314 The End of the Mission (2/2)
The ground piled with garbage, the empty space in the industrial area was filled with the smell of vomit-inducing alcohol. People gathered there while they waited for Wu Yaguo’s explanation.
”What’s going on? Wu Yaguo, you said you have negotiated with them already!” A resident who stood in the front angrily pointed at his nose.
Three days ago, he had just put him on the throne.
”You, you can’t blame me for this, it’s those primal people that don’t have any credibility,” In the midst of the crowd’s skepticism, Wu Yaguo explained with cold sweat rolling down his face.
He saw from those people’s eyes, the color he had seen before.
This made him fearful. He didn’t want to become the second Han Junhua.
”Stay calm, friends. If we are listless, that will make their plan come true,” Wu Yaguo gulped as he desperately tried to calm the mood of the crowd.
”Calm? How are we supposed to remain calm? Let them bury us alive?” Someone screamed.
”They wouldn’t do that, they still need our technology. Including the unfinished Tiger II blueprint, they still need us, they are only pretending,” a representative tried to suggest.
”The elevator’s maximum capacity is only twenty tons, after this limit, we can never go back up.”
”They are pouring sand, if we move the sand, the elevator would still be usable…”
”What’s the purpose? Go up and surrender?”
”Dammit, these primal people without credibility!”
Wu Yaguo gulped as sweat continuously rolled down his forehead. He wanted to say something.
But at this time, Feng Hui walked up on the stairs as he started talking without permission.
”Everyone… I don’t know if I should be the one saying this, but… with the current consumption speed, the fallout shelter’s energy can only last for five more days.”
Five days!
Compared to the sand, they had more critical things to worry about.
Once the energy is consumed, this would become a city of death in ten minutes.
Wu Yaguo furiously stared at Feng Hui, the latter shrunk his neck, but had no regret at all.
Feng Hui thought if he brought this question up now, if they could do something, the fallout shelter could still be saved… Although his feelings have never been right before.
The energy shortage was like a spell that lingered in every resident’s mind.
The celebration in the past few days had spent the already short energy to almost nothing.
”If it was Han Junhua…”
Someone started the sentence but then realized his words as he immediately closed his mouth before finishing.
When everyone hated on one person, it was dangerous to defend that person.
But he obviously didn’t know because his perspective surprisingly did not get rebuked.
”Yes, if it was her…”
”Maybe, pay attention to my dictation, I’m just saying maybe, we went over the line?”
It is funny to say, but the collective is always forgetful.
Until now, they finally remembered everything that person did for them. When they carefully thought about it, all of her actions were for them. As a dictator, she didn’t use her power for personal gains.
The criticism began to shift to compassion for Han Junhua.
As Wu Yaguo heard the chatter, he knew he couldn’t wait any longer.
If he continued to hesitate, he would become the criminal of the entire fallout shelter!
How would the crowd generate confidence? How would he freely escape his responsibility?
He did an expected, but foolish action.
”Everyone! Listen to me, listen to me! Now, we are facing the most critical challenge that Fallout Shelter 027 has ever faced since its inception!”
With his shouting, people stopped discussing again, they looked at him while waiting for the next step.
”I admit, my vision is short-sighted, my knowledge is limited, and I express my deepest apology to my lack of ability.” Wu Yaguo lowered his head as he gave the most profound bow to the residents.
Chatting began to sprout, but Wu Yaguo didn’t bother with it. He raised his head, lifted up his arms and shouted.
”But I believe, the crowd’s intelligence is glorious, the vision is with foresight!”
As he faced the pairs of skeptical eyes, Wu Yaguo opened his EP and entered a few lines of code.
Everyone’s EP shook, people shockingly looked at the message on the EP.
”Now! I grant the power of the fallout shelter leader to all the residents! Everyone, technology allowed for absolute democracy to exist. Anyone could start a proposal, anyone could cast their sacred vote to any proposals, the absolute, just terminal will recognize everything. History will remember this moment, we just created history. Thank you for the continuous support, thank you…”
After he finished, Wu Yaguo fled from the stairs.
The decision making power was distributed to everyone’s hands. The fallout shelter no longer needed a leader, everyone was a leader.
The instant he had escaped down the stairs, he used the corner of his eyes to see that the skepticism among the pupils was replaced with the excitement of power.
Shortly after, the first proposal was introduced regarding if a power cut was necessary…
Academician Qin stood in the corner of the empty ground and let out a sigh.
The same sigh was heard a few days ago.
But unfortunately, no one listened.
At the same time, the last wave of Klein particles was sent lightyears away as it carried an experiment report stained with blood.
As of now, the purpose of Fallout Shelter 027 was fulfilled.