Volume VIII: War and Peace Chapter 49: The Aftermath of Turmoil
Although the attack in the United States ended in victory for the U.S. government and almost all the attackers were annihilated, Yu Bin still has a lot to ponder about in this incident.
First of all, this incident, whether it failed or succeeded, dealt a serious blow to the prestige of the United States. A team of only about 1,000 people, with less than 100 mutants, almost wiped out the entire US government and military top brass, which is undoubtedly an encouragement to those countries and forces that have been trying to challenge the authority of the United States!
If it failed this time, maybe it will succeed next time? As long as more militants can be organized and more mutants can be recruited, will it be possible to defeat the power in the hands of the US government and plunge the world's largest power into complete chaos and turmoil?
Under the influence of this ghost, the entire human society will gradually fall into chaos and disorder, and the rules and order established by the United States since World War II will be seriously challenged, because this attack has given hope to those countries and forces that were originally powerless to challenge the United States.
In order to achieve their respective ambitions and goals, these countries and forces are bound to increase their research on physical strengthening, and even consciously create mutants in order to increase their own strength, obtain more benefits for themselves in this way, and even directly and openly challenge the authority of the United States. And how much damage this will cause to players, and how many players will become mutants voluntarily or involuntarily under the control of these countries and forces, Yu Bin doesn't dare to imagine at all.
Second, although the attack was extinguished by the U.S. government, the organizational ability and execution shown by the attackers proved that there was a powerful force behind them.
It would have been unthinkable to send so many weapons to the United States, even the capital, if there was not a powerful enough force to help and drive these attackers. Although the United States does not ban guns, it is still not possible for an individual or a gang to provide weapons for thousands of people at once, not to mention that in the course of the whole incident, the attackers clearly had heavy weapons enough to destroy tanks and armored vehicles!
Yu Bin could even faintly smell a familiar smell from this incident, and in his opinion, there was at least a 50% chance that the mastermind behind the scenes was one of the Apostles of the Devouring Snake!
And what Yu Bin can guess, it is impossible that the US government will not guess. It is impossible for a government agency with a complete team of intelligence and think tanks to turn a blind eye to this unless it is all foolish.
The problem is that from now on, the relationship between the Snake and the U.S. government will reach a freezing point, and it will even spread to governments. After all, no one wants to be the next America!
Thirdly, the mutants who appeared in this attack!
Removing the ability to get rid of these mutants, Yu Bin cares more about their psychology!
What is driving these mutants, even in the face of death, to attack the U.S. military without hesitation?
Hate?
Yu Bin doesn't believe this explanation!
The fear of death is deep-rooted, and even if you become a mutant, it will not change much at this point. As long as they are still an independent life form and a rational existence, they will definitely subconsciously resist death!
Of course, in the history of mankind, there is no shortage of heroes who willingly gave their lives for the sake of lofty ideals, ignoring death. But Yu Bin doesn't think that the mutants who attacked the United States would have any lofty ideals. It can't be that dozens of mutants are dying to create a better world where mutants can live openly, right?
The only explanation, then, is that these mutants have been brainwashed, or at least have some kind of force controlling their consciousness. And this also shows that some people with special abilities have begun to appear in the real world.
Going a little deeper, what these special abilities represent is undoubtedly that some of the rules of the world are changing, and they are moving closer to the world of Entagre, or to put it another way, they are being assimilated by the rules of the world of Entagre!
Regarding this point, in fact, Yu Bin already had a vague feeling.
The most obvious proof of this is the existence of the soul!
Before the advent of the world of Ntagre, humans had never observed, or detected the existence of souls, let alone measured their strength. And with the advent of the world of Entagre, souls have also entered the eyes of players in the most simple and crude way, and even not long ago, the Devouring Serpent has successfully created an instrument that can measure the strength of souls. It is because of this instrument that the game pod can really be made.
Of course, you can also say that souls exist in the first place, but there was no technology to detect them before, and the emergence of the world of Entagre has brought the technology to detect souls to humans. This is not wrong, but doesn't it also mean that some of the rules of the human world are converging with the world of Entagre?
And if someone really awakens a special ability similar to brainwashing, this undoubtedly proves that the invasion of the real world by the world of Entagri has further deepened, even to the point that it is enough to support the emergence of such abilities!
And this also proves a certain guess of Yu Bin, that is, the integration of the world of Entagri and the real world is not completed in a short period of time, but is realized unconsciously, little by little. The great fusion ten years after the advent of the ring of the previous life is just the embodiment of the rules of the two worlds after the fusion is completed. And Yu Bin in his previous life thought that the two worlds were suddenly merged because of his lack of strength and did not pay attention to this aspect at all.
In the end, the impact of this attack on the entire player base is set to be huge!
The whole process and the final outcome of the attack showed how important the mutants and the fortified soldiers who were under the control of the U.S. military played an important role in it. It can be said that without those reinforced soldiers, the United States would not have been able to protect not only the Pentagon, but also the president.
For a national government agency, openly creating and using mutants is obviously contrary to the current social consensus, so in order to prevent the same thing from happening again, the U.S. government will undoubtedly further increase the number of enhanced soldiers, and may even openly recruit those players who have undergone some reinforcement into the army and government.
As a result, the government's control over the player will once again increase, and the interest of ordinary civilians in the world of Entagri will increase significantly. Because in this way, they can get themselves into government institutions and enjoy the benefits and powers that the government provides.
Yu Bin can almost foresee that the total number of players in this life will definitely exceed that of the previous life, and the number of combat players will increase significantly.
The increase in the number of combat players will in turn increase the overall strength of the player group, so that each large guild will have more combat members and higher combat effectiveness.
This change is not good news for a lone player like Yu Bin, and it can also be called a terrible thing for a lord player like Yu Bin who does not belong to any force.
Overall, the attack, as the poison bee said, was indeed a major event, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it was even large enough to send the whole world into shock.
Perhaps it was the words of the poisonous bee that surprised Yu Bin and Shen Tianyi, and the room fell silent for a while.
After a long time, Yu Bin asked, "Tianyi said that you have been waiting for me to wake up for the past few days, and it seems that this matter has also affected you." Let me guess, is there something the Chinese government has done? ”
Poisonous Bee nodded: "Yes, young master!" Just three days after the U.S. government finished purging those attackers, the Hong Kong government asked the entire hunting regiment through informal channels to join the government-organized escort team and put it under the command of the Hong Kong Garrison. Several other player unions and mercenary groups that have developed on the Hong Kong side have also received the same notice. ”
The Poison Bee Hunting Corps did not publicly raise its banner, but Yu Bin did not think it could be hidden from the Hong Kong government. Never underestimate the ability of a government agency to control local social information, especially in China. Yu Bin speculated that the number of members of the Poisonous Bee Hunting Regiment, as well as the strength they possessed, and even the management of the Snake that they were subordinate to, were probably in the intelligence documents of the Hong Kong government.
The reason why the Hong Kong government allowed the Poisonous Bee Hunting Corps to develop in Hong Kong was because the Chinese government did not publicly break with the Snake that devoured the body, and on the other hand, it was probably also due to the strength of the Poisonous Bee Hunting Corps. Yu Bin does not think that the Hong Kong government, while dealing with dangerous elements such as Shinrikyo, will have the energy to provoke a seemingly harmless group of players, especially when this group of players is more powerful than those dangerous elements.
The recent attack on the Hong Kong government by Shinrikyo and the major incident that took place in the United States have obviously made the Chinese government feel the seriousness of the matter. Naturally, in the eyes of the Hong Kong government, it is very dangerous for the stability and security of the local society to continue to allow such an existence as the Vicious Bee Hunter Corps to continue to develop unchecked.
However, the rash confrontation with the Poisonous Bee Hunter Corps and the launching of an armed crackdown like against Shinrikyo have obviously been abandoned by the Hong Kong government, perhaps the other side is unwilling to pay the price of a few more blocks, or even half of Hong Kong's destruction, or perhaps the Hong Kong government is unwilling to cause the Chinese government to break with the snake because of this matter, anyway, the Hong Kong government has chosen a more moderate way to deal with this matter.
That is, the poisonous bee hunting regiment will be brought under the management of the government to a limited extent.
According to Poison Bee, the Hong Kong government's requirements for the Hunter Corps and several other player groups are not too harsh. The main requirement is that these player groups register their members with the government, and any recruitment of new members must be registered with the government. Respond to the government's call to obey the command of the government and the military when necessary to fight against lawbreakers and foreign forces. Restrict the illegal acts of members of the group, and obey local laws and government regulations.
Strictly speaking, these demands are not excessive, and from the government's standpoint, they can be regarded as a sign of weakness. Because none of these requirements even deal with the requirement of forced deportation or the prohibition of the expansion of the group. But Yu Bin still sees a deeper meaning in this, which is that the Hong Kong government is trying to bring these civil society groups under its control.
"What if we don't say yes?"
The poisonous bee frowned and thought for a while, then replied, "It's not clear for now, but I think the Hong Kong government will most likely ask us to leave Hong Kong." As for repression by force, I personally think that this is very unlikely! In Hong Kong, there are more than 70 player groups that I know of, and nearly 20 of them have more than 50 members, which is a very powerful force, and the Hong Kong government cannot risk the world's condemnation for our sake. No one is a fool, everyone understands the truth of cold lips and teeth! ”
The use of force to suppress the Vicious Bee Hunting Corps means that there is a high probability that the same will be done to other player groups in the future, and those who have become accustomed to responding to all calls and calling for rain with a group of subordinates are obviously not acceptable to this outcome. Even in Yu Bin's view, even if the Hong Kong government only reveals its intention to co-opt these player groups, it is likely to cause a great backlash.
"In this way, the situation on the mainland should be similar!" Yu Bin does not believe that this is an arbitrary act of the Hong Kong government, and it is clear that the major events in the United States have prompted the Chinese government to make some kind of decision.
Poison Bee nodded: "Yes, according to the information sent from the mainland, the local governments in almost all cities are investigating local player groups, and some have even begun to require those player groups to obey the laws and regulations formulated by the government, just like here in Hong Kong." ”
This is not out of Bin's expectations, or rather, it is beyond Bin's expectation that the Huaxia government has been able to maintain a relatively moderate attitude so far.
"Then promise them!" Yu Bin said, "Anyway, you won't be able to stay here in Hong Kong for long." The news of the split of the Devouring Snake has not spread yet, but it is impossible to hide it forever, and when the time comes, a hunting group like you will become a fragrant bun in the eyes of the government, and you can only be co-opted if you stay here. ”
"Follow your orders!" Poison Bee said respectfully, "In addition, I just got the news two hours ago, the submarine Galfarsk has departed from the port of Portsmouth, England, and is expected to arrive in Hong Kong in two weeks, the submarine is loaded with the third batch of strengthening potions, and more than 400 rings, and the escort is the executor No. 11 [Magic Catapult] Rip Van Winkrew, and the executor candidate, [Giant Shield] Kyle Moss. ”