Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"We walked around the city for a long time and found nothing."

Jean said and Tang Rao sighed.

"It would be nice to find another piece."

Werther said with a helpless smile.

"It's good to find a piece. Now we just have to set sail."

Tang Rao said with joy on Gu Yi's face.

"Let's set sail directly, otherwise Gu Yi won't be able to hold it in any longer."

Gu Yi scratched his head helplessly, and the spacecraft started to launch. It was already 9 o'clock in the evening, and many people in Section 10 were also going to rest. Gene stayed in the control room, and Shakira was also there.

"It was nice talking to you Gene."

Shakira said Gene asked.

"Don't you need to go rest?"

Shakira shook her head.

"I'm not sleepy yet, let me tell you something about our Steka, Jean. When our Steka started to fall into such a situation, something happened."

Gene stood up and took out the wine, Shakira nodded, and there were only two people left in the control room. Tang Rao and Werther planned to continue their research, while Gu Yi planned to analyze the scraps of the United States.

"We might have had a chance to change all of this."

"What happened?"

Shakira smiled helplessly.

"This is the story told to us by our chief, the man who witnessed everything about Stika."

After Shakira took a sip of wine, her body did not react at all. This was not the first time she drank. She had tried various foods and wines in human society before, and these things could be provided to Stika. energy required by the body.

Shakira began to speak.

The leader of the once-cursed Steka was a member of the Empire's regular army, and he was also a very high-ranking Steka. He personally participated in the war between the Empire and the United States.

The war was not one-sided at the beginning, but Steka had the upper hand, because Steka's ability to adapt to harsh environments was much better than that of humans, so when fighting in such a wilderness, humans were passive, as long as their machinery If the equipment is damaged, humans will definitely die if exposed to that environment.

Therefore, not long after the war began, the Stekas discovered this weakness of mankind and no longer started large-scale attacks, but began small-scale harassment operations.

The Stekas had only one goal in fighting humans at that time, which was to destroy the shells of human machines and expose humans to the air.

This fighting method allowed Steka to win a brief victory. Then the emperor of the empire planned to invade the border with a large army. Humanity used weapons of mass destruction to stop Steka's advance, but it could only delay it.

In the end, the humans who took the lead in provoking the war began to negotiate with the Stekas. The humans gave the Stekas more abundant food, and finally the Stekas announced that they would live in peace with humans.

"It was against this backdrop that gradually the upper-class Steka began to like some things in human society, and visited human society frequently."

"This is true in every world."

Gene roughly understood that it was the corruption at the top that gave humans the opportunity to find Steka's weaknesses. Shakira nodded and continued talking.

"We at Steka finally had no choice but to grovel, and that's when the disaster started to be laid."

After that, many of Steka's top executives even moved to the outskirts of the United States, and the United States also built palaces for them, which made most Steka feel that humans were pretty good.

But at that time, there was a group of militants in Steka society. They felt that humans were just stalling for time, and they would definitely find a way to attack again, because they felt that humans were cunning and cruel.

Human infiltration had already arrived at the center of Stika's power silently, so the main war faction was quickly suppressed.

At that time, the leader of the black-eyed Steka was a member of the warring faction. The warring faction lost its status in the center of power, and this Steka could only serve under some nobles.

It was during this tenure that Steka discovered the clues when he was assigned to escort some goods to human society.

It was originally just some simple animal bones and carapace, but an accident occurred during transportation. Human robbers targeted the goods. After a fierce battle between the two sides, after the human robbers were repelled, the goods were scattered all over the place due to the attack.

This Steka was extremely shocked at the time. Among these goods, there were many living and dead Stekas with monochromatic eyes, including some young Stekas.

The Steka became angry instantly. He let the living Steka go. Then he thought about the disappearance of Steka in many places in the country, so he still went to the place of delivery.

This Steka was angry and killed most of the humans directly. He also learned from a human that this transaction had been going on for many years and that the Steka that was traded was used for research.

The Steka immediately returned home, and did not go back to the nobles. Instead, he went directly to the royal capital, intending to skip everything and tell the emperor about the incident.

But the power of this Steka was very weak at the time, and he was caught before he could see the emperor. Soon it turned out that he was having an affair with humans and seeking benefits from the nobles.

Such injustice caused Steka to suffer a lot after his arrest. In prison, he told people every day that humans were studying them, and that one day when human research was successful, it would be the end of Steka.

Such words finally reached the ears of the emperor, who then reacted and ordered a thorough investigation, but it was already too late.

Humanity has learned everything about Steka. This Steka was released. This time he met the emperor. He directly told the emperor not to collide with humans head-on. Humans must already know how to deal with them Steka.

However, the emperor did not listen to the advice of Steka, and gathered the army, intending to inflict a heavy blow on mankind. However, it was indeed Steka who was hit hard. Those high-level Steka were also faced with the weapons developed by humans to deal with Steka. , vanished into ashes.

The entire Steka Empire collapsed overnight, but humans did not intend to exterminate Steka. Instead, they put forward a condition that Steka would give them a certain number of Steka every year, otherwise they would be destroyed.

In the end, the emperor came up with a way, and the cursed Steka appeared. All the Steka with black pupils became slaves. They became the lowest level of the entire Steka society. After being forced to work in slavery, they would be into the hands of humans.

And this Steka, who discovered everything but was unable to prevent the tragedy in the end, finally left the center of power of the empire and began to rescue the cursed Stekas, unite them, and plan to resist such an unfair empire.

This kind of resistance lasted for many years, and a lot of chaos began to appear within the Stika Empire. The empire also repeatedly hoped that humans would take action to destroy this resistance force. However, humans chose to sit back and watch, because they could get rid of such chaos. to gain more benefits from the situation.

"How old were you then?"

Shakira smiled.

"I was rescued on the way to a human city. My parents hid my existence, and many people in the village hid the existence of the cursed Stika in their family, but in the end we were discovered. "

There was a sense of desolation in Shakira's eyes.

"Our anger and humiliation have been going on for so long, but the Stakas above still don't care about anything. It's strange, isn't it Jean."

Gene smiled and said.

"As long as there is a steady stream of people at the bottom being born, the top will not collapse and they can still sit back and relax."

After Jean finished speaking, Shakira sighed.

"A while ago, we found an opportunity that could have caused heavy damage to human society in one fell swoop. However, the empire chose to attack us from behind. In the end, under the dual pressure of humans and the empire, we failed, and he died as a result."

Shakira's eyes were sad, but she did not cry, because tears are the most precious thing to them, Stika.

Gene smiled and nodded.

"It's okay, everything is over, but now you have brought most of the Steka across the ocean."

Shakira asked, staring at Jean with serious eyes.

"What are you going to do in the United States, Gene?"

Gene scratched his head, lit a cigarette and smiled.

"If one day the United States becomes a threat to Brilliant City, then I will destroy this country without hesitation."

Shakira looked at Jean in shock.

"I've done this many times and I'm very good at dealing with threats."

Shakira smiled.

"Hopefully one day it will become a threat to Brilliant City."

Gene laughed.

"If that's the case, it's better not to talk about Shakira. I won't attack others for no reason."

Shakira hummed.

"I know Gene, but this country is too barbaric and they are particularly hypocritical."

Jean smiled and nodded.

"This country has been like this since a long time ago. It has always displayed an arrogant attitude and always regarded itself as the manager of the world, and behind all this is capital."

Jean said, looking at Shakira who was a little sleepy.

"Go and rest, Shakira."

Shakira stood up and was about to leave, but she stopped and asked.

"Can I ask you a question Gene?"

"What will you do if one day our Steka becomes a threat to Brilliant City?"

Gene looked at Shakira and asked.

"You should ask the current powerful people in Brilliant City about this matter. I am no longer the powerful person in Brilliant City. They will give you the answer. Of course, I don't want this to happen."

Shakira laughed.

"You're really interesting Gene. I always feel that in the future, maybe we won't be on the same side."

"Why do you think so?"

Shakira shook her head.

"I can't describe this feeling, but I am a perceptive Steka. I can feel many things, just like precognition."

"Is this prediction again?"

Jean looked at the vast plains in the distance. They had arrived at the plain area. Not far away, they could see a long river. The place where the river flows into the sea is where the Dragon Lighthouse is located.

Shakira hasn't left yet, but returns to Jean.

"What's wrong? Do you have any questions?"

Shakira nodded.

"Jin, you said before that you don't plan to return to Brilliant City. Then where will you go to understand this world clearly?"

Gene laughed.

"I don't know either, but one thing is for sure, I will stand outside the light and look at the light."

"Weird answer Gene. I'm going to rest."

Shakira left, and Gene was the only one left in the control room. He took a drink, drank it, and lit a cigarette. In such a lonely night, Gene no longer knew which one it was. It had never been like this a long time ago. At night, Jean could only look down at the darkness and fall into deep thought alone.

Everything in the world seemed to have lost any appeal in Jean's eyes. Jean knew very well that he was losing vitality and vitality. There was no big goal in front of him, and there was nothing to look forward to.

All of this may be related to everything that has happened in the past three hundred years. Now Gene just wants to continue thinking about what he is going to do and what is his own answer. Now besides responsibility, Gene has nothing to keep him going. forward things.

At this moment, Jean felt something strange. When he saw himself in the mirror, the black flame lines on his cheeks reappeared. Jean began to calm down and the flame lines began to dissipate.

"what on earth is it?"

Gene was a little worried now. He looked at his reflection on the glass worriedly. At this time, the door of the room opened and Tang Rao walked in.

"Looking at your dull look, what happened? Did Shakira ask something strange?"

Tang Rao took the wine and took a big sip, then sat down comfortably.

"The current research is going quite well. We have extracted some things from the crystals that are different from biological substances. They are worth studying. Don't you go and take a look?"

Gene shook his head.

"You can just do your research. I have been away from research for many years. I won't read it anymore."

Tang Rao slapped Gene.

"You bastard, you used to be a scientist after all, and you must be passionate about science."

Gene laughed.

"You think too highly of me at this point. You should know why I became a scientist. I just wanted to bring Ellie back to life. Other than that, I have no interest in science at all. I only teach so that someone in the city can take over." ."

Tang Rao sighed and said.

"Have you never thought about yourself? Do something for yourself?"

Gene scratched his head.

"It seems I haven't really thought about it."

"You can't go on like this. We don't know how many years we have to go in the future. It may be forever. You have to think about something for yourself, otherwise we will be bored to death in the future."

Gene stood up and said.

"Thank you for the reminder. Just watch for a while and I'll go out for a walk."

After Jean stood up, Tang Rao looked at Jean's back. It had not changed after so many years, and he was lonely.