Rule Strange: Urban Legends That Don't Exist

Chapter 980 The direction of civilization

An extremely familiar, yet indistinguishable voice sounded not far in front of him.

"Tommy, long time no see."

who is it?

Thomas Gilbert focused all his energy on that voice.

The voice was annoyed.

"Now is not the time. I wanted to contact you as late as possible, but the current situation does not allow it. Some people have already fled here out of fear. We must catch up with them."

Thomas Gilbert tried hard to distinguish, and suddenly realized the identity of this person, and then his consciousness went numb, and he was so shocked that he couldn't speak.

"Tommy! Are you listening! It's a matter of life and death! This time is different from every time before!" The man's voice was annoyed.

Thomas Gilbert calmed down from the yelling, but his mind remained blank.

"Why you saw me in the eyes of old Hassan's parrot, why it was me, and why I existed, none of this matters.

The important thing is the future, Tommy, as I said, this time is different from every time before, this time [Apocalypse] will completely kill the old world, you, me, and the countless Generations of Thomas Gilbert, we are bound to face the [Apocalypse]—this time [Apocalypse] is the real end! "

Thomas Gilbert ignored the "bluffing" words and asked:
"Why did I meet you here?"

The man didn't hesitate when he heard this question, and replied:
"You asked me the same way last time, and I still answered you as before:

The reason why you can see me is because I want to find you—I, who is hidden in the deeper world, can insert myself into your [vision] like a piece of code, so you see me. "

Thomas Gilbert's spirit was going through an earthquake.

"What I experienced...has happened before?!"

The man replied:
"It's not exactly the same - your experience is an [optimized version] of everything I have experienced - your experience is richer, more logical, has more things that are not logical and reasonable, and there are many variables. Accidents allowed."

"Similarly, your own existence is also my [optimized version] - you have a higher IQ than me, and are more in line with the behavioral habits and physical characteristics of [Thomas Gilbert], you have richer Emotions and mental variables that are more in line with [Thomas Gilbert] - the 140 billion neurons in your body, the nerve impulses generated by their mutual arrangement and combination are more complex than mine, and more in line with their own There is logic."

Thomas Gilbert says:
"I... am I a program?"

The other party said firmly:
"No, you are real, and I am real. Everything we have experienced is our life."

Thomas Gilbert's eyes hardened at the words:
"what should I do?"

The man answered him:
"The last time you asked me this question, I said that you should inherit the inheritance of Father Hassan, and then take this inheritance to the Starlink Colony, so as to avoid the disaster that covered the continental shelf.

You did it, we all lost, the flood covered the whole world after seven days, an octopus with countless tentacles appeared under the sea surface, and thousands of stars where the Starlink colony was located were pulled into the sea by the octopus, so The world is destroyed.

So, this time, the survivors who survived before came up with another method—they built a ship—a packing program—and they tried to go outside the storage area through this program. , go to a place similar to [hard disk unallocated area], where it will not be affected by [Apocalypse] - they want to avoid the doomsday. "

Thomas Gilbert had no idea how bad his tone had become:

"Then, what I want is the opportunity to board the ship."

The man said to him:
"Yes, but not quite, they didn't succeed, which means they will probably fail again, and the cost of failure is something we can't afford, but we have no way to avoid failure now."

Thomas Gilbert had no concept of these things at all, and was caught off guard by what the man said—he never expected such things to happen, because these things happened so suddenly, without any warning .

"Listen, Tommy, we don't need to be too discouraged and depressed. Although we don't know how to survive, at least we are safe now, and we have a way to escape the first stage of [Apocalypse] - go to Starlink Colonies! The farther away from this planet the better!"

"I'll be in touch again, Tommy, when I find my way out."

Seeing that the other party was about to leave, Thomas Gilbert asked:
"What's going to happen next?"

The man replied:
"Disaster! All kinds of disasters without warning! Human beings will destroy themselves in the disaster!"

"Now, run away, Tommy, buy a boat ticket, or find a way to join the Starlink Pioneer Team, or join the army—whatever, flee to Starlink!"

Thomas Gilbert wanted to ask something else, but suddenly felt something was wrong.

He stared blankly at the parrot in front of him, not realizing what happened just now.

He suddenly raised his head and looked around, only to find that this was obviously Father Hassan's yard, and the parrot in front of him was still looking dull—the next moment, the parrot suddenly opened its mouth and made a woman's voice.

"Who are you and where is Hassan?"

Thomas Gilbert realized in an instant that someone was speaking to him through the parrot, and this person was probably some kind of "backhand" of Old Hassan... a person from the big data processing center of the logistics center!It is also very likely that someone has something to do with Old Hassan's backer!
"I'm Thomas Gilbert. Father Hassan just had a conflict with a senior jailer in the prison. After killing the jailer, he was shot dead by other guards."

As he spoke, he wondered in his heart, couldn't the [All-Seeing Eye] be able to see everyone's videos?If this person is someone from the big data processing center, how could he not see the situation of Father Hassan?

Maybe this person is from the big data processing center, but he doesn't have enough authority, so he can't see the real-time status of Hassan's father?
Or maybe... because [The All-Seeing Eye] has just been filmed, but not uploaded yet, so this person has not yet known the fact that Old Hassan is dead?

Thomas Gilbert is distraught, he still hasn't figured out what the other self - the self who survived from the previous generation is talking about the extinction of the world, and now he has to face a completely unknown suspected "big data processing center staff" "The connector, all he can do is to restrain his mind and focus on the voice in front of him, so as to ensure that he can at least get the immediate benefits.

After he told the news of Papa Hassan's death, the parrot was silent for a while, and when it spoke again, there was undisguised success and obvious panic in the woman's voice:

"Hassan's data is encrypted, and no one can see it now... I will encrypt your data, but I don't guarantee that it will not be seen by others..."

"I'm in danger, you need to get me out... There's something wrong with the big data center, I'm stuck here, some engineers are locked out of the door, I close the door, but the oxygen is running out soon The typhoon has interfered with the electromagnetic waves, we can't contact the outside world, please come and save me!"

At the end of the sentence, the woman's voice became unavoidably flustered.

Thomas Gilbert got nothing of value from what she said, but one thing from her flustered tone-he was probably going to miss it!
"That's perfectly fine, ma'am."

He said in a firm voice:

"Hassan and I are like father and son, and it is my duty to save his friend!"

Since he is a person in the big data center, his identity itself has great value. If he can be saved, it will be easy to talk about "cooperation" in the future.

After learning about the location of the woman in Zone Y from the parrot, Thomas Gilbert agreed and decided to arrive as soon as possible.

After testing the parrot and making sure that the woman left, Thomas Gilbert called Chen Yan after a short hesitation.

Listening to Chen Yan's tired voice on the phone, he adjusted his tone to "sorry", and then said:

"Boss, I want to ask you a favor."

If he has enough ability, Thomas Gilbert would like to monopolize the results obtained today, but judging from the current situation, his ability is not enough to fully obtain the benefits.

If you can add Chen Yan—the most important thing is the big guy wearing curtains next to Chen Yan, things will definitely go much smoother.

At this moment, Chen Yan, who was sitting in the office with a headache, listened to Thomas Gilbert's narration, and agreed without much thought.

"No problem, let's do it now, it's not too late for this kind of thing."

Chen Yan replied, thinking at the same time, it's a pity that Swarm couldn't come on board, otherwise the trip would be safe.

After hanging up the phone with Thomas Gilbert, Chen Yan, who had just had an in-depth communication with Professor Lawyer on the Internet, sat there dizzy. There were too many things in his head, so that he even ignored the The muffled thunder of the mechanical hive.

Feeling the pain in his stomach due to hunger, Chen Yan took out the gun and bullets from the desk drawer and put them on his waist. He left the office in a daze, and walked along the street for a few minutes before finding his home in the next block. A restaurant that makes rice rolls.

At this time, the rainstorm was raging, the mechanical hive seemed to be crumbling, most of the restaurants were closed, and even the restaurants that were open did not even have a single customer. Chen Yan smelled the strong smell of the sea in the air, and her head was sobered up. Some, looking at the scene that was very different from the past, asked the boss, and found out that there was a typhoon today. Everyone was afraid that the mechanical hive would be flooded, so they all reinforced their homes.

Chen Yan asked the boss why he didn't go to strengthen his home, the boss smiled smartly, and said that the sausage noodle shop is his home, he is a bachelor, the reason why he doesn't want to take refuge is because he has already invested all his belongings to run the shop He no longer has the spare money to hire people to reinforce the shop, let alone buy water-proof equipment, so it is better to trust the mechanical honeycomb, and believe that the mechanical honeycomb can block the typhoon. If your house is soaked in water, you can’t take it anymore. It’s better to do nothing and see God’s will!

Chen Yan gave the boss a thumbs up for his ease and ease. Two rice rolls have been served, one with eggs and one with starch sausage. .

Chen Yan finished eating the rice rolls, paid the money, got up and came to the door of the rice roll shop, touched the gun and magazines on his waist, and listened to the sound of "thunder" from the rain hitting the glass surface of the mechanical honeycomb. Go in the direction of the big elevator.

He thought about a lot of things along the way—the main concern was what he had just discussed with Professor Lawyer—after returning from the STR-213 space station in the afternoon, he established a link with Professor Lawyer and sent the other two [ Xun Kuang elements] told Professor Lawyer.

The latter expressed shock after listening to it—Chen Yan really didn’t expect that Professor Lawyer knew nothing about the Starlink Colony—according to Professor Lawyer, [Controlled Nuclear Fusion] The big name really makes people unable to calm down. Professor Lawyer and Chen Yan talked a lot about this scientific and technological achievement that is familiar but theoretically impossible to achieve.

Professor Lawyer talked a lot, and what he said was very complicated. Chen Yan was dizzy after listening to it. In the end, he only roughly understood one thing-human society will go to the future because of the endless energy provided by [controllable nuclear fusion]. A new level, the social form will also change, perhaps [Xun Kuang]'s ideal will have the possibility to be realized because of this change.

Chen Yan learned another important thing from Professor Lauer's words, which are some mundane things:
"The stocks of some energy companies will plummet. If you have the stocks of these companies in your hands, you should sell them as soon as possible."

"Some energy companies will rely on controllable nuclear fusion to change their operating ideas. The stocks of these companies can be held for a long time, but it doesn't make much sense. The soaring energy will definitely bring new ideologies and awareness. A social form that matches the form, maybe it will eliminate the deceiving stuff like the stock market?"

Chen Yan asked Professor Lawyer, do the thirteenth-level professors of the Empire still need to make money from the stock market?
Professor Lawyer said that Chen Yan is too young. When you have a certain amount of money, making money is meaningless, but the meaning of the stock market is not just to make money. Making money is just an additional function of the stock market—the least important additional Function, the most important function of the stock market is financial tools. If you are familiar with it enough, you can see the capital trend of the whole society from the stock market, and thus judge the direction of civilization.

[The direction of civilization].

What a bluffing phrase.

(End of this chapter)