Chapter 102: The Cicada Project
Half a month later, the United States, the suburbs of New York.
"Tsk, haven't the terrorists in Boston been caught yet?"
"I heard that they were actually Russian spies, and they couldn't steal information, so they shot people directly and fled by plane...... It's just that Russia doesn't recognize it. ”
"Oh, Russia, the evil country......"
On the street where there are not many pedestrians, along with the conversation of two passers-by, three men and two women pass by them, with scarves around their necks and knitted hats on their heads, which is normal in this season when it is gradually cooling.
It's just that when he heard the words of the two passers-by, the man seemed to glance at them unconsciously, but there was a vigilant look in his eyes, and after confirming that he didn't care about the three of them, he continued to bow his head and move forward.
There was a large poster on the shopboard next to him, with a man and two women on it, and a large warning line.
"Beware of terrorists!"
Terrorists cut it.
The man had a sneer on his face, and since he was in Boston, media outlets around the world have mobilized to describe it as a terrorist attack, with a vague hint that it might be Russia's work.
Anyway, Russia has always been the successor of the "evil empire of the Soviet Union" by default, and no one will doubt that there are too many lice and no worries if there are too many debts.
And with the international quarrels, those pursuing vehicles, strafing bullets, long-range sniping RPG bazookas, helicopter gunships in the air, etc., were inadvertently covered up and no one cared......
The blatant shootout in a metropolis was finally downplayed so casually, which also made the man see the horror of the behind-the-scenes organization that really dominated all this, and on the other hand, the guy who could always fight against that huge force without falling behind on his own was even more jaw-dropping.
And now, the three of them are heading in the direction of being guided, and they can feel that the guy they have been looking for seems to be close at hand.
......
An inconspicuous two-story building, there was nothing special about it, let alone anything related to the title of "nameless world ruler", but from the single-hole headphones they carried, a voice sounded clearly.
"It's here. ”
It's not a female voice from the past, but a young voice that makes people smack their tongues.
Is this what he really sounds like?
Roberts had an idea in his mind, but he didn't make any unnecessary moves, just glanced around casually, and after checking the surroundings for the last time, he stepped forward and tentatively knocked on the somewhat rudimentary wooden door.
"Bang ......"
But the next moment, he realized that the door was not closed, but only hidden.
"Come in, I've been waiting for you for a long time. ”
Not from the headphones, but directly from behind the door a calm teenage voice sounded.
Roberts pushed open the door, and saw a chair by a fireplace, and the thin-looking figure sat by the fireplace, his back to them without looking back, in front of a strange monitor, tapping on the keyboard.
Contrary to Roberts's imagination, the figure was even thinner than in the photo, almost weak.
"Mr. Roberts, we finally meet. ”
Then, after striking the last button, the figure stood up and turned to look at the three people in front of him. He had a thin face, calm pupils, some sickly white skin, and a slightly shorter stature compared to his peers.
On the surface, this young man named Uberto Bruni looks excessively sickly, and in the photo, he is already very poor, with messy hair and thick dark circles, but the real person is even weaker, and in front of the strong Roberts, he is like a chick facing a white-fronted tiger with hanging eyes, but neither Roberts nor Wendy dare to despise the person in front of him.
Judging from the ability he has shown so far, as long as he is unwilling, no one will be able to find him, but at this moment, he appeared in front of the three of them generously. Uberto Bruni glanced at the crowd in front of him, Roberts and Wendy, and Joan, who was protected by the two of them, and laughed inexplicably.
"I think we need to celebrate. ”
"What the hell is your purpose?"
Unimpressed by Uberto's show of kindness, Roberts asked warily.
Along the way, the three of them encountered a lot of things, and were chased and killed by many forces, gas stations, fields, and highways...... It was almost entirely dependent on Uberto's guidance to escape, but that wasn't enough for Roberts to trust the guy, as he always remembered that he, Wendy, and his daughter had all been reduced to this point because of his design.
As for Uberto's affairs, Roberts didn't know anything, he only knew that the man in front of him was being hunted down by several organizations led by the hermitage, but the others were not clear, and the man on the road never revealed half a word.
"My purpose ......"
In front of Roberts, the thin young man groaned for a moment, as if considering how he should answer, and then said.
"I said I was just trying to survive, do you believe me?"
Roberts didn't answer, he kept watching the other man's every move, because he wasn't sure if he could believe the other man's words, although he didn't get Roberts's answer, the young man didn't care much, but said inexplicably.
"Mr. Roberts, do you know the 'Keys to the World'?"
"I've heard a little. ”
Roberts replied calmly, this is an extremely famous treasure, and many legends about it are widely circulated in the inner world, it is said that it is extremely magical and has incredible powers, but it has nothing to do with Roberts, a demon hunter who wanders the inner world and the human world, and he has no intention of caring about this kind of thing in the past.
"Do you know what it looks like?"
“...... It is said to be a female sculpture made of strange metal. ”
Roberts thought for a moment, then said, in front of him, the young man nodded, and then slowly told his story.
"Yes, the world only knows that it is a sculpture, but it does not know its essence at all...... It's really just a treasure chest that holds one thing in it...... Mr. Roberts, I said that I had managed to control all the electronic devices with the help of technology, and I was able to monitor the entire human world, and I knew countless secrets, whether it was the hermit or the Freemasonry or any secret organization, and no life escaped my eyes. ”
Roberts frowned and couldn't help but say a word.
"Cicadas?"
"Hmm, you know about the 'cicada' plan in the United States of America?" the young man raised an eyebrow slightly, then nodded as if in understanding.
"Yes, during an operation four years ago, you sneaked into Area 51 with Wendy's assistance and stumbled upon the documentation of Project Cicada. ”
Roberts was keenly aware that there seemed to be some reflections like words flashing in his pupils, which made Roberts think of a technology called retinal projection, which theoretically can directly project the impact in front of his eyes, it is said that Google has made a lot of efforts in Google Glass, but there is no big breakthrough, but he seems to have done it, and it is a mature technology that does not require eye equipment......
As for the Cicada Project, it is a highly classified project of the United States of America, long before the concept of "big data" was born, the United States of America was keenly aware of the value of electronic equipment in intelligence gathering, and finally formed an unprecedented ambition.
Through the collection of big data, we can speculate and calculate the fate of the entire human world.
Human society is a chaotic system, but it is not completely unpredictable, just like the weather, although no one can predict the movement of every wind, but it is also possible to predict the approximate weather. The project was named "Cicada" because the cicada was able to perceive movement before the wind arrived, and the so-called "Golden Wind Before the Cicada Moves" was an ambitious project that was constantly maintained by a large number of experts, constantly adding various data, and trying to perfect it.
In the United States, when the "cicadas" mature, they will be able to predict the trend of human society like predicting weather forecasts, so as to let human society go to the outcome they expect to see at will, at that time, a world government with unprecedented dominance will be formed, any rebellion will be predicted, any economic hidden dangers will be predicted, and any possible potential threats will be prevented in advance.
In the face of this plan, the implementers believe that any old government organization will be worthless, just as the space fleet facing water drops, and the ancient armies armed with cold weapons against distant artillery fire, the old ideas are outdated, and the sheer number of technologies they rely on will be meaningless in the new era.
When Uberto spoke out about his past, Roberts was acutely aware that this was the "cicada" that the U.S. government was pursuing, but it was ...... It seems that someone has already realized this plan ahead of schedule.
Looking at the thin young man in front of him, it was clear that he didn't even need a second to kill him on the surface, but Roberts didn't dare to think so, because he felt that he was completely seen through by the other party, as if he was standing naked in front of the other party.
"The United States is indeed a very capable group, they employ a lot of capable people, but unfortunately, monkeys are a group of monkeys after all, and the country composed of monkeys is just a monkey kingdom, without high-computing artificial intelligence, no reasonable models, and a lack of sufficient information, so that the cicada project is just like an ant nest built by ants. ”
In front of Roberts, the young man sat down again unhurriedly, drinking the water in front of him, although his words were flat, Roberts could still feel the arrogance and conceit in the other party's heart, in his eyes, the United States was just a country of monkeys, and the cicada project was just an ant nest.
"In my hands, the cicada project was truly completed, and I built a pervasive skynet and a cicada that could predict the future. ”
As he spoke, he raised his head, looked at Roberts in front of him, and said calmly.
"Mr. Roberts, I know what you're thinking, and you're wondering why I've come to this point when I have that power...... Right. ”
Although he asked, his voice was unusually sure and undoubted, and Roberts felt as if his eyes were directly looking through his heart, which was extremely uncomfortable, but he still had to nod.
The corners of his mouth curled up into a sarcastic smile.
"The foolishness of the monkey. ”
As he spoke, suddenly, a TV series in the living room suddenly turned on automatically, and a news event was played, in which a balding middle-aged man with a big belly was holding a press conference.
"Jamble Brown, a manufacturing magnate whose name is not on the list of the world's richest people, has virtually more than $20 billion in hidden assets and produces goods that are sold all over the world. ”
Speaking casually, the thin young man seemed to be talking about what to eat today.
"Mr. Roberts, how about we make a bet on whether he will go bankrupt in a minute. ”
"I don't understand what you mean. ”
Mr. Roberts frowned, but behind him, Wendy, who was delicate and perceptive, suddenly showed disbelief on his face as if he had thought of something.
"Lady Wendy, it seems, is much smarter than you...... Also, after all, it's the secret weapon of the hermitage. ”
The smile on the young man's face grew more wanton.
The ...... of the Retreat The secret weapon, before it could be reacted to the concept implied by these words, suddenly went black in the television, and an urgent news broke out, and the hostess, who was very familiar to the whole of America, had a serious expression at the moment.
"Now for an urgent piece of news...... Just two minutes ago, in ...... There was a violent explosion because of the radioactive substance it cared...... We are actively contacting Mr. Jamble Brown. ”
Two minutes ago, a worker was working nervously on the assembly line, but the mobile phone in his trouser pocket suddenly rang, and then he subconsciously wanted to hang up, after all, the factory regulations can not call, but he forgot that his mobile phone has long been aging, and occasionally leaks, but when he touched his mobile phone, the current released made him can't help but numb, and then the mobile phone in his hand flew out and was involved in the machine...... This is nothing in itself, but the machine happens to be intolerant to metals, and the abnormal discharge destroys the machine...... The downed machine hit the workers, and the panicked people tried to find someone to help, and accidentally tripped over the power cord, causing a power outage throughout the workshop...... It's nothing, but it itself caused a disorder in the electrical system, causing a power outage in several other workshops at the same time, which is usually a trivial matter, at most there are workers who are injured or fractured, but it happens that there is a special operation in another workshop, and the sudden power outage caused an explosion, and finally a large amount of flammable materials stored in it caused an unprecedented explosion, but this plant is near a nuclear power plant...... Of course, the manufacturing giant won't go bankrupt yet, but the hundreds of thousands of citizens who have contracted radiation sickness won't let him go......"
As he spoke, the young man showed a smile that seemed to be not a smile.
"Mr. Roberts, have you heard that interesting parable? Missing a nail and losing a horseshoe, losing a horseshoe, lame a horse, lame a horse, lame a king, dying a king, losing a battle, losing a country. ”
"I don't need any wealth or power, because these things mean nothing to me. As long as I want, I can achieve any goal, the position of the president of the United States is only the seat of the Monkey King to me, I stand at the top of the world, I can easily control the whole world without any action, the world is just a plaything in my hands, which is why I call myself a nameless world ruler. ”
"This is my power, the power of the cicada. ”
Inexplicably, he laughed, so wanton and arrogant, but with something inexplicable...... Roberts understood what emotion it was, it was fear, and he laughed to drive away the fear and fear in his heart.
"But with this kind of power, I have to hide in Tibet at the moment, why?"
The young man's pupils became unusually dark.
"Because I'm dealing with something that is above the world...... A deity. ”