Secret joints
Before the Great Change, many people at different times imagined what the place they would live in would be like in the future.
In the fifties, egg-shaped city models were imagined with an ideology of fear of environmental degradation, where everyone wore gas masks and lived in an environment where the air seemed to be toxin.
There was also the honeycomb city system in the 70s, which was conceived out of concern about the excessive growth of the population, and everyone lived in a very narrow dwelling to avoid becoming a huge burden on the earth.
In addition, after the 90s, the space of the city was infinitely raised, and the so-called high-rise buildings that need to be looked up to like the sky were used to accommodate the swelling overpopulation of the city. Of course, this also includes the imagination caused by the widespread concept of wealth disparity during this period. The lower part of the class is shrouded in fog and urban exhaust fumes for the homeless and the poor without income, the part of the middle class that does not see the sun is for the middle class with stable jobs, and the upper class is best for the wealthy with assets, as can be seen in the content of The Fifth Element.
But no matter which of the above ones, it carries people's belief in the future, or fear, or worry, or expectation, a kind of imagination of the unknown.
And after the great change, everyone really knows what life will be like in the future.
In Chen Xi's words, for a certain group of people, this can really be regarded as heaven.
Although people have their own villas and manors in the suburbs and in the wilderness, they are due to a certain habit of crowding common to human beings. Cities still concentrate the majority of the population. And, considering that the poor like to find some extra security when they get rich, 92% of the total number of human beings in the existing cities live in unique buildings that bring together all aspects of people's lives—cubes.
Buildings made of special materials such as Chen Xi's one are thousands of meters high and several kilometers long, and the living area is in the periphery, close to the outside of the building, and the middle part is a collection of various facilities including public food, security, hygiene, education, and sports, which is equivalent to concentrating the functions of a city into one building.
And between cubes and cubes. Between cities are large forests, lakes and a variety of convenient transportation networks.
Basically no cube is left. You will be able to enjoy all of your previous life, and even, if you exclude those public activities, you can experience it all at home.
This is the dream world of otaku.
But. There are pros and cons. Things are never perfect.
At the same time as living independently. It has also caused the interaction between people to become extremely reduced, and in the long run, it will lead to the loss of most of the communication ability of human beings. Turning into a creature that has lost its team nature, so in addition to this kind of building, the aliens have also built a kind of super-large place for each city to provide a variety of high-end entertainment and shopping activities - Paradise.
This is the meeting place he made an appointment with Benin.
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Access to the public transport network is usually located on the ground floor of the building, and the roof of the building is dedicated to parking space shuttles, which can be moved into place by a separate elevator in the room, making it easy to get around.
When Chen Xi sat in a transportation car with a lot of space to fill the family, he was already thinking about what to say when the two met.
It's been a long time since they've actually seen each other. Fortunately, the communication aspect is still maintained to the extent that there are contacts every once in a while, so Chen Xi still knows a lot about Benin's experience in the past few years.
This guy's life is relatively step-by-step, of course, the object of reference is Chen Xi himself.
In the first five years of separation, Benin's performance was nothing out of the ordinary. Basically, it is to study abroad, get a degree certificate in advance, and then get the entrance qualifications for medical school and law school respectively, become a senior honor student that everyone envies, and obtain the qualification that will inevitably enter the upper class.
It looks very dazzling, but in Chen Xi's eyes, these so-called pride of heaven are just pawns and follow-up reserves in the hands of those old guys who have real power, and only when they can't do it at all will they transfer power, and it will be those with deep qualifications and deep connections who will take over first.
But in the fifth year, this guy suddenly got the hang of it.
First, he finished his studies early and went to join the army alone, then he was selected for the SAS Special Forces (Royal Airborne Special Service) the following year, and then he retired from it and went to join a non-profit organization that fought against child trafficking in children and women within the world's borders, and then he went around in Africa, South America, and some small countries in Eastern Europe to fight against all kinds of illegal and powerful organizations. It is very in line with Chen Xi's understanding of Benin's character, and I really don't know how he stayed in the UK for four years, and he is completely ashamed of his long-term cultivation.
It was only after Benin's brain was opened that an acquaintance was arranged as Chen Xi's psychiatrist to understand some of his life experiences from the side.
In this way, they are very familiar with each other's situation, and the process of reminiscing can naturally be avoided and they can go directly to the topic. And what Chen Xi really wants to know is whether Benin will be able to believe in himself unconditionally as before.
For this reason, he did not immediately decide on the matter of choosing an exclusive title, but waited for Zhilu to understand the situation of Benin in the evolutionary space before considering it.
Thinking of the various situations that might arise when they met, Chen Xi sighed quietly, "This is something I have been preparing for you for a long time, a plan that can change the order of the world, don't let me down."
Immediately Chen Xi turned his gaze out of the window again, and his eyes became very distant and focused, which is also the real purpose of his eight years of hard work in Southeast Asia, a dream to change the world, or an obsession.
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The distance from the settlement to the park is long, but for a bus traveling at more than 800 kilometers per hour, it is only about 20 minutes.
When Chen Xi arrived at the mobile tour restaurant where he had booked a place, Benin was already waiting here.
This guy is actually very recognizable, and the male target who attracts the most attention from women is.
With a confident smile on his face that seems to never go away, his eyes are full of energy and vitality at any time, coupled with his tall and strong figure, as well as the enviable background and education behind him, he can be called the most hated winner template in life.
And the most resentful thing is his pickling speed. Not to mention those who take the initiative to chase backwards and love at first sight, these are basically no challenging targets, but all the objects he takes the initiative to attack, except for a very special existence, no woman can resist him for more than a week, most of them are done in one day.
As for why they often break up in a short period of time, it is said that those women because they can't bear the psychological inferiority complex and environmental pressure of being with such an excellent man, they all leave after getting along for a while, and the reasons for breaking up are very similar every time, to the effect of: "You are too good, I am not worthy of you", but the relationship after separation will still remain at the level of close friends Chen Xi also checked these intimate numbers when he was bored, and the number was enough to form a women's corps.
This is also another model of "good guy card".
Seeing him walk in and sit down, Benin, who took a step back to his position, smiled and said, "How is it, isn't it very suitable for your play and have fun?" ”
is accustomed to a bright smile, but in the eyes of Chen Xi, who is very familiar with each other, there is still a feeling of strangeness and dryness.
However, his performance was not much better, and he couldn't let go: "It's okay, but there is no trustworthy helper, and I am a little aggrieved in the early and middle periods." ”
"Compared to me, survival mode must be more suitable for you to play, I know from others that you have done the feat of living alone in the grasslands of Africa and the jungles of South America for a month." Chen Xi tried to use some troubles to eliminate the sense of distance born of time.
"Please don't talk about it, I still don't feel comfortable when I think about it now, it was completely out of necessity, the former one was chased into the grassland by the militants, if I didn't escape, I would die, and the latter one was going to rescue the hostages who were kidnapped by drug dealers, I wanted to change my mind with you at the time, and there was no pain in the back." Benin hurriedly waved his hand, looking palpitating.
Both parties are adults who are very good at regulating their own psychology, and after a few words, they let go of the strangeness of not talking face-to-face for a long time and began to get to the point.
Benin put away his smile and said solemnly: "This place has been sealed off by me with relevant forbidden props, and no one will hear our conversation." (To be continued......)