Chapter 1068 Showdown
Chapter 1068 Showdown
In the β universe, somewhere in the Pacific Ocean, a large ocean-going fishing boat floated on the sea, and several civilian yachts followed the fishing boat, rising and falling with the rough waves.
Judging from the appearance alone, any passerby who saw this fleet would probably think they were a tour group experiencing sea fishing.
However, the actual situation was quite the opposite.
There were no tourists or fishing gear in the closed cabin, all of them were armed personnel.
On the deck outside the cabin, a thin man was leaning on the railing and smoking, and his natural curls hanging down to his ears looked unkempt and sloppy.
His name is Fick, a former CIA agent and the current leader of the Extraterrestrial Civilization Countermeasures Team.
Since the blackout in Virginia, although the CIA’s rash actions were criticized by the top leader of the authorities, it also made the authorities fully aware of the threat of extraterrestrial civilizations and urgently established an Extraterrestrial Civilization Countermeasures Team.
As the only agent who had participated in the investigation of “Wasteland OL”, Fick was soon summoned by the head of the authorities and was appointed as the leader of the extraterrestrial civilization countermeasures team.
Facing the hostile invasion of extraterrestrial civilizations, he was undoubtedly the highlight of Fick’s life.
Those big shots who he had only seen on TV took the initiative to shake hands with him at the banquet, not only treating him as a guest of honor, but also as the savior of human civilization – and he himself thought so.
However, the good times did not last long.
Since the blackout, the extraterrestrial civilization hiding behind “Wasteland OL” suddenly restrained its edge, and even played “paid technology transfer” on forums outside the game.
It is said to be paid, but in fact it is not to pay the game operator, but to pay for the currency in the game from the players by various economies, and then anonymously bid for some technical information that does not exist on the earth through auctions.
Such a set of operations instantly attracted all the forces that originally had doubts about the “extraterrestrial advanced civilization” to the chariot of “aliens”.
Especially after the giants of Wall Street discovered the amazing market value behind “Wasteland OL”, they sent political brokers to lobby Congress, guide public opinion to advocate the theory of benevolent contact and the great fusion of the universe, and finally successfully put pressure on the authorities to force them to change their previous contact countermeasures.
Thanks to this, his career also plummeted. Not only was the funding cut again and again, but the vehicle he traveled by also changed from an aircraft carrier to a destroyer, and now to a fishing boat.
Unless it is a really stupid fool who is hopelessly stupid and a vested interest who pretends to be confused, no one will insist on a meaningless thing regardless of the cost.
And now the work of the “Extraterrestrial Civilization Countermeasures Group” is becoming a meaningless thing.
No matter how vividly Fick described the threat of aliens in Congress and listed the specious evidence he collected from the public, the result was just to make the participants at the conference table doze off.
Wall Street’s political brokers didn’t even have a plan to lobby him because they felt it was unnecessary.
This group of guys who forgot the pain after the wound healed had long forgotten how they held his hand and shouted that he was the last savior of mankind. Now they have regarded him and his operators as jokes after dinner.
Even more outrageous is the guy who said that he would set up an extraterrestrial civilization countermeasures team.
The respected leader directly issued a final ultimatum to him and gave him another four years.
Four years!
If he can’t even find the spaceship of the advanced civilization, his department will be taken out of the direct team and merged into NASA’s Jet Propulsion Laboratory.
It sounds like he is going to be installed on the Voyager probe and shot out.
Anyway, this is what happened.
In order to avoid being installed on the Voyager probe and shot to the aliens’ hometown as a greeting gift, he can only look for “Wasteland OL” and the traces of advanced civilizations left on the earth like a mad dog while facing the cold eyes of the congressional leaders.
Fortunately, hard work pays off.
Just when there was only one year left in the four-year period, the situation finally took a turn for the better.
According to the anonymous clues provided by an informant who called himself “β fission variant”, after circling the Pacific Ocean, he finally locked onto the sea area in the middle of the Pacific Ocean under his feet.
It is said that this is where the spacecraft of the advanced civilization landed.
At that time, a fishing boat witnessed its landing.
And the aliens on the spacecraft killed everyone on the deck in order to silence them.
Although the accuracy and source of this message are very suspicious, he has no other choice at this moment, and can only come here with a try mentality.
Benign contact theory…
It’s really funny.
Whoever wants to believe in that kind of nonsense can believe it, anyway, he can’t believe it.
At least in Fick’s view, even if the so-called advanced civilization showed a little kindness and brought so-called benefits to all countries on the earth, it was to fatten up humans before eating.
He pinched out the cigarette butt in his hand and smashed the cigarette butt into the waves outside the plywood.
Wait and see!
His divers were searching along the seabed. If he could salvage any suspicious debris, he would put the blame on the aliens!
He would prove himself!
He would expose the conspiracy of the so-called advanced civilization and become the true savior of human civilization!
Just as Fick was thinking this, the waves on the sea suddenly surged.
The waves hit the steel side of the ship, pushing the deck to swing like a swing.
Fick, who was standing on the railing, lost his balance and the lighter in his hand fell on the deck.
”Shit…”
He cursed inwardly and bent down to pick it up. The ups and downs of the ship suddenly bumped again, flipping him over.
Hearing the bang on the deck, the operator standing at the door of the cabin pushed the door open and walked out. He saw Fick sitting on the ground with an embarrassed look on his face, and quickly reached out to him.
”Team leader? What happened?”
”Nothing… just a small accident.”
Fick, who had grabbed the hand, was too embarrassed to say that he had fallen. He was about to get up from the ground with a stern face, but he was stunned on the spot for a moment.
He looked straight at the sea level in the distance, and saw a huge whale coming out from below the sea level.
No –
not just one!
But many!
No –
that thing is not a whale at all! It is a huge cargo ship standing upright!
The waves were pushed around by the bullet-shaped shell, and the whole sea seemed to be boiling, rolling with unstable ocean currents.
Fick was speechless for a moment, staring at the steel structures that emerged from the sea.
It was not just him –
the operator who reached out to him was the same. The moment he looked at the sea surface along his line of sight, his mouth was instantly stretched into an oval shape.
What the hell is that? !
Skyscraper?
Vertical aircraft carrier?
Atlantis?
Or… God?
”Is that… an extraterrestrial civilization… a spaceship?” Looking at the huge steel structure rising into the sky, the operator holding the hatch squeezed out this sentence with difficulty.
The moment he heard this, Fick’s expression changed from astonishment to ecstasy at the same time.
Found it!
He found it!!!
”Camera! Camera pointed at them! God… did you see that?! That thing!! That’s it!!! Evidence of the existence of extraterrestrial civilizations–!”
He screamed in surprise, eyes full of surprise, yelling incoherently, yelling at the operators in the cabin.
Everyone thought this guy was crazy.
But soon they found that it was not only him who was crazy, but also themselves.
”God… Is that really a spaceship of an advanced civilization?!”
”But wait, where are our satellites?! And the fleet and radar! How did they… land in this sea area under our noses?!”
”I want to know more about what they want to do…”
The faces looking up were filled with different expressions, staring motionlessly at the magnificent giant that rose into the sky with unknown power, like ants looking up at the gods.
They finally succeeded.
They successfully found the mastermind behind “Wasteland OL”, the spaceship of an advanced civilization hiding behind and controlling everything!
But…
what then?
Everyone in the extraterrestrial civilization countermeasures team stayed silent, including Fick who was so excited that he danced with joy.
They had no doubt that the F22 was like a fly in front of that thing.
The only suspense was whether the nuclear missile could cause any damage to the suspected stainless steel shell.
Perhaps it could.
After all, no matter how powerful the technology was, it could not ignore the laws of physics.
But even so, no one asked whether to give it a try, and they didn’t even dare to think about it…
But no matter what, they still had to do what they had to do.
Without delaying for a second, Fick quickly rushed into the cabin and called the military base closest to this sea area. While stating his identity, he quickly reported the situation.
”This is the Extraterrestrial Civilization Countermeasures Team! We have found a spaceship suspected of extraterrestrial civilization in the sea area at coordinates…! Please send a fleet to support immediately!”
The answer came from the other end of the phone soon.
However, to Fick’s anger, he heard the sound of cracking melon seeds on the other end of the phone.
Obviously.
His call did not reach the right person, but was thrown to the office clerk or the security guard at the door.
”Okay, Extraterrestrial Civilization Countermeasures Team… So you found an unidentified shipwreck near the seabed? How big a salvage ship would you need?”
Fick roared.
”It’s a spaceship! Let me repeat it a few more times, it’s in the sky, and it will probably pass through the atmosphere soon!”
There was silence on the other end of the phone for a while, and suddenly there was a burst of laughter.
Fick’s face flushed, and he roared angrily.
”I’m telling the truth! I saved the video! And for such a large target, can’t you use radar to take a look–” ”
Okay, Extraterrestrial Civilization Countermeasures Team, our radar should not have malfunctioned. There are only you in that sea area… Of course, there may be a few seagulls, but we really didn’t see any alien spaceships.”
Fick roared with all his strength.
”Then send out the early warning aircraft! Thousands of kilometers away, do you expect that broken radar to see anything!”
The phone was hung up directly.
The other party might think he was making trouble for no reason.
But Fick knew that all of them would regret not believing in themselves… because soon the whole world would be frightened by that iron lump.
Even if the radar could not see it, such a large spacecraft would certainly not be hidden.
At present, the topic of extraterrestrial civilization is second only to “Wasteland OL” in the discussion on the Internet.
Astronomy enthusiasts all over the world point their telescopes to space 24 hours a day.
Throwing the intercom back on the console, Fick cursed with excitement and fear.
”Damn! It’s a real thing…”
As for what to do next, he had to take some time to think about it…
…
Although they wasted a whole year circling the Pacific Ocean, Fick and his men finally got their dream as they wished.
Not even 24 hours!
Later that day after everyone returned to the port, the huge spacecraft made headlines in major media around the world at an incredible speed!
The streamlined shell and huge ship body surpassed any rocket ever launched by humans.
Not only that!
Its launch principle also shocked everyone’s eyes!
It didn’t seem to be pushed up by burning chemical fuel, but floated into the sky like a hot air balloon under the push of plasma plumes.
Gravity seemed to have no effect on it!
If it weren’t for the fact that the unit providing the video data was the Extraterrestrial Civilization Countermeasures Team with an official background, people couldn’t help but suspect that it was a game CG or computer-generated image!
Not only the aerospace industry was shocked, but even the physics community, which was recently excited by the breakthrough in controlled fusion technology, was shocked by the incredible scene!
[Shock! A giant UFO passed over the Indian Ocean! ]
[Suspected showdown! The mastermind behind the mysterious MMORPG game “Wasteland OL” appeared! ]
[War or peace? ! UFOs appeared in the atmosphere! ]
[On the verge of breaking out! Multinational aircraft carrier battle groups headed to the Pacific for joint reconnaissance! ]
[International Space Station releases observation information, six UFOs are assembled in synchronous orbit! ]
[Former CIA agent and head of the “Extraterrestrial Civilization Countermeasures Team” Fick spoke in an interview with reporters, claiming to have found important evidence of extraterrestrial civilization’s invasion of the Earth! ]
[The US authorities urgently issued a statement to clarify that the Extraterrestrial Civilization Countermeasures Team is a non-governmental organization and its remarks do not represent the official position! ]
[Target Mars? ! The advanced civilization spacecraft is suspected to have left the Earth-Moon system and is heading towards Mars! ]
[Salvage teams from various countries gathered in the central Pacific Ocean, and more detailed clues are still under investigation…]
[…]
For three whole days, the Internet on Earth has been flooded with the mysterious spacecraft.
In addition to the official website of “Wasteland OL” still calmly announcing news related to the game and the public beta, now almost any website you open can see the huge starship and the latest news about the latter.
However, although the official website of “Wasteland OL” is still calm, the players on the forum can’t calm down.
Even though the unidentified spacecraft did not look any more exaggerated than the Alliance’s low-Earth orbital defense platform, and was much smaller than the Orion guided missile cruiser, it did appear in reality after all, and it more or less gave them a feeling that the game was shining into reality.
Tail: “Oh my god… A Guang is really an alien?! (Shocked)”
Roushan Damo: “Wait, if Wasteland OL is really a game run by aliens, then what are we to the aliens? (Terrified)”
Sis: “Research subjects? Or diplomats? Emmm… I always feel that things are not that simple.”
Tail: “Oh! Tail thinks so too!”
Aoao Zhimahu: “Well… no matter where that spacecraft came from, I always feel that it doesn’t seem to show any malice?”
Fountain Commander: “Well, the most worrying thing is right here. We know nothing about them, and they know everything about us.”
Ye Shi: “Uh, do you think there is a possibility… that they are actually our future selves?”
Sis: “Oh? Did you see anything through psychic vision?”
Ye Shi: “No, it’s just my intuition…”
Tail: “Perception system The boss’s intuition! Maybe it’s true! (☆.☆)”
Fang Chang: “Well… this possibility is indeed not ruled out, although it sounds a bit far-fetched.”
Quit Smoking: “But why do they do this? I don’t understand, changing the future by changing the past? Is that really possible? (stunned)”
Fang Chang: “It’s hard to say, maybe, as you said, they avoid the arrival of the Wasteland Era by influencing us.”
Ye Shi: “Good guy… don’t be such a bad jinx, I don’t want to go to the wasteland in the flesh.”
Fang Chang: “Why is it a bad jinx? Maybe they have found a way to avoid the Wasteland Era, and the plan has been successful? If that’s the case, maybe the Wasteland Era no longer exists on our timeline. (squinting)” It
may be a bit too optimistic to think this way, but the different situations in different worlds obviously cannot be generalized.
Edge paddling: “Through the game… Doesn’t it feel too hasty? Isn’t there a better way?”
Fang Chang: “Maybe a better way has been tried, maybe this is the best arrangement after countless attempts.”
Fang Chang: “As for the better and less hasty method you mentioned, maybe it exists. But the possibility outside of time, only people outside of time know.”
”…”
…
The heated discussion on the official website forum is still going on, and the speculation about the operator behind “Wasteland OL” has become the hottest focus topic on the forum.
Chu Guang never thought that just when he was planning to make a big news on the day of the public beta, “β fission variant” actually made a big news before him.
Should I say it is worthy of being another me?
What he thought of, “another self” far away in the β universe not only thought of it, but also did it for him.
B5 floor of Shelter 404.
Chu Guang, sitting in the office chair, finally saw Dr. Principle in the β universe through the big screen in the room.
Strictly speaking, this is the first time the two have communicated face to face.
And the “principle” standing behind the screen is much younger than the man he saw in the holographic image.
”Nice to meet you.”
Although he had many questions to ask, Chu Guang did not immediately raise his questions, but greeted him politely first.
Dr. Principle on the screen nodded slightly and said in a respectful voice.
”It is me who should say nice to meet you, respected… Mr. Manager.”
”Don’t be so polite, please sit down and talk.” Chu Guang said in a kind tone.
Principle nodded and sat down on the chair behind him naturally.
He should be in Shelter 404-β at the moment – the underwater shelter located in the trough on the west side of the Pacific Ocean.
”Before our conversation begins, I would like to say sorry to you… The professor had decided to deploy that spacecraft before the end of Project 404. We are deeply sorry for the public opinion storm it caused and the impact it has had on your work.”
Looking at Dr. Principle who apologized sincerely, Chu Guang smiled gently and said.
”Don’t feel guilty. That was his decision. It has nothing to do with you. To be honest, although his actions surprised me, I had planned to confront the people of the β universe half a year ago during the public beta stage… Now it’s only half a year earlier. We both thought of the same thing. I can only say that he is worthy of being the ‘other me’.”
In fact, if he thought about it for a while, it was not difficult for him to guess the true intention of the “β fission variant”.
Although that guy inherited all the professor’s memories and the mission of saving the human civilization of the α universe, he was using the body that was originally in the β universe after all.
It was precisely because of this that he still had feelings for the β universe, and maybe he had realized that he was not a “professor” in the true sense, just like himself, and it was also a new beginning.
Based on this underlying logic, although he would not hesitate to use the resources of the β universe, it was impossible for him to really “use and throw away” the people of the β universe.
Therefore, before he left the earth, he did the last thing to the people living on that planet –
that was to publicly point out the existence of advanced civilizations, turning the unspoken rules that were originally placed under the table into explicit rules that did not need to be debated!
This is actually an open conspiracy.
After completing this matter, whether the “α replica” who inherited Shelter 404, that is, himself, continued to package the operator behind the game as a high civilization like a god, or pointed out the existence of the morphogenetic field and the AB universe theory, he had to have a dialogue with the people of the β universe in an open form. In
other words, he responded to the goodwill that the latter had released from a neutral position –
if he still wanted to continue Project 404 and use the power of the consciousness bodies in another universe.
Unexpectedly, that guy still guarded against him before leaving, and Chu Guang also did a serious self-examination.
Maybe the impression he had left on the “β fission variant” was too dark, which led to the latter’s lack of confidence in him, so he took such a step for the sake of insurance.
In fact, there was no need for that.
Because he had planned to do so from the beginning – even if Project 404 ended, the alliance he represented would still maintain friendly contact with the people living in the β universe, and even face possible crises in the future together.
As a manager and game planner, he saw it more clearly than anyone else. The players and “NPCs” of “Wasteland OL” have always been influencing each other, and it has never been just the former influencing the latter.
The fate of the former is also changing subtly!
Although people living in two different universes cannot touch each other directly, under the effect of the resonance field, the fate of the two universes has long been maintained together.
That guy can think of it, how can I not think of it?
Seeing this serious look of Dr. Principle, Chu Guang paused for a while and continued.
”Actually, I want to talk to you, mainly about two issues. One is about the public beta of “Wasteland OL”… I plan to build a local server in the β universe to accommodate public beta players.”
”Local server?” Dr. Principle was stunned for a moment and did not understand what Chu Guang meant for a while.
”That’s right, it’s not based on the morphogenetic field theory, but a traditional online game…”
Chu Guang nodded, and told Dr. Principle the plan that he had thought of half a year ago.
”I plan to write our story into the program and present it in a form closer to the Ninth Art. Since there is no need to achieve connection based on morphogenetic field technology, the production and laying of related equipment will be easier, and it can even be outsourced to other manufacturing companies for OEM production.”
”This will not only solve the problem of insufficient production capacity, but also make up for the regret of missing the expansion pack for new players.”
Dr. Principle was stunned.
”…What about the players in the closed beta period?”
Chu Guang smiled faintly.
”It’s still the same as before, including closed beta qualification and the issuance of helmets, etc. After all, the update of the official server still depends on them… Just think of it as a test server.”
Dr. Principle: “I see… A parallel Plan B based on Plan 404? I roughly understand what you mean.”
”I’m glad you understand. I will synchronize more plan details to you through Xiaoqi.”
Looking at the increasingly bright eyes of Principle, Chu Guang smiled and continued in a gentle tone.
”It’s time to talk about the second thing. I want to ask you about your future plans. Will you come back or stay there… Have you considered it?”
Without hesitating for too long, Dr. Principle said in an affirmative tone after a moment of silence.
”I want to stay here.”
Chu Guang nodded without being surprised by his final choice.
”Really? OK.”
Dr. Principle looked at him with some surprise.
”You don’t want to ask the reason?”
Chu Guang smiled and shook his head.
”No need to ask, there’s nothing to ask, I can probably guess that kind of thing.”
Become one, or become each other’s past and continuation… He is not the only one facing this choice.
It is better to say that the moment this guy appeared on the other side of the screen, he already knew his choice.
They all made the same choice.
Relaxing his tense shoulders, Dr. Principle sighed as if relieved.
”Really? But it is… after all, it is you.”
In his impression, there is nothing that this respected gentleman can’t do.
”I think you should not think of me as omnipotent. After all, I have failed 776 times.”
After making a joke in a joking tone, Chu Guang restrained his joking expression and said solemnly while looking at the principle on the screen.
”From today on, you will be the manager of Shelter 404-β. You will play the role of ‘Ambassador of Universe Alpha to Universe Beta’, taking over the job of ‘Professor’, acting as a bridge between the two universes, and will be directly responsible to me!”
”I will provide you with the data of the public beta version of Wasteland OL, and the operation and maintenance will be left to you!”
(End of this chapter)
