On the first day back in the territory, You Huan actually had a dream.
He dreamed that he was still in this world, but the atmosphere of the whole world was very different.
The thin mist that rises in the early morning slowly flows in the world visible to the naked eye.
He moved his paws and found himself standing on the grass.
The dew on the grass wet my hair.
"Buzz——"
Suddenly, a deep and loud voice came from the front, and he raised his head——
The grassland was covered by mist, and the sky was half-bright. In the foggy darkness in the distance, two huge figures were slowly moving forward.
It was definitely not any kind of monster he had ever seen, but the figure did reveal a form similar to the monsters in this world.
The two figures slowly walked away across the grassland.
Only after they left did he realize that behind them, in the darkness of the grassland, there was a lonely figure standing.
Due to the distance, its specific appearance can no longer be distinguished.
The black shadow just stood there silently, as if looking at him, but also as if it had its back to him.
Suddenly, a diamond-shaped stone tablet rose from behind the black shadow!
The dark stone tablet rose into the sky, casting a huge shadow, instantly covering the black shadow on the ground.
Could that be, No.1 "Black Monument"——
You Huan's memory of the dream ended here.
Under the ice crystal tree, a pair of white ears suddenly stood up, shook a few times, and then drooped down.
The white beast stood up, shook itself off, and shook off the falling snow that had fallen on it.
He pondered the meaning of the dream he had just had.
Xiao Pu, who had sneaked into the Spark Base, told him that those who were on the verge of becoming zombies were being managed in a centralized manner.
They seemed to be trapped in the same hallucination, and kept muttering that there were monsters, giants, tombstones and so on all around them.
It sounded like their hallucinations were very similar to the dream he had just had.
This seems to be a scene created by Black Dust.
A collective dream, a scene that seems both real and unreal.
...Perhaps the black dust connected to a huge collective subconscious?
What did it want to tell him? What was it foreshadowing?
"You Huan, are you okay?" At this time, Xiao Pu's voice interrupted his thoughts.
"Ahh!"
Two little razorback dragons, wearing thick warm clothes, also flew past him while playing and fighting.
He looked at the two dragons dressed in colorful clothes like rural children in winter, and came to his senses: "It's okay, I just found that the black dust in this world seems to have given me some predictions."
"I was just about to say something about the black dust."
Fluff flew over his head and shook it, then continued,
"The 'pure black dust' you brought back, judging from its microscopic structure, should be the 'ancestor' of ordinary black dust from the outside world. The latter has obvious signs of evolution in its structure."
"Ordinary black dust is very likely to be a new generation that evolved from the interaction with the environment after the birth of pure black dust."
"They are adulterated with more impurities and take effect more slowly, but they are more adaptable to the external environment, can remain dormant in organisms for longer periods of time, and have a lower mortality rate after infection."
You Huan said: "It sounds like the black dust is a living creature."
"No..." Xiao Pu hesitated for a rare moment, "At least, Black Dust is not any biological form in my database, but it does have some biological characteristics. If I have to say, it is closest to a virus."
You Huan listened and suddenly thought of something: "Have you ever done a simulation prediction? If the concentration of black dust in this world doubles, and most of the creatures are turned into corpses...what will happen?"
"Done." Xiao Pu is still as reliable as ever.
"According to the simulation, when the number and concentration of black dust exceed a certain value, they will show an extremely strong tendency to aggregate, so it is likely that they will eventually transform into a new, independent life with their carrier."
"So..." You Huan thought thoughtfully.
"Also, after getting the 376 new White Knight samples from the ranch—" Xiao Pu continued, "we also made a major breakthrough in the reverse cultivation of the knights' internal organs."
"The biologists recommended by the Dragon Group used the 'Crystal Pool' to recover and purify a large amount of white black dust, and achieved a secondary transformation of the white black dust, cultivating new fungi that can purify and resist black dust."
"That white black dust..." You Huan narrowed his eyes, "You said before that Li once muttered something like 'white dust'."
"That's right. The symptoms of the former knight, Whitley, are different from those of the other people on the verge of becoming zombies in the base. According to Li's sporadic statements, he must have fallen into a nightmare brought on by the 'white dust' in his body."
"This white dust must be the white black dust we cultivated."
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Xiao Pu: "I compared and analyzed pure black dust, ordinary black dust and white dust. Pure black dust should be the common 'ancestor' of the latter two."
"So, the white dust created from the black dust has the power to purify the black dust..." You Huan pondered for a moment, walked to the edge of the mountain top, and overlooked the territory below.
Ice crystal trees spread outward from his head to the horizon, casting a brilliant light on the entire territory that was different from ordinary sunlight.
He seemed to see that the secrets of the church and the secrets of this world were gradually being revealed by them.
It seems that all the mysteries in this world cannot be circumvented by two concepts:
One is "Black Dust", and the other... is God!
At the moment, he seems to have great power, but compared to the size of the entire world, the hidden strongmen that may exist in the major forces... and the scene in the dream, he is still not strong enough.
If he wants to become stronger, he must take the initiative and continue to complete tasks.
Thinking of this, he looked at the collection tasks on the panel.
[Collection Mission 2: Create a world-famous disaster. [Reward: Monster Element Disaster]]
In addition, there are four territory development missions that can be completed.
He instructed Xiao Pu: "Keep watching the movements of all parties, especially the Black Giant."
After hesitating for a moment, he added, "At the Spark Base, I can help you when necessary."
Although he did not have any deep feelings for that group of humans, the little girl he rescued was also there, and he had not yet uncovered all the secrets of Lee and Whitley.
Well, anyway...it's better not to let them all get wiped out accidentally.
Finally, he used his claws to hold down the two little razorback dragons that were fighting each other, and growled a few times: "Ah."
When I'm not at home, you all should listen to Xiao Pu and don't cause trouble.
"Roar!" The two little dragons immediately sat down obediently and nodded continuously.
There was even one that spewed dragon flames toward the sky to show that it was very powerful and would definitely guard the house when the adults were away.
You Huan gave the two dragons and one dragon a light blow on the head, then his figure spun and turned into drifting snow, disappearing again in the territory.
His goal this time was to capture a city not far away, which was occupied by a medium-sized zombie organization. (End of this chapter)