"What do you mean, Captain Lin, why can't I understand?"
"Will the sun turn you into a zombie?"
Blinking his eyes blankly, Zhang Tie stared blankly at Lin An, who was frowning.
Just hearing the zombie tell stories was strange enough, but now this zombie actually told him about the origin of the virus.
Raising his hand, Lin An signaled Zhang Tie not to worry, and solemnly asked the researcher zombie:
"Evidence, reason."
Ask briefly.
Lin An understood what the zombie researcher meant and also understood the other party's subtext.
The only reason why the earliest clones were not infected with the virus was that they had not been exposed to sunlight. Because the laboratory was underground!
He could understand that the other party said that the sun was the source of spiritual energy. After all, this was also written and confirmed in the professor's notes.
but
Do you think sunlight can spread viruses? What is the mechanism?
Looking at Lin An, the bald zombie seemed to have returned to his original identity as a researcher, and replied carefully:
"It's information."
"Light is a kind of information, a key similar to a meme!"
Afraid that its explanation was not detailed enough and could not win Lin An's trust, it directly signaled a mutant to find a thick piece of information:
"I believe you must have heard of Morse code?"
"Take the simplest [distress] signal as an example. If you use a flashlight to type this code, the sequence is three times short light, three times long light, and three times short light."
"Similarly, as long as the frequency of light is controlled, any message can be conveyed!"
"Just like when we hear a story, we will be implanted with memes! The changes in the sun's rays are sending the "story"!"
Opening a thick pile of picture records, the zombie researcher pointed at it excitedly:
"Look! The information above is a stroboscopic record of the sun on the day of the doomsday explosion! During that day, solar flares erupted thousands of times!"
"It's like sending a command, directly detonating the memetic virus in our minds!"
"Not only that!"
The zombie researcher suddenly looked up at Lin An:
"Do you still remember the buzzing sound that swept the world when the virus broke out!?"
"That's the stream of high-energy particles ejected by the flare, which directly hit the current layer! All communications were disrupted at that point in time!"
With his eyes focused, Lin An instantly remembered the sizzling sound of electricity when he answered An Xia's phone call.
He knew that electromagnetic signals would be interfered with after the end of the world, but he never thought that that day would be a collective outbreak of solar flares.
As for the light signal that detonates the virus in the zombie's mouth
He had discussed this with Chu An before. Although they also came to the conclusion that the zombie virus might be a meme, both of them believed that the tipping point was the passage that was suspected of being [God].
(Struggle, little bugs!)
Standing next to Lin An, Mo Ling, who could only understand the conversation, couldn't help but ask:
"Then if it is a virus detonated by light signals, then why are there simultaneous outbreaks of zombies all over the world? During the day, there is always darkness on one side of the earth."
"And if there is no sunlight, shouldn't it turn into a zombie? But I have seen zombies in the underground garage!"
Without waiting for the zombie researcher to explain, Lin An was silent for a while before speaking directly:
"Synchronized bursts are very simple. Moonlight also reflects sunlight. Light is scattered. Even if it is not directly facing the sun, it will still be exposed to light."
"As for the second point, if the zombie virus is really a meme, there is no need to detonate it. We can only say that the flare will cause large-scale zombieization."
"In fact, this virus has already existed in our bodies. Even if it didn't detonate at the time, something will happen sooner or later if it comes into contact with light."
As he spoke, Lin An subconsciously thought of the professor's research results. Using the pyramid shape to gather light (psionic energy)
Does quantitative change cause qualitative change, or does the frequency of contaminated light change under the pyramid model?
Just like different information triggers different memes. The pyramid is another key?
"That's right!"
The zombie researcher glanced at Lin An with admiration:
"But there is one thing I need to add."
"In my research, zombie viruses are likely to have appeared in waters early because the refractive index of water is much lower than that of air. Especially in the deep sea, light must have stronger power to penetrate. So I
After extensive research, it was found that the intensity of light irradiated by the ocean area is much greater than that of the land. And flares occurred earlier."
"Thinking about it from another perspective, in shallow oceans and rivers, higher sunlight exposure will inevitably lead to the earliest emergence of the virus."
My heart was shocked.
Listening to the conclusion added by the zombie researcher, Lin An instantly thought of human head crabs. I remember that at that time, he was still wondering why the hairy crabs provided by Kesler Company had virus residues. The purchase date at that time was clearly November 1st.
Before the doomsday breaks out.
After letting out a breath, Lin An's eyes flashed with doubt for a while.
The zombie researcher's information does corroborate what he said.
And if the virus in the waters has appeared long ago and is stronger, doesn't it mean that the deeper the ocean, the more terrifying the monsters are?
So this also explains why the ocean in the previous life became a restricted area?
Suppressing the messy thoughts, Lin An took a deep look at the zombie researcher:
"So what do you mean by saving humanity?"
"Create a large number of clones that have never been exposed to sunlight? Let them live underground for their entire lives?"
Meaningless.
Logically, clones can be immune to viruses, but they cannot avoid exposure to sunlight forever.
Even if human cities are really built underground, what about the zombies and mutants outside? The strength of the monsters and the progress of the catastrophe will continue to grow over time. Hiding underground is no different from waiting to die.
It was as if he saw the meaning in Lin An's eyes.
The researcher zombie smiled strangely, and his expression suddenly added a bit of madness.
"Of course not!"
"I said I am the savior of mankind! I will prove it to you!"