The sky became gloomy again, with dark clouds brewing.
Soon it started to rain heavily.
Hundreds of kilometers away from the Tower of Babel, there is a huge classical ghost ship floating on the sea.
The first team of fully armed mercenaries has boarded the deck. Their entry was extremely smooth. Their thick protective suits isolated possible radiation and dangerous substances. They wore scanning silicon chip glasses and patch-type headphones to keep in touch with the outside at all times.
communicate.
Pushing open the first door, the light suddenly brightened.
The gorgeously decorated interior makes the ship look even more luxurious and mysterious, and the huge crystal lamps cast a colorful light, like a dream.
Everything is brand new and clean, free from dust, as if a banquet had just been held not long ago, and you can even see those graceful figures intertwining with each other under optical refraction.
Is this real or an illusion?
The mercenaries were stunned.
Music gradually sounded in my ears.
Some people came to their senses first, only to find that their clothes had changed, from heavy protective clothing to exquisite and luxurious suits.
The tuxedoed waiter who came from nowhere handed him a glass of swaying red wine. The sharp edge of the hexagonal wine glass with a special outline reflected the light of the huge crystal lamp above his head. It seemed like someone was crying.
The second one, the third one.
The whole team was mesmerized by this feast of intertwined lights and shadows.
They forgot their names, what they were going to do, and where they were.
The patch earphones disappeared, and no one heard the more urgent instructions inside.
"The ship is sinking, please return quickly!"
"Please reply, the ship is sinking..."
Unfortunately, these instructions became an empty sound and were lost in the sea water.
Human beings have always had a desire for exploration and curiosity.
These two unique qualities make humans different from other animals. They have learned to use fire, continuously developed civilizations, looked up at the vast starry sky, can fly to the blue sky without wings, can breathe underwater, and can dive into the deep sea.
Even if the rotation separates day and night, artificial light can be used to compete with the moon.
Exploration allows humans to move to the top of the food chain and become the masters of this planet, but it will eventually push humans to dig their own graves and perish.
What is the end of civilization?
…
A hundred years ago, the population of this blue planet expanded rapidly.
The space carrying capacity, food carrying capacity and energy carrying capacity reached the upper limit at the same time, and a red light was turned on. With the Earth Sea accounting for only a dozen percent, the population exploded to 25 billion.
After the super-saturated state, the limitations of natural laws came together, and the fertility rate suddenly dropped.
Therefore, under the pressure of population pressure, irreversible aging and medical burden, the human fetal cultivation chamber came into being.
A large number of women have been deprived of their fertility by unknown forces, while those who still have fertility are protected by the federation. Of course, the superiors claim to respect their freedom of reproductive will, but will seduce them with generous material conditions.
"Voluntary" childbirth.
There is another irresistible force, which is public opinion and moral kidnapping.
There is no price to pay for irresponsible accusations and abuse. People who do not need to have children stand on the moral high ground and kidnap those who can have children, saying that they are selfish and irresponsible. They have the ability to have children when the population structure is so unhealthy.
Why not have more children? Where do they put the future of humanity?
Most people can't help themselves and will be forced to whitewash the peace for reasonable reasons.
The world will always maintain absolute fairness and unfairness.
Newborns were taken away and modified. Today, a hundred years later, Tang Rou's generation has experienced genetic modification and will no longer suffer from diseases caused by genetic defects.
For example, cancer, tumors, bone and blood diseases.
But the continued expansion of population has brought more pressure to life.
For example, transportation.
"drop--"
Asselan banged the horn frantically, lowered the window and shouted to the people in front of him, "The light is green and you're still not leaving! Are you blind?"
The traffic jam made her extremely irritable.
Tang Rou browsed the messages sent from inside the Tower of Babel in the passenger seat and said softly, "Calm down, road rage can easily cause traffic accidents."
"We've been stuck in this street for fifty minutes. It won't even take that long for a pregnant woman to give birth."
Tang Rou said, "That's because modern medical care is so advanced that in the past, pregnant women could not stay in the delivery room for less than five or six hours."
Atherland was still honking his horn wildly.
Until the traffic police came over and flashed the warning sign, "There is an accident ahead and it is impassable. You can make a U-turn from the left."
"Accident? What kind of accident is it?"
"Sorry, it's not convenient to tell you this."
The on-board AI immediately planned a new route, and Aslan turned onto the Ring Road in one go.
Looking from a distance, we can see that a large cordon has been blocked on the road just now, many vehicles have turned around, and some are crowded into a circle to watch the fun.
"What accident happened?" Aslan muttered, turning his head to glance at Tang Rou, "What are you looking at, so serious?"
"The Tower of Babel is going to treat a group of "sellers"." Tang Rou closed the computer, "Also, there was a big problem the day before yesterday. It seems that a team of forty people disappeared at sea. The specific situation has not been announced. Holt
The Dan Virus Research Center has issued a request for assistance."
"Hotdam, is the military virus base of the Federation Hotdam country?"
Tang Rou nodded.
Hotdam was a small independent country a hundred years ago. After the sea level continued to rise, the world's tectonic plates were redistributed and all countries were connected to form a single continent. Humanity has a new system that is superior to countries, called the United Community of Humanity.
The national system basically exists in name only.
The level of virus research in Hotdam is the highest in the union.
Tang Rou supported her chin and sighed, "The laboratory is still under overall repair, and my name is on the list of assistance formations."
Atherland gloated and said "Wow".
Some time ago, major biological bases announced a new secret letter. The world was in chaos, and living people were being fished out from the ocean. According to statistics, all of them were people who were declared dead in shipwrecks in the past hundred years.
About a week ago, the Killers mutated, attacked humans, and developed heterogeneous biological tissues.
Five days ago, a "ghost ship" appeared in the waters near Hotdam. Based on its appearance, it was inferred that the ship was from at least the last century.
Four days ago, a group of 40 stateless mercenaries boarded the "ghost ship" and lost contact 20 minutes after landing.
Three days ago, the group of mercenaries disappeared into the sea together with the "ghost ship".
Tang Rou held her chin, feeling like she couldn't understand the world anymore.
The air on the Ring Road was quite good, and it was rare that it wasn't raining. Aslan opened the convertible top and raised his hand to blow in the wind.
The fresh sea breeze briefly blew away the dark clouds overhead.