"Secondary person?" After hearing this term, words such as "ruthless", "vicious", "deformed", "dirty", "pollution source" and "hatred of human beings" instantly appeared in Long Yuehong's mind.
Although he has never met a second person, textbooks and people around him say so.
Jiang Baimian seemed to be able to sense what Long Yuehong was thinking at this time, and said "Hey":
"Secondary and human are essentially the same, at least not reproductively isolated."
Without waiting for Long Yuehong and others to speak again, she continued on her own:
"The people in Black Rat Town survived the first winter after the destruction of the old world by catching and eating mice. It is said that at that time, the mice in that area went crazy, and they all came out of the ground, spreading all over the mountains and plains. Yes, some of them are festering, some have red eyes, and some attack the living creatures around them indiscriminately.
"Uh... let's go too far, let's go back to the group of people in Black Rat Town.
"After the first winter, because the pollution in the area where they originally lived was too serious, a large number of residents had died, so they chose to leave and migrated here.
"Unfortunately, the nightmare didn't end there. Their bodies gradually mutated, and, probably because they ate too many mutated mice, they became more and more like mice, ha, I'm not an expert in this area, nor I haven't done any research, I'm just saying this.
"Anyway, their hairs are getting darker and thicker, their bodies are always hunched, their nails are getting harder and sharper...
"After several generations of reproduction, the current residents of Black Rat Town are generally less than 1.4 meters tall. They like to live in caves and are very good at digging. Correspondingly, the types of their food have become more complex. At the same time, they are afraid of strong Sunlight can only be active in the morning, evening and night.
"They also have a lot of good mutations, for example, they are very talented in mechanics and electronics. Some old world electrical equipment is too bad to be good, and after they have been tinkering with it for a while, they are barely usable, of course, provided that there are Corresponding wires and parts."
Having said that, Jiang Baimian said "Oops":
"I almost forgot to remind you that you can't say the words 'Black Rat Town' in front of them. This is the code name given by some homeless people in the wilderness to their settlement, which is strongly discriminatory, and those in Black Rat Town It’s the kind with strong self-esteem. Inside the company, I can’t say that I have any hatred for the next person, but disgust, contempt, and rejection are definitely indispensable, so I continue to use this name.”
"Why did the company accept them?" Bai Chen, who was driving, couldn't help asking.
As a former wilderness wanderer, she has encountered several times of hatred and unprovoked attacks. In addition, the other party can bring a nightmarish appearance. She has a serious lack of goodwill towards this group, and sometimes even thinks it has Intelligent dangerous creatures to deal with.
Jiang Baimian said silently for a while:
"The residents of Black Rat Town don't have too much resentment against humans, and they usually regard themselves as normal people.
"If it weren't for their sensitivity and inferiority, and the employees in the company are full of prejudice against the next person, the company may gradually absorb them, rather than treat them as peripheral vassals.
"Actually, it's not a vassal, it's closer to a cooperative relationship. We exchange weapons, ammunition, old clothes, and certain food with them for the valuable things they have collected. At the same time, they will share important news on the Black Marsh wilderness. Radio back to the company, yes, the company collects old clothes from you for a similar transaction."
Having said that, Jiang Baimian paused:
"The company also recruits volunteers for certain experiments in Black Rat.
"In this regard, the residents of Black Rat Town are very enthusiastic, and they are willing to give everything in exchange for the opportunity for future generations to return to normal people."
Jiang Baimian did not add his own feelings to the narrative, but Bai Chen still heard a sigh of emotion:
"On ash, a company's reputation is tainted by its association with biological experiments.
"Before I had in-depth contact with you, I heard a lot of rumors, and I was full of fear of similar experiments. I was afraid that one day I would be caught by the 'Pangu creatures' and sent to a hidden place to become a victim of evil experiments, and I was afraid of being tortured. He had a mental breakdown, his body was deformed, he became a monster, and he couldn't even die as a human being.
"And the people in Black Rat Town will volunteer to sign up to be experimental volunteers..."
After listening to Bai Chen's remarks, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong realized that the company has such an image in the eyes of outsiders, just like the villain in some stories in radio programs.
This is completely different from the cognition they grew up with:
They have always believed that the inside of the company is a paradise, while the outside is in dire straits.
Jiang Baimian laughed when he heard the words:
"You can hear that this kind of fear has been in your heart for a long time, so you said so much in one breath."
She immediately raised her left arm and bent her elbow:
"This electric eel-shaped biological prosthesis is the result of experiments, and so is genetic modification.
"How is it? After seeing this with my own eyes, don't you think it's less scary?"
Bai Chen was silent and did not answer.
"...Understood." Jiang Baimian laughed at himself, "Seeing me like this, you are even more afraid."
She breathed out invisibly:
"You're right about one thing, most of those volunteers didn't end well..."
Inside the jeep, the atmosphere was condensed, and no one spoke for a long time.
After several seconds, Jiang Baimian turned his head to look at Shang Jianyao, "complaining" and said:
"Why don't you make a joke at a time like this?"
Shang Jianyao responded sternly:
"As a person who is determined to save all mankind, on similar topics, he never jokes."
"...Yes." Jiang Baimian sat upright again.
After a while, she pointed to the front and said:
"Turn left and go into the mountains."
At this point, a hill appeared on the Black Marsh Wilderness, some of which could even be called a hill, and Black Rat Town was located in the mountain.
After driving along the bumpy road for a while, Jiang Baimian couldn't help rolling down the window:
"Really, the up and down movement adds up to more than the forward movement.
"If you go out like this once, you will definitely have to overhaul the chassis when you go back..."
While complaining, Jiang Baimian suddenly closed his mouth.
She tilted her head slightly, sensed it carefully for a while, and gradually frowned:
"The electrical signal in the direction of Black Rat is pitiful."
This has entered her sensing range, and it also shows that Black Rat Town is very close.
Seeing Yao, Shang instinctively raised the "Berzy Warrior" assault rifle and put it on the window:
"Could it be affected by those anomalies north of Yuelu Station?"
It's not close to Yuelu Station, but it's not too far, and it takes about half a day to arrive.
"Maybe." Jiang Baimian nodded, his tone was obviously more dignified than before.
"Team leader, do you need to wear an exoskeleton device?" Long Yuehong asked relatively calmly, no longer shocked like the previous days.
"Yes." Jiang Baimian did not take the unknown situation lightly.
She immediately commanded:
"You come and dress."
"Why not Shang Jian Yao?" Long Yuehong blurted out.
"Shang Jianyao wants to follow me into Black Rat Town, but the exoskeleton device can't get in, uh, in fact, it can get in, but it can't be used." Jiang Baimian explained briefly.
Shang Jianyao had no opinion on this, kept silent, and was on high alert for anomalies that might come suddenly.
After Long Yuehong put on the exoskeleton device, the jeep continued to drive.
Two or three minutes later, Jiang Baimian gave the order:
"parking."
She immediately pointed to the trees and shrubs ahead:
"Black Rat Town is over there.
"Long Yuehong opened the way."
"Yes, team leader!" Long Yuehong opened the door first and got out of the car.
After entering the relatively dense forest, the group of four walked for several minutes, and suddenly smelled a familiar smell.
That's the smell of blood!
"This is a big trouble..." Jiang Baimian suddenly muttered to himself, as if he had already thought of a possible development.
Holding the grenade gun, she quickened her pace slightly and walked towards the other end of the woods.
There is a gray-yellow mountain wall there, and there is a deep cave where the mountain wall is blocked by trees and weeds, and the more intense blood smell escapes from it.
"That's Black Rat Town." Jiang Baimian said in a low voice.
Just looking at it, Long Yuehong understood the reason why the exoskeleton device could not work in Black Rat Town:
The entrance to the cave is only one meter four high, and the exoskeleton device cannot be adjusted to this extent, and the inside of the cave will be significantly shorter.
In this way, after the person wearing the exoskeleton device enters the black rat town, which is essentially a cave, he can't even straighten his waist, and his combat effectiveness will naturally be greatly reduced.
Before approaching the cave, Shang Jianyao and Jiang Baimian looked to the left at the same time, and saw two corpses under a tree.
The two corpses were very short, their bodies tended to curl up, and their clothes were stripped clean.
Their fingernails are sharp and hard, obviously yellow, and there are a lot of black hairs on their bodies. At first glance, they look like giant mice in a heavily polluted area.
However, those fine hairs are not dense, and through them, you can see the rather pale skin underneath.
The eyes of these two corpses were wide open, and the remaining expressions were terrified and resentful, and their bodies and surroundings were soaked with blood that looked no different from normal humans.
Frankly speaking, apart from a little thicker hair, a little shorter stature, a little weirder nails, and a little pale skin, Shang Jianyao didn't think that the two dead residents of Black Mouse Town were fundamentally different from him.
It was not the first time that Long Yuehong saw a corpse. Although she was still a little scared, disgusted, and didn't want to look directly, she was able to control herself.
He hissed:
"It won't be all dead..."
Hearing this, Jiang Baimian turned his head subconsciously and looked at the deep cave, but he didn't have the courage to go in immediately.
She seemed to be able to predict what the scene would be like inside.
At this time, Bai Chen, who squatted down to examine the corpse, raised his head and said in a deep voice:
"Died by shooting."
Jiang Baimian narrowed his eyes slightly and said to himself:
"Who would have done it..."
After speaking, she took a light breath and walked towards the entrance of "Black Rat Town".
Without any orders, Shang Jianyao followed her closely.