Chapter 363 Code
[Devouring progress 15%]
Silent City, Deck 3, No. 24, Parking Area, Dragon Transport Ship Engine Room, Lin Xian was devouring the nuclear power engine center while watching Shinji Mochizuki meeting with the people of Aurora City. KIKI was floating beside him with legs crossed. When she saw Jian Xuwei coming out, she immediately said
"Isn't this the woman from the Silver Star? I heard she's been looking for you."
"Finger Group is one of the largest operators and contractors of the interstellar orbit. It has a long history of cooperation with Jinhai CRRC Group. Its factories are spread all over the world. Even after the apocalypse, its resources and productivity are enormous." Lin Xian looked at the scene of Shinji Mochizuki and Zhou Mingyuan and others meeting and shaking hands on the holographic screen and said, "The Silver Star is planning to gather the group's resources all the way to the poles through the interstellar orbit. It's really strange that it suddenly cooperates with Dawn City now."
"Do you think Jian Xuwei was forced?" KIKI crossed her arms. "But it's not surprising that Finger Group would cooperate with the Federation. Now she's still with Zhou Mingyuan. I don't know what her purpose is."
"I remember she has a younger brother?"
"Yes, his name is Jian Zeyang."
"What do you think she wants to talk to you about?" KIKI asked with interest.
"How would I know that?" Lin Xian smiled.
Looking at the tall and cool leader of the Silver Star walking in high heels on the screen, Lin Xian recalled Jian Xuwei's support for him when they were climbing the elevator and the decisiveness she showed in times of crisis. At that time, he felt that this woman was definitely not simple. The conflict between the survivors of the elevator and the Federation was still vivid in his mind. Normally, Jian Xuwei should be more inclined to cooperate with the Phoenix Society.
Lin Xian noticed that in addition to Zhou Mingyuan, vice chairman of Shuguang City, and Jian Xuwei, there was also a slightly plump middle-aged man in a gray suit, with a short haircut, thick eyebrows, and a square face. He looked deep and walked silently behind Zhou Mingyuan, and behind him was a team of guards in advanced tactical power armor.
"I know this person too." KIKI's eyes lit up: "Lin Xian, guess who he is?"
"It must be Wen." Lin Xian blurted out.
"Yes, he is Wen Dong, the husband of Tang Yun in the Zero Element Center. I have not been in the Wen family for long and have only met him a few times."
"What did this person say?" Lin Xian asked.
"Tsk, a smiling tiger, greedy and lustful. There are seven or eight women he has been in close contact with recently in his phone alone. What kind of person do you think he is?"
"You know all this?!" Lin Xian looked at KIKI in shock, but KIKI looked indifferent and said lightly, "He provoked me first, and do you think the Wen family is a simple place? I'm just trying to protect myself in case something goes wrong."
As she spoke, she looked at Lin Xian and smiled with narrowed eyes: "Knowing yourself and your enemy will ensure victory in every battle. Any questions?"
Lin Xian smiled helplessly and looked over, only to see the scene change. Mochizuki Shinji led Zhou Mingyuan and others all the way to the cloud area, but it was not the courtyard where he had invited Lin Xian and others to dinner before, but a reception room that looked very formal.
The silver-gray alloy door slid open silently, and Shuguang City Vice Chairman Zhou Mingyuan and Mochizuki Shinji walked in side by side, followed by Linglong Group's Wen Dong and Jian Xuwei, while on Mochizuki Shinji's side were Sensuku Shun and Amano Ran.
Zhou Mingyuan had just the right amount of concern on his face, and nodded slightly: "Mr. Wangyue, the time when Silent City was dragged into the Xingyuan was really worrying. After detecting that one of your floating cities was lost in the Luling Forest, Dawn City immediately sent out three search and rescue fleets. Unfortunately... Dawn City was suddenly attacked by the S-level weird gray fog, and coupled with the strange tide in Qilian Mountain, we were also attacked from both sides."
"It's a miracle that you managed to bring 100,000 people out of Xingyuan alive!" Wen Dong said in a loud voice. After taking his seat, he asked Shinji Mochizuki directly, "Chairman Zhou brought us here overnight because he was curious about this matter. The alliance organizations of all the major urban areas are now on the same boat. The experience of dealing with Xingyuan is also very important to us."
"Oh, really?" Mochizuki Shinji looked at Zhou Mingyuan calmly: "Thank you for your concern, but our No. 2 City has been docked in Luling Forest and was dragged into Xingyuan. From their feedback, it seems that they have not received any support from Dawn City. There are several reconnaissance teams that have been watching them, but they should... not be from Dawn City, right?"
As soon as these words were spoken, the atmosphere suddenly became a little awkward. Lin Xian and KIKI, who were watching the holographic screen, did not expect Mochizuki Shinji to speak so directly, and immediately paid attention to Zhou Mingyuan's expression with interest.
But the vice chairman of Dawn City immediately showed a surprised expression.
"City No. 2 has always been in Luling Forest?"
Zhou Mingyuan looked at him with concern: "The intelligence we observed said that it has been paralyzed and the main city has disappeared. So all the survivors are here?"
"Yes, before being drawn into the Star Abyss, the main city and the second city had already separated." Mochizuki Shinji looked relaxed and did not expose the other party's performance.
"So did you manage to break out of Xingyuan with just a few people?" Wen Dong asked immediately.
"It's not just a few people." Shinji Mochizuki said in a corrective tone: "There are other survivors trapped in the Star Abyss. It's a good thing that we have united together and discovered some truths about the Star Abyss. For example, we found that a large number of low-level weird bodies were stitched together through a kind of [mother nest] similar to a production factory, and then spread out from the Star Abyss. For example, there is a time dilation effect in the Star Abyss, which made me realize that the Star Abyss may be an infection extension of another dimension in our world..."
"For example, we discovered a secret base built by the Adventist organization Crimson World. They used some parasitic technology to make clones of the kidnapped survivors with special abilities, and then put them in large numbers to be used as human scientific research computing power in the laboratory. At the same time, this technology also generated some kind of human ghost with partially controllable thinking. Chairman Zhou and everyone should be familiar with this thing. Now the major organizations and survivors call it..."
"Red Man Trickster."
The temperature in the conference hall seemed to drop a few degrees suddenly. Zhou Mingyuan took a sip of tea calmly, and a crisp "ding" sound was heard when the bottom of the cup touched the table.
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"Wow, they say politicians lie without blushing, but it turns out they are so good." In the Dragon transport ship, KIKI looked at Zhou Mingyuan's expression and marveled.
"Strange~" Lin Xian frowned when he heard that.
"What's strange?" KIKI asked.
"Silent City No. 2 has been in Luling Forest for so long, the outside world cannot be unaware of it." Lin Xian looked meaningfully at the middle-aged man in the picture and said, "How did Wen Dong know that we escaped with 100,000 people?"
"That's right." KIKI nodded and said, "City No. 2 was not sucked into Xingyuan."
Lin Xian frowned when he heard this, because from what he heard from Mochizuki Shinji, he felt that he was not prepared to have a friendly conversation with Dawn City.
Cloud area, reception room.
"After breaking into this secret evil laboratory, we obtained very detailed research data." Shinji Mochizuki held his sleeves with his hands and continued calmly: "Through the interpretation of these data and intelligence, I believe that this organization, formerly known as Crimson Pharmaceutical Group, is now engaged in anti-human projects. It is conducting a kind of consciousness parasitism research based on digital life technology, but transferring life carriers to zombies, human ghosts, and even weird bodies. Through this technology, they treat a large number of survivors as consumable human lives to achieve their goals."
Bang!
Zhou Mingyuan slapped the table and shouted coldly: "This is simply inhumane!"
"We are very aware of the kidnapping of people with special abilities in this Crimson World. Bandits in the Gobi Desert in the north and thugs in the mountains in the south are attacking survivors everywhere. A large number of people are missing. Even in Dawn City, there are frequent incidents of Red Men robbing people with special abilities. We sent out the Seraph Special Forces and the Red Mantis Commando to conduct a thorough investigation with the major survivor organizations. We found that these are all related to the Adventist organization in the Crimson World. I didn't expect that they kidnapped people with special abilities to conduct such cruel experiments!"
"It is indeed cruel." Qian Suxun said at this time: "But that research institute has been destroyed by us."
"Oh? Have you found anything?" Zhou Mingyuan asked with concern: "If we can catch their key figures, funding sources, and research institute distribution information, we can completely eradicate them in a short period of time and solve this doomsday man-made crisis!"
"Unfortunately, none of that is available."
Shinji Mochizuki said calmly: "There are only some scientific research materials, but there is no effective progress yet."
"Oh, too cunning." Wen Dong looked regretful when he heard that.
Zhou Mingyuan's eyes turned stern upon hearing this: "But we suspect that the Crimson World may have some kind of cooperation with some of the top leaders of our major organizations!"
"Oh~"
Shinji Mochizuki looked at him with interest: "Did Vice Chairman Zhou find out anything?"
Zhou Mingyuan shook his head: "The details are still under investigation, but from our contact with the Crimson World, they can maintain such operations, which must be supported by a large amount of resources. This is not just the supplies of the survivors' organization, so it is very likely that they have official support."
"Phoenix Society?" Qian Suxun spoke immediately.
Zhou Mingyuan immediately waved his hand: "We can only speculate based on the information we have investigated. We have not yet made an accurate judgment, but to have such a huge amount of resources deployed all over the world, it is definitely not something that ordinary organizations can support on such a scale. Including our own Dawn City, who may be implicated. This is by no means alarmist. It is already difficult enough for us to deal with the darkness at present, and we need to be even more cautious when facing these Adventists."
Lin Xian looked at the holographic screen and couldn't help but sneer, thinking that Zhou Mingyuan was really an old fox. He talked about Dawn City, but his words were obviously alluding to the Phoenix Society. If he didn't know that Wen Dong next to him was the one who colluded with the Crimson World, most people would really be intimidated by the old guy's righteous inference.
In the reception room, Mochizuki Shinji smiled slightly, looked at Zhou Mingyuan and changed the subject.
"It is our great honor to receive the concern of Dawn City. Now that strange entities are rampant at night, Vice Chairman Zhou actually risked his life to come here at night. It is really great. I wonder how Silent City can help?"
"The advance briefing has already explained our intentions." Zhou Mingyuan said straight to the point: "We urgently need cooperation with Silent City to build a batch of Dragon-class, Ray-class and Star-class starships. This is related to the livelihoods of millions of survivors. I wonder if Mr. Mochizuki can provide such productivity."
After he finished speaking, he glanced at Wen Dong who was standing beside him. Wen Dong immediately added, "At present, Shuguang City, Linglong Group, and Finger Group have fully carried out modular division of labor and cooperation. There are a total of 16 starship ports in Jinhai and Shuguang City, including 1 500,000-ton, 3 300,000-ton, and 12 100,000-ton construction berths. They are all under construction at full capacity. There is also a "Sky Dome-class" interstellar train under construction in the production workshop of CRRC Group. This is the interstellar suspended space carrier that Xinghua Heavy Industry and Finger Group had previously proposed and designed. It was originally built for the space ring orbit and used to transport materials to the Wangyue planetary ring. So we want to build it and use it as a key transportation solution for starships to break through the sky curtain..."
"I've heard of this, the earliest circumplanetary train plan." Mochizuki Shinji looked at Jian Xuwei and said.
"Yes." Jian Xuwei, the head of Finger Group, finally spoke at this time. She glanced at Zhou Mingyuan and Wen Dong and said, "The earliest circumstellar orbits were all interstellar transport plans built on the Karman line. However, due to the limitations of technology and cost considerations at the time, they were divided into the current circumstellar orbits, ascent channels, and space elevators."
"It was a really bold idea at the time." Zhou Mingyuan tapped his fingers on the table and said calmly, "The interstellar orbit around the Blue Star can increase the human space carrying capacity from hundreds of tons to tens of thousands of tons, which is exponentially higher than the carrying capacity of the space elevator. If it can be built, the completion period of the Moon-Watching Planet Ring can be advanced by at least 10 years."
Shinji Mochizuki didn't pay attention to this question, but looked at Jian Xuwei and suddenly asked: "I'm very curious, why did Miss Jian choose to cooperate with Dawn City? I remember that the Silver Star is not a cooperative organization of the Phoenix Order?"
As soon as these words came out, Wen Dong on the opposite side suddenly changed color, but Zhou Mingyuan just looked at Jian Xuwei with a smile: "Finger Group is very optimistic about Shuguang City's Far Star Project. At present, human civilization is facing an existential crisis. All ideologies are just seeking survival. Humans are all in the same boat, so who you cooperate with and how you cooperate are all the same, am I right, Xuwei?"
He looked at Jian Xuwei with a smile on his face, but Qian Suxun and the others did not feel any warmth in that smile. On the contrary, they sensed an invisible pressure from Zhou Mingyuan's smile, as if if you accidentally deviated from that pressure, that smile would be distorted into a grim and terrifying evil ghost, opening its bloody mouth and swallowing you in one gulp!
When Wen Dong heard this, he stared at Jian Xuwei with a scrutinizing look. When everyone's eyes were focused on Jian Xuwei, a black mechanical spider quietly crawled out from Wen Dong's sleeves through his fingers, then quickly drilled under the teacup and disappeared.
At this time, Jian Xuwei remained calm and looked at Mochizuki Shinji and said, "In the apocalypse, the essence of cooperation is to survive. Dawn City's Far Star Project and research on dark invasions are progressing rapidly. What we all need to do is to unite and work together. Silent City has a huge productivity, so it's better not to decouple."
After Jian Xuwei finished speaking, Mochizuki Shinji raised his eyebrows and looked at Zhou Mingyuan, who still had a gentle smile on his face.
Zhou Mingyuan said solemnly, "Mr. Wangyue, Silent City has huge productivity and computing power. In the fields of information and mechanical engineering, you also have a very high voice in this world. The "Sky-level" construction includes breaking through the sky curtain and resisting the invasion of darkness. We in Dawn City hope to unite with Silent City. This has nothing to do with politics or interests. It's all for the coexistence of mankind!"
"That makes sense." Mochizuki Shinji responded calmly: "Silent City will be close to Jinhai tomorrow. We can advance the negotiations on the content of the cooperation."
"That's great." Zhou Mingyuan immediately stood up, shook hands with Mochizuki Shinji, and said with satisfaction: "You are most welcome. I will arrange for the garrison to escort you into the city safely."
After the meeting, Zhou Mingyuan politely declined Shinji Mochizuki's invitation to dinner and prepared to leave without wasting a moment.
Mochizuki Shinji did not force the guest to stay, but followed him with a smile.
Soon, the group arrived at the Dawn City transport ship berthing area on the flight deck of the Cloud Area. Zhou Mingyuan and the other two, escorted by a group of guards, quickly headed towards the armed transport ship.
"Oh, yes."
At this time, Shinji Mochizuki suddenly spoke up from the back: "There is one more very important matter that I forgot to discuss with Vice Chairman Zhou."
Zhou Mingyuan stopped and turned around: "What's the matter?"
Shinji Mochizuki said with his hands behind his back, "We did capture a key person in the secret research base of the Crimson World in Xingyuan. This person is responsible for supervising the main control room of the research institute and is the only living person there. According to this person, it seems that the Crimson World may be colluding with a high-level official in Dawn City."
Zhou Mingyuan frowned and said in a deep voice, "Who is it?"
"Standing right next to you."
At this moment, a clear and light voice came from behind Mochizuki Shinji. Everyone looked over and saw a young face in power armor slowly walking out from another passage.
Shinji Mochizuki smiled without even turning his head and said, "Let me introduce you. This is the captain of the Infinity Joint Train who destroyed the Crimson World's White City Research Institute, intercepted its overall data, and helped Silent City escape from the Star Abyss... our partner."
"Hello, Vice Chairman Zhou." Lin Xian said lightly.
At this moment, Zhou Mingyuan and Wen Dong looked at Lin Xian with fixed eyes, while Jian Xuwei stood behind the crowd, looking at him quietly.
"What do you mean by what you said just now?" Zhou Mingyuan looked at Lin Xian without any confusion or surprise in his eyes, but asked directly.
"Don't you understand? He said that the person who colluded with the Crimson World is standing next to you."
KIKI walked out from behind Lin Xian and looked at Wen Dong with a smile.
After seeing KIKI, Wen Dong's eyes suddenly widened and his pupils contracted in an instant, as if he was a little bit unbelievable.
"Wen Qi?!"
"My last name is Zhao, not Wen..." KIKI crossed her arms and said, "Your Wen family has become involved with the Crimson World, so don't involve me."
Hearing KIKI's words, Wen Dong glanced at Shinji Mochizuki with an unfriendly look in his eyes: "Mr. Mochizuki, what do you mean by this?"
Zhou Mingyuan stared at Lin Xian, quietly waiting for him to speak.
Lin Xian took out a recorder at this time and pressed the switch in front of everyone. Suddenly, Zhou Lei's voice was heard from it.
"I was locked in an iron cage at the time. Before I boarded the transport ship, I saw with my own eyes a group of people getting off another transport ship. One of them was Wen Dong, the former general manager of Jinhai City Investment Company. I would recognize this guy even if he turned into ashes. Wen Dong is from the Wen family and the second-in-command of Linglong Group. Now many people know that Linglong Group has joined Shuguang City. Wen Hui has also become a new federal congressman. Wen Dong's appearance in the territory of the Crimson World must mean that there is collusion between them!"
“Nonsense!”
Wen Dong's face changed, and he immediately looked at Lin Xian and said sternly: "You used a recording to accuse a senior federal congressman. Mr. Lin, how old are you? Have you watched too many cartoons?"
"The man was captured from the Crimson World Research Institute, and the accusation was made by the other party. It has nothing to do with us." Lin Xian looked at Wen Dong and smiled, "Don't be so nervous..."
Wen Dong was speechless. He turned his head to look at Zhou Mingyuan, then calmed down his anger and said to Mochizuki Shinji: "Then tell me, who is this person? He said that I was colluding with the Crimson World. So when exactly did he see me, and in which Crimson World territory? There must be an explanation, right?"
"No." Lin Xian shook his head and said seriously: "He can't say anything, and we seriously suspect it's fake."
"Then what nonsense are you talking about?!" Wen Dong suddenly became angry.
"Chairman Zhou wants to know the detailed information, right? We are just discussing it." Lin Xian's eyes swept across Jian Xuwei's face, and then looked at Zhou Mingyuan: "Isn't this to show our sincerity in cooperation? By the way, Mr. Wangyue didn't seem to introduce my name, how do you know my last name is Lin?"
"You!" Wen Dong's pupils shrank. Looking at the smile on Lin Xian's face, he immediately realized something and kept silent, ignoring him.
Zhou Mingyuan glanced at Mochizuki Shinji and Lin Xian with a slightly gloomy look, then turned around and walked straight towards the transport ship without saying a word.
Under the gaze of Lin Xian and others, the group slowly took off into the air on the transport ship and sailed away through the wind.
"Lin Xian, if you choose to cooperate with Shuguang City, your journey will be easier."
Jian Xuwei glanced at Lin Xian and the others, then turned around and followed them.
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"Their attitude clearly shows that they want to confront us!"
On the transport ship, Wen Dong looked sullen and his eyes kept flickering.
"I didn't have this plan in the first place." Zhou Mingyuan was holding a mobile terminal with information about Lin Xian and the Infinity group. He said to Wen Dong calmly, "What's going on with Wen Qi?"
"My brother found an illegitimate daughter from somewhere." Wen Dong said in a deep voice with his eyes closed.
"In the federal database, she is still listed as the first-line heir to your family." Zhou Mingyuan threw the mobile terminal on the table. "Telekinetic ability users, incredible, in the evaluation of Seraph, both telekinesis and psychic abilities are rated super S. So far, there have been few cases, very extraordinary, it's a pity that Julius didn't catch this group of people."
"Now that they have obtained the Dark Erosion Cells and assembly data, will they give them to the people of the Phoenix Society?" Wen Dong said.
Zhou Mingyuan shook his head and leaned back in his chair: "It doesn't matter. The Phoenix Society can't change anything. We just need to prepare ourselves."
After saying that, he raised his eyes slightly and said, "Go see Jian Xuwei."
Wen Dong nodded, and halfway through the walk, he said in a deep voice: "Silent City's attitude is so tough, could it also be related to the Phoenix Society? If I had known this was the case, there would have been no need to bring this woman along to go through the motions."
“You still have to have an attitude.”
Zhou Mingyuan said seriously: "Silent City has a population of more than 100,000 people, and there are hundreds of cooperating organizations with a close network of relationships. So if Shinji Mochizuki is willing to obey us, we will have less trouble. But now it seems that we can only take down this Silent City by ourselves."
Wen Dong's eyes flickered, and he turned and went out to the outer compartment. Two soldiers holding pulse guns stood outside the compartment. He looked through the porthole at Jian Xuwei who was sitting alone inside, and then said to the guard
"Don't let her out before we get to Dawn City."
"Yes," the guard replied.
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(End of this chapter)
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