Ten days passed, and the Z7 base remained unscathed.
After Zero brought the information back at first, it really caught the attention of Old Jack. For this reason, Old Jack restricted anyone from entering or leaving the base, and suspended the mining operation, so as not to attract the attention of the tyrannical creature from the sound made during mining. At the same time, Old Jack asked Zuo Ge to lead the team and stand guard 24 hours a day to strengthen the surveillance and martial law at the entrance and exit of the base.
However, after ten days passed, nothing happened, and no other abnormalities were found around the base, so old Jack lifted the martial law.
Although Zero was still a little worried, the direction of the creature's movement was so obvious, it was coming directly to the base, but how could it disappear out of thin air. But he knew better that it was impossible for Old Jack to stop the operation of the base for a long time, and ten days was already the limit of the Z7 base. Therefore, martial law was lifted, and Zero did not stop it.
Regarding the reconnaissance of the surrounding areas of the base, he personally participated in this operation and confirmed that there were no traces of suspicious creatures approaching. That being the case, the lifting of martial law is a matter of course.
The Z7 base has resumed its original operation.
It's just that the original hunting mission has been cancelled. With the migration of the largest wolf pack near the base, no new wolf pack will threaten the safety of the base in a short time. Zero returned to his daily life of three o'clock and one line, repeating the three things of serving as Leah's guard, training ground, and sleeping. He has been at the base for two years and is basically familiar with life in the new era.
According to Zero's own wishes, he would leave the base as early as the first-order strength and defense strengthening ability appeared. After completing the task in Silvertree City, Zero's ability was affirmed by Old Jack. The hibernating cabin that was hidden by old Jack as a collectible. Old Jack had generously asked Zero to inspect the hibernating cabin carefully. It's a pity that there are not many valuable things found in this zero-awakened appliance.
The only clue is a set of English engraved behind the hibernation cabin.
Halson!
No matter how you look at it, it looks like a person's name. However, Zero conducted an inquiry through the computer at the base, and there were as many as hundreds of people named Halson all over the world. For zero, this clue is no different from no clue.
If Zero wants to find his past, he has to try his luck elsewhere.
After the Day of Cataclysm, the world's land plates have changed. The former five ocean states are now only left with a highly polluted sea area known as the angry sea, and after the six major plates have been changed, connected, and collapsed, only three of the six major plates remain.
The new plate is naturally renamed, such as the continent where Zero is now called Middle Continent.
The Central Continental plate was formed by the collision of the original Eurasian plate and the American plate, and is currently known as the largest plate in the world. Of course, the national system located in the two major sections of the old era has disappeared. Big corporations and chaebols like Parkland now rule the continent.
The Z7 base is located at the edge of the Central Continent plate, and it can provide very little information to Zero. Zero must go deep into the center of the mainland to obtain more information from other companies or chaebols.
Yet he did not leave.
All for Leah.
This girl who is very similar to the beautiful figure in the dream makes Ling reluctant to stay away. It seemed that by staying with Leah, he could occasionally live in a dream and forget about the cruel world outside.
On this day, Zero came to Leah's laboratory as usual, and old Jack was also there. The grandfather and grandson were so engrossed in observing a potion that even Zero's arrival didn't attract their attention. Zero leaned against the door. He knew that Leah was recently researching an anti-venom serum, which could alleviate the damage and invasion of the third-level virus. If the research is successful, the Z7 base not only has the ability to initially treat the tertiary virus, but also can obtain other economic sources through the sale of drugs.
But with a light sound in the test tube, choking smoke rose. Even a layman like Zero knew that the experiment had failed.
Old Jack patted Leah on the shoulder, who was crying. After comforting his granddaughter for a while, Old Jack's eyes fell on Ling's body: "You go to the study with me, I have a task for you today."
Zero nodded, and left the laboratory behind Old Jack.
Half an hour later, he appeared in front of the gate of the work area.
The gate was opening, and when there was a crack through which only one person could pass, Zero got into the dark mining area.
He received a reconnaissance mission.
Recently, some miners found traces of gold-eating bugs deep in the working area.
Gold-swallowing worms look like maggots, with a body length of about 20 meters. Due to the lack of certain elements in the bodies of these bugs, they like to devour metal minerals, and then use their strong stomach acid to disappear, and finally extract the required elements to provide to the body.
However, because of the special hobbies of this kind of bugs, they become the enemy of any mining area. Gold swallowing worms will occupy the mining area as their nests. They are asexual reproduction creatures. Usually, one gold swallowing worm can give birth to a nest of worms in the next year, which will make the mineral deposits in an area disappear.
The gold-eating bug's eyesight has degraded, but living underground and eating metal for a long time makes the skin on the bug's body surface comparable to armor made of strong fat material. It has good impact resistance and blast resistance, so it is difficult to kill. Therefore, various mining bases not only hate this kind of bug, but also feel a big headache.
Zero's task is to scout the bottom of the mining area. Once the existence of the gold-eating bug is found, what needs to be done by Zero is to collect various information such as the number and path of the bug. It was so convenient for old Jack to judge whether he should ask the headquarters for support, or abandon the mining area.
The risk of reconnaissance missions is relatively low, and the rewards are also lower. After completing this task, what Ling got was only 20 yuan as a reward. But Zero didn't refuse. If there is no mission, Zero's monthly salary will only be so little.
He took old Jack's mine cart to the bottom of the work area, and led by a miner named Nick, Zero came to a mine. Pieces of natural copper deposits were still exposed on the wall of the mine, but a circular passage appeared on the other side of the wall. There is something resembling bodily fluids left in the passage, and the grayish-white spot is left by the gold swallowing worm, which acts as a lubricant, allowing the gold swallowing corpse to quickly swim underground.
And this passage was naturally drilled by gold-swallowing worms, whose mouthparts are covered with sharp inverted teeth. In addition to easily biting through metal, it can also plan a large amount of mud and stone. However, these substances that are not needed by the gold swallowing worm will be quickly melted into a mud flow and discharged from its anus without occupying the capacity of the stomach pouch.
Zero wiped his hand stained with bug liquid on the clean wall, and he told Nick to go back to work, but he crawled into the passageway where the gold-eating bugs were haunted.
He had to confirm where did the bug go? Are you passing through a mining area, or are you planning to make a home here
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