In the middle of the night, instead of sleeping in your room, you went to the basement. This is really not good news.
Tao Jiang's heart became even heavier.
Wang Jiayang gently patted Tao Jiang on the shoulder, and everyone followed Feng Yi towards the basement.
During the years when Tao Jiang was away from home, the old house had been renovated by Tao Hongding.
When Feng Yi took the lead in pushing open the secret passage door leading to the basement, what he saw in front of him felt strange to Tao Jiang.
After wandering in the winding and dark secret passage for a long time, Feng Yi finally found the mechanism hidden on the wall of the secret passage, an inconspicuous cement bulge hidden in the corner.
Feng Yi gently twisted the cement bulge, and a secret door opened from the wall next to it.
The moment the secret door opened, a strong fishy smell flooded into everyone's nostrils.
Tao Jiang stared blankly at the secret basement in front of him, motionless.
The basement was dark, with only a blue-white night light illuminating the general outlines of indoor objects.
Directly opposite the door, there was a mahogany dining table. Tao Hongding was sitting on the dining table, his mouth moving slightly, as if he was chewing something.
The white plate in front of Tao Hongding was empty, but the frightening smell had not dissipated.
Seeing everyone breaking into the basement, Tao Hongding didn't show any panic on his face. He silently swallowed what was in his mouth, picked up the white napkin on his lap and wiped the stains on the corners of his mouth and hands, and then looked at the crowd and smiled.
"Life is always so dramatic. You can't catch what you want no matter how hard you try. Things you don't want to happen will often knock on your door the next moment." Tao Hongding sighed quietly.
"Dad, you..." Tao Jiang's voice was trembling. His right hand in his trouser pocket pinched his thigh hard, but the severe pain reminded him that the scene before him was not a nightmare.
"It's just to gain extraordinary power. When I was a child, my family was poor. There was nothing good to eat at that time. Others thought pig brains were fishy, but they were my favorite." Tao Hongding's voice was gentle, and he seemed to have fallen into a trap. remember.
"Uncle Tao, you are so confused! If you could gain extraordinary power by doing this, the social structure of mankind would probably not be what it is today." Wang Jiayang said solemnly.
"You are right. The social structure of mankind will soon undergo major changes. With your status, you should have heard some rumors. The day when the world will completely collapse is coming." Tao Hongding said calmly. .
"Even if the end is coming, what does it have to do with you... doing this?!" Tao Jiang's voice could no longer suppress his anger.
He never expected that his father, who had always made him feel at ease, would actually do such a thing.
Tao Hongding rubbed his eyebrows: "This is a secret I spent 500 million to buy. Maybe you will find it incredible after hearing this, but everything I said is true."
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After leaving Qu Qingzhu's laboratory, the car drove Wang Zhaozhao and the others to the left and right, and came to an unfinished building in the suburbs.
This unfinished building has been abandoned for many years. It looks quite gloomy from the outside, but once you step inside, you will find a different world.
Liang Mu walked ahead and led Wang Zhaozhao and Qu Qingzhu to an inconspicuous corner. When he swiped the card in his hand somewhere on the wall, a secret door suddenly opened, revealing a brand new elevator.
After the three of them got on the elevator, Liang Mu swiped his card again. The elevator door and the secret door on the wall slowly closed at the same time. The elevator quickly drove downwards. The strong feeling of weightlessness made Wang Zhaozhao feel dizzy.
"This is our company's laboratory." Liang Mu gently supported Wang Zhaozhao's arm and explained in a low voice.
"A laboratory again?" Wang Zhaozhao was a little confused.
"What you want to know will be clear in a moment." Liang Mu said with a smile.
The underground laboratory has a huge space, and the two of them were soon led by Liang Mu to a conference room.
There were already many people sitting in the conference room, but there were three empty seats at the front. An old man who looked like a speaker was standing in front of the projector screen, seemingly waiting for someone.
Seeing Liang Mu and the others walking into the conference room, the old man's eyes stayed on the black metal box in Qu Qingzhu's hand for two seconds, and then he looked at Liang Mu inquiringly.
Liang Mu nodded slightly, and the old man opened the PPT on his computer and released a set of animated pictures of alienated monsters.
"As early as 50 years ago, alienated monsters began to operate on Blue Star. In recent years, their number has increased and their range of activities has gradually moved closer to human living areas. This means that the day will come when the world will completely collapse. It's not far from us anymore.
Over the years, we have been studying the reasons for the appearance of alienated monsters. Scientists at the institute have let their minds run wild and put forward countless hypotheses. Ten years ago, the development of various theories reached its peak.
With the development of alienated monsters today, ancient theories such as the invasion of alien civilizations and ancient virus infections have long been falsified. The 'smart particle theory' that was most disdainful to everyone ten years ago has become mainstream. "
Having said this, the old man slowly clicked on the next PPT, and a diagram of the structure of the human brain suddenly appeared on the screen.
"Speaking of the theory of brain particles, we must first return to the ultimate question: what is human consciousness and in what state it exists.
The theory of wisdom particles holds that consciousness is a connection of certain consciousness particles, and its smallest unit is the wisdom particle, which is a non-material objective existence floating in the world.
During the gestation of a fetus in the mother's body, the brain particles will attach to his brain and continuously connect to form the initial consciousness.
Later, as the newborn continues to grow, more brain particles will enter his brain to connect with the previous brain particles, and his consciousness will gradually grow in this process.
When this person reaches adulthood, his consciousness has basically taken shape. At this time, although the intellectual particles in his head will still make some small-scale calls and adjustments with the outside world, they will no longer have any impact on his consciousness. "
The old man's eyes swept over the young people in the audience, and he said quietly: "What I just said is just the process of ordinary people's consciousness formation. This connection of brain particles enables human beings to have self-awareness and know how to think. But Consciousness does more than that.
All of you here are young talents selected by the organization, and you should be no strangers to extraordinary beings. The biggest difference between these extraordinary beings with special abilities and us ordinary people is that they have numbers in their heads. Ten times or even hundreds of times that of our brains.
As more and more wisdom particles are continuously connected in their minds, the consciousness of extraordinary people becomes more and more powerful. This powerful consciousness will change their bodies and enable them to obtain various powers.
As early as thousands of years ago, members of some reclusive families could obtain supernatural powers by practicing the secret books passed down by their families. In the final analysis, they increased the number of intelligence particles in their brains through this kind of practice, and ultimately enhanced their consciousness.
At that time, the number of intelligence particles existing in our world was limited, so there were not many hidden families and extraordinary beings with supernatural powers.
In the past few decades, for some reason, the number of intelligence particles in our world has been increasing rapidly, so the number of extraordinary beings has also been increasing. At the same time, some animals and plants that can absorb intelligence particles have also acquired their own consciousness. Became what we call an alienated monster. "
I'm back! Writing this story some time ago felt too depressing, so I started reading a cheerful new book (not yet released), hoping to lighten my mood. But I am still very emotional about this story, and I will never be a eunuch. I will update it from time to time in the future ~ Readers, please forgive me ~
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