What It’s Like Being a Vampire

Xiang Kun sensed Mr. Liang's emotions of fear, sadness and then anger and even madness in the dream, and then saw a brief fight.

It was obvious that Mr. Liang wanted to snatch Academician Shen's body and subdue the beautiful woman, but he failed and was beaten so badly that he was dying.

According to the judgment of ordinary humans, Mr. Liang must have been too dead to die. His heart was dug out and thrown in front of him.

But since Mr. Liang is still alive now, he was naturally not beaten to death or devoured at that time.

Judging from the dream scene perceived by Xiang Kun, when Mr. Liang opened the door of the laboratory, the beautiful woman should have been drinking blood.

So this may be the reason why she didn't completely kill Mr. Liang and gobbled up the blood. She has almost finished swallowing Academician Shen. She should leave as soon as possible, find a safe place to sleep, and complete the staged transformation.

Then the scene changed again. Mr. Liang sneaked into a villa, fought with a beautiful woman, and successfully killed the latter and drank her blood.

Although this beautiful woman's appearance has changed slightly, she can still be clearly recognized as the beautiful woman who killed Academician Shen in the laboratory.

During this process, Xiang Kun did not feel too strong blood lust or blood-drinking impulse, but more of anger and a bit of desolation.

Xiang Kun carefully perceived this emotion, and felt that this sense of desolation seemed not only to that beautiful woman, but also to himself, to the dead Academician Shen, and even to the world.

The final image that was fixed in the dream was a wooden carving of a rabbit.

…

Xiang Kun opened his eyes, still sitting on the chair without moving, recalling what he had just perceived in Mr. Liang's dream.

For Mr. Liang and John's previous dream perception, Xiang Kun did not use Lao Xia's "dream in a dream" to carry out his own conditions, and did not put the "black circle graffiti" under the Shouwang Building in advance to establish a relationship with Lao Xia. .

So what he perceives is basically what Mr. Liang has been thinking about and subconsciously remembering. It is the perception information that is naturally displayed after being aroused by the rabbit woodcarving to create a dream.

In fact, these perceptual information may not necessarily be tangible memories, but may just be some form of concrete representation of emotions, just like the underground buildings and various high platforms in John's previous dream.

But judging from this perception,

Xiang Kun believes that most of these should come from real memories.

If you don't understand Mr. Liang's information, the characteristics of "mutated creatures", the secrets behind "Shenxing Technology", and what Academician Shen is doing, seeing these pictures and feeling these emotions, you should be confused. It is impossible to connect a complete context.

But for Xiang Kun, who has long known Mr. Liang's identity, and also knows Mr. Liang's general experience and Academician Shen's situation through those secret documents, and has an incomparable understanding of the characteristics of "mutated creatures"? But he can quickly grasp the key information.

Although Mr. Liang never called the beautiful woman by name in the dream, judging from the fact that she was able to see Academician Shen and appear together in the laboratory, there is a high probability that she is the "Xiaoxue" who appeared in the secret document. "A Xue".

Based on some of the information recorded in the secret document, some of the things he heard from Mr. Zhang Hongpu, and some of the situations that Alice helped find out? The approximate timeline should be:

Mr. Liang was paralyzed and Mr. Liang mutated. Mr. Liang met Academician Shen. Mr. Liang saw a beautiful woman named Xiaoxue. Xiaoxue killed Academician Shen and devoured him. Mr. Liang survived after being injured, but his understanding of mutation evolution changed? He started to try new mutations. Direction? Give up the human form and keep finding Xiaoxue's whereabouts, kill and drink the blood and devour it. The location happens to be the villa of Zhang Hongpu's friend's child (but judging from the situation in the dream? Mr. Liang actually rescued the son of Zhang Hongpu's old friend) Liang Mr.'s mutation and evolution system tends to be stable and perfect.

The death of Academician Shen must have had a huge impact on Mr. Liang. Taking this event as a turning point, Mr. Liang's understanding of other "mutated creatures" or "humanoid mutated creatures" and the direction of his own mutation and evolution have become clear. Great change.

Precisely because of this, in the video in the secret document that was similar to "To the orphan" or "To the successor", he included the words "Don't trust any 'blood-eating creature' easily".

However, there are still some details that Xiang Kun has not fully understood. It may be that the sensory information displayed in Mr. Liang's dream is deviated from the real facts, or there may be some details and secrets hidden in it that have not been revealed, and there is no Recorded in those secret documents.

Xiang Kun walked out of the yard and walked towards Chongyun Mountain. He wanted to find Lao Xia for help in analyzing it.

Although he also has his own set of analysis methods and Mr. Liang's cognitive model based on all the information, judging from past experience, Lao Xia, who has a master's degree in psychiatry and psychology, can always find a way out when he thinks he is already quite mature. Check for gaps in the complete cognitive model and put forward some very constructive ideas.

Maybe Lao Xia's own obstacle in emotional perception is actually her advantage in analyzing other people's psychological cognition, because she will not preconceptions and substitute emotions to interfere with judgment.

…

It's now around four o'clock in the afternoon. Today is the summer solstice and the weather is already a bit hot.

However, Xia Libing and Little Apple were not affected by the heat wave at all within the "Little Carrot" sphere of influence. The entire dense forest provided very comfortable shade.

Since the day before yesterday, Xia Libing has often brought Little Apple to play with "Little Carrot" during the day, because Little Apple has a very special perception of "Little Carrot", even before she actually comes into contact with or "sees it" "Xiaoluobo has already established some very special connections through Jin Shining.

Of course, this also has the credit of Alice as the transit "translator", who can easily strengthen this connection.

Xiang Kun believes that this is directly related to Little Apple's way of perception and cognition. She is naturally able to better understand "Little Carrot"'s perception system, and her closeness to nature and other creatures is also her instinct and talent.

So Xiang Kun also agreed to let Little Apple come in contact with "Little Carrot" to let her know how special "Little Carrot" is.

In fact, with Jin Shining, Egg Yolk Pie and Alice protecting him, Little Apple can go into the mountains by himself and play at "Little Carrot" by himself, but to be on the safe side, Xia Libing always comes with him to ensure that there is someone with him. Follow Little Apple.

At this time, Little Apple was sitting on a branch that looked like a chair on the top of the big tree. The vines were wrapped around it and formed armrests and leg rests. It was quite comfortable to sit on.

When Little Apple wanted to climb a tree before, Xia Libing refused to do so because it was dangerous.

But Alice came out to guarantee the safety of Little Apple, and also made a guarantee on behalf of "Little Carrot", and applied to Xiang Kun, and finally got the permission.

Facts have also proved that with the double guarantee of "Little Carrot" and Alice, Little Apple is indeed as stable as a rock.

Little Apple's eyes were slightly closed, and she was sitting quietly and leisurely on the "throne" at the top of the tree. She seemed to be asleep. There was a dozing egg yolk pie lying on the branch next to her, while the faithful guide bird Jin Shining was high in the sky. Soaring, not like a canary, but more like an eagle patrolling its territory.

Xia Libing knew that Little Apple was not sleeping. She was actually sensing the entire space through "Little Carrot", "Golden Shining", and Alice.

When the "ultimate predator" gave Xiang Kun a "warning" a few days ago, causing the death of a large number of birds and even creating a small death area in Chongyun Mountain, Little Apple also knew about it through Jin Shining.

Many of those birds were Jin Shining Shining’s little brothers and good friends, and they were also known and heard by Little Apple. The abnormal death of so many birds made both her and Jin Shining Shining very uncomfortable. These days She couldn't even eat, so she asked Xiang Kun to cook delicious food for her in different ways, which gradually improved her appetite.

She once asked Xiang Kun why those birds died so suddenly. After thinking about it, Xiang Kun told her a small part of the truth:

This is done by an evil being outside the normal cognitive world.

Little Apple was not too surprised by this. This was consistent with her guess. She had already known about Xiang Kun, Jin Shining, Alice, and Sister Bing a long time ago compared to the eight-armed and eight-eyed monster. I have my own cognitive system. During her stay in Chongyun Village, Xiang Kun showed the world in front of her bit by bit, which allowed her to further improve her cognitive system bit by bit.

Not far from under the tree, Xia Libing was holding a notebook. From time to time, he looked up at the strange branch shape of "little radish", and then lowered his head to draw it in the notebook.

She did not completely follow the shape of the "little radish" in sketching, but only painted it as it obviously changed itself purposefully to adapt to certain functions.

Xia Libing couldn't directly understand the perceptual information of "Little Carrot", even with Alice's "translation", it was difficult to understand, because the overall cognitive system was too different.

But she believes that in order to understand the consciousness of the "little radish", it is not necessary to have a deep connection with it like a little apple, through the external manifestations of the branches of the "little radish", and through it to control the "child plants" A lot of information can be detected by showing the form.

"Little Carrot" is now deeply influenced by Alice, Little Apple, and even Jin Glitter and Yolk Pie. It already has a lot of human or animal nature. Its consciousness and even its formed character can be expressed through its "body" "To recognize.

On the whole, "Little Carrot" seemed to be a simple, honest, and diligent person. His attitude towards Xiang Kun was to look up and in awe, his attitude towards Alice was to be close and dependent, and his attitude towards Little Apple was to please and be curious. For Jin Shining and Egg Yolk Pie, it is like feeling for Big Brother and Big Sister.

Just as Lao Xia was conducting psychological tests on "Little Carrot" and building a character model, a bald head appeared behind her, sticking out his head from behind her shoulders, looking at the picture drawn in the notebook.

Lao Xia stopped without looking back, and said directly: "Have you perceived Mr. Liang's dream?" After obtaining Xiang Kun's permission, Alice informed Lao Xia on the mountain in real time about what happened under the Shouwang Building. , and explain it indefinitely, such as:

"The boss closed his eyes and entered the super sensory state", "The boss opened his eyes and left the super sensory state", "The boss closed his eyes again and started sensing woodcarving", "I guess the boss started reading Mr. Liang's dream!", "The boss is still in the dream, this dream has been going on for a long time", "The boss opened his eyes, the boss frowned, it seems that things are not simple", "The boss is going out to go up the mountain!", "Old Xia Lao Xia, the boss should be I'm here to find you!"

So for Xiang Kun's arrival, Lao Xia was not surprised at all, not to mention that the bald shadow reflected in front of him had already made a "prediction" before he made a sound.

Xiang Kun looked at Lao Xia's notebook and asked strangely: "Why are your paintings so poor? Could it be that you were influenced by Alice's painting style?"

"It's not realistic." Lao Xia said.

Xiang Kun understood immediately: "Is this... Xiaoluobo's analysis?"

Lao Xia nodded.

Xiang Kun laughed. This was Lao Xia. Others would probably not conduct psychological analysis on a tree no matter what, even if it was not an ordinary tree.

Xiang Kun first glanced at the little apple sitting quietly on the "throne" on the tree, then called Lao Xia and sat down side by side on a big rock nearby.

Xiang Kun told Lao Xia what he perceived about Mr. Liang's dream and some of the information he analyzed about it.

"As soon as I perceive the dream, I can see these sensory information, as if I have reviewed and recalled all the important events before and after his mutation. It can only mean one thing. He often thinks of these things in his daily life. These things It has always affected him and made him brood. Including the last time he saw the rabbit wood carving, it also shows that he realizes that my wood carving is different and cares about it very much." Xiang Kun expressed his judgment.

Xia Libing listened carefully, writing and marking some key words in his notebook from time to time.

"Do you want to cooperate with him?" Xia Libing asked.

Xiang Kun nodded: "Obviously, the main conflict between me and him is to deal with the 'ultimate predator', solve the limits of the 'mutated creatures' themselves, and try to find the secret of mutation contained in the 'mutated creatures' and use them to Use it to benefit all mankind. The question now is how to cooperate so that he is willing to trust me."

After a slight pause, Xiang Kun continued: "Of course, there is still time for cooperation... I have a plan to deal with the 'Ultimate Predator'. Of course, it is still very immature. It is just a rough idea based on the currently known information. , we need the assistance of a 'mutant creature' that has completed multiple deep stage transformations. At present, Mr. Liang may be the best partner."

If the "Ultimate Predator" is compared to a "Trojan horse" that has infected most living things in the world, Xiang Kun only has the ability to manually remove the Trojan horse for the time being. He has to "manually remove it piece by piece in a "super-sensory state"" "Clear.

And after the elimination, he must always remain vigilant, otherwise even if the "Trojan horse" creature is eliminated, it may still be infected again.

Therefore, there are several solutions that Xiang Kun envisions. One is to directly "cut off the Internet" globally so that the masterminds behind the scenes cannot do anything through the Trojans. After all, these Trojans will not have any impact on living things before they are activated;

The second is to find the way the mastermind connects to the unit where the Trojan is located, such as a specific port, and then block this connection "port" for all creatures in the world;

The third is to turn the method of removing Trojans into a "script" that can run automatically on all biological units in the world without anyone noticing, so as to remove all Trojans at once;

The fourth is to use the man behind the scenes to operate the Trojan horse on a certain biological unit, track it in reverse, directly find his lair and kill him.

Of course, the situation of the "Ultimate Predator" is much more complicated than this metaphor. The "Trojan Horse" and the "Mastermind" are one and the same, and it can do much more.

If Xiang Kun fails in his rash attempt, he may be fine, but he may put other creatures or people in fatal danger.