Wasteland plane.
Just when Su Ziyu felt that an unprecedentedly powerful enemy was coming to the material world, a major event that could change the course of the world happened in an underground laboratory in the wasteland plane.
The white conference room was filled with figures.
There are men and women, most of them look quite young, and more than half are dressed like scholars. The youngest among them is a mature woman in her thirties, with long burgundy wavy hair. Wearing a pair of black-rimmed glasses, he pushed the glasses on the bridge of his nose with his fingers and turned his gaze to the entrance of the conference room.
Da da da.
There was a crisp sound of footsteps.
Soon, Dr. A in a white coat walked in, followed by a young man and woman. The woman was about 20 years old, with a beautiful and cold face, dressed like a professional secretary, and her fingernails were slightly A bit long, a pair of blue eyes behind gold-rimmed glasses stared at the others coldly.
The young man beside her also had a handsome face and an upright posture. He stood behind Dr. A with an expressionless face, like a cold soldier.
"Thank you very much for coming in person."
Dr. A came to the front of the conference room, glanced at the others, narrowed his pupils slightly, but raised a smile at the corner of his mouth, and said slowly: "This meeting is very important."
"In order to prevent information from being stolen, I invite you to come in person."
It was different from the last meeting.
This time, all the people who appeared here were real bodies, not holographic projections. The situation in the wasteland plane has become increasingly tense in the past two years. The genetic school launched several counterattacks and also stole some of their intelligence. Many of them Underground forces emerged one after another, further expanding the scale of the chaos.
"Dr. A."
"Is there any important information that we need to come here in person?" A white scholar in his fifties stood up, looked at Dr. A in front of him and said, "Did you find [Zeus]?"
"Or did you discover his true identity?"
Hearing his words, Dr. A shook his head slightly and said, "No. Zeus has never appeared since his last action."
"We can only confirm that he has some connection to the Brotherhood."
"But the Brotherhood has tightly blocked any information about him, and it is impossible to determine his true identity."
Dr. A's words made some scholars look disappointed. The most mysterious existence in the wasteland in the past two years must be the ability user called [Zeus]. He can control the power of lightning. Two years ago, he used his own power to control the power of lightning. The force destroyed several secret bases of the Genetic School in the northern region. This incident greatly damaged the strength of the Genetic School. If Zeus hadn't suddenly appeared, they might not have regained control of the northern region so quickly.
"Although no trace of Zeus was found."
"But our people found traces of Godmother Isodel. She recently appeared in the depths of the Atomic Sea." Dr. A raised his hand gently, and a female figure with long light green hair appeared. He glanced at it and said : "This is the first time Godmother Isodel has appeared in our sights since she used [Atomic Light] to destroy the genetic school's super mutant base last time."
"but."
"Everyone, this is not what we are going to talk about today."
Since the mysterious being code-named [Zeus] exerted his power and severely damaged the genetic school two years ago, many scholars have become extremely interested in such ability users. Later, Godmother Isodel’s [Atomic Light] even made people They are extremely concerned about this because they discovered that humans can actually control the power of radiation.
Does this mean that humans have other antidotes
Dr. A's eyes swept around the conference room, then he clapped his hands and some holographic projection images appeared in front of his eyes. His tone gradually became colder and he said slowly: "Everyone, please look here."
"This is some footage captured by our satellites in Asia."
The screen switches rapidly.
The first thing that appeared was a magnificent industrial city. Just by looking at the red flag flying in the center of the city, everyone else present knew where it was.
"Beidou?"
"Have they expanded again?" The mature woman in her thirties asked, pushing up her glasses on the bridge of her nose.
Dr. A moved his finger slightly to switch the screen quickly, and said solemnly: "Yes. This is the third expansion of Beidou."
"Look here."
On the outskirts of this huge industrial city, a large number of construction sites are under construction. In the distance are vast motorcades, stretching for almost tens of kilometers. It is impossible to see the end at a glance. The originally abandoned roads have been rebuilt, and each vehicle has The heavy trucks were loaded with various materials, and they were being transported like long lines to the industrial city in front of them, continuously delivering nutrients to it.
Groups of soldiers wearing exoskeleton armor were lining up. Some of them were responsible for transporting supplies back, while others were driving to unknown distances in heavy armored trucks.
"Two years."
"Beidou launched a total of twelve expeditions." Dr. A's voice became deeper and deeper, even showing a hint of coldness, and said slowly: "On average, once every two months."
"More than 1.5 million troops were mobilized."
"Eight armies, more than twenty armored divisions."
Dr. A waved his finger, and the picture in front of him changed into a map of Asia. From the red dot of Beidou, red arrows extended out, first pointing to the two cities on the coast, and then extending to the Yangtze and Yellow River basins. , then went north to the edge of the map, and then all the way south, dividing the troops into three groups and advancing continuously.
"This is impossible!" A white man in his sixties stood up and said in shock: "They simply don't have that much material to support such a large-scale battle!"
Dr. A raised his head and glanced at him coldly, tapped his finger lightly and said, "Yes. Normally, that's the case."
"They simply don't have the resources to support such a large-scale expedition."
The screen switches again.
What appeared this time was no longer a majestic industrial city, but long-abandoned factories and mining areas. The first picture was taken by a satellite. You can see a fleet of convoys full of people driving into it, and then the entire area Earth-shaking changes began to take place. Factories were rebuilt one after another. Huge armored vehicles, heavy trucks, cranes, and excavators pushed the abandoned factories flat. Then came the scene of 24-hour all-night work, with countless people like ants. It flew by like a whirlwind, and factories and mining areas were rebuilt one after another in the blink of an eye.
Countless similar scenes repeat themselves, and factories stand tall again on the abandoned land.
Finally, the picture freezes on a group of workers covered in pitch black. They seem to have just emerged from the mine. Their faces are completely indistinguishable. Their faces are covered with black dirt. Only pairs of perseverance-covered faces can be seen. With bloodshot eyes and rough palms covered with calluses, they laughed and took off the external mechanical lifting arm. Then a group of people sat around on the ground, holding boxes of food and swallowing. In the distance, there was another group of workers covered in dirt. They greeted these people and entered the dark mine ahead without hesitation.
"They work more than twelve hours a day."
"All factories and mining areas operate at full capacity in three shifts, 24 hours a day." Dr. A's voice was very low, and he said slowly: "In Beidou, there are tens of millions of workers like them."
"They not only supported Beidou's twelve large-scale expeditions."
"And three new industrial cities were rebuilt."
The picture changed again.
The first thing that appeared was a certain city in the coastal area. Thousands of engineering teams were busy working, while in the distance were dozens of fleets that were continuously transporting countless materials. Farther away, there were A port that has not yet been completed. A huge aircraft carrier can be seen on the port. Its hull is dilapidated, but at this time, more than a dozen engineering teams are busy on the aircraft carrier, and an armed helicopter is slowly approaching. Landed on the deck of the aircraft carrier.
There was dead silence in the conference room.
The screen switched again. This time, a city in the Mesopotamia appeared. Half of it was still in dilapidated ruins, but the other half had been rebuilt with high-rise buildings. Outside the military camp were countless armored vehicles. At that time, groups of fully armed steel soldiers with black blood stains on their bodies were returning.
"The picture was taken a month ago." Dr. A said slowly: "According to their current marching speed, this force should have pushed across the Mesopotamia."
There was a brief silence.
The thirty-year-old woman suddenly said: "We can't sit still and wait. Maybe we have a way to prevent them from expanding further."
"One of their legions has almost exceeded the national boundaries of the old era."
"According to old-era treaties, their behavior infringes upon the territorial sovereignty of other countries."
The words fell.
Many people in the conference room raised their heads, but Dr. A's pupils shrank, as if he wanted to show a sarcastic smile, but restrained himself. He turned to look at the woman with a cold gaze. The other person's heartbeat seemed to have stopped, and then he said in a deep voice: "National boundary?"
"Do you think this thing is still relevant now?"
"When you see these pictures, the first thing that comes to your mind is how to stop them? Destroy them?"
"This is the wasteland."
"The visible doomsday is right in front of us. According to Gaia's data calculations, in about one hundred and twenty years, there will be no more babies born in the human race."
Dr. A's words made everyone else fall silent.
"But we can't sit back and watch them grow. This will threaten our country..." An old man suddenly said.
Dr. A waved his hand to interrupt him, his gaze swept across like a sharp blade, and he said in a serious voice: "The concept of country should have been abandoned a long time ago! The country we live in once had the best of everything on earth!"
"The best talents! The most advanced technology! The richest resources! The greatest wealth!"
"But what's the result?"
"It did not lead mankind out of the earth, nor did it bring us a better future. All it left us was war, war, endless war... "
"Are you going to let the catastrophe of the old times happen again?"
Others were hesitant to speak after hearing the words, but Dr. A seemed to be a little uninterested. He gently raised his hand to switch the screen and said slowly: "One day ago. Workers at Ice Car City protested against working more than 50 hours a week. Within hours a massive riot broke out.”
"They occupied the city hall with guns."
The screen switched, and a burning building appeared in front of us. Directly in front was a group of gun-wielding thugs. Many shops had been looted, and there were billowing smoke from the fire in the distance.
The riots turned the city into a carnival of thugs.
"Ice Vapor City is just a special example." A gray-haired old man stood up and said solemnly: "We can send people to suppress them at any time."
"Everything else is fine."
In the conference room.
Many people looked at Dr. A in front of them thoughtfully, and some of them had already guessed what Dr. A was going to do.
"Then what?" Dr. A turned to look at the old man in front of him, with a mocking smile on his lips.
"We can speed up the production of synthetic humans!" A middle-aged man said: "As long as there are enough synthetic humans, we can quickly complete the expansion."
Dr. A smiled, shook his head and said, "This is the wasteland era."
"The cost of a synthetic human exceeds that of a state-of-the-art exoskeleton powered armor. How much do you think we can make with the resources we have collected so far?"
After speaking, Dr. A gestured to the female secretary next to him.
Then he looked at the other people present and said: "This is the picture we took with the satellite three days ago."
A white snowfield appeared in the picture.
In the distance is a metropolis that has been completely destroyed by nuclear bombing. In a certain square area of the metropolis, a huge and ferocious creature that looks like a giant piece of flesh and blood is sleeping in it. It is like a huge distorted jellyfish. A series of tentacles extend out from the surface of the body, as if they are swaying slightly with the breathing. It is impossible to see clearly what it is, because just observing its existence through the picture, many people have already felt a trace of spirit. tingling sensation on.
An unknown existence that is indescribable and impossible to guess.
The unknown monster was born in the center of the nuclear explosion and has been sleeping for hundreds of years. No one has truly stepped into this realm of death.
Rumble.
A dull mechanical roar suddenly sounded.
I don’t know when huge airships appeared in the sky, and below the airship, there was a huge army composed entirely of steel torrents that was slowly advancing. Directly in front of them were aircrafts about twelve meters high. The super giant exoskeleton armor, under their feet are countless ant-like soldiers equipped with light exoskeletons. They have cold faces and similar looks. Many of them look like they are carved from the same mold. A large number of The armored vehicles were filled with such warriors, and they gathered into legions, advancing toward the city that had long since turned into ruins.
"Clone!" A woman's suppressed exclamation sounded.
Heavy tracks pressed across the snowfield.
In the line of sight of the group, hundreds of tanks gradually emerged. These heavy tanks were completely different from other tanks because there was a bright red five-pointed star printed on the front of it, with two black barrels extending out. The pitch-black coating exuded a suffocating pressure. When this armored force appeared, the expressions of many people in the conference room changed drastically.
Many people present were impressed by that unique shape. Some of them stood up in disbelief and said, "Apocalypse?!"
"This is impossible!"
"We were clearly victorious in the old days! We destroyed all their heavy industries! We destroyed all their military facilities!…"
"It's impossible for them to still have the ability to create an apocalypse!"
The scene in front of me changed again.
As the mighty Apocalypse tanks drove into the front positions, tens of millions of armored soldiers began to gather. The sky full of artillery fire enveloped the abandoned city in front, and a strange light curtain visible to the naked eye enveloped the legions in front.
The entire conference room was silent, and many people looked stunned.
Dr. A did not speak, but the sarcasm on his face became more intense. He glanced at the other people present with his cold eyes, and after making a slight gesture to the secretary next to him, he closed the door of the entire conference room, then stood up and said: " I re-propose "Swarm Mind Implantation"!
"Who is in favor? Who is against?"
The words fell.
In the picture projected in front of them, countless soldiers began to charge towards the abandoned city ahead. Along with the sky-blocking artillery fire, a roar that had not been heard for a long time also echoed in the sky.
"Ula!!!"
"Ula!!!"
"Ula!!!"
… … …
(End of chapter)