The power of state institutions is definitely greater than that of Jiang Liu alone. As early as the eighth day of the apocalypse, the research institute obtained the first sprouting plant, which was officially named Xiansheng No. 1.
Yisheng No. 1 is very special and has strong heat resistance. Even in the high temperature of 60 degrees in direct sunlight, it can still survive normally. Moreover, Yisheng No. 1 needs less water, and only needs a few drops of water every day to meet its growth. .
The appearance of xenogeneic species is officially regarded as an apocalyptic vitality except for the reborn. Perhaps God has given hope to human beings to reproduce, so the xenobiotic species was sent.
It's just that the official research on the alien species is not thorough enough, so it is only privately increasing the strength to find the alien species, but it has not announced the news to the public. The looting caused the loss of the xenogeneic species.
At present, the first batch of xenobiotic species has already produced fruit, which is a crop similar to potato, but the growth cycle is several times shorter than that of normal potato. Unfortunately, the fruit of xenobiotic No. 1 is not large, although the growth cycle is shortened, the same The fruit has also shrunk several times, and the potato, which should have been the size of a fist, is now only the size of a longan.
Fortunately, the taste and nutrients are not much different. Now, some of the fruits produced by Yisheng No. 1 are stored in the largest safe in the laboratory, and some are sliced for seeding for secondary experiments to test the survival rate and other growth data.
In addition to making people look for xenogeneic species, the official is also trying to plant ordinary seeds. After all, the number of xenogeneic species is too small to be popularized in large quantities in a few years, and the current food cannot support that long. Planting food is the top priority now. .
Underground planting is a method proposed by an old professor of agriculture. The country has dug a lot of underground air-raid shelters for planting experiments. However, although underground planting solves the problem of temperature and light, it cannot solve the problem of water shortage. The germination rate of seeds per mu is average, and those seedlings also look green and yellow, and are malnourished.
"Several plant-based power users have good abilities, but unfortunately, the powers in the power users' bodies are limited, and each person can only spawn three or four percent of the land every day."
"I heard those power users say that their power growth was based on the crystal core in the zombie's head, but now there are no zombies in our world, where can I find the crystal core to upgrade their power level, I don't know the power of the power user. Whether there are other avenues for growth, the people at the institute are closely studying."
This conversation came from an underground research center. This center now has another name, that is, the re-employment agency for the reborn. The affairs related to the reborn are basically handled here. At the same time, here It also houses the archives of all the reborns the nation can find.
Nearly two months have passed since the arrival of the new era, and the number of reborns recruited by the country has increased from more than ten to forty-six. Many reborns hide among the common people and do not expose themselves.
"The abilities of these regenerators are indeed great. The underground fortress that an earth-type ability user and a metal-type ability user can build every day is equivalent to the workload of the two regiments. You must know that the rough guys in the army are the most indispensable. Strength, the amount of work every day is already terrible."
The man tsk tsk, those reborns are indeed the sons of heaven, don't think that the reborn world and the memory in their heads do not match the number, but the ability in the memory has actually appeared.
Look at those who have been reborn, some of them are obviously ordinary people before the end of the world, but they can even be said to be at the bottom of the society. Because of this opportunity, they flew directly to the branches and were on an equal footing with the big men of the past.
In this way, there are still people complaining that they feel that the treatment given by the state is not enough, and even some small groups want to protest with the above and raise their treatment again. Their posture on the throne of God.
But they don't think about it, will the country allow this kind of behavior
The reincarnated people do have extraordinary skills, and their contributions to the country are not small, but the country will never tolerate individualism, especially when these individualists want to create class divisions and threaten the state power.
Does the supernatural cow have nuclear weapons? Warlocks are powerful, can one person outnumber thousands of troops? After making a fuss a few times, he was still not obedient and did not dare to appear again.
Fortunately, there are good people and bad people, and not everyone among the reborn people wants to fight against the country. For these people, the attitude above is naturally gentle and tolerant.
"I'm thinking, when will the existence of these reborns no longer be concealed."
A gray-haired old man sat in his seat with a solemn expression.
Don't look at the fact that there have been a lot of gossips circulating on the Internet before the end of the world, but in fact, the government has never recognized the existence of the reborn and the supernatural. Therefore, in the eyes of many people, these news are still nonsense.
Also because of the official refusal, many reborns do not know the official attitude towards them, so they are careful to hide their tracks, which is a great loss to the country.
Now everyone has seen the ability of these regenerators, manipulating wind and rain, and spawning plants. No one knows whether there are more powerful existences among those who have not yet appeared.
And if any of these rebirths oppose the state power and want to become heroes, this is also a destabilizing factor for the country.
So these days the official has been struggling with a question, that is, whether to disclose the existence of the reborn to the society, and express the official attitude of welcoming them and accepting them.
It's just that this proposal was rejected by some people. They were worried that once the existence of the reborns was made public, exposing the abilities of those reborns would create a class gap between ordinary people and reborns, just like the previous batch of reborns were making trouble. , some gaps do not exist without you speaking.
No one knows whether only these reborns will have special abilities as the end of the world evolves, or whether ordinary people will gradually inspire special abilities, and no one knows whether these special abilities of reborns will be passed on to their children.
In the last days, it is a well-established truth that the able will live better and longer. How will ordinary people feel when confronted with the regenerates who rely on their abilities to be superior? Will there be an irreconcilable conflict between the regenerator and the power user one day
These are not what the upper echelons of hope are willing to see.
But there are some things that the people below will not know unless the above is unwilling to say it.
*****
"I'm going up the mountain again. I see that the skin of the outer circle of the mountain is about to be bald by them."
Li Dong was smoking a cigarette. Now he doesn't have much cigarettes in his hand. He only takes a few puffs when he is troubled. Get up and get ready for the next shot.
"Don't be so stubborn, old man. If it wasn't for the stubborn old man like you at home, I would have gone up the mountain with Da Su to find game."
It was Li Dong's daughter-in-law who spoke. She didn't think there was anything wrong with her son's actions. Instead, she thought her man was timid.
"How remote is our Hou'an Village? Who would come here on weekdays? Besides, isn't there a bunch of traps and roadblocks at the entrance of the village? What's there to be afraid of?"
Mrs. Li felt that her man was not as decisive as before the end of the world.
"Wu Dao's family has long hair and short knowledge. If I see my son, I will follow you."
Li Dong glared at his daughter-in-law. For some reason, he was so panicked that he always felt as if something was going to happen.
"No, I have to go to the village entrance to guard."
There is no need to worry during the day. No one will come out of such a big sun, but at night, it will be more dangerous, especially now that the young and middle-aged people in the village run all day long to the back mountain, and the defense in the village is very weak.
"Go as you like."
Mrs. Li waved her hand, she really didn't think anyone would come to Hou'an Village.
Li Dong, who was not understood by his family and the people in the village, left the house in a gloomy mood, and was about to go to the gate of the village to guard. Who knew that he was only halfway there when he noticed something was wrong.
Now day and night have been reversed. It is quiet during the day, but very lively at night. According to Li Dong's memory, almost everyone near the entrance of the village should be lighting candles at this time.
Especially in one family, the youngest child is only two and a half years old. The adults in the family may have gone up the mountain, but the old man has to keep an eye on the children at home. When Li Dong came to patrol last night, he saw that the family was lighting an oil lamp. The old lady at home is weaving animal traps out of withered grass, and there are those people next door, it is impossible that there is no one there
Li Dong was a little alert, holding a whistle in one hand while quietly approaching the house closest to him.
The door was closed, and it opened automatically without Li Dong's force.
"Jiang Bin's daughter-in-law? Jiang He's daughter-in-law?"
For safety, Li Dong did not go in, but shouted a few times at the door.
"Jiang Bin's daughter-in-law? Jiang He's daughter-in-law?"
Because he didn't hear an answer, Li Dong shouted again.
There was silence all around, only the sound of "gudong-" was heard, which was Li Dong's voice swallowing saliva because he was nervous.
Did they all go up the mountain? But what about the children, did they also take them up the mountain? And why the door was hidden, all of which made Li Dong have a bad premonition.
He didn't dare to enter the door, but hurriedly ran into the village. Although most people in the village went to the mountains to find game, there were still a few people who stayed in the village, such as Jiang Liu, such as the newly moved Tang family, Li Dong soon called out to the people, and a group of people approached the few households at the entrance of the village with weapons.
"It smells bloody."
As someone who has experienced the end of the world, Tang Ao couldn't help but speak when he approached one of the houses.
"What!"
Although there have been speculations for a long time, Li Dong couldn't help but shudder a few times.
Sure enough, when Jiang Liu opened the door, there were two corpses lying down in the living room, his eyes widened and he looked desperately at the direction of the door.
*****
"What's the matter, they are all crowded in the drying field?"
A few hours before the sun came out, the people on the mountain finally came down one after another.
It's just strange that no one in their family stayed at home, but gathered in the drying field. A group of old people and a few women gathered around, and the atmosphere was very depressed.
Some of the men who came down the mountain were carrying game, while others came back without success. They came around curiously, wanting to see what these people were looking at.
There were nine corpses in the center of the crowd. When they suddenly looked at the corpses with wide eyes, the villagers were shocked. For the relatives of those corpses, it was not simply a shock, but a bolt from the blue. .
"Dad! Mom!"
"Winter melon, my winter melon, what's wrong with you!"
"Wife, baby!"
These people squeezed into the crowd, knelt around the corpses with a plop, hugged the corpses and wept bitterly.
"Village Chief, what's going on?"
Why did they go up the mountain for a while and nine people died in the village? The group of people who had just come down from the mountain looked at the village chief suspiciously, feeling a little nervous.
"What can I say, please don't patronize game picking. It's not a peaceful era. Our Hou'an Village is a big granary. Everyone is watching. What about the people who are in charge of patrolling tonight? Have you eaten your shit? ?"
Although Li Dong also thought angrily about letting these disobedient people learn a lesson and become sensible, but when the lesson came, Li Dong felt really uncomfortable.
Especially the youngest child among the nine people who died this time was only two and a half years old. When Li Dong passed by his house yesterday, the child called him grandpa tenderly.
That child is really good. Now every household is not eating as well as before, but he is not picky at all, and he can eat very sweet porridge with corn porridge. He does not cry or make trouble, although he is thin and small because of poor nutrition Yes, but it looks really good.
Li Dong and the child are also somewhat related. The child's mother is Li Dong's cousin's niece. Speaking of which, she is also his cousin's grand-nephew. When he was born, Li Dong also took 200 yuan as a gift.
Li Dong felt very uncomfortable. If he had been tougher at the beginning and didn't let these people in the village go into the mountains, would this tragedy not have happened.
"Xu Hongjun, Ma Manchun, it's you guys vigil today, where have you died, and my child's life."
"Wuxieyuan, how did you patrol? I want you to pay for my parents' lives."
The family members of the deceased seem to have found an outlet. Yes, what about the people who are in charge of patrolling at night, how exactly are they guarding the village.
Those people rushed towards the villagers who were in charge of the vigil today with red brows and angry eyes, with a desperate attitude.
"He who is surnamed Jiang, what right do you have to say to me, didn't you also run up the mountain when it was your brother's turn to watch the night a few days ago? Besides, we didn't do it on purpose. Who knew something would happen tonight."
"That's right, those of you who are sons and fathers don't take good care of their mothers and wives, why are you pissing us off?"
Some people knew that they had indeed neglected their duties, and held their heads in guilt and let those people vent and beat them, while some people were afraid that the crime would be spread on them, and stubbornly argued.
However, saying such words at this time has pierced the hearts of the families of the victims, and the people who were already desperate were even more furious, and their fist-shaking movements became more arrogant and fierce.
The onlookers in the village quickly pulled the frame and separated the two groups.
"What's the matter, is it time for infighting? Think about how people die first."
Li Dong has some headaches. These useless cowards are really good at fighting with their own people. Now that they know how to use their fists, what did they do in the first place.
"Yes, village chief, who killed my baby? I want that person to pay for his life."
"Who is so cruel, my baby is only two and a half years old and can just walk."
A burly man crouched down, hugged his head and cried, "I also said that I wanted to pick up a pheasant and make chicken soup for my baby. What kind of pheasant am I picking up?"
He beat and kicked the pheasant he picked up from the mountain like crazy.
He would rather the whole family tighten their belts and eat less, than now that they have no wife and children and become a widowed family.
It's all in the same village, and it's uncomfortable to see him like this, including the patrol members who were just arguing, all bowed their heads, their faces were extremely ashamed, and no one said anything to defend.
"Jiang Liu, Tang Ao, how's your inspection?"
The atmosphere was low and depressed for a while, but fortunately, Jiang Liu and Tang Ao came from the village entrance, and Li Dong saw them walking over immediately.
He has already called the police just now, just because it takes an hour and a half to drive back and forth between Houshan Village and the county seat, and the sun should come out in another hour or two. The police have to wait until the sun goes down the next day before they can come, so now we can only rely on it. They look for clues on their own.
Li Dong and a few people left behind in the village carried the body to the drying yard. Jiang Liu and Tang Ao, two strong laborers, stayed at the entrance of the village to check if there were any missing clues.
"No one has moved the traps at the entrance of the village, but the dead leaves on the ground have been crushed into pieces. Someone must have stepped on it."
Jiang Liu checked it carefully, which is very strange. Although the moon is brighter than before, night is night after all. The traps they designed at the entrance of the village are very clever, and it is difficult to detect those traps with the naked eye. But the traces of those broken leaves all avoided those traps, as if they knew the existence of those traps.
However, there is no guarantee that among those people, there are a few smart people, so Jiang Liu did not express his doubts.
"And I found a lot of dog hair in Uncle Jiang Bin's house."
"Did those beasts kill my baby?"
The man who had been holding his head and crying hurriedly stood up.
"no."
Jiang Liu looked at him and shook his head: "The dog's hair was stained with blood, and there were also some dog's skin. It must have been someone who entered the village at that time and was found by the wild dogs in the village and fell off during the fight."
"Don't you realize that all the wild dogs in the village are gone? You know, many people outside eat dog meat."
In less than two months since the end of the world, those people may not have become so mad that they can eat human flesh, but dog meat is different. If the gangsters really kill those wild dogs, they will most likely take their corpses back to skin and eat them. Meat.
The tall and strong man opened his mouth and was speechless.
His throat was sore and itchy, because he was one of the people who fed the heads of the stray dogs pheasants to test poison not long ago, and because of this incident, the stray dogs were very close to him.
It is very likely that the gangsters entered the village at that time, and the wild dogs were killed by the gangsters in order to protect the elderly and children of those families, so they left those fur tissues.
"The food of the three households at the entrance of the village has been removed. There must be a lot of people on the other side, so they can remove so much food in a short period of time, but I can't figure it out. Wild dogs should bark when they meet strangers. Why don't we hear a sound?"
This is the most incomprehensible place for Jiang Liu.
"Yeah, the dog will always bark when it hurts, Lichun daughter-in-law, haven't you heard anything?"
The one named by Li Dong was a young daughter-in-law who lived next to those families. Today, she did not go up the mountain, but chose to stay at home. Maybe she was lucky. Those gangsters robbed three families and stopped. She was lucky. Saved a life.
"No, not really."
At this moment, Lichun's daughter-in-law still has lingering fears. Seeing that the men in the three families are staring at her, she is even more afraid.
"How can you not hear the movement, are you with those people?"
The victim's family did not believe the young daughter-in-law's words, thinking that she might have heard the movement, but she did not dare to call for help because she was afraid.
"I really didn't hear it. If I heard it and lied, I would be hit by thunder."
The little daughter-in-law was really wronged. She was repairing the men's clothes at home, or she heard the noise and went out after the village chief and the others came. Now she is also wondering why she didn't hear the movement at that time.
The little daughter-in-law's expression didn't seem to be a fake. Now everyone is confused. Is there any master who can kill several dogs at the same time