Chapter 6169: Unobservable Ailao Mountain

"Did it result from a man-made experiment?"

This news surprised Lin Yi very much.

"Xiao Lin..." Zhao Wenwei greeted him in a deep voice.

"Teacher Zhao, you said..."

"I don't know who you are, but you must be extraordinary since you can contact Director Li so easily. I won't hide it from you." Zhao Wenwei said:

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

"I know. I'm more familiar with confidentiality agreements than anyone else." Lin Yi said with a smile.

"Then I won't say anything else."

Zhao Wenwei paused and continued:

"There is a biological research institute about 100 kilometers away from Ailao Mountain. At that time, an experimental accident occurred and the experimental subjects were lost. Not long after, the insect plague incident occurred. At first, we did not connect the two events together, but after research, we found that the experimental subjects of the institute had fled to Ailao Mountain."

As he spoke, Zhao Wenwei lit a cigarette and handed one to Lin Yi. Lin Yi waved his hand and did not take it.

He lit up a cigarette and said:

"According to our speculation at the time, the experimental subjects entered the Ailao Mountains and were attacked by the black-toothed worms inside. Their central nervous systems were damaged, causing them to escape from the Ailao Mountains. In this way, they brought the black-toothed worms out, which led to the outbreak of the insect plague."

After thinking for a few seconds, Lin Yi said:

"Is it possible that the poultry and livestock raised in the villages below ran to Ailao Mountain and brought the black-toothed worms out with them?"

"No."

Zhao Wenwei said with certainty:

"The experimental subjects of the institute are different from ordinary poultry. They are caught for experiments and also for disease research. In other words, when they run out, they carry viruses with them, and this virus happens to be what black-toothed worms like, so this happened. Our research later confirmed this."

"If these things were known by bad foreign media, they would easily become targets of our attack. It is precisely for this reason that we have been blocking the news, and the institute was therefore banned."

After learning these secrets, Lin Yi finally understood the reasons, which made more sense.

"Teacher Zhao, after all these years, have you made any progress in your research on Ailao Mountain and black-toothed worms?"

"progress……"

Zhao Wenwei paused and said, "The biggest progress is that we have confirmed one thing: it has become an ecosystem."

“It has formed its own ecosystem?” Lin Yi had a general idea.

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

"It's like a closed country, where nothing can come out and outside creatures can't get in. They have strong reproductive isolation among themselves and can only reproduce inside, so many creatures there are different from those outside. And through our observation, we found something interesting."

"what's up?"

"In the 1950s and 1960s, many people went to Ailao Mountain, and many of them came out alive. So the public's view of Ailao Mountain was just that it was a little dangerous, and there was no other impression..."

"But as time went by, some adventure enthusiasts started to go to Ailao Mountain to see the unique topography there. Since then, fewer and fewer people have come out. Until today, not many people dare to go to Ailao Mountain. Many people who have gone there have encountered danger, and only a few have come out."

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"Is it possible that the creatures inside, after years of reproduction and growth, have formed a large population and started to attack humans who entered Ailao Mountain?"

"That's understandable, but we can think about it from another angle."

Zhao Wenwei's expression was more serious than ever before:

"Think about it, isn't this situation like there is a pair of invisible hands guarding Ailao Mountain and driving away anyone who tries to break into Ailao Mountain?"

Lin Yi shuddered and got goose bumps all over his body.

"Teacher Zhao, you are a scientist, you can't keep talking in mysterious ways." Lin Yi said with a smile.

"The end of science is metaphysics. I didn't understand it before, but over the years, I have become more and more convinced of this view."

"So... you believe there is a God in this world?"

"Haha..." Zhao Wenwei laughed and found that chatting with Lin Yi was really not tiring at all. He could understand many of Lin Yi's words at a glance and he knew what he meant.

"If you say that there are gods like those in mythology in this world, I don't believe it. The so-called gods may be more like an ideology, more like the Tao of our Taoism, which is invisible. Can you agree with me?"

"This reminds me of Young's double-slit interference experiment."

"That's right, that's pretty much what it means. This thing is impossible to observe." Zhao Wenwei said:

"You can imagine those who break into the Ailao Mountains as people who want to peek into the secrets of the Ailao Mountains. When no one is observing it, it is just the Ailao Mountains, and there is nothing special about it. But when you want to observe it, it will change into another form to prevent creatures outside from peeking into the secrets inside."

Lin Yi got goose bumps all over his body.

Because of the wisdom of the sages, Lin Yi knows some knowledge in many fields.

So much so that he quickly understood what Zhao Wenwei meant.

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

"This is another strange place. Over the years, we have interviewed almost everyone who has been to Ailao Mountain, and their answers are highly consistent. They all said that they did not see anything in it. They said that it is similar to a tropical rainforest, except that there is a lot of miasma."

"Teacher Zhao, if what you said is true, their path may not have entered the core area, so Ailao Mountain is still in a state of not being closed for observation, so it is still Ailao Mountain and is not dangerous."

"Only half right."

"half?"

A mysterious smile appeared on Zhao Wenwei's face.

"There is one more thing. If I tell you, I think it will scare you."

Lin Yi smiled and said, "There are not many things in this world that can scare me."

Zhao Wenwei's expression turned serious and he looked at Lin Yi seriously.

"Over the years, according to incomplete statistics, very few people who have walked out of the Ailao Mountains have lived past 60 years old!"