The world enters the age of mythology.

"What they didn't expect was that gold has no transaction value here... bribery directly fails."

"Then what are our requirements?" A government official asked curiously, "They want food, what about us? As for steel, the demand is not too big, so we need something, right?"

Ding Yuan said: "We want excellent high-tech talents, skilled workers, or powerful monsters... In fact, they have nothing good except for some talents. In other words, they may have them, but they don't want to. "

"You're not willing to trade body-enhancing potions?" Lu Yiming asked in surprise, "Do they value talents so much now? No way. I see that many of them are unemployed."

Ding Yuan smiled and said: "Where is the use of strengthening potions? You seem to underestimate the value of strengthening potions. How could you throw away the biggest bargaining chip at the beginning? We have a lot of bargaining chips on hand! Don't be too anxious about the negotiation. "

There are quite a lot of good things in the Sea of ​​Clouds. The first-grade high-value items are x-element strengthening potions and rune knives. These are strategic items that can be produced on a small scale.

The second grade is the body armor made by Golden Baby Silk. The production capacity of this thing is relatively larger. At present, more than 600 sets have been produced, and the elite soldier level is basically popular.

There are also Jinlili brand potions that can heal wounds quickly, drugs that can cure cancer, or other difficult diseases. These new biological technologies are all good things that can be exchanged.Anyway, with the industrial strength of Nanfeng, it is impossible to reproduce it.

As for the third grade of trading products, they are various production lines.Biological fermentation room, plant culture dish and other production tools.

The fourth-grade items are bulk commodities such as grain, alcohol, and steel, which are also owned by the Nanfeng.At present, the Sea of ​​Clouds does not lack these things for the time being, and it is naturally the best to be able to store more, but if the other party's asking price is too high, then forget it, it is not necessary.

"You have to know that talents are all about voluntariness. How can high-tech talents be bought and sold like commodities?" Ding Yuan said with a smile: "Even if the senior management of Nanfeng sells their scientists as slaves Yes, they have to be willing. Otherwise, they would come here to passively sabotage their work, or simply act as spies and come here to steal knowledge, which would be very troublesome.”

When Ding Yuan said this, he felt a little annoyed: "As for the weird things, they are even more reluctant to sell them. They may have some good things on hand."

"Yes." Lu Yiming nodded and said, "They do have a few good monsters, but they are strictly protected, and I haven't been able to find out what."

"For those people, selling tricks is not as good as selling some scientists. Anyway, there is no industry..."

"Old Ding, there is something wrong with your thinking, buying scientists? How is this different from the slave trade?" A professor flipped through the materials sent by diplomats, and suddenly said: "As long as we maintain enough freedom, equality, and With a clean and honest social atmosphere and a certain degree of openness to immigration, it is easy to absorb talents from the opposite side.”

"If I were a scientist over there, and I saw political struggles in the shelter all day long, and the smoky atmosphere, why didn't I go to a more friendly place? There was no choice in the past, but now there is a better choice, why not What about job hopping?"

"But, it's impossible to release people over there, right? Immigrants?"

The middle-aged professor shook his head: "It's okay not to let people go. We don't need to attract talents with great fanfare. We just need to expand exchanges, such as teaching the skills of soilless cultivation, holding sports games, concerts, film programs, etc. Let those intellectuals come here for a while, feel the humanistic atmosphere, and they will naturally defect.”

"It's easy to shake people's hearts, but it's hard to shake interests. Don't talk about hometown feelings, it's more real to live a better life. This principle will always apply."

"Of course, we have to carefully select these immigrants. Fanatics of certain religions or suspected spies are fine. The job arrangement also needs to be carefully considered. It is impossible for them to have access to confidential knowledge."

"It makes sense." Ding Yuan nodded slightly: "Then, let's give them a little bit of sweetness first...it's not a big problem."

In this way, after about a week of negotiations, the first phase of trade was finally over, and the two sides began the process of friendly exchanges.

Yunhai traded 30 tons of metal materials from the other party, including steel, copper ingots, etc., through 30 tons of rice.

In this way, it is already a very profitable thing. After all, there is a lot of carbon dioxide in the air, and food production only needs a little sunlight.

Metal materials cannot be smelted until they find the New World.

At the same time, the two sides signed a series of cooperation treaties, including academic visits of personnel, transactions of civilian daily necessities, military cooperation, treaties of non-interference in each other's internal affairs, and so on.

Although there is no third-party force in this place, these treaties are no different from waste paper that wipes the ass, and can be torn up anytime and anywhere, but it is always good to be able to sign it now, and it should be regarded as a kind of psychological comfort.

In the following month, the Sea of ​​Clouds underwent major construction and a small dock was built on the left flank, and the Nanfeng and the Sea of ​​Clouds officially bordered each other.

The two sides set up a small customs at the border.

The advantage of this is that they can communicate with each other more smoothly, and it is not easy to lose contact suddenly.There is an unknown space transfer phenomenon above the Yang River. If they are not connected to each other, they may be transmitted away at some time.

After settling down like this, soon the first batch of tourists came to the Sea of ​​Clouds...

The first batch of people who came to visit were the senior intellectuals of Nanfeng.The Nanfeng doesn't have enough population to organize a university, and it doesn't even have high school or junior high school education.

These original university professors came to learn some soilless cultivation techniques, and then wanted to buy some hybrid rice seeds and bring them back to the Nanfeng.

The taste of this hybrid rice is not very good, but when there is a lack of food, a higher yield per mu is the first choice.

"Is this the Sea of ​​Clouds?"

"It's really big."

"There are colleges and universities here, and a mature learning environment... This is a normal society."

During the three-day journey, these intellectuals have seen various technological facilities and different cultural atmospheres, and they always feel that they have jumped from the feudal era to the modern age.

The staff of the Sea of ​​Clouds thought that everything was natural, but in the eyes of the people of the Nanfeng, it was like heaven.

This huge psychological gap made them leave in a daze.No one knows what's going on in their hearts.

Immediately afterwards, a second group of tourists came to the Sea of ​​Clouds... They were politicians from different families. In the eyes of these politicians, what they saw was the wealth, strength and peace of the Sea of ​​Clouds, which strengthened their determination to hug their thighs. determination.

Thousands of people have thousands of faces, everyone has different buttocks, sees different things, and naturally thinks differently.

They think that if they hug this thigh tightly, they can survive no matter what.

The third group of tourists were hundreds of soldiers who came to participate in military exercises.

This time, the soldiers of the Nanfeng not only saw the strong military strength of the Yunhai, but also saw hundreds of superhuman superpowers!

Liu Xuwei finally had the chance to be happy and pretend to be aggressive.

The two sides held an unarmed combat competition, and the final result was naturally self-evident.

In the eyes of the soldiers of the Nanfeng, strengthening human fighting and confrontation is no different from fighting with gods, and their brains can be knocked out with a single slap.

This gap is too big...

The fourth batch...

The fifth batch...

Cultural export is being carried out imperceptibly, and the speed of influence is very fast.

As long as there is a comparison, there will be a gap, and if there is a gap, there will be a psychological gap. Most of the people who returned to the South Wind sighed involuntarily when they saw the situation in their home.

I really... don't want to go home...

Of course, the opening on immigration has not yet been opened.

This kind of cultural output takes a certain amount of time, and it cannot be done directly in a month.

"First of all, let me talk about the intellectuals I know, Mr. Jin Chengfeng, who is a very good mathematician. I met him several times at scientific conferences and chatted with him for a while. He is still very nice. "Professor Liu Qingshan is introducing the situation of Nanfeng to everyone.

Most of Lanmeng's scientists used to work in the West. After all, Lanmeng's scientific and technological strength is really not very good.It's just that before the disaster broke out, the Westerners turned their faces directly and were all driven back to the country.This situation also happened to Liu Qingshan, so he is familiar with these colleagues who have worked together.

"Mathematicians are still very good. We really lack talents in this field here. Many problems require mathematics to solve. Moreover, it is impossible for mathematicians to learn the core secrets." Ding Yuan nodded and said.

"The second is Ms. Ruan Chuntang. She is a big cow in the robotics industry, and I have met several times. But she is really inferior in Nanfeng. That ghost place... There is not enough equipment, and there is not enough peer communication. She can't do anything by herself."

"...there is also Mr. Gao Yifei, a very good musician. He can not only play music, but also a master craftsman who is very proficient in making musical instruments. I think we need talents not just for scientific research In terms of it."

This is also true. As living conditions improve, people always need some spiritual adjustments.Inside the Sea of ​​Clouds, there is not even a piano, nor a violin or cello.It would be a pity if these excellent music cultures of mankind were lost directly.

Chapter 212 The Night Comes

In this way, a month passed again...

The set of cultural export has already shown preliminary results. After returning, almost all Nanfeng described the Yunhai as a rich and powerful heaven and earth.

The ruling group of the Nanfeng has also noticed this, and the people on board have yearned for the Yunhai, and this increasingly serious trend of public opinion may produce centrifugal force.

But they are suffering, because they have also benefited a lot from the communication, and it is impossible to cut off all the flow of people.Yunhai can provide excellent hybrid rice seeds and inorganic salt nutrient solutions for soilless cultivation. With their scientific and technological strength, it is impossible to produce these culture solutions.

And relying on the powerful armed force of the Yunhai, even the senior management of the Nanfeng felt a certain sense of security.

They don't want to live the days of fear before.

Under such circumstances, the various ruling groups of the Nanfeng have their own thoughts.Some people still want to guarantee the independence of the Nanfeng, and some families are trying to submit the nomination certificate. Only those who submit it early can guarantee their status.

However, people are not as good as heaven, and another major event happened suddenly, disrupting all rhythms...

On this day, the sun that had been hanging in the sky for more than a year slowly came to an end.

it's dark.

People are used to the feeling that there is always the sun in the sky. Even inside the shelter, the lights have been used to adjust the day and night, but as soon as they come out of the shelter, they will always be able to see the bright sun hanging high above their heads.

At this moment, however, the sun has truly set.

When the light in the sky disappeared bit by bit, everyone felt a deep sense of uneasiness in their hearts.

If in Yanghe, the polar day phenomenon occurs for more than one year, then does the dark time also last for one or two years?This is a very real problem.

Such a long night made everyone feel terrified in their hearts.

"Every investigator, the investigation tasks in the future may be heavier, please trouble everyone." Lu Yiming made work arrangements immediately.

A few hours after the sun had set, a crooked moon hung high in the sky, replacing what had been the sun.The weirdest thing is that this round of the moon is slightly dark red, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

The waves on the Yang River also became much smaller for no reason, and the huge ocean gradually turned into a pool of stagnant water, and even the sound of waves lapping on the hull of the ship could no longer be heard.

The sea just stopped moving...

Faced with this strange situation, not only the newly joined Nanfeng crew members were a little flustered, but even the top management of the Yunhai were also nervous.

Ding Yuan held an emergency meeting for this. He sat in the middle of the meeting room, took a deep breath and said, "Misters and ladies, I believe everyone already knows that when it gets dark, our internal work and rest time is still in accordance with Normal standard time, not much needs to change. People think, what will happen when it gets dark? What do we need to do to prepare?"

The meeting room was silent, and no one spoke for a while.

After a few minutes, Lu Yiming took the lead to speak: "Actually, in the past year or so, we have not encountered any particularly weird things. The brain control bug incident, those bugs that can tamper with memories, are still understandable. The border, the various monsters produced in the White Mist Continent, science can also give a reluctant explanation, although it cannot explain all, but it can also explain a small part."

"These previous accidents caused a certain amount of panic, but they were still manageable."

"But now, I have a very strange premonition that this night may... be a little difficult, and I may encounter even more bizarre things."

"I don't know why, since the moment the sun went down, the heart rate has remained at about 80 beats per minute, which is a subconscious call to prepare for battle."

"Yes, I also have this premonition. The heartbeat rate is maintained at a relatively high interval." Shi Dayong also said.

Lu Yiming sighed: "Maybe it has something to do with the day and night here. Day means safety, and night means danger. This is also the cognition of major civilizations in the traditional sense. Perhaps in the wider universe The same is true, if this general cognition forms the law of idealism, we should be careful."

Yes, no matter which region or nationality, the perception that daytime is safer than nighttime is almost a consensus!

"...The sun lights on the deck, let's cover them with a cover. I'm worried that it will be too bright, and it will attract the attention of something. In addition to the necessary light, we still have to find a way to survive the long night... Hey, Still have to be careful."

Shi Dayong answered, "The Nanfeng should also take care of it. If we do well, it doesn't make sense for them to pull their hips and attract danger."

Ding Yuan nodded: "I'll let the Nanfeng also pay attention to this point, try not to emit light, and it's unlikely that they will kill on purpose. If there is an unknown accident, it's not a big deal, so don't worry about it too much. They also have their own army, but intelligence should be shared."

"Our super-power investigators here should be patrolled 24 hours a day. This is done by the sheriff system and the military."

"no problem."

"Moreover, we must speed up the experiment of strengthening potions. Even if there may be risks, we must try our best to cultivate more superpowers. The current strengthening potions..."

A biologist said: "The current medicines are all tailor-made, and the experimental data is not too sufficient. The one that is mass-produced has a safety probability of about 90%."

"90%?" The odds are not particularly high.

An invisible pressure hangs over everyone's hearts. When they think of a world without light, which may last for more than a year, or even two years, everyone feels heavy in their hearts.

The coming year is going to be tough.

"Everyone, don't be too pessimistic. I have a question, if it is that kind of ancient civilization without technology, how should it spend such a long night?"

General Guo Xianfeng raised his hand and asked this question, "Those ancient civilizations did not have nuclear power generation technology and solar lamps, so they should not be able to produce food with such a little moonlight? Could they be able to preserve food for more than a year? They met When it comes to danger, how should we overcome it? Use supernatural abilities?"

Lu Yiming said: "I think it may be because the population is relatively small and there is enough food in reserve to survive this long thought. There may also be some other methods, such as a special supernatural phenomenon that can provide a light source and use Plant growth; or certain mysterious phenomena, which can shelter themselves. We may not be able to compare with ancient civilizations in the study of supernatural phenomena."

Professor Huang recalled the information he had found, nodded and said: "That's right. In that ancient sailing ship, we found a sculpture of unknown purpose, and some strange things. From the current perspective, these materials , is not necessarily useless.”

No matter how nervous you are, everyone still has to calm down and discuss seriously.

This question is too confusing. It would be great if some clues can be found from it.

It's just a pity that the information is too scattered, and the supplies of the ancient sailing ship are no longer around, so nothing can be analyzed after discussing for a long time.

Ding Yuan added a few words at the end: "The next key task is to control all kinds of people. Except for the necessary staff on the deck of the Yunhai, don't come up at will. It is best to wear protective clothing when going out. The plants outside , Fruit trees or cocoa trees, move in all you can. We still have some vacant meeting rooms in the central building, so we should be able to place some trees."

After the meeting, Lu Yiming wiped the sweat from his forehead and gave orders to all the sheriffs, asking them to urgently recruit a large group of young people from the community to go to the deck to move the precious things into the warehouse, and move the plants along the way.

"Brother Lu, why does it feel a little bad outside?"

Seeing the dark surroundings, Guo Weiqiang couldn't help swallowing hard, "The sound of the waves is gone...the seabirds are all hiding in the shed, even if people walk by, they won't fly away!"

"You said those birds...wouldn't fly away?"

"Yes!"

Lu Yiming swallowed, the danger perception ability of birds is much better than that of humans.

It shows that this premonition of danger is absolutely true.

The Sea of ​​Clouds and the newly added Nanfeng, compared to such endless silence, are simply terrifyingly small.