Chapter 564 30. We generally call it "the cage of the wise"
Fox Nest, a research institution under the Hope Council.
Mason has never been here, and there is even very little information about this place in the system of the Constellation, but the smartest group of people that Mason has met so far in his parallel world adventure journey are basically from here.
A research team composed of Tony No. 7, the Supreme Beast, and the legendary **** sticks. These true geniuses gathered from various worlds do not need to fight, and do not need to worry about the existence of themselves and their families. Their life security is The most senior level in the entire council system.
Basically, they only need to make a report about what they want, and someone will come to meet their needs immediately.
Tony Seven, who had the most interactions with Mason, teased more than once that after the shocking situation came, the quality of life of these people not only did not decrease because of the end, but improved a lot.
This fully proves that talents are not only valuable in the 21st century, they are the most high-end resources at any time, but enjoying such high-standard benefits naturally bears heavier responsibilities than others.
The only reason for the fox's den to exist is research.
Conduct necessary research on impact events and all related fields. Since its establishment seventeen years ago, this organization has produced many amazing results.
For example, the star map of the parallel world used by the current exploration system of the Stars Club, and the most important carrier world gate for these pioneers to travel between worlds. designed and produced by them.
In addition, just like the logistical responsibilities of the K team in the current resistance alliance, Fox's Nest also undertakes the mission of designing various weapons for the fighters in the conqueror system and providing military advice when necessary, as well as having a numerical advantage. The overall maintenance of the Cleaner Legion and the upgrade iteration of the Cannon Fodder Soldier production line.
If the Council of Hope is the "brain" of the entire system, then the mysterious organization Fox Nest is the center responsible for thinking in this brain.
Praise words such as precision, professionalism, rationality, and efficiency can all be used to describe this institution, but on the other hand, cold-blooded, cruel, and ruthless are also synonymous with it.
For example, in the preparation stage of the shock, it only needs to modify one data in the analysis report they submit to the council, which can cause multiple levels of worlds to be strategically abandoned.
Hopefully the council has huge resources, but this organization can't choose to save everyone when it needs to make a choice.
Of course, as the shocking situation enters the "deep water zone", as the cruel world battle royale will come to an end, as the number of worlds surviving the shocks becomes fewer and fewer and the strength of the stock individuals becomes stronger and stronger, Fox The "good old days" of nest scientists are also over.
Tony Seven did not fully disclose to Mason the dire situation they were facing now.
The fact is that a big review has started in the fox's den.
Since five days ago, research groups have been abolished, and many researchers have been robbed of their identities on the grounds of "wasting resources" and "low value".
Those who are lucky will be sent to a certain garden world or sent to the Cleaner Legion as a staff officer, and those who are almost lucky will be dragged out on the spot.
Regarding this kind of treatment, the researchers of the Fox Nest dare not speak out. Although they have achieved remarkable research results in other fields, they have made little progress on the most important mission that the Fox Nest needs to undertake when it is established.
Seventeen years on, they have come up with few current and effective responses to shocks.
If I didn’t do my job well, I would naturally feel less confident when faced with layoffs.
"I have created more than 30 efficient war weapons for the conquerors! I have participated in the design of the big star map of the pioneers! I have made contributions to the council!
You can't do this to me!
My project is perfect! This is shameful academic suppression! The results of my experiments prove that I only need a little more resources to develop shock-resistant. Ah! "
When Tony No. 7 finished meeting with Mason and changed back into his researcher uniform and walked into his work area, he heard a hog-killing wail as soon as he entered the door.
That's the voice of Mordoke 4, and its piercing sound signature is very recognizable.
Tony No. 7 blinked, made himself a cup of coffee, and walked over to watch the excitement. Many researchers working together in this experimental area had already gathered here.
They looked at Mordoke No. 4 who was being forcibly taken away by the Fox Nest guards with different expressions.
The big-headed intelligent robot was equipped with energy-limiting devices on both hands, and was placed on a suspended trolley in a state of embarrassment. He was put on a blue device to block the sound when he was making a lot of noise.
Many guards in white armor are cleaning up this guy's laboratory. All kinds of data have been downloaded and backed up and then destroyed.
Tony No. 7 took a sip of coffee.
The relationship between the Tonys and the Mordocs has never been good, but this will see his old rival in the research field being treated like this, which makes this prodigal genius also feel sad.
"Isn't Mordoke 4 in charge of the 'Shock Shield' project? I remember that the priority of that project was very high, why was it suddenly blocked?"
He asked in a low voice to Amadeus Zhao No. 8 who was clenching his fist beside him. The latter curled his lips and replied softly:
"That project was cancelled, and the Pharaoh's team in charge of deliberation submitted a report after several experiments, and believed that with our current technological level, we could not produce an ideal 'impact shield', and continuing to study it would only be a waste resource.
I heard that they arranged a new job for the Mordok team, and wanted to transfer them to serve as staff officers in the Conqueror Sequence, but they were rejected by these arrogant guys.
I heard that they also had conflicts with the Pharaohs, and they were taken captive now and will be imprisoned to wait for the trial after the shock. "
"It's a waste of resources again? This reason is too bad."
Tony Seven squinted his eyes, looked at Mordoc No. 4 who was taken away, and whispered:
"The feasibility of their project is obviously very high. Everyone agrees on this point. I think the reason behind this matter is not so simple."
"Shhh, you have to learn to shut up at this time, if you don't want to accompany Mordok in the prison cell."
A familiar voice sounded behind Tony Seven.
He looked back and found that it was Hank the Beast in a white coat, with the emblem of Utopia hanging on his chest, representing his true identity.
Supreme Beast.
His status in Fox's Nest is higher than that of researchers like Tony No. 7. He himself is also a member of the council responsible for evaluating the work of his peers. He is holding a very delicate tablet computer in his hand like an inspection.
“The fourth shock is approaching, and everyone is under a lot of pressure. I don’t think you have time to mourn the suffering of others here.”
Hank looked around and said in a neutral tone:
"Have you finished all your research? Have you written all the reports? Has the paper been approved?"
It was like a classic speech by a tutor to the graduate students, causing the researchers who were watching the excitement to disperse immediately, and some people whispered about these "council bastards" behind their backs, but no one dared to say it out loud.
"You come with me."
The Supreme Beast said something to Tony No. 7, and his businesslike tone made No. 7's heart skip a beat.
He followed Hank to his work area. This mechanical laboratory full of various future technologies was filled with various styles of armor and weapon models.
The specific work of Tony No. 7 in Fox's Nest is this. In addition to being responsible for frontline observation when the impact occurs, it needs to provide personalized upgrade suggestions for the Conqueror series armor users on weekdays.
He belongs to the "war engineer" and is more bound to the conqueror sequence, so he is not worried that he will be "unemployed" in a short time.
"Ten minutes later, a fox nest guard will come to you."
The moment the laboratory door closed, Hank didn't waste any time, and said directly to Tony Seven:
"You have been given the crime of 'obstructing unity', as to why you were arrested at this time and the real reason for your arrest, I believe you know it well.
You've been in too much contact with that guy, and you've been to Osborne Tower a little too much, but don't worry about involving your companions.
The rest of the Tonys are clean enough to stay and finish your project. "
"Tch."
Tony No. 7's heart sank, but he didn't care about it on the surface and just curled his lips and said:
"So, I was implicated by Mason?"
"Almost, because his recent activity has caused the council to label all information and personnel related to him as an unstable factor.
The connection between you and him is very secret, and they can't get solid evidence, but in the current situation, there is no need to talk to the council about the rules.
I guess after this shock is over, the Fox Nest will also be officially closed.
The resources provided to us have allowed them to achieve enough results, and they also need to allocate resources reasonably to deal with the more brutal game ahead. "
The Supreme Beast glanced at the tablet in his hand, and said slowly:
"Thanks."
Tony No. 7 looked serious, put down his coffee cup, turned on the quantum computer beside him, inserted the hard drive Mason gave him, uploaded all the simulation data about the tuning fork of the universe to the backup database of the Tony Legion, and then began to delete the Tonys. The theoretical model of world fusion that Mason made before.
This scene made the Supreme Beast behind him narrow his eyes.
Especially after seeing that the theory of world fusion, which had been abandoned by Utopia on the surface, was advanced to the next stage by the Tony Legion, he calmly breathed a sigh of relief.
That is the method that the mutants have come up with to deal with the coming of the end in this era, and they have devoted all their efforts to Utopia.
"I said, has the matter reached this point?"
Tony No. 7 asked in a low voice while he was busy:
"If there is no fox nest, how will those stupid and crazy congressmen prepare to deal with the next trouble? This shock is not over, are they ready to give up?
Or are you going to continue their stupid 'Star of the End' plan? "
"neither."
Hank coughed and said:
"They just decided to act."
"Action?"
Tony No. 7 was stunned for a moment, and then asked:
"That statement of yours is terrifying to think about, Hank.
Look, I'm about to be arrested, and it's unknown whether I can leave the prison area alive, so I want to ask you a very important question, and I hope you can give me an answer.
Everyone in Fox's Nest shares my doubts about recently canceled projects.
For example, the impact shield of the Mordok team, which has been researched for a full twelve years, has been repeatedly verified in two shocks.
Their idea is definitely feasible! And in the third impact, twenty-eight colliding garden worlds were successfully protected. That design has been roughly completed, and it only needs to be fine-tuned to become a conventional defense system to be adopted.
But just as they were about to finalize their revisions, the project was terminated. You say that Mordocs are wasting resources, but in fact, I think you are the ones who are really wasting resources. "
"First, correct one of your mistakes."
Hank waved his hand and said:
"The Modok team has completed the design modification, the impact shield project has been successfully completed, and its full set of data and drawings have been uploaded to the council's doomsday database.
Secondly, the reason why the Mordocs encountered trouble was not because of their design, but because they participated in the small group formed by Ronan, the commander of the sixth sequence of the conquerors half a month ago.
They are asking for trouble for themselves.
Just like your private contact with Mason, they probably had a premonition of the end of the fox's nest and wanted to find another home. Unfortunately, they chose the wrong partner.
It was just a 'fishing law enforcement', and the Mordocs and some lower-level councilors were caught fish. "
"I'm not interested in the fate of those mechanical heads! That's not what I want to ask."
Tony No. 7 completed the data deletion. After entering the command to format the database, he got up and picked up his coffee cup, and turned back to Supreme Hank and said:
"I'm talking about the project itself!
Since I joined Foxnest three years ago, I have seen too many potential projects suddenly come to an end at some point. It seems like a normal academic deliberation, but now that I think about it, it is not normal.
Tell me honestly, do you hope that the council has the same "salvation plan" as Mason? I mean the least theoretically feasible kind! "
The question silenced Hank, and after a few seconds, he nodded and said:
"Yes, and more than one.
The "Pocket Universe" project proposed by the Fantastic Four 16 years ago, the "World Ascending Quantum State" project completed by Hank Pym 14 years ago, and the "Era Survival" project promoted by Bruce Banner 11 years ago Investigators' life-enhancing experiments and ancient projects that have existed since the birth of the fox's nest.
The 'New Protoss Reproduction' experiment that avoided the impact by simulating the fourth dimension where the Apocalypse is located, and even the speed force matrix submitted by Mason not long ago.
These projects have all passed the theoretical tests, and they can all be called 'Salvation Plans', and each one has an expected success rate of no less than 10%. "
"but"
Tony Seven stared round his eyes, and he said:
"But I've never heard of any of this! If they have a plan, why are they sitting idly by. Wait! What about those people? Those researchers who came up with a viable solution?
They are all "
“wasting resources, hampering unity, worthlessness, uncontrollable tendencies, militarism, authoritarian tendencies, etc.”
Hank looked at Tony Seven and said quietly:
"Why do you think these ridiculous charges that you can't even deceive your own people are placed in the scientific research institution Fox's Nest? The Mordok who was just taken away and you who are about to be taken away will both witness those outstanding talents with their own eyes. final outcome.
Tony, listen to me, the Dark Ages of Shock was never a simple technological problem.
I witnessed the moment when the Hope Council was born. From the moment it was born, this organization was not simply trying to survive the end and get a new life.
People like Mason just want to end disaster.
And others who saw an 'opportunity' wanted more.
This cosmic epoch is coming to an end, but it does not prevent it from giving birth to a monster Leviathan that devours doomsday resources to grow and dominate the next epoch.
You should have heard a saying that chaos is the ladder to power.
They have already climbed up, so how can they destroy the ladder that can lead them to a higher ladder? Is it just to save a group of people they don't even know?
Why?
Just because the innocents are pitiful?
Kindness, conscience, these things are luxury goods in this era. "
"They clearly have many plans but are unwilling to implement them, just for this ridiculous reason?"
Tony smashed the coffee cup in his hand to the ground, and he shouted angrily as the debris flew across:
"Then what is the value of us being here?"
"Keeping our wisdom from being used by others is the greatest value of the existence of Fox Nest. We often ridicule Garden World as pig farms, but why isn't Fox Nest a 'wisdom fish tank' in the hands of the council?"
Hank glanced outside the laboratory, and the fox nest guards in white armor were already walking towards this side.
He shook his head and said to Tony Seven:
"Didn't I say that?
We are the ladder in their hands. Those who want to play the role of savior have already stepped onto the altar, so naturally they want to take away the ladder to avoid the contention of latecomers.
But don't worry, Tony.
They may be good at monopolizing and creating darkness, but they are newbies on the road to salvation, and someone has already set off earlier than them.
Wait patiently in the confinement cell, never choose suicide.
I guess you and I both had the chance to witness the beautiful spectacle of the dark altars of our intellect collapsing, just as the stars would just collapse.
That scene must be wonderful. "
The moment the guards opened the laboratory door, Hank coughed, reached out and tore off the researcher badge on Tony's chest, and said to the angry Tony in an indifferent voice:
"Tony Stark No. 7! You will be sentenced to prison and await trial for obstructing unity! Do you want to make a plea? This is your right."
(end of this chapter)