"Raw Materials"

Linsey found it difficult to describe her feelings at that moment.

He forced his inner anger away from the past, and with a glimmer of hope, tried to speak to these humans:

"Hello, can you understand what I'm saying?"

"Do you know what the Invaders and Mutated Ones are? Do you understand what I'm saying?"

"I am Linsey. If anyone can answer, please come out and talk to me."

"Even if it's just one person, it's fine..."

Common Language, Woodland Language, School of Death Cipher, Dead Language, Beast Language...

Even in the present day, Ancient Language are almost no longer used.

Linsey used all the languages she knew, changing the content as she spoke to these humans.

Unfortunately, reality doesn't give people any chance.

Aside from some incomprehensible roars, these humans couldn't even utter words like "father" or "mother," making them nothing more than beasts devoid of any intelligence.

No, calling them wild animals doesn't even fit their condition.

What Linsey just said about livestock being kept in captivity is a true reflection of their current situation.

"..."

Linsey instinctively took two steps back.

He had seen many human corpses and had even killed some himself.

Foolish, resolute, intelligent, or evil enemies have already been encountered countless times in the adventure.

But at this moment, seeing their own kind domesticated into this state.

An indescribable chill still rose in his heart?

Linsey endured the discomfort and switched to the [Decryption Game] module, hoping to get a real answer.

[Male humans – humans who have been raised in captivity since birth, completely domesticated.]

[Female humans—humans who have been raised in captivity since birth, completely domesticated.]

[Human cubs—humans who have been raised in captivity since birth, essentially livestock.]

As if to prove Linsey's deduction.

Even the data provided by the [Decryption Game] has been renamed.

Linsey then looked at the livestock pen made of rocks and clods of earth.

[Earth-walled livestock pens—enclosures used to keep livestock, now quite dilapidated after decades of use.]

Thump!

Linsey stepped onto the ground, leaving a footprint that caused the surrounding ground to tremble.

He suppressed his anger and forced himself to continue using his skills.

Regardless, the truth must be revealed, and Linsey continues to guide her skills, piecing together the clues.

Then, an even more desperate scene began to unfold.

Humans inside the enclosure experience their entire lives here.

They are fed day after day until the Corruption Poison infects them to a certain stage, at which point the Mutated Ones pull them out of the enclosure and force them to undergo some kind of transformation.

Those that fail are processed and then become food for other humans.

Those who succeeded were the Mutated Ones that Linsey had previously seen and killed.

These scenes can only be seen by Linsey herself.

Vivian stood to the side, watching Linsey's expression change repeatedly, as if she understood something.

She took a closer look at the evasive humans.

Something seemed to be blocking my heart, and I could only speak in a tone that sounded like I was asking for help:

"Mr. Linsey, what should we do now?"

Boom—

Before Linsey could answer, the ground beneath their feet shook violently.

Vivian turned pale with fright from the tremor; after all, she had just been trapped in the mine by an earthquake, and the scene of her near-death experience was still vivid in her mind.

In contrast, Linsey clearly distinguished the nature of this shock.

The tremor I felt just now was unlike a natural earthquake; it only lasted for a moment and seemed to have caused some kind of damage underground.

Then, as if it had completed its mission, it fell silent.

"..."

Linsey felt something.

He expanded the scope of the Adventure Map, and this time he didn't conserve his Essence, directly extending the reconnaissance distance to the extreme.

Then, Linsey understood everything.

The earthquake just now was caused by the enemy blocking the roads underground.

The original tunnels leading to even deeper underground had completely collapsed during the tremors, sealing off all the roads.

Are they afraid?

Or is it simply a strategy of concealment, leading to deliberate hiding?

Linsey pondered the problem, but didn't forget Vivian's pale face, and offered words of comfort:

"Vivian, don't be afraid."

"The tremor just now was just because the escaped Mutated Ones blocked the road."

"And with me here this time, even if a terrible earthquake occurs, it won't be able to stop us."

Vivian nodded gently.

At this moment, Linsey looked at her Task Bar.

After such a deeply moving experience.

The original "Emergency Rescue" mission was marked as completed, and new missions subsequently appeared.

[Underground Kingdom]

The enemies resurrected from ancient times have not been completely eradicated. They are merely silently awaiting the world's demise, advancing their evil plans. A ruler with a Justice heart should utterly eliminate these threats to the world!

[Mission Rewards: Random City Divine Artifact, Purification Light, Real-Time Strategy Module Upgrade.]

As usual, Linsey checked the reward items from the previous mission.

[Unusual Item: Aid Army Flag]

[An army commander holding Aid Army Flag can consume Essence to transfer a wounded soldier to a safe location behind enemy lines.]

[Strategic item, moderate value.]

Linsey immediately realized the purpose of this piece of equipment.

Just witnessing the scene before him, no matter what kind of equipment he received, he couldn't feel good.

Vivian, who was standing next to her, was also organizing her thoughts.

After Linsey comforted her, the girl regained her composure and managed to ask the questions that Lindsay couldn't understand:

"Mr. Linsey, why... why do they keep humans in captivity?"

"We... we are clearly human beings!"

"How could they do this..."

Linsey sighed:

"Vivian, what do you think Mutated Ones is?"

Vivian is a core member of the Banyan Forest and also the envoy with the best relationship with the Insectoid Tribe.

She was certainly aware of the news about the Corruption Poison:

"It's a virus that infects humans and turns them into monsters."

"It seems that a crisis once occurred in this world..."

At this point, Vivian suddenly realized the truth of the matter.

A chill ran down her young face:

"The Corruption Poison also... also has a chance to grant ordinary people the power of awakened beings?"

Linsey nodded:

"No matter what power they have, or what miracles they can create, there is one thing that cannot be bypassed if we want ordinary people to become awakened."

Linsey pointed to the humans in front of her and concluded:

"They need the most basic materials."

"Use the Corruption Poison to infect the living."

"So this place in front of us should be where they prepare the raw materials."