Indescribable cyberpunk

"Want to understand the meaning of life?"

"Do you want to truly live?"

The hoarse tone echoed in the cramped and dilapidated house. The woman lay flat on the bed, muttering questions that kept circling in her mind.

He turned sideways and glanced at the electronic alarm clock beside the bed. The upper right corner of the broken screen displayed tonight's night temperature: 19°C.

"Autumn is coming"

The quilts were crumpled and piled aside in a messy mess, as well as a few autumn clothes that had just been taken out.

Outside the latch-type glass window, the sudden strong wind at dusk made people feel panicked. It was a bit ridiculous that she had paid an extra 30 federal dollars in rent in order to rent this window that could barely let in some sunlight.

Ping ping pong rang~

Chaotic noises came from above.

She knew that in that family, the man was doing low-level jobs in the industrial area, and the woman was making handicrafts at home. Since both of them were healthy adults and had financial resources, they could not receive relief.

Although this so-called relief fund actually hovers on the border of being dispensable.

"We can't go on like this."

Standing up suddenly, the woman looked at her rough hands, with her short and medium blond hair hanging in front of her eyes. She was silent for a while, then increased her tone,

"We can't go on like this!"

"Beep~ A message from Mr. Crow."

The phone screen lights up.

"Lucy, I'll give you one last day to think about whether you want to work here. Your figure and appearance are pretty good, and you haven't undergone any prosthetic transformation. You might be able to do well in my field. And I’ll try my best not to arrange some weird guests for you.”

"roll!"

He shouted in a deep voice, his hoarse voice full of exhaustion.

In this era, the demand for human resources in various factories has been reduced to an extremely low level. Except for the management, it is normal for the rest to use machine assembly lines, and some jobs that have to be done manually are often written in external recruitment. People with electronic brains are preferred.

It’s not that Lucy doesn’t want to install an electronic computer, it’s just that she has no money at all!

You can't even buy the lowest-end ones, let alone go to a professional hospital for modification.

But the situation took a turn for the better two days ago.

"Dong dong dong~"

There was a knock on the door.

"Lucy, are you ready?"

Familiar voice.

I didn't even need to walk when I got out of bed. I took a few steps and touched the door handle.

Standing outside were her few friends.

With colorful skin and facial features covered with metal rings, this kind of curious clothing has become very popular in their area recently.

"Let's go."

The night wind was a bit cold, so Lucy walked into the corridor with her arms and body shrunken.

The light bulb emitting the only dim light source was swaying in the corridor in the wind. Looking up to the southeast, the gorgeous neon lights were particularly dazzling at this time.

"This damn world!"

The companion next to him complained.

Lucy thought so too, and quickly thought of the letter of intent for renovation and the volunteer form.

Maybe something can change after tonight?

Long~

The third muffled thunder of the morning.

It is the beginning of autumn recently, and the weather forecast shows that it may rain on and off for a period of time.

Zhu Jue took the water glass and looked at the mark he had left on the water bed that was gradually recovering. He bought the villa at dusk and stayed in it that night.

As for the things in the Heywood area, the important ones are all in the space ring, and the unimportant ones are for Lisanna to find a place to dispose of directly.

Speaking of which, the great race left that room for him, so Zhu Jue had no intention of selling it, thinking that if the great race came across time again on a whim, the two parties might be able to see each other again.

Walking out of the bedroom to the edge of the balcony outside, the protective dome on the outside of the entire villa has been unfolded, and the temperature is automatically adjusted to a comfortable 26°C. It was originally intended to simulate a sunny effect, but Zhu Jue refused.

Spring-like weather all year round will only make people feel nihilistic, and the occasional gloom can also be regarded as a relief.

Ouch~ow~

The wind chime was having fun in the swimming pool next to it. It was probably the most exciting thing about the new spacious environment. It ran around the villa to confirm its new territory and at the same time released its excess energy.

Turning around and snapping his fingers, there was a layer of water waves in the swimming pool holding up the wind chime. The latter jumped on it for a while and then ran to Zhu Jue to spin around.

He took a large towel to dry the wind chime's hair. It didn't like the buzzing sound of the hair dryer, so Zhu Jue had no choice but to do it himself.

"Let's go eat."

Patting the wind chime on the back of his neck, he went back to the bedroom and changed his clothes. He had to eat breakfast downstairs.

Because the huge villa didn’t even have any android servants, Lisanna originally wanted to arrange a few, but considering his own situation, Zhu Jue still refused, because today’s androids have their own colors when they are manufactured. Value detection function, this is a very popular design to protect the safety of homeowners, but unfortunately it is a bit useless for Zhu Jue.

Although Zhu Jue can definitely find someone to turn off this part of the function, this behavior itself has the meaning of not having three hundred taels of silver in this place.

"If only Wendy was still here."

Standing in the descending elevator, Zhu Jue subconsciously thought that if Heye or Wutong had brought Wendy out, he might not have to think about this kind of thing now.

Wendy knew her eating habits and her schedule. During that time, she performed perfectly in all aspects.

In fact, there are times when she acts so perfectly that she doesn't look like a robot.

This statement may be a bit strange. Human beings always believe that there are no perfect creatures in this world. However, in many cases, the standard for androids is to be absolutely close to humans. They use human words and deeds as their standards. It seems that they must The imperfections of beings are completely transformed in androids.

"Ha~ How is that possible?"

Zhu Jue muttered to himself in a funny way, shook off the unrealistic thoughts in his mind, walked into the shopping mall that had been contracted by him, and found a breakfast shop to sit down.

While she was drinking milk, Lisanna's communication request flashed on the screen of her mobile phone. She looked at the time and saw that it was only 7 o'clock in the morning. She scratched her head helplessly and swallowed the rest in one gulp under the shocked expression of a little girl next to her. Most of the meat buns were chewed, and he got up and walked back.

"Boss, there is news about the killing game."

Lisanna's words were simple and clear.

"So fast?"

The news that Lisanna was asked to spread yesterday was something that Zhu Jue never expected. After all, Yi Meng had been investigating the matter for nearly half a month, so he thought he would have to spend some time.

"Someone from the club contacted me late last night, saying that he knew about the game and had participated in it. I thought you were resting, so I delayed contacting you until this morning."

"Well, what did he say?"

"He wants to see you and says he must tell you face to face. He is a member of the club who has only recently joined the club and has only attended one party, but he is very passionate about the liberation of souls."

Obviously, this insider wanted to exchange his information for the opportunity to have personal contact with the hermit, and was probably preparing to exchange for some special items.

"Can you confirm the authenticity of his words?"

"It should be true. Some of the information he disclosed is similar to what we know now."

"Okay then, I'm going back to Dawn City later, please make arrangements."

The face-to-face interview here naturally refers to face-to-face communication between two people through the Internet, rather than meeting in a real environment.

Zhu Jue has just taken over the identity of a gentleman hermit and has recently been familiar with this aspect of affairs through Lisanna. It is naturally not suitable for him to have close contact with these club members at this time, otherwise his secrets will be easily exposed.

It only takes more than half an hour by airship from Gelin City to Shuguang City, so Zhu Jue appeared at the door of Shuguang City Archaeological Association before 8 o'clock.

Why come here?

Because August's translation results were sent to Zhu Jue's mobile phone last night.

Part of the content needs to be borrowed from the association's internal information. August's identity is relatively sensitive, and the Archaeological Association headquarters is fully investigating the robbery in the ruins. They suspect that there is an internal leaker. In order to avoid suspicion, he must try to avoid going there in the near future. Check the database for information about ruins.

After all, as one of the core figures of the Archaeological Association, his every move always attracts the attention of many people.

There was no other way, so Zhu Jue had no choice but to do it himself.

"The creation of earth puppets includes nobles and lowliest, scholars and women. Its quality is earth, its loam, and it is human. A tortoise has no self, but it can see great knowledge; a magnet has no self, but it can see great power; bells and drums have no self, but it can see great power. I can see the great sound; I can see the boat and the carriage without me, but I can see the distance. Therefore, although I have wisdom and strength, actions and sounds, there is no self. Tsk, if I had known I should have studied more classical Chinese."

Sitting at the main seat in Olivia's office, Zhu Jue held notes in his left hand and a pen in his right hand. His mobile phone was placed in front of him. The content sent by August was displayed on it, a series of ancient texts that needed to be translated by him. And conduct secondary research based on the content in some archaeological materials.

"You actually sit down quietly and do academic research. I have to open the window to see if there is any sun in the west."

Olivia came in from the door carrying breakfast and stood behind Zhu Jue. As she spoke, she stared at his handwriting for a few seconds, then grinned and said,

"Your handwriting is like an earthworm crawling, you might as well use voice input."

"You are peeping into other people's privacy. Be careful, I will call the police and arrest you. Go to the other side!"

Putting his hand on Olivia's lower back and pushing her away, Zhu Jue said without raising his head.

He wanted to input by voice, but the problem was that if these contents were read out and heard by people nearby, he would probably be the one who called the police and arrested.

Olivia was not annoyed either. She pulled out a chair from the side to the opposite side and ate breakfast slowly. The working hours at the Archaeological Association were from nine to five, which was a standard civil servant schedule. She only came over to watch when she was bored at home. Seeing what matters need to be dealt with, who would have thought that there would be someone earlier than her.