Chapter 40: The Mayfly Society
Further following Lin Yuxiu, shuttling between the stairs and the houses, the front and back, the left and right, the feet, and the top of the head are all dense and disgustingly monotonous cube buildings, like a labyrinth shrouded in uneasy emotions.
But Yi Ersan did see "another rule".
The people here are generally very thin, both the elderly and children look malnourished, and the same is true of the women who should be young and beautiful, except for the women who are clearly "doing business", the rest of the women are worried about their clothing and nutrition. Moreover, the clothes are shabby, and it is almost impossible to find people without patches or holes in their clothes, and some people's clothes are even made from a piece of rag.
Hungry, ragged, and lifeless, this was Yi Ersan's first feeling.
"For a pound of rice, they are willing to roll the sheets with you a few times." Lin Yuxiu's words recalled in his mind.
"Not everyone is as happy as you see." The old leader's words were finally understood.
The social contribution of all people at birth is 60 points, and as long as they do not commit crimes, their social contribution will not be reduced, and they can be guaranteed to receive a minimum of daily necessities.
This is Yi Ersan's common sense, and it is also the world that he has seen in the past. But why are the people here clearly undernourished and under-resourced?
"You've got 'why' written all over your face." Lin Yuxiu said with a little sarcasm, and it could be seen that she was quite tired. Walking down nearly a thousand steps, everyone will be tired.
The two of them are resting in a ruined and ruined house, the grass inside and outside the house is reborn, a tall tree is tilting into the air, the huge canopy forms a large area of shadow, and the overall environment is full of a sense of age.
Yi Ersan had changed back into his regular clothes, although he was tattered from the previous explosion, but it was better than wearing a slip dress, he was already fed up with being looked at strangely by nearly a hundred people.
"I can't think of a reason for this here." Yi Ersan said bluntly.
"Actually, there is no reason, everything is according to the rules." Lin Yuxiu continued, "If you want to talk about the reason, all the residents here are one-star social contributors. ”
"Then why ......" Yi Ersan suddenly realized a problem and froze for a moment, "At least ......"
That's right, the one-star contribution is the reason for the current situation of the wall-based village! The "minimum" in "minimum supplies and resources for life" is the problem!
At this time, Yi Ersan remembered that he had never seen someone with only one star in social contribution! Because the minimum standard for a two-star is 65 points for social contribution, as long as you graduate from high school, find a job, or join the army, you can easily reach the two-star standard! It's hard to imagine anyone who can't even meet the two-star standard!
"People here have almost no opportunities to receive government-certified education, and most of them do not have stable jobs, and simple manual labor and low-tech jobs are done by robots, and the jobs that require manpower are all highly educated jobs." Lin Yuxiu stretched her waist, showing the curve of her chest and waist, "The one-star contribution is only the minimum to ensure that you can 'survive', and only those who are above two stars can have no worries about food and clothing." ”
“……”
"That's what we want you to see, the real world."
Looking at the wide world, the sky seems to be within reach but dare not reach out, and the towering buildings support the caves, but they are like tombstones, exuding a sad atmosphere. Between the high-rise buildings, on the opposite side of the extreme distance is also the village on the wall, vaguely white and green embedded in the cave wall, it seems that there is also a self somewhere, also looking at this side.
The heart is empty, scared, ashamed, for the shallow self, for the self-hypnosis that is boring, in order to tell the past self, to Zhou Nan, to the old leader, endless remorse.
After that, Yi Ersan followed Lin Yuxiu in silence and continued to move forward, and asked silently: "How many one-star contributors are there?" ”
"I don't know, but a rough estimate is probably around two million, mainly concentrated in large and medium-sized cities." Lin Yuxiu walked on the stairs, and her movements were already very difficult, "Due to the short development time of the agricultural development town, almost all of the population is engaged in agriculture and light industry, so the social contribution can reach two stars. In cities at the county and city level, because almost all of them have existed for more than a hundred years, people with insufficient social contribution have slowly gathered together for various reasons, and there are not enough social resources for them and their descendants to get the opportunity to increase their contribution. ”
"You seem to know a lot about the things in the wall......"
"Because I'm from Kagami Village."
"But aren't you working in the research institute of the Dadi Group? It was also said that there was no opportunity to receive education in Bishang Village......"
"Even in Bishang Village, there are still one or two compliant schools, and there will always be some geniuses out of a million people." Lin Yuxiu stopped, turned around on the stairs, brushed a strand of hair, and showed a sparkling smile, "For example, me." ”
Yi Ersan smiled awkwardly, he no longer knew what kind of character the woman in front of him was.
After that, passing through an alley less than a meter between the two houses, there was a courtyard surrounded by a rusty iron fence with scattered rose stems. The courtyard was a boxy room that was indistinguishable from the rest of the supplies, not too deserted, but not too tidy either.
"We're here." Lin Yuxiu pushed open the low iron gate on the fence and made a squeaky sound.
"This is your organization's base?"
"It's just an entrance." Lin Yuxiu said, the key was inserted into the keyhole, and as a trace of rust fell on the door, the door opened, and the dim interior appeared in front of him.
A table, three chairs, a lamp on the ceiling, and then there was nothing in this living room. There was a faint musty smell in the air, and it was certain that no one had been here in a while.
The living room has a kitchen and sink on one side and a bedroom on the other, the only one bedroom. In the bedroom, a bed covered with sheets and quilts, a small wardrobe, and a set of tables and chairs placed against the wall can be described as the same as the living room.
"Go to bed." Lin Yuxiu said and threw the duffel bag in her hand on the bed.
"Huh?" Yi Er San was stunned.
"I said, go to bed." Lin Yuxiu said, already sitting on the bed, looking at Yi Ersan and patting the bed, "Hurry up." ”
"That's not good."
Lin Yuxiu looked at Yi Ersan with an insect-looking look, and complained: "What are you thinking?" ”
"You, you, what are you trying to do, I'm not here to ...... with you"
"This is the entrance."
"Huh?" Yi Er San was stunned, only to find that Lin Yuxiu hadn't even taken off her shoes, so she pretended to smirk, and then climbed into bed.
Lin Yuxiu's hand reached under the head of the bed, and then the bed suddenly tilted, and a hole suddenly appeared in the ground under the bed, and the two slid into the cave.
It was an arc-shaped slide that could only accommodate one person to slide, so Lin Yuxiu, who entered the hole later, pressed his butt on the head of Yi Ersan, who was in the first hole, and maintained an awkward position.
About five seconds later, maybe after sliding twenty meters, Yi Ersan fell on the cushion and came to a bright room with a large area, and then Lin Yuxiu sat on Yi Ersan with his ass.
Lin Yuxiu stood up with a blushing face.
Yi Ersan also got up with a red face, and he didn't know if his nose was hit or his soul was impacted, in short, he had a nosebleed. He looked around, and there was no furniture in the room of about ten square meters, except for a door on the left side, although some small holes in the corner seemed to reveal that it was a poison gas chamber.
Lin Yuxiu pushed open the door: "This way." ”
Suddenly, a man jumped out, spread his arms, and cheered: "Welcome to the Mayfly Society!" ”
What appeared in front of Yi Ersan was Ye Xuan with a smile on his face.
Yi Ersan and Lin Yuxiu were both frightened.
"Surprised, surprised?" Ye Xuan tilted his head and said cutely, but was ignored by Yuxiu and Yi Ersan at the same time.
Yuxiu entered the room with Yi Ersan in tow, the dim light still could not hide the atmosphere of his laboratory, and the glassware, nickel-plated cabinets, and ceramics that shimmered with a bleak light gave people a desolate feeling.
"What did you bring me here for?" Yi Ersan asked.
"I'll take you to meet an old acquaintance, and by the way, I'll introduce you to a new partner." Ye Xuan opened a door, and dazzling light shot out of the room.
In the snow-white space, three tall glass cylindrical petri dishes come into view! Two of them were filled with light green culture, and two figures were huddled.
Yi Ersan suddenly stared at his left eye, gritted his teeth: "Nannan!" ”
That's right, one of the cultures turned out to be Zhou Nan!
"Don't get excited, we're your partners. Yesterday, someone went to assassinate Miss Zhou Nan, and we obtained information in advance and secretly rescued her. Ye Xuan still maintained a smile that was not very mature, "Miss Zhou Nan is receiving our initial treatment, and she will be able to perform spinal surgery in a week, which is the sincerity of our cooperation with you." ”
Yi Ersan recalled that today he and Calm went to visit Zhou Nan was a scene of rejection: if it weren't for their fear that the plan to assassinate Zhou Nan would be exposed, they wouldn't have concealed us and lied that Zhou Nan had entered the isolation room......
But it's not that simple.
And although he was rescued, Zhou Nan is the equivalent of a hostage here! What are they trying to blackmail me for?
"Who the hell are you?"
"The Society of Mayflies." Ye Xuan said with a smile, "Although the mayfly dies in the twilight of life, it can cover the sky and the sun. ”
This may be the "organization" in the mouth of the old head of the regiment, so they are also the ones who know the truth about the "aliens"? Are they going to make the truth out? But the old head didn't do it at the beginning, which shows that they have other purposes! Or they also know that publishing the truth will lead to disaster! Then they are still rational!
"What do you want me to do?" The serious Yi Ersan seemed to tell them: I am already your partner.