The world enters the age of mythology.

The two came to a bear hug, fought together, fought wars, and there was always a little comradeship.

"We can't rule out the acquaintances for the time being..." Lu Yiming recalled the "brain control insect incident" that happened once, "but the X-ray equipment didn't show anything."

Li Yao whispered next to Lu Yiming: "It should be no problem. I also know this soldier captain. He is a superhuman superpower. His special ability is color-changing. He can change the color of his skin. You let him show it. A superpower is all it takes. Brain-controlled bugs can imitate humans, but they shouldn’t be able to imitate human superpowers.”

"Is it changing color..."

"Yes, but the main purpose is not to turn himself into black skin or blue skin, but to become colorless and transparent! So his assassination and lurking abilities are very good, and he is a very good scout."

Shi Dayong heard the rear order from the headset, and said directly: "Gondor, can you still use your superpower? Show it to your buddies!"

"No problem!" Gondor faintly understood something, and his skin quickly turned black, like a piece of black coal.

After a few seconds, it quickly resumed.

"He should be right." Li Yao breathed a sigh of relief,

Lu Yiming glanced at the screen cautiously: "If it is the colorless ability, can the infrared camera detect the other party?"

"I'm not sure, color change, change is all colors, infrared light is also a color, right?"

Liu Xuwei also came over, laughed and said: "Turn yourself into a transparent person, this super power is too awesome. It's too easy to use this super power to do bad things! I have imagined before that I have the ability to be invisible Afterwards, I went to the supermarket to pick up things directly, and the salesperson saw the expression of the items flying up. Haha, and the girl..."

Lu Yiming knocked a chestnut on his head, making a "dong" sound.

"We're discussing business, be serious!"

"what!"

Liu Xuwei quickly said: "It's very simple. Infrared rays, dust, or water vapor are all fine... If he can only see through himself, but not clothes and shoes, he can be seen through with a little dust on his body. The soles of his feet will not Is it dusty? It must be strange to see a large piece of dust flying in the air."

"Plus, we have so many superpowers with sensitive hearing, and if they make a little noise, it's easy to be discovered. It's impossible for him to hide all his movements."

What these words said is actually true. At present, human superpowers are still not too powerful, but they are better in concealment. Once they are revealed, there will always be some ways to crack them.

Closer to home, the lively discussions at the rear did not hinder the mutual condolences and conversations at the front.

In order to prevent the "brain control bug" from pretending to be an acquaintance again, the reception team of the Yunhai quickly let all the diplomatic visitors drink a cup of fragrant coffee with milk, and then a group of people entered the cocoa plantation to chat cordially.

"The Sea of ​​Clouds... is really a huge ship! There is still room to plant coffee trees. You must have a lot of food reserves here, right?"

Li Chengdong took a sip of coffee and felt refreshed all over.

The rich coffee, paired with milk and a small amount of sugar, is really a silky enjoyment. He hasn't had such a delicious thing for a long, long time.

They had already finished drinking the coffee they were carrying. Even if he was a high-level executive on the Nanfeng, he would not be treated like this.

Thinking of this, all the diplomatic visitors couldn't help feeling a little yearning.

He said with emotion again: "Like our Nanfeng shelter, almost all the space is planted with high-yield plants such as potatoes and sweet potatoes. There is really no extra space to grow these things."

Mr. Kang of the Sea of ​​Clouds said: "We have a complete set of soilless cultivation production lines inside the Sea of ​​Clouds, so food production capacity is not a problem. The most troublesome thing is meat. More livestock, chickens, ducks and pigs, require larger food. Space will also produce greater pollution, and if the stocking density is too high, it is easy to produce plague.”

"So the output will not increase for a while."

With regard to grain, the Yunhai uses the regular warehouse system, and the reserve rations have been kept at about one year.And the food is also relatively diversified, rice, wheat, corn, sweet potatoes, etc. are all available.

With a large amount of reserves, even if all the grain production lines were destroyed, the reserve rations would still be enough for everyone for a year.

The grain that is about to expire can be used as animal feed, and then the newly produced grain can be restocked.

Food is the foundation of life. Whoever controls food controls the whole world.

If there is no reserve, the production is just enough to eat, which means that no risk can be taken. Once there is a grain shortage, 10% of the harvest will not be increased by 10%, but 10% of the people will be starved to death.This is unacceptable to society as a whole.

Talking about these contents, Li Chengdong said with emotion: "Yes, you are right. In order to supplement protein, we can only raise some worms. But worms are fried to taste. As for other cooking methods, the taste is really not good. how is everything……"

These developmental experiences are common to almost every refuge, and talking about these common topics quickly narrowed the distance between the two parties.

After talking here, the few followers who followed behind couldn't help raising their eyebrows, recalling some past experiences.

Like boiled caterpillars and steamed caterpillars, they are completely dark food.As long as it is not to the point of starving to death, most people will not eat this kind of dark food.As for fried bugs, the taste is not bad, but the cost is too high, it is impossible to have so much oil.

Edible oil can only be extracted from peanuts, soybeans, and sesame, and the yield of these plants is bound to be low.

"What's in the round tin cans on your deck? It looks like a lot." Li Chengdong asked casually.

These are not too big secrets, Mr. Kang said directly: "Oh, it contains the nutrient solution fermented by the improved yeast. These nutrient solutions can be widely used in soilless cultivation."

"Are there any animals in those houses?"

"Not really, but a biofuel manufacturing base. We have many restaurants on the Yunhai, and there will always be some leftovers, as well as by-products such as waste oil. After these things are processed by microorganisms , can produce qualified fuel to facilitate secondary utilization."

"You should be able to understand that the use of renewable resources is the top priority of the current work. It is difficult for us to obtain more resources in this sea, and we must maximize the use of them."

Chapter 210 Investigation of the Nanfeng

"Yes, you are right." Li Chengdong sighed and nodded with a complicated expression. However, it is impossible for their Nanfeng to have these things.

What new types of yeast, new types of decomposers, all of which require biotechnology!

From this small conversation, the two sides got the information they wanted from each other.

For the decision-makers of the Sea of ​​Clouds, it is almost certain that these people are not pretending to be mind-controlling insects.Because of the unique physiological structure of the brain control insect, drinking coffee will cause direct poisoning.And the other party has never encountered such a strange creature, so that they mistakenly believe that planting coffee trees is for pure entertainment...

"People in Lanmeng don't know much about Yanghe... Judging from their tone, they seem to be short of food?"

Ding Yuan heard their conversation through the earphones, and shook his head, "Forget it, as long as the other party is a serious human being, there's no problem, it's a drug exchange. You didn't find any suspicious traces, did you?"

"No." All the observers shook their heads.

One of them said: "It's just that they are too curious. Everyone is curiously looking at our various buildings and observing our Yunhai."

Lu Yiming smiled and said: "Curiosity is normal. After all, our refuge is more than 20 times their volume! We may dislike the fact that the Yunhai is too small and crowded, but for the people of the Nanfeng, it is simply Ridiculously big. In this environment, big means safe."

Yes, for the Nanfeng, the Yunhai is already an existence that needs to be looked up to, whether it is in terms of size, technology, or population size, it is a behemoth that needs to be looked up to.

Nanfeng has only 1 people, which is indeed a little pitiful...

Of course, the diplomats on the Nanfeng also got the information they wanted to a certain extent.

The diplomat Li Chengdong sighed secretly in his heart, because the high-level personnel of the Yunhai were worried about the meat production, which meant that they had a surplus of food.

Only the extra food can be used to raise some animals.

This is definitely great news!

Think about it, if two refuges meet together, and the food crisis breaks out on both sides, then in order to survive, the most likely thing is to go to war directly.

Fortunately, this situation did not really happen. The other party had more than enough food, but not enough meat, so there was no big problem...

On the contrary, Nanfeng's planting industry...is not doing very well.

A population of 1 is too small to maintain even basic industries.

The former politician family lived in the Nanfeng, with seven aunts and eight aunts. There are hundreds of people in a family, plus a total of more than 2000 soldiers, and almost half of the population is not engaged in production.

In this case, after the culture medium of soilless cultivation is used up, there is no way to reproduce it, so we can only rely on the traditional agriculture.

The anti-risk ability of traditional agriculture is not enough.In the past year, a sudden blight caused a reduction in grain production. If there were not some grain in the granary, there would be a famine.

Therefore, their current food supply is barely in balance, and it is difficult to squeeze out more food for storage.If this continues, if there is another natural disaster, or even if the granary is flooded, there will be a major famine!

Li Chengdong thought secretly in his heart: "As long as the Yunhai can give us 1 people and three months of food, we will have a certain guarantee. And the 1 people, the three-month ration, is only the Yunhai's reserve grain." It is only one-fiftieth of that, and it is completely negotiable for the senior management of the Sea of ​​Clouds."

Of course, he knew that things were definitely not that simple, and he didn't directly ask for it.

Attachment to each other means loss of independence.

Even if you sell yourself, you have to find a way to sell it at a good price, not at a low price.Friendship when it's time to make friends, talk about interests when it's time to talk about interests, this is what a qualified politician should do.

……

In this way, the two sides kept probing and mediating. It was not until this afternoon that the diplomatic team of more than 20 people found a place to stay, and started serious internal talks with the senior management of the Yunhai, on commercial trade and military cooperation. , personnel exchanges and so on.

Similarly, some diplomats and superpowers from the Sea of ​​Clouds went to the Nanfeng to investigate how the situation there was and whether there was any potential crisis...

Even if the other party only has a population of more than 1, you still have to pay attention to it. You must always know how the other party is living, how powerful it is, and how much benefits the Cloud Sea can gain from the exchange.

Lu Yiming has also followed these days and participated in the investigation of the Nanfeng. His mind possession ability can easily invade the Internet of the Nanfeng and check for security issues.

Well, no safety issues were found, but the internal corruption in this small shelter is quite serious.

He possessed other people's mobile phones through his mind, and observed several "multiplayer sports", and even a man with a fleshy face... It was really disgusting to see.

Needless to say, there is no need to talk about this issue. Lu Yiming always feels that he has returned to the feudal era.

It wasn't until he returned to the Sea of ​​Clouds that he breathed a sigh of relief, "Damn, what the hell is this place!"

The rest of the diplomats were also not very satisfied with the inner workings of the Nanfeng.

However, since it is the other party's internal affairs, I have no interest in meddling in other people's affairs.

"Everyone, welcome back. Negotiations these days are not going well... I have been repeating several topics. The other party wants to buy our food, but they are not willing to bleed. They are only willing to trade with some raw materials such as steel, and we This side is definitely not satisfied. We can recycle steel, and if we don’t need to build a lot of civil engineering, it’s still enough.”

Ding Yuan rubbed his temples and said with a slight headache.

With negotiations at an impasse, he called a small group for a brief meeting.

The expectations of the two sides are a bit different.

What the Nanfeng needs most is food. If it can get back dozens of tons of rice, it will be the biggest harvest.

The Yunhai side is more ambiguous. It doesn't make much sense to exchange dozens of tons of rice for a little steel.As for small powers, in fact, they don't want anything in particular, and they don't want to really rob the other party, so they can only catch the other party's appetite first.

"What, they are short of food, can they negotiate in a calm manner? How can they do this even if they are starving to death?" Lu Yiming wondered: "During my investigation, I found that many people's hands and feet were swollen. Amino acids are like this."

"Isn't it still starving to death? Although there is a lack of food, the main thing that is lacking is reserve food...Reserve food, understand? The ability to resist risks is a bit weak, but it is not particularly urgent... Unless in an instant, they Natural disasters such as the blight broke out, and even the rations were not enough, so it was possible for us to be slaughtered."

Ding Yuan paused, shook his head again, and said, "Especially, the politics over there are too chaotic. There are just over 1 people in such a small boat, and there are a total of six different political groups. It is a political group, but a big family in six different countries, each family has hundreds of people, and each controls its own army and wealth."

"You do the math, each family, plus the army in your hands, let's count 800 people, so that's 5000 people!"

"There are only 1 people in total, and 5000 are nobles who are not engaged in production. The living conditions of the other [-] civilians can be imagined. There are no schools and the like, let alone a kindergarten like ours."

"In addition, each family has its own interests, and they want to unify their opinions..." Ding Yuan shook his head at this point, obviously not very optimistic about their future.

Lu Yiming sighed: "Yeah, the civilians there are really miserable. They survived until now because they were too lucky and didn't encounter too much danger... What a group of lucky guys."

On the Nanfeng side, the biggest danger encountered this year is a super-sized fish, which may be hundreds of meters in length.

The big fish suddenly jumped out of the sea, and the tsunami it triggered almost capsized their boat...

That is to say, such a little external danger will pass when it passes.

"Little Lu, you still don't know much. There are very few people in a society like ours. The family-style management of Nanfeng is the majority under normal evolution." Ding Yuan said with a smile: " There are only a few people on the Nanfeng, and controlling the army and guns is equivalent to controlling everyone, can civilians rebel?"

"Some ancient civilizations floating in the Yang River must have authoritarian management methods, and it is unlikely that they will be managed in a modern way like ours. But aren't they also alive and well?"

Lu Yiming was stunned.

How many people can resist the temptation to be a dictator?

It is a manifestation of internal personnel self-discipline that Yunhai has come to the present step by step.

"However, civilizations that are not strong enough will eventually perish, right?"

"Oh, you're right."

In essence, the institutional system of the Sea of ​​Clouds is still biased toward socialism. Most of the means of production are publicly owned and belong to all the people, and even the entire shelter is publicly owned.If one day in the future, Ding Yuan resigns, he will not be able to take everything here, and it is impossible to say that the assets of the Sea of ​​Clouds belong to him alone.

But the Nanfeng is different. Many assets of the Nanfeng are directly privately owned, and most of the property is controlled by several political families. If you want them to spit out a little and benefit the people, it will kill them.

This is the biggest difference.

For the Sea of ​​Clouds, after several major crises, coupled with internal corruption and rectification, the cohesion has been quite high.When some emergencies happen, unifying opinions means holding a meeting. If you agree, you agree, and if you don’t agree, you don’t agree, and then act as quickly as possible.

But for the Nanfeng of the Asian League, all kinds of trivial matters can also be involved for a long time. The interests of the six different political groups may not be consistent with the collective interests of all the people. In this way, efficiency will be reduced. Look very low.

There are good and bad in comparison. Talking about the current system, even though there are still many areas that need to be reformed, everyone is still quite confident and proud of it.

……

(PS: Let me tell you here why we want to set up a foreign refuge. Because of that... In the future, if a disaster occurs, people will definitely die. It is better to kill some foreign people than to kill some foreign ones. It will be more acceptable to readers.)

Chapter 211 Cultural Invasion

"I used to think that we would capsize if we were not careful, and that our shelter was small and crowded. But now I feel that we are a bit awesome... Sure enough, there is no sense of happiness without comparison." Shi Dayong laughed. laugh it out.

Lu Yiming also smiled and said: "According to what our inspection team said, the people over there even directly bribed our diplomatic ambassador... You know, they want to buy us with gold. They think that after paying bribes, they can trade in the future Is it a bit ridiculous to get benefits from it?"