This correspondent did not have a high military rank, but he had a good background.
In the previous exchanges, Zhou You knew that the other party was also an over-limit person, and a second-level over-limit person. The direction of additional enhancements was mainly in terms of neurological response and tolerance.
His blood is more viscous than ordinary people, and the cells that make up blood vessels are stronger than ordinary people.
When controlling high-performance aerial vehicles, he can withstand greater G values, which is why he can serve in such an important communication mission.
Sure enough, as Zhou You expected, after the correspondent got off the plane from the cable, he immediately came forward and said in a low voice: "Mr. Zhou, have you prepared the candidates and the list? I will stay here for two days, and then
Gotta go."
"Two days? Okay, I understand."
In fact, Zhouyou has already prepared a list.
Although he didn't know the specific details of the space program, he knew with his toes that this quota must be extremely valuable.
Therefore, he carefully considered it when making personnel selections.
He did his best to be relatively fair.
When selecting candidates, he did not purely consider closeness, but comprehensively considered each candidate's age, ability, expertise, suitability for space survival, personality, and other factors.
However, Zhou You was responsible for notifying only the people under his jurisdiction, and there was a dedicated person responsible for selecting personnel for the National Academy of Sciences team.
Due to the special circumstances, the news must not be leaked, so Zhou You did not tell others the truth about the space program, but secretly finalized the list and formulated an elite "outbound rescue" action plan.
The rescue target is an important fictional scientist who travels around.
He rarely lies, but now he has to obey the authority in a hurry. No wonder he does.
Then, he notified some people who had important work in hand to prepare in advance. They would need to go out in two days, so it was best to complete the handover of work in advance and appoint their successors before leaving.
A day and a half later, Zhou You gave the list to the correspondent.
After reading it, the other party asked with confusion: "Mr. Zhou, why is there no name of yours?"
Zhou You solemnly said: "I have strong individual combat capabilities. Even if I am completely defeated, I can survive in the wild alone, so there is no need to escape to space. Furthermore, this is also a reasonable division of labor. Those who participate in the aerospace program
People are responsible for the strategic retreat. I can rely on my personal ability to lead the people on the ground to interfere with the technological advancement of the rats and prevent the rats from mastering aerospace technology. If I were there, the people on the ground would probably be able to hold on for a while longer, which is very important."
This is indeed his consideration.
Yuan Yike and Shen Ling both got their places from him. Huayin also got a place from the National Academy of Sciences.
There are also quotas for three children, and they are pre-determined and do not occupy the allocated quota.
Zhou You believes that he and his family have already occupied enough places.
Although no one is supervising him, he also knows that since the higher-ups have given him the right to allocate quotas, they must hope that he, who is probably the person with the deepest degree of transcendental awakening at present, can go to space together.
In space, even if you don't do any work and just continue to be the subject of research for scientists, you can still live a very comfortable life.
Moreover, Zhou You also possesses the ability to tamper with other people's thoughts and ideas.
If he wants to go to space, in that relatively small closed space, he can modify everyone's thinking one by one, turn the space station into his own little kingdom, and live a life of nourishment.
But he didn't choose to do this.
When the correspondent heard this, he was stunned, and then said anxiously: "No, Mr. Zhou, you are a key candidate, you must participate in the plan."
Zhou You asked: "Is this a mandatory order?"
The correspondent said categorically: "Yes, it's an order."
Looking into the other person's eyes, Zhou You seemed to understand something in his heart.
He opened his mouth wide and was shocked inside.
But in the end, he did not expose the speculation in his heart, but still firmly shook his head, "Sorry, I am not a soldier. I do not hold any position, so I have the right to decide my own destiny."
The correspondent scratched his head in distress, "This..."
He was obviously not mentally prepared for the situation before him.
Judging from Zhou You's attitude, the correspondent knew that the other party had already made up his mind and nothing he said would work.
The correspondent really wanted to open up and tell the other party the truth, but the matter was still under strict orders and could not be revealed.
After hesitating again and again, the correspondent thought for a while and then said: "I have to ask the superiors for instructions. Alas, speaking of... Mr. Zhou, this is the list reported by the National Academy of Sciences. You can take a look."
After speaking, the correspondent took out a piece of paper.
Zhou You glanced at it and asked in surprise: "Why are the quotas at the National Academy of Sciences not filled up?"
The correspondent sighed, "There are many researchers who are unwilling to join the space program. Anyway, everyone has different reasons, and I can't ask in detail."
Zhou You nodded, and then continued to look down at the list. As for the correspondent, he went to the side and used the satellite phone to contact the higher-ups.
There are some people who think that in terms of ability, people who should be selected anyway are not on the list.
For example, Sun Shu, and some middle- and senior-level personnel of the National Academy of Sciences whom Zhou You had contact with.
Except for the relatively young Sun Shu, most of the other people missing from the list have two things in common. Either they are older, or their family members suffered heavy casualties in previous accidents. Although he is still alive now, he is already alone, relying on
Supported by the will of revenge.
Fortunately, Zhou You saw Huayin's name on the list, which was gratifying and proved that Huayin was sensible.
After reading the list, Zhou You waited for a while, but the correspondent hadn't come back yet, and he didn't know how the other party reported to his superiors.
At this moment, there was a knock on the door of the small conference room where the two of them were.
Nowadays, Wandering's ears are very sharp. Just by listening to the footsteps, he will know that the people outside the door are Ding Ling and Wang Yefeng.
These two people are also on the list he made himself, and he has previously notified the other party to be ready for the handover.
Now these two people should obviously pack their bags, but they don't know what to do with them.
Zhou Youxun thought that the correspondent might not be able to come back for a while anyway, so he simply walked out of the room.
As soon as the door opened, Ding Ling outside said straight to the point: "Mr. Zhou, the outing you mentioned before was a lie, right? The real plan is to have these few people evacuate completely, right?"
Obviously, Ding Ling, who also has mental abilities, noticed that Zhou You's mental state was a little abnormal when he personally gave the order, and he was not as open-minded as usual.
Ding Ling then went to see her best friend Wang Yefeng, who is now the captain of the action team, to check her confession.
The two of them analyzed all the recent action plans together, and also took into account the rare vertical take-off and landing fighter jet that had been parked in the atrium of the community for the past two days.
In the end, the civil and military duo saw through the truth.
Fortunately, the two of them were aware enough and knew that this matter must not be publicized publicly, otherwise it would cause an uproar. They knew the importance of confidentiality, so they chose to go directly to Zhou You to ask for a clear explanation.
These two people are still trustworthy. Now that they have been exposed, Zhou You no longer hides and tucks away, nodding and saying: "That's true."
Ding Ling added: "But are there any safe areas on the earth where we can stay? Isn't this evacuation pointless? Is it possible to go to the Arctic and rely on the cold to keep away the rats? But the Arctic resources are scarce, which is not conducive to development at all, and with the current situation of rats
With the speed of scientific and technological progress, it won’t take too long to conquer the polar regions.”
At this time, Wang Yefeng beside him joked in amusement: "Is it possible that we are going to evacuate into space? This is too... wait... our space station..."
The two of them looked at each other and looked at Zhou You with wide eyes, their faces filled with disbelief and a sense of sudden realization.
Seeing that Zhou You didn't refute, the two of them knew that they had been wrong again.
Sometimes the more outrageous the possibility seems, but under the same outrageous reality, it becomes the only reasonable solution.
After thinking briefly, Ding Ling and Wang Yefeng said in unison, "Then I won't go."
Ding Ling's tone became firmer.
Wang Yefeng asked one more question, "Is it okay?"
Zhou You originally wanted to refuse directly, but then he thought about it again and realized that he had just rejected the aviation plan, and he was being named in a key position, so he seemed to have no position to force others on this matter.
So he thought for a while and only asked the two of them their respective reasons.
Ding Ling told Zhou You that the driving force for her survival was to study the language and culture of rats, find ways for humans to deal with rats, and avenge herself.
Although he could still be alive after escaping into space, he was unable to continue his research, let alone have in-depth contact with humans on the ground. Naturally, there was no hope of revenge.
Wang Yefeng's reasons are similar to Ding Ling's.
Wang Yefeng's hometown is in the north, where the climate is colder. The rat plague was not serious before. However, during the global rat movement in the past two days, Wang Yefeng's hometown was also heavily attacked by the rat army.
Now Wang Yefeng has completely lost contact with her hometown.
She didn't know if her family was still alive, but she was unwilling to give up hope. As a person of temperament, she could not accept evacuating alone.
After Zhou You heard their respective reasons, he didn't insist anymore and just said: "Okay, then I understand."
"Okay, thank you."
The two thanked each other and left, looking quite relieved.
The two of them had just turned the corner, and Zhou You was about to go back to the conference room when he saw Hua Yin coming around the corner on a small battery car at high speed.
"What's wrong?" Zhou You laughed.
Huayin stopped next to him and asked straight to the point: "Are you participating in the space program?"
Zhou You shook his head, "I refused."
Huayin hummed, "I understand, then I'll cancel my registration as soon as possible."
Zhou You was stunned, "Why?"
Huayin spread his hands and asked: "If you don't leave, why should I leave?"
Zhou You: "You and I are different. I have the ability to genetically simulate. Even if I wander alone in the wild, I am unlikely to die. It will be dangerous if you stay. You should take your child to space."
Huayin shook his head, "Yuan Yike and Shen Ling will help me take care of the children. There is not much difference with or without me. Besides, Team Leader Sun is not leaving, and the research on you has not produced results yet. You are still on the ground like this."
, can I leave? I’m still waiting to rely on you to publish my thesis..."
Looking into the other person's eyes, Zhou You seemed to understand the other person's thinking.
Hua Yin looks like a Frankenstein. He is calm and clear in dealing with problems, and his acting style is a bit too straightforward. He seems to have nothing to focus on except science.
But in fact, this person is cold-faced and hot-hearted, always duplicity, and now he is just using so-called papers to cover up his true inner thoughts.
But Zhou You didn't want her to stay, as this would be the same as sending her to death, and Zhou You thought it had no practical significance.
But Huayin saw through his thoughts in the next second and said: "Let me tell you something quietly. The main direction of our previous research on your cells and genes was to try to reproduce the third-order transcendental awakening in others.
direction. This is indeed difficult, and there are still no usable results. Among all the personnel information currently held by the Academy of Sciences, you are the only one who has reached the third level beyond the limit."
"But last week, I proposed another possibility. I believe that when transcendental awakening reaches the third level, spiritual factors will replace physiological factors as the main influencing factor. Psychology is the most important factor that humans have encountered so far.
Complex things cannot be covered by common sense. Everyone's psychological condition is different. Even people with similar personalities will be very different due to subtle differences."
"So it is impossible to use traditional scientific methods to forcibly catalyze the creation of third-order transfinite beings. Instead of wasting precious scientific resources and time on replicating you, it is better to focus on how to help you further enhance your abilities."
"Since rats can have the most evolved rat king, in theory, humans should also be able to get their own 'king'. This is the meaning of transcendental awakening. Now all scientific circles have actually reached a consensus that manufacturing
This situation cannot be a purely natural evolution, it must be caused by man-made changes."
"Although no one still knows who it is and what power they used to shrink humans overnight and rewrite the history of mouse civilization overnight, we can speculate on the purpose of this force behind the scenes. If the other party just wants to
To eliminate human beings, since the other party can shrink us, it will naturally be easier to wipe humans from the earth. Wouldn’t that be easier? But the other party did not do that.”
"So, we believe that what this force behind the scenes wants to create is still a fair competition, with humans and rats competing for the dominance of the earth's ecology and the right to civilization. Since facts have now proven that the past way of human civilization evolution is doomed
Failure, so why not follow the new direction of transcendental awakening and explore another possibility?"
"I am the proposer of this plan. We are currently studying a drug that can help you improve your genetic simulation capabilities. I am also the research and development team leader of this drug. So, if you go to space, I will go with you. If you
If I want to stay, then I definitely have to stay.”
"In addition, I am actually very happy that you are willing to stay. Although it is safer in space, after all, resources are scarce, and the hope of advancing the project will become much slimmer. Although staying here is dangerous and you may die at any time, you are always in a
On the front line, there is always direct contact with rats and the opportunity to use what is available on the planet.”
"Let me give you an example, take artemisinin. Who would have thought before that a substance extracted from a plant that can be found everywhere, Artemisia annua, can be a good medicine to cure diseases and save lives?"
"The biological history you have seen can prove that human beings are born based on the biological history of the earth. Human beings and all living things on the earth should be one. Even mice and humans once had a common ancestor. So if humans want to
The level of transcendental awakening goes one step further, and naturally we cannot leave the soil that incubates and nurtures us."
"So, if you don't leave, I won't leave either. We can't leave."
Just like Zhou You always did when chatting with Huayin.
He was convinced by the other party again.
"Okay, I listen to you. But..."
Huayin: "Yes, Yuan Yike and Shen Ling must leave."