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"Da Shi, don't follow me, it will be dangerous."
Da Shi chuckled: "Hehe, alright, Professor Luo, there's still time. We can just stay away from you then."
“You don’t take what I say seriously at all, so why are you helping me?” Luo Ji asked him.
The Grand Historian said that if he could select you from billions of people two hundred years ago, it meant that he had his reasons, and his duty was to protect you.
Word limit, to be continued....
Chapter 80: The Curse Has Taken Effect! Great Spokesperson, Save Us!
In the video footage.
As we can see, after the water droplets destroyed the human fleet, according to calculations by human scientists, they will arrive on Earth in approximately fifteen hours.
After learning that the fleeing fleet had engaged in a dark battle, Luo Ji already had a conjecture about the Dark Forest theory in his mind.
However, the curse on that planet has not yet taken effect.
But it doesn't matter anymore!
Having not had a break for a long time, Luo Ji wanted to tell the higher-ups about his thoughts, but since he was just an ordinary person, he could only go to the underground city first.
The Grand Historian was with him.
……
The video continues playing.
Da Shi and Luo Ji entered the underground city, intending to report to the mayor and then gradually escalate the situation to higher authorities.
Inside the elevator leading to the underground city.
The young man's clothes were flashing with black fireballs, an image of the destruction of the Combined Fleet.
This type of clothing is very popular in modern times, as it can reflect changes in mood.
The Grand Historian asked him, "Then what are you going down there for?"
The young man said he had already found a place to stay on the surface and was going down to get some things. He also said that the people on the surface were about to get rich, as the chaos in the underground city was unbearable and everyone would definitely go up.
Another young man in the elevator was already praying silently.
The apocalyptic scene is now fully revealed.
……
The two then ran frantically, witnessing only human despair, collapse, chaos, and numbness everywhere they went.
The underground city's facilities have almost completely collapsed.
Traffic chaos, building collapses, and so on.
Some are in despair, while others are preparing for one last crazy adventure.
Furthermore, the resurgence of escapism has exacerbated the collapse of human society.
Almost every human being who owns a weapon does so not out of suicide, but because they can't swallow their pride; if they come across a drop of water, they'll have to shoot it a few times.
……
The video continues.
Da Shi and Luo Ji contacted the city hall, but they wouldn't have time to see him until the afternoon.
However, this mayor is newly appointed, a hibernator, and is considered to be from Luo Ji's hometown.
Luo Ji met him around 4 p.m.
The exhausted mayor struggled to his feet and said to Shi Qiang, "In this fragile era, we old guys have come in handy again."
"You must be the highest-ranking fellow countryman on Earth, right?" Da Shi asked.
"Who knows? Judging from the current situation, we might still have some of our fellow villagers getting promoted," the mayor said.
Da Shi asked, "Did the former mayor have a mental breakdown?"
"No, there are strong people in this era too. He was very capable, but he died in the riots two days ago."
At that moment, when this person saw Luo Ji, he became somewhat excited.
After all, he came from the era of the Wallfacer Project, and back then he was a big star and a savior.
Then, the mayor from his hometown said something that chilled Luo Ji to the bone: "You're the fourth savior I've received in the last two days. There are dozens more self-proclaimed saviors waiting outside. I simply don't have the energy to see them..."
Upon seeing this, Da Shi understood the meaning behind his words and immediately said, "Mayor, he's different; he's from two centuries ago..."
The fellow villager said he knew this, and that was why he chose to host him.
The fact that Luo Ji was chosen from billions of people 200 years ago speaks volumes.
But the mayor said he really didn't want to hear about the savior plan, as it was too long and even if he knew it, he probably wouldn't be able to implement it.
Moreover, the biggest problem at present is the emergence of escapism and the collapse of people's beliefs about the future.
The mayor, a fellow townsman, pulled up a picture on the monitor and showed it to the two of them.
……
Through the video, people from various dimensions discover that desperate humanity is displaying an extremely unbearable ugliness.
More than 100,000 people are celebrating!
No clothes, just a sea of flesh, a super party.
"This? That's a person?" Luo Ji stood there, stunned.
The mayor nodded. It was a wild party with over 100,000 people, and the number was still increasing.
Right there at the memorial square commemorating that major low point.
……
People from all the heavens and myriad realms exclaimed in amazement upon witnessing this scene.
Everyone watching the video was stunned!
Is this a human or an animal?
Do you have any sense of morality as a human being?!
……
The humans of the Trisolaran world, as well as the people of the Wandering Earth, were all stunned when they saw this scene!
They never imagined that their descendants would face a survival crisis in this way.
Upon seeing this, the Grand Historian questioned, "Why didn't you stop this from happening?"
"How do we stop them? There are over 100,000 people involved, and what laws can be used to restrain them?"
Ugh!
The historian also let out a long sigh!
Afterwards, the fellow villager switched to the news channel again, which showed a simulation of the solar system.
Four hours and fifty-four minutes later, the water droplet will reach Earth.
However, before that, the droplets had already consumed a lot of energy to destroy the human fleet, and their speed was already close to normal.
As for what the water droplet might want to do, humanity currently does not know.
Upon seeing this, Luo Ji said, "I must leave, or this city will truly be destroyed."
"??" The mayor was puzzled.
Shi Qiang explained to him, "Because Dr. Luo Ji thought the water droplets were there to kill him."
"Hehehe..."
The fellow villager laughed, but his laugh was stiff: "Dr. Luo Ji, you are the most self-deluded person I have ever met."
……
The video continues playing.
The screen flashed.
Luo Ji and Da Shi arrived on the ground. Due to traffic congestion, it took them a long time to drive out of the city.
Areas in North China without cities have evolved into deserts.
"Stop the car, Da Shi," Luo Ji made a painful decision.
"Alright, bro, I'll wait for you here. We'll go back together after this is over," Da Shi said, lighting a cigarette.
Luo Ji gave a bitter smile, feeling that this parting was forever.
Da Shi looked at his pathetic state and laughed, "You remind me of that intellectual from more than two hundred years ago, who was just as cowardly as you, sitting in the Wangfujing Church crying early in the morning."
"But I later found out that he lived to be over a hundred years old."
"Hahaha...."
The intellectual Da Shi was talking about was Wang Miao, who was terrified when he learned about the Three-Body crisis, but nothing happened to him, and he lived to be over a hundred years old.
The contrast is quite striking.
Luo Ji retorted, "Why don't you mention Ding Yi!"
"He's courting death, there's nothing we can do about it."
“It’s rare to see someone as open-minded as Ding Yi. You should learn from him, my brother.”
Luo Ji said.
Luo Ji glanced at the time, somewhat moved, and said, "I'll say it again, we're all just ordinary people. But, Da Shi, thank you for what you've done for me..."
"Stop talking nonsense, bro!"
"Trust me, nothing will happen. I'll treat you to drinks tonight."
Da Shi didn't believe at all that the water droplets were there to kill Luo Ji.
Because this is illogical.
……
Time passes minute by minute.
Da Shi sat in the car, watching him from a distance.
Meanwhile, the broadcast was also announcing that the water droplet had crossed the Lagrange point.
In layman's terms, a Lagrange point is one of the five points around which two massive celestial bodies orbit each other, where the gravitational forces are in equilibrium. These points are called Lagrange points, where smaller objects can maintain their balance.
……
Dusk gradually descended on the desert.
News releases predictions.
"Attention all departments and personnel in Fangshan District of Beijing, Baoding City of Hebei Province, and Xiong'an New Area."
"This is the estimated time it will take for the water droplets to reach the ground surface, and the impact is expected to occur in 15 minutes."
……
Upon hearing the news broadcast, Luo Ji's heart pounded with anxiety.
His eyes were fixed on the sky, but the more he looked at the sky, the more he seemed to want to see it, and he also developed a fear of stars.
So Luo Ji spent a lot of time looking at the surrounding mountains.
……
But more than ten minutes passed, and nothing happened.
The monitoring system showed that the water droplets were suspended in space.
But at that moment, the television screen and the Wi-Fi network started to fluctuate, and the surrounding birds were startled into flight.
Luo Ji also felt a little itchy on his skin.
More than ten minutes later, Luo Ji learned from the news that the water droplets had interfered with the sun.
Upon learning the truth, Luo Ji laughed foolishly, mocking himself for being delusional.