Ryan sat on the roof, looking out at the night sky in front of him.

He had sat here almost every night since that day, but he had never seen him again.

After sitting for a while, he pressed the bracelet and opened the half of the restoration book that Yuxiang had given him, and the words in the book were displayed in front of his eyes in the form of holographic images.

“…… The greatness of human beings lies in the fact that they are a bridge rather than an end; The reason why human beings are lovely is that they are a leapfrog process and completion. ”

Although he doesn't know the name of the book, the date, or who the author is, and the content is incomplete, Ryan likes such sentences, and only a prehistoric person can write such sentences.

"Who among you can laugh and exalt? Those who climb to the top of the highest mountain will laugh at the tragedy of all the illusions in the world. ”

The blue glow lit up the night sky and also illuminated Ryan's face. When reading books like this, Ryan often forgets where he is.

The closed cabin above his head seemed to disappear, and he became one with the starry sky of the universe, and those prehistoric information, through words, across a long time and space, came to him, and he was finally able to connect with those distant ancestors.

Everything in prehistoric civilizations is gone, as are physical traces, and so is digital information, because even the medium through which information is stored has been destroyed. What the Ark has now is only the digital fragments that people have collected in every possible way, as well as the fragments of the broken scrolls that have been restored through the efforts of genius restorers like Yuxiang, who have spent a lot of manpower and material resources, including Yuxiang.

"For the free mind, lust is a kind of innocence and freedom, and at the same time the happiness of the garden of the earth, and the gratitude of the future for the present......"

***

From the outside, Vincent's "Interchange Station" looks like an ordinary residence.

When you get inside, there is a cave. Ryan barely recognized it as a residence, rows of shelves filling the room, stuffed with something I don't know what it was. The room was dim, with only one corner of the room lit up in a particularly bright light, and Vincent's voice was coming from there:

"Come, babies, let's take a look at the next thing, the next thing, babies, this is it, oh, it's called - stress relief grass, look, it's very cute, it's made by a clever baby, just put it in a light, like a light, you see - how about its leaves? It's open, it's open, it's right! Yes, it's so cute, its appearance is to imitate the big-leaved grass to do Oh, look at this leaf is big and round, turquoise and green, do you want to have a plant of your own, when you are tired of work, take a look at it, when you are bored, also look at it, it will open green leaves to show you, is it very cute? Yes, thanks to this ingenious baby, its price, for only ten Ark Coins, yes, you heard it right, for ten Ark Coins, you can have this cute little green grass that spreads its leaves, isn't it great? If you want the baby to start quickly, there is only one oh and only one! ”

Ryan walked over and saw Vincent sitting at a table full of things, wearing his cool sunglasses and holding an artificial plant — its leaves were made of green fabric — spitting at the screen.

Vincent stared at the screen and suddenly shouted, "Good! Thanks to 2-G-106's baby, this decompression grass is yours, wait a minute, I'll remember it...... Okay, everybody, take a good look......" Vincent put the artificial plant into a small box, opened the transmission port next to him, put the box in, and then started the teleportation.

"See, it's been passed on, baby 2-G-106, three to five minutes ready to receive it! Okay, let's move on to the next one, what? Still want to decompress grass? No, I'm sorry for this baby, this is a unique product, my things here are all unique, this is a loving baby handmade, entrusted to me to consign, no is no more, okay, the next one. ”

Vincent was taking something on the table, and suddenly saw Ryan standing against the wall with his arms crossed, screamed like a ghost, stood up, and bowed to the screen again and said, "Okay babies, today's auction is over, that's it, goodbye!" ”

"I said you, why are you here!" Vincent took off his sunglasses, and the cool-faced man with an angular face disappeared, replaced by Vincent staring at a pair of bulging eyes. "How did you get in?"

"You forget, when you moved, each of us left fingerprints on the door lock."

"Oh, yes."

"What are you doing?"

Vincent smiled awkwardly, "No, is there a ...... to communicate with each other?"

"A one-of-a-kind?" Ryan kicked a chest on the ground, which was full of those cheap artificial plants.

"Hey, ......," Vincent scratched his head, "it's called, marketing strategy, you don't understand." ”

"What kind of platform is this? Ryan went to look at Vincent's screen, the Ark is not allowed to be operated by individuals, and all supplies are distributed by the Authority.

Vincent turned off the screen, "Hey, it's just a little fight...... What's the matter, reporter from Laida University, have you come to me for an unannounced visit? Vincent reverted to that scoundrel look.

Ryan thought that this might be the so-called "underground market", which was actually selling illegally under the guise of exchanging personal belongings.

"Where." Ryan said. Although, he knew that if this was chosen as a topic, the editor-in-chief would definitely praise it, which did not involve sensitive areas and was material.

"What are you?" Ryan picked up a bag of pills on the table, a bit like an amnestic, but not transparent, but milky.

"Concentrator."

"What's that?"

"Why don't you even know this, can make people concentrate in a short time, or rather, restart the brain, it can keep you concentrated and improve work efficiency, and now it is very popular with office workers."

"And this kind of thing...... What are the ingredients? ”

"I guess it's a low-dose worry-free agent...... Clear the instantaneous memory in the brain to eliminate distractions, rest assured, it is not a contraband, nor is it a medicine. ”

"Oh, that's fine." Ryan breathed a sigh of relief, the Ark's medicines were strictly managed, and if they were contaminated with medicine, it would be a shame.

"What is this, is it...... Books? Ryan picked up a thick paper print, opened it, and the cover of the hard shell, inside was white paper, and the black text was arranged as a whole, and his eyes were straight for a while, "You actually have this thing!" ”

"Hey, don't move, that's precious!"

Ryan raised his hand, "How much?" ”

"Hey, you won't want it, only people with short-circuited brains would want this."

"I want, how much?"

Vincent held out five fingers.

"Five hundred?"

Vincent shook his head.

Ryan opened his mouth, "Five thousand? ”

"I'll just say, you won't want it."

"Why is it so expensive!"

"You know, every link, imitation paper, antique printing, glue, binding, all have to start from the raw materials, no mass production, pure handmade, and do you know how much it costs to restore an ancient book now?"

"I know that." Even top restorers such as Yuxiang only have one or two books a year, and most of the restoration books cannot be complete.

"So, who will buy this kind of thing except for a few rich people."

Ryan heard the words "a few rich people" and silently put the book down. I thought, it's better to rub it for free at Yuxiang.

"And what are these?" Ryan pointed to a bunch of devices that he didn't know what to do.

"These, ahaha, are they used to do that, the bracelet is upgraded,—— do you want to install an upgrade package, I have everything, it's cheaper than the one outside, and I can give it to you for free."

Ryan opened his mouth wide, "You ...... Isn't it piracy? ”

"Don't say it so ugly," Vincent lowered his voice, "How can it be called piracy, we are communicating with each other, and we are privately exchanging and playing......"

Ryan finally knows where Vincent's money is coming from. The bracelet upgrade is now the most prosperous industry among the young people of the Ark, and there is no one. In addition to the feature upgrade packs, there are also a variety of simulated personalities, prehistoric poets, dynamic superstars, anime characters, and more. Each simulated personality contains a complete set of thought patterns, a personalized corpus, and a sound pack and holographic image, so it's as if the character is by your side. Of course, the more realistic the simulated personality, the larger the data packet, the more expensive the price, and the higher the system conditions required, which in turn brings the need for bracelet functions and hardware upgrades......

Vincent said, "Zoe, what upgrade pack do you want?" Uncle sent you. ”

"Zoe don't." Ryan's bracelet said.

"Look at you, you still use basic electronic music, neither male nor female, no emotional intelligence, no listening to speech, and I'm not afraid of going out and being disliked."

Ryan said: "It's just a machine, what emotional intelligence do you want, besides, because he only has a basic function package and no sensitive personality, so he doesn't know what dislike is." ”

Since the age of 18, Vincent has not taken the vocational aptitude test again. In his words, "I am not suitable for work at all". At that time, Mei Li asked him with a surprised face: "Then what do you live on?" Vincent laughed and said, "Why can't you starve to death?" ”

After the age of 20, the other three went to work, and only Vincent was still hanging. That year, they moved out of their shared apartment and began to live alone, and that year, Lane helped Vincent several times, and at one point, he was so thin that he was completely out of shape, as if he hadn't eaten in days. Now, three years have passed, not only has Vincent not "gone to work sooner or later" as predicted by Mei Li, but has visibly become more and more nourishing with the naked eye, not to mention paying for every dinner, and always taking out scarce things, and making quite generous moves.

The other three are still poor.

Ryan had known for a long time that Vincent had this ability, and although he was lazy, gluttonous and scoundrel, he had a strong sense of insight and could always see through the essence of things at a glance. He was extremely clever and cunning, and with a pair of skillful hands and a tongue-in-cheek mouth, there was nothing he could not do.

Perhaps, it is precisely because of this that he can be lazy, gluttonous and scoundrel.

"I said Ryan, I haven't seen you for half a month, why do you look still haggard, isn't the ration of the preferred person very good?"

Ryan pulled up a chair and sat down.

Vincent cleared the table and took out a bottle and a small packet of things and put them on the table, "Since we're here, let's make a little bit of it together." ”

"Wine again?"

"Count your kid's luck, today's bottle is much better than last time."

The two sat down, each full, and Vincent asked, "Why do you have time to come here today?" ”

Ryan said, "Now my supervisor is Mei Li, I told her and came out." ”

"Yo," Vincent blinked, looked at the lonely Ryan, and said, "That's a good thing." ”

"A good thing?"

"Mei Li loves you so much, how can you be tired of working, and with her on top, you don't have to worry about being scolded by that old man anymore."

Ryan was amused by Vincent's words, but on second thought, it made sense.

After two more sips, Ryan began to tell about the mysterious woman he had seen that night, and how she might be wearing a wearable mechanical device.

Vincent looked down and listened, but didn't react, and when Ryan finished speaking, he raised his head and leaned back, his expression seemed to say: So you came to ask me this.

Ryan lowered his eyes, and without saying anything, he saw through it again.

Ryan didn't tell anyone about this, including Mei Li Yuxiang, but he thought that Vincent was different. After a pause, he still asked, "Is there any way to check?" ”