mini people

Just as Shen Jiyun wanted to ask Xu Hong what the loophole was, Expert Chen came over and said, "How is it?"

Xu Hong smiled and said: "Everything went well, Shen Yuze scored 95 points in the test."

Although Captain Wang has investigated his background, this matter has not been made public, so Shen Jiyun still uses his younger brother's name and identity outside.

"Not bad, he is born to engage in biological research." Expert Chen nodded, as if he saw the right person.

He took Shen Jiyun into the Plague Defense Department. There is a large space inside. The center is an open discussion area isolated by indoor green plants, surrounded by independent laboratories, and the rooms are all separated by glass. The situation in the laboratory can be seen at a glance from the outside.

Shen Jiyun walked and watched, and when he passed one of the laboratories, he suddenly stopped.

I saw a large glass box on the clean table of that laboratory, with three or four little people inside, and a researcher in a white coat next to him, wearing sterile rubber gloves, put his hand into the box, just Just like they usually catch mice in the laboratory, they grabbed a small person from inside and carefully injected a needle into the struggling little person.

"That's... the miniature?" Shen Jiyun felt as if the voice in his throat didn't come from him.

"Yes." Expert Chen had no expression on his face, as if he was used to this kind of thing.

But Xu Hong squeezed his eyes at Shen Jiyun, as if he said to Shen Jiyun with his eyes again: "It's amazing!"

They continued to walk forward and came to a slightly larger laboratory. Expert Chen clapped his hands lightly and said, "I would like to introduce a new member, Shen Yuze."

The people inside stopped what they were doing one after another, some of them took off their masks, and all looked at the handsome young man at the door with a tinge of coldness.

"Is this the guy from the National University who experimented with blue geese?" One person said.

"Mr. Chen is really fast. He has been recruited in just a few days. Welcome!" Another young man said.

There are more men than women in the laboratory, and they all seem to be older than Shen Jiyun, only one girl is more tender, but that girl is looking at Shen Jiyun at this moment, and said foolishly: "You are so handsome..."

Everyone was taken aback for a moment, and suddenly burst into laughter, and the girl blushed immediately.

Expert Chen couldn't help laughing, he said to Shen Jiyun: "She is Tao Lixue, the youngest in our core group, Shen Jiyun, don't you think she looks pretty too?"

Shen Jiyun: "..."

This ambiguous tone seemed to lead to a red line for the two of them, and it made everyone laugh.

Tao Lixue became more and more embarrassed, and said awkwardly: "Mr. Chen, don't talk nonsense, I have no intention of boasting."

A young man smoothed things over with a smile: "That's right, Xiaoxue is a flower in our group, how can she be betrothed to a newcomer so casually."

Xu Hong blinked and said, "I think it's pretty good. Little fairies should be served with fresh meat. If they are really together, I'd rather eat this dog food."

Tao Lixue stomped her feet red-faced: "Sister Hong!"

Expert Chen finally made a stop gesture, and said, "Okay, let's get down to business, starting today, Shen Yuze will officially join our team."

Shen Jiyun said at the right time: "Please take care of me."

On the first day, Shen Jiyun still focused on getting familiar with the environment, and Expert Chen didn't ask him to invest in research immediately.

Therefore, after greeting his future "colleagues", Shen Jiyun took another tour under the leadership of Xu Hong, and planned to go back first.

Before leaving, Shen Jiyun remembered the "loophole" mentioned by Xu Hong before, and asked again.

Xu Hong said: "Ah, it's a long story. If you're not in a hurry, I'll take you to the comprehensive rest area for a cup of coffee. Let's sit down and talk slowly."

Of course, Shen Jiyun would not refuse, so the two took the elevator to the comprehensive rest area, where internal personnel can enjoy all the meals here for free.

Xu Hong ordered two cups of latte and a stack of muffins, and took Shen Jiyun to sit down by the floor-to-ceiling windows.

The floor where the area is located is very high, and through the windows, you can see a large and vast garden below.

Shen Jiyun felt strange, because such an open green space is rarely seen in the city, "What's below?" He asked directly.

Xu Hong smiled and said, "The following is the No. [-] Mini World Base of Country A."

Shen Jiyun was astonished and said, "The transformed miniature lives underneath?"

Xu Hong: "Yes, despite how big it is, this base already has three floors, and tens of millions of people live on each floor."

Shen Jiyun frowned: "What does the third floor mean?"

Xu Hong explained: "Because the quality of the minifigures is different from ours, if the infrastructure of the normal world is scaled down in the same proportion, it will be easily damaged by wind and rain in a purely natural environment, making it unsuitable for living."

Shen Jiyun understands that, just like mice, if they live in a purely natural environment, they are more suitable for living in caves.

"So, MWCC created a brand-new environment suitable for the survival of miniature people. Using 3D printing principles, the entire survival base was printed layer by layer. In order to ensure lighting, each layer of plane is a hollow structure. It is the largest, and then it becomes smaller layer by layer..." Xu Hong stacked his palms up and down as a demonstration, "The final formed base is three-dimensional, like countless hills stacked in a circle."

Xu Hong grabbed the coffee cup and said, "Of course, this is the latest world model of MWCC. At present, it is only tested in a few bases in country A, and other bases have not been promoted. You can check the relevant information in the internal network in the future. , I won’t go into details.”

Shen Jiyun: "...um."

"It's about the plague, maybe it hasn't been uploaded internally, let me explain to you," Xu Hong took a sip of coffee, and said, "You also know that the establishment of MWCC relies on genetic modification, cloning, and consciousness transmission. These three core technologies existed independently long before MWCC was established, but they have not been combined, so no one has ever thought of using these technologies to build mini-bases and transform normal people.”

Shen Jiyun nodded.

Xu Hong: "Initially, these technologies were used in medical treatment, such as helping the disabled, because cloning technology can create a brand new body for some acquired disabled people, and then through the transmission of consciousness, they are equivalent to having a new life. .”

Shen Jiyun also thought it was reasonable.

Xu Hong: "In 1000, the year after the world's population explosion, Professor Stanley Barton discovered the gene chain in DNA that determines the human body, transformed the human race gene, and created the first mini-human clone with the somatic cells of his own son. At that time, it was shocking to the industry that several government scientific research institutions thought of combining these three technologies to solve the problem of overpopulation.”

Shen Jiyun: "..."

Xu Hong: "It was difficult for MWCC to be established after many years of communication between various organizations and the official government. At that time, the Human Rights Association was the most vocal opponent, because they felt that this practice was inhumane. After the new life in the mini world, they also compromised, after all, MWCC is equivalent to giving those hopeless people a chance to be reborn."

Shen Jiyun didn't know, if this kind of opportunity came to them, would they be willing to take it.

Xu Hong: "Three years after the establishment of the base, all death-row inmates around the world have been rehabilitated, and we have further expanded the scope of recruitment. In addition to those refugees who have nowhere to go due to population explosion, the governments of various countries will also regularly screen out some people who are useless to society. Those who contribute value are sent to MWCC, and every resident of Mini World has a legal identity."

Shen Jiyun sneered in his heart, first the death row inmates, and then those who have no contribution value to society, according to this trend, the selection criteria will only become looser, maybe the next step will be the turn of "people who have made little contribution to society"...

Xu Hong: "However, there was another problem at that time, that is, the survival rate of the mini-humans was too low. The first-generation mini-humans have lost their memory of the real world. If a new social system cannot be formed as soon as possible, it may lead to turmoil and unrest. In order to make the mini-world To run quickly, we must improve their reproductive ability in the early stage. Under normal circumstances, it takes ten months for human beings to go from conception to birth, and then wait for more than ten years for the baby to grow up. This speed is too slow for the mini world Not to mention that due to their shrinking size, miniatures are much more fragile than we imagined, not only are they easily injured and died due to minor accidents in life, but their productivity is far lower than that of normal humans."

Shen Jiyun's dark eyes looked at the same dark coffee in his hand, and murmured: "So you have modified the breeding genes again?"

Xu Hong nodded: "Yes, the genetic modification of breeding was done by Professor Kawara Tai, an expert from country C. After the modification, the reproduction speed of the miniatures has increased several times, and each child can have three to four babies. If the newborns are injected with growth hormone It will also grow up quickly and become sexually mature, but it will not shorten its lifespan... Think about it, the offspring of the first generation of mini-humans are only 23 years old now, but those mini-humans who have undergone genetic modification, in this short period of time Five generations have been bred in 23 years, these miniature people are the real masters of the future mini world, they will completely forget their past and let the mini world run on its own in the true sense."

Shen Jiyun didn't want to listen anymore, he clenched his fists and said, "So which link is wrong?"

Xu Hong sighed, and said: "Five years ago, there was an accident in the MWCC branch of country C, and two unintelligent transformed mini-people escaped from the laboratory."

Shen Jiyun: "What is an uninspired miniature?"

Xu Hong: "It's just miniature human clones that have not undergone consciousness transmission. They have no self-awareness and no wisdom. The experiments in the laboratory are all unenlightened miniature human beings."

Shen Jiyun frowned: "...What happened next?"

"MWCC searched for a long time but couldn't find it, but the accident team reported that the two missing villains were both men, so it shouldn't cause too serious a problem. MWCC also took some measures later, such as regular investigations and strict monitoring of the network Information and so on, but they didn't find those two little people..." Xu Hong paused, and said, "It turned out that at the beginning of this year, someone broke out that unenlightened miniature people were found in a certain city in country C. A case of CRRS plague was also discovered in that city. When the patient went to the doctor, he said that he saw a little man on the road and thought it was very cute. He wanted to catch him home, but he was bitten... These news were quickly covered by MWCC and the government. Press it down, you know, the truth of the matter must never be made public."

Shen Jiyun straightened up slightly, and asked, "Is that city Daping City?"

Xu Hong nodded.

Shen Jiyun's face was gloomy. Three months ago, he learned from news on the Internet that due to the spread of the plague, Daping City in Country C had been completely sealed off by the ICPO and under martial law. According to unoptimistic estimates, there would be very few survivors.