Chapter Seventy-Two: The Return of the Drifting Bottle
The world situation is changing faster than imagined.
The decipherment of the expert group did not go well, and the civil changes were no less significant.
In the blink of an eye, it has been a year since Wang Fumin and Lu Tuyu entered the army......
From the initial discomfort to the gradual habitual use of the new life, it only took about ten months.
I have to admit that human beings are very receptive creatures. A year ago, I was still thinking about paying off the mortgage, medical care, and education, but now most people have become bricklayers, even if they have complaints, they have to endure it, and curse a word of God.
"I thought I was here to shoot, but I didn't expect that I still didn't escape the fate of moving bricks......"
Speaking of this, Lu Tuyu couldn't help but vomit bitterness.
For such a long time, he only touched the gun twice, because of his short-sightedness, he practiced shooting once and missed half of the target, so he never had the opportunity to practice again, and became a militia here every day...... Commonly known, reserves!
In order to maintain world peace, the number of active troops has swelled rapidly from 2 million last year to 20 million today, a tenfold increase.
Every country in the surrounding area is frantically conscripting, all kinds of border frictions are constant, some medium-sized countries are already producing nuclear weapons, what are the international rules, who cares so much in this era? The clouds of World War III loom over humanity.
However, it is easy to increase the number of soldiers quickly, but the production of weapons and equipment is not so easy, and with the collapse of the market and the paralysis of transportation, the production capacity of military factories is only about half of the peak level.
What should I do if I don't have enough equipment? Of course, to get more people to move bricks, to work, to dig trenches, to dig shelters, anyway...... There's too much physical work to do!
The militia is naturally also a soldier, but the training is not so diligent, the discipline is relatively loose, and they do some hard work, and the allowance is barely enough to support their families.
"Don't complain, if the company commander hears you complaining, you'll be scolded again."
Wang Fumin, who was ten years older, was accustomed to social oppression after all, so he shrunk his neck and said in a low voice: "When the time comes, you will go to work overtime by yourself, don't rely on me." Our old arms and legs can't afford to work overtime. ”
"it...... Overtime is also added by ordinary people, superpowers never work overtime, and we ordinary people don't have to live in the future. ”
Seeing that there was no one around, Lu Tuyu complained indignantly: "I told you that those who don't have superpowers will be untouchables in the future!" ”
"It's okay at home, and we can barely suppress this kind of public opinion. The contradictions abroad are getting bigger and bigger, and some extremist organizations have even appeared, claiming the supremacy of superpowers as a manifestation of human evolution. When the end really comes, only the superpowered will survive......"
Wang Fumin's face turned pale: "You are crazy, you dare to go over the wall to look at the Internet!" ”
Lu Tuyu shook his head and laughed self-deprecatingly: "Could it be that the comprehensive quality of our Great Xia people is one level higher than that of other regions?" What are the essential differences between people? "Wouldn't the social trends born abroad appear here in us?"
"I don't know if you've ever watched a movie abroad, mutants and humans are hostile to each other, and internal contradictions will erupt."
"Even if the superpowers in our world are not very powerful, they are not as devastating as in the movies. But identity labels have emerged. As long as the label appears, the crowd will naturally slowly divide and denigrate each other. ”
"And now, the treatment of superpowers is indeed superior, no matter what good position it is, they are the first choice. The high-paying positions in the institute cannot be held by ordinary people, and it is useless to be red-eyed; Even in positions in the military, aren't superpowers easier to promote than ordinary people? ”
Wang Fumin was silent for a long time before he held back a sentence: "Isn't the salary of superpowers declining?" The number is increasing, and it is not as scarce as before, and the treatment will naturally decline. ”
"No, no, no, I'd rather have them scarce, so few dozens, hundreds, than a huge number."
Lu Tuyu clenched his fists and said: "They are small in number, they can't occupy a few places, and they won't affect my interests; There are so many of them, we ordinary people are miserable. ”
"Like your daughter, do you want him to be an ordinary person, or be a superpower?"
"After entering the mysterious area, there is a one-tenth probability of awakening ability, if your daughter can't take her turn, she will be an inferior person for a lifetime!"
"If your daughter is lucky enough to be on her turn and she becomes a superior class, will she maintain her class? Is she willing to be treated the same as ordinary people? She won't! ”
"And 90% of ordinary people, would they like to have a superior class on their heads? No, right. So, how to solve this contradiction? ”
Wang Fumin opened his mouth and was speechless.
Does he know that? Of course he does.
But how......
No way.
After all, he is just an ordinary citizen who has been smoothed out by society, with no social status and no ability.
Even if you know some things, you feel uncomfortable for a while, but let him speak out?
He's not going.
On the contrary, it is Lu Tuyu, who has been fighting foreign public opinion for a long time, and he has no wife and children anyway, so he is just happy in his heart.
But it's actually meaningless to be refreshing, and it can't change the world.
Suddenly, a light flashed in the distance, as if a sixth sense rose from his heart.
[Your letter. 】
Wang Fumin's heart beat heavily, "The drifting bottle is back!" ”
"What are you talking about! Hurry up and dig this ditch, eat potato stewed brisket tonight, and hurry up to work if you want to eat it! The company commander saw them gathering together and chattering, and ran over with a shovel to urge.
The company commander is a very good person, and he also takes care of the brothers in the company, in addition to being strict, there is nothing to be picky about, and sometimes he will take the initiative to help carry it.
What is different is that the company commander is still a superpower, his ability is not strong, and his "dynamic vision", shooting and nerve reaction speed are more than one grade higher than ordinary people.
But because of this, he became a company commander......
When this thought came to mind, Wang Fumin suddenly felt a strange uncomfortable feeling rising from the depths of his heart.
He knew that this discomfort came from what Lu Tuyu had just said.
He is 35 years old, and even if he encounters a little injustice, he swallows his anger, where in the world is there a real Datong world?
But what about groups, magnified in the entire human society, do superpowers be allowed to override ordinary people?
This is a big problem.
The general trend of the times, like the Yangtze River, rushes to the east.
In the Mystery Zone, most of the 13 teams died due to infighting.
Throughout history, a large part of the destruction of dynasties has always been due to internal causes.
This time, the same... No exceptions!
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Special Affairs Processing Department, a scientific and technological exchange meeting.
Li Xianfeng is having a video conversation with Professor Peter Greer, a parapsychologist at Harvard University and the president of the American Society for Paranormal Research.
"Have you deciphered the slate?"
"It's very difficult for the grammar system of a different civilization to be very different from any kind of human language. Many of these conceptual issues are new to our side. ”
"Alas, if only Zhang could dig up more treasures. So many people, all waiting for him to dig up treasure. Professor Peter laughed, "There are several scholars who can't resist the pressure to resign and come back out of curiosity. It just jumped back and forth, tossing and turning like a grasshopper. ”
"How can there be so many things in the water that are intact? On land, it was so-so, but unfortunately, he couldn't go to the rest of the area. ”
There is a great horror on the isolated island!
Super horror capable of exterminating a civilization!
Everyone knows this, so they did not urge Lao Zhang through satellite broadcasting.
As the only human seedling, if the grave jumps and burps, they may be sent to the electric chair by the angry human high-ups!
After a few small talks, everyone began to discuss business.
Peter Greer took the lead in throwing bricks: "As the mysterious area continues to crowd out the four oceans, we believe that the concentration of the earth's 'spirit' is rising sharply, and the proportion of superpowers born naturally at present has reached 1 in 10,000, which is more than 100 times that of the beginning. ”
"That is, out of 100 million people, there are 10,000 superpowers."
"Eventually, the spiritual concentration of the earth will be exactly the same as that of the mysterious zone, and one in ten people will be born with superpowers."
"The other 90 percent of the population, they don't have the ability to do it with them...... It should be an ordinary person for the rest of his life. Superpowers are closely related to the soul and body, and in a short period of time, it is impossible for us to let ordinary people learn abilities plainly. ”
"That's right, you still have to keep your feet on the ground, and it's too difficult to pursue the highest difficulty from the beginning."
The scientific researchers in the room are all discussing the newly born special abilities, and with the improvement of "aura", in addition to the physical abilities, some even rarer abilities have finally appeared!
For example, hypnosis.
This age-old industry is often identified as a liar, or simply appears in some of the 18-banned films.
But now, there is really a corresponding superpower - hypnotic ability!
Another example is "life sharing".
Those with this ability to heal can share their "life force" with the rest of the injured people, accelerate the treatment of wounds and diseases, and even AIDS and cancer can be cured.
The mechanism is unknown.
Of course, the consequence of this is that it will bring a more serious risk of premature aging to the person. Therefore, this ability was treated as a national treasure and protected.
Another foreign expert said in a communication conference: "At present, there is no instrument that can detect the 'spirit' in the air. Whether it is infrared light, ultraviolet light, X-rays or the like, there is no progress, it seems to exist in another dimension, it is a special idealistic phenomenon. ”
(End of chapter)