Chapter 58 - 58 Civilization
58 Civilization
“What did you dream about last night?” Ning Shi asked instead of answering.
Luo Yao immediately blushed and lowered her head. Zong Shangren shivered. Only Jiang Bichao looked normal as he described.
“We all had a strange dream last night. In the dream, we appeared in the field of a new garden. Master, you taught us Bajiquan step by step.”
“When I woke up this morning, although I had a splitting headache, the knowledge of Bajiquan from my dream was deeply imprinted in my mind, as if it had become my body’s instinct.”
“How can there be such a coincidence when the same thing happened to all three of us?” Jiang Bichao analyzed. “It must be your special ability, master.”
Ning Shi did not respond to Luo Yao and Jiang Bichao’s words.
This was the advantage of being a master. If the disciple wanted an answer, he, as the master, could choose to give them the answer. If he didn’t, he could pretend to be mysterious and put on airs.
He decided to let his disciples guess since the final explanation was in his hands.
“Let’s go to the field.” Ning Shi smiled.
On the field, the three of them demonstrated the six opening moves and eight moves of Bajiquan. At first, they were a little awkward, but towards the end, they were very familiar with the moves.
Although it was not flexible enough, it could be said that they had grasped the various essentials of Bajiquan.
After examining their performance, Ning Shi knew in his heart that his three disciples had just touched on the basics and had not yet reached level 3 of Bajiquan. They would probably continue to dream these few days.
“Don’t do any intense exercises for the next three days. The Bajiquan practice is mainly based on routine and moves so that your body can get enough rest.”
“The next round of training will begin in three days. In the next round of training, you must deepen your understanding of the extreme body forging method.”
“The master led the way, but cultivation depended on the individual.”
“I won’t be keeping an eye on you all the time in the training after this. You’ve all memorized the extreme body forging method. Now, you have to use your brain more and carefully figure out the true meaning of the technique.”
“If there’s anything you don’t understand, just call me.”
After saying this, Ning Shi left.
It had been five days since the last first-person perspective game.
Today was the day that the allied forces of the Ole and Elven Empires had agreed to attack Duohuang. Ning Shi was still a little worried about leaving the pilot to the system.
Ning Shi was worried that the avatar would play tricks again, so he prepared to return to the dormitory and control the avatar himself.
In the Bei Shi Nation, Hao Meng appeared out of thin air above the original location of the capital, Kabi City.
As far as her eyes could see, there was only a bare land. The large city with a population of millions had become a thing of the past in a few days.
Standing here, human civilization was like a dream bubble that would break at the slightest touch.
Only the asphalt roads, cement roads, and ceramic tiles on the first floor of the shopping mall on the ground showed the prosperity of human civilization once in this place.
Mo Yun slowly appeared behind Hao Meng. After seeing the scene on the ground, she sighed and said.
“The gold-devouring ants are just as we’ve studied, they don’t gnaw on the surface and underground.”
Hao Meng entered smart mode and spoke without any emotion.
“This is an inevitable choice for biological evolution. If the gold-devouring ants even devour the underground material, the entire race will be hard-pressed to escape extinction.”
“According to our research, gold-eating ants build their nests in underground caves. They turn a blind eye to the materials on the surface and underground.”
“Among so many types of bugs, only gold-eating ants had the ability and need to devour matter. Other bugs didn’t have this ability.”
“If all the bugs were like the gold-eating ants, the insect world would have been devoured long ago.”
“Don’t think that these insects only have animal instincts.”
“When many researchers were studying the insects in the insect world, they still had an arrogant attitude that humans were the only intelligent creatures. It was really stupid of them to bring such thoughts with them as they deal with these insects.”
“The insects in the insect world have also developed the seed of civilization. It’s a completely different civilization from our human world.”
“The gold-eating ants, which seemed to have the most destructive power, were actually a type of mining engineer unit. Insects like the thunder moth and magma worms were the combat units.”
“Every attack of the swarm was organized and coordinated.”
“There must be an intelligent creature commanding them from behind.”
“Mo Yu and I secretly went to the insect world and found a kind of five-colored Phantom Butterfly. It has no combat power, but this butterfly often flies in front of the insect group.”
“Countless bugs gathered together and watched the Phantom Butterfly dance.”
“The scene was like tens of thousands of people gathered together to watch a concert or a football game.”
“Insects have their own entertainment. Are these creatures still the insects you know?”
“To study the insects, we must give up the inherent pride of humans and understand their civilization from an equal perspective.”
Mo Yun’s mouth twitched. She was only a simple-minded awakener and did not know anything about scientific research.
Although Hao Meng’s words were not profound and were shocking, she was not interested at all. She now regretted her exclamation just now and was worried that Hao Meng would continue.
Fortunately, the swarm of insects saved her.
Less than two minutes after the two of them appeared in Kabi City, a black storm swept over from afar.
Mo Yun’s vision was extremely good. She swept a glance and said, it’s the gold-eating ants and bomb bugs. Strange, these two types of bugs never appear at the same time, but now they’re mixed together.”
Hao Meng and Mo Yun did not panic at all in the face of the swarm of insects.
As the swarm of insects approached, Hao Meng waved her hand and tens of thousands of insects were instantly controlled by her. They gathered into a ball and separated themselves from the swarm to approach Hao Meng.
As for the other insects, they suddenly lost their target. Hao Meng and Mo Yun were clearly in front of them, but they seemed to be separated by thousands of mountains and rivers.
The insects hovered for a while, then flew north and disappeared into the sky.
Mo Yun had a smug expression.
“What do you think, director? Isn’t my Spatial Folding Technique powerful?”
Unfortunately, she was facing Hao Meng in smart mode, so her proud bragging was destined to get no response.
“I’ve got the bugs. Let’s find a place to build a research base first.”
Hao Meng’s figure flickered and landed on a floor covered with tiles.
She scanned the ground and came to a steel plate. Her eyes focused, and the steel plate seemed to be grabbed by an invisible hand and lifted up.
A hole was revealed.
Instantly, a sour smell mixed with feces, urine, farts, and sweat came out of the hole.
Mo Yun covered his nose and took a few steps back.
However, Hao Meng didn’t seem to notice and jumped down directly, covering the steel plate as she passed through the hole.
This was the underground parking lot of the shopping mall. The scale of the shopping mall was average, and there was only a one-story underground parking lot.
After the insect disaster, people gradually realized that as long as the entrance to the underground garage was covered, the insects would not come in.
In order to save their lives, many people fled to the garage. The underground garage, which was less than 1000 square meters, was densely packed with hundreds of people.
Their faces were dark, and their expressions were numb and desperate. Everyone looked weak.
It was obvious that they had not eaten for a few days.
In fact, if it hadn’t been for the rain these two days, the rainwater on the ground would not have been discharged into the garage through cracks, and they would have died of thirst.
It was dark under the garage, and the visibility was extremely low. Fortunately, Hao Meng’s five senses were powerful, otherwise, she might have stepped on the people lying on the ground.
Mo Yun couldn’t stand the smell of the underground parking lot and had already escaped into an alternate dimension. The crowd could only see Hao Meng.
Hao Meng’s arrival caused a commotion in the crowd.
Clean, tidy clothes and a body full of vitality, this was the aura of human civilization.
For these people who had lived underground for a few days, civilization seemed to have gone far away.
Hao Meng’s footsteps did not stop. She nimbly passed through the crowd and walked straight ahead.
In the middle of the garage, there was a glass room with a faint light.
The door wasn’t locked. Hao Meng pushed the door open and walked in. She saw a middle-aged black man sitting in the room. He looked a little old, but he was in good spirits.
Beside him, there were a few strong black men holding guns.
Seeing Hao Meng come in, the middle-aged black man had a strange look on his face.
He stood up and stared at Hao Meng, muttering, “Such a white and tender girl! Such delicacy! It’s been a long time since I’ve tasted such a fine dish.”
As he spoke, he drooled.
The black man’s eyes were fierce, and he was like a beast hunting for prey. A stream of mental energy turned into a sharp thorn and stabbed toward Hao Meng!
“Ah!”
Hao Meng stood still, but the middle-aged black man held his head and knelt on the ground, screaming in pain.
These were the symptoms of a spiritual-type awakener suffering from the backlash of their own mental attack.
Hao Meng’s face was expressionless as she issued a mechanical command.
“Tell me your name, ability, and what you’ve been through in the past few days!”
The black man immediately stopped howling, and his body began to speak.
“My name is Hei Teng. I used to be an underground rapper. When I was 30 years old, I offended drug dealers and was beaten up. God took care of me and let me awaken my mental abilities.”
“Because I had no one to teach me, I had been fumbling about how to use my ability for more than ten years and gradually learned two skills. One was to twist my spirit into a force to attack the enemy.”
“The other is a combination of my rapping ability. I found that when I rap, I add my spiritual-type ability to produce a strange hypnotic effect.”
“When I sing songs that detest the world, everyone will become angry and anxious. When I sing songs that praise love and peace, the hearts of the listeners will be filled with peace, and everyone’s hearts will be filled with love and kindness.”
“My rap can influence people’s emotions.”
“Gradually, I became famous in the Bei Shi Nation and became a pop rapper.
“When the insect disaster struck, I was having a party with many people. I was so high that I only woke up a day later. By then, there was no way to escape.”
Hei Teng’s face was filled with fear. He realized that he was in a strange state of hypnosis, but his mouth didn’t stop as he continued speaking.
“I hid in the underground garage and was lucky enough to escape the insect attack. At first, the garage was in chaos, and everyone was fighting over food and water.”
“Using my advantage as an awakener, I quickly took control of the situation and recruited a few gang members with firearms to help me maintain order.”
“There’s a power room in the garage with a diesel generator and a few barrels of diesel. I used this to generate electricity and light up my room.”
“There are hundreds of people outside, why do you need more people?” Hao Meng asked.
“Food. The people outside are my food. I eat meat when I’m hungry and drink blood when I’m thirsty. In order to ensure the freshness of my food, I used my singing ability to calm everyone’s resentment.”
“Otherwise, these hundreds of people would have already started fighting and devouring each other.”