Chapter Twenty-Four: Head to Head

There is a theory that if anyone really discovers the reason for the existence of the universe and the purpose of its existence, then the universe will immediately disappear and be replaced by something more bizarre and incomprehensible.

There is another theory that claims that the above events have already occurred.

So far, the development of the story is as follows: at first, the god created zĂ o out of the universe.

This angered many and was widely regarded as a bad act.

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In the new issue of the magazine, "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" arrived as scheduled, continuing the style of "The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy", which was also full of humor and satirical ability, but at the beginning, readers excitedly shouted that Xiqiu is back.

On the cover of the magazine, the four big characters of "Cherish Autumn Works" were finally marked as he wished, not just the author of a certain work, because Zhang Qiuxi already has enough appeal.

Then there is a line of slogan: Go to the restaurant at the end of the universe and see the end of everything. Be sure not to run into yourself, though.

The cover of this issue is completely occupied by "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe", and the magazine's artist also drew the restaurant in the novel according to the description in the book, which looks quite like that.

In fact, there is no need for the magazine to go to such great lengths, and the cover publicity is a bit redundant, because in the previous reader interaction, Zhang Qiuxi previewed the new book at the behest of Hongdou, and readers will flock to it even if it is not on the cover.

It's just that although it's not necessary, as the top work of the magazine, it doesn't seem to be justified without much fanfare, which seems to be the so-called, if there is, you have to call her redundant; If he doesn't, he will take all that he has......

The sales of "Fantasy World" have stabilized at 150,000 copies, and the magazine is considering a supplement, and for most readers, except for Zhang Qiuxi's works, the others are chicken ribs, tasteless to chew, and it is a pity to abandon them.

It's a pity if you don't read it, after all, it's bought with money, and it's really boring to want to see it, and this situation may also make them feel related to other authors.

Although there are comments that Zhang Qiuxi pointed out a clear path to all science fiction authors, it is impossible to drive the quality of all science fiction novels in this way. Western science fiction novels do not have this kind of domestic problem, and these domestic science fiction writers have also grown up watching Western works, and the things they have written after so long are not like that bird.

The last issue of "Science Fiction Sky" also printed 150,000 copies, although they claimed that all of them had been sold out, but in fact, many people know that the final sales were less than 120,000.

Compared with "Fantasy World", it is a lot worse, but in fact, Chu Li is also very successful, and some media attribute the success to Zhang Qiuxi, because she led the science fiction boom, and Chu Li's "Mechanical Public Enemy" was also inspired by her, and anyone with a discerning eye can see it, but Chu Li himself will not admit it.

"It's ridiculous, I've been immersed in science fiction for more than ten years, so why should I need a high school student to inspire me? A comparison of the writing can be seen at a glance, how ridiculous this statement is. ”

Chu Li's response is very evasive, in terms of writing, he did completely explode Zhang Qiuxi, "Galaxy Odyssey Series" itself is a translated work, and Zhang Qiuxi's writing skills can only be regarded as average, and the rewritten story is indeed weak in this regard.

But even if it is a primary school student's writing essay, it does not rely on writing to win, what is the use of writing if the content is not good, no matter how fancy the writing is, since it has been immersed in more than ten years, how can it be understood and successful until now?

"I feel that Chu Li looks very angry." Li Yue said with a smile that she couldn't imagine that Zhang Qiuxi could force a long-famous senior like this.

Zhang Qiuxi put away his hands and leaned his head on the back of the chair, and said: "If I were a science fiction master in the West, Chu Li would definitely be deliberate when he was said so, and he would even lean over without others saying that he would lean over, seeing that I was just a high school student, and I was also a competitor, of course he would feel that he was at a discount when he said this fact." ”

"I'm just angry now, and I can't imagine what his expression will be in a few days. If you are defeated in your strongest field, you will definitely be hit harder, right? ”

Chu Li's strength is the description of the machine qĂŹ people, and "The Mechanical Public Enemy" also describes such a story, which is also the biggest reliance on him and his fans to attack Zhang Qiuxi, if this is all shattered, then how can they still shout?

Since you want to slap your face, of course, you have to attack the most painful place, and there is a short story published along with "The Restaurant at the End of the Universe", and the theme is exactly the same as Chu Li's "Mechanical Public Enemy".

"The Restaurant at the End of the Universe" was indeed highly anticipated, and it made more readers ecstatic when it was published, but it was not long before the short story was covered in a few days in terms of causing a sensation.

The reason is that the former has stabilized, while the latter is obviously fighting hard with "Mechanical Public Enemy", which is more topical, so the response is explosive as soon as it comes out.

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The machine qĂŹ people learn the three laws

The first law: Humans must not harm humans, nor do they stand idly by while humans are hurt.

The Second Law: The machine should obey the commands of the human beings, but they must not violate the first law.

The third law: The machine should protect its own safety, but must not violate the first and second laws.

Quoted from the 56th edition of the Guide to the Study of Machines.

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Before the short story begins, there is an introduction first, and the beginning is these three laws, when those readers casually turn to this story that has not been advertised at all, they are stunned when they see these three laws, and then they see the author marked "cherish autumn", and instantly realize.

"It's definitely the rhythm of the battle." Chu Li and his fans have been criticizing that Zhang Qiuxi can't write hard science fiction, and it is obvious that Zhang Qiuxi's story is to prove it.

"I, the machine qĂŹ people. It's a weird name, but how do you feel like it's Xiqiu's style? In the eyes of many readers, Zhang Qiuxi seems to have been labeled as eccentric.

In addition to the three amazing laws that will eventually become the iron law in the introduction, there is also a lot of content revealed in the form of interviews and reminiscences, and in the conversation between the interviewer and the interviewee, a man named Robbie is mentioned, and "Robbie" is the name of this short story.

"I, Ji QĂŹ People" is actually a series, consisting of a total of eight different stories, each story is different, but it is all around the three rules in the introduction, the organic qĂŹ people company that connects these stories, and the soul of Susan Shan, that is, the interviewee and the recaller in the introduction.

"Although this story has not been publicized in any way, it has naturally sparked heated discussions." Li Yue said with a smile after hearing the discussion of his classmates.

I don't know when, there are already two magazines in the class, "Fantasy World" and "Science Fiction Sky", which have even overshadowed campus magazines such as "Boys and Girls", and the controversy between the Internet and the media has naturally continued to the classroom.

"It's rewarding to see them so enthusiastic, but if they knew I was the author, I wonder what would have happened?" Zhang Qiuxi had already foreseen the distress of celebrities.

Li Yue smiled and said: "Didn't you say that you are going to hold a signing party, when the whole world will know your true face of Lushan, you will definitely not be able to escape, and your book fans in the class occupy a huge part." ”

Zhang Qiuxi and the others did not participate in the discussion in a very low-key manner, but they could listen to it a rough idea, almost all the students in the class liked her novels, and for students, light-hearted humor was enough as a reason to like it.

Standing in the opposite position is Liang Ying, who has always regarded her as a "rival in love", judging from the arguments of her classmates, Liang Ying's support for Chu Li seems to be because her family has a relationship with "Science Fiction Sky" magazine, and the news that "Xiqiu" is a girls' high school also made her hateful.

"Look at Liang Ying's disdainful look, if she knows, I'm afraid it will be terrible, so you can hide it for as long as you can." Zhang Qiu cherishes her forehead, she is not afraid of fighting with others, but she is unwilling to entangle with a girl, not to mention that this is the reason for the fucking of "love rivals".

Li Yue smiled and said: "Don't worry about Liang Ying's affairs for now, in fact, I am also very interested in what they are talking about, what would it be like if I also had a playmate like Robbie?" If the machine qì person has the wisdom and can throw it away as casually as ordinary electrical appliances, I don't seem to be able to accept it. ”

"Why do you need to use the word seemly, you still have a collection of old broken mobile phones, the answer is yes." Zhang Qiuxi went straight to the truth.

"That's true, but it's for my own use. Like you, don't say that you threw it away after using it, I didn't drop my phone when I was angry before, and I didn't feel anything when I looked at it, but if it was replaced by the machine qì person in your novel, even if it wasn't my own, I might not be able to accept it. ”

The moral issue between man and machine is the purpose of the discussion in this novel, Li Yue was obviously influenced by the story so he thought of these things, and Zhang Qiuxi, the author, will not think too much about it now, but he was entangled when he first read the original book.

"My sister, are you still in a rage? Novels.,Just watch it.,Don't take it too seriously.,This kind of problem is still going to wait until there are really smart machines.。 ”

Zhang Qiuxi said very irresponsibly, Li Yue said: "This is not caused by you, if you didn't write such a story, who would have thought about such a thing ahead of its time." ”