latent body

Chapter 114 The Secret of the World 7
Ling Zihan was surprised. He subconsciously connected what Victoria said with the fireball disaster mentioned earlier: "You mean, that is the special landform created after the moon debris hit the earth?"

"It can only be said that part of it is, but most of it must be caused by external forces." Victoria looked stern: "Because there is no way to explain this kind of imagination, the leaders of various places are holding a wait-and-see attitude. The same is true for the Doctors United Association."

"The area of ​​the black cloud is getting larger and larger, with the mountains as the core and expanding to the surrounding areas. Because the constituent material is determined to be an entity mainly composed of lunar soil, many people at the time believed that this expansion was most likely a natural phenomenon."

Ling Zihan nodded slightly: "Yes. The solid structure needs support from the bottom. Just like an umbrella, if there is no umbrella rib and umbrella stand, it is impossible to stretch the stretched cloth surface."

Victoria sighed: "It is because everyone has the same idea as you that the situation has completely gotten out of control."

"New black clouds appeared, and they spread around with the abandoned city as the core. According to computer data, there were constant "creaking" squeezing sounds in the sky during that period, and everyone wanted to figure out what happened What's the matter, but all the aircraft sent out can't get close, and they will encounter electromagnetic storms at the stage of about 300 meters in the ceiling, and then be damaged."

"300 meters?" Ling Zihan opened his eyes wide and asked suspiciously, "Why is the current ceiling only 50 meters?"

Victoria's eyes were also full of confusion: "This is a change over time, and no one knows why it happened. Anyway, the area of ​​the black cloud has been expanding, until one day, it blocked the sun and blocked the last wave from the sky. A beam of light."

"It's impossible!" Ling Zihan opened his mouth after thinking about it, "Even if all the cities in the old era were destroyed by war, even if there are so many mountains on the surface of the earth, there are no supporting points on the vast plains, and there are still oceans. , how could it be possible to cover all the sky?"

"You are right, there are still many places on the earth's surface that are not covered by black clouds." Victoria said seriously: "According to the information we have, the main areas covered by black clouds are on land, and even steel-concrete structures have appeared in some plains. support point. But on the coast, you can still see the sky and the sun in the distance."

"Strut point?" Ling Zihan asked in surprise, "Is that... artificially set up?"

"I don't know." Victoria said frankly: "I guess no one in this world knows the truth. If you have a chance, you can go and see. Those pillars stand one by one in the dark depths, just like the ghosts in the legend. forest."

Another question immediately arose in Ling Zihan's mind: "Why not blow up these supporting points? Installing explosives from the bottom is something that can be done."

Victoria shook her head: "I don't know why, there is no corresponding explanation for this in the computer data...Of course, it may also be that my classified authority is not enough."

"The next thing I want to talk about is about cyborgs and cyborgs."

"The appearance of the black cloud had a series of dire consequences. Bacteria began to multiply in large numbers, some of which had been recorded in history, but because of the effective control of natural ultraviolet rays, diseases that were fully controlled or even extinct were reemerged. signs."

"Everything depends on the sun to grow. This old saying is absolutely true. Another important problem that comes with it is that plants die in large numbers or are forced to change their living habits. They can survive in dark environments and are more cold-resistant and tolerant. drought."

"According to statistics, traditional broad-leaved trees are almost dead. Only a handful of broad-leaved trees remain in North America and northern Asia. Because their original living environment was cold and lacked light, they barely adapted to survive."

"Traditional crops cannot adapt to the dark and irrelevant environment. Even if the radiation is completely desalinated, it is impossible for humans to restore the traditional farming mode before the war after returning to the surface. Whether wheat or rice, sorghum or corn, these crops have long been characterized by the need for light. Deep in the genes. After that, it is impossible to grow fruit on the part of the earth's surface covered by black clouds. Children's concept of apples, peaches, bananas, and mangoes can only be imagined through computer data. They will never know What does pineapple taste like? Due to the particularity of biological genes, even liquid cultivation farms cannot artificially grow some special fruits including pineapples."

"By the way, I don't like cassava either, but it is very adaptable. Compared with traditional wheat and rice, the yield of cassava is terribly high. As the most intelligent creature on earth, human beings are enjoying the resources that nature has given them. At the same time, we must learn to be patient in special times."

"Long-term consumption of cassava can cause bloating. When most starch is digested in the human intestine, it will be decomposed by intestinal bacteria to produce gas. Simply put, it is fart. In a narrow space like a shelter, fart has quickly become a non-stop problem. It has become the focus of quarrels and numerous disputes. To make matters worse, due to the lack of space for activities, people living in shelters have multiplied in large numbers, and obesity has become a new social group problem."

Hearing this, Ling Zihan couldn't help but feel a little surprised: "Obesity? There are many ways to control weight, how can this be one of the root causes of the problem?"

"You haven't experienced that special period, so you won't understand many things from the perspective of a bystander." Victoria explained: "The relationship between the base leaders and ordinary people is actually that of herders and captive groups. In the long run, Decades of shelter life, no matter the size of the base or the number of survivors, will almost never produce economic benefits. Because of the comprehensive rationing system, the demand for money is compressed to a minimum, or even no money is used at all. Some shelters The so-called "credit points" were launched, but the implementation process was full of difficulties and the effect was not great, and then they all fell into disuse."

"Only the research and development of science and technology, which is considered essential and the most important part of all shelters and base leaders. They provide a lot of resources to support scholars and technical personnel, these people are above all in terms of status and treatment Above ordinary people, their hard work has indeed received due rewards."

"The obesity problem is becoming more and more serious. Fat people weighing two or three hundred catties abound in various bases. Their health is worrying, and what's worse is that their bad genes will affect their next generation. In order to change this situation, the base The chiefs decided to reduce the daily food ration and change the production formula of some synthetic foods."

"The most direct manifestation is cassava biscuits, which have become more unpalatable than before. Especially the ratio of salt, sugar and fat has been reduced, and some have no nutrition at all, but can effectively increase satiety In the eyes of the people in the shelter, cassava biscuits are not food in the true sense at all, but evidence of corruption, depravity, and complete blackening of the leadership of the shelter.”

"Large-scale rebellion began, and people gathered at various traffic arteries in the shelter to hold demonstrations. The situation quickly became unmanageable, because the scale was too large, and the temporary defense line composed of security and security personnel was breached. What's more serious is that Some demonstrators, with ulterior motives, used hordes of children as weapons to push them to the front, so that the guards could not shoot and watch as the lines of defense were breached."

"The situation at the time was very serious. The leaders of six refuges were killed in the conflict. The situation in the Sao Paulo refuge in South America was the worst, and more than [-] people from all the leaders were killed. The angry people thought that they The food ownership and living rights of the people are restricted, thinking that all this is the result of the chiefs occupying too much living material. Although those poor people repeatedly defended, it was useless. They were chased and intercepted, and they were forced to flee to the bottom of the base. The energy supply station was finally thrown into the geothermal absorption pipeline by the people, and it was roasted alive into pitch-black human-shaped coke."

"When I saw this part of the computer data for the first time, I thought of the Libyan leader Khadazo in history. His experience was similar to those of those people. He was forced to death by himself, but those who thought they stood on the moral and moral Guys on the commanding heights of justice, their living conditions have not changed at all, and are even worse than before."

"The tragedy that happened at the St. Paul base became the catalyst for the shelter and the base leaders to privatize everything. The close and gentle interpersonal relationship in the shelter during the war in the old era disappeared. With a large amount of resources being controlled by the leaders, The formation of the army also became logical. Unlike the previous security and security forces, the later formation of the army became their personal armed forces, not out of the needs of public safety."

"Black clouds, disappearance of the sun, free men, civil strife in the shelter... The original problems have not been resolved, and new problems have emerged."

"What follows is the plague."

"There is no information to indicate where the plague originated. In the fifth year after the black cloud covered the surface, a total of 21 bases and shelters in North America and Europe had different degrees of disease. Their symptoms were uniformly manifested as: body fever , hyperemia in both eyes, obvious abscesses in the anus and genital ports (regardless of gender), difficulty in defecation, and after 24 hours, the body began to become severely dehydrated, but no matter how much water I drank, I still felt thirsty.”

Ling Zihan asked strangely: "You said before that some robots have set up relay signal transmitting stations on the ground, and the bases can be communicated through telecommunications. Why..."

Victoria understood and interrupted his question: "The chaos in the shelter has caused extremely serious trust issues. Chaos is like a plague. Once exposed, it will have more cascading effects in new groups of people. The essence of human beings An extremely greedy creature. Everyone wants power and wealth, women want all kinds of handsome men, and men also want more beauties. Therefore, during the so-called "Great Chaos" period, each base and The level of communication between shelters has also been artificially lowered. In addition to ensuring normal communication between each other that is necessary for public safety, other communication methods and content are forcibly blocked."

"The reason is not difficult to understand. For example, I was the leader of Jiji. There was a popular riot here. I was killed by the rebels, and a new person in power emerged from among them. He then obtained the right of passage to the base, and with you We are in telecommunications contact with Base B where we are located. Because we are far apart from each other, and the surface is full of radiation, even if you and I are old friends who have known each other for many years, we can only have no choice but to do this. At the same time, in order to ensure the safety of Base B, We can only temporarily interrupt the private network signals with meth sites, fundamentally blocking the spread of information."

"Otherwise, there is a high probability that the same terrible thing will be replicated in Base B."

Ling Zihan nodded silently, and said slowly, "...I understand."

Victoria continued: "Because the number of patients is increasing, with the intervention of the United Doctors Association, each base has to open up the public network, upload their respective patient conditions, discuss and find solutions."

"After two weeks of joint medical experiments, it was determined that this disease is caused by the mutation of E. coli in a radiation environment, and the fatality rate is as high as 30.00%."

"For a while, people in various bases were panicked. Even the power ambitionists who had premeditated had to consider their own survival first."

Ling Zihan glanced at Victoria meaningfully: "This is the best and biggest opportunity for the Doctors United Association."

Victoria does not shy away from this: "You are right. But the most important thing is to find a cure and solve the problem. Developing a specific drug is a long and uncertain process. Even if there is a lot of clinical data, the bacteria will follow. Time produces new changes. Some mutations can be traced, but more of them are sudden situations... It can only be said that man is not God after all. Although the staff and copper snake made by Moses is a dead thing, but Behind him, there is the blessing from the omnipotent God."

"The appearance of the half-mechanical half-cyborg transformation plan is an exception, and it is also one of the biggest mysteries in the world."

"From the end of the war to the emergence of the plague, human survivors lived in underground shelters for nearly a hundred years. According to normal historical logic, human science and technology will develop rapidly in one hundred years, and society will evolve to an unparalleled level. degree."

"However, all of this was destroyed by war and radiation. In the face of the infinite priority issue of "survival", other human behaviors were ranked second, second, and delayed again and again."

"A large number of excellent scientists died unexpectedly, and it is difficult to create new technicians in the closed environment of the shelter. The scientific research group has been repeatedly compressed, and technological research and development has also become very difficult."

"Nevertheless, mechanical science and life science have still become crucial research and development projects in the history of the new earth. The understanding of carbon-based life and silicon-based life has also become the most discussed topic in this issue."

(End of this chapter)