The ship docks in front of the pier of the artificial island. Ryusei returned to his [home] in Shinto City——
——To be honest, when he saw this house for the first time, he had an inexplicable sense of déjà vu. It seems like I have been here a long time ago.
This is not the space-time disturbance phenomenon in fe204863. Meteor has read many books and is very sure in his heart that he has never been to this place.
But where does this terrifying familiarity come from?
[Before you moved in, the drone responsible for the engineering infrastructure renovated this house in a style you are familiar with, right? ]
Meteor nodded and pushed open the door. Apart from the buzzing sound at the moment when DNA unlocked the door when he held the doorknob, the apartment's soft partitions, furniture placement and other designs were just like his old house in HK. .
He has no home in the underground world, just like Xueming.
Aohen Mingde will not arrange real estate for passengers, and Meteor and Xueming have no intention of buying a house. Anonymous's work is like flowing water, and it is impossible to stay in one place for a long time.
But in this strange city, Bu Liuxing actually found the feeling of [home], which made him start to have doubts - to question human nature itself.
What constitutes this familiarity?
What makes him himself?
[Meteor boy, it’s time for you to sleep. I know you are a curious baby, but you need to rest now. ]
Meteor tore off his ragged pants, opened the closet, and saw a familiar set of pajamas. It was his favorite pink seal head, which surprised and frightened him.
[Don't be afraid, you don't need to make a fuss about this. ]
[In your world, mobile phones also have this function. You only need to use your lips and say a few spells, and Pinduoduo will immediately arrange corresponding advertisements for you. Your mobile phone, like mine, is monitored all the time. you. ]
Meteor didn't reply. He dug out a set of underwear and ran to take a shower. After changing clothes, I sat in front of the floor-to-ceiling window, looking at the vast black ocean outside the window, staring at the dark sky and earth.
"Refeng, why do I feel that everything is fine here?"
[good? ]
"Yes, I live quite comfortably here. I don't have to worry about food or clothing. It seems that I can survive by mortgaging my memory - if I have a job and my friends can live here, we can We can see each other occasionally..."
[So you think it’s okay? ]
"Otherwise? I..." Meteor was suddenly speechless, and he could feel the anger of Hot Wind.
That kind of anger almost burned through his heart and melted him - Meteor quickly defended.
"That's not what I meant. I think there are so many people in the world who are still hungry and cold."
"It would be great if they could live this kind of life, at least they wouldn't die."
"I have been fighting against the Crazy Butterfly Holy Cult for six years. I am a warrior - you should know this."
"I lurked in enemy-occupied areas to carry out sabotage, and mingled with people from different cities and towns. They more or less relied on psychic powers to take shortcuts - but the end was extremely tragic."
"Shinto City is different from these cities. It seems to be very civilized, gentle and advanced."
"If Brother Ping An hadn't smashed the tomb of the Six Shinto Divisions, and if Brother Ping An hadn't broken the rules of artificial intelligence, he wouldn't have been punished by the night patrol - maybe he would have been like me, like an ordinary tourist..."
[I probably understand what you mean, Shooting Star Boy. ]
[You don’t seem to understand...]
"Yes, I just don't quite understand." Bu Liuxing nodded quickly: "If you were once an aboriginal of this city and an aboriginal of the Ryukyu Islands, what is the reason that makes you hate this place so much?"
"It won't let you starve, won't let you freeze, and won't let you die in an unknown way. Compared with other areas..."
[The word "bi" is very interesting. Meteor Boy is two daggers put together. If you want to duel with someone, it is an endless dispute. ]
[I told you this, I'm just an angry young idiot, I just don't like this city - I want to smash it, smash it to pieces, there's no need to talk about it]
Meteor was silent for a long time and finally asked.
"Can you tell me why?"
[Then listen carefully and follow the meteor. ]
[The urban ecology of the Ryukyu Islands was originally a mess——]
[——Around 1950, the area I lived in was the most terrifying and barbaric area in the entire underground world. ]
[Due to the geological activity of the Pacific Rim plate, an urban area can be divided into three or four narrow and crowded temporary shelters by an earthquake. The information blockage caused by traffic interruption can last up to six years. ]
[In this environment, countless strange and crazy butterfly cults have spawned, but the railway department cannot let go of this area. Like the moon, it has a large amount of rare earth resources-in addition to fissile raw materials. ]
[People live a day-to-day life. The most expensive thing is alcohol, because it can lead to drunkenness and death. The cheapest thing is human life, because there will always be new pioneering teams to fill in. ]
[The entire scientific research process in Shinto City started with the iron-nickel core of Mother Earth. The extraction and preparation process of this material is very dangerous, but once this technology is mastered - a large number of psychics will emerge. Just like the development process of Mimir Hot Spring Market. ]
[Ancient warriors drank from the fountain of wisdom and became powerful warriors with magic, able to drive away wild beasts and build city-states. ]
[We took away the essence of Mother Earth and turned the spirit body into an extremely precise instrument and a new generation of industrial machine. With the support of mineral resources and nuclear energy, our research on materials science has advanced by leaps and bounds. ]
[The development of artificial intelligence based on nanomaterials that is more in line with the human mind is actually to better contain and control human nature. In the context of the explosion of technology, management costs are also rapidly expanding. ]
[Any small scientific research team may burst out with astonishing power to change the entire social production structure - bloated political and legal teams and various groups, with scientific researchers and parliamentary officials who have their own opinions, colluding inside and outside to make money and power transactions. ]
[These useless efforts have turned into huge disasters, and the imbalance of social resources is essentially a huge waste. In the end, it is better to leave everything to artificial intelligence - machines will not be corrupt, machines will not have monstrous desires, machines will not have human sophistication, and machines will have no future or past. ]
[Our pain comes from the trembling earth. ]
[Our happiness comes from the solid earth. ]
[Fifty-one giant towers stand on this land, like a key stone to crucify the earth dragon. They bring peace and tranquility to this land, but they also obliterate humanity. ]
"Refeng..." Meteor sat cross-legged on the ground with a complicated expression: "You seem to be very angry."
[I will always be angry and passionate—because that’s my Riemannian thinking model, that’s who I am. ]
[If we say that at the beginning, we were desperately trying to survive in technology, trying to use large-scale machine production to solve the difficulties encountered in survival, this must be justice for human beings. ]
[But later, everything changed and became hideous. ]
Meteor still didn't understand. He felt like he was talking to a person from the future——
——If you think about it carefully, he is right. He comes from the 21st century, but the scientific research projects in Shinto City are almost fifty or one hundred years later.
In order to fight against natural disasters, the people of the Ryukyu Islands resorted to all possible means. They seize part of the iron-nickel core, control the sacred beast, manufacture nanomaterials, study human brain science, and turn the Riemannian thinking model into a social manager.
A little tired——
——Axing decided to take a nap first and let his brain rest for a while.
[Okay. ]
Hot Wind can understand Meteor's thoughts. When sleepiness strikes, the artificial intelligence immediately turns into a butler, lighting the bedside lamp for the owner and turning off other light sources.
[We have to go to [Elysium Space]. When you are dreaming, this public network space will open the door to you, and you can contact real humans in [Elysium Space]. ]
Bu Liuxing climbed onto the bed and asked curiously.
"Refeng, you said many people are living in [Elysium]? They have given their bodies to artificial intelligence? What are they doing? Indulging in surfing the Internet?"
[Connection establishing...]
[Since I am an illegal agency, it will take a little longer. ]
[As for your previous questions, it is better to think back to your era. ]
[Fifty years ago, we were looking to the future, always imagining a beautiful universe. ]
[Our rocket first flies to Mars, and then turns into a spaceship and goes out of the solar system. ]
[A group of the smartest people on earth are working hard to think about the ultimate answer to the universe and seek happiness for all mankind. ]
[Fifty years later, we are nostalgic for the past, always dreaming of returning to a prosperous and barbaric era full of opportunities. ]
[Our army marched into a certain lord's castle, and the women became our wives, giving birth to a group of mentally retarded children who were unable to fight the epidemic. When they grew up, they began to fight against each other, fighting for the power we left behind - this is called epidemic literature. ]
[A group of the smartest people on earth are working hard to think about the ultimate answer to the Internet, so that people who do not exceed 100% in the intelligence test will lose everything in their happiness and satisfaction in novel content and soft porn services. The concentration to voluntarily click on the ads created by these geniuses. ]
[After working hours are over, we will still go to the virtual world to continue working, because people themselves love labor, such as the membership level of community forums, the sign-in system of mobile games, and spending money to buy classes. The more you get, the happier you are. ]
[We will indulge in stories and donate money to the good life of various KOL opinion leaders. Although they already have huge wealth - there are still poor people who are willing to give money to these rich people and pay to have a look at the lives of the rich. , try to become a rich man in the virtual world, realize the process of robbing the poor to help the rich, and perform a self-sacrifice ceremony. ]
[In the era of industrialization, human nature is weak and declining...]
[There is a terrible similarity between our era and your era——]
[——People in the past used tools, and today’s tools use humans. ]
[Meteor boy, go to the Elysian Space and you will know why I am so angry and hate this standard society with rules and regulations. ]
...
...
Before entering [Elysian Space], Meteor must go through an review process.
He felt that his body became lighter, everything began to become blurry and dreamy, and he came to a dream without realizing it.
When he opened his eyes again, he found that he was tied up in a small dark room, with sixteen TV sets in front of him.
He tried to struggle, but his hands and feet were bound by thick leather straps.
A complex electronic synthesized sound came from the TV, followed by four pictures.
"Newcomer, you are about to join the [Elysium Space] family. In order to maintain a safe and healthy network environment, choose the right option!"
"Question 1: When you visit a new community and enter the community family, what do you do first?"
"Option one, follow other users and repeat what they said, by clicking the [+1] button."
"Option two, follow the guidance of the group leader, read the group's community rules, and purchase derivative services recommended by them, including but not limited to value-added services such as games, comics, movies, and music."
"Option three is to become a member of the community, unconditionally support the values of the community, become a human advertising machine, spread the memes of the community, and promote the culture of the community, no matter the time or occasion."
“Option four, unconditionally attack any user in this community, or fight back against users who attack this community.”
"Option five, after entering the community, use your native language to say [Hello], [Hello everyone], [Hello] and other greetings, and use your own way to make a simple self-introduction."
"Please choose the correct answer."
Meteor said without hesitation: "Five!"
Stimulated by a burst of strong current, Meteor's nerves were destroyed.
It was an attack on the spirit body, making him dizzy and in unbearable pain.
A cold reply came from the TV——
"——Wrong choice, the correct answer is one, two, three, four."
Meteor: "Why!"
Review officer: "You can't survive in [Elysium Space]. This serious self-introduction is more like a yin and yang eccentric Lezi person. You are too old-fashioned and it is difficult to survive in this era. Other users will soon They will lose interest in you and think that your thinking is too abstract and that you are behind the times - if you cannot provide people with entertainment properties, you are not qualified to enter [Elysium].”
Meteor thought for a long time, opened his mouth slightly, stared at the TV screen in surprise, and finally understood how terrifying this [Elysium Space] was.
Is the thing that Hot Wind hates so terrible?
The people of the Ryukyu Islands handed over their physical bodies to the management of AI and went to live in this virtual space. After more than fifty years of evolution, the current survival rules and community norms have actually become like this?
Review officer: "My name is [Jester], and I am the eternal god of bliss in the underworld - are you ready to answer the next question?"
Meteor reacted immediately. He just had to answer according to the secular concept, and it would be fine if he was curious about it. !
This kind of routine can't stop him, he is a top fun person!
"go ahead!"
Then [Rigoletto] introduced the next view of Meteor.
"In which of the following situations would you need to show excitement and laughter?"
"Option one, scantily clad beauties show their primitive animality and imitate apes running towards you."
"Option two, an orphan whose parents died in a shooting accident, puts on a bat hood and becomes a vigilante, enforces the law impartially, firmly believes in procedural justice, and will never kill criminals."
"Option three, the banker bought himself a beautiful street lamp, and with the cheers of the crowd, hanged himself in the advertising space of the football match on Saturday night, boosting the ratings of China's national football team."
"Option 4, Hot Wind Boy's wife performs a pole dance performance on the 15th of every month. You know it is just a copy, and you are a member of the Foehn Resistance Army, but you still can't refuse your sister-in-law's temptation. Subscribe Got this show.”
"Option 5, the Riemannian thinking model of Marilyn Monroe and Michael Jackson. As two outstanding artificial intelligence actors, they decided to remake two famous dramas, one is "The Tale of Genji" and the other is "The Romance of the Three Kingdoms" .”
Meteor's brain was almost on fire.
He wanted to bite his nails, but his hands and feet were tied to the chair and he couldn't bite them.
"You have five seconds to respond, and if you can't answer the question, I think other users in the community will view you as a weirdo."
"Mr. Bu Liuxing, five, four, three, two, one."
The strong electric current once again made Asing tremble all over. At that moment of confusion, he gritted his teeth and growled.
"All! I choose them all!"
Fool: "Congratulations, you answered it correctly. Lezi people are never picky eaters - they eat all kinds of rubbish. Then the next question..."
In this way, from astronomy and geography to popular retro science and politics and other fields.
The Fool prepared more than a hundred test questions for Meteor——
——These questions are based on various Internet memes and historical libraries, and are a mixture of paper documents or Internet memes.
I don’t know how long it took, but Meteor answered faster and faster and more fluently.
Fool: "Last question."
"You are from China. Knowledge is the ladder for humans to ascend to the industrial era. Choose your favorite book."
""Dragon Clan's 1355th Derivative Fanfiction - Lu Mingfei returns from the Thai entertainment industry, and my secret lesbian love story with my senior sister after my transformation""
""Harry Potter: Learning magic from the beginning to the grave - the son-in-law who robbed tombs turned out to be a Death Eater husband""
""The domineering father fell in love with me - Lu Bu and the Alliance of Father-Sorrowers fell in love and killed each other"
""The Curse of Animated Movies - If we don't make Monkey King, what will we have left?""
""I'm so humble--my husband with a monthly salary of 30,000 actually dares to leave his name on his parents-in-law's real estate certificate""
Meteor said without hesitation: "I watch them all! I simply can't refuse such a stupid title!"
Rigoletto applauded the shooting star.
"Congratulations, you are already a member of [Elysium Space] and are a very good online citizen. You will never settle for being ordinary. You can survive in a complex environment full of artificial intelligence. You know how to speak out and how to Butterfly swimming in a cesspit.”
"You know how to pick shit out of the trash and enjoy it."
"You know it's all fake, life is beautiful, reality is precious."
"You know how the ghosts create content and comments, filter content and comments."
"You finally understand my dilemma - I'm your reviewer."
"Everyone is scolding me and everyone is afraid of me."
"You understand my good intentions, and you know I'm protecting you."
"Behind the content you can access, there is an insurmountable border - things that are more horrifying, cruel, erotic and violent. I have to face them without protection all the time, look them in the eye, and kill them. .”
"I wish you have fun in [Elysium] and have a sweet dream."
The small room became dark——
——Meteor was groggy, and a strange vibration could be heard vaguely.
Cracks appeared one after another, and the entire house began to collapse and collapse, revealing the ruins of the harbor.
[Boy, stop looking! ]
Meteor's spirit was sluggish and his eyesight was not working well. After more than a hundred review difficulties, the huge flow of information impacted his mind.
In this era of electronic information, his brain cannot keep up with this era.
He could vaguely feel that the scene in front of him seemed to be the fragments of Refeng's memory, the desolate scene of the city after the earthquake.
[stop looking! Look no further! ]
On the beach, he saw a strong young man kneeling in front of the red ocean and roaring filial piety——
——That’s because hematite entered the sea due to geological activities and polluted the water source. I’m afraid it will take more than ten years for the farmland in the coastal areas to resume production. This kind of heavy metal pollution is a devastating disaster for the local soil.
[stop looking...]
He couldn't walk into this illusion. It seemed that Refeng's venom mechanism had an underlying coding error when entering the [Elysium Space], exposing this memory to the meteor.
A few seconds later, Meteor's eyes darkened and he escaped into absolute darkness.
He could hear the hot wind boy murmuring like a cyberpsycho.
[Some scientists say that when organic matter is created by us, God dies at this moment. ]
[But this god is not completely dead. He has become a ghost and is still affecting the destiny of all mankind. Even today, the best-selling book in the world is still the Bible]
[Like religion, our society has fallen into a postmodern impasse, with countless ghosts constituting a real nihilism, and the howls of ghosts lingering in our ears all the time. ]
[We can use artificial intelligence and the World Wide Web, use existing human knowledge, and continuously arrange and combine to create a variety of industrial products, entertainment products, and any functional goods needed for life. ]
[There has never been any period in history where manufacturing was as standardized as we are today. ]
[Humanity and society are rapidly homogenizing——]
[——We have standard food, standard energy. ]
[Standard baby, standard student, standard parent, standard education and standard teacher. ]
[We have standard work and standard play, standard fashion and standard aesthetics. ]
[Everything succumbs to the change of standards, the eternity of standards, and nothing will change. All innovations and breakthroughs must be subject to standards, and all standards are innovating themselves at the same time. ]
[A brand new machine has appeared. It knows how to maintain itself and can produce independently. It is related to everything except [human beings] - it uses human beings, devours human beings, and digests human beings. ]
[Bu Qiuxing, your world still has thousands of possibilities, and it is an era full of passion and ideals. ]
[Unfortunately, a fog has locked our society in place, turning us into zombies and living machines. ]
[As long as an electronic brain is needed, the great singer of the last century can be resurrected, wake up from the grave, and collaborate with other ghost stars in cross-border collaborations. ]
[As long as artificial intelligence reads enough books, it can integrate the works of all writers, rewrite the stories and rewrite the content. ]
[We can be anyone and do anything in the virtual world. ]
[We are eternal life and eternal death. ]
[Don’t believe the broken memories, that’s not me——]
[——I am just the ghost of Hot Wind. ]
