"I'm sure you're from the government." Yu Qian pouted: "This method of incitement (qíng) is really stiff with a sense of age. ”

"So, what about your answer?" Zhang Changxu smiled confidently and asked confidently

"You say that Prometheus last night doesn't actually rule out the possibility that he had something to do with ten years ago, right?" Yu Qian thought for a while and asked rhetorically

"Possibly, not sure."

"Well, since you think my life is still useful, then take it, I'm willing." Yu Qian said indifferently

"First of all, I want to make it clear to you that I'm not joking." Zhang Changxu received Yu Qian's affirmative answer, and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief: "The next job I need you to take on, the first four are all (shēn) dead, and from the current point of view, this is a job with a 100% mortality rate." ”

"This doesn't sound like a good job..."Even though Yu Qian was full of death, he still felt a little unbelievable when he heard this sentence of 100% mortality.

"Yes, if you regret it now, it's too late to quit." Zhang Changxu nodded and said

"Let me ask first, according to you, although this 'Ministry of Disaster Relief' is a private department, it is a very important government agency? Joining this kind of department is not a child's play, right? ”

"Of course not, but for you, you are equivalent to getting the qualification in advance, and what is lacking is only to solicit your personal wishes and later relevant skills training."

"If you really think I'm important, I'm certainly willing to join, even if it's a 100 percent fatality job, even if it's for my daughter, I admit that's a good enough reason for me." Yu Qian said, "But I need your explanation, until now, I don't know what kind of organization you are. ”

"Of course, a detailed explanation is necessary, but the situation does not allow us to drag it out now, so I will give you a brief introduction first. Tomorrow, I will go through the entry procedures for you, and we will take up the post while training. Zhang Changxu was very satisfied with Yu Qian's acceptance speed and breathed a sigh of relief

Hearing that he was going to work tomorrow, Yu Qian just wanted to say that he was only afraid that it would be difficult to go down (chuáng) in his current state, but he swallowed back after a pause. He was very curious about what the "simple introduction" in Zhang Changxu's mouth was, and couldn't help but say curiously

"I want to hear about it."

"Well, when we talked about gods before, although we don't agree with the existence of gods, we have to admit that there are concepts that transcend reality and can influence reality in some way." Zhang Changxu sorted out his thoughts and said slowly

"They may be living things, they may be abstract concepts, and they cannot be explained by common sense. Internally, we call it 'Xenologous', and there are currently three of them on file, numbered No. 1, No. 2 and No. 3. ”

"Sounds pretty simple." Yu Qian couldn't help but complain

"Of course, there are also many complex codes and research results, which you will slowly come into contact with later." Zhang Changxu said with a smile, "These alien sources are more like beings beyond the dimension, and they don't follow the rules of reality. ”

"Four-dimensional creatures?"

"At least for now, we haven't been able to grasp the criteria for identifying what a four-dimensional creature is." Zhang Changxu said, "If you think this is convenient for you to understand, it is okay to think so, there is indeed such a statement about the classification of heterologous." ”

"These conditions of existence that are beyond common sense do not intersect with us, just as we would not have a direct impact on the microcosm without a very large particle accelerator. But there are outlaws who try to communicate these incomprehensible beings, and we call the anomalous effects of contact with reality 'catalysts', and these outlaws seek out catalysts in the hope of gaining the power of these aliens. They see xenomorphs as gods, worship them, and try all sorts of ways to get in touch with them, and some extreme ones want xenomorphs to come into the real world. For these people we collectively refer to them as 'Adventists'. ”

"What will be the great benefit of exposure to catalysts?" Yu Qian asked

"It's hard to say whether it's good or bad, but in their eyes, yes." Zhang Changxu nodded and said, "The catalyst (shēn) is left after the contact between the alien source and the reality we live in, it may be a natural phenomenon, it may be an object, it may be an animal, of course, the biggest threat is when it is a person." The catalyst can be regarded as a channel left behind after contact, and the influence of the heterogeneous source can stay in reality through the catalyst. The way it manifests is unpredictable and immeasurable, such as a puddle of boiling water on the Antarctic continent, a light bulb that never goes out without any source of electricity, and a monster that seems to crawl out of the Classic of Mountains and Seas. Of course, there are also people who have mastered the ability to completely contradict common sense. We call them visions, alien objects, alien beasts, and aliens. ”

"Wait a minute." Yu Qian raised his hand to stop Zhang Changxu's words, although he was prepared in his heart, but it was too unbelievable, "You mean, those weird episodes will become reality?" ”

"We don't recognize them as reality."

"So, the man in black who called himself Prometheus last night was able to hard-hit the car head-on, and he was also an alien, right?" Yu Qian felt that he might understand a little

"Yes, and it's a very powerful Inhuman."

"Inhumans are very sturdy people?"

"That's not it, it's just a sign that the body is strong." Zhang Changxu pondered for a moment: "Have you seen some movies that depict special functions?" Or comics, or something? ”

"Lasers in the eyes, fires in the mouth, tearing devils or something?" Yu Qian said ignorantly

"yes, that's the feeling, all kinds of things."

"But don't you say that Xenomorphism is a being that is completely beyond comprehension? Why is this happening, I mean, such a common-sense performance? Could it be that Xenogen is interested in lasers, Spitfire, or something? “

"Good question." Zhang Changxu clapped his hands, "Actually, it's like we can't understand the alien source, and the alien source certainly can't understand us." Strictly speaking, the catalyst is the product of a balance between alien origin and reality, so that concepts that we cannot understand appear in visual images, so thinking aliens and alien beasts are the most dangerous, and they will actively spread the influence of aliens. ”

"Will it spread? Like a virus? Yu Qian said in surprise

"It's kind of like it, but it's not really." Zhang Changxu stretched out his hand and pointed at Yu Qian, "For example, you are the result of being influenced." ”

"Me? Why didn't I feel like there was something wrong with me? Yu Qian said curiously

"Remember when I told you that you got your qualifications ahead of schedule? That's why I invited you to join the Ministry of Disaster Management. Zhang Changxu took out a somewhat thick booklet from his briefcase, "You can take a look at this today, it involves the introduction of relevant knowledge, including some basic knowledge." ”

Yu Qian stretched out his hand to take the booklet, glanced at Zhang Changxu's briefcase curiously, and couldn't help but be a little curious about what else could be found inside, and couldn't help asking, "Isn't there an electronic version?" ”

"There are some things that can't be kept in electronic copies, even if it's the one you have now, we have to recycle it afterwards." Zhang Changxu said

"Interesting." Yu Qian looked down, the whole booklet was made of thick materials, obviously not paper, but some kind of polyester material, and the sides were a little yellow and black, obviously passing through the hands of many people.

"Let's get back to the point, for people who are affected by heterologous and catalysts, there are three levels. This is also our basic requirement for the Ministry of Disaster to recruit personnel. Only those who have been affected by alien sources or catalysts will be recruited to the Ministry of Disasters. On the one hand, it is because there is contact with the stock to have understanding, and on the other hand, it is also for the purpose of centralized management so as not to affect normal people. Zhang Changxu coughed lightly, pointed to the booklet in Yu Qian's hand, and motioned him to understand it against the booklet

"The first thing to know is that there are two ways in which heterogeneous influences reality. One is to rely on the spiritual impact to directly destroy the spirit of the catalyst, which is also a means used by the Adventists to communicate with the alien, and through spiritual communication, they gain the ability to become an alien. It is worth mentioning that the results of the current research show that the known direct communication with the heterogeneous source is all on a spiritual level. ”

"Xenomorphism doesn't have a physical effect on reality?" Yu Qian asked

"For the time being, no, because our physical laws are obviously different from heterogeneous, and we really don't know much about heterogeneous beings, and we can't even be sure whether it exists in physical form." Zhang Changxu explained, "And this kind of direct communication heterogeneous formation is generally called the primary catalyst, also known as the original catalyst. ”

"And those who are affected by exposure to primary catalysts are called derivative catalysts. To put it simply, the primary catalyst is the product of the compromise of the heterogeneous source in order to manifest in reality, and the derived catalyst is the victim of this. We have a popular term for the process of influencing the derived catalyst, which is called 'divine revelation'. Those who are 'divinely inspired' are called 'divinely inspired'. Officer Fish, you're a Divine One. “

"Me? Then my daughter Yaoyao..."

"It's the original catalyst, she was sacrificed because she suffered a direct mental impact." Zhang Changxu nodded and said, "Regarding the category of Inhumans in the catalyst, we are poorly divided into three classes. The Divine One, the Divine Chosen One, the Divine Fallen. ”

"That doesn't sound like an official title?"

"Regarding the study of Inhumans, there are some historical factors in it, and there is no doubt that the Adventists are ahead of us, so it is more convenient to borrow their standards, and you will know about these origins when you officially enter the Ministry of Disasters." Zhang Changxu gently lifted the topic: "Strictly speaking, the Divine Revelation is not an alien, for example, you have only understood the existence of the alien source and have been mentally polluted, so you will only be sensitive to things related to the alien source and the catalyst, and you will be attracted to it and there is a risk of further contamination. Essentially, your human side is still preserved. ”

"The Chosen One, on the other hand, is often the original catalyst, or the transformation of the Divine Inspired by further contamination. There is very little side to them as human beings, and the way they understand reality is no longer of this world. The energy from the heterogeneous cast (shè) is manifested by them in a form that can be observed in reality, they are aliens who walk in the illusion and reality, and they can no longer be regarded as human beings. ”

In other words, those abilities that are difficult for ordinary people to understand are the 'reality' that they understand? And what sustains these abilities is the energy that the alien throws (shè) from another world? Yu Qian flipped through the manual and began to understand a little.

"You understand very quickly, yes, because you are limited by the experience and knowledge of the other-person ben (shēn), and the understanding of reality after contamination will also be different, so it is also called 'independent reality'. The abilities of independent reality, that is, inhumans, are divided into three levels of A-F according to the degree of their influence, and according to the degree of harm, they are divided into six levels of harm: H, G, N, J1, J2, and J3. ”

"Is it more dangerous the deeper the impact?" Yu Qian asked

"Not really, just as a psychopathic murderer is dangerous even if he is not an alien, but the more affected he is, the deeper his understanding of the alien is that over time his 'independent reality' will get closer and closer to the reality of the alien understanding. Eventually, he became a fallen god. “

"And what happens when you become a godfallen?"

"He is completely a resident of the alien world, that is not an existence that we can understand, and he will definitely not understand us, there is a record of the fallen gods within the disaster department." Zhang Changxu's face was full of coldness (yīn) and said coldly

"They are non-natural disasters in the truest sense of the word!"