MTL - Starting Off Survival With A Small Treehouse-Chapter 568 secret in the dome

Wei Shishi's words made Xu Ying and Li Wenxi stunned for two seconds, and then looked at each other.

On the voice side, Wei Shishi didn't say anything more.

"Um, you mean that Wei Bo...had a big change in his temperament and lost his memory?" Xu Ying asked cautiously with her throat rolling.

"...No, I was wrong." Wei Shishi suddenly changed her words, "Grandpa was indeed depressed for a while, and his temperament changed a lot, but that was because of the death of my parents. Grandpa changed for a reason. .”

"Your parents..." Xu Ying opened her mouth.

"I'm sorry, I reminded you of something sad." Li Wenxi apologized.

"It's been a long time, and I was only five years old at the time." Wei Shishi's voice did not have any sense of sadness, "My parents' faces have been blurred in my memory."

Xu Ying was stunned.

No wonder…

She also wondered why Wei Bai, an old man in his seventies or eighties, abdicated.

One must know that the Wei family is an aristocratic family that controls the main military force, and the Patriarch of the Wei family has heavy responsibilities and heavy affairs.

As a result, Wei Bai, an old man in his 70s and 80s, is still in office, so he is really very dedicated.

Moreover, when meeting with her to discuss business matters, he had to bring his granddaughter who was only in her twenties.

It turned out to be because...

The next generation of heirs died?

"Grandpa only has one son, which is my father. The death of my parents hit him hard, so it's normal for him to change his temperament at that time." Wei Shishi said softly.

"Well, indeed." Xu Ying also felt that Wei Bai should be fine.

She had had face-to-face contact with Wei Bo at that time, and from her point of view, Wei Bo was an absolutely normal person.

He is not a mutant human, nor is he a genetically modified human, and his physical abilities are also within the scope of normal human beings.

but…

Some things cannot be sloppy.

Although Xu Ying didn't think there was a problem with Wei Bai, she still needed to be sure.

Well, let's talk to Wei Bo later about what happened fifty years ago, and see how much he remembers.

However, she was a little concerned about Wei Shishi's parents.

"That..." Xu Ying hesitated for a moment, but still asked, "May I ask, how did your parents die? According to what you said before, mutant creatures will no longer attack human gathering places in the past few decades." , you should be in no danger..."

"It's just that there is no invasion of foreign enemies." Wei Shishi's tone remained flat, "When there are no foreign enemies, the greatest enemy of human beings is human beings themselves."

"Ah, that's right..."

This is true.

In the era when human beings were the absolute rulers of the earth thousands of years ago, and in that era when other creatures were basically unable to cause harm to human beings, the greatest enemy of human beings was indeed the same kind.

From small personal grievances to large national interests, abnormal deaths are very common.

"this…"

Xu Ying still wanted to ask for more details.

You know, Wei Shishi's parents should be the successor head of the Wei family.

Forget about ordinary people, the successor Patriarch of the Wei family is a transcendent existence in the entire underground human base, and the protection is also very strict. If they die, it is basically impossible to be due to an accident, but someone...

Premeditated murder?

However, just as she was about to ask some details, Wei Shishi spoke up.

"I've already marked the area you just mentioned, our people are already rushing there, and I'll go there right away."

Wei Shishi didn't continue to talk about what happened just now, but her voice calmed down, and she started to deal with business.

"Ah, good. Are you coming too? You probably didn't rest tonight, did you?" Xu Ying asked.

"I've been asleep for an hour, enough

Enough, let's confirm your findings first. "As he spoke, a blind voice came from the other side of the voice.

Xu Ying and Li Wenxi looked at each other.

"It's really fast." Xu Ying curled her lips.

Forget it, it always feels bad to ask that kind of thing in the voice.

After the meeting, look for opportunities to ask in person.

"That grandpa, does he really have a problem?" Li Wenxi asked worriedly at this moment.

"He...I don't see any problem with him." Xu Ying said honestly.

Wei Bo's personality is indeed very different from that of the past.

But it's not an unusual change.

After all, fifty years have passed.

He was young and frivolous back then, but fifty years later, he became calm when he was old. In Xu Ying's eyes, this is a normal thing.

Moreover, in the conversation with him, you can actually feel the temperament of the year.

Therefore, she felt that Wei Bai should be fine.

But the death of the successor of the Wei family...

There must be something strange in this!

Maybe it has something to do with those lackeys, and maybe Wei Bai can know something.

Wait a moment…

From this point of view, maybe Wei Bo and those lackeys... have some intersection?

"Oh, my head is going to explode!" Xu Ying rubbed her head in distress, she is not good at analyzing these things, "Let's go over there to meet Wei Shishi first."

"it is good."

When the two women came to that area, the surrounding areas had already been cordoned off.

"It's so fast." Li Wenxi said in surprise.

At the same time, she also saw Wei Shishi.

The two women walked over and were not stopped.

At this time, Wei Shishi just gave the task of the last group of people, and then the group of people with professional tools and full armor dispersed.

"The teleportation decoration you mentioned is definitely made of metal." Wei Shishi asked Xu Ying directly when she saw the two girls coming.

"probably…"

"What should it be?" Wei Shishi immediately frowned, "You don't know either?"

"I know! I was indeed a metal pillar back then, but... I don't know if it's still the same now." Xu Ying looked at the people around who were exploring, "If it hasn't changed much from me then, it should be made of metal. of."

Wei Shishi nodded slightly, and then looked at Li Wenxi who was looking around: "Li Wenxi, you can find metal ore, but you can't find finished tools made of metal?"

"It's not impossible." Li Wenxi still observed the surroundings, "The location of metal minerals will be relatively clearer, and the perception of metal products will be much weaker. Probably because I don't want me to misjudge metal products as mineral resources. However, it is still possible. Some perception, although the perception will be more hazy."

"Oh?" Xu Ying looked at Li Wenxi and said in surprise, "Sister-in-law, you can still perceive metal products? I don't even know..."

"Well, but..." Li Wenxi no longer looked around, but shook her head, "At least I can't feel the huge metal pillars you mentioned around. If it is really that big and close to the ground, I will It shouldn’t be unnoticed.”

"Let's do a blanket search first." Wei Shishi said, "The perception is very hazy, so it can't be considered accurate. Regarding what Xu Ying said, I must get a clear answer."

"You seem to... care about this matter?" Xu Ying looked at her and asked, "I was actually worried about what I would do if you thought I was talking nonsense and ignored me. I didn't expect that you didn't suspect much .”

Wei Shishi's complexion changed slightly.

"Did you...already have some clues?" Xu Ying and Wei Shishi looked at each other face to face, "Did you discover something before?"

Xu Ying just made a hypothesis to Wei Shishi just now, is it necessary to call so many people to dig three feet at this time when everyone is sleeping?

just those teams

All the members were listless, obviously woken up from sleep.

She was able to attach so much importance to it, she must have thought of something, and felt that what Xu Ying said was possible, so she wanted to verify it in such a hurry.

"...Let's verify the truth of what you said first."

Xu Ying came to her side: "Is it related to your parents... I was wrong, don't look at me like that, it's scary..."

Seeing the coldness in Wei Shishi's eyes, Xu Ying immediately raised her hand in surrender, took two steps back, and finally said: "This matter is related to the fate of the entire human race, I hope you can think clearly, it is best not to hide anything .”

Wei Shishi didn't speak.

Time passed by every minute and every second. After about half an hour, hundreds of team members completed their tasks and assembled again.

Nothing was found.

"It seems that your conjecture is not valid." Wei Shishi looked at Xu Ying, her expression became much more relaxed.

"...Are you sure there are no omissions in your detection?" Xu Ying frowned.

"Although our Wei family is not specifically responsible for resource collection, the tools in our hands can detect metals about ten meters below the ground. In order not to make mistakes, I asked them to detect this area three times."

Xu Ying also tried that detection tool just now, and it was indeed effective.

"If that's the case... then maybe I really made a mistake?" Xu Ying said with some doubts, "But... if it wasn't the teleportation device, what happened to this contaminated area? Could it be because of mutant creatures?"

As she spoke, she looked at Li Wenxi who had been silent all this time: "Sister-in-law, what do you think?"

At this moment, Li Wenxi looked up at the dome of the underground world.

"Is there something on it...Ah!" Xu Ying clapped her hands, "It's right above here, near that mine!"

Wei Shishi also looked up.

At this time, on the dome directly above, there are countless crystal ore emitting white light arranged in a mess.

It doesn't look any different from other areas.

But it is indeed very close to the mine that Li Wenxi was referring to!

very close!

"It's the mining site." Li Wenxi said thoughtfully, "The mining site on the dome is a whole piece, occupying a large area, and right above here, it is near the edge of this mining area."

"Tell me, is it possible... the teleportation device you mentioned is not underground, but in..."

Li Wenxi looked at the two women, and at the same time pointed upwards with her finger: "In the sky?"

"...It's very possible!" Xu Ying immediately gave a clear answer, "It's even more likely than underground!"

"Why?" Wei Shishi turned to look at her and asked.

"Because this is already an underground world, there is a layer of barriers above the ground." Xu Ying pointed to the dome, "If the teleportation device is buried underground in the underground world, the teleportation device may …poor reception.”

"But if it's embedded in the dome... Maybe these problems can be solved." Xu Ying looked up again, narrowing her eyes slightly to look at the dome two or three kilometers away, "After all... your dome is their ground."

"I also had this idea just now." Li Wenxi nodded, and then raised her own doubts, "But if this is the case, how can the polluted soil be explained?"

Can the teleportation device in the dome pollute the soil below?

In what way?

Could it be...

"The waste of the transmission device is liquid, and if it drips from the top, it can also pollute the soil." Xu Ying explained, "In short, it is indeed possible."

There is basically no wind in the base of the underground world, the air flow is slow, and the liquid dropped from high altitude will not be blown to the ground, and it is possible to just drop directly below.

"I see." Wei Shishi looked serious, "It seems that the mining on the top will start immediately. It's just... I can't help much

. "

"Why?" Xu Ying looked at her.

"Our Wei family is not in charge of ore mining, it is the Yuan family that is in charge of resource mining."

The Yuan family, the other one of the three, is mainly responsible for the mining, storage and utilization of various resources, and is responsible for managing the economy of the entire human settlement.

To put it simply, it is the aristocratic family in charge of resources and economy.

It has also been passed down for thousands of years.

Although Xu Xin shuffled the cards several times during the period.

"The Yuan family..." Xu Ying hesitated, "Should I go and find them?"

"Grandpa should be talking with the head of the Yuan family right now." Wei Shishi looked towards the direction of the city, looking at the three tallest buildings.

"The Yuan family is different from our Wei family. Our Wei family thinks that the targets of high-rise buildings are too conspicuous and easy to destroy. Once an accident occurs, we will put ourselves in danger, so our building is basically only used as a special watchtower. , after all, the height is there.”

"But most of the Yuan family live directly in their high-rise building, and their patriarch lives on the top three floors, and can overlook the whole city at any time. Grandpa, he may be in their high-rise building right now. middle."

Li Wenxi was slightly worried: "If there is something wrong with the Yuan family, won't your old man be in danger?"

"Don't worry about that." Wei Shishi shook her head, "It's impossible for the three of us to fight against each other. With my grandfather personally doing the job, we should be able to start work within today. When the time comes, you all together..."

At this time, Wei Shishi's complexion changed slightly, and she tapped the earphones she was wearing.

It is the same one she gave Li Wenxi before.

"Grandpa, over there... what? The other party disagrees? Why?"

"okay, I get it."

Wei Shishi tapped the earphone again, then frowned directly: "The conversation...failed."

Xu Ying looked at the building in the distance: "No mining?"

"En." Wei Shishi nodded, "The other party said that mining the dome may cause large-scale collapse, and their technology is not enough to mine safely, which may cause hidden dangers to the safety of the city, so they rejected Grandpa's proposal."

"This kind of reason is really... impossible to refute." Xu Ying felt a little helpless.

Indeed, if the sky really fell, many people would probably die.

Li Wenxi looked up at the dome again: "There is something, I don't know if it is my illusion."

"What?" Both women turned to look at her. UU Reading www.uukanshu.com

"Well... the first time I saw the mining area above, I had a feeling that the mining area above was half-mined."

Li Wenxi's words surprised both women.

"...If the alien invaders didn't mine it themselves, the only ones capable of mining underground are the Yuan family." Wei Shishi said in a deep voice.

"Then they say they don't have the ability to mine, and the technology is not enough." Xu Ying said softly, thinking at the same time, "Could it be, what are they trying to hide?"

Li Wenxi no longer looked up at the sky, but lowered her head and rubbed her neck, guessing at the same time: "For example, that teleportation device, they put it on?"

"If that's the case..." Xu Ying looked at the buildings in the city and sighed, "Then the Yuan family is really amazing."

"Don't be preconceived." Wei Shishi's expression was also a little ugly, but she still said rationally, "We need to investigate."

(end of this chapter)