Rule Strange: Urban Legends That Don't Exist

At this moment.

At the bottom of the sea not far outside the mechanical hive, in the water-proof channel where the submarine optical cable is located.

In front of the decommissioned locomotive depot center console, Chen Yan, holding a laptop computer, debugged the parameters of the program with Adam's help, and then said into the intercom:
"Done, please start running."

As a "received" came from the intercom, the engine sounded in the submarine channel, and the lights were brightly lit in an instant!

Chen Yan wiped his sweat, looked at the remaining part of the corridor that could be vaguely seen in the distance, and said happily:

"Thank you...thank you!"

Adam's voice came out from his hand, and there was no emotion like anger or hatred in his tone:
"I'm still curious, why did you do such a difficult thing for that group of people?"

Adam obviously cannot express his heart well:

"does it worth?"

Chen Yan did not answer his question directly, but packed up his tools and walked down the corridor where program parameters needed to be adjusted for power output synchronization. At the same time, he said:
"I once met a man in the Mechanical Hive. Like most men, he lost his job due to the apocalypse and was unemployed at home."

He seemed to want to explain to Adam, but he didn't say anything about the explanation. He completely answered the question and told the story of the inexplicable man:

“At that time, I was counting the number of unemployed people in their community and wanted to make a specific list of unemployed people. Most of the people in the Mechanical Hive were unemployed because almost no industry could resume operations immediately after the tsunami.

I forced some companies and workshops to restart operations. Although it was very reluctant, fortunately everyone came together to help. After everyone worked hard together, the result was pretty good - the important infrastructure of the mechanical hive was restarted. More than half of the companies and small workshops that operate these infrastructures have been able to accommodate part of the labor force... Although it is not much, it has achieved some results.

The key is that in this way, I can follow a certain infrastructure and through certain enterprises to restore the entire industrial chain represented by this enterprise.

Once other companies in the industrial chain recover, they will be able to accommodate more jobs, and people will be able to rely on their own labor to obtain food. This was my original idea, and it was affirmed by most people in countless subsequent discussions. of. "

He brought the topic back to the distant topic:

"That man... a very ordinary man. He was originally a mechanic. He had no education and no great skills. He liked to brag and would be cruel to his wife and children from time to time. There are many such men in the Mechanical Hive. They are uneducated. Most men are like this, and some educated people are like this.

At that time, I compiled a registration form, which listed some dangerous operations that I might have to do in the future. I posted the form in the community, and the man saw it.

There was no job for him on that list.

So the man came to me and asked if I could find him a job - he thought I was a community service worker - which was actually what I was doing at the time - and I told him there weren't many job opportunities these days. , it’s all hard work and may cause damage to the body, can you do it?

He obviously suppressed his impatience and told me that he had won No. 1 in many technical competitions in the machine repair shop before. He could do more or less anything mechanical and electrical. He also added Even if you can't do it, you will learn quickly.

I told him that he had an urgent job right now, which was to go to the power supply room at the bottom of the mechanical hive to repair the ultra-high voltage cable connected to the reactor. There was no power at the moment, so I wasn’t worried about the risk of electric shock, but it was very cold there, even if we would provide it. Cotton clothing is also likely to cause frostbite.

I originally wanted to persuade him to quit. That job was indeed very dangerous and I was going to do it myself. I just said this to look good and not to hurt his self-esteem.

Who knew, after hearing this, he actually asked me, what are the benefits of going?
Would such an ordinary person have the courage to face such a dangerous job?

I became interested, so I told him that the advantage is that I can get a contract as a formal employee of Z Group, I can get the new currency issued by Z Group as salary, and from now on, food and accommodation are all included - I specially emphasized that food and food are included for one day. Three meals, one meal every five days - and if you have children, Z Group will give priority to them when they go to school or find a job - I once again emphasize that these things are written in the contract.

He was obviously moved, but still a little scared. He hesitated for a while. After we completed the investigation and were about to leave the neighborhood, he found me and asked me if my life was in danger.

I told him, yes, but if you die, we will give your family a sum of comfort materials.

He cursed me, gritted his teeth, and told me that he wanted to give it a try.

I told him that he couldn't try it. This was a serious job. You had worked hard and risked your life. I guaranteed your life and provided you with supplies. This was not an exchange of equal value.

He frightened and scolded me again, and he made the decision to get the job only after realizing that I was not joking about him.

I asked him, why did you choose to do this job even though you knew your life was in danger? Are there any difficulties at home? If family members of Z Group employees have difficulties, they can also apply to receive food subsidies.

He thanked me in surprise, and then told me with some embarrassment that his family didn't have any difficulties, but he couldn't eat enough for two meals a day, and the whole family was hungry at night. Although the children were subsidized, that was For children’s food, they adults still have to go hungry.

He told me that in fact, the most important thing is that he feels that staying at home all day long is not a problem. People have to work. Even if they don’t work now, they will still have to work in the future.

I asked him, now that the mechanical hive has become like a bird, do you believe everything will get better?

He told me that he had no say in whether it would get better or not, and whether he believed it or not would not have any impact on everything. He only knew that he had to find a job quickly and provide a better life for himself and his family.

You see, he didn't even hide it and put himself before his family.

But what he said was very contradictory. Since he regards himself as more important, why should he risk his life to go out to work? Isn't it good to survive by eating relief food?
In fact, he subconsciously understands the importance of family.

But he is a confused person who lives in a haze. His mind is unclear all day long. He is a confused person who cannot even understand his own heart.

Such stupid eggs are everywhere in the mechanical hive.

But even if he is a fool, he still has to risk his life to make his family live a better life——

Even such a bastard who kills his wife and children is trying to make his life better through his own efforts.

Isn't this the goodness of human nature? "

Adam said:

"Human beings are really strange. Can such a person give you hope? Human beings really have enough imagination. You can't deny that most of their kindness comes from stupidity, not from sober and pure kindness itself."

Chen Yan denied his statement:
"I don't think so."

He understood that there were some things that Adam did not understand, because Adam had not experienced what he had experienced, and his concepts were completely different.

Chen Yan said to him:
“This man didn’t really know what he wanted, but he roughly knew what he was doing.

I used synaesthesia on him and saw his ordinary past like most ordinary people. I saw the difficulties he experienced and the beautiful moments in his life. I also saw this man's harmony.

I saw everything about this person just as I saw everything about other people when I was working through my quantum clone. "

Chen Yan seemed to be telling a very ordinary thing. He said it very easily. Only he knew how difficult it was to do it. "I have seen many, many people's memories... I have never had the habit of prying into other people's privacy. What supported me in doing this was fear - I was afraid that humans would no longer be able to believe, that humans would no longer have hope. If humans In such a desperate apocalypse, all we can do is pour love on each other, and my outlook on life, worldview and values ​​will completely collapse, because I have always believed that human beings are worth saving."

Chen Yan couldn't help but laugh:
"I succeeded in allowing myself to survive in such fear, because I saw the man just mentioned, even at the end of the world, he still worked hard to live, and continued to work hard because of his yearning for a better life, and even had the courage to face death because of it. Courage - When he said he wanted this job, he did have the courage to risk his life."

“Courage, Adam, a dear friend of mine once told me that courage is the only thing that keeps a person going, and it is the extraordinary strength that everyone possesses.

It wasn't until today that I roughly understood the meaning of this sentence. "

“There are many people like him in the Mechanical Hive.

There are many mechanical hives who are not as good as him.

There are many more noble people than him, as are the mechanical hives! "

Chen Yan told Adam:

"Those ordinary people, they are worth saving...

No, with their courage, they don’t actually need anyone to save them!
Even if there is no me, there will be people like me who will stand up and find a way out with their own courage, just like every living life.

I believe goodwill will come together.

I believe humanity deserves to be saved. "

Adam was still dismissive of his statement:
"This is a wishful savior plot, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is self-impressed."

Chen Yan didn't take what he said seriously.

Chen Yan only believed what he saw with his own eyes and felt through synaesthesia.

"Adam, you don't understand."

Chen Yan's indifference to negation made Adam uncomfortable and irritated. He tried to find some arguments that could refute Chen Yan and told Chen Yan these arguments.

He talked a lot, and after being fully ignored by Chen Yan, he only felt depressed.

Adam wanted to say something to ease his depressed mood:
"Hey, when you were in the Mechanical Hive, you were so busy, how could you have time to do these little things?"

Chen Yan said:

"First of all, I think those are not trivial things, and secondly, you have to do it if you are busy!
At that time, there was basically no one available for me, and I couldn't even recruit people at night. I had to kneel down several times before they agreed to help me.

As for the things you mentioned... I didn't do it with my true body. I created some clones. You know me? I defeated Namo Quantum Entanglement Buddha and gained his ability. Since then, I can then use the quantum clone to do other things. "

That was a battle that Adam witnessed with his own eyes.

Adam asked:

"Then when you come out this time, you must have a clone in the mechanical hive?"

Chen Yan answered calmly:

"No, I was worried that there would be too strong resistance when recovering the reactor, so I gathered all the clones. This way, the power is concentrated and the possibility of success is greater."

Adam was quite surprised by this decision:

"How did you know I was there?"

Chen Yan told him unabashedly:
"I didn't know you were there.

We had previously scanned the radio fluctuations inside the controllable nuclear fusion reactor. At that time, I guessed that maybe there were still people inside the reactor, and there were still people operating and maintaining the reactor.

One of my colleagues told me that there was probably an owner there - we all thought there was some sort of armed force there. "

It turns out that the blind cat met the dead mouse.

Adam continued to use his unique perspective and said:
"It's very dangerous for you to do this. You are not cautious at all. You should focus your efforts on the mechanical hive. As far as I know, there are many capable people and strangers in the mechanical hive. If they take this opportunity to rebel, your company will definitely Disaster."

Chen Yan helplessly replied:
"There is nothing I can do. My power is limited and I can only do this."

So Chen Yan is now working as fast as possible. The remaining optical cable is less than a hundred kilometers away. As long as he and his colleagues hurry up, maybe they can get it done before tonight!
……

……

After the explosion of Group Z.

When the magpie appeared in front of the crow with only half of its Omnic head left, there was only one thought left in the crow's almost completely paralyzed head——

Finished!

Magpie's next move confirmed Crow's idea. He said loudly to the medical team stationed outside the ruins of Group Z:
"I am a doctor who can perform omnic prosthetic limb surgery! Please let me participate in the treatment!"

Crow watched helplessly as Magpie joined the first aid team, watched as Magpie dragged Chen Yan out of the rubble with only half her body left, watched as Magpie secretly inserted his own USB flash drive into the emergency equipment, watched as Magpie finally arrived In front of him, without anyone paying attention, an acupuncture needle was passed through the imaging mirror in his pupil, and then the wireless signal processing chip connected to his brain-computer chip was destroyed.

From then on, the crow seemed to be in darkness. In the dark world, there was only a beam of light falling from the sky and shining on him sitting on a small bench from above, so that he was not swallowed by the things in the darkness.

Crow was wandering in his heart, not knowing where he was or what would happen if he continued to wait. The long wait even made his consciousness blurred. He thought to himself that maybe when the waiting time was long enough, he would forget about himself. who is it.

After an unknown amount of time, a chuckle came from the darkness.

The magpie's disgusting face appeared at the edge of the light. The face looked as if it had begun to melt, as if it was due to the outbreak of a family disease in the magpie.

"I'm here to tell you the good news! Junior brother, you know, magpies are here to tell you the good news!"