"Rebirth After the Apocalypse" - No Rebirth (Part 5)...
Ye Xiqing's reputation plummeted very quickly within the base.
Originally the hope of the base, he has now been embroiled in a scandal involving male inequality, which has naturally caused his reputation to plummet in the male-dominated base.
Although we wouldn't show it to her face, we inevitably gossiped about it behind her back.
"They're still acting like it's the end of the world, putting on this whole 'men vs. women' nonsense. If it weren't for us men, would these women still be able to live comfortably here?"
"Let them go out on fieldwork too, and they'll behave themselves."
"Haha, but I heard she used to be a field agent?"
"She was crippled after just one trip, and she's a superhuman too. If you ask me, God is too lazy to give women superhuman abilities. They would only use them for washing clothes. What a waste."
"Hahaha!"
When a group of men get together, they lose all sense of propriety, chatting away and getting more and more excited.
As they were getting more and more excited with their conversation, someone behind them said, "Say one more word, and I'll tear your mouths apart."
The person who was talking loudly suddenly stopped.
Turning around, I realized there was a woman standing behind me, but because of her short hair, I couldn't tell her gender at all. It wasn't until she spoke that I realized something was wrong.
What they just said can be discussed privately with their best friends, but putting it out in public is not a good idea, even for them, especially in a post-apocalyptic world where people with superpowers are very easy to identify.
Those with intact limbs and no visible diseases are generally people with superpowers. This woman with the buzz cut is clearly a person with superpowers.
Judging from their tone, it was clear they looked down on women, but female superhumans couldn't be treated as women. The group stammered, "We were just joking..."
The woman with the buzz cut didn't react, but turned to gesture behind her: "You don't need to explain to me, because the person you're talking about is right here."
Everyone stared blankly, only then noticing that behind the woman with the buzz cut was a mysterious person wearing a thick black cloak.
She lowered her head, her face hidden behind the wide hood.
Hearing them talk about him, he looked up, revealing a pair of dark eyes and a smile: "Hey, are you talking about me?"
The group of people who thought the person in question couldn't hear them and were just making things up instantly felt a chill run down their spines: "Dr. Luo..."
Even if they were arrogant, they knew that the pharmaceutical resources controlled by Ye Xiqing were very important, and she was not someone they could afford to offend...
Ye Xiqing didn't say much, just smiled, turned around and left with the woman with the buzz cut.
The remaining people watched them leave with fear on their faces: Would Dr. Luo hold a grudge against them?
Ye Xiqing smiled. How could that be? She is such a magnanimous person.
...
Walking along the base road, one attracts countless eyes.
The predecessor of Huiyang Base was a university town. After the apocalypse, at the point of direct impact of the asteroid and the epicenter of the nuclear explosion, everything, including people and objects, was instantly vaporized. Only in places far from the core did human civilization remain.
Huiyang City is such a lucky city because it is far from the explosion center. Not only did many people survive, but countless buildings were also preserved intact.
The university town is large, has many facilities, and is surrounded by walls, which can play a certain role in resisting the zombie horde, making it the first choice for the base.
The survivors of Huiyang City all gathered at the Huiyang Base. Together, they worked to drive away the zombies, clean up the campus, build fortifications, and settle down.
When resources are scarce, human relationships flourish. Everyone in the base performs their duties, working together to build their home, and it actually looks quite heartwarming.
In such a harmonious scene, only Ye Xiqing seemed out of place. Mao Hong looked at her and said, "You're wearing this in broad daylight. Are you trying to avoid attracting attention, or do you want to?"
Ye Xiqing said calmly, "Is it possible that I'm just afraid of the cold, and that I'm just a weak, ordinary person right now?"
The global explosion not only brought about global radiation and mutations, but also left behind lingering dust and haze that hangs in the sky, obscuring the sun.
Sunlight has never graced Earth again. The concept of summer no longer exists on Earth. The hottest temperature hovers around 10°C, and winters are bitterly cold.
Cold is something that survivors are most used to facing.
Ye Xiqing was originally a superhuman. Superhumans have different degrees of physical enhancement and high tolerance to low temperatures.
Now that her power core has shattered, although her body still retains the basic qualities modified by her power, she can no longer be as carefree as before.
The experience in the fourth world made Ye Xiqing very health-conscious; she would put on clothes as soon as it got cold.
Who would have thought that people would have opinions about what I wear? People in this world are just too idle.
Mao Hong: ...
Is it possible that she wasn't asking why we wear clothes, but rather why the clothes are the way they are?
After the apocalypse, people died one after another like leeks, all industries came to a standstill, and even clothes that were once taken for granted became rare resources.
No one can afford to run a garment factory anymore, so clothing resources are collected from the past by field teams and then modified by the office staff.
Ye Xiqing's long cloak was made from a black wool blanket; otherwise, it would have been impossible to find such a large, intact piece of fabric.
The material perfectly matched the post-apocalyptic reality, and the quirky style made Ye Xiqing look like a medieval witch living in the cold land of Siberia.
Mao Hong was unsure whether to criticize her for draping the blanket over herself or for her childish style.
Thinking about how she had asked her to install a particle cannon in her prosthetic hand, I suddenly felt relieved.
Together with Ye Xiqing, they stepped into a teaching building. Originally, the buildings on campus were places for learning, but now they had been transformed into various uses.
Ye Xiqing and her group went to a "Maternal and Child Health Building," where women who were assigned to focus on childbirth were housed.
Women prepare for pregnancy and childbirth inside, and after the child is born, all the women take care of it together.
Ye Xiqing had prepared herself mentally before going in, but she was still speechless when she saw the pregnant woman operating the sewing machine inside.
"So even the idea that women should focus on childbirth is a lie. What kind of focus is that?"
system:……
It was indeed quite embarrassing to have another excuse exposed by Ye Xiqing, but it still stubbornly argued: "Human resources are scarce in the post-apocalyptic world, so of course we have to make the best use of everyone. It's just some sewing and mending work, nothing heavy."
Ye Xiqing said without hesitation, "Being an official isn't a difficult job, why don't you let them do it too?"
system:……
No, you can't stop talking about being an official, can you?
Ye Xiqing sneered, "Wouldn't you have deceived me if I left?"
No job is as easy as being an official, but those who treat pregnant women well will assign them any easy job, but they will never assign them a public office.
If this base had given women control over resource allocation before declaring that women should focus on childbirth, Ye Xiqing would have truly believed that they were doing this to fight the apocalypse and maximize everyone's value.
The same principle may have applied to matriarchal societies in ancient times, where women, while devoting a great deal of energy to childbirth, also held power.
A tribe composed entirely of matrilineal bloodlines possesses the greatest cohesion; the mother holds power and is not greedy.
She will do her best to distribute the tribe's resources to everyone so that more people can survive, because everyone is her child and her arm.
Under this principle, the tribe does not elect a chief based on blood ties, but rather selects the most capable person who can lead the tribe to prosperity as its leader.
After the former clan chief steps down, there is no competition between the old and new leaders, so there will be no bloody power struggle. The old leader can also more selflessly recommend the new person and reduce unnecessary internal friction, which is the so-called "public ownership of the world".
Patriarchy emerged alongside private ownership. Before that, humanity, under the just guidance of mothers, primarily focused its efforts on fighting against nature.
Once the land reclamation was complete, some people wanted to seize the fruits of the labor. As the boys grew up, they forgot how they were born and began to rely on their advantage of not having to give birth to look down on and suppress women.
Human nature is also nature, and human principles are also natural principles; there is no difference between the micro and macro perspectives.
Although Ye Xiqing said that in the previous world, she was not actually surprised by the alternation between matriarchal and patriarchal societies. It was in line with human nature, which is inherently selfish. If one always thinks about people from a saintly perspective, the answers one gets will definitely be wrong.
What left her speechless was that this system had lasted for far too long.
Logically speaking, although people have a selfish nature, they also have a desire for good; people want to be treated as human beings.
Selfishness and cruelty are human nature, as is the desire to live towards the sun. Even selfishness and cruelty are merely means to obtain happiness. When resources are plentiful, people will begin to desire happiness.
But in this damned world, somehow, people have become so obsessed with the methods that they've forgotten their original purpose.
A system of hierarchical relationships, where rulers and subjects, fathers and sons, and the minority enslaves the majority, can be reborn again and again, exhausting everyone like donkeys pulling a millstone in circles.
Ye Xiqing, who was born in a good era, actually felt that she could say goodbye to the past.
I never expected that in the world of novels, even in the post-apocalyptic world, this trope would be upgraded.
In a context where selflessness is required to confront nature, a system based on self-interest has been introduced. It's unclear who they expect to take the fall.
Ye Xiqing actually felt that everyone in this world deserved to die: the person who made the decision deserved to die, the person who supported it deserved to die, and even the bystanders who didn't care deserved to die.
True justice means that I support your choice; you can choose whatever you want, but every choice you make will have its due outcome.
The right choice is rewarded, the wrong choice is punished; if more people choose correctly, it leads to a positive outcome; if more people choose incorrectly, it leads to a negative outcome.
Letting those who deserve to die live is not kindness, but a trampling of what is right; giving a world that has already headed for its doom a chance to turn back is not pity for humanity, but tolerance of evil.
People should be responsible for their choices. People in this world who choose a damned path should die. Saving them is just trying to prove that the wrong is right.
Ye Xiqing actually had no desire to save the world whatsoever, but what could she do? She was an actress.
Observers only need to see the most exciting and straightforward ending, but performers have to showcase the most extreme and sophisticated maneuvers.
Ye Xiqing lowered her hood and looked at everyone: "Who sewed this cloak for me?"
The person sewing her clothes slowly put down what they were doing.
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