Chapter 780 Direction
Lin Shi came to the wall of the human settlement area.
Compared with the wall outside the shelter of the Blue Star base, the wall here is higher and thicker, as if it is an indestructible barrier.
The wall is covered with many repair marks, which are clearly visible. Obviously, it is often attacked by wild beasts.
Lin Shi walked to the gate of the city.
Just as he was about to enter the gate, a shout interrupted his steps:
'Stop! Take out your ID card to verify your identity!
It was the guard at the gate who stopped Lin Shi.
Lin Shi calmly took out an ID card from his pocket, which was Qin Shi's identity certificate.
This card looks very similar to the ID card on Blue Star, but it is different.
He gently placed the ID card on the machine at the door, and only heard a "beep". The machine quickly read and verified the identity information.
After confirming that it was correct, the guard nodded and said:
"Okay, you can go in."
Lin Shi passed the inspection smoothly and stepped into the city.
However, what he saw in front of him surprised him a little.
The buildings in Sanlian Continent did not bring him too much sense of technology.
On the contrary, the buildings in this world seemed quite shabby, even older than he had originally imagined.
Although the houses on both sides of the street were neatly arranged, the walls were already mottled, the windows were broken, and the roofs also revealed the vicissitudes of time.
The streets and alleys were filled with an ancient and simple atmosphere, as if time had frozen here.
In Lin Shi's memory in Qingzhou, the buildings in the urban area of Sanlian Continent ten thousand years ago were the architectural style of the 1970s and 1980s on the previous Blue Star.
Even to this day, the buildings here are still in this style.
This shows that the people of Sanlian Continent have not made any progress in people's livelihood for ten thousand years.
In other words, they have tilted the resources of ten thousand years in other directions.
In fact, Lin Shi had long learned from his conversation with Ji Xue that Sanlian Continent attached great importance to the research of space channels, and even invested half of its resources in this.
This decision undoubtedly changed the development direction of the entire continent, resulting in a relative lag in people's livelihood construction.
The other half of the resources were used to study individual forces.
Because if the humans of the Sanlian Continent want to survive, they must resist the constant invasion of wild beasts.
What is troubling is that these wild beasts seem endless. After killing one batch, a new batch will emerge, as if they can never be eradicated.
At the same time, the climate of the Sanlian Continent has become increasingly severe, which is completely different from ten thousand years ago.
If this trend continues, perhaps one day in the future, the humans of the Sanlian Continent will really have to collectively cross the space channel and go to the Blue Star to seek life.
Of course, this is just a concept at present, and it is also their last choice when they are desperate.
Lin Shi walked on the deserted street.
It was almost dusk at this time, and there were few people on the street.
A person came closer, took out something from his arms stealthily, and asked in a low voice:
"Young man, do you need this?"
Lin Shi looked at the wrinkled cigarette in the man's hand and declined politely.
The man walked towards other people again.
In the Sanlian Continent, tobacco products are expressly prohibited from being sold and traded in the market.
Not only that, it is incredible that in this world that should have a highly developed level of technology, ordinary people are actually prohibited from touching and using any electronic products.
This sounds like an absurd joke.
Usually, the only electronic device that each family can have is a TV, and it will only play specific programs or information that the federal government wants citizens to watch.
In addition, common electronic products such as mobile phones, tablets and personal computers are illegal items.
If someone dares to use these "contraband" and is caught, they will face severe punishment of arrest and imprisonment.
However, a small number of people with special backgrounds can make exceptions and get the right to use electronic products.
As for the reason behind this, it is very strange:
Because life is too monotonous, ordinary people will rack their brains to find various ways to pass the time, even at the cost of hard and heavy physical labor, or work hard to fill their empty daily lives.
Work efficiency will be greatly improved.
At the same time, due to the lack of knowledge and information, residents have no possibility of resistance at all.
In the world of the Tri-Union Continent, only two kinds of people can live on the upper ground:
One is the ordinary people at the bottom of society.
The other is the powerful class that holds power and wealth.
And those cigarettes that circulate secretly are actually just the attitude of the upper-level people turning a blind eye to these insignificant things.
They intentionally or unintentionally leak some resources from their fingers, so that the lower-level people can earn some meager income by selling cigarettes and find a way to consume, and also give them a glimmer of hope for life.
In this regard, the upper-level people of the federal government know very well how to strike a balance.
【I didn't expect that after so many years, this place is still like this. 】
Qingzhou was very emotional.
"After so many years, the people here are still not treated as human beings. I wonder what the underground fortress looks like now?"
Lin Shi also felt emotional.
The underground fortress is responsible for most scientific research and the place where humans are cultivated.
Humans in the Tri-Union Continent are basically born there.
From the time they are born in artificial wombs until they are about thirteen years old, they receive comprehensive training and education there.
During this period, they will receive targeted assessments based on their intelligence, specific abilities or mental strength.
Those who meet the standards will be properly placed and given a certain degree of freedom.
On the contrary, they will be forced to be expelled to the land and work hard in various manufacturing factories and mechanical parts processing sites.
Of course, they can also not work.
Those who do not work must find ways to get their own food and shelter.
Otherwise, even if they starve to death, they will only get a free corpse collection quota in the end.
[What are you going to do next? I want to get an energy bomb that can destroy the space channel. I am afraid that only the Federal Research Institute has this kind of thing. I vaguely remember that ten thousand years ago, the laboratory in District 3 was dedicated to studying such projects. ]
"Federal Research Institute, do you want me to pass the exam to get in, or let me sneak in?"
Lin Shi raised the corner of his mouth slightly and asked back.
Lin Shi's heart was relieved after successfully reaching the Tri-Union Continent, and he couldn't help but joke with Qing Zhou.
Qing Zhou fell into silence. He also realized how difficult it was to sneak into the research institute from the ground.
"But... I remember that there seemed to be a large underground black market in the former District 7."
Lin Shi murmured softly as if he was talking to himself.
Considering that the Sanlian Continent has maintained the same architectural style for thousands of years, it is very likely that the black market still exists today.
It's just that the distance from the new District 9 to the new District 7 is thousands of kilometers away.
Fortunately, there are flying vehicles between each area for people to travel.
However, the cost of crossing different areas is quite high, which is definitely not affordable for ordinary people.
If it were the former Qin Shi, he would naturally be unable to afford such a huge cross-area expense.
But now Lin Shi has a precious wild crystal in his pocket in the Sanlian Continent.