Wild Evolution: I am the real-life Demon God!

Chapter 062 Yaoyang's Purpose

Liu Jiaming's words struck a chord with everyone.

Indeed, they were capable of winning, a fact that even Liu Jiaming had no doubt about.

But Liu Jiaming's words were the truth.

There is a fundamental difference between an intact bunker and a dilapidated bunker.

To put it bluntly, even if they can't hold the bunker, destroying it would be a piece of cake.

"Okay, this deal is acceptable, but I need the complete bunker, including all the facilities inside, all intact." Meng Shisan agreed without much hesitation.

This was completely different from his previous attitude. Of course, he would be happy to exchange river water for a perfectly intact bunker.

"No problem." Liu Jiaming agreed readily. "You can go and take over the bunker tomorrow. As for the river water, you can put it at entrance number four."

He was also very excited. During his many years in charge of the base, he had sent people to study the Burial Soul River and even tried to obtain its water, but all his efforts, despite the large amount of manpower and resources spent, were in vain.

Now that he has this opportunity, he is naturally willing to take it.

Besides, the bunker has already been exposed and will be targeted by Meng Shisan sooner or later. Rather than destroying it, we might as well gain some tangible benefits.

As for whether it's aiding the enemy, well, he really doesn't care.

The better Meng Shisan does, the happier he is.

The road becomes wider when more people walk on it, and in this respect, Liu Jiaming and Li Maoran are strikingly similar.

"I have some experimental data here. I wonder if you'd be willing to trade." Seeing that they had reached an agreement, Li Maoran was also itching to do so. "Don't worry, it will definitely be useful to you. After all, this isn't a one-off deal. Only you can provide the river water, and this kind of transaction will definitely not be a one-time thing."

Meng Shisan, who had originally wanted to ask for specific data, immediately smiled and said, "Okay, deal."

Li Maoran's words reminded him that these people's desire for the river water was definitely not a one-off deal. Their initial focus was certainly on research, and they would only want more in the future.

Until the water supply problem is completely resolved, this will remain his exclusive business.

Once Meng Shisan understood this, the transaction went much more smoothly.

Even Bei Douchen and Wen Shixin completed the transaction using some information.

Interestingly, no one mentioned Yaoyang again, as if everyone was keeping quiet about it.

Meng Shisan knew there was definitely something wrong here, but he didn't press the matter further. For now, it wasn't a bad thing at least.

Having finalized the deal, Bei Douchen and the others only glanced in the direction where Yaoyang had disappeared before quietly leaving.

It was clear that everyone looked very serious.

"Thirteen, did we lose money on this deal?"

Wang Wu asked in a low voice.

"If you don't have a way to get the river water, then this deal will definitely be a loss. But now only Thirteen can get the river water, so this deal won't be a loss," Yang Jiu said softly from the side. "For us, it's ultimately a risk-free deal."

"Let's leave it at that for tonight, everyone get some rest." Meng Shisan said immediately when he saw everyone looking at him. "Since Yaoyang has no ill intentions, there's no need to be worried."

If we get nervous, the people behind us will only get more nervous. Relax.

At this point, he looked at Wang Wu again, "When you go back, tell everyone that someone just came and made a deal with us. There's no need to deliberately hide Yaoyang's existence."

But don't let Yao Yang's threats go to waste, understand?

"Understood, then I'll go back now." After saying that, Wang Wu turned around and left with his men.

Meng Shisan then looked at Yan Zhiyu and his group: "You should all get some rest too. We'll take over that bunker tomorrow. I reckon Liu Jiaming will vacate it tonight."

"It's not good to never have a place to live."

"Let's keep watch tonight, this wasteland..."

Before Yan Zhiyu could finish speaking, Meng Shisan waved his hand and said, "A few people can take turns keeping watch. At this stage, I reckon everyone wants to see how far we can go. Don't think that just because Wen Shixin made a promise, he won't be watching us. I bet that guy is watching our every move right now."

But it doesn't matter, everyone has their own needs, which is fine.

At least for now, we are safe.

You don't need to worry too much.

Meng Shisan finally understood: these guys didn't want to do anything to them at all; in the end, they just wanted to see if they could break the deadlock in this world.

Even those in the bunker were no exception.

Since he is currently the only person who can fetch water from the Burial Soul River, no one will do anything to him right now.

If that's the case, what else is he worried about?

"Alright then." Yan Zhiyu nodded and said no more.

Meng Shisan did not go back, but instead carried Er'er into the wasteland.

It wasn't that he was worried about anything, but rather that he wanted to see if Yaoyang would secretly come looking for him.

He also wanted to ask about the steamed buns.

Since Yaoyang appeared, Baozi has been eerily quiet.

This night was destined to be another turbulent one.

……

"Baozi, are you dead yet? If you're not, say something!"

In the wilderness, Meng Shisan called out Baozi's name again and again.

After what seemed like an eternity, Baozi finally said dejectedly, "That guy's gone?"

"Let's go." Meng Shisan quickly asked, "What happened to you? You were so scared you couldn't even speak?"

"I never imagined that guy would actually wake up," Baozi said, seemingly patting his chest, still shaken.

"Do you know Him?"

"I wouldn't say I know him," Baozi said. "But you'd better not mess with that guy. If he goes berserk, not to mention you, even if you add Wen Shixin, Bei Douchen, and Shen Mo, all of you together, you wouldn't be enough for him to handle."

"Who exactly is He?" Meng Shisan was genuinely curious.

Baozi has always been quite bold, but he became timid and hesitant when facing Yaoyang.

"Him?" Baozi said. "I can't say, but think about it carefully. Even Wen Shixin and Bei Douchen are keeping quiet about it, can't you guess what it is?"

"No way!" Meng Shisan's head was buzzing.

"Exactly," Baozi said. "But you'd better not mention Him. He can sense it. By the way, what was He doing here just now?"

"He just made a deal with me, asking me to give him the water from the Burial Soul River that I had collected before. He didn't make any unreasonable demands," Meng Shisan said, a look of doubt on his face.

Baozi was even more puzzled than him upon hearing this.

"River water?" After thinking for a moment, Baozi said, "What does He need that thing for? To be precise, it belongs to Him, doesn't it?"

Why would I need to do business with you?

"The river itself is His?" Meng Shisan asked, puzzled.

“That’s right,” Baozi said. “Strictly speaking, everything you see belongs to Him.”

Apart from you, because you were all brought here by Wen Shixin and his group.

But if we really want to talk about it, since we've come here, we can also be considered as His.

Here, His rules are above all else.

Logically speaking, even if He wasn't in a state of deathly silence, He should have been in a deep slumber recovering from His injuries. So how did He suddenly appear?

I used to think He was just corrupting the little girl's consciousness, but it turns out He was already awake all along?

As Baozi spoke, he found it unbelievable, "The most outrageous thing is that on my way back through time, I didn't hear a single word about Him."

That's really strange.

He truly cannot understand.

An existence like Yaoyang would surely leave its mark on time, yet He had never heard any news about Yaoyang.

"Then why does He still want to make a deal with me?" Meng Shisan was also puzzled.

Since the River of Burial Souls belongs to Him, why would He need to make a deal with Him?

"Do you think it's possible that He has just awakened and has temporarily lost control of the Burial Soul River?" Meng Shisan raised a possibility.

"Impossible," Baozi said. "Even if He goes completely silent, He will not lose control of all of this."

To be honest, there are only three possibilities.

"Which three?" Meng Shisan asked.

"First, He was just doing it for everyone to see, to take this opportunity to tell everyone that He has returned, or perhaps to lull someone into a false sense of security."

Second, what He wanted to trade was not the river water, but what was in the river water, which you took away when you drew water.

Third, the Burial Soul River was brought here by others after He fell into silence.

I can't find a fourth possibility besides this.

"I'm more inclined to the second one." After Baozi finished speaking, Meng Shisan immediately chimed in, "You see, there has always been a legend of a pair of giant eyes in the wasteland, and now it seems that those eyes are Him."

If that's the case, then He has already been telling everyone that He has returned.

It's just that not many people take it seriously.

As for the third point, even if He cannot control it for the time being, as you said, everything within sight belongs to Him, and for Him it will only take some time at most.

Only the second one, if I remember correctly, is that the River of Burial Souls nurtures the consciousness of countless people, that is, code.

I feel that's why He came.

Meng Shisan quickly convinced himself that only in this way could it make sense.

"You mean he wants to cultivate a new kind of human?" Baozi instantly understood Meng Shisan's meaning, and immediately looked surprised and doubtful. "If that's the case, it really makes sense."

Humans are created by adding code to ourselves. Now that He has code, and the river can become the carrier of code, He may very well create a new human race.

Whether they can still be called human at that time is hard to say.

Who knows, it might even turn into an aquatic creature.

"When that time comes, we'll become rivals."

After Meng Shisan finished speaking, he scratched his hair.

If he could, he really didn't want to grant Yaoyang's wish.

The problem is he couldn't stop it...

"If that's the case, you're in big trouble. There's a strong exclusivity in the early stages of life, and if He succeeds, then no matter if it's aquatic or any other race, even if they're the natives of this world, the wasteland will have little impact on them."

But as they develop, they will inevitably squeeze your living space.

You can imagine what your situation will be like then.

After finishing speaking, Baozi thought for a moment and added, "Moreover, they were created by Yaoyang, and Yaoyang absolutely supports them."

After all, life is not just a momentary pleasure for Him, but the foundation upon which He can go further.

In short, you're in big trouble.

"Can we stop Him?" Meng Shisan asked hurriedly.

Baozi shook his head: "For them, creating life is something they must do. If you try to stop them now, they will fight you to the death."

The reason He's still tolerating you now is because He hasn't succeeded yet. Just you wait and see. If He exhausts everyone in the Burial Soul River and still fails, He will still use you as a scapegoat.

"So, no matter what we do, we're doomed?"

"Unless He sees no hope at all, or you can give Him a better option," Baozi said. "You simply don't understand what creating life means to them."

To be honest, He was actually trying to save Himself; He just wanted to live.

Even though He has lived for countless millennia, He still wants to live.

After saying that, Baozi fell silent.

He could actually understand Yaoyang; after all, everyone wanted to see what the future held.

He could understand, but Meng Shisan could not.

"So, in that case, my going to fetch water now is actually infringing on His interests?" Meng Shisan said. "Then why didn't He stop me when I fetched water before?"

Thinking of this, Meng Shisan's eyes lit up.

Yes, why didn't He stop me from taking water before?

Baozi was also stunned; it had just overlooked this issue.

"Don't ask me, I really don't know." After a long while, Baozi said, "Maybe He really hasn't fully awakened yet, maybe the Burial Soul River really only appeared after He went into seclusion, maybe He will still make a deal with you."

If that's the case, you don't need to be pessimistic. After all, creating life is incredibly difficult, and the process could take a year or ten thousand years.

Most importantly, you can control the number He creates, and that's more important to you than anything else.

Hearing this, Meng Shisan breathed a sigh of relief.

If that's the case, it's not unacceptable.

After I die, who cares about the deluge?

At the base plaza, countless people sat blankly, almost all of them unable to sleep since Yaoyang appeared.

How big of a heart do you have to be to keep sleeping at this time?

Of course, there are exceptions, such as Shen Mo, who still hasn't woken up.

For example, Xu Xin, as soon as Bei Douchen's control ended, she found a place to continue sleeping.

Besides them, there were a few other people who were also sleeping soundly, but most of them were children.

People like Cao Er and Wang Wu were not sleepy at all.

They gathered together, whispering among themselves.

The same was true for Yan Zhiyu and the others on the other side. Except for Xie Linbo, who fell asleep as soon as he lay down, everyone was whispering to each other.

Even in the bunker, Liu Jiaming and his men stayed up all night.

They didn't know Yaoyang's background, but judging from the attitudes of Beidou Chen and Wen Shixin, Yaoyang was the biggest threat at present.

"We need to accelerate research on backdoor control technology, and we also need to accelerate research on the river," Liu Jiaming said. "This messed-up world doesn't give us much time."

In addition, the bunker that was traded to Meng Shisan should not have its infrastructure or research equipment touched; instead, give him some more scientific research equipment.

Now, every additional person brings a greater chance of hope.

"Okay, I'll arrange it right away." The Armed Forces Minister, unusually, did not refute Meng Shisan's question.

He also knew that their biggest enemy now was not Meng Shisan.