Chapter 8 2050
The Extraordinary is a person who is endowed with ability.
The one who is in power is the one who holds power.
The one who is supernatural is the one who overwhelms mortals.
But the supernatural is also a mortal.
There is no trace of the Anomalous in history, as the Anomalous has existed for only a small part of history, which is limited to between 80 and 90 years, and the first recorded Adegers came from the United States of America, the predecessor of the Silver Eagle Federation. In 1973, a 14-year-old boy in New York State was overfrightened by a gang robbery and burned three robbers to charcoal, and then he set fire to a garbage heap, spreading the fire to three streets. When firefighters found him at the site of the fire, he was naked and unconscious next to a pile of rubble, uninjured except for a little blackened.
In the secret archives of various countries regarding the Anomalous, that year is called the "Year of the Anomalous" or "the Year of the Alien Force".
Upon learning of the power of the Anomalous, then President Nixon had the ambition to establish the first Anomalous Troop and serve as an Assassin unit in Vietnam in order to salvage the devastation, but it was not until a decade later that his third successor, Lee Gen, did so.
The difficulty of establishing a paranormal organization is far greater than the government imagined, the scarcity of the number of paranormal people is only one of many problems, and the appearance of the supernatural is also random, because the governments of various countries have not conducted joint statistics, and in fact, even the intelligence agencies of various countries have difficulty registering every supernatural person, so it is impossible to quantitatively analyze it from a mathematical point of view. But they have few similarities other than that they are both humans, and there is no connection other than the rebellious period when the time of ability awakening is fixed at the age of 14 to 16.
There is no blood relationship: even if the parents are also supernatural, the probability of a child being an anomaly is not much higher than that of a normal person.
There are no geographical differences: according to the information available to Governments, they are largely distributed according to population density.
Not all people with special abilities can be called superpowers, and supernatural people refer to individuals who have sufficient combat effectiveness or have a special role in a certain aspect.
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"The Adeptus can be of little use on the frontal battlefield, but it is surprisingly useful in special operations." Han Lan was educating Su Musha about the ability, "So every qualified ability warrior is almost a special operations elite or a secret operations expert. Exceptions are made for certain combat-only exceptions. ”
"I'm more concerned about why I was pulled on this plane by you than that." Su Musha asked with a gloomy expression.
"I just fell out of love, I mean, I just got divorced, shouldn't I come out to relax?" Charlotte said hurriedly.
"In fact, Xia Lu conducted a lottery when she bought tickets online." Han Lan ruthlessly exposed, "I'm lucky to have won the lottery, you must know that she hasn't won a bottle of drink in the past few years." ”
"Elder Brother !!" Charlotte said coquettishly.
"......What is the prize?" Su Musha asked hesitantly.
"One more." Charlotte smiled innocently.
"If it's an ordinary trip, it's okay, but aren't you going on a mission, won't it be a burden to take me with you?" Su Mushu asked puzzled.
"Not at all." Han Lan replied in the affirmative.
"Why?"
"Because the goal of the mission is actually ......," Charlotte sighed, "and is on vacation." ”
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Because of the special working environment of the supernatural and the corresponding destructive power, governments of various countries pay special attention to the loyalty of the supernatural. The specific form of expression can be summed up in eight words that are more euphemistic: "Traitor, stay dead and not alive." ”
In fact, the attitude towards all traitors is almost the same, except that the issue of the supernatural is taken very seriously. Elite troops can still be used to encircle and suppress within the borders, but outside the borders, only those who use supernatural abilities can ensure the chances of completing the mission.
But basically no Anomalous Organization would be interested in this kind of rebellion, and every rebellion file in each organization would be recorded in ominous crimson, because everyone understood that the moment the other crossed the border, they would be enemies of the country that would accept the rebel.
That's why the Anomalous Traitor is also privately referred to as a Blood Target, splattered with the blood of others, or his own.
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"In the last five years, countries have not been very trusting of paranormal organizations that are not part of the state." Han Lan continued, "In lands other than Africa and the Southern Hemisphere, the contact between the two is infinitely close to zero. ”
"It's good if you just tell me the reason," Su Musha didn't even want to ask.
"Because of the war, the energy war." Charlotte explained, "Of course, in the official explanation, this is called the energy revolution. ”
History is full of coincidences, and the two facilities that symbolize the peak of culture, the Jixia Academy and the Academy of Athens, were set up at about the same time, with Mozi being a year younger than Socrates and Archimedes being seven years older than Han Feizi. In fact, history is a mass of coincidences and inevitability.
In March 2045, Fang Yi, a scientist from the Republic of Longxia, realized a controllable nuclear fusion technology, announcing that mankind has entered an inexhaustible energy era. In April of the same year, the EU (European Union) engineer Andrea? Brightman realizes long-distance energy transmission technology with low energy consumption; In June, the Silver Eagle Federal (US-Canada Commonwealth) Academy of Sciences successfully completed the high-energy compression technology (used to manufacture ultra-large reserve batteries); In July, at the World Military Exhibition, the excellent performance of the humanoid relatively mobile armor introduced by the Northern Alliance (including most of the former Soviet Union) detonated the global arms race.
In August, four countries and groups signed agreements to cross-own technology.
A new era seems to have arrived.
But there is a strong smell of blood in every change.
Once again, the oil conglomerates that survived the ultra-deep-sea oil drilling technology realized in 2030 and the countries that rely solely on oil are feeling the breath of despair, this time unlike the last time, the oil is still there, but no one will need it anymore, and the use of anything other than fuel will not be enough to save the entire industry.
But they are not willing to sit still, and it will take a while to go from technology to industry, and even in the middle of the 21st century, when industry is highly advanced, this time is limited to three years.
Three years, three years from now, global oil demand will shrink to 10% of what it is now, maybe less.
Thirty-year-old Michael? D. Rockefeller, standing alone in his office, stared for a long time at a black-and-white photograph on the wall of John D. Rockefeller, the founder of the Rockefeller family, rubbing the jewel ring in his hand, turned and left the office: "The family inheritance cannot be cut off in my hands. ”
In the afternoon, he convened a holographic projection conference of the world's oil giants, at which he chanted over and over again: "Tolivedie (live or die), and the frenzy ignited the entire venue."
That night, when the FBI raided his home and office, all he saw was a sight of people leaving the building empty.
An hour earlier, his private jet had sailed on a route to Switzerland, and after that, he lived in seclusion in the Ardennes until he committed suicide by drinking a bomb in 2049.
The oil industry is one of the most lucrative industries in the world, and its owners are destined to become the richest people in the world. Now, the rich wield money, not for a luxury cruise ship or a lavish mansion, and they are in constant contact with various killer groups, mercenary groups, and paranormal organizations, and even use huge amounts of money to plot rebellion to capture their entire army.
The mission aims to assassinate scientists in the field of new energy, destroy known new energy technologies, and destroy energy facilities under construction. If there is a 100% profit, the capitalists will take risks; If there is a 200% profit, the capitalists will flout the law; If there is a 300% profit, then the capitalists will trample on everything in the world. Not to mention to cut off their future.
In governments and parliaments, bribed officials and parliamentarians have made generous speeches to promote the irreplaceability of the oil industry for job stability. Employees of various oil companies were also encouraged to take to the streets.
"No one can stop the dawn of a new era." This was the statement made by the President of the Republic of Longxia at a secret meeting of the four countries.
Since then, countries have been determined to completely eradicate the power of an industry in the energy sector.
It was a tumultuous time, and the oil students at the university were told they were unemployed even before they graduated.
The number of suicides is rising, under social pressure, President Silver Eagle was even forced to step down, the chairman of the EU announced the dissolution of parliament and early elections, the Northern Alliance rebellion was rampant, separatism was rife in the Republic of Longxia, and the government even deployed armored forces less than ten kilometers from the capital.
More than 50 countries have been subverted, and OPEC has become the hub of world terrorism.
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"The Adepts played an inglorious role in that era." Han Lan shrugged.
(This chapter is mainly to explain the background of the novel, I hope you will understand)