Just as Cheng Zhu relaxed a little, Ya spoke up again: "Speaking of which, does Christine also like black hair?"
She instinctively wanted to answer "I like it," but considering the strangeness of this instance, she replied tactfully, "It's okay. Although black hair looks good, other hair colors also look good. I'm having a hard time choosing."
Upon hearing this, Ya's eyes lit up, and she clasped her hands together, excitedly bringing her face close to Cheng Zhu's.
"If you're having trouble deciding, how about trying out the Fireworks Hair Salon?"
The next second, a video popped up in front of Cheng Zhu. The video showed an advertisement for a hair salon called "Fireworks Hair Salon". Just like some dress-up games called "Nikki", customers could select a hair picture on the screen and the next second, fireworks would bloom on their heads. When the fireworks disappeared, the corresponding hairstyle would appear on the customer's head.
The guest, beaming with delight, cupped his face in his hands and exclaimed dramatically, "It's amazing!"
Then, this customer changed her hairstyle several more times, all instantly, from color to length, from mohawk to big waves, so much so that Cheng Zhu suspected it was a wig and not real hair. After all, for a normal human being, hair needs time to grow, and frequent dyeing and perming will damage the hair.
At the end of the video, a string of colorful lights appears: "Fireworks Hair Salon! A surprise like fireworks for you! Not 5998! Not 2998! Only 998!"
Cheng Zhu's gaze fell on the number "998," and his lips twitched.
As if she could instantly detect Cheng Zhu's movements, a look of confusion appeared on her face: "Does Christine think she can't afford 998 Universal Points? But little Christine clearly has a lot of money in her account."
This artificial intelligence is testing itself.
Universal Point is the universal currency of this world, because the entire world is managed by artificial intelligence, so all currency transactions are conducted through electronic currency.
He let out a heavy sigh to hide his emotions, and Cheng Zhu gave a wry smile: "Although it's cheap, I shouldn't spend money recklessly in a new place, right? What if I don't pass the entrance exam? I'm afraid I'll let my family down."
The entrance exam was based on information gathered by the previous chosen ones.
Christine lived in the countryside in harsh conditions. Her mother died almost immediately after giving birth to her. In order to give her a better education, her father chose to sacrifice his own body and become an experimental volunteer known as a "pioneer." This allowed young Christine to inherit a huge fortune and gain the opportunity to enter Slote High School.
This is truly a hellish version of the saying: "A large sum of money is worse than empty words of concern."
The Chosen Ones arrived in this world just before she was about to enter the Advanced Academy.
As a girl from the countryside, it's normal for the chosen one not to know that "it doesn't matter if you don't pass the entrance exam"; on the contrary, if the chosen one shows a clear understanding of her future, she will be considered problematic by law enforcement, subdued on the spot, and taken away.
The reason for this "death" was that she learned something beyond Christine's knowledge, which was deemed problematic by the artificial intelligence.
As expected, Ya comforted Cheng Zhu's attitude: "It's okay, Christine can still enroll even if she doesn't pass the exam, she'll just be assigned to a lower-ranked class, after all, Christine is a successor!"
Cheng Zhu didn't ask what a "successor" was, because she already knew the answer when she watched the live stream on Future Star.
Simply put, "inheritors" refers to the descendants who enjoy the benefits brought by the "pioneers".
Although the official encyclopedia of this world explains these two terms in great detail, to the chosen ones of Future Star, aren't they simply volunteers who become martyrs and family members of martyrs? Every year, many such people appear in various countries of Future Star, and unlike this alternate world, they are not embellished to the point of being secretive, but are directly and openly explained to all citizens.
After all, peace is too far away for the future stars.
The government has no time to deceive the people. It would be better to let the people read more books, build more powerful weapons, and defeat neighboring countries. Any sacrifices would be made clear from the beginning to avoid demoralizing the people of a country already under war.
In contrast, the world in the Normal Future instance is far too peaceful.
If a citizen of Earth were to enter this world, they would probably recognize its setting at a glance. It's just like the United States ruling the world, with the stench of money permeating everything.
This superficial understanding actually increased their workload.
If the chosen one encounters a native, even though the native's essence is merely a replay of death, humans still have the tendency to deceive themselves. They will automatically fill in the gaps in the chosen one's mind, such as "people from the countryside really don't understand much" or "is this person not very bright?", convincing themselves to ignore the problems of someone they don't know well.
Unfortunately, the chosen ones encountered artificial intelligence.
Artificial intelligence will have its own set of judgment criteria. When the chosen ones demonstrate knowledge beyond what a "country bumpkin" should know, or when their reactions are unlike those of an indigenous person, they will be ruthlessly hunted down.
This is also why, even with six chances per person, the chosen ones of Future Star still suffer casualties.
Cheng Zhu didn't want to discuss his identity too much, since Future Star didn't have much information on this, and the artificial intelligence was also very careful not to let Christine/Christopher know. The more he said, the more mistakes he would make, so he took the initiative to change the subject: "I just moved in, do I need to get to know my neighbors a bit?"
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