Annihilation of the solar system

The information about offline gatherings made He Zhengping uneasy. He was cautious by nature and had long been accustomed to being alone in times of crisis, but the temptation of the second stage of web games was also very big for him.

He Zhengping spent several days in a state of anxiety and confusion. Ever since he received the message, the web game could no longer run normally. After returning home from get off work every day, he would refresh the web page countless times, hoping to re-enter the game. However, What was finally displayed was just the invitation notification for the offline party.

Although he no longer has the problem of insufficient battery, it is difficult to arouse He Zhengping's interest in those stand-alone games with gorgeous graphics and completely identical content.

He felt that life had become more boring than before he joined the "union". As he waited in boredom day after day, his initial worries and cautions gradually faded away, and all that remained in his heart was anxiety about launching subsequent games.

hope.

After another day of mindless repetitive work, he returned home and refreshed the "Union" game page as usual. The information that appeared caught his eyes tightly:

"At 10:00 a.m. the day after tomorrow, bring the invitation code. Wear a hooded top and a mask to attend the offline gathering at the designated location."

At the bottom of the message was a string of numbers and letters, as well as an address. He quickly took out a pen and paper and copied the invitation code. He was not familiar with the address. Judging from the location, it should be close to the Second Ring Road in the city.

somewhere.

On the day of the party, He Zhengping put on a sweatshirt and a mask as required and got off the bus at the bus stop closest to the designated location. Since all businesses in the city center had been completely shut down a few years ago, now

There are very few bus stations in the central section of the city. The deeper you go into the hinterland of the city, the more desolate the scene becomes.

He Zhengping walked through the wild concrete forest according to the given address. This is an old city. There are more dead branches and leaves on the ground and dust on the surrounding old buildings than elsewhere. The branches are lush and leafy.

Various birds lived in the street trees, and he even saw squirrels.

After passing through several old streets, he knew from the dusty street signs that he was almost at the gathering place. He looked around and saw that the old residential buildings around him were empty and everyone had been relocated to the city.

The outskirts are closer to the industrial areas. The old urban areas in the city center no longer provide water, electricity, and other basic living security.

He seemed to be standing in an abandoned city. Except for the sounds of birds and animals, the surroundings were surprisingly quiet. Finally, he found his destination at the end of a path. This was a kindergarten. Before the crisis era, this place was

The kindergarten in Zhongshi Zhong District and the surrounding real estate are definitely high-quality assets that most people yearn for.

After entering the crisis era, although the crisis decree did not impose any restrictions on fertility, the global fertility rate dropped to almost 0. Because no one is willing to let their children face the most brutal and tragic genocide in their most innocent childhood. And kindergartens

Naturally, it became a redundant facility that no one cared about.

The rusty door was ajar, and it could be seen from the footprints on the ground that someone had already entered. He Zhengping walked into the kindergarten, and the colorful exterior walls and the play facilities in the small playground had been covered with a thick layer of

Dust. He followed the clear and dark footprints along the way, and finally found a group of people wearing similar clothes to himself in the kindergarten cafeteria in the depths, all wearing hoods and masks.

He Zhengping's arrival did not attract much attention from them. They just glanced at him and then returned to their respective topics. Almost everyone was discussing the topic of the web game in twos and threes.

"Every time I get stuck when the rain stops, I have to make civilization go back a lot to get over it. But before it recovers, other disasters come again. I'm always struggling between destruction and reconstruction!"

"I have a solution if the rain stops, but the severe hypoxia caused by the proliferation of blue algae seriously delays my development progress every time. Then the civilization suffers more and more losses in the subsequent disasters."

"How do you deal with the ice age? Every time the ice age comes, my civilization returns to the agricultural society. After I have worked hard to reach the steam age, the Great Ice Age comes again."

He Zhengping could tell from their conversation that the games they played were basically the same as his own, but maybe their gaming skills were different, so the stages of response were also different. But they all had the same rule.

If the consequences of one disaster are not dealt with well, the situation will only get worse in subsequent disasters.

"I played for more than two months and finally built a perfect city group. It can withstand almost all disasters. As a result, I didn't expect that the continent broke apart!"

"You only cracked it once. I have tried it three times. No matter what method you use, the super volcano under the continent will eventually erupt and completely destroy civilization."

"I have tried to let civilization migrate from the sea, but this is very troublesome. They seem to have riots due to the choices of people on board, and they will still encounter extreme disasters at sea. I have not found a new continent."

While listening to their chat, He Zhengping noticed that every five minutes or so, a new member would come in. Maybe the gathering time assigned to each of them was not exactly the same.

After a while, more than thirty people gathered in the cafeteria. A man in the crowd stood on a stool and pulled down his mask and hood. It was a young face.

"Dear workers and comrades." His voice was high and loud, and everyone stopped communicating and looked at him.

"The people invited to the offline gathering today are all the most outstanding workers in our union. As you have experienced in the past few months, the purpose of our union is to inspire the vast number of people at the bottom who work efficiently for planetary defense.

Fellow workers, you are the largest labor force and do the most important work.

It is the key to the continuation of the human species in the future doomsday war. While you are working hard for the destiny of mankind, we need to ensure that everyone's rights and contributions are fair, which is very important. We are all doing it for the future of ourselves and our families.

and strive for it, rather than for some special group of people in a high position.”

The crowd burst into applause from weak to strong.

"However, our organization is still very weak. We still need to unite more people who share the same goals with us. Under the current high-pressure leadership, we cannot develop our union members as we did in peacetime. Nor can we arbitrarily accept those who have the same ambitions and

Members who are in conflict with us will only harm everyone's interests.

So, the little note under your door, keeping the union's secrets, abiding by the union's rules and even the games you play are all part of your inspection. I'm glad you passed all inspections, but our organization still needs

Continue to develop. So, you will need to fulfill your obligations as part of the organization."

The young man took out a small envelope, which contained the soft, snow-white paper they had all received.

"On this envelope, there is an address and a time written on it. You just need to stuff the small piece of paper inside into the door of this address according to the time written on it, and the task is completed.

We have carefully selected the time and location. It is very easy for you to complete and very safe. Now come to me in the order of your invitation code and receive 10 envelopes per person."

When He Zhengping heard this, he couldn't help being startled. He had a reserved personality and had experienced arrests and interrogations by the National Security Bureau. Coupled with living alone in the past few years, it was more difficult for him to do anything inappropriate. He stood still

On the edge, he wanted to quietly exit the party.

As soon as he retreated to the door, a muscular man blocked his way:

"Comrade Xiao He, you haven't received the envelope yet, have you?"

He Zhengping was shocked that he could be easily recognized even though he was wearing a hood and a mask.

"I...I don't want to attend this party...I want..." He buried his head and said tremblingly. But before he could finish speaking, the man said:

"You have enjoyed so many benefits from the union, I'm afraid it's not good to leave now." The man's words were not serious, but they conveyed an irresistible force. He Zhengping was stunned on the spot, not knowing what to do.

The man said again:

"You wouldn't want the control department to know that you exploited system loopholes to defraud extra supplies, would you?"

He Zhengping looked at the man in horror and was speechless. But he knew very well what the man meant. Now he extremely regretted joining this union and enjoying so many extra rations. But the development of the situation has already

He couldn't help it.