Among the eight planets in the solar system, Mercury is the planet closest to experience, also known as the morning star.
This strange planet with a diameter of 4878km, which takes two months to approach the Earth to rotate once, and less than three months to orbit once, was once considered by human scientists to be the planet with the least potential for life to exist in the entire solar system.
However, in the middle of the Golden Age, with the unfolding of the blueprint for interstellar travel, Mercury, which originally took humans decades to reach, has become a frequent visitor on interstellar flights.
Not only do more than hundreds of thousands of tourists visit Mercury every year to see the majestic scene when the sun rises above the horizon of Mercury, but it is also a place where millions of people work and live.
New Ozma Dome.
The only dome-level human city on Mercury, it currently has a permanent population of 3.17 million and a floating population of about 5 million.
Most of the residents of this magical city suspended upside down under the surface of Mercury make a living by unearthing the mysterious ancient ruins of Mercury. They are either cultural relic excavators in private companies, or students or experts in the field of archeology.
Apart from these people, most of the rest are Yaxing Republic government officials who serve at the highest management level.
As the highest-level supervisory center, the headquarters of the highest-level Supervisory Committee, also known as the "Eye of Mercury", is located under the New Ozma Dome.
Covering an area of 47 square kilometers, there are hundreds of thousands of people coming and going on a daily basis, and the various types of information related to the content of the supervision system processed every day is an astonishing astronomical number.
Lu Shaoyuan still remembered the first time he came here. When he saw how huge the headquarters of the Supreme Supervisory Committee was, he raised a question that ordinary people would probably have.
That is, "Does it take so many people to manage a solar system with a population of six billion?"
This sentence sounds a bit ridiculous at first glance. After all, it is ridiculous to use hundreds of thousands to manage six billion.
But in fact, the reason why Lu Shaoyuan has such doubts is because in his opinion, why does the top management level, which has transferred most of the government service projects to the core management of Yaqiong, keep hundreds of thousands of people working here?
At that time, Lu Shaoyuan's brother Lu Yuanbin, who sent Lu Shaoyuan here for internship, did not answer his questions.
Later, after more than half a year of internship experience, Lu Shaoyuan suddenly woke up and sighed... If the number of people here could double again, maybe the work would be much easier.
Lu Shaoyuan, who is now a popular figure next to General Yan Zhongyu of the Changge Army, naturally no longer has to do the work he did when he was an intern, but the problems in front of him don't seem to be many, and they are indeed difficult.
Yan Zhongyu threw him into the Supreme Supervisory Committee, nominally asking him to help investigate the Jupiter ambush incident, but in fact, Lu Shaoyuan knew Yan Zhongyu's true purpose - to get a glimpse of the Holy Will.
What does it mean to get a glimpse of the divine will?
This sounds like a drama from the imperial dynasty many centuries ago?
Lu Shaoyuan is not stupid. Indeed, today's Yaxing Republic only uses the democratic system of the House of Representatives and the meeting of all promoters. But since the relationship between the great humans and the old gods has changed from incompatible to ambiguous, the supreme leader seems to have
He has become an "emperor"-like existence in the hearts of most people.
Perhaps no one dares to say this directly, but everyone pretends to be confused because they understand.
This time, I invited Wu Tingbo to the headquarters of the Supervisory Committee for tea and snacks. He said it was just for a casual chat, but there was a hint of treachery in his words. It could be said that if he was not careful, his future or even his property and life might be involved.
After several confrontations, Lu Shaoyuan finally understood that Wu Tingbai was not a tiger in a cage, but a dragon, and an evil dragon that could overturn the world at any time.
The Supreme Supervisory Committee agreed so simply that Lu Shaoyuan would be solely responsible for receiving Wu Tingbo. He must have known for a long time that the Anson Doyle Group behind Wu Tingbo could not be offended.
Lu Shaoyuan, who had just come back to his senses, couldn't help but curse those smiling foxes in his heart as little bastards. At the same time, he laughed at himself, let out a long breath, raised his hand and waved away the hell Buddha.
From entering the headquarters of the Supreme Supervisory Committee to being respectfully escorted away, Wu Tingbai looked as calm as water from the beginning to the end. Even when Lu Shaoyuan directly pointed out the accusations mentioned, Wu Tingbai was unmoved because he knew that Lu Shaoyuan had no evidence to really accuse him.
How, and even if there is, as long as Wu Tingbai does not recognize it, what will the top management dare to do to him?
Instructor Han Linsu held back her anger and said angrily: "Is that man named Lu mentally ill!? He actually said directly, do we have any contact with the rebels? Can he say such a thing? I still can't
I thought the chief strategist under General Changge Army was of such a high level! Humph, he is also just a man waiting to die."
Wu Tingbai smiled when he heard this. He was very familiar with Han Linsu's temper, and said with relief: "This Lu Shaoyuan is not a drunkard. The reason why he asked more and more stupid questions later is because he knew that he would not get anything from me.
There is no benefit at all, so I just pretend to be stupid and show weakness to protect myself. The advantage of doing this is that it will not make myself look too ugly, and the second is that it will not make me care too much about him. It is really a good idea..."
When Han Linsu heard what Wu Tingbai said, she immediately understood. She sat down and snorted: "Humph, I guess he still has some self-awareness."
Wu Tingbai smiled bitterly and said: "A good intention is a good idea, but at such a young age, the calculation is so heavy. In the end, it is a blessing or a curse. It is really hard to say."
Han Linsu didn't understand, she asked: "Do you think they can still
Are you going to trouble us again?"
Wu Tingbo shook his head: "Inviting us to tea is already a warning. Since the warning has been given, we will not pursue it again...Besides, there is a new storm on Mars. If we can't deal with it this time, then
Not only will the entire fleet be damaged, but the entire solar system will be in flames of war again."
Han Linsu's thinking is not as leaping as Wu Tingbai's, nor is it as profound as he thought.
She just knew that the leader of the Red Dwarf Legion on Mars, the woman named Alan, had set up a ring in Tai Chi City to compete with Zheng Hanqiu from the government army. Both sides were invincible in the military, so the gimmick was no small feat.
But this kind of arena match can only be watched by outsiders, and few people can really understand the hidden confrontation behind this sudden arena match.
Fortunately, the Red Dwarf Army is not as fond of stabbing people in the dark as those politicians. Alan just played a round here when the flagship of the Red Dwarf Army expressed his position.
Now I heard that all twenty-eight attack ships dispatched by the Second Fleet were destroyed. Both sides were already at odds. If Tang Huan, the deputy commander-in-chief of the Second Fleet, had not retained some restraint, otherwise with the firepower of the Second Fleet,
The Annabelle, the flagship of the Red Dwarf Legion, had long since been bombarded into dust in the universe.
Looking at the current situation alone, the Red Dwarf Legion is at a disadvantage no matter how you look at it.
Not only is the commander-in-chief of the legion still fighting with people in Taiji City, but the flagship is also surrounded by people. No matter how powerful it is, it is just a fight between trapped beasts and cannot cause any big waves.
But after listening to Wu Tingbai's words, Han Linsu felt that there was something mysterious and strange about it.
"You mean...that Red Dwarf Legion still has the power to stand up?"
Wu Tingbai smiled and asked: "Su Su, if you were the leader of the red dwarf army, would you dare to return to the solar system alone to continue serving Yan Zhongyu?"
Han Linsu immediately replied: "Of course not, that would be too stupid. At least I can't put myself in danger."
"Yes, do you think Alan is a fool?"
Han Linsu seemed to understand a little bit, but she still frowned and said: "I don't know... but judging from her current performance, I don't think she is very smart."
Wu Tingbo smiled, and he sighed: "Yes, I think everyone in the entire solar system who pays attention to Mars will feel that this Alan is really worthy of the name of being the supreme commander of a huge interstellar army. Not only is she herself
She was caught in a dangerous situation and even threw the flagship into the tiger cage. Now no matter how she struggles, she may not be able to escape death in the end."
"Ah? No way?" Han Linsu was shocked when he heard this: "Didn't you say that Alan is a great hero? How come the top management level dares to do such a blatant thing now?"
Wu Tingbai lit up a cigarette to himself. This kind of handmade cigarette that can only be bought on earth has an extremely strong smell. Every time Wu Tingbai smoked, even Han Linsu couldn't help but cover his nose and stand away.
Wu Tingbai didn't care at all, he just liked the choking smell of tobacco, even though he himself knew how harmful it was to his body.
After taking a deep breath, Wu Tingbai said: "This time I went to my husband's house, but for the first time, he asked me to stand in the main hall of his study all morning, and I just read the words on the wall all morning."
Han Linsu didn't answer. She knew that Wu Tingbo had something to say.
After smacking his lips and taking another puff, Wu Tingbai put out the cigarette. This kind of thing that was inconsistent with his status was the only thing he dared to do when he and Han Linsu were alone. If his wife saw him, life would definitely be difficult.
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"When I was drunk, I read the sword with the light on, and I dreamed about the trumpet blowing company camp.
Eight hundred miles away, the soldiers under the command are burning, the sound of fifty-stringed strings is heard outside the Great Wall, and the troops are ordered in autumn on the battlefield.
The horse moves so fast, the bow is like a thunderbolt.
To finish the affairs of the king and gain fame both before and after his death, pitiful... it happened in vain... hiss..." After reciting this poem, Wu Tingbai was still not satisfied. He couldn't help but sigh: "Do you think the current commander-in-chief of the Red Star Army has this poem?
How do the characters feel?"
Han Linsu had little exposure to classical literature, and knew nothing about ancient poetry and lyrics.
But this did not prevent her from yearning for the stories behind these poems. She nodded and said, "Well, I suddenly feel a little sympathy for her."
Unexpectedly, Wu Tingbo laughed out loud when he heard this.
Han Linsu looked at his boss inexplicably, feeling a little aggrieved suddenly and thinking to himself: 'Did I say something wrong?'
After Wu Tingbo laughed for a while, his expression suddenly straightened, and his eyes were sharp. He said coldly: "Human beings have evolved for many centuries. If today, we have just changed to a bigger stage to re-interpret the past, then we
Who have the right to spurn the old gods and spurn those civilizations and higher-level civilizations and wisdom whose realm of thinking is far beyond ours?"
Han Linsu was shocked when he heard this. Although he didn't quite understand what Wu Tingbai meant, he felt as if he had been struck by lightning.
Wu Tingbo paused for a moment and then continued: "That was back then, when our human resources were extremely limited and the disposable labor force was extremely limited. The real dragons and emperors who claimed to be monarchs were also human beings... But now,
Our supreme leader is already infinitely close to gods, close to those old gods who have brought so much unbearable suffering to mankind. He died alone at dusk. This path is not the Buddhist path in the hearts of those sects.
, the right way, the way of Jesus, is the way of future evolution of mankind! So... in the eyes of many people, today's situation seems to be nothing more than a bird in the dark, a general in his twilight years, unable to hide his withered bones, but in our case
In the eyes of the supreme leader, what he wants to see is that Alan
Can the fierce tiger continue to open up territory for him and open a door to a new era of mankind in the true sense? And our leader of the Red Dwarf Army also knows very well what he will face when he returns to the solar system alone. She is not here.
Those who lead to death are here to... listen to the will of our Human Emperor!"
After hearing these words, Han Linsu was so shocked that she broke into a cold sweat. At that moment, she suddenly felt how insignificant she was.
It's not about the body, but about the mind and will.
The will of the Human Emperor?! Or... the will of mankind?!
Although Han Linsu was ignorant, it was indeed the first time in her life that she truly felt the so-called divinity.
Indeed, the stories of rabbits dying and dogs being cooked, and birds disappearing and hiding their bows have been told for thousands of years, but those stories were all classic stories before productivity was relatively low and before humans could truly set foot in the world beyond the earth.
At that time, human beings were always entangled between development and ecological sustainability, and were always worried about what should we do if a catastrophic event occurred one day that humans could not withstand?
We are worried about energy depletion, ecological collapse, and economic concessions for ecology that will lead to more serious social problems.
But what about now?
Ever since people in the Golden Age absorbed the wisdom of secondary civilizations from the mysterious guest who once nearly caused humankind to become extinct, human society has undergone earth-shaking changes.
In the heyday of the Golden Age, rapid progress was made. Many traditional sciences, traditional technologies and skills underwent subversive reforms. Although many social problems broke out at that time, the most serious one was that a large number of people had entered society at the same time.
Middle-aged people with relatively low learning ability are ruthlessly eliminated by society.
The reduction of the social value of these people to zero was a huge headache for governments in that era.
Fortunately, the appearance of the Su family who boldly proposed the blueprint for the solar system star field plan shifted the problem, and a large number of laborers were invested in the long exploration and construction of the star field jump.
After more than 20 years of construction of the star field jump field, the social problems caused by the leap forward progress of human civilization as a whole have been solved. However, just as Han Linsu understood the poem at the beginning, the social problems have been solved, but the ideological progress has not
Seriously out of touch.
Before the wisdom of secondary civilization entered human society, human society mainly advocated humanism and later dataism, also known as postmodern valueism.
Either way, it is a difficult problem that is deeply rooted in the depths of human thought and cannot be sublimated in a short time.
This can be seen from Han Linsu.
The golden age went from its heyday to its decline precisely because of this disconnect between technological progress and the realm of thinking... Many different voices have emerged within human beings, among which the most contradictory ones are those who advocate the equivalence of freedom of human will and belief, and those who advocate the equivalence of belief and will.
Surrender to the old gods and be willing to be the other side of the caged bird.
Perhaps it was the seeds of trouble that were laid from that time that led to the subsequent rebellion.
"Then... what about us? What will happen to us in the future?" After a long silence, Han Linsu suddenly asked Wu Tingbai a question that was difficult for him to answer.
Wu Tingbai looked at Han Linsu. This loyal Han Linsu, who had been with him for more than ten years and was even called the second wife by outsiders, was actually the person around Wu Tingbai who was the furthest away from the secret in his heart.
Of course, this is not because Wu Tingbai cannot trust Han Linsu and cannot tell her all the shocking secrets, but because Wu Tingbai is unwilling to let more people participate. In this way... the less Han Linsu knows, the more likely it will be for her in the future.
It is determined that her new life will be better.
The question Han Linsu asked was a continuation of the question Wu Tingbo asked her before about the future.
After Wu Tingbai thought for a while, he did not answer, but sighed: "Yes... what will happen to us in the future..."
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Mars, Tai Chi City.
The battle between the two men on the ring finally entered its final stage.
The exhausted Alan was really powerless to fight back against Zheng Hanqiu who was like a gospel angel descending, but she never thought of admitting defeat, let alone retreating.
Zheng Hanqiu, who was wandering on the boundary between man and god at the cost of his life, was not as cool as outsiders seemed.
Kuidi in the audience has noticed that Zheng Hanqiu's movements are slowing down, and as soon as this trend appears, it will become more and more intense. In the end, Zheng Hanqiu will be frozen in his current appearance.
And the moment he freezes is the moment his life ends.
The victory or defeat at this time seemed to be meaningless. Kuidi didn't know why Zheng Hanqiu was trying his best. She only knew that she was unable to save the situation. Now unless Zheng Hanqiu stopped, no one could save him.
As for Alan, who was almost completely covered in skin and looked like a bloody man, she was even more miserable.
After Kankan dodged Zheng Hanqiu's frontal attack, Alan was about to dodge and wait for an opportunity, but Zheng Hanqiu dodged behind her. Just as she was about to turn around and attack, Zheng Hanqiu locked her neck and pinned her to the ground.
Alan, who was fighting for the ground with her face, felt that her neck was almost completely broken, but she refused to admit defeat.
Zheng Hanqiu said in a deep voice: "Admit defeat!"
Alan even laughed when he heard this: "I don't admit it! If you have the ability, just kill me!"
Zheng Hanqiu's eyes changed and he no longer hesitated.
In the audience, the mysterious person arranged by Momozawa Mingchi finally waited for the best time.
He raised the corner of his mouth and finally took action.