When Xiao Mo heard the task reminder, he was analyzing the system with Xue Lihong.
The youth lists on paper what is known and unknown about the system.
The unknown items are:
1. The developer is unknown;
2. The implantation method is unknown;
3. The implantation point is unknown;
4. The subject is unknown;
5. The potential harm to the implant recipient is unknown;
6. The purpose of the training is unclear.
What is known is:
1. The training system recovered on No. 07 shows that there may be more than one training system on the earth;
2. Randomly select trainers;
3. The requirements for successful training are to complete all tasks from level one to level ten;
4. Two initial tasks must be completed in the first level, and one will be added step by step in the future. In other words, there will be three tasks at the second level, and eleven tasks must be completed at the tenth level;
5. Training subjects called scavengers will be punished if they fail to complete the task, and will be rewarded if they fail to complete the task;
6. If you fail to complete the task twice in a row, you will be wiped out by the system;
7. The system can help the implanted person purify the virus;
8. The objects required by the system to be recycled are likely to be converted into some kind of energy;
9. The system can independently observe the outside world, and the implanted person cannot control it;
10. The function of this system seems to be very powerful, but it is set up to be extremely ruthless and has nothing to do with the task. Everything is basically non-negotiable;
11. From the tasks released by the system, we can know that there are many things on the earth that are harmful to humans or the earth's environment, such as viruses and inducers. Who cast these things? What's the purpose
After Xiao Mo said the new mission prompt, the young man added another item to the known items: the system can be upgraded as the mission level increases, and new functions need to be explored.
Finally, the young man made a judgment, "Although this system will help you to a certain extent, it also has great disadvantages. You must not rely too much on it."
"Of course." Xiao Mo never thought about taking advantage of this system, because he knew very well that there is never a free lunch in the world.
"But putting aside my position as an implanted person, have you noticed that the tasks issued by this system seem to be to remove some things that are harmful to human beings?" Xiao Mo said.
The young man casually drew a few lines on his notes, "Judging from Liu Yu's mission, there is nothing special about the birds and insect eggs in the front, but the carbon-based synthetic metal virus carriers in the back, as well as the ones mentioned in your mission The Mother of Gluttonous Beasts and this new mission, the Gold-Eating Insect, do seem to be harmful to humans."
Xiao Mo's face became much gloomier, "The second outbreak of the carbon-based virus is actually related to Liu Yu and I's failure to successfully recover the Liu couple. If they had been recovered within the time limit, this disaster would not have happened. .”
"It's possible." Xue Lihong was not sure. He always felt that there were many doubts in it. Judging from the system's attitude towards erasing the implanted person at every turn, it doesn't look like he is very close to humans. To say that this system exists to help humans, he doesn't quite believe it.
Xiao Mo couldn't sit still anymore, stood up and walked back and forth in the room.
"The system once said that the virus from the Mother of Gluttonous Beasts is very similar to the zombie virus in movies and games. If I hadn't recycled Li Xiaoshuang, then now..."
"Smart living zombies running all over the ground?" Xue Lihong smiled.
Xiao Mo didn't think there was anything funny, and his face turned pale. He originally wanted to let Li Xiaoshuang go...
If he had known earlier that the task assigned to him by the system was so important, he would not have completely ignored the first task, resulting in... It is meaningless to say this now. He only hopes to make up for it as much as possible in the future, even if the process will kill him. .
"Do you think we should call the police? Tell the country about the system... viruses and recycling. One person's power is too weak. If the entire country and even the world come together to recover those viruses and harmful substances, maybe the crisis will be resolved soon. At least there won't be another major disaster like last night." At this time, Xiao Mo no longer cared about his abnormal exposure, and his deep sense of guilt made him eager to make amends.
"Warning! It is not recommended for recyclers to perform such an operation." Before Xue Lihong could speak, the system was the first to respond. Its tone was very cold, "Unless you want to die faster."
"Why?" Xiao Mo quickly asked.
The system did not answer immediately.
Xiao Mo threatened it: "If you don't tell me the reason, I will surrender later!"
The system didn't accept the threat, it just said: "The system can be transferred. If someone wants to get me, just kill you and his people are next to you."
"Just because of this?" Xiao Mo always felt that the system had concealed some very important information.
The system refused to say any more.
Xue Lihong asked Xiao Mo about the conversation between the two, pondered for a moment, and suddenly sneered: "I understand, there is a recycling system and recyclers, how come there are no protectors to protect those viruses and monsters. But the game has just started, It’s not time for the camp showdown yet. Xiao Mo, you really can’t reveal your identity as a recycler easily, because none of us know who those protectors will be.”
Xiao Mo asked the system: "Is that so? Are there systems and organizations that are opposite to recyclers?"
System: "Breeder."
"What?"
The system shut up again, and this time no matter how Xiao Mo asked, he would not say a word.
Xiao Mo told Xue Lihong the word "breeder".
Xue Lihong touched her chin, "The breeding system and breeders? The earth has become a virus culture medium and a monster breeding base?"
The system is silent.
Xiao Mo is conflicted. He still prefers to cooperate with the country. He is not suitable to be a hero. Even if he has the fate of the protagonist, he does not have the courage to be the protagonist.
Xue Lihong saw the other party's confused and struggling eyes and helped him make a decision: "Hide it for now. You are not the only one who recycles. We can consider what to do according to the development of the situation. Even if you want to tell the country, choose the right collaborator. It's very important. You don't want to meet a breeder at the beginning or someone who doesn't take your words seriously, right? If the other party imprisons you for observation, study or even torture, the task will be put aside... Throughout history, this kind of thing can be It’s not a special case, the more chaotic it is, the crazier people become.”
Xiao Mo admitted that Xue Lihong was right. It was easy to tell the country, but there were too many unstable factors and no one knew what would happen. So it was better to choose a safer way and wait to see if there was a suitable opportunity in the future. and the right collaborators.
"We can put some things on the Internet first, and I will do it. This way, we don't have to explain the source of the news." Xue Lihong reminded Xiao Mo, "I have wiped your butt for the message you sent at noon. Don’t post random information on the Internet. If you don’t know how to clean up the traces, it’s easy for someone to come to your door.”
Xiao Mo smiled bitterly and nodded, "I understand. I don't know what harm that gold-eating insect can do. Just by the name, it's not a good thing. I'm going to recycle those things right now."
Xiao Mo said and was about to walk out.
"Don't be anxious, don't be anxious. At this moment, there are twenty-four gold-eating bugs. Without knowing how big a threat the bugs are, it's better to be fully prepared." The young man said calmly.
"Then let's hurry up." Unable to cooperate with the country and only one person wanted to recover twenty-four gold-eating insects, Xiao Mo didn't want to waste another minute. He has very little confidence in himself and is very afraid of failing the mission again. Only one lesson like last night is enough!
Xue Lihong suddenly said: "You don't have to feel guilty. I think even if you complete the task of recovering the Lius, I'm afraid this epidemic will still be unavoidable."
"How to say?"
The young man tapped his notebook, "The world is so big, I'm afraid we are not the only pilot here. The system hides too many things from us. We still need time to verify whether the tasks it issues can really prevent certain bad things from happening."
Then the young man looked at Xiao Mo, his eyes were like X-rays, looking from the top of his head to his feet.
"It's a pity that we don't have enough tools at hand, otherwise I can help you do a detailed inspection. Since this thing is a program, there must be a carrier, whether it is silicon-based life or raw metal. As long as I can find it, maybe I can I can find a way to uninstall it. Maybe we should go to a large biological research institute, where there should be the ultra-fine body scanner I need." The young man was obviously very interested in the system.
"Doesn't it matter if he hears this?" It is undeniable that Xiao Mo felt a little lighter because of the young man's words.
The young man looked ordinary, but in fact he said very proudly: "It can't help me."
Xiao Mo waited for a while, but saw no response from the system. He didn't know if it didn't bother to refute, or if it really had nothing to do with the young man.
"He's just a bastard who was forcibly pieced together." The system suddenly said.
"What bastard?" Xiao Mo asked subconsciously. He didn't feel that the system was cursing people, but rather stating some kind of fact.
"He might be able to live for a long time if he maintains the appearance of a child, but if he forcibly maintains his current appearance, his body will soon develop various problems."
Xiao Mo's expression became serious, "Be clear, what do you know about him? Did you also analyze his physical condition through me that day?"
The system was silent for a while, "It's just a part of the genetic information that makes up his body. My database is not complete."
"Are you talking about me?" The young man looked at Xiao Mo's expression and raised his eyebrows.
Xiao Mo raised his hand, motioning for him to wait, and continued to question the system: "What's wrong with Xue Lihong's body? You said he was pieced together... bastard, what do you mean?"
"Strictly speaking, although he has a human appearance, he cannot be considered a human being. He should be one of the experimental subjects after a certain experiment failed. It's just strange that he was not destroyed."
"Who? Who did the experiment on him? What was the purpose of the experiment? What genes were mixed in Xue Lihong's body? What harm would it do to him?"
The system stopped talking. No matter what Xiao Mo asked later, it would not say another word.
Xiao Mo just wished he could install an anti-virus software directly in his body so that he could forcibly kill this program. Even if he couldn't kill it, he still had to teach it a lesson.
Xiao Mo turned to look at Xue Lihong.
I don’t know if he was affected by what the system said, but he now looks unhealthy to young people.
"you… "
"It said something to you."
Xiao Mo hesitated for a moment, and finally decided not to hide it. Maybe the young man didn't know that his situation would be so bad.
After hearing what Xiao Mo said, Xue Lihong's lips actually curled up into a smile, light and nonchalant.
"Don't ask me too much. I will tell you what I can tell you, but if you ask me about things you can't know, I won't tell you. There are some things that it is not good for you to know too much. "Xue Lihong immediately blocked all Xiao Mo's questions.
"Then do you know your physical condition?"
The young man smiled, "How could I not be clear about my own body?"
"Then why are you still...?"
"That way, I have lived enough."
What's the meaning? Xiao Mo didn't understand. Does this mean that he has lived enough, so it doesn't matter if his body gets worse? Or is it that he already hates living in that child's body
"Don't worry, I won't die just yet. That child's body was too weak and inconvenient, making it impossible for me to do many things. Although this body will make my health worse, it will also be convenient. a lot of."
"I hope I can help you." Xiao Mo said sincerely.
The young man nodded matter-of-factly, stood up and said: "You can choose to learn how to apply your abilities when this mission is completed, if there is still this reward option. Now tell me about the process of my recovery from a larvae to an adult body that night. What's it like?"
Xiao Mo was worried about the task, but he couldn't refuse the young man's questions, so he sat on a chair and recalled.
After listening to Xiao Mo's narration, Xue Lihong recorded in her notebook and said: "That black rain should be one of the important conditions that caused the change. I just don't know whether I need to soak it in black rain every time in the future. This remains to be seen." Validate, um, wait until later to see if you really need it.”
"Except for Black Rain, you said you hugged me when I was struggling in pain?"
"Yeah, you're in so much pain, I have no other way." Xiao Mo said, scratching his head.
"Did you strongly hope that I would get better at that time?"
"certainly."
"How long do you hold me?"
"...I don't remember. It must have been a few minutes. I was so worried about you that I didn't have time to notice how long it had been."
"Then at that time you felt a severe consumption of energy, and had no choice but to choose how to use the energy crystal as a reward, right?"
"yes."
"Is there any remaining energy crystal?"
"there is none left."
"You said you felt that I was absorbing your energy?"
"Maybe, I'm not sure whether it's me using my abilities, or you..." Xiao Mo really couldn't figure it out. He was still very unfamiliar with his own abilities, let alone the use of energy.
Xue Lihong did not insist on asking clearly. He just wrote down the second item to be verified in his notebook.
"After you absorbed the energy crystal and you held me, did my body quickly transform from a child to an adult?"
"… almost."
"Did I open my eyes after becoming an adult?" The young man always felt that the man's words were very vague.
Xiao Mo scratched his head again and said, "Yeah, I thought you were awake, but you made a fuss for a while and fell asleep again."
"Why am I making such a fuss?"
“…”
"This is important, you must answer me."
Xiao Mo didn't know how to explain it, so he could only say vaguely: "You didn't do anything, you just showed a little bit of human instinct."
Xue Lihong's expression became a little dull.
Although his body has maintained the appearance of a four or five-year-old child for some reason, his mind has matured beyond recognition many years ago.
With a mature mind and an immature body, naturally, certain physiological requirements that should be natural are forced to be suppressed all year round because they cannot be diverged.
He felt that he was not as mentally ill as the eunuchs of ancient times, simply because his spirit and nerves were extremely tough, and he spent a lot of time hiding and studying a certain gene of his.
"Old Xiao, did I... rape you?"
Xiao Mo opened his mouth wide and said in extreme surprise: "Of course not!"
In order to fear that the young man would continue to misunderstand, he did not dare to be vague, and quickly explained: "You rubbed on me at that time, and you became quiet after you rubbed it."
"That's it?" After finally returning to his adult body, his reaction was just as simple as nuzzling? Is he so easily satisfied? The young man was very doubtful.
"Of course that's it! What else do you want? Whatever else you want, find a girlfriend!" Xiao Mo slapped the table.
Xue Lihong's expression did not change, and she thought irresponsibly: Man, even if you come here once, you won't lose anything. Are you so excited
It's a pity that he has no memory of his "first time" at all, and he doesn't even know if he enjoyed it.
What does that feel like? The young man licked his lips, like a beast that had just learned something, full of greed in his desire.
Next time... As long as he stays the way he is now, there are countless opportunities for him to try that. As long as he can stay the way he is now, well, maybe finding a girlfriend is a good idea.
Xue Lihong looked at the man with a deep frown and a very stressed face. If he had planned to leave this man after this period of time before, but now...
He thought that he had to guard this man, at least to save his life, so that he could continue to lift the "curse" for himself.
"Do you have a map of this city?"
"Map?" The topic jumped so quickly that Xiao Mo didn't react.
"Your mission guide map should have marked the locations of those bugs, right? Are they clustered together or scattered? Mark their locations on the map of the city. We will decide based on the distance and difficulty. route."
"Uh, you want to go with me?" Xiao Mo asked a little uncertainly, looking at the young man's body that looked like he might collapse at any moment.
Xue Lihong raised his wrist to check the time. There was a strange-looking watch on his wrist. "It's two o'clock in the afternoon on the 20th. You only have twenty hours until noon tomorrow. Judging from the difficulty of the last mission. , I think... you really need a helper."
Xiao Mo touched his nose and laughed.
"Besides, even if I look like I'm about to die, I'm still more useful than you."
Xiao Mo... found that Xue Lihong was much more difficult as an adult than as a child.
"Of course, I don't help you for free. We can form an employment relationship. I help you and do tasks with you to prevent you from being wiped out by the system, and you pay me a reward. In addition to providing me with daily Apart from basic necessities, food, shelter and transportation, the focus is to help me lift the 'curse' when I need it. How about that?"
Xiao Mo nodded immediately without any hesitation, "Deal!"