Hundreds of millions of years ago, the outer solar system was full of stars.
181 years after the departure of the earth escape fleet, the flagship "new hope" was launched.
Strikes, protests and riots have been going on for ten days.
Under the influence of all kinds of line damage, the lights, which had been particularly dim due to energy control, flickered from time to time, giving off a strange red light, making the crowd gathered in the narrow cabin more angry and at a loss.
"Protest, protest, why do the authorities cut our food and water rationing again and again, and really want to starve us alive?"
"The environment on the ship is getting worse and worse. We have to work in the high temperature of 70 or 80 degrees every day. This is not escape, nor marching towards new hope. This is a torture of life rather than death. This is an indefinite death penalty!"
"In yesterday''s explosion accident, three more operators were killed innocently. What are our wise leaders and omniscient scientists doing? Is their maintenance plan to take our lives to fill the hole?"
"Do they want us to die as much as possible? The more we die, the more resources we can save for them to enjoy! "
"What about the wanzang sea? We need to talk with Wan Zang Hai. Where is his promise, where is his paradise, where is his new home? "
"Wan Zang Hai, come out! Wanzang sea, come out! "
The strike crowd was in constant turmoil, gradually converging into a huge wave of riots, breaking through all the obstacles along the way and rushing towards the bridge.
It was not until they met the gendarmerie, the iron wall of the confidants of the Tibetan sea, that they were slightly deterred.
However, in the face of the armed, expressionless and cold as black statues of the gendarmes, the protestors did not have the slightest sense of fear and retreat.
Hundreds of years of hard labor have worn away all their patience and fear of the law. Here are the vast stars and the Unknown Universe. The road ahead is dark, but the way back is long gone. The glory, majesty and law of the past are not worth mentioning here. If they summon up the courage, they can completely tear up the iron coffins around them and the gendarmes, And wanzang sea, the former "leader" or even "God", died together.
"Citizens, citizens of new earth United Fleet, calm down. Please keep calm."
Among the gendarmes, a scarred man in black power armour is really the major general commander of the gendarmerie. His name is tie Xiong, and he is also the confidant of the wanzang sea. When the wanzang sea has been hibernating for a long time and extending its life to the greatest extent, tie Xiong acts as the spokesman of the wanzang sea, giving orders and maintaining the basic operation of the fleeing fleet.
Tiexiong''s appearance calmed down the protest crowd a little, so that he could finish the second half of his speech. "As we all know, we have just passed through a thick and swampy interstellar dust belt. Three immigrant starships have been wrecked, and most of the other starships have also suffered great losses, consuming a lot of resources and energy. At this extraordinary time, we need the concerted efforts of all citizens, I can assure you that the reduction of food ration and energy supply is only temporary. As long as we repair the production line of synthetic food cycle, we can restore the supply in the past! "
On weekdays, such a guarantee has been enough to calm the hearts of most people.
At least, the crew was willing to share the difficulties with the bridge crew in the last gamma ray storm and the last strange gravitational trap.
But this time, after hundreds of years of suffering, many people no longer believe in the bridge group''s promise, no longer believe in the dim hope.
"When is the end of such a day?"
In the tumult of the crowd, there was a cry of sadness.
"When the wanzang sea took us out of the earth, it was clearly said that we would soon find a new home - even if it was not a real habitable planet, we could also find a place similar to Mars and build small settlements. After all, we only have tens of millions of people left now, and any one sphere would be enough to accommodate us!"
Someone''s back to the old books.
"Swindlers, you are all a group of swindlers. Wancanghai is a swindler. Tiexiong, you are also a swindler. In vain, we used to believe in you. Where are you going to take us and the rest of mankind?"
There were also angry fists waving at the gendarmerie.
Tiexiong and his gendarmerie are just silent, allowing the protestors to put their fists under their noses and remain indifferent.
Although the gendarmerie is now the most powerful force on the "new earth United Fleet" - that is, the most powerful force on hundreds of immigrant ships, and the advanced power armour with the blessing of doomsday science and technology, it is better than the "magnetic explosion infantry" and "rocket flying soldiers" in the past.
Even if we don''t count the blessings of sophisticated weapons, those who are qualified to join the gendarmerie are the "capable men" and "reformers" who have been selected from thousands of miles through layer upon layer selection. They can compete with the main battle tanks of the past with their bare hands.
But
Similar protests and riots have taken place not only on the flagship, but also on almost all the immigrant starships. The public opinion is like a torrent of torrents, which can set off a storm at any time. The fleeing fleet, which is barely patched up, full of holes and no hope, will be swallowed up. Even the ruthless iron blood strongman like "Tiexiong" does not dare to project Mars on the dry powder keg.
What''s more, nine out of ten ordinary people on the earth were abandoned in the place of escape. In the "outer solar system Massacre", most of the powerful and rich people were slaughtered. Most of the remaining crew members were the basic disks of the Tibetan sea, that is, the "capable", "innovators", "gene mutants", with almost all kinds of super powers, It''s just different degrees.
Many ants kill elephants, which really forces the crew. The so-called "elite" of the gendarmerie alone can''t crush the crew.
Therefore, tie Xiong could only endure his intention to kill and clenched his teeth and said: "citizens, please do not forget your sacred mission, and do not forget that you are the only hope for the continuation of human civilization. Trust the authorities and your leader Wan Zang Hai, and continue to march in misery for three to five years, at most seven to eight years. Everything will be fine and everything will be fine."
"We don''t believe it!"
"Put away your big lies. We''ve had enough of them!"
"There is no hope to move on, only to turn back and return to our home, the earth!"
"Hundreds of years have passed, even if the solar storm is strong, the impact should disappear, not to mention the wonderful meteorite power, now the earth should be back to vitality, right?"
"Even if there is no comprehensive recovery, it doesn''t matter. We only have tens of millions of people left, and we have such advanced technology. As long as we go back to the earth and find a small shelter, enough to build a settlement, and then slowly expand outward to rebuild the earth, we will see a bright future of our beautiful home one day!"
"Yes, back to earth, back to earth, we''re going back to earth!"
Deep in the crowd, suddenly came a few gloomy and fanatical voices.
Tiexiong''s pupils suddenly contracted.
Damn it, it''s the returnees.
He said that the disturbance was so loud and lasted so long. It turned out that the returnees were fanning the flames and even manipulating it themselves!
Ordinary protestors can ignore it, but the returnees are a virus that erodes the future of human civilization. Once found, they must be killed immediately!
Tiexiong made a gesture behind him, and the power armour of the gendarmerie immediately made a "buzzing" sound.
The crowd was in a commotion, and the returnees, who were hiding at the end, cried out in a choked voice, "no, they''re going to do it. Let''s run!"
The crowd surged, the waves rolled up, the flash bombs, the smoke bombs, and the self-made incendiary bombs of the protestors or the returnees made the scene uncontrollable.
……
An hour later, the chamber behind the New Hope Bridge.
It has state-of-the-art hibernation facilities and supercomputers that control the entire fleet.
It is the nominal commander of the new earth United Fleet, the former president of the earth Council, and the spiritual leader of all the fleeing human beings - the small palace in the wanzang sea.
Wan Zang Hai is very old.
In the face of the earth''s twists and turns and difficulties, the endless calamities of natural disasters, and the false and infighting with all kinds of rich and powerful people, including the bloodbath of the "outer solar system Massacre", as well as the subsequent several thrilling interstellar adventures, which are often related to the lives of hundreds of millions of people, have seriously consumed his vitality and spiritual strength, Although, like his mentor "Yuri", he practices "the power of the heart" to the extreme, and has the dual maintenance of doomsday technology and hibernation technology. 90% of the time he is immersed in high-energy nutrient solution, he still inevitably presents a posture of extreme aging. His face is crisscrossed with wrinkles, his body is covered with senile spots, and every breath has to be brewed for a long time, As if this was his last breath.
In recent years, the sequelae of excessive consumption of "heart power" has fully broken out. He has serious vision and hearing hallucinations. In many cases, he is not only unable to deal with complicated fleet affairs, but also unable to control his temper, just like countless leaders who have been promising for years, At the end of his life, he became a cruel tyrant.
When Tiexiong salutes wancanghai respectfully, he can even smell the old man''s breath from the other side.
It was a very strong, symbolic taste of death and decay.
It''s like this seemingly weak old man is still alive, but his internal organs and spirit have long been dead, and are slowly decaying.
Even the strong fragrance of high-energy nutrient solution and hibernation potion in the hibernation warehouse can not cover up this disgusting taste.
"He''s old."
Tiexiong thought.
Then he was startled by his own idea - in any case, the Tibetan sea is the only spiritual symbol of the remaining human civilization, the living God. How can God be old?
But after a fright, looking at Wan Zang Hai''s slightly neurotic expression, I think it''s no big deal.
He is not a God after all, just a person.
People will grow old and die.
When he dies, he''ll give up his place.