The rules in the outer city are more like a law to maintain stability at the grassroots level.
Unlike other copies, it only takes effect when discovered by the oversight agency; otherwise, if no one knows you have broken the law, the punishment will not fall on you.
Paul was targeted by a group of Indigenous people who exploited loopholes in the rules.
"This is so damn frustrating."
Paul couldn't help but swear, and when the swear word was broadcast live to Earth, its tone was distorted to some extent.
This is not something that cannot be said.
It's just that China has made further progress in the technology of simultaneous broadcasting, and can now simultaneously censor profanities. After all, this live stream is for the entire population to watch, and there's no internet addiction prevention system for minors. It's unspeakable that they wouldn't allow Earth to implement such a thing.
If we can't prevent addiction, then we can only develop in other directions.
While the research institute made no progress in terms of regulations, the programmers next door, with financial support, successfully achieved a technological breakthrough.
This new technology is supported by artificial intelligence. Since the arrival of the strange tales on Earth, the research on artificial intelligence, which had been suppressed, has been brought back to the forefront. Several major countries have their own supercomputers to support computing power. For example, China can use the Dawning 4 supercomputer to predict some events in advance. As for smaller countries, they can probably only rent them.
However, as the saying goes, money can save you from disaster. It's better to be broke than to die. If the people are broke, how can the rich be broke?
It is unspeakable to simply and crudely bind all people on Earth to their original nationality, and changing their nationality later would be futile; they could only live and die with their original "mother country."
Some stateless individuals were initially smug, thinking "this has nothing to do with me," until the country they lived in when the strange tales descended upon Earth fell, and they were unknowingly airdropped into a country that had become a forbidden zone. Only then did they realize that they had been unknowingly assigned to that country...
This is even worse than having citizenship and going there for tourism!
At least they escaped a terrible fate.
However, it was too late for them to realize this. These stateless individuals had no time to change their fate and could only "advance and retreat" with that country, becoming strangely contaminated in the restricted area.
As for people who hold multiple citizenships, it's even simpler. Whichever country becomes a restricted area first, they can be airdropped as a VIP without waiting for others to follow suit. However, compared to stateless individuals who have no choice, if they decisively renounce some of their citizenship, it's best to turn a blind eye.
But how can you be sure that the citizenship you give up is not the one you will ultimately choose to live in?
It's like opening a blind box; you never know if you've won the grand prize until the very end. Before this, no one knows which country will survive, but because of the concept of national destiny, many people who hold multiple citizenships prioritize powerful nations.
A weak nation's fate is not necessarily bad, but a strong nation's fate is definitely strong.
It's worth mentioning that Unspeakable is quite "humane" at times. For example, in countries like China that don't accept dual citizenship, Unspeakable automatically helps "Chinese citizens with dual citizenship" renounce their Chinese citizenship.
So, during the era when Ji Liao "dominated" the Ghost Story instance, many people who left the Dragon Kingdom cried out that they regretted not choosing the Dragon Kingdom.
It was with the same mentality that, after Ji Liao's death, a group of foreign IPs appeared and made sarcastic remarks: "The chosen ones of the Dragon Kingdom are just no good. They just got lucky before."
Seeing the countries they abandoned suffer makes their decision seem less wrong.
That's human nature.
Now, the Dragon Kingdom and the Lighthouse Kingdom happen not to be assigned to the same world. As a result, the two major powers, who used to frequently "compete" with each other on the international stage, are leading their respective "little brothers" to crack the rule copy, which has subtly created a comparative trend.
Although Paul and Yin Zhu didn't mean to compare themselves—they didn't even know each other—the audience naturally wanted to see who was better.
Compared to the diverse and numerous myths about the Dragon Kingdom in Yin Zhu's area, Paul had actually become aware of the "myths" of the United States.
As is well known, the United States is a relatively new country with only a little over two hundred years of history.
The main reasons why a country with no historical foundation could become the dominant power on Earth are fivefold: its large area, large population, abundant resources, favorable geographical location, and the ability to profit from war. Having accumulated sufficient resources, the United States quickly rose to become a superpower, and then attracted even more outstanding talent to serve it through its well-developed systems and excellent conditions.
However, based solely on the above, the United States seems to be a country completely devoid of mythology.
Or perhaps, like other Old World nations, the United States shares the same Christian mythology, with each president listening to God's teachings and swearing eternal allegiance to the United States under the Stars and Stripes.
If only it were that simple.
Paul downed a bitter drink and forced a smile at the bartender: "Tell me, if Cyber disease is this serious, why would they secretly take parts from us ordinary people just to prolong their own lives? Is becoming one of those weird things a good thing?"
"I don't know about that," the bartender shook his head.
"Aren't you afraid of being kidnapped and dismantled into parts to be sold one day?" Paul sized up the bartender. He was in good health; if he were really dismantled, he could probably fetch a lot of money.
"Don't be fooled by my appearance. I actually have nearsightedness, rhinitis, cervical spondylosis, diabetes, and hemorrhoids. I don't have any major illnesses, but I'm constantly plagued by minor ones. Nobody would bother me." The bartender seemed completely unfazed. "Luckily, these minor ailments don't affect my work, otherwise my family would have to move out of the city with me to collect garbage."
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