Chapter 490 Hibernators’ Great Low Point! False Victory Carnival!

Joining Paul on the mission this time are Agent K from the “Blade Runner” universe, as well as Agent Leon from the multiverse “Resident Evil” and his old partner Luke Skywalker.

They were quite calm in the face of such a harsh environment. After all, they were a bunch of old hands who had been to so many cosmic dimensions and alien worlds and had seen all kinds of environments.

This is just the beginning.

“This is the suburbs of the city. The urban area is 13 kilometers away from us. Let’s go there first to check the situation.”

With the help of the AI ​​drone’s reconnaissance device, Paul made a decision after observing the map.

Immediately the spaceship transformed into an ordinary car and drove towards the city. Once they got here, they certainly could no longer ride the spaceship to parade around the city.

Cars are undoubtedly the best means of transportation.

On the way into the city, Paul and his teammates remained silent. Unless it was necessary to speak, they only communicated with their eye contact.

Because from now on, each of them will be exposed to the surveillance of the Trisolaran intelligent beings.

Since entering the Earth area, they have become part of the Trisolaran surveillance, and their every word and action will be exposed to the Trisolaran sight.

The transforming car carrying four people sped through this incomparable desert. The dust it raised turned into a long tail of the car, following closely behind Paul and the others. It was not until they got close to the city that they occasionally saw vehicles passing by.

These vehicles are of various shapes, and most of them are equipped with a sheet-like object like a sunshade on the top. It seems that solar-powered cars have become a common tool in the current human world of the Three-Body Problem.

The depletion and shortage of energy have forced people here to consider more environmentally friendly and convenient forms of energy, and trams have naturally become the current fashionable choice.

Soon, the transforming spaceship also transformed into a sunshade and entered the urban area in the direction of traffic.

After a while, the car finally drove into a corner of the city, but the neighborhood here looked extremely desolate, with messy graffiti all over the walls, like a wanderer’s neighborhood in the cyberpunk world.

If you think about it carefully, the human world at this stage is just trying to keep its spirits up in despair. How can we release the inner depression without some indulgent measures?

Everyone is aware of the necessity of defeating the Trisolarans, but everyone must also rely on the ideological stamp to maintain absolute false confidence in defeating the Trisolarans.

Otherwise, the human world will collapse without a fight.

After going deep into the neighborhood, Paul observed that the buildings here were no different from some slums in Detroit, with old residential buildings, dirty and messy streets, and chaotic and glaring graffiti.

It’s full of drug addicts and street thugs with nothing to do.

For a moment, Agent K thought this was a city in his own universe. Cyberpunk cities are always filled with confusion and despair.

And the people here are obviously the same.

Paul planned to stay here to collect some intelligence information, but as soon as they got out of the car and hadn’t stood still to see the situation outside clearly, a group of strangers rushed out of the dark alley and surrounded them.

“Stop right there, don’t move!”

A loud shout rang out.

Paul glanced sideways, and saw a group of thugs in blue and white hospital gowns holding guns, staring at him with a crazy and tired look on their faces, as if there was some huge hatred between the two sides.

But Paul was 100% sure that they had never met before, let alone had any social interaction. As newcomers, they should not have aroused anyone’s hatred.

Agent K looked at the weapons used by this group of thugs, which looked like some unknown laser guns. The only thing he could be sure of now was that these people were not professional killers or gangsters.

Because their hands holding the guns were shaking uncontrollably, it was obvious that this was their first time doing this job.

“If you want money, I can give it to you, but you have to let us leave here.”

Paul also realized that these people were all greenhorns. He could certainly deal with this group of unworthy thugs in no time, but he had a mission ahead of him and he didn’t want to expose himself.

Of course it would be best if you could spend money to avoid disaster.

Just as Paul was about to take out the gold he was carrying, two police officers appeared on the other side. They also took out their pistols to control the chaotic situation.

“Hey! Put the gun down and don’t do anything rash.”

Seeing so many armed thugs in hospital uniforms, the two policemen were more or less nervous. They didn’t know which mental hospital these people escaped from and how they dared to rob in the street.

Since the human world entered the era of crisis, all governments and countries have invested resources in space battleships, and maintaining stability among the people has basically been in a state of disarray.

Except for key core urban areas, the government simply turns a blind eye to violent incidents in other remote urban areas.

Seeing the police coming, the leading thugs did not retreat, but shouted happily: “Report to the officer, we found these remnants of the ETO!”

The so-called ETO is the Earth Trisolaran Organization, a human spy from more than 200 years ago and the guide of the Trisolarans. Their most famous slogan is “Eliminate human tyranny and the world belongs to the Trisolarans.”

But Paul and others had just arrived here and didn’t know anyone, so how could they be recognized as ETO people by these people?

Looking at the man’s hospital gown and crazed expression, the police and Paul both thought he was a crazy mental patient.

“Don’t talk nonsense. ETO disappeared more than a hundred years ago. Which hospital are you from? I’ll take you back now.”

The police slowly and tentatively moved forward, trying to persuade these dangerous patients to lay down their weapons.

However, seeing that the police did not believe them, the thugs became even crazier: “Bullshit! I clearly saw the Lord’s guidance. They are spies sent by the Trisolarans.”

As they were cursing, someone fired a shot but missed the target.

Paul quickly kicked away the weapons in the opponents’ hands according to his muscle memory, and knocked down all the fragile patients in a few encounters. The whole process took only two or three seconds.

The two policemen were stunned by this scene. It seemed as if the plot in a superhero movie was just happening right before their eyes.

The gun-wielding thugs who were so aggressive just now now all fell to the ground crying and screaming while covering their broken bones.

Everything happened in a flash. With Paul’s skills, it was not a problem at all to deal with these mentally ill patients who were weaker than ordinary humans.

Seeing that Paul was the dangerous man, the two policemen called for support from headquarters and asked Paul to step back and put down any dangerous items on his body.

Paul and the other members actively cooperated, and finally made the two policemen feel safe. It was not until more police arrived and took the mentally ill patients away that they officially communicated with Paul. “Sir, you are very skilled. Now you need to come back to the police station with us for investigation, including your friends.”

The policeman who had worked in dangerous communities for many years had developed a pair of fairly sharp eyes. He could see that Paul, Agent K and others seemed to be agents from special departments.

Maybe he is from Fleet International, or maybe he is an agent of Earth International. In any case, he is not someone they can afford to offend. It is best to just question him briefly and then let him go.

But even so, the necessary procedures must be followed, and they must first return to the police station to undergo the investigation process.

In response, Paul expressed his active cooperation throughout the process, saying that if they really encountered any trouble in the police station, the police would not be able to stop them.

Seeing that Paul and his team were cooperating fearlessly, the police became more and more convinced that they were agents from a mysterious department and that they came here perhaps to carry out some mission.

Then they are half of our own people.

“Your skills are a little exaggerated, just like in a movie.” The policeman first laughed and teased, and stopped his colleagues from putting handcuffs on Paul and others.

“I won’t ask about your background, but I have to go through all the necessary procedures. I hope you understand.”

Paul nodded silently, then inquired, “What’s wrong with those psychopaths? Why did they attack us?”

“What do they mean by Lord? The Trisolarians?”

Everything happens for a reason. Paul couldn’t believe that he was so unlucky to run into a group of mentally ill patients who had just escaped from a mental hospital. It was a bit strange.

The policeman acted very calm, as if he had heard a trivial matter. He slowly lit a cigarette and exhaled the smoke and sighed:
“They are all hibernators who have experienced the Great Depression. The early period of the Crisis Era was an extremely turbulent social environment. At that time, everyone was in danger, and everyone suspected that the other person was an ETO spy.”

“These hibernators have just woken up. They are probably suffering from post-traumatic stress disorder. Coupled with their belief in some inexplicable religion, it is easy for them to do such things.”

The Great Depression was a stage in the early stages of the Crisis Era. After learning that the Trisolaran fleet was about to arrive, governments around the world launched a series of measures, including the Wallfacing Project and the construction of a space fleet.

This also directly led to the collapse of the civilian economy, and all supplies were limited to the Wallfacers and the space fleet.

Whether it is to complete the Wallfacer’s plan or to build a space fleet, these require a large amount of resources. Excessive mining of minerals and the unlimited expansion of the industrial system have directly led to the collapse of the ecological environment.

The climate changed dramatically, famine and plague occurred one after another, and hedonism and extreme religious culture became popular among human beings.

Due to natural disasters and man-made calamities, the human population has dropped precipitously from 83 billion at its peak to 35 billion.

Nearly two hundred years have passed, and not only has the human population not rebounded, but it has shown signs of continuing to decline.

Those hibernators who had hope for the future did not wait for a better world after waking up.

If human society during the Great Depression was a pot of boiling water, it would scald those who could not accept the coming end of the world and make it impossible for them to survive.

Then the human world now is like a pot of abyss that has cooled down but become lifeless.

Those people in the news media spread false propaganda every day about what a wonderful era humans will usher in if they defeat the Three-Body Civilization.

But for the vast majority of ordinary people, it takes tremendous courage to even live in the present, so how could they have the extra strength to fight against the Trisolarans?

“Many people here believe in some weird religions. They believe in all kinds of things. This group of people may have followed some religion, so they are so neurotic.”

The policeman shrugged, took a few quick puffs and stamped out the cigarette.

Paul felt that things were not that simple. Even if these hibernators were really mentally ill, why did they attack them?

What’s more crucial is that the group of people said the word “Lord”. What if it was the Trisolarans who used the intelligent particles to interfere with the mental health of these mentally ill patients? The probability of this happening is not small!
But no matter how many doubts they had in their hearts, they still had to cooperate. Paul and others followed the police back to the police station.

It is troublesome to prove one’s identity, especially for agents of giant companies like them. Fortunately, the AI ​​Red Queen they carry with them helped them quickly hack into the police station’s system and forge relevant certificates.

“If that’s true, then we are a family.”

Looking at the information appearing in the computer system, the police nodded. Most of the key information was deliberately hidden, and they could only see some forged content.

“I’m sorry to have delayed your mission.”

The police saluted Paul and the others. According to the information, they were agents of Fleet International and they seemed to be here to investigate some circumstances.

Paul nodded silently as a response to the other party.

“We have also investigated the identities of the group of people. There is nothing suspicious about them. The weapons they carried were bought on the black market. We are not like other places. Some shady activities cannot be controlled.”

“These hibernators usually just gather together to take care of each other. They rarely attack others. It will be much better if you go to the underground city. There is a complete monitoring system there, and the public security is better.”

“Dungeon? Is there a dungeon here?”

Paul asked curiously.

“Of course, most of the people here have gone to the underground city. Only some hibernators who can’t adapt to the underground are still up there.”

The police responded.

The city’s buildings have fallen into disrepair over the years, and many residential buildings in the neighborhoods have become dangerous buildings. The public facilities are decades-old antiques, some of which are even hundreds of years old.

There is no way. After all, the limited funds for urban construction need to be used in the underground city. Who can take care of those hibernators above?

“Did the investigation results of that group of mental patients really show that they were mentally ill? What was the reason why they attacked us?” Agent Leon stepped forward and asked.

They have to find out who is the mastermind behind this gang.

“Their confessions vary widely. Some said you were planting bombs, some said you were using the ETO’s special hand gestures, and some said you were secretly contacting the Trisolarans.”

The police waved their hands, saying that encountering this situation was simply bad luck for them to have come across a mentally ill hibernator.

But Paul was already certain that it was definitely Chieko who had interfered with the mental state of the thugs in some way, causing them to risk their lives to fight with strangers like him.

These foreigners have been targeted by the Three-Body Civilization!

(End of this chapter)