Xu Le's original ideal in life was to become a mechanized auxiliary palace on a federal warship. This ideal was not dried up by time, but was forcibly turned in another direction by fate, but after all, this was his dream when he was young, like a flower that never faded away. Flowers that will wither, so he has always been interested in battleships and easily found the ordinary data exchange center room.
When he just walked into the room, Li Zaidao's calm and gentle voice sounded in the corner of the wall.
"Zai Dao is a very planned person. Although he doesn't think it will happen, he has made corresponding arrangements for possible situations. Xu Le, I must admit that I was surprised that you appeared here, but You must know very well that the alloy gate has fallen, and it is difficult for you to move forward without the help of the mecha."
"Individual heroism is no longer suitable for this era. My battleship is about to enter the dark zone. Facing a collective with strong will and ability, you can't stop anything... Even if my father is resurrected, he can't stop all this. "
Xu Le raised his head and glanced at the sound transmission equipment in the corner, silently thinking that he was also a very planned person, so he ignored the other party and did not answer. The jar took two sips.
Li Zaidao's calm and gentle voice echoed in the room and in the dark area on the third floor of the battleship, but Xu Le didn't seem to hear it at all. The wound, and then walked to the data room console, took a deep breath, grabbed the two sides with both hands like iron, and lifted it secretly.
There was a crisp sound, and the tightly connected metal casing of the console was simply removed by him. Looking at the complicated wiring and sensitive components inside, Xu Le found what he needed the most at this time, and even rudely. Unplug a data cable.
Just like flying a kite string, he pulled the 388-core data cable and walked silently out of the room, wading through the corpse in the pool of blood, jumping on the MXT mecha to remove the repair arm, and then walking to the tightly closed heavy Alloy valve front.
A low humming sound rang out. Although the alloy gate of the battleship used for complete isolation was indestructible, the line valve on the bulkhead next to the door was fragile like a girl without clothes in front of Xu Le, a genius mechanic. was opened in a short time.
The screeching screeching sound of air loss and friction sounded. The circuit valve, which can only be cracked from the inside, is not a big threat to the battleship's survival system. Even if there is an accidental leak, the air pressure in the isolated area cannot be reduced at all at this rate of leakage.
But this is very important to Xu Le. He plugged the data cable in his hand from the hole in the circuit valve. Not far in front of the alloy gate was the hole he had just smashed with an MX mecha for the hammer. Because of the pressure difference, after the data cable was plugged in It did not fall to the ground, but was quickly sucked into the space outside the battleship.
Seeing that the passive signal amplifier on the other end of the data cable flew out of the battleship, Xu Le tightened his fingers, grabbed the data cable, and then half squatted down, took off a tattered military boot, and shoved it into the hole of the line valve. fixed.
Walking back to the room, Xu Le sat down on the ground wearily, pulled the other end of the data cable extending out of the battleship, took out the machine repair tools in the marching backpack beside him, and began to disassemble the electronic control components in the console. , and then continue to assemble and weld.
His body was still trembling slightly, but his ten fingers were unusually stable, his expression and eyes were unusually calm, just like he was repairing household appliances in the repair room of the Donglin Mine when he was a teenager.
He knew that Li Zaidao could see all his actions, but he kept his head down and didn't care, because he firmly believed that no one could understand what he was doing except for his uncle and himself.
"Although I don't understand what kind of struggles and efforts you are making in vain at this time, Zaidao wants you to see a picture so that you can understand how a new chapter of mankind will be opened."
At this final decisive moment, even people who can control the overall situation and can sit in the hall and drink coffee will probably not suddenly feel like a writer. After all, not everyone can be as crazy as the imperial master Fan, so Xu Le knew very well that what Li Zaidao said was actually trying to interfere with his plan, but he still looked up.
An extremely thin two-dimensional light curtain popped up above the room. The words of the Biki Plateau No. 2 experiment were clearly marked at the bottom of the screen. It was dark at first, and then bright.
A terrifying wave spread from the depths of the plateau, the earth began to shake and shake uneasy, countless smoke and dust blasted up, and the ground of hundreds of square kilometers began to gradually collapse!
In the ground explosion experimental area deep in the Biji Plateau, a more terrifying picture appeared. Under the high-speed diffusion of light and heat, the hard alloy experimental material melted instantly, followed by countless experimental beasts and more than a dozen. The figure whose name was obviously a prisoner of the Empire was turned to ashes!
"This is just a fragment of the experimental area. You can't imagine how powerful this weapon is and how much damage it can cause. Compared with the main guns of the Federation's warships and the Empire's costly missile defense array, like It's a child's toy."
"Yes, I was deeply shocked when I saw the experimental report. I never thought that humans could have such a terrifying weapon that it seemed to challenge the Creator. I also never thought that the theoretical source of this weapon is actually So simple, so beautiful."
"Between a small mass and a great energy, there is an unshakable speed of light. Isn't it simple and beautiful? What I can't accept is that such a simple and beautiful formula should not appear after tens of thousands of years. Living alone in the universe, and relying on this formula all the time, why is it still not found?"
Li Zaidao's puzzled voice echoed in the room, and then there was a moment of silence.
"Fortunately, I found or found this formula, and used this most suitable method to make it shine. Xu Le, I can assure you that the most powerful bomb can destroy the entire port city at one time. A single piece can turn S1 into a sea of fire, and do you know how many pieces you have on the Sunship you are on?"
"The question now is where to explode first? Because of the existence of the Charter, it will be very difficult for a warship to launch a missile, or to let the subordinates on the ground detonate the bomb, so I have to set the target of the first explosion as the Charter Bureau. ."
In the top hall of the Lieyang battleship, General Li Zaidao was holding coffee and looking at Xu Le, who was busy in an ordinary data room on the lower floor on the light curtain. Reminisce peacefully.
"Perhaps because of my uncle, I was very interested in the ubiquitous charter brilliance when I was very young. I don't understand why people around me are indifferent to the chip on the back of their neck and how the charter works. Not interested at all. I'm different, I'm a guy who likes to figure everything out, and that probably really has something to do with genetics."
"I met Cui Judong a long time ago, and then I learned more about the Charter. I knew many secrets of the Charter Bureau. I even knew that there were many clearly advanced technologies hidden in the Federal Central Computer, but they still refused to release it, imprisoned in the dark and cold. underground."
"Those technologies are the intellectual achievements of human ancestors. Why do we need a cold mechanical computer to choose which ones can be used and which ones can't be used for us? This feeling makes me feel that human beings are like bison on the other side of the electronic fence, nominally Protected from being disturbed, in fact, they are kept in captivity in a seemingly vast world without any freedom."
"So my goal is to destroy the Charter Bureau, dispel the annoying Charter splendor, and end the tens of thousands of years of human history in the Commonwealth where humans have no freedom and no real dignity. To regain those advanced technologies, the Commonwealth just needs to stay united to get through the tough first few years or In a few decades, there will be a big leap in development, how can the empire be our opponent at that time?"
"Actually in my plan, the second big explosion will appear on the planet Mohua, and the most elite mecha troop of the empire and your sister, the seemingly invincible Princess Huaicaoshi, will instantly Become a few lines of text in history."
"What does it mean to terminate the charter, defeat the empire, and then easily destroy the seven big families? It means that the greatest wish of father and uncle has come true."
"Father and uncle are probably the two most powerful men in this universe. However, the goals of terminating the charter, destroying the Seven Great Families, and defeating the empire, they have worked hard for them all their lives, but they are still unable to achieve them. In the hands of the realization!"
Li Zaidao's voice was still calm and gentle, but Xu Le could faintly hear the madness that was intertwined between the two different emotions of fanaticism and ruthlessness hidden in the deepest part.
"In this great era of the universe, what is the use of personal force no matter how powerful? The difference between human beings and beasts is in the mind! I seem to be the weakest among the three generations of my family, but I can create a greater cause than my father, To complete the historical mission that even my uncle could not complete, the supreme glory of the Li family in Philadelphia must be inherited and carried forward by me!"
A federal proverb says: The difference between man and beast should be that man is virtuous.
Xu Le, who was silently bowing his head to work, raised his head, looked at the light curtain above, squinted slightly but did not say the above sentence, his body was a little cold, but not because of blood loss, but because he seemed to see the things that would happen later. Terrible picture.
The Charter Bureau building stood quietly at the end of the avenue; Mrs. Tai was drinking tea on the terrace of Mochou Hill; the silent marchers were cheering and celebrating in front of the Parliament Hill, and A Yuan stood on the stone steps and looked at the supporters with a smile and a wave, coughing softly. On Mohua Planet, Madman Li is leading the mecha group to fight frantically, and Huai Cao Shi is directing the imperial iron stream down the northern line.
A federal support fleet was preparing to launch dozens of missiles at the imperial theater, hoping to temporarily stop the enemy's violent southward invasion. However, the captain had no idea that those conventional warheads had already been replaced by some kind of warhead they didn't know about.
Then the explosion happened, the skyline suddenly darkened, and suddenly it became bright again. Countless mushroom-like clouds of gunpowder rose across the universe. The Charter Bureau building was gone, the terrace of Mochou Hill was gone, and Parliament Hill was gone. , the cheering crowd disappeared, and the whole world turned into charred ashes and was blown up by the shock wave.
A desolate silence.
In other cases, there may be a final persuasion attempt, but Xu Le did not. He just looked at the probe in the corner of the room and said in a hoarse voice: "You are not qualified to inherit the glory of the Li family in Philadelphia, whether it is a military god or an uncle. They are all objects that you will never be able to reach, because your heart is not strong enough, you are a poor person who has lost the direction of your life, and the madness you are showing now only stems from your innermost inferiority complex."
After a moment of silence, Li Zaidao replied calmly: "Don't try to provoke me and then make me make mistakes, you probably don't understand my character, I'm a calm and even reserved person, you don't have to try to use any moral and conscience. Such words convince me."
"In human history, many groups that worked together to try to innovate eventually fell apart and even betrayed each other, but we never did. Why? The more powerful people have the desire to seize power, why do I never have it? Because I am a For those who are morally obsessed with cleanliness, since I chose to support Pabble back then, I will always support it to the end."
"Yes, this war will kill a lot of people. In your opinion, in the eyes of many people and even in the eyes of latecomers in history, I am an immoral murderer, but I must remind you that morality is always only in people's social relations It cannot be placed in the large-scale context of history.”
"My father made up his mind to engage in the Xilin round war. Generation after generation of Xilin youth died on those planets one after another, and Xilin suffered for many years. This is of course immoral, but it is good for the Federation. When a total war breaks out, we can die a lot less. people."
"You are going to kill Medellin at the cost of federal turmoil and civil strife, and then you kill Lake, Mace, and Hu Hao, and you still want to assassinate the federal president. Is this really ethical? You still Killing the county king butcher seems very righteous and dignified, but if you think that you killed your two uncles with your own hands, what kind of morals does this accord with?"
"How the federation grows and how humans survive in this vast universe has nothing to do with morality, but only with the meticulous design of biological instincts."
"Xu Le, people like you and me should be very clear that morality is only a placebo used to satisfy the individual's spiritual world, and cannot affect behavioral choices. There is no morality before major events. Do you still use selfishness and power? Is this something to describe me?"
Li Zaidao continued indifferently and said: "What I want is not wealth and wealth, and what I want is not power in the literal sense. What I want is to find a hand that can point in the direction."
"Do you know why we call every star that lives in the center of a galaxy the sun? Because in the distant past, when humans lived in a galaxy, they only had one star, the sun."
"The tens of thousands of years of space roaming history has long proven that human beings can only survive in a galaxy with only one star. In the same way, in this sinister starry sky, we must lead those who are either dazed or ignorant to unite and firmly Towards an unknowable future, human society must have one and only one strong leader, a leader like the sun."
"I thought that person was Pabble, but I didn't think that at the last moment my friend still couldn't get rid of the so-called moral sense of vain and cheap, raised his hands to you and those carrion eagles and surrendered, I was disappointed, and then I had to stand up front of the line."
"I have no interest in being the leader of the so-called human beings, but now I find that no one but myself is qualified to take on this important task. Fortunately, I firmly believe that I cannot go in the wrong direction, and the human society under my leadership will not go wrong either. direction."
Xu Le looked up at the probe in the corner, and said slightly dumbly, "You are such a narcissistic lunatic. I really don't understand where your so-called confidence that you will not go in the wrong direction comes from."
Li Zaidao's calm and gentle answer sounded in the room.
"When you stand in the back mountain of Philadelphia, you will see continuous drizzle in spring, and in autumn you will see dark clouds that never disperse, and often you can't see the sun, but whether it's dark clouds or drizzle, you can't Always block the sun's rays."
"It goes down at night and emerges strong the next morning, day after day, year after year, never doubting that I'm on the right track, like I am."
Where the words fell, a picture of the most powerful experimental nuclear explosion appeared on the light curtain. A nuclear bomb exploded violently in a remote galaxy somewhere in the distant, unknown universe. Countless light and heat suddenly spread into a fiery fireball. The star at the center of the galaxy is particularly dim, until it is completely obscured, as if it were the real sun.
In the tavern, Xu Le once said to President Pabble, maybe we can't change the world, but we can't let this shitty world change me. Does it mean that there is really no way for one person to change the world? Can one really not do it
However, no matter how tired or hopeless he seems, he will not give up. His dictionary has never given up this word, especially after seeing the terrifying scenes of nuclear explosions, although his body is cold, his will is still strong. firmer.
Why can't one person change the world? change history? He believes that he can do it, can do it, because at this moment he must do it.
So he no longer looked up at the images of the nuclear explosion, no longer listened to Li Zaidao's narration full of space opera accents, and kept his head down silently and carried out his work quickly without being disturbed.
Returning from the Empire to the Federation, in response to the bizarre reaction of the Biki Plateau and the terrifying inference that has now become a reality, Philip and him have made a very strict plan, but because he did not expect that Li Zaidao would actually be able to fight against the charter Guanghui, so those plans Adjustments must be made.
Very dangerous adjustment.
After the last rotation of the utility knife, a simple pulse signal collector was completed. He quickly connected the collector to the other end of the data cable, and then rolled up the sleeve of his left hand.
His fingers slowly stroked the metal bracelet on his wrist, feeling the slight touch of the two lines of characters. The surface of the bracelet was flowing like mercury, highlighting the extremely fine lines, and then cracked along the lines, revealing the complex and delicate structure inside. .
The extremely thin metal wires are strung with tiny bright chips, glowing with a touch of beautiful brilliance, like dazzling stars strung together by starlight.
Every star is a sun.