The Foreign Researcher

Cao Shudong had learned a great deal of information from this foreign researcher. So much so that she herself found it hard to believe!

Her stumbling upon this researcher's information online was entirely accidental. While watching a live stream about wild beasts, Cao Shudong saw an English comment scroll past. Driven by curiosity, she paused the video to translate the sentence. The translated content left her utterly astounded. In her mind, only two words appeared: "Superb!".

Those comments were highly professional, resembling a true expert evaluating wild beasts. This researcher not only correctly identified the two animal species in the video but also analyzed their strengths and weaknesses using various highly advanced technical terms, exuding the aura of a deeply knowledgeable scholar. However, this comment was mocked by many other netizens as "showing off," leading to countless insults and negative reviews. It was precisely because of this "infamy" and its unusual length that Cao Shudong noticed it.

While others only wrote a few short words, this researcher wrote a long passage in a foreign language with rich vocabulary, truly a misfit in the comment section. Cao Shudong was curious about which fellow was so free to type so many words, and even more curious about the fierce wave of criticism. If she hadn't noticed this comment, she would have blamed herself for being blind.

Through this, Cao Shudong found the researcher's account and began chatting. Although they initially faced a language barrier, once they started, the conversation between them became incredibly lively, to the point where they could stay up all night messaging each other despite the risk of sudden death!

During their chats, Cao Shudong also harbored many doubts. Why would this researcher reveal so many secrets to her? What did she have for him to exploit? Furthermore, although he shared a lot of news about the apocalypse, she still knew nothing about his true identity, except that he was male. However, Cao Shudong thought about it: she was the one who proactively contacted him without anyone's guidance, so perhaps he didn't have any deep-seated designs.

She felt a bit frustrated by the feeling of not grasping the root of the matter, but then decided to "let it go." When soldiers come, block them; when water rises, raise the soil. If there really was some plot, she would deal with it when it arrived! At that time, she would see if the hot and cold weapons stored in her space would come in handy. After all, the purpose of hoarding them was for self-defense. Thinking of this, she smiled faintly, her mood instantly brightening.

From the researcher's account, Cao Shudong learned that the situation abroad was extremely chaotic, even "dire." There, whoever had the stronger force was the boss. Due to lax weapon control, everything descended into chaos as soon as the apocalypse began. Although this researcher was in a relatively safe place with guards, he still heard gunfire and explosions every day as people fought over property and food. He couldn't hide his admiration for the peaceful country and living environment Cao Shudong had.

He also revealed a piece of crucial information: in Yi Zhou, where she lived, animals from other continents had already migrated over through underground tunnels. The animals had worked together to dig countless underground paths to travel, but humans were strictly forbidden from approaching. Anyone who entered these tunnels would be attacked by all kinds of animals. The strange thing was that in these tunnels, carnivores and herbivores coexisted peacefully, never attacking one another, as if this rule had been deeply engraved into their genes.

His research institute had named this system the "Animal Road." To verify it, they had sent multiple prisoners carrying robots to explore. The first group was completely wiped out in less than an hour, and even the robots were destroyed, only managing to transmit back a few images. The images showed that the animals had cooperated incredibly seamlessly to eliminate the humans first before destroying the machinery. The institute had sent three batches of prisoners, but not a single one returned alive.

During the conversation, the researcher also shared some details that made Cao Shudong feel a chill run down her spine.