Chapter 880: Chapter 125: Old Acquaintance
The man looked at Xiang Shan, and exclaid with surprise, “Xiang Shan?”
But imdiately, he denied his own words.
“No, Xiang Shan has been dead for two hundred years.”
Seeing the reaction of the person opposite, Xiang Shan was also a bit puzzled. He said, “Indeed, Xiang Shan has been dead for two hundred years. You could consider as the result of a technological reconstruction of Xiang Shan’s personality, or you could see as soone playing the role of Xiang Shan. It doesn’t matter. But… do you know ?”
Unlike the two who recognized Xiang Shan’s identity quickly, Xiang Shan himself did not recognize these two people at all.
It’s not mory loss but truly no relevant impression.
The Martial Artist who recognized Xiang Shan imdiately straightened up and said, “White Fleet Prosthetics Followers… no, never mind, that’s all in the past. I used to be a subordinate of the Sixth Martial God. The Sixth Martial God once arranged for a special task force to penetrate the inner regions of the Solar System. When Hartman went to the Asteroid Belt to confront the Sixth Martial God, we were responsible for coming to Earth, looking for opportunities to sabotage Hartman’s stronghold. Additionally, we originally attempted to establish contact with the Fifth Martial God. But the Fifth, Sixth, and Seventh Martial Gods were defeated one after another, leaving us as a lone force which got defeated a hundred years ago. I narrowly escaped death, falling from satellite orbit into the ocean. The shock absorption of my Prosthetic Body saved my life. My Prosthetic Body shattered into pieces, while my brain was only severely injured. After that, dolphins saved . I’ve been living here since then.”
Xiang Shan said, “Even though you’ve introduced yourself a lot, you still haven’t ntioned your na, have you?”
The person remained silent for a mont, then looked away, “It’s all in the past. A na, nothing worth ntioning.”
Xiang Shan turned to the other person: “And what about you? Do you also know ?”
“I…” The person hesitated for a few seconds, then said, unsure, “I know the… ‘you’ from two hundred years ago.”
“No need to be so cautious.” Xiang Shan shook his head, “It’s not like I’ll go crazy if soone exposes ‘you’re not the original Xiang Shan.’ So, you’re also an old friend of mine? As you can see, this ‘I’ does not have all the mories. Please forgive for not recognizing you. What’s your na?”
“Ola Freeman.” The person extended a hand towards Xiang Shan in a manner understood from the Old Era, “We actually only t a few tis. Back in 2031…”
Xiang Shan imdiately searched through his hard drive. He said, “Oh, so it’s you, Dr. Freeman… oh no, I rember you later got the position of Professor, right.”
Indeed, he had t this stranger with a fishtail Prosthetic Body.
In 2031.
Ola Freeman in 2031 was a graduate student at Harvard dical School, a sowhat well-known animal protection advocate and community opinion leader.
Of course, if you search for this person in history books, the identity they are most often ntioned as might be…
Yawgmoth Voigt’s early friend.
Ola, Yawgmoth, and Niyaguti were all mbers of the sa animal protection community.
“You still rember .” Ola Freeman sighed, “It’s been so long.”
“You helped a lot back then.” Xiang Shan smiled, “In public network mories, this matter also holds significant weight.”
—Although Xiang Shan rembers this mainly because of Niyaguti.
In 2031, due to a series of misunderstandings, Niyaguti and Yawgmoth got caught in a senseless public opinion storm. However, at that ti, Niyaguti had no mind to deal with these issues. She was researching a type of Scale-horn Gastropod Snail living near deep-sea hydrothermal vents. Yet, a mining company from the Federation had just obtained permission and was about to conduct mining exploration there.
This human activity could very likely destroy the unique Scale-horn Gastropod Snail species.
The mining company claid only a minimal number of the Scale-horn Gastropod Snails lived near that hydrothermal vent. Compared to the entire Earth’s population, their numbers were insignificant and wouldn’t lead to extinction. While an undersea mineral deposit could provide trendous profits and nurous jobs, more beneficial to human interests. Even from a utilitarian perspective, the mining company’s actions were justified.
Niyaguti didn’t see it that way. She always believed that every group within a species and every individual within a group contributed to the diversity of the species’ mory pool. For a species like the Scale-horn Gastropod Snail, which was already incredibly rare and difficult to migrate, every population was invaluable.
But Niyaguti evidently lacked the techniques to persuade others. In several hearings, the mining company representatives managed to convince the judge that “this woman’s stance might be extre.”
anwhile, the mining company also accused Niyaguti and identified her as an “interested party”—the specific hydrothermal vent’s Scale-horn Gastropod Snails were Niyaguti’s research subjects at that ti.
Initially, animal rights groups believed that having Niyaguti as “the most knowledgeable person on Earth about the Scale-horn Gastropod Snails” might enhance their claim’s persuasiveness. They did not expect it to instead beco a moral… uh, flaw.
Niyaguti was ntally and physically exhausted. She was expediting her research while facing pressure from the mining company and hearings. At the sa ti, Ola Freeman was campaigning dostically in the Federation, advocating for the cause.
It wasn’t until Xiang Shan intervened in the matter.
Ola Freeman sighed, “What do you an help? You helped us a lot…”
Before Xiang Shan intervened, that animal protection group struggled on every step. The problem with the Scale-horn Gastropod Snail was that too few people knew about it, and it didn’t even look good, attracting little attention. Few people knew about the matter. Ola Freeman found it hard to garner others’ concern.
But Xiang Shan didn’t see it that way. In his view, this animal protection group was clearly a very useful force, a good card.
It was precisely because of the existence of this card that he could recruit so marginalized politicians in need of exposure, thus increasing his “hand resources,” and simultaneously use it as a stepping stone for the next strategic move.
It can be said that this group played a significant positive role in that event.
Precisely because of this crucial card, Xiang Shan could execute a combo in the Federation.
This was Xiang Shan’s first practice of the “card techniques” as guided by Jing Hongtu.
Simultaneously, it also beca his “credentials.”
In short, that incident was resolved perfectly, and Yawgmoth also got what he wanted.
Yet Ola sighed, “But afterward, I often think if you hadn’t helped with this…”
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