[Science Fiction] Escape from Paint City

Year [-].

The exploration of outer space is suspended due to the generation of some unknown rays in the universe. The rockets and satellites launched by various countries into space are frequently out of control. Human beings have to stop exploring outwards and focus on the development of the earth's resources.

Due to the highly developed medical level, people's morbidity and mortality rates have been greatly reduced, and their life expectancy has been extended to 120 years old. The frenzied birth boom of this generation of young people has caused the earth's population to explode.Despite the country's strict supervision, efficient resource utilization, and space development on the ground, underground, and in the air, it still cannot stop the crisis of overloading the earth.

What is even more frightening is that all kinds of tangible and intangible pollution have been hoarded by the rapid development over the past few decades.With regard to tangible pollution, even with the most advanced degradation methods, it will take at least a few years, which cannot match the speed of pollution generation.And those invisible pollutions, such as light pollution and radiation pollution, cannot be eliminated as long as human beings exist.

For a while, all kinds of pessimistic remarks emerged among the people. Many people posted on the Internet that "human beings will eventually be polluted", holding the attitude of muddling along and living a day is a day.

At this time, the scientific research institute developed a substance called devouring worm. The specific composition is unknown. It looks like a small black worm the size of a grain of rice. It moves in pieces. Judging from a public video, it can Instructions devour all things visible and intangible, including light, sound, air, and radiation.

There was a lot of discussion for a while, and most people were afraid of this unknown existence, thinking that their devouring ability would pose a threat to human beings.And under the multiple experiments and reassurances of the scientific research institute, the government/government also acquiesced in the use and investment of this new invention out of the consideration of the current situation of the earth. Some trendy people and companies began to use this devouring insect, and obtained unexpected results Expected good results.

Gradually, public opinion turned around, the scope of use of devouring insects began to gradually expand, and the voice of opposition became smaller and smaller. Through the use of this devouring insects, the country and enterprises quickly and effectively degraded various types of pollution, and all harmful substances can be was successfully filtered without any negative effects.

People's dependence on devouring insects is increasing day by day, and the reputation of the scientific research institute has reached an unprecedented height.Gradually, some people began to think about applying this phagocytic worm to the human body as a way of beauty and detoxification, absorbing excess fat and toxins.Although there are still very few crisis activists who call for the prudent use of devouring worms, people have already tasted the sweetness of this invention, and the related economic benefit chain has matured, so it can no longer be stopped.

At the same time, the pressure of population expansion has also found a corresponding solution. Although it has not been announced to the public, the upper class knows that the scientific research institute has built a white tower base in every city and secretly implemented the dust star plan.

People can lie in a tailor-made life capsule, stop all metabolism in the body, and ensure that no matter how long it has passed, the body will remain as young as the moment they lie down.The original idea was that residents of each city would take turns going to sleep to relieve the population pressure on the cities.

However, the results of the first batch of volunteers showed that although the long-term deep sleep did not affect the physical function of waking up again, the brain was damaged due to the long-term stagnation of thinking, and all volunteers showed varying degrees of slow response and decline in IQ .

No one is willing to accept such a result.The Academy of Sciences has created a core intelligence brain for this purpose.Intellectual Brain will create a virtual world that best meets his wishes for every sleeping person, allowing him to do whatever he wants in it to ensure an active state of thinking.

Because the intelligence of the intelligence brain is still being tested and determined, in order to ensure that it will not pose a threat to sleeping humans, the Dust Star Project has not yet been officially launched, but those who have been avoiding this plan are now flocking to it. Especially those who are unsatisfactory in reality, desperately hope to become the king of the virtual world, where the scenery is infinite.

Everything seems to be getting better, the sky is gradually turning blue, the ocean is becoming clearer, and the air is getting fresher. Every family has a standard devouring insect group. People feel that life is getting more and more comfortable. Everyone in the whole country only needs to work hard. Real-time output, no need to worry about subsequent processing issues.

No one has considered what these substances become after they are decomposed and where they go.

Dr. Qi is a high-level researcher of the Academy of Sciences. His scientific research level is undoubtedly high, but because of his eccentric personality, he can't get along with most high-level people. In addition, he strongly opposes the promotion of devouring insects, so he was sent to Mo City. The White Tower Base is responsible for the experiments of the Dust Star Project, and it can be regarded as having some understanding of the two most important researches of the time.

The devouring worm has brought benefits to too many people, and almost no one will reject it.Another point that people feel relieved about devouring worms is that although this substance is called a worm, it is actually not a living thing, but just a created non-living thing. It has no emotion, no consciousness. instructions will act.For example, do you worry that your vacuum cleaner will come back and kill you?

Dr. Qi doesn't think so. He always feels that human beings have created an evil creature whose instincts are still sleeping and groping. When they wake up, they will cause an irreversible backlash against human beings.The scientific research institute has made the decomposition ability of devouring insects too powerful. Once it gets out of control, human beings will have no resistance.

His proposition was not supported by anyone. With the idea that everyone is drunk and I am alone, he began to privately develop substances that resist devouring insects, and made resistants and attractants.Resist agents can be used for large-scale smearing, and can isolate the phagocytic insects from the smeared parts, but they will quickly lose their effectiveness when used on the human body, but they can last for a long time when used on non-living things.

The output of resistance agent is very large, but due to the strong opposition of the upper-level people to Dr. Qi's claim, he dare not hand over the results rashly, so he can only use his identity as the developer of the Dust Star Project and the manager of the White Tower Base, Distribute the resist to all the bases of the White Tower, calling it a new type of powder paint component, which can ensure the gloss of the outer walls of the White Tower, and apply it to the outer walls of all the bases of the White Tower every ten years.

At the same time, protective clothing specially equipped for the human body is also being developed.Until the first experimental version of protective clothing was produced, the latest generation of devouring insects mutated and escaped human control, and the whole world fell into a crisis of insect swarms.

The government/government and scientific research institutes panicked. However, all weapon attacks launched against the bug swarm were disintegrated without any accident.To make matters worse, this new generation of mutated phagocytic worms began to affect the species that were produced in the past without any problems. All phagocytic worms began to attack with collective consciousness and biological instinct, constantly blocking the way back for human beings.

Only then did they think of Dr. Qi, who had firmly raised objections, and asked him for a solution.

Dr. Qi really wanted to yell "If you don't die, you won't die", but still considering the safety of everyone, he told the government/government about the special features of the White Tower Base.The base of the White Tower in each city has thus become a sanctuary for humans.

He was confused. According to his estimation, the devouring insect should not have mutated so quickly. After repeated questioning, the government and the scientific research institute revealed the reason.

It turned out that at the request of the government, the latest generation of devouring insects began to develop in the direction of biochemical weapons, which were used to intercept intelligence from other countries, put them on the battlefield in sensitive areas, and assassinate key figures.According to the high-level statement, although other countries publicly call for this invention to be used only for people's livelihood and industry, they have privately incorporated it into military use. Our country has already started relatively late.

After hearing this, Dr. Qi scolded in his heart. This is tantamount to accelerating the attacking tendency of devouring insects and unlocking its biological instinct. Although they are still not intelligent creatures, this desire to devour everything is no longer possible. within the bounds of human limitations.

Not only the Mo country, but also all countries in the world have different degrees of insect infestation crisis. The situation is getting more and more serious. Dr. Qi doesn't know how foreign scientists solved it, but everyone is really overwhelmed now.

However, the situation will always be worse than people imagined. A problem that people have never thought about is now directly manifested in a realistic way.

After all the substances are decomposed by this mutated devouring worm, a corrosive colorless and odorless gas will be emitted.This gas has no effect on other substances, but it will quickly corrode the human body. Within a few minutes, the entire body will turn into a puddle of blood, and then weathered without leaving any traces.

This development caught everyone off guard. The resist on the outer wall of the white tower could withstand the attack of the devouring insects, but it couldn't stop the air mixed with this gas.It is not impossible to completely isolate the inside and outside, but then everyone will die from lack of oxygen very quickly.

Fortunately, the protective clothing made by Dr. Qi can successfully filter this corrosive gas. The base of the White Tower that blocks the devouring insects and the protective clothing that isolates the exhaust gas make Dr. Qi the only one who can act inside the White Tower.

The situation became critical, and Dr. Qi had to let everyone who came to the White Tower base enter the life capsule, and was forced to start the Dust Star Project.At this time, the test of the intelligence brain has not been completed, and the exploration of the virtual world is not yet complete. These are all ignored. The most important thing is to save everyone's life as soon as possible.

The last person to enter the life capsule was the child of Dr. Qi's best friend, Shui Chen who had already cried beyond human form.

Such a change was not expected, and the Baita bases in other cities in the Mo country may have been killed.

Dr. Qi lamented in his heart, not sure if other countries had appropriate countermeasures, but at this time he had to make plans for the last tens of thousands of people in Mo country.

The author has something to say: the next chapter will talk about the specific dust star project and the situation of other countries. Why do you say it is for the last human beings? It must not be only people who are vigilant in Mocheng~

The next chapter will be when Shuichen and Sha Qianxing return to the real world. If everything goes well, it is estimated that the next chapter will end.

If you have any questions about the logic of the real world, cutie can tell me~

There are a lot of things I want to say about the creative process, I will bear with it, and let’s talk together in the postscript~