Li Wenxi knows thereâs a battle going on above ground now, and she wants to go back and help Xu Xin and the others.
"Go back..." Xu Ying hesitated a little.
"Since this place has been exposed, we donât need to fear being discovered down below, right?" Li Wenxi fiddled with the watch on her wrist.
The watch had completely lost its ability to connect since coming down here.
"Well... even so, I still feel thereâs something fishy about this." Xu Ying frowned, contemplating.
"Fishy? What do you mean..."
"I suspect the human refuge in the underground world hasnât been fully discovered."
"... Huh?" Li Wenxi was a bit puzzled, "What do you mean? Not fully discovered? You mean theyâve only found part of the human underground hideout? Thatâs unlikely, isnât the human refuge connected as a whole? Moreover, this is the core of the human base, right? Youâve discovered those mutant humans here, doesnât that mean..."
Doesnât that mean the human underground refuge has been fully explored?
"Ah, what I meant by not fully discovered isnât quite that." Xu Ying waved her hands hurriedly, "I mean, the matter of the human survivor base in the underground world hasnât been widely spread among the alien invaders, letting them all know."
"... I donât quite get it..." Li Wenxi was a bit lost, "Why do you think that?"
"Hmm, itâs normal you donât get it, after all, you donât know those aliensâ attitude towards humans." Xu Ying sighed lightly at this thought.
"Attitude? What do you mean?"
"Hmm..." Xu Ying tapped her lips with her index finger, giving an example, "Are you afraid of cockroaches?"
"... Cockroaches?" Li Wenxi blinked, "... A bit, yes."
"What if they crawled onto you?"
"... Thatâs scarier than mutant creatures!" Thinking of that scene, Li Wenxi shivered, shaking her head vigorously.
"Those alien invaders view us the same way." Xu Ying spread her hands, "Some of them even have psychological fear of usâscreaming, shouting âmonsterâ upon seeing us."
"... Ah?" Li Wenxiâs eyes widened, "Why? Weâre far weaker than them, we canât harm them."
"Can cockroaches harm you?"
"Uh, well..."
"So you see."
Xu Ying walked to the window, leaning against the sill to look outside.
"If the entire group of aliens knew about our underground refuge, they wouldnât allow billions of humans to survive. Theyâve already taken Earth as their backyardâwould you allow billions of cockroaches to thrive in your backyard?"
"No... I couldnât stand it, what if they crawl into the house..."
"Thatâs likely their thought." Xu Ying turned and leaned against the window sill, "If they knew of such a huge human refuge underground with billions of people, would they just let it be?"
"So you mean, only... certain individuals of them discovered this place?" Li Wenxi understood Xu Yingâs thought.
"Exactly." Xu Ying nodded, "One of their individuals discovered this place, perhaps out of curiosity, so didnât report upward but privately sent people down to investigate."
"That kind of thing... an entomologist who likes cockroaches?" Li Wenxi joked halfway.
"Well, itâs possible." Xu Ying looked at her seriously, "Even the survivor drama might be orchestrated by this âentomologistâ, or âanthropologistâ."
"You mean the collective survival activity of the survivors is done privately by this âentomologistâ?" Li Wenxi asked, surprised.
"Thatâs unlikely." Xu Ying walked to the bed and sat down, "The surface cannot go unnoticed, but perhaps itâs a research project by them or their team, realized upon persuading other creatures. However, theyâre still disgusted by humans, so the survivor plan is in the farthest hemisphere from them."
"Is all this your speculation, or is there evidence?" Li Wenxi asked.
"Ah, although thereâs no evidence, this speculation seems reasonable, donât you think?" Xu Ying lay back on the bed, sighing, "If this is true, perhaps weâre not in such a dire situation."
"Hey, do you think this so-called âentomologistâ could communicate with us?" Li Wenxi suddenly mused, "Maybe it did all this because it likes humans?"
"It probably doesnât like us... but I do have the idea of communicating. If it can endure billions of humans, it might also bear communication."
Saying this, she sat up again: "So, donât think of going up now, okay sister-in-law? If it really is the case, and you go up making them discover, thatâll be disastrous."
"Alright, alright." Li Wenxi was somewhat disappointed.
Xu Ying propped her chin, gazing out the window, muttering to herself, "What to do? Should I go explore over there? No... better find out here first, perhaps catch those mutant humans sent to investigate and learn something."