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Regarding the events before the start of the apocalypse, Chu Huai is actually not very clear about them.
At this time in his last life, he was already in prison and knew barely anything about the outside world.
He only knew that in mid-February next year, after a major earthquake, the zombie disaster would break out.
Later, when he fled to a base, he heard that the zombie virus seemed to come from an ancient tomb, and tomb thieves brought out the funeral goods carrying the virus, thus infecting people from all over the world.
At first, people only thought that it was an infectious disease, but no one thought that after a major earthquake, people infected with the epidemic would turn into cannibalistic zombies like those in the movies.
Due to the sudden lesion, a large number of zombies, coupled with the collapse of houses and traffic jams caused by earthquakes, humans could not quickly evacuate and escape, and cities fell overnight.
Then the government collapsed, social order collapsed, and the world entered a disastrous shuffling of forces.
In fact, although he is preparing for the apocalypse, from the bottom of his heart, Chu Huai does not want the apocalypse to come- people who have not experienced the apocalypse will never be able to truly understand the cruelty of that environment.
So at the moment, when the news reported about the discovery of an ancient tomb, it gave him a real blow.
No matter how he did not want the apocalypse to come, the steps of the apocalypse were still approaching step by step.
Chu Huai stared at the news report on the TV, and his heart felt heavy.
Retracting his gaze, he saw that Yu Ke next to him was also staring at the news thoughtfully, remembering the strangeness of the teenager, he asked.
“Do you recognize this tomb?”
“I don’t know, but this is not the tomb of a buried person, they are mistaken, it is the Zhenlong Hall, someone destroyed the formation outside the Zhenlong Hall, so that the dragon qi leaked out, Chu Huai-jun, this place is going to suffer a big disaster…”
Yu Ke shook his head with a serious expression.
“What do you mean?”
Chu Huai didn’t understand these things, and very few people understood them in this era.
Seeing that he didn’t understand the slightest bit of Taoist fundamentals, Yu Ke was not surprised, pointing to the picture of the ancient tomb still playing on the TV, patiently explaining.
“Chu Huai-jun, you see, although the tomb looks like a tomb- the layout is very peculiar, the entire tomb does not have the slightest trace of yin qi, but is full of dragon and yang qi, and the walls of the stone tablet are also engraved with unique runes…”
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“Coupled with the fact that the terrain from the collapse is very similar to a labyrinth, and it is distinctly like the Big Dipper, it is obviously a labyrinth made for defense.”
“Po cbatlcu firf, atfgf rtbeiv yf j ijguf tjii ja atf fcv bo atlr ijysglcat, jcv atfgf kbeiv yf rfnfgji vgjubc rqlglar agjqqfv lc atja tjii…”
“Ggjubcr?”, Jte Lejl kjr rtbmxfv.
Cgf atfgf gfjiis vgjubcr lc atlr kbgiv? Kgjqqfv ecvfg atja vfrfga? Ktberjcvr bo sfjgr tjnf qjrrfv klatbea atfw vslcu?
“This dragon is not a creature, Chu Huai-jun, it is not a real dragon, but the dragon vein qi formed by the Earth’s natural formation.”
Yu Ke smiled at him and continued to explain.
“The mountains and rivers of this world can form the dragon veins of earth dragons and water dragons, if I guessed correctly, there should be a master who caught several dragon vein spirits, and then built this hall to trap them all.”
“I was wondering why the spiritual energy here was so thin, but now it is clear that the master has caught so many dragon veins, it destroyed the pattern of earth veins and caused the spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the world to no longer circulate. Qi has become thinner and depleted, and the hundred sects that followed the way of the Dao have declined…”
“Now that someone has broken the formation maze outside the Zhenlong Hall, a gap has formed in the Zhenlong Hall. It won’t be long before the dragon veins inside will escape and return to their respective places, and when the aura is restored, it is bound to set off a storm.”
Chu Huai’s heart jumped, could this be the reason for the apocalypse?
He eagerly confirmed, “What will happen then? Can people become the kind of monsters that eat people?”
“This is not true- the aura is a good thing, living beings have long been absorbing it, and it is greatly beneficial, but a large amount of Spiritual Qi has re-emerged, which will disrupt the four seasons of wind and rain and cause cold and summer disasters, but it will not cause people to become man-eating monsters, why did Chu Huai-jun ask this?”
“It’s just a casual guess…”, Chu Huai shook his head.
Although what Yu Ke said is very mysterious, he knows that these are not nonsense, after the apocalypse, the four seasons would indeed become chaotic, natural disasters would plague them, and the ever-changing cold and heat are also one of the most troublesome problems for human survival.
But since this problem has been discovered, they can find a way to avoid it, zombies and mutant beasts cannot be solved but it would be good that disasters can be prevented.
“Then can the dragon qi leakage be avoided?”
“No, unless there is someone as profound as the master who built the Zhenlong Hall and is proficient in astronomy and geography, who can repair the formation, or guide the dragon qi to slowly return instead of suddenly forcing themselves back… But the aura here is too thin and there can be no such a superior person, I have only seen a little mention of it in the books, capturing the dragon vein is an act against the heavens, and the slightest mistake will make them punished by the heavens, which is not something that ordinary people dare to do.”
Yu Ke was also very sorry.
Although he doesn’t know what the master of the Zhenlong Hall had in mind when they built the Zhenlong Hall against heaven’s orders, in such an important place, the other party must have set up countless protective barriers.
The tomb reported on TV just now is only the most basic peripheral guard, it is much more difficult to enter the inner hall.
Whoever let the tomb robbers in has somehow destroyed the formation at the most critical place so coincidentally, the matter has been done, it can only be said that this is what was fated.
Seeing Chu Huai’s heavy expression, Yu Ke comforted him again and smiled at him.
“Chu Huai-jun doesn’t need to worry, although this is a storm, it is not necessarily a bad thing for people, the current people here are too weak, absorbing the spiritual energy will make them stronger, and the spiritual veins will also return to their places. There must be a road paved before the carriage reaches the mountain…”
Chu Huai didn’t speak as his heart still felt heavy.
Human beings will not only be facing natural disasters, zombies and mutant beasts are the biggest threat, and the reality is far more cruel than one can imagine.
But the boy’s clear eyes were full of comfort and indifference to the cruel world ahead, and his quiet smile was soft and warm. It was as if there was a strange magic that made the heaviness and anxiety of the apocalypse in his heart disappear little by little.
Yes, since it is unavoidable, why worry about others?
After living two lifetimes, he hadn’t even figured out that it was the cruel impression of the apocalypse that affected him too deeply.
After figuring it out, Chu Huai’s mood instantly relaxed, patting the head of the young man who was staring at him and smiling.
“It’s late, go take a shower and sleep, tomorrow I’ll take you to buy a few clothes to change and wash. I’ll get you a passport, and then we’ll go abroad to buy supplies and stock up on some things.”
Since the young man had already predicted the apocalypse and would follow him in the future, there was no need for him to hide it.
Before the apocalypse comes, he should do his best to prepare more things, he’ll live well in the apocalypse, and not waste the opportunity given by god to be reborn.
“Well, Chu Huai-jun, remember to prepare food and clothing for babies.”
Feeling Chu Huai’s accepting tone for himself, Yu Ke’s face brightened even more, his heart was happy, and he nodded obediently.
Chu Huai listened with a confused expression, “Why do I have to prepare things for a baby?”
Could it be that this boy still has a relative coming? Didn’t the other party cross without any of his relatives?
“Of course, it is for our child, Chu Huai-jun, I will give you a very cute child…”
Yu Ke bashfully lowered his head and replied in a low voice, the tips of his ears reddening.
“…”
Chu Huai’s expression was stiff, and he felt that he needed to give the young man some medical knowledge or do some spiritual counseling before the apocalypse.
*
Country K, in a secret research center.
In the office, a blonde man in a white coat was talking to two bearded men in front of him, whose hands and feet were wrapped in bandages.
Not knowing what the two bearded men said, the blond man in a white coat shook his head and laughed.
“Jess, are you telling jokes? How can there be such an elixir in this world- that is all a legend, the legend of Hua Guo is the most outrageous. Even if there is so, thousands of years ago human beings were so backward, how can it be possible to study such a miraculous medicine, these are all feudal superstition…”
“No, Ryan, our good brother, you must believe us, this is true, we saw it with our own eyes!”
Seeing that the blond man did not believe them, the two down-and-out men were very angry, holding the jade box and speaking impatiently.
“The corpse in that ancient tomb is still the same as a living person’s for thousands of years, Ryan, if we don’t have such a friendship, these things won’t be sold to you, if you don’t want them, we’ll find someone else…”
“Wait, brother, I didn’t say no, it’s just so incredible that how would I know if it’s true? I’m going to test these first, and if it’s true, I’ll give you the payment.”
The blond man in the white coat grabbed the two and stretched out his hand to gesture the amount he was offering.
The amount offered is very tempting, the two down-and-out big men looked at one another and finally nodded.
The price of the transaction was agreed upon, and the blond man immediately took the two big men to the laboratory and called someone to bring an old man over.
They saw several researchers skillfully tie the struggling elderly man to a laboratory bed, and then stick a needle to draw blood to collect the initial sample.
This is not the first time that these people have experimented directly with human bodies.
After the early blood sample was collected, the blond man put on a mask and gloves and forced the old man to swallow the experimental specimen which was a round and smooth pill in the jade box.
The two down-and-out big men looked painfully on the side because there were only two in that jade box, which was very precious.
But without waiting for everyone to think anymore, soon, a magical scene appeared on the old man who swallowed the pill over there.
They saw that after a painful roar, the skin and hair on the old man’s body changed rapidly, and he regained his youth at a speed visible to the naked eye…
“Oh my God, this is amazing, this is simply the biggest discovery of this century!”
The blond man who didn’t believe them just now shouted when he saw this scene.
The faces around him also showed incredible shock.
After the excitement passed, the blond man hurriedly asked the two down-and-out men, “Jess, does anyone else know about this matter?”
“No, only the two of us who entered the tomb came back alive, and the others either died halfway or were buried inside when it collapsed, and we suffered heavy losses this trip…”
The two downcast men answered honestly, looking sad.
“Is that so? Then you are fortunate to be contributors to the advancement of human research.”
The blond man suddenly smiled, and several other researchers next to him tacitly knocked the two down-and-out men unconscious.
Chu Huai is going to very much regret not taking the baby talk seriously.
Hahaha 😆 Yu Ke’s misunderstanding the conversation they were having to be about preparing for a baby hahaha
Thanks for the chapter!
Perhaps the virus was made by this blondie while trying to recreate the elixir..
+1
Love that (sarcasm) I’m not surprised that something ultimately beneficial to humanity would become a horror do to human greed lol
was just about to comment how ironical it would be that human avarice and greed would transform a potential miraculous medicine into a horrific disease
… It is always scientist trying to create cure or making breakthrough… Why Oh Why…