Chapter 199 - North
.There is an old saying that goes: "A person who has not worked hard will never understand the preciousness of every grain of food." By the same token, people who have not lived in the dark world naturally cannot understand the hardships and fears experienced by hunters.
Sun Day means things and happiness for every human who survives from war. Only on Sun Day can you avoid consuming precious fuel. Only on Sun Day can you walk out of your own corner and enjoy the happiness of human beings. Similarly, only on Sun Day can you get the most and most enough food to fill your stomach. The insects are afraid of the sun, just like the devil is afraid of angels. This is common sense that all hunters understand. However, the gap between understanding and utilization is too great. After all, the time for each sun appears is only a few pitiful hours. If you want to wait until it appears again, the interval will take dozens of times the same amount of time. And darkness means the most terrible death for suffering humans.
Such threats and nightmares will never happen again. Because, from this moment, the brilliance of the sun will continue to shine on the earth forever. The "Embroidered Sky" has been closed. The warm sunshine era has arrived. However, this also means that from now on, all hunters will no longer be able to obtain any food from nature except those bugs that can withstand warm climates.
The celebrations in various places lasted for three days and were forcibly stopped by the managers. It was not because they did not want to see such a happy scene. But because the cruel reality they faced later must keep a clear mind at all times. This is the biggest difference between the rulers and the poor. The atmosphere of the celebration is good, but doing so also means that food is consumed a lot. This is undoubtedly an unnecessary waste for years without any harvest in the next few years. Therefore, after announcing the relevant food rationing order, all the Dragon tribesmen began to slowly wake up from their initial joy and return to their busy and happy work. "The food rationing system must be implemented resolutely." In the spacious conference hall of Longcheng, the sky
Xiang said to all participants with a cold expression: "No one can be an exception. The implementation of the specific plan will be carried out by the various urban management departments from today. As for the supervisor, it will be handed over to the military. The Secret Service will set up a large number of law enforcement teams. Once any managers are found to have private possession or corrupt and abuse the law, they can be killed without approval without approval. The most resolute means must be used to allow the whole clan to pass the food shortage period smoothly." The order was implemented without reservation in the shortest time. Such a busy scene did not only appear in various hinterland cities of the Dragon Clan. In fact, compared with the northern border where the atmosphere is tense and there is a little mystery, the relatively busy situation in the city has become too relaxed.
The foundation of the newly built fortress has been laid, and a large amount of mixed reinforced concrete was transported by construction vehicles and poured onto hard foundations according to the direction specified in the drawings. Although the closure of the "Sky Umbrella" made the air full of warmth again, it was winter after all. The biting cold in the wind made it difficult to disperse any warmth. The working period was too tight. Tianxiang left the construction time for the northern fortress only three months. Among them, it was not included in the natural solidification and hardening of cement. In the words of the fortress designer: "This is simply an unfinished task."
"I know you cannot complete it within the specified time, but this work must be completed. I don't care what method you use. In short, three months, a complete and solid fortification must be established at the northernmost border of Seng Beijing." This is what Tianxiang said when he met with the personnel who asked for an extension of the construction period. Although it sounds a little short of cleaning, Tianxiang understands that there is not much time left for himself. Three months is the maximum limit he can give. The consequences of closing the "Sky Umbrella" are quite serious. In less than half a month, the artificial "insect mountains" around all the central cities and the "worm circles" that raise carnivorous insects have already appeared on the first day when the sun returns to the earth. The insects fearing light and temperature have shrunk back to the deepest part of the ground, and the mutation of the climate makes them unable to adapt at all. A week later, more than 50% of the raised insects have died,
The rest have shown obvious signs of physical weakness. It seems that it will not take long for them to follow their own similar footsteps. Before releasing the sun, managers from all over the country had already followed Longcheng's orders. Except for leaving a very small number of insects for observation and breeding, the rest were slaughtered and frozen in advance. However, no one expected that the change in climate would cause such great harm to these poor little guys. Insects are like this and the situation of plants.
It is not much better. Although their performance is not as obvious as that of insects, the pace of death has become closer to them from the gradually shrinking leaves and yellow branches. Especially the tubers buried deep underground and become the main food of the dragon people in daily life have also slowly peeled off some of the leaves on the ground. The roots that were dug out from the ground and should have been completely rotten, or they have already become a pool of yellow water with a disgusting smell.
Warmth, sunshine, these nouns that once represented beautiful meanings in ancient books, have now become the biggest killer of all living things in the dark world. Of course, not all animals and plants are afraid of sunshine. There are also a very small number of insects and plants that are resistant to drought and warm-willing, showing vigorous vitality on the first day of closing the "Sky Umbrella". However, their number is too small. The specific value that can be used has not been fully revealed. There are a considerable area of underground greenhouses in bases No. 1 and No. 2. There can be used ancient liquid cultivation to cultivate a large number of grain crops. Rice, wheat, and corn, which were once widely eaten in ancient times, continue to play their due role here. Based on the calculations, the ancient grain crops cultivated in the greenhouses of the two major bases were enough.
The consumption of more than 30,000 people is supplied. However, for a huge ethnic group with a population of more than millions, it is just a piece of leftover rice in the gap between the teeth. Similar artificial greenhouses are also built in Longcheng. However, since the preliminary preparation time is mainly used to collect food and build warehouses, the hunters have no extra time to conduct relevant liquid cultivation research. In addition, the construction of fortresses on the northern border has drawn a large amount of manpower and material resources. Therefore, the area of the greenhouse in the city has always maintained a large area of land. The amount of food obtained in it is only enough to feed thousands of people. Not all people are busy. Compared with adults, the children in the ethnic group are obviously much luckier. They can not only be shrouded in the warm sunshine every day, but also play freely in a bright environment without restraint.
For them, darkness has already served.
Tomorrow will be a world full of infinite light.
Of course, the prerequisite for achieving all this must be peace, complete peace.
Tianxiang was not careless about the warnings of the sea clan.
On the day he returned to Longcheng from the bottom of the sea, he quickly checked out the latest satellite pictures.
It turned out that behind the mountains near the desert on the northern border, there were inexplicable covers like black fog.
Compared with six hundred years ago, the world terrain has changed too much now.
The frequent use of earthquake tactics not only brings unexpected opportunities to users, but also lays the groundwork for the violent movement of the earth's crust.
The artificial underground explosion brought out the magma rivers that had originally been hidden underground, and after gushing and flashing, new mountains were formed.
After hundreds of years, new protrusions that were once unavailable on the map were finally formed.
At first glance, the difficulty of black fog is just some kind of obstacle floating in the atmosphere. However, when the photo is enlarged tens of times as it is, it also clearly shows tiny round grainy protrusions. It looks like a group of black ants gathered together and swarmed towards the south.
The enlargement of the photos is insurmountable. It can be expanded to this point. It is already the limit of the Dragon Clan's space technology department. After all, the one who took the pictures was a meteorological satellite launched six hundred years ago. With its old ground camera, it can still capture such a picture. It is already very difficult. "I need clearer pictures. Send high-altitude light reconnaissance aircraft to strictly observe the target area. I must see clearly what is on the photo."
This was a new request made by Tianxiang to the observation department even though he was disappointed. It was at this time that he issued a construction order for the new fortress. However, what he never dreamed of was that the high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft sent had never come back after departure that day. In some aspects, the flight aviation technology mastered by the dragon clan was probably far inferior to similar works made by the ancients six hundred years ago. But no matter what, a machine that could fly into the sky itself had considerable power. What's more, this was the first batch of autonomous aircraft made by humans after the extinction of civilization. Since it was a high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft, as the name implies, the rise of 20,000 meters was its limit. At the beginning of designing this kind of aircraft, Tian
Xiang once repeatedly asked Qin Guangduo to consider the speed and safety of the aircraft itself. Therefore, the main manufacturing advantages of the aircraft are also concentrated in speed and flight stability. As for the maximum ceiling of more than 20,000 meters, it is not within Qin Guang's consideration. After all, except for the dragon clan, no other hunting group has been found in this dark world, with the same technological level as his own. A group of hunters who are still using guns and steel spears, even a helicopter with a height of only a few hundred meters, would never cause any threat. However, the changes in things are so unacceptable. A high-altitude reconnaissance aircraft with excellent performance disappeared inexplicably. Such things are obviously unacceptable.
What happened to the plane? Is it because the weather had to force a landing? Or was it because the magnetoelectric particles in the clouds caused damage to its navigation instruments? Or was it accidentally hit a bug that could fly? It made the plane unexpected? Everyone was guessing. Everyone's thoughts were also different. It was at this time that the command from the supreme commander made all of their nervous thinking, at that moment, return to the busyness of reality.
Another reconnaissance plane was sent. The flight route was exactly the same as the place arranged before. That's right! The same mistake could never happen twice. With this awakening after a sudden realization and the anxiety of trying hard to find out the truth, the air command station sent another reconnaissance plane at the fastest speed. However, a few hours later, the plane lost contact with the ground again.
Perhaps the inexplicable disappearance of the first plane was a lesson for the previous car! The pilot of the second plane seemed very careful. He would contact the ground tower almost every few minutes. Therefore, the ground command center knew everything that happened on the plane's navigation route. And the last message sent by the plane seemed to explain something. "What is that? It looks like a huge ball of fire. It is flying from the ground, and it seems. It seems that its target is me..."
The news was delivered to Tianxiang's hand as fast as possible. Looking at the thin page of paper, he didn't say a word. It seemed that he was in deep thought... After a few minutes, he seemed to suddenly wake up and said anxiously to the guards beside him: "Order Fang Yu's troops to assemble immediately. Let the command center prepare a plane as fast as possible. I will immediately rush to Beidu. At the same time, I will issue the highest warning order to make all the troops ready for all combat." The distance between Beidu and Base No. 1 is not far. After opening the base, a new road connecting the two places was built. Therefore, at the speed of a small air cushion vehicle, it only took more than ten minutes to complete the one-way between Beidu Airport and Base. Therefore, when Tianxiang appeared in the central control room of computer No. 1, time had only been more than two hours.
"It seems that our opinions are completely consistent." The electronic synthesized sound of the computer unique to the computer sounded in the empty room: "But even I didn't expect that the plane's crash would be related to this matter. It seems that we have overestimated our opponents." "It is not difficult to shoot down the plane from an altitude of 20,000 meters. Of course, I mean the military power of the Dragon Clan. Judging from the last message sent back to the ground, the one that shot down the plane should be some kind of long-range air defense weapon. If this is the case, then is the defense force placed on the northern border too thin?"
"You are right." The computer sighed: "Although the fortress is strong, it cannot block all enemies outside. What's more, if the opponent has the ability to blow up all of these fortresses, this is definitely not good news for anyone." "Since that's the case, are you willing to help me?" Tianxiang's question was full of urgency and anxiety.
"…help..." The computer seemed a little hesitant.
"What? No?" "Is it possible to help you more..."
"I know that your maker is Zhao Lun. But he is also a wise human! What's more, all "pathfinders" including me also come from his genes. Helping me is actually equivalent to helping him!" "You are wrong, my maker... is not him."
"How is this possible?" Tianxiang shouted in surprise: "Didn't you say that he is the only master of all smart computers?" "I did say that." The computer sounded helpless: "But... but... the master is not the maker. Although all smart computers are subject to his will, we are not the product made by him. It is like the humans in ancient slave society were born from their mother's womb, but they can only obey the wishes of the slave owner. It is the same principle."
Although I didn't talk much, I couldn't understand the truth.
"You mean, the maker of smart computers...is someone else?" "Yes." The computer replied affirmatively: "It is also a computer, but its functions are far more powerful than us, and even to an incredible level. Its name is "Zhilong".
(I believe that readers who have read "The Legend of Xianglong" should not be unfamiliar with this name! Haha! The war is about to begin!)
Chapter completed!