Chapter 777: Turtle Shrinkage
For Chu Tianjiang and them, it is not difficult to adapt to the environment.
It only took one day for Chu Tianjiang and them to figure out the basic situation of the city in the sky, such as how to obtain the necessary materials needed for survival, what ordinary people do, and some special services that need to use the currency exchange issued by the imperial authorities.
In a sense, the city in the sky is the ideal place for every ordinary person.
Here, anyone can obtain a dwelling by providing identification issued by the imperial authorities, and can make a number of individual needs, such as how many rooms are needed, what kind of additional facilities are needed, and the approximate location of the dwelling. The imperial authorities will unconditionally fulfill these demands, because these are the necessary foundations of life. Similarly, residents of the city can use their identification to obtain any household items they want in the various self-operated stores, or directly order certain daily necessities, which will then be automatically distributed by the city's management system. If you need a job, you only need to provide an application related to the job content, and then you will receive a job notice from the Imperial authorities, and then report to the unit mentioned in the notice. Most of the work is related to scientific research, and some are of a social service nature, which cannot be done by automated facilities.
Of course, only a very small number of people are involved.
For the vast majority of people, there is no need to work at all, and it seems that there are not so many jobs in this world at all.
In fact, it doesn't matter to the residents of the city whether they have a job or not.
In addition to providing the necessary living space and supplies, the imperial authorities would pay a living allowance to each resident of the city on time. It's not a lot to get everyone to enjoy the highest level of treatment, but it's enough to satisfy some daily entertainment.
That's why not everyone wants to work.
Because of the great abundance of material conditions, there was almost no crime in the city.
Of course, other than that, there was not much difference between this place and the Anthropocene realm that Chu Tianjiang was familiar with.
The basic unit of society is not the individual, but the family. Everyone has a family, even if many families have only one person. All people live with their parents until they reach adulthood, and the parents are the primary guardians of their children. Only after reaching adulthood could an application be made to the imperial authorities for a new living space, that is, a home, and then separated from one's parents. This is voluntary, and many residents still live with their parents as adults. What constitutes the foundation of society is still marriage, and it is similar to what Chu Tianjiang is familiar with, monogamy is practiced, but there are not many people who are really married, and most of them adopt a cohabitation lifestyle.
Obviously, it's a fairly open society.
After a few days, Chu Tianjiang and they had to admit that the people who lived here were very happy, at least they got everything they wanted.
The point is that the role of the imperial authorities in this society is not as prominent as Chu Tianjiang imagined.
In this worldly realm, the imperial authorities only played the role of social managers, that is, to provide the necessary livelihood and social services to all the inhabitants of the city. Although there are also powerful institutions, such as those of the police, they are only aimed at social crimes. The imperial authorities did not adopt a high-handed policy towards the inhabitants of the cities, and did not even force the inhabitants to do anything.
Even the recruitment of public officials is done on a voluntary basis.
That is, anyone can apply to serve the Empire, become a citizen of the Empire, and thus gain some privileges that only citizens can have, such as living space in the Orbital City. After becoming a citizen, you only need to meet the required service hours to be able to apply for permanent residency in the rail city. According to the propaganda of the Imperial authorities, the citizens of the Empire have eternal life, and can obtain certain civic privileges through the service of the Empire, so that their families can also obtain the same civic status and enjoy the privileges of citizenship.
The point is, these were all voluntary, and the imperial authorities did not force the inhabitants to do anything.
I don't understand it, after a few days, Chu Tianjiang and the others have basically figured out the situation. In fact, even if they did not have personal identification information issued by the imperial authorities, they were still able to access some necessary social services and even find a more suitable place to live.
In the past few days, Chu Tianjiang and the others have stayed in a hotel, and they live in a suite.
The hotel does not need the occupants to provide proof of identity, all they need is the currency issued by the empire, and it is not difficult for Chu Tianjiang to get some currency.
"We've been here for a few days now, and there are some things that need to be discussed."
Kistis and Lefia also knew that after learning more about Sky City, they would definitely have to think about what was next.
"It is clear that we were either not discovered, or we did not attract the attention of the imperial authorities."
"The latter is more likely."
Chu Tianjiang smiled and let Kisstis finish his words.
"Although there are enough residents in this city, and most of them are ordinary people, it seems to be very open, there are not too strict controls, and there are not even many people who maintain social order, but it is clear that the control of the imperial authorities over the city in the air has penetrated to the lowest level, especially the identification system, so that everyone's daily activities are under the supervision and supervision of the imperial authorities." Kistis paused slightly, then said, "We don't have a corresponding identity, and even if we get some money, we can't escape the supervision of the imperial authorities. Obviously, the Imperial authorities discovered us when we came here, but they didn't deal with us. ”
"Why didn't you deal with us?"
"I don't know, maybe I don't think we're a threat, maybe I want to see what we're going to do next, maybe it's for something else." Kisstis sighed and said, "The point is, this is not normal, and it is impossible for the Imperial authorities not to know who we are. ”
Lefia nodded thoughtfully and turned her gaze to Chu Tianjiang.
"Kistis is not wrong, it's not normal. We already know that Iska and the others are all controlled by Gram, so it is impossible for Gram not to know about my existence, and it is impossible for him not to know where I have gone. His purpose was to deal with me, but he didn't do it for a long time. Chu Tianjiang shook his head with a wry smile and said, "It's not that Graham doesn't value me, it's not that my existence doesn't pose a threat to him, it's that he hasn't achieved his goal yet. ”
"The point is, what is his purpose?"
"That's something we haven't figured out." Chu Tianjiang glanced at Gystis and said, "There is only one thing that can be confirmed, Gram wants to get something from me, maybe something very important, and he will definitely not make a move until he is sure enough." ”
"What's that?"
"You've all seen that before coming to the Aerial World, I defeated Laika."
"This ......"
"Actually, it's not that I'm better than Laika, it's that I have something here that Laika doesn't have, but that can pose a threat to all qualitative people."
"What?"
"Energy source, a micro-wormhole."
"This ......"
"Perhaps, that's what Gram needs."
"What's the use of micro-wormholes?"
"Strictly speaking, a miniature wormhole is one end of a space bridge, and the other end is a micro-row black hole in another micro-universe. Through this space bridge, I can travel to other micro-universes. It is clear that so far, Graham has not mastered the relevant techniques, nor has he made a space bridge. If his purpose is not just to control the solar system, nor is it just to kill me, then it is very likely that he needs this space bridge to go to other micro-universes. It's a pity that only I know how to control and use the miniature wormhole, so he didn't immediately deal with me, let alone kill me, but hoped to get a way to control the space bridge through me. Chu Tianjiang paused slightly and said, "Perhaps, this is the main reason why he is reluctant to show up. ”
Both Kisstis and Lyfia frowned.
"In a sense, that's the only advantage we have."
"Advantage?" Kisstis muttered.
Chu Tianjiang nodded and said, "Until we get the way to use the space bridge, Gram will definitely not take action against us, at least not in a hurry to kill me." What's more, if he appeared directly in front of me, it would probably force me to leave this micro-universe, so he didn't show up for a long time. Perhaps, he has great superpowers, but he is not sure that he can defeat me in the wormhole space. In this case, his only option is to wait patiently and create some trouble for us, forcing me to use the space bridge and thus gain the means to control the space bridge. For us, that means we can use that to our advantage. ”
"And find a way to defeat him."
"Exactly."
"So what are we going to do?"
"To be familiar with and understand this world and grasp the laws of operation of this world world. This is the world that Gramm has created, and we may be able to find a way to deal with him. Chu Tianjiang smiled and said, "Of course, we must integrate into this world and do some things that must be done. ”
"What's the matter?"
"Anyway, we can't continue to cower here." Chu Tianjiang glanced at Kisstis and Lyphia, "At the very least, we have to find a job that suits us." ”
Kisstis and Lyfia looked at each other, then both nodded.
Although Chu Tianjiang's proposal may not be the best way, it is the only feasible way now.