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Walking through the deserted streets, even though 400 years have passed since the 21st century, human urban development still maintains the ancient inertia. Preserve the culture of the past, and then build a new technological civilization. Just like in any city, there will always be houses that don't fit the modern atmosphere, and there will always be new buildings that are old and old. Human beings are such a species that makes progress in nostalgia.

Interspersed with special steel buildings are high-rise buildings that are left behind for an unknown time. Only on the wall that I don't know how many times it has been painted can we detect how many years it has survived. Gently caressing the new, skin-like walls, you can feel the heartbeat of a tall building.

Water and electricity, these once indispensable things, were delivered to every household in a way that Fang Wuwei could not understand. Because after he walked out of the exhibition hall, he never saw a single wire, not a single pipe. On the street, the once countless restaurants have disappeared. In other words, there are very few remaining storefronts. Whether these reductions in the real economy are due to the emergence of higher technology, or because of other reasons, Fang Wuwei also does not understand. It was only when I met two or three people by chance that I could see those future people taking out some objects from the special cylindrical boxes next to the building.

Walk up and observe the steel cylinders that appear every few hundred meters. The silvery-white columns in artificial sunlight were as common as telephone booths in the 80s. A small plaque on it blends in with the pillar, engraved with a line number, and the company to which it belongs:

"Erhe Conveyor, D55512, Shangshang Science and Trade Branch."

Fang Wuwei frowned, looked at the strange font engraved on the name plate, and whispered it aloud. If the Chinese people in the 21st century use simplified characters, then the font engraved on the name plate is a simplified version of simplified characters. Although it is a little difficult to get used to, you can still know what this ultra-simplified character represents.

"Maybe it's from Boss Shangguan's house."

Shrugging his shoulders, Fang Wuwei remembered that the handsome man at that time was called Young Master, and this cylinder happened to be Shangshang Science and Trade. However, soon, this idea was fleeting, and the curiosity about the "two-in-one conveyor" was immediately replaced by something new.

I saw a boy about ten years old wearing a black cloak, standing not far away and chatting with a virtual figure. Slowly walking to the boy's vicinity, Fang Wuwei observed the virtual figure with confusion and curiosity.

The translucent figure is a white-bearded old man with a kind smile on his face, standing slightly hunched over a round glowing disk. His voice was mature and deep, like that of a wise old man, telling the boy something he wanted to know.

“。。 Children, the dimensional accuracy of your design is too high, and the machinery provided by the school laboratory cannot meet the accuracy requirements, and the things you make are naturally not as good as theoretically, so they will be rated B. ”

I only heard the virtual old man say words that Fang Wuwei couldn't understand at all with a kind face. However, when I heard the grade B, I could probably guess that the little boy should have done poorly in the exam, so he was chatting with this virtual old man.

"What then." The little boy scratched his head, and could tell that he really cared about it.

"Don't worry, kids."

The smile on the face of the kind old man deepened, as if it could contain everything, and it made people relax their vigilance all of a sudden.

"Shangshang enterprises involve all walks of life, and they must help if they are needed, as long as they are connected through neural networks... It will solve all your problems. ”

Hearing this, Fang Wuwei was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously looked at the disc at the virtual old man's feet. I saw a line of small words engraved on the disc: [Advertising machine, X2456, Shangshang Science and Trade Branch. 】

"Oh my God. It turns out that this is an advertising space.。。 Let's just say that this old man is talking so strangely. ”

With a black line on his face, the little boy ran away, and Fang Wuwei cautiously walked to the side of the advertising machine. This kind of high-tech product of the future made Fang Wuwei the people of this old world dare not touch it easily, and only dared to keep thinking in his heart without saying a word.

It's just that nearly ten seconds after he got close to the old man, the old man who posted the soft broadcast suddenly smiled and spoke:

"Young man, are the clothes on your body imitating the military uniforms of the early ninth century, when the Tang Dynasty and the Five Dynasties and Ten Kingdoms were handed over?"

"Huh?"

was suddenly accosted by this old man, which startled Fang Wuwei, who was concentrating on thinking. The clothes he hadn't changed on had been ripped from a dead person on the battlefield when he was in another world, so he didn't know where it came from.

"No. I don't know.. ”

Cautiously replied, Fang Wuwei took a slight step back. He didn't expect that this advertising virtual program would automatically pick up people around him. It may be that special triggers are set in the program to make it more intelligent and achieve more functions.

"Haha. Young man, it's not like I'm an old man who is too talkative, and humans in the 25th century are a bit out of place in this dress. ”

The virtual old man quipped. Listening to his tone, it didn't look like any robot talking at all, but like a real human old man, chatting with the young people on the road. It is precisely this virtual advertising robot that is so similar to a human being, so Fang Wuwei's vigilance and uneasiness in his heart are slowly lowered.

"So... Young people, if you want to change your clothes, you are welcome to contact Shanghai Business Company at any time. Shangshang enterprises involve all walks of life, and they must help if they are in need. ”

The old man once again smiled and said the advertisement of the Shangshang Enterprise, just like some crazy business organization that keeps brainwashing people.

"Haha."

Listening to this advertising slogan that was about to be memorized, Fang Wuwei couldn't help laughing. If this old man is not a virtual character, but a real person, then he must be the salesperson that every company is vying for.

"Old man, what if I came here from the twenty-first century?"

For some reason, Fang Wuwei suddenly felt a hint of playfulness in his heart. And in addition to this hint of playfulness, because I am alone in this strange future, I hope to have a thirst for someone to chat.

"Young man, you're really joking. In the 21st century, there was no leap forward, but I know very well. ”

The corners of the virtual old man's mouth were slightly raised, and he looked confident.

"What is a leap forwarder?"

Fang Wuwei was stunned for a moment and asked suspiciously. The level of knowledge of future people is simply not understandable to a person of the twenty-first century. A single term in the old man's mouth could make Fang Wuwei's brain short-circuit for a few seconds.

"The prototype of the leaping machine is a space shuttle designed by Chen Lun at the beginning of the 23rd century. It has a complete refrigeration system, as well as a near-light speed engine. After being launched into outer space, it accelerates to a critical value of ultimate velocity, then makes a circular motion and finally returns to Earth. According to Einstein's theory, the time of the object itself is stationary at 100% of the speed of light, and the passage of time of the object itself slows down at the near-speed of light. By taking advantage of the asymmetry of time, it is possible to travel to the future. ”

The old man said as if he was reading an encyclopedia in the future, so that Fang Wuwei could hear it in a fog. Then after the explanation, the old man smiled and said:

"There are also leaping machines for sale in the branch of Shangshang Science and Trade, young people you can connect."

"Stop! I can connect to a neural network and ask for help, right? I know so well that I don't need to talk about it anymore. ”

Fang Wuwei glanced at the virtual advertising machine in embarrassment, even if he really wanted a leaping machine, he didn't know where to connect to the neural network. What's more, a person like himself who has traveled through the old era, has no future currency and identity at all.

"By the way, there's one thing I've always been curious about."

With his right hand making a fist and gently tapping on the palm of his left hand, Fang Wuwei asked the old man as if he suddenly realized something:

"Old man, can you tell me about the events of the 21st century to this era?"

If there is really anything that makes Fang Wu curious, it is only in the future that cannot be seen in the original era, right? In the final analysis, a person's life is only a hundred years, and when a hundred years have passed, what new things have appeared, those who have passed away can no longer know. This insatiable curiosity is enough to make most people think.

"Yes."

The illusory old man nodded with a smile and said slowly:

"At the end of the 21st century, at the end of the Third Industrial Revolution, the level of automation reached its peak, driving social progress and increasing productivity. However, a large number of them are unemployed, causing instability.

In the middle of the 22nd century, World War III broke out. The war did not destroy the earth, but brought the earth into a technological age of nearly a hundred years. Countless scientists, countless geniuses emerged in the post-war world that was in ruins, forming a scientific and technological federation.

At the end of the 22nd century, the ruling party of the science and technology federation was changed, and the constitution was established to be presided over by the academic leaders of the physics community.

From the middle to the end of the 23rd century, all the technologies closely related to practical applications of mankind reached their peak, and artificial intelligence, wormhole research, quantum research, and even the grand unified theory were all extremely successful. Mankind, under the selfless genius, has changed its way of life. Birth control, steady development, relying on knowledge and harmonious coexistence with nature, the world situation tends to be stable.

At the end of the 23rd century, the era of chaos began. Thousands of biologists who opposed the establishment of industry as the first direction of development by the Federation of Science and Technology have cultivated artificial organisms in the laboratory.

They changed the four nucleotides in the DNA and added new four nucleotides. XNA, which is made up of eight nucleotides, became the genetic factor of artificial species. From the beginning of the 24th century to the 25th century, the era of chaos was known as the Dark Age by mankind.

At the beginning of the twenty-fifth century, that is, forty years ago. Through the efforts of countless human beings, the era of chaotic cities has been ended, and mankind has opened a new era. People absorb the failures and successes of the past, build new cities, and turn the world into a new Garden of Eden.

And we are the lucky ones who exist in this magical era. ”

This virtual old man has a kind smile on his face. Fang Wuwei's mood was excited because he learned about the future, and he didn't expect that he would have the opportunity to get a glimpse of the unknown in the fog. Then the virtual old man once again uttered the standard advertising slogan.

"Young people, if you need a history book, you can choose to connect to neural networks...

"And so it was. Old man, can't you not add that advertisement?。。 ”

Fang Wuwei looked at the illusory figure in front of him with a black line on his face, and he was still slightly excited, but he was also calmed down by the words of this old man, so that he only felt the pain of being brainwashed.

"Haha. Young man, if I don't say that, I'll have to repair the program error, and repair is not a good thing. ”

The old man said with a smile, as if he had heard Fang Wuwei say something funny. It's just that what he said made Fang Wuwei feel a little weird. A strange, discordant weirdness.

"Okay."

Although Fang Wuwei felt strange, he didn't think much about it, he just buried this doubt deep in his mind. After all, the more important thing now is to find Wu Meng or the girl first.

"Old man, is there any way to find someone here?"

With an obsession with finding Wu Meng, Fang Wuwei asked in a low voice.

"Young people, you can connect neural networks."

The old man smiled and nodded, saying something that Fang Wuwei couldn't do at all. Let's not discuss the principle of the neural network, but to enter the neural network, it is absolutely necessary to coordinate various devices, and may even require identity authentication, which is something that Fang Wu Wei, a person from the past, can't do.

After chatting for a while, Fang Wuwei still didn't find a better way, and finally had to leave helplessly.

As the sky gets darker, the huge solar panels in the sky show a little light, simulating the night sky in the original ecological environment of the earth. Fang Wuwei walked in the uninhabited path, and his stomach rang unconsciously.

No food, no home, suffocating to the point of fatal loneliness, made the landlord feel a little uneasy from the past to the future. And with this uneasiness appeared, it was the "human" he met after coming to the future, and it was at this time that Fang Wuwei realized where the strangeness of the old man in advertising was.

"Virtual programs. Will you be afraid of being repaired?。。 ”

Fang Wuwei, who was muttering to himself, gradually felt a chill rise in his back, and an unknown fear struck again.

"Roar!!"

It was like a roar from hell, and suddenly it sounded from the depths of the ground under Fang Wuwei's feet. It was as if some terrifying monster was hiding underground, fighting to the death, causing the floor on the surface to shake slightly.

And then..

A short-haired girl wrapped in metal equipment suddenly appeared in the dim nightly sky and landed in front of Fang Wuwei.

“1001？！”

Looking at the blank haired girl's godless eyes, Fang Wuwei shouted in surprise.