Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

"Where are you from?"

A cigar was handed over. Fredo looked at the slender cigar and sniffed it in front of his nose. It smelled very good. Many kangaroos came around. After all, Fredo's mecha looked very good. Not bad.

"I came here from Branch 33 and wanted to see an old friend."

Many little kangaroos gathered around Fredo's motorcycle excitedly. Some magnetic young kangaroos looked happily at Fredo, who was tall and strong. Although he was injured, he was extremely strong.

Fredo talked about some things, and many kangaroos were very happy. In the kangaroo society, only some ordinary information can be shared, which can be viewed on the Internet, but technology-related things are almost never shared.

Although the kangaroo society seems to be extremely information-based and developed, Fredo seems to have extremely limited information. This is a strategy used by the kangaroo upper class to stabilize their rule.

The mechanical technology of Branch 99 is quite backward. They only have better agricultural technology, but in the kangaroo society, agricultural technology is the most indispensable.

Fredo checked the data of humans in the past and found that their food consumption was quite astonishing. This seemed a bit incredible to Fredo. After all, kangaroos' food consumption was relatively low.

There are various shops in the city, and you can pick up the items in the shops yourself. Most of the food is made according to some foods from the past of human society.

According to the upper, middle and lower classes of kangaroos, the things that can be obtained in the store are different. All mechanical distribution is also based on the class of kangaroos. This kind of system is from top to bottom, and the system is strictly hierarchical.

Fredo once saw a similar society in human beings, but it failed. The reason for the failure was the issue of ability and the inability to achieve unity in the distribution of resources.

Human beings are not like kangaroos who need a single thing. Human needs are extremely complex. To this day, Fredo still has no way to know what humans need from those human book records.

After Freddo reviewed a large amount of information, he came to the conclusion that human needs are endless. Human beings are a race that never knows how to satisfy them.

In the fields not far away, a large number of human slaves were working. Fredo looked at the nearby granaries, which were filled with food. Some of the exposed food had even begun to mold. These moldy foods would be eaten by the kangaroos. It is made into soil nutrient solution and used to irrigate farmland.

The farm seems to be of medium size, with more than 500 human slaves, and about 800 kangaroos living here.

More and more kangaroos came closer, because Fredo came from a branch with advanced technology, and many kangaroos wanted to take a look and hear some news from Fredo about other branches.

Kangaroos are very enthusiastic, especially the low-level kangaroos. They are very hospitable. Fredo was immediately invited by the local manager to have a meal and chat with him.

Fredo agreed. Looking at the piles of food, Fredo asked.

"When are you bringing food into the city?"

"Probably the day after tomorrow."

Fredo was a little happy. He planned to enter the city with the team delivering food. This would be the least likely to arouse suspicion. Fredo told many kangaroos about the situations he had seen in some cities.

Fredo glanced back at the dilapidated human city in the distance behind him, and then at the 99 branch city not far from the farmland, and smiled helplessly.

11 a.m.

Jamie took a piece of cake and put it in his mouth. It only tasted salty and dry. This kind of food is specially made by kangaroos for humans. It’s enough to eat a piece. It’s cold and not as good as the ones made by Fredo. The food is delicious.

Jamie misses the taste of meat. The meat is specially made by kangaroos for humans, but he can only eat it two or three times a week. However, after leaving the farmland, Jamie has not had a good meal of meat for a long time. Fu Although Ruido left all the food, there was not much meat left.

Imogen was wandering around casually on the street nearby. Several old people were nearby. Jamie looked at Jason's group who were training for fighting not far away. He really wanted to go there.

"Go on, kid, we'll watch it for you."

Jamie ran over excitedly, picked up a weapon on the ground, and tied part of it with discarded cloth. It looked like a bladed weapon. He picked it up and made a few gestures, and Jason came over.

"Be careful, this thing is very sharp, it will be bad if you get cut."

Jamie also put it down obediently.

"What Fredo told us the most yesterday was that we must exercise more, because the kangaroos told us that our bodies are very fragile, and we can only do work such as tending the fields, and some heavy things. It also relies on mechanical transportation.”

Jamie nodded. He heard the same thing from kangaroos when he was a child, so he was afraid of bumping. The same goes for everyone else. The kangaroos would remind them of this statement almost every few days, and most people believed it.

Until Jamie escaped, he bumped into it many times. Although it was painful, it was not as serious as the kangaroos said. The kangaroos often said that humans will die if they are not careful.

Kangaroos will deliberately use many things to mislead humans, and Jason did the same in the past. It wasn't until he came to the outside world that Jason realized that humans are not as fragile as the kangaroos said.

Jason took an iron rod and handed it to Jamie.

"Start with this first, you have to practice it skillfully."

Jamie picked up the iron bar and started swinging it. This kind of exercise is difficult for many people because they need to overcome the deeply implanted concept in their memory that humans are weak and will die if they are not careful.

Most people just work in the farmland all year round. When the kangaroos ask them to work, it will never last more than an hour. Even in places where there are not many slaves, many slaves do cleaning work.

Some people have begun to feel tired and put down their weapons to rest. Fredo told them last night that there is something called muscle in the human body. This thing requires constant and repeated exercise to strengthen it. If your physical strength is enhanced, you will be able to lift heavy objects and your attacks will be more powerful.

At this moment, a conspicuous red flag was raised from the top of the building in the distance. Jason's face suddenly changed, and he immediately took out a rusty metal object around his neck and blew it. People on the field Panicked, everyone started running quickly.

"what happened?"

"There are kangaroo soldiers on patrol."

Jamie ran quickly to Imogen, carried her on his back without saying a word, and followed everyone to the building.

Soon Jamie entered the building, and most people entered the underground garage. Jason led a dozen people with bows and planned to go upstairs, but Jamie froze on the spot.

"I'll go with you."

Jamie handed Imogen to the others and picked up the iron rod. Soon a group of people came along the stairs to a place with a wide view, a semicircular hall that looked very high from here. , everyone was hiding behind some waste. There were small windows on the left and right sides, allowing them to see what was going on outside.

Jason and the others could only move on the ground before, because kangaroos often said in the past that humans cannot go to high places. Once they go up, they will become dizzy and it is easy to fall from high places and die.

So at first Jason and the others were afraid of these tall buildings, until someone asked, if it was true as the kangaroos said, why did humans build such tall buildings in the past? Finally, Jason went upstairs alone, and nothing happened. , but a sense of joy burst out from the bottom of my heart.

What he saw from the tall building was different from the past. He looked at Jamie beside him. He looked a little panicked. He looked at the ground from time to time, fear evident on his face.

"Is this your first time coming up?"

Jamie nodded and the others laughed.

"It turns out they lied to us."

Jamie felt a lot more relaxed. After escaping, many of them would not go to some human high-rises, but would only go underground, because this made them feel safe.

Soon with a roar, Jamie saw an aircraft carrying two kangaroo soldiers passing below them, and he seemed to understand something in his mind.

Recalling in their mind that they had witnessed people being caught by kangaroos several times, they were always from the ground. The kangaroos would also fly at low altitude to investigate. It turned out to be because humans did not dare to go to high places.

From the time they were born, this statement that humans are weak and can easily die has been growing up with all slaves. Jamie still feels weak in his legs and feet.

This feeling of fear engraved in his mind was difficult to eliminate. Jamie was already sweating profusely. He was afraid of what would happen if the ground suddenly cracked and he would die if he fell. Looking at the streets below, he became so small that many cars were almost invisible. .

Soon the two kangaroos in the aircraft returned and the crisis was resolved.

Jamie could no longer stand up. He was breathing rapidly and felt his heart beating violently. Jason on the side was waiting for him to stand up. Many people ran to the edge to overlook the street.

Seeing them talking and laughing easily, Jamie's legs were still trembling.

"Take your time Jamie, I was like that at first."

The voices in his mind that warned Jamie not to go to high places rang in his ears. He felt that his vision became blurry. Jamie began to breathe heavily. Jason did not go to help him, and the same was true for everyone else. of.

Everyone was once like Jamie, who did not dare to come to such a high-rise building. After coming here, most people understood that human civilization in the past was brilliant and not as unbearable as the kangaroos said. You can stand on a high place and overlook everything.

After more than ten minutes, Jamie stood up. He was trembling slightly and walked over little by little. His hands and feet couldn't help trembling. Jason pointed to the distance and said.

"In the past, we humans could overlook everything instead of lying on the ground."

Jamie hummed, and moved little by little to the edge. His feet softened, and Jamie sat down. But at this moment, he felt extremely relaxed, and waves of numbness spread throughout his body, before his eyes. Everything is extremely open.

Jamie has never seen such a view. Fredo also mentioned something before and asked Jamie to try to climb up the building to have a look, but Jamie never dared. Jamie looked at the left side under the gray sky. Steel City has two huge pipe-like characters on it, which should be the number 9.

Jamie is increasingly looking forward to sailing with Fredo to the unknown world to find the Brilliant City.

"Are you really going to go with Fredo?"

Jason asked and Jamie hummed.

"There's nothing to gain from staying here anyway, why not go out and have a good look."

Jason sat down.

"This is the first time I've seen a guy like you, the first time you can stand so high."

Jamie stretched out his hand to press his nose, he was a little embarrassed.

"Actually, if you weren't in front just now, I wouldn't have dared to come up."

Jason smiled. They all came up one level at a time and spent a lot of time. It was too difficult to overcome this fear.

"I can only wish you good luck Jamie, this journey is possible."

"I know, it's okay, Fredo is very strong, he will definitely be able to do it."

Around 5 p.m.

Fredo looked at many different types of food and ate them. The conversation went smoothly. There were many kangaroos at the manager's house. Many of them came here because of his reputation. Today, Fredo had a sparring session with a few soldiers. , which makes many kangaroos feel envious because Fredo is so strong.

Especially female kangaroos, they like Fredo very much. Many female kangaroos expressed their desire to accompany Fredo, but Fredo refused. He did not want to leave any offspring because he was destined to be lonely. Yes, it belongs to the wilderness.

From the conversations with these kangaroos, Fredo learned more about the grain compression technology, because the 99 branch has a surplus of food all year round. The soil nutrient solution produced by the surplus grain is enough for the 99 branch to use for several years. Ten years.

Remanufacturing is useless, and there is almost no place to store it, so the kangaroo scientists of Branch 99 began to study grain compression technology. This technology has now become popular, but the classification of technology is diverse.

The main purpose of Fredo's visit this time is to find a method that can compress food to a higher concentration. The smaller the volume, the better. As long as you get this technology module, you can carry all the food you need within a year. You don’t have to worry about food when you’re traveling.

There was laughter all around, and Fredo was surrounded by female kangaroos. At this moment, the door of the room was pushed open, and some kangaroo soldiers came in, one of whom was a military commander.

"Mr. Fredo, please come with us."

Fredo said with a smile while holding the wort in his hand.

"You have the wrong person."

Fredo came here under a false name, but looking at the situation in front of him, he was already exposed.