The word utopia comes from a book in the history of the future stars, which tells the story of a beautiful country that the author imagined as much as possible.
Common property, equality for all, distribution according to need, election of officials… Therefore, this concept has also evolved into a non-existent ideal world. However, everyone has their own ideas, and not everyone thinks such a society is wonderful. On the contrary, some people delve into the drawbacks of this social structure, and then imagine this wonderful country as a terrible world that is “all show and no substance, rotten to the core”, which is the so-called dystopian work.
Cheng Zhu hadn't really felt much about either of them before, since they were too far away from the Nine Provinces.
Cheng Zhu now feels that the Smart City is like a world depicted in a dystopian novel—beautiful, but also harboring its own hidden sores, festering and stinking in the dark corners. Just as the higher-dimensional being said, although the Smart City avoids the wars of future planets, possesses absolute peace, and has resolved many physiological differences through advanced technology—even allowing for arbitrary gender and racial alteration—many social problems will still arise. In order to maintain this superficial beauty, artificial intelligence has certainly sacrificed the freedom of many to know, trapping humanity in information cocoons, but it can never truly bring a world to perfection.
Cheng Zhu didn't know how the various countries of Future Star viewed this issue; she only knew that it was not a problem she could solve alone.
If one person could solve a historical problem that has lasted for thousands of years, then the whole world would have to bow down to that person.
Incidentally, Kyushu does have its own "utopia," though it's called "Peach Blossom Spring" or "Great Harmony Society." However, no Kyushu person would think that such a world is actually not beautiful at all or very dark; they would only think that such a world, though beautiful, is difficult to achieve.
Even the most conspiracy theories about Peach Blossom Spring are nothing more than the idea that it is actually a kingdom of the dead, which is why it is so beautiful and free of war.
The word "peace" was once a lie to everyone on Future Star.
Until the strange tales of rules descended upon Future Star.
This is also why Chengzhu felt so conflicted about the unspeakable. She was both grateful to Him for ending the century-long war on Future Star, and fearful that Him would destroy her country and cause everything to perish completely.
Cheng Zhu certainly did not want the war to continue, but definitely not at the cost of the destruction of Future Star.
The next morning, Cheng Zhu activated his green talent.
The first thing I do every morning is greet the higher-dimensional beings with "Good morning" and see if there's any new information to offer.
This time, however, Cheng Zhu clearly sensed that the "higher-dimensional being" behind Ya was different from before. It was not as casual as before, but rather more rational and calm: "Good morning, Cheng Zhu."
"Good morning..." Cheng Zhu felt a chill run down his spine for no apparent reason.
“Actually, you don’t need to use your talent so frequently. This talent is not just for communicating with me.” Behind Ya’s projection seemed to be a very elegant being. “Although I am indeed interested in you, if you encounter problems during the talent’s cooldown period, I will not forcibly break the rules to help you.”
Violation of regulations?
Cheng Zhu understood this word perfectly; it meant "violation of the rules."
So His help to me also needs to follow the rules?
Cheng Zhu nodded thoughtfully, clearly having taken the other person's words to heart. He quickly thanked them and added, "Thank you very much for the reminder. I just wanted to say hello, that's all."
If the previous higher-dimensional beings felt like gods who saw through everything yet entertained the human world, then the current higher-dimensional beings are more like a serious god.
The difference is so obvious, yet the other party makes no attempt to hide it, showing that they really don't care whether humans discover it or not.
Cheng Zhu's mood only dipped for a few seconds before he immediately regained his sunny disposition: "Want to have breakfast together? I'm thinking of ordering some takeout; I won't eat at the communal kitchen today." After all, eating carbohydrates, starches, and proteins every day can easily lead to nutritional imbalances. Even instant noodles sold in Kyushu at least have some dehydrated vegetable packets in them.
"...Artificial intelligence doesn't need supplemental nutrition." The other party seemed to have seen through Cheng Zhu's thoughts. His expression didn't change, but the speechless emotion in his eyes was very obvious.
Cheng Zhu scratched his head sheepishly, then probed indirectly, "Starting tomorrow, strange things will begin to happen throughout the entire instance. Once we enter the school, it will be too dangerous to go outside, right?"
She wanted to be sure of one thing.
Is the answer to what that higher-dimensional being said about "escaping" actually correct?
Since the observer has changed, this is good news for Cheng Zhu. They can verify the truth through the words of different higher-dimensional beings. If their statements contradict each other, it means that one of them is lying, or that neither of them knows the truth about the copy.
Cheng Zhu likes to think about the worst-case scenario.
So there's another possibility: the strange tales of rules are just a game played by higher-dimensional beings, and she is merely an insignificant pawn among them, with those higher-dimensional beings simply betting on themselves.
If that's the case, when Unspeakable finds the game boring, he can simply erase Future Star.
Cheng Zhu knew that her probing into the unspeakable was dangerous, but for the sake of her country, or more precisely, for her friends and the families in the orphanage, she felt it was her responsibility to gather as much information as possible about the strange tales and unspeakable matters for the Kingdom of Kyushu.
"tomorrow?"
The higher-dimensional being behind Ya tilted its head and suddenly asked a strange question: "You are the second chosen one from the Nine Provinces Kingdom to enter this instance, right?"
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