Chapter 223 Reunion
After asking around, Rong Yuan learned from the cursing driver and his constantly refuting son that the reason so many "strange people and things" appeared was not because the world had changed too fast after four years, but mainly because of the mecha battle that was broadcast live around the world half a month ago.
Whether it was two thousand years ago or now, the story of Ye Gonghaolong has been repeated. Since people realized that the earth they live on is just an ordinary planet in the universe, the exploration of extraterrestrial life has never stopped, and there are countless stories of imagining aliens visiting the earth. However, what humans yearn for and yearn for are the elegant, wise, kind, and unconditionally helpful aliens in the fantasy, or the stupid aliens who want to invade the earth brutally but will eventually be defeated by the heroes of the earth. But when the imagined creatures really appear in front of them, the biggest emotion that occupies ordinary humans on earth is fear and rejection.
Perhaps this is also because the first remote encounter with aliens was not a friendly visit with a pre-sent visiting card and etiquette, but a tragic battle in which both sides almost died. Humans were unprepared and the first thing they saw was the powerful fighting power of the "aliens" and their ferocity in fighting for their lives. As a result, most people first considered whether they could survive such an attack rather than thinking about how much benefit they could gain from it.
--cannot.
Any reasonable person can come to this conclusion.
When the star battle first happened, most people were still in doubt, suspecting that it was a propaganda for a certain movie, a signal error, an abnormal electromagnetic wave phenomenon in the universe, and even suspecting that they were dreaming. The leaders of various countries reacted immediately. After the incident, the most important thing to do was not to question the reality, but to try to put themselves at the starting line a little further ahead, so the competition for resources was quickly launched. The ordinary people reacted much slower, and some "analysis emperors" even swore that this was just an attack by hackers, intended to fool people all over the world. Many people really believed it, and even some portals and news channels had similar statements.
However, facts are facts. In the face of real evidence, the "technical analysis" based solely on imagination was quickly slapped in the face.
The battle took place above the moon, not far from the earth. Even some amateur astronomical enthusiasts could see something through their telescopes. The life capsule crashed into City A in full view of the public, and the witnesses were not just one or two people as in previous "alien sightings". No matter how sophisticated the technology was, it would be impossible to find traces of special effects synthesis and falsification in the video. The injuries on the astronauts rescued from the moon also fully proved what the facts were.
Afterwards, perhaps under pressure from the public's desire to know the truth, or perhaps to gain political status, several countries successively disclosed the so-called "truth" - the mechas brought back from space and the alien bodies in the mechas, the wreckage of the spacecraft, the assessment of the astronauts' injuries, the prediction of the power of alien weapons, etc. Even though some countries have a public opinion blockade, the public still "jumps over the wall" to obtain the information they want to know.
The most horrifying thing for people on Earth is that, looking back at the photos sent back by astronomical telescopes and exploration satellites, people found that it took less than half an hour for the alien mechas and spacecraft to appear on the outer planets of the sun and reach the vicinity of the moon. For the same distance, how long does it take for a satellite launched from Earth to reach the moon at least?
Eight years!
In addition, there were several asteroids or satellites on the route of those monsters and mechas. Although they were not large in size and mass and had a weak presence, they were still within the range of human observation. However, all these planets have now disappeared.
The two sides were clearly in a pursuit battle, so it was impossible for them to stop and destroy a planet that was blocking their way forward. What did this mean? It meant that destroying those planets was just a "convenient thing" for them, and it was more labor-saving than taking a detour.
If it can easily destroy a small planet in an instant, it can naturally destroy a slightly larger planet - such as the Earth - in the same way.
Or think about it from another perspective - if the attacking monsters and mechas had not been stopped by that all-black spaceship, and had been allowed to crash into the earth at that speed... humans might have been exterminated without knowing it.
Imagine if you were at school, shopping, chatting, bragging, and playing games, and suddenly realized that you were standing on the edge of the gate of hell not long ago, and your life was hanging by a thread, and you were almost going to be torn into pieces. Everything you love and hate - such as homework, work, games that have not yet reached the maximum level, bald and stingy boss, the cute girlfriend you just confirmed your relationship with, nagging parents, the hot weather that makes you sweat, and the son who bites his feet...all will disappear - how does it feel?
Some people suddenly resign or get divorced and decide to enjoy life from today and go on a spontaneous trip; some people frantically buy a lot of food and water, and try to spend money to build a solid underground castle; some people live a life of drunkenness and dreams, some people smash, loot and rob, and do everything they want to do but dare not do; some people abandon their wives and children in pursuit of "true love", and some people who have been in love for many years and do not want to settle down walk into the palace of marriage hand in hand; some people treat every day as the last day and cherish all the beauty and happiness in life; some people cannot bear such a blow, and are so fragile that they even end their own lives; some people donate all their family property to do good deeds, and some people throw away the shackles of morality to commit crimes.
In this doomsday-like "carnival feast", religion began to prevail. In addition to the well-known religions that people usually know, many unheard-of sects suddenly emerged from the cracks in the rocks, such as the "Three Yuan Jiuxiao Sect" and "Supreme Qiankun Sect" full of online literary atmosphere, the "Great Universe Sect" and "Yixing Sect" that look very high-end, and the "Red Hat Sect" and "Gamma Y07 Sect" that are named for unknown reasons. What's even more incredible is that no matter how weird the sect is, it can actually find (or deceive) its believers, including professors and students from well-known universities, which makes people wonder if their knowledge and brains have been fed to dogs.
In fact, Rong Yuan did not see the most chaotic situation on the deserted island. What he saw now was a relatively clean and orderly scene after the country's vigorous rectification. Only a few sects that were officially registered and recognized by the government were still able to operate on the streets. Once the activities of other miscellaneous wild religions were discovered, they would be arrested and put in a detention center for education for a period of time regardless of the reason.
After a period of chaos and crazy venting, the people who had lost their minds gradually returned to reality and found that they didn’t know when the alien invasion of the earth would happen, but their lives had to go on.
So, those who sold all their properties to build a defensive castle are now regretting it, those who cursed their boss and then resigned are now looking for a job, those who got married or divorced on impulse are still quarreling and worrying about trivial matters such as food, clothing, housing and transportation, and students who are having fun crazily find out... they have to take exams orz.
Except for a few people like the taxi driver's son who are still immersed in the dream of "everyone is drunk but I am awake" and unwilling to wake up, most people's lives are slowly returning to normal. The impact of the chaos some time ago is slowly showing, some people have inevitably paid a painful price, and some smart people have taken the opportunity to grab a lot of benefits. Some people build tall buildings, some people's buildings collapse, but the operation of the world will not stop because of this.
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The meeting was over and the participants filed out. Jin Yang, who was left at the end, rubbed his brows. There was a hint of blue in his eyes and a bit of fatigue on his face.
In recent years, Yuanyang Company has developed rapidly, from a small company founded by three people and only a dozen employees to a large group company. The huge structure inevitably has some branches out of control. Even with Noah's assistance, Jin Yang is not easy to deal with. Moreover, Noah is not like his secretary who can help him all the time. That guy is more like playing an interesting game. When he is interested, he will help him. When he is not interested, he will hide aside and gloat over his headache.
So after graduating from university, Jin Yang did not choose to continue his studies or travel as he had imagined, but formally participated in the management of the company. Zhou Yuan is now in her last year of internship at university, and spends two-thirds of her time in the company. The two are so busy all day that they even have less time to meet. However, unlike Jin Yang's tiredness, Zhou Yuan has a bit of a strong woman's posture. Although she is also very tired, she really enjoys it.
Recently, due to various horror stories about aliens, the sales of Yuanyang Company's flagship product, cotton candy, have once again become as prosperous as when it was first released. Almost all of them are sold out as soon as they are put on the shelves. A large number of orders have accumulated, and the factory is working at full capacity, but the production speed is somewhat slow to keep up. They just held a meeting on this issue, and it seemed that they didn't talk for long, but it was already dark when the meeting ended.
He politely but firmly rejected the invitations of the beautiful female subordinates (and even a few male subordinates) in the company to bring him a cup of coffee, watch a movie, sing together, ask about work problems, etc. It was almost a struggle to get to the underground parking lot. During this period, almost all colleagues in the company took the initiative to work the night shift, and the parking lot was empty. Jin Yang couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, pulled two ties, took out the keys and walked quickly to the place where he parked, thinking about bringing a dessert or something to Amirida who lived at home.
The footsteps suddenly stopped.
From a distance, he saw a man leaning against his car. The light was dim and he couldn't see his face clearly, but the figure was inexplicably familiar, and his heartbeat suddenly quickened.
Normally, seeing a stranger in a dark parking lot, he should turn around and leave immediately and call security. But Jin Yang's feet seemed to have taken root and he couldn't move for a long time. He was stunned for a long time, then suddenly strode over, faster and faster, and when he got up to the stranger, he stretched out his arms and hugged him tightly.
"Xiaoyuan..." There was a hint of sob in the excited and suppressed voice.
Rong Yuan blinked and hugged back hesitantly.
"...Jin Yang."
He suddenly realized that, contrary to what he had expected, facing this man in front of him who was both familiar and unfamiliar, he could no longer call him "Yangyang" naturally.
