Both planets are technologically advanced, and most basic knowledge can be obtained through the internet.
Before becoming the Chosen One, Jennifer often watched short videos in her spare time to learn various magic tricks. It was both a hobby and a topic of conversation among her friends.
It was originally useless, but unexpectedly, now that it's in the world of ghost stories, it can actually become a source of income.
After gaining a deeper understanding of the city of Vena, Jennifer discovered that many skills and knowledge in this world required expensive fees, often costing tens of thousands of Vena coins, which was simply unaffordable for ordinary families. In other words, those behind the scenes had no intention of allowing the lower classes to acquire much knowledge.
There were schools in the city, of course, but Jennifer found that they were more like daycare centers for children and didn't teach much knowledge, at most only Chinese and math.
This is already because of the money.
Fortunately, Jennifer came from the slums, so she was able to meet some people from a rebel group who created a dark web that was completely different from the Venus Web, where they communicated and shared.
This dark web is different from the filthy dark web on Blue Star; it's purely for circumventing the official censorship of Vena City.
It is said that the Vina City dark web was originally established by a group of hackers who advocated the spirit of internet sharing, making much valuable knowledge accessible to ordinary people for reading and learning. However, as Vina City increased its crackdown efforts, anyone detected accessing the dark web, whether in the inner or outer city, was arrested.
The new rules also include this rule, but it is written very vaguely, as if the person who made the rules did not want more people to know about the existence of the Vena City Dark Web.
9. Do not access unapproved technologies.
If Jennifer hadn't already learned from others that these two corresponded, she would have had a hard time connecting the two when she first saw the rules.
The key point of this rule is "not recognized".
The authorities of Vena City will never acknowledge the existence of the Vena City Dark Web. As long as the Dark Web exists, they will lose out on earning money from knowledge.
For ordinary people who want to learn knowledge beyond the basics, Viña City provides a way—joining the company.
Once they join the company, the indigenous people are essentially signing a contract of servitude. The company will provide them with professional knowledge and training, and the employees will work for the company from the moment they join until their death.
Almost no one would consider leaving their job, whether due to economic pressure or social reasons.
For the people at Unique Star, joining the company is something to be proud of, even if it only brings a slight hope of promotion, it's still better than waiting to die without any hope.
The factory mentioned earlier was an appendage of the company.
The company plans to produce various products, while the factory is the means to bring these products to fruition.
Many essential jobs in Viña City have been replaced by robots, such as security patrols and repetitive tasks in many factories. Humans are now primarily responsible for supervision and maintenance, so not many workers are needed. Job opportunities are extremely difficult to obtain, naturally leading to ecstatic celebration.
Jennifer is, after all, one of the chosen ones. She only needs to live in this world for a short time and is very enthusiastic about most things.
However, on the only planet, many of the natives have long since given up. They can't get into companies, they don't know anything, and they may not even have ID cards or spiritual officials. They can only barely make ends meet by picking up garbage in the slums.
As for the leaders of the rebel organizations, they are the exception.
Those who have seen the view from the top are more unwilling to accept their fall into the valley; those who have held enough power are more eager to regain it when they lose everything.
Rewind to a day earlier, when Jennifer had just fallen into the slums, she heard a member of a rebellious organization preaching to her. He tried to incite Jennifer and others to develop anti-God sentiments, and passionately asked, "Do you really want to live in a place like this for the rest of your lives, with your children and grandchildren living in garbage dumps?"
“But…you make it sound so nice, but we’ve never seen it before,” a ragged aboriginal man said, shrinking his head back as he retorted.
“That’s right, the gods protected the only star, so they deserve to live better lives. We’re just a bunch of homeless people who can’t even get into the city of Vena…” Another woman holding a child also had no motivation.
"You deserve to be ruled by those monsters!"
The missionary stomped his foot in anger, looking utterly disappointed.
All the indigenous people stared at him blankly, completely baffled as to what he had to be angry about. Only Jennifer, who was standing to the side, stepped forward with a hint of doubt: "Why did you say that gods are monsters? That's incredibly disrespectful."
Seemingly prompted by this, the other indigenous people also chimed in:
"That's right."
"No wonder the gods wouldn't let you into the city; you deserve it."
"At least the gods saved everyone's lives."
"Yeah, do you want to go back to that time?"
Because of the will of the gods, everyone avoids talking about that unspeakable past of invading the only planet, using only "that" to encompass the past.
Seeing the momentum building, Jennifer stepped forward again: "You say there's something wrong with the gods, do you have any evidence?"
The missionary scoffed, "It's all over the dark web."
"The dark web?" Jennifer grasped the key phrase and inquired about more detailed information, gaining a degree of his trust. However, they both kept it brief, ultimately making only an agreement: Jennifer would do them a favor, and in return, they would give Jennifer a Good Spirit Officer to facilitate her entry into the city of Vena.
After reminiscing, with her earnings for the day in hand, Jennifer, following the help of a kind Indigenous resident, finally found the cheapest place to rent.
Poor people's apartment.
After noting down the apartment rules, Jennifer took her key and went to her room. Putting down her things and lying on the slightly musty, worn-out bed, she sighed, "So what do I do next?"
"Da da da, da da da".
A rhythmic knocking sound came from next door.
Following the sound, Jennifer eventually discovered that it seemed to be her neighbor knocking on her wall.
2. Any strange noises coming from any room must be reported to the property management office immediately, and we will send management personnel to investigate.
The strange knocking noises from next door must also be part of this rule, right?
As Jennifer got out of bed to report to the property management office, the knocking sound suddenly started again, "tap tap tap, tap tap tap," with the same rhythm and force as before.
However, this time the sound was not coming from the wall, but from the only door in the room that led out.
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