Chapter 71 Sympathy for one's own kind
Monday, May 12th.
Chen She and Zhang Sirui came to the experience store as usual.
On the one hand, it is for the sake of safety to prevent Boss Chen from changing his behavior habits due to his long absence from the experience store, which may arouse suspicion; on the other hand, it is also hoped that through the experience store, we can understand ordinary people's views on the series of events that happened this weekend.
As for Chen She, he certainly knew the inside story. In fact, he was the only one who knew the truth of this incident.
But precisely because of this, Chen She needs to understand more about what ordinary people think about this matter. Only in this way can he better ensure his own safety.
Chen She had a lot of things to do at this time. On the one hand, he had to complete the plan made at the regular meeting of the rebels and think about the next step of the base construction. On the other hand, he had to worry about the problem of Grantham.
Obviously, when Grantham attacked the Fujido Group's branch base, he did not take away all the forces of the Spacetime Knights, and left behind a small number of knights and believers who were not very strong.
After all, not everyone would be inclined to bring their families along like Chen She when making a battle plan. There would always be some people left behind to deal with the aftermath.
However, most of these members are not very strong. Except for two or three knights with second and third level energy fluctuations, the other believers are basically cannon fodder, responsible only for the daily operation of the Space-Time Knights branch, plans to kidnap homeless people, etc.
At present, the distribution of the Space-Time Knights must be in a state of chaos. After all, Grantham brought all the assets of the entire branch to attack the Fujido Group, but no one came back in the end.
Logically speaking, Chen She should have sent his newly created Grantham back as soon as possible, but he did not adopt this method.
There are two main reasons.
The first is that when Grantham was first created as a servant, he needed to re-familiarize himself with the operator's fighting style and related characteristics. Chen She also needed to slowly digest Grantham's memory and be fully prepared so that he would not be exposed when he returned.
Secondly, this period of time can also allow the emotions within the branch to ferment a little, and naturally let some rebellious members jump out. If Grantham returns quickly and controls the situation, then these hidden threats will not be exposed.
Chen She must ensure that the people under Grantham are absolutely reliable and trustworthy. Otherwise, if an insider informs the top leaders of the Space-Time Knights, it will be a big problem.
If you feel they are unreliable, find a way to make them reliable.
So Chen She planned to choose a suitable time in these two days to release Grantham.
After arriving at the experience store, Chen She just happened to hear Su Zhiyong's frustrated cry.
"Damn it! My sister locked me up at home for so long that I missed out on all the great things! The master actually gave you a sculpture and personally guided your creation! I don't accept it! I don't accept it!"
"I was the first one to understand the master's creative intentions and artistic styles, but you got there first. This is not fair!"
Ji Yongkang chuckled: "You can blame it on your good sister. But what your sister said is not wrong. It is indeed not peaceful during this period. Not only has the hash space been turbulent, but even the field base of Fujitang Group has had problems. It is indeed safer for you to stay at home."
Su Zhiyong was anxious at the time: "Nonsense, how shameless! When have the people of our Su family ever been cowards? Don't slander me."
The two of them were arguing, but when they saw Chen She enter the experience store, their eyes lit up: "Master, you are finally here!"
Su Zhiyong took out a small statue from his arms and said, "Master, this is a work I carved based on your creative ideas during my seclusion at home. Do you think it fits the artistic characteristics of the surrealist school?"
Chen She glanced at it casually and nodded perfunctorily: "Yeah, not bad."
In his opinion, the sculpture was quite ordinary, but Chen She felt that his artistic talent was not innate after all, but a certain characteristic brought by the creator, so it was not easy to directly devalue Su Zhiyong's work. He still gave the other party some face.
However, Su Zhiyong took it seriously and wanted to jump up and hit Ji Yongkang's face, "Look! The master highly praised my work. So what if you studied with the master? Your talent is still not as good as mine!"
Looking at these two funny guys, Chen She was a little speechless.
He sat down in the lounge area and asked, "I've been busy with company matters these past two days. I heard that something big happened this weekend. What exactly happened?"
Upon hearing this, the two young men, Su Zhiyong and Ji Yongkang, immediately became alert. They both felt that they had seized a great opportunity to improve their reputation in front of the master, and began to tell him all the information they had.
Of course, since the topics being discussed were basically in a gray area, the two people deliberately lowered their voices.
"It is said that last Friday night, the Fujido Group's field base suddenly experienced extremely violent space-time fluctuations. According to the subsequent report, the space-time fluctuations seemed to have reached level 6 in a short period of time, and also induced a small-scale space-time beast tide."
"However, this time-space event obviously ended too quickly, and it does not conform to the pattern of time-space events near the Fujido Group, which means it is very likely caused by the Time-Space Knights."
"From what we have learned so far, the corporate army of the Fujido Group is already investigating. However, the scene was severely damaged. The people of the Space-Time Knights were very timid and looted the entire base."
"The situation at the scene is very dangerous. When the Fujido Group's corporate army was searching, it seems that a secondary explosion occurred, resulting in some casualties."
"However, in the news, the Fujido Group still claimed that this was an unexpected space-time activity and that the branch base suffered heavy losses. They called on everyone to unite to deal with the threat posed by the increasingly frequent space-time activities to our living environment."
The two of them chatted with each other and shared all the information they knew.
Su Zhiyong added: "In my opinion, there is something fishy about this matter. Maybe it was staged by the Fujitang Group. Otherwise, how could a second explosion occur inside the base? I am more inclined to believe that the Fujitang Group is covering up something."
Chen She nodded slightly. Judging from the outside world's reaction to this incident, some problems can indeed be seen.
Obviously, all news media are deliberately downplaying the existence of the Time and Space Knights in this incident, mainly because they do not want this incident to cause too much panic to ordinary people.
If the citizens of Dawn City knew that the large-scale attack by the Time and Space Knights was taking place at the Fujido Field Base not far from Dawn City, they would definitely fall into panic, fearing that such terrorist activities would occur in Dawn City.
As for the Fujido Group, they are obviously trying their best to cover up the truth of this incident.
Attributing the destruction of the base to unexpected space-time activities, and then artificially creating a secondary explosion to further destroy the evidence of the existence of the Naraku Project, is a good way to stop losses.
The Naraku Project has completely failed. The Fujido Group's corporate army must have dug deep into the ground but still couldn't find the key. In this case, they can't just shout around and ask who stole the results of the Naraku Project, wouldn't that be admitting guilt?
Therefore, the best way for the Fujido Group at this time is to stop the loss. The Naraku Plan has already failed. It is even more impossible to expose this notorious plan to the public and cause secondary damage to its already limited corporate reputation.
Then, Ji Yongkang and Su Zhiyong started talking about other recent topics.
“Who could have thought that the fluctuation in hash space would come so violently and end so quickly? Many people had just purchased gaming pods, but within two days the mining tide had receded and turned into a mining disaster.”
"Yes, although this mining boom came and went quickly, and the mining disaster it caused was not that serious, it still had an impact."
"Master, your bracelets and gaming pods should have been affected as well. What a pity. They were selling very well. After the announcement of the hashrate lock, they were also well received and supported by players. But now that the mining disaster has occurred, you are also going to be affected."
"Yes, Master. The sales of the bracelet and the game cabin are not good due to the overall environment, and Mewtwo is not performing very well either, but you must not be discouraged. I think it's mainly because they don't know the goods. Do you want me to help you find a few professors to study the Mewtwo of "Another Possibility"? With an authoritative figure standing on the platform to endorse it, it will definitely be effective."
Chen She almost vomited blood and said quickly: "That's totally unnecessary!"
"Everything is under my control at the moment. If you still want to learn surrealism from me, don't act on your own."
Ji Yongkang and Su Zhiyong felt a little disappointed that they had lost an opportunity to help the master, but they still nodded and followed the teacher's advice completely like a good student.
Chen She couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.
What's there to be disappointed about? This is the best situation.
The hot sales of the Shackle Bracelets and the Rising from the Coffin Game Cabin were just a small accident, okay?
The Fujido Group's Naraku Project occupied a large amount of the computing power of the entire network, and then they wanted to put the blame on the mining boom, which directly led to the mining boom actually happening. Many people scrambled for bracelets and game cabin products. In this environment, the shackle bracelets and the "Rising the Coffin" game cabin were also snatched for a while.
But soon the Naraku plan was successfully completed and no longer occupied the computing power of the entire network. At this time, those miners found that something was wrong and ran away, so the fastest mining boom and mining disaster in history occurred, and the whole process lasted only 3 to 5 days.
As a result, the prices of products such as bracelets and game cabins dropped rapidly again, and the shackle bracelets and the coffin-catching game cabin became a bit difficult to sell again.
Of course, Lishan Technology’s previous announcement on its official website that it would launch a version with locked computing power and would not raise prices has greatly won the favor of the gaming community.
Therefore, many players will continue to choose these two products out of this mentality, and it has brought some sales to Chen She, but in Chen She's view this is simply a perfect state.
Hardware and Mewtwo are currently in a very reasonable range, neither too cold nor too hot, which is good.
What's more, this military operation directly obtained more than 1,000 units of space-time particles from the Fujido Group, which made them rich overnight! With this income, would they still care about the small profits such as bracelets and game cabins?
I have to say that doing business is not as profitable as robbing.
At this moment , the picture on the giant TV next to the lounge suddenly changed. It was originally a normal entertainment program, but it suddenly changed to a news picture of the Times Media Group.
"Now for some urgent news."
"Just now, Gao Jingwu, the top leader of the rebel armed forces in the Western Federal District, was successfully killed by the corporate coalition forces."
"The activities of the rebel forces in the Western Federal District are very rampant, which has seriously affected the normal operation of several large cities and caused serious damage to the living environment of the Western Federal District. Gao Jingwu was killed, which proves that the corporate coalition army has made significant progress in controlling the situation in the Western Continent. This is good news for all peace-loving people."
"I would like to remind you again that although the rebel forces are no longer a force to be reckoned with, there are still some remnants around many large cities. They are the main force threatening world peace. Please actively assist the corporate army. If you find any signs of rebel armed activities, please report them immediately. Once the report is adopted, you will receive a reward of 1 million corporate bonds."
Chen She did not immediately realize what this news meant, but he could feel that Zhang Sirui next to him suddenly froze. He relied on his strong willpower to calm himself down again.
After a moment, Zhang Sirui stood up and said, "Mr. Chen, I'm going to the rooftop to smoke a cigarette."
The topic between Su Zhiyong and Ji Yongkang was also interrupted by this news, shifting the focus of the discussion.
"General Gao was also a hero. What a pity."
"Yes, his behavior itself is also a typical example of doing something knowing it is impossible. Although the Western Federal District is in chaos, it is indeed the last refuge for the resistance army. This time the action of the corporate alliance is successful, and the largest resistance army in the Western Continent will be in a state of being leaderless."
"Forget it, forget it. Stop talking. If you talk too much about this kind of thing, you'll get into trouble."
It is obvious that Su Zhiyong and Ji Yongkang have a certain sympathy for Gao Jingwu, but that is where it ends.
After all, this incident took place in the distant Western Continent. Ji Yongkang and Su Zhiyong were not members of the resistance army, and they had never met Gao Jingwu before. It was not easy for them to have the most basic sympathy and empathy.
At this time, Chen She had quickly found the relevant memories.
Three years ago, the resistance army, which had been developing vigorously, was quickly wiped out by the corporate coalition army that had come to its senses after ending the corporate war. However, such a large number of resistance forces could not be wiped out at once, but were divided into dozens or hundreds of armed forces of varying sizes, distributed throughout the old land.
Although these rebel forces still maintain a certain connection with each other, they are too far apart and the surrounding environment is too dangerous, making it almost impossible for them to coordinate military operations. They can only fight on their own and decide what action to take next based on their own judgment of the situation.
The activities of the rebels are different in the three continents with the largest populations in the Old Land: the Northern Federal District, the Western Federal District and the Central Federal District.
The Northern Federation District is the continent with the most old-line chaebols. The headquarters of major chaebols such as the Icefield Defense Group are all here, and the armed forces are the strongest. Therefore, the resistance forces in the Northern Federation District are the weakest. Chen She and his resistance forces cannot be said to be the only ones in the Northern Continent, but they are not far behind.
As for the Central Federal District, because the areas around several large cities are sparsely populated, the resistance forces can still barely survive in hiding, launching attacks on large cities from time to time and assassinating several high-ranking officials of large conglomerates, but that's all.
The situation in the Western Federal District is the most chaotic, and the living standards here are generally low, so the rebels also have good development prospects. The rebels led by Gao Jingwu can be said to be the largest rebel army at present, and have always been the focus of the corporate alliance.
But after three very hard years of guerrilla warfare in the Western Federal District, they finally met this fate.
Although Chen She and Zhang Sirui had never met Gao Jingwu before, they were both members of the rebel army with the same goal. When such a situation occurred, it was inevitable that they would accidentally hurt each other.
Another heroic figure in this world who persisted in his ideals died under the butcher knife of the big capitalists.
Chen She couldn't help but sigh. Compared with Gao Jingwu, his resistance army was even weaker and more pitiful. If they were really targeted by the corporate coalition army, I'm afraid the end would be even worse.
He couldn't help but think of the rebel fighters who had died in previous battles.
How many people have to sacrifice their lives to change the world?
Chen She was thinking while carving a new sculpture. Although not a long time had passed in reality, Chen She had already thought about many problems over and over again.
Then he put the sculpture aside, stood up and said to the store manager Zhou Lei: "I'm going to the reception room. No one is allowed to come in."
Zhou Lei nodded immediately.
Chen She came to the reception room, which was the safest place in the entire experience store. The excessive security measures gave Chen She some sense of security.
Chen She entered his own world of consciousness.
He saw the pendulum still operating normally, and thought of the key to the Naraku Project that he had just received from Fujido Yuki.
Then Chen She thought about what he wanted to create with his new miracle.
If the Naraku Project can really enable people to achieve immortality, it can preserve people's consciousness forever in this special space and allow them to be resurrected at any time.
So, since the big chaebols can use it to allow their rulers to continue forever, why can't Chen She use it to revive those resistance fighters who have firm ideals and beliefs?
