Blackstone Code

Under the guidance of the tour guide, Lynch visited all the busiest places in the city.

To be honest, there were indeed many things that made him feel new, such as the zoo.

Here gathered all kinds of animals that could be seen within the surrounding fifty light years. They were locked in transparent cages, and some were even bound in force field devices.

What made Lynch feel the most... difficult to comment was that among these strange animals, there were also humans.

"Mr. Lynch, seeing your own kind locked in a cage as an 'animal' may give you the idea that 'maybe that person is the next me', but this is not true."

"For humans, species different from ours are all 'animals' and are worth exhibiting and visiting. So compared to other species, humans are also an 'animal'."

"Besides, it is not a simple thing to want to be exhibited as an animal."

The tour guide's voice revealed a kind of...unspeakable envy, "They have an income of at least 200 yuan per month and enjoy corporate insurance, and only need to pay 30% for surgery."

"If you want to be exhibited as an animal, you must at least receive and complete higher education with excellent grades, and have a healthy and natural body!"

She walked to the side of the booth, a cage that separated the two worlds, but it seemed that there was no complete isolation.

She pressed a button, "Introduce yourself."

The two humans, a man and a woman, were naked and generously displayed themselves - who has ever seen a bear wearing clothes in a zoo?

So the two humans also got naked, and they began to briefly introduce the evolution of the human species to Lynch, and also introduced each other's body structure and reproduction methods.

Of course, these are all played videos. Although they also show the reproduction process in public, this project costs five dollars and only lasts for three minutes.

"Some... I don't know how to describe my true thoughts. I am shocked, and I think maybe this is true and should be."

Then he also saw the octopus people, also two octopus people of different genders, and their conversation was more humorous. Lynch noticed that the instructions reminded that male octopuses have degree certificates in multiple civilizations.

He came to be exhibited as an animal just to better show the octopus tribe to the civilization of the whole universe, a great and simple ideal ambition.

There are many strange creatures here, but no mythical creatures. I don't know if there are no mythical creatures in the universe, or there are, but not here.

"Are there dragons here?"

"Dragon?" The tour guide repeated the word, pulled the root, and then shook her head, "I haven't heard of it, maybe the pronunciation is different?"

"Can you describe what it looks like?"

"You can say it to the bracelet, it will help you complete the search."

Lin Qi briefly described it, and some records about dragons appeared, but there were no living creatures nearby.

The tour guide saw the answer given by artificial intelligence and couldn't help reminding, "We can't discuss higher organisms casually."

"Higher organisms?"

The tour guide was reluctant to go deeper, "This is a kind of civilization... In fact, it can't be called a taboo, it should be a kind of respect."

"Just like you won't talk about your grandparents with some people in society."

Although Lin Qi understood what she wanted to express, he didn't understand it, but he wouldn't continue to ask.

At noon, he had a seafood dinner and went to the Colosseum in the afternoon.

The Tower of the Brave is the name of the Colosseum here. Everyone is welcome to challenge it, from the first floor to the 100th floor.

Every 350 rotation cycles is a large cycle. After each large cycle, the company will settle the participants in the Tower of the Brave.

Each point is worth 500 yuan, and players on different floors will also receive additional rewards.

For example, the 100th floor will directly reward 10 million yuan. With the bonus of points, these people can get 30 to 50 million yuan from here every year.

Of course, the company is not doing charity. It accepts bets from the entire planet.

Compared with the profits they make from these killings every year, the money of those players is not worth mentioning at all.

Some naturally powerful races are frequent visitors to the Tower of Heroes. They also make a lot of money here with their talents. Of course, there are also some people with special abilities. They are all strong competitors on the 100th floor.

When Lynch came here, a game had just ended. The ring was stained with blood. A player was dragged out along the ground like a piece of rotten meat.

The staff rushed up to clean the ground, and then the large machine blew it, and the ring was as new as before.

When the next game started, even if Lynch did nothing, his bracelet automatically popped up a betting interface.

The recent results of the two players, the expert's analysis of their wins and losses, and then the odds that a company would never lose.

Lin Qi bought a live ticket, which was very expensive, and sometimes even overpriced. There were no well-known players participating today, so according to the position he chose, it only cost two thousand yuan per ticket.

There were many arenas in the Tower of Heroes at the same time, and Lin Qi randomly chose one, which was on the fifth floor. It wasn't that he didn't want to choose a better position, but he simply didn't have a ticket.

The atmosphere at the scene was very hot, and this kind of primitive killing made people's blood rush. Unknowingly, they would be affected by these group consciousnesses, and they would also unconsciously wave their arms and cheer loudly.

The game started ten minutes later. From Lynch's perspective, it was two monsters entering the ring and then fighting in the most primitive way.

It's really cruel, but I have to say, it's also exciting.

It is not necessary for someone to die in the battle. If someone had to die, there would be no one here. If someone feels that they can't survive, they can admit defeat, but most players will try their best to make the game as bloody as possible.

This means more people are paying attention to them, which also means another additional income - traffic.

The game lasted four minutes, and one of the monsters was torn in half, but even then he was not dead, just seriously injured.

I heard from people around me that this was not the first time he had been in such a miserable state. Some people bought tickets just to see how miserable he was.

In the evening, during dinner, the tour guide once again expressed her desire to provide additional services to Lynch, even if it was free of charge.

She has been in a sticky state these past few days, the kind of situation where she is pulling strings anytime and anywhere. Every penny Lynch spends makes her desire stronger!

Solving it by yourself can no longer solve the fire that comes from the bottom of your heart, it must be solved by Lynch!

This feeling is like...some people suddenly have a strong desire to glue on a certain work. It is useless to change to other works. Only this work can allow them to continue their manual work.

Although this kind of sudden and strange "targeting" is strange, it is really not uncommon.

On the way back to the hotel, while the tour guide's husband was driving, she sent a message by taking Lynch's finger in her mouth.

The driver glanced in the rearview mirror and then looked away.

Although Lynch is not picky about food, in front of her husband, and...he refused.

"Mr. Lynch, you don't need to consider my emotions. In fact, I am very, very grateful that you chose my wife when you selected your tour guide."

Seeing that Lynch was unmoved, the driver smiled and said while driving, "Your generosity these days has given us some relief from our suppressed lives. I must thank you for this, Mr. Lynch."

"And that's her job. When she takes your money, she's obligated to provide you with the best quality service."

Lynch raised his hand to stop the tour guide's intrusion again, and asked, "Is your life difficult?"

The driver laughed twice, "It's difficult... on the contrary, I just hope to leave the slums."

"I've never seen a slum. Is it in this city?"

The driver nodded and pointed to the ground outside the window with one hand, "It's at the bottom."

"This city puts all the good things in the air and leaves all the worst things on the ground. It wasn't like this in the beginning, but it has become like this now."

"We want to have a baby, so life might be a little more difficult."

"We have been working hard for this and saving money."

Lynch asked, "How much does it cost to have a baby?"

The driver picked up a pack of something that looked like cigarettes, "Do you mind?"

"No."

After waiting for a while, he took a deep breath and relaxed visibly, "About four hundred thousand."

After getting to know the city in the past few days, Lynch knew that this was definitely not a small amount, "Why so much?"

"You're an outsider and you definitely don't know that here, the identity of the company is the most important thing."

"If a newborn wants to be affiliated with a company when he is born, the cheapest price will be 200,000 yuan."

"Then there's genetic correction, which costs 30,000 yuan..."

"He also needs to receive corporate labor education, and there are a lot of additional expenses."

He said a lot of things, and every charging item seemed extremely unreasonable to Lynch, but in the eyes of people here, this is life.

In the end, he didn't stop the tour guide's enthusiasm and planned to give her more tips.

While it's a little awkward to do these things in front of her husband, there should be no shame in doing good deeds.

When he arrived at the hotel, Lynch gave the tour guide a tip of 1,000 yuan, which was a... novel experience.

And Lynch made an agreement with the couple that he wanted to visit the slums tomorrow.

The tour guide and her husband did not object to this, but told Lynch that it was best to hire some security guards because the slums were not safe.

"Only places illuminated by corporate neon lights are relatively safe, and places where neon lights cannot be found are definitely unsafe!"