Chapter 3
「呀,不要!」一名男子從惡夢中驚醒。醒來後, 他發現床單和汗衫滲滿了汗水, 額頭上也佈滿了豆大般的汗粒。
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他擦了擦額頭的汗水, 用指頭點了點太陽穴旁的微型晶片.一個電子介面出現在男子的視覺當中。電子介面顯示着不同的資訊,包括他的生命體徵,時間,通訊和其他程式。
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這個微形晶片就像一部超小型的智能電話,而它的不同在於它連結了人的精神系统。人們只要用意念便能操控晶片。
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男子在腦中想了想「時間」後,介面便出現「時間欄」了。它寫着「4:30am」。 看到這不早不晚的時間後,男子嘆了口氣,心中感嘆道自己為何總是發惡夢。
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小明最近總是發着一個關给自己抬著一艘巨型戰艦往太空的惡夢。夢中的內容非常恐佈,藍色的火焰不斷燃燒著身體,太空的寒冷、窒息、壓力感成為了臨终時唯一的感覺。
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儘管自己不斷地挣扎着想離開,但是夢中的身體不聽使喚。最终,自己在太空死掉了。
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這個惡夢就像寄生蟲一樣,不知道在什麼地方感染,但正在一步步的侵噬着他的精神,讓他整晚睡不了覺。
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小明拖着疲憊的身軀前往浴室。打開水龍頭後,熱水從蓮蓬頭落下,充刷著身體的每一寸肌膚,也洗走了身上的疲倦。沐浴後小明感覺好多了。他走出浴缸,一邊對着鏡子一邊刮著胡子。鏡中的他五官被肥腫的雙頰給壓扁,雙手和肚子都肥胖而壓出多條褶痕。
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普遍人看到後都會認為他是一個死肥宅。但小明清楚他皮膚之下的可不是什麼脂肪,而是由蛋白質構成的蛋白膠原和彈性蛋白。它們擁有比脂肪更好的彈性,能夠更好的吸收傷害。
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小明時常會把身上的蛋白質轉換此類緩衝型的蛋白结構,用以抵擋外來的衝擊。而小明將這個形態命名為「防禦形態」。
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沐浴更衣過後,小明走到露台上,一邊看着外面城市的風景,一邊散着心。
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具線條感的高樓大廈樹立在地面上,霓虹燈投射全息影像高掛在半空中,載人飛行器穿梭在樓宇間。整個城市處處無不充滿賽博朋克的氣息。
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然而這只是這座城市的表像,它實則充滿着大量的犯罪和邪惡。槍聲、尖叫聲、撕吼聲不斷從大街小巷中傳出。
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大量的罪案和謀殺正在不斷發生,人們每天都能在地上發現不同的屍體。但人們所做的不是埋葬它們,而是把它們肢解,再賣給黑市。
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對於眼前所發生的一切,人民早就習以為常。這不是因為他們冷血成性,而是因為他們旱已麻林了,沒有能力阻止正在發生的一切。
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除了極差的冶安,這裹的環境也同樣令人擔憂。大量的癈水和垃圾從天上掉落, 有的散落在街道上, 有的則被人們檢來凑合凑合。這些癈物不斷污染着地面,人民因此而染上不同的惡疾,大量嬰兒也因惡劣的環境而夭折。
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整個地面都被這些「從天而降」的垃圾污染了。
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這一切的元兇是來自天上的「天空之城」。
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「天空之城」是由「世界政府」所興建的, 它的原旨是透過發展半空中的空間以解决人口和土地不足問題。然而高昂的地價讓大部份人們都無法負擔, 因此久而久之這個地方便變成了富人聚落。
這些富人整天都過富足的生活,並對地面人民的苦況充耳不聞。
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整個「天空之城」的底部滿佈着不同管口 , 分別往地面排放不同的廢水和垃圾。它底部的四角有着閃爍紅光的巨大重力魔法陣, 而左右端則有着兩座大型的艦隻把整個「天空之城」支撐着。
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「天空之城」表面是一個大型的住宅區。住宅區上同樣有着密集的建築,但不同的是每幢建築都採用了綠化設計,建築的外牆、屋頂都鋪著經過精心剪裁的植被。
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此外,每一幢建築都經過獨立的美術設計,使其同時擁有時尚感和原始氣息。從高處望下,整個「天空之城」就像一座建立在森林的摩登城市。
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住宅之間穿梭着不同的白色碎石小徑, 當地的人民正悠哉悠哉的走在徑上。這些人大多都衣著光鮮,男俊女俏,並且不論男女都有着同款的屁股下巴。
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他們是初代「天空之城」市民所延續下來的血脈,他們的家族都在漫長的歲月中累積了雄厚的家底。而這些人也因此而變得非常自傲,認為他們是這個世界的優等人類。在地面上生活的充其量只是「動物」,是為他們而生的可消耗資源。
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所有的白色小徑和通道都會延伸至城市的中心,也就是這城市的首都,「世界之星」。
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「世界之星」聚集了全世界最有影響力和最有財富的人。他們對世界的走勢和政治都有着舉足輕重的影響。即使是世界政府也不放輕易惹怒他們。
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在擁有絕對的權力與財富後,他們便放縱起來,開始順從自己的慾望,每天做着那些淫蕩苟且之事。大量變態的道具和藥物充斥在「世界之星」的每一處以滿足當地人的「需求」。
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極端的慾望就是變態。有些人的慾望在長年累月的縱慾後已無法從普通的途徑滿足。為此,他們會不時從地面擄去一批人類,對他們進行慘無人道的人體改造實驗,把他們改造能滿足自己的洩慾工具。
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另外,有的人為了滿足自己暴力的慾望,會使用一些極為暴力的冷兵器去追殺所擄去的地面人類,並在過程中欣賞他們掙扎和絕望的表情。
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整個地面世界不斷被「天空之城」消耗着,對此早有耳聞的世界政府卻毫無作為。因為它根本不想浪費資源去拯救一名將死之人。
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地面世界被眾人拋棄了,然而它卻沒有因此而崩潰。一個强大的黑幫在地面世界中堀起, 它的名字叫「丐幫」。
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「丐幫」本為眾多黑幫的其中一員。缺乏政府管治和局勢動盪等因勢成為「丐幫」壯大的有利條件。
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過去的十幾個世紀中, 它一直在暗中發展勢力, 並不斷刪除異己勢力, 使它最終成為了僅次於世界政府的地面最强勢力。
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鑑於它的勢力以及對地面世界造成的「局勢穩定」,世界政府承認了它的存在,並提出只要丐幫不威脅到世界政府的地位,世界政府一般不會討伐丐幫。
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在成為政府所欽定的合法黑幫後,「丐幫」的管治也變得更完善了。
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「丐幫」把整個地面世界分成十個「管轄區」,每個轄區都由一位「地區首領」所管治。他們除了要維持所在地區的局勢外,也要定期向世界政府滙報狀況和無條件支持「丐幫」的一切計劃。
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地面世界在「丐幫」管治下看似穩定下來,但實則不然。「丐幫」本身以不法行業為生的, 在獲得了「世界政府」的支持後,「丐幫」便更加肆無忌憚的擴大它們的生意規模。
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大量的「黄、睹、毒」出現在大街小巷中,對當地的治安和風氣做成極大的影響。大量的罪案不斷發生,每天都有人死去,每天都有家庭被折散。
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換言之, 整個世界墮落了,正處於崩潰的邊缘。然而看着眼前所發生的一切,小明卻沒有半句不滿。
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因為他也是「丐幫」的一員。
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