I always felt that the girls in my house were easy to feed. Of course, this sentence needs to be understood from different angles. I admit that Sandora's appetite could scare the hell out of a finance minister of a small or medium-sized country, but at the same time, you have to recognize her advantage of not being picky about her food. Look, Shallow Shallow, Sandora, Pandora, my sister, and even that lady with a net worth of a hundred billion. Every one of them has the power to make a few universes tremble with a sneeze. Their personal space has enough junk to exchange for thirty years of the GDP of this little blue planet. But I can still take them to a roadside stall to eat skewers and buy a five-dollar bracelet from a street vendor. The princess of the Empire doesn't mind that her new toys are just two glass balls. The queen of the Empire doesn't care if her lunch covers the entire periodic table. In fact, this is probably what she wants.
Not long after we left the house, we met Lin Xue. Although this lady doesn't live in our house, she has become a frequent visitor of this street. I can't understand why such a family would allow one of their heirs to wander around unscrupulously. I'm afraid Grandpa Lin deserves the credit. Anyway, while I was busy buying skewers for Sandora and discussing with my sister if we should go to a theme park or a museum (Mercury Lamp likes that place a lot, although I feel that most of our family probably doesn't need to go to a human museum to supplement their knowledge), the lady floated in front of me.
She really floated over. Lin Xue actually wore a light yellow dress and walked around the street in the cold spring weather of -5 degrees Celsius. Her carefreeness has broken through the sky.
"My body has strengthened to the point where I don't even know if it's hot or cold. I don't even know what to wear if I don't look at the calendar." Lin Xue waved her hand indifferently. Her gaze fell on Sandora who was holding a bunch of skewers. "Damn, you brought the first family out and this is what you feed Her Majesty the Queen?"
"It's the same no matter what I feed her." I shrugged and wiped the sauce off Little Bubble's face. "I didn't see you come over this morning."
"I was so busy." Lin Xue looked at us strangely. "I didn't sleep at all last night. Half of the people in the organization had a sleepless night. I'll tell you what happened later. It's a big surprise. First, tell me, what are you going to do? "
"An amusement park or a museum." I first patted Bubbles's little face before turning my head slightly to touch the large backpack behind me. After confirming that there was no one around, the zipper on the backpack was pushed open from the inside. Mercury Lamp's little head poked out a third of the way out. A hint of happiness flashed across her crystal-like red eyes. I casually stroked her hair. "My two daughters are once again at odds with each other. I don't dare to offend either of them."
"Who is your daughter? Who is your daughter? Daughter, who are you?" Mercury Lamp yelled in a low voice. She didn't even care about the subject and object. Then, she started to pull my neck. "Anyway, I'm going to the museum today. I want to see T-Rex ribs and ancient anemones! You didn't bring me last time! "
I reached out and pinched Mercury Lamp's nose. Before she could protest, I shoved her back into the backpack. This girl. She was protesting the first half of her sentence. Then, she tacitly admitted her identity as a daughter. She started to act like a spoiled child and make requests. Now, she's still not being obedient. She kicked everywhere in the backpack.
"I really don't understand why a puppet would be interested in the ribs of a Tyrannosaurus rex."
I whispered in Lin Xue's ear. "It's mainly because I haven't been out for the past two days. My sister thinks I'm going to grow mushrooms and I need to come out to get some fresh air. On the other hand, what were you busy with last night? "
Although I asked that, I was already thinking about it. This was a habit that I had developed after interacting with Lin Xue for a long time. I would always guess how much the prophet had seen before she spoke. It was very interesting, even though most of my guesses were proven to be too conservative. I felt that Lin Xue should already know what happened on Planet Barrier last night. It was most likely related to her not sleeping last night. The only thing I didn't understand was why her so-called "organization" stayed up all night. "Let's go back first. We can't play today."
"Let's go back first. We can't play today." Lin Xue patted my shoulder like we were good friends. She was wearing an elegant dress, but she was still so carefree. How should I put it, she was kind of cute. "All the theme parks in the city are my businesses. I guarantee that they will all be closed today because they need to repair the communication lines. The museum won't be open for the same reason."
"Uh, what's going on?"
I could feel a dark aura spreading in my backpack. Little Bubble, who was in my arms, might not know what was going on, but Mercury Lamp's IQ was incomparable to Little Bubble's. She immediately knew that she could only stay at home today.
I was curious. The Shadow City had a radius of a few hundred kilometers. Avalon was almost a small country. In the macro world, she could take a twenty-four-hour bus ride with her Princess Order. Why would Mercury Lamp be so interested in the Paleontology Museum in the surface world? The other fellows at home would also be interested. Could the fake goods street at Er Li Qiao be more attractive than the Osaka Shopping Center in the Shadow City?
"Don't you feel that the streets are especially quiet today? I mean, there's no messy sound system. "
Lin Xue poked my elbow and pointed to the surroundings with her chin. "There shouldn't be so many pedestrians at this time."
"I didn't notice. It's usually like this."
"Alright, it's not as obvious as the city center." Lin Xue shook her head indifferently. "Didn't you guys watch TV this morning?"
"TV?" I was stunned. "No, there are more than twenty thousand channels in Schilling Media and macro world. Who would watch TV? Now, they only watch cartoons at night."
Lin Xue took a deep breath. Then, she took out a beautiful pink lady's phone and waved it in front of my eyes. "This isn't a Schilling Information Terminal disguised as a phone. This is a special tool that our organization gave us. It's said to be able to communicate with the International Space Station without delay under the Mariana Trench. However, it has no signal now. Let's head back first. We'll talk on the way. "
I was stunned for a moment before I caught up to Lin Xue. She continued to speak before we could even open our mouths, "Humanity's cutting-edge technology is already like this, and it's even worse for the civilian sector. Civilian cell phones, radio, television, internet, some military communication channels, and even many mysterious and secretive satellite channels are all either down or jammed. Nearly 60% of the modern communication network was paralyzed between 10 and 12 o 'clock last night. The information transmission system that humans have been so proud of for the past few decades experienced a massive two-hour cerebral thrombosis. I'm guessing that the heads of governments all over the world didn't sleep during that period of time last night — Americans are so lucky that it was daytime."
"Wow! That's amazing! " Shallow Shallow instantly got excited. Then, she magically took out a radio station from her 'pocket'. She turned on the switch and a high-pitched noise came from it. "Full band jams? Human communication is paralyzed? Such a world-shaking thing happened! Lin Xue, Lin Xue. What's going on? Did you follow the Metahumans to save the world last night? "
I had already covered half of my face with my hands. I couldn't bear to look at Shallow Shallow's sluggishness and stupidity. Lin Xue pressed her hands on Shallow Shallow's shoulders. Her expression was especially bright. "According to reliable sources, when human communication was disrupted last night, the moon suddenly exploded with a super-large-scale energy radiation. This has never happened in the history of human knots. It was even more intense than the largest sunspot. Do you know that the satellites that humans took twenty years to launch were destroyed in two hours?"
"The history of humans launching satellites should be longer than twenty years, right?"
"But even the oldest satellite wouldn't last thirty years in the sky. Let's get down to business." Lin Xue pinched me. "Now you know what's going on! It's all because of your junk. I didn't get a wink of sleep last night! "
With Lin Xue's reminder, I suddenly slapped my head and exclaimed, "Damn it. Why is there such a huge commotion this time?"
Everyone immediately realized what was going on, and they all sighed loudly.
"Ugh..." Lin Xue looked at everyone helplessly and shrugged. "A bunch of enemies of humanity... Wait, I think I got myself involved too."
"Of course." I looked at the sky with a complicated expression. Then, I raised my hand and knocked on Lin Xue's head. "That's why it's not just my junk. It's also your junk. You still have the title of Mistress of the Empire."
"What's the specific situation? Is it serious?"
Sandora's voice interrupted my and Lin Xue's daily bickering. As a leader, she understood the importance of information systems for a civilized civilization. Therefore, even though Lin Xue's tone was still frivolous, she had already become serious. She began to ask about the hidden impact of this incident on human society.
"Serious, but not serious." Lin Xue waved her hands and walked in front. She didn't seem to have any psychological pressure at all. "The civil communication network is basically done for. The satellites in the sky have decreased by a third. In a few days, ordinary people will probably have to go back to the time when the internet is back to normal. It sounds scary, but this serious situation is only concentrated in the civil domain. The things of the government and the military are special. Although they are also affected, the most important circuits can still be used. Now is the time for the elders to show their might. Let's see how they use their experience to restore the human society's neural network in the shortest time possible. You know, even when there were only a dozen satellites in the world, the planet was still rotating normally... "
"I hope it's as you said." I somehow started to worry about the country and the people. "I remember reading an article before. It said that once the human communication system is paralyzed for more than 48 hours, the world will start to ring its death knell..."
"That's right, but fortunately, it's not completely paralyzed this time. It's only partially paralyzed. As long as the information channel on Earth isn't destroyed, those big shots can still see through cable video that their nuclear bombs are still sitting obediently in the silo. Other people's nuclear bombs haven't jumped out, so everything is fine. In fact, after a few hours of switching through various emergency channels, the communication on Earth has been restored to 50%. The recovery speed is shocking. You have to know that the satellites have extra bandwidth. In a disaster, it's not impossible for them to overload the entire communication network on Earth in a short period of time. "
The few of us strolled along the streets, worrying about the country and the people. We discussed the things that might affect world peace. Little Bubble had already eaten a fried skewer on the back of my head, and Mercury Lamp was muttering about the T-Rex ribs in her hiking bag. I felt that the current scene was very subtle. The moon base was smashed into a crater, human civilization was facing a moderate crisis, and the leaders of the world were sweating profusely as they stared at the nuclear bomb or something else that was still in their sights. We were indirectly responsible for all of this. As the people responsible, we were wandering in a medium-sized city in China with our wives, children, and pets. We were eating fried skewers that cost ten yuan each, and when we discussed world peace, we also talked about how to make braised eggplant. Just thinking about it made me feel guilty.
"Speaking of which, where's your car?"
I turned to look at Lin Xue. Usually, when she came over, she would drive her flashy, beautiful, and ostentatious red sports car. It was said that it was her favorite car. After driving the shuttle used by the Imperial Army and the Invisible Secret Service Ship, the young miss had a special liking for a sports car produced on Earth. It was obvious how much she valued it. Even in this relatively affluent area, driving her sports car around would attract a lot of attention. However, I didn't see Lin Xue driving it today.
"You're still talking about it? I almost forgot!" The young miss immediately bared her teeth and pointed at me. "I reckon that you guys also destroyed 70% of the high-end cars in the world! It's a pity that the sports cars that I saved up over the years were all burned! Today, I had to borrow my little brother's broken car to get here. That bastard took Sally for a ride and threw me off the moment we reached your street … "
Lin Xue grumbled and I couldn't help but burst out in laughter. I thought to myself that she deserved it. The more high-tech a product from Earth, the more it couldn't withstand the torment. This is the car's chip burning. If you want to ride a bicycle, even if Visca really turned it to vibration, it wouldn't affect your travel.
"Alright, alright, this will count as your work loss. The royal family will compensate you, okay?" I chuckled at Lin Xue. "I'll compensate you with a 'Golden Throne' shuttle used by the royal family. I guarantee that it will be cooler than your sports car — — there's no one on Earth that can run it."
"Commuting at three-quarters of the speed of light, do you think that I don't have enough to worry about right now?!"
Lin Xue gave me a side kick on the spot. Little Bubble nimbly jumped down to protect her and bit Lin Xue's ankle. The young miss immediately exclaimed: "Hey, hey, hey! What's wrong with this unlucky child, I was hugging and kissing her yesterday! "
Nonsense, when parents fight, they take the name of the father. That's how Little Bubble's logic is set!
I picked up Little Bubble and continued to hang her on my shoulder. I smiled proudly at the young miss. Little Bubble reported the results of the battle. Then, she asked Sandora for a skewer and continued to put the sweet noodle sauce on the back of my head.
The scene on the street was still the same as usual. The ordinary citizens didn't know what had happened, nor did they know what was happening. Those who should be buying groceries were buying groceries, those who should be strolling were strolling, and those who should be quarreling were still quarreling. The loss of one-third of the global communication satellites was like the moon being hit by a hammer three times. It seemed that those professionals had covered up this unusual incident very well. I heard people loudly complaining to others on the side of the road that their TV had malfunctioned early in the morning. There were also people staring blankly at their phones that had lost all signal. When they suddenly lost the chaotic sounds that they were used to in life, a lot of people appeared to be at a loss. However, there were also people who walked out of their homes and chatted with neighbors that they hadn't seen for a long time. When they lost their phones and the internet, the distance between people grew longer, and the distance between hearts suddenly became closer. You see, we can also be artistic — but those people who were chatting at the door in the cold wind of -5 degrees Celsius are really strong. Don't they feel cold?
Today's plan to go out and play ended without any results. The girls at home could only continue to idle around. Pandora brought her sister to the City of Shadows. She said that she wanted to do some follow-up checks on Visca and see if there were any new developments in the research of the three fragments. Sandora also followed, but she was going to Avalon — she planned to get rid of the few fish that Jingle had left. There weren't many left anyway …
Bubble turned on the TV in the living room. The screen was pitch-black as we expected, with only a few English letters in the center: NO DATE. After switching through many channels, it was the same. Only a few channels were playing local programs, and the signal strength was basically negligible. Lin Xue told us that the civilian channels weren't all paralyzed. It was just that under the premise that all official communications were guaranteed, the civilian channels could only take a back seat. The excess bandwidth was squeezed, or they were artificially cut off to prevent people from fishing in troubled waters and stirring up chaos in the world. This statement was quickly confirmed, because after switching through the channels, we finally found a channel with a normal signal and a clear program. There was no station logo, no program name, and no small advertisements. There was only a man with a poker face who used a tone to announce that the reason for the interruption of communications was the activity of sunspots. He also told the people that everything was under control, and that the government had long anticipated such an event. Sunspots were just a kind of natural phenomenon that wasn't fatal, and everything would soon return to normal. The ordinary people didn't need to panic. The only impact of this event on human society was that you wouldn't be able to steal vegetables in time … That last sentence was added by me.
The host began to explain what sunspots were while Bubble pulled out a thin blue beam of light from her hair. After connecting this "cable" that was like a wire but had no substance to the TV, she began to use the only human military channel to connect to the Blizzard server …
"F * ck! ERROR 35!! "Bubble's head was connected to the wire, and she jumped up from the sofa." Her father! Let's hurry up and do something! "
Me: "..."
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