As a result, Donghai City's foreign exchanges began to decrease significantly, and the Internet was full of remarks, and the number of people traveling abroad also decreased significantly.

An inexplicable sense of superiority appeared in the hearts of the residents of Tokai City. Under the planning of Zhang Yuan and others, they really felt that they were superior...... Members of the organization celebrate with each other. This situation is actually not too good, at least Donghai City, for the time being.

However, Zhang Yuan profoundly knows that the so-called xenophobia must establish a long-term sense of superiority, otherwise it will not be able to last for a long time.

What's more, another city that prohibits "cherry blossoms" is on the verge of collapse without their sense of superiority in Tokai City.

It is impossible for a city to fight against a world.

Zhang Yuan wrote in his diary: "Our city is too small, and under the influence of xenophobia, the population is decreasing, and the number of immigrants coming in is almost stagnant, which is not a good phenomenon." ”

"At present, the population size has plummeted to 1.5 million, and it is still decreasing...... The stagnation of the population is a very big hidden danger. ”

……

Seventh year.

The second city, which originally banned cherry blossoms, did not form a wave of populism, and began to repeal the original law and reopen "cherry blossoms", leaving only Tokai City, the only remaining city in the world.

This is another major blow to the members of the organization.

Even, with the slow migration of the population, Tokai City is in a precarious state.

Ideological exclusion means that influx will become more difficult. If there is geographical discrimination against other immigrants, including some elite immigrants, then the number of people who want to settle in the city will be much smaller, and who wants to be discriminated against for no reason?

Regarding the issue of public opinion in this regard, even Zhang Yuan has no way to control it. Populism is such a dangerous thing, it is impossible for him to control the minds of everyone in Tokai City, it is too difficult to detect.

And many local people can't stand the long-term scolding war, the population movement in this world is very simple, just make a report to the robot society, no one knows where you come from, and no one knows where you are going......

More and more people are choosing to flee this city on the cusp. After all, most people just want to live a peaceful life and not despise or be despised by others. It's okay to say that it's a year or two, but no one can stand it after a long time.

In the robot public care system, the number of babies born is determined according to the current population number.

If the population of the whole city is smaller, it means that the population of other cities is more. The number of babies born in the city will also be smaller, so that the total number of births in the world will remain the same.

"Tokai City" is in a dilemma of getting smaller and smaller......

Eighth year......

Year 9......

Zhang Yuan led all scientists to try to crack the code of the robot society and dismantle this social system from the depths of the roots. And members of the organization have defected again. These scientists were reluctant to overturn the existing system, and they did not believe that Zhang's radical plan was feasible.

After Zhang Yuan put in a lot of effort, he suddenly found that the so-called robot code was actually part of the code of Pangu Brain itself, and there was no possibility of cracking it at all. The virtual world is equivalent to a low-dimensional cage, and if he can crack the code, it is equivalent to being able to directly break through the virtual world, which is almost impossible.

The dawn of victory has never appeared, and the best result is not to let yourself retreat, but no matter how much effort you try, you can't take a single step forward, and you can't spread your thoughts to other cities.

As the years passed, the world did not get any better, but only got worse and worse, which could not help but plunge everyone into internal suspicion.

People who did not have enough faith left the team one by one......

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Twelfth year.

“…… I just went to the climbing camp on Mount Everest, and there are indeed a lot fewer people climbing there than before. Ma Mingtao carried a travel bag on his back, walked down the subway station in the dust, wiped the sweat on his face, and sighed: "In other cities, I don't even dare to say that I am from Donghai City...... Regional discrimination is really getting worse. ”

“…… They were playing the games we made and watching what our city had created, but as soon as they heard that it was the people of Tokai City, if it weren't for the robots nearby, they would have been about to fight. It's like a life and death enemy, hey, what is this! ”

"But fortunately, our city has persevered until now, and there is finally a place to stay."

"How's going on over there?"

Listening to Ma Mingtao's story, even Zhang Yuan himself was slightly confused, but he quickly cheered up again and said in a low voice: "A few more experts have left the team. They just want to live a peaceful life...... Some people give up, some people are still holding on. The dawn of victory never appeared, and defeat should be a high probability. ”

"Really? Someone will always go. Ma Mingtao put down his backpack and sat on a chair in the subway station, "It's just you...... will insist on being the enemy of the whole world. 1.1 million people, to fight against more than 3 billion? ”

"But I feel more and more that what you did was right, and the more places you walked, the more you were able to appreciate the different changes in the past few years...... Cultural production in most cities has stopped, and a few drunks have fallen on the road. Although there were drunk people in this category in the past, there are especially many of them now. They can't control their emotions anymore and drink too much when they drink. ”

"And that kind of girl...... You know, they like to sit on a chair in the park and eat candy. Eating a little glucose can make the body tremble slightly, and it is easy to tell the difference. ”

"Just say hello to them and you can easily go to the hotel, which would have been unimaginable in the past. Under the magnification of cherry blossoms, the psychological pleasure of mixing shame and guilt is more intense than eating a little glucose......"

Zhang Yuan smiled bitterly: "Many of our men in Donghai City were attracted to the past because of this...... The beautiful little girl sticks it upside down, who doesn't like it. Therefore, the outflow of population will be more and more, especially some students who have just graduated, and as soon as they leave the school gate, they will leave for other cities. ”

"But is that really good?" Ma Mingtao sighed in a low voice, after so many years, he is no longer the young man in his twenties.

When you walk enough places, there is always a series of thoughts.

"Humans are like beasts, full of low-grade tastes. Dreams, a word that belongs exclusively to human beings, and the rest of the animals do not have dreams, what is the difference between people who have dreams and people who do not have dreams...... Sometimes when you return to Tokai City, you will feel that subtle tranquility. ”

Ma Mingtao was silent for a while, and then asked, "Next, what other plans do you have?" ”

"Let's go, don't think so much about it yet, let's go home!" Zhang Yuan patted him on the shoulder and walked in front of the road.

The sun was setting, the fiery clouds in the sky seemed very quiet, and the sun was about to leave. But the next day, it will rise on time, and it will never miss the appointment.

Back at home, Wang Nana burned a table of dishes, and the four members of the small family, each with their own thoughts, had not gathered together to eat together for a long time.

The two tortoises, which have been raised since graduation, have grown to the size of a washbasin over such a long period of time that they can eat a lot of vegetables in one meal.

However, in the 12 years since "Sakura" appeared, the world has changed dramatically.

There is no hero in the world who can turn the tide, and neither can Zhang Yuan.

Wang Nana couldn't help crying as she ate.

Everyone was silent and did not speak.

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