Chapter 1810: Chapter 1810: Lucky Yet Unlucky
In the underground shopping mall, Ying Hai should have explained to the others; each smile on their faces was suppressed with pain. Ying Yu was playing videos for the three children with a projector, videos taken from other zones. The children weren’t watching for the first ti; they knew the things on screen couldn’t be touched, so they just cuddled beside the adults, constantly asking what the things on the screen were, or if they could be eaten.
"Mom, I want to eat that too." The child in the wheelchair pointed at the bakery in the video.
The child’s mother held back tears and said, "Mom will make it for you in the future... "
Xu Huo stood to one side and suddenly waved his hand in the direction of the video. The two mascots standing at the bakery door wobbled their chubby bodies and walked out from the screen, holding big cakes filled with a rich aroma, instantly transforming the enclosed basent into a bustling street.
The mascots staggeringly ca over, grabbing the three children and running towards the crowd. The sky suddenly filled with various balloons, and adults walking on the street gathered around them, lifting them up to grab the balloons flying in the air. The passing dance troupe stuffed various candies into their hands and adorned them with beautiful wreaths.
People seed to rush to catch a celebration. After the three children left the mascots, they were carried up by the crowd onto a passing cartoon float. The float, accompanied by performing teams and tourists, slowly moved towards the center of the city, where large inflatable dolls stood. Occasionally, there were flying devices with color cannons coming out, scattering a lot of ribbons and countless candies and food!
"Mom! So much food!" The child in the wheelchair shouted while reaching to catch the items falling from high places. Unfortunately, with limited hands and pockets, he and the other two buddies were troubled about how to take the items away. The mascot beside the float gave them a big cart and poured a bag of candy into it.
"Thank you, uncle!" The children said in unison, no longer caring to watch the performance; they kept picking up food along the way.
Xu Huo deliberately gestured to remind the Ying siblings, only showing them the beginning of the "celebration" before bringing them and others out, watching the three children shouting and sweating with excitent, happy but sowhat reluctant to continue watching.
The elder re-invited Xu Huo to sit down and said, "Jade Bird City is very big, but when we arrived, let alone malls and supermarkets, even the grain storage had almost nothing left, so the children’s days were hard until Ying Hai and Ying Yu beca Players."
"People my age have seen the prosperity of Zone 010 and witnessed its downfall, but these children, born into suffering, have not had a single good day since birth... "
Not only that, but it can also be foreseen that the best situation for their remaining lives will be no different.
"Do you have an impression of the origin of Black Thorn genetic disease?" Xu Huo asked.
The elder shook his head, "At first, it was heard to have broken out in the Capital City, but when the news spread, everyone seed to get infected with the disease. So research said that a certain gene of us people in Zone 010 couldn’t adapt to the sudden environntal changes, leading to a mutation, which cannot be cured."
"Is there any news related to possible cures?" Xu Huo asked again.
The elder showed evident fatigue, "Even if there were, it wouldn’t reach our ears; instead, the outbreak of Black Thorn disease once triggered rumors of the governnt kidnapping people for live experints. Many were very afraid, fearing being caught for drug trials. Back then, everyone, including , feared hearing any treatnt news for the Black Thorn disease."
"Because not only were there rumors of drug trials, but also so radicals wanted to kill people with Black Thorn disease to prevent them from infecting others." Fan Yunhong shook his head, "My father said it was chaotic at that ti; many people died inexplicably; there were even unstable individuals randomly killing people in the middle of the night."
"As a result, no one expected the Different Species Group to arrive so quickly; both killers and those destined to be killed suddenly beca food."
"Surviving from that period is both fortunate and unfortunate." The elder stopped there, unable to emit more negative energy, then revived his spirit and said, "However, survival always brings hope eventually. Ying Hai and Ying Yu beca Players, and when they grow stronger, we might get tickets to other zones."
Going to other zones is a kind of hope, but for those present, it’s uncertain if they can survive even if they leave. Ying Hai and Ying Yu have said so examples where people from Zone 010 faced exclusion in other areas, and more people would fear when seeing the Black Thorn on them. The governnt and Players in outside zones, to confirm they weren’t deliberately implanted sources of contagious diseases, would strictly manage and inspect them.
In this phase, how they live depends entirely on what other zones say. So zones might be interested in their genetic disease, while so might secretly execute them only to avoid causing fear among the public.
In other words, stepping out of Zone 010 doesn’t guarantee they will live in the sunshine.
"When people have limited cognition, they tend to fear and reject unfamiliar things. Eventually, more people will understand what Black Thorn disease is, and there surely will be those willing to accept us." The elder encouraged everyone.
Fan Yunhong’s eyes floated upon hearing this, "Eventually... will I find such a place before I die...? And if found, so what, anyway, there’s no next generation... "
The elder suddenly gripped his hand, "Young man, you must have hope for life!"
Fan Yunhong hesitated for a mont, uncertainly following his words, "Yes, have hope."
Three children were already asleep, Xu Huo retrieved the Spiritual World and subsequently recorded the safety zones that had existed nearby with the information provided by the elder, although he had no particular impression of the letters starting with CKX.
"Most safety zones are nad with numbers... perhaps after the large safety zones disappeared, survivors set up small camps and used different nas." The elder said.
As a reward, Xu Huo paid him a fairly generous amount, additionally providing so food.
That night, the child in the wheelchair passed away in his sleep.
Xu Huo also received a reply from Dr. Deng, not knowing what Mr. Dong or "eat three bowls of rice each al" had done. Dr. Deng’s flamboyant handwriting indicated his anger, his tone was also very blunt; however, he finally revealed that he and his colleagues indeed ca to Zone 010 for the Black Thorn disease.
They were focusing not on the pain itself, but to understand the reason behind the disease causing infertility, after all, it takes about thirty to forty years for the Black Thorn to grow to the heart, and Zone 010 tried letting individuals under twenty reproduce as the Black Thorn hasn’t grown to the lower abdon or invaded the reproductive system by this stage.
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