Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

January 1, 2222, just after 0:00

"Sir, our store is having a promotion tonight. This X587 car is now only 34,999. The AI ​​service fee for one month is only 45 yuan and 60 cents a month because we have corporate interest-free services. The body is made of It is a photoelectric coating with a conversion rate of more than 80%. If you buy it now, you will still have two months of sunshine parking and charging space. It has a built-in T948X bio-battery with a lifespan of 2 years. The current price is 560 yuan, and it will be available in two years. The price will be reduced, but it’s a pity that it continues to travel at a speed of 120 yards for more than 8 hours.”

A sales manager of a car dealership was explaining the benefits of this mid-range service car to the couple in front of him. Then the manager immediately pointed to the large gift package on the side, which looked very substantial.

“If you buy it now, you’ll get a New Year’s gift package, but that’s only now.”

The couple looked at this four-seater black car with soft lines and good design. They were still hesitating. The ex-factory price of this car was 44,000 yuan. Now it has been reduced by several thousand yuan and there are so many gifts.

"Buy it, buy it."

The woman said excitedly, but the man was still hesitant, because now the subway has been opened in 6 districts in the south, and the project is progressing very quickly. Many cars have been on sale recently, and a large number of cars were scrapped last month. They were very old and needed to be repaired from time to time. The Phoebus family carried out a large-scale acquisition of used cars. Many people in the city sold their cars, but the money from selling the cars could only be used as funds to buy new cars. , many people have switched to new cars.

Nowadays, there is no such profession as driver in the entire Bright City. AI is driving fully autonomous driving. Last year, only some service vehicle companies opened the fully upgraded AI system, which is more humane. Such changes have made many people It feels fresh.

"This little money is enough for us to ride the subway for many years."

As soon as the man finished speaking, the woman seemed to have thought of something, and the manager hurriedly saw the right opportunity and came forward.

"Oh, the subway is a subway. Although it is open 24 hours a day, think about it, madam. Sometimes the temperature is very low in the morning and evening. It will be freezing when you run from home to the subway station. It is convenient to have a car. point."

Finally, the man nodded and took out his mobile phone. The manager hurriedly brought over a contract. After signing the contract, the man paid the money and the manager immediately asked the clerk to bring the car biometric authentication key.

Soon a black box was brought over by the clerk. On the side of the box, the manager adjusted a light and shadow panel. A small tray appeared on the other side of the box, with utensils on it and a fingerprint collection panel. , the man and the woman pressed their fingerprints first, and then the manager took out a small DNA collector. After collecting the NDA for each of them, they started operating it on the light and shadow panel. The man and the woman continued to sign, and the whole process took less than 5 minutes. It's done in minutes.

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The car door opened slowly.

"Happy New Year, sir and madam, please hurry up and get in the car. I really want to take the two masters for a ride on the lively streets as soon as possible."

The man and woman immediately got into the back seat of the car.

“Do you need mobile living room service?”

The man nodded, and soon the front seat turned into light and disappeared, and then the car turned into a mini living room.

"It's a pity that I don't have anything to eat or use here. I'm sorry for that, but there is also a big gift bag with a lot of food and drinks in it. Sir and madam, you can eat first and listen to me explain to you this year's events in each district. themed activities.”

The manager hurriedly carried the heavy gift bag and respectfully sent it into the small living room in the car. After the car door closed, a bunch of staff from the car dealership stood on both sides and bowed and sent the customers away. The manager smiled happily. , I saw that there were still 3 unsold cars in the store, but it would definitely be possible tonight, because customers kept coming in to take a look, and the salesmen were still receiving some customers.

With the upgrade of the humanized AI system, car sales in the city have begun to soar, and the cheapest cars are also equipped with it, but there are fewer light and shadow functions. Nowadays, the factory areas in the west are operating almost 24 hours a day.

Last year, this kind of human-like AI was only available to some companies, but with the Phoebes' car buyback starting last month, car sales have soared.

The Phoebus family will evaluate the price based on the usable part of the old car. Everyone who sells the old car will receive a car purchase account of the Phoebus family, not just the Phoebus family, but also some other cars. Small and medium-sized enterprises have also followed suit. After the seller is satisfied with the appraised price of the old car, he will receive a sum of money directly. This money can only be used to purchase the car. However, many people are dissatisfied with the price, but those who have stopped using the old car will receive a sum of money directly. A car that can handle is a plus for many people.

The company area street located to the north of the upper level is full of vehicles parked on both sides. At the entrance of the underground garage of Phibes Automobile Company, there is still a long line of traffic. Most of the cars look quite old.

The underground of the automobile company has been turned into a car dismantling factory. People who come to sell cars are received every day. The cars will be directly dismantled into raw materials and shipped directly to Phoebus's several large factories in the western factory area.

Trucks kept coming out of another door of the underground garage, loaded with newly dismantled materials, and started heading to the middle floor.

Some drivers who were still driving were talking and laughing, holding wine and some snacks in their hands, because everyone wanted to get rid of the car as soon as possible. The Business Department has issued a document, and the 5th Department will start a large-scale investigation in the near future. Once a car that has exceeded its service life is found, it will be confiscated directly, and you will not get a penny at that time. This is the reason why many people are still queuing up to dismantle their cars on the cold night of the Chinese New Year.

At this time, two people walked out smiling and looked very happy. After asking some drivers on the roadside, they found out that the car they originally bought for more than 7,000 yuan had been well maintained and had many spare parts. After using it, I got nearly 2,000 yuan in car purchase money.

This is far beyond the imagination of many people. Many people can’t wait to get rid of their cars and go directly to the middle floor to party.

The distance from here to the middle class is more than ten kilometers at most. For many people from the middle and lower classes, this is just the right place to get together and brag and chat all the way to the place where you can start drinking and partying.

Fireworks have been launched everywhere. This busy neighborhood in the company district is not far from here, but the consumption is much higher than that of the middle class.

"The maximum approved price of your car is 568."

A Phoebes technical engineer wearing dark blue work clothes, with the cooperation of the machine, inspected the faded minivan in front of him and then approved the price.

The driver said with some dissatisfaction.

"No, I bought this truck for more than 10,000 yuan at that time."

"Except for some dismantling raw materials, most of the parts on it have aged to varying degrees and cannot be used at all. This car has been used for almost 20 years and should have been scrapped long ago."

The man helplessly followed the staff of Phoebes' home to open a car purchase account at Phoebus Auto Company. The money in it can be used to offset the purchase price of the car or car-related service fees.

The automobile industry in the city is booming again. This is something that many people did not expect. Recently, most of the car dealers in the middle and upper classes have been emptied out. Those cars that were two or three years ago have also been sold, and even some cars that were ten years ago have been sold. The model was successfully sold after renovation and upgrade.

Many people are satisfied with being able to enjoy this humanized AI service. No matter where you are, you only need to dial the car number directly on your mobile phone and call the car directly. This is the current situation of many working people. First choice.

The city's economy has begun to recover again, car sales have increased significantly, Angus Construction is steadily starting, and the orchard plan will be implemented at the end of this month. Some construction companies have already received orders from Congress and will be at designated locations. Build military depots, as well as simple shelters for pioneers to live in, as well as warehouses for equipment.

People in the city have not seen such an exciting and beautiful vision for a long time. Everyone thinks that the economic situation in the city will be better, and 60 factories will be established in the bottom 60 districts after the year. In the eyes of many people before, The Hillman family, which has a bad reputation, would actually do such an exciting thing.

0:28

In the square in front of the brightly lit Congress Hall, Alpha slowly walked towards the dazzling Congress Hall. Looking at this place that represented the apex of power in the Brilliant City, Alpha stopped. There were six large pillars around it. Colorful light is breathing.

Today I originally planned to bring Niya back to celebrate the New Year, but when I called, it was someone else who answered the phone, and it seemed to be very noisy over there. Niya seemed drunk. Alpha didn't know what Niya was doing now. On such a day, although she was a little annoyed, she could only ask the woman named Olivia who answered the phone to tell Nia that she would go home tomorrow.

Alpha came up directly after handling some things in the General Affairs Department. She wanted to know everything. Noah had promised her, and the gods also allowed it, to let Alpha know everything.

Thinking of the recent anthropomorphic AI system, Alpha felt that it had something to do with the prison, because he heard Song Man mention that Noah had brought people there to install some equipment. He should have been there a long time ago, but the workload every day was very heavy. , Alpha can only handle some crime-related matters distributed by various departments.

After walking to the Congress Hall, Alpha walked to the right. As soon as he passed by, he saw a man leaning against the wall, looking at Alpha with a smile.

"Where's Noah?"

Noah straightened up and raised one hand. At this time, red circuit lines appeared on the right side of the empty Congress hall. Then with a click, an inner spiral door opened little by little, and a door appeared. long passage.

"Prepare dinner inside, let's go, President."

Alpha followed Noah through a metal passage that was at least 50 meters long. The moment she entered, Alpha was stunned. This was her first time in Section 10. This is the most secret place in the city. In front of her is a cluster of high-rise buildings. In the giant city, Alpha tiptoed, making a thumping sound, and the ground was also made of metal.

All facilities are made of metal without exception. These high-rise buildings look shocking at first glance, but after walking for a certain distance, Alpha feels dull. Although the light inside is very sufficient and soft, the city in front of him is made of metal. , but there is a chill, giving people a hard feeling.

"How about it? The city inside the battleship we built can support 5 to 100,000 people."

Alpha took out a cigarette and looked at Noah suspiciously. At this time, Alpha saw a building not far away directly opposite. People from Section 10 were busy around the stove, preparing for a dinner.

"What's the meaning?"

Noah brushed a strand of hair from his forehead and said with a helpless smile.

"You should know, after all you are a genius."

Noah's words were not derogatory in the slightest. He felt from the bottom of his heart that Alpha was really a genius, the kind of supreme genius.

"In other words, if any problems occur in Brilliant City or this planet, this huge battleship will leave with 50 to 100,000 people."

Noah nodded.

"Although it is a bit cruel, there is nothing we can do about it, and we have screened a large number of excellent genes from men and women and have stored them in the library."

Alpha looked at Noah solemnly. He brought up a light and shadow panel, which was a gene storage library. After Alpha took a look, a group of gene sequences and numbers appeared on the panel, as well as the human genes sleeping in the test tube. Genetic material, this made Alpha feel a little uncomfortable.

"What's going on with that humanized AI system?"

Noah directly brought up a light and shadow screen, and then explained.

"We have used prisoners in prisons to conduct human brain simulation signal experiments a few years ago, and obtained a large number of human brain signal patterns. We have written these patterns into AI12 one by one, and AI12 can easily understand human beings. expression, and then understand the thoughts of human beings, and make the most reasonable behavior for human beings.”

As soon as Noah finished speaking, Alpha understood. At this time, Noah, wearing an apron, ran over and said with an excited smile.

"Come here quickly, it's just right now, we can have a nice drink tonight."

As Alpha walked over, Noah said a lot of things, which sounded incredible to everyone.

"Today's internal technology, with the help of AI, has developed to a level that is beyond 300 years of today's technology. However, the required technology is currently difficult to achieve and requires a lot of practical research. The prisoners in the prison are very good. Research object.”

Alpha looked at Noah with a solemn expression. Noah in front of him said nothing. She didn't know what to say. She had already realized these things, but Alpha had no choice but to ignore the part she could do. Now she has tried her best, but there are many things that are simply beyond her reach.

"There's one more thing I have to tell you in advance. The principal is leaving Brilliant City."

Alpha looked at Noah in astonishment, and Noah nodded in front of him.

"The principal should have told you this in person, but I think it's better to tell you in advance. After all, with the principal's character, he should tell you before leaving."

Noah said, Noah nodded and made a shushing gesture.

"Only the two of us and the gods know that the principal is leaving. Now Noah and I are still renovating and developing the spacecraft."

Alpha felt a little uncomfortable, recalling that the dream he had long ago had come true.

At this time, Noah made a gesture of invitation, and Alpha walked into a metal room. Food and wine had been placed inside. It looked delicious. When he smelled the smell, Alpha laughed.

"Wanrou must have done it."

Noah and Noah both nodded.

"Where on earth is he going?"

"Mars!"

Noah said as he started eating, Alpha stood up in surprise, Noah added.

"Listen to this first and see."

As he spoke, Noah brought up a light and shadow screen, and along with a hoarse sound of electricity, this audio began to play.

"Please pay attention to your words, Aboriginal people, this is the 46th generation heir of the Abramovich family, our supreme founder, Lord Kuku is talking to you, Aboriginal people, our Skyland Space Nation is the 46th generation of the Abramovich family. Orthodoxy, you should be grateful if I can give you some advice to the aboriginal people. Please stop using such rude words. Aboriginal people, although I don’t know what level of civilization you are at, but I can I am very responsible to tell you that our Tianji Space Kingdom is an unparalleled empire that can stand on par with the gods."

"I know, I know, we are aborigines, a group of aborigines. I'm really sorry. Mr. Kuku Abramovich, I want to ask a question. We only have hundreds of thousands of people here. Excuse me. What is the population of your great and sacred Skyland Space Country?”

The audio ended. Alpha pressed his forehead. The person who answered was Li Chu, who liked to tease as always. However, from this audio, it was certain that this Skyland Space Country really existed. They had learned about this history in their history class. , some things during the great cataclysm of human punishment, the seven gods also told about it. It was a space station that had been established in orbit around the earth in the past.

"How many of them are there?"

Alpha blew out a puff of smoke and took a sip of wine, and Noah shook his head.

"We can't confirm it so far. We only determined a location through contact with them. The signal was transmitted from there. Fortunately, this small hole is more than 300 kilometers south of Bright City. It has been After actual testing, we have now come to the conclusion that the smaller the mass of the object, the less likely it is to be attracted by the mysterious magnetic field that surrounds the planet. That small object is about 30 square meters, which is enough for the principal to drive the spaceship away. For this planet, based on Mr. Li Chu's past memory of the distance between the Earth and Mars, the Earth's revolution value, and the time it overlaps with Mars, we have calculated a route. The principal may go there for about 10 years before he can come back. "

Alpha hummed, and for a moment she seemed to have thought of something.

“Is this the only way to avoid starting the mechanization era?”

Noah nodded.

"Once the principal comes back with accurate ecological data on the Martian landscape, we can determine whether to launch the giant battleship Noah. After all, many of the things NAS announced in the past were superficial, and they did not announce what they found specifically on Mars. What, these things are only known to the core scientists of NAS who were on the other side of the ocean."

"I remember Mr. Tang Rao said that a spacecraft carrying humans to Mars set sail 20 years before the catastrophe. According to calculations at the time, it would take 35 years for humans to reach Mars. However, the disaster happened later. Whether those people succeeded or not is unknown.”

Alpha hummed, always feeling that Jean's journey was full of uncertainties, and only the gods could complete this task. They did not need any food or water, and could survive even in the cosmic environment. This is what gods are like. Their terribleness.

This was something that all the students had seen in past experimental classes, where Jean was moving freely in a mechanical cabin that simulated the space environment.

"Eat it while it's hot, Alpha."

Noah said, picking up some dishes for Alpha. At this time, the door of the room was pushed open, and a drunk Yu Wanrou ran in. Her wedding with Locke Jiahui was postponed, so now Yu Wanrou is still in Section 10 Conducting own research.

"President, let's have a good drink tonight. I'm going to get married in a few days, and I won't come here anymore."

Yu Wanrou said and ran in with an excited smile. Alpha nodded and raised his glass to drink with Yu Wanrou. The two hugged each other and Alpha said with a smile.

"Congratulations Wanrou."

The expressions of Noah and Noah also became a little more relaxed. This plan was proposed by Jean. Once the situation on Mars is determined, Bright City will start to make preparations for finding the next home. Once the plan is ready, the first batch of People will be carried by huge battleships to break through the outer layer of the planet. It only requires a powerful super light nuclear explosion. It is easy to open a hole.

Once the hole is opened, a large number of warships will be built and start carrying people to Mars. This is also an important part of mankind's future plan. There are huge risks in continuing to survive on such a dark planet. , this planet is gradually dying, and humans still have up to two centuries to prepare.

I just hope everything goes well, Uncle Gene!

1:23 am

Ye Lai had just finished greeting the guests, then turned around with a smile and planned to go to the inner room to continue enjoying the dinner with his wife. His wife had just given birth last month, and now Ye Lai felt very happy. At this time, the shop door was pushed open again. Ye Lai turned around and planned to continue receiving guests, but he saw it was Jean carrying a bunch of things, most of which were baby supplies.

"Congratulations! It's a little late though."

Ye Lai ran over immediately and happily took Jean's hand, and Jean put down his things.

"Let's have a nice drink tonight Mr. Jean."

Entering the back room, there was a baby girl with her eyes open in a small baby basket. Gene walked over with a smile.

"Would you like to see Mr. Gene for a hug?"

Ye Lai's wife said with a smile. Gene nodded and stretched out his hands to pick up the baby girl in the basket.

"She will be a cute little princess."

"Her name is Mr. Ye Jiaojin."

Ye Lai started pouring the wine. After holding the baby girl for a while, Gene put the baby girl back in the basket and sat down with a smile.

Now that the Angus family has started work, Jean can relax a little. He and Mo Xiaolan investigate some things in the city. Several guys are finally willing to start work. Now that the Congress matters do not need to be handled by themselves, Jean In my spare time, I will visit old friends.

"By the way, Ye Lai, although I promised you before that I would come over often to see this child, but I may have to go far away in a few years."

Ye Lai was a little surprised.

"It's a very far away place. It may take more than ten years for me to come back. By then, this lovely young lady should have grown up."

Ye Lai shook his head.

"I wish you well in advance Mr. Jean."

Gene smiled and nodded. When he met some friends recently, they would always talk about going far away, but no one from those friends asked.

Looking at this happy family, Gene felt very happy in his heart. A few years ago, the couple had a hard time letting go because of the miscarriage of their first child, but with the birth of their second child, they are now very happy. Happiness.

"By the way, Mr. Jean, can I ask a question?"

Gene nodded.

“When exactly will construction of underground facilities begin on the upper levels?”

Gene scratched his head.

"Maybe two years or three years."

Ye Lai hummed and continued to drink with Jean with a glass in his hand.

Gene just sat there for half an hour and then left. He also planned to go to a shop on Qinglong Street to see an old friend of his.

Looking at the lively streets, Jean slowly strolled on the rooftop. At this time, Jean stopped and looked at the bright lights like a waterfall, constantly going down. Jean squatted on the top of a tower.

Jean watched this city being built up bit by bit, and now he decided to leave, and it took so long, Jean was a little reluctant to leave. This city was too important to Jean.

Jean had a fierce quarrel with those guys before because of the mechanization era, but in the end Jean convinced them that the future of mankind should not be locked in a hard and cold metal box, but should live in Flowers and sunshine are right, not just a single species like human beings should be alive.

Nowadays, because of biological proliferation technology, humans no longer need to breed animals and then kill them. The recovery of animals in the future is also possible. Currently, the NDA library in Bright City contains the DNA of tens of thousands of animals. In the future, these animals Also able to see the light of day again.

In his heart, Jean was actually repulsed by leaving this homeland that belonged to mankind. This originally aqua blue planet was the home of mankind, but now there is no other way. The planet is dying little by little, and human technology It has not developed to the point where it can control nature.

Humanity has indeed obtained the elixir of immortality. As long as research continues, longevity vaccines can provide humans with longer lifespans, but the price is centuries of suffering and sorrow for all mankind.

Gene stood up with a smile, raised his head and looked at the dark night sky.

"One day, light will pierce the night sky like this, and maybe you can see the stars at night!"