The Witch's Taste

"We need positive energy," the other party replied immediately.

“Then do you have the positive energy to write?”

The other party was silent for a while and then replied:

"That depends on what you compare yourself to."

"If we compare it vertically, the standard of living now is definitely not as good as it was on the planet before, right?"

"But if we compare it horizontally, the humans who are still in Aegelaos are not even guaranteed their life and health. They must be more envious of those of us who escaped... The Gaotian people should be the same, right?"

"Maybe." Lu Yunfeng said with a bitter smile, "I don't know what the humans who stayed in Gao Tianyuan think, because most of them should be dead."

"……Feel sorry."

"This has nothing to do with you, there is no need to apologize."

"Actually..." the other party hesitated, and then said after a while, "There are still many people who want to get off the ship. Even if we insist on publicity, we can't change their minds."

"But they don't hate starship humans, they just long for a better life. Everyone can endure the darkness, but only if they are sure that they can survive until dawn... The higher-ups must know where this giant ship will sail, but we have no idea about it. Who can feel at ease if they don’t know anything?”

Lu Yunfeng thought for a moment and suddenly smiled:

"I don't have much anxiety about this, because I happen to have a friend who is a high-level leader. With his character and willpower, he will never lead us to a dead end."

The other party fell silent upon hearing this.Although she subconsciously didn't believe it, she suddenly became shaken when she thought that although this person was very young, he had already entered the bureaucratic class in starship society.

"So you are very confident?" Finally, she decided to use her feminine charm and continue chatting with the other party.

"It's not that I have confidence, it's that I have confidence in him." Lu Yunfeng whispered, "Any suffering will eventually come to an end."

"If only I could be as optimistic as you..." The other party smiled bitterly and lowered his head, stirring the coffee in the cup.

In Galapasia City, Bank Street has been tightly sealed off. Any living dead or out-of-control machinery approaching here will be destroyed immediately.

At the top of the Rhine Bank, the old elf financier looked through the bulletproof glass at the smoke rising in the distance - the security forces lit a blazing barrier at the intersection there, using the flames to destroy those who tried to cross the barrier. Living death people.

"When will this farce end?" the young elf secretary complained, throwing his shirt on the carpet and hugging his body from behind.

"End?" The financier smiled disapprovingly, "My dear, this is not a farce."

"What's this if it's not a farce?" the secretary asked with just the right tone of question. This coquettish attitude of "please help me solve my doubts" is her only way to amplify the allure of the opposite sex.

The elf financier was indeed tricked. He hugged her hard, pressed her against the bulletproof glass, and said with a smile:

"Dear, look at the intersection over there...what do you see?"

"I saw a group of disgusting living corpses." The secretary's body was shaking a little, and she suppressed her fear and said, "Will they destroy Galapasia?"

"You see in them the risk of Galapasia being destroyed." The financier said with a smile, "But in our eyes, they are new hope... igniting a new dawn for the super soldier program."

"Super Soldier Project? Isn't that project for selling medicine?" the elf secretary asked in surprise.

The so-called super soldier project refers to the fact that the Rheinland Business Alliance once led the federal military in an attempt to jointly develop with the Barr Group to design a new drug that would allow soldiers to be unafraid of pain and fear, in order to compete with Klublev's cold-blooded and efficient machinery. The transformation of the Legion resulted in the birth of the notorious super narcotic drug "Paradise Powder" in the galaxy, which created a large number of addicts.

"The Barr Group's interest lies in selling drugs, so they value drug dependence more than the effects of anesthesia and sedation." The financier replied calmly, "In the end, it is stupid to place hopes on other chaebols. matter."

"However, when it comes to drug research and development, we cannot avoid the Barr Group; if we want to take the path of prosthetics, we cannot catch up with Klublev."

"So we have to find another way." The elf secretary suddenly understood and looked at the financier with admiring eyes. This "you know a lot" unique admiring look of a little woman is also a tried and tested routine she uses to maintain the other person's relationship.

"Not bad." The financier buried his face in her delicate neck and let out a low laugh. "We must also thank the starship humans for sending us precious research materials."

"Compared to the new technological routes behind these living corpses, it's just Galapasia... so what does it count?"

I only got the computer at 11:[-] in the evening. I owe you an update first. I will go back to China tomorrow and I will probably make up for it tomorrow or the day after tomorrow.

363.Chapter 358: Poaching People

The Rhine Business Alliance was not only indifferent to the raging of the living dead in the city, but even vaguely fueled the situation and tried to speed up the spread in order to obtain more experimental samples in the future.

Because on a financial level, elves themselves are also a type of resource.Considering the huge number of elves in the Federation, this resource is actually quite cheap, far less valuable than "some kind of life that cannot be killed".

Exchanging a large amount of cheap resources for rare and precious resources is a very cost-effective deal.

However, the elven nobles had different opinions on this.

Klublev was furious about this, claiming that "these financial street vampires are making money from disaster." However, these news were quickly blocked by social networks collectively, and only a few right-wing TV stations were willing to report it.

Bakht's remarks were relatively mild, and he simply pointed out that "at this time, all companies should stand with the suffering citizens of Galapasia." He was finally released after successfully passing the review. However, the comment area received a large number of comments from left-wingers. During the siege, most of the replies were, "Isn't the plague caused by your wanton discharge of industrial wastewater?", "Closing factories is the greatest respect for life," and so on.

Now, the situation has gradually become clearer.

These elven plutocrats once tried to reach a consensus to "put aside their prejudices and jointly kill the starship human race", but found that they couldn't do it in the first step, and the rest naturally disappeared.

In the chaotic public opinion situation, various rumors have sprung up like mushrooms after a rain.

Some people say that the industrial aristocracy plans to spread the plague throughout the Garcia sector in order to change it from a colonial planet to an industrial planet (after all, this happened once in Takamagahara); others say that it is a conspiracy of financial capitalists, They have been shorting Galapasia's assets for a long time, planning to make a fortune from the disaster... Evidence and clues are irrelevant here, and citizens are only willing to believe statements that conform to their own political stance.

The current chaos is so familiar that it is almost a replica of the early stage of the "Third Corporate War" many years ago, so many social activists have begun to publicly appeal, hoping that the plutocrats will put aside their disputes for the time being and work together to survive the current situation. Galapasia's Difficulties.

After finishing the appeal outside, I quickly packed up my belongings and prepared to immigrate and escape.

Are you kidding me?If a corporate war is really about to break out, how can the plutocrats care about the opinions of civilians, or even their life and death?It’s better to run away quickly!

Under this faint trend of approaching storm, the first wave of escapes gradually formed: the fares of interstellar long-range passenger ships suddenly soared by 185%, and a large number of citizens left Galapasia in panic and went to small villages and towns on the edge of desolation to seek refuge. .

What Chen Ziang and others have longed for, the precious opportunity to tap talents has finally arrived.

Damayat Thunderfire Company is the third arms manufacturer in the Federation after Klublev and Behet. Although more than 50% of the shares are controlled by Klublev, the nobles do not frequently intervene in this company. As a result, engineers from other races, including humans, are employed in the company.

Through Lao Qiu's matchmaking, Chen Ziang contacted a female engineer named Li Shanren, a 42-year-old female from the Shan ethnic group. She is currently the R&D director of Damayat Leihuoli and has independent project leadership experience.

"Nice to meet you, Ms. Li." In the cafe where they met, Chen Ziang stretched out his hand.

"I'm not married yet." Li Shanren replied, shaking his hand lightly.

"Ms. Li." Chen Zi'ang is now different from what he used to be. He will not be embarrassed by such trivial matters at all. He just calmly changes the subject and says, "I heard from Lao Qiu that you are usually a busy person and rarely go there. Participate in unnecessary social activities that are meaningless to you.”

"Since you are willing to attend the meeting, you have already guessed my purpose of coming, right?"

Li Shanren showed a somewhat surprised look and reached out to push up the frame of his glasses so that he could see the man in front of him more clearly:

"That's right, otherwise I wouldn't waste my time."

"In Galapasia today, the conflict between the old aristocrats and the new capitalists is irreconcilable, otherwise the plutocrats would not allow chaos to spread to this extent. Corporate wars may break out at any time, so we must find a way out as soon as possible."

"In this case, starship humans would be a good choice." Chen Ziang issued an invitation.

"How do you say it?" Li Shanren asked seriously.

"Safety." Chen Ziang replied, "If a corporate war really breaks out, it may not be limited to the Garcia sector. The entire federation may be swept in."

"Although the overall strength of our starship humans is not as good as that of the Elf Plutocrats, it is better than being easily involved in wars. Therefore, it is the best choice for the human race to take refuge."

"But I have heard some rumors." Li Shanren suddenly said, "It is said that the current plague in the northern suburbs is spread by the starship humans behind the scenes."

"This is a very ridiculous rumor." Chen Ziang replied calmly, "First of all, the plague originated from sewage discharged from factories in the northern urban area. Although the district government did not give an official announcement, the media has basically reached a consensus. "

"Secondly, I understand what Miss Li is worried about. The Federation is hostile to starship humans, and there is no necessary logical connection between the Federation and the fact that the Federation may take action against starship humans. Do you think that if the Federation really has a war intention, the Milky Way Galaxy Apart from the human empire, who else can resist it?"

"But it's also possible that the Federation does intend to take action against you, but not now." Li Shanren said lightly.

"Of course." Chen Ziang said with a smile, "Who can say for sure what will happen in the future? Ms. Li should know that in federal communities where openly carrying guns is allowed, security officers will shoot innocent civilians more frequently. Once this happens, Once you have the power, others will naturally be wary of you."

"The reason why the Federation is hostile to us is precisely because we have enough strength to resist aggression. Staying weak and hoping to be ignored by the enemy is indeed an effective self-protection strategy, but only if you are lucky enough. , and we starship humans are more willing to stick together to protect ourselves and control our destiny in our own hands than to fight for luck, that's all."

"I understand." Li Shanren sighed and said, "I will think about it."

When negotiating with someone with a higher status, if the other party says "I will consider it", it is most likely just an excuse to refuse, because the other party can make the decision himself.

But according to Chen Ziang's observation, Miss Li Shanren seemed more hesitant, so he smiled and said:

"Just give me an answer after you think about it. Another question is, does Ms. Li know the people on this list?"

Li Shanren looked at the list pushed over. It was full of human engineers from major arms manufacturers, and several of them were even her subordinates.

After thinking for a while, she took out a pen from her bag and asked:

"you do not mind?"

"This is a copy." Chen Ziang replied.

"These are the people who have been underlined." Li Shanren underlined a few of their names. "If the conditions offered are generous enough, there should be a chance to persuade them."

"I personally don't think it's possible for the group of people who drew the circle. You can give it a try."

"I'm not familiar with the rest that haven't been marked, so I can't comment at will."

When Chen Ziang saw that she was willing to provide help in such detail, he knew that although she said "I will consider it", in fact, she was already unconsciously leaning towards the starship humans.

364.Chapter 359 Smuggling

Contact with other engineers was also quite smooth.

For the people of the Federation, the potential deterrent of corporate war is higher than the "Plague of Aegelaos" - the plague will not be directed to someone, but the eradication of corporate war will. Going directly to your home to kill you may be just because the boss of your company is on the wrong side.

Some people expressed strong interest and hoped to go to the starship to inspect the working environment before making a decision.

Others said they should think about it, and Chen Ziang and others did not push too much.

Anyway, the further back they go, the more chaotic Galapasia will be, and the less time they will have to think about it.

The facts are as expected: the wild spread of out-of-control swarms has caused the security forces to not only fight against the "living corpses" crawling out, but also to deal with these crazy drones everywhere, so that manpower is quickly exhausted - —Recently, the spokesperson of the Public Security Department made it clear on a TV program that "citizens in need can take up arms to protect themselves." It is clear that they really can't control it.

The only strange thing is that living zombies tend to attack living people, while out-of-control swarms seem to prefer killing living zombies, indicating that the two do not seem to be the same force behind them.

Klublief has announced that they will send redeployment orders to the "Iron Guards" stationed on the south bank to enter the city of Galapasia as soon as possible to restore order.

The Iron Guard is the cyborg army of the Klublev Group.

More than 90% of their bodies are mechanical prostheses, so they are extremely resistant to all diseases, including the zombie plague. At the same time, in order to avoid being breached by hackers, these cyborg soldiers are not connected to the public network. , so you are not afraid of unknown viruses circulating in the intranet of out-of-control bees.

It can be said that it can perfectly cope with the crisis Galapasia is currently in.

The only drawback is that the Iron Guard is one of Krublev's public ace troops, and has served as the main force in corporate wars many times in the past.Therefore, after arriving in the city, it is really difficult to predict whether the attack will be living corpses, out-of-control swarms of bees, or the personal mercenaries of some financiers and bankers.

The financial capital community reacted fiercely to this, claiming that once Klublev's "Iron Guards" entered the urban area, they would quickly implement military control and curfew systems in the city in the name of "pacifying the disaster", thereby bypassing the district government's control of military affairs. power, and finally "completely destroy the democratic and free society we are proud of."

As we all know, the federal government is the weakest "little finger" among the eight giants of the federation. It lives fearfully among the plutocrats, for fear that it will be killed by any big boss who sneezes.

Faced with the mutual confrontation between financial capital and aristocratic capital, the city council showed a hesitant attitude. It just said that "it is not a wise move for the Steel Guard to enter the city" and then said that "Klublief's approach to maintaining order" They deserve to be respected"...it is clear that even within the parliament, they are also wrestling with each other.

Until the Steel Guard was still more than 200 kilometers away from the south of the city, the parliament, under the threat of increasingly powerful military force, finally reached an agreement and consensus:

Don't let the Iron Guards in.

When plutocrats confront each other, the parliament can just sit back and watch; but if plutocratic troops are openly stationed in urban areas, then whether or not to impose military control is a matter decided by the plutocrats at their own whim. Which member of the parliament is willing to let his power be taken away easily?

The executive order was announced, but the Steel Guards 200 kilometers away chose to ignore it.

Klublev hasn't spoken yet, and they won't obey any "city council orders" at all.

These semi-robot soldiers ignored the ban and continued to approach the city, causing great uneasiness among many people.Incited by social media, college students from major universities took the lead and began to march on the main streets of the city to protest "the arrogance and greed of the aristocrats."

This series of changes in the situation was dizzying, and Chen Ziang was also dumbfounded. He thought that the game in this kind of democratic society is indeed complicated and difficult to handle. In comparison, the human society in Starship is much simpler. Currently, there are basically only two factions, namely Say "I want to get off the boat" and "Let's have a rest".

But what is more troublesome is that as the Iron Guards continue to advance, some human engineers who have been persuaded have recently had the idea of ​​going back on their word.

The reason is not complicated. Klublev himself is an industrial giant and also controls many arms manufacturing companies.Many human engineers were originally worried about being involved in corporate wars, but as Krublev's advantages increased dramatically, and the arms company they worked for had close ties with Krublev, the arrival of the Iron Guard was like a reassurance. After going down, the motivation to run suddenly became much less.

Chen Ziang was also at a loss what to do about this.The plan for now is to either see what other tricks the financiers can play, or simply do it yourself and ask Suzuna or Zili to go over and wipe the Steel Guard off the map...

"Senior, it's better to go to the starship and take a rest." Tsukimiya Suzuna persuaded, "How long has it been since you had a good sleep?"

Chen Ziang was suddenly stunned:

"Don't you know why I can't sleep well these days?"

"Maybe it's because he was entangled by the vixen who sucked the essence." Xia Zili said from the side.

"Someone is talking about himself, right?" Tsukimiya Suzuna retorted, "Indeed, it would be more realistic if the word 'qi' was removed."

"It's really ridiculous." Xia Zili said coldly, "The time it takes for him to communicate with me is much faster than yours. Even if a certain sneaky cat is stealing food, his ability is not satisfactory, and it takes up too much time. It’s bedtime, I’ll probably get tired of it soon.”

"Zili, please stop talking." Chen Ziang was about to cry but had no tears.

I understand that you feel uncomfortable not attacking each other, but can you please stop slandering my reputation?

Tsukimiya Suzuna was shaking with anger, but it was obvious to all three of them who was stronger and who was weaker in this regard. To refute forcefully would only make her appear tough, so she could only forcefully change the subject and said: