“Drip drip drip, drip drip drip…”
“Click!”
When Jiang Ling was woken up by the alarm clock, it was already noon.
She was currently in a small room on the underground floor of Jinling East Station, lazily curled up on the bed, hugging a two-meter-long two-dimensional pillow with a picture of her wife Asuka on it.
This is her third year living here.
That crappy "system" actually has an energy limit, and now it's stuck at 1,000 points, and the list hasn't changed at all. Obviously, its time scale doesn't operate according to human dates.
Before that, she'd first ventured south to the Hangwan area, then passed through Central Station and headed north. By the time she'd returned to loyal Jinling along the edge of the metropolitan area, her adorable parents had already moved to Central Station. They hadn't sent any messages in ages; they must have been enjoying themselves.
Jiang Ling reluctantly opened her eyes, checked the time, and then whispered softly, "Lin Yi! Check if there's any news~"
Lin Yi was an AI that suddenly became a metropolitan phenomenon two years ago. It was said that its intelligence was comparable to that of ordinary humans. Of course, Jiang Ling also knew some inside information. This intelligent lifeform had a deep background, and it seemed that providing housekeeping services to the site residents was just its hobby.
"My dear sister, it's almost time for lunch!" A disembodied voice echoed from around the room. "There's only a recording of last night. Do you want to watch it?"
"I don't want to watch it anymore. Let's broadcast it instead! Use the voice of Xiangcai." Jiang Ling replied.
To the familiar music, she came to the small bathroom with her messy hair and picked up an electric toothbrush.
"Today is May 11, 2055, Tuesday, the 15th day of the fourth lunar month. The day after tomorrow, a ceremony will be held to commemorate the Fourth World War. Here's the main content of this program..."
Jiang Ling adjusted the toothbrush to the strong mode, feeling the numbness in her mouth and relaxing.
Honestly, there weren't many nostalgic people like her on this station. Most people would just pop a couple of "chewing toothbrushes" into their mouths after waking up early. It was said that those were once only astronauts' experiences, but now, their own printers could mass-produce them.
The cost of that thing is much lower than a three-piece set of toothbrush, toothpaste and cup, and it is basically completely recyclable.
The changes in social concepts are indeed huge. People have gradually learned to recycle resources internally, and extravagance and waste have gradually disappeared from people's sight.
Of course, according to Jiang Ling, this is essentially linked to the economy. With the economy now so much smaller, people's spending power, coupled with the massive population loss, has plummeted – a consumption downgrade is inevitable.
However, she really didn't expect that maintaining her original habits would be regarded as the life of an upper-class person.
"...the North District has stepped up its crackdown on the proliferation of firearms. Within a week, we cracked down on multiple smuggling cases and seized a total of 4,007 controlled weapons of all types. The citizens involved are now being held criminally accountable in accordance with the law."
Jiang Ling rinsed her mouth and washed her face with warm water. A blush spread across her cheeks. She glanced in the mirror, then scratched her head twice, pulling out two tangled strands of hair.
Nothing has changed. Or rather, nothing has changed at all in the past few years.
She's used to it.
"Huh~" Jiang Ling took a deep breath and looked at the unchanging scenery outside the window sill. She seemed to be talking to herself, "Lin Yi, let's see what dishes we have today?"
"Based on your taste, I recommend set menu number 7."
"Why is it the same as yesterday?"
"Dear, there are only 350 sets of set meal number 7 left, and they will be gone soon~"
“What the hell!?”
She cursed, hurriedly put on some clothes, tied her hair into a ponytail and prepared to go out. When the door was about to close, she remembered that she had something left.
"Forest......"
"Your things are all on the cabinet." Lin Yi has learned to answer quickly.
That's true.
Jiang Ling put an external earphone on her left ear and then put the terminal in her pocket.
Of course, apart from herself and her pass, everything else on her was no longer the same. With her forgetful nature, she might lose herself at any moment.
After a while, Lin Yi's soft and sweet girlish voice continued to ring in Jiang Ling's ears: "The second batch of astronaut selection for the Aerospace Force has begun. According to relevant departments, this selection will give priority to awakened people with psychic abilities..."
"That's strange. Didn't they start this plan last year? Why has it been delayed until now? Lin Yi, has your old lover revealed anything?" Jiang Ling passed through several tunnels and whispered into the microphone in the elevator heading to the second floor below.
At this time, there are relatively few people active in the site, and most of them are gathered elsewhere.
"No, no!" Lin Yi stuttered for a moment, then switched to the mature voice of Aunt Inoue. "He said they were testing new technology during that time, and only completed clinical verification last month."
"What on earth is it that's so mysterious?"
"It's top secret information! I just found out that they took my subroutine offline... Oh, by the way, I forgot to tell you. You've been targeted by the relevant authorities, and they'll probably come knocking on your door in a couple of days."
"What?" Jiang Ling asked confusedly.
"Although I think you will definitely pass their selection, you will definitely not be included in the final selection!"
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