Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

The afternoon sun was a bit hot, and many people felt that the temperature was higher.

Many construction sites in the city have stopped working. The hottest time of the day is from 2 to 4 o'clock. Many construction sites exposed to the artificial sun have temperatures as high as 40 degrees, making it impossible to work.

The huge temperature difference between day and night has been experienced by most people in recent years, especially at night, especially for people at the bottom. The dry and cold air has forced many people to install air conditioners at home.

Fortunately, water pipes will not freeze, because the water pipes laid by Congress at the beginning were made of composite vacuum materials, which can effectively prevent the water from overheating or overcooling.

During the most uncomfortable two hours of the day, most people don't want to take to the streets, and there are still many cars driving slowly on the road.

The number of cars has surged in just three years. Currently, there are as many as 4 million recorded vehicles, and almost every household has a car.

Because of its low price, excellent performance, high safety factor, and relatively stability, the sales of cars in cities are increasing year by year. The cheapest car only costs 5,000 units, but this type of car is only equipped with a road recognition system and no automatic driving system. However, the system can be upgraded, but it requires a monthly payment. Many people are still willing to drive manually.

In the Phoebes family manor located on the upper floor in the north, Locke took Angus and his wife for a walk in the courtyard. There was a promenade on the water, full of greenery, and many aquatic vines covered the pavilion, which was refreshing. The wind blows head on from time to time.

"The Hillman family's actions seem to be a little too big recently. I think we need to pay attention."

Locke said, Violet nodded, and Avano shook his head.

"We do ours and they do theirs. There is no need to fight against them."

The next huge plan of both families is still in operation, but the construction is now very difficult. It is very difficult to establish a transportation network and logistics network underground. The number of workers required, the amount of materials required, and the depth of each underground construction 1 meter, the construction difficulty will increase exponentially.

The design drawings are already available, but the inability to construct is a problem.

"Why don't you ask Master Jean to see, Avano, Master Jean and the others may have developed some new technology that may be able to solve it."

Avano shook his head.

"It still takes some time to prepare. We can wait a few years to decide."

Locke also knows that human lifespan has been extended to about 100 years due to the early life span vaccines. Now they are still young and it is too late to wait another 20 years.

It's just that Locke has felt something abnormal in his body recently. In fact, many people in the city have experienced physical abnormalities of varying degrees. This is caused by the instability of the lifespan vaccine. The gods have not yet come up with an effective solution.

The most uncomfortable thing is that Locke doesn't know what happened. His wife has never been able to conceive a child. The birth rate has become extremely low in the past two years, and many people have suffered from infertility.

Looking at the couple next to him, Locke also knew that when he took his wife to the hospital for a check-up, the couple were also in the hospital. They were both troubled by the same problem, unexplained infertility, which for many people It's bad, especially for families and business people.

Some medical scientists in the city suggested that if you are over 30 years old, you may not be able to have children for the rest of your life. Due to the impact of the life-span vaccine, there are problems with human fertility genes. This is the biggest problem. Other unexplained ailments and pains are not important. , today’s medical technology can solve many diseases.

It's just that there is a difficult disease caused by genes. So far, there is no solution. The risk of contracting it will continue to increase as time goes by after the age of 30. This unexplained disease will make people's bodies slow down. weaken and eventually die.

Some people in their early 30s have begun to fall ill. Although they can still maintain a normal life, their lives are like plants lacking water, starting to wither every day, and the number of mutants has also increased a lot in the past few years. Currently, There are more than 100,000 recorded mutants.

"I really didn't mean it, it wasn't intentional."

On a street at the bottom of a certain place, there were already more than a dozen corpses of managers on the ground. A mutant who looked extremely uncomfortable was pressing his head and crying and kneeling on the ground. The surrounding area had been blocked. Although he They are still resisting, but they are exhausted. They have been surrounded by troops on the outside. Once they pass, they will be attacked by heavy firepower.

The mutant looked at the corpse on the ground in despair, but the expression on his face became more and more excited. A black particle overflowed from the corner of the mutant's right eye. He was just a low-level mutant.

Just because of a conflict with a small gang, this mutant accidentally beat two people to death when he was angry. Then when he was about to be arrested by the managers, he kept arguing that it was the other party who came first. He's in trouble.

According to mutant law, once a mutant initiates such a criminal case, he or she will be severely punished.

However, what he argued was only ruthless ridicule, and finally he broke out and killed more than a dozen administrators.

"Hold your head with your hands and lie on the ground."

More than ten meters away from this mutant, there were shields erected. His eyes were slightly red. At this time, a black liquid came out from his left eye. In an instant, the mutant covered his left eye like crazy. Eye howled.

The black liquid was like a flame. After sliding over the mutant's cheek, it left black burnt marks and black particles began to overflow from his body.

At this time, the manager behind the shield looked at this incredible scene with confusion.

"The people from the inspection team should be arriving soon!"

However, the moment he finished speaking, the administrator's eyes widened, and a flash of black rushed in. In an instant, the metal shields were crushed like mud, and the administrators with shields behind them had turned into pulp.

ah

Accompanied by a burst of furious roars, a blood-stained head flew to the outer cordon set up by the army, and gunfire broke out in an instant.

The mutants, who were like monsters, broke through the fire net in an instant. They screamed suddenly one after another. In an instant, more than 20 people fell down and died. Their bodies were crushed and their heads were smashed.

The ground sank directly, and the furious mutant let out a shocking roar. A violent shock wave spread out in all directions along with black particles.

Many administrators and troops who saw this scene turned around and started running.

The mutant seemed to be in pain, kneeling on the ground and beating the ground with his hands. Black liquid flowed from his eyes, which was constantly burning his skin. He roared and became more and more furious.

A pipeline operator whose leg bone was directly broken by a broken stone in the impact sobbed. Looking at the mutant a few meters away from him, he noticed the administrator and rushed over instantly.

Deep fear was written on the administrator's face, and with a flash of red light, the Hawk had landed in front of the administrator, holding the mutant's arm opposite him with one hand. Fist, he felt shocked, his feet were slightly bent, and the stone slab under his feet shattered and dented.

snap, snap, snap

Pieces of stone slabs were lifted up.

"calm down."

Hawk looked at the mutant's appearance and felt that something was wrong. Gradually, Hawk felt that he could not withstand the opponent's power. This shocked Hawk that he could withstand an impact of at least 9 tons.

Suddenly Hawke raised a finger, and with a touch of yellow particles overflowing, the soil on the ground suddenly seemed to come alive, directly rolling up the nearby injured who were hit by the gravel, and carried them to the outside.

"You have to take it back and study it."

Just as Hawke was speaking, the mutant in front of him roared wildly. With a loud bang, Hawke flew backwards. A huge airflow instantly tore a depression of tens of centimeters on the ground. Groove, Hawke raised his arms, the red scabs on them had broken into pieces, and he felt that the bones in his hands had cracked.

The mutant in front of him stared at him blankly, his hands still in a striking state, and the black on his cheeks faded away, revealing a pair of extremely painful eyes. At this time, Hawke saw that the mutant's skin was turning black little by little. His body also became like weathered stones and began to fall apart.

Hawke hurriedly ran over. The mutant was like a stone, starting to crack and scatter, with black dust flying in the wind.

"what on earth is it!"

At 4 o'clock in the afternoon, the hot temperature began to slowly subside. At the gate of God's College, a large number of students were still suffering. At this time, those students who had summered on other hillsides returned to the gate of the school. Many people became Gotta cheer up.

Because there was a countdown on the school gate, there were still 2 hours left.

Locke leaned on the left side of the gate and looked at the more than 300 people at the door. Many people had joy on their faces. In the past two days, some people fainted from hunger, but they continued to persevere.

At this time, many people smelled the aroma of food and kept swallowing their saliva.

The students were waiting silently for the last two hours.

The students inside the college have all come out and are busy quietly in the cafeteria, but meals can only be served at 6 o'clock. Some light and shadow tables and chairs have been placed in the cafeteria, and a strong aroma is exuding from the big pots.

The dishes have been placed, and many students are sitting in front of them, waiting for dinner to start at 6 o'clock.

Mo Xiao was lying on the table, unable to move at all. Alpha and Latis next to him were very energetic, and there was another guy who was also very energetic, Osman. He actually insisted on exercising every day these days, which made everyone in the school Many students were shocked.

Even Alpha felt that he was really strong, being able to maintain moderate exercise every day even when he was hungry, but he couldn't do it himself, or his body no longer allowed it.

"Don't worry Alpha, you are only 9 years old, that guy Osman is already 16 years old, and his physical fitness must be stronger than yours."

As the time approached, many people became more energetic, with smiles on their faces and swallowing.

At this time, outside the college, one kilometer away, in a restaurant on the street, Freya and Wu Qun were still waiting. The other five people were still guarding Chris in the hospital. They had to put this matter to bed. Once everything is done, you can go back with peace of mind.

"It's really amazing. I really endured it for so long, two sweltering days and two nights."

Wu Qun said, Freya nodded.

"Of course. If you can't endure such a simple interview, you are not qualified."

The two of them kept their eyes fixed on the Academy of Gods. Wu Qun knew what the gods wanted to do. Hunger memory is a medical concept. Why do people remember things more clearly than usual when they are hungry? It is because people are When you are hungry, the gastric mucosa produces a hormone called GHRELIN.

This GHRELIN hormone stimulates cell neural communication in the hippocampus area of ​​the brain, which is the human brain's tool for forming and deepening memories. Under the stimulation of GHRELIN, the brain's ability to remember and deepen memories will be enhanced.

Wu Qun suddenly thought of this and seemed to understand. Although the list of qualified candidates has not been announced, Wu Qun has seen the news in the past few days. Most of the qualified people are from poor families, and even some are from poor families. From the orphanage.

Hungry has become normal for these children. In order to eat and survive, most children who have not received education can only rely on their subconscious to know something, automatically absorb this knowledge, and store it in their heads. Memories are formed.

Especially before liquid food was introduced, starvation was probably a required course for many children here throughout their lives.

"GHRELIN!"

Freya smiled and murmured something. Wu Qun looked at Freya in surprise. Sure enough, she also knew.

"When I was a child, I had very good concentration. When I was making something, I often didn't want to put it down. Even if I was very hungry, I wouldn't eat right away."

Wu Qun nodded.

"Me too. When my dad was working as a grocery store, he was always on time for meals every day. Even if he was hungry, he could only endure until meal time. They seized a golden opportunity, and we did!"

Freya teased.

"Why didn't you do the test questions at the beginning? You obviously wanted to go at the beginning."

Wu Qun took a sip of coffee and shook his head.

"Indeed I want to go, but we have all graduated and there is no way we can go back to places like school."

Freya stood up with a smile. The two left the restaurant and walked straight to the car parked outside the measuring door. It was already past 5 o'clock, and the sun was a little gray, but they could smell the aroma of food wafting in the wind. .

"Their future may not be much easier than ours."

Wu Qun said, Freya agreed.

"Mental torture is sometimes far more painful than physical torture. How about we make a bet? Wu Qun, I haven't made a bet in a long time."

Wu Qun laughed and nodded.

"You tell me how to bet."

"Let's bet on when these students from God's Academy will graduate."

Wu Qun was a little surprised, but quickly agreed.

"Wu Qun, if I win, you have to promise me one thing unconditionally. If you win, I will promise you one thing unconditionally. How about that."

"I guess 15 years."

Freya stretched out ten fingers, facing the sun with the palm of her hand, and then faced the sun with the back of her hand.

"At least 20 years!"

"Twenty years? Are you kidding? How can it be that long?"

Wu Qun didn't believe it. He originally guessed at least 10 years, but after thinking about it, he added 5 years.

"Now that I think about it, what do I want you to promise me? Just remarry."

Freya slapped Wu Qun on the back, and Wu Qun smiled and grinned.

"Seriously, Freya, I just hope that you can meet the person you love one day. I just hope that you can be happy. If I win, this is my condition, marry the person you love. My dear, after all, you are the woman I admire most in my life, besides my mother."

Freya laughed heartily.

"How about you, Freya, what do you want me to promise you, or maybe you haven't decided yet."

Freya nodded.

"No matter what it is, I'll let you know when I think about it."

The people working on the farm raised their heads and smiled happily, because they could finally rest and eat, and the sun began to glow red.

People on the street met each other in twos and threes and walked into the restaurant. The street began to become more and more noisy. A car parked on the side of the road, and the people in the car were talking and laughing with the people outside the car.

Most people who had worked hard all day walked directly into the street pub, ordered some food, and drank a large glass of cold beer first.

In a family, three children are placing tableware excitedly. The mother who is cooking in the kitchen is smiling and putting out the dishes. During the week-long festival, for people everywhere, life in the city is getting better and better. .

Everyone has a wonderful vision for the future. Many people queuing up to check out at the supermarket hold their mobile phones. In just one day, many people have become accustomed to mobile payment. Many people feel that such a function has long been available. It's time to push it out, money is not safe on your person, especially those who have experienced robbery and theft.

The light of the artificial sun is getting weaker and weaker, and it looks like a huge fireball in the sky, emitting embers, and blood-red light begins to spread all over the city.

Everything in the city was immersed in blood red, like red molten liquid.

crunch

The huge and heavy iron gate of the Academy of God opened little by little at 6 o'clock, and the sun went out in an instant. A short period of darkness flashed by, and with the lights turning on one after another, people squatted in the big hall for an instant. More than 300 students at the door stood up. No one was overly excited or shouted, as if they already knew the result, but the result only came in a short time.

"Congratulations to all the students, I am the principal here, Jean! You have passed the exam, but it is just a phased pass. Now please go to the cafeteria to eat."

Locke walked in front, and many children lined up and walked into the academy quietly. Excitement had already filled their bodies, but they did not have the energy to cheer. They only knew that they had to eat and survive in this school. .

Gene smiled softly and kept scanning the students passing by him. He was very pleased to see a few students who entered the school earlier. C yawned and looked very energetic. K next to him The same goes for R.

King Xue was at the back of the team, and a guy named Duan Kong next to him was still chatting with him, but King Xue seemed reluctant to pay attention to him.

The last ones who walked in were three doctors. They had been looking after the children at the door for the past two days. They seemed much more tired than the others.

Akimi bowed.

"Principal, can I ask you a question?"

Gene nodded.

"What did you think when you first arranged this test?"

"Problems caused by humans should be solved by humans, not our gods!"

Akimi looked at Jean in shock, and then bowed again.

"There may be a more complicated surgery tonight, which requires the three of you to work together. After you have eaten, you can go and choose a dormitory. Rest for a few hours. If your body allows, I will take you to the surgery site."

Huashen was a little surprised, and Fry supported him. At this time, Huashen was almost unsteady on his feet.

When the last group of students stepped into the school, Gene glanced at the lights outside. The door closed slowly, everything disappeared, and Gene turned around.

"This is a little reward for you, you just need to do a good job."

Tang Rao was holding a cigarette in his mouth, and the other five guys were also using telekinesis. Bowls of hot soup mixed with vegetables and meat were placed in front of each student. Many of them could no longer even lift it. The cutlery has arrived.

Gene walked in and looked at many students who were eating slowly. For these 613 students, this may be the most unforgettable time in their lives.

Gradually, there were sobs in the canteen, and more and more sobs were heard. Many people were wiping their tears. Even many children didn't know why they were crying. They just cried while eating.

"one more bowl."

Locke licked his mouth, finished the whole bowl, and walked next to Tang Rao.

"Can I retire?"

Tang Rao stared at Locke with side eyes.

"Little Fatty, you can't leave. Keep going. Life in school will be very interesting."

Locke stared at the more than 600 people sideways, feeling that the days ahead would be very tiring.

"After eating, students outside can go to the two sides of the teaching building and the buildings outside the cloister to choose their own dormitories. In the next few days until the end of the festival, everyone does not need to do anything, everything is free , you can freely familiarize yourself with everything here.”

Many people were a little surprised, because this was different from the opening ceremony they saw on TV. Several gods had already walked out, leaving only a teacher named Lolita.

"The things will be delivered later. It looks like things are getting into trouble. This is the first case of mutants going berserk."

Tang Rao said with a hint of sadness in his eyes, and Gene nodded.

"First do a routine cell test on the deceased mutant."

As Witte said, the seven gods walked towards the teaching building. However, at this moment, many students saw the beam of light emitting from the wall, extending upwards.

Many students who had already eaten ran out and looked at the lines in the sky that were intertwined into the cross-section of the city wall. They were superimposed upwards. Along with the little particles of light, the height of the wall was rising little by little.

Gradually, the students could no longer see the lights on the upper floors, only the light yellow walls. They seemed to be in a huge cage at this moment. Some students immediately said that the height of the walls was at least 100 meters, because They can no longer even see the light at the top.