Chapter 18 Chapter 18 The Ancestor of the New Race

I went into the room, and all the equipment was the same as in the previous question: generators, transformers and electrodes.The experimental subjects were just a man and a woman, lying side by side on two sofas, tied around the waist with wide belts.They stared at us with strange eyes when we came in.The gorilla assistant greeted us with slurred grunts, and Eleus spoke to it in dumb tongue for decades. "Everything is going well, they are Cheng Anjing, and they can start the experiment right away." "What kind of experiment?" I asked pleadingly. "I'd rather surprise you." Cornelius chuckled softly.

The gorilla anesthetized the two people, and they soon fell asleep peacefully, and the gorilla started various instruments again.Eleus walked over to the man, carefully unwrapped the bandages on his skull, and pointed the electrodes at a certain point, and the man remained motionless.When I was wondering, a miracle happened_. The man spoke.His voice overwhelmed the roar of the generator, swaying in the room, startled me suddenly.This is not a hallucination, he speaks in monkey language, but the voice is that of earthlings or monkeys from Thoror planet, The two scientists looked smugly at me, appreciating my surprise.I couldn't help calling Ding to come, they hurriedly made gestures to stop, asking me to listen carefully.The man's speech was intermittent, with no head and no words. He may have been locked up in the institute for a long time, so he always repeated the phrases commonly used by nurses or scholars.Cornelius quickly ordered the experiment to be stopped.

"That's all we achieved: He spoke." "It's unbelievable." I muttered. Eleus said, "You haven't seen anything yet, he talks like a parrot or a gramophone, but that woman's grades are much better." "How is it so much better?" "It is much better," affirmed Shangernelius, who was very excited. "Listen to me, this woman can also talk, and her words are very meaningful. The genius Helius used a combination of physics and chemistry. method, not only restored her personal memory, but also restored the memory of the entire human race. After being stabbed by the electric current, she began to tell, so you seem to have a very ancient family line in front of you, repeating the story of thousands of years ago The past, Julius, do you understand what I'm talking about?"

I think Gornellius is simply mad, for madness does exist among apes, especially among intellectuals.At this time, Eleus had already adjusted the electrodes and connected them to the woman's brain. The woman did not move at first like the man, and then she took a long breath and began to speak.She also uses monkey language.Although the voice was clear, it was a bit muffled, and the tone of her voice changed from time to time, as if she was not talking alone.Everything she said was deeply etched in my mind. "These days," the woman said in an uneasy voice, "these monkeys, which were almost extinct in the previous period, are now multiplying continuously. If this continues, there will be as many of them as we do.... That's not counting, They are getting more and more arrogant. Now they dare to look directly at them. We tame them and let those servants enjoy a little freedom. It is really wrong. It is these monkeys that are the most disobedient. One day. I was a A chimpanzee was pushed down on the street, and I raised my hand, but it stared at me so fiercely that I dared to fight it down.

"Anna, who works in the laboratory, told me that many changes have taken place there. She no longer dares to go into the cage alone; ;A gorilla actually imitated his master's monster and taunted him. The woman sighed sadly, paused for a while, and then continued: "This is great!"A monkey can talk.It's true, I read about it in the Women's Monthly and took a picture of it, it's a chimpanzee. " "The first talking one was a chimpanzee, I've been sure of that for a long time!" Cornelius exclaimed excitedly. "New talking monkeys keep appearing, and the newspapers have new stories every day. Some scientists see this as a welcome scientific achievement and don't see the consequences for us. A gorilla seems to be talking swearing rudely, the first use it gave to the language school was to defy our orders."

The woman's voice stopped, and then a man said in a teaching tone; "What is happening at the present time is predictable, but the laziness of the mind has corrupted us, and we no longer read books, and even detective novels have become mentally exhausting; we no longer play sports, and use cards only as a last resort. Divination; even children's movies have lost their appeal. At this time, the monkeys are secretly planning, their brains are developed in silent thinking... Finally, they can talk! Oh, they talk very little, except They scornfully reject those reckless men who still dare to give orders to them, and hardly talk to us. But at night, after we walk away, we talk about our feelings and teach each other."

There was another pause, followed by a sad woman's voice: "It's horrible, I can't bear it anymore! I would rather give way to my gorilla, so I ran away from my house. "This orangutan has been in my house for several years and has been serving me faithfully. However, it has gradually changed: it often goes out to meetings at night, has learned to speak, and does not do any work; a month ago, it even ordered me to go to the Cooking, washing dishes. It started eating with my plates and knife guards, and kicked me out of the bedroom last week, sleeping on a chair in the living room. I no longer dare to reprimand or punish it, so I have to soften it So, it mocks me and treats me more and more, I am so unfortunate! I have to give way to j..

"I was crammed into a barracks with other women with the same fate. There were also men, and many men might not be braver than us. We were living a miserable life outside the city. In the first few days, I played around Card divination, now I don’t even have the speed energy.” The woman stopped talking, and a man's voice sounded: "I think I have found a cure for cancer. Just like the previous discoveries, I want to try it. But it is not enough. Monkeys are not willing to do these experiments, which is already a bit It's time. Chimpanzee George, I put him in the cage after being caught by an assistant. I'm going to inject him with a carcinogen, so that he can get cancer before he can be cured with medicine. George obeys on the surface. He doesn't move. , but a pair of cunning eyes peeped over my shoulder, and the six gorillas I left behind to prepare for the plague experiment ran out. This is a big conspiracy! By the time I woke up, it was too late: they arrested us , and George directed the action in our language, imitating my words and deeds realistically. He ordered us to be tied to the table, and the gorillas did it quickly. Then he grabbed the syringe and gave the three of us Injected with this deadly fluid, I got cancer. There is nothing to hope for, because the new drug is still suspect, while the deadly injection has been invented and shown to work long ago.

"The syringe was empty, and George patted me affectionately on the cheek, exactly as I used to do with monkeys. I was always good with them, always petting them, and rarely hitting them. A few days later, I lay In the cage, the first symptoms began to appear, and George did the same. I heard him tell the other orangutans that he was going to start treatment, which was terrible news! Although I knew that I was going to die, I was not convinced by the cancer medicine I invented. Believe it, maybe it will make me die faster! At night, I managed to knock down the gorilla, escaped, and hid in the barracks outside the city. I can live for another two months, playing cards and taking naps all day long. "

Then another woman changed and said: "I used to be a female animal trainer, and I used 20 orangutans to perform. They are extremely intelligent animals. But today, I have become their cage. And the circus The other actors are locked together. "To be fair, the monkeys treated us well. They ate a lot and replaced the straw beds when they were dirty. They were not so vicious, and they only punished those who were disobedient and did not want to play tricks with them. They're so advanced, and I'm awed by miracles, I'm crawling on my little legs, I'm bouncing around, so they're good to me. I'm carefree, I'm having a good life, and most people are like me."

At this point, the woman stopped for a long time without speaking. At this time, Gornelius kept staring at me and looked at me very painfully. I knew his thoughts too well: such a cowardly and incompetent human being, bowing his head like this Aren't human beings who obey their fate already exhausted, and shouldn't they be given over to more noble creatures?I blushed and avoided its eyes.The woman began again, her voice becoming darker and darker: "Now, they have taken over the whole city. We are only a few hundred people left in these shabby houses, in a precarious situation, forming the last of the human race outside the city." The core. However, the orangutans will not allow us to live freely so close to them. A few men in other camps escaped into the distant tropical jungle, and some returned to find food because of hunger. Stuff. We stay in place because of laziness and sleep all day, so we can't organize resistance... "At last what I dreaded happened: there was a savage noise outside, as if it were some kind of clumsy military music... Help, it's them, it's monkeys! They're led by giant chimpanzees, We are surrounded. They have our drums in their hands, they wear our uniforms, and of course carry our weapons... No, they don't have weapons in their hands. Oh, my God, it is painful and shameful, and it is an insult that cannot be added ! Their army is approaching, and what they are waving in their hands turns out to be whips!" Perhaps because of his success, Eleus got carried away and couldn't control his tongue. Several of its achievements were finally spread out, causing a lot of trouble in the city.It is said that a scientist made people speak.In addition, the press also commented on the discovered ruins of the ancient city.Although distorted.As a result, there was a sense of unease among the residents, who were increasingly distrusting and worrying about the handling of my problems by the upper classes. Gornelius had enemies, and he dared not publicly announce his new discoveries.The orangutan group headed by Zaiyus is plotting to bring it down, talking about a conspiracy against monkeys, making me a troublemaker inside and outside the words.The gorillas have yet to take a public stand, but they are always against anything that disrupts social order. Today, the day I have been looking forward to for a long time finally came.Nova gave birth to a boy. I have a child, I have a son on Lenroll!I had a hard time seeing my son, and the Keepers of Secrets were getting stricter, and I didn't see Nova for a whole week before the birth, and only Jira kept coming to tell me how she was doing.No matter when, it is at least a loyal friend.It was so excited to see me, so it managed to arrange for me to meet with their mother and child.It led me to Nova's late at night a few days after giving birth because the baby was always supervised during the day. I saw Er Yu, it was a beautiful baby.Like a newborn Christ, he curled up against his mother's chest and lay on the straw.He looks like me, but he has the beauty of Nova.I pushed open the door, Nova let out a threatening howl, she was also very disturbed, she stood up, opened her fingers to try to tear something away, and when she saw it was me, she fell silent.The birth of a new life made her jump several poles on the steps of life, and the unquenchable fire in her eyes replaced the short flashes of the past.I stopped thinking about the dark clouds that had gathered in our minds and hugged my son affectionately. His face and eyes are shining with the light of wisdom, and he must be a real person in the future.It was I who rekindled the flame #It was I who brought to life a human society that will thrive on this planet.When he grows up, he will become the first ancestor, and he will... Oh, when he grows up!I shudder when I think of his childhood and the bumps in his path.No big deal, I believe the victory belongs to the three of us!Because now Nova is on our side, and even though she still licks her baby as strangely as a mother on this planet, her facial expression already has the spirit of civilization in it. I put the baby back on the straw bed.I was at ease with his nature.Now he can't speak, but....What am I thinking about, he's only been three days old! ...but he must be reluctant to talk.He began to cry in a low voice, it was the cry of a villain, not the cry of a small animal, Nova understood it too, and stared at the child ecstatically. This time Jira didn't insist on her opinion any more, she came over, raised her furry ears, looked at the baby for a long time with a serious expression without saying a word, and then she signaled me that I couldn't delay any longer.It would be too dangerous for all three of us if someone else met me here, and said he would take good care of the child. After warm hugs to my wife and son, I left.When I turned around again, I saw Jira leaned over and gently pressed her lips to the baby's forehead before getting up to close the cage door.Nova didn't stop it, probably because she was used to such caressing.Thinking of her formerly hostile attitude towards Jira, I have to think that this is another new miracle. When I came out, my hands and feet were trembling all the time. Jira was as excited as I was. She wiped her tears and shouted loudly: "Ulis, sometimes I feel like this is my child too!" I made it a point to see myself regularly to see Professor Ann Taylor, whose health was getting worse.He also often went berserk and wanted to bite the guards.So Gornelius tried another way: put him in an ordinary cage, put him to sleep on straw, and give him back as company the girl he slept with in the zoo.The professor greeted the girl with animal, boisterous gaiety, and immediately changed his demeanor, and returned to the joy of talking. He was with the girl when I saw him.He looked happy, fatter and younger than ever.I tried my best to talk to him.Still no progress.He only paid attention to the pastry I brought, and when the bag was empty, he went back and lay down next to the woman, letting her lick his face. "You see, thoughts can be lost as much as they can be gained," someone whispered next to me. This is Gornelius, who has come not to see the professor, but to have a serious conversation with me.I followed it to its office, and Ji La was waiting for us, her eyes were red and swollen, as if she had cried.The two of them seemed to have something important to tell me, but neither of them dared to speak. "What happened to my son?" "He's fine," said Jira hastily. I know the baby is wonderful, but I haven't seen him for a month.The gates were tightened again, and Ji La was suspected by the authorities and kept under strict surveillance. "Excellent," repeated Cornelius. "Your son can laugh, cry, cry like our babies...and talk." "Speaking in three months?" "Naturally, it is the language of a baby, but everything shows that he must be able to speak. Really, he is surprisingly precocious." I couldn't help showing a fatherly air of self-satisfaction that irritated Jira. "Can't you really see that this is a swan? They will never let him go free." "I have received reliable news that the Supreme Council is about to make an important decision on this child, in about half a month." Cornelius said slowly. "Is the problem serious?" "Very serious. It's not about getting rid of him... at least not yet, but separating him from his mother." "What about me? Will I still see him?" "You, let alone...you listen to me," said the chimpanzee savagely, "we are not here to cough and sigh, but to act. Listen, I have definite news, they are going to take you put his son in a fort, and let the orangutans guard it. Yes, Zaius has planned it, and he will win." Having said this, Gornellius clenched his fists angrily, muttered a few foul words, and then continued: "It is worth noting that the Supreme Council is very aware of the value of this old pedant in science. , but pretending to believe that it came from me is more suitable for this particular study, because they consider this child to be our scourge, and expect Zaius to rid him of his harmfulness." I was petrified, and I must not let my son fall into the hands of this dangerous fool! "It's not just children who are in danger," said Cornelius. I cast a word and just looked at Jira, who lowered her head. "The orangutans see you as a thorn in the side, because you are living evidence of their mistakes in scientific research, and the gorillas also think it is too dangerous to let go and continue to come and go freely. They are afraid that you will take root on this planet. Not to mention some descendants, they are also afraid that Hugh himself will disturb the people here, and it has been reported that you often approach those people and start to be in an abnormal state of agitation." This is true. When I visited the hall last time, I found that these people had changed significantly.As if by some mysterious instinct which informed them of the new birth, they greeted me with a chorus of cries. "I'll tell you everything," said Gornelius decisively. "I'm very worried that in half a month, the Supreme Council will decide to kill you...or, at least, to remove part of your brain under the pretext of experimentation. As for Nova, she is too close to you, so I think they will also take measures to make her not a threat." I can't do this. I have an almost sacred mission on my shoulders. Jira held my shoulder and said: "Gornelius has told you everything. There is only one thing that he hasn't said yet, and that is : We will not abandon you at any time. We decided to rescue all three of you, and a few brave chimpanzees will help." "I'm all alone. What can I do?" .escape!Get off this planet you shouldn't be here at all, and go back to your Earth.You have to do this for you and your child. " Its voice trembled, as if it was about to cry, and its emotion for me was much brighter than I thought.Cornelius spoke again: "It is telling the truth. I promised Jira to help you escape, even if I lost my current position, I will do so. Only in this way, I feel that I have done a monkey If there is any danger that threatens us, it will disappear when you return to Earth...Didn't you tell me that your spaceship is still intact and can take you back?" "No problem, fuel, oxygen and daily necessities are enough for us to fly to the depths of the universe. But how to get on the spacecraft?" "A friend of mine who is an astronomer has been tracking this spacecraft, which is still orbiting Thorol's gravity, and every track point is known. As for getting on the spacecraft... here's how: In ten days, we will launch A manned satellite, to determine the effects of certain radiations. . . . Don't worry! Three people are to be carried: a man, a woman, and a child." I understood its plan at once, and admired its ingenious arrangement very much. "Several of the scientists in charge of this launch are my friends, and I persuaded them to help you. The satellite will be placed in the orbit of the spacecraft, and within a certain range, it can be manipulated. The pair to be sent to the sky Husband and wife, you have been trained in conditioned reflex and know a little bit of manipulation, I think you are smarter than them. Our plan is: your family of three will fly away instead of the three of them." This is quite possible. To most monkeys, a person is just a person, and this person and that person look the same to them. "For ten days, I'm going to put you through intense training. Do you have any problems boarding the ship?" This shouldn't be a problem.But now I don't think about these difficulties and dangers. When I think about leaving Thoror, Jira, and my compatriots, I can't help but feel a burst of sadness.No matter what, I have to rescue Nova and Smilax first, but I must come back.yes.Will definitely come back in the future.I silently swear to those compatriots in the cage: I will definitely come back with Xinbo's "trump card" in the future! Gornemus smiled slightly. "For you as a traveler, this is four or five years later, but for those of us who sit still, it is more than a thousand years. Forget it, we also discovered the theory of relativity. During this time... …I discussed it with my chimpanzee friends and we decided to take the risk." After deciding to meet again the next day, we parted, with Jira leaving first. I thank him from the bottom of my heart for the moments when we are alone together. I don't understand why it did all this for me. It read my thoughts from my face and said to me: "I should thank Jira, your life is given to you. If it's just me It is hard to say whether I would go to such trouble and risk such a big face. But if I become an accomplice in this crime, it will never forgive me..., besides...". It hesitated, because Jira was waiting for me in the corridor.Finally, it quickly added in a low voice that Jira couldn't hear: "Besides, it's better for it and for me that you leave this planet." It closed the door, and now it was just Jira and me in the corridor. "Kira!" I stopped and took it in my arms, and it was also very excited.We hugged tightly, a teardrop flowed down its nose, ah, what is this terrible appearance?Our hearts are closely connected.I close my eyes, not to look at its features made uglier by passion.Its strange body is clinging to me, I suppressed the feeling of disgust and pressed my face to its face, just about to kiss it like a lover, it jumped away instinctively, and pushed it away suddenly I. I was flustered, bewildered, and froze. Jira covered her face with her long hairy hands and said to me sobbing: "Honey, that's impossible. It's a pity, but I can't help it, I can't I you're bad!"