Author: Binary Sword Fairy

"What I have done is the same, but the only difference between me and you is that I have achieved some social achievements and mastered social resources that ordinary people cannot control, so my impact on society is much greater than yours.

But what I did was just voluntary and purely self-motivated, and I didn’t see any chance of success at all.”

Professor Lauye joked to himself, his tone was quite relaxed.

"Even so, you still have to work hard."

Professor Lauye blinked at Chen Yan.

"No matter what, hard work is always right. If you don't even put in the effort when faced with something, how can you get a chance to succeed?"

"Even if you can't succeed even if you try hard, you still have to put in a lot of effort."

"This is the world, Chen Yan, this is what the world really is like."

There was silence all the way.

When he was about to arrive at the airline, Chen Yan asked about his worries:

"Professor... you gave the octopus to William Master, how are you going to study it after that?"

"Usually, most complex scientific research is not a matter of a few people or a small team."

Professor Lauye told him not to worry.

"This is especially true for research into the deeper world, and William Master will be collaborating with us and sharing the results of his research - just as he has done before."

In the logistics center's airport, dozens of aircraft of various sizes are preparing to take off. At the same time, a considerable number of aircraft have entered the port and docked in the harbor inside the logistics center's airport - the huge arched glass above the Ring of Control.

Reflecting all of this, such a macroscopic scene will almost excite everyone who sees it, and people will worship the social machine that is so huge that it is almost unimaginable. This kind of worship is rooted in people's bones and blood, no matter what

will not change.

When the two arrived at the logistics center airport, Professor Lauye's assistant also arrived. Chen Yan sent the two to an unmanned boarding port, but they were blocked by the guarding soldiers - this was not a civilian boarding port.

At the ship's entrance, there are still several checkpoints to pass before the boarding ramp.

"Well, Chen Yan, goodbye, keep in touch at any time!"

Professor Lauye shook Chen Yan's hand vigorously, and then led his assistant into the boarding port.

In order to facilitate academic research and exchanges, the National University has equipped each senior professor with a private airship and leased a dedicated aviation line for decades. Under such conditions, Professor Lauye did not even need to travel from the imperial capital to the island chain.

It took more than three hours.

After a while, when Chen Yan's figure disappeared into the sea of ​​people, the assistant's eyes followed him as he disappeared.

"Professor, what kind of person is he?"

Professor Lauye sank into the sofa customized for him by the school, holding an electronic pen in his right hand. He looked away from the documents on the tablet and stroked his glasses:

"He's an ordinary person."

The little assistant was very disappointed and said "oh".

Professor Lauye looked up at the transparent ceiling of the airship, and his melodious voice seemed to melt into the night wind:

"Holia, what you must always understand is that even if the world has gone through countless generations of evolution and change, destruction and rebirth, even if civilizations have undergone countless changes, even if wise men like shining stars have appeared in history, the world has never been the same.

Unchanged.”

"I am not saying that civilization will not progress, nor that science will not develop. I am just saying that human beings are human beings, and human beings have never changed - this is the reason why the world has never changed."

The little assistant named Holiya lowered her head, feeling only loss and sadness:

"Professor, I don't understand."

Professor Lauye looked at the mechanical hive shining in the night sky:

"People have a perception - whether humans exist or not, the world is there.

But if human beings do not exist, who defines the world as the world?

Today's world exists because of humans, and the world has been transformed by humans, so everything we know has appeared, cities, harbors, all technological creations... humans have transformed the world, so civilization has emerged, and civilization has turned the world into what it is today.

appearance.

But human beings have not changed, so the [Apocalypse] is bound to come.

Everything created by mankind will be completely destroyed by the arrival of [Apocalypse]. Countless years later, a new civilization will be born on the ruins of destruction, and the new civilization will develop and expand, continuing to transform the world... Until many years later,

[Apocalypse] will come to this world again."

Professor Lauye's eyes were a little tired.

"Survival and then destruction, destruction will be followed by rebirth, endless generations..."

Holiya noticed that Professor Lawyer was in a very bad mood, so she lowered her voice and whispered:

"Are the things we do and the efforts we put in just to change this cycle?"

There was a trace of sarcasm on Professor Lauye's lips, but Holiya knew that he was not sarcastic at her.

"No matter what, hard work is always right. If you don't even put in the effort when faced with something, how can you get a chance to succeed?"

"Even if you can't succeed even if you try hard, you still have to put in a lot of effort."

"This is the world, Holiya, this is what the world is really like."

Behind him, the mechanical hive that seemed to turn night into day was getting further and further away. By the time the flashing white dots formed by the mechanical hive had completely disappeared, the aircraft had completely merged into the night sky illuminated by Yanan City.

The empire prospered, and since the advent of the steam engine, the sky at night is no longer as dark as before.

High-rise buildings are rising from the ground, urban expansion is like a black hole swallowing the earth's surface, and steel bushes are spreading like wild weeds with vigorous life. They are already out of control.

…

…

When Awei returned home, Tang Ya had already rested, and the confinement nurse had already taken the baby to sleep. The room was filled with the smell of milk and sweat.

He hesitated, exited the room, and closed the door.

He squatted under the eaves at the door. The narrow alley blocked the light coming from the Market Street, making his whole person shrouded in shadow. Not only could he not see the fatigue caused by working during the day, but he could not see it at all.

His hands were shaking due to violent mood swings.

It wasn't until he lit up a cigarette that the cigarette butt swayed like embers in the darkness, revealing the fear in his heart.

He didn't want to take the initiative to betray Chen Yan.

He didn't want to get involved in this whole thing.

It’s just that he must work hard to make money, because only money can bring a sense of security. He needs money to change the quality of life, money to save to fight unknown risks in future life, and money to package himself to obtain more money.

The most important thing is to use the money to buy a better house in a higher-end area so that Tang Ya and her children can have a place to live.

——After experiencing this incident, Ah Wei suddenly realized that these reasons were all self-deception.

He was forced to join this game against Chen Yan, and no matter what the outcome of the game was, he would always be the loser. After understanding this fact, he suddenly lost the meaning of making money, and now he just wanted to escape.

This crazy vortex, no matter what the price.

——When Ah Wei struggled out of these crazy thoughts, the cold sweat on his forehead had wet the screen of his mobile phone.

He turned his eyes, which had just recovered from the sluggish state, on the screen of his mobile phone, and saw the ticket purchase page of the APP, which displayed a "purchased" ticket to the northernmost island of the Empire's fifth island chain.

The northernmost part of the fifth island chain was once the place where the empire banished the most vicious criminals. It had severe winters all year round, with almost no day below minus 40 degrees. The snow here has never melted, and it has not yet melted in modern cities.

In the past that was established, lives will leave here every night.

After the discovery of large amounts of oil resources, several industrial cities have been established there.

A few days ago, Awei met a patient while doing business in the company. The patient was an oil worker in the northernmost city of the fifth island chain. He lost his hands due to careless operation while drilling. Z Group gave him a new life.

, and Awei reaped his story and his kindness——

The man told Awei that the cold cities in the north of the fifth island chain were full of young people who were desperate in the empire. Those young people had all identities. The city did not dislike them, and they did not dislike the city. They joined

A team that exploits oil, so no one cares about their former identities——

They can even start a new life with a new name.

Ah Wei was very excited.

He was so overwhelmed by the burden of responsibility that he could not lift his head up. He believed that he was responsible. Until the burden of money crushed him, he always believed that he could take good care of Tang Ya and the children.

Until these days, after he made more money, moved Tang Ya and the children to a better residence, bought insurance for them, and paid pensions until retirement age, Ah Wei was once again impoverished.

He was panicking and didn't know what happened. How could the money run out like this?

Until his accountant told him tactfully that the labor cost of the first island chain is rising rapidly, and various taxes are rising faster than the labor cost. Therefore, if Awei wants to continue to use accounting for accounting and financial accounting

, you must pay the accountant’s salary.

He was in embarrassment. Fortunately, this kind of embarrassment was very familiar to him in the past, so now he also had a way to solve this kind of embarrassment - he used the rogue words he used before and borrowed some money from his friends.

, paid the accountant’s salary.

So the accountant told him that if he was based on his current salary standard, after paying taxes, buying insurance, paying off the house loan, and setting aside a portion to pay for chores, he would not even be able to afford food.

That day, Ah Wei thanked the accountant, left the accounting club, and walked on the busy street. He felt dizzy and almost fainted on the side of the road.
To be continued...