Chapter 54: Welcome to my lecture
I have to say that the three leaders of Zion—or rather, the brown-haired girl with the long donkey ears who clearly didn't understand anything—were a little nervous.
Pan Long felt that they were probably under too much pressure at ordinary times, which affected their normal thinking.
He even suspected that after learning that "there was a way to alleviate or even cure the psionic infection", the two Zion leaders, who were exhausted all day and almost died of overwork, had already caused their mental state to be temporarily abnormal due to excessive ecstasy.
For such a person, of course, there is no point in arguing, all he can do is to do his own thing well and guide the whole situation in a positive direction.
So, on the first day he arrived in Zion, he was ready to start his classes.
According to his original plan, he only wanted to choose three or five students to teach. But the "doctor"—the dark-haired man, the director of the Zion Institute, the titular supreme leader—suggested that he give a big class.
"Of course, you can choose a few students who are pleasing to the eye to make up the lessons privately, but please let more psykers have the opportunity to learn - even if it is just to give them a little hope and a little comfort. His smile revealed a sadness that could not be concealed, "Over the years, everyone has had a hard time! Even if it can't help much, there is a little hope, at least let them ...... Sleep soundly. ”
He said it sincerely, and the implication made people can't help but tear a handful of sympathy.
Pan Long sighed and accepted his suggestion.
"Well, you're the expert on these kinds of things. He smiled and said, "In that case, I'll start the class later." It's always a good thing to get everyone started learning early. ”
"Then I'll arrange a classroom for you. The brown-haired girl stood up and was about to go out, but was stopped by the green-haired woman.
"Wait, until then, we have one more thing to do. She looked at Pan Long, "First of all, we have to draw up a code name for Mr. Pan. ”
"Is it necessary to have a codename?" Pan Long asked in surprise, "I'm just a teacher, and I won't be a field agent......
"Your identity needs to be kept absolutely secret!" the black-haired man immediately agreed, "Wait a minute, we'll talk to a few operators from the last mission, and let them keep it a secret and never tell anyone......!" You are a reclusive scholar of psionic infection, who has made a decision and hitchhiked to Zion. Well, that's the best way to go!"
"What if they've accidentally told the story?" asked the girl.
"No, they're all people who know what's important. The green-haired woman said, "No one will easily divulge this kind of important event that affects the whole world." ”
After some discussion, Pan Long gave himself the code name "Xia Ping'an", and his official identity became "Mr. Xia, an expert in psionic infection from the folk".
Ten minutes later, a broadcast was broadcast throughout Zion.
At 3 o'clock in the afternoon, Mr. Xia Ping'an, an expert in psionic infection, will hold a public class in the auditorium to introduce the technology he invented to alleviate psionic infection through exercise. Everyone is welcome to attend the class. 】
This radio was played five times, and Pan Long himself was a little embarrassed to hear it.
What embarrassed him even more was the group of bodyguards who surrounded him and posed in a posture ready to block bullets for him.
"You don't have to be so nervous, this is your home base! He couldn't help but say.
"It has nothing to do with that. A woman with rodent-like ears on top of her head, a cold expression, and a distinctly repulsive feeling of being thousands of miles away, said, "You are important, to us, to Zion, to the world...... You are probably the most important person in the world, and we will give you the highest level of security wherever you are. ”
Pan Long sighed - he couldn't communicate again.
He asked, "What about the big horns?"
Compared with these bodyguards who can't communicate, he thinks it's better to communicate with Dajiao.
"He went for treatment. The woman replied, "We psionic infected people have to be treated every time they come back from the field, otherwise we won't live for a few days." ”
Pan Long was taken aback: "So serious?!"
The woman frowned, looked at him in some surprise, and then seemed to have figured something out, leaned to the side, and in a whisper that only each other could hear, she introduced him to a lot of knowledge about psionic infectors.
Only then did Pan Long know that once psionic beings such as Big Horn used psionic energy, they would aggravate their infection symptoms. In addition to the possibility of going crazy, turning into a monster or even self-destructing after the illness is serious, psionic infection can also make people very painful - this kind of pain is not regular, some people have headaches, some people have hand pain, some people have internal organ pain, and more people can't tell where it hurts, but it hurts badly.
Therefore, once the psionics are out in the field, they must receive treatment to relieve the symptoms when they return.
This kind of healing is expensive, and only Zion in the world can provide it to the psionics under his command. Therefore, many powerful psionics will come to Zion.
And in today's world, one of the strongest psionic beings is recognized as Zion's "Chimera" - a brown-haired girl who has almost no presence in other aspects except for a pair of long ears in the conference room just now.
Don't think that the title of "the strongest psionic" is honorable, people with strong psionic energy often have to fight, and fighting requires the use of psionic energy, and the use of psionic energy will aggravate the infection...... To date, not a single person who has ever received this title has been able to live for more than five years after receiving it.
Because "Chimera" has only been awarded this title for a little over four years, and the record is currently held by her.
The woman, codenamed "Scavenger", is also a psionic infected, and her infection is much less severe than that of "Chimera", but even so, she estimates that she only has three or five years left to live.
Among the psionic infected people that Pan Long knew, the mildest infection was Bighorn, which was probably a "mild symptom" - the reason why he was relatively calm after the psionic infection was weakened was that he had not really suffered the pain of psionic infection.
And the reason why Franca is so excited is naturally because her symptoms have been relatively obvious, and she has been plagued by the pain of psionic infection for a long time, and even heard the footsteps of the Grim Reaper.
"What about you?" Hearing this, Pan Long couldn't help but ask.
"The Scavengers" said nonchalantly: "For infected people like me who have lost everything and have nothing but life, death is not terrible, anyway, it doesn't really make much difference to us whether they are alive or dead." What we fear is the pain of the onset of infection...... In fact, many infected people commit suicide after the disease has progressed to a moderate level because the pain is too unbearable. ”
Pan Long sighed, didn't say anything more, and continued to listen to her introduction silently.
The mobile city of Zion wasn't huge, and though they didn't walk fast, they arrived at the Great Hall after about twenty minutes.
This large auditorium is quite extensive, and the whole is a fan-shaped structure, with two floors, ten rows on the lower floor and four rows on the upper floor. Sequentially raised seats surround the podium, and with help from large screens, surround sound, etc., ensure that even those sitting in the back row can clearly hear and see what is being said.
According to the "Waste Pickers", it has nearly 4,000 seats, which is the largest in the world.
But in the entire history of Zion, not only has it never been full, but at most it has sat less than a third of the people.
The "doctor" who insisted on building the auditorium large enough in the first place was teased by his friends more than once - the "doctor" has always been a fool of all the best and can be called the first wise man in Zion, but it is really funny that he has made a big fuss about this matter.
But now, the auditorium is full.
Not only were there people in every seat, but many even sat in the aisles, densely packed and crowded.
With so many people gathered together, the scene was naturally a bit noisy. Thousands of people, even if one person says a word, it can be called a boiling sky. Not to mention that many people are talking and whispering, and from the backstage, the auditorium feels even more chaotic than a wet market.
Pan Long couldn't help but look at the time, it was only a little past two o'clock, and there was still nearly an hour before the scheduled start time.
"What to do, do you have to wait?" he asked, a little worried.
"It's up to you to decide, and we're only responsible for protecting you. ”
Pan Long hesitated, but walked out of the backstage and stepped onto the podium.
"It's coming!"
"The teacher is here!"
"Quiet!
There was a jumbled noise from the audience, and then the entire auditorium quickly fell silent.
When Pan Long walked to the middle of the podium, the huge auditorium was quiet enough to hear his footsteps.
Everyone seemed to have turned into statues, just sitting and watching him quietly.
Pan Long knew that they were waiting, waiting for hope, or despair.
Being watched by thousands of pairs of eyes, Rao is determined to be firm, and he couldn't help sweating slightly on his forehead, and his expression was a little flustered.
(Can I really help them? Can I save them?)
He asked himself repeatedly, but he was not sure.
An invisible but heavy pressure fell on his shoulders, making him feel heavy and even more nervous than when facing a strong enemy.
After living for so many years, it was the first time for him to face the expectations of so many people and the first time to bear such tremendous pressure.
So he closed his eyes and took a deep breath.
(Calm!Pan Long!Calm!)
(If the teachers are panicking, what should the students do?)
(They're more nervous than you are, more restless than you.) If you panic, they will panic even more, and the lecture will be less effective. )
(You're here to give a lecture, not a skit!) You don't have to care about the stage effect, just say what you know and tell them.) )
(Well, that's enough!)
He opened his eyes, still a little restrained in his eyes, but his expression was much calmer.
"Good afternoon, everyone. He turned on the microphone, slowed down his voice and seemed extraordinarily calm, echoing in the auditorium through the speakers, "I am Xia Ping'an who introduced you to the 'Alchemy Method', you can call me Teacher Xia." ”
"Now, welcome to my lecture!"