Chapter 140 The Wasteland of the Earth (13)

After exiting the "changing room", it is still not a residential area, but another large area similar to a train station platform. The shape of this area and the pillars standing in it are almost the same as the one we passed before. It is estimated that the two areas are upper and lower. Built with two layers of mirrors.

At this point, the surrounding air is enough for ordinary people like Hank to breathe smoothly. After passing through this place and passing through a winding passage, the front suddenly became clear, and Sanrui finally arrived at the interior of Shenyou Village.

For the two players, what they saw was truly a spectacle. Orange light shines from the sky. Looking up, you can see layers of cloud-like vegetation forming the sky here. Its height can basically be measured visually, which is approximately the distance from the ground to the top of the canyon. The sunlight does not enter through the gaps covered by these plants, but is filtered by these plants and then penetrates. This layer of vegetation is like the unique ozone layer of Shenyou Village. Of course, what they saw at this time was no longer a purely natural product. This layer of vegetation had been improved several times by the people who lived here in the past hundreds of years. This protection was the lifeblood of the village and must be absolutely stable. and safety.

Go forward,? You can see neatly arranged roads and uniform low buildings. There are not many people walking on the street, and they all wear the same clothes. The men's clothes are exactly the same as Hank's, and the women's clothes are not much different in style, but the color is slightly brighter.

At this moment, Feng Bujue and Kuang Zong Jianying had taken off the helmets of their protective suits and left them in the locker room. They tightened the collar of the protective clothing and turned it inward to ensure that the clothing they wore underneath was not exposed. Even so, they are still quite conspicuous.

To give a more vivid example: two fifth-grade students came to the first-grade classroom. They were wearing different school uniforms and were taller... But after all, they still wore school uniforms and did not go to school dressed like Conan. . So the villagers just looked at them strangely instead of screaming in panic or attacking them with hoes.

"The guy who designed this city has really bad taste. Not even a robot would live in a place like this." Kuang Zong Jianying commented.

"Haha... what do you think it will be like here?" Feng Bujue asked.

"When he said village, I thought it was a place like 'The Shire'." Kuang Zong Jianying said: "I didn't expect it to be like this... It's like a formatted slum here." He said He sneered: "The real slums are better than this, at least the buildings and people there are..." He didn't think of what words to use.

Feng Bujue answered: "There is a xìng."

"Yes, personality." Kuang Zong Jianying said: "Look at these guys, they live in the same house, wear the same clothes, and use the same things... To be honest, aren't you afraid of getting lost?" He turned his head. Ask Hank.

Hank replied: "Each road is numbered, so it's easy to find."

Kuangzong Jianying shook his head and sighed: "Okay."

"At least they still enjoy freedom in terms of hairstyle. The leader did not arrange for all of them to be shaved bald. He only allowed Qianbu to keep his hair or something." Feng Bujue said.

"Fengxian Academy sent a congratulatory message..." Kuangzong Jianying really understood and replied jokingly.

After walking for a while, they met two street patrol officers. The two men's clothing styles and colors were slightly different. They wore epaulettes, long boots, and the weapons they were equipped with were a projectile weapon and a A metal shield.

"Stop." One of them called to them.

Feng Bujue and the others stopped, waiting for the other party to come forward and ask questions. Kuang Zong Jian Ying could be said to be confident. He just looked at the other person with a look that was neither humble nor arrogant, and stood there silently, while Hank felt guilty and was too nervous to speak.

"Why did you come in wearing protective clothing?" the inspector asked.

Feng Bujue replied: "Well... sir, our clothes are ruined."

"Droken?" Naru glanced at Feng Bujue suspiciously: "The clothes were placed in the box in the dressing room, how could they be damaged?"

"Sir, I was accidentally caught by the metal door of the filter layer." Feng Bujue replied.

"Oh..." The general responded doubtfully, and after a few seconds said, "Then go to the supply office as soon as possible to get a new set."

"Understood, thank you for your concern, sir!" Feng Bujue replied.

The two patrolmen looked at each other, shrugged, and left.

Kuang Zong Jianying said with a smile: "Your attitude...you must have watched too many domestic TV series. It feels like an underground traffic officer meets a woman on the street."

"As long as it works," Feng Bujue replied.

Hank looked suspicious and said: "It's strange... They actually believed it. How could the clothes be caught by the metal door of the filter channel? We filter first and then change clothes. If we want to clamp, we also need to clamp for protection. That’s right.”

"Yes, but how did they know?" Feng Bujue said: "They are not scavengers."

"Oh, right! The patrolman should have never left the village." Hank continued as if he suddenly understood.

"Have you thought of such a thing?" Kuang Zong Jianying interjected and asked.

“In a social system where classes are clearly defined and insurmountable; each performs its own duties and does not interfere with each other, regardless of the things at the top, a certain group living at the bottom cannot understand the details of the work of another group. Feng Bujue said: "It's impossible for the scavengers to know how many dishes and soups are served in the patroller's canteen, and it's impossible for the patrollers to know the procedures for the scavengers to use the locker room. So I just need to give a random reason. Could it be that they do it." Can you immediately take out your phone and Google the specific procedures for returning waste pickers to the village?”

"Well... due to the blocking word, please allow me to use 'cunning' to praise you." Kuang Zong Jianying said, the adjective in his mind was actually "despicable".

"Okay, Hank, as you can see, there is nothing to worry about. We can handle it very well." Feng Bujue turned to Hank and said, "Now, before you go to report to your superiors, take us with you. Visit your village."

"But according to the regulations...as soon as the scavenging team returns to the village, they have to..." Hank's words were naturally interrupted by Feng Bujue.

"You have already brought two outsiders into the village, why do you still care about the rules?" Feng Bujue said: "If you go back to life now, we will definitely not be able to follow you, because your superiors will see through that we are not scavengers. Member. We don’t have time to wait for you to report clearly to your superiors alone before taking action. Besides, I don’t trust you to act alone. If you betray us or reveal a flaw, something that no one wants to see will happen. There was...a fight.

In addition, it is undoubtedly a capital crime for you to bring "outsiders" into the village. I think you people in power will not care whether you are threatened or not, nor will they listen to your explanation... So, if you plan to sneak away from us Sneak away and then notify the patrolman, which will not only lead to the death of your fellow villagers, but also your own death in the end. "

Feng Bujue watched Hank's expression change and knew that his persuasion was successful again: "Your best choice is to follow what I said and don't go see your superiors first. Instead, take us to the village and wait for us to visit It's over, leave the village quietly, and then go back to life. At best, you will be late, and there will be no serious consequences."

"This is different from what was promised in advance... You didn't say this before..." Hank replied in a panic, looking a little at a loss.

"Then how do you think things will develop?" Feng Bujue smiled: "The plan has to catch up with the changes."

At this point, Hank has already boarded the pirate ship. As Feng Bujue said, everyone has weaknesses. If they are caught, they will betray their principles.

At first, Hank just didn't want to be killed. Later, he didn't want to see his fellow villagers killed. Now, these two threats are on his shoulders at the same time. For him, the only solution is to fight with this man. Two "outsiders" work together in the hope that they can escape without being discovered.

Of course, his thinking was too simple and too unrealistic. If he could think more deeply, he would have understood that even if Feng Bujue and Kuangzong Jianying Er left quietly in the end, just as they came quietly , wave your sleeves, and don’t take away anyone’s life. Things will eventually be revealed... They had registered their names when they entered the village. Javi and Joey were considered to be alive and had returned to the village. How can it disappear out of thin air if you live it? Therefore, in a few days, Hank will still be arrested and questioned. When he can't explain clearly, it will be a felony. If you make it clear, you will have to die.

.........In the deepest part of Shenyou Village, there is a place called the Temple.

Although this place is called a temple, it actually has nothing to do with the temple. This "temple" was rebuilt from the half of the interstellar spacecraft hundreds of years ago.

In the village, only members of the Coburn family have the right to freely enter and exit the temple, which is equivalent to their royal palace.

For many years, the Coburn family has regarded themselves as the spokesmen of the gods. They convey the will of "God". Of course, this "God" has nothing to do with Christianity. The will represented by the word GOD can be used by the Coburn family at will. Made up.

If they want to kill a certain person, they will say that the gods want him to die; if they want to kill a certain group of people, they will say that these people are all heretics; if they want people to surrender, they will do it in the name of God. Give orders; they can also make up corresponding reasons when they want property, wives and children.

In short, the words of the Coben family are equivalent to divine decree. Those who disobey are going against God and disregarding the life and death of the entire village.

Of course, religious lies alone cannot rule for that long. What the Coburn family really masters is "knowledge". The information left in the starship is monopolized by them. They only work with a small number of useful people ( village priest) to share. In this way, when they are willing, they can show some "miracles" to make those ignorant people fear and convince.

This is why the people at the bottom of Shenyou Village know almost nothing about biology, medicine, and literature.

Biology allows people to question the Creator, medicine allows people to understand death, and literature will expose countless religious lies and break people's illusions.

Knowledge changes destiny, and technology changes life.

But the Coburn family is not willing to see any changes in fate. No independent individual or interest group is willing to see the inherently good situation in front of them changed. Therefore, they must know how to "control".

As the saying goes, the people are difficult to govern because of their wisdom. Shenyou Village's policy of obscuring the people can be said to be very clever. The Coburn family did not completely deny the villagers under their rule access to knowledge. They allowed the people to learn some of them, such as farming, metal smelting, architecture, etc.... At the same time, they instilled brainwashing religious propaganda to make them believe in the existence of gods. , dare not do anything arrogant.

As a result, there was such a unique and deformed civilization.

York Coburn is the current "Son of God" in Shenyou Village. It can also be said that he is the village chief, mayor, chief, president, king... His ancestors are greedy, sinister, and far-sighted. After the rebellion, he occupied the interstellar spacecraft, and then planned this set of methods of rule, creating a great situation for him today.

From the brief exchange with Hank, Feng Bujue had roughly understood what the social system of Shenyou Village was like, so he insisted that this script was just a science fiction setting. What was "Son of God"? An old trick played a thousand years ago. The revolutionaries in the 20th century were too lazy to associate themselves with the Yao God. At most, those who had never fought in a war proclaimed themselves generals, and those who had never read a book proclaimed themselves doctors. Thinking that you are someone's first son, biological son, second son, etc., is something that no one with a little bit of education and intelligence can do.

When Hank and the two uninvited guests gradually walked deeper into the village, it was Coburn's time for afternoon tea.

Kouben's days were very regular. He had three full meals a day and two meals a day. In the afternoon, he had to drink tea and eat some snacks to satisfy his hunger. He went to bed at nine o'clock in the evening. Basically, he had to change his girl to accompany him every night. .

It may be strange to join. There are only a few thousand members in this village. How can he do this? Have all the women in the village slept with him?

In fact, it can be said that he has slept with everyone who is a little bit attractive. Why? This has to be said back in the 13th century. At that time, European nobles exercised something called "virginity rights", also called "first night rights". That is, the daughters of tenant farmers had to be given to the local nobles for "taste" before they got married. ". In Shenyou Village, this bad habit has revived, but it is not so explicit. It is said to be sent to the temple first to receive the "baptism" of the Son of God. The days have long and short days, and some things he feels dissatisfied with He will send them out, and he will keep some for a few years.

The Kouben family has continued this behavior for many years, which has caused another problem, that is, they have white spoons all over the village. Generally speaking, the head of the family would choose the most favored woman as his wife, so there was only one nominal son of God, and his brothers and sisters were family members, and the second generation was demoted to a priest.

But in fact, it is unclear how many people in this village are related to Kou Ben.

Over hundreds of years, it is inevitable that close relatives will meet. Although there are exceptions, statistically speaking, it is a common phenomenon that the genes of offspring become worse and worse. Low athletic ability, physical fitness, low intelligence, high incidence of premature diseases... these are all conditions that are difficult to reverse. However, medicine in this village is poor, and there are only a few doctors in the temple. The end result is that the villagers are small, silly and naive; the number of entrances has hardly increased because the death rate from disease is too high; the decline and demise of Shenyou Village will come sooner or later, it is just a matter of time.

However, there may be a turning point in this matter, because a guy named Feng Bujue entered the village today...