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Chapter 92:
February 19, 2402 AD.
This day was called the "fallen leaf day" by later historians.
Central Empire time, at exactly ten o'clock in the morning, a leaf appeared at the same time directly above the nine Dyson Cloud Ecological Zones, as well as in the high sky of the twilight zone settlements and Titan settlements.
The eleven leaves that appeared in these eleven areas are naturally ordinary leaves—these are eleven huge, silver-white, leaf-shaped starships.
In addition to these eleven starships, between the Dyson Cloud and the earth, there was also a larger silver flagship.
This silver flagship is quietly suspended between the earth and Dyson Cloud, looking at the entire human race.
At eight o'clock in the evening on the "fallen leaves", human beings heard the curse-like name-"Medusa" for the first time on the broadcast of the Central Imperial Government.
From refusing to believe, to being at a loss, to panic, to howling in despair...the human society broke out a large-scale panic.
However, after just a few weeks, human beings showed extraordinary tolerance, and even the suicide wave did not appear, and they quickly transitioned to a stable, almost heavy state.
The entire human society is almost weirdly peaceful.
Perhaps, they finally understand that the tiny human civilization is so powerless in front of the powerful three-level civilization "Medusa"; perhaps, they still hope that after the central imperial government and "Medusa" negotiate, things will happen There can be a turn for the better; perhaps, when the fate of everyone is firmly tied together, the destruction of a group is less fearful than the death of an individual...
All in all, in just a few weeks after the "falling leaves", despite looting and riots/riots in several places, under the efforts of the central imperial government to appease and suppress, human society quickly restored the basic order of life. , Like a numb and precise machine, continue to move forward.
Of course, most people no longer go to work, but are with family and friends, quietly waiting for the sentence to come.
Friday, March 28, 2402 AD.
Xu Ran sat on the small sofa in the coffee shop and looked out the French window again.
Above the deep blue artificial sky, the huge silver-white leaf, like a gloomy cumulonimbus cloud, shrouded the entire Ninth Ecological Zone in its ominous shadow.
The White Rose Palace in the distance is also under this shadow.
On the sidewalk outside the cafe, occasionally a few pedestrians hurried past. Some of them lowered their heads and tried not to look at the leaf, but some raised their heads from time to time and glanced nervously.
Xu Ran stared at the leaf blankly, while unconsciously stirring the coffee in the cup, the small silver spoon in his hand made waves in the brown liquid.
On the surface of the brown liquid, there is a layer of rich fat foam that is unique to freshly ground coffee. It can be seen that this cup of coffee is made of the finest coffee beans, roasted and ground properly, and the aroma is compelling.
Xu Ran looked at the quiet leaf in the sky without any appetite.
And the fat girl opposite Xu Ran obviously didn't have the delicate thoughts of a girlfriend.
The fat girl picked up the coffee in front of her, took a slow sip, and smiled: "It's so fragrant. Ran Ran, do you think the owner of this coffee shop, does he think the world is about to be destroyed? Bring out the good coffee beans to entertain the guests?"
Xu Ran couldn't hear the word "destroy of the world" and couldn't help but glared at his fat girlfriend: "Fang Xiaoyue, can you not be so crow-mouthed? If you can't speak, just say a few words, so I beg you. "
Fang Xiaoyue is a typical person in the wide-hearted and fat world. She smashed her mouth indifferently: "What are you afraid of? Didn't it mean that the government has sent someone to negotiate with Medusa... Besides, the sky is falling and there is a tall man against it. No matter how hard it is for us to have one-meter-sixths, right?"
Xu Ran couldn't help rolling his eyes: "Sometimes, I really envy you such a heartless guy... By the way, do you remember my cousin?"
Fang Xiaoyue wondered: "Your cousin? The one who works in the White Rose Palace? The tall and thin one?"
"Yes, that's him." Xu Ran nodded, "I heard him say that the Light Domain Knight went to the ‘Leaf’ negotiation yesterday... But, until this time today, there is no news."
Fang Xiaoyue blinked: "How does that saying on the ancient earth say-if there is no news, it is the best good news?"
Xu Ran shook his head dumbfoundedly: "Fang Xiaoyue, you..."
The two were chatting one after another. Suddenly, the radio on the wall of the coffee shop rang: "This is the White Rose Palace Emergency Processing Center, this is the White Rose Palace Emergency Processing Center, the Ninth Ecological District. Citizens of, please evacuate to the nearest protected area... Repeat again, this is the emergency handling center of the White Rose Palace, citizens of the Ninth Ecological District, please evacuate to the nearest protected area..."
The voice on the radio is an extremely sweet female voice, but this short round of radio has plunged the entire Ninth Ecological District into chaos and panic.
Similar hazard broadcasts also rang in the other eight Dyson Cloud Ecological Zones, as well as the settlements of the dusk belt and the settlement of Titans!
Residents of Twilight Zone and Titan will naturally withdraw into cellars or air-raid shelters, but residents of Dyson Cloud can only withdraw into the protection zone—the so-called protection zone is the original industrial zone.
Due to the special structure of the Dyson Cloud, the industrial zone is located inside the Dyson Cloud, and the ecological zone is located in the artificial atmosphere on the surface. When the interstellar war comes, the industrial zone is obviously safer than the ecological zone.
The isolation measures between the ecological zone and the industrial zone were completely lifted as early as the second day of the "falling leaves day." In several floating vehicle bases, there are a large number of residents in the ecological zone every day, and they are constantly pouring into the industrial zone.
However, some residents who know a little about the structure of artificial celestial bodies have posted many mocking posts on Dyson Cloud’s Zhinet: “Hiding in Dyson Cloud, hiding in industrial areas, and hiding in eggshells, what is the difference? When the hammer arrived, it was not the same, all were smashed into pieces."
However, in any case, most residents chose to hide in the "egg shells." It's like a kid hides in a bed when he's afraid of ghosts-as long as he doesn't listen and think, nothing will exist. 72 Literature Network first published https://www.72wx.com
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The evacuation broadcast was released three hours before.
White Rose Palace, Royal Study Room.
Fu Yucheng irritably turned the revolving seat under him in a circle, and frowned unconsciously: "Yao Ning, you mean, when you negotiated on that starship, you didn't see Medo. Sha's supreme commander?"
Yao Ning looked at Fu Yucheng and then at the white desert standing quietly behind him. At this moment, the new emperor was looking down at Fu Yucheng with a very gentle expression.
After this period of time, Yao Ning has accepted Fu Yucheng’s death and resurrection. At the same time, he also understands that there have been fierce conflicts between the former prince and the indifferent new emperor White desert. Desert also imprisoned Fu Yucheng for a period of time... But the relationship between the two of them was not as incompatible as the outside world imagined, but rather complicated and ambiguous, beyond words.
However, Yao Ning is still a bit unaccustomed to...the way these two people get along.
Seeing him not talking for a long time, Fu Yucheng couldn't help but frowned: "Yao Ning, what's the matter with you?"
Yao Ning came back to his senses and hurriedly lowered his head: "In this negotiation, I did not see their supreme commander."
"So, maybe their highest commander is still on top of the flagship." Fu Yucheng groaned for a moment, and then said, "Yao Ning, you can tell me carefully about the whole journey. Don’t miss anything."
Yao Ning thought for a while: "Then... let's talk about it when I set off."
"Last month on the 19th, a flagship and eleven starships of the third-level civilization'Medusa' suddenly landed on the solar system, causing a large-scale panic. Nine days ago, the White Rose Palace sent a message to the Medusa civilization. An invitation for face-to-face negotiation. The morning before yesterday, I finally received a call back from Medusa-the other party requested that the negotiation site is located on the Medusa Starship in the Ninth Ecological District. No weapons are allowed to carry any recording and video recording equipment. The negotiators will take a small spacecraft and land on the Medusa starship alone."
Fu Yucheng nodded: "You are the most reliable one among the knights of the Light Domain. After discussing with Xiao Mo the day before yesterday, I passed the cabinet discussion and finally decided to send you."
Yao Ning continued: "Yesterday at exactly nine o'clock in the morning, I took a small spacecraft to the Medusa starship above the Ninth Ecological Zone. About a kilometer away from the starship, my spacecraft was subjected to something strange. Attraction, slowly entered an entrance on the side of the starship. The starship is very huge. The passages inside the starship, like its appearance, are pure silver-white and look very smooth."
"My small spacecraft, suspended through a long tunnel, was introduced into a rotunda. After entering the rotunda, the spacecraft slowly stopped and the door opened automatically. However, I did not open the door at the time. So I guess that Medusa has absolute control over any machinery that enters the interior of the starship." No Ads 72 Literature Network am~w~w.7~2~w~xc~o~m
"I hesitated for a while, and walked off the spacecraft, and didn't feel any discomfort. The temperature of the rotunda should be around 24 degrees Celsius, and the air should be very fresh and full of negative ions-this hall environment should be It was specially prepared for humans. Then, I walked around the rotunda, but I didn't see any doors."
Fu Yucheng wondered: "Where is the door you came in?"
Yao Ning shook his head blankly: "The door that came in also disappeared. I tried to find it, and I touched the wall carefully, but didn't feel any gaps."
Fu Yucheng groaned: "Perhaps it is deformed metal."
"I guessed that way." Yao Ning nodded and said again, "When I was groping for the wall, I suddenly heard someone talking behind me. I was so shocked that I quickly turned around and found that there was one in the hall. People. Or rather, not a person, but a...strange male metal human body. It has a human torso and limbs, as well as clear facial contours, but no color...like, like a silver-white metal costume model child."
Fu Yucheng groaned: "Medusa's mental power can be attached to any mechanical body, and the starship is a deformed metal... Maybe this metal body does not exist alone, but directly from the floor or wall of the hall. , A human figure'melted' out."
Yao Ning was dumbfounded: "This, what kind of species is this?"
Fu Yucheng shook his head: "The universe is so big that I don’t understand many things. However, according to the information I got before, Medusa’s mental power can exist completely out of the physical body. In other words, they actively abandoned the physical body. I chose a longer-lasting mechanical body. In this way, their flagship, starship, and mechanical body are all of the same deformed metal and can be changed at will... Well, I probably understand, you go on."
Yao Ning nodded: "Then, I started formal negotiations with the mechanical body. I took out the three preliminary plans A, B, and C drawn up by the cabinet, but the other party just shook his head. And the conditions it gave, It’s the “captive agreement” in the chip I brought back—the so-called “captive agreement”. To sum it up, in one sentence, human beings become Medusa’s captive livestock and regularly provide them with spiritual nutrients, but they can keep a certain amount. The right to live and avoid being completely destroyed."
Fu Yucheng lowered his head and looked at the small transparent chip in his palm, as if he was a little surprised.
White desert whispered: "What's the matter?"
Fu Yucheng did not answer. He pondered for a long time before suddenly saying: "Yao Ning, from beginning to end, do you only see such a moving mechanical body?"
Yao Ning nodded and said, "Yes."
Fu Yucheng was silent for a while before he slowly said, "Eleven starships, one central flagship... Medusa has dispatched such a big battle, but he is only willing to send a mechanical body to negotiate. Or, the United States The Tussa civilization is a bee colony structure. Everything is the queen's will. This machine is just a worker bee that represents the queen's will. Or, they don’t treat humans as a civilization that can communicate fairly. They are too lazy to communicate with us. dialogue."
Yao Ning whispered: "The ‘captive agreement’ in the chip, how should we respond? The ultimatum given by Medusa is nine in the morning the day after tomorrow."
"We will not reply." Fu Yucheng said solemnly.
He tilted his head slightly and looked at the two faint blue peerless soul martial arts on the wall-"Jielan Moon" and "Wings of Death".
After a long time, the former crown prince slowly said: "Xiaomo, let all the residents of the ecological zone, within 24 hours, all withdraw into the protection zone... the day after tomorrow, we will directly do it."