Zombies don't need to rest

These are the same as the soldiers who appeared on the beach of No. 50.00 Base City back then, only about [-]% of their bodies have been transformed.

Seeing them standing in their respective jobs, looking no different from normal people, Jiang Yang touched his chin.

In the judgment of the system, does this thing really belong to human beings?

Fang Gezi landed on the side of the road, and Jiang Yang calmly walked down to look at the newsstand not far away, where a man in his 70s was leisurely flipping through newspapers.

There is indeed a strange atmosphere in such a sci-fi city with a newsstand that only existed in the old days.

Walking over with a smile, Jiang Yang looked at the old man inside and said, "I want a local newspaper in Base No. [-]."

Without raising his head, the old man took a newspaper from the side and handed it to him, and then said casually: "You come from out of town, you don't need to pay, all the consumption in Base City No. [-] is postpaid, you take it away That's it."

Jiang Yang said with a smile: "If you don't take it away, I'll just watch it here."

The old man sitting on the chair took out a small Maza from his side and handed it to Jiang Yang.

Then he pointed to the side of the newsstand and said, "There is hot water over there, and it's free."

Jiang Yang nodded, and sat on the side of the newsstand with a ponytail.

On the street with people coming and going, he carefully flipped through the newspaper in his hand.

When he looked up, the old man who saw his appearance was stunned for a moment.

Looking at his face and thinking for a while, he suddenly asked, "Excuse me, what's your last name?"

Close the newspaper in your hand.

Even in the latest content, Luo Jincheng did not mention the metal transformation.

However, he briefly mentioned that the recruitment of public service personnel in Base City [-] will be temporarily suspended this year.

Jiang Yang was not surprised.

The law enforcement team members on the street were all replaced by metal reformers, so there was definitely no need to recruit so many staff members.

Watching two patrol members walk by.

Although it looks the same as before, but under the 50.00% metal transformation, their combat effectiveness is actually better than that of ordinary police officers wearing light combat armor.

After they walked away, Jiang Yang looked at the old man and said with a smile, "My surname is Yang, and I live in the Happy Community."

The old man showed an expression of sudden realization and said, "I just said, why would someone come to my place to buy newspapers."

Jiang Yang put the newspaper back and said with a smile, "People don't read newspapers nowadays."

The old man had already pulled out a small stove from his side, and a teapot and two tea bowls came out from nowhere.

Jiang Yang helped him set up a small table on the side of the road beside the newsstand, and the two sat directly on the street and started making tea.

He looked at Jiang Yang's face carefully and said, "I felt familiar when I first came here, and it was exactly the same as the photo."

After expressing emotion, he said again: "Now that the Internet is so developed, there are basically no people who read newspapers. If my job is not still there, I would probably have been fired and returned home."

Looking at the bustling scene of people coming and going on the street, he smiled and said, "I thought my dad was lying to me, but I never thought I would see you again."

Jiang Yang leaned on a small chair and looked at the street in front of him: "This place is good, but it's always restrained. I don't come here often."

The old man nodded: "No way, this is the No. [-] base city after all, it is a facade and a symbol, so everyone is more cautious from top to bottom, not as casual as other places, there is a kind of self-righteous arrogance and natural rules, right? When I go out, I always feel that I am superior to other places, but in fact, I know what my life is like.”

Jiang Yang said with a smile: "I heard at that time that people in this place like to put some oil on their mouths when they go out, so that others will know that they have eaten meat."

The old man grinned happily: "That's the thing, don't hear about it, I saw it with my own eyes when I was a child. They just finished drinking the nutrient solution, and they had to put some oil on their mouths when they went out. Saying hello to people, saying that I don’t pay attention to eating meat, I have to walk around a lot to let everyone around me know about it before I wipe my mouth clean.”

"But at that time, everyone was doing this, so everyone knew each other well, no one said anything, and they all supported each other. Now there is no more, and now all kinds of food supply is relatively sufficient, and the wages here are high enough. Everyone All can afford it."

Jiang Yang said with a smile: "Compared to other places in the Federation, this place is much better."

While cleaning the tea bowl, the old man said, "That's true. After all, it's his territory, and now it's the center of the entire Pan-Asian Federation. It's said that life is poor, but it's still much better than people in other places."

He pointed to the newsstand next to him: "I asked the people on the municipal side before, and they said that this newsstand will always be here until I reach retirement age, no matter whether anyone buys newspapers, as long as the newsstand is there, they will I will be paid normally, let’s just talk about such a good thing, except for the rich and powerful city of No. [-] base, are there other places?"

Jiang Yang shook his head calmly and said, "No, not even in Base City No. [-]."

Who knew that the old man just waved his hand in disdain: "Come on, it's the No. [-] Base City? There is money, and indeed there is money, but that money is not from the common people."

He poured water into the tea bowl in front of Jiang Yang: "Whether it's power or economy, this thing has nothing to do with the common people, or what should I say, don't look at the money in Base No. [-], the common people there must not live like us good."

After pouring tea into the tea bowls of both of them, he gestured to the sky with his thumbs and said, "After all, we are under the nose of that person, and no one has to feed us, even if it is in other parts of the Federation. The people here are all hungry, and we have to give priority to feeding us, otherwise the big and small officials can't explain it to the one above."

"But outside of this No. [-] base city, the farther away the place is, the less people care about it. As long as the people don't rebel and don't starve to death on a large scale, who cares how they live, right?"

Jiang Yang took a sip of tea with a smile: "The sky is high and the emperor is far away."

The old man shook his head: "I don't understand what you mean."

Jiang Yang looked at him and smiled and said, "Did your father tell you about the past?"

The old man continued to shake his head: "He just told me about him, and he didn't talk about it before, but he probably didn't know much about what happened before the catastrophe."

"Didn't my grandfather go through the underground period? After he survived by chance, he never mentioned anything about his life during that period or what happened before the catastrophe."

Jiang Yang nodded: "That's true. Those who came out of the bottom are not willing to talk about what happened to them during that time."

Seeing his gaze, the old man waved his hand: "Don't tell me, at my age, if I get sick from fright, I will be troublesome."

Shrugging his shoulders, Jiang Yang smiled and said, "Even if you ask me, I won't tell you. Just remember that those 30 years were called the Dark Ages for a reason."

The old man slammed his mouth twice: "No wonder my grandfather didn't say a word about the underground shelter until his death, but what did you mean by the emperor you said before?"

Jiang Yang looked at the streets full of people coming and going and said with a smile, "It's a name for the supreme ruler in the old days."

Looking at the old man's pensive look, he added: "It's just a metaphor. What I mean is that officials, big and small, will always do whatever they want as long as they are not seen by Luo Jincheng. This is indeed a bit inappropriate. , that guy Luo Jincheng can't be the emperor."

The old man asked curiously, "Why?"

Jiang Yang shrugged his shoulders and said: "After the emperor was overthrown, no one can be an emperor anymore. Do you know if you don't have that ability? Without enough background and a consensus formed by the whole society, you don't look like a prince even if you wear a dragon robe. "

"That set of order has long since disappeared. There is no way to raise an emperor in this era."

The old man seemed very interested, and Jiang Yang also needed to further observe the situation in Base City No. [-].

The two of them just sat on the side of the newspaper booth on the side of the street, drinking tea and chatting.

As night fell, the city lights up.

Jiang Yang helped him put away the tea set and asked, "How is your father?"

The old man locked the door of the newsstand with a smile and replied: "You can eat, drink, smoke, and sleep. A few days ago, you were clamoring to go to No. 110 Base City to see and see, but I stopped you. A person in his [-]s still doesn't feel good all day long." Reliable."

Although he was complaining, Jiang Yang clearly saw the happy smile on his face.

This family has survived the era of catastrophe, survived the period of refuge, persisted until the counterattack to the surface, and now entered the era of the Pan-Asian Federation.

Although they have not made any meritorious service or received awards along the way, the family has always been together.

It is one of the few families in this era who survived smoothly from before the catastrophe to this era.

The two walked towards the old man's house along the road where the newsstand was.

The city under the night has a different taste.

Unlike the extravagance and fantasy of Base City No. [-], Base City No. [-] under the night is only solemn and bright.

The bright light shone on the ground, and the old man handed Jiang Yang a cigarette and lit one himself, saying, "What's the matter with you coming back this time? I heard from my dad that you usually don't come back. It's been a long time since he Haven't seen you."

Jiang Yang exhaled a puff of smoke: "Come back and do some small things."

The old man nodded without asking any further questions. After turning a street corner, he asked, "Two drinks tonight?"

Jiang Yang smiled: "I'm fine."

The two happily walked into a residential building with cigarettes in their mouths.

Different from the dense and neat city of No. [-] Base City, although the number, density, and direction of the residential buildings here are also reasonably planned, the intervals are large, and each building has sufficient activity space in front of and behind it, which is rare in other cities. greening.

The old man's home is on the first floor at the innermost location.

Pushing open the door through the small garden, a strong old man wearing only a vest came out.

He is obviously over 110 years old, yet he is wearing a tight-fitting vest at this moment, and dense sweat is left along the angular muscles.

Seeing his son, he didn't change much, but when he saw Jiang Yang, he immediately smiled and threw away the towel in his hand, and walked over with open arms: "Mr. Yang, welcome home."

Jiang Yang patted his muscles lightly and said, "I heard that you plan to go to Base City No. [-]? This is preparation."

The old man waved his hand: "Just kidding, if I really go, I'm afraid I'll be beaten to death when I see my father when I die. Don't look at the Federation making that place legal. In my house, You just can't go there."

Jiang Yang smiled and said, "Your son and grandson didn't say you were pedantic, did they?"

The old man blew on his gray beard: "They dare not."

He looked at his son and waved his hand: "Go get some dishes, I'll talk to Mr. Yang about something serious."

The two came to the study.

After closing the door, the old man with gray hair and beard asked, "Brother Yang, why did you come in? It's too dangerous."

Jiang Yang shook his head: "Something happened, I have to come in and take a look. I saw the men in black you mentioned earlier. How is your investigation going?"

The old man carefully opened the equipment in the room.

He was the one who communicated with Jiang Yang through the satellite channel a few days ago, but he is not actually a member of the Tinder Project.

Because although his father had received training and help from Jiang Yang, Wufeng City had not yet been established at that time, and the name of the Tinder Project had not yet appeared.

As for him, in fact, Jiang Yang didn't teach him anything, it was all taught by his father, so this family is not responsible for Wufeng and Tinder Project, but only for Jiang Yang personally.

On the one hand, their usual task is to maintain the stability of Jiang Yang's human identity and ensure that his human identity will not be discovered due to mistakes.

On the other hand, it is to monitor all kinds of situations in the No. [-] base city and report the information to Jiangyang in time.

After turning on the exhaust fan, he and Jiang Yang each lit a cigarette, and then the old man whispered: "Luo Jincheng is replacing all the government service staff in Base City No. [-], and replaced all the previous people with the black clothes I mentioned people."

"The station is now completely controlled by people from the Security Bureau, but I guess it will have to be changed."

Jiang Yang nodded, and briefly told him about the metal transformation.

The old man suddenly realized and nodded and said: "That's no wonder. If someone can set up program control, it is really important to Luo Jincheng. At least he can ensure that his policies are implemented in a timely manner."

Jiang Yang said with a cigarette in his mouth, "I've already turned around when I came here. It seems that's the case, but it seems that he only intends to control the area within the No. [-] base city."

The old man thought for a while and whispered, "Brother Yang, I have an idea that I'm not sure about."

Jiang Yang signaled him to say.

The old man explained again: "This is just my speculation, and there is no evidence to prove it yet."

Taking a deep breath, he said in a very weak voice: "It seems that he intends to gather the best of all fields and industries from all over the Federation to Base City No. [-], and then carry out the metallization transformation on it."

Jiang Yang frowned and asked, "How?"

The old man lowered his voice: "It is said that Guo Wen was reformed after being brought back by Luo Jincheng, and I also inquired about the news that the Federal Academy of Sciences sent many older researchers to No. [-] for research. So, it is very likely that it will also need to be remodeled.”

He himself frowned when he spoke: "This is all gossip. I haven't found a channel to confirm it, but there is no wind without waves, Brother Yang."

"Base No. [-] has the top institutions of the federation, and the top universities are also built here. If Luo Jincheng really intends to pick the top in the federation and select the best new humans to transform, it is still possible."

Jiang Yang nodded solemnly: "What you said makes sense, but this matter has to be investigated slowly, not in a hurry. What do you say about the Federal Academy of Sciences?"

The old man quickly talked about the fact that more than [-] old researchers of the Federal Academy of Sciences were transferred to the No. [-] Research Institute after the Chinese New Year.

He also said that now the Federal Academy of Sciences has completed the dual-track reform.

After understanding the meaning of the dual-track system.

Jiang Yang nodded lightly: "That's right, Luo Jincheng felt the perfunctory treatment of him by the people below, and it has already caused many of his policies to be unable to be implemented. Guo Wen's incident taught him a lesson. This method directly replaces government workers with controllable semi-mechanics, which is indeed a very good idea."

On the one hand, use controllable staff who will strictly implement their will to ensure social stability and normal logistics operations.

On the other hand, use advanced technology to greatly extend the life span of researchers, politicians, businessmen, and a series of smart people from all walks of life, turning them into think tanks they can control, or the commanders of these semi-mechanical workers .

Sounds like a really good idea.

If Zhao Mucheng, who grew up only to ensure his own survival and never considered other issues, hadn't asked himself for help.

ps

High fever, low back pain, cough, sore throat, diarrhea.

Fortunately, still alive.

See you tomorrow.