Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"Did you find the correct coordinates?"

Jean asked, and a person from Section 10 shook his head. It was already the fourth day. The spacecraft was currently more than 2,000 kilometers away from the coastline, but there seemed to be something wrong with the coordinates that Jean had marked when he was looking for resources because no energy was detected.

"Could it be that all those mimics were eaten by monsters?"

Tang Rao muttered something, and Gene laughed.

"It's impossible. It should be that the sea surface has changed, causing the previous coordinates to deviate. Coupled with the influence of the magnetic field, the condensation formed after the asteroid fell is more like a huge island. Maybe the island has changed in recent years."

Werther nodded.

"Didn't Shakira say that when they came over, they saw that colorful continent, but they didn't board it because they felt it was dangerous."

A large number of small floating robots have been sent out and are now determining the location of the resources. This is no more than 1,000 kilometers away from where the resources are located.

The spaceship is still moving slowly towards the coordinate area that Jean had previously calibrated. As long as those resources can be found, the spacecraft can quickly go there. The collection of the entire resources will take at least six or seven days.

Over the past few days, everyone has become accustomed to the huge monsters in the sea. Although they encountered some attacks, they all escaped danger.

They had to walk this kind of journey again after collecting resources, but this time Gene was not there. After waiting for the resource collection to be completed, Gene would go directly to the United States across the sea with Shakira.

In the past few days, people in Section 10 have been helping Shakira make some disguises, mainly through some biological camouflage and some micro adhesives to change Shakira's image and make her look more like a human.

After all, Jean plans to sneak in secretly this time. Jean will not leave until the United States has been thoroughly investigated.

"There is a response, Lord Jean, in the south."

A person from Section 10 shouted happily, and everyone finally breathed a sigh of relief. The spacecraft began to turn around, and then the spacecraft directly accelerated.

More and more energy feedback information is coming from the south, and it can be confirmed that those huge resources have indeed begun to move with the sea water. Now it is only necessary to go over and collect resources.

"What I'm worried about is that besides us, maybe the United States or the kangaroo country is also collecting these mimics X."

Tang Rao said, Gu Yi shook his head.

"I think it's unlikely. Unless they have the means to deal with these behemoths in the sea, they will easily be attacked by these monsters if they come over."

Tang Rao thought for a while and nodded.

"Indeed, without our ability, it would be extremely difficult to ensure that those crystals can be transported back from the sea. In addition, the density of those crystals is quite high, and ordinary transportation cannot transport them back on a large scale. . Even if it is transported back, if the magical uses of this crystal cannot be discovered and the crystal is clearly studied, it will be impossible to effectively utilize these resources."

Gene said as he looked at the people in the control room with a smile.

"When you get to the place and everyone sees it, you will know what it is like."

Many people have never seen how these mimics exist on the sea. After all, there is no one here except Jean. Most of the people who left the city with Jean in the past to search for resources. Already dead.

"That's almost it. As long as the location is determined, there is basically no need to worry. Everyone goes back to rest. Just leave 10 people in the control room. The main thing is to be careful of the monsters under the sea."

Tang Rao sighed and laughed easily.

"Although this journey was not very smooth, fortunately, we have finally found the location of the resource."

Tang Rao stretched his limbs, while Gu Yi stayed. Werther turned around and left, intending to continue to check on Xu Rui's condition, and Tasia's condition was not too good. It was not a matter of medical conditions, but the inner feelings of the two of them. All uneasy.

After all, during such a long voyage, they can only be in a confined space. Not only the two of them, but also some of the staff will feel depressed from time to time.

Jean smiled and looked at the dark sea in the distance. As long as he saw a little other color, it meant that they had found resources.

"You look quite happy."

Gu Yi said.

Jean nodded.

"Indeed, I will be able to travel to a new country soon, so of course I am happy. Everything in that country should still be the same as before."

"Absolutely. The film industry in that country used to be very developed. If you see any good films, you must remember to get a copy. I want to see it too."

After Gu Yi finished speaking, Gene laughed.

"It's true that you used to like watching movies."

The two chatted about some things in the past, and many people in Section 10 were very happy to hear it. At this time, the door of the control room opened, and Shakira walked in. Although her facial features looked a little strange, she was not. Just like the previous one, it doesn't look human at first glance, and some of the luminous parts of the body are also blocked.

People from Section 10 used light and shadow materials to help Shakira wear a set of close-fitting skin-type clothes. At first glance, she is actually almost human.

"What's wrong? Is it weird Gene?"

Shakira asked, then spun around and Gene smiled and shook his head.

"It just feels a little weird."

Shakira nodded.

"I also find it incredible that your technical skills make me look like a human being."

Gu Yi smiled.

"This is just a very common technique. By the way, Shakira, after you go there, do you plan to go back first?"

Shakira nodded.

"I'm not too worried about the current situation in Steka society, so I have to go back and see if there will be any major changes. Sorry, Jean obviously promised you."

"It's okay. I also want to see your society. There's no harm in seeing more."

And at this moment someone shouted.

"Lord Jean, that's what you're talking about."

As soon as Jean looked over, he saw a bright light appearing in the dark place in the distance. Jean smiled and nodded.

"There are still 239 kilometers to go."

A person from Section 10 said that someone suggested speeding up, but Jean told everyone to slow down. After all, many people were asleep now. It would be better to wait until they rest before arriving.

The bright light in the distance is getting bigger and bigger, and many colors of light are clearly visible, Gene said.

"That's the light emitted by the crystals. These crystals will continue to slowly emit light. I thought it was strange when I first saw these things. I originally thought they were just glowing stones, but I still brought them with me. Some come back.”

As time passed, the dark night sky in the distance was lit up by colorful lights, and the number of monsters active under the sea surface was increasing, with monsters constantly emerging from the sea surface frequently.

The spacecraft has raised its altitude to 700 meters, and now you can see the huge island composed of Mimic Object X in front of you. You can't see the end at a glance, as if it is a huge island floating on the sea.

Gradually, people started to get up. After a while, everyone cheered excitedly. Everyone was already up because the monsters below were too active.

Densely packed monsters can be seen on the sea surface, varying in size, but fortunately these monsters will not come to the island.

The spaceship is getting closer and closer to the huge island in front of us. Many people in the 10th department can't help but tremble with excitement. The city's control over mimics has reached a strict level. If all the people on this island can be controlled, If you bring all the mimics back, the resources will probably be unlimited.

At 6:20 in the morning, the spacecraft began to land slowly. On the surface of a relatively flat crystal stone, the spacecraft looked extremely small on this huge crystal island.

"It has indeed deviated by more than 700 kilometers."

The current location of Jean's island is the same as the coordinate position that Jean had calibrated the last time he came here. He didn't expect that it would deviate so much in half a century.

There was a rumbling mechanical sound, the rear compartment door of the spacecraft opened, each light and shadow equipment started running at full speed, the resource collection robots started to set off one by one, and the people in Section 10 became busy.

In the resource storage compartment of the spacecraft, there are some large reducers that can reduce the collected crystals into mimics With more resources, people in Section 10 have been solving this problem for many years.

Jean smiled and looked at the colorful crystal stones in front of him. These crystal stones were the hope of the Brilliant City for a hundred years in the future. Tang Rao came over with wine in hand.

"Let's have a drink and celebrate."

Gene smiled and nodded. Robots have already returned. These robots can carry up to 100 kilograms of mimics each time. The robots have prepared about 500. According to calculations, it will take about 5 days and 10 hours to fill the spacecraft.

The people in Section 10 began to work on the consoles one by one. After Gene sat down, he took a big sip of wine. Gu Yi felt a little depressed at this time.

"Why don't you talk to your great-grandson?"

Jean asked, Guyi shook his head with a smile, and Werther said.

"Maybe he's shy."

Tang Rao laughed loudly and said.

"If you are too embarrassed to explain, I will tell your grandson when he returns to the city and his illness is completely cured. You can get along well with him when you come back."

Gu Yi nodded awkwardly.

"Thanks."

The resource collection journey was almost over. Gene looked at the robots all over the mountains and plains in front of him with emotion. They all had special high-frequency cutting knives. This was the key to cutting the original crystal of this mimic, and the frequency of vibration was also Specially, it also needs to be combined with sound waves.

If you don't understand this clearly, to most people, this mimic is just a pile of hard rocks because the density is too high. Although it carries energy, most people only think it's because of the powerful impact if they don't study it in depth. A diamond-like thing formed by force.

"I'll be back at about o'clock."

Tang Rao muttered something, and Gene stood up and raised his wine glass.

"I have decided that I will not go back to the city."

Gu Yi and Werther looked at Jean in astonishment, and Tang Rao said.

"Are you kidding me?"

Jean nodded seriously.

"I'm not kidding, I thought clearly along the way."

"Jean, are you mentally ill?"

Tang Rao asked, and Gene smiled and shook his head.

"It doesn't make much sense for me to go back to Bright City now, but I will do my best to help Bright City pave the way for the future."

Tang Rao stood up and said emotionally.

"Jean, it's better to go back and say these words to your apprentices and the people you have helped. Don't come and say such things to us."

Gu Yi also felt a little incredible. If Jean really didn't go back to Brilliant City, where would he go in the future?

Werther smiled helplessly.

"Brilliant City was built because of you, have you forgotten Jean? It was you who finally convinced us to let us lead mankind to build a city. As a result, now that the city has gone through some crises, you have to leave and don't want to go back. This way A lot of people would be sad.”

Gene hummed.

"Have you ever thought about why Brilliant City has problems again and again?"

Tang Rao snorted coldly.

"What can you think? With so many people, it's okay to have ghosts. Jean, you are thinking too much. Get rid of such thoughts immediately. When you go to the United States, you will come back when the investigation is almost complete."

Gene shook his head.

"I have thought about many things. The reason why Bright City has developed so far is because of us, and the many problems that have arisen in Bright City are also because of my relationship."

Tang Rao frowned slightly.

"You say this as if our existence is meaningless. Without us, Brilliant City would not be what it is today, and it would be impossible to develop."

Gene nodded, and Werther took Tang Rao's hand.

"Listen to Jean first."

"But there is one question that you have thought about?"

Jean asked, the three shook their heads, Jean pointed to his head and said.

"What is a city? It starts from top to bottom, and from bottom to top, it fits together bit by bit, and finally it is called a city. And what have I experienced?"

Gene said and lit a cigarette, and Tang Rao looked annoyed.

"What's going on in your head!"

Gene said.

"I have experienced suffering since I was a child, and my body has been marked by suffering. These sufferings will evaporate little by little with my life. I use all means to bury my true thoughts secretly, just because of my own suffering. , because I always thought that as long as some truths that would cause tragedy are buried, then suffering would be impossible to emerge, but obviously I was wrong. This is not the answer that the city should have."

After Gene finished speaking, he smiled happily.

"If you don't believe it, now that I have returned to Brilliant City, this city has completely changed. Because I always feel that suffering is the root of everything. I have never thought about what hope can bring, so I built Order has come, and this order is the source of the suffering in Brilliant City!"