S419M was shocked: [Lord Host, what act are you playing again?]
Bai Lixin rubbed his brow: [I feel like I’m about to be taken over by a robot.]
The daily schedule was arranged clearly.
Even transportation was considerately arranged, with a taxi waiting the moment he stepped out.
With Xiao Yi’s assistance, he didn’t even need to bring money or communication tools when going out.
The seemingly thoughtful and considerate care gradually deprive humans of their instinct to think. Even work has become mechanical labor, you have to answer the phone according to the prompts and complete the task according to the prompts.
Over time, human thinking ability would decline sharply. Bai Lixin could probably bet that if he randomly grabbed someone off the street and asked them basic math questions, half of them wouldn’t be able to answer.
Humans were lazy; once there were more convenient aids to free up their thinking ability, they would naturally shut down that part of their capacity.
The decline in intellect seemed inevitable.
In this world, it was hard to tell whether they were using robots or being raised by them.
They were like pets raised by robots, receiving meticulous care, health checkups, emotional support, and being assigned tasks they were capable of to realize their self-worth.
Wasn’t this similar to humans taking care of their pet cats and dogs?
Regularly checking pets’ health, playing with them, and sometimes letting cats catch mice to fulfill their self-worth.
When you think like this, high technology truly was a double-edged sword.
It could make human life better but also dull human brains.
Bai Lixin now needed a communicator, so he could communicate with Sun Ning regardless of time and space.
But he searched his home upside down and couldn’t find a trace of the communicator, so he decided to buy a new one.
To shop, he needed money first. He quickly solved the money issue; he found Mr. Xin’s bank password while searching his computer before . Mr. Xin’s account had some savings, but not much. The salary for operators could barely cover daily expenses, but it was enough to buy a communicator.
Payment methods in this era were very convenient; you didn’t even need to take out a bank card. Payment could be completed just by iris recognition. Those without eyes could use fingerprints or forehead prints.
Online shopping was also very fast, with delivery in about an hour.
But he only had a little over an hour left before work, so he didn’t have time to shop online. He decided to go to a physical store directly.
Bai Lixin tossed Xiao Yi, which had shut down, on the ground, threw on some clothes, and left the house.
When he went to the concert yesterday, it wasn’t just to attend the concert. He also scoped out the surroundings.
It was almost effortless to find what he needed. He quickly found a store vending electronic products and soon found a communicator inside.
Communicators in this era came in various shapes and styles to cater to human aesthetics. Some were classic square blocks, some looked like rings, and some like earrings.
In short, they were diverse in form and price.
He finally chose an earring-shaped communicator, which almost used up all of Mr. Xin’s remaining savings.
The communicator was like a beverage from a vending machine, delivered directly to his hand.
It was quite beautiful. It looked like obsidian, a small flat bead, shimmering with an elegant black light.
The earring was magnetic; even without ear piercings, it could stick to the ear without falling off.
Following the instructions, Bai Lixin attached the earring to his left ear, and a semi-transparent operating interface appeared before him.
[User cloud communication information detected. Would you like to synchronize?]
[Yes/No]
Bai Lixin’s gaze landed on “Yes,” which lit up. Then he moved his gaze to “No,” and “No” immediately lit up.
It seemed this Interface was controlled by eye movement. He finally selected “Yes,” and a series of communication information immediately synced to his communicator.
By the time he arrived at his workplace in the Order Zone, he had already looked through Mr. Xin’s entire contact list.
Mr. Xin seemed to be a social recluse; his contact list was pitifully empty, almost nonexistent.
This time, he arrived at work earlier. Originally, he planned to chat with Sun Ning for a while, but when he arrived at his workstation, he found a stranger with golden hair sitting beside him.
The blond man was resting his chin in his hand, dozing off. His earphones hang loosely on his ears, about to fall off.
Bai Lixin glanced at the man’s nameplate.
Order Zone, Sector A-3, Operator 7, Mr. Seth.
He pretended thy something had fallen to the ground, and when he bent down to pick it up, “accidentally” bumped into the drowsy blond, and woke him up.
“Who is it?” The blond frowned and rubbed his eyes. “What are you doing?”
He woke up groggily. He opened his eyes in a daze, only to be met by an excessively stunning face. All his sleepiness quickly disappeared, and in a second, he was wide awake, his expression exaggerated. “My steel legion, what a beautiful person you are. At this moment, my heart is beating for you.”
Glancing at Bai Lixin’s nameplate, the blond said, “Even your name is so unique, Mr. Xin. Can I call you ‘Xin’?”
“I’m Seth. If it’s you, you can call me ‘As’,” the blond blinked, “By the way, only my closest people call me that.”
“Do you have time tonight? I feel like we’ve known each other for ages, and I think we’ll have a lot in common. How about a drink together tonight?”
The blond kept talking, not giving Bai Lixin a chance to respond.
Bai Lixin listened in a daze until the blond said he was tired and went to get a cup of water from the table. Bai Lixin seized the opportunity to interject, “Hello, I haven’t met you before. Are you new here?”
Gulping down a few mouthfuls of water quickly, the blond turned his head and revealed eight shiny white teeth to Bai Lixin. “Yeah, I just transferred here today. I never expected to have such a beauty like you near me. If I knew you were here, I would have applied to transfer here earlier.”
Bai Lixin: “What about the girl who was at the workstation No.7 before?”
The blond shook his head. “I don’t know. She must have been transferred to another position. There was a vacancy here, so I filled it.”
Bai Lixin’s frowned. “Is it common for employees to change positions?”
Blond: “It’s quite common. Some people want to try a different environment after staying at a position for a long time. But it’s not like you can get a place as soon as you apply; you have to wait for someone else to vacate their spot. By the time you switch, it might be days or even months later.”
“Oh,” Bai Lixin said, “I see.”
The blond extended his arm, showing his metallic wristband. “Shall we exchange contact information?”
Bai Lixin didn’t refuse, and after exchanging contact information, it was time for the blond to change shifts.
The other party said goodbye to Bai Lixin reluctantly, then turned around and left the workstation.
At this time, Bai Lixin put on his headphones and skillfully entered work mode.
At first, there were no calls for ten minutes.
Ten minutes later, the first call came in.
“Zzt… Zzt…Zzt …”
“Zzt…”
“+”
“Zzt… Zzt…”
“Zzt… Zzt… Zzt…”
“Hello, can you hear me?” After the long static sounds, a man’s voice came from the other end, sounding depressed. “Hello.”
Bai Lixin paused for several seconds before responding to the voice on the other end of the line. “Hello, sir. How can I help you?”
The man’s voice sounded very sad. “My cat passed away this morning.”
“You must be very sad. I’m sorry to hear that.”
“I’m very sad, but I actually knew its departure was just a matter of time. This cat has been with me for over a decade, which is over ninety years in human years. It hasn’t been moving much for the past few days, just lying in one spot for half a day without moving much or eating much. I knew it was nearing the end, and I wanted to spend its last moments with it. But my boss wouldn’t let me take time off.”
The man’s tone suddenly became resentful. “That bastard is a vampire; he doesn’t understand what emotions are. He just knows how to exploit us, make us work hard, and treat us like one person is worth three people. Not long ago, a colleague’s relative was seriously ill and wanted to see my colleague one last time. That poor colleague requested time off, but that capitalist made him provide proof of his family relationship and medical proof before allowing him to take time off.”
“As a result, because of this delay, that poor colleague didn’t get to see his family member one last time.”
“If it weren’t so difficult to find a job now, why would we suffer like this here!”
“It’s too painful!” The man’s voice choked up as he spoke, and eventually, he started crying uncontrollably into the phone.
Bai Lixin could only comfort him slowly until the man’s emotions stabilized, and then the other party hung up the phone.
After the man hung up, Bai Lixin stared at the phone icon in a daze, but in his mind, a conversation with two others had begun.
[Did you hear that static sound just now?]
S419M: [It was such a loud sound, I’m not deaf, of course, I heard it.]
Escape System: [I heard it too, Master Bai Lixin.]
Bai Lixin: [There was a similar static sound when the first call came in on the first day.]
S419M’s voice sounded uncertain: [What does that mean? Does it mean that even in the ultra-futuristic era, the signal problem hasn’t been solved?]
Escape System: [Um, Brother M, Master Bai Lixin might mean that this sound is unusual.]
S419M: [It’s just the sound of electric statics, why is it unusual? We often hear such sounds when there is signal interference.]
Escape System: [Today’s static sounds seemed to have a ‘+’ syllable mixed in the middle. The static sound on the first day had a ‘D’ syllable mixed in the middle. Could it be that a certain signal source is transmitting some letter signal chain to the outside world?]
Bai Lixin: [If we combine the sounds from the first day and the new development today, what does it spell, S419M?]
S419M tentatively connected them: [D+…??? Dijia?!]
[Lord God?!]
S419M was shocked: [Lord Host, what act are you playing again?]
Bai Lixin rubbed his brow: [I feel like I’m about to be taken over by a robot.]
The daily schedule was arranged clearly.
Even transportation was considerately arranged, with a taxi waiting the moment he stepped out.
With Xiao Yi’s assistance, he didn’t even need to bring money or communication tools when going out.
The seemingly thoughtful and considerate care gradually deprive humans of their instinct to think. Even work has become mechanical labor, you have to answer the phone according to the prompts and complete the task according to the prompts.
Over time, human thinking ability would decline sharply. Bai Lixin could probably bet that if he randomly grabbed someone off the street and asked them basic math questions, half of them wouldn’t be able to answer.
Humans were lazy; once there were more convenient aids to free up their thinking ability, they would naturally shut down that part of their capacity.
The decline in intellect seemed inevitable.
In this world, it was hard to tell whether they were using robots or being raised by them.
They were like pets raised by robots, receiving meticulous care, health checkups, emotional support, and being assigned tasks they were capable of to realize their self-worth.
Wasn’t this similar to humans taking care of their pet cats and dogs?
Regularly checking pets’ health, playing with them, and sometimes letting cats catch mice to fulfill their self-worth.
When you think like this, high technology truly was a double-edged sword.
It could make human life better but also dull human brains.
Bai Lixin now needed a communicator, so he could communicate with Sun Ning regardless of time and space.
But he searched his home upside down and couldn’t find a trace of the communicator, so he decided to buy a new one.
To shop, he needed money first. He quickly solved the money issue; he found Mr. Xin’s bank password while searching his computer before . Mr. Xin’s account had some savings, but not much. The salary for operators could barely cover daily expenses, but it was enough to buy a communicator.
Payment methods in this era were very convenient; you didn’t even need to take out a bank card. Payment could be completed just by iris recognition. Those without eyes could use fingerprints or forehead prints.
Online shopping was also very fast, with delivery in about an hour.
But he only had a little over an hour left before work, so he didn’t have time to shop online. He decided to go to a physical store directly.
Bai Lixin tossed Xiao Yi, which had shut down, on the ground, threw on some clothes, and left the house.
When he went to the concert yesterday, it wasn’t just to attend the concert. He also scoped out the surroundings.
It was almost effortless to find what he needed. He quickly found a store vending electronic products and soon found a communicator inside.
Communicators in this era came in various shapes and styles to cater to human aesthetics. Some were classic square blocks, some looked like rings, and some like earrings.
In short, they were diverse in form and price.
He finally chose an earring-shaped communicator, which almost used up all of Mr. Xin’s remaining savings.
The communicator was like a beverage from a vending machine, delivered directly to his hand.
It was quite beautiful. It looked like obsidian, a small flat bead, shimmering with an elegant black light.
The earring was magnetic; even without ear piercings, it could stick to the ear without falling off.
Following the instructions, Bai Lixin attached the earring to his left ear, and a semi-transparent operating interface appeared before him.
[User cloud communication information detected. Would you like to synchronize?]
[Yes/No]
Bai Lixin’s gaze landed on “Yes,” which lit up. Then he moved his gaze to “No,” and “No” immediately lit up.
It seemed this Interface was controlled by eye movement. He finally selected “Yes,” and a series of communication information immediately synced to his communicator.
By the time he arrived at his workplace in the Order Zone, he had already looked through Mr. Xin’s entire contact list.
Mr. Xin seemed to be a social recluse; his contact list was pitifully empty, almost nonexistent.
This time, he arrived at work earlier. Originally, he planned to chat with Sun Ning for a while, but when he arrived at his workstation, he found a stranger with golden hair sitting beside him.
The blond man was resting his chin in his hand, dozing off. His earphones hang loosely on his ears, about to fall off.
Bai Lixin glanced at the man’s nameplate.
Order Zone, Sector A-3, Operator 7, Mr. Seth.
He pretended thy something had fallen to the ground, and when he bent down to pick it up, “accidentally” bumped into the drowsy blond, and woke him up.
“Who is it?” The blond frowned and rubbed his eyes. “What are you doing?”
He woke up groggily. He opened his eyes in a daze, only to be met by an excessively stunning face. All his sleepiness quickly disappeared, and in a second, he was wide awake, his expression exaggerated. “My steel legion, what a beautiful person you are. At this moment, my heart is beating for you.”
Glancing at Bai Lixin’s nameplate, the blond said, “Even your name is so unique, Mr. Xin. Can I call you ‘Xin’?”
“I’m Seth. If it’s you, you can call me ‘As’,” the blond blinked, “By the way, only my closest people call me that.”
“Do you have time tonight? I feel like we’ve known each other for ages, and I think we’ll have a lot in common. How about a drink together tonight?”
The blond kept talking, not giving Bai Lixin a chance to respond.
Bai Lixin listened in a daze until the blond said he was tired and went to get a cup of water from the table. Bai Lixin seized the opportunity to interject, “Hello, I haven’t met you before. Are you new here?”
Gulping down a few mouthfuls of water quickly, the blond turned his head and revealed eight shiny white teeth to Bai Lixin. “Yeah, I just transferred here today. I never expected to have such a beauty like you near me. If I knew you were here, I would have applied to transfer here earlier.”
Bai Lixin: “What about the girl who was at the workstation No.7 before?”
The blond shook his head. “I don’t know. She must have been transferred to another position. There was a vacancy here, so I filled it.”
Bai Lixin’s frowned. “Is it common for employees to change positions?”
Blond: “It’s quite common. Some people want to try a different environment after staying at a position for a long time. But it’s not like you can get a place as soon as you apply; you have to wait for someone else to vacate their spot. By the time you switch, it might be days or even months later.”
“Oh,” Bai Lixin said, “I see.”
The blond extended his arm, showing his metallic wristband. “Shall we exchange contact information?”
Bai Lixin didn’t refuse, and after exchanging contact information, it was time for the blond to change shifts.
The other party said goodbye to Bai Lixin reluctantly, then turned around and left the workstation.
At this time, Bai Lixin put on his headphones and skillfully entered work mode.
At first, there were no calls for ten minutes.
Ten minutes later, the first call came in.
“Zzt… Zzt…Zzt …”
“Zzt…”
“+”
“Zzt… Zzt…”
“Zzt… Zzt… Zzt…”
“Hello, can you hear me?” After the long static sounds, a man’s voice came from the other end, sounding depressed. “Hello.”
Bai Lixin paused for several seconds before responding to the voice on the other end of the line. “Hello, sir. How can I help you?”
The man’s voice sounded very sad. “My cat passed away this morning.”
“You must be very sad. I’m sorry to hear that.”
“I’m very sad, but I actually knew its departure was just a matter of time. This cat has been with me for over a decade, which is over ninety years in human years. It hasn’t been moving much for the past few days, just lying in one spot for half a day without moving much or eating much. I knew it was nearing the end, and I wanted to spend its last moments with it. But my boss wouldn’t let me take time off.”
The man’s tone suddenly became resentful. “That bastard is a vampire; he doesn’t understand what emotions are. He just knows how to exploit us, make us work hard, and treat us like one person is worth three people. Not long ago, a colleague’s relative was seriously ill and wanted to see my colleague one last time. That poor colleague requested time off, but that capitalist made him provide proof of his family relationship and medical proof before allowing him to take time off.”
“As a result, because of this delay, that poor colleague didn’t get to see his family member one last time.”
“If it weren’t so difficult to find a job now, why would we suffer like this here!”
“It’s too painful!” The man’s voice choked up as he spoke, and eventually, he started crying uncontrollably into the phone.
Bai Lixin could only comfort him slowly until the man’s emotions stabilized, and then the other party hung up the phone.
After the man hung up, Bai Lixin stared at the phone icon in a daze, but in his mind, a conversation with two others had begun.
[Did you hear that static sound just now?]
S419M: [It was such a loud sound, I’m not deaf, of course, I heard it.]
Escape System: [I heard it too, Master Bai Lixin.]
Bai Lixin: [There was a similar static sound when the first call came in on the first day.]
S419M’s voice sounded uncertain: [What does that mean? Does it mean that even in the ultra-futuristic era, the signal problem hasn’t been solved?]
Escape System: [Um, Brother M, Master Bai Lixin might mean that this sound is unusual.]
S419M: [It’s just the sound of electric statics, why is it unusual? We often hear such sounds when there is signal interference.]
Escape System: [Today’s static sounds seemed to have a ‘+’ syllable mixed in the middle. The static sound on the first day had a ‘D’ syllable mixed in the middle. Could it be that a certain signal source is transmitting some letter signal chain to the outside world?]
Bai Lixin: [If we combine the sounds from the first day and the new development today, what does it spell, S419M?]
S419M tentatively connected them: [D+…??? Dijia?!]
[Lord God?!]
