[Remaining sentence: 0 hours.] 】

"Be a good man."

Throwing down a sloppy goodbye, the guards on duty closed the iron door of the detention center as if they were sending off a plague god.

Looking at the three silver coins and a piece of paper lying in the palm of his hand, Ye Ao Nai lowered his head and said "um", honestly like a newcomer.

The seven-and-a-half-day sentence was eventually reduced by half.

When she was released from prison early, she not only received 10 contribution points, but also received a salary of three silver coins, as well as a handwritten thank-you card from the homeless home-

Thank you for helping us who are homeless. ：）

- Pirusen]

Most of the tents ordered by the homeless homes were sent to the city of Bugra, which had just ended the civil war.

These greeting cards were probably made by the schools in the homes of the displaced people when they were teaching their children to read and write.

Although the paper is written in Renlian, she has recently learned a little in the detention center, and she can already understand some simple everyday words by guessing.

Feeling the heavy weight, the silent arrogance suddenly smirked.

This spicy chicken game is weirdly interesting.

"Amazing...... Now you understand the value of the shelter residents, right? Even if he stepped on the sewing machine, Ben Da Ye's strength was not comparable to that of ordinary miscellaneous fish prisoners! ”

There was a pleasant smile on that upright face, but it didn't take long for it to show a fierce expression again because of the "noise" wafting from it.

“…… Although it took a little time, but okay, this experience is not a bad thing for a little ghost like you, and it is good to suffer in society in the past. ”

Stuffing the salary and card of three silver coins into his pocket, Professor Yang had already brought the VM back with him.

That preachy expression was as if he were an elder who came to pick up people from the detention center.

“…… Haven't you had enough of it? ”

Ye Ao Nai He took a step forward aggressively, and that fierce expression suddenly made Professor Yang's expression tense.

Although I don't want to be stupid with this guy, it's impossible to expect him to bow down to a mere ghost!

The two LV0 rookies were stunned and confronted each other in the posture of LV99 peak duel, and even the ants on the side of the road couldn't help but clench their toes.

The Great War is imminent!

Just when the two of them were about to enter the palace again, [the pig is reading and pouring] who came to pick up the people finally pedaled the bicycle and killed the two of them.

"Calm down, I really want PK to have a chance, why do you have to do things in the safe zone? And don't you think about developing first, you don't want to go out of the resurrection point naked, do you? ”

This sentence helped a little.

Professor Yang, who finally remembered that he still had something to do, pursed his lips and released his clenched fist.

Ye Ao knocked his teeth menacingly, and then twisted his raised forehead to the side fiercely.

Kicking off the bicycle tripod, Brother Pig looked at the two people who quickly calmed down and showed a relieved smile, and nodded with a sense of accomplishment.

Not bad.

It's not in vain that he has worked hard, although these two living treasures are still very energetic, but they are much more normal than before.

He had the feeling of watching his pigs grow up.

"Speaking of which, you haven't taken on the mission yet, have you? Do you want to think about me? ”

"You?" Professor Yang glanced at him and said with a smile, "Don't be too crazy, young man, when I was a pre-registered player, you might still be playing with the dream of 300 million mice." ”

Ye Ao Nai and I also had a similar reaction, and pursed the corners of his lips disdainfully.

"Cut, I'm not interested, what's in it for me to do that task?"

Brother Pig wasn't angry, he just thought it was funny, and looked at the two living treasures and said with a smile.

"Yes, yes, the two uncles are amazing...... I'm not afraid of your jokes.,I only made an appointment half a year ago.,Game understanding is really not as good as two.,I'm going to ask you often for advice in the future.。 ”

Ye Ao Na I do: "Ke-"

Professor Yang of the Thunder and Lightning Method: "?? ”

Looking at the shocked two, he coughed lightly and continued.

"I may not be able to give you anything, at most I can show you around. By the way, I'm going to go to the Swamp next, which seems to have quite a lot of tasks to do, and maybe a trip to the Free State and the Great Rift Valley...... Do you want to come along? ”

Professor Yang looked at him in astonishment.

"Can you go to level 20 at level 0?"

Brother Pig said with a smile.

"Of course you can, this game is not so rigid, the recommended level only affects the payout ratio of the insurance, anyway, you don't have any equipment worth insuring, right? Staying in a safe place doesn't mean you can level up quickly. ”

"Oooo It sounds quite interesting," Ye Ao Nai finally showed an interested expression, "It's decided, newcomer, it's up to you to take Uncle Ben to take a look!" ”

"No problem! Wrap it up on me! Brother Pig looked at Professor Yang with a smile, "What about you?" Want to be together? ”

"North...... Your vision is good, it is indeed a place full of opportunities," his index finger touched the bridge of his nose, and Professor Yang set his eyes to the sky, "Forget it, it's the same road anyway...... Newcomer, the task of passing on the torch, you click to accept. ”

Brother Pig smiled and made an OK gesture.

"Roger!"

……

β Universe, Summer 2026, Earth.

Half a year has passed since Vault 404-β fulfilled its historic mission.

In the past six months, not only the "game world" of "Wasteland Online" has entered the door of a new era, but the "real world" has also seen the germ of a new era.

One of the landmark events is undoubtedly the ignition of the "Pangu" controllable fusion reactor.

Although the deuterium-tritium-fueled fusion technology is already an antique in the wasteland that can enter museums, it is still fashionable to describe this old technology for the β universe in the "classical era".

Under the influence of the "Pangea" reactor, the changes in the entire East Asian region and even Southeast Asia and South Asia can be described as earth-shaking!

With the support of energy comparable to that of stars, Huaxia, which took the lead in completing the ignition of controlled nuclear fusion, has undergone an amazing chemical reaction in a series of far-sighted and advanced layouts in the fields of new energy and information, directly creating several tens of trillions of markets out of thin air!

In the face of strong economic growth, all debts incurred in the process of development will be easily resolved.

And that's not all.

The power grid extending outward from Daya Bay not only radiates the industrial belt of the Liangjiang Basin, but also penetrates westward to the Bay of Bengal and southward to the Solomon Sea along the submarine cable.

It's not just the endless and cheap electricity that goes out along the grid, but also the infrastructure and low-end manufacturing plants with high energy consumption and labor density.

Most of them are jobs that Chinese residents are increasingly reluctant to do.

In the past five years, the wealth created by technological innovation has been encased in the National Development Fund, and the workers who have lost their jobs due to technological upgrading have lost not only their labor, but also the "right to live" that was firmly tied to labor in the old era.

With five years of continuous development, the social development dividends distributed by the National Development Fund have gradually surpassed the income from screwing.

Without worrying about survival, marriage, health care and retirement, the uneducated tend to receive subsidies to study or learn a skill, while the educated tend to work more creatively.

Whether it's about the idea of going to the sky and the sea, or about the idea of short videos.

Although there is no distinction between high and low jobs, we have to admit that some jobs are indeed more equal and decent than others.

No one is born to carry couriers or bricks, and it is impossible to really move for a lifetime, and the waist can't stand it.

If given the choice, almost all of them would choose to live a little easier, and no one would mind spending more time on consumer social welfare and handing over the troublesome manual work to workers from developing economies.

Although the disadvantage is that there are a lot of lazy guys, resulting in more and more rotten stalks on the Internet, the blessing in disguise is that everyone has become happier and has more time to spend with their families.

Things that aren't good enough will always get better.

People who have happiness in reality will also have a kinder and more tolerant attitude towards other people.

With the improvement of the overall strength of society, a consumer market that is far larger than any previous era is also rising.

It may not be long before this rising light will bless the entire blue planet and illuminate the other barren soils of the solar system......

And when even the underdeveloped areas that contributed low-end labor, as well as the jobs that destroyed the body and spirit, were all replaced by new things over time, the era of prosperity belonging to this planet could be regarded as truly coming.

……

A small resort island in the South Seas with pleasant scenery, the golden sand beach is full of people.

In addition to the well-known emerging economies, even the island, which most people can't name, has recently been connected to a controlled fusion power grid from China via an undersea cable.

As a result, RMB's influence in the local area has surpassed that of USD, and it has become as popular with locals as the Chinese travelers.

While this caused some inconvenience to the work of Vault 404-β, it in turn saved the former a lot of trouble.

First of all, there are more flights to and from the island, the shadow operators of Vault 404-β can travel more efficiently, and secondly, the trouble of using electricity has been solved.

Especially the latter.

They used to have to secretly repair current generators on the ocean floor, but now they only need to pretend to build a few data centers, or claim to be mining digital currency.

Paying for electricity is much more convenient than operating a power station yourself, and Vault 404-β may have faced the problem of insufficient high-end production capacity, but it has never lacked money.

For the reborn who have read the script in advance, or even "the future script is written by themselves", it is not too easy to get some "things outside the body" reasonably and legally.

Long before Vault 404-β was put into operation, the "Professor" had already solved the most basic problems of operating funds.

As for the question of the future......

That's the kids themselves.

"It's almost time for me to leave."

On a nondescript fisherman's wharf, the professor with his suitcase said goodbye to his colleagues one by one, and then stopped in front of Dr. Principle.

Looking at the face full of reluctance, a soft smile appeared on his face, and he patted the shoulder of his proud protégé.

"You were the accident I planned...... To tell you the truth, I thought that you might go to the Post-War Reconstruction Commission to look for me, and for this reason I specifically instructed the 'Conclusion' not to reveal my whereabouts, but I didn't expect you to find out and chase me here. ”

"It's an honor to be the accident of your plan," Principle nodded slightly, then raised his head, looked at him with a sincere gaze and continued, "If you don't dislike it, please let me continue to follow in your footsteps, I am willing to go with you to the end of the galaxy!" ”

That's not just what he thinks.

It was also the thoughts of many people present.

Not all of them started their own families and started a new life with the idea of being done, and some are still living in that era that has passed.

After all, they themselves were people of that era.

While some of them are ready to return the way they came, others feel that even if they do, they will not find a place for themselves in the new era.

They have dedicated their lives to Project 404.

Understanding their thoughts, the professor was silent for a moment, then looked into those eyes and said.

"You don't have to follow me...... Of course, you don't have to go back to α universe. If you are really nostalgic for the past, then continue along this timeline, and you will always return to that prosperous era, and maybe help the people here through the problems we encountered during the prosperous era. ”

Dr. Principle lowered his eyebrows and said in a hoarse voice.

"Perhaps...... According to our model, it is only a matter of time before the people of this world enter an era of prosperity. However, in this timeline without you, no matter how far we go, we will never meet our 'professor' again. ”

He didn't know how others were feeling.

But for him, at least, it was never the Age of Prosperity itself that he missed, but his mentor, the man who stood at the pinnacle of the human mind and led him to the Age of Prosperity.

It was precisely because of this that he chased all the way from Qingquan City in the α universe to here.

Looking at the reluctance written on his student's face, the professor smiled freely and patted him on the shoulder.

"Isn't that good? There was only one me before, and you will all be me from now on. ”

"My mission is over, and it's time for myself...... It's also for your own good. ”

With that, he withdrew the hand that had rested on Dr. Principle's shoulder, picked up the suitcase resting on the dock again, and boarded the submersible that surfaced.

The spacecraft components deployed in the Pacific Centre are in the final stages of readiness for liftoff, ready to escape the constraints of gravity and travel to orbit in outer space.

As early as last winter, when the "Pangu" fusion reactor was just ignited, he was preparing for this.

Now it's finally done.

It's time to give the "real world" a little bit of shock from the "higher civilizations"!

Looking at the hatch that was gradually closing, the professor shouted with a hearty smile at the reluctant Doctor of Principle.

"Just send me here!"

"By the way, the administrator of Vault 404...... It's the 'other me', and he's going to talk to you. ”

"As for the statement that 'there is no timeline of my existence', it is not accurate. I've always been, both me and my continuation, and never really left – either α or β universe! ”

"As early as the moment our plan was launched, the fates of the two universes were already tied together!"