"Those bastards are protecting the Mutated Ones!"
The fat man was filled with righteous indignation.
The intense emotional turmoil caused him to cough incessantly.
" The Alienation Queen has taken over the Black Mountain Research Institute."
" The Reverse Alpha Reagent is being produced continuously."
"In order to assimilate the rest of them into her ranks."
"She used the reagents directly for artificial rainmaking."
"All the survivors were infected."
"As a result, those bastards protected the infected, saying they weren't completely transformed."
"That's utter bullshit!"
"The process of alienation is irreversible."
"Rather than waiting until they're completely corrupted, it's better to eliminate them now while they pose no threat!"
"Cough cough cough~"
Qin Ze asked in confusion, "Didn't all the survivors enter the shelters and the Sky Island? How come some people are still getting rained on?"
The fat man sneered, "Whether it's a shelter or Sky Island, the capacity is very limited. Do you really think everyone can get in?"
" The Mutated Ones crisis of that year was caused by those people, and they also firmly held the chance to survive afterwards."
"As for ordinary people, they are no different from ants in their eyes."
"A group led by General Nangong wanted to take control of the humanoid combat weapons from me, which I naturally disagreed with."
"And so a chaotic battle broke out on the space station."
"Fortunately, the vast majority of security personnel were on my side, and they all eventually escaped to the ground."
"After that battle, resources on the Sky Island became even more scarce, forcing the others to enter hibernation pods."
Qin Ze asked curiously, "Why don't you let humanoid combat weapons participate in the battle?"
The fat man shook his head. "The fundamental logic of AI is to protect humanity and respect human beings; this cannot be changed."
"They will never do anything that harms the interests of humanity."
"Apart from the initial BT Series, they are, after all, the foundation of the human brain."
"However, after the modification, their original human memories were also lost."
Qin Ze said, "BT saw me last time, why have you forgotten me?"
The fat man sighed, "By the time I sent other humanoid combat weapons to find BT, she was badly damaged."
"Although she was eventually able to get back into operation, the memory module couldn't be restored, so naturally she doesn't remember you."
Qin Ze still had a few questions to ask, but the fat man suddenly glanced at the time and said:
"It's getting late, I need to take a nap."
"This old man isn't as energetic as you were at eighteen."
"You can be as arrogant as you want, just call Galaxy if you need anything."
The fat man maneuvered his wheelchair and turned to leave the control room.
Qin Ze nodded secretly. "He's quite adept at using a wheelchair."
" Galaxy?"
Qin Ze called out tentatively.
"I am here."
"I would like to access the space station's logs."
Sorry, you do not have sufficient access privileges.
" Reverse Alpha Reagent?"
"Searching... Search complete."
A document spanning dozens of pages appeared on a screen in front of Qin Ze, which he spent half an hour browsing through.
"No problem."
"But Fatty, you have a problem."
"They retained a portion of the people's mindset."
"I'm not as heartless as Lin Zhiyuan, so I really can't treat them like outsiders."
"We can only let them set up camp outside, and occasionally we will provide some necessary assistance and supplies."
Nangong Xingye sighed deeply.
Qin Ze smiled faintly, "You really are a great philanthropist."
Nangong Xingye shook his head. "I dare not accept the title of a virtuous person. We are all of the same origin, why are we so eager to harm each other?"
All I can do is try to make life a little better for these unfortunate people.
"However, once we take down the nuclear missile silos and resolve the Mutated Ones crisis, we will return to the surface and lead them into a new life."
Qin Ze waved his hand. "How you face life is your business. I just want to know when we can take action."
Nangong Xingye said, "Give me a day to make a plan and mobilize the troops. We'll set off at this time tomorrow."
With a wave of his hand, Qin Ze's clone vanished instantly and returned to his body.
Nangong Xingye was startled again.
That's an ability that's truly unbelievable.
After leaving the office, Qin Ze and his two companions were led to the accommodation area by a soldier.
Nangong Xingye then called in a young man wearing glasses.
"Go and tell that old geezer outside to pick out two hundred able-bodied young men to come with us tomorrow."
The man with glasses nodded. "Yes."
"Commander, can we really succeed?"
Nangong Xingye gritted his teeth. "Whether we succeed or not, this is our last chance to reclaim Sky Island."
The bespectacled man nodded as if he understood, and went to carry out Nangong Xingye's orders.
Qin Ze lay in bed, repeatedly recalling his conversation with Nangong Xingye.
Nangong Xingye is such a nice guy.
A purely kind-hearted person could never have saved so many people.
Bang--
The bedroom door suddenly opened.
The Dharma King was carrying a bespectacled man who was bound like a rice dumpling.
"That old bastard went to that old Deng's office, and then left the subway station through a secret passage. I don't know what he went off to do."
Qin Ze stepped forward and tore off the tape covering the bespectacled man's mouth.
What's your name?
The bespectacled man trembled and turned his head to the side.
They didn't utter a single word.
Qin Ze smiled, "Still has a proud spirit."
"It's up to you, Brother Devour."
Brother Devour licked his lips and lifted the bespectacled man up with one hand.
Under the horrified gaze of the bespectacled man, Brother Devour's body swelled up dramatically.
Arms and forearms stretched out from the back and sides of the body, while the abdomen simultaneously opened into a gaping maw.
"Wait..."
Before the bespectacled man could finish speaking, he was thrown into Brother Devour's mouth.
What's going on?
It shouldn't be you interrogating me first, and then me resisting.
You can retry me, and I will resist again.
So you bribed me with money before I even spoke up?
Unfortunately, the script did not unfold as the bespectacled man had anticipated.
"Hiccup~"
Once back to normal, Brother Devour took a handkerchief from his shirt pocket and wiped his mouth.
Qin Ze and his clones immediately shared the memories.
This is the ability that Brother Devour gained after his breakthrough.
It can obtain the memories of the consumed individual from one month prior.
This ability can be improved.
The higher the Brother Devour's cultivation level, the longer the memories it acquires.
The bespectacled man grew up in the subway and never experienced the Sky Island era.
The education he received from childhood was all instilled in him by the subway system.
Qin Ze caught the conversation between the bespectacled man and Nangong Xingye in the office after they left.
"Reclaim the Sky Island?"
"After playing so many games, this is the first time someone has used us as pawns."
Lightning crackled around the Dharma King: "I knew this old bastard wasn't a good person."
Brother Devour: "So, are we still going tomorrow?"
Qin Ze glanced at the key on his chest. "Of course I'll go."
"Tomorrow we'll show him our superb chess skills."
Sky Island.
Qin Ze spent a day exploring the space station.
After having dinner with Fatty, I went back to my room to sleep.
Late at night, the door was suddenly pulled open.
A dark shadow appeared beside the bed.
While Qin Ze was fast asleep, his right hand was slowly raised.