Chapter 10 Chapter Six
At twelve o'clock in the middle of the night, the special plane of the last "human representative" Budris landed at Ustoia Airport in Argentina.Budris got off the plane in a hurry, ran and boarded another nearby plane under the guidance of the airport staff.The other seven people were already waiting on the plane.Immediately after he got on the plane, the plane roared into the night sky and flew towards the South Pole.
This is a passenger plane modified from a Hercules transport plane, with a sled under the belly, which is convenient for taking off and landing on the Antarctic snow field.There were no stewardesses on board, and the co-pilot returned to the pilot ship after serving drinks to the eight passengers.In the cabin, UN Secretary-General Harald called the other seven people together and said with a smile:
"At the call of God, we have come."
He wanted to dilute the dull atmosphere in the cabin with a joke, but the other seven people only showed a little smile.These seven geniuses, the gold medal winners of the International Physical Engineering Competition, are all confident people, but at this time they are unavoidably uneasy, because the one who summoned them turned out to be a God from an alien!Aliens usually only exist in science fiction, science fiction movies and the secret files of the US military, and today they will really show up.Moreover, in the first conversation with human beings, God revealed that he has guarded human beings for 100,000 years, starting before human beings came out of Africa, so he actually played the role of human God and is a believer in various religions on earth Or even a "common God" for atheists.
Harald looked at everyone's reactions and said with a wry smile: "You must be in a state of confusion at the moment, and frankly speaking, I am also the same. Representing the people of the earth to meet a god in the flesh - I dare say that this mission has never existed since ancient times. No politician has ever done it. And, by God, a catastrophe is coming soon. Our burden is too heavy."
Harald was not only distraught, but suspicious.In the past sixteen or seventeen years, the God's whereabouts have been too sneaky, provoking several military powers to almost fight each other.Now he has chosen very dogmatically seven candidates to represent humanity—and all of them, which is unavoidably disturbing.Of course, in terms of personal morality, maybe six of these seven people are gentlemen and gentlemen, the elites of civilized society, but after all, their profession is to study murder weapons, and they have become accustomed to calmly and accurately calculating the lethality of certain weapons. Rate.Why did God choose to represent all weapons experts instead of writers, doctors, university professors, priests, and even disreputable politicians?In particular, there is Budris among the seven representatives, who is simply the master of human evil.He just planned an earth-shattering terrorist attack, which almost sent a US aircraft carrier formation into nuclear hell, and almost pulled Iran and even the whole world into the end of the world.The U.S. government once planned to launch a global arrest for him, and the Iranian government even planned to hunt him down worldwide—Iran even hated the former "Military God" more than the United States, because this terrorist act was to put Iran on the altar as an act. sacrifice.This is really a bold and cruel guy.
But because of God's hand-picking, this demon has become a representative of mankind in a grandiose manner.But in any case, God's holy will cannot be defied, at least not until God's true intentions are clarified.
Harald sighed, "Since fate has chosen us, we can only take on this burden. Everyone rushed to Argentina from different places, and this is the first time that our group of eight has gathered together." This sentence It was mainly for Budris, who arrived at the end, to avoid unnecessary suspicion from him, "Let me introduce myself first."
The seven people looked at each other, and Jiang Yuanshan spoke first: "My name is Jiang Yuanshan, Chinese, I am 33 years old this year, and I am a junior on the gold medal list of the International Physical Engineering Competition. I pay tribute to the elder brothers. As for my job, it is Those who study weapons, specifically the research on invisible flying balls - there is no need to keep this a secret now. I also know that almost all of you here are colleagues." He smiled, "I have been longing to see mine for a long time. I have gone with you. Due to the high secrecy of the weapons industry, that has always been an unrealized luxury. Today's opportunity is really rare. We all think highly of ourselves. When I was racking my brains, I thought that someone in the world had already walked ahead of me. He glanced at Hesdom in the United States, "I'm really not convinced."
Hesdom is a white man, tall, with brown hair and blue eyes.He smiled and said: "I am Danny Hursdom from the United States. I am 40 years old this year. As for my work, Mr. Jiang has already introduced me, so I will not repeat it. Thank you for the praise of this Chinese genius. I think That's the highest compliment I can get."
The dark-skinned Indian said: "I am Pankashi Banerjee, an Indian, and I am thirty-nine years old this year. Mr. Jiang said that he is dissatisfied with a certain person, so I should add another person who I am dissatisfied with. According to the information I got, at least the United States and China are ahead of our country in research on stealth flying balls."
"I am Vasily Seminitz from Russia. I am thirty-five years old and the gold medalist of the eighth competition."
The handsome Japanese said: "I am Ichiro Ono from Japan. I am 41 years old this year. I am the second gold medalist, but the research on invisible flying balls in Japan started relatively late. Therefore, I am ashamed of myself."
"I'm David Garmis from Israel. I'm thirty-four years old. Israel's research progress is probably the latest."
Only Budris remained silent, and the secretary-general urged gently: "It's your turn, the one who arrived last."
Budlis said coldly: "I am William Budlis from Australia. I am forty-three years old. I am the first gold medalist. I am the oldest and oldest among you. As for my current occupation, I don't need to introduce it. , I think you all know it well. In fact, our job is the same. Whether you are a terrorist or a weapon scientist, your profession is to kill. But you can still be a gentleman and an elite in society when you kill someone, but I can only be a Scoundrel. Thinking about this," he imitated Jiang Yuanshan's tone maliciously, "I'm really not convinced."
The cabin fell silent.Budris was right, or rather he made it clear that six out of eight human representatives are social elites, and only one is a villain.There is an invisible boundary, a psychological gap.Clearly aware of his views, Budris remained icy hostile.Harald couldn't help frowning. How should the team coordinate with such a hateful guy among the seven human representatives?Maybe this is what God intended, just like what he did when humans built the Tower of Babel?
At this time, Hesdom said calmly: "It is said that Satan once said the same thing to God."
Several people in the gentleman's group showed knowing smiles, and Budris gave him a cold look, ready to retort.Jiang Yuanshan intervened at the right time, and said with a smile: "I think Mr. Budliss is right. From a philosophical point of view, anyone who studies weapons and enables humans to kill each other more effectively is indeed a villain. But The crime is not the individual but the society. It is the society that needs these villainous professions. It is the human society that has not turned from evil to good. But from today onwards we will change our profession and represent all human beings. Budris," he said jokingly , "You have to complete this identity change quickly."
Budris snorted and stopped talking.
The co-pilot came to inform them that they were about to reach the South Pole, so please put on warm clothes.Looking out of the window, it is now the moment of transition from polar night to polar day, the sky is hazy, and the boundless ice sheet is shining in the mist.The two human scientific research stations near the pole are out of sight, so this place can still be regarded as a virgin land without human traces. "Hercules" slid and landed on a flat snowfield, bumped violently to a stop, and raised snow and dust behind it.Seven people stepped off the plane in bulky red thermal suits.In order not to disturb the purity of God, "Hercules" left immediately.
Seven people stood side by side on an ice field, waiting for God's call.They didn't wait long, when suddenly, everyone's eyes focused on a point in the sky—a huge silver ball suddenly appeared there.It glows slightly in the mist, the body of the ball is translucent, and there are countless tiny blue tail flames in the lower part, just like a huge luminous jellyfish in the deep sea.The silver ball moved rapidly in the sky and landed on the ice field in an instant.At the lower part of the silver ball, a swing-type hatch opened slowly to the seven people, and bright lights poured out from the hatch.All seven people "heard" a silent invitation:
"Please come in."
The Secretary-General turned around to look at everyone with a feeling of apprehension, and then took the lead in taking this "big step in human history".The other seven followed behind and walked into the hatch one by one.Behind the door is a long corridor slanting upwards, the lower part is empty, and the upper part has a ring similar to a bus handle.The eight people were stunned for a moment, and quickly realized that they lifted their bodies by holding the ring, and the corridor moved forward automatically.By this time, they discovered that this mysterious silver ball was also apparently "material", although the material used was not yet known.Although the layout inside the sphere is quite different from that of human space shuttles or space stations, we can still figure out the technical ideas of the builders. For example, although this tunnel that can move automatically is rather strange, it is nothing more than a human escalator. It's just a suspension.They walked obliquely upwards for about 60 meters, and arrived at a flat cylindrical hall.This should be the center of the silver ball.The hall is about five meters high and covers an area of about 400 square meters.The first impression gives people an upside-down feeling, because there is nothing on the floor, only soft and uniform lights, walking on it is like walking in light fog.Looking up, it is like walking into a karst cave. There are many "stalactites" hanging from the ceiling. The shapes are very strange, but if you look closely, they are obviously things like control panels, because there are buttons, meters and flashing indicators on them. lamp.However, when the control board is suspended from the ceiling, I don't know how to operate it.A large screen is embedded in the center of the ceiling, showing the snow field outside the flying ball in real time.
There is no host in the hall.Eight people were searching, and heard a silent call:
"I'm here."
Several gazes were fixed on a certain place on the ceiling at the same time, and there, among the many hanging objects, they found their target - an octopus-like creature hanging upside down. "Octopus" is not big in size, about the equivalent of a twelve or thirteen-year-old human boy, but it is covered with wrinkles.The head is relatively large and hangs at the bottom.The eyes are small, set deep in folds of skin.He (it?) has almost no body, and five long arms grow directly above the head, so roughly speaking, its appearance is a mixture of octopus and starfish on Earth.There are obviously suction cups on the front of the arms and legs. At this moment, three arms and legs are attached to the ceiling, and the other two are waving gracefully, clicking the buttons on the control panel.During his operation, the hatch was closed, and the silver ball lifted off very smoothly, and then hovered at a certain altitude.From the big screen above his head, he could see the snow field outside retreating rapidly, and then freeze in the half-dark night sky.Now, the crumpled "octopus" (God?) uses five arms and legs to alternately grasp various utensils, quickly swings to a lower hanging object, and then hangs there.His swaying movements are practiced and graceful, much like a gibbon on Earth.At this moment, he was already close to the eight representatives, and his drooping head was only about one meter higher than the tops of the eight representatives.
An old and calm voice was heard in the brains of eight people on earth: "I suggest that you talk to me directly in your brain, and if you are willing to use voice, please feel free. You can use any language. Let me brag with you, human beings on earth I am proficient in all languages that have appeared since ancient times, even the most primitive language of mankind, that is, the language of Homo sapiens in East Africa 80,000 to 90,000 years ago, with the tongue and breath sounds—with the help of me, of course. The language database in the computer, this database will make Champollion envious, the ancient Egyptian language that he spent his whole life deciphering, I can get it done in a second with this thing."
The eight people couldn't determine what language he was using. Anyway, what was sent to the brains of the listeners was the native language that the person was most familiar with.Captain Davidson has already introduced that when God talks to him, his tone, expression and even way of thinking are exactly the same as human beings, and now the eight people have truly realized this.
Before the eight people could answer, God kindly reminded: "I still have to fulfill my obligation to inform you in advance: I can 'hear' the secret thoughts in everyone's brains, so don't play tricks with me, let's talk honestly. See."
Although he was expressionless, everyone felt that he was smiling when he said the last sentence.
"To make you believe me, I might as well post what you're thinking right now. You, American Hesdom, are thinking right now: 'God is an old wrinkled five-clawed 'octopus.' Yours The description is generally good, and the word "old" is also very accurate, because I am indeed old, and my biological age is 180 years old, which can be regarded as a super centenarian among the Ein Ge people. Hesdom, you Am I right in thinking?"
Hesdom was a little surprised and somewhat embarrassed, but he calmed down quickly, nodded and admitted with a smile, "Yes, that's exactly what I had in mind just now."
"You, the Indian Banerjee, are thinking at this moment: 'Is this little god a male or a female?' I can answer you, I am a male. Like the earth, Enge is mostly male and female." He He explained, "On the few living planets I know, hermaphrodites occupy the absolute mainstream, because this kind of biological structure can best take into account two important factors: the stable transmission of genes and appropriate mutations."
Banerjee asked with a smile: "Are there also men who are superior to women on En Ge? Or is it the other way around?"
"Like Earth, there are different dominant sexes in different historical periods. Roughly speaking, when wars prevail, males are dominant."
"Yes, this is also the general trend of human society on Earth."
"You, Garmis of Israel, are teasing in your heart: 'It is a blessing that God did not make man in his own ugly image', am I right? I must correct one point: the starting point of this sentence is wrong, because human beings are not what I meant. Creation, I just contributed to improving your wisdom. As for which one is uglier, I or the people on Earth, I am afraid it is a matter of opinion. But my aesthetic taste should be more tolerant. A hundred thousand years is long enough for me to accept You look ugly with forked legs. Haha!"
The eight people couldn't help laughing, and the tense atmosphere eased somewhat.
Dariyan continued his game: "You, the Japanese Ichiro Ono, are now thinking: 'Judging from the way they walk on a suspension, this alien must have evolved from an arboreal creature.' Your The judgment is good. My home planet is covered with huge plants like the banyan tree on the earth, and the crowns of many places are connected to form a tight tree network. Therefore, we have formed a wandering way of walking during evolution. Evolved to an intelligent race It hasn't completely changed after that, the two ways of 'swinging in the air' and 'straight on the ground' are used alternately, and the former is more preferred."
The Japanese nodded with satisfaction, "I'm very happy. This proves that the rational reasoning of the people on Earth, as well as our theory of evolution, are obviously also applicable on En Ge."
"That's nature. There is only one physics in the whole universe—I mean the big physics, and the theory of evolution also includes it. As for you, Chinese Jiang Yuanshan, you are thinking at this moment: 'I don't know if China's sky eye system can detect and shoot down this invisible flying object. Ball?' And you, the Russian Semeniz, roughly think the same thing at the moment. You don’t have to worry about this, and I will let you verify it later.”
It was embarrassing for Jiang Yuanshan and Semenitz to be exposed face to face with their "wolf ambitions".But they knew that in such a transparent situation, it would be better to admit it openly, so they smiled and said: "Thank you, I am looking forward to this day." "Me too."
"You, Secretary General Harald, have always been skeptical of me because I singled out seven 'sons of bitch' weapons scientists as representatives of all humanity, and one of them was a 'demon' who nearly took two This country and even the whole world will be dragged into a nuclear hell." Although this is the common view of Budris, pointing out the name and evil deeds of the "devil" in person still makes the atmosphere a little tense.God didn’t seem to care about this, and continued to speak calmly, “However, Mr. Secretary-General, frankly speaking, your view of good and evil is too absolute. You are all my children, my people. There is evil and good, but the degree is different. I treat all children equally." The Secretary-General smiled slightly and remained silent.He disagreed with God's conflation of good and bad. "Does the Secretary-General not agree with my words? It's no wonder, because you are too young. If you have experienced the worst evils in human history like me, then you will not pay too much attention to this little evil."
The Secretary-General was shaken.Yes, if, like God, he has experienced countless evils in the history of mankind, then Budris's evil deeds are really not the greatest evils.He glanced at the "devil" behind him. The latter had always looked indifferent, and his surly look had not changed because of God's magnanimity to him.
Dariyan turned his eyes to him, and said gently: "You, Australian Budris, I still have a special relationship with you. Although I have tried my best not to interfere with worldly affairs during my 100,000-year guardianship, But more than 150 years ago, when the aborigines of Tasmania were exterminated by European immigrants, I made an exception. I rescued a baby boy and placed him in an aboriginal tribe in mainland Australia. As for that I think you figured out the blood relationship between this baby and you more than twenty years ago."
Budris's mask of indifference was shattered.He has never been able to figure out how his ancestors escaped the massacre, and he has made many assumptions about it, but he never imagined that it was due to "God's personal salvation"!Others were also shocked. They didn't know Budris' origin before, but now they suddenly realized why Budris hated the society, and their views on him have also changed subtly. Of course, it doesn't mean that he is no longer a demon, no , he is still a devil soaked in hatred, but at least his hatred is reasonable.
At this point in the conversation, the tension of the eight people has been effectively relieved.If the interlocutor is not a "five-clawed octopus", everyone will agree that he is definitely a member of mankind, an old man who has experienced vicissitudes of life, wise and indifferent.Before coming to Antarctica, the eight people had many guesses about the purpose of God's summoning them, most of which were rather dark, and now these guesses have almost been melted away.
God continued: "You don't need to list your other thoughts at this moment. As for the Secretary-General's doubts about why I chose these seven weapon scientists as representatives, it is actually just for a technical reason. These seven are all from the International Physics Engineering Competition. The gold medalist, the young super genius, has stronger brain activity and clearer brain waves, which is convenient for me to monitor secretly from a distance. Frankly speaking, I have been monitoring you seven since at least seventeen years ago, and some of them have been longer .”
The brain waves of the eight people showed a violent tremor.Seventeen years of secret surveillance? !This means that they have been under surveillance since their teenage years, and have long since lost their privacy before this God.This made them suddenly hostile to the watchers.But it immediately occurred to them that all hidden thoughts are transparent to God; and that it would do little good to make their enmity known to the latter at such a special moment.So they immediately and abruptly cut off the thought, which manifested itself as a sharp break in the brainwaves.
It is not easy to control the mind, but in Dariyan's eyes, it is just a trick of a three-year-old child.He smiled and continued: "I'm sorry I violated your privacy, but I don't need to apologize. You will know in a moment that compared with the survival of human beings, that little privacy is not worth mentioning. Now Let's get back to business. I'm going to send you a brainwave package next, telling you 'who am I, where am I from, and why am I here'." He explained, "Over the years, monitoring While you are thinking, I have also sent you some messages intermittently. My sending method is relatively cryptic, and it is just a trance dream in your mind. Therefore, when you read my compressed package, you will definitely have a feeling of deja vu .This will help you accept them more smoothly. Only you, Mr. Secretary-General, have not obtained these preliminary knowledge, so it may be difficult to read. You don’t have to worry, read slowly, and understand slowly. I am waiting for you. Now I start sending."
The powerful brain waves began to bombard the brains of the eight people, which appeared as chaotic flashes in their minds, and the flashes were then sorted out and gathered into clear pictures, which flashed continuously in their minds:
Emperor Erkeyo unified En Gexing with brutal force, and the pool of blood and corpses made him repent.
He devotes all his efforts to organizing goodwill missions to spread the light of civilization and love to every corner of the universe.
Sixteen-year-old Dariyan bid farewell to his parents and new wife Yiyi, and is about to take a flying ball to the sky.He just planted a seed in his wife.
Dariyan, the youngest member of the missionary team, was fortunate enough to be sent to the "best planet". He bid farewell to the mother ship and landed on the earth by flying ball.
He worked conscientiously, selected the best species - biped humans, and gave them language ability with brainwave transmitters.
He was shocked to find that bipeds are evil in nature, and use their newly acquired language ability to organize "male wars", brutally kill their own kind, and eat their own flesh with pleasure.This fueled his rage.He used "hellfire" to turn those sinners into charcoal pillars...but he didn't have the heart to completely wipe out the human race.
He finally reluctantly admitted the reality, stayed on the earth forever, and guarded this intelligent and evil race.After every hundred years of hibernation, he always wakes up for a period of time, and travels around in an invisible flying ball.
He both loathes the evil of humans and is concerned with them, fearing their self-destruction.He tried his best to suppress the urge to intervene.
Then, for tens of thousands of years, especially in the past ten thousand years, there have been bloody and ugly scenes in human history... Human beings stumbled along the way under his gaze.They never gave up their fascination with weapons and killing each other. Even in the peacetime after World War II, the self-destruction coefficient of human civilization reached its peak...
What Dariyan sends is a hyper-gestalt that embraces both language and imagery, as well as simultaneous emotional agitation.Like the other seven people, Jiang Yuanshan's entire consciousness was overwhelmed by this massive gestalt.As Dariyan said, he had sent relevant content intermittently before, which appeared in everyone's consciousness in the form of dreams, and in dreams, everyone always set themselves as the protagonists of these plots.Because of this, Jiang Yuanshan accepted this gestalt very smoothly, seamlessly connected with the protagonist's feelings, and shared sorrow and joy with that God.
He could appreciate how youthful and passionate the sixteen-year-old Dariyan was in the high-spirited era of Erkoyo the Great.He is reluctant to part with his mother planet and his parents' lovely wife—think about that newlywed wife who looks exactly like Yan Xiaochen!She still has his seeds in her body! ——But his heart has already flown away, flying to the vast universe, eager to make contributions, win the world, and realize the lofty ideal advocated by Emperor Erkoyo.
He could understand Dariyan's joy after he successfully promoted human beings, and he could also understand his anger and disgust in the face of ugliness.For a while—after killing the sinners with the Hellfire—he sank into a state of extreme depression, locked himself in the flying ball, and refused to go out for a long time.
One hundred thousand years passed in a blink of an eye, and the guardian gradually matured, growing into a middle-aged man with a good sense of humanity, and then an old man with a peaceful heart.He no longer sees the world through a rose-colored filter, no longer demanding of his people.Since evil is their nature, and such nature is necessary for survival and competition, they can't be exterminated for this reason; and, no matter what, in the bloody 100,000 years of color, after all, there are seedlings of "symbiotic altruism" Growing up with difficulty, although it is still very weak.
God is old and his days are numbered.He dare not say whether human beings will get rid of the evil in nature in the future, but a father always looks at the good of his children and grandchildren.I hope that the weak seedling of "goodness" can finally grow into a towering tree...
Jiang Yuanshan and the other six gold medalists let out a long breath after interpreting the gestalt.In order to concentrate, they all accept and interpret with their eyes closed.Now he opened his eyes one after another, and his eyes were very complicated.God allowed them to see real human beings for the first time and see the ugliness of "I", which inevitably aroused a strong sense of loss.However, these things have been reflected in their dreams before, so it is not too abrupt for them.Seven people looked at me and I looked at you, with strong emotions in their eyes.This net of eyes also includes Budris. In the extreme emotional agitation, everyone ignored the "defense against Yi and Xia", and ignored the gap between gentlemen and villains.At this moment, only the Secretary-General still had his eyes closed and his brows were furrowed. After all, it was his first time to come into contact with this information, so it was difficult to interpret it.The seven, along with Dariyan, the gestalt sender, waited patiently.Finally, the Secretary-General opened his eyes, let out a long breath like everyone else, and nodded to God, which meant that I had finished reading too.There was also strong emotion in his eyes.
"Okay, children. You already know who I am, where I came from, and why I came here." During the 100,000 years of protecting you, I have remained invisible, trying not to interfere in the world But since 16 years ago, my flying balls have appeared frequently in various places, provoking the suspicion of each other, and almost turned on each other. Why should I do this? Now I will send another compressed package, and you will understand it after reading it. will understand."
The benevolent deeds of Emperor Erkoyo are tantamount to a magnificent suicide for this planet—the resources of the Enge star are exhausted, and the wildness and strength of the Enge people are gradually disappearing.
The crocodile-like Harpers—another race promoted by the Ein Ge missionaries—easily conquered the feeble Ein Ge.Harper's brutal rule lasted for 30,000 years.
Suffering has tempered the En Ge people, and their wildness has gradually recovered.Emperor Ganagji (he is a direct descendant of 2,003 generations of Dariyan) raised his arms and led the Enge people to revolt until they drove out the Harper people.Emperor Ganaji unified the entire planet in another 40 years, and the En Ge civilization revived strongly from the long dark period.
Then there was the "excitement of the migration period" all over the En Ge star, and Emperor Ganaji began to plan the expansion of the outer planet.
Seventeen years ago, Tubulun, the special envoy of the expeditionary force, arrived on Earth secretly and had a deep talk with the ancestors.Tubulun said that the expeditionary force would arrive in forty-seven years later, and proposed a great idea of a "four-level food chain" and a social structure of "highly intelligent livestock".
Dariyan struggles in his heart - on the one hand, he is responsible for his mother clan, and on the other hand, he is responsible for the earth humans (his people).He ended up making a tough choice.
He induced the captain and his wife of Toubron to get drunk and sent them to the hibernation room.
He frequently appeared in various countries in the world by driving an invisible flying ball...
After the gestalt was interpreted, the eight people maintained a suffocating silence for a long time.The interstellar war has always been an extremely distant threat, but now it is suddenly pushed in front of mankind, and it has become a reality that must be faced decades later.The future of humanity is bleak, and it may be completely wiped from the earth.But at this moment, it is not fear that fills the hearts of the eight people, but anger first.Anger is directed at the idea of a "fourth level food chain" and "highly intelligent livestock".Dariyan understood them and waited patiently for them to speak.
Budris spoke first.He squeezed out a sentence through his teeth: "The En Ge people want to degrade the intelligence of the earth people and turn them into high-intelligence meat livestock?"
Daliyan said calmly: "Yes, but you don't have to be emotional. From the standpoint of the En Ge people, this decision is not so bloody. After all, people on earth have been eating beef, mutton and pork, and they belong to mammals like humans. There is a very close kinship relationship; while the Enge people and the earth humans have a high degree of biocompatibility, but there is no kinship relationship, so there is no ethical inappropriateness for the Enge people to eat the earth humans. In fact , even the Enge people have nothing to blame when they come to the earth to expand their living space. This is the inevitable trend of every species after it becomes stronger, and it is the nature of all living things." He sighed, "You have learned from the gestalt just now, The civilizational suicide coefficient of people on Earth has reached 1.55, and it is even higher on En Ge. Therefore, Emperor Ganaji’s decision to expand outward was the correct choice based on his survival instinct. If it were not for directing the fire of destruction to the outside, En Ge would Man will destroy himself in civil war."
"My God——" Jiang Yuanshan smiled and waved his hands, "No, I have always been an atheist, and I don't want to use this religious title. What should I call you, Guardian? Or should I call you 'ancestor', I It feels more intimate."
"The title of ancestors is actually not accurate. You are not my descendants in terms of blood. However, I am happy to accept this title."
Jiang Yuanshan said gently: "Ancestor, please forgive my bluntness. I think your rational explanation just now is incorrect. After all, human beings have wisdom and the ability to feel pain, but pigs, cattle and sheep do not. Besides, human beings rely on their own labor. In exchange for the contribution of domestic animals, the En Ge plan to enjoy the labor of the earth people plus their flesh and blood! This practice is too evil." His attitude is very gentle, but the words themselves are quite sharp, "Besides, my dear Ancestor, if you hold such a point of view, I think you should choose another position and stand with your mother clan."
The Secretary-General was a little worried, fearing that the fierce words of Budris and Jiang Yuanshan would anger God, after all, the En Ge people were his kin.
But God was not angry, just sighed: "You two are right. In fact, emotionally speaking, I also hate that kind of social structure - one intelligent race forces the intelligence of another intelligent race to degenerate and exploit the latter's intelligence." labor, and at the same time enjoy their flesh—it is even more evil than the cannibalism on earth. Because the latter belongs to the 'sin of ignorance', which is barely forgiven; while the former is the 'sin of civilization', the 'sin of reason'; It is unforgivable. Let me tell you that after Toubron put forward this 'great idea', my emotions made the choice for me immediately. Emotions are blind, but they are often more reliable than reason in such important matters."
This frank confession made the eight people feel emotional, and their gratitude is beyond words.Several people said in unison: "Thank you. We cannot express our gratitude."
"No thanks. I just obeyed the call of my conscience."
The Secretary-General smiled and said, "My God, I still have some doubts deep in my heart. It may not be polite to say it, but under your brain wave monitoring, I can't hide it even if I want to."
"Speak, please. You're welcome. As I said, we can be as frank as possible."
"The thinking bag just now said that you saw Tubulun seventeen years ago, so why didn't you inform humans at that time, and let us work together to deal with the crisis?"
Dariyan smiled slightly, "Can't you figure it out? I take this question as an intelligence test question. Please think carefully about what the answer is. Especially you, Mr. Secretary-General, if you can't answer this question, you will Not qualified to serve as Secretary-General again. I can give a hint: just think about the difficulties you experienced during the negotiation process of the "Kyoto Protocol."
With such an army, the Secretary-General really began to think seriously.Jiang Yuanshan, Budris and others quickly had an answer, but they politely remained silent until the Secretary-General answered.
In the end, the Secretary-General said: "I think the answer is: In view of the selfishness and suspicion of human beings, if you directly warn human beings that 'danger is imminent', maybe people will not believe you—a fellow invader."
"right."
"Among humans, it is equally difficult for nations to trust each other."
"That's right."
"It's like the performance of human beings in response to the greenhouse effect-although the danger caused by the greenhouse is imminent, each country still only considers its own interests. Fourteen years later it was passed."
"That's a lot of progress. I've never asked you for that - your steps from evil to good are so slow and repeated. But now it's a battle of life and death, absolutely Such inefficiency cannot be tolerated."
"So you decided to use the evil nature of human beings to provoke suspicion among countries and let them develop defense weapons against invisible flying balls."
“对，一旦你们的'恐惧'和'猜疑'被激活，就能产生强大的动力，而且反应非常迅速，因为它是凭生存本能所做出的。可惜我是一个社会学家，不擅长硬科学，无法向你们传授关于隐形飞球或脑波干扰器的技术秘密，只能鼓动你们自己去努力。我这个宝看来是押对了，短短十几年，已经有七个国家研制出初步的反制武器，其中两种已经接近完善。有了这个基础，我可以把真相摊开了。你们可以以此为基础，协力部署全球性的防御网。”
“我的上帝——”秘书长摇摇头，“我也改称'先祖'吧，那样更亲近一些。”
达里耶安宽和地说：“请随意。”
“先祖，有没有考虑过地球人类与恩戈人和谈的可能？”
达里耶安干脆说：“鉴于双方的文明程度，也鉴于双方的实力悬殊，和谈没有任何可能。双方接触的结局只会是你死我活。”他沉重地说，“难道我不想双赢？那样我就不必背叛母族了，良心上好受一些。但依十万年的人生经验，我对此不抱任何幻想。无论是地球人，还是恩戈人，都还没有进化出足够的理性，无法在同一个共生圈内和平相处。”
八个人领悟到了这番话极重的分量，都沉默了。
达里耶安坦率地说：“由于实力悬殊，这场战争中你们的获胜几率很小。恩戈人有你们所没有的脑波发射技术，而且——不幸的是，我在这十万年中已经向母星传送了有关地球人大脑固频的详尽资料。单凭这一点，恩戈人就足以轻松取胜。你们只有一点优势，那就是已经从我这儿洞悉了所有内情而远征军还蒙在鼓里。你们必须利用这种优势发动突袭，一击而中，绝没有第二次机会。这次突袭不敢说能够成功，但你们只能如此。”
姜元善沉思着，“应该还有一个优势吧。”
"what?"
“就是土不伦的那个'伟大设想'。它可以转化为地球人的优势——既然他要培育'高智力家畜'，就不得不控制脑波袭击的强度，那么这里面就有空子可钻。”
先祖赞赏地说：“没错，这正是我的打算。”他继续说下去，“如果你们幸而胜利，那恩戈人即使卷土重来，也是两千年之后的事了。到那时，地球人已经有了足够的实力，也许双方也有了足够的理性，可以平心静气地商谈，构建一个星际共生圈。如果你们这次不幸失败，'土不伦大帝'那套设想就会变成现实并延续下去。地球人类正处在一个历史岔路口上，所以——孩子们，好自为之吧。”
在八个人类代表心中，悲愤之潮沉重拍击——先祖燃起了一场灾难之火，烧毁了人类现有的文明之路，重新激活了人类的野性和求生本能。几个小时前，他们还对“上帝”怀着深深的疑忌，而现在，他们却被他的人格力量所慑服——虽然对一个“五爪老章鱼”使用“人格”这个词似乎不太合适，但他确实有强大的人格力量，无影无形又触手可及。他对人类子民怀有真挚的亲情，这种亲情是伪装不来的。虽然他厌恶人类的胡作非为，但在大难来临时，他仍竭尽全力保护他的子民。在这一段交流中，他的口音、口吻、遣词造句，甚至思维方式，都非常像人类的一分子，让聆听者忘记了他实际的形貌。很显然，在十万年的守护中，他与人类子民已经融为一体，文化上的“大同”覆盖了血统之异。
姜元善真诚地说：“先祖，谢谢你，谢谢你为我们所做的一切。我们一定会珍惜你给我们的机会，尽全力打好这一仗。不胜利，毋宁死。”
班纳吉严肃地说：“姜先生这句话代表了我们八个人的心声。”
这句话把“恶魔”布德里斯也包括在内了。在此之前，这个小团体一直把他看成异类，现在这条界线已经化解于无形。智力过人的布德里斯当然感觉到了这种变化，他看看大伙，对先祖说：“我想在先祖面前作一个声明：在与恩戈星远征军的战争结束之前，我放弃对人类的仇恨。”
这个“有条件的放弃”未免让其他人不快，但他们没有苛求，布德里斯身边的谢米尼兹和加米斯还友好地拍拍他的肩膀。这个动作表示，大家已经把他当成“自己人”了——在“外来的大邪恶”呼啸而来时，人类内部的小邪恶可以暂置不论了。
“先祖，恩戈星远征军将在三十年后到达，您是不是可以为今后三十年的备战工作做一个统筹安排？我想你肯定已经有了明确的打算。”秘书长说。
“那是自然，不过咱们先吃饭吧，我想你们肯定饿了。”达里耶安笑着说，“我这儿有丰富的地球食品。我说过的，这十万年来我一直食用着地球食品。请你们稍等片刻。”
他用五条腕足迅速荡进了另一个房间，八个人明显松了一口气。刚才那段时间内，虽说先祖言辞温和，但在那双小眼睛的炯炯逼视下，每个人都感到了无形的压力。秘书长想趁先祖不在眼前时与大家商量一些事情，姜元善先开了口：“秘书长，那两位恩戈星远征军特使，土不伦和阿托娜，我很想知道他们的下落。”他回头看看大家，“刚才先祖一直没提。”
众人都体会到他的话中之意——对这位外星血统的先祖仍有疑忌。达里耶安说把土不伦夫妇弄到冬眠室了，那么这两人连同他们的飞船此刻在哪儿？
姜元善笑着补充道：“反正先祖能时刻监测咱们的脑波，甭想跟他玩心眼儿，所以咱们心里有什么想法不妨坦诚告诉他。”
秘书长想了想，温和地说：“刚才先祖已经说过，那位土不伦是他的直系后代，先祖肯定对他有舐犊之情，也有很深的内疚。所以，对那两位的处置就让先祖一手操办吧，咱们最好不要打听了，好不好？这不是玩心眼儿，是必要的礼貌。”
姜元善想了一下，觉得秘书长说得对。他尤其能体会到先祖的内疚和负罪感——他骗了土不伦夫妇，又为母族大军准备了一个陷阱。所以，即使他对土不伦夫妇有什么特殊的照顾也是可以理解的。
“好，我听从秘书长的意见。”姜元善同意道。
不一会儿，达里耶安拉着一张饭桌过来。餐桌上摆满了中国式的熟食，也有冒着热气的汤类，还有几瓶酒。先祖肯定能听见刚才这边的谈话，但他这会儿没有提它。他笑着说：“十万年中我已经吃遍了地球上的美食，不过最常吃的是中国食品，我的库存中也以中国食品居多。原因很简单，最近几千年的大部分时段内，华夏农耕区一直是地球上最大的经济体，食品供应相对来说最稳定，所以这些年来我已经习惯了它。你们呢？如果哪位吃不惯，我给你调换成其他食品。”
“谢谢，我们都能吃惯。”谢米尼兹幽了一默，“您老人家是外星人都能吃惯，何况我们呢。”众人都笑了。
“至于你，姜元善，一定会觉得可口。我知道你是中国的中原人，而我的库存大部分是汴京风味——从九百年前我就对它有所偏爱了。”
姜元善敏锐地说：“你是说——从北宋时期开始？”
“对，那时我是汴京酒肆的常客。可惜我一直隐身，否则《清明上河图》里肯定会有我的身影。”
从进入飞球到现在，赫斯多姆第一次感觉不快。从上帝的言谈中可以看出，他似乎对姜元善（或中国人）有所偏爱，而且并不想隐藏这一点。这未免有悖常情——按说作为“上帝”，他应该同西方人更亲近一些才对，毕竟这是西方社会的普世信仰。但换个角度想想，他说的也是事实，几千年来，华夏农耕区一直是地球上最大的经济体，那么，对于一个必须“食用人间烟火”的肉身上帝来说，那儿当然是他取得食物的第一选择，没什么好奇怪的。赫斯多姆努力消解心中的不快，继续听下去。
先祖用两只腕足悬挂在天花板上，其他三只腕足灵活地舞动着，打开酒瓶，为每个人斟上酒，分发筷子和小勺。三只腕足各行其是，互不干扰，看得人们眼花缭乱。不过，这三只腕足中有一只稍微笨拙一些，用得也比较少。后来他们知道这是恩戈人的“性足”，主要功能是用来进行性行为。从这个意义上说，五爪的恩戈人其实也和地球人一样是两手两足。
“这是中原的酒，它和恩戈星的图瓦汀饮料非常类似，这些年来我已经爱上它了。来，咱们干一杯。”
先祖的一只腕足翻卷上来，端起酒杯，一张可伸缩的嘴巴向前突伸到酒杯里，迅速吮吸着，转眼就喝干了。八个人盯着他的动作看得出神，都忘了喝酒。虽说他的动作很怪异，很滑稽，但大伙儿却感到很亲切。显然，在十万年的守护中，这位外星传教者确实已经融入人类社会了，连饮食习惯也与地球人无异。这一点似乎比其他因素更能博得大家的信任和亲近。
先祖见大家一直没有喝，催促着：“请啊，你们不会还要向我学习喝酒的方法吧？”
大家笑了，都把杯中酒一饮而尽，连不习惯烈性酒的小野一郎，还有按教规不能饮烈性酒的犹太人加米斯，也都毫不犹豫地喝了。
“请用餐。”
先祖率先吃起来，用三只腕足卷着食物大快朵颐，各种食物和酒类迅速消失在那个可伸缩的小嘴巴里。以他的身材和年纪来说，他的饭量可真不小。八个地球人也完全抛弃了拘束，敞开肚子吃起来。这真是一次奇特的经历——在外星上帝的家中享用地球的饮食。吃饭时，先祖继续着刚才的话题，因为是用脑波说话，所以毫不耽误咀嚼。
他说：“刚才我说中国食品的供应相对稳定，但这片土地上也从来没有断过饥馑，甚至常常出现饥人相食的惨祸。随便举几例吧：五胡十六国时，前秦苻登把杀死的敌兵称为'熟食'，'士卒啖死人肉，辄饱健能斗'。唐初朱粲以大车拉着盐渍人肉作军粮，对士兵说：'但使他国有人，我何所虑'；唐僖宗时杨行密攻广陵，军队杀百姓到店铺出卖，'圆幅数百里人烟断绝'；唐昭宗时朱全忠攻鄜州，人肉一斤一百钱，狗肉一斤五百钱……地球人经过几万年的文明化进程，总算抛弃了同类相食的恶习，但在大乱之年，常常是一夜之间兽性就复苏了。那时我作为守护者，总是担心这个乱世会一直继续下去，直到某个民族彻底灭绝。我这个担心有道理啊，都知道由善入恶易，由恶入善难；由治入乱易，由乱入治难。当全社会都陷入道德沦丧，当教化的力量彻底崩溃，还能去哪里找回由恶入善的动力呢？宗教信仰吗？偏偏在中国这片土地上，宗教根基不曾深厚过。”他说，“当然，不光在中国存在这样的乱世，各国都一样。而且有些小民族，确实因为'猎人头'恶习最终导致了族群灭绝。”
他又说：“这个话题太大，不是一顿饭时间就能论出结论的。不过我确实对它很迷惑。坦白说，关于什么是人类社会由恶入善的动力，我在十万年的守护生涯中一直在思考，但至今不敢说已经完全弄懂。”
大家都陷入了沉思。这个连“上帝”都不能回答的问题，当然没人能回答。由乱入治的动力肯定不仅是人性中的善，因为它太孱弱，绝对无法阻挡滚滚而来的邪恶洪流。
“也许那个动力不是因为'善'而恰恰是因为'恶'。当邪恶充斥天地时，恶与恶就会互相碰撞，同归于尽，让孱弱的善之花能有一个缝隙生存下去，直到重新怒放。”姜元善笑道，“我这都是空话，说了也等于没说。”
“不，不是空话，这个观点有合理的内核。”先祖说。
“至于在中国，也许还有另一个原因，即庞大的人口基数。所谓树大自直，在一个庞大的共生圈内，利他主义天然比较强大。不会像某些小的民族，因为一时的邪恶膨胀就给弄得灭族，再也不能复苏。”姜元善再次摇摇头，自我否定，“仍然是一个空泛的解释，说了等于没说。”
秘书长觉得这个话题太沉重，想调节一下气氛，“不管是什么动力，但人类遭逢乱世后总是能自我救赎，在几十年——最多几百年——后回到正常的社会轨道。这个趋势已经被历史多次证明过了，世界各地都是如此。不妨拿我的母族为例，”他笑着说，“挪威人的先祖是著名的维京海盗，他们横行了两百多年，杀人越货，无恶不作，但最终被相对温和的基督教文化同化了。现在，在挪威、丹麦等北欧国家中，和平主义根深蒂固，这是公认的事实。想想吧，海盗后代获得诺贝尔和平奖是不是颇有讽刺意味？但反过来说，这也是人类自我救赎的绝好例证。”
“你说得对。”先祖说，“说起同化，中国也是很好的例证。中国历史上多次发生这样的同化，像游牧的黄帝族同化于炎帝的农耕文化，戎狄之国的秦同化于六国的华夏文化，北魏、元、清同化于汉族文化等。而且，都是'征服者'被'被征服者'的文化所同化，是'狼性'被'羊性'同化，这种屡试不爽的反向同化，在全世界以中国最典型。我很看重这种现象，我想这种反向同化中藏着那个答案：人类由恶趋善的原动力。”他用一只腕足指指秘书长，“维京海盗被基督教文化所同化，同样是一个例证。”
这些讨论更拉近了先祖同大家的距离。虽然看着这位有皱纹的“五爪老章鱼”在饭桌上大吃大喝还难免有点不习惯，但听言谈，他已经纯粹是地球人了。
秘书长在闲谈中一直没忘记他的职责，瞅机会把话题拉回来：“先祖，你说在饭桌上商量全球备战，现在请讲吧。留给我们的时间真的不多了。”
“好吧。”八人马上感受到了上帝的脑波顿时从温和转为冷峻，餐桌上的气氛为之一变，“有一点不容置疑，地球必须建立并遵奉战时体制了。有史以来的政府，无非是在民主与权威之间的平衡。”他看看秘书长、美国人赫斯多姆、日本人小野一郎、印度人班纳吉，直率地说，“你们的议会制民主是个好东西，或者说，是一个在特定历史时期很管用的东西，但人类在危难关头无法享受这样的奢侈。现在必须成立一个世界性的战时政府并提高政府的权威！我建议，成立超越国别的执政团，以在座的七个年轻人为七位执政者，统一领导全球。至于你，秘书长先生，请恕我直言，和平时代的政治家不适宜领导战时政府，你就不要参加了。但你也有重要工作——努力说服各国政府接受七人执政团的领导。这很难，因为我说过，走出非洲十万年的人类还远没有学会互相信任。不过你不必担心，我会在旁边帮你，在这样的危难时刻，我只能放弃'尽力不干涉世间进程'的戒律。对那些拒不接受执政团领导的国家，我会显示一点必要的神迹。”
他说得很平淡，但平淡中蕴涵着极端的强硬。他说的“一点神迹”，可能是用脑波控制该国总统的思维，可能是夺过该国的核武器控制权，也可能是借人类的武器来摧垮某一个负隅顽抗的政府。对于现实世界而言，建立世界战时政府，并由七人执政团来统一领导，实在是翻天覆地的巨变。这样的大事，按说不应在饭桌上拍板，但秘书长考虑片刻，知道这是上帝的最后圣断，无法违逆，而且也确实是必需的，于是平心静气地接受了，只是说：“说服工作会很困难，尤其是在对真相保密的情况下。”
“不，干吗要保密？完全用不着。虽然要对恩戈星远征军绝对保密，但他们与地球人是完全隔绝的。即使人类中冒出来几个仇恨社会者也无法向远征军告密，因为只有我掌握着同远征军联系的密钥——密钥是我从土不伦那儿弄到的。”
这个说法乍一听似乎难以置信，但仔细想一想是对的。同外星远征军的战争确实特殊，与以往地球内部战争迥然不同，即地球上尽可大张旗鼓地动员，还能同时做到对地球外绝对保密。
秘书长高兴地说：“好的，只要把人类的危难处境坦白地告诉公众，我的工作就容易做了。”
“你们七位呢，愿意接手掌管这个世界吗？”
七个人都沉默着。这个变化太过突然，他们无法在短短五分钟内就做出决定。
达里耶安再次显示了他过人的强硬，微微一笑说：“好了，我把你们的沉默当做默认，执政团这件事就算敲定了。还有，执政团应该有一位执政长，重大问题应有足够的独断权。在执政团的投票中，执政长除了普通的一票外还有一票半的特别投票权。也就是说，当他的意见以三比四处于劣势时，他能运用特别投票权把局面扭转过来。当然，这也是他能拥有的最大权限了。这项条款既能强化执政长的权威，又不至于造成独裁——特别是胜利后的个人独裁。你们同意这个政治设计吗？”
秘书长看看大家，不快地说：“是不是我们只能表示同意？”
达里耶安看到他的不快，心平气和地说：“恐怕是的。在人类面临生死之战的关头，效率比权力制约更重要。恩戈人在尔可约大帝后曾一度放弃帝制，但后来在与哈珀人的战争中又重新捡起它，并在多年征战中一直保留，这并非出于偶然。”
秘书长用目光征求大家的意见后说：“好的，我们同意。”
“很好。至于谁当执政长由你们七人投票选举。但我想请大家谅解，危难关头讲不得礼让，我先推荐一个人选吧。因为这几十年来我一直在秘密观察你们，非常清楚哪位的素质最适合当执政长。”他的小脑袋转动着，用深陷在皱纹中的小眼睛依次扫视着七位年轻天才，最后在姜的面孔上停住目光，“我强力推荐姜元善。姜，我对你的监控时间应该是最长的，从三十三年前就开始了，那天，当你和一位女婴同时降生时，我凑巧在那座产房的上空。那位女婴也是国际物理工程大赛的获奖者，后来成了你的妻子，对吧？”他没有透露当年他对两个婴儿的施福，正是那次施福造就了两个天才。他转而对大家说，“除了他的基本素质，我推荐他还有一个较小的原因——他的某项特殊生理机能，我的计划中要用到的，有关详情以后再说。”
姜元善非常震惊，虽然平时自视甚高，但当全人类的权杖真要凭空落到自己手里，仍不免临事而惧。这个责任太重了，也来得太突然，古往今来，有哪位人类英雄或枭雄会在一夜之间突然握有盖世权柄，掌握全人类的命运？好在他已经有思想准备，包括多年梦境给他的启示，也包括他这几年准备“挺身而出”时的自我锤炼。只是不知道先祖所说的“特殊生理机能”是什么？他从来没有意识到自己有什么特殊的、能用于星际战争的机能。是指他的武术根底？似乎不像，武术是后天的技能，肯定说不上是“特殊生理机能”。
他考虑了片刻，平静地说：“请大家开始选举吧。如果选上我，我愿把这个担子担起来。如果选中别人，我也会尽全力辅佐。”
其他七人心中都滋生了强烈的不快，这样的大事似乎不该这么仓促就拍板。到目前为止，几项重大决策实际都由先祖一手决定，所谓选举、商谈都是幌子。先祖对姜的强力推荐更是勾起了大家的担心：刚才他曾显露出对中国食品的偏爱，这会儿又强力推荐姜元善，是不是他对中国人有偏袒？但仔细想想，在七人互不了解的情况下根本无法选举，即使采取完全民主的程序，以他们七人的见识也无法胜过一位十万岁智者的睿智。上帝的独裁虽然令人不快，但换个角度考虑：假如没有他，人类会一直蒙在鼓里，直到糊里糊涂地沦为“高智力家畜”，也就没有机会、甚至没有足够的智力来表达这点不快了。
布德里斯首先表态：“好的，我同意姜为执政长。”
俄罗斯人谢米尼兹说：“我也同意。”
以色列的加米斯说：“我同意。”
其他三人，印度的班纳吉、日本的小野一郎和美国的赫斯多姆，表情有些勉强。虽然地球人处于危难关头，但这并不能立即泯灭国家或国民之间的历史夙怨。尤其是赫斯多姆，他的内心里最为抵触。他认为，现代人类社会主要是在西方文明的奶水滋养下成长起来的，直到今天，西方文明仍是人类文明的主流。因此，让一个美国人来当执政长显然更合适一些。不过，赞成票已经过半，三个人不想作无谓的抵抗，也不想被先祖看低——这种关头你们还斤斤计较历史恩怨！——也就大度地依次作了表态。
“好，姜元善，从现在起你就是执政长，手里握有两票半的投票权，地球上的事就全托付给你和你的伙伴了。我以后要把主要精力用于对付远征军。”达里耶安解释说，“远征军特使被我强制冬眠后，我一直以他们的名义同远征军保持联系，报告着'一切顺利'。噢，对了，我还有一个安排，希望七位执政者轮流在我的飞球上值班，大致每年一换。我想，”他微微一笑，“这样的近距离接触，会更有利于双方的交流和信任。”
姜元善笑着说：“我们对你的信任用不着强化。不过这个安排很好。哪位愿意第一个去值班？”
布德里斯稍作考虑，“我吧。我想诸位最近都会很忙的，忙于说服和协调本国政府向执政团交权，只有我没事可干——显然，无论澳大利亚政府还是伊朗政府都不会愿意见到我的，我去说服只会帮倒忙。”
达里耶安点点头，“好的，你第一个值班。现在请各位准备下机吧，你们看，飞球已经快到联合国大厦的上空了。”七人扭头看看大厅中央的屏幕，发现屏幕上的冰原景色早就换成了蔚蓝色的海洋。这段时间他们没人注意到屏幕上景象的变换。夕阳的金光在海面上闪烁，点亮了自由女神像手中的火炬。“哈拉尔德，请你立即和美国防空司令部联系。我知道这儿已经配置了反隐形系统，名字叫美杜莎之眼。我可不想看到七位执政者还没上任就集体殉职，还要拉上联合国秘书长和我当陪葬。”
话音未落，一束极强烈的光剑紧擦着飞球掠过，纽约城内警报声响成一片。达里耶安的一只腕足闪电般飞起来，按下一个按钮，飞球急速下坠，躲到反隐形系统的死角。因为规避动作过猛，飞球内的八人都跌倒了，桌上的杯盘也都摔落在地，狼藉一片。姜元善毕竟有武术根底，反应比别人更为敏捷，半跌之中就稳住了身子。只有悬吊着的达里耶安安然无恙，只是像钟摆似的猛烈晃动。他急忙问：“怎么样？摔着没有？”
飞球重新稳定后，八个人都挣扎着站起来，没有摔伤。“对不起，都怪我，毕竟老了，反应慢了。”先祖开