Chapter 10 Chapter 9 Power Makes People Crazy

Zhang Jian and I stepped into the small spaceship, which was still driven by Jefferson. The spaceship stuck to the ice field and flew forward. If you want to walk on the ice field for a distance of 17 kilometers, you may not be able to walk in one day. , but it took only two minutes for the small spaceship to carry us to the big ice crevasse, the spaceship began to descend, and we saw the rope, the ice on it was scraped off by me with a knife. Near the end of the rope is the big ice cave.The spaceship didn't stop until it entered the hole. We got out of the spaceship together, the situation in the ice cave was the same as when I came last time, only the two green men were missing.

With an ecstatic expression, Professor Jefferson ran towards the computer. After a brief look, he let out a burst of cheers and danced.I hurriedly asked: "How is it?" Jefferson patted his forehead: "Solved, all problems are solved!" Zhang Jianxi said: "You mean, we can make the lava from the core of the earth vent anywhere?" Jefferson said: "Strictly speaking, it's not anywhere. My previous estimation was wrong. You see!" He reached out and pressed a button on the computer device, and the one-meter-square piece of ground glass-like device lit up, and a ball could be seen inside, slowly rotating.

The shadows and phantoms on the ball make people know that it is a model of the earth at a glance.On that earth model, there are many densely covered small red dots, shining brightly. Those little red dots are located in the northwest of China, the Ural Mountains of the Soviet Union, Siberia, a long strip along the Pacific Ocean, from Sakhalin Island to Hawaii, as well as Yugoslavia, Greece, Italy, and North America and Central America In some areas, it is particularly dense.In Chile and Argentina in South America, it is not a red dot, but a large continuous red.Near Iceland, a red circle appears particularly bright.

On the whole, it seems to be a statistical map showing population density, and each point represents a number of people.But those red dots, of course, do not indicate the population density. Anyone can know that there are not many people in Sakhalin Island, but there are so many red dots in Sakhalin Island! Jefferson stared at the rotating earth model like a "revolving lantern". After a long time, he sighed and said, "Dr. Fuji is really amazing." Neither Zhang Jian nor I knew what he meant, but before we could ask, he had already said, "Look, the red dot here represents the place where the earth's crust is most likely to change. After manipulating this computer, I can cause the lava in the center of the earth to erupt at any point among these red spots."

I heard Jefferson's words, and the tone was a little different from before. In the past, he always referred to "we" and referred to what we were doing as "our common great cause". But now, when he mentioned that he can make the lava in the core of the earth erupt at will, he changed his name to "I". Of course, it was only an extremely small change, maybe it was just a slip of the tongue, and you wouldn't notice it if you didn't pay attention.However, the almost fanatical look on Jefferson's face made me aware of it. I know that when a person says "we" more, he is often a great person.And if you open and close your mouth, it is just a word "I", then it becomes a problem.

I took a breath: "So, how great is Dr. Vine?" Jefferson pointed to the slowly rotating model of the earth, and said, "Have you seen it? On the sea near Iceland, the symbol is the same as They are different. Dr. Fuji once said that the ideal place for lava to vent is in the sea near Iceland. His opinion is consistent with that of the people on the green planet. Isn’t he amazing?” I said: "Then it's time for us to contact him. Do you want to call him down to study with you how to operate the computer?" Hearing this, Jefferson immediately opened his arms and made a gesture to prevent others from getting close to the computer: "No, I will do this work alone!"

Zhang Jian and I looked at each other. At this time, not only me, but even Zhang Jian could see that Jefferson's attitude was changing. I quickly asked, "Why do you do it alone? Why don't you want an assistant to do it with you?" Jefferson raised his head, his expression looked like a statue on a memorial tower, his complexion was strangely red, and he said in a voice almost dreamlike: "Because I want only I alone have that power." Zhang Jian and I asked at the same time: "Power?" Jefferson laughed loudly: "Yes, power, can't you think of it? What I hold will be the highest power in the world! Some people think that they can command millions of troops, and they have the supreme power. I have power, but think about it, how small is a million troops compared to the power I have?"

I waited patiently for him to finish, and then said in a deep voice, "Jefferson, the mask on your face has finally been torn off." After hearing what I said, Jefferson froze abruptly. His stay lasted for half a minute. I don't know what he was thinking during this half minute? But I can be sure of what Jefferson told me before, that is, before he discovered this control computer, he really wanted to solve the catastrophe for the earth. However, once he discovered this controlling computer and realized that what he would control was the supreme power in the world, he changed his mind in an instant!

This is really human nature. In this world, the most attractive thing is power. In order to fight for power, how many people have lost their lives, and how many people are still desperate! Since ancient times, no one can take power seriously! I looked at Jefferson, and as the frantic expression appeared on Jefferson's face again, I took a sharp step forward and lifted the heavy metal chair. Jefferson was taken aback: "Wesley, what do you want to do?" I held up the chair: "Jefferson, if you don't change your mind, I will destroy this computer." Jefferson shouted: "What are you talking about? You destroy this computer, which is equivalent to causing the earth to explode within a hundred years. You already know that if there is not a large-scale catharsis, the earth The core lava can no longer withstand the pressure of the earth's crust!"

I said coldly, "That's better than a person with such power appearing in the world." Jefferson laughed strangely: "What is this? If it weren't for me, the earth would not be saved. I am the savior of the earth. I can get what I want from the people on earth. This is what I should do." Right to have, I am the Savior!" I really can’t listen anymore. In this world, there are too many people who claim to be the savior.These self-proclaimed "saviors of mankind" are doing despicable things. I stretched my arms, and the chair in my hand was thrown forward.

However, at this moment, there was a "shattering" sound, and Jefferson did not know when he had grasped the gun and fired at me. That shot hit my right shoulder, causing my body to slam to the right and sideways, and the heavy chair also missed the computer. I looked down at the wound on my shoulder, and the blood dripped down on the ice, and immediately condensed into ice beads one by one. Zhang Jian stood beside me, and Professor Jefferson laughed wildly: "No one You can stop me, no one can go against my will, all people will obey me, I am the ruler of this world, the re-creator of this world!" Jefferson screamed a little hoarsely, Zhang Jian took the opportunity to look back at me: "Are you okay?" I said: "I have nothing, we have to try to take his pistol." Jefferson continued to shout: "My words are the truth, because I hold the supreme power, whoever disobeys me will be punished." Complete destruction!" I tore off the sleeve of my jacket and tied up the wound on my shoulder tightly, only to ease the pain a little. Zhang Jian walked slowly towards Jefferson, Jefferson was still screaming almost madly, Zhang Jian walked in front of him, and suddenly shouted: "Jefferson!" Jefferson was stunned for a moment, Zhang Jian's fist had already swung heavily towards his lower neck, and that punch made an extremely crisp sound on Jefferson's chin. And Jefferson's body stepped back suddenly, and I quickly shouted: "Zhang Jian! Take the gun!" Zhang Jian quickly stepped forward. But Zhang Jian must have acted too hastily.When he took a step forward, he lost his balance and fell forward, onto the ice.Jefferson wanted to shoot him, but he was hit by Zhang Jian and fell backwards. The ice was extremely slippery, and he couldn't stabilize his figure for a while. He waved his arms, trying to balance his body, but his body kept moving backwards. Under such circumstances, of course, he couldn't aim and shoot at Zhang Jian. The situation at that time could be said to be extremely tense. Jefferson's psychology had become abnormal, and he had a gun in his hand. He never cared about killing the two of us. As soon as he stabilizes his body, the fate of the two of us will be decided. Of course, I would not be willing to die at the hands of such a man who was almost insane. I had gathered momentum and was ready to move forward, so I rushed over.But at this moment, Jefferson's body suddenly leaned back, and he fell towards the computer. His left hand reached back and grabbed a lever, pulling that lever down.And his body just pressed on a row of buttons, and pressed down a few buttons. Jefferson didn't mean to flick the sticks and push the buttons, he just wanted to stabilize himself. Seeing that the matter could not be delayed any longer, I rushed forward. Zhang Jian also rolled over on the ice and hugged Jefferson's legs. The three of us almost rolled to the ground together. Jefferson fired shot after shot, but because his arm was held tightly by me, he couldn't hit us with a single shot, the bullets whizzed and embedded in the ice, and after he had fired six shots , I know that there is no bullet in his gun. I relaxed the back of his hand and stood up. The severe pain in my shoulder made me shake after standing up, and I couldn't stand stably. I quickly reached out and pressed my hand to the nearest place where I could press my hand. When I pressed it, I found that there were two rows of buttons , and pressed a few for me. At this moment, the whole computer suddenly made a "buzzing" sound like a bee flying, and most of the lights began to flicker continuously.Even someone like me, a total layman in electronics, could tell that the computer was working. Both Jefferson and Zhang Jian also stood up. The three of us froze, and I even forgot about the pain in my shoulder. This is an extremely complicated computer. Even if Jefferson, the leading electronics expert on the planet and an authority on computers, wants to learn how to use this computer and figure out the functions of the various buttons of this computer, I am afraid it will not be possible. What can be done within three to five days. However, at this time, the computer was working. The computer worked from a standstill, of course, because Jefferson moved the joystick just now, pressed a few buttons, and I also pressed a few buttons. God knows what this computer will do! Because we at least know that this computer is related to increasing the pressure of the earth's crust on the lava in the earth's core, and it can still make the pressure increase uneven, so that the lava erupts in areas with less pressure, causing earthquakes or Huge disaster of volcanic eruption! It is more likely that due to the result of our random pressing of buttons, the pressure will increase and become uncontrollable, so that the entire earth will be destroyed in the hands of the two of us. The three of us stood motionless, our hearts filled with inexplicable shock. We don't know what disaster is going to happen, and we can't prevent it because we never know how to use that computer! Judging from the "humming" sound and the flickering of the electronic tube, this computer is constantly sending out magnetic waves-of course, it is directing some instruments in other places to work. We saw that the TV suddenly lit up, just like what I saw and heard last time, the flames were churning, and the astonishing loudness immediately filled the entire ice cave. We all turned to look at the TV, and saw the lava appearing on the TV screen, churning unusually. That kind of situation lasted for a full hour, and suddenly, everything became quiet again. The "humming" of the computer also stopped, and we slowly turned our almost stiff necks. Zhang Jian was the first one among the three of us to speak out. He suddenly pointed at the model earth: "Look!" The earth model is still rotating, but it is different from before. In the center, there is a red line pointing to the ground. The place it points to looks like the Middle East. When Zhang Jian pointed it out to us, the red line was already very faint, and then the red line disappeared. Zhang Jian shouted again: "What happened? What happened just now?" Jefferson took a breath and calmly said, "Just now Wesley and I launched a big earthquake." I quickly scolded: "Nonsense!" Jefferson said coldly: "Just now, I pressed some buttons, and you pressed some buttons, and then something happened, didn't it?" My breathing was very heavy, and I said, "How do you know there must be an earthquake?" Jefferson said: "I know, this is my subconscious effect, today is—" He raised his wrist and said: "September 1st, you should remember this date." I didn't make a sound at the time, and now when I'm writing this article, I don't make a sound. If readers are interested, you can check what major events have happened on September 1st in recent years, and you can know about me. Why not write it down. Of course, Jefferson and I never intended to cause such a thing, and at my request, Dr. Fujikimizu conducted a long-term study to prove that even if Jefferson and I hadn't pressed the button by mistake, things would be the same It will happen, because the earth's crust encloses the magma in the earth's core. The situation is a bit like a bag of sap in a rag, and there is always a place to crack, but I still feel uneasy, to this day. Zhang Jian hurriedly asked: "What's the matter, Jefferson, what did you say happened?" Jefferson's complexion suddenly darkened: "There is no need to say more now, I can save the earth, and of course I have the right to get the price for saving the earth. The five of us can still cooperate very well—with me as the leader." The severe pain in my shoulder made me stand against the ice wall. Zhang Jian looked at me, obviously he had lost his mind. I took another long breath of cold air, and when I exhaled it condensed into a white band, like white smoke from a jet machine. I said, "Jefferson, I thought I would make a decision after my injury healed." Jefferson showed an almost ferocious smile: "No, Wesley, the most difficult thing to deal with is you. Now that you are injured, that is a good opportunity to deal with you. You must agree." I smiled wryly and said, "What is this, threatening me?" Jefferson said: "It can be said that I will launch a series of threats. If I can't make you submit, then how can I bring the heads of state to submit?" I quickly changed my mind, I pretended to be very weak, and slowly slid down the ice wall, finally sat on the ice: "Then what is your plan?" Jefferson laughed "haha": "The five of us form a group. You will be the executor and announcer of our policies. You will be our roving ambassador. I will first send official letters to the governments of various countries, and first designate Cause a tsunami, earthquake, or volcanic eruption at a designated location within a specified time, so that the governments of all countries will know that we have mastered this superhuman and incomparable destructive power!" I smiled wryly: "Then what?" Jefferson said: "Then, we put forward the demand. No matter what we want, no country will refuse, because the destructive power at our disposal is irresistible!" He turned around abruptly and pointed to the model earth. He kept pointing his fingers and shouted, "This is Washington, this is Tokyo, this is Berlin, and this is London. I can completely turn these cities into ruins with a single gesture of my hand!" I was now sitting on the ice, and I pretended to be very weak, in order to make Jefferson think that after my injury I was no longer strong enough to deal with him.But at this time, I heard Professor Jefferson say such a few words, and I really sat on the ice in a daze. At that moment, I suddenly had a whim, thinking that if we really form such a group, then we can use the power at our disposal to make all countries in the world stop the nuclear race and stop doing nothing. The nuclear test that harms mankind and causes great disasters, eliminates all weapons, and ensures world peace! Is this possible? I believe that if our ultimatum is delivered, even the most stubborn and superstitious countries will seriously consider our threat. However, I immediately remembered that destructive nuclear weapons are in the hands of several countries, and they serve as a deterrent to each other, and no one dares to use them lightly. And these few of us, if we have the power to destroy a country or a city at any time, will we become madmen?That is absolutely possible, human nature is derived from the nature of all animals, and all animals, even the most gregarious, have a sense of exclusivity.It is almost the instinct of all animals to seek power and seek their own permanent and sacred status, and humans are even more so.I believe Professor Jefferson's original intention was very good, but once he found out that he had mastered such a great power, he became a victim of power. It was not that he was manipulating power, but that power was manipulating him. Made him a madman! Thinking with my head down, I quickly came to the conclusion that this computer, and the geocentric pressure-increasing instrument connected to it, must be destroyed. However, things are not that simple. Because if this computer is destroyed in this way, the lava in the core of the earth will not be able to vent on the seabed near Iceland, and the earth will be destroyed in less than a hundred years. The immediate problem is?Learn to use this computer first, then destroy it before it falls into anyone's grasp. The immediate question is how to deal with Jefferson. I think I must have been thinking about it for a long time, because Lord Jeff has been urging me to answer. Enduring the pain in my shoulder, I raised my head and said something vague. Of course Jefferson didn't hear clearly, because I didn't even know what I was saying, and I made it difficult for him to understand. He took a step forward: "What did you say?" I murmured the words again, and Jefferson came forward again, and bent down to listen. The posture he was posing at this time was as if he was being sent up to be beaten. I raised my fist without hesitation, and the fist touched Jefferson's chin, making an extremely terrifying sound. I was afraid that Jefferson would not faint, so I stretched out my foot again, and Jefferson's body fell down like a log.The back of his head hit the ice, and there was another terrible sound. I stood up immediately, the blood flowed from the corner of Jefferson's mouth, congealed into red ice sticks, before I could make a sound, Zhang Jian had already helped Jefferson up, and stuffed him into the small spaceship, He turned around and asked me, "How is it? What should we do? Do you want to find a doctor?" I gritted my teeth. Of course I desperately need a doctor, but even without a doctor, I can take the bullet out of my shoulder myself.But now there are more pressing things to do. I hurriedly said: "You keep Jefferson under control. He is very strong and will wake up immediately. After he wakes up, you can't let him have a chance to move freely. You have to—" When I was speaking, Zhang Jianren was standing at the door of the small spaceship, pulling the handle on the door, but turned his head to look at me. When I said the word "you want", I suddenly saw Jefferson's body moving inside the spaceship, and quickly shouted: "Zhang Jian, be careful!" However, my warning has already taken a step back. I saw that Jefferson's figure rose sharply, and Zhang Jian's body swayed. It was obvious that he had been punched, and Zhang Jian's hand was loosened, and he fell down. But when Zhang Jian was rolling in the ice and wanted to stand up, the spaceship made a humming sound, and it had already soared into the air, and "swiped" out of the ice hole, and the "buzzing" sound went away immediately. In the blink of an eye, extreme silence had been restored in the ice cave. Zhang Jian stood up from the ice and said, "Oops, I might still be able to climb out along that rope. Your shoulder injury is serious, how can you climb out of the ice crevice?" I sighed and said, "Zhang Jian, don't be too optimistic. Do you think Jefferson will leave that rope to us?" Zhang Jian froze for a moment, and rushed towards the entrance of the ice cave. When he looked up, the stiffness of his back made me know that what I expected must be true without even asking. After two minutes, Zhang Jian shouted: "It's gone, the rope is gone!"