Unexpectedly, the pine tree did not attack her, but used its small branches to push He Xiaobei's hand holding the weapon.
"Can I help you prune the branches?"
The small branch twisted a few times, not only pushing her hand with the branch, but also pulling out a branch and patting the back of He Xiaobei's hand.
It was as if he was trying to reassure her.
He Xiaobei ignored him and swung the axe to cut off a branch of the small tree.
The little pine tree still did not attack her, but instead grew a few more branches to pat her hands, still with very gentle movements.
He Xiaobei thought for a moment, put away his axe, took out his laser weapon, and adjusted the frequency to the minimum:
"I have a new weapon. Would you like me to try out its effects?"
The small branches immediately began to tremble, all twisting and turning, desperately trying to push her hand away with the branches.
He Xiaobei ignored it and directly activated the weapon. A red beam of light shot out from the cylinder and instantly shot off one of its branches.
The little pine tree still didn't attack it, but patted the back of her hand again, as if to say:
Look how good I am.
Standing in front of the small pine tree, He Xiaobei really looked at it for a long time before finally sighing:
"Forget it, I'll just keep you. You won't eat anyway, but you have to behave yourself, or I'll burn you like firewood."
The pine tree seemed to understand and continued to pat the back of her hand with its small branches.
"But your level is too low. If I water you more every day, will you grow faster?"
The little pine tree patted the back of her hand again.
He Xiaobei was helpless because he only raised some of these things.
After dinner, He Xiaobei continued to curl up on the sofa and look at his smart watch. He felt like he was addicted to browsing his phone before the end of the world.
The news included many photos of the outside. Under the continuous high temperature of 66 degrees Celsius, most of the plants outside had died.
At first glance in the photo, the earth is cracked, there is no green at all, even the cacti are dead.
There were many dead animals lying on the ground near the water source.
Although the Kyoto base has a CNC planting tower, a lot of food was also planted outside when it rained intermittently before.
Before the crops were fully ripe, a natural disaster of high temperatures struck and they all died in the ground.
Although the people who went out on the mission all worked at night and had new temperature-controlled clothing, they still found it difficult to withstand such high temperatures, and people often died from heat stroke.
There are fewer people going out on missions now, so the base has become unusually lively.
Qin Yuan came in the morning and had sent a message to He Xiaobei in advance, so she simply waited for someone to come and have dinner together.
Garlic pork, blanched lettuce, steamed pork ribs, lemon shredded chicken, and the staple food is rice.
Qin Yuan only ate two pieces of pork ribs and not much else. He Xiaobei thought he probably didn't like it, but she didn't ask.
She ate all the other dishes and burped happily. After her appetite increased, she could really eat a lot of meat. She felt like something was missing in a meal without meat.
The dessert after the meal was watermelon. We each took half and ate it with a spoon.
Qin Yuan just smiled at He Xiaobei's wild way of eating, and then he obediently took a spoon and ate it.
Qin Yuan asked casually:
"Xiaobei, do you like it here?"
He Xiaobei raised his head from the watermelon and looked at him with some confusion:
"Yeah, I like it. It's much better here than other places. There are no annoying people to bother me, no annoying neighbors, and no people who verbally attack others for no reason. The staff here are very polite, and the people here speak very nicely. I love it here so much."
What Qin Yuan actually wanted to ask was that since he liked this place, would he stay here forever? But the words got stuck in his throat and he didn't ask it in the end.
Qin Yuan really wanted to conceal the second half of He Xiaobei's words, but in the end he told the truth:
"Most people working at the base can only get the minimum points. Although the work is not tiring, if they receive too many complaints, they will still lose their jobs."
"If it's lost, it's lost. Can't we just find another one? With such a large Kyoto base, will we be blacklisted if there's a complaint?"
"Not really. The Kyoto base is so good, why do so many people from nearby still go to the private base in T City? Because they can't survive here."
He Xiaobei turned his head to look at Qin Yuan, motioning him to continue. Qin Yuan smiled bitterly:
“Although the Kyoto base is large, our technology is now very advanced, especially with the emergence of intelligence developers, which has brought our technology to an unprecedented level.
Many places are controlled by intelligent AI, such as CNC planting towers, so the base does not need many low-level staff.
Kyoto actually implements a talent system; the more talented you are, the more resources you can obtain."
"What happens to people without abilities?"
This was the first time He Xiaobei knew about this situation, and he was full of curiosity.
"After they arrive in Kyoto, the base provides them with four days of free food and lodging. If they don't find a job during this period, or are unable to go out on a mission, they won't even be able to afford food after four days, so they'll have no choice but to leave."
"Where do they usually go after they leave?"
"Some wander outside for a long time, and their survival ability naturally improves. By then, they are able to complete missions and will return to the Kyoto base. As long as they survive, their lives will get better and better. Some simply give up and choose to live in a private base in T City."
He Xiaobei knew what the private base in T City looked like.
Once you go there, you will almost certainly rot in the slums, live in the most dilapidated houses and eat the worst food, and it will be difficult to make a way out.
But she felt that there was nothing wrong with what the Kyoto base did. Was it cruel? Aren't natural disasters cruel?
If you can't survive in the end times, no one can help you.
She thinks this talent system is even good.
At the very least, if there are more serious natural disasters in the future, the people here still have hope of survival, and they are also the spark of mankind.
Qin Yuan was afraid that He Xiaobei would be disappointed with this place, so he thought about it and explained:
"Actually, the Kyoto base has also done a lot. We're working hard to develop various technological means to deal with natural disasters. We're also sharing these technologies with local bases, hoping that we can all fight natural disasters together and work for the continuation of humanity. Each base can do something different, which is why Kyoto seems a little aloof."
He Xiaobei looked at Qin Yuan, smiled and shook his head at him:
"I don't think the Kyoto base is cold. I really think it's a great place."
Only rationality can take you further. If you just blindly protect people, they will still not survive when they encounter danger in the future.
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