Chapter 470: The Second Friendship
Hua Moli never thought that he would meet a close friend even though he was already in his seventies.
This Yang Ming, a young general of the Luofeng Empire and a first-level wanted criminal of the New Federation, is a young man with a handsome appearance and a personality that is very similar to himself. He is truly amazing.
When they first got together, they first talked about beauties and then about the trends in women's clothing in various places.
These were the "side jobs" that Professor Hua Moli was best at, and Yang Ming was actually an expert in this area.
They talked about the strange looks of Guerre men and women, and the extraordinary beauty that these strange looks would occasionally bring out. (Guerre means ancient humans, and El is the transliteration of a lost language.)
They talked about how many ways a narrow strip of cloth could be worn, about the over-awakened "ethnic" protectionism within the current Guer League, and about the policies that were originally formulated to protect the more vulnerable Guer group, but in actual operation they gave the Guer group too many privileges.
The old and the young would laugh heartily at the bar, would pay seven or eight Miss Guell to drink and sing together, and would discuss some vulgar jokes in a very high-end restaurant.
Inevitably, they talked about genetics.
What surprised Hua Mori even more was that the young man in front of him actually had very unique insights in related fields!
Especially, when Hua Moli talked about a popular professional issue, such as -
How the genetic fusion of White Ghost is achieved.
This general of the Luofeng Empire named Yang Ming gave Professor Hua Moli many new ideas and insights that he had never had before, which made the old professor amazed again and again.
If there are no other possibilities, then the guy in front of me must be a genius in biology!
Evening at the Cylinder Settlement.
On the balcony of the luxury suite on the top floor of the hotel, two men who had been eating, drinking and having fun for more than a dozen galaxies were sitting on lounge chairs, admiring the simulated sunset.
"It's such a pity that you don't do scientific research!"
Hua Moli exclaimed:
" Do you like to read various biology journals? This is really unbelievable for a soldier!"
Yang Ming smiled and nodded, and following the instructions from the earphones hidden in his ears, he casually listed ten interesting articles recently published in major genetics journals.
"My military life is so boring."
Yang Ming shook his head and said with emotion:
"And to be honest, I also want to be a man like White Ghost, who can protect my country and my family and friends when the insect swarms come, so I pay more attention to this.
“I’ve also read two of your articles… When I confirmed that you were Professor Huamoli half an hour ago, I was a little surprised.
"My old professor, shouldn't you be hiding in the laboratory, studying cutting-edge science with test tubes and microscopes? Why are you here looking at beautiful women with a telescope?"
“Don’t I need a vacation?”
Hua Moli shrugged:
"Because of my reputation, the graduate students I supervise are all rough guys. It's really a headache to face them all day long.
"I have a daughter, and because of the magazine incident, she also cut off contact with me, oh... these damn political correctness!
"This era is so frustrating. Everyone only follows their own emotions and looks for things that resonate with them in the online world. Those disgusting capitalists package all kinds of information to fit people's resonance points. As a result, everyone keeps moving forward in the range of their own preferences, their horizons keep narrowing, and people are becoming more and more extreme!"
"There's nothing we can do about it," Yang Ming said with emotion, "Even someone as powerful as that White Ghost can't solve this kind of problem."
“Humans are social animals, and at the same time, they are also animals that feed on a sense of superiority.”
Hua Moli smiled and said:
“Humanity’s inherent weakness has led us to form a society and to clearly define the division of labor in order to advance civilization and make our living environment stable and comfortable. Then, the collective was born.
"With the development of civilization, human beings' dependence on the concept of the collective has continued to deepen. Collective priority and collective interests will in turn produce a certain sense of oppression on individuals. Many people can adapt to this sense of oppression and will regard themselves as part of the collective to offset this mentality, but some people will not. They will fight against common oppression by showing their individuality.
"If all human beings were these two conditions, everything would become pure and simple.
“But unfortunately, capital is mixed in here, and they will pursue pioneeringism for the sake of business.
“Individuals pursue superiority, and small groups also pursue superiority, because superiority is essentially the recognition of one’s own personality, which will give people a sense of security and pleasure.
“When capital and superiority intersect, some distorted social phenomena will occur, and this kind of overcorrection of political correctness will occur.”
Yang Ming smiled and nodded: "Actually, the solution to this problem is very simple."
"How to solve it?"
"It is enough to disrupt their stable living environment," Yang Ming said calmly, "so that their living needs return to the most basic survival needs."
"Wow, that's a good idea, and it fits your military thinking. But if this happens, war is inevitable, and people's lives will be affected. War will kill people."
Hua Moli sighed with emotion:
"And Yang Ming, you have to know that human peace is hard-won. It is our greatest luck to be able to live in a strong political system.
“Look at those small countries. When they were hit by insect plagues, they were directly destroyed. No one felt sorry for them. There was not even anyone to collect the bodies. And international organizations had to keep asking for funds from various countries.
"And your homeland, the Luofeng Empire. It sounds like a very domineering country, but in fact it is just a vassal of the Sherman Empire. It has been constantly sucked dry by the Sherman Empire. Half of the population is living below the poverty line. People can't even have enough food. In this civilized era where people can jump to every corner of the Milky Way, humans can still suffer from famine. This is simply..."
"Your talk is all outdated, hahaha!"
Yang Ming waved his hand:
"The current Luo Feng is completely different from the information you can find on the Internet."
"Yeah?"
"Well," Yang Ming looked far away, "because of the Battle of Ilando, the Sherman Empire showed more tolerance and respect for Luofeng and exempted the annual silver for ten years. The emperor of Luofeng Empire, Edwang, is a wise ruler, and the strategy of not expanding the alliance is also quite effective. In a very short period of time, the Luofeng Alliance has become an economic and military community."
“Yes, I’ve read an article about this before.”
Hua Moli looked a little tired. He picked up the cup beside him and took a sip of the drink, then smiled and said:
“That article is very interesting, analyzing the unusual speed of the Falling Wind Alliance’s expansion.
"The article said that the expansion of the Luofeng Alliance violated the normal growth rate of an international organization in many aspects. It was like a political layout that had been prepared for dozens or even hundreds of years, and the economic and military integration was completed extremely quickly.
"Now, within the Luofeng Alliance, the member states are even unfamiliar with each other. People can't even remember the names of the member states. They only know that this is a regional alliance led by Luofeng.
"The last insect tide gave the Luofeng Alliance a great opportunity, and also verified the strong ability of this kind of regional military alliance in the face of major natural disasters. The Luofeng Alliance was one of the disaster-stricken areas with the least losses, which is incredible.
"The current Luofeng Alliance has entered a period of rapid development. After the insect tide, the citizens of each member country have developed a strong sense of honor."
Yang Ming nodded beside him and said gently, "That's right."
"Then, Yang Ming," Hua Moli said seriously, "Have you ever thought about what Luo Feng's future will be?"
"this……"
"The Sherman Empire will eat you up completely, this is inevitable," Hua Moli said solemnly, "I am not a politician, nor an expert in government building. My research institute has some government subsidies, but I can assure you that I am not a government official. I am just talking about this from an objective perspective."
"well."
Yang Ming sighed:
“This is actually what I am most worried about.
“The vassal states are like reservoirs and blood banks to the Sherman Empire, and they are always ready to draw blood to support the Sherman Empire.
"The people of Luofeng are also very worried, because everyone finally saw hope and the future, and now, the Luofeng Empire itself has become the most powerful existence among all the vassal states of the empire, and even has a military strength comparable to one-eighth of the empire's regular forces. This has already threatened the Sherman Empire.
"But where is the future? How should we proceed? I am actually very confused. We are all very confused.
“The worst outcome now is that after the agreement expires, the Empire will reach out to the Luofeng Empire and use the Luofeng Empire to suck the blood of the entire Luofeng Alliance.
"No, those devils of Sherman would certainly do that."
"This is a very tricky question, Yang Ming."
Hua Moli fell into deep thought:
"To be honest, I don't know how to help you.
"Especially now that the Sherman Empire is caught in a situation of external and internal troubles, when this empire is truly in crisis, it will continue to struggle and look for various ways to protect itself, and bleeding vassal states is the best way."
Yang Ming's eyes were very determined: "If they insist on bullying us, there will be a war between the two countries."
“I don’t know how many soldiers and civilians will die as a result.”
There was some worry in Hua Moli's eyes.
"I'm sorry, I can't help you with this. I don't know many politicians, but if you want to talk to the Guell Alliance, I can ask them if they know anyone in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs."
"No need," Yang Ming said with a smile, "I'm here on vacation, and we don't talk about these things on vacation...Will you have a drink with me?"
"Okay General, by the way, you didn't bring any friends, family or followers with you?"
"Why would I bring any followers with me?" Yang Ming said with a smile. "Am I lazy or do I not know the difference between grains? Since I can take care of myself, there is no need to exploit others. Besides , I don't have any family members for the time being, but I do have some ex-girlfriends and mistresses."
"Oh, poor little baby!"
Huamoli opened his hands exaggeratedly:
"I happen to be your grandfather in terms of age, so I won't be polite to you."
"Get lost! Don't make me beat up a scientist!"
"Hahaha!"
Hua Moli was smiling frivolously, and Yang Ming had already started asking the hotel front desk for some wine.
Half a galactic hour later.
Hua Moli fell drunk on the bed. Yang Ming, who should have been drunk as well, slipped out of the suite in high spirits.
Naturally, he booked the suite.
Li and Lu controlled two different groups of mechanical maids respectively, and carried out comprehensive inspections and prior preparations.
Yang Ming went to the bathroom, took a portable testing instrument back to the old man Hua Moli, and tinkered with it for a while.
The detector was successfully connected to the auxiliary chip interface behind the old man's ear.
The old man is now sleeping soundly, and there is something unclean in the wine, so Yang Ming doesn't have to worry that he will wake up suddenly.
Next, it's time for Li to steal the secrets.
"no."
Li's voice soon sounded in the hidden earphone in Yang Ming's right ear:
"The encryption method of the auxiliary chip is realized through brain conception. In other words, only when the professor thinks about the password itself can he decipher it. When he is not awake, the three auxiliary chips are automatically locked."
"I knew it couldn't be that simple."
Yang Ming groaned for a few seconds:
"Do we need some new method? Like a perception helmet, or dream-invasion technology?"
"They are indeed cautious, let me think about it."
Yang Ming heard Lu's sweet voice in his left ear: "Let me try, boss!"
"Well, just take action."
"It seems there is really no way," Lu quickly replied, "This auxiliary chip is highly integrated with his brain. The very small part of the biotechnology used in it has reached a level close to that of a fourth-level civilization. What an amazing research institute."
"Each of the four gangsters has his own strengths," Yang Ming said with a smile, "After all, these four gangsters are considered the spokespersons of the Faya people."
Manager: "At least it's a good start. We need to be patient."
Yang Ming asked: "Now I know what technology you want to get from this research institute?"
The manager said quickly: "One is the adaptive adjustment technology of the human brain neural network when the mechanical thinking body overwrites the human brain. This technology evolved from the technology of rewriting memory. In the current human civilization in the Milky Way, only this institute achieved a key breakthrough 120 years ago.
"However, because the application of this technology is very narrow, it is not given much attention. However, as a high-tech technology, it is also stored in the brain chips of each generation of technical backbones."
"Okay," Yang Ming said, "Then you guys continue to think of ways, and I'll continue to keep this old man steady... To be honest, I quite like this wise old pervert."
Manager: "Please don't disclose your personal preferences and strange sexual fetishes to us casually."
The corner of Yang Ming's mouth twitched: "My Mimili is on the way, whatever you say."
Lu hummed a few times: "Well, boss, there may be a small problem here that needs your help."
"What is it? Just tell me."
"I detected seven or eight suspicious individuals on the merchant ship where Mimili was... They seemed to be pirates scouting the area..."
Boss Yang was stunned.
Pirates, robbery, Mimi and Kolev?
This is really...
"You handle it and don't let them be exposed."
"Okay, that shouldn't be a problem."
