Chapter 172: What is Sacrifice and Non-Existent Zero
The inhabitants of Vault 78 are being routed at a breakneck pace, and their soldiers are also self-selected from within themselves, just a rabble who have undergone simple training and learned how to shoot.
Hu Feng's side was completely different, each of the more than two dozen combat-type androids was comparable to the most elite special soldiers, whether it was marksmanship, strength, or agility, they all threw off the soldiers of Vault 78 countless streets.
Coupled with the suppression of the fire of the hundred metal-skeleton robots, it was even more difficult for the soldiers in the shelter to be beaten.
Demonic black smoke began to gush from the shattered soul crystals, and they hovered in mid-air, speeding towards the interior of the vault.
The battle did not last long, and the fierce exchange of fire was only the moment when the battle began, followed by a one-sided pursuit.
When the last of the Vault 78 residents to resist was occupied, and the current Overseer was killed by Hu Feng's single shot, the central computer immediately issued the latest commands.
Due to the unnatural death of the current Overseer, a new Overseer must be elected immediately, and a victim must be elected immediately to enter the Sacrifice Room and perform a noble sacrifice so that the Vault will continue to function normally, or the Nexus will kill everyone in the Vault.
Hu Feng was lost in thought, and at this moment he seemed to grasp a glimmer of light, a glimmer of the key to the Vault Experiment.
If you disobey your orders and refuse to choose a new victim to enter the sacrifice room, will the central computer really start killing?
Isn't that a bit contrary to the purpose of the Vault's experiment?
Hu Feng did not believe that such a huge shelter was carried out, and the experimental plan carried out was only this kind of sacrifice for one person.
Continue to think about it along your own lines, if your inference is correct, then the so-called noble sacrifice...
"Alright, let's start electing a new overseer, old rules, I'm running, which of you agrees?"
The demons-occupied residents of the Vault instantly cheered and raised their hands and voted in favor on their laptops.
As a result, after a "fierce" election competition, Hu Feng was successfully elected as the new supervisor of Vault 78, although he still has no real power.
At this time, the lights of the shelter suddenly dimmed, and bursts of harsh, noises similar to air defense sirens echoed inside the shelter, and the atmosphere instantly became extremely depressing and tense.
"Warning, warning, please elect the victims to enter the sacrifice chamber immediately, or the shelter cleanup plan will take place in five minutes. ”
"Warning, warning... ”
The warning sound of the central computer, accompanied by the piercing sound of air raid sirens, played on a loop.
"Warning, four minutes left before the shelter is cleared. ”
The countdown was like a spell that struck the hearts of the human captives in each Vault, and the number of demons brought by Hu Feng was limited, so there were still more than thirty Vault residents left who were not possessed, but only became captives.
"Hurry up, choose someone to enter the sacrifice room, or we will all die!" A captive couldn't bear the oppression caused by this mental torture, and he didn't care about his own captivity, and shouted at Hu Feng heartbreakingly.
Hu Feng was unmoved, just stood quietly in place, the demons and artificial people did not get the order, and also stood in place with a calm face.
Boss Hu wants to conduct a test, anyway, if the calculation is really wrong, everyone can still get out of possession and escape into black smoke, and the artificial people can also run out quickly with bulletproof shields, as for Hu Feng himself, he is not even more worried about the danger of his life.
"Warning, there's still a minute left before the shelter is cleared. ”
“59,58,57,56。。。 ”
The countdown of seconds is like a sledgehammer, constantly striking at the spirit of the human captive.
“5,4,3,2,1。。。 ”
As the countdown ended, time seemed to stand still for a moment, and everything was so silent.
The air raid sirens stopped, the flashing red emergency lights went out, and the headlights were on normally everywhere.
There was no muzzle sticking out of the wall, and there was no poison gas or harmful substances.
"Congratulations to the inhabitants of the Vault, you have successfully passed the pilot program of noble sacrifice, and you have finally discovered that forcing the election of a representative to die for you is not really a noble sacrifice. ”
"The truly noble sacrifice is the uncompromising attitude of each individual, the rejection of the needless sacrifice of the few, the common struggle for which all people face the possible attack, and resist for it, even if they sacrifice themselves along the way. ”
"The supreme authority of the Overseer is activated, the shelter is reinstated as an unplanned normal shelter, and the entry and exit restrictions are lifted. ”
"Congratulations, residents of Vault 78, you're free. ”
The human captives froze, and no one could tell how complicated and unacceptable their feelings were at the moment.
They long day and night for liberation from this rule of timely sacrifice, day and night for freedom, but the key to it all is always in their hands.
Instead of rebelling against the seemingly extremely powerful and terrifying central computer, they chose their compatriots, who were weaker than themselves and could be forcibly elected by using public opinion and so-called dishes, as victims of this rule.
The most terrible thing is that everyone has completely accepted this oppression, and everyone is thinking about how to avoid becoming the next victim, and no one has thought about how to resist, how to put an end to this, how to stop the power of the central computer.
Humanities Vault 78, the experimental project "sacrificed", there were never any necessary victims.
Hu Feng looked at the group of captives who were completely mentally broken, and opened his mouth, but he didn't know what to say for a while.
What is the point of such an afterthought, if you are not afraid of the attack from the shelter, then what will you do?
Presumably they will be like them, exchanging other people's lives for three months of comfort and stability.
Those who say that they will stand up and resist are just hypocrites who do not put themselves in their shoes.
Even if you do stand up and resist, so what, most people still choose to compromise, and still choose to trade a life every three months for their own safety.
Humanistic refuge, how cruel, how mocking.
Looking at a few captives who couldn't accept reality, they asked for a gun with the demon around them, pulled the trigger directly at their temples, and ended their lives.
Hu Feng sighed heavily.
Vault 78, although it got this last site and incorporated the entire subway system into the palm of its hand, there was not much excitement in its heart.
O man ... Humanity ...
What is the point of this kind of experiment, which knows the outcome?
Vault 1.
This is an incomparably large rotunda, and the walls of the hall are made of screens, which are divided into countless small grids, each of which displays a number, from 2 to ...
The lattice screen displaying 60 flickered violently a few times, and then dimmed, turning into a red number on a black background.
The lattice screen with 78 is brightened, along with numbers 9 and 66.
"Social Vault 60 failed, Humanities Vault 78, and Vault 9 and Vault 66 were successful. ”
"It's not surprising that No. 60's camp division and ideological fusion experiments failed, but No. 78 succeeded?
"Judging from the last data feedback from the Nexus, it has indeed worked, Supervisor 78 has been granted the highest clearance, and the Nexus has been disconnected from us. ”
"It was documented that the success of this experiment could be included in the optimization sequence. ”
At this moment, there was a twist and turbulence on the circular screen that surrounded the wall, and countless divided grids disappeared.
A large number "0" appears in the center of the screen.
"Again, how many times has this been? What the hell is going on with this so-called Vault 0? Where the hell was it built?"
Not in the system, not in surveillance, not in any list of special or unnumbered shelters.
After a few minutes, as the screen distorted again, the large "0" vanished, and the screen reverted to countless small grids lined with the numbers of the various Vaults.
There was silence in the rotunda.
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