Su Hao opened his eyes wide. Under the light, his pupils were covered with blood and bright red.

"Who released it? Who exactly?"

His voice was hoarse and filled with horrifying murderous intent.

Wang Qinian's voice was plain and gentle: "You already know the answer. I said at the beginning———————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————————

Before Su Hao could react, the old fat man continued his unfinished words.

"Of course, viruses have the ability to evolve and strengthen themselves like humans. The viruses discovered by Americans at that time belong to the same species as the current virus, but due to environmental changes and their own evolutionary speed, their infection and survival ability are weaker. In fact, in the historical records of various countries, there have always been similar zombies. Ancient Egypt, China, the French Revolution, the Islamic Jihad, and the Indian religious war... They have appeared more or less. Due to the ability to express words at that time and the concept of recorders, the virus did not cause large-scale spread events, so much information was ignored by later generations. So after the founding of the country, a series of strange events that we conducted nuclear explosion tests and surveys in Lop Nur were treated as unnatural issues that could not be explained by science."

Su Hao asked back: "Lop Nur?"

Wang Qinian looked calm: "You should have read some research materials about geologist Peng Jiamu. In fact, in the northwest desert, the troops entering Xinjiang did find an ancient city. The scale was not large, and judging from the remaining architectural style, the actual construction time can be traced back to the Southern and Northern Dynasties. Due to sparse population, lack of water and no use value, there was never a detailed survey drawing in the area before the troops entered Xinjiang. But it was strange that during the civil war, the Ma family army entrenched in Xinjiang.

In the area, two brigade commanders each had a so-called "treasure map". Most of the patterns and lines on it were very blurry. They copied the copies based on the map and sent someone to carry the drawings to search, but no one could come back alive. Over time, the two lost interest in treasure hunting. After liberation, the two brigade commanders were confiscated, and the search personnel accidentally found two exactly the same maps. Through a series of surveys and observations, they finally locked into a abandoned city in the middle of the desert on the south side of the riverbed."

"The troops entering Xinjiang conducted a search near the waste city and found a corridor leading to the underground. At that time, there were more than 300 officers and soldiers participating in the search. At that time, the goal of such search missions was mainly to clear away the remaining enemies. The officers and soldiers of the army could not understand certain scientific concepts, and could not reach the level of Americans, let alone carry instruments. At that time, their radio contact was interrupted after only two hours. The base urgently sent planes to search, but encountered magnetic storms and sandstorms more than 60 kilometers away from the waste city, and all three reconnaissance planes were damaged. That night, multiple rescue teams were sent to conduct a large-scale search with local herders. By dawn, four survivors were finally found on the edge of the desert."

"They were in poor condition at that time, and their words were unclear. The four people kept repeating words such as "huge", "dead", and "ghost". Two people committed suicide by dying from the wall that night, and the other two were detained separately. Their performance was strange: one died of festering six hours later, and the other suddenly attacked the inquirer during the interrogation process, and was forced to be shot and killed on the spot. According to the person afterwards, the scene was extremely chaotic, and the respondent's mental state was extremely unstable. He kept saying nouns such as "can't be killed" and "monster", and kept calling for help. I don't know what stimulated him, and there was no warning. I suddenly bit the ear of the interrogator and tore it apart and swallowed it. Although no videos or other information were left, judging from the interrogation records, the scene was really terrifying and extremely bloody."

Although he had a premonition in his heart, Su Hao still wanted to confirm his thoughts: "This manifestation is basically consistent with the zombies. It should be in the early stage of the virus infection."

Wang Qinian looked at him without hesitation: "This incident caused a great shock in the army at that time. The highest military chief of the Northwest Military Region ordered a thorough investigation. In order to find out what happened in the abandoned ancient city, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs specially imported a batch of precision detection instruments from the Soviet Union, escorted by an elite regiment, and specially arranged the armored troops of our army at that time, and conducted a second search. In order to cover up, it was claimed to be a geological investigation."

Su Hao couldn't help asking: "What did they all find?"

"Corpsy"

Wang Qinian said calmly: "There are 336 corpses. In addition to the four dead survivors, all the first group of search team members were killed. They were lying on the surface of sand and soil, inside and outside the waste city and on the riverbed. Many people had bullet holes on their bodies, and many people were torn into pieces, and limb fragments and internal organs fell off... Under the scorching sunlight of Lop Nur for more than 45 degrees, all the corpses were sunburned and they could not distinguish their true colors."

"The scene was extremely miserable. Although I had only watched the retained videos, I was still shocked by the scenes at that time. They were the best soldiers in our country in that era. Although many people had low cultural levels, limited knowledge, and their perspectives and understanding concepts could not be compared with modern people, they were not afraid of death and faced dangers, with just one order, and continued. They were real heroes. Without them, there would be nothing we have today."

"Boy, you may think I'm exaggerating the facts, but I have to tell you that I don't. At that time, no one knew what was hidden under the ancient city of Lop Nur? Human knowledge continued to improve with the advancement of science. As bystanders, you can laugh at them, and even think they were stupid. However, when you look back, even I have to admire the soldiers who were given the mission of pioneering. They have no strengthening agents, no systematic battlefield life-saving equipment, and weapons and equipment can only be considered ordinary, and even lack of vehicles and fuel. They don't know what zombies are. When facing infected people, they only think that they are injured comrades and try their best to treat them. Just like the American Antarctic Expedition Team, they were killed by all unknown monsters. However, it is precisely because of them that the rescue troops found the basis for allowing the human race to survive to this day in that place of death."

"It was an abandoned small base. The technical information inside was compiled in a very strange text. It could not be interpreted by the technical power at that time, so it could only be sealed as the highest machine. In addition, the most valuable one is a constant temperature freezer containing a large amount of research agents and relying on solar energy and magnetic field kinetic energy to continuously supply energy and operate..."

"etc"

Su Hao was born suddenly and interrupted Wang Qinian: "You mentioned the text just now. Since the text is different, why..."

"Why can the Soviet Union, Germany and the United States profit from ancient technology, but we can't? Are you talking about this?"

Wang Qinian knew Su Hao's intentions very well, so he waved his hand casually: "I have studied two manuscripts obtained by the Soviet Union and the United States in detail, as well as two treasure maps obtained by searching home property during the founding of the People's Republic of China. I found a problem--the materials for these pictures are all sheepskin, and the writing paint is synthesized from several minerals and can be preserved for a long time. The three drawings are written in three different types of text. The manuscripts obtained by the Soviets are Slavic language, and the one obtained by the Americans is written in old Germanic texts. As for the so-called treasure map... can you guess what the text is on it?"

Su Hao pursed his lips and shook his head.

The old fat man smiled and said, "It scared you to death when he said it———It was Xiaozhuan, the kind that was invented by Li Si, the prime minister of the Qin Dynasty."

"This is impossible———"

Su Hao almost subconsciously said this sentence, his face filled with shock again: "If it were Atlantis, the age alone would not match at all. How could he use the words of the time? And..."

"The key to the problem lies here———"

Speaking of excitement, Wang Qinian kept rubbing his hands and his emotions became more and more enthusiastic: "It's not only that I was confused about this issue, but the Americans and the Soviet Union... Oh, when we were studying together, the Soviet Union no longer existed, it should be Russians, and they also found that this problem was difficult to explain. By a very accidental opportunity, a researcher accidentally scanned one of the manuscripts with a laser irradiation meter. In the multiple development mode, we found that these words were stacked layer by layer. In addition to the part on the surface, some were covered by some paint. After repeated inspections, the text stacking level was determined to be thirty-eight times. In other words, whether it is the manuscript or treasure map, it has been modified thirty-eight times in total."

"The numbers are amazing, right? However, the shocking problems are not just these. Because of the major discoveries in the text, we then doubted the manuscripts, and the inspection work expanded to the drawings themselves. We took some materials from the edges of all the manuscripts, and discovered extremely shocking facts through fiber fracture comparison and chemical analysis."

These words from Wang Qinian's mouth made Su Hao feel unprecedented shock.

He felt that he was gradually walking into a deep and wide space filled with darkness and indescribable feelings. There was unspeakable fear everywhere, and there was no light. Sharp claws and teeth lurking in the depths of the darkness, which could pounce on him at any time and tear himself to pieces.

"If you want to find out the truth, you have to pay enough."

This should be considered a motto. Unfortunately, not many people understand the meaning. Even Su Hao, who has been constantly exploring the truth, has only truly understood it now.

That was indeed very scary. Although Wang Qinian had not finished speaking some of the words, with Su Hao's wisdom and understanding, it was not difficult to guess thoroughly.

Despite this, he tried his best to suppress his violently beating heart and asked in a calm tone as possible: "What is the fact...?"

Wang Qinian looked at Su Hao meaningfully: "Our initial research conclusion was misjudged. Although the materials of all manuscripts have the characteristics of sheepskin and the composition patterns and compositions are the same as those of sheepskin, they are not sheepskin, but a living thing that has never appeared before and is completely beyond normal understanding."

Su Hao's face tightened: "Living thing?"

"Yes, it's alive----"

The old fat man nodded affirmatively: "The part that was cut down as a sample will show signs of drying within 24 hours. It quickly dispersed and turned into a pile of carbon base powder. The edges of the torn document are growing continuously. Because the document is placed in a constant temperature box for monitoring, we were able to capture the complete growth picture. The scene is really incredible. Although the growth rate is slow, if you fast forward the video, you can see the edges of the document constantly experiencing grayish white sticky substances. Just like you are watching the baby with your own eyes

Growing up as an adult in a few minutes... It's not a manuscript at all, but an undiscovered microorganism. They are aggregated by some kind of technological power that is not human, with fiber tissue similar to sheepskin added. No matter what kind of damage is damaged, it can be repaired on its own in a short time. This thing is very magical. We have not yet figured out whether it has metabolism? In what way to obtain nutrition? It is obviously bound by some kind of force, and its growth range is limited to the fixed edge of the manuscript, and it will not expand or shrink.

"That is, it may never die, and it will remain in a fixed pattern..."

Su Hao frowned slightly, his expression became stiffer and stiffer: "A manuscript that can repair itself, text that has been stacked up to thirty-two times... Xiaozhang, did the ancient Slavic language system..."

Suddenly, shock flashed in Su Hao's eyes, and he couldn't help but blurt out: "Each layer of those words should be completely different, is that true?"

Wang Qinian looked at him calmly, obviously expecting that he would behave at this moment. He looked at Su Hao with a smile: "Yes, they are indeed different. Tell all the doubts in your heart and there are still guesses."

Su Hao's tone was tense and stiff: "Each layer of stacking should correspond to different civilization periods. Taking the treasure map as an example, the small seal script should be under the older ancient characters, and even hieroglyphs. As for the situation of the other two manuscripts, I guess the situation is similar. The purpose of stacking text is to allow the discoverer to understand. Otherwise, the manuscript itself will lose its meaning of existence."

“If this is an exam, then you can get full marks.”

Wang Qinian nodded with satisfaction, and his face quickly became heavy and cold: "Your guess is exactly the same as our final conclusion. These manuscripts have been around for a long time, and our detection methods cannot determine their specific age. They have exceeded the technological level that humans have. The only detection gain is to find several other words that have never been seen from the bottom of the stack of traces. You may not believe that the hieroglyphs, which are praised by archaeologists as the "oldest" one, exist in the fourth stack from top to bottom. We don't even know whether the traces of the other stacks are text, but in terms of their meaning, they should be the same. Because we have gathered a large number of linguists to interpret all the parts that can be understood. Except for the different locations of the manuscripts, the rest of the parts are exactly the same."

Su Hao felt like a huge rock was blocked in his chest, so he couldn't tell what it felt like.

"The research results were quickly reported to the governments participating in the research. At that time, only China, the United States and Russia participated in the project. Because the manuscript only mentioned different coordinates of the relics, the rest were content such as "God favored you and summoned you", and no one knew the real purpose of the manuscript maker. The project was classified as confidential, and more and more relevant personnel participated in the research, almost covering all human culture and technology. At that time, a considerable number of scholars believed that this was a friendly message left by the ancient Atlantis. The purpose was to allow us to find the lost ancient civilization technology and enable humans to obtain the same level of progress as them. Another part of the researchers determined that there should be many such manuscripts. Because relying solely on four manuscripts and treasure maps, the probability of being discovered and used is actually very small. Since the other party intends to guide us to search, it will definitely leave more traces and more information."

"Unfortunately, this kind of cooperation was too late. The huge cultural differences between the East and the West, coupled with the ten-year chaos after the founding of the People's Republic of China, made us completely reject the information from the outside world. At that time, almost all foreign things were denied as negative teaching materials and could not be accepted at all. Due to the experience of the first search troops, the small base we found in the ancient city of Lop Nur was considered to be built by a hostile country. Out of anger, the officers and soldiers of the rescue troops burned some of the potions brought out from the constant temperature freezer... Fortunately, two geologists came with the team at that time, although

However, they were unfamiliar with the instruments in the base, but out of the instinct of scientific researchers, they secretly hid a small information storage and two mysterious potions with a capacity of ten milliliters. After returning to Lanzhou, these things were handed over. Since most of the information in the memory was recorded in ancient texts, and the special limitations of that era, the receiving unit did not pay attention to the objects handed over. The two geologists were also implicated, believing that "limited items from enemy countries" were detained, and the large-scale deaths in the ancient city of Lop Nur were treated as enemy spies infiltration issues. From then on, no one dared to mention them again."

"In 2019, we conducted the first nuclear test in Xinjiang. When sealing the data archives, a researcher found the medicines and instruments handed over in the confidential warehouse of the Northwest Military Region. It happened that the researcher's mother was an ancient Chinese scholar. He accidentally triggered the memory switch and was surprised to find that some of the information displayed on the screen was surprisingly similar to the data of the nuclear bomb that had just been detonated. He immediately reported this issue to the upper level of the base, and the abandoned ancient city deep in Lop Nur attracted attention again."
Chapter completed!