If he continued to explore along this cave, he would reach the Reinhardt spaceship.
Of course, Lu Zhou would not allow Professor Leonard to know that there was a spacecraft from the old universe hidden there, so he decisively refused his proposal to continue exploring the ruins.
This ruin had long been explored by him. Except for the spacecraft engine in the deepest part, which was said to use zero-point energy, there was nothing more worth exploring.
Before he could fix the spaceship, these two items were meaningless to him.
After saying goodbye to General Reinhardt in the communication channel, Lu Zhou asked the robot sent by Xiao Ai to drag the three bodies to the center of the ruins passage, which was a more conspicuous position.
The reason for doing this was mainly to prevent Professor Leonard from coming back here again.
With his courage, he probably wouldn't dare to take the risk of hiring an unknown excavation team to dig this ruin for him. And if he had hired a regular excavation team, just the three unexplainable corpses and the entry records he left at the customs would have been enough to send him to court and put him in jail.
Ignoring the painful expression on Professor Leonard's face, Lu Zhou continued to issue orders to the robot. He asked him to remove the explosives from the drill car and install them on the load-bearing column at the end of the mine.
In this way, it could be said that he had completely destroyed the idea of coming here on a whim to excavate the ruins …
Trembling with anger, Professor Leonard pointed at Lu Zhou and used all his courage to yell angrily.
"You are destroying cultural relics."
"I am a cultural relic, you can ask me anything you want to know … Okay, everything is done, let's go."
After patting Professor Leonard on the shoulder, Lu Zhou took one last look at the passage behind him, then walked out of the mine without looking back.
Before he could repair this spacecraft, it was the best choice to leave this spacecraft here for the time being.
After dealing with the matters on Earth, in the end, he might drive it to a faraway place …
Walking along the curved magnetic track, the two people in the mine chatted with each other from time to time.
Lu Zhou learned from Professor Leonard that he was an ordinary professor working in the Department of Archaeology at the University of Oxford.
Coincidentally, his father was a student of Professor Vernal, whom he had met once.
Nowadays, Professor Vernal's theory had become a school of its own in the world. Although his theory on Martian cockroaches was not accepted by the mainstream view, it still had a place.
Hearing this, Lu Zhou couldn't help but sigh in his heart. Time really flies …
"What is the outside world like now?"
"… What does it look like?" Leonard was stunned by this question for a few seconds. He then scratched the back of his head and said, "If you're referring to Xiang, what does it look like in the early 21st century … It's probably more developed? And then, in terms of concept, it's a little different from you? "
"Is that all?"
"What else can we do?"
"I thought you could be more detailed."
Professor Leonard said, "How detailed can this be? I haven't been to your era … If you want to know what changes there are, you can go and see it yourself."
"That's true." After thinking about it, Lu Zhou asked a slightly more specific question that he was most concerned about. "I seem to have seen an organization called the North Sea Alliance in the email from that guy named Jim … I want to ask, what is that?"
"Oh, you're talking about that … Simply put, you can think of it as a new type of country concept."
After spending more than ten minutes, Professor Leonard briefly told Lu Zhou about the changes in the international situation over the past century.
It turned out that since his "death", the political legacy he left behind, called the "Human Alliance", had been united for a period of time. Out of vigilance against extraterrestrial civilizations, they even developed the Earth Defense Force, a rapid response force for high-orbit operations.
However, the good times did not last long.
This political alliance, which was forced to unite because of external pressure, finally existed for only twenty-five years in the history of human civilization.
In these twenty-five years, the Human Alliance experienced a rough life from unity to doubt, and then from doubt to disintegration.
The academic community gave many explanations for the reasons for the dissolution of the Human Alliance. This included the fact that the Mars scientific research work at the time could not find more evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations, and Professor Aubrey's paper put forward a new explanation for the collapse of The Gates of Hell.
There was no evidence to prove that extraterrestrial civilizations did exist and planned the earthquake. In contrast, more and more evidence could be used to infer that the discovery of extraterrestrial civilizations and their suspected hostile behavior was just a false alarm …
The loss of a common enemy, coupled with the rotation of leadership, and the differences caused by the interests and contradictions of various countries, finally brought this organization to the end of its life.
In fact, such an ending was almost inevitable.
Even a famous political strongman in history could not control things after two terms. Not to mention that the formation of the Human Alliance was not because of a certain political strongman's diplomatic skills, but because of the fear of unknown forces among the countries on Earth.
However, although the Human Alliance was eventually disbanded, it still brought some positive effects.
That was to explore a new type of political and diplomatic relations for countries around the world that were different from traditional borders.
Namely, regional alliances!
According to Professor Leonard, because a financial crisis swept the world in 2050, the traditional monetary system was on the verge of collapse in the face of expanding debts.
In order to save the rapidly deteriorating economy, the Pan-Asian Cooperation, which was originally only an economic cooperation organization, first made bold innovations and introduced a digital currency that was different from traditional currencies.
This currency was issued by the Pan-Asian Central Bank, and its value corresponded to the sum of the credit of all member states of the Pan-Asian Cooperation. Other countries also followed suit. Through debt consolidation, issuance of sub-era currencies, and a series of supporting economic policies, global production relations finally entered a new stage.
And economic alliances were only the beginning.
Soon, this kind of cooperation, because of the experience and mutual trust accumulated by various countries during the period of the Human Alliance, was extended to many levels such as culture, military, and even politics.
In the end, the traditional concept of borders was diluted and replaced by a new type of border based on the original concept of sovereignty.
"The current mainstream view in academia is that it is the concept of decentralized sovereignty proposed by Professor Angus Deaton in" Future Sociology "that provides the theoretical basis for cross-regional political alliances. And Professor Lu's … ahem, the cross-regional power grid you promoted laid the material conditions for the establishment of the first cross-regional political alliance, which is the Pan-Asian Cooperation.
"However, although this statement is the mainstream view, there have always been controversial voices. Even if the map of the Pan-Asian Cooperation is basically consistent with the map of the early cross-regional power grid, more evidence is needed to determine whether there is an inevitable relationship between the two.
"At present, the Angus school of thought happens to be the most in-depth research in this field … I am an archaeologist, and I only know about modern history. If you are interested, it is best to consult a professional."
Lu Zhou didn't expect that the things he mentioned casually to Director Li would have such a big effect many years later. He couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
There was also Angus Deaton and his "Future Sociology". If Lu Zhou remembered correctly, he seemed to have a quarrel with him because of something …
Seeing that Lu Zhou seemed to be distracted, Professor Leonard frowned and asked suspiciously.
"Are you still listening?"
"Yes." After coming back to his senses, Lu Zhou glanced at Professor Leonard next to him, smiled, and said, "I just remembered an old friend … A little nostalgic. Speaking of which, Angus came to China to find me, but I scolded him, so he went back and wrote a book called "Future Sociology". I didn't expect that after 100 years, his works are still selling so well … I don't know if his descendants can receive royalties. "
Leonard: "…"
Lu Zhou coughed and continued, "In other words, China is called the Pan-Asian Cooperation, and the territory is probably equivalent to the entire East Asia and Southeast Asia? Then the North Sea Alliance is an alliance formed by the United Kingdom and the countries on the north coast of the Baltic Sea? "
Leonard sighed and said, "Although you even got the basic definition wrong, there is nothing wrong with understanding it this way."
"What is the situation on Mars? Listening to your tone … This place seems a bit special. "
"The situation on Mars is very complicated. There are colonies like Tiangong City, which are directly managed by the Pan-Asian Cooperation. There are also colonies like New London, which are managed by the governor appointment system, or New New York, which is simply left to enterprises to operate like North America. Different systems have their own advantages and disadvantages, and the reason for all of this is that the distance from here to Earth is too far.
"Even recently, it took two minutes for a beam of light to travel from Earth to here. There is no real-time communication between here and Earth. Coupled with some historical problems, there are many differences between the system and the judiciary here and the mother country on Earth. If Earth is a civilized world, then this is the wild west that is full of opportunities … You should be able to understand if I put it this way. "
Lu Zhou nodded. Although he felt that what he understood was only the tip of the iceberg, it was still better than when he first woke up.
Lu Zhou suddenly felt that he seemed to have kicked something, so he looked at his feet.
He saw a broken rifle lying there.
This thing looked quite familiar. After staring at it for a while, Lu Zhou quickly recognized it.
However, someone was a step faster than him and read out the name of the thing.
"QBZ-20 paratrooper rifle, the standard equipment of the world's first orbital airborne brigade!"
"How could this thing be here? Didn't the Hiddell Mining Company find such an important cultural relic? "
With excitement in his eyes, Professor Leonard was about to reach out and pick up the broken rifle, but Lu Zhou picked it up first.
"Hellfire rifle …"
Looking at this rifle, Lu Zhou couldn't help but feel nostalgic.
"This is an important cultural relic." Professor Leonard said in a low voice, "It's useless for you to keep it. It's better to give it to a professional like me. I have my academic reputation as a guarantee. I will send it to a museum. "
"No, I am a cultural relic. I have the final say on how to deal with cultural relics. Besides, this is a relic of an old friend of mine. I will bring it back to his hometown anyway. "
I don't know if he survived that disaster …
A hundred years passed.
In his time, he should have lived a happy and stable life …
Although he knew that he didn't need to feel sad for him, a touch of sadness still appeared in Lu Zhou's eyes.
However, Professor Leonard, who was standing next to him, couldn't understand his sadness. He just wanted to curse in his heart.
F * ck!
Why did I meet someone who's related to you in everything!
"Well, whatever you want." Professor Leonard shrugged his shoulders and said with a sigh, "I just hope you don't sell it … This kind of thing should be worth a lot of money. If it goes to the black market, don't expect anyone to take good care of it. Most of the collectors I have seen are nouveau riche and amateurs in this regard. "
Sell it?
Lu Zhou smiled faintly and did not make any explanation.
Money was just a worldly possession. With the knowledge in his head, he never worried that he would be short of money.
Finally, they walked out of the long mine. The two people and the robot went straight to the rover and opened the car lock.
Professor Leonard looked at Lu Zhou, who opened the door and climbed onto the rover skillfully. A strange expression appeared on his face.
"You don't seem surprised at all."
Lu Zhou gave him a strange look.
"Surprised about what?"
"Most of the old popsicles who wake up from dormancy will make a fuss for a while and spend the most exciting 21 days of their lives. It is not until they adapt to their new life that they feel frustrated by some practical problems."
Like work.
Lu Zhou: "Are there other dormant people?"
"Many … In addition to terminally ill patients, some are voluntary dormancy. Most of them are from the middle of the 21st century. That period seemed to be very turbulent for a while, and some people chose to dormant. "
"Really?"
"You haven't answered my question yet."
"There's nothing to answer. When I drove the rover, your father was still an idiot. For me, I have seen most of the things you have seen in the laboratory. Even if I haven't seen them before, I can imagine them — "
Looking at the empty operation interface on the rover, Lu Zhou was speechless. He suddenly had a feeling of not knowing where to start.
"Well, I haven't seen everything … How do I drive this thing? What about navigation? And the mailbox dial? "
Professor Leonard looked at Lu Zhou speechlessly and coughed softly.
"The button next to the steering wheel is the switch for the holographic control interface. If you have AR glasses, you can also enter the live navigation mode. Seriously, if you don't know how to drive, let me do it. "
"Why didn't you say so earlier?"
Lu Zhou gave Professor Leonard a speechless look and gave up the driver's seat.
Leonard, who took the steering wheel, skillfully started the car. But at this moment, he caught a glimpse of an unnatural expression on Lu Zhou's face through the car mirror.
It was like he was restraining some kind of pain.
"Sequelae of freezing?"
The cold feeling continued to pour from his back, and a burst of bone-deep pain spread along the blood vessels.
Lu Zhou took a deep breath and waited for the pain to fade a little before speaking.
"What is that?"
"A disease commonly seen in 'old popsicles' because the early frozen dormancy technology was very crude. If I remember correctly, you guys seem to have injected the dormant bacteria directly into the body? "
Lu Zhou: "What else?"
Leonard glanced at Lu Zhou. "Around the middle of the 21st century, after side effects were discovered from the first frozen person who woke up, we stopped doing this. I don't know much about the specific situation, but I heard that it is a continuous injection of improved dormant bacteria extract into the dormancy cabin. "
Lu Zhou frowned. "Is this okay?"
"Of course it's okay, and it's much safer. The price is a little more expensive, but not too much." Professor Leonard sighed. "I suggest you go to a hospital on Earth for treatment. There is no serious dormancy institution on Mars at all … Although this is not a very troublesome disease, if you drag it on, you may have this pain twice a day."
"Let's go back to Earth now …" When Lu Zhou heard that he had to have his period twice a day, he didn't want to wait any longer. He looked at the navigation map on the holographic interface and immediately asked, "How do I go back?"
"Although Tiangong City is closer to here, I suggest we go a little further and board from New London."
Lu Zhou asked with a frown.
"Why?"
"Because you are now an illegal immigrant." Professor Leonard continued with a helpless expression on his face, "Everyone thinks you are dead. If I didn't see you climb out of that coffin, I would have thought so without hesitation. New London … is more 'friendly' to illegal immigrants and stowaways. It's not a big problem to sneak through customs with a little credit. "
Lu Zhou: "A lot of people should recognize my face. If necessary, I can provide a DNA test."
"Come on, this is the 22nd century, not your era." Professor Leonard, who was holding the steering wheel, sighed. "If you want, you can even change your facial features to look like Pharaoh or Qin Shi Huang and claim that the entire Egypt or the Terracotta Army is yours. DNA testing is a good method, but this is Mars, and it takes two minutes to send a message back to Earth. Do you expect to notarize your identity here? Then you want others to accept that you are still alive? Then you want to take back the house that has been developed into a public tourist attraction? I advise you to forget about it. "
Lu Zhou opened his mouth and didn't know what to say for a while.
People used to joke with him that if the house was cleaned up, it would be a historical relic in the future. Don't throw away unnecessary things for the time being. Maybe you can sell it as an antique in the future.
That's great.
It really became a cultural relic …
Where do I live when I go back to Earth?!
But at this moment, the robot sitting in the back seat suddenly handed a card forward and spoke in an intermittent voice in the communication channel.
"… New, identity.
"… Master, tell me.
"… For the time being, use it at home."
Looking at the robot sitting in the back seat and the card in its hand, the expression on Lu Zhou's face gradually became strange.
He originally thought that it couldn't speak …
Lu Zhou reached out and took the card. He turned it over and glanced at it.
When he saw the column of name, he was caught off guard and almost choked on his own saliva.
What the hell is Lu Zhou named Ai?!
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