Great Power Technology

The darkness faded, and Ye Zhou found himself on the streets of a small country whose architecture clearly had Eastern European characteristics. Standing next to him was the character he played in the plot simulation, Mochi.

At this moment, there was a woman standing next to him. Ye Zhou seemed to have seen this woman in the simulation, but he didn't pay much attention to her.

Judging from the two holding hands, they have obviously developed from close comrades to close lovers.

Ye Zhou followed the two of them as they strolled down the street. He saw the two of them looking at the buildings on the street with emotion on their faces while chatting softly in German.

"Katerina, this is your hometown. Why do I feel that you have become more unhappy after returning here?"

Katerina shook her head and replied:

"This is not my hometown anymore. After I came out of there, I have drifted away from it."

"But it's still here after all, isn't it? Look, this is the church you told me many times. Do you want to go in and have a look?"

"Forget it. There's nothing to see. I'm an atheist now and don't need to go to church. But if I treat myself as a tourist, it would feel a little strange - a tourist visiting my hometown?"

"This is not a strange thing. When I returned to China last time because I couldn't buy a plane ticket, I signed up for a tour group to my hometown. Later, in order to make the money worthwhile, I also followed the tour group to take us there. I visited all the attractions there.”

"To be honest, our tour guide is probably not as familiar with the history of those scenic spots as I am. Do you know what a tour guide is?"

Katerina glared at Mochi helplessly, and then replied:

"This is a very basic vocabulary in German. I have long passed the stage where I need to be tested on 'What is a tour guide?'"

Hearing this, Mochi laughed.

"You know, for learners of their own mother tongue, generally speaking, people can't help but want to test them. This is a very normal vanity. However, it only took you three years to reach this level, probably They are a very talented group of people.”

"It's not a talent. It's just that I need to learn."

At this point, the two fell silent suddenly. Ye Zhou looked over their shoulders and saw nothing.

Just when he was wondering what the two of them were looking at, Katerina suddenly said:

"There are no more here. Those statues I am familiar with have probably disappeared, right?"

"Maybe there will always be some left. Don't think about these unpleasant things. Our work has to continue. How about we discuss how to continue to promote our technology?"

"This is not a pleasant topic. Qi, we have failed too many times. I think there may be a problem with the direction we have chosen. If there is not a more powerful force standing behind us, relying on us alone, we can achieve It’s not a goal that far away.”

Mo Qi nodded and replied:

"I know this, but I really can't make up my mind so quickly - you know, the members of our organization come from various countries. If we don't organize in this borderless way, then some people will be forced to, well , forced to betray their homeland."

"But what does it matter? If their motherland has betrayed the people, why can't the people betray the motherland?"

".This problem is too big--have you already thought about it?"

Katerina sighed and shook her head slightly.

"Not yet. The reason why I brought you back is to make the final decision."

"If I still can't make up my mind after this time, then, Qi, let's try one last time. If we still fail this time, I think we should make the final decision."

Mo Qi nodded and replied:

"Just do as you say, and think of it as giving our motherland a last chance."

While talking, the two of them bypassed this small square and continued walking forward.

And Ye Zhou finally saw the place where they were looking at before - there was the remaining base of a sculpture.

Ye Zhou squatted down, trying to read clearly the original content of the sculpture from the base. But not in the plot simulation, he found that he could not read the text at all.

From those mottled fonts, Ye Zhou only recognized one word.

Zoya.

He shook his head and followed the two men forward.

"So, it is impossible for us to expect technology to be borderless. Our common enemies develop technologies and weapons based on countries. How can we stop them through loose organizations?"

Mochi sighed and said.

"Our organization is not loose - our beliefs are the same."

"But that doesn't make us a tight organization. Just like when we were underground, unity of thought cannot unite us, unity of purpose does."

"At that time, we needed to survive, but now, most people's goals are quietly changing. They are not to live, but to live better."

"Although this goal is not, well, not vulgar, because they want most people to live better, but they still lack a sense of crisis."

"Without a sense of crisis, an organization cannot be united. After all, the best way to break down a fortress is to start from within."

Hearing this, Katerina also sighed.

"But we can't find that sense of crisis, and that's our problem."

"But there are people who can be found - they have been living in crisis, and that's where our ideas can best take root, because..."

Before he could finish his words, he was suddenly interrupted by a loud noise in front of him. The two of them walked forward and saw a group of people dragging a statue with ropes.

After seeing the face of the statue clearly, Katerina's expression suddenly changed from calm to furious.

"What are you doing!"

She rushed up and yelled loudly.

Those people were interrupted by her shout and turned to look at her.

One of the young men in a soldier's uniform looked at her up and down with a frivolous expression, and then said:

"Pretty lady, isn't it obvious? We are cleaning this statue."

Katerina suppressed her anger and continued to speak:

"That's not what I'm asking! I'm asking you, why do you want to knock this statue down? Who gave you this power? Do you know what this statue means to us??"

"I know. This is a worm in our country. He shouldn't be here at all - by the way, ma'am, if it's possible, I can't wait to go back to that night and end his life with my own hands."

As he spoke, the soldier lifted up the hem of his clothes to show off the pistol at his waist.

Mochi frowned, and he gently pulled Katerina to signal her to calm down.

"Katerina, calm down, we have more to do than that."

But Katerina was almost driven out of her mind by the scene in front of her. She rushed forward regardless of Mochi's obstruction and pushed away everyone who was still pulling on the rope. This action immediately aroused everyone's attention. In response, the strong men pushed her to the ground with little effort, and then someone grabbed her hair and dragged her away.

Mo Qi rushed to support him at the first moment, but he was also not good at fighting. He was knocked to the ground after just one confrontation.

The man holding Katerina down laughed wantonly. The people around her seemed to have seized the opportunity, swarming up and pressing her to the ground, and their sinful hands roamed Katerina's body unscrupulously.

Yes, they don't dare to do anything that breaks the legal bottom line in broad daylight, but if they are given the opportunity to release the evil desires in their hearts, they will not hesitate at all.

Katerina's eyes were full of humiliation, but her humiliation did not seem to come from the men holding her down, but from the ropes tied to the sculpture.

Mochi's hands groped around his waist, and he tried his best to take out the knife he carried with him, but Katerina suddenly turned her eyes to him, and then said coldly and decisively in German:

"Mochi, put down the knife, I'm fine."

Mo Qi looked at her in astonishment, trying to read some hesitation on her face, but such a look never appeared.

Looking at Katerina's face, he suddenly understood it all.

She has completely given up everything.

In front of them, the sculpture collapsed, and the bricks on the ground were smashed to pieces. The huge vibration and splashing gravel made the onlookers couldn't help but let go of their hands. Moqi took the opportunity to break away and pushed away again. The man who was pressing on Katerina pulled her and fled the scene desperately.

Behind them, those people had begun to cheer around the collapsed sculpture.

The last mark of this great man on this country was about to disappear, and he had just protected his followers for the last time.

After completely leaving the sight of the revelers, Mochi took out a tissue and wiped the dust from Katerina's hair, but the latter just looked at him quietly.

"The fire here has been completely extinguished."

Mochi nodded silently, and Katerina suddenly threw herself into his arms, trembling all over.

After a long time, she regained her composure.

"Mochi, I think I can make a decision."

"The fire we believe in is still burning only in that place, but in this era, I don't know how long it can burn."

"I'm going there."

"I want you to come with me."

Looking at Katerina's firm eyes, Mochi nodded solemnly.

"I'll go with you."

"Don't worry, the fire will continue to burn."

"We will build a wall to protect our fire."