I Get A Random New Occupation Every Week

Chapter 4181: Chapter 6169: The Unobservable Ailao Mountain

"Caused by human experiments?"

This news took Lin Yi by surprise.

"Lin Yi..." Zhao Wenwei called out deeply.

"Teacher Zhao, you said..."

"I don’t know your identity, but being able to contact Director Li so easily means you’re not ordinary, so I won’t hide anything from you," Zhao Wenwei said:

"This matter is absolutely confidential and must not be leaked to outsiders."

"I understand, when it comes to confidentiality agreements, I’m more familiar than anyone," Lin Yi said with a smile.

"Then I won’t say anything more about that."

Zhao Wenwei paused, then continued:

"About 100 kilometers near the Ailao Mountain, there’s a Biological Research Institute. At that time, an experimental accident occurred, and the experimental subjects were lost. Shortly after, an insect plague event happened. At first, we didn’t connect these two incidents, but after research, we found that the research institute’s experimental subjects had escaped to Ailao Mountain."

As he spoke, Zhao Wenwei lit a cigarette and offered one to Lin Yi, who waved it off, not taking one.

Lighting his own cigarette, he said:

"According to our initial assumptions, the experimental subjects entered Ailao Mountain, were attacked by the Black Teeth Worms inside, suffered damage to their central nervous systems, and escaped from Ailao Mountain. This way, they brought the Black Teeth Worms out, leading to the insect plague."

After thinking for a few seconds, Lin Yi spoke:

"Is it possible that the livestock from the nearby villages entered Ailao Mountain and brought out the Black Teeth Worms?"

"No."

Zhao Wenwei said with certainty:

"The research institute’s experimental subjects are different from ordinary poultry. They were used for epidemic research. In other words, when they escaped, they were already carrying a virus that the Black Teeth Worm liked, which then led to the incident. Our later research confirmed this."

"If this kind of information were to be known by foreign malicious media, it could easily become a point of attack against us. This is precisely why we’ve kept the information sealed and why that institute was shut down."

Upon learning these secrets, Lin Yi understood the reasoning behind the situation, which seemed more reasonable.

"Teacher Zhao, over the years, has there been any progress in your research on Ailao Mountain and the Black Teeth Worm?"

"Progress..."

Zhao Wenwei paused, "The biggest progress is confirming one thing, there’s an independent ecosystem there."

"An independent ecosystem?" Lin Yi had a general understanding.

"Yes, the ecology there is different from other places," Zhao Wenwei said:

"It’s like a closed-off nation, where things don’t come out, and outside organisms can’t get in. There is a strong reproductive isolation within, so the creatures there can only reproduce internally, making them quite different from those outside. Our observations also revealed something interesting."

"What is it?"

"In the 1950s and 60s, many people went to Ailao Mountain. Many came back alive, so there’s a public perception that it’s just a bit dangerous, without other notable impressions..."

"As time went on, adventurers began traveling to Ailao Mountain one after another to see its unique terrain. From then on, fewer people returned. Today, very few dare to go to Ailao Mountain, with many encountering dangers, and only a handful making it out alive."

"Could it be that the creatures inside, after years of reproduction, have reached significant numbers and begun attacking humans entering Ailao Mountain?"

"That’s one way to look at it, but we can think of it from another perspective."

Zhao Wenwei’s expression was unprecedentedly serious:

"Think about it, doesn’t this seem like an invisible hand is protecting Ailao Mountain, driving away those who attempt to intrude?"

Lin Yi shivered, goosebumps rising on his skin.

"Teacher Zhao, you’re a scientist. You can’t start sounding mystical," Lin Yi said with a smile.

"The end of science is mysticism. I didn’t understand this before, but over the years, I’ve come to believe it more and more."

"So...do you believe there are gods in this world?"

"Haha..." Zhao Wenwei laughed, discovering that conversing with Lin Yi was not tiring at all, and he easily grasped what he meant.

"If you say there are gods like those in mythologies, I don’t believe it. What we call gods might be more like an ideology, more like our Dao in Daoism, something invisible. Do you understand my meaning?"

"It reminds me of the Young’s double-slit experiment."

"Exactly, it’s more or less like that, something that can’t be observed," Zhao Wenwei said:

"You can imagine those who enter Ailao Mountain as people wanting to peek at its secrets. When unobserved, it’s just Ailao Mountain, with nothing special. But when you try to observe it, it changes into another form, preventing outside life from peering at its secrets."

Lin Yi shivered again, goosebumps rising.

Thanks to Sage’s Wisdom, Lin Yi had knowledge across many fields.

This allowed him to quickly grasp Zhao Wenwei’s meaning.

"Have you interviewed the people who came out of Ailao Mountain? What did they encounter in there?"

"This is another strange point. Over the years, we’ve interviewed almost everyone who went to Ailao Mountain, and their responses are surprisingly uniform. They all say they didn’t see anything, just that it’s similar to the Tropical Rainforest, except with more miasma."

"Teacher Zhao, according to you, maybe their paths didn’t reach the core area, so Ailao Mountain remained in an unobserved state and thus wasn’t dangerous."

"That’s only half correct."

"Half?"

Zhao Wenwei had a mysterious smile on his face,

"There’s another thing, and if I tell you, I think it’ll give you a shock."

Lin Yi smiled, "There aren’t many things in this world that can scare me."

Zhao Wenwei’s expression turned serious as he looked intently at Lin Yi.

"Over the years, incomplete statistics have shown that very few of those who came out of Ailao Mountain lived past 60!"