Law of Fire

Many times, no, it should be most of the time, Gao Qi can't remember the third cataclysm.

Although he experienced two energy bursts, and seemed to be the direct beneficiary of the two energy bursts, Gao Qi was indeed unable to connect the energy bursts with the cataclysm.

Knowing and knowing, but not really paying too much attention to it, just like everyone knows that one day they will die, but before the real crisis of death, there are a few people who will worry all day that they will eventually die.

So Gao Qi didn’t take the third cataclysm too seriously. If the third cataclysm is really coming, then it’s okay. If you carry it, you will live, but if you can’t resist it, you will die. What's going on.

However, those who have experienced two cataclysms seem to be more sensitive and fear the coming of the third cataclysm.

Su Li'an was the city of Chaoxi who left after two energy bursts. Now thinking about it, he finally went out of the city because of the two energy bursts.

"Professor, idealist or realist, if the third cataclysm really comes, what can you do alone?"

Gao Qi was really curious. He didn't want to question Professor Su's philosophy. He really didn't want to understand what Professor Su's death behavior had to do with what he said there was no time.

The raised question seemed to make it difficult for Professor Su to answer.

After thinking about it for a long time, Professor Su finally said: "You are out of the city. You have seen the lives of the victims. If there is another large-scale catastrophe, a doomsday-level catastrophe, do you think the victims can survive it?"

"I think that since the deserters have survived two catastrophes, they should be able to cope with it again. Also, in terms of survival, deserters seem to be better than citizens."

Professor Su shook his head and said: "You shouldn't be the person who said this, a powerful individual, rich survival skills, and order and organization, which is more conducive to the survival of a species?"

"From the perspective of survival, I think the situation of the deserted people is more favorable than that of the people in the city. If there is really a third catastrophe, and the type of catastrophe is not known, the people who gather in the city are not necessarily better than the people in the city. The deserters who live in it are more beneficial."

Gao Qi didn't want to challenge Professor Su, but he was holding a serious debate with Professor Su upholding the principle of making things clear.

Gao Qi seemed a bit aggressive. He was polite, but aggressively said: "Professor Su, I think your current approach is to satisfy your own inner pursuit. Without investigation, you have no right to speak. I understand very well that if the third cataclysm really comes, and the one who can survive in the end, it is not necessarily the people in the city!"

Professor Su was silent for a moment, and then he nodded and said, "You said that without investigation, you have no right to speak. This makes me very happy. Then, how deep is your investigation of the victims?"

Gao Qi was stunned suddenly, because he found that his understanding of the deserted people and the wasteland really didn't seem to be the word of investigation.

At most, at most it is just looking around.

Professor Su sighed lightly and said: "I'll tell you, fourteen years ago, the first census of Chaoxi City after the War of Alien Beasts was conducted by me. At that time, Chaoxi City had 124,060. Seven people, and the number of victims within a hundred kilometers in diameter outside the city is about 30,000."

Gao Qi didn't speak, because he said that without investigation, he had no right to speak, and when Professor Su said the exact number, he knew that he had lost this debate, and that he had lost it completely.

"Nine years ago, in the second census, there were 171,400 people in the city, and more than 24,000 people outside the city. In Chaoxi City, nearly five people were born in five years. Ten thousand people, but the victims outside the city did not leave on a large scale. Instead, people lived close to Chaoxi City for five years, reducing 6,000 people, one-fifth of the population!"

In five years, one-fifth of the population has been lost. What is this concept?

The raised face began to look bad.

Professor Su continued with a helpless expression: "Four years ago, during the third census, the number of people in the city increased to 268,000. The growth rate is extremely fast, because under the policy of encouraging childbirth, After the disaster, the newborns reached the age of marriage and childbearing. When you were in school, many people your age had already formed families and gave birth to their first children. Some even gave birth to their second children, but what about the victims? I tell you, there are only 12,000 left!"

In another five years, the victims lost more than half of their population.

Gao Qi was speechless, he was ashamed, because what he said was not consistent with what he was doing.

"What is the reason for the dramatic decline in the population of the victims? The result of my investigation is that the wild animals multiply very quickly, and the number of foreign animals increases rapidly. When the living area of ​​the alien animals overlaps with the area of ​​disaster victims without the protection of the city wall, The result must be the death of the victims, but the number of the victims who died of strange animals is very small. The disease that causes the most deaths of the victims is the disease. The second is the long-term malnutrition caused by the shortage of food. The third victims are fighting for survival materials. Fighting, the fifth is the cruel oppression of the victims in the city, the population reduction caused by the alien beasts can only rank sixth!"

Gao Qiqing sighed and said, "I'm sorry."

Professor Su ignored Gao Qi’s apology, and continued to whisper: “It took only ten years to go from 34,000 to 12,000, and then I didn’t have the opportunity to conduct a population survey again, but I know , The number of victims outside the city continues to decline in the morning and evening, declining like a cliff. Look, you look at the gathering points of victims outside the city, how many are already empty?"

"Professor, don't talk anymore..."

He sighed lightly, and said with difficulty: "So you go out of the city and establish a mutual aid association for the victims. Would you rather let the city send soldiers to attack, but also give them a little fire of hope for the deserted people scattered outside the city and hiding in the mountains? ?"

"Yes."

Professor Su said firmly: "It can't be delayed any more, I can't slow it down. If I develop secretly for a few years and then open the event, then... it will be a problem whether I have anyone to save. You should now Understand a truth, when the population drops to a certain level, it will be unable to recover. Any civilization, any civilization, or even just for survival, needs a certain population base!"

Gao Qi said helplessly: "But, even if you are right, the deserters really have no time and can't delay any longer, but you should at least do a better job of confidentiality, just like unscrupulous public activities. Morning and evening city will definitely send the city defense army to annihilate it!"

Professor Su nodded and said, "You are right, but you have overlooked a problem."

"what is the problem?"

"The issue of costs and benefits, perhaps the emergence of the Mutual Aid Association for Disaster Victims has really touched the bottom line of those in power in Chaoxi City, but you must not forget that it takes a price to defend the bottom line, and if the price paid is too great, the bottom line can be appropriate. Contraction."

"Shrink the bottom line? What do you say?"

Professor Su is very serious and serious just like when he was teaching in a classroom where there was only one student above him.

"Distance, distance is always the primary consideration in any military war, because distance is related to the delivery of troops, weapons delivery, logistics supplies, and the speed of reinforcements. It can be said that distance produces beauty."

Gao Qi felt a sudden realization. He now feels that he is too stupid. However, after contacting the time when Mujian and Professor Su were in contact, and the time when Professor Su arrived here, he also felt that perhaps Professor Su was too naive. Maybe it's a little bit.

"How far can beauty be produced?"

Professor Su smiled and said: "The answer is very simple. The straight-line distance is 130 kilometers. This number depends on the limit of wireless power supply in Chaoxi City."

Gao Qi was stunned.

Professor Su continued faintly: "On what basis is the city’s absolute military superiority over the victims? Adequate supplies, sufficient ammunition, heavy firepower, well-trained soldiers, better organizational capabilities, but aside from the soldiers’ The level of training, what is the basis for the rest, energy, that is, electricity, now I tell you, Chaoxi City’s armored vehicles can only move within a range of 120 kilometers, beyond this range~www.wuxiaspot. com~ will not be available."

"No! Can't trams travel hundreds of kilometers? There are armored vehicles, can they still travel hundreds of kilometers on battery power?"

Professor Su smiled disdainfully, and said: "Light trams can be powered by batteries, but what about trucks that carry cargo? What about armored vehicles that carry heavy combat loads? I tell you, armored vehicles do not have batteries at all and can only rely on wireless charging technology to drive, so armored vehicles The maximum combat distance of the Armored Vehicle is 120 kilometers. Within this distance, the armored vehicle does not need to consider energy issues, but beyond this distance, the armored vehicle is scrap iron."

"That's not right! I was still in a helicopter today. The helicopter may fly a long distance. After the wireless power supply range is exceeded, it will fly on batteries."

Professor Su said vigilantly: "What helicopter?"

"The latest product of City One, Chaoxi City does not have it, I understand, Chaoxi City does not have such technology..."

Professor Su nodded and said: "These are the secrets strictly blocked by Chaoxi City, military secrets, both internally and externally need to be kept secret. Now I can tell you that I will take someone 130 kilometers away from Chaoxi City. In the mountainous area, the first gathering area of ​​the Mutual Aid Association of Disaster Victims has been established. At this distance, Chaoxi City will never send a city defense army to attack, because Li Jin dare not!"

When Li Jin didn't dare to attack, Professor Su, who was full of books, was so proud.

But Gao Qi couldn't help but said: "Even if the distance is too far to use armored vehicles, why does Speaker Li dare not attack? After all, even if the city defense forces are allowed to leave the armored vehicles for cover operations, then the city defense forces have more advantages, right?"

Professor Su nodded and said: "Yes, the city defense forces have more advantages, but the problem is that if I hide in the mountains and fight guerrilla warfare with the city defense forces, do you think the city defense forces can bear much casualties? Li Jin, can he bear such a price? ?"