Chapter 64 Gaoge District
The Seven Lands War lasted for twenty years. The countries were fighting each other, the population dropped by 30%, and large tracts of land turned into "barren land", and the ocean was no exception.
First of all, the abuse of nuclear weapons, nano-proliferation and biological weapons has caused the collapse of more than a quarter of the marine ecological cycle, forcing it to enter a new round of evolution, according to the "Marine Ecological Survey Report" of the Scientific Ethics Committee It has been shown that aberrant sea creatures with innate mechanical organs have even appeared.
In addition, ghost torpedoes, autonomous machines, ecological pollution, wandering pirates, and out-of-control climate deployed in the past have all made ocean transportation extremely difficult—and in the past two decades, There are even rumors that after the failure of the [Freedom Revolution], some artificial intelligences escaped into the deep sea, hid and secretly built their own computing centers in an attempt to make a comeback.
So in this era, "ocean transportation" is a very risky and highly profitable business.
Palother was built on the side of an inland sea.
Therefore, since the birth of Paloser, the "Gaoge District" has been divided into the port transportation area, which is responsible for the entire city's shipping and handles a large number of ships every day.
In terms of overall prosperity, this place is much better than the deep moss area.
Advertising airships swaggered by in the sky. On the projected advertisements on both sides, I don’t know which star was promoting his new single. He had a literal "Afro" hairstyle and his chest Covered in colorful oil paint, with sixteen fingers gesticulating wildly at the camera, it's probably some kind of post-modern folk religion, rap, jazz, classical rock.
Song Shi withdrew his gaze, wrapped himself in his coat, covered his cap, and squeezed into the crowd in front.
It is now nine o'clock in the evening, when the nightlife has just begun. There are many people on the street. However, as Song Shi continues to move, the number of passers-by around him is getting smaller and smaller. Various neon signs with exaggerated shapes also slowly disappear, and darkness once again fills the city. engulf.
Until a certain moment.
Song Shi stopped.
“Hmm”
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“That’s it.”
Carmen murmured.
Behind a container painted with the "Time Sequence Passage" pattern, the man carefully poked his head out, observed the surroundings, and then slowly walked out after confirming that no one was around.
The sea breeze carrying the smell of rust blew from afar, making him shiver subconsciously and wrap up his shirt tightly.
But the coldness on his body cannot compare with the coldness in his heart.
To be honest, he regretted it a little.
After confirming for the fourth time that "Carmen"'s name was not on the promotion list, I felt confused for a while. Maybe it was because the concentration of the uplifting gas that was put into the office that day to improve work efficiency was slightly higher. I was overcome with emotion and completed the steps of "contacting the headhunter", "taking away the files" and "escaping the company" within three hours.
Then I was scared.
When the blood pressure rushing to her head slowly dropped, Carmen realized with some hindsight what she had done - he, Carmen Vito, betrayed "Emerald Pharmaceuticals"!
In the past two nights, even after taking sleeping aids, Carmen often woke up from her sleep, soaked in cold sweat.
Had it not been for the promise of "Xim Biological Comprehensive Security" to arrange a speedboat to smuggle herself out of Palowe and into the former's territory, Carmen would have even begun to consider which method of suicide she would choose.
——Reminiscent of the tragic fate of those who extracted memories, used them as experimental consumables, and imposed capital punishment, Carmen never intended to experience it personally.
“Damn it, damn it, it’s almost time, where is everyone?”
Carmen paced back and forth, adjusting the far vision function of her prosthetic eyes to the highest level, trying to catch the speedboat on the sea.
He took a deep breath, opened the communication, and prepared to send another message to the hunter, urging him to hurry up.
Wait.
Looking at the eye-catching "signal interruption" icon that appeared on the horizon at some point, Kavin was stunned for a moment, and then a chill suddenly shot up his spine.
Without any time to think about anything, he immediately took out his gun, moved slowly, and looked around tightly. There was no light at all in the private harbor at night, and it was filled with a deep, devouring darkness.
"—I said, buddy, why don't we put this thing away."
The next moment, a slightly frivolous voice broke the silence.
In the darkness in the distance, a figure slowly walked out. It was a young man wearing an orange-green jacket and patched jeans. But what really frightens Carmen is what the other person is holding in his right hand -
It is a limp boy, with unnatural distortions of joints, and the bionic skin on the surface of the body is in tatters, revealing A few wisps of electric sparks could be vaguely seen dancing and flickering on the terrifying metal skeleton below.
No, that's not "teenager".
Carmen recognized it at a glance. It was clearly a mechanical carrier for network security experts and hackers to download their own "stand-in programs" for remote control.
——That is, the original contact person of "Kesim Biological Comprehensive Security"!
Paloser is a forbidden concubine of Jade Pharmaceuticals. In a place where they have already established their belongings, Kesim Biological Comprehensive Security does not dare to really reach out, so they meet themselves in this way - this is also A sign of sincerity.
Compared with simple remote communication, this method requires downloading the "stand-in program" to the carrier. This can increase the upper limit of remote network operations, but at the same time, once a problem occurs, the impact will not be as simple as "unplugging the cable and disconnecting", but will also involve the remote entity.
To use a saying that was quite popular some time ago, in a batch of fantasy movies with fairy tale themes, this is the so-called "separating a ray of soul".
Carmen had sweat on her forehead and slowly backed away, but her eyes were fixed on the front.
The "carrier" who was originally responsible for contacting him completely lost his ability to move at this moment, and was dragged to the ground by the other party, making a sharp friction sound.
“Two questions.”
When Carmen’s back hit the container and there was no way to retreat, the young man in the jacket also stopped.
"First of all, what exactly is the 'Three Phase Plan'?"
Hearing this, Carmen was stunned for a moment: "You, you are not from the company?"
"Second Question"
The young man in the jacket paused, turned his head and looked in one direction:
"I said, buddy, you have been watching for so long, you really don’t want to show your face. ?”
"How is that possible."
"It's just that I really planned to observe again. Also, before calling me out, could you put the sniper rifle away first?"
Hearing this sentence , the expression of the young man in the jacket remained unchanged, but the cochlear implant embedded in the skull was activated.
"Bird Eyes?"
". So far, I have not found any flaws in the disclosure. I am afraid it is the so-called 'murderous intent', or he is defrauding me."
"Hey! Don't talk about that!"
The young man in the jacket laughed twice. He put down the mechanical carrier in his hand and pointed at Carmen: "But buddy, are you also interested in this?"
"I am indeed interested, including the 'Three-Phase Basic Project' you just mentioned."
In the darkness, Song Shi slowly walked out and looked at the scene in front of him.
"But now my mind has changed a little. After all, I didn't expect to meet you, the Enlightened Ones, here."
(End of this chapter)