Chapter IX World Summit (8)
It is easy to find a quiet room in this vast underground system, although the room is dark and humid, and there is a lingering stale smell.
This room was used as a relay command station - in layman's terms it was a temporary command center on the way to escape after the headquarters was destroyed. Because of such an important position, the old-fashioned electric lights in the room could still be used. Dai Bingcheng strode in and lit the lights, while Li Zhen closed the door.
Then he turned around and took off his hat and threw it on an iron table in the middle of the room. He said in a chatty tone: "I'm going to be a father."
Dai Bingcheng, full of anger and confusion, was slightly stunned by this sentence. But he frowned and looked at Li Zhen: "I'm not here to chat with you."
But Li Zhen didn't care about his tone. He pulled his dark green tie, unbuttoned a shirt, and slowly paced and said, "I didn't know this news when I was in Murmansk."
Dai Bingcheng was stunned for a moment. He realized that Li Zhen was indeed not chatting... The thing he said seemed to explain his sudden change in attitude just now.
He recalled the last time he saw Li Zhen outside Murmansk.
At that time, the war had just ended, and the Gate of Truth was almost wiped out. For humans at that time, this seemed to mean the end of suffering. Li Zhen's performance at that time confirmed Dai Bingcheng's speculation - he saw the long-lost peace and peace in Li Zhen's face, and the calmness of "the matter behind him is over, and the world can be gone."
Of course, he also felt another subtle melancholy from Li Zhen at that time. At that time, he thought the other party was pitying himself and there was no use in the world from now on. However, now he understood what that emotion actually represents.
Because at that time Li Zhen already knew the existence of the ancient god.
And according to what he said - according to what he said to himself outside the airport today, at that time he had reached an agreement with the ancient god.
It seems that he is the only one in the world who has that qualification, and he practiced it without hesitation. At that time, what Li Zhen said to him was...
For one reason, the ancient god intends to awaken himself and reshape the huge body and divine power. However... all living things active on the surface of the world come from it, and its awakening means that all existence and free consciousness will be erased and become part of that huge consciousness.
For humans, this means the extinction of the world.
For species, this means the "last day". In fact, the ultimate goal of species is completely different from what humans once thought - they do not want to kill all humans, but only want to make humans become new, powerful, and able to use for them to fight against that huge existence. However, they did not expect that the former slaves are now terrifyingly powerful. They were suppressed again before the "last day" really came.
Li Zhen also clearly realized how terrible that thing was. It was precisely because he was not ignorant that he developed rational fear. The only condition he proposed to the other party was to allow him to accompany some people through the last decades. When these decades passed, as the only creature in the world whose bloodline was infinitely close to that great existence, he would dedicate his life and will to it.
That will be the beginning of the extinction of this world.
Decades are quite long for humans, but for species, it is just a blink of an eye. Therefore, Li Zhen's request was agreed - Ying Long, the backbone of the ancient god, was frozen below the ocean.
This is why Li Zhen wants Dai Bingcheng to facilitate the meeting - he will tell this desperate truth.
Then outside Yanjiao Airport, Dai Bingcheng also asked Li Zhen some other questions.
In his impression, Li Zhen was not a person who easily admits defeat without trying. He also wondered why Li Zhen believed that the ancient gods would keep his promise and would not start that huge extinction tomorrow.
He also remembered that Li Zhen looked down at the heavy land under his feet and said in a low voice: "I dare not."
Then he added: "It dares not. Once it breaches the contract... I will fight to the death."
Dai Bingcheng asked: "You mean...now it thinks you can pose a huge threat to it?"
Li Zhen looked up and smiled meaningfully: "If in his eyes, humans are something similar to paramecium, then in his eyes, I will be an ant at most. But I am an ant holding a firecracker in one hand, and I can blow up a small pit on the ground."
Dai Bingcheng didn't understand what he said at that time, and now he doesn't understand it. However, one day in the future, he will eventually realize that Li Zhen had already spoken quite clearly at that time.
He remembered that he asked the last question: "Then... what you said, 'you dare not', 'it', 'it dare not' - is this the same reason as the 'that reason' you mentioned earlier that prompted it to wake up?"
Li Zhen nodded without hesitation: "Yes. But don't ask any more. I won't tell the second person about that before you get tangible evidence."
At this moment, Dai Bingcheng recalled his words, and his anger gradually calmed down. He looked up at Li Zhen again and asked in a somewhat dry voice: "What do you mean... have you regretted it now?"
Li Zhen walked to a rusty iron table and sat up, took out a pack of Feiyun from his pocket. He pulled out a cigarette and lit it, and spit out a mouthful of white mist. Then he squinted his head slightly in the white mist and said, "Yes. I said, I have a child. My child may live as long as I am. I don't want him to die after being born."
Dai Bingcheng widened his eyes and felt a huge absurdity from the bottom of his heart: "Then what are you... going to do?"
Li Zhen lowered his head and dusted the ashes: "Don't you figure it out yet? I just asked to devote all the power of this world to explore Mars. On the one hand, I want to find tangible evidence of 'that reason', and on the other hand, I want humans to complete a mission that was almost impossible in the past in just a few decades - to move some people to Mars. And this must include my family."
Dai Bingcheng stared at him for a long time before realizing that this person was not joking. Then he also took two steps back and leaned on another table: "But... but... what happened before? Why haven't you thought so before?"
Li Zhen looked up at him with a smile: "You don't think my idea is whimsical - it seems that you really don't understand how difficult the thing I just said is. Lao Dai, I moved to Mars. I have consulted many people in the past two months. The answers they gave me are impossible - even before the war, the whole world was focused on doing this under the leadership of a powerful centralized government. It is impossible for our existing technology to build an ecosystem on Mars that is sufficient to maintain the lowest scale of human civilization. It is impossible now, and it is still impossible in the next hundred years."
"So why did I do this at the beginning? You have also seen the situation today - humans are arrogant and arrogant. They are not thinking about how to save their lives, but want to fight to the death. They ask me to spend the next few decades with a destined ending that is destined to be unsuccessful... Why did I do that? I have been tired enough over the years."
"You can... talk to it again." Dai Bingcheng temporarily got rid of that shock, and was a little excited because he could see a glimmer of hope from what Li Zhen said. He said, "You can try to talk to it again - one hundred years can't do it, two hundred years? three hundred years? Such an ending is better than the complete destruction of the world! And this has no effect on that thing - even if tens of thousands of humans go to Mars, there are still billions left on Earth!"
After hearing his words, Li Zhen smiled. He narrowed his eyes through the smoke and looked at Dai Bingcheng: "Haha. I guess. You are so enthusiastic now must not just be for the reason of 'continuing human civilization' - maybe you will think that there should be your descendants among those tens of thousands of people. But I can understand this idea, and I think so too."
"It's a pity that's not true, it's still 'that reason'. It can allow me to spend my whole life with the people I care about, but it's hard to give us more time - because it doesn't want to take risks." Li Zhen shrugged. "You know. We have to understand each other. It's not good for anyone to force anyone to get angry."
Dai Bingcheng slapped the table behind him and made a muffled sound: "Enough! Can you stop hiding like this? What is the fucking reason?! Why are you afraid of being like this?!"
Li Zhen smiled and remained silent.
Dai Bingcheng felt deeply powerless - he was really helpless about the person in front of him.
He could only sigh dejectedly after glaring at Li Zhen for a few seconds: "Okay... you said just now that it's impossible, there's no time. So what about now? You said to let your child be there-" He pointed above, "Living there? How to live?"
Li Zhen threw the cigarette butt in his hand on the ground. He stepped on it carefully with the tip of his shoe. Then he raised his head and grinned at Dai Bingcheng in the dim light: "Old Dai, you humans cannot survive. But my child will not be humans."
"And, do you remember Wang Meng? You may not remember-I remind you. It was the one who was in Murmansk who I wanted you to let go. They were the transformers created by the Gate of Truth, claiming to be new people. As far as I know, those guys are still transforming themselves--they can also become my children's companions on Mars."
"As for humans, or old humans... there is nothing to be sad about. Not to mention earlier, I only said 10,000 or 20,000 years ago... Didn't you Homo sapiens exterminate Neanderthals and Homo erectus? Survival of the fittest is the iron law of the world."
"Bastard logic!" Dai Bingcheng scolded, "I don't know the Li Zhen I know!"
"Many people I know have changed, too." Li Zhen shrugged and stood up, walked over and patted Dai Bingcheng's shoulder, and changed into an understanding and sympathetic tone. "That's how it is. I've made up my mind to do this. But according to today's situation, people still need a lot of time and lessons to realize how rational my suggestions are."
"As for the period of time in the future, as you said, you shouldn't be able to stay in the South China Sea. But don't be too sad - after this period of time, they will accept my advice, and then you can return to the core of power. Think about it, if all human beings become capable people, what kind of leap will human civilization make after the initial chaos."
"Of course, it's a trivial matter whether you leap or not..." Li Zhen chuckled softly, "The most important thing is that humans cannot adapt to the arduous environment on Mars, but some of the abilities can do it."
After he finished speaking, he picked up his hat and opened the door.
Dai Bingcheng looked at his back and said coldly as he stepped out the door: "Then during this period, you will feel more uncomfortable than me."
Li Zhen put on the military cap and didn't look back: "I know. But... what can they do to me?"
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After reading this chapter, I think I will become a science fiction in the universe, so I will say it in advance, no.
Chapter completed!