The Fire-Chasing Herrscher Who Destroyed the World

“It’s really lucky to say that Asia has endured the first, second, third, and fourth collapses in succession, and the prosperous coastal areas have long been in ruins.

"Europe has experienced the fifth, sixth, and eleventh collapse, and even the European branch has been almost wiped out. What's more, southern Europe, a zone with the best climate, has also been affected by the fourth collapse. , the originally calm White Sea and Black Sea levels rose rapidly, submerging a large number of residential areas.

"The Mu Continent has endured the eighth and ninth times of collapse, and the world bubble formed by its involution has not yet been found. Of course, because it was too close, Australia was also affected, and there are not many residents left now.

"Africa has not been greatly affected, but the original level of development there was too low. Before the collapse, the coalition government failed to effectively manage it. Now, war, disease, and the collapse have All things considered, it has long been a hell on earth. Occasionally, humans will run to the coast of North Africa and be included in our management system. However, most survivors have retreated to the rainforest and live the same life as their ancestors did 50,000 years ago. .

"Calculated this way, America has suffered less damage. Of course, all kinds of collapse have not happened, but it has not experienced the devastation of the Herrscher."

In the spacious cabin, Mei was holding a stack of paper files and sorting out the situation in the world, while Mikael was leaning on the seat with his eyes closed, wishing he had arrived at his destination as soon as he woke up.

But he was just pretending. Even if this was a clone, he still didn't have the ability to sleep that he had lost long ago. So the more he closed his eyes and rested, the more awake and energetic he became.

"So, you chose America to inspect this time because you want to see what kind of geomantic treasure this place is that can actually avoid the first eleven collapses?"

"That must not be the case."

Mei instinctively wanted to push the eyes on the bridge of her nose, but unfortunately she failed. She wanted to rub her sore eyes again, but thinking of the blue contact lenses in her eyes, she finally gave up.

Her hairstyle has also changed. The bangs that have remained unchanged for thousands of years have been slicked back and are tied on top of her head together with the rest of the hair that has been dyed white. The amount of hair is too much, proportional to her workload. , this is very wrong, the normal curve should be in inverse proportion. Could it be that she is the legendary "Herrscher of Hair"?

Just telling a cold joke...

She no longer wore the white coat, but put on an ordinary uniform.

At first glance, who would have thought that this was May and not Kevin after cross-dressing? Not to mention Mikael, she herself is still not very able to accept her current changes.

In order to obtain more real information, disguise is naturally necessary, and Mikael's clone is no exception. He pinched his face to look like Qianjie's. It can be seen that if the knives on his face are not included, Apart from the scar, he is quite handsome. Anyway, even the ID photo of Qianjie in the Fire Chasing Moth file was taken wearing a mask, so no one could recognize it.

Even the two pilots didn't know who they were carrying.

"The Fire Moth has long planned to gather the remaining two billion humans in the world to the paradise land of America. This will also facilitate management and production. The geographical conditions of the Americas can fully accommodate such a large population. So far, , more than 1.2 billion people have been settled in the Americas. If I remember correctly, the plan should have been submitted to you for review 275 days ago, and you stamped it on the same day. "

"Two hundred and seventy-five days ago..."

Mikael tilted his head and thought for a while. It seemed that he didn't really need to think, he was just fishing every day.

But he didn't feel too embarrassed. Anyway, he was a clone, and it was his true body that was fishing. What did it have to do with his clone that was created not long ago?

Compared to the almost non-existent embarrassment, he was more worried:

"Mei, you should be very clear about the power of the Twelfth Herrscher. No, its power is not necessarily the same as the original one, but in any case, gathering everyone in one area is equivalent to giving the Herrscher the power to easily control all the people. The chance of annihilation is just like what we did with the Tenth Herrscher.”

"Don't worry, I won't make such a stupid mistake, but..."

"but?"

Mei scratched her head with the end of the ball pen and let out a long sigh:

"Mikael, we must consider humanity's own opinions and demands."

"Human...self?"

"Um."

Mei nodded heavily. She had a lot of hair, which was coiled on top of her head like a hill. Mikael was even a little frightened when he nodded like this. He was afraid that her hair would collapse like a snow mountain in the next moment. Fortunately, she took it very seriously and the "disaster" did not happen.

Some words seemed to have passed through her mind countless times, so much so that she could put her consciousness into words without even thinking about the words as usual:

“In this war against Honkai, our enemy is not only Honkai, but also humanity itself.

"We are not gods and cannot force humans to do things they are unwilling to do. When necessary, we have to compromise with them. After all, we cannot tell them all the truth, and we cannot make them completely believe our words. There are no guarantees about the consequences of doing so.

"Many people even now refuse to admit the existence of Honkai. They only believe that it is a man-made genetic virus - a disaster caused by a small group of people due to selfish desires, and ultimately borne by all mankind. This is very consistent with human beings. Aesthetics and the values ​​​​shaped by history over the past tens of thousands of years, so the hatred of the fire-chasing moth is inevitable. "

"Then, what role do humans play in this matter?"

Mikael didn't seem to want to hear this.

To be precise, he didn't want to know the reason so clearly.

Maybe it's because the person sitting in front of May is just a clone. He is just a clone created by the real Mikael to complete a certain task. He has always been born as an executor. He doesn't need to know why. Just need to know how to do it.

"No matter what you say, these are the end of the world. When everything materialistic disappears, people will turn to religion and pursue spiritual tranquility. And in religious texts, it is difficult for them not to notice about ' Records of 'The Last Day', 'Noah's Ark', and 'Promised Land'."

"Hmph... So, they regard America, which has never suffered large-scale collapse, as a paradise in the apocalypse. As long as they get there, they can board Noah's Ark and avoid the disaster of destruction."

"...Does anyone believe this?"

"Huh? Isn't it weird? It is impossible to verify when exactly this rumor became popular. It may have existed very early, and it was just accumulated until now. In short, because of this rumor, many people are scrambling to get it as soon as possible. The competition for qualifications to go to the Americas even led to a small-scale stoppage. Fortunately, we adopted a very pure 'lottery' mechanism, which was fair and uncompromising."

"That is to say..."

Mikael opened the window. He didn't know when the sparkling sea was quietly replaced by the dark gray land, and every flower and tree became particularly clear. It was obvious that the plane was landing. Destination, the largest settlement on the American coast: Third New Paradise City.

"Actually, the decision to migrate people is not entirely due to human beings' own demands, right?"

"You may have misunderstood. Humanity's appeal is not specifically about that rumor. Concentrating all people in the Americas can create the illusion of a relatively densely populated area. This is also a way to appease people's hearts."

"All right……"

"But you're right."

Mei also noticed the landing posture of the plane. She knew that the time for free conversation was running out. She took out a pair of mirrors and carefully checked whether there were any flaws in her disguise. She explained quickly:

"The parliament proposed this plan more out of economic and political considerations. Putting aside what has been said before, taking care of human beings' own demands, in an economic sense, centralized management of scattered human beings can reduce the cost of A lot of management costs, material transportation costs, and enhanced management organization. In short, there are many benefits. ”

"But the disadvantages are equally obvious. It's easy to catch them all... Anyway, the parliament has been purged. Why don't you try to disclose some information to them?"

"Forget it."

Mei shook her head quickly, and Mikael was frightened again. She really didn't know how these women could move their heads freely with their mountain-like hair - would they really not get spinal disease?

"The cleansing of the borrowed knife killings can only be said to have eliminated the unstable factors in subjective consciousness. But considering the pervasive power of the Twelfth Herrscher, what if any congressman took some notes in the electronic memo after returning... Haha ”

"It's a dilemma..."

"boom--"

There was a loud noise, and the entire cabin heaved up and down.

Anyone with some imagination can complete such a scene in their mind——

The plane raised its head and pushed its two rear wheels down, just like its feet about to land. The pilot should have opened the landing flaps, and the trajectory of the airflow changed, causing a sharp roar.

But the pilot undoubtedly did not control the speed of landing. The rear wheels of the plane almost contacted the concrete runway in a "collision" manner. The elastic tires and landing gear trembled like springs, and the fuselage also felt this undulating movement. What followed was the lengthy echo of the friction between the tires and the rough runway surface.

"Really, do these guys think they are flying fighter jets?"

Mikael complained fiercely, and the unexpected shock almost made him bite off his tongue.

Mei's hair was also scattered a little by the vibration. She held the hair on her head with both hands and winked at Mikael:

"Of course, there are no absolute pros and cons in everything. Moving everyone to the Americas can greatly reduce our combat radius. In the past, because the combat radius was too large, even the quick reaction forces of each branch could not rush to the battlefield quickly. Therefore, nuclear weapons mainly based on long-range ballistic missiles are still necessary to exist, and now..."

The plane's taxiing speed gradually slowed down, and it no longer had the vibration that almost shook people's earwax out.

Mikael narrowed his eyes, did not answer Mei's words, and started to sort out the things he wanted to carry.

Because there is no need to say more - if all human beings gather in the Americas and throw away some unnecessary buildings, such as parks, squares and shopping malls, in fact, two billion people will not need to occupy a large area to survive. .

Then the combat radius of the Fire Chasing Moth will be reduced enough to the extent that it does not need to rely on long-range ballistic missiles or even nuclear weapons.

In other words, nuclear weapons are no longer necessary.

Anyway, this thing will most likely be useless against the end of the world. Now it doesn’t even have the last trace of value, so it’s better to dismantle it.

As long as all nuclear warheads are destroyed, although it cannot completely prevent the damage caused by the Twelfth Herrscher, at least the worst case scenario that may occur has been eliminated.

Moreover, through special processing of nuclear charges, part of the nuclear fuel can be supplied to nuclear power plants. Although this process seems to be accompanied by a lot of losses, if this is not done, the value of these things will be zero, or even negative, from a certain point on. From this perspective, this is a profit-making process, not a loss-making process.

But Mikael did have one sentence that he didn't ask:

"Is it still too late?"

Even though most of the world's nuclear weapons have been immersed in the quantum sea along with the Mu Continent, the existing inventory still contains more than 3,000 nuclear warheads of various types.

The destruction of nuclear weapons is expensive and time-consuming, and a large number of processes must be done manually.

Today, even if the destruction work is carried out at full capacity at all costs, it will never be completed within one year.

And among these nuclear warheads, only one-tenth of the number is enough to destroy human civilization that was at its peak before the collapse.

"Ah……"

Mikael shook his head, too lazy to delve deeper.

"Anyway, that's a headache for the main body, and I have nothing to do with it."

His birth has a strong purpose, which is to protect Mei in disguise to complete this inspection. Other than that, there is no need for him to meddle in other people's business.

He even suspected that when the ontology created him, did he also give himself spiritual hints similar to commandments?

If it were him, he would probably do this.

However, it's not like he hasn't used the power of consciousness he was assigned to search his own consciousness. It seems that there is no existence similar to commandments.

Well, maybe, after all, all the powers he was assigned are extremely limited, enough for him to complete the task of protecting Mei, but they are definitely incomparable to the main body. With the huge gap between the powers they control, he can completely That kind of psychological suggestion is difficult to detect.

But Mikael, let’s call him “Mikael”, doesn’t care about these precautions. In the final analysis, although they are different individuals, he himself is a copy of Mikael's consciousness, and he and Mikael are both different and the same existence.

Since they are the same existence, is it possible that the drama of "I kill myself" will still be staged?

But it's good that he is so cautious. After all, he himself is the biggest threat to mankind.

If he really wants to destroy the world desperately, with the eleven Herrscher powers and almost no shortcomings, it is hard to say whether Kevin and the others can stop him with their current combat power.

Shaking his head again, Mikael gathered his thoughts and stood at the cabin door before May.

"Speaking of which, who is here! You still want us to pick you up in person? There is no way that Mei is here in person, right?"

"Isn't it possible? My friend at the headquarters said that I saw Mei eating in the cafeteria at noon today. Hey, I heard that her boyfriend left her alone to go on vacation with the anti-entropy guy? Let me just say, How can any man like her with such a stinky expression that never changes?"

"Cough cough cough!"

The scene was silent for a moment. A group of well-dressed city hall officials stared nervously at the ground at their feet. The only sound they could hear was the clanking of Mikael's footsteps as he walked down the hanging ladder.

"Looking like this, it really looks like Luluye back then..."

In fact, the difference is quite big. There is no comparison between a small passenger plane and the largest floating battleship in human history. Although this place is located on the coast and has some sea breeze, it is not as humid and salty as Pohnpei Island.

That Mikael was nowhere to be seen in the crowd, and I still haven’t figured out whether it corresponded to Otto’s figure.

But at least he was happy before he died.

The politicians in front of them were still a little far away from the plane, and their whispers just now were mixed in the noise, making it difficult for normal people to hear clearly.

Mikael is not a normal person, so he hears everything.

But he didn't say anything, and even wanted to laugh a little - who would have thought that the "Mei" eating in the cafeteria was actually another clone of Mikael pretending to be?

With a sneer on his lips, he walked towards the trembling politicians step by step.