Chapter 19: The Rupture

Since it was a rare day off, there were quite a few people on the street.

Even if it soon becomes night again, it's still a great time to relax and have fun, and the streets are still full of people.

Passers-by wearing hoods, animal tamers and machine cars carrying passengers back and forth, patrolmen patrolling back and forth with arms, and vendors hawking on both sides, it is a natural and prosperous life scene.

In cities with a population of more than 300,000 and seven districts, vehicles are still indispensable.

Food, clothing, shelter and transportation are often the basic needs of human sin, and the changes in human society can be seen from the changes in vehicles.

Horses and other tamers, rickshaws like bicycles, steam locomotives with their own power, automobiles, trains, airplanes, this is the trajectory of past history.

But when the past civilization comes to an end, and a new era comes, perhaps, it should be called a reincarnation, and human beings use the re-use of animal taming and "rickshaws." ”

Cultivated catalyptus tamers such as domesticated six-legged horses, petrified lizards, and chocobos, under the control of the tamers of the purple soul stones, with their excellent night vision, interspersed with the crowd.

It is not easy to raise and tame animals, and to suppress the wild and untamable abandoned beasts, we must first use overwhelming strength to grind off their wildness, and to feed these big men who refuse to eat synthetic food, it takes a lot of wealth.

And if those tamers unfortunately hurt people, then compensation is also necessary.

The conclusion is that those who can use animal taming are often wealthier families.

For example, the carriage that just passed in front of me had the emblem of the Parik Chamber of Commerce, the first chamber of commerce in Hemming City.

Floating skateboards, gravity-free boots, and other carrier-like soul tools, are used to pull the wind, but most of the users are still children, just impractical toys.

After all, these civilian soul devices are often a shrunken version of the combat soul equipment, which is not only expensive, but also consumes too much soul power.

The mainstream of vehicles in the new era is still the "rickshaw", and in Haiming City, the patented product of the Ink Research Institute, the four-wheeled machine car, occupies more than ninety percent of the market.

The cheap Soul engine had only a metal skeleton plus three wooden seats, and four wheels covered with a thin layer of rubber.

Although it is called a bicycle bike, it is actually more like a bicycle equipped with a power source, and the driver has to carefully control the soul stone and control the direction all the time, they are not only the controller, but also the power supply.

Although there is an ink research institute in this city, the real Mojia organ science products mechanism beasts and machine equipment are not bargains, this kind of mass production of machine cars is also the property of the city hall, and the drivers can only rent it.

Due to the long-term consumption of soul energy and the tension of the spirit, compared to those leisurely animal tamers, these coachmen are obviously much thinner.

Although the city hall has stipulated that the business hours should not exceed six hours a day, if someone really only works four or five hours, I am afraid that he will not even be able to pay the rent of the machine car.

For a poor child like Jiang Shang, who is accustomed to being in charge of his own house, the last time he took a car was three months ago, and he was deducted more in order to avoid being late for work.

The destination was not very far, and Hongling followed with interest, but when she arrived at the exquisite building complex, she was bitter.

The statue of a giant hand holding a big book at the door, obviously, this place that occupies a lot of land is the Heming City Library.

"It's not good to read with something, I'll help you bring it back. Come back early. ”

So, under the banner of going home to put things, the girl carried a shopping bag, and did not look back, so she fled first.

Later, Jiang Shang learned that the reason why Hong Ling ran away with a bitter face was that she had no interest in all kinds of books except for interesting romance novels and adventure novels.

When she was studying various cultural knowledge, various textbooks made her have a "bookphobia". ”

Seeing that Hongling, who was not afraid of the sky and the earth, actually fled in the wilderness, Jiang Shang smiled dumbly, shook his head, and stepped into this large building covering an area of thousands of acres.

He handed in the soul stone at the door, paid 100 calories in rent, and exchanged it for a soul energy lamp filled with energy.

The soul energy lamp is an out-and-out luxury, and what he consumes is the soul spar slag in it.

The dim light illuminates the way ahead, allowing him to find his purpose between the hallway and the bookshelves.

This lamp can be used for three hours, and the crystal fragments in it will be exhausted, although the soul energy lamp is indeed much brighter than ordinary soul stones, but handing in the soul stones and using the soul energy lamp will make the soul crystal fragments with a maximum price of about 50 calories become 100 calories of rent, and it will also increase the tax of the city hall.

Perhaps, this is another way of reminding that in this day and age, knowledge also has a price.

Although he likes to read very much, this expensive price undoubtedly discourages Jiang Shang.

"If you can become a member of the Ink Research Institute, the benefits of being a researcher will not only allow you to use the soul energy lamp at the original price, but you can also bring the soul stone to check the information. Hey, my savings are getting dwindling, and when the recent troubles are over, I will have to start working again. ”

Of course, there is naturally a purpose for Jiang Shang to be willing to pay this fee.

"What the hell is a Star Soul?"

Whether it is those man-eating monsters, the words of his father's notes, or the words of researcher Sun of the Ink Research Institute, they all point to the special concept of "star soul".

And even if Hong Ling is willing to teach herself the knowledge of soul power, as long as she mentions the Star Soul Envoy or Star Soul, Hong Ling will take care of the left and right. Or simply not to say it.

And this proves that "star soul" is a very important concept, and it is very likely to involve itself!

And Uncle Sun, who is not thin on himself, is secretive, and even directly says that it is confidential, which makes him cut off the idea of learning from others.

"Since no one can tell me, I'll look for it from the books in the dead things, history, science, poetry, prose, and culture are the reflection of reality, and I don't believe that they can keep it completely secret."

As the largest public library in the city, although there are no family and particularly precious books, the Haiming City Library is particularly comprehensive in basic subjects and commonly used books, and the consequence of this is that the library is particularly large.

Twelve management collection area, six inner libraries, if you follow the search, let alone three hours, it may not be found in three years.

But Jiang Shang already had a goal, and he walked directly towards the F library.

There is the legendary "Forbidden Book Zone", a special library for night watchmen and warriors, which contains a large number of records of combat knowledge.

In the past, he also wanted to go in, but unfortunately, he couldn't do it, and he couldn't even open the door.

What is the biggest difference between an ordinary person and a warrior? Soul stones? No, even among the civilians, there are also third- and fourth-level soul stones, and even the night watchmen also have novices with third-level soul stones, and the most fundamental difference between them is soul skills!

Next to the locked door of the stack, a card dimple was so obvious.

"Sure enough...... Soul Skill Cards are the key! ”

Carefully put the zero-level soul energy card into the hollow, and with a crisp click, the door opened.

But it was also different from what I expected, there were still one bookshelves after another, no different from the outside.

Walking past a bookshelf and at a reading table, Jiang Shang unexpectedly met an acquaintance.

"Sluer, I'm still working the weekend."

The purple-haired girl was full of thick books in her hand, and she was reading carefully under the illumination of the two soul energy lamps, and there were a few notes next to her arm.

The biggest difference between her usual dress and her usual dress may be that in order to facilitate reading, she fixed her ponytail with hairpins, braided an old-fashioned braid, and wore thick black-framed glasses.

She watched it too intently, even if Jiang Shang was talking in her ear, it took her a long time before she came to her senses.

Slowly raised his head, only to find that Jiang Shang, who was waving to himself, was at first dazed, took off his eyes and wiped them, then put them on, looked at them carefully, and then found that he had actually met an acquaintance.

"You ....... you, what are you doing here!!"

Silore stood up suddenly, and the notes on the table were touched to the ground.

The sudden scream alarmed the readers around her, and the others glared at her with disgruntled eyes, and she suddenly came to her senses, blushed, and lowered her head in embarrassment.

"No, squad leader, you can come, why can't I come, I'll check some information."

Jiang Shang was also a little puzzled, why did he react so much.

As soon as the words fell, he found that the squad leader had dissolved his braids twice, took off his thick eyes, and returned to his usual appearance.

It's just that the lens is thicker than a bottle cap, and it is obvious that Sluer has a high degree of myopia.

"Squad leader, will the night singer also be short-sighted?"

I just wanted to take a look at the thick lenses, but I was snatched away by Siluer.

"Didn't your parents teach you not to touch other people's things? Also, who brought you in, there are rules here, and no one is allowed to enter! ”

Si Luer has returned to normal, and the attitude of looking at people with his nostrils used to make people irritating in the past, but today it only makes Jiang Shang want to laugh.

"So you usually talk to the sky because you can't see clearly in front of you?"

The crystal pupils of the night singers with night vision ability are also short-sighted, and Jiang Shang has also heard of it for the first time.

"You...... You are slandering, I am the heir of the Parik Chamber of Commerce, how can I be short-sighted, and now I wear glasses, just ....... just to concentrate more! ”

"What is the ....... of myopia?"

I just wanted to say something, but I shook my head when I saw that the girl who was strong in the past was snorting at this time and was about to cry.

"Okay, you're busy with yours, time is precious, I'm going to look for books."

Jiang Shang was indeed limited in time, so he walked directly to the bookshelf.

"Detailed Explanation of the Twenty-one Basic Soul Techniques", "How I Survived the First Year - On How to Be a Good Lighthouse", "Mohist Mechanism Uses on the Battlefield (Volume 3)".

The boy's eyes lit up, it was shijie that he had never touched, but in this small library, it was displayed in front of his eyes at will.

Flip through this, look at this, for Jiang Shang, who has been aiming for a night watchman since he was a child, this is heaven, if it weren't for the fact that the books here couldn't be brought out, Jiang Shang even wanted to move the entire library out.

At that moment, Jiang Shang really considered the plan to live here for a long time, so the fifteen-year-old boy suddenly immersed himself in this shijie that he had never come into contact with.

It wasn't until the Soul Energy Lantern issued a warning that more than half of the energy was consumed that Jiang Shang came to his senses, remembered the matter, and hurriedly put his eyes on the content that might be related to the "Star Soul".

But unexpectedly, I directly mentioned the star soul in the title of the book, but I didn't see one.

In the information I just consulted, there was no mention of it.

"It seems that he is hidden deeper than expected, and ordinary warriors and night watchmen may not know about it....... but since he exists, there must be traces in history."

Jiang Shang selected a few books in the category of historical yearbooks,

"100 Major Events in the Development of Soul Energy", "New War History and Heroes", "Common Special Combat Classes and Teams", ...... It's ...... There should be clues

Returning to the seat, the books were spread out on the table, and seeing that the squad leader was still extravagant and lit up the three lamps, Jiang Shang sat beside her unceremoniously, and also extinguished his own lamp....... rubbed the light of the eldest lady, and cautiously began to check it.

Jiang Shang calmed down, but the one on the other side of the table couldn't calm down.

originally thought that it would be quiet here, so he made a special trip here to read, but now he saw that his classmate and his most powerful imaginary enemy was in front of him, and he was seen the most humiliating scene, how did Si Luer calm down.

"Did he come to me?" "How did he get in?" "What is he doing here?" "Will he tell other classmates that I am short-sighted, will he ......?"

A lot of worries made her think more and more upset, where she could read the book, only to .......

"Squad leader, do you know what a star soul is?"

Jiang Shang turned over for a long time, but still found nothing, although it is not easy to dig out this secret, but Si Luer seems to often read books here, then, if there is indeed information about this here, she is very likely to know.

"Star Soul? What does this do, you ask? Slull frowned.

Jiang Shang was in good spirits, and this reaction showed that she knew something.

"Well, a little interested, can you tell me? The details are best. ”

"No, this violates the rules that restrict the exchange of knowledge between military and civilian use. Moreover, this is a secret from the night watch, or my uncle told me privately, and it is impossible to spread it. ”

Jiang Shang knew that there was no hope, and his classmates had a few years, and he also knew a lot about Si Luer, she was a class leader who didn't know how to change, as long as she put forward "rules", "rules" and the like, she would not be flexible.

If you continue to ask, you must say "this is against the rules" and "absolutely not", how could Jiang Shang be bored with himself.

However, her answer made Jiang Shang full of fighting spirit.

"At least...... Star Souls actually exist, and non-night watchmen like Slull have a chance to come into contact with them, so I have a way to find out, it's just a matter of time! ”

Jiang Shang continued to flip through the book with great interest, but Si Luer took the initiative to bring up the topic instead.

“…… Although I don't know where you know it, but the star soul will only be attached to the strong, do you think a white stone will be recognized by the star soul envoy, and then get the resonance of the star soul? ”

The information sent to the door, Jiang Shang's face did not change at all, but he was overjoyed in his heart, and naturally said it in the future, hoping to get more.

"This, the world is unpredictable, no one can say. Besides, I'm a white stone, and I'm not also in this F library. I don't know, I'll get the Star Soul. ”

Please use the cunning Jiang Shang to get more unknowns than the fierce generals.

“…… As long as you have a soul skill card, you can enter the F library, and there are at least a few thousand people in Haiming City who meet the requirements. What is the Star Soul, less than a 1 in 100,000 chance! Do you think you'll be one of those lucky ones? ”

"Chance of this thing? Who is right. ”

Seeing that Jiang Shang still seemed to be a dead duck with a hard mouth, Si Luer smiled disdainfully.

"Hmph, you're just so ignorant of the sky and the height of the earth, it's annoying!"

"People always have to look up, since there is a chance, weishenme doesn't fight for it?"

Siluer smiled again, and his words were even more indifferent and cold.

"Just your white stone? Even if you get the first place in the age, I advise you to give up the recommended place of the Ink Research Institute, so as not to waste this rare place. ”

"Let it go? Let it be given to you? ”

Jiang Shang was a little annoyed, and there was a little more gunpowder in his words.

"Even if you don't let it go to me, Li Zhenjun and Hamm in Class B are acceptable candidates."

Si Luer pushed his black-rimmed glasses, which was obviously very excessive, but he took it for granted.

"Hah, why? Am I a fatherless and motherless child? Do you have a distinguished family background? ”

There was a hint of hatred in the young man's words, obviously, he was not as indifferent as he had imagined before.

".......No, I'll talk to you well, please don't mess around."

"Nonsense? Isn't it nonsense to give up the recommended place? ”

Their years of hard work, in their eyes, are they just messing around? So, isn't it messing around, giving up all hope, and obediently accepting your own fate that belongs to Shiraishi?

Facing Jiang Shang's questioning, Si Luer hesitated for a moment before continuing.

"In order to avoid you wasting this rare place, let me tell you about it. Now that you've been able to enter, you should know the six stages of soul skills. The first order is to awaken and use, and the second order is to control the inscription...... And the third order is to choose powerful soul skills, with soul stones and philosopher's stones, with ready-made real weapons and props, and soul embodiment. ”

"Although the common Moxue soul tools in the modern world were developed by the Moyan Institute, the prototype is often the soul skill embodied by the night watchman. The soul device is an important research department of the Ink Research Institute, not to mention a third-order soul device, even the first-order awakening cannot be touched, plus the innate soul energy is insufficient, even if you become a researcher of the Ink Research Institute, what kind of achievements can you make, and what kind of contribution can you make to mankind. ”

"The recommended quota of No. 1 Middle School is the pride of Haiming City, and the predecessors of the past generations have still made great achievements. So, I advise you, leave the quota to the people who need it most, don't waste this rare opportunity, for this traditional discredited ....... as compensation, I will give you a certain return, for example, after you graduate, I will give you a ten-year rent waiver, so that you can also live with your sister, how about it? I guess it's a good payout. ”

The girl's words were sincere, and her eyes were full of sincerity, in her opinion, she was indeed thinking about the other party.

Perhaps, in her mind, arranging a store for a Baishi and arranging enough food and clothing for the future, Jiang Shang should be grateful to Dade.

But in Jiang Shang's eyes, this high-minded attitude is so disgusting!

"Ha, it's really the eldest lady, one bite is the most priority, don't waste one bite at a time? How thick...... It's disgusting elitism. ”

"Elitocracy? Don't get me wrong, although what I said is ugly, it is correct, natural selection, should have allowed the gifted to get more resources! “

"So...... The weak, should they die? ”

"Not to die! The social division of labor is different, didn't I say, the most rewarding, let you run a shop, it is said that your cooking skills are also good, isn't it just right! ”

Taking a deep breath, Jiang Shangcai resisted the urge to punch the woman in the face.

"So, let me ask you, should we be a coachman, a groom, and a cook for the rest of our lives, to serve a young lady and a master like you?"

“…… Isn't that a matter of course? The strong protect the weak, the weak serve the strong, each in its own way, each in its own way, in the division of labor and cooperation, human society can progress. ”

"Fuck your mother's social rules! You are riding on the head of others, and you are a blessing! ”

"Jiang Shang, we are about to enter the society, please be mature!"

"Mature? Hehe, I understand, I know you weishenme hate me, it turns out that my existence violates your rules.! ”

"What are my rules, this is obviously the rule of the whole society, now that the foreign enemy is so strong, human society naturally wants to achieve the mechanism of survival of the fittest, even if you get that recommended place, what kind of contribution can you make to society, you waste that can't even activate the soul tool!"

The more he talked, the more angry he became, and after talking about "waste", Siluer covered his mouth, took half a step back, and shook his head.

"Sorry...... I lost my words. ”

Staring at the girl in front of him fiercely, Jiang Shang was very sad in his heart.

He knew that the other party daoqian was not daoqian to say that he was a waste, but because this dirty word like a personal attack should not be said by her, who has received elite education since childhood.

"Huh."

Jiang Shang laughed angrily, and at that moment, he remembered the back of the mantis arm as a car, and Liu Min who decided to resist this shijie alone.

He knew that it was useless to say anything to such people who regard the law of the jungle and the consciousness of the elite as the axioms of the world.

A strong sense of disgust filled his heart, and he didn't conspire with each other, and he didn't speculate for more than half a sentence, he got up, turned his head and left.

“…… Ha, Sluer, in your eyes, I'm afraid I'm a waste, but I'm a waste, but it's not so easy to admit defeat, want to recommend a place? Just use what you are best at to grab the law of the jungle! If you have the ability, you will take it. ”

Zuihou, every word, every word, is heavy, he is sad, but not for the sake of others' contempt for him.

Those distrust and contempt that he was already familiar with, and what he was sad about was the anger of his friend who had confessed his mistake.

Originally, he had always regarded Siluer, who maintained order in the class and made Shiraishi not to be bullied, as a friend who could communicate, but he didn't expect that under that seemingly peaceful attitude, it was the most untouchable pride and contempt.

"She'll help Shiraishi just because the class rules require stability. She doesn't speak ill of Shiraishi, just because her education requires her to be strict with etiquette. Ha, I was also stupid, I thought she would be a good woman. ”

After thinking through everything, Jiang Shang turned his head, the smile of the past had converged, there was no trace of emotion in his eyes, and the empty eyes made Si Luer take a step back, chilling from the bottom of his heart.

"I have always believed that discrimination and prejudice such as race, skin color, origin, etc., are signs of human stupidity. There is only lowly discrimination and prejudice on the earth, and there is no lowly race, color, or origin. ”

"You, on the outside, are good, but inside, there is a rancid smell, which is disgusting."

Leaving this sentence behind, Jiang Shang turned his head and left.

"I ......."

Si Luer was frightened, she never thought that Jiang Shang, who seemed to care about nothing, had such a hideous roaring side.

For the first time, he was viciously spoken of by his classmates, and at this time, Si Luer's face also changed greatly, he breathed heavily, unable to calm down, and only after a long time did he cover his chest and sit down.

"I ...... I'm not wrong, I can't be wrong, yes, I definitely can't be wrong! Survival of the fittest is a social truth, and I just did the right thing. ”

But somehow, the hands holding the charm became tighter and tighter, and Zuihou was even more bleeding, and she didn't even know it.

"Brother, am I wrong...... No, I'm absolutely right, I can't be wrong. ”

The whispered murmur revealed the girl's confusion, and what followed was a more determined look.

"Jiang Shang, you're finally back! Are books that good? Cook, I'm starving. ”

"Hongling...... Didn't you say that orange is an intermediate color of red and yellow, although the orange soul skill can't be mastered, but my soul light should also be able to learn the enhancement and change system, can you teach me? ”

"Of course...... No way! Hey, don't take the food out with a straight face, where are you going to get it? Where is the trash can, are you really going to throw it away? Don't be like that, you can't even make jokes. ”

"When will it be taught?"

The lifeless eyes were still staring at Hongling.

"It's okay to learn if you want to, after all, it's my job...... At least wait until you're done eating, my mother is dying of hunger! ”

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