A month later.
In one of the laboratories of the Spire Experimental Base, there were three humans, two men and one woman.
Chen Chen took a USB flash drive from Brando's hand.
The USB flash drive had a transparent crystal-like shell. Through the shell, one could clearly see a large number of golden gears inside. These gears were still turning slowly, like a mechanical watch with distinct layers and complexity.
If one did not know that this was a USB flash drive, one might even think of it as a work of art.
"Mr. Chen, I'm glad I didn't disappoint you."
Brando smiled. One of his eyes was wrapped in white cloth. Traces of blood seeped out, carrying an inexplicable sense of tragedy.
"Go to the logistics department of the Spire Experimental Base and have them treat your injury."
Chen Chen nodded and said lightly, "You can choose between prosthetic limbs or cloning a real eye. However, we haven't reached the level of organ cloning technology at the moment, so if you choose to transplant a real eye, you'll have to wait for half a year until your clone grows to adulthood. Only then will we be able to allocate an eye."
"I'll choose prosthetic limbs."
Brando nodded. "I heard that the artificial eye developed by Project Xingtian has better performance than the original eye and most people can't tell."
"But there's no way to tell when going through the security check."
Chen Chen made a rare joke and patted Brando on the shoulder. Then, he took the USB flash drive and turned around to walk to a computer.
Seeing this, Brando bowed slightly, turned around, and left the laboratory.
Chen Chen plugged the quantum USB flash drive into the computer. After that, Little X began to control the computer, and then contacted the quantum computer in Northern America.
"It's connected."
In reality, Little X closed her eyes and said at the same time, "I'm now going through all the files in the quantum computer. At present, it can be determined that most of these files were created in 1993, which is the year the Earth Federation was founded."
Chen Chen nodded. "As expected, this quantum computer appeared in that year. What else?"
"Searching... But most of it is the program code of the quantum computer, basically no other valuable clues were found..."
Little X said, then she suddenly opened her eyes. "Sir Godfather, I found an encrypted file created in 2003. This file is... This is a video file!"
"Only this one?"
Chen Chen's heart skipped a beat.
"Let me look again …"
About half a minute later, Little X opened her eyes. "That's right, the entire quantum computer's program has never been modified. This means that the Earth Federation has never cracked the quantum computer's programming system. The only thing of value in the entire quantum computer is this video file."
"Very good."
Chen Chen ordered, "Bring in a Delta-level researcher."
Following Chen Chen's order, within five minutes, two Black Knights came in. They dragged a black man in a white striped research uniform and brought him into the isolation room that came with the laboratory.
"Hey, where are you taking me? Damn it, let me go! "
The black man spoke in English with a local accent. He struggled and cursed loudly until the two Black Knights locked him in the isolation room of the laboratory.
"You damned b * stards, I'll f * ck you … Ahhhhhh!!!"
Before he could finish cursing, his body suddenly twitched and fell to the ground. At the same time, he rolled on the ground and screamed loudly.
This was Little X actively controlling the tungsten collar around his neck to release three thousand volts of electricity to teach this disobedient Delta-level researcher a lesson.
It was only after ten seconds that the collar stopped releasing electricity. The black man lay on the ground moaning softly, unwilling to get up for a long time.
Chen Chen walked to the observation window of the isolation room and pressed a button. At once, the control panel of the isolation room automatically displayed all the identity information of the man.
Serial number: D 008624.
Name: Evan Glen, male, 35 years old, Ovambo Tribe.
20 June 2022, sentenced to life imprisonment for burglary resulting in the death of the victim. 21 April 2023, sent to the Spire Experimental Base – Delta-level researcher training base.
Health level: Good.
Number of experiments participated: 0.
Seeing this, Chen Chen immediately turned on the sound system in the isolation room and said, "Mr. Evan Glen."
"Who, who's talking!"
When he heard a man's voice coming from the ceiling, Evan Glen who was pretending to be lying on the ground immediately raised his head and looked at the ceiling.
"You can call me Dr. Chen."
Chen Chen said, "I'm sure you understand the situation you're in. Do you still remember the terms of the contract? Article 3, clause 5 of the contract between you and Blackwatch stated that you're obligated to cooperate with all of our company's experiments. In return, we'll score you based on your performance. If you accumulate a certain number of points, you'll have the right to receive a reduced sentence. "
"Go to hell with my cooperation. Tell me, what do you want me to do?"
Evan Glen spat and turned around to get up. Only then did he see that there was a large mirror in front of him. "Hey, I know you're outside. I'm watching you right now. Kid, you better watch out!"
As Evan Grand spoke, he stared at the mirror in front of him with a fierce expression and spoke harshly.
Chen Chen glanced at Little X who pouted, indicating that she had randomly picked this person and did not expect him to be such a troublemaker.
Chen Chen did not say anything else. He pressed the two buttons on the control panel of the isolation room. When the first button was pressed, the observation window of the isolation room instantly turned from transparent to gray. When the second button was pressed, the curses of Evan Glen in the isolation room disappeared completely.
"Play it for him."
Chen Chen waved his hand, turned around, and sat on the sofa behind him. He closed his eyes and rested.
"Okay."
Following Chen Chen's command, Little X immediately started working. She played the video that she found from the quantum computer in the isolation room.
One minute, two minutes, three minutes...
Five minutes later, Little X reported again, "Sir Godfather, the video file has ended. I've scanned the video file frame by frame and didn't find any suspicious memes or other anomalies in it. Evan Glen also showed no signs of abnormality. Whether it's his vital signs or his emotions, they're the same as before."
"Very good."
Chen Chen stood up and walked to the control panel again. At the same time, he made the observation window transparent again and connected the voice again.
"Buddy, what the hell are you talking about?"
The black man in the isolation room was confused at this time. He asked loudly, "What successor, what USB drive, what crisis... What the hell is this video about?"
However, it was destined that no one would answer his question. The two Black Knights from before came in again and dragged him out.
After the Delta-level researcher was dragged out of the laboratory, Chen Chen walked to the computer and started playing the video.
"Pfft pfft pfft..."
At the beginning of the playback, there was a static. Based on the degree of blurriness, the resolution of the video should be 360p. It was obvious that this was a very old video.
After the static, the image suddenly flashed. A handsome man in his thirties with a pair of sharp eyes appeared on the screen.
The man was wearing a black suit, revealing only his upper body. Although he couldn't tell his height because there was no reference, his figure was very straight.
Most importantly, this man was from the Central State!
"The fact that you're able to see this means that even if you haven't reached my current level, you're not far from it."
In the video, the man seemed to be standing in a laboratory with metal walls. At this time, he revealed a row of eerie white teeth and looked at the camera with a maniacal laugh. "Is it amazing? I'm sure you've guessed it by now. That's right, the mysterious USB drive in your hand was left behind by me.
"My name is Zhao Shanhe, the second holder of the dimension key... I only found traces left behind by one predecessor, so let's assume that I'm the second. At the same time, I'm also the founder of the Earth Federation. Under my leadership, humanity achieved the Great Harmony of the World for the first time!"
When he mentioned the "Great Harmony of the World", the man in the video displayed an expression of extreme pride. "Hahahaha, I, Zhao Shanhe, am just an ordinary nobody. To be able to achieve this, my life is worth it!"
However, in the next second, his expression suddenly became grim. "It's a shame that after I leave here and go to the movie Event Horizon, I'm afraid the Earth Federation won't have much time left. Without my help, this united collective of humanity will fall apart sooner or later."
Chen Chen immediately narrowed his eyes when he heard this. The movie Event Horizon was actually Event Horizon. It was just that due to a translation problem in the nineties, it was translated as Event Horizon. It was not until after 2000 that people realized that the name Event Horizon was more in line with the meaning of the movie.
In this case, the antimeme that he encountered was him?
With this in mind, Chen Chen's heart sank and he continued watching.
"The reason I took this video is to tell you that we humans are currently in a very dangerous situation..."
Zhao Shanhe had a solemn look on his face as he continued, "You should know about the Great Filter Theory, right? If a planet is compared to a whole, then a planet with life is actually like a human with a soul. We call the life unit of this planet 'Gaia'."
"However, people do not know that for 'Gaia', the emergence of a civilization is not a pleasant surprise. On the contrary, these civilizations are like cancer cells. With the development of civilization, they will inevitably destroy the ecosystem in order to proliferate. This is the second law of thermodynamics. The increase in entropy is irreversible. If a civilization wants to develop, it will inevitably destroy Gaia. Only by absorbing Gaia's life can it be done …"
"Therefore, the development of a corresponding civilization in each ecosystem is subject to the obstruction of the Great Filter of Civilization. This obstruction actually comes from their mother, Gaia. They can't avoid it. As long as civilization is not destroyed, this obstruction will continue to exist.
"Therefore, I've discovered a fact..."
There was a trace of horror in Zhao Shanhe's eyes. "Can you believe it? Mankind's perception has always been wrong. Since we experienced World War II until now, there have been almost no large-scale disasters. This has given us the illusion that the world is very safe. However, if you look at history, you'll find that this' safety 'is only a coincidental phenomenon. The history of human civilization has always been built on countless natural and man-made disasters!
"In other words, this world is far crueler than we imagined. In the vast universe, Earth is like a lone island in the middle of the ocean, while human civilization is like a castle built by a child with fine sand. It is beautiful but fragile. If any big wave hits, the civilization that humans are so proud of will disappear completely. It won't even be able to make a splash …"
"So, do you understand?"
Zhao Shanhe took a deep breath and said, "This world is becoming more and more dangerous!
"I can't explain what these dangers are, when and why they will come... But this kind of danger is increasing day by day. I believe you've noticed it. The reason I united all humans to create the Earth Federation is to deal with this kind of danger. Not only that, the ability of" Adam "is also to deal with this danger. It can constantly calculate and predict most of the dangers and give warnings to the Earth Federation in advance, so that the Earth Federation can respond."
At this point, Zhao Shanhe was silent for a moment. Then, as if he had made up his mind, he suddenly said, "Now, I'm going to the movie Event Horizon to carry out a plan. If my plan succeeds... I guess you won't be able to see this video. Then, there's nothing more to say. But if you see this video, it means that my plan has failed..."
"Hehe! Don't ask me what my plan is. Don't even think about investigating my identity and traces because there will be no trace of me in the entire world. It'll be as if I never existed. This is because I've been afflicted with a strange thing called antimeme... Maybe you've already come into contact with this thing, maybe you haven't. But if you haven't, be careful. I can't help you because I can't even protect myself! "
A helpless expression appeared on Zhao Shanhe's face. "I'm not afraid of death. What I'm afraid of is being forgotten. It's just that the more you fear something, the more you have to face it..."
After that, there was another silence in the video.
Chen Chen looked at the time. The video's progress bar was coming to an end.
"In addition, I have a very cruel truth to tell you."
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