Sitting on the sofa in the reception room, Yi Chuan lifted the cuff of his right hand, glanced at the time projected on his wrist, and then pulled the sleeve back.
It's midnight now.
He could be sure that in this building, which was just completed every two months, there was probably only one light on in the reception room where he was.
When he thought that his colleagues were all dreaming while he was still working hard, he couldn't help but let out a long yawn.
Logically speaking, this presumptuous time is not the right time to talk about things.
However, as the representative of Silver Wing Group and the corporate ambassador to the alliance, it is his job to listen to the voices of the leaders of the alliance.
So even though this time bothered him, after receiving a summons request from the league administrator's office,
He put on his clothes and rushed over immediately.
Of course, if after he arrived in a hurry, the respected manager wanted to discuss with him only a trivial matter, such as the subsidies for teacher assistance, the construction period of the compulsory school, or the airport runway maintenance budget.
, then don’t blame him for being merciless.
If that were the case, he would complain fiercely! Thinking of this, Yi Chuan could not help but reveal a smile on his face.
Personally speaking, he quite liked that guy.
Although that man always likes to haggle over issues related to the alliance and never misses any opportunity to take advantage, but he who has been in contact with him in private knows very well that that man is only like this at work. In private, he is actually a very good person.
Cheerful guy.
Maybe this is the duality of human beings.
But it was precisely because of this that every time he met him in this way, Yi Chuan had to be very alert and did not dare to take anything lightly.
If you're not careful, you might fall into the hole dug by that guy
At this time, footsteps came from the corridor outside the door.
Yi Chuan, who was thinking wildly, subconsciously sat up straight, looked at the door where there was a knock on the door, and cleared his throat.
"Please come in."
The door opened.
Chu Guang, wearing casual clothes, opened the door and walked in.
Sorry to disturb your rest at this time, but we are also experiencing an emergency situation here. Please understand that we have to go beyond the normal procedures to meet with you.
After closing the door smoothly, he walked to the sofa opposite Yi Chuan and sat down.
Looking at Chu Guang who was not wearing power armor, Yi Chuan felt a little surprised. He thought that the armor was grown on this guy.
It can be seen that this person must have just climbed out of bed not long ago.
Yichuan felt a lot more comfortable when he thought that he was not the only one who got up in the middle of the night to work overtime.
"I understand, emergency matters are the responsibility, so can you tell me... what exactly is the emergency?"
Chu Guang did not answer immediately, but took out a memory card and placed it on the coffee table, pushing it in front of him with his index finger.
Staring at the card the size of a fingernail, Yi Chuan frowned slightly.
"This is……"
Looking at Yi Chuan who looked confused, Chu Guang said seriously.
"This matter cannot be explained clearly in a few words. In order to avoid communication barriers, I hope you can read this information before we start our topic."
Yi Chuan glanced at Chu Guang suspiciously.
Under the urging of the latter's eyes, he finally asked no questions, took out a folded holographic glasses from his arms, and put them on the bridge of his nose with a slight shake.
Then he picked up the memory card, which was about the size of a fingernail, and inserted it into the slot on the frame next to his eye.
The green signal light flashed, a stream of data flashed across the mirror, and the dense light spots overwhelmed the eyes behind the lenses.
After briefly browsing the data in the memory card, Yi Chuan's expression gradually became subtle.
The origin of the Qi tribe can be traced back to the Biological Research Institute of the Technical Department of the War Construction Committee in Yunjian Province a century and a half ago!
The earliest variant to arrive in Jinhe City
This person was actually a researcher on the ‘Gestalt Life Form’ project team back then!
The arrival of those people directly led to the destruction of Singularity City!
From the standpoint of an ideal city citizen, seeing such information, Yi Chuan's mood was naturally far from beautiful.
After all, for companies, what happened a century and a half ago is indeed a piece of dark history.
Even if the split in the War and Construction Committee is not the responsibility of any one party, it is still true that the Production Department lit the fuse first.
To this day, many historians in Ideal City still hold the view that the "Yunjian Province Restoration Act" and its brutal execution bear unshirkable responsibility.
Although the residents of Ideal City have reviewed that period of history and have not whitewashed it like a little girl or simply hidden it, but after such a long time, new clues have suddenly been unearthed, which is still somewhat surprising.
Feeling a little unhappy.
Especially now that they have just decided to inherit the will of the Pioneer, plan to correct the mistakes of the past century, and walk out of the ideal city with their heads held high...
His index finger tapped the side of the frame, and an eye appeared behind the reflective lens. Yi Chuan looked at Chu Guang in disbelief and said in a questioning tone.
"Are these... true?" Chu Guang nodded.
"I can't claim that this is 100% accurate information, but I can be sure that it is an objective and notarized investigation result. This is not only the information that players investigated and compiled on the official website forum, but also the information of his Guards Corps in Jinhe
Information collected from visits and surveys around the city.”
Yi Chuan leaned back on the sofa and sighed softly.
"To be honest, I was so shocked when I saw these things... that I didn't know how to evaluate them."
"Personally, I prefer that there are some misunderstandings. After all, this is just an investigation report, and most of the arguments are based on rumors of doubtful authenticity. At least here, I have not seen any conclusive evidence.
Strong evidence."
He chose his words carefully.
It neither gave a positive opinion nor completely denied this information, but used a statement that could advance or retreat.
After a pause, Yi Chuan continued.
"From the position of the Supreme Council, we are sorry for what happened a hundred and fifty years ago, but this is not part of the work of the Council. Our mandate is the expression of the collective will, but in this matter about what the will is,
Regarding the matter, it may be more appropriate to leave it to the academic community and the public to discuss."
"If today's meeting is to ask for our opinions on this information, my opinion is... you should summon the media, not me."
Seeing the cautious look on Yi Chuan's face, Chu Guang could guess with his toes that this guy probably had a different idea and thought he was going to take advantage of them again, so he took a defensive posture as soon as he opened his mouth.
joke.
Is he that kind of superficial person??
Chu Guang made a helpless expression and continued patiently.
"You misunderstood. I don't want to use this information to put pressure on you, or to ask for compensation on behalf of the survivors of Jinhe City... We are not qualified to represent others, and what we want to discuss with you is not the past.
It’s about what’s happening now.”
"...What's going on now?" Yi Chuan looked at him blankly, a trace of doubt gradually appearing in his eyes.
The information in his hand looks like old accounts.
Chu Guang nodded.
"One hundred and fifty years ago, the Production Department launched a raid on the Technology Department's Biological Research Institute in the Cloud Province, which led to the technicians of the Gestalt Lifeform project team running away with experimental data. Nowadays, many mutants in the wasteland are
It came out at that time--"
Yi Chuan interrupted him angrily.
"This statement is biased! The Vaillante Laboratory on the west coast is also a research institution for 'Gestalt Life Forms'. In terms of time, the Legion controlled relevant research units much earlier than us!"
"I'm not saying we don't have problems, but 'mutants are the ones we create'
Such words are completely irresponsible conjecture! In fact, we have been exterminating those beasts, and at least half of the bullets we have fired over the past century have been shot at mutants!"
"I know, please listen to me," Chu Guang continued patiently, "Of course we know that the 'Gestalt Life Body' project is not in charge of a research institution. It is outside the research facilities controlled by the corporate corps and the academy.
, maybe there are other wild research institutes that are also conducting that unfinished research with their doors closed, which is why there are many derived varieties of mutants."
If it were just a group of scientific geeks hiding in a shelter shaking reagent bottles, I think even if the research they were conducting was risky, at least the risk of the experiment itself would be controllable.
Now, however, a group of lunatics have spent twenty years quietly expanding the scale of their experiments and using whatever means necessary to advance their research.
Yi Chuan frowned.
What's the meaning.
That's the literal meaning.
Chu Guang placed a computer pen on the table, flicked his index finger in the blue beam of light, and several holographic images floated in front of Yi Chuan.
Drone aerial footage in the center.
Wearing next to it are several battle videos from the player's first-person perspective. These videos were all transmitted back to Dawn City through signal repeaters before the 'Seagull' was hijacked by the Torch Church's electronic warfare operation.
Looking at the ferocious and twisted faces and the walking corpses coming like a tide, Yi Chuan couldn't help but swallow.
"What the hell is this...Gnawer?"
"There is no doubt that they are living people, at least they were before... but now, they should be regarded as living dead."
Looking at Yi Chuan who looked in disbelief, Chu Guang continued.
"When have you ever seen a Gnawer wearing clothes?"
Yi Chuan didn't speak, his eyes fixed on the picture on the holographic screen.
Looking at his silent friend, Chu Guang continued:
"The name of this settlement is Pinecone Farm. The Church of the Torch occupied it and turned the residents here into their puppets through an addictive fungus crop called Nago to help them accomplish that'
Gestalt's experiment."
"You said this was an experiment?" Yi Chuan's Adam's apple moved and he said with difficulty, "...what kind of experiment is this?"
Chu Guang shook his head.
"Unfortunately, I don't know either. We tried to investigate clearly, but our people were trapped inside as soon as they entered and fell into the trap carefully laid by those crazy people."
"It's shameful to say that we thought at first that they were just focusing on the mutants' combat effectiveness by joining forces with the mutants, but now it seems that all of this is a trap for the 'Gestalt Life Form' itself."
"Torch...is that the torch? Is it related to the Enlightenment Society?" Yi Chuan murmured to himself as he chewed the name over and over again.
Chu Guang thought for a moment and gave his opinion.
"I am more inclined to think that there is no connection. The difference between them is like the mutants in the desert and the mutants on the East Coast. One is a continuation of the Torch Project prepared by the People's Federation in the pre-war era to deal with the most extreme situations, and the other is
It’s more like being inspired by the Torch Project.”
"Their goals have something in common, that is, they agree that the world should be destroyed once, rather than improved on the basis of the old order. However, they are fundamentally different in terms of specific implementation policies. One tends to use the old order.
Neutron killing technology, one places its hopes on the unfinished singularity technology of the Prosperity Era...replacing the old humans with new humans, and gradually completing their plan to restart the world."
Even the most extreme ideals can be divided into relatively moderate reformists and relatively radical reformists.
In terms of methods, the Enlightenment Society was obviously more radical. They directly denied the wastelanders' right to exist. However, in terms of the final result, the elitists were more conservative.
At least they believe that the new world should still be ruled by humans, with elites recognized by them leading all aspects of society, rather than becoming some new humanity.
But the Torch Church is different.
What they want to accomplish is an ascension at the species level, a complete jump from the old human body to a new one.
Even if humans in the old era could live in the utopia they described, they could only be treated as domestic animals without political rights.
Only the chosen new humans can live as gods in Utopia.
The mind interference device is prepared to achieve the latter purpose.
In the distant old days, if you wanted people to selectively give up or give up their brains completely, it would require countless rounds of Mr. House bombings and a set of systematic processes.
And even if a huge amount of cost is invested, it may not be able to justify itself due to a few small mistakes.
But with the help of Naguo, they can easily turn each settlement into a breeding farm or plantation without saying a word.
Yi Chuan couldn't help but a drop of cold sweat broke out on his forehead.
If ten minutes ago, he did not really want to intervene in the dispute between the alliance and the regional survivor forces, but after seeing this information, he realized that this matter must be reported to the council immediately.
Mind interference technology is not a secret. This thing made a big news in 2113, and it is nothing compared to singularity technology such as Gestalt life forms.
However, he never expected that that old antique could regain its second life in the wasteland in such a form.
I'm afraid the council didn't expect it either.
After all, Jinchuan Province and Haiya Province are both far away from them.
"I'm glad you understand the urgency of this, but the report is on the one hand. We need to let more people know about the conspiracy of those guys, and we also need to do something about it in a public place. If the council is allowed to debate the last one
"Moon, if we wait for another wave to pass, I'm afraid the entire Jinchuan Province will be hopeless."
Hearing Chu Guang's words, a troubled expression appeared on Yi Chuan's face.
It is against procedure to act without authorization before the Board of Directors has made a judgment.
"...You know this is impossible. Even if I want to help you, I, a diplomat, cannot have that authority."
Chu Guang did not give up because of his words and continued.
"Then do something within your scope of authority. We don't need military assistance. The alliance's army will not lose to anyone, but we need your technical support! Specifically, we need an electronic warfare officer
expert!"
Looking at Yi Chuan who remained speechless, Chu Guang continued.
"Pinecone Wood Farm is a microcosm of the settlements under the jurisdiction of the various dioceses of the Torch Church. Similar things are common in Jinchuan Province and even Haiya Province. On the surface, those settlements look no different from ordinary settlements, but the core has long been
He was replaced as a puppet of the church...and now, the green plague is spreading northward."
"Originally, Naguo was only a tropical crop, but the Torch Church has improved it so that it can grow normally even in the subtropics... If they are allowed to continue this dangerous experiment, I am afraid that not only the Jinchuan Province will fall, but also the eastern provinces.
The province and even Yunjian Province will not be spared. Or do you have the confidence to ban your residents or neighbors from eating that stuff?"
Yi Chuan looked at Chu Guang seriously and said: "I understand what you mean, this matter is indeed no trivial matter... I will report it to the board of directors immediately!"
Chu Guang nodded and looked at him equally seriously.
Reinforcements sent to Pinecone Wood Farm are already on the way and will arrive soon.
However, if they cannot suppress their opponents in electronic warfare, their smart weapons will not be able to achieve full combat effectiveness.
Unfortunately, hacking is not Xiaoqi's specialty, it is just an assistant AI.
Even if the shelter has an absolute defense capability in the field of information security, it is only due to the protection program running on the shelter server. Xiaoqi can only use these resources.
Moreover, Xiaoqi's body is in the shelter, 800 kilometers away from the front line. It is still too difficult for an MT to go up and attack people despite the high ping delay and interference.
Quite a bit.
He needs an expert who is proficient in electronic warfare to go to the scene to help him solve the problem.
Including providing safety protection for drones.
Including pulling out the bishop named Luo Gan from the so-called holy realm...
Hearing Chu Guang's request, Yi Chuan fell into deep thought. Suddenly, as if he thought of something, his eyes lit up and he sat upright.
"This is easy to handle. There happens to be an expert who is proficient in electronic warfare in Dawn City!"
Chu Guang asked immediately.
"who?"
Yi Chuan said with bright eyes.
"Eclipse!"
"A-110 model androids, all of them are experts in electronic warfare!"
Just as Chu Guang completed the meeting with the company representatives, a large number of mutant warriors also completed their assembly in the urban area of Jinhe City, not far from the farm.
A burly, semi-cyborg mutant man walked up to Garn with heavy steps, clasped his hands and said solemnly.
"Kuru, already assembled!"
Behind him, green heads were moving, looking at a large area of Wuyang Wuyang.
Most of these mutant warriors have received prosthetic modifications, but the degree is different.
Some people replaced their hearts with a piece of iron, others changed their forearm bones into alloy steel, or installed a cannon barrel or a chain saw on their arm.
Different from the group of shrimp soldiers and crab generals led by Oger.
The soldiers under Kulu's command are all elites of the Qi tribe, and there are many "big old men" like Piduo here.
The honor of the Qi tribe was completely lost by those soft-footed shrimps. They actually lost to a group of cowardly two-legged sheep!
Kuru swears that he will take back the glory that belongs to the clan!
Garn looked at Kuru expressionlessly, nodded slowly, then looked at the dense crowd of mutant warriors standing behind him, and shouted loudly at a higher volume.
"Our allies are in trouble!"
"The people who caused trouble for them are the same people who killed our brothers!"
"Go to Pinecone Farm!"
"The survivors there are all dedicated to our food!"
It doesn't take too many passionate words to mobilize this group of bloodthirsty beasts. It's enough to tell them where to vent their wild desires.
The desire for blood and violence was ignited in an instant, and deafening cheers resounded throughout the ruined city.
One after another, the mutants waved their weapons and cheered and shouted at the top of their lungs.
"Ouch!"
"Eat them!!"
A large number of mutants set out from the East District of Jinhe City and gathered in the direction of Pinecone Wood Farm.
At the same time, a majestic steel airship was setting sail from Shuguang City, heading towards Jinchuan Province.
At first, this was just an infiltration operation with a scale of twenty people. However, as all parties increased their bargaining power, the scale of the conflict was escalating.
That settlement of fifty thousand people had unknowingly stood in the center of this storm.
The Torch Church obviously did not expect such a result.
When they learned from the bishop that the alliance's airship was heading towards Jinchuan Province, the expressions of several apostles at Pinecone Wood Farm suddenly changed.
At first, they just planned to use the little mice that had infiltrated their pasture to conduct an interesting experiment, and teach the alliance in the north a little lesson.
However, what they didn't expect was that the guys from the north could not afford to lose. Seeing that the infiltration operation was messed up, they overturned the table.
They are not afraid of military conflict with the alliance, and they do not think that an organization that has only been established for a year can be their opponent.
However, they were obviously not ready to start a war immediately, and no one expected that the Alliance would send an airship over at the critical juncture of the approaching wave.
It's a distance of 800 kilometers. It will probably take tomorrow morning for the airship to arrive here.
Went up.
However, they are not naive enough to believe that the Alliance only has one form of transportation: airships...
The four apostles were as anxious as ants on a hot pot, anxiously discussing countermeasures. At this moment, the manor not far away was buzzing with gunfire.
The underground laboratory of the annex.
Ye Shi pulled out the short knife stuck on the forearm of the Torch Church's 'executor', and while removing his equipment, he tied up his hands and feet with plastic ties.
VM data copy has been completed.
He led the prisoner into the room where the mind interference device was placed, and Ye Shi threatened him with a gun pointed at his head.
"Turn this thing off!"
Wu Che grinned and chuckled.
"I have to disappoint you. I'm just a soldier... but I don't know how to turn this thing off. Why don't you try blowing it up?"
Ye Shi didn't waste any time and gave him a kick in the stomach.
Enduring the piercing pain in his forearm, Wu Che gritted his teeth, stared at Ye Shi and sneered, secretly saying it was a pity.
If he could trick this guy into blowing up the psychic interference device located underground at Pinecone Wood Farm, his mission would be considered accomplished.
In fact, just a few minutes ago, Ye Shi really planned to blow up this place, but after reading the information downloaded from the terminal, he immediately gave up that idea.
Just turning off the mind interference device will not make those outside return to normal, just like smashing the monitor will not shut down the computer.
The mind interference device has the effect of inducing the experimental subjects to enter a state of 'fugue', but what really turns the local residents into 'gnawers' is the No. 03 band signal it emits.
This device has engraved crazy information into their brains. As long as they enter the 'fugue' state, they will become the ghost they are now.
It's just a matter of different degrees.
Unless signals from other bands are input through the mind interference device, they will be re-brainwashed by the influence of Naguo.
Otherwise, they will probably return to normal from time to time, and then go crazy again from time to time... It's better to just let them stay like this for now.
At least they who are also in a fugue state will not kill each other.
Looking at the prisoner who refused to say anything, Ye Shi gritted his teeth and carried him towards the outside of the laboratory.
Wu Che grinned in pain and simply closed his eyes without saying another word.
The little girl named Xiaoyang was standing at the door shivering, looking at the two people who came out of the laboratory at a loss.
When she met Ye Shi's eyes, she looked away in shame, not daring to look at him.
Optical camouflage only works when moving slowly. There will also be obvious flaws when moving between environments with different brightness.
Obviously, she saw that person.
However, under the threat of the executioner, she did not say a word. She may even have confessed to him that she was the only one inside, and then watched helplessly as the guy went in with a rifle and touched her butt.
But Ye Shi didn't blame her for not making a sound to remind her.
To be honest, if she screamed, it would be a big hindrance. Not only would it harm herself, but it would also alert the snake and prevent him from relying on his talent to fight back.
"The situation has changed. Please stay down there for a while... Remember to keep an eye on Yin Yin and don't let her hurt herself, but don't get too close to her either."
Hearing these words, a trace of despair and sadness appeared in Xiaoyang's eyes, but in the end he said nothing and just nodded silently.
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I have betrayed the person who helped me, and I have nothing to say if I am left behind...
Seeing that this little guy seemed to have misunderstood something, Ye Shi smiled and stretched out his hand to rub the little head.
"What are you thinking about? I didn't mean to leave you here, I just asked you to wait here for a while... If you are tired, just take a nap. I will be back in a while."
The little sheep asked in a low voice.
"Where are you going……
"
"Go kill all those bitches!" Ye Shi grinned, leaving behind what he thought was a handsome figure, and walked towards the stairwell.
Wu Che, who was held in his hand, sneered and curled his lips.