At night, in a room with the lights turned off, curtains automatically and completely block out external light to make the darkness of the night more thorough. Luo Wei didn't choose a noise-free sleep mode that was completely isolated from the outside environment. Because the hovering car does not need to run by rubbing the road, the noise is very small, but faintly, the sound of whistling air is still transmitted through the external sound port. A little noise, in fact, can help the 22nd century modern people who love to be cranky at night to sleep.

"The patriarch Luo Min once said, 'If you don't become an apostle, you have to live a different life; It's because I want to live a different life, so I make proper use of this accidentally acquired power.' Yuci and I will not give up our choices just because we are apostles, or because of some constraints. Although this sounds very selfish, I hope that in the future, Xiaowei and Yanyan will also make a choice that they will not regret. Echoing in his mind at the dinner table, Luo Jie's confession, Luo Wei looked at the ceiling in the dark, thinking about his future choices.

The 22nd century, the century of the new humanity – the "new humanity" here does not refer to an apostle with a specific power, but to the self-proclaimed name of many human beings who are keen to "find their true selves". Today, with the great change of values, many people have become more and more adaptable under the evolution of generations in the modern jungle. Like Luo Wei's family, Luo Jie, and jade porcelain, there are actually many cases, and Ai Shuyin's family next door is also in such a similar situation.

Modern people, who have long been starving, are forced by life to choose very few jobs they don't like, and most people have already chosen or changed jobs completely based on personal preferences. Thanks to further advances in automation, intelligent AI has long since taken over most of the tedious tasks of humans. Even some jobs, such as lawyers, teachers, etc., are not unavailable. However, some of the work is still preserved because there are still some people who are looking for satisfaction in this kind of work, and because this kind of work is "not completely filled with cold procedural logic and lacks human nature".

The change in the overall values of society and the job position, the pursuit of more "freedom" seems to have become the goal of modern people who have become "bored" due to the lack of basic jobs, and more advocated. As a result, modern people have become more and more imprudent in dealing with the simple word "family".

Is it better or worse to go on like this?

Does complete "freedom" make human beings, on the other hand, completely slaves to "freedom"?

Luo Wei thought with his little basic knowledge of modern society, but he couldn't think of a reason. Who will you become? "Mortal warriors"? "Apostle"? … Live the life of an ordinary person? Change, or continue with the choice of his father? Familialist? Liberals?

Luo Wei didn't have an answer, and the age of thirteen still allowed him to be confused. But the chaos of his thoughts made him really sleepless - even if the room was dark, and from time to time there was a sleep-friendly "city white noise" in his ears.

Lowe clicked on his microcomputer and flipped through the campus homepage, trying to interrupt his heavy thoughts.

On the campus homepage, the huge "top image sticker" took the lead in rushing out of the microcomputer——

"The Saints Cup-Academy selection is still due on the 2nd, please register and fill in your personal information as soon as possible if you have not yet registered, but are eager to participate! Don't wait, the next Grail of Saints won't be back until three years away! Come on! Become a hero and prove that you are one of the top 10! ——Thanks to this sponsor - Yuyong Fashion; Black Luan Elixir; Beijing Black Star Soft Drink. The "2" of the deadline is highlighted in a larger font size, and it is even more dazzling with a dazzling fluorescent color.

At the bottom of the video post, the poster is signed by Yiqi, vice president of the student management committee and propaganda committee. After the payment, it is also followed by the official logo of the white quill pen of the student management association.

"It's her again! But," Rowe muttered, pouting subconsciously. However, Luo Wei suddenly fell into a trance again, and looked at his right hand under the blind fire of the black light. He remembered the slippery touch on recruitment day.

"Why is your face so slippery... Girls! Luo Wei sighed. Realizing that he had taken advantage, he suddenly felt better.

"Oh, I almost forgot, I haven't signed up yet!"

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In the morning, the first rays of the rising sun shone on Rovi's bed through the window that had become open as the sleep mode ended.

Luo Wei, who doesn't like to study, extended the eight-day sick leave that was originally applied for by his sister Luo Yan due to an injury and coma, by another day. Anyway, wait until the Saints-Academy tryouts and then go to class. Luo Wei silently found a reason for himself in his heart, anyway... It should be late by now, too.

Moving his somewhat stiff neck and stretching, Rowe sat up.

"It's time for me to train too, I've fallen too far behind in my martial arts practice!"

Luo Wei walked out of the room, and at the dining table, he saw a bowl of noodles, and a note that was kept—

"Xiao Wei, mom and dad should leave again because of work. You wake up late, and if the noodles are cold, remember to warm them up, although they will not taste good... In your account, your mother deposited 40,000 federal coins for you, if you want to buy anything, go buy it, don't save it. When you don't have enough money, call your mom again. Love you! ”

Looking down at the note, Luo Wei stood silently, not saying a word.

He looked at the bowl of noodles that were still warm—sliced beef, fried eggs, green onions, coriander, thin white and soft noodles, golden noodle soup...

"Grunt...", the scent caused a physiological reaction to Rowe's hunger.

"I still can't make my mother's noodles..."Luo Wei, who doesn't like Chinese food very much, the only exception may be this bowl of noodles that are full of weight, delicious and delicious, and contain something else...

Luo Wei sat down, put his chopsticks together, and gobbled it up.

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Two days later, in the Silver Apostle Academy, the campus was decorated with blue and white striped flags, and in the center of the banner was the Platinum Cup of Saints surrounded by twelve silver stars.

The twelve silver stars symbolize the twelve super-large federations, alliances, and nations participating in the Saints Cup. Nowadays, with the exception of some countries that still maintain the tradition of the state system, most regions and continents have moved towards the national union and federal system, and regionalization is becoming more and more obvious. The larger land area and ocean area make the resources better planned and more conducive to the development and evolution of human civilization. The Twelve Silver Stars include five federations, three alliances, and four nations.

The Saint Platinum Cup has a complex pattern, and each line of the pattern symbolizes the representative culture of the Federation, Alliance, and Country where the Twelve Silver Stars are located from ancient times to the present. The Sphinx, the Great Wall, the Code of Hammurabi, the Ancient Greek Temple, the Statue of Liberty, the Arc de Triomphe, Big Ben, the Taj Mahal, the Ten Commandments... These cultural symbols are hidden in the patterns engraved on the platinum cups of saints, harmoniously blending and not opposing each other.

The apostolic cadets roared with joy, they ran and laughed on campus, and cheers rang out from time to time in the classrooms of the teaching building. In the past few days of the student selection competition, the Silver World Apostle Academy will not be in class, which is why Luo Wei chose to step on the point and only arrived at the school today - he can skip classes again.

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The academy selection competition will be held in the Apostle Teaching and Training Hall, which is not a grand scale of the Silver Planet Training Hall, which can fully accommodate nearly 3,500 spectators in the whole school.

The Saints-Academy Trials stage adopts a knockout format, and the last 10 players will have a captain's battle. The number of applicants for the knockout competition is 320 each year, and the first 300 places will be qualified for the competition; For the last 20 places, a registration preference system will be adopted to prevent too many applicants. The evaluation team selected by the student management committee is responsible for the selection, and the team will conduct a comprehensive evaluation based on the other academic achievements of the enrolled students, the results of the Shengneng practical course, and even those who have previous participation experience, and the evaluation method, process and results will be fully disclosed.

"Fortunately, I signed up for the 299th place, otherwise with my grades..."Luo Wei embarrassedly touched the stud in his left ear. Almost, the crazy words that I let go in front of Iggie were stillborn before I even started to do it...

"In the process, you can also familiarize yourself with that strange holy energy." Luo Wei thought silently.

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As soon as he entered the venue of the Apostle Teaching and Training Hall, the deafening sound of the closed hall swept in.

"There are so many people..."Luo Wei smacked his mouth and sighed. The seats in the stadium were almost completely full, and there were more empty seats, which were the leaders and contestants in the northeast corner. Luo Wei also knew the different positions he was sitting in when he read the instructions for the competition, so he separated from Luo Yan before entering the venue. Luo Yan went to her playmate and sat down.

On the two rows of the leader's seat, there were either gray-haired old men, bald middle-aged people or irritable middle-aged women, and Luo Wei consciously took a detour at a distance and sat in the seat where the designated number was displayed.

"Number 299." Lowe found his place, and number 299 was almost at the highest point in the arena. At the handle, there is a sponsored drink provided by the "Beijing Black Star Soft Drink Group". The taste of the drink is very humane, and when it is reported on the Luowei website, it asks for registration information. Drinks will be added on match days. The competition lasts for eight days, and in the middle of the competition, participants can choose to change the taste of the drink on the website of the registration information, and change it every half day at most. If you forget to fill it in, or if you default to it, you will be sent plain water.

"Blueberry sports drink." Luo Wei picked up the sealing cup and took a closer look. The sealing material is made of organic materials that can be quickly degraded, which is very environmentally friendly, and after the seal is opened, it can be sealed again, and the sealing is very strong and will not leak. It's also easy to open – press your finger down on the button and the closure opens automatically. Luo Wei had little contact with drinks in the past, and he didn't know much about Black Star soft drinks. In the course of the practice of martial artists, it is forbidden to come into contact with these things. But in the past few days, Rowe has to play, and he thinks it's good to get in touch with these things and take the opportunity to relax. But he still limits the number of times he drinks.

"Hmm... The taste is good, and it seems that there is still a way out for domestic drinks. Luo Wei took a sip and commented in a low voice.

"Really? If you like it, it's fine. "A boy with long hair, pale blue and white, and a slightly round face, but with a very pleasant appearance and smile, a young man of about fourteen years old, stood next to the vacant seat at No. 300 on the side of Luo Min's aisle.

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