Chapter 569 The Secret in the Dome

Chapter 569 The Secret in the Dome

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

On the other side of the voice line, Wei Shishi said nothing more.

"Um, you mean Wei Bai... his temperament changed drastically and he also lost his memory?" Xu Ying's throat rolled and she asked cautiously.

"...No, I was wrong." Wei Shishi suddenly changed her mind, "Grandpa did feel depressed for a while and his temperament changed drastically, but that was because of the death of my parents. There is a reason for grandpa's change. ”

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

"I'm sorry for reminding you of sad things." Li Wenxi apologized.

"It's been a long time, and I was only five years old at the time." There was indeed no sadness in Wei Shishi's voice, "My parents' faces have been blurred in my memory."

Xu Ying was stunned.

No wonder...

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

You know, the Wei family is a family that controls the main military power, and the head of the Wei family has heavy responsibilities and heavy affairs.

As a result, Wei Bai, an old man in his seventies or eighties, is still in office. He is really too dedicated.

Moreover, when meeting her to talk about business, he had to bring his granddaughter, who was only in her twenties.

It turned out to be because...

The next generation heir is dead?

"Grandpa only had one son, my father. The death of my parents was a big blow to him, so it's normal for his temperament to change drastically at that time." Wei Shishi said softly.

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

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

He is not a mutated human, nor a genetically modified human, and his physical abilities are within the scope of normal humans.

But...

Some things cannot be taken lightly.

Although Xu Ying did not think there was anything wrong with Wei Bai, she still needed to make sure.

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

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

"Um..." Xu Ying hesitated for a moment, then asked, "Can I ask how your parents passed away? According to what you said before, mutated creatures will no longer attack human gathering places in the past few decades. Now, you should be in no danger..."

"It's just that there is no invasion from foreign enemies." Wei Shishi's tone remained calm, "When there are no foreign enemies, the biggest enemy of mankind is mankind itself."

"Ah, that's right..."

This is indeed true.

In the era when humans 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 humans, the greatest enemies of humans were indeed their own kind.

From personal grudges to national interests, abnormal death is very common.

"This..."

Xu Ying also wanted to ask for more details.

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

Forget about ordinary people, the successor head of the Wei family has a transcendent status in the entire underground human base, and is also very strictly protected. If they die, it is basically not an accident, but someone...
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Premeditated murder?

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

"I have marked the area you just mentioned. Our people are already rushing there. I will go there immediately."

Wei Shishi did not continue to talk about what had just happened, but her voice became colder and she started to deal with business.

"Ah, okay. Are you coming too? You shouldn't have any rest tonight, right?" Xu Ying asked.

"I've been sleeping for an hour. It's enough. Let's confirm your findings first." As he said that, a blind tone came from the other side of the voice.

Xu Ying and Li Wenxi looked at each other.

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

Forget it, it doesn’t feel right to ask that kind of thing in voice.

After you meet, find an opportunity to ask in person.

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

"He...I don't see what's wrong with him." Xu Ying told the truth.

Weibo's character is indeed very different from back then.

But it's not an unusual change.

After all, it has been fifty years.

He was young and frivolous back then, but fifty years later he has become calmer as an old man. In Xu Ying's eyes, this is a normal thing.

Moreover, in the conversation with him, one can actually feel the same temperament he had back then.

Therefore, she felt that Wei Bai should be fine.

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

There must be something fishy in this!

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

Wait a minute...

It seems that Wei Bai might have some interaction with those lackeys?

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

"Okay."

When the two women arrived at the area, a blockade had already been implemented nearby.

"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 blocked.

Wei Shishi had just handed over the task to the last group of people at this time, and then the group of people with professional tools and full armor dispersed.

"The teleportation decoration you mentioned must be made of metal." Wei Shishi asked Xu Ying directly when she saw the two women coming.

"Maybe..."

"What does "should" mean?" Wei Shishi immediately frowned, "You don't know?"

"I know! I was indeed a metal pillar at the time, but... I don't know if I am still there now." Xu Ying looked at the people who were exploring around, "If there is not much change from me at that time, it should be metal Made.”

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

"It's not impossible." Li Wenxi continued to observe the surroundings, "The locations 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, but it can still be done. There is some perception, although the perception will be hazy.”

"Oh?" Xu Ying looked at Li Wenxi and said in surprise, "Sister-in-law, do you have the ability to sense finished metal products? I didn't even know..."

"Well, but..." Li Wenxi stopped looking around and shook her head, "At least I can't feel the huge metal pillars you mentioned around me. If they are really that big and close to the ground, I shouldn’t be able to notice it.”

"Let's do a blanket search first." Wei Shishi said, "The perception is very hazy, so it cannot be considered accurate. Regarding what Xu Ying said, I must get a clear answer."
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"You seem...very concerned 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 do anything. Doubtful.”

Wei Shishi's expression changed slightly.

"Do you... already have some clues?" Xu Ying and Wei Shishi looked face to face, "Have you discovered something before?"

Xu Ying just told Wei Shishi a hypothesis. Is it necessary to ask so many people to dig three feet into the ground when everyone is sleeping?

The team members just now were all a little listless, and they were obviously awakened from their sleep.

To be 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 so urgently.

"...Let's verify the authenticity 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 hands 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 and it is best not to hide anything. .”

Wei Shishi said nothing.

Time passed minute by minute, and after about half an hour, hundreds of team members completed their tasks and gathered again.

Nothing was found.

"It seems that your suspicion 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 metal nearly ten meters below the ground. In order to make sure there are no 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... maybe I really made a mistake?" Xu Ying said with some doubts, "But... if it's not a teleportation device, what's going on in this polluted area? Is it because of mutant creatures? .”

As she said that, she looked at Li Wenxi who had been silent for a long time: "Sister-in-law, what do you think?"

Li Wenxi looked up at the dome of the underground world at this time.

"Is there anything up there...Ah!" Xu Ying clapped her hands, "Directly above here is near the mineral point!"

Wei Shishi also looked up.

At this time, on the dome directly above, there were countless crystal ores emitting white light arranged in a disorderly manner.

It doesn't look any different from other areas.

But this place is indeed very close to the mineral point that Li Wenxi pointed out!

Very close!

"It's the mineral point." Li Wenxi said thoughtfully, "The dome's mineral point is a whole piece, occupying a large area, and the one directly above here is near the edge of the mining area."

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

Li Wenxi looked at the two women and pointed upward at the same time: "In the sky?"

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

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

"Because this is already an underground world, and there is a layer of barrier between it and the above ground." Xu Ying pointed to the dome, "If the transmission device is buried underground in the underground world, then the transmission device may …poor reception.”

"But if it is embedded in the dome... these problems may be solved." Xu Ying looked up again, squinting slightly and looking at the dome two or three kilometers away, "After all... your dome is their ground. .”

"I had this thought just now." Li Wenxi nodded, and then raised her own doubts, "But if this is the case, how can we explain the contaminated soil?"

Can the transmission device in the dome also contaminate the soil below?

In what way?

Could it be...

"The waste from the conveyor is liquid, and if it drips from above, it can also contaminate the soil." Xu Ying gave an explanation, "In short, it is indeed possible."

There is basically no wind in the underground world base area, and the air flow is slow. Liquids dropped from high altitudes will not be blown around, and it is possible for them to drip directly below.

"I know." Wei Shishi looked a little solemn, "It seems that the mining above will start immediately. But... I can't help much."

"Why?" Xu Ying looked at her.

"Our Wei family is not responsible for the mining of ores, the Yuan family is responsible for resource mining."

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

To put it simply, it is a family that controls resources and the economy.

It has been passed down for thousands of years.

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

"The Yuan family..." Xu Ying hesitated, "Should I look for them?"

"Grandpa should be talking to the head of the Yuan family now." Wei Shishi looked towards the city, towards the three tallest buildings.

"The Yuan family is different from our Wei family. Our Wei family feels that high-rise buildings are too conspicuous and easy to destroy. Once an accident occurs, they will put themselves in crisis, 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 head of the family lives in the top three floors and can overlook the entire city at any time. Grandpa, maybe he is in their high-rise building now ”

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

"Don't worry about this." Wei Shishi shook her head, "It's impossible for the three of us to attack each other. With my grandfather personally taking action, if it's quick, we should be able to start work within today. Then, together, you... ”

At this time, Wei Shishi's expression changed slightly and she clicked on the headphones she was wearing.

It was the same one she gave to Li Wenxi before.

"Grandpa, what are you doing there? The other party doesn't agree? Why?"

"Okay, I get it."

Wei Shishi clicked on the earphones again, then frowned: "The conversation... failed."

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

"Yes." Wei Shishi nodded, "The other party said that mining the dome may cause large-scale collapse. Their technology is not enough to mine safely and may cause hidden dangers to the safety of the city, so they rejected grandpa's proposal."< br>

"This reason is really... irrefutable." Xu Ying felt 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 imagination."

"What?" Both women turned to look at her.

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

Li Wenxi's words shocked both women.

"...If the alien invaders hadn't mined it themselves, the only ones capable of mining underground would be the Yuan family." Wei Shishi said in a deep voice.

"Then they say they don't have the ability to mine and don't have enough technology." Xu Ying said softly, thinking at the same time, "Could it be that they want to hide something?"

Li Wenxi no longer looked up at the sky, but lowered her head and rubbed her neck. At the same time, she guessed: "For example, is that some kind of transmission device that they put up?"

"If this is really the case..." Xu Ying looked at the buildings in the city and sighed, "Then the Yuan family is really incredible."

"Don't make preconceptions." Wei Shishi's expression was a little ugly, but she still said rationally, "It needs to be investigated." (End of Chapter)