2. Strange world
Fuel cars of the old days, driving on empty roads.
The road surface is in disrepair and potholes. The shock absorption of the car is not very good, and it is a bit bumpy to sit on.
Driving the car from autumn, Zhao Daming quietly folded the rearview mirror, he remembered, this is called not to look at what should not be seen.
This is his ...... from "How to be a good assistant" and "How to serve leaders" Waiting for the old paper books to come to school.
Zhao Daming suspected that these books were deliberately placed in his office by the boss, after all, paper books in the old era are hard to find, and ordinary people can't get such unpopular books.
Lu Xi looked at the scenery outside the car window and felt that the buildings on the side of the road seemed to have not changed, only more dilapidated.
Han Qingfeng said: "Do you think these buildings are familiar? Q City, now called District 53, has basically not changed in the past 100 years. ”
"After so many years of Reiki revival, the individual human race is getting stronger and stronger, but civilization is declining. All living things are getting stronger, the wilderness is becoming more and more dangerous, and humans are building high walls and huddled in cities. ”
Han Qingfeng's facial expression and tone were calm, and he couldn't hear emotion.
"Ninety-two years ago, all the submarine cables broke and we lost the connection to the other side of the ocean."
"89 years ago, the last Internet root server was broken."
"Due to the existence of Reiki, electromagnetic waves will be assimilated by the powerful energy contained in Reiki during transmission, and will be sharply attenuated."
"About 80 years ago, the concentration of aura reached a critical value, electromagnetic waves could not propagate in the air, and human beings lost radio communication."
"The insulating shield could not stop the assimilation of Reiki energy, and both wired communication and power transmission were restricted. The limit of the distance of power transmission is five kilometers. ”
"The insects seem to have pinpointed our weaknesses, and every outbreak of the insect tide appears in key positions."
"Seventy-eight years ago, humanity lost its last fab."
"69 years ago, high-power aero engines."
"Sixty-two years ago, it was gas turbines."
"Without electrification, without radio, without the Internet that connects the world, without the global division of labor, human society is divided into small pieces, and technology has been declining."
Lu Xi didn't speak, quietly listening to Han Qingfeng's narration, as if listening to the history of a strange world.
Han Qingfeng paused for a long time and continued: "What's even more terrifying is that the energy of the aura is too pure and too powerful. It is capable of assimilating all the energies of the world. First it was nuclear fuel, and later it was fossil fuel. ”
"In the old days, the energy density of gasoline was 12,000 wh/kg, but now it is less than 10,000 wh/kg."
"Soon, human beings will only have the energy source of Reiki."
"What about solar energy? Electromagnetic waves attenuate in the aura, so why can light still travel? Lu Xi asked.
Han Qingfeng was asked, there was no such thing in the materials that Zhao Daming prepared last night, and it was not easy to set up a scholar.
"This, this scientist is still researching, this is not important, the key is technology, technology! He's not going to work, he's declining! ”
Han Qingfeng then muttered in a low voice, "I almost repeated a grade because I failed physics in college, and you don't know it." ”
He saw Zhao Daming in the front row pricking up his ears, as if he was eavesdropping. Han Qingfeng coughed dryly twice, and saw Zhao Daming flustered for a while before continuing.
"Now humans rely on the abilities brought about by the revival of aura to resist alienated beasts and invading insect tides."
"In this era, personal strength is very important."
Seeing that Lu Xi didn't react, Han Qingfeng emphasized again. "Personal strength or force is very important, and strength means power, prestige and wealth."
"I was able to become the director of the executive committee not only because of my wisdom, courage and noble character, but also because of the strength that ranks second in the district."
Han Qingfeng saw that there was doubt in Lu Xi's eyes, he looked a little angry, and his tone rose. "What? Do you doubt my strength? ”
Flames ignited in his fingertips, and the temperature in the carriage rose.
Zhao Daming grabbed his pants tightly with both hands, so nervous that he couldn't do it, and wailed in his heart: "I'll go, what should I do if the boss and father turn against each other?" Do I want to fight? The boss's private affairs are really dangerous! I can't see it, I can't hear it, if I plug my ears, will it seem too deliberate? ”
Lu Xi smiled dumbly when he saw Lao Han's childlike performance. "No, no, no, I don't doubt your strength."
"Even if you have vision, I'm ......"
"I doubt what you said earlier, wisdom, courage, and nobility." Lu Xi had the heart to tease him.
"You! After all these years, you're still angry with me. Han Qingfeng's eyes widened and his mouth widened.
Lu Xi looked at his classmate and best friend, that is, this unscrupulous old man, and felt that he had learned a word, blowing his beard and glaring.
After a long pause, Han Qingfeng lowered his voice, "No one has dared to talk to me like this for many years. Sometimes I miss it. ”
Lu Xi was a little speechless, this domineering president's tone, where did you learn it?
Zhao Daming, who was sitting in the front row, set off a storm in his heart, "So many years! The boss is so ruthless, locked up in a secret base for many years! ”
……
"What do you want to do next?"
"I want to go home and see." Lu Xi replied.
His hometown, at the beginning of the revival of Reiki, was swallowed up by a surging insect tide, and his parents and relatives also died in that disaster. The pain of losing a loved one was one of the reasons why he accepted that secret mission.
"I'm sorry, you can't go back now, and I can't help you. In your hometown, fierce beasts and insects are rampant, and it is too dangerous. "Han Qingfeng is very guilty, in this era of fucking aura, it seems that it is useless to be in a high position.
"I don't want to die, I'm going to fight." As if anticipating such a situation, Lu Xi's tone was still calm.
"I'm sorry, your current strength, you don't have the qualifications to go out of the city, you can't meet the standard of fighting for District 53." Han Qingfeng's eyes were full of apologies, but his words were sharp.
"So what can I do? Waiting to die? Lu Xi clenched his fists, and this feeling of powerlessness was really irritating.
"I have some clues about the mysterious curse, but I'm not sure. You don't have to die, trust me. Han Qingfeng held Lu Xi's wrist.
"Okay, let's go see them first." Lu Xi sighed.
"Go to the ramparts, Gate 7." Han Qingfeng instructed Congqiu to drive.
Zhao Daming, who was sitting in the co-pilot, was sweating. "What curse is so powerful? Is this young man going to die? However, this doesn't look like the relationship between an illegitimate child and a cheap father, right? Did you guess wrong? ”
He slapped his thigh, his face was full of chagrin, he had learned so much knowledge in the old era, but he couldn't even see the identity of others, no wonder the boss said that he was stupid.
But looking at the attitude of the boss, the identity of this young man is not simple......
From the autumn to step on the accelerator, the old era of the car, the engine roars, expensive gasoline is sprayed into the cylinder, atomized, compressed, ignited, into surging power.
Seeing Zhao Daming's distress, he felt distressed.
"From the autumn, you click on it leisurely, and the boss's fuel quota is not much. In the future, if there are important activities, you can only ride a bicycle. ”
Hearing this, Han Qingfeng's face turned white, and he smiled awkwardly at Lu Xi.
"This, fuel shortage, world problems, problems of the times, and it's good to ride a bicycle, my bike is very advanced......"