Chapter 35 The Last Cup of Tea
On the post-war earth, in order to allow humans to use natural resources more evenly, nearly 300 urban areas were distributed almost evenly on various continents, but there were still two places that were absolutely "barren areas".
The first is the Antarctic continent.
Second, this place between the Atlas Mountains and the Atlantic coast
In the area where Baishui Prison is located, it is a "no man's land" because no matter what, there is still a little water there. If you throw a person there, if you can dig grass roots and chew tree bark, you can still survive. If you are lucky, dig a bamboo rat nest and you will probably be able to eat some meat.
Yes, the ‘no man’s land’ is just no one, while the so-called “barren land” is nothing. There is no vegetation, no water source, no creatures, there is only yellow sand in the sky and wind that can blow people to death!
Because the distance between the earth and the sun is very close, the daytime temperature here can reach 60 degrees
Some people may not know what 60 degrees is. From a medical perspective, when the protein exceeds 65 degrees, it begins to change its gender. In other words, it is mature. That is to say, when you are heading towards this place in broad daylight, you will start slowly moving towards a plate of boiled pork ribs.
Also, the annual average rainfall here is only about ten millimeters. So, what is the concept of this precipitation? To put it bluntly, it is that it has not rained.
In addition, there is no road or gas station in this place, so you can't drive far, and you have to risk getting stuck in quicksand. Thinking of a place, you can only rely on airdrops.
Anyway, this place is the kind of place that is absolutely impossible for anyone to go to.
However, somewhere in this barren area, 300 meters underground, there is the most secret military base in the world.
No one knows how big this place is, because the employees here are strictly divided into their respective areas of action. As long as they cross the line, they will be arrested for investigation immediately.
No one knows where they are. Every time they enter and exit, they are done in hypnotic mode. You close your eyes and are still in a certain urban area. When you open your eyes, you have already arrived here.
Not to mention, no one knows what they are doing here. Anyway, people who come here just need to do what they are asked to do. Maybe your job is to compare numbers that don’t know what the meaning is. Maybe you just check the cables in the whole house every day, that’s all. Don’t ask what these things are for. No one will tell you after asking, because they don’t know that after everyone arrives here, they will complete the two-year work. Then you close your eyes and open it, and you will return to your original city. In addition to the extra salary you have to cover, you may even feel that you are just having a dream.
This mysterious place is like this. In this mode, it has been perfectly operated for decades and will continue to run.
There is no name, no address, no purpose for operation, or in other words, no one knows these.
However, such a place that is unknown to everyone is the fundamental core that maintains the operation of the entire mutant society.
One day it was noon, 57 degrees, sunny.
Above the desert, a huge aircraft was sailing above the clouds.
On the plane, Magneto and Ziliang sat opposite each other, Ziliang was smoking a cigarette, Magneto drinking tea
"So, you have been searching here for decades, but still haven't found it?" Ziliang asked.
Magneto nodded: "Yes, the world after the war is much more complicated than the human society in the past. After all, there are fewer people and fewer clues to be found. If it weren't for your compass, I might not have found Charles in my life."
Ziliang closed the black note: "Haha, it's hard to imagine that you wishfully think that Charles is not dead just because of a dream that you can't remember clearly."
Magneto shook the teacup in his hand.
"Yes, although wishful thinking, my consciousness told me that the message was brought to me by Charles and he needed my help."
In fact, after the promulgation of the X Act, even Magneto felt that Professor X was dead.
At that time, mutants had already begun to rule the world, and Magneto, as a force that has always supported mutant independence, suddenly lost his goal.
At that time, he also wanted to get rid of his armor and return to the field and spend the rest of his life in peace.
But one day, when he was drowsy at his home and wanted to sleep, he seemed to hear a sound appearing in his mind.
It was a very short signal, with only a simple word "helpme"
There is no reason, and I can't hear who it is. In fact, it is like a half-sleeping and half-awake dream.
But at that moment, Magneto woke up.
He inexplicably felt that someone who needed his help was an old friend who had been with him for the rest of his life and an enemy who had been fighting for the rest of his life.
Yes, it's Charles.
Just as the whole world was gradually moving towards a better place, Charles entered his mind, leaving a signal of unknown significance, and disappeared from then on.
Magneto is undoubtedly a powerful person. His strength is not only reflected in his superpowers, but also in his wisdom. Therefore, just because of these few words in the hazy way, he vaguely speculated that behind this world, there seemed to be a huge conspiracy.
So he began to explore the world, and gradually, this nearly a hundred-year-old man also came into contact with the dark side of the world.
When people get old, their temperament will always become. Those arrogant madmen when they are young will become quiet and kind neighbors after they get old. People with blood on their hands may also yearn for drinking tea and all kinds of flowers when they get old.
Mutants finally conquered humans, and Magneto's dream has become a reality.
However, in the mist of the tea, his heart has never been stable. This society is good, but it seems that this beauty is different from what he pursues.
So that day, Magneto sat on his old sofa, slowly and silently watching the sun gradually disappearing on the edge of the field.
With that last cup of tea, he seemed to have figured out something.
It doesn't seem to matter what this world looks like. You will eventually grow old, die, and be forgotten forever, but the alternation of the world will never stop.
Compared to what direction a world will be, whether humans are in power or mutants dominate, these seem to be suddenly not important.
What’s important is that if an old friend sits opposite you at this moment, drinking tea with you, arguing with you, even if you are holding your anger and cursing each other.
That day, Magneto left his old house with a crutch.
Chapter completed!