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"We're waiting for you, Lin Yuan!"
"Lin Yuan, don't forget to think of us when you get to the surface."
"The hunters bow in farewell to Lin Yuan and Mark!"
Everyone looked solemn and placed their fists over their hearts.
Lin Yuan watched as these people called his name over and over again.
I couldn't help but feel a little emotional.
When he first came into this world, his name was 4077.
They are just cold numbers, almost meaningless, and not even as interesting as 4399, 4396, or 4080.
When he left, he was called Lin Yuan, a name that was originally his own and became a milestone in his life.
Whenever someone calls out this name, it is announcing his arrival to the world.
"Clatter clatter clatter..."
A metallic sound rang out as the massive gears began to turn, and the transport vehicle carrying Lin Yuan and his group slowly descended from the lifting platform.
Next, I will go to Dragon Bone Village to find a way to further control the essence of life.
"By the way, Lin Yuan, why did Captain Mark go inside the tarpaulin?"
At this point, Old Dustman 0609 finally voiced his doubts.
Lin Yuan smiled mysteriously, "You'll find out when we get to the surface."
Old Dustman 0609 had never seen Mark in his beast form, so he didn't know what had happened.
The massive lifting platform landed on the ground with a dull thud.
The moment we arrived on the ground.
Ran Bing first used the bio-radar to detect the surrounding Devouring Beasts and then searched for a relatively safe place.
Lin Yuan used his gravity-body longsword to leave marks on the ground.
"Lin Yuan, what are you doing?"
Erica was somewhat puzzled.
"I'm making a mark."
Lin Yuan drew one inverted "人" character after another on the ground at an extremely fast speed.
It both points out the direction and indicates that these are traces left by humans.
"At this stage, the Devouring Beasts have limited intelligence. The only ones who can recognize these traces are humans. The most important thing for us when we go down to the ground is to encounter humans, so we can also let other humans discover us."
"Oh, I see! How clever!"
Erica suddenly realized what was happening and slapped the other person's hand with her fist.
Lin Yuan smiled faintly.
The main purpose was actually to hope that Bai Yuekui's team would discover them.
This way, there's no need to risk going to the core ecological area to find Dragonbone Village.
Although Lin Yuan knew that at this time, Bai Yuekui's team would go to the wrong street canyon to wait for Mark.
The problem is, they can't go to Wrong Street Canyon.
After all, it cannot return to its origin and cannot hide its life essence.
That place is full of Devouring Beasts that are delivering Life Essence; their numbers are countless, and they are extremely difficult to deal with.
Even Bai Yuekui's team didn't dare to stay long.
If we're not careful, we might all end up stuck there.
Behind them, the lifting platform slowly retracted, becoming smaller and smaller.
"Um... can you tell me about Captain Mark now?"
Old Dustman 0609 looked worried and glanced at the center of the tarpaulin. "Could he be injured or sick, and hiding inside to avoid being seen?"
"Actually, what you said isn't entirely wrong."
Lin Yuan smiled.
Mark is indeed in an abnormal state now; his spiritual energy has been polluted by the environment, and he is delirious.
Therefore, treatment is needed in Longgu Village.
To some extent, he was indeed sick.
"Then let me show you Captain Mark's current condition."
Lin Yuan lifted the tarpaulin, revealing the beast-like Mark.
0609 was traveling with them, and it was impossible to keep it from him forever; he would find out sooner or later.
Why not let him get used to it now?
Old Dustman 0609 was startled when he saw the Mark Beast chained up.
"My God, what...what kind of monster is this! A Devouring Beast?"
"This is... Mark."
Ran Bing, who was driving, revealed an undisguised sadness in her eyes.
"This is Captain Mark?"
The old man looked at Mark with suspicion and instinctively moved away, finding it hard to accept.
"Roar......"
Captain Mark, now in his beast form, looked up blankly and gazed toward the lighthouse.
The cheers from the crowd reminded Mark of the times he had brought back supplies from the ground.
He seemed to have transformed back into the revered commander of the hunters.
This time, it's just a new ground mission.
Markmon wanted to wave towards the lighthouse.
However, before he could even raise his hand, the iron chain was already taut.
"Woo..."
He stared blankly at the chains and began to sob softly.
Although he had not yet regained his senses, a feeling of sadness welled up inexplicably in his heart.
“Mark, hang in there...we will find a way to cure you.”
Ran Bing, who was driving, could no longer hold back her tears; her voice choked and tears welled up in her eyes.
The windshield became blurry.
Lin Yuan stroked his chin and pondered for a while.
Although Mark has become beast-like and has been eroded by the ecosystem to some extent, he still retains some of his past memories.
Moreover, after being soothed by the Sharingan's genjutsu for a while, he seemed to be in much better condition.
It was quieter than before, and I had regained some of my rationality.
It seems that the Sharingan is effective on Mark to some extent, at least stabilizing his condition somewhat.
Erica sighed and asked, "Lin Yuan, how do we find the human settlement you mentioned now?"
Chapter 50: How to Use Mark; Bai Yuekui Discovers Clues
Erica's question is also the question in everyone's mind.
How do we find human settlements next?
Ran Bing and the old man didn't believe Lin Yuan could know the location of human settlements; at most, he could only provide some possible directions.
As Lin Yuan left a mark on the road with his knife, a thoughtful look flashed in his eyes as he recalled information from his previous life.
Dragonbone Village is located near the Starship Dock, on Dingmao Peak of the Newly Built Mountains.
However, Starship Dock was actually a megacity from the old era, covering a vast area.
Moreover, the rampant vines in the early stages of the cataclysm caused violent tectonic plate movements, resulting in chaotic terrain like the Wrong Street Canyon, suggesting that the locations from the old era are no longer accurate.
The newly formed mountain range is a mountain that was formed several decades ago.
The lighthouse had only been in Australia for a short time and was unable to conduct surveys. The information they possessed was simply insufficient to help them locate Dragonbone Village, a human settlement.
However, there may be a fairly accurate location that can be used as a reference.
Thinking of this, Lin Yuan suddenly spoke.
A medical robot suddenly appeared in the cockpit of the gravity body.
"Wow, isn't this the thing we brought back from the T-69 ecological zone last time?"
Erica stared wide-eyed at Jianjian in surprise:
"As expected of Lin Yuan, he's so thoughtful, he even brought a medical robot."
"Actually, it has other uses as well."
Lin Yuan smiled and said to Jianjian:
"Report the current location of patient Mark. Remember, don't go to the wrong place. It's not the one in the car. Be reliable."
He pointed to Mark on the transport vehicle.
In the previous life storyline.
Suiying, also known as 4068 who became the commander of the Hunters, used this method to find the ecological base in Dragonbone Village.
Mark, this 'cranial' clone, is the key to the plan to destroy the monster.
And besides Mark.
In the ecological base of Longgu Village, there are also adult skull-borne clones, and they are very close in age.
When Jianjian returned, in order to treat Mark's injuries, she recorded Mark's physical condition and genes, and thus preserved the sample.
Therefore, genetic tracing can be conducted to find the ecological base of Longgu Village, or rather, the adult clones within it.
However, the downside is that it is somewhat dangerous, since it is an interstellar dock, which is the core area of the ecosystem, and there are many Devouring Beasts.
Fortunately, with Lin Yuan's current strength, this level of difficulty is nothing; he can simply take a detour.
"Mark? Why do we need to find Mark's location?"
Ran Bing, who was driving, was a little confused. Wasn't he right in the car?
Why do you still say he wasn't in the car?
Mark Beast also let out a low growl, its eyes filled with some confusion, as if it wanted to ask Lin Yuan why he called it that.
Everyone thought Lin Yuan was still a child at heart, still joking around even at this point.
However, a short while later, a route map suddenly appeared on Jianjian's face screen, with a circle marked with a dotted line.
"Gene tracing has been carried out. Although the exact coordinates have not yet been determined, it can be inferred that it is roughly in this direction."
"How is this going?"
Everyone looked surprised and puzzled, glancing at Mark in the car and then at the medical robot.
Old Dustman 0609 looked Jianjian up and down: "Is this robot... broken?"
Lin Yuan explained, "When we went to the T-69 ecological intensive area before, we found a large number of outdated culture chambers at Nirvana Biotechnology Co., Ltd., which contained Mark's juvenile clones, which had already lost their vital signs."
"Therefore, I speculate that because Mark's existence is extremely special, there are so many clones, and the human settlements on the ground may also use these clones for experiments."
Lin Yuan started his deceptive mode again.
These words were actually just a way to find a more reasonable explanation before heading to the ecological base.
"What?! Captain Mark is... a clone?!"