According to the description of the middle-aged man, the world now is a bit similar to the warlord era. At first, the country arranged for the survivors to enter the base, but later, some base leaders become dissident.
There is no way, there is not enough food and energy.
Without sunlight and fertile soil, it’s impossible to produce high yields of food under the ground. Energy sources are all above ground and must be searched at the risk of being killed by meteorites at any time, the best way is to rob them!
In addition, the base is closed, a leader in the base can be said to be the emperor of the land, power corrupts people, the post-apocalyptic world makes people desperate, in this era without law and order, food and clothing can’t be guaranteed, morality degraded in front of life, and what can’t happen?
The middle-aged man said that, fortunately, his wife and daughter froze to death immediately, and they died in their sleep, so they didn’t have to suffer this crime. Women, especially young and beautiful women, live a more difficult life in this world.
Liang Xian silently put the protective clothing on him, the middle-aged man’s eyes showed a look of gratitude.
“You guys… Even if you are traveling day and night, don’t you lack oxygen?” The post-apocalyptic world gives people a wild intuition. The middle-aged man feels that the people in front of him are not bad people, they still have the goodness that can only be found in peaceful times.
Three people: “…”
They have protective shields made by Tan Yan over their heads. Now that the sun is rising, Tan Yan sees the burns on the middle-aged man’s face, so he naturally extends the protective shields to cover the whole body. The three of them felt as comfortable as if they were in an air-conditioned room, they didn’t feel uncomfortable at all.
“You’ve never seen people like us in this world?” Liang Xian asked, “People who are able to walk outside without protective clothing? Humans are adaptable, no one has evolved the ability to adapt to the post-apocalyptic world?”
The middle-aged man has ‘stunned’ written all over his face.
The three people looked at Tan Yan.
Tan Yan has an innocent face, he got this kind of power in the world beyond the ‘void’.
Seeing that he really wasn’t lying, the three decided to put the matter aside for the time being and discuss it again when they returned to the real world.
Liang Xian whispered to Ah San: “In fact, you are considered our officer, report to the officer, I want to do one thing.”
“What is it?” Ah San asked.
“What I just said about improving the drought tolerance of wheat is not nonsense, but I have actually seen this information,” Liang Xian said, “The Academy of Sciences just researched it. I was fortunate enough to visit and study at that time, and wrote down some information. Of course, not all of them, just the key parts about genetic modification, which I would like to give to the people of this world.”
Ah San just looked at the middle-aged man with a bitter face, and said simply: “I don’t know.”
Liang Xian submits a report instead of handing over the information directly, which means that it must involve confidential information. This kind of wheat has not been promoted to the whole country or even the entire world, if it’s announced in advance, it would be a breach of confidentiality.
The crime of leaking state secrets is not something a student like Liang Xian can bear.
“What constitutes a breach of confidentiality?” Tan Yan asked.
“The crime of deliberately disclosing state secrets refers to the serious behavior of the state staff violating the provisions of the State Secrets Law and disclosing state secrets intentionally. The so-called state secrets refer to matters related to the security and interests of the country, determined in accordance with legal procedures, and limited to a certain range of personnel within a certain period of time. According to the provisions of the Criminal Law, only those who intentionally disclose state secrets and the circumstances are serious, constitute as a crime.” Liang Xian mechanically recited the legal provisions, “According to Article 8 of the 《Law on Guarding State Secrets1保守國家秘密法 Bǎoshǒu guójiā mìmì fǎ: Law on Guarding State Secrets》, the secret matters in science and technology are also one of the state secrets.”
“Then the non-disclosure agreement you signed at that time cannot be disclosed to whom?”
“It should only be handed over to the technical personnel of our country and should not be leaked to other countries and social enterprises in any form, causing losses to domestic agriculture.” Liang Xian said.
“If the information is handed over to people in this world, will our country’s agriculture be affected?” Tan Yan asked.
“No.” Liang Xian shook his head.
Two worlds, two eras, if there is no ‘void’, there will be no intersection.
“So, do you think they are our countrymen?”
“Starting from the Republic of China period their world and our world have a different historical trend, but the beginning is the same, all of them are… yellow-skinned and black eyes, speaking Chinese standard language, the history has not exceeded 200 years, and the blood they shed is still the same.” Liang Xian said, “From the perspective of genetics and ethnology, the ethnic inheritance is still there, and the genes have not changed. We are all people of the same race.”
The more he spoke, the more firm his tone became. When it came to the last sentence, there was no need for Tan Yan to remind him.
“Our country’s law does not cover the situation after entering the other world, unless I caused great losses to the country and the country amended the law, then I’m not considered to have broken the law, right?” Liang Xian said to Ah San.
Ah San slapped his thigh, and his tone became much more relaxed: “Yes, there is no such article.”
“Seconded.” After everyone finished speaking, Qin Li could only raise his hands in agreement.
The middle-aged man, who had been listening to them with his ears up all the time, had a face full of surprise, and asked on his knees: “You guys… Do you want to give me information on how to increase wheat production?”
Liang Xian said with a straight face: “First, I do not know your current level of technology, I’m not sure if the information can be useful to you; Second, I’m not giving it to you, I’m giving it to the country.”
Giving only one base will only cause more disputes. Only by sharing it to everyone can they solve the plight of everyone’s hunger. Although it is the end of the world and the earth’s environment is no longer suitable for human survival, as long as people have not given up hope, as long as everyone is still alive, they will definitely be able to come up with a solution to the current situation.
“You should still have internet, right? Every base should have a network to communicate with the government.”
The disappearance of the atmosphere is not the disappearance of the satellite. Moreover, the country arranges for people from different regions to enter the base, but now the traffic is inconvenient and difficult to control, which has caused some people in the base to have a different heart.
“Yes, but inside the base…” The middle-aged man lost interest when he saw that Liang Xian did not intend to give him the information to make meritorious service, “Someone low-level like me won’t know where it is.”
“Inside the base…” Liang Xian hesitated.
The current base is different from their world, people’s hearts are not trustworthy, and who knows what they will do in order to monopolize the information. He doesn’t even know whether this information is useful, is he going to put his partners at risk for this matter?
“Fuck, if you do it, you might get killed, and you might not be able to return to Earth to send the information out; If you don’t do it, you will have a restless conscience for the rest of your life. Thinking of this man’s face may cause you to have nightmares, really frustrating!” Ah San feels suffocated.
“Divide into two groups,” Liang Xian immediately made a decision, “The three of you wait outside while I go to the base. If I don’t return within 6 hours, you will leave.”
This is good, they have done their best for their fellow race in a different world, and they can also successfully complete their mission.
It is his own decision to hand over the information, there is no need to implicate others.
This is what Liang Xian has always done, not only will it not affect the mission, but he also has a clear conscience.
Only, this is taking himself too lightly.
“No.” The three of them objected collectively.
“The big deal is not to give it, it’s not like I haven’t done anything against my conscience,” Ah San said, “It’s not okay to lose a brother.”
“You still have to lead us to complete the military training mission,” Qin Li grabbed Ah San’s shoulder, “This is our prisoner.”
Ah San: “…”
Speaking of which, he still needed to give some information to the students who caught him, but he suddenly came to another world, and directly froze and forgot.
“I’ll go with you,” Tan Yan raised his head and stroked Liang Xian’s hair, “Didn’t I say it before? You can do what you want to do, I’ll take care of the rest.”
In the past forty years, he has entered the other world countless times, how could he not come into contact with the people here even once?
He also tried to explore the world beyond the ‘void’ and tried to use his power to help the people here. But after all, they are two worlds, and everything he does is in vain.
Tan Yan once brought a seriously injured person from another world to Earth, but that person disappeared halfway, and he was the only one who returned to Earth. He also thought about staying here to help people in the last days find a place to stay before leaving, but people’s hearts are too complicated, and he, who is simple and upright, will only be used by others in the end.
Gradually, Tan Yan gave up on meddling, blocked his ears, closed his eyes and hardened his heart, tried his best not to contact people and things in the other world, and every time he only thought about how to return to the original world as soon as possible.
Even so, when he encounters people and animals who are struggling to survive, he still can’t help but rescue them, and he still feels sad when he finds out that his power is so limited.
Too tiring, what makes him tired is not the years and years of work, but the pain that his heart is not strong enough.
Tan Yan wants to do his best for the country and retire at the end, not because he doesn’t want to do something, but because he is too tired.
Turn a blind eye, harden your heart, it won’t make him numb, it will only make him more tired.
The information Liang Xian gave this time was different from what he had done before, this is a seed.
It is the seed that allows people to survive, it is the hope of the living, and it is the future that can help people survive this difficult post-apocalyptic period.
Compared with his simple and brainless power, it is true that science and technology are the spark of fire that can survive.
Liang Xian and others were stunned by his power, but Tan Yan always thought it was such an insignificant power, violence without brain control is simply just a tool, what is really powerful is these intellectuals who can face mathematical, physical, and chemical head-on.
“Let’s go to the base with him,” Tan Yan said from the channel, “I can get everyone back, please use my power as much as you can, and trust me. You are still young, don’t take your life lightly, and don’t do things you regret.”
Isn’t it the goal of the older generation to let young people let go and do what they want to do
Tan Yan rubbed Liang Xian’s head vigorously, almost overflowing with love.
Uh… the love of the elders for the juniors.
Liang Xian: “… Get, your, hands, off, me!”
How cheeky!
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