Whispers of the Dragon

Chapter 64

After a long time, Xuexian thought of that period of time, and felt that it was the most peaceful and hopeful period after he went to Longyu.Although they came here because they were unsatisfactory, at that time everything was developing in a good direction, so clear that it seemed as if they could touch the future they were dreaming of with just stretching out their hands.

A week before the housing framework of the new base took shape, everyone discussed to distribute signage boards, hoping to guide the survivors who were sent here.

Xuexian, Alina, and Ainuo have been to the most places. Combined with the map on his electronic notebook to avoid the dragon's nest, they selected a total of more than a dozen places suitable for guiding the way, and made many wooden boards.

In this land, those who can see these signs and identify the direction must be human beings with a clear mind, and there is no need to screen, and the new base will always come.

Moulton and Alina hit it off. They represent two generations who came to Longyu, but they all have a common goal - to build a new home for exiles.

When people go out to hunt, they will carry the sign installation.

Xue Xian and Ainuo are hunting partners, and the two of them alone installed it four times.

The sign not only has the words "infected person shelter base, welcome your arrival", but also draws a detailed road map below.

Three or four days later, the first survivor came to the new base.

It was a teenager, younger than Ainuo, who was sent to Longyu Island a year ago because of a fourth-and-a-half-degree distortion infection. He survived by eating grass roots and hiding in caves, skinny and boneless.

In the next half month, three more people came one after another. It was the first time Xue Xian saw someone crying while eating, the first time he saw someone carrying the dead and rotting corpses of relatives on his back, and the first time Meet people who have lived alone in Longyu for too long and have lost their minds.

The number of people in the new base finally exceeded forty that day.

Unfortunately, someone died that night.

The man suddenly fell ill, and when Xue Xian went to the room, he was covered in black air, his fingertips grew sharp claws, his eyeballs were pitch black, and he would bite anyone he saw.That person has been completely deformed, even Xuexian can't do anything, at that moment, the atmosphere in the base was sluggish, and Xuexian also smelled the death that Isar said.

No one blames the Son.

But everyone saw Xue Xian standing outside the window, his eyes full of pity, as if it was all his responsibility.

Aberration is the final outcome of these infected.

Xuexian can only help delay the distorted clock.

In any case, it is also a good thing to have the Son of God, and it is undoubtedly a booster for them to have the Son of God to advance and retreat with them.Humanitarian aid was provided to the aberrants after a brief moment of silence, and the bodies were cremated away from the base.

After being busy until midnight, Arthur found something on the watchtower, and shouted to the people below: "Something is coming!"

Everyone was alert: "What is it?"

It’s okay if it’s a wild beast, but it’s okay if it’s an evil dragon—the last time I was attacked by three evil dragons in the earth cave is still vivid in my memory.

Arthur observed with a telescope for a while: "There is a light...it seems to be a person. It is a person!! They turned on the flashlight and came to the base. Open the door!"

The fence is open.

There were three people in total.

A black-haired, black-eyed oriental young man dressed in military uniform.A tall, blond man looked very gentle, and he was carrying an old man on his back.

The three of them all looked weather-beaten and embarrassed.

Across the crowd, the black-haired young man in military uniform saw Xue Xian at a glance, and his voice changed: "His Royal Highness!"

Xuexian stood at the back, wondering about the military uniform on the young man.

The soldier was very excited, and then shouted: "We finally found you! Look, who is this!"

The tall man with blond hair and blue eyes also stared at Xuexian closely. After a few seconds, he turned sideways, revealing the face of the old man on his back.

Xue Xian took a few steps in their direction, then froze suddenly, his pupils dilated instantly, and then, clear tears quickly filled his eyes.

He pushed aside the crowd and rushed towards him, tears streaming down his face, his lips were trembling, and he couldn't make a sound out of his throat for a long time.

Dr. Bai, Xia Ying, and Lei Li have been looking for Xue Xian's trace in Longyu for more than a month. I won't repeat the hardships in the middle. The harder it is to survive, the more Dr. Bai is worried about Xue Xian.A few days ago, they were attacked by a pack of mutated wolves in a forest. Fortunately, the soldier Xia Ying and the astute Lei Li were there, and they worked together to break out of the encirclement.Unfortunately, Dr. Bai's leg was bitten by a wolf and he could no longer walk. Since then, Lei Li and Xia Ying have been carrying him forward in turn.It's a pity that the medical backpack they were carrying was also lost, and the wound was not treated well. Dr. Bai had a fever and fell into a coma.

Even when Xuexian misses his teacher the most, he only fantasizes that he can return to the Continent and the Temple.Xuexian never even dreamed that the teacher would come to Longyu in person and appear in front of him.

Dr. Bai was carried into Xuexian's small room. Alina quickly brought herbs to bandage Dr. Bai's leg, and Doris also arranged water and food for Xia Ying and Lei Li who were hungry and thirsty.

Xia Ying said that they found the base after they got lost and followed the road map.

When they saw the light in the fence, they only thought happily that they were saved, but they never expected to find Xue Xian here.Speaking of this unexpected joy, even Xia Ying, who is a soldier, couldn't help but choked up with excitement.

Xue Xian asked: "How did you cross Storm Harbor?"

Xia Ying: "The military has developed a new type of water traveler, which is very large, similar to a submarine, and can theoretically withstand underwater pressure many times... It is still in the testing stage, and Dr. Bai and the Academy of Sciences have written a joint application. Agreeing to their request, we came together."

Xuexian's eyes were still red, and he asked strangely, "Academy of Science?"

How could people from the Academy of Sciences come?

"En." Xia Ying glanced around, and there were other people here, so she answered vaguely, "Yes."

Xuexian didn't have time to think about it, and asked, "Are you all left now?"

Xia Ying: "No. We have divided into different teams to act." Having said this, he paused, "The three of us came here specially to find you."

The news that Qiqi Continent sent people to Qiqi Continent to look for the Holy Son quickly spread in the base.

This night is destined to be a sleepless night.

Alina and the others left, leaving space for them to talk.

The room fell silent, Xia Ying looked at the light coming in from the window and said, "I didn't expect there to be electric lights here."

There is some gap between Xia Ying and the others' fantasy.

Although unrealistic, when they saw the words "Infected Persons Shelter Base" written on the sign, the first thing they imagined was a solid and large building.In fact, only this gray round building can be regarded as solid here. The other houses have not been fully built, and the scale is small, and all the facilities are very simple. It can be seen that people have just established a living order, but it is not really a "" base".

There is very little lighting equipment on the base, only light bulbs are installed in the yard and the planned hall.Because these lights are bright enough, they cleverly cut windows facing the lighting equipment for each room, so that everyone can get illumination at night only by the light coming in from outside.

"It turned out to be a supply station for the military, and there were some light energy receiving equipment." Xuexian said, "Moulton picked up some light energy panels, and after receiving enough light energy, he reconnected the circuit. , the base has lighting electricity. In the past, here and the old base used a kind of tung oil lamp."

Xuexian seems to have fully adapted to life here.

Talking about these unbelievable things in the eyes of Xia Ying and Lei Li, the tone is normal.

Xia Ying: "There is still the old base?"

Xuexian said yes, and told them: "In a place far away from here, people live in excavated earth caves, but some time ago they were attacked by dragons, and the place has been abandoned."

"Dragon?" Xia Ying's face changed slightly, "We also encountered dragons on the road, but luckily, nothing happened."

Raleigh finally spoke, "There are infectious substances on humans, and dragons generally don't attack humans unless they are provoked or fighting for territory."

Xuexian looked at him, but he just looked at Xuexian and didn't speak.

Lei Li hadn't introduced himself yet, knowing that he had a strange personality, Xia Ying said for him: "This is Lei Li Coulson, a member of the Academy of Sciences, and his major is the study of dragons. Thanks to his help on our journey, Otherwise, Dr. Bai and I might not be able to get here."

"Hello, Lei Li." Xue Xian nodded to him, and returned to the topic just now, "You are right, not all dragons are bad, there are also good and kind dragons."

Xia Ying: "A kind dragon?"

Xue Xian said: "Yes."

Xia Ying disagreed, only felt that Shengzi seemed to have changed a lot, and was different from the boy he remembered, but also felt that he had only seen Shengzi in public before, and he was not familiar with Shengzi and did not understand it enough .

Raleigh remained silent and did not rejoin their conversation.

Xuexian lowered his head and wiped the sweat on Dr. Bai's forehead with a towel. He heard a strange sound, and he looked up for a while, his eyes fell on an instrument carried by Xia Ying: "What is that?"

Xia Ying was still tense, and she didn't relax until she was asked, "Ah, it's the energy oscillator. I forgot to turn it off."

Xia Ying took down the instrument, and Xuexian saw the same complicated pattern repeating and fluctuating on the screen.

Xuexian: "What is it for?"

Xia Ying replied, "Looking for you."

"What's the principle?" Xue Xian was curious, "I've never heard of such a thing before."

"Dr. Bai said that there are special energy fluctuations in your body. This instrument is the manifestation of the energy frequency by the medium..." Xia Ying suddenly became hesitant, and said after a while, "I, I can't explain the principle."

At this time, someone came to the door of the room and knocked.

All three looked out.

It's Aino.

Xue Xian asked: "What's wrong, Ainuo?"

Ainuo couldn't speak, and made gestures with his hands. Xue Xian could understand most of what he meant, and probably understood what he meant, and said to Xia Ying and the others: "Ainuo said it's late now, and I want to take you to rest first."

The houses on the base have not been fully built yet, and the beds available for overnight stay are limited. Doris originally allocated them to Xia Ying and the others temporarily, but Ainuo proposed that he could squeeze in someone else for one night, so that Xia Ying and Lei Li could sleep in his bed. Dr. Bai stayed in Xuexian's room.

Although everyone was mentally unable to fall asleep, they were extremely exhausted physically. Dr. Bai was still in a coma, and the conversation was not in a hurry, so they obeyed the base's arrangement and prepared to follow Ainuo to leave Xuexian's room.

Before leaving, Xue Xian called to stop the boy: "Thank you, Ainuo."

Ainuo showed a big smile, patted his chest, and pointed to Dr. Bai on the bed.

"Okay, you should go to bed early too." Xuexian understood, and smiled at Ainuo, "I'll call you for help if there's anything to do."

That being said, Xue Xian stayed by the bed all night, only squinting intermittently for a while.Several times, he worried that this was just a dream of his own, and he could feel relieved only when he opened his eyes and saw the sleeping teacher.

Xue Xian has no parents, and Dr. Bai is like a parent. Since he was still in the kindergarten in the temple, Dr. Bai has taught him carefully and is always by his side. To him, it is the most important thing in his life. people.

At dawn, Dr. Bai woke up slowly from his coma.

Seeing Xuexian with red eyes standing by his side, Dr. Bai was also startled, as if in a dream, until Xuexian burst into tears and called "Teacher", his psychological defense completely collapsed, and he burst into tears on the spot. vertical and horizontal.

The teacher and the student hugged each other, and each had countless things to say to each other.

Xuexian's thousands of words finally converged into one sentence: "I thought I would never see you again."

Dr. Bai was sitting on the bed, leaning against the wall. I don't know if it was because of his illness, but he didn't see him in just half a year. He looked much older, and his hair was mostly gray.He raised his hand tremblingly, touched Xuexian's head as before, and said, "You have grown up."

Teenagers are in the growth period, and they change almost every day.

When we first parted, Xuexian's face was still round with baby fat, but now it has faded, and the outline has become more three-dimensional.He also seems to have grown a little taller, with a thinner figure, wearing clothes that have been washed out of color and patched, and his temperament has also quietly changed.

In the past, Xuexian was soft and docile, but now Xuexian is more tenacious and powerful, like a piece of raw jade that has been polished and carved, emitting a warm light, growing visible to the naked eye.

"I'm sorry." Dr. Bai's eyes were wet again, "I'm sorry...for making you suffer."

"It's not your fault." Xuexian shook his head, "I tried to contact the temple with the method you taught me, but the signal was intercepted by 'Mingmu'."

Dr. Bai nodded: "I know."

Xuexian asked: "Have you found out who they are?"

"No." Dr. Bai said with difficulty, "They hid very well, and their identities have not been confirmed so far."

The two talked about what happened after they separated.

"Mingmu"'s bad behavior and deceitful methods against Xuexian once again aroused Dr. Bai's anger. What's annoying is that, as the instigator of the current chaotic situation inhabiting the mainland, "Mingmu" has even won some supporters.

Now that the anti-government rhetoric inhabiting the mainland is rampant, the voice of "need dragon fire" is getting louder.These "bright eyesight" supporters believe that the governing hall should stop sending mutants to Dragon Isle, which not only deceives themselves, but also angers the dragons, and one day they will come back and completely destroy the inhabited continent.Moreover, they also proposed that humans should re-establish a cooperative relationship with the dragon race, and use dragon fire to regularly dispose of mutants in exchange for the long-term stability of healthy humans.

"After the fall of Ancheng, there have been several waves of distortion in Xilan and the north." Dr. Bai said, "Now it has been brought under control, the route to the entire north has been blocked, and genetic testing is required to enter and leave the main city. But there is still a large influx of refugees escaping from Anseong."

The more Xuexian listened, the more worried he became, and asked, "I heard that the temple is temporarily closed."

Dr. Bai: "...Yes." He reassured, "The Academy of Sciences is developing a powerful inhibitor. Although it is accompanied by some side effects, it has achieved results."

Hearing this news, Xuexian felt a little relieved, and asked instead: "Then, since there are already inhibitors, will the government office send infected people here in the future?"

It's a pity that Dr. Bai didn't give the answer he wanted.

"...Yes." Dr. Bai said, "As long as there are people with abnormalities, they will. The Habitat Continent cannot handle abnormalities."

This answer is stark reality.

As Jim, an ordinary person who maintains a neutral view, said, unless a complete cure is found, for the long-term future of mankind, the aberrants can only be sent to places far away from the habitat.

Xue Xian was silent for a while, then asked again: "Have you always known about this?"

Dr. Bai answered honestly: "Yes."

For a long time, due to regulations and various important reasons, Dr. Bai has been unable to confide the truth of this matter to the Holy Son.At this moment Xuexian understood that Dr. Bai had a lot to say to comfort him, but Xuexian didn't even show a sad or weak expression, just nodded gently.

Before meeting Dr. Bai, he still had countless questions to ask, but now he felt that it was not so important.Even if some questions have answers, they cannot change the essence of the matter.

It is difficult to have both in the world, and individual wishes are nothing compared to the fate of the whole.

Dr. Bai: "Will you blame me?"

Xue Xian: "No."

There was a silence in the room.

Dr. Bai's mental state was not good, and his body was also very weak. Xuexian went to pour him a glass of water, helped him drink it, and then sat down in front of his bed again.

It was dawn, and someone was already up at the base.

The rising Theia was higher than the treetops, and the light shone into the room, which seemed brighter than the perched on the mainland.

Xue Xian's hair has grown, and the strands of hair are docilely attached to his neck, and his whole body is shrouded in a golden halo.

They did not continue the previous topic.

Dr. Bai said: "Seeing that you are still alive is the end of my biggest heartache. In the last live broadcast of 'Bright Eyes', you were pressed under the body by the silver dragon. Many people thought you had died. -"

"Last live broadcast?" Xuexian was puzzled, "How many more times?"

"Twice," said Dr. White, "the last time you were with a silver baby dragon that burned the drone with its fire."

After being reminded, Xue Xian suddenly remembered something, when the little dragon behaved abnormally, he suddenly sprayed dragon fire towards the sky, and then a pile of ashes appeared on the ground.

It turned out that Ghost 1 was nearby at that time, and it was the dragon's keen intuition that discovered it and destroyed it.

Thinking of Isar at that time, a softness in his heart was touched.

Dr. Bai: "That silver dragon..."

Fearing that the teacher might misunderstand, Xue Xian was about to explain, but Dr. Bai continued to ask him gently: "It helped you survive, right?"

Xue Xian's clear eyes widened slightly: "How do you know?"

"It was because of its appearance that I was able to successfully apply for the qualification to come to look for you." Dr. Bai said, "Have you met Xia Ying and Lei Li?"

Xue Xian: "Yes. Xia Ying said that he is your assistant sent by the military, and Lei Li is from the Academy of Sciences."

Dr. Bai: "Yes. This time there is a team of a hundred people, including people from the military and the Academy of Sciences. In addition to looking for you, they also need to complete another important task."

"Another mission?"

Xue Xian was inexplicably nervous.

Probably because the teacher mentioned Xiaolong.

"What is it?"

"It's a very important research that needs to be restarted." Dr. Bai said, "It's about Yinlong."

Xuexian's heart hangs in his throat, he probably knows what Dr. Bai is going to say.

Dr. Bai said: "You may not know what the silver dragon is, it is not an ordinary dragon. After 'bright eyes' photographed its traces, Fai Cole, a professor of the Academy of Sciences and a special advisor to the Executive Office, Sen contacted me and mentioned a notebook from her ancestors that she read when she was a child. The notebook was donated to the temple, and it contains some information about Yinlong..."

The Notes were indeed donated to the Temple and were found there.

The Academy of Sciences sent someone to take it away. Dr. Bai thought that they would start a wave of research, and it would take a while to get the approval of the government office. They used the military's new water craft to come to Longyu. In the second week after leaving, the application of the Academy of Sciences was approved.

Immediately afterwards, a highly confidential document was sent to Faye Coulson.

The so-called sub-demons are not just the name of the master, but the names given to them by all the people who participated in it back then.Everything has long been sealed after the end, and all data is encrypted and protected.But this note was left out because it was written by a private person and was not entered into the database.

After reading the document, Professor Fei resigned to the information mentioned in the mobile phone, which is just the tip of the iceberg in the highly confidential database, just the surface.

"Sub-demons are completely different from ordinary dragons. They are highly intelligent creatures similar to humans, and they also have multiple life forms." Dr. Bai said, "They not only have dragon forms, but also human forms that are highly similar to humans. …The sub-demon species transformed into a human form can communicate with humans without barriers, and they are almost equivalent to humans in terms of reason and emotion.”

"So, I'm guessing that the silver baby dragon helped you. After seeing the picture in your bracelet, I'm more convinced of that."

Xuexian: "My bracelet?"

"Yes." Dr. Bai said about the bracelet he found in the Tower of Babel.

Afterwards, he continued to say to Xuexian: "The sub-demons are not troubled by distortion and have such a perfect physique. Therefore, more than 100 years before the Chaos Day, human beings started a special research, hoping to get inspiration from them. change the human condition."

"However, in the research, people found that the antibodies of the sub-magic species are inseparable from the mimic gene. If the human body undergoes this treatment, it will directly transform into a dragon form. People did not give up and instead looked for a more suitable place to continue. They went to a A place called Perseus, and the study was officially named 'Perseus'."

Xuexian's heart beat faster.

What Dr. Bai said was the same as Fei Ze, he already knew, but Fei Ze also said that some of his genes were similar to them.

Why is that?

Dr. Bai's narration continues: "Unfortunately, no matter how hard you try, the sub-demon's antibody and mimic gene are integrated. After the human body transforms into a dragon, it is impossible to turn back. Although this treatment completely avoids The fusion of pollutants eliminates the possibility of distortion, but when a person completely becomes a dragon, it is as painful as the soul trapped in the body of another species. This kind of treatment is meaningless. The research was urgently stopped, and some The sub-demon species and the researchers violated the spirit of the contract and caused a catastrophe."

"In their eyes, wherever human beings go is the beginning of destruction. Like the home planet of human beings, the infinite star will have the same ending sooner or later."

"Instead of saving mankind, it is better to open a new era and let the infinite star last forever."

Xue Xian understood something, froze in place, hesitantly said: "They..."

"They disregarded the wishes of human beings and attempted to transform all human beings into dragons and completely wipe out the existence of human beings."

Dr. Bai said in an old voice.

"That was the beginning of the human-dragon war."