The 213 survival base is a medium-sized space base that can accommodate 600,000 people to live and work. After the implementation of the new economic reform policy, it was classified as a fourth-class city. Of course, if we talk about the conditions in the past, it is believed that it can be divided into at least second-class cities. Because it also has a large number of man-made landscapes and commercial and entertainment facilities inside, the living place is not small. There are even a few wealthy people who have a certain reputation in all civilizations from here.

But after being divided into fourth-class cities, everything began to redistribute resources according to the specifications of fourth-class cities. The beautiful man-made landscaping was first dismantled for maintenance, then demolished and replaced with simple houses that were easy to build and dismantle. Some of the indigenous people moved to higher cities, while others were forced to move into fifth-class cities. Only about one-fifth of the remaining indigenous people remain.

A large number of foreign populations poured into the 213 survival base, so it truly became a fourth-class city. In the beginning, there was a strong dissatisfaction with this, and there were several violent clashes between the foreign population and the indigenous people. But as time passed, those conflicts never reappeared. Even people are starting to settle for what they are in.

"In any case, we have not been reduced to a fifth-class city. Although our premises are small, we have a fairly adequate supply of energy, and sometimes we can occasionally go to the robot restaurant and enjoy a standard meal cooked by a robot chef. Municipal facilities are always maintained by special personnel, so we don't need to take time out to do voluntary labor by ourselves. We still have games to play, and if we are lucky enough to get a certain piece of equipment and sell it at a high price, or if we are appreciated by our boss at work, we may be able to move to a third-class city after a promotion and a raise. There is always hope in life, so what are we not satisfied with? ”

No one can deny that hope, though slim, is there. Almost everyone can tell a few such cases, such as a friend, a relative, a classmate, etc., who, after hard work, succeeded in achieving a level increase and was allowed to move from a fourth-class city to a third-class or second-class city. For a long time, it is this kind of story that inspires people to continue to struggle, and inspires people to endure the harsh reality of the environment.

But for Strong, it's all over.

Due to the lack of resources, the average temperature in Base 213 is only 19 degrees Celsius, which is not cold, but it is always slightly cool. The artificial air created by the air circulation system blew weakly, and because of the lack of cleaning, there was a strange smell mixed in with it, but it was not clear what it was.

Strong was carrying a briefcase in his hand, and his body was still clean and tidy, but the color was no longer bright, but it looked a little shabby. He stood on the edge of the corridor in a daze, looking at the somewhat chaotic central square below, and a voice kept shouting in his heart: "Jump, jump down, and everything is over!" ”

The roar of his boss still seemed to echo in his ears, and there was a slight stinging pain in his left cheek that had been slammed by the document. He's forgotten how he left the company and got here, all he knows is that he's lost his job. Messed up on your own.

Although his salary has shrunk a lot compared to more than a year ago, this is still the only source of income to maintain his family's survival, and it is also the only basis for his family to gain a foothold in a fourth-class city instead of falling into a fifth-class city. In order to be able to meet the challenges of work with the fullest mental state, every morning before four o'clock, my wife has to get up to prepare breakfast for herself, and lunch has to walk seven or eight kilometers to the company, and all the housework is taken care of, and I have never let myself waste a little thought on irrelevant affairs. Even the young daughter will come over to help her beat her shoulder very sensibly after she goes home.

I am a family, and I am the only support for my wife and daughter. And now, having screwed it up on its own, it's all over.

Strong didn't dare to go home, to face his wife's expectant gaze, or to meet his daughter's disappointment in him. The tragic anticipation of the future made him a little desperate, and he didn't even dare to think about what he would do if he really wanted to move to a fifth-class city.

I heard that the average temperature in fifth-class cities is only 11 degrees Celsius.

I heard that the consumption of household resources in fifth-class cities is strictly consumed, and whether it is drinking water or electricity, it needs to be carefully calculated.

I heard that the hospitals in the fifth-class cities are a bunch of scum who have been eliminated by the school, they do not learn and have no skills, and even a simple minor operation may kill people.

I've heard that even playing games in fifth-tier cities is restricted because it consumes resources.

I heard that there is no landscape in the fifth-class cities, and that people need to take time out of their own time to participate in voluntary labor to maintain the operation of municipal facilities, and I heard that the air in the fifth-class cities is full of bad smells......

I heard, I heard......

Strong put down his handbag, straightened his shirt one last time, climbed over the railing, and jumped off. The people let out an exclamation and then gathered around to point their fingers. The police soon arrived, quickly removed Strong's body, and the blood was removed, so the people dispersed and everything went as usual.

In the cold morgue, a woman who was not very old, but her face was already wrinkled, and a little girl stumbled in, looking at the cold corpse in front of her, tears gushed out like an uncontrollable flow of water.

At this moment, Base 213 is in another place.

The small dwelling was full of laughter, and even the owner who had always been stingy turned on the air filtration and temperature control equipment in the lavish way. The small tables are also filled with a variety of fine foods, which are not even available on major festivals.

"There's hope for everybody." The man's neckline was open, his face was full of red from too much alcohol intake, and his tongue seemed to be unstraight, making his voice a little vague: "As long as we work hard, one day our boss will notice us, and the promotion of the level will be a matter of course." We're waiting for you at Base 119. When we all move to the third-class city, we will have another reunion to celebrate. ”

One guest said with envy: "It's not so easy to get a promotion and a raise." I just hope that my job doesn't go wrong, it's enough not to get fired by my boss, and I can't even think of moving to a third-class city. ”

Another guest said, "Have you heard?" A man jumped off the building in the square on Sixth Street today. I heard that he messed up a thing because of continuous overtime, too much work pressure, and delirium, well, it seems that he miscalculated a data, causing the company to lose millions of human coins, and then the boss fired him directly. ”

"Alas...... Dismissal, this will leave a stain on his resume, and I'm afraid no other company will dare to hire him in the future. He had to move to a fifth-class city, relying on some lowest-level jobs to barely support himself. ”

"It's better to jump straight from a height than to move to a fifth-class city and do the most dangerous and dirty jobs. It's a hundred. ”

"Don't talk about that, come on, drink and drink."

"Congratulations, congratulations, ......"

New Saturn orbits, Xinghui Group headquarters.

Xinghui Group has an independent survival base. Of course, the so-called independence is not in an absolute sense, but because most of the people who live here are employees of Xinghui Group, or are inextricably linked to Xinghui Group. Over time, people no longer call this place by the official number, but directly call it Xinghui Base.

It is one of the seventy-three first-class cities on a par with the capital city. To allow their own company to occupy a city alone, the strength of Xinghui Group can be seen.

Zhou Yueshan was lying on the back of a wide seat in the most comfortable position, and in front of him was a slightly obese middle-aged man.

"Mr. Zhou, this is the third time I've visited you, I don't know how you think about my proposal?"

Zhou Yueshan's eyes flashed, but his face was full of indifference: "Advisor Li, you should know very well that the current head of state, Shen Qingyuan, is my son-in-law, and I really have no reason to turn my back on him and turn to support the previous head of state, Nikel." In the history of our human civilization, there is no precedent for a former head of state to abdicate and then succeed the head of state after a few terms, and there is a great risk in this. ”

The obese man who was called Consultant Li said with a smile: "Mr. Zhou, as far as I know, the main assets of your Xinghui Group are mainly real estate - it is precisely because of your outstanding vision that you decisively took action to annex and acquire these assets when the policy was still unclear, and your company was able to develop to its current scale." And you should know very well that Shen Qingyuan is a staunch regressor, and once there is a breakthrough in basic technology, he will inevitably lead the entire civilization back to the solar system. At that point, the real estate on which you are based will be worthless. ”

Zhou Yueshan said with a smile: "The breakthrough of basic science and technology, no one can say this kind of thing." ”

"But it's a risk after all, isn't it? Compared to Shen Qingyuan, Mr. Nickel does not think that returning to the solar system is the best option for us. Is it really necessary for our human civilization to sacrifice one or even several generations for the sole purpose of the continuation of civilization? If a civilization does not even have the capacity to benefit the present generation, what is the need for it to exist? ”

Zhou Yueshan still smiled faintly and did not speak. Advisor Lee continued, "You should know how broad and strong the popular support for Mr. Nikkor's views is that this is the strongest backing for Mr. Nikkor to seek succession. ”