Cyber ​​Heroes

Chapter 4 Genetic Taxes and Tax Officials

On the day when the Grand Master came to collect the gene tax, the entire recycling station town made the grandest preparations.The mayor hung up the banners of plastic sheets. These brightly colored decorations can be stored for hundreds of years without deteriorating or fading. They are one of the few "entertainment products" in the world.And all the townspeople temporarily put down their work and gathered in the square on the west side of the town.

All large construction machinery lined up.In front of the construction machinery are senior workers with higher transformation.Further on, there are ordinary residents.Some senior workers have already knelt on the ground.Their steel bodies ensure that they don't feel uncomfortable kneeling.They didn't know when the "big master" would come, so they just kept kneeling.

And the man took Yuki and stood in the middle of the crowd.

He saw that including the mayor, the front row of people were holding babies.These babies are generally very poorly modified.Among them, the most modified is that the throat is connected to the nutrient delivery pipeline.This frees up the labor of the parents and allows the family to earn more.

Men always feel a little uncomfortable.He knew two months ago that those babies were "taxes."In order to enrich the diversity of the "human gene pool", the lords will take babies as taxes.And if the settlement cannot provide high-quality newborn babies, then the lord can think that the settlement has no value.He would no longer need to continue to provide shelter to the colony.

This is also stipulated by the so-called "Dyson principle".The lord cannot impose further punishments for "not paying taxes", not any punishment at all.

However, if the lord does not shelter the residents, then the uneducated and uncivilized thug "knights" can ravage the settlement at will.

Men still have a hard time accepting the reality of human beings as tax dollars.However, he can't change anything now.His prosthetic body is made of waste products, it is too weak, not to mention large-scale construction machinery, even highly modified laborers can crush him.

He couldn't cause trouble for the town.

"When will we wait..." Yuki closed his eyes.The gray ground reflected the sun, a test for his unenhanced natural eyes.And his natural skin couldn't stand the exposure for so long.

At this moment, there was a commotion among the crowd.

"coming!"

The thunderous sound came from far and near.Three ground effect aircraft approached quickly.

The ground effect aircraft is a dynamic vehicle that uses the ground effect to provide support and fly.Ground-effect aircraft is equipped with fixed wings and can fly close to the ground (or water surface).The lower surface of the wing is very close to the ground, forming a blockage of airflow, providing lift, and fixing the aircraft near the ground.

The three aircraft are in a triangular formation. The leading aircraft is based on white, supplemented by golden patterns, which is very luxurious and has a somewhat classical beauty.The latter two are painted in pure black.

The three aircraft stopped moving at the edge of the square.The ejectors are activated, jetting air downwards and kicking up dust several meters high.

All the giant machines whistled in unison.The loud sound made the man feel his skull vibrate faintly.

Babies howled.Their fragile eardrums simply can't stand the stimulation.I am afraid that after this day, the ears of these babies will be abolished.But no one cares.Artificial hearing organs are not worth much in this day and age.In addition, in terms of sensory organs, natural organs cannot compare with enhanced prosthetic bodies.Even for work, one should try to replace one's natural sense organs.

No one cares about this little thing.

After the dust fell, the construction machinery slowly stopped honking.

After that, the hatches of the three ground-effect aircraft opened.Fifteen cyborg soldiers descended from each of the two black aircraft.Their transformation should be more thorough. The head is completely a square camera, and the limbs are long and slender, presenting an industrial streamlined aesthetic.

But on the leading aircraft, a...

Much like a natural person.

It's kind of rude to say that.No one likes the look of a pure natural person.Natural evolution has retained too many unreasonable designs, and there is no aesthetic feeling at all.But he really looks like a natural person.He was wearing a yellow-green military uniform with a high collar, a pair of high military boots on his feet, and even a dog on a leash.

If his military uniform is a body of steel, then the appearance of this face can be said to be "personal aesthetics".

The mayor had already joined in when the elder came down.But after seeing the other person's appearance, his bright smile gradually froze.

Half a second later, it changed into a more flattering smile.

"My lord, this is the first time we meet, may I ask you to be..."

"My name is Apennine." The officer smiled and took two steps forward, then frowned.

Behind him, a cyberman dressed as a secretary scolded: "Why are you so rude? How dare you stand to welcome the arrival of Lord Apennine?"

The mayor hurriedly knelt down.Behind him, the residents of Recycling Station Town also knelt down hastily.

The man didn't react at first, but luckily Yuki gave him a tug so he didn't stand out too much.

—— In this era, things about society and humanities have regressed to the pre-modern level...

The man felt twisted again.But what followed was an emotion called "fear".

Who am I?How long have I been asleep?What happened while I was sleeping?

Why……

Seeing that everyone was kneeling on the ground, officer Ya Ningping showed a gentle smile: "Don't worry, I won't blame you. This is all my predecessor, His Excellency Bernini's fault. He was too lax with you , did not assume the duties of a tax officer, that's why it happened."

"Two months ago, a group of knights broke into Bernini's mansion, beheaded Bernini, and completely destroyed his biological brain. Then, as the youngest son of the lord, I took over this job, and I will be Your tax collector. I hope you can obey my affairs well. I believe that during my tenure, we will get along very happily."

The mayor put the baby aside, kowtowed and said, "All according to the orders of the Elder Master."

"Very good." Ya Ningping nodded: "According to the statistics, your town is very good. The birth rate has increased for ten consecutive years. This is really good."

"It's all thanks to the lord." The mayor dared not take the credit.

"No, in my opinion, it's probably Bernini's fault, right?" Yaningping frowned, "According to the statistics, you should pay nineteen babies as taxes this year, but... The death rate is a bit high."

"This... After all, this is the ancient battlefield of the sublimation war. There are many dangerous metals underground, and it is easy to get sick..." the mayor said in a low voice.

"No, no, no." Ya Ningping shook his head, walked up to the mayor, and rubbed the crying baby with his boots: "Is the population quality of your town okay?"

"It's really good!" the mayor yelled. "We send recycling into the city every day, which shows that our workers are all good guys! They are all good!"

Absolutely can not fail to pay taxes!

Everything about these officers can be seen by the lord, or the greater great.They are not the ones who directly provide protection, but merely the ones responsible for collecting the taxes.As long as they collect the tax, they have no way to deny it.

However, the tax collector can decide how many babies to take based on the quality of the population.

Although the human gene bank needs to ensure diversity, it still prioritizes individuals with excellent genes.

"It doesn't count if you say something like this." Ya Ningping squatted down, patted the mayor's face, then walked to a soldier, took down a gun loaded with bullets, and shot at the mayor .

Countless bullets fell, hitting the ground with dust.The mayor screamed.After a while, the dust slowly fell.

The mayor was unharmed, but a perfect circle drawn by bullets appeared on the ground, with a radius of three meters.

"That circle is the field." Yaningping pulled the belt in his hand: "Choose a representative to come out and compete with my dog. As long as you can hold it... just 5 minutes!"

He took out a thumb-sized projector and threw it on the ground.The projector automatically projects a stereoscopic image in the air.

That is a "05:00:00" countdown.

"After one person loses, you can bring another person up. No matter how many people you come up with, as long as you last for 5 minutes, I will recognize the population quality of your town and allow taxation——it can be done ?"

The mayor stared blankly at the dog.The dog wagged its tail and looked harmless to humans and animals.But the mayor knew that this kind of things that looked like creatures from the old times were mostly artificial creations.This dog may be some kind of weapon.He really didn't want to do this kind of thing.

But if you don't pay your taxes...

Yaningping shook his head, and pulled out a short stick from his waist: "Tsk, high-energy electric shock device, I will lend you an extra weapon, how about it?"

The old mayor gritted his teeth and kowtowed: "Please allow me to discuss with the townspeople."

"Go." Yaningping waved his hand with a smile.

While the mayor was discussing with several other elderly people, Yaningping's secretary came over, squatted down, and untied the dog's leash.During this process, the infrared signal transmitter in his palm shook the dog's pupil camera: [Don't kill too much, the young master was just kicked out by the master to do something, and he wanted to find something to vent.If people are really dead, it will be no good for the master.In the end, it took 5 minutes at least to let these guys pay their taxes. 】

The dog snorted.

A few minutes later, a worker with a height of four meters came out.Although his body is a large humanoid form for handling, rough processing and multi-purpose, his head is still the size of an ordinary person, and his face is full of fear.Although there is a huge difference in size between the two sides, the mayor has already stated his interests.He didn't dare to push it too hard, and after entering the circle, he put away his fists and aimed at the dog.

He didn't pick up the weapon.He couldn't hold the electric shock baton at all.

"Start!" The secretary ordered, and the countdown began.

The worker's fists were ejected violently under the action of the hydraulic pump.In one fell swoop, steel scrap can be hammered into a shape that is easy to transport.

But the dog jumped up unhurriedly, stretching its limbs.Steel fists slipped under his belly.The dog runs effortlessly on the worker's half-meter-wide arms.

At the same time, the man blurted out: "Bionic boxing?"

(End of this chapter)