Time is ticking, and something has appreciated.

For example, coins that have long been out of circulation, stamps that have no known purpose, and inexplicable calligraphy and paintings. Even some jars that have been fed to dogs, jars that have been licked by cats.

Time is ticking, and something has depreciated.

For example, a handful of pills, a few newspapers, a few packets of dusty snacks piled on the table, standing at the entrance of the alley desperately applying grease and powder to cover up aging women. And, there's Rey.

The 22-year-old was born in the Western Province of the Holy Tower and now lives and works in Lekou City, the Central Province of the Eastern Kingdom.

More than 200 years ago, the province of Eiffel Tower was still called France, and it was definitely a time when you can make your mouth water when you think about it now.

It is said that at that time, the French only had to stop in a random big city in the central province to show their French identity, stand tall as French, let the sun shine on their golden hair, and let their faces be full of French romantic and amorous smiles. And then, and then it's all right. The girls in the central province will pounce desperately, and they can't get rid of it.

Rey still has the blonde and blue-eyed appearance of a native of northwestern France, and still has a yearning for an oriental girl, but he has depreciated.

That blue planet, just over 200 turns, the world has undergone earth-shaking changes. The world has changed from 195 sovereign states to two federal states, the Holy Kingdom of the West ruled by the Lady of Liberty and the Kingdom of the East ruled by the Great Wall Kingdom. They divided the world equally, and the original territories of the two countries naturally became the central provinces of their new empires.

It doesn't matter if you are the tower country or the kangaroo country in the west, the cherry blossom country or the curry country in the east, it is only a province of the new empire. And what's worse is that these places that don't belong to the central province are considered rural.

As a result, Rey went from a romantic and charming Frenchman more than 200 years ago to a hillbilly who wanted to squeeze into the Central Province.

Time passes, but some things remain the same.

"Do you have a room?" The beautiful Oriental girl sitting across from Rey is adding sugar to her coffee.

"Uh...... I'm renting a house. Rey touched his blonde hair in embarrassment.

The soft lights of the café spilled down, and the blonde hair was even more dazzling. However, the girl is obviously not interested in these.

"So, you always have a quantum car, right?" The girl took a sip of her coffee.

"Uh...... I, I've sat on. ”

"Sitting?" The girl raised her head, staring at Rey with sparkling black eyes, as if Rey was an animal that could only be seen in the countryside.

"Quantum cars are not a rarity. In our Lekou City, we are almost getting one. The girl said lightly.

This is the fourth time that Rey has gone on a blind date at a café this year. It's the same plot trend as the first three times, and even the order of the questions is the same. Alas, some things just don't change over time.

There should be one last question left. Rey thought to himself.

"How much do you have in deposit?"

Sure enough, here's the problem! Only this time even you have become you.

"I have ...... Almost 140,000 Great Wall coins. ”

"140,000 ???" The girl suddenly raised a pitch, as if 140,000 was an extremely funny number.

"Mr. Rey, I'll get it straight. As a native of Central Province for three generations, my parents would have only accepted locals, or Central Province people from the West. However, I am not such a material person. The girl's cherry mouth opened and closed, and the official language was more standard than what the foreign teacher read when Rey was learning Oriental language.

"But, as a security officer who is not on the staff, your conditions are too poor. It's not that I love vanity, it's just that you don't have anything! I don't feel safe. The girl said without the slightest hesitation.

Nothing? Hah, Rey smiled wryly. It took me 4 years of hard work to save 140,000 Great Wall coins, and it became transparent.

"Although Lekou City is not the imperial capital, it is a city in the central province after all. A two-bedroom house here costs 1 million Great Wall coins, to say the least. A small quantum car also costs 300,000 Great Wall coins. There is also food and clothing, longevity fund, memory management ......"

Rey silently looked at the girl in front of him, only to see the cherry gushing endlessly, but what was said, Rey didn't tell anymore, anyway, after three questions, it turned yellow, exactly the same as the first three times. God, did the blond Westerners who were in this land more than 200 years ago need three questions? Wrong. Yes, need a question?

“…… Green travel channels, genetic modification costs, appropriate entertainment consumption...... All of this requires Great Wall Coins! "The girl is finally finished.

"Alright, Mr. Rey." The girl patted her handbag next to the sofa.

Rey knew it was over. I'm about to say goodbye.

"I have one more question." The girl didn't get up right away.

Rey's eyes suddenly widened and he stared at the girl across the table. The sudden change in style of painting was unexpected by Rey.

"Do you have an invitation to Time Games? If you have, I'd be happy to continue the conversation with you. The girl's eyes lit up.

"Time Games? What is that? Rey's cobalt-blue eyes were full of confusion.

"Huh?" The girl stabbed to her feet and patted the hem of her skirt hard, as if Rey was some kind of dirty thing.

"You don't even know about the Time Game Workshop." The girl's voice was full of disdain, and she casually hung the bag on her shoulder, "You're so old-fashioned! The girl walked out of the café without looking back.

The fourth, alas. Although he knows that most of the young girls in Lekou City are like this, Rey has always had a trace of fantasy, in case there is a girl who doesn't love gold coins and loves blonde hair, then not only can she harvest love, but also solve the matter of naturalization?

"Pay the bill." Rey stood up from the couch.

"Hello sir, a total of 840 Great Wall coins." The waiter robot glides slowly over and makes an uninhibited sound.

"What? Why is it so expensive? You're a robot that divides people, right? I'm not from the Central Province, so you just increase the price? ”

"You misunderstood sir. Although I am a robot, it is produced in the city of Blue Lake, Central Province. The robot said proudly.

"What about what Blue Lagoon produces? Do you want to say that the waiter robots produced in Blue Lake City are all childless? Rey deliberately accented the waiter robot.

"Nope. Sir, the focus is not on the waiter robots, the focus is on the Central Province. As a member of the Central Province, I naturally treat the guests with fair prices, and I am not deceived by children. "The robot deliberately added an accent when talking about the central province.

Chuo Province Chuo Province! This tattered robot dares to claim to be a member of the Central Province. This robot dares to discriminate against itself.

"Sir, you're consuming the best elephant coffee in our shop, plus your cross-border GST, so it will seem a little expensive?"

"Cross-border GST? How much do you receive? ”

"Mr. 40%. 300 cups of coffee, a total of two cups, that is, 600 Great Wall Coins, plus 240 Great Wall Coins for cross-border consumption tax, so a total of 840 Great Wall Coins. After the robot finished speaking, he actually made a smiling face.

“40%？ Why do you collect so high? I am right to make cross-border purchases, but the tax rate will decrease according to the number of years of employment. I've been working here for a year, but you still charge the highest tax rate of 40%, and you dare to say that you are not a bully? ”

"What? Have you been working for a year? The robot made a big look of surprise.

"This is my identity crystal." Rey pulled a sparkling blue crystal out of his pocket.

Every citizen of today's world is accompanied by a piece of quantum crystal on the day they are born. Your place of birth, place of origin, family members, school history, work experience, etc. will be automatically recorded, and every Great Wall coin you earn (called female in the Western Holy Country. The official exchange rate is one to one. But no matter what currency you use to exchange for another, you will always lose) every Great Wall Coin you spend is realized through crystals. You must also use Quantum Crystals in your communication with every friend and family. To put it simply, the quantum crystal in 2237 AD is equivalent to the ID card plus mobile phone plus file plus bank card more than 200 years ago, etc., which can be said to be omnipotent from heaven to earth.

"Well, it's been a year of work." The robot said as he pressed the crystal to the quantum scanner on his chest.

"And how much should I pay?" Rey looked at the Blue Lagoon robot playfully.

"840 Great Wall Coins, sir."

"You...... Are you broken? Why don't I add some oil to you? ”

"Sir, you should know that the calculation of cross-border excise tax can be based on the number of years of service or the assessment of you."

"Oh?" Rey touched the tip of his nose, as if he could judge by the results of the assessment.

"According to my assessment, although you have been working in Lekou City for a year, you are not familiar with your city at all, and your knowledge of the city is equivalent to a new ding, so you have to pay according to the highest consumption tax rate of 40%."

"On what basis did you make an assessment?" Rey was furious. "That's not right! What should you say? Even if it was possible to assess the consumption tax rate for the foreign population, that was something that only human beings could do. You are a stupid iron piece, how can you evaluate it? ”

"Sir, I am a robot produced in Blue Lake City, Central Province. It produces not only the best quality robots in the world, but also the most powerful robots in the world. So......" The robot looked at Rey and blinked.

"Spend 840 Great Wall coins, thank you for your patronage." The robot handed the brushed blue crystal to Rey, "Of course I have the right!" ”

"You...... Look at the way you look, you're almost an adult when you put on a skin. Rey angrily withdrew the crystal and said to the robot that was about to turn away, "What did you rely on to evaluate?" ”

"You don't even know about Time Games!" The robot walked far away and a loud voice came.

It's Time Game Shop again, what the hell is that?

"You're corny!" The muffled buzzing of the robot came slowly.