It was almost noon when he got home, Li Weiji was lazily lying on the sofa, accessed the neuronal network management center, read his personal information, checked it slightly, and his personal credit was updated to 799 points.

In 2018, when the terrible plague swept the world and humanity was almost extinct, China suddenly developed antibodies to save mankind from fire and water. For the sake of human reproduction, family planning is written into the constitutions of various countries as a basic national policy, and under the guidance of the ideology of family planning, the age of marriage is adjusted to 18 for men and 16 for women. Countries are more prolific, and the world's population is growing explosively. In the same year, China announced the successful development of the super intelligent system Deep Blue, and the major disciplines began to develop rapidly, and the horizons of mankind were repeatedly broadened. The following year, the Deep Blue system was deployed all over the world, low-level labor was gradually replaced, the world's population reached the Deep Blue data index, and the Fertility Committee was formally established.

In 2020, under the organization and management of [Deep Blue], the countries of the world merged into the Chinese Community, and for the first time, mankind broke the barriers of race, nationality and culture, entered a well-off society in an all-round way, and the productive forces were initially liberated. At the same time, the successful development of neuronal networks, combined with bioengineering, each newborn can be implanted with a set of intelligent assistance systems directly connected to the deep blue database, and human beings have realized the equality of the acquired educational environment for the first time, which has almost destroyed the concept of class, and for a long time, the concept of equality has been accepted and believed by everyone. As long as [Deep Blue] is given a little more time, it will definitely completely understand the human genes, so as to achieve true equality at the innate level.

In 2025, the Fertility Board announced that the genetic evaluation machine will be officially put into use, and on the seventh day after implantation, a small glass of urine can be used to predict the future potential of the fertilized egg. The world is in an uproar, but no one can stop it. Once again, humanity has the concept of class. Honorable class, S-class, with an extremely long lifespan, a strong physique, and an amazing intelligence. Ordinary people, D to A++ grades, have several outstanding abilities but may not be able to play them. Garbage people, the word is very unpleasant, but it is real, below the D level, there is almost no merit, it is a serious drag on the development of society, and it is indicated in the birth manual that it is better to flush down the sewer.

Corresponding to the genetic potential is the credit evaluation, each newborn has an initial credit score of 500 points, relying on the complex algorithm of [Deep Blue], the credit score is updated almost all the time. No one can explain the specific criteria for increasing or decreasing credit scores, but everyone knows that actions that benefit social development will increase credit points, and vice versa. The social benefits obtained by different credit scores are also completely different, 500 points are the baseline, the lower the below 500, the worse, and the higher the above 500, the better.

In the past ten years, Li Weiji has been helpful, worked hard, and actively participated in various activities organized by the living area, which finally increased his credit to 793 points, and as his score got higher and higher, it became more and more difficult to obtain. This time he got 6 points for providing clues to the murder case, which is only one step away from the dream of 800 points, but he was worried, and after thinking about it, it seems that there is no way to get this point. Why does Li Weiji want to raise his credit score to 800? Because he wants to be a farmer, which is what he has been looking forward to for ten years. Li Weiji's genetic potential is painting, so the education and environmental influence he received are related to the art of painting. In the [Deep Blue] plan, in order to develop the society steadily and rapidly, it is necessary to make the best use of things, and the work that everyone is engaged in should also be in line with their own genetic potential, the initial fit is as high as 80%, and as the social development becomes more stable, it has gradually decreased to 50% over the years. What should I do if I want to become a farmer? The only way is to work hard to contribute to society and accumulate credit, when the credit reaches 800 points, you can freely choose the direction of work, and the content of work is no longer affected by genetic potential.

Labor, as unflattering as it sounds, in the old days meant the exploitation of the individual by capital, the sale of at least eight hours a day, and the unequal effort and return. However, with the advent of [Deep Blue] and the emergence of a large number of intelligent machines, human beings are no longer bound by basic survival, and the meaning of labor has completely changed. Eating, drinking, and having fun at home every day without having to put in any labor seems to be a dream world that everyone is looking for. But Deep Blue doesn't think so, it thinks that labor is a privilege.

Those with a score of 600 or more are eligible to work, and those with a score of 800 or more are eligible to choose the direction of labor.

The setting of [Deep Blue] seems to be counterintuitive and inhuman, and not everyone can understand this kind of setting. Li Weiji couldn't fully understand it, but he vaguely understood the meaning of labor to him.

At the age of twelve, Li Weiji, who lost his parents, was helpless, drinking Coke, eating fried chicken and watching comedy dramas every day, but he still couldn't resolve the pain in his heart, he rolled on the sofa, watched the funny plot over and over again and finally couldn't laugh, and casually opened a game to play from dark to dawn but lost interest in an instant. Looking at the virtual scenery projected by the window glass, he wanted to break out of the window, he wanted to say goodbye to this world. At this time, the caretaker arranged by [Deep Blue] came to pick him up. He obediently followed the caretaker out of the living quarters, into the wilderness, into the fragrant orange grove.

Mandarin oranges, a common fruit that often appears in lunch and are sweet and sour. Li Weiji doesn't like to eat, and always swallows the prescribed minimum amount and then throws it into the garbage portal. However, that day, for the first time, he saw a real whole orange, with its belt leaves, yellow and green, exuding a refreshing smell. Although shocked by the smell he had never smelled, Li Weiji remained indifferent to the oranges. For many days after that, Li Weiji, as usual, played when he woke up, ate when he was tired of playing, and slept when he was full. The caretaker just went in and out of the orchard every day, doing the work that a robot could do, and did not care about Li Weiji at all and did not talk to him.

One day at dinner, Li Weiji couldn't help it, he asked, "What do you do every day?" ”

"Fertilization, pest control." The caretaker replied stiffly.

"Robots can do these things, and they can do it faster than you and better than you, so why not use robots to do it?"

The caretaker said, "Yes." The robot does it, and I do it, and it doesn't affect each other. ”

"Aren't you tired, then?"

The caretaker smiled on his dry lips and stopped talking, he put away the dishes and chopsticks, and began to wash himself.

"Why don't you answer me?" Li Weiji held his head high. Anyone who is ignored will be angry, let alone a child in their formative years.

The caregiver put down the toothbrush, foamed at the mouth, and said indistinctly, "It's time, sleep." Anything, we'll talk about it tomorrow. ”

Li Weiji didn't want to wait for tomorrow, today's questions must be answered today, he slapped the table heavily and shouted: "I don't." Immediately afterwards, Li Weiji made a fuss, he shouted, shouted, kicked the stool, and pushed the table. The caretaker let him make trouble, still brushing his teeth and washing his face, changing his pajamas, entering his room, and sleeping with the door closed.

Finally, Li Weiji was tired and stopped, looking at the mess all over the ground, he felt that no one cared for him, no one cared for him, and he wanted to rush into the wilderness and let the monster eat him. A stubborn temper came up, and he really opened the door and walked out.

Unlike the living quarters, which are brightly lit, there are few artificial light sources in the field, and occasionally a few patrol aircraft are fleeting. The night wind was cold, and Li Weiji, who was walking on the dirt road, felt even more miserable. Completely unsightly, he hit his head on an orange tree, fell, got up, kicked the tree, cursed, and did it all in one go.

"That's it. That's it. That's it. Li Weiji muttered repeatedly, moving towards a darker place.

The road ahead is getting darker and darker, the sounds of rustling around me are getting more and more mixed, and the shapes of the trees are getting more and more weird. The cold wind and the branches swayed, as if a beast was about to jump out and pounce on itself. Li Weiji was scared. Although he said it dozens of times, he just died like this, but when the fear really came, he didn't want to die at all. The will to survive made him go back, and he walked faster and faster, because he always felt that someone was chasing him behind him. Soon, he returned to his residence, and the moment he entered the house, closed the door and turned on the light, he only felt that he had left the whole hell behind.

Frightened, Li Weiji held up the knocked down stool, straightened the toppled table, brushed his teeth and washed his face, changed into pajamas, entered his room, closed the door, turned on the light, and slowly fell asleep.

No one knows what kind of ups and downs a child experienced in the depths of his heart this night.

No, maybe some people know, because the next day at breakfast, the caretaker said, "I'm not tired." Don't go into that cool night alone. With that, the caretaker changed into his overalls and walked out of the house. After thinking for a moment, Li Weiji put down the dishes and chopsticks, and he followed into the orange grove.

The orangery was large, and the caretaker turned left and right, skilfully avoiding all the potholes, until he finally stopped in front of a small patch of unusual fruit trees. The reason why it is different is that this small fruit tree is shorter and uglier, and it is more like a defective product than a fruit tree tended by a robot. Li Weiji sat not far from the caretaker, connected to the neuronal network, browsing the latest hot information, and at the same time he also wanted to observe the work process of the caretaker.

The whole morning passed, and the caretaker just fertilized the fruit trees, one by one, and the movements were repetitive, and it was extremely boring.

"Boring." Li Weiji didn't understand the meaning of such repetitive work, "The robot has already finished planting other trees. Isn't it true that people invent machines to be more efficient and to spend their time doing greater things? ”

When the caretaker heard what Li Weiji said, he asked rhetorically, "What is the greater thing?" ”

"Genetic engineering, controlled fusion energy, living area expansion plans." Li Weiji opened his mouth and said three hot issues.

"What you're talking about, I only know nouns." "I was born in 2000, and at the age of 18 I was a good time to be young, and if it weren't for the plague, maybe I would have gotten into a good medical school." But the plague came, and it was already hard for me to survive. After the appearance of [Deep Blue], in order to take care of the remnants of the old times like me, we were forced to re-study and learn to adapt to the life of surreal technology. However, after learning and learning, I only learned to use neuronal networks, learned to adapt to the lack of transportation, and learned to adapt to tens of thousands of people living in one building. Unlike the new generation of children like you, the greatest thing in my life is to take care of this orangery, which is the only way to prove my existence. ”

The caretaker spoke very calmly, and Li Weiji at that time still couldn't understand the infinite pathos under the calm.

After that day, the caretaker asked Li Weiji to work. The caretaker asked him to choose an orange tree, which was in the northeast corner of the residence, and as soon as he opened the window, he could see about a dozen of them. Li Weiji's work is also very simple, he usually has nothing to do, occasionally inspects the situation of pests and diseases, regularly fertilizes and deworms, and writes a report on the growth of fruit trees to the fishery and agriculture management center every week. These things are undoubtedly a heavy burden for Li Weiji, who has never done heavy work. Especially fertilizing and removing insects, the repetitive work makes people physically and mentally exhausted, Li Weiji's palms are full of blisters, and his shoulders are full of red and purple bruises. Several times, he wanted to throw aside the tools of his work, but he was very stubborn and persevered. During that time, he developed the habit of eating and sleeping regularly, and only by eating and sleeping well can he have enough energy to complete his work.

A month later, at dinner time, the caregiver asked, "What do you do every day?" ”

"Fertilization, pest control." Li Weiji didn't raise his head while eating.

"Robots can do these things, and they can do it faster than you and better than you, so why not use robots to do it?"

Li Weiji said: "Yes." The robot does it, and I do it, and it doesn't affect each other. ”

"Aren't you tired, then?"

The same dialogue, but the speaker is reversed. Li Weiji felt funny, stopped talking, he cleaned up the dishes and chopsticks, and began to wash himself.

Since that day, Li Weiji vividly remembers the feeling of sweating and being content under the orange tree, and the sore muscles proved that he really existed more than comedy and games.

Genes determine what kind of person you may become, credit shows who you are now, and labor can mold you into the person you want to be. This is the meaning that Li Weiji has learned from labor.

Li Weiji, who was lying on the sofa, remembered many past events, and just as he was about to sigh that the past was like smoke and it was better to chew one, the neuronal network prompted him that a courier had arrived.

Unsurprisingly, it's the gaming pod.

Unexpectedly, the IPZ-127 was shipped along with the game cabin.

Li Weiji blocked the IPZ-127 in a maintenance suit at the door and asked, "Why are you here?" ”

"Ordered to install a gaming device for you."

IPZ-127's tone was a little naughty, and Li Weiji felt that something was not quite right, and asked, "In what capacity are you talking to me now?" ”

IPZ-127 looked unhappy but had to answer formally: "No. IPZ-127, it is now the preferred robot for single men's household use, and we will serve you sincerely." ”

"You're not a police officer anymore?"

"My superiors assigned me to be your home assistant, and I've been injected with the corresponding functional programs."

"But I don't need an assistant."

"You can need it."

"I really don't need to."

IPZ-127 tilted his head and pouted, "The objection is invalid." This is an advanced instruction and must be executed. ”

"I want to complain." Li Weiji was very unhappy, and this kind of unauthorized assignment of intelligent machines seriously violated the right to personal freedom.

IPZ-127 blinked, unconcerned about Li Weiji's threat.

"I want to complain." Li Weiji repeated.

IPZ-127 said, "yes, I'll wait." ”

Seeing IPZ-127's attitude, Li Weiji was really annoyed, he connected to the neuronal network, opened the complaint panel of the peace system, and then froze there.

IPZ-127 grinned and walked around Li Weiji and walked into the living room against the huge game pod.

"Don't be stunned, let's talk about where the game pod is installed."

Li Weiji looked at the notice sent by the Neuron Network Management Center sullenly, who could disobey [Deep Blue]'s instructions? Not only can it not be violated, but it is also impossible to ask the reason. Such regulations made Li Weiji want to buy a watermelon knife to cut the circuit connection of the IPZ-127, if he could buy it. Shaking his head and putting this unrealistic idea behind, Li Weiji pointed to the corner of the back of the living room and said, "Just install it there, I just cleaned it up last night." ”

IPZ-127 did not hesitate, the two eyes shot a laser to accurately punch four holes in the floor, and after a while, each of the four holes grew different pipes, the red pipe in the upper left corner is the power supply, the blue pipe in the upper right corner is the nutrient solution, the yellow pipe in the lower left corner is used to deal with the metabolic dirt, and the green pipe in the lower right corner is the fresh air system responsible for air inflow and exit.

IPZ-127 crouched on the ground to check the availability of the pipes, and after confirming that all the pipes were functioning properly, its two arms turned into octopus tentacles to suspend the huge game pod in the air, and after carefully comparing the positions, it lightly combined the game pod with the pipes, and with a click, the game pod landed smoothly, and the four pipes retracted into the ground, and the entire game pod seemed to grow directly on the floor.

The octopus tentacles flying all over the sky turned back into white and tender arms, and the slender fingers pinched the shoulder corners of the maintenance suit, and pulled it hard, and the maintenance suit turned into pieces of rags flying all over the sky, and Li Weiji was dumbfounded.

IPZ-127, which was a maintenance worker just now, changed its appearance in an instant, with a delicate face, thin-rimmed black-framed glasses, long hair and a shawl, a slightly loose white shirt wrapped around the delicate body to cover the buttocks just right, and slender legs were smooth and shiny.

Li Weiji looked at this seductive shape and retreated again and again.

The shape of IPZ-127 definitely matches Li Weiji's aesthetics, and he has dreamed of such a scene more than once: waking up in the morning, his beautiful wife is busy in the living room in his shirt, and he is watching at the door of his bedroom.

In that case, why did Li Weiji retreat? Because, all this is too much in line with his imagination. This means that IPZ-127's behavior is manipulated, deliberate, and false. It also means that your preferences are firmly in control. In an instant, Li Weiji's fantasy of his wife wearing her husband's shirt was shattered.

IPZ-127 didn't care what Li Weiji thought in his heart, the order it got was to appear in this face after installing the game pod, so it picked up the corner of its shirt and tiptoed a few steps in front of Li Weiji, and said softly: "It's lunch time soon, I can vote for your favorite lunch." ”

Li Weiji waved his hand listlessly and said, "No need, I'm not a picky eater." Since you're already my household assistant, you can go and sweep the dust, tidy up the clutter, and don't disturb me. ”

The playful IPZ-127 saluted, "Yes, sir. Then he walked out of his thighs and went to do the housework.

Li Weiji nestled in the sofa, this robot that suddenly appeared made him uneasy, what was the purpose of [Deep Blue] assigning it?

Surveillance? No, the whole world is under the surveillance of [Deep Blue], and there is no need to arrange additional robots.

Survey? It's impossible, all the information I know about the murder has been reported, and there's really nothing to investigate.

Reward? No, the bonus game pod is already in hand, and I've never heard of a police officer being rewarded as a home helper.

Ruling out the three most likely causes, Li Weiji was left with only a mess left in his mind.

"Buying a game pod caused a bunch of inexplicable things, does it imply that I can't play this game?" Li Weiji looked thoughtfully at the installed game cabin, the pitch-black cabin precipitated with deep light, full of temptation.

After struggling for ten minutes, Li Weiji still couldn't resist the charm of the game pod, he connected to the neuronal network and dialed the only stored account.

"What's the matter?" Simple and direct sound is fed back to Li Weiji's auditory system through bone conduction technology.

"Let's play the game."

"Wait for me."

Li Weiji hung up the communication, continued to nest in the sofa, silently counting his heartbeat, and when he counted to 756, he lifted the anti-theft system of the door, and a stout man pushed the door in.

The big man's name is Li Yi, and he is Li Weiji's only friend in the past ten years, half a head taller than Li Weiji, with thick eyebrows, big eyes, and a high nose, bulging temples, cheeks, and ribs on his arms. On the surface, it feels like there are muscles and no brains, but in fact, it is. But, but, but, the important thing to say three times, contrary to Li Weiji, who thinks he is the world's number one unlucky bastard, Li Yi is simply the chosen one, as long as he wants to do something, there is no failure. It is precisely because of this incomparably powerful aura that even Li Weiji is not so unlucky.

Li Weiji neither looked back nor got up, and restarted the anti-theft system, as if no one had ever come in the living room.

"You say, how good it is to open up the family authority to me, so that I don't have to turn off the anti-theft system every time." Li Yi opened the refrigerator in the living room, rummaged through it a few times, found half a pig's trotter, and gnawed on it without saying a word.

"Don't be delusional, my family authority is only open to my wife and children." Li Weiji sat up a little straighter, "Get me a bottle of water." Calling dad will give you family authority. ”

"Call Daddy and I'll give you water."

"Grandson."

"Who is the grandson called?"

Li Weiji said angrily: "You bite me." ”

Li Yi threw the water to Li Weiji and said with a smile: "Tiger poison does not eat children." ”

Li Weiji took a sip of water and said slowly: "You win two sentences." Now it's 3465:3466, and I'll still win. ”

Li Yi ignored it, pointed to the game cabin and asked, "Have you tried it?" ”

"Tried." Li Weiji said, "The sense of bringing in is very good, and the method of script interpretation is also very special, real and unreal, it is difficult to understand, after lunch, you can know it when you go in and try it." ”

It was said to be lunch, but in fact, it was a set meal uniformly supplied by the living area, and the conveyor belt was transported on time to the lunch boxes voted by the majority of residents. With a full stomach for food, it's a good time to take a nap. The two men stripped themselves naked and slipped into the game pod, turned on sleep mode, and prepared to take a dip in the game.

Seeing that the game pod was completely closed, IPZ-127, who was hiding in the bedroom and peeping, immediately reported to [Deep Blue]: "Number IPZ-127 has approached the target, waiting for follow-up instructions." ”

Moments later, a dark blue appeared in IPZ-127's eyes, and it looked left and right, smirking smugly.