The night had fallen, and the crowd on the street was sparsely populated, and a tall woman was hurriedly walking on the street, overhead, almost every street, there was a holographic screen playing human voices. Pen × fun × Pavilion www. ｂｉｑｕｇｅ。 ｉｎｆｏ

The glasses made her look very intellectual, among the slim trench coat, a white shirt, a shoulder bag on her shoulder, high heels walking on the silent road made a clicking sound, there was no expression on her face, and from time to time she raised her hand to glance at the watch on her wrist.

Her name is Eriko, and she is an ordinary company employee.

Eventually, with the sound of hurried footsteps, Eriko walked into a building.

Walking through the hallway, stepping out of the elevator, and finally finding the location, Eriko pushed the door and entered, and it was a very spacious room, with tables and chairs, which looked more like the layout of a university lecture hall.

Not daring to speak, Eriko leaned slightly sideways, walked in through the back door, and carefully sat in a slightly back position.

Putting down the satchel, Eriko took a breath, looked up at the people on the podium, patted her chest quite nervously, and glanced slightly over to the man on the side, it was a man in a black trench coat, looking at the side The face was clearly defined, and a pair of sharp eyes were staring at the podium, frowning as if thinking about something. With slightly long black hair draped over his shoulders, he looked more like a rock 'n' roll player, and his dress was a little cold.

After just stopping for a moment, Eriko's gaze shifted to the podium, where a middle-aged man was talking about something.

He was the most well-known psychologist in recent times, and he has only recently become a psychologist because of the explosive growth of the counseling industry.

His name is Ark Tetsuya, and he carried forward the idea of "utopia" in the psychological aspect, and he created his own "Ark" idea, which allowed him to gain a firm foothold in the psychological field.

For the first time, Eriko learned about the theory propagated by Tetsuya Ark, and was completely conquered by this theory.

Is the most beautiful society in human ideology, the society that is completely idealized, as if it were the peach blossom paradise of ancient China? Is it possible for humans to reach such a place?

The world is too depressing, with ubiquitous surveillance, noisy holographic screens in the sky, and no one moving around at night as if it were a ghost domain. Although there is no crime, the only threat is the cosmic man, the monster, who may cause damage on Earth.

But such a world ... But it's still not the world that Eriko expects at all. The whole world seems to be shrouded in a gray fog, and unlike the praise of people on the Internet for the zero crime rate, Eriko feels abnormal.

Eriko even felt that she couldn't release her feelings smoothly, and she was an expressionless face all day long, facing strangers, friends, and even relatives like this.

Because... Everyone seems to be the same.

Humans are social animals, and if everyone is doing the same thing, then you can't help but choose to do it. If everyone repeats the same habit, such as washing hands after eating, then if you are a maverick and do not need the reminders and strange glances of others, you will feel strange and weak in your own heart, and you will involuntarily repeat such a habit.

However, that is a good habit.

If... This kind of repetition is a bad habit.

So... The whole world could be turned upside down.

Just like in the world now, people are expressionless, hiding themselves in a thick shell, and the appearance of facial paralysis seems to have no emotional fluctuations at all.

Then, if you are in it, you will involuntarily follow everyone else, become that appearance, in the dye vat, but it is impossible to be alone.

Because... You're like that... Much like a ****.

It is precisely because of this reason that because she doesn't want to look like a ****, Eriko has also begun to become the same as everyone around her.

However... Over time, Eriko was horrified to find that she had even forgotten how to smile! How to release the expression in your heart normally!

And recently, Eriko has begun to make horrific discoveries, and she has begun to become numb.

That night, through the ubiquitous camera, the destruction caused by the giant cosmic man was also broadcast, and Eriko sat alone in the dark watching the catastrophic scene, but her heart did not fluctuate in the slightest.

There aren't any mood swings like pity, worry, anger, etc.

It's like... It's like watching a person trample on the ants around him, completely indifferent and indifferent.

But here's the problem... She's one of those ants, too!

Human nature and emotions seem to be gradually lost in Eriko's heart.

Without emotion, Eriko has no support, she can only feel emptiness, and the only way is to put all her energy into her work and start working like crazy.

However, whenever she arrives at home late at night, Eriko can still feel unbearable loneliness. It was as if she was living in a cage made of steel and concrete, just her lair, and she had to put on her own shackles when she went out. All humans are in chains, with cold faces and no expressions, and even very little communication.

Eriko thinks... It's as if I'm about to turn into a work machine.

Therefore, Eriko is very eager to find and find the legendary utopia, the peach blossom source in Eriko's heart.

"Does utopia exist?" Fang Zhou Tetsuya on the podium also said to himself:

"I think there is such a place, and of course there will be many people who will refute me, saying that such a completely equal, beautiful, and non-oppressive world cannot exist."

"I don't judge this, because in fact this is a false proposition, because no one can prove whether utopia really exists, and no one can prove that utopia does not exist."

"But I'm going to tell a completely different guess here!"

Fang Zhouzhe also pushed his eyes, lifted the corners of his mouth, and said:

"Is the world we live in the real world?"

"I don't want to prescribe what you call 'inner health happiness,' and I don't want to give you a normative happiness like everyone else."

"I know that you all once believed that the world could bring you happiness, even if there was only a little hope around you, you would work hard for it!"

"But... The harder I work, the more I can feel how thin I am, and I can't even feel my own existence. ”

"You need to ask yourself, is there any meaning in such a cold life, such a meaningless work, such a life? Does this world still need us to stay, does this world really have some value? ”

"You need to ask... What exists here... Is it really yourself? ”

"I can't answer this question, and no one can answer you, the only one who can really give yourself an answer is yourself."

"People who have come here are sure to know about my 'Ark' vision! I'm just passing on the message of the 'boat' to the people who really need it! ”

"Go back, go back to your hometown you haven't seen yet..."

"Back to... Our own utopia, waiting there, will be our true selves! ”