Since entering this city, I have heard many weird urban legends. "
Su Lin's hand pressed on a blue light display, and with a slight electromagnetic sound, the door of the wooden house opened automatically with a "squeak".
Even for such a primitive house, its security system still relies on technology.
"What urban legend?" Su Mingan said.
"People tend to hear whispers after nightfall, and occasionally see strange black shadows in the dark night. Some people can even see themselves in front of the mirror with different expressions." Su Lin led him through the corridor: "It's like a very strange color." ghost stories."
Su Mingan thought.
...A world that leans toward science would also encounter such weird things?
Reminiscent of "'Talidimensional Invasion', and the blood-red magic patterns that appear in the eyes of the invaders - this may be a fusion of the invaded world and the current world. For example, the magical world invades the scientific world...
"Generally speaking, seeing such a weird situation can easily make people [emotionally overloaded]. Therefore, [Temple] also controls a task
——" Su Lin stood in front of an ice-white gate and conducted an iris test:
"Such as the pharmaceutical industry."
"[Temple] is responsible for producing psychotropic drugs that suppress hallucinations and calm emotions."
Su Mingan raised his head.
——When the door opened, a large underground facility like a factory appeared in front of him.
A light blue liquid tank, paired isolation glass, and a bright green biochemical liquid soaked in special tissue.
The pipes climbed all over the gray-black wall, occupying a large area in his field of vision, and semicircular white foam waves rolled like snowflakes in the pool. In the semicircular, thin-toned large window opening, the dark shadow of the steel frame can be vaguely seen.
Thousands of pairs of greasy, dull eyes were projected in their direction. They were dressed in eye-catching bright orange overalls, with masks on their heads. Under the thick glass mirrors, they revealed pairs of bloodshot eyes.
"This is... the job of [Temple]?" Su Mingan said.
What a depressing atmosphere.
There are no windows, no place to rest, and harsh friction sounds are constantly heard. Working here is no different from being in jail.
"One by one [Any scientific prototype has its dual image: ugly as an embryo, and beautiful as a bud.]" Su Lin stood next to him: "At least people have jobs, a place to live, and usually enough to eat. , and there is no fear of life and death of being hunted. Isn’t it reasonable enough?"
"Reasonable." Su Mingan looked at the people wrapped in orange: "Since we have rejected the concept of coexisting with machines, and if we want to 'coexist' with other factions in today's era and society, it is necessary to find other means of research and development. Drugs are a more reasonable option."
"Let's go." Su Lin said.
The door is closed.
While going up, Su Mingan stared at Su Lin's back in front of him.
...Even after entering this unprecedented technological city, Su Lin did not seem out of place. Instead, she adapted well and even put forward ideas on science and technology, although she borrowed the famous sayings of great people.
But this is also a manifestation of extremely strong 'adaptability'. People like Su Lin can probably get along well in any world.
"A new type of mental stabilizing drug, do you want to try it?" Su Lin suddenly turned around.
He threw a small box to Su Mingan: "It can effectively prevent and treat whispers at night. This is a 'preemptive package', given to you."
Su Mingan picked it up and saw that there were twelve white pills inside.
"If you hear whispers, take one. This medicine is not cheap. Only people with wealth can keep it." Su Lin said: "The freedom and democracy in today's city-states are indeed a lie. Why are people with low-level personalities so... It’s easy to be emotionally overwhelmed because they can’t even afford medicine.”
Su Mingan closed the medicine box with a "click". He was temporarily undisturbed by the so-called whispers. This should be a trouble in the later stages of the copy.
The longer they stay in this world, the deeper they, the players, may be assimilated, and the easier it is for this whisper to penetrate them.
wrong.
He suddenly remembered Noel's situation.
If Noel did hear a whisper but didn't say it...could this be a precursor to the blood redness in Noel's eyes?
—Noel heard the whispers from his dimension, so his thinking was affected by his dimension and was invaded?
Why does this feel like it has something to do with the Ke system? Not to look at, not to listen to, not to understand. Those who face it will be affected and go crazy...
He vaguely felt something was wrong.
Su Lin walked to the top of the stairs. After scanning her pupils, the small door made a "click" sound.
"One by one, Su Lin, you brought a new person here?"
A lively voice came from inside.
This is a laboratory.
Several people in lab coats were inside. When he heard the sound of opening the door, a handsome young man with short flat hair, round face and almond-shaped eyes raised his head, with a childlike look on his face that was somewhat incompatible with his age.
"Is it our new colleague? Or is it your new student? I heard that you went to Ruzkebin Street in the Second Ring Road before. Did you find any good ideas...?" the handsome young man said, and then He saw Su Ming'an following Su Lin inside.
At this moment, Su Mingan seemed to hear the sound of the young man's jaw hitting the ground.
The handsome young man suddenly lost his temper. He recognized Su Ming'an.
"He called you Su Lin?" Su Mingan looked at Su Lin.
"I don't like the name given to me by others." Su Lin explained lightly.
……oh.
He is really a proud former god who insists on calling his original name Su Lin.
"This is Dong. He has been overloaded with emotions all the time. He was almost killed. It was the Holy Temple that discovered his talent for making drugs and maintained his mental state." Su Lin pointed at the handsome young man who looked like a child.
"Hello." Su Mingan said.
"" Dong stared at him, motionless.
[Npc (winter) favorability: 90 (initial favorability) + 5] Seeing this value, Su Mingan was a little surprised.
Next to him, a researcher named Hang Qi spoke up. His initial favorability was only 30 points: "Su Lin, you are such a bold person."
Hang Qi was referring to Su Lin's behavior of letting Akto enter the temple while the whole city was on alert.
"Take care of yourself." Su Lin ignored him at all and continued to point at people and introduce:
"Then, here are Mingzhi, Moji, and Ying. This is Khalsa, they are all my colleagues - by the way, in the early days of the establishment of the Dawn System, their fathers were the conservative class who resisted the Dawn System. Before the rule of the Dawn System has been established, completely destroy the Dawn System. However...it is obvious that they failed, leaving only this group of helpless children."
... Your introduction is quite direct.
Su Mingan glanced at the researchers next to him, and there was no embarrassment on their faces when their family background was directly revealed.
"It's okay." Ming Zhi, a female researcher with black hair, said: "At that time, Doomsday City was in turmoil, and the conservative faction and the reform faction within the city did go through a long-term factional struggle. However, they were all solved by the city lord. We were still young at that time. , there’s no hatred for that.”
"The failure of our fathers was within our expectations. I have advised my father not to join the Dawn Resistance Army before." The middle-aged man next to him was leaning against the wall. He seemed to want to smoke a cigarette, but he didn't want to. Dare to twitch, his eyes showing a bit of vicissitudes of life: "The reform of the Dawn System is the advancement of the times. How can anyone stop it."
...it is truly a loving father and a filial son.
Su Ming'an discovered that these people did not hate him, and their favorability indicators were all above 4, even if Akto wiped out their ancestors.
If the new era replaces the old era, bloodshed will inevitably break out. Historically, the rise of Asa Actuo, the hero of Doomsday City, should not have been smooth sailing. If Akto wants to change the past rule of man and completely hand over mankind to the Dawn System, he will definitely receive strong backlash from the original ruling class.
...However, these original leadership groups obviously failed to resist successfully and disappeared into the wheel of history.
That era, that time... It should have been a passionate era of revolutionaries living in blood and fire.
Rule by man and rule by machine, the replacement of old and new eras, secret keepers and betrayers, city-state rule and outer city peeping, conflicts between armies and factions... During this period, there are countless victims and idealists, and heroes emerge in large numbers.
History is always written by the victors.
Asa Actor was victorious, and the rule of the Dawn System was successfully established. Therefore, those conservative classes disappeared into the dust of history, leaving only their descendants. Generation by generation, they integrated into the current life and no longer wanted to make meaningless resistance. They built a harmonious and peaceful surveying city.
Epic history.
It is a pity that Su Mingan was at a point in time when the City of Measurement had been successfully established and was unable to witness the most chaotic period of history.
However, his current point in time can be regarded as a new "changing era". Because Asa Akto is no longer needed at this time.
It seems that he, like the conservative class before him, will become the "dust" of history.
"But in this way, my age..." Su Mingan muttered to himself.
Akto's face has always been relatively young, and there are no signs of time.
If we look at this timeline, this city lord rose from the twilight years, led Doomsday City to defeat ten upper cities, defeated the conservatism in the city, and developed the City of Measurement to this day... He should be very old.
…By the way, the “Dream Making” plan.
At the beginning of the dungeon, Su Mingan discovered that Asa Acto was the general person in charge of the "Dream Making" project. The "Dream Making" project advocated extracting human DNA and breaking away from the shackles of the body.
In this way, Akto should be a direct beneficiary of this plan and he can live for a long time.
...that makes sense.
Next to him, Su Lin was asking the android for coffee.
"Both cups of coffee, no sugar added. Ah, Su Ming'an, you shouldn't drink coffee with sugar added, am I right about your taste?"
Su Lin said.
"...I'm surprised that you keep pace with the times." Su Mingan said, "You even started drinking coffee."
"It's a pity that you drank one glass, otherwise I could order you a glass of wine. Kalsa's rye is very good, but you will probably never taste it." Su Lin said.
"Yeah, it's a pity that you can't enjoy this kind of benefit, but the toy manufacturing industry here should be pretty good. I can order a batch of Barbie dolls with different shapes for you..."
"Look outside one by one." Su Lin suddenly said.
Su Mingan turned his head and glanced at the outside world through the window next to him.
Night shrouded the city-state, and in the distance was the Times Central Building in the core area, which reached into the sky. This 132-story cube building stood among the dark gray clouds and mist, forming a cityscape with overpasses and light rails.
Even closer, there are 26 unmanned light rails speeding by, 6 CCTV towers, and a mechanical fist statue representing the icon of the city of measurement.
Advertising signs are hung high, and product introductions are played in a loop: "Newly developed mood stabilizing agent by the Holy Church", "Jiejie Point Reading Machine", "Ajinni Refrigeration Refrigerator", and even instant noodles, instant canned food, housing People-friendly advertisements such as home furnishings and branded clothing...
Looking at this city of measurement,
——For a moment, Su Mingan had the illusion of returning to Zhai Xing City.
Ignoring the tall machines and the androids walking around, the style of this city-state is very much like a modern Zhaixing city with more overpasses and light rails, making it very friendly.
...This is the city-state of Akto.
This is a modern city that allows people to live, take a breather among reinforced concrete, and pursue personal value and happiness.
If you don't look closely at the mountains of garbage in the fringe area, the city appears extremely prosperous. People after the night shift board the light rail, white-collar workers choose hot drinks from vending machines, men and women dancing in bars come out to smoke and breathe, and drones carrying express delivery fly in the night sky.
"Hula"
The light rail flies by, and the shadows of the trees tremble.
"What do you want me to see?" Su Mingan said.
Su Lin took a sip of coffee: "Look, this city is beautiful. Most people are happy. You don't have to limit yourself to the suffering of some people."
- You are the city lord now. You saved everyone’s lives. They belong to you. Any ideas you have should be satisfied. "
Su Mingan squinted his eyes.
...Su Lin is comforting him?
Su Lin seemed to have discovered that his emotional state had been poor.
Through the slightly reflective glass, he blinked and saw a flash of scarlet in his eyes.
[Danger Zone Outside the City] A young man with blond hair stumbled through an area that looked like a desert.
This is a dangerous area, with turbulence, abnormal scenes, and an extremely harsh environment.
Noel passed by the corpses of travelers who had turned into skeletons, ignoring the survivors who asked him for help, and kept moving towards the outermost direction, moving forward...
Finally, after a long journey, he stopped.
He has come to the end of the world'.
"Ah." Noel stared blankly at the scene before him.
He stepped slowly, his legs and feet softened, and he half-knelt down.
His shoulders shook violently, and after a moment, he let out a suppressed, almost collapsed sob.
"What should we do, Su Mingan, let's..."
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