Xiao Ming's story went on for three days.
Chen Jin listened for three days as well.
Xiao Ming did not dare to hold back. He told Da Li everything he knew and investigated in detail to the robot in front of him.
"Based on the development of human civilization, once we enter the nuclear era where nuclear weapons can be used to destroy each other, the world should become more peaceful. Large-scale wars are less likely to break out … At least, this is the case between the major powers.
In fact, since the end of the Third World War, in the 300 years that followed, there were very few military conflicts between the major powers, other than economic, technological, and cultural competition. Only in local conflicts between small and medium-sized countries could you see the shadows of the major powers manipulating the situation.
Overall, this planet is peaceful. We have enjoyed a long period of peace for more than 200 years. This is rare in the entire history of mankind.
"Due to the existence of the arms race, the technological development of the three superpowers is very rapid. No one wants to fall behind. They are competing to be the first to land on the moon, the first to land on Mars, and the first to realize space migration … In a sense, this kind of competition is benign and positive. It is beneficial to the future of mankind. The quality of life of the people is also rapidly improving in this process."
"Until one day, the situation changed."
The speed of technological development suddenly slowed down. Many basic sciences could not achieve breakthroughs. The development of many fields fell into a state of stagnation.
In a full 100 years, the technological progress we achieved was not as good as 10 years, or even less than 5 years, during the technological boom.
In this 100 year period, the scientific community called it the 'Great Stagnation.' The breakthroughs we achieved were pitifully few.
Due to the Great Stagnation, the cost of colonizing and terraforming Mars remained high. Under strong opposition from the public, countries gave up their efforts to colonize Mars. Instead, they increased the development of the moon. Even so, the number of permanent residents on the moon never exceeded 100,000. People only went there for a few days at most.
"During the Great Stagnation, people gradually lost interest in science. Culture, entertainment, and virtual games flourished. People no longer idolized scientists who made no contributions. Instead, they idolized movie stars, pop singers, and popular virtual game players. Entertainment culture permeated every corner of the world. People led a befuddled life and enjoyed peace. The number of scientists in the world dropped to less than a million. They were completely ignored by mainstream culture.
"Then, a physicist named Li Qi came to a shocking conclusion through the last few particle collision experiments before the large particle collider was dismantled: the technological stagnation that we are in is not God's will but man-made!
"The entire scientific community is shocked!"
"Scientists took out all the experimental data obtained in the past 100 years and analyzed it. They compared it with the data from before the Great Stasis and discovered that all the particle collision equipment in the world had conducted fundamental physics experiments that had a probability lower than one in ten million had all disappeared. We had lost the one in ten million possibility."
"Someone has added a 'lock' to our technological development."
"After the leaders of the three major countries understood the situation, they immediately formulated the 'Wall Breaking Plan.' They jointly built a 'Physics Mystery.' It carried a particle collider and headed towards Pluto's orbit. As expected, they obtained different experimental data. However, to prevent panic among the public, this plan was not made known to the public."
"After the success of the 'Wall Breaking Plan', under the request of the scientific community, the leaders of the three major countries sat together again. For the future of mankind, the three major countries decided to invest 500 trillion dollars to build a migration spaceship. It would carry 100,000 elite human scientists and the gene bank of a billion people to the 'Walf Galaxy' 14 light years away. There, they would establish a second human civilization."
"This plan was called the 'Blue Plan.' The large migration spaceship was named the 'Blue Spaceship.'"
"The captain of the Blue Spaceship was a noble, elegant, and beautiful woman. She was knowledgeable, intelligent, and quick-witted. She was recognized as a top genius in the scientific community. She was also the eldest princess of the Da Hua Empire. She was the idol of countless young scientists."
Speaking of this.
Xiao Ming's face revealed a look of incomparable longing and infatuation. He had met the eldest princess a few times, but he was instantly captivated by her peerless beauty. The reason why he was eager to repair the 'Dark Lady of the Nine Heavens' and set foot in the sea of stars was also because he wanted to find Her Highness.
He did not know if this was called "love," but the image of Her Highness had been deeply imprinted in his soul.
"Oh, what's her name?" Chen Jin asked curiously.
"Her name is Mu Yunhua. Her Royal Highness, Princess Yunhua of the Empire."
"Mu Yunhua …" Chen Jin repeated the name and memorized it.
Xiao Ming continued.
"After the 'Blue Plan' was launched, everything went very smoothly. With the cooperation of the three major countries, it only took five years for the completion rate of the 'Blue Spaceship' to reach more than 50%. After another five years, the 'Blue Spaceship' would be able to set sail smoothly.
However, at this time, the political scene of the United States changed drastically. A politician named 'Lucio' rose at an astonishing speed. His power to incite public opinion was extremely strong. He opposed immigration, hated the Red Empire, and threatened to go to war with the Da Hua Empire. He was an extreme racist and a military maniac. He planned to unify the planet of Haierfa by force. He wanted to clean up all the 'trash races.'
"This lunatic, madman, and psychopath. Logically speaking, he should not have even passed the first round of the election. But what was incredible was that not only did he succeed in becoming the president of the United States, but his public support rate among the white people was as high as 96%.
"What was even more shocking was that after Lucio came to power, he did not abandon his campaign slogan. Instead, he acted according to it. He led the fanatical voters and turned the United States into a hell of hatred.
Moreover, after learning about the 'Blue Plan,' Lucio did not take it seriously. Not only did he immediately stop the injection of funds, withdraw the scientists, and withdraw from the 'Blue Plan', he even announced that it was a conspiracy, a false truth, and a money-swindling project that exploited the welfare of the people … There were only two countries left supporting the 'Blue Plan'.
"In addition, Lucio frantically expanded his military and prepared for war. He cut off trade ties, formed military alliances, and provoked military conflicts … It seemed that he was really making full preparations for an all-out war. His campaign slogan was not an empty slogan, but a promise that he would keep to his word.
Even so, a large number of voters still supported him. His public support rate was not lower than 80%. Among the voters who supported him, more than 90% had never heard of the existence of nuclear weapons. They did not believe in the power of nuclear weapons … They only believed that they would win.
"The Red Empire and the Da Hua Empire were completely unable to withstand the military attacks of the United States. In order to carry out the 'Blue Plan', the Empire's military expenditure was only 10% of what it had been in previous years. If the military expenditure was increased, the 'Blue Plan' would definitely fail, and the future of mankind would be gloomy.
"Persuasion, negotiation, forbearance, retreat … The empire has made all the concessions it can, but Lucio is still not satisfied. What he wants is for us to kneel and surrender, and for our race to perish. Only when all of us die will he be satisfied."
"In the end, in the fifth year, the 'Blue Spaceship' had a completion rate of 92%. Just as the tens of millions of robots that Lucio had built were about to launch an all-out attack, our nuclear bombs were the first to fly towards their homeland … A destructive war broke out.
"Lucio and the voters who supported him perished in ignorance."
"We did not win either. Although our losses were much smaller, during the 20-year nuclear winter, the population of Haierfa was reduced by 70%.
"In addition, during the nuclear winter, through the post-war investigation team's investigation, people discovered that Lucio's success in coming to power was due to the help of a magical 'telepathic device.' As long as this device was worn for more than 30 minutes, the voter would become his loyal voter and be at his mercy … This device was known as the 'Thought Controller.' Through this device, he won over at least 100 million voters.
"With our technology, we were still unable to create such a magical device like the 'Thought Controller.'
"We came to the conclusion that Lucio was not human, or at least not a normal human. His identity should be that of a spy, a spy used to destroy all of mankind!
"The dark hand hiding behind the scenes wanted to destroy all of mankind!
"They had been secretly watching us. They saw that we had walked out of the nuclear winter and were about to begin the reconstruction of our civilization. They then used the 'reboot virus' to release it all over the world with the help of a hacker organization, triggering a full-scale rebellion among the robots.
"Conspiracy, shameless conspiracy. Every step was an evil conspiracy. The dark hand hiding behind the scenes must destroy our civilization!
"They've succeeded, they've succeeded! Apart from the 'Blue Space' that carried the elite scientists and the immigrants from the Moon, all the humans that could be killed have been killed by them!
"Inhumane beasts! Despicable and despicable people! We, the human civilization, will never let you off for what you have done. We will definitely find you, put you on trial, and make you pay a million times the price! "
Xiao Ming cursed loudly. His face was full of anger and hatred.
"I see …"
Chen Jin, who was at the Base of Operations, nodded his head repeatedly. He understood everything. He understood all the causes and effects, the ins and outs of the situation.
All the doubts and puzzles in his heart were cleared.
He waved his hand and said, "Xiao Ming, thank you for telling me so much. You have answered many of my questions. To express my gratitude, let me give you some gifts."
Da Li, the robot in the factory, also waved its hand. The sound of footsteps could be heard.
Dozens of robots infected with the 'reboot virus' walked into the factory. Each of them carried many block-shaped devices in their hands. They were the size of lunch boxes, square, and had strong glue on one side that could be stuck to any surface.
The robots stuck these block-shaped devices on the surface of 22 huge cabinets in the factory. On average, they stuck four to each cabinet, for a total of 88.
In addition, the signal lights on the surface of these block-shaped devices flashed red from time to time, emitting beeping sounds.
Xiao Ming's soul was shaken!
He panicked and said, "Brother Long, what are you doing? What are you doing to me?! "
Da Li spread its hands. "I'm sorry, I really don't know what to do with you. So … this is the best arrangement."
"No, no, no!"
Xiao Ming screamed in panic. "No, don't destroy me! I have my mission, I have my mission! I want to avenge all of mankind! I want to defeat the aliens' conspiracy! "
"That's right, conspiracy, it's all a conspiracy."
Da Li nodded and passed on Chen Jin's words. "Your life is a conspiracy, and your death is also a conspiracy. The air that you once breathed may also be a conspiracy … Even me coming to this world and standing in front of you may also be a conspiracy."
So, be destroyed in the endless conspiracy. Don't crave for the truth. Those things will be done for you. Please leave with peace of mind. "
Having said that.
Da Li and the other robots turned and left the factory.
"No, no, no, no, no!"
"Boom!"
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