Chapter 135: It's Part of the Plan (5K)
The speaker was an official coalition organization with the name "Joint Committee on Special Affairs".
This organization is a loose association of representatives selected by various countries to deal with anomalous matters and nominally have the power to judge and adjudicate.
For example, the "law enforcement team" is a subordinate unit of the committee.
Basically, international affairs need to be referred to the committee for adjudication.
"The format of this exercise is, hunting."
The speaker smiled and said: "In order to cope with the increasingly complex situation, but also to deepen the ties between countries and avoid differences due to exercises, we chose to split the teams of each country and hunt the aliens in the mountains under the leadership of a teacher. ”
"There is video recording equipment throughout the hunt, and there are special personnel in the observation room to evaluate and score. At the same time, teachers are also asked to evaluate their respective team members, and your assessment scores will also be used as one of the basis for each team member's results. ”
"Please make sure that all teachers judge according to the truth, and your scores will also be reviewed for three to four rounds to ensure fairness and justice."
Hearing this, someone asked, "Hunting?" Are there enough xenomorphs on Smoky Mountain? ”
If there is not enough prey, then in the end, the hunt will probably be cannibalism with competitors as prey.
In addition, this time the teams of various countries are separated, so if there is a shortage of prey, something not so good may break out.
Therefore, this point must be asked in advance.
Hearing this, the speaker glanced over there, and then said with a smile: "Of course it is enough." ”
"Various countries have extracted some relatively safe and non-proliferating xenospecies, plus the special situation of Yanxia Mountain, and then there is the last point."
The spokesman looked at everyone present: "In addition to the corresponding xenomorphs, there will also be special personnel acting as 'monsters' in this hunt." ”
"The 'monsters' may be hidden in the drill team, it could be wild animals, it could be teachers, it could even be students. They exist to improve students' ability to identify xenomorphs, after all, many xenos hide in society in human form. If there is no adequate awareness, there will be more and more cases of being deceived and even harmed. ”
"As you may have noticed, there have been more and more xenomorphs around the world lately. Our co-organizers believe that there will only be more and more xenomorphs in the future. Therefore, what we need now is not only the prominence of force, but also the ability to observe and judge. ”
"That's why there were some slight changes in the exercise."
As he spoke, the spokesman smiled again and said, "Of course, there are many new rules and regulations in addition to this. Those changes will be recorded in a book and distributed to everyone to see. ”
Listening to his speech, a representative sighed: "Every year, the teacher's sense of existence is reduced, and if you really want to do this, you will simply leave no one to invigilate the exam in the future." ”
The accompanying teacher is simply the most tiring job, you can't just act rashly, and you can't interfere too much with the student's behavior, except for the pestle being there as a radar and a pole, nothing else is basically of much use.
Hearing this, the spokesman smiled and said, "This year is slightly different from the past. For details, please read the manual. Now, what we need to do is draw the team members. ”
As he spoke, the spokesman stood up and pushed a small cart from the side.
Above the car was a boxy and delicate box, wrapped in a thick, completely opaque black cloth, and it was completely impossible to see what it looked like inside.
At the top of the box, there is a notch that allows the hand to reach in.
Taking two steps back, the spokesman said, "This is the instrument that draws the list of team members." ”
"Because of the strict confidentiality work carried out beforehand, we can ensure that the selection process is fair and impartial."
As he spoke, the spokesman looked around: "Then, please draw in order of seats." ”
When he heard this, someone suddenly raised his hand: "Wait a minute. ”
The blonde-haired Howard raised his right hand and said coldly: "What if someone with special abilities guesses the result of the selection in advance and interferes with the result?" ”
As he spoke, he glanced at Bering, who was sitting across from him, his hand on his forehead.
After being looked at by him like this, Bering looked at him, and then smiled at him.
Howard most likely didn't know Bering's abilities, but that didn't prevent him from guessing something from the title "prophet".
So far, he has gathered some information about Bering. Although these messages have no beginning and end, and Bering's name and personal information cannot be found, there is still some basis for reference.
According to the information, the man who called himself the "prophet" seems to have a prophetic ability to see exactly what will happen in the future!
Of course, this is not to say how strong Howard's ability to gather information is.
The main reason is that some of this guy's video materials are hung on some live broadcast websites, and it seems that the website is still being promoted to a certain extent......
This left Howard at a loss.
What the hell, it turns out that the East has stopped thinking about influence and popular panic, and has decided to let ordinary people know about this kind of news?
Have times changed?
In short, no matter how confused Howard was, he got some clues about Bering. Like the ability to predict, he figured it out from Bering's words and deeds.
Although it is unclear how long Bering's foresight ability will be, or what the limits of this ability are, Howard still finds it very tricky and ...... Dangerous.
After all, predicting the future is originally a force that will make people feel extremely inexplicable when placed in film and television works.
Perhaps the only thing to be thankful for is that such a powerful ability must come with a tragic price.
If humans want to use power, whether it is superpower or alien power, they will inevitably pay a price, this is an irreversible rule.
So the same is probably true of "foreknowledge".
The price that comes with such an ability will inevitably make life as currency, put health at one end of the scale, let the hand of fate pluck the light veil, and make the two ends of the balance equal with the picture presented by the future.
Of course, Howard didn't really want Bering to die, but simply wanted to disgust him.
Anyway, let's get this thing out first, and we'll talk about what happens later!
Howard thought to himself.
Bering, on the other hand, glanced at him and withdrew his gaze.
When he withdrew his gaze, Bering's mind flickered: "Sure enough, Howard's eyes also have an extremely subtle crimson. He was also given psychic suggestion, or psychotoxin. ’
Also, otherwise, if you really want to be a representative, you can't be so irrational with a person.
It seemed that everyone else in the room was looking at Howard strangely, completely unaware of how the guy who had looked like he had a stinky face before suddenly raised his hand to speak, and it meant something, as if it were aimed at someone.
Such uncalm behavior, even if it occurs, should not appear on such an occasion.
Some had already moved a few steps to the side, starting to move away from Howard.
Their idea is very simple, Howard may have a big brain problem, and there may be a problem in the future. Now stay away, and when something goes wrong in the future, don't splash your blood.
Inadvertently, Howard's relationship with many people has become a little estranged.
But Bering didn't care much.
That's pretty good.
The devil knows he'd just stood in the doorway, looking out at what was going on in the future ten minutes from now.
If Bering hadn't entered the door at that time, that is, at 1:36, Howard would have spoken freely about topics that were not conducive to national unity and even fanned national relations.
Then he would be scolded by Qi Guang for two sentences, and finally he would be annoyed and angry, and soon after the meeting began, he would make a lot of nonsense and lose his mind, like a stupid pig who has completely lost the ability to think for himself.
At that time, Howard was really isolated and alienated, and his whole social life was about to count down.
So strictly speaking, Bering can be regarded as saving Howard's social personality.
At least being diverted by Bering, Howard is now thinking about him, and his mind is full of thinking about how to disgust Bering, so that he will not completely lose his mind.
This is why Bering said that although he did not intend to, he actually "saved" Howard.
Well, how to put it, time is really interesting thing. If Bering hadn't intervened before, then Howard would probably have died.
But, sure enough, Howard's country has rotten from top to bottom.
With this thought in mind, Bering rubbed his chin and his eyes flashed: "Except for Peter, even Howard, who is the representative, has been affected so deeply...... On the Western European side, it looks like something is going terribly wrong. ’
It's a hassle.
Looking at the sea of consciousness surging with white foam in front of him, Bai Ling couldn't help but sigh: "How can it be that people don't worry about it everywhere." ”
Compared with those places in Western Europe and island countries, the country can be called peaceful and joyful, singing and dancing.
Even if there is a catastrophe level like the Nine Divine Sect and the Witch, when Wang Weizheng is still in the center, they can't make any waves anyway.
But like the small countries of Western Europe......
It can only be said that there is really no way, after all, there are so many masters, and the planet is so big.
I really can't help it.
Thinking so in his heart, his consciousness floated up, and Bering returned to the present.
After hearing Howard's words, the smile on the spokesman's face did not change in the slightest: "Please rest assured, Representative Howard. ”
"We can make sure that there will be absolutely no additional factors for the people who participate in the lottery this time."
As he spoke, the spokesman looked at the people below and continued, "Please select the team members according to the order of seating. ”
"The Point Guard Is Here"
As soon as the words fell, the person in front stepped forward and took two steps, stood next to the trolley, and reached into the box and fumbled for a while.
Touching it, the person's face gradually became a little strange.
Soon, he withdrew his hand and wiped his black suit with a disgusting face, as he walked briskly back to his seat, looking unusually complicated.
What's the situation?
Everyone looked at him strangely.
And after staring at the box for a long time, Bai Ling's whole face suddenly changed.
His hand under the table rubbed his pants imperceptibly, like something disgusting, and he wanted to rub his skin off.
Qi Guang next to him looked at the representatives who walked up one by one with complicated expressions and retreated with interest, and whispered to Bering: "It seems that there is something strange about this choice......
"Be careful when you go later, although I don't know why people haven't forbade you, but your ability can definitely be arranged properly......"
For this kind of behavior that can almost be called "cheating", Qi Guang is not embarrassed at all.
If other people sit here, they may still be ashamed and hesitant, but a director and deputy director of the countermeasures bureau will definitely not hesitate for a moment, but will be elated, eager to light a few firecrackers in the ears of others on the spot, laughing and dancing with their hands.
As an absolute pragmatist, as long as the rules allow it and it won't go too far, Qi Guang doesn't mind.
So he's actually quite happy.
But soon, he was unhappy.
Listening to Qi Guang's words, Bai Ling turned his head to look at him, his eyes were extremely complicated.
This is the first time that Bering has shown such an obvious change of mood in front of Qi Guang.
After a while, Bering still sighed and said, "I won't go, it's useless to go." They're doing a good job, at least I can't influence it. ”
"And ......"
Bai Ling rubbed his hands desperately, and said casually: "You should smoke this time, so it's fair." ”
Qi Guang: "? ”
Didn't you make any moves?
After a while, he reacted and looked at Bering in disbelief: "Wait, let's not talk about why it's fair or not...... You've been through it in your own abilities?! ”
"You've been through it once in your future, and then you told me that you went once, and I won't go, so it's not fair......"
"But in my mind, didn't it happen at all?!"
Facing Qi Guang's shock, Bai Ling sighed again.
"It's part of the plan." He said something that Qi Guang couldn't refute at all.
As soon as this sentence was uttered, the nature of everything was different.
The so-called plan refers to the cleaning up of the moles.
Hearing this, Qi Guang's expression changed slightly.
After a few moments, he gave Bering a hard look, and then was forced to adjust his wheelchair and head in the direction of the trolley.
He was in a very mixed mood right now.
It would be nice if Bering didn't behave so strangely, but Bering already had this attitude, which probably shows that this extraction ...... Definitely very problematic!
What could be more terrifying than the unknown?
It's that you know ahead of time what's going to happen, but you don't know what's going to happen......
So when Qi Guang put his hand into the box, the expression on his face was even a little tragic.
Immediately afterwards, Bering saw Qi Guang's abnormally developed facial muscles for the first time in history.
First there was confusion, then shock, then nausea, finally confusion, then pain.
Wait until everything is done and come back.
Qi Guang sat next to Bering, slumped in the wheelchair, and the whole person seemed to have lost his soul: "You guy......"
"Don't give me a chance, or I'll have to disgust you......"
Looking at Qi Guang in pain, Bai Ling couldn't help but look at him with pity.
At this moment, it was obvious that he had "seen" it in the sea of consciousness, but Bering still felt that the slippery feeling on his right hand had not completely subsided.
It's so disgusting that even Bering is a little unbearable.
He turned his head and whispered to Qi Guang, "I didn't expect that they would use xenomorph ......"
"The people of the committee are crazy, implanting special carbon paper in xenomorph living bodies and then making us crush them. I guess the next step is to use the scanner to filter out the results and determine the ranking. ”
The slippery sluggling sound on his hand and the slight "snapping" sound echoing in his ears at the same time made Bai Ling's face show a little disgust.
That was why the Committee was confident that no one would influence the outcome in advance.
Because this screening is actually composed of two parts.
The first part is the choice, and the second part is the confirmation.
The second part requires special instruments, and if there is no instrument, it cannot be detected at all.
Moreover, Bering also tried to see it with his ability of foreknowledge.
But to his surprise, every time the result he predicted was not accurate and fixed.
Even if he has controlled the other variables, the foreseen future may still change.
It's a feeling like this, which Bering has only seen on one thing before.
"Tartarus", the abyss of Greek mythology.
Therefore, even if Bering tried his best to use his ability to predict the future to obtain a result that was effective and accurate enough, he simply could not do it.
This made his mind a little beating and scattered for a while.
Of course, strictly speaking, this lottery is indeed fair.
And in this way, the committee's arrangement of xenomorphs is good.
At least they can be screened in this way, and I'm afraid they do have a lot of xenomorphs as "prey".
After all, even the extraction can be done with live xenomorphs, and when the hunt really begins, the ghost knows how many monsters will occupy a pit like rabbits all over the mountains and start to move.
I thought so.
After about a while, the second part of the sealing session began.
This time the session was quick, and it barely took long.
I have to say that seeing Qi Guang sticking to the special instrument with a disgusting face, Bai Ling's mood was a lot happier.
Soon, the list of all those present was made one by one.
And the list of students that Bering needed to lead was reported together with Qi Guang.
Looking at this list, and the names that were mostly familiar on the list, Bering's eyes flickered.
"Interesting."