Armor-piercing bullets don't believe in carbon-based monsters

Chapter 185: The Tide of Mimic Heretic Beasts and Conspiracy

The night passed.

Chen Jian expected that before the negotiations with the Mechanicus began, someone from Jinling City would come to visit.

But he didn't expect that the first to arrive would be the Yuanhuan Chamber of Commerce.

The goods assigned to them for escort should have arrived in Jinling a long time ago, but due to the continuous war, even an organization with powerful connections like the Yuanhuan Chamber of Commerce did not have the courage to cross the restricted area and deliver the goods to the Jinling ruins. So they waited until Chen Jian and others entered Jinling City before finally delivering the goods.

It was obviously too late.

Fortunately, this thing was not used in the end.

So, when Wang Lizi brought something into the manor and expressed his sincere apologies to Chen Jian, Chen Jian simply waved his hand lightly and said:
"It's ok."

"Anyway, we don't need this stuff anymore - we have something better."

“It’s definitely better.”

Wang Lizi casually looked back at the 30A parked in the manor, and then said:
"You actually found a tank that can still be used. This proves that you must have opened the treasure house in the Jinling Ruins, right?"

"You knew this was a tank?"

Chen Jian was a little surprised, while the latter said frankly:
"We only know the name. As for its specific functions and usage, they have actually been lost."

"In fact, not to mention me, even the top leaders of the Adeptus Mechanicus might know the name 'Tank'."

"It's just that due to various considerations, they will not spread this knowledge to the outside world. Instead, they prefer to establish a religious image to consolidate their rule."

"This is common in the wasteland - just like we would never mention the name of a tank before we are sure you have one."

When Wang Lizi finished speaking, Chen Jian frowned.

Then he asked directly:
"I'm very curious, what is the level of your knowledge inheritance?"

"We have tested you before, but the results were not satisfactory."

"So, is that a pretense, or is it the truth?"

"Is the truth."

Wang Lizi answered without hesitation:
"All knowledge in the wasteland from before the Cataclysm is fragmented and scattered."

"We can find some records about the so-called 'forbidden knowledge' in various books and texts, but it is impossible to fully understand it."

"It's like the Ring Chamber once provided the Mechanicus with knowledge about internal combustion engines and electricity, but even we can't figure out how to manufacture these devices."

"It's not that we don't want to, it's just that we really can't."

"understood."

Chen Jian looked at Wang Lizi's expression with interest, and then said:
"Your attitude today is exceptionally friendly - to be honest, I still appreciate your rebellious attitude before."

Hearing his words, Wang Lizi showed a bitter smile on his face.

"Do we still have the capital to be rebellious?"

"You have moved too fast, far beyond our expectations. To be frank, all the plans we had made for you have failed."

“We are used to intellectual confrontation, and always believe that we can manipulate most things in this world through our strategies and tactics.”

"But now it seems that you just used the simplest method to completely ruin our plan."

"So, there is no need for us to be proud of our status anymore."

"The reason I came here today is to seek further cooperation from you."

“Is there still a need for us to cooperate?”

Chen Jian asked back.

If before, he still needed the Ring Chamber of Commerce to provide the Chinese Army with more advanced weapons and equipment supplies, more trade routes, and freight conveniences, then at this point, the role of the Ring Chamber of Commerce has actually been severely weakened.

In terms of high-tech weapons, no matter what they come up with, it is unlikely to be stronger than the unmanned combat cluster stored in 011.

When it comes to industrial equipment, 011 stores a complete set of facilities that can rebuild industry from scratch.

The Ring Chamber of Commerce has become a useless thing, and will remain so for a long time to come.

In Chen Jian's eyes, the possibility of cooperation has dropped to an almost invisible level.

However, Wang Lizi's expression remained calm.

He opened his mouth and answered:

“We will open the first-level control list to you.”

"Including information, equipment and gear."

"Believe me, you will need these things."

“No matter how large the treasure trove you have discovered is, no matter how much seemingly ‘incredible’ equipment you have acquired, what we have is still irreplaceable.”

"What's more, even if we put all these things aside, the information we have is of irreplaceable value."

"Information? What other information do you have?"

Chen Jian's tone was slightly nonchalant.

In fact, after unraveling the secret of Fuxi and mastering the basic situation of the project, he has also made a basic judgment on the so-called "biggest secret" mountain city.

It is most likely an AI city that maintains autonomous operation. Although we don’t know the specific situation inside, based on the information we already have, most of the information can be inferred.

Therefore, Chen Jian was not really looking forward to the information from Wang Lizi and the Yuanhuan Chamber of Commerce he represented.
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But what he didn't expect was that this time, Wang Lizhi neither mentioned "Fuxi" nor the mountain city.

What he used as a bargaining chip was another "seemingly less important" thing.

"We have a list of almost all active monsters that pose a threat to human settlements in the entire Yangtze River Basin and even the entire South."

"It includes the basic information of the 'Giant Qinyuan' that you have discovered before."

"Think about it, if you could get information in advance and understand the characteristics of these monsters in advance, wouldn't it be much easier to deal with them?"

".We can find out for ourselves."

Chen Jian shook his head and said:
"We have a large number of reconnaissance equipment. After discovering a monster, we can immediately organize firepower reconnaissance, immediately identify its threat, and quickly kill it."

“We don’t need your information”

"No no no."

Wang Lizi interrupted Chen Jian for the first time, and then said:

"The situation you described is based solely on a judgment."

"Then, the monsters won't attack you on their own initiative - or rather, the monsters won't attack you with a purpose."

"but it is not the truth."

"You should have already figured out that most of the large monsters in this wasteland are intelligent."

“And where there is wisdom, there is communication.”

"In fact, monsters above level four can communicate with each other, and monsters above level two have intelligence comparable to that of humans, or even higher."

"I mean, they know what a threat is."

"And they also know that in order to survive, they must prioritize eliminating the competitors that pose the greatest threat to them."

"And it is clear that right now, you are the biggest threat to those monsters."

"They will unite to deal with you. By then, your so-called reconnaissance will be far from being as effective as it should be."

As soon as he finished speaking, Chen Jian's eyes suddenly became gloomy.

He stared at Wang Lizi closely, and then asked:

"What do you mean? Something's going to happen?"

Wang Lizi took a deep breath and then said:
"A beast tide is about to happen."

"When the beast tide comes, your current strength will not be enough to fight against the huge number of monsters."

"You need our help, you need more information, more weapons."

"you."

"and many more!"

Chen Jian raised his hand to interrupt Wang Lizi, and then asked:
"What do you mean? What beast tide?"

"That's what it means literally - I don't think these two words are difficult to understand." "The monsters will form an army like a tide and attack human settlements on a large scale."

"And their goal is to eliminate the target that poses the greatest threat to them."

“This is not a concept I made up, but real history that happened.”

"Although it's been a long time, the Ring Chamber of Commerce knows this better than any other organization."

"Because, that beast tide not only caused huge losses to humans, but also shattered the carefully planned plan of the Circle Chamber of Commerce, and almost destroyed our hope of restarting the circle."

"That is a memory that must never be forgotten. There is no need for me to lie to you about this."

As soon as Wang Lizi finished speaking, Chen Jian immediately turned to Ji Xing.

The latter shook his head, indicating that he was not aware of this, while Wang Lizi said with a hint of sarcasm:

"How could she know? She is just an insignificant source of blood in the Holy Blood Temple. She is still far from the real core layer."

"But I believe that with your abilities, you will be able to confirm the truth of what I said sooner or later."

"Although the beast tide is a long-standing concept, it still left its mark in many aspects."

"For example, the concept you are most familiar with - Mimicry Heresy."

Mimic heresy?
Chen Jian's expression changed instantly.

He didn't understand how these two things were connected, but after carefully recalling what Wang Lizi said, he suddenly realized that the matter of the mimicry heresy itself was...
Maybe it's not that simple.

How did such a powerful team end up being destroyed?
Was it really destroyed by the Mechanicus and the Basilica of the Holy Blood?

Or is there another reason? ?
A chill suddenly rose up his back. After a slight pause, he asked tentatively:
"So, the destruction of the Mimic Heretics is actually related to the so-called Beast Tide?"

"Yes."

Wang Lizi answered without hiding anything:
"It should be said that the destruction of the Mimic Heresy was inevitable. It was the result of a joint campaign by multiple forces, including the Mechanicus and the Holy Blood Temple."

"But what ultimately put them in a desperate situation was the beast tide that targeted them."

"According to the intelligence we have, in the battle where they were finally destroyed, at least one level one monster, more than 10 level two monsters, and countless level three and four monsters launched a joint attack on them."

"They held on for a long time, but eventually they collapsed."

"They all died outside Chang'an City, and in the end not even their bodies were left behind."

“It’s as if they had never been here.”

After saying this, Wang Lizi let out a long sigh of relief.

Then, without waiting for Chen Jian to speak, he took the initiative to say:

"I know you're going to ask me what the connection is between the Mimic Heretics and the Circle Chamber of Commerce."

"Now, I will answer your question without reservation."

"In fact, at the beginning, we had no connection with the Mimic Heresy."

"At that time, we were still working on using various means to control the Mechanicus and the newly created Holy Blood Temple."

"Please stop for a moment."

Chen Jian interrupted Wang Lizi again and asked questioningly:

"What do you mean the Basilica of the Holy Blood was only founded not long ago? The 'plague' of the mimic heretics happened 150 years ago, but the Basilica of the Holy Blood was only founded 150 years ago?"

After saying this, Ji Xing on the side couldn't help it.

"The Basilica of the Holy Blood was built several decades after the Cataclysm. Although most historical materials have been destroyed, no one has ever questioned this time."

"What makes you say that the Basilica of the Holy Blood was only built 150 years ago?"

"Because at that time, the Holy Blood Basilica had just been renamed the Holy Blood Basilica."

Wang Lizi answered without fear:
"I don't know the exact time when the name was changed, but according to the records of the Circle Chamber of Commerce, the Holy Blood Temple was not called this name at least two hundred years ago."

"Their original name was the School of Genetics and Biology."

"People at that time called them 'the academy'."

"Depend on!"

Chen Jian stood up suddenly, looked at Wang Lizi with a surprised expression, and then asked:

"Do you know what these words mean?? Do you know what 'hereditary' means?"

"I do not know."

Wang Lizi shook his head and said:

"Perhaps our leaders know, but this knowledge is too profound and irrelevant to our goals, and has never been our focus."

“So, I can’t explain it to you.”

"But you seem to understand?"

".It doesn't matter anymore."

Chen Jian exhaled slowly, and then said:
"Go on."

"What's your connection with the Mimic Heretics?"

"We took advantage of the Mimic Heresy."

Wang Lizi said without hesitation:

"When these mimic heretics first appeared, they behaved almost indistinguishably like you."

"Powerful, fierce, calm, even indifferent."

"They swept across half of the north in a very short period of time and began to attack the south."

"At that time, no one knew where their destination was. They just kept migrating across the land like locusts, plundering, absorbing nutrients, and growing stronger."

"Many civilians were coerced by them and joined their ranks."

"But many innocent people died under their attack."

“At a certain point in time, we connected with them.”

"We helped them by providing them with a lot of weapons through trade."

"We guide them to attack the mountain city, and try to use their power to unlock the secrets of the mountain city."

“But in the end, we failed.”

"They were completely wiped out in Chang'an City, and because of the beast tide, the entire Chang'an City is still a place of death that almost no one has ever set foot in until today."

"That's all I know."

"I have said so much just to tell you one thing."

"Even someone as powerful as the Mimic Heretic died under the beast tide."

"You may be stronger than them, but that doesn't mean you can handle the beast tide with ease."

"We need cooperation, and we need deeper cooperation."

"This is beneficial to both parties and a win-win choice."

".you're right."

Chen Jian nodded seriously.

Then, he asked:
"last question."

"Who are those mimic heretics?"

"We don't know. No one knows."

Wang Lizi shook his head and replied: