Volume 1 Crime and Punishment in Fog City Chapter 18: Conscience in the making
Many people believe that the turning point of the world was in 1894 and 1900. If the young man named Max Karl Ernst Ludwig Planck had not persisted in combining the two black body radiation laws into one and spent six years, a lot of money and energy on experiments, the profession of scientist would probably become a historical term stored in bronze tablets.
Classical physics has reached its peak, and theoretical physics has nothing to do. Both dark clouds were ignored, and the ether theory was still popular. The number of theoretical scientists decreased year by year, until there were only a few thousand people in the end. He was the only one who paid attention to blackbody radiation. The factionalism was becoming more and more serious. If he had given up on unveiling the deep curtain in 1900, then the only person who could really approach the microscopic field in reality was Marie Curie. And that was almost twenty years later. Twenty years was enough for those academic masters to form an unbreakable alliance and block all truths that were different from their crazy theories. And physics without funds and supporters would fall into darkness.
What will happen? Semiconductors will not appear, and the huge industrial capacity of the United States will be gone. World War I will be difficult to happen, and World War II will be almost impossible. The whole world will be a mess. Without propaganda and financial pressure, the glory of the British Empire will be forever shrouded on the earth. The mechanical conservatives will suppress the information faction, and this time will spread indefinitely until the upper or lower levels awaken. During this period of time, the world will probably have only one name, and will always have only one name.
Another possibility for humanity - the Victorian Steam Age.
Clumsy industrial machinery, dark factories, inhumane working hours and dark social structures are accompanied by strong suppression by the military and police, the weirdness and absurdity of the upper class, and the inextinguishable light under the abyss.
The flame of revolution and wisdom will not be extinguished. Even under layers of blockade, there will be a day when it will bloom. As long as human beings still have ambitions and desires, as long as there is still a yearning for beauty in their hearts, then even the most unlikely opponents will unite together to fight against the wave of oppression from the upper class. If it is the evolution of science and technology, then it is a technological revolution. If it is the evolution of human hearts, then it is a violent revolution.
So what if violence and technology evolved at the same time?
"If I hadn't been in charge of that group of people, I would have been in big trouble this time."
Looking at the pale and deformed bodies passing by, Li Lin thought with a chill in his heart.
He didn't plan to make any big news in this gathering place. Because even if he wanted to, the shiny gunpowder guns in the hands of those pale deformed children were not something to be trifled with. The steel gun body did not need the convenience of steam hose connection, and the magazine hanging on the waist was shining with bronze.
That's right, gunpowder firearms.
Something that should be taken for granted.
It would be incredible if they were still holding steam equipment like they were on the ground.
They live underground, master the same technology that Sodom uses to build mechanical cities, and have the most primitive energy source and hydraulic presses from the suspended river in the Vale Valley. They can do all this even if they have some intellectual disabilities. Moreover, they are taught a lot of strange knowledge by the followers of the steam cult.
The huge machines that can forge the city, the hydraulic bases that are as big as the square, how many workshops like this are there in Sodom? The answer is of course countless. The whole city of Sodom is a huge factory, so there is no lack of productivity , only people who can operate the machines. The disabled people in the underground have lost the fruits of wisdom, but the humans transported from the upper area are still there. Then will the people in the lower area willingly accept the rule of the upper area? Dream on!
“So the miracle city came into being…”
Looking at the crystallization that looked like the industrial city of the 19th century, Li Lin's smile behind the mask became more and more mysterious.
After entering the heavily guarded gate, a huge palace-like elevator is in front of you. In the distance is a small but impressive city.
Bright street lamps and signboards flickered with dim light, and incandescent lamps dotted the world inside the fortress as if they were free. The entire city was wrapped in a huge sphere, and countless elevators and blocked round doors wrapped the city standing in this solid sphere. And countless pipes were like towering trees, accompanied by steam and flames, deep into the sky, reaching the top floor where the sun was almost invisible.
It must be connected to some material warehouse. As long as you stand on a high place, you can clearly feel that those pale and deformed underground people are honestly pushing carts and various mine carts, transporting various materials transported from the pipelines to all parts of the city along the track. The whole small city is like a surging and powerful heart, transporting blood to the entire underground.
Internal combustion engines, hydraulic forging machines, gunpowder guns, and tank-like things moving in the streets. It is not difficult to see that this underground reform is no longer a small-scale terrorist attack. It is better to say... an experiment?
Although I don’t know what the mentality is of calling the police after the explosion on the ground, what is certain is that the entire underground is like a solid block.
The poor people who accumulate strength in secret will eventually burst out with terrible and almost unstoppable force.
So, can we say that the mission has failed?
"……snort."
Taking a look at the streets that became busy as the elevator arrived, Li Lin sneered and stepped out, quickly blending into this world that looked completely different from the outside world.
Abandon the mission?
No, of course not!
Because the player's mission must be completed!
The power of an era cannot be stopped by one person, but if the "people" and "heroes" that make up the era no longer exist, then there is no power of the era. Because there is no era anymore.
Kill all those who can rebel, kill all those who can become spiritual pillars, destroy all factories and technical data, destroy their traditions, and enslave their civilization. But this is the matter of the upper zone. So the task is simpler than imagined. Just find their center, and then use your own power to kill all these leaders who dream of rebellion on the ground, that's enough.
"Kill the heroes... destroy the great deeds... and make the stars on earth disappear..."
Anti-human characters are also quite interesting.
I accepted this task.
But first we still need to understand the local situation. We cannot know where the leaders are just by observation and generation.
Adults are also at risk of being exposed. Only slightly older but still ignorant boys and girls are suitable for abduction.
Li Lin looked at a dark-skinned and nervous little girl who was peeking out of the elevator platform, and immediately made a plan. He adjusted the mask on his face slightly to make it look gentler, and then slowly walked towards the little girl.
It’s an old trick to gain favor in exchange for clues.
Facing the little girl who looked a little lost as she watched the scattered crowd, Li Lin stretched out his hand to her, revealing a wrapped candy from the ground area.
"What's wrong with the little girl?"
Li Lin's voice changer produced a soft and trustworthy voice.
