Aboard the destroyer at Qingji Port in northern Kyushu.
In the middle of the ship, in a closed cabin, the lights were dim.
A shameful transaction is underway.
"Man, I brought it to you, but how can you ensure that the information you provided is correct?" Shen Rui said to the crow in the dark corner.
After the cannibal Choate was captured, the Administration originally wanted to come forward to conduct a transaction, but Xue Chengguang did not trust them and only traded with Shen Rui.
According to his original words, "I watched Shen Rui become stronger. His heart has not turned dark yet, unlike you..."
When these words reached the ears of several big men, it was extremely embarrassing.
They really wanted to make an honest transaction in which everyone gets the stolen goods. That's what children do. What adults do is that both parties take it all. Choate and the others want the information from Xue Chengguang's mouth, and they also want it.
This is the most common approach of the strong. When possible, they definitely want to take it all. Only the weak will think about a win-win situation. The strong often try their best to occupy the interests of the weak and let the weak take care of the overall situation.
Crow said calmly: "It's good that you are cautious. If you believe me when you come up, then I will be disappointed. I will provide you with some information first, and you can verify it. If you really can't believe it, we can still spend some money. , swear to the particle world."
Shen Rui thought for a while, and then said: "Wait a while and let me ask the experts."
If it hadn't been for what the other party had done before, he would probably have believed the other party directly at this time, but now he has understood that the cost of trusting someone is too high.
Without the interpersonal reminder of the game mechanism, he would definitely fall into many pits at this time.
Maybe this is another lesson the senior taught himself.
Crow was very patient and remained silent, not showing any disgust at Shen Rui's distrust.
Half an hour later, Shen Rui completed the contact.
Naturally, the Administration Bureau has experts, and they told Shen Rui that the key to ensuring the smooth completion of transactions between both parties lies in an intermediary platform that both parties can trust.
The particle world is a very good platform, and I swear to it, the memory of those particles is not as forgetful as humans. At least for now, they can still remember things more than ten years ago clearly.
If someone deceives particles, the end will definitely not be good, at least in this new era, it means that he will part ways with the most powerful force.
Of course, there is no absolute thing. Maybe he will get a blessing in disguise and win the favor of deceitful particles, but the price to pay for fusing such particles will be greater.
Without this particle platform, the transaction would be very troublesome. Both parties would engage in intrigues for their own benefit. The higher the transaction value, the more powerful the intrigues would be.
Then the two parties started trading.
"The Pillars of Shadow were formed before particles invaded the earth. According to internal reports, their history far exceeds the time humans have known about particles. It was only 17 years since the sun really started to dim, but they were established 50 years ago, which means They made contact with particles 50 years ago, but unfortunately, the particles they contacted first were shadow particles, and it was the appearance of shadow particles that made your sun dim."
Wu Wu came up and exposed the inside information that shocked Shen Rui deeply.
But if you think about it carefully, it is normal. The sun has been dimming for seventeen years, but such a large celestial body cannot suddenly dim. Just like a disease that comes like a mountain, it is actually a long-term accumulation process.
Hearing this, Shen Rui asked: "Wait a minute, the existence of particles also requires energy, and this energy can only be provided by life. If the shadow particles you mentioned block the sun, there will be no shadow particles on the earth. Life, then they are not destroying themselves?"
"You are wrong. They want to darken the sun, not extinguish it. What they like is a dark and dim environment. This is an instinctive transformation, just like..." The crow pondered for a moment, "Just Just like humans set fire to wasteland, cut down forests, fill up swamps... to build a more comfortable place for themselves to live, as for how much local life is exterminated in the process, it is naturally not considered by the pioneers."
"But that was the uncivilized human beings in the past. Today's people have understood the importance of protecting the original environment. When other animals and plants are completely extinct, it will be humans' turn sooner or later. The same is true for them. If too much life on earth is exterminated, It is also detrimental to their own future survival and evolution." Shen Rui defended subconsciously.
"You are very smart," the crow nodded. "In the Pillar of Shadows, there are also people who have communicated with the shadow particles in this way. Their answer is to wait until the life on earth is almost dead and is on the verge of the red extinction line before proceeding with protection and extinction. Life on earth is not their purpose. Their purpose is to give priority to transforming the environment suitable for their own habitation. Once the transformation is completed, they will turn around and protect life on earth."
"However, they have still made some concessions. For example, there are now a few shadowless days every month. This is the result of this communication. It prevents the complete extinction of life on earth. In the future, there will be no chance of protection. This is equivalent to your fishing moratorium. hunting season and hunting holiday, and this will continue to be the case in the future.”
Shen Rui was speechless. He finally understood that the conflict between humans and shadow particles is irreconcilable!
This battle can end only if one party becomes a slave, because this is a battle for dominance over the living environment.
In the past, humans relied on their unique wisdom and civilization to control the definition of the earth's environment: what is beneficial to humans are beneficial insects and birds, and what is harmful to humans is pests and beasts. Places suitable for human habitation are fertile fields and beautiful lands. Deserts are unsuitable for human habitation.
However, now, with the emergence of shadow particles, they have to make new definitions based on their own survival needs.
This is not like countries on earth competing for hegemony. It is possible to reach a compromise and recognize each other's equal existence.
This is a battle for the environment to decide who will dominate!
There is no good or evil, no moral high ground, only the struggle for the right to survive.
Shen Rui was silent, and Crow continued to speak plainly: "The people of the Pillar of Shadows know their true purpose, so they choose to work for them. Their idea is to complete this environmental transformation project as soon as possible. By then, they Those who take refuge first can become overseers, housekeepers, senior compradors, agents under slave owners..."
"I understand, for power and money, or simply to live, there were many people in ancient times who could take the initiative to become eunuchs in the palace. Those people were their predecessors..." Shen Rui said this and suddenly stopped.
"You are right, I am willing to be a eunuch just for the sake of power!" Crow suddenly became furious, flapped his wings, and said fiercely, "When you experience the despair of being betrayed by everyone and oppressed by everyone. , you will know that cutting yourself, or even turning into a fleshless monster like a shadow, is really nothing!"
Shen Rui did not refute. Only those who have experienced that kind of desperate situation and can struggle out are qualified to refute this senior who has an abnormal personality.
And he needs to be alert at all times to never let himself encounter that kind of desperate situation.
After the crow became furious, it quickly calmed down and continued to provide information:
"The supreme leader among them calls himself the 'Shadow Spirit'. No one knows his true name, and no one has ever seen his true form."
"Under the supreme leader, there are four insects that suppress all parties, and under the four insects there are eight birds. The four insects are ants, scorpions, centipedes, and cockroaches, and the eight birds are crows, night owls, and owls... The one to whom I have devoted myself. , it’s the crow.”
"The main task assigned to them by the shadow particles is to hold back the development of Earth's civilization and make you chaotic and infighting. Until they complete the complete transformation of the sun, no life on Earth can interfere."
"Wait a minute," Shen Rui asked again, "There are many types of particles. I don't believe that particles with shadow properties can dominate the world. Particles with other properties may not necessarily require the same environment as humans. "
"I can't answer your question. I can only say that shadow particles have the upper hand."