As darkness gradually fell, the already thick fog enveloped the outer city even more, as if something terrifying might emerge from the fog.
Because the previous instance environment was too safe, Yin Zhu was afraid that she would sleep too soundly, so she went to live with Hirano Shan. Of course, she said a set of good things for others: "I think that two people can take care of each other, so that if something unexpected happens, we can find out in time."
“You should probably be glad that the rules here haven’t made you wary of others.” Hirano Sane moved her pillow further in, making room for Yin Zhu.
Yin Zhu sat down on her bed without any ceremony, and said with a smile:
"Actually, I thought the rules would include things like cyborgs or artificial humans, since those are common settings in cyberpunk."
“Yes, there are, but there’s no need to write them into the rules,” Hirano San reminded her. “If a world is already used to the existence of a certain type of person, then there’s no need to specifically point it out. When you write a novel, do you emphasize separately whether men or women shouldn’t litter?”
Yin Zhu was somewhat surprised: "You've read my novel?"
"I roughly read it with machine translation. To be honest, I thought it was a romance novel based on the title, but I only found out later that the runaway heiress and the top star are cousins..." Hirano San wanted to complain about this. "People come for a romantic comedy, but they find out that it's about a pair of silly cousins hiding their identities and living an awkward life as a secret couple in a dating reality show. Of course, not many people will read on."
"So I couldn't continue writing it, so it ended badly." Yin Zhu said embarrassedly, "But I really like the trope of a dating reality show where the rumored love interest is actually a silly brother and sister. I find it very interesting."
Hirano San rolled her eyes at her and said indignantly, "You only like this kind of thing if you don't have any brothers. If you have brothers, you'll just find them annoying."
"I understand, I understand, it's like Lord Ye's love of dragons."
Just as Yin Zhu was about to say something more, she heard footsteps in the hallway, which sounded somewhat hurried.
What's going on outside?
“You must have damaged something before. Now the apartment management staff who are checking up on things are looking for you.” Hirano San closed her eyes to sense the sounds outside, then quickly opened them, her eyes sparkling with a cheerful light. She answered in a light voice, “Because there was no one registered in your room, they suspected that an outsider had moved in and now that person has run away.”
Upon hearing Hirano San's answer, Yin Zhu immediately glanced at the back of Hirano San's hand with concern and asked, "Will they come to check your room?"
“No, the worm registered your benevolent spirit in my room because I already guessed you would be staying with me tonight.” Hirano San was completely relaxed, lying on the bed staring at the ceiling, her mind blank, as if everything was under control.
"It's so nice to be able to know what other people are thinking!" Yin Zhu exclaimed. This wasn't the umpteenth time Yin Zhu had envied Hirano Sane.
This time, however, she received a meaningful look from Hirano Sane and a question that seemed to send chills down her spine: "Do you really think that I only heard about your choice?"
Isn't that so?
Yin Zhu was taken aback at first, then realized that she didn't necessarily need to live with Hirano Shan.
So why did she come up with this idea?
It seems that he wanted to get closer to Hirano Sane so that she would feel more comfortable agreeing to his requests.
So, is what I'm doing now really what I wanted to do?
Hirano Sane's question sent a chill down Yin Zhu's spine, making her feel like there was something wrong with her the more she thought about it. But quickly, Yin Zhu calmed down and scratched her head: "That's about right, anyway, you won't hurt me."
This statement did not actually stem from Yin Zhu's trust in Hirano Shan.
In a sense, this sentence is actually Yin Zhu imprinting a "thought imprint" on Hirano Shan. Under the premise of mutual friendliness, repeatedly saying "you won't hurt me" will make Hirano Shan more and more accustomed to this way of thinking.
This statement is based on the premise that there is no conflict of interest between the two at this time. It is a completely correct conclusion and will not trigger Hirano San's defensiveness. Instead, she will accept this view very naturally.
As Yin Zhu continues to repeat this statement, Hirano Shan will increasingly accept it. In the future, even if conflicts of interest arise between them, this logic will influence Hirano Shan to some extent, enabling her to make the right judgments that benefit their relationship.
However, this was entirely Yin Zhu's subconscious action.
Because Yin Zhu acted with such "trust" without thinking, it was projected onto Hirano Sane's mind, instantly evolving into a strange sense of responsibility that she "could not betray Yin Zhu's trust."
The latter blushed slightly and changed the subject: "Speaking of which, do you know why there's thick fog outside?"
“It must be a problem with industrialization.” Yin Zhu knew that Hirano Shan had her own methods of obtaining information, but having already left the poor people’s apartment, she also knew the answer. There was a strange, pungent smell in the dense fog with very low visibility, not the fragrance of morning dew on Blue Star.
“Hmm… Several residents in this apartment building work in nearby factories, and they haven’t been replaced by robots yet,” Hirano San agreed.
The exchange between the two was one of the ways Yin Zhu obtained intelligence.
This cyber world has cyborgs, but they should be classified in the same way as citizens. Therefore, the "New Regulations" do not mention the existence of such people, but simply refer to everyone as lower-level citizens and higher-level citizens.
Let's summarize: Today is Yin Zhu's first day living in Vina City, and she has basically figured out the common sense that ordinary citizens should know.
The city of Vena is divided into an outer city and an inner city. The inner city is where high-ranking citizens live, and all roads leading into it are guarded, with even greater surveillance. The outer city includes commercial, industrial, and residential areas, providing lower-ranking citizens with the conditions for a normal life, but it is patrolled by robots. Furthermore, there is an area outside Vena city, collectively known as the outer city, which is unregulated and has very few resources.
Apart from that, Yin Zhu only encountered something strange in the library; everything else seemed normal. Compared to the rampant anomalies in Sin City, Vena City seemed to be just a bit more technologically advanced, but not particularly dangerous... that was Yin Zhu's guess.
To be precise, the dangers of this world have not yet been revealed to Yin Zhu.
But speaking of which...
After sorting through the intelligence, Yin Zhu suddenly realized a problem: the basic intelligence was obvious and there was a pattern to it.
Yin Zhu had a general idea of what this pattern meant, but lacking evidence, she temporarily abandoned further investigation. After all, there was a more serious issue that Yin Zhu needed to address.
The first day's rules at the poor people's apartment were: [This apartment does not provide any water, electricity, food, etc. The weekly rent is 10 Vena coins. If you are late on rent payments, you will be evicted immediately.] Hirano Shan told Yin Zhu that there were still five days until the next rent payment.
In other words, if Yin Zhu doesn't earn money within five days, the two of them will probably end up homeless.
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