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When Xu Jiu left the oddity shop, the cart was already full of newly purchased items.

The manager’s refinement formation scroll is also in it.

Don't get me wrong.

Despite attaching great importance to this scroll, Xu Jiu is not strong enough to buy it. Instead, he bought it at a price much higher than the original price. At the same time, he entrusted the store manager to continue to help him. Acquisition.

After all, the black market is full of counterfeit goods. If there is no reliable channel to buy such things, it is too much money.

The latter readily accepted this, anyway, after the test just now, his idea has been disillusioned, and he can't make a fortune by reselling this tasteless scroll.

As for the information on the refinement formation and its connection with the relics of the special area, the store manager really doesn’t know much about it. Most of the information is spread from outside, but it can be regarded as the completion of the two. Agreed.

even more how these news are undoubtedly of great significance to Xu Jiu, so Xu Jiu will get a 11% discount when buying other things...

but this The price is not a loss in Xu Jiu's opinion, because the items sold in this oddity shop really helped him a lot.

Energy equipment!

This is the general name of the store manager for the three pieces of equipment he sold to Xu Jiu, and it also represents a type of special equipment that is gradually emerging in the pioneering team.

As I said before, the magnetic field environment in the special area will hinder the operation of technological equipment. The smarter the thing, the smaller the role it can play in it, and most modern individual combat weapons Formidable power large equipment, such as power armor, basically involves the intelligent system.

This kind of contradiction in the past seems unsolvable, but as human beings explore the special area, they have successively discovered a crystal that is officially called the source stone in some special areas.

In fact, Xu Jiu had seen this thing before in the city.

Yes, the crystal stone used by Colonel Deng Fei on the strange objects is a high-purity source stone.

The specific nature of this ore is very complicated. Xu Jiu has no interest or the energy to study it carefully, but one thing is certain, this source stone is a very special new energy!

In the beginning, humans only used them to charge specific strange objects. However, as time goes by, the source stone energy extraction technology has been rapidly developed under the daily research of various scholars. And continue to improve

Although the number of source stones is small, the mining is difficult, and large-scale use has not yet been popularized, but in the hands of some people, they have been used to power some special equipment, and There will be no hindrance to the use of this type of equipment in the special area.

Of course, the price is definitely not low.

It was evening when the two people who completed their purchases in the ring market and the black market met.

Vanessa wanted to return to Yusui Town first, but in the end Xu Jiu was able to read the information everywhere. Instead of rushing on the road, he might as well eat and watch, and forcibly dragged it to the middle area because of the situation as soon as possible. Restaurant.

There is no other way, Vanessa will leave when she goes.

There is only one car right now, and Xu Jiu doesn't want to go to wasteland to drink northwest wind during meal time.

Not to mention the snow from the northwest wind, you don’t need to think about it, you know it’s not delicious!

Fortunately, Yusui Town is very safe and there is no need for Vanessa to go back immediately, so the two of them simply put the things in the car and find a place for dinner.

Compared with the state of the upper and lower two floors with large markets as the core, the middle-level area of ​​the trade city is more focused on entertainment and catering. There are many tricks, and Xu Jiu is also for this. Come.

Eating the meat of alienated beasts all day is always a bit greasy, just to change the taste.

"Didn't expect that there are craftsmen who can build source energy equipment in the commercial city. Such people are also the objects of great influence in the stationary city."

At the window, Vanessa Zha frowned and looked at the information that AIB had just sent to her mobile phone, and had not had time to read the information before, and at the same time responded to Xu Jiu's mention of the oddity shop.

"I have come here for the menus on this page. You actually have lobsters. Are you serious lobsters... It's still in the special area. It's interesting. Let's try two of them."

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Xu Jiu finished ordering, handed the menu to the waiter next to him, heard Vanessa's words, and then asked, "Listen to you, can AIB also be equipped?"

"Of course, it’s just that the personnel deployed are different. I and the team you saw in the walled city before are responsible for affairs outside the special area, and the characteristics of the source energy equipment destined them to be more. It’s been used in the exploration of the special area, and it’s a waste of resources in our hands."

Outside the special area, the source energy equipment is also unique, but it can be compared with the mature modern weapon technology. , After all, it's still a little bit worse.

"so that's how it is, then what about refinement formation, how far has the AIB researched this thing?"

It’s hard to catch an opportunity to be just and honorable. , Xu Jiu naturally doesn't want to miss it.

Speaking of refinement formation, Vanessa, who didn’t raise her head, took a pause, then she suddenly looked up towards Xu Jiu, as if she was thinking about something, she said after a few seconds,

"I don't know much about refinement formation. Some of them are secrets within AIB. I have no right to tell you. I can only say that this kind of peculiar imprint seems to have a great connection with the builders of the ruins in the special area. Several large organizations in the stationary city, including the official government, are investigating it."

Vanessa is undoubtedly a person with a clear distinction between public and private. What can be said and what cannot be said is clearly defined in her mind. .

"It seems that there are a lot of things hidden in the relics of the special area..."

Xu Jiu will not let Vanessa steal information for herself, regardless of the latter's wishes Unwilling, this kind of behavior is not what a friend should do, so he just leaned back on the seat and muttered to himself.

"For now, refinement formation is largely in the category of archaeology. Although it is rumored that it seems to contain mysterious abilities, there are countless similar things in the special area. Why do you suddenly feel this thing? Interest?"

For most people who don’t understand refinement formation, this thing is really nothing worth paying attention to. But if you really want to say that there can be any function worthy of attention, it is nonsense.

"It’s nothing, it’s just that I’m going to a special site in the near future, maybe I can meet it, so I’m a little curious."

Xu Jiu does not intend to continue this topic, think After thinking about it, he raised his finger to Vanessa’s mobile phone and said,

"Is there anything worth noting on the autopsy report?"

"That corpse...you See it for yourself."

This topic obviously concerns Vanessa more than refinement formation or source energy equipment, but she doesn't seem to know how to describe it, so she changed hands and pushed her phone to Xu Jiu.

Looking at the corpse Dissection picture on the screen, Xu Jiu’s expression can only be perfectly interpreted by the picture of "Metro, Old Man, Cell Phone".

It’s not that Xu Jiu has never seen bloody or curious scenes. Even in the face of disgusting parasitic beasts, he can calmly drink the nutritious soup, but the picture in front of him really challenges him. The limit.

In the cut chest and abdomen of the insect controller, there are simply no human organs. Instead, there are densely packed flesh and blood chambers, which are full of unhatched insect corpses and ruptured capsules. .....

He simply cannot be called a human, but more like a human-shaped insect nest that can walk!

"Tsk, you can’t tell me in advance. I’ve seen this disgusting thing, how will you let me eat later?"

Hurry up and push the phone back, Xu Jiu clutched his forehead, looked towards Vanessa and asked angrily.

Vanessa didn't answer, she just turned her head to look at the screen hanging beside the restaurant, which was playing the ball game in the stationary city.

Pretend not to hear anything!

"speaking of which, how did he move around in this state? When I met him at the top of the valley, this guy was alive and kicking. He lost so many organs. Why should he pay? Can you maintain that state, or even have a sense of reason?"

Looking back on the situation at the time, Xu Jiu became more surprised.

"There is no doubt that the key lies in the worms in his body. I think you should remember the changes caused by the parasitized humans. Based on the existing information, we have reason to suspect that the parasites are under control. Under the premise, it can coexist with humans and give the latter extremely powerful abilities."

"Only parasitize the body, not invade the will?"

The difficulty of parasitic beasts is beyond doubt. Combining this horrible body with human wisdom, the effect it exerts is obviously beyond imagination.

Xu Jiu has realized this before, and the difficulty of the two is no less than that of the terrifying monster born in the blood.

"Yes, in addition to the insect controller, the other two people you meet are most likely to have obtained extraordinary abilities in this way, but this is not the most important thing at the moment."

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The photos on the phone screen were crossed out to reveal the real analysis report, Vanessa continued,

"Our people took a part of the corpses of insects in the abdominal cavity and compared them with the captured ones. The live parasites were compared and the results showed that there was no difference between the two. Only the dead insect in the hands of the insect controller was particularly special."

Xu Jiu raised his hand to stop Vanessa from continuing to go. Said next, his eyes beckoned to the waiter who was coming by with the food, and the latter turned the phone over and poured himself a glass of juice.

and the others left, Xu Jiu reached out and picked up a piece of braised fish and put it in his mouth, squeezed it and swallowed it, then said,

"You mean one of these parasites The relationship between them is similar to that of an ant colony?"

"Yes, Insect Queen itself does not have much battle strength, but she can control all common parasites. Because of this, as long as you master the former , Then no matter how many insects are hidden in your body, you still don’t have to worry about being backlashed......"

Half of talking, Vanessa put down the chopsticks she just raised, her expression gradually hesitated,

"Hiding the insects in the body, turning yourself into an insect nest, and controlling the Insect Queen, does this mean that as long as the insect controller is in the crowd, a large number of parasitic monsters can be created anytime and anywhere... these people , What are you going to do?"

When the voice fell, Xu Jiu's expression couldn't help but become a little stern.

He had seen the lethality of parasitic beasts at Wushan Gathering Point. If it suddenly broke out in the crowd, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The problem is precisely here.

Wushan Gathering Point’s dry port is open 24 hours a day. If they want to make terrorist attacks in this way, they can send a few humanoid insect nests to mix in, why bother to roam the wasteland all day. ?

To put it harder, the number of deserted people on Wusu wasteland is extremely large, and the previous attacks by those people only killed thousands or even tens of thousands of people. It sounds terrifying. But for the stationary city, it can't be considered.

Be aware of the heavy snow a few days ago, and tens of thousands of people will freeze to death, let alone the ominous beast attack in the normal!

But those people are staring at the people on the wasteland, so there is only one explanation left.

They have bigger plans, and what they are doing now is just paving the way for the next action!

"What on earth is there in wasteland worthy of their attention?"

Biting the end of the chopsticks, Xu Jiu couldn't help whispering to himself. Suddenly he thought of something and said Said,

"Have you checked the situation in the special area of ​​B5? If I remember correctly, these parasitic beasts all came out of it, didn’t they, and since they had been transformed into parasitic beasts, It means that the B5 special area is very likely to be the real Place of Origin of the parasitic beast."

"The investigation team has already entered it, but so far no news has been returned. The internal environment of the B5 special area is extremely It's bad, and there is no remote communication. Our people are still waiting outside the Safety Sector."

Xu Jiu can think of it, and AIB can naturally think of it, but how easy it is to get in and out of the B5 special zone.

Even if AIB sent out three elite investigation teams, the investigation progress was extremely slow without a clear destination.

"The situation is still unclear, and AIB has never seen such an enemy focused on the invasion of wasteland..."

Thinking about the next possible situations Vanessa also lost her appetite, sighed, and her naked eye was visibly depressed.

Xu Jiu, who sat opposite, was speechless for a while. After a short hesitation, he wanted to say something, but then he saw Vanessa straight up, first drank the juice from the cup, and then poured the empty cup. Full, but my eyes are staring at Xu Jiu, said solemnly,

"No matter what their purpose is, we will win. Those who only know to hide in the shadows and play with dirty insects will never win. It’s possible!"

The frustrated woman just now seems to have never appeared before. At this moment, Xu Jiu is still standing in front of the Yusui Town government, facing everyone’s attention, showing a strong and confident woman. .

"Ha, that’s right, no matter how powerful the insects are, they are only a tiny bit after all. When they are really caught, they will be crushed to death by lifting their feet. Eat and be full. You have the energy to lift your feet."

Xu Jiu raised his eyebrows, his right hand pinched the nail of his little finger, and grinned said with a smile.

The dishes were served one after another, Vanessa picked up the chopsticks again, and chatted with Xu Jiu about the next plan of action, while eating the food.

When he was full, Xu Jiu checked out, and the two of them walked out of the restaurant. The blocks outside were already feasting.

"Mario."

With her hands in her pockets, Vanessa turned sideways and glanced at Xu Jiu. When the latter looked back, she took back her gaze, just looking ahead, cold He said with a face,

"The matter just now is confidential and strictly forbidden to spread, otherwise I will not let you go!"

"Do you mean the parasite thing or you... ..."

"Confidential!"

I emphasized her words again, and Vanessa's eyes glanced to the upper left corner for a moment, and then strode forward.