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"Miss Bai, he can see you now."
When he heard the nurse's words, Bai Xiaogui, an intern reporter from "Mars Daily", was looking at Mount Olympus in the distance through the window. This is the highest peak on Mars, located northwest of the Tharsis Plateau. It is said that there once was Mount Olympus on Earth, but it was not as high as it.
This one is the highest peak in the entire solar system.
It is bathed in the early morning sunlight, with a blue-purple sky in the background - it is said that the sky on Earth is pure blue. Bai Xiaogui has never seen what the earth's sky looks like, nor has he seen with his own eyes the once vibrant scene of the mother planet that the old people always remember.
As the second generation born on Mars, this planet is considered her home planet.
She withdrew her gaze, gave the nurse a friendly smile, and followed him through the corridor to the door of the ward.
When the nurse opened the door, Bai Xiaogui took a deep breath and tried to calm himself down. Because when the door opens she will see one of the most powerful old men on the planet. She never thought she would see him in person until she became a reporter for Mars Daily.
The door opened. The young caregiver stopped at the door and motioned for her to walk in.
Bai Xiaogui looked inside first and saw Mr. Ying lying on the bed.
His name is Ying Jueran. When humans immigrated to Mars sixty years ago, he served as the first president. Although he only served three terms, the "New Beijing Urban Protection Project" in her current city and the "greenhouse system" that ensured that people could go outdoors without worrying about the harsh environment on the surface of Mars were all during his term. Foundation.
So even though this old man is now ninety-seven years old, he still exerts an influence on the Martian world that is hard to ignore.
But she came today for another thing, or she was "called".
This old man never accepts interviews from reporters, but three days ago he asked Bai Xiaohui, an intern at Mars Daily, to come back and "take a look at him." This news made Bai Xiaogui go from a small role only responsible for manuscript proofreading to a trainee reporter that everyone was competing for in one day. At this moment, she still felt that she was dreaming.
When I see Ying Jueran. She realized that the other person was shorter than she thought. This is the most striking characteristic of first-generation immigrants.
The low gravity environment of Mars makes these second-generation children look slender and slender. Although Bai Xiaogui is not very satisfied with her height, she is still 182 centimeters tall - the data says that Ying Gong's height is 180 centimeters, which is shorter than her.
But looking at it now, maybe because his body has shrunk due to old age, or maybe because he is seriously ill, his whole body looks weak and mentally weak - Ying Gong looks thinner and smaller.
The old man turned around and saw her, and was slightly startled. Then he smiled kindly at her and said in an old and hoarse voice: "Child, come here."
Bai Xiaogui mustered up the courage to walk through the door quietly, and the nurse closed the door behind him.
The words that I had thought about before and how to speak were all forgotten in an instant. She walked two or three steps to the bed before squeezing out "Hello" from her throat. Then he sighed deeply in his heart - "Hello"? Boy, what an opening statement.
The old man smiled tolerantly and gently pressed the button at hand. Then the entire wall of the ward became transparent, and they could all see the towering Mount Olympus in the distance.
¡°Three generations of reform has taken sixty years, but there are still some results.¡± The old man said looking out the window. Then he turned to look at Bai Xiaogui, "What is the oxygen concentration in the atmosphere now?"
"Well I looked at the weather forecast today and it said it was 27%." Bai Xiaogui said, "If you are asking about something other than the greenhouse system."
The old man chose the opening line for her. Bai Xiaogui felt a little more relaxed. She sat down on the chair next to the old man's bed and found an electronic paper and a pen on the small table next to the chair. It seemed to be prepared for her.
"So, do you know what the oxygen content is in the earth's atmosphere?" the old man asked.
"If you are referring to the era before immigration, I remember it was about 20%." Bai Xiaogui said respectfully.
The old man smiled happily: "You are right. I remember it very accurately. Okay, okay. There are not many young people in your generation who know the earth so well."
Bai Xiaogui showed a cute smile: "That is our home planet after all."
The old man was silent for a while, his eyes a little dazed. Bai Xiaogui knew that he might be tired.
His body is already very weak and it is said that he may die at any time. She was a little worried. ?Fortunately, the old man came to his senses quickly, his eyelids trembled slightly, and he said, "Your grandma's name is Bai Xiaodang. Isn't it?"
"Ahyes. How did you"
"Haha, of course I know." The old man chuckled, "That's why I chose you. I know her, I knew her when we were there."
Bai Xiaogui blinked in surprise. Her impression of grandma was no longer very clear. The image she remembered most was that of a taciturn old man. I like to sit on the rocking chair in front of the door and look at Mount Olympus in the distance through the huge dome that covers the entire New Beijing City. I can look at it all day long.
When she was dying, my grandma often said that she had been to Olympus and there was a kingdom of gods there. But Bai Xiaogui knew that grandma had never climbed that 20,000-meter-high peak, so he just thought it was her unfulfilled wish.
So after her grandma passed away, she and a few friends spent a week climbing to the top. On the one hand, it is as a graduation gift for myself, and on the other hand, it is to fulfill grandma's wish.
"Actually, your grandma was a great person when she was there." The old man shook his head slightly and said, "There used to be many great people there. But you probably don't know it now. Many people also came here. , but like your grandma, she just wants to be an ordinary person."
The old man sighed deeply: "Maybe it's because of him."
Bai Xiaogui held his breath and concentrated, pressing the voice recorder in his hand. Although she wanted to ask about her grandma, she realized that the old man seemed to be stuck in memories.
Ying Gong¡¯s memories are so precious. Perhaps answers to many unresolved issues by contemporary historians can be found in it. She didn't dare interrupt him.
"Your grandma used to be a fighter. She was once a killer - one of the top in the world. At that time, among billions of people, she was the top."
Bai Xiaogui has no specific impression of the concept of "killer". It is even more difficult for Bai Xiaogui to understand the concept of "billions of people". It was hard for her to imagine. What do billions of people look like - the current total population of Mars is only 110,000. This is the number of all humans in the universe.
????????????????? And then connecting these few words - the few words in Ying Gong's mouth caused huge waves in her heart. In any case, she could not connect the grandma sitting quietly in the rocking chair in front of the door with the "top killer among billions of people".
And the "him" he was talking about
Bai Xiaogui suddenly realized what kind of thing he was involved in.
If today Ying Gong wants to talk about "him"
God, maybe her name Bai Xiaogui will be recorded in history!
"You know who he is, right?" Ying Gong looked at her. explain.
"I know." Bai Xiaogui sat up straighter.
Who wouldn¡¯t know?
The man who saved human civilization!
The most powerful human being ever, an almost god-like existence. After building the Endless Deep Space - it still remains in the orbit of Mars and has become a huge satellite - he finally stayed on the awakened home planet, fighting the ancient gods, and his life or death was uncertain.
Of course, the mainstream theory is that heLi Zhen has died and been absorbed and fused by the ancient gods. After all, he had already said that he was completely powerless against the ancient gods.
And Bai Xiaodang always felt that that person was a figure in myths and legends.
"If it hadn't been only sixty years ago and a considerable number of witnesses were still alive, she wouldn't have believed the things she heard. It really happened.
"Well. I want you to come today because I want to talk about him." Ying Jueran said, "Your grandma is Bai Xiaodang, and you are an old friend, so I chose you."
"I can't live long." The old man sighed, "I'm tired of living. People have to die to rest, and I don't want to live anymore. But there are some things that I can't take into the coffin - no People know the inside story of that matter better than I do.¡±
Bai Xiaogui wanted to say something, but the old man gently raised his hand to interrupt her: "I'll start from the beginning. You listened. Write it down, write it down, and send it out. Just say it was me who said it, and I will ventilate it for you. .¡±
"It has to start more than seventy years ago. At that time, he was less than 20 years old, and I was in my early twenties. Like you kids, they were still very young."
"When you were studying the history of the earth, you should have mentioned that the Shennongjia incident marked the beginning of the doomsday era. He and I were both involved in that incident. I will not go into the details you have learned. When the book is compiled, It was reviewed by me. But there are some things that were not said."
¡°In fact, we all died that time.Only Li Zhen is alive. Li Zhen absorbed the power of the first type and used his blood to save us. But then I felt like something was wrong with me. Crazy. Because the power in his blood is too strong, my body cannot fully fuse. "
"Then the second thing happened, the fall of the Philippines. You should also have learned that he died with another species in Zamboanga, Philippines. He was scattered by our artillery fire. But after he was scattered, those scattered parts were Rebirthrebirth into many versions of him. One of them later found me in the ruins of Zamboanga and took away the part of me that he gave me when he was in Shennongjia."
The old man stopped to take a breath and asked Bai Xiaogui: "Tell me what I said. What conclusion did you draw? About him."
Bai Xiaogui blinked. Because she was still digesting what Ying Gong said. But she still thought about it and tried to say: "He can be resurrected. As long as there are some tissue samples or something right?"
She said hesitantly. Because I always feel that using this tone and method to "analyze" that "him" feels taboo-like and "disrespectful".
After all, he is a person who has been deified and died for the entire human civilization.
After she finished speaking, she waited for the old man to reply, but the other party was silent for a long time.
Bai Xiaogui saw that his eyes were still open, but there was no focus. Her heart skipped a beat and she quickly stood up, intending to check his pulse. But the old man quickly recovered and said tiredly: "Okay let's continue."
Bai Xiaogui knew that he might have fallen asleep just now. Or, briefly passed out.
His physical condition is not optimistic.
The old man stopped again. Then he said: "You are right. Later he discovered those things. For example, about the ancient gods and Gaia. The ancient gods wanted him and wanted to absorb him. But he didn't want to die - who would want to die? ? At that time. The next step is the World Summit. Li Zhen tells everyone the truth, telling everyone that he wants to cooperate with the ancient gods, build the immigration project, and the ascension plan, etc. "
"Many people didn't understand it at first. Human beings were still very arrogant at that time. Later they compromised. Li Zhen and Dai Gong had some exchanges in private. Li Zhen wanted to find a way to deceive the ancient gods and let himself Escape. Or destroy it."
"But at that time, he never found a way to fight it. In fact, he didn't find it later. So he turned everyone in the world into espers - so that the ancient gods could vaguely pass through all the espers. Collect information and monitor the trends in the world. In fact, it is to monitor Li Zhen - to prevent him from running away. "
"As long as Li Zhen didn't run away, he would wait peacefully, wait for Li Zhen to send the person away, and then 'eat' him."
"By this time he really had no hope. So he did a lot of things, including some things that were later criticized. He also kept Dai Gong in cold storage for ten years."
Bai Xiaogui knows "Dai Gong". Dai Bingcheng.
He died the year Bai Xiaogui was born and served as president for two terms. But there are not many historical records about this person.
"After Dai Gong woke up, he did something. He detonated the Antarctic volcano and awakened Gaia in advance." The old man shook his head, "You all know, right? Dai Gong did this because he was afraid that humans would be too comfortable. In the end, he did the right thing. . If he hadn¡¯t awakened Gaia three days in advance, maybe we humans would have become extinct.¡±
"Li Zhen was very angry at first and killed him. But after discovering the arrival of the peak and Gaia's awakening, he used his own flesh and blood to revive him. Li Zhen told Dai Gong at the time that humans could predict the arrival of the peak in advance, and he did not need to That's what he did. But later he found out that he couldn't predict it - so he forgave Dai Gong."
"Yes. I also know this period of history." Bai Xiaogui said. "I think there's nothing wrong with doing either. At least from today's perspective."
"So what if I tell you today that this is a situation that has been laid out since the World Summit ten years ago?" The old man turned his head and looked at Bai Xiaogui calmly.
Bai Xiaogui opened his eyes slightly: "Huh?"
Then her heart started beating wildly!
She has never heard of it, nor has she heard anything said about it!
She knew the most critical part of today was coming.
The old man's face became serious: "The truth is, Li Zhen and Dai Bingcheng had planned all of this ten years ago - ten years before the ancient gods were omniscient."
"After that, his iron-fisted rule, his high-pressure policies, his despair, anxiety and unwillingness were all just for the ancient gods to see. He acted for ten years, but he also did a lot of things."
"Dai Bingcheng was kept in cold storage for ten years. It was planned. In order to be safer, Li Zhen also deprived Dai Bingcheng ofBingcheng's ability. When Dai Bingcheng wakes up ten years later - as was planned - he is legitimately worried about the state of the world. So of course he exploded the Antarctic volcano. "
Bai Xiaogui found that the old man no longer used the title "Dai Gong", but instead called that person by his first name.
"Dai Bingcheng did such a thing. Li Zhen killed him as a matter of course. After killing him, the peak came, and he resurrected him as a matter of course. I was there at the time - Li Zhen tore his wrist and used Flesh and blood saved Dai Bingcheng. I didn't see anything strange, and neither did that guy, the ancient god."
"The two of them deceived everyone."
Bai Xiaogui felt his mouth and tongue were dry. She thought for a while and asked: "So did they know in advance that the peak was coming? Did they know it would come on that day?"
Because she realized that if they didn't know beforehand, then
Half of the world¡¯s population who died due to the premature eruption of the Antarctic volcano will be counted on these two people!
The old man was silent for a while and said: "You should know it. After all, Li Zhen said that it can be predicted in advance. If not, he has no legitimate reason to resurrect Dai Bingcheng under the eyes of the ancient gods - that is too abnormal."
Bai Xiaogui said nothing. Because she realized that even this explanation
¡°Humanity could have evacuated in a more orderly manner and more people could have survived.
They can predict in advance.
And what Dai Bingcheng did turned out to be "part of the plan."
The old man seemed to see through her thoughts and sighed quietly: "I have been thinking about the issues you are thinking about now for decades."
"That is, do we have any reason for a person to voluntarily give up his life and the hope of survival for other strangers, even tens of millions of people?"
"I still haven't figured it out. After all, he saved so many people. We are here today because of him."
The two were silent for a while, and the old man continued: "Then Li Zhen stayed on the earth and had a final battle with the ancient gods. They all disappeared. I speculate that the ancient gods finally ate Li Zhen, and then Ascend to heaven.¡±
"Next, kid. What I want to tell you is that Li Zhen is indeed dead. But just like what he did in Shennongjia and Zamboanga, as long as there is something left, he can be resurrected." The old man He said in a low and solemn voice, "So in the second year after immigrating to Mars, we extracted something from Dai Bingcheng's body"
"You mean" Bai Xiaogui covered his mouth in surprise, "He is still alive! On Mars?!"
"He has been on Mars for decades. Yes. He is still there now." Ying Jueran said.
Bai Xiaogui sat on the chair blankly, not knowing what to say. Her mind went blank.
It¡¯s as if one day someone suddenly said to you, yes, God lives next door to your house. You met him yesterday when you were buying groceries.
"Then youwhy are you saying this?" she asked stammering, feeling fear at the same time.
Because she knew what she just heard
It¡¯s definitely not something that would make people feel happy to say it.
The old man smiled: "Don't be afraid, kid. More people know about this than you think. Your grandma also knows about it."
"So now you know, I just told you that there are many great people here who used to be there. But those people are all anonymous. When you study history, you should also know that since we immigrated, although life is hard, it is peaceful. , there are almost no violent disputes, and there are few things like fighting for power."
"The explanation in the book is that the immigrants are all the elites of mankind, and they were shocked when they saw the last scene of Li Zhen fighting the ancient gods during the journey."
"But that's not actually the case." The old man shook his head slightly. "It's because they all know that person is still alive. Right next to them. Maybe a shop owner, maybe a waiter, maybe in the clouds , probably on Mount Olympus.¡±
"He is a kind of order and deterrence. And he will exist for a long, long time, maybe until the world also perishes." The old man said, "You can write and send out all this today with confidence. Because this Not just what I meant, but what he meant too. He said that others have to tell the truth, and people have the right to know the truth - before we old guys are all dead."
Bai Xiaogui was shocked for a long time before using the slightly dryThe voice asked: "So where is he now?"
The old man smiled, looked at her for a while, closed his eyes and whispered: "You have seen him just now."
Bai Xiaogui stood up suddenly, turned to look at the door.
She remembered the nurse just now!
"You mean him?!" She turned around and looked at the old man and said in a trembling voice, "He is"
But after a few seconds she realized that the old man had fallen asleep.
He fell into eternal sleep.
Bai Xiaogui looked at him blankly, then raised his head to look at Mount Olympus in the distance.
The mountain is majestic and stretches across the vast horizon. Its huge body protects the entire New Beijing City, like a giant from the ruins of eternal time. i752