more like the World Tree.
Beneath his feet, the speed at which Nirvana devoured everything grew increasingly astonishing.
Perhaps it's because the ranking of rare items has improved.