The lower district rarely sees sunshine throughout the year, but today it was unusually blessed with a sliver of sunlight.
Many citizens chose to come out for a stroll and enjoy the long-awaited sunshine.
Gu Zhilin sat on a small stool by the street, leaning against the wall with his eyes slightly narrowed. A good-looking man sitting casually by the street always attracts the attention of passersby, especially since the word "fortune telling" was written on the screen next to him.
Since humanity escaped the apocalypse and evolved into the Abo world, it has become almost completely disconnected from ancient civilizations.
We only learn about a kind of metaphysical activity called divination and fortune telling from museums or archaeological programs.
They can attract good fortune and avoid misfortune, and they can also foresee the future.
Modern people don't care about such things, since they have powerful optical brain systems that can calculate the trajectory of each individual.
Even if people in the lower city or ordinary people in the upper city cannot access the high-end ports of the terminal brain, they can still extract information that is beneficial to themselves from the intelligent brain.
Therefore, no one would choose fortune telling, a kind of metaphysical practice.
Obviously, this handsome young man has no chance of getting business here.
Gu Zhilin simply leaned against the wall, humming a strange tune that no one in the world had ever heard before, and tapping his toes to keep time.
They acted as if they were certain that business would come their way today.
In fact, he always had business to do whenever he went out to set up his fortune-telling stall, since he always calculated his fortune for each day before going out.
I consulted a divination before going out today. The divination indicated that the Heavenly Official would bestow blessings, and good fortune would surely descend. It was a sign that I would encounter joy upon leaving home.
It's bound to be a big deal.
So when a high-end flying car stopped on the side of the street, he wasn't surprised, and he didn't even crane his neck to look like the people around him.
He only opened his eyes when he saw that the people getting off the car were wearing military uniforms. His round eyes widened and looked exceptionally bright.
"Goodness, the patriarch didn't tell me that today's business is with the military! I should have kept my mouth shut." Gu Zhilin sat up straight, subconsciously resisting the person walking towards him.
The person who got off the flying car was Alhpa, who had broad shoulders and long legs. After getting off the car, he looked around and immediately located Gu Zhilin's position.
The man walked straight up to Gu Zhilin and said as his first words, "Why are you a beta? That's fine, it saves you from being tempted by pheromones."
Gu Zhilin: "? What the hell?"
Those watching had already recognized the man as Lu Jin'an, the most outstanding young leader of the Earth Alliance, who had earned the position of general at the young age of 25.
He is also the sole heir of the Lu family, one of the four major families of the Earth Alliance.
They couldn't understand why someone like this would come to the lower city to look for someone. Was this fortune teller really that capable?
Lu Jin'an frowned and looked around, realizing that this was not the place to talk. So he used his smart device to show Gu Zhilin his identification: "I am Lu Jin'an, a general of the Earth Alliance Interstellar Fleet."
"General, would you like your fortune told?" Gu Zhilin's lips twitched, not understanding why this kind of person would want to do business with him.
“No…” Lu Jin’an shook her head, then said, “Can we find a quiet place first?”
Knowing that the other party probably had something to discuss, and considering that the other party's status was not something an ordinary citizen like himself could afford to offend, Gu Zhilin could only find a quiet beverage shop to have a proper chat with this general.
On the way there, Gu Zhilin had already thought about all his actions over the past six months. They had all been carried out with the permission of the research association, so how could he have provoked the military?
Calling it a beverage shop is a bit of an exaggeration. The shop only sells some nutritional supplements, and the biggest difference from regular household nutritional supplements is that there are more flavors to choose from here.
Gu Zhilin casually ordered two cheap nutritional supplements and then stared at the other person with wide eyes.
"I've taken the liberty of coming to see you today because... two weeks ago I received a matching result from Endbrain, and it shows that you are currently the person on Earth with the highest compatibility with me. So I thought..." Lu Jin'an didn't waste a single word, but what she said made Gu Zhilin pause in surprise.
Gu Zhilin quickly waved his hand: "So you came to see me today not to ask me to help you solve your problem, but to... go on a blind date?"
...
Now it was Lu Jin'an's turn to be stunned. He didn't know whether to praise the person for summarizing accurately or to criticize him for interrupting him.
Looking at Gu Zhilin's handsome and well-behaved face, he couldn't bring himself to say anything to criticize him.
So it took me a while to choose the right words: "Solving the problem of blind dates can perhaps be considered solving a problem."
Gu Zhilin, who was about to get up and leave, sat up straight after hearing this: "Then I'll have to pay."
"Of course." Lu Jin'an nodded. "Are you short of money? For treatment of radiation sickness?"
Gu Zhilin scoffed upon hearing this: "Looks like you investigated me before coming to this blind date."
Lu Jin'an did not deny it: "I'm sorry, my current identity is somewhat special. Since I decided to come to you, I naturally need to do some investigation. But please believe me, it's just a normal social relationship investigation."
Gu Zhilin neither confirmed nor denied this, since his current social relationships and life trajectory were all under the control of the Life Research Association, and one more person investigating him wouldn't be a problem.
"So what? Because the terminal brain calculated that I am the person with the highest compatibility with you, what does General Lu plan to do?"
"The Endbrain has never made a mistake. Since it has calculated our compatibility, perhaps we should give it a try..."
"Stop, brother, I'm a man." Gu Zhilin waved his hand.
But Lu Jin'an didn't give up and continued, "I know you're a beta. Actually, being a beta is pretty good; at least you won't be affected by pheromones."
Even after being awakened for half a year, Gu Zhilin still couldn't accept the gender divisions in today's society. There was actually a second gender in addition to men and women.
There are six genders in total, including Alhpa, beta, omega, and the prefixes for male and female.
Gu Zhilin thought to himself, "Sooner or later, a Walmart shopping bag will appear."
“Since you’ve investigated me, you should know that I’m from ancient times and therefore don’t believe in the End Brain. Perhaps the End Brain is erroneous,” Gu Zhilin said, taking a sip of raspberry-flavored nutrient solution.
But Lu Jin'an shook his head: "Impossible, the terminal brain wouldn't make a mistake."
"Then how do you explain that the person with the highest Alhpa compatibility isn't an omaga but a beta like me?"
As if she had anticipated Gu Zhilin's question, Lu Jin'an appeared remarkably calm: "I consider myself someone who won't be controlled by pheromones, so matching with a beta might be the best choice for me."
"As an ancient person, although you are a beta, you are not familiar with this world. If you can be with me, I believe you will be able to integrate into modern life more quickly."
It seems the other party has indeed investigated me thoroughly.
Gu Zhilin suddenly found it somewhat amusing and stared at the handsome yet serious man opposite him for a long while.
I never knew someone could be so meticulous, so formally going on a blind date with a complete stranger just because of a single sentence from a computer program.
It seems they've made ample preparations.
Thinking of this, Gu Zhilin revealed a sly smile: "But... General Lu, as an ancient person, I am not superstitious about divination. On the contrary, as a Taoist priest, I am proficient in physiognomy. People with your face are destined to suffer in love."
"As for me, I certainly wouldn't let my partner suffer, so it's most likely that the terminal is malfunctioning. Why don't you go back and have him recalculate it?"
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