Ten Thousand Clans: Evolution begins with the fusion of red ghosts

Chapter 3 【】: Dungeon

Before I knew it, all the classes in the morning were over and it was lunch break.

Wu Er excitedly invited Lu Xun to take a bath in the hot spring.

Lu Xun really couldn't imagine the hell of soaking in a hot spring with a bunch of bones, so he refused.

"Go on your own, I have to leave school for a few days."

"Ah? Brother Lu, didn't you just come back? Why are you leaving again?" Ur was dumbfounded, "Did Laoban agree?"

"Well, my old class allows me to take only two morning classes a week... provided that my academic performance does not decline."

He went to Zhang Lei's office in the morning just to talk about this matter.

Zhang Lei is a reasonable class teacher. He admires Lu Xun as a good student and understands Lu Xun's family background.

As the only poor student in Jinghai No. 1 Middle School, Lu Xun's situation was indeed a bit special, so Lao Ban agreed.

In fact, aristocratic schools generally do not recruit civilian students from outer cities.

There is a special reason why Lu Xun can become an exception.

His parents had sacrificed their lives for the underground development of Jinghai City.

After his parents left, his uncle and aunt took Lu Xun home and raised him as their own child.

But my uncle also encountered an accident during a plane rift exploration operation organized by Jinghai's high-level officials three years ago, and became disabled...not just an ordinary disabled person, but an extremely disabled person.

Several elders have made huge sacrifices for the development of this city.

Not long ago, Jinghaicheng passed the People's Federation review and was successfully promoted from the lowest first-class self-circulating city to the second-class!

It's a small level, but it costs generations.

At that time, the city was full of celebrations and it was very lively.

But many of the heroes were absent from the celebration banquet. They fell down before dawn and slept forever.

As a civilian, Lu Xun was able to be admitted to No. 1 Middle School under special conditions, and was exempted from extremely high tuition fees and received poverty subsidies... This was actually due to his uncle's "work injury compensation".

However, he is still short of money.

What is missing is not a small amount.

But a huge sum of money!

Even many elite families living in the inner city special areas cannot easily come up with huge sums of money!

Therefore, Lu Xun always seems to be out of tune with his peers.

While his classmates were studying, he was making money!

While his classmates were shopping, he was making money!

While his classmates were having sex, he was still making money!

Lu Xun said that Wu'er and the others were "childish" and immature. They all lived heartlessly, just like children.

But in his heart he actually envied them somewhat...

In the three years of high school, other people's youth is colorful.

And he spent three years on the operating table of a black clinic, and his youth was only the color of blood.

…

"Brother Lu, if you are short of money, tell me. Middleton's embassy in the People's Federation will allocate more than 8,000 yuan to me for living expenses every month. I have nowhere to spend it."

Wu Er couldn't help but pull Lu Xun to the corner and whispered:

"I have saved more than 40,000 yuan, and I will give it all to you. From now on, I will give you 6,000 yuan every month until the end of my semester abroad."

"Stop doing odd jobs. It's hard and tiring and you can't make much money. You're a middle school student, so don't live so hard."

"Come on, Brother Lu, come take a hot spring bath with me!"

Hearing this, Lu Xun gave it a meaningful look.

This kid actually wanted to give 3/4 of the study abroad funds given to him by the embassy to his deskmate.

If their clan finds out, the skeleton will be dismantled for you!

"The Necrons give you funds to buy learning materials, hire tutors, and do experiments to learn knowledge. They are counting on you to bring human knowledge back to help the Necrons develop and build."

Lu Xun said to him: "I'm not asking you to use it to support your deskmate. You can keep the money for yourself, I don't need it."

"I understand all the principles, but I'm not really good at studying!" Wuer couldn't help but feel dejected, and all the fire in his eyes was gone.

When it first came to Jinghai No. 1 Middle School a year ago, it was at the bottom of its grade. A year later, it is still at the bottom of its grade.

It felt that the clan was really blind, so it would choose this piece of waste to come to the People's Federation for "further study".

"We have been exposed to the basics of mathematics, physics and chemistry since kindergarten. You have only studied for one year and you want to catch up?"

"Don't deny yourself easily. Mathematics is not as scary as you think. Take your time and everything will be fine."

Lu Xun patted it on the shoulder to show encouragement.

Then he waved his hand, said "Bye", turned around and left with his bag on his back.

Ur looked a little disappointed as his good friend's back gradually moved away until he disappeared from sight.

It suddenly remembered something, and the soul fire in its eyes surged, and it hurriedly chased after it, shouting as it ran:

"Shit! Brother Lu, if you leave, who did I copy my homework from? What will happen to Weier's homework?"

Unfortunately, Lu Xun slipped away without looking back.

Tuliu Ur remained in a daze.

It once again recalled the horror of being dominated by math teacher Zhou Yong.

I couldn't help but shudder.

In the first two weeks of school, his math class was spent in penalty stands.

I finally waited for the savior to come, but the savior fluttered in front of my eyes and then flew away.

In an instant, he no longer even thought about bathing in hot springs...

In the entire Class 4, Wuer only has a good friend named Lu Xun.

The relationship between other students and it is really average, and it is too embarrassed to go to others to borrow homework and copy it.

How can it survive without Brother Lu? !

Jinghai City consists of three parts: the inner city, the outer city, and the underground city.

Among them, the inner city and the outer city are residential areas, commercial areas, entertainment areas... collectively referred to as living areas.

The inner city is the so-called "elite zone".

The inner and outer urban areas are not isolated and can travel freely.

But if civilians from outer cities want to enter the special zone to settle down, they must obtain a pass.

The prerequisite for obtaining a pass is to become an "elite citizen".

What specifically constitutes an “elite citizen”?

According to Lu Xun's understanding, it is based on the value an individual creates for society.

Jinghaicheng will set a value standard line to distinguish elites from non-elites.

This standard is not set by humans.

There is a supercomputer in Jinghaicheng, and the system administrator is an artificial intelligence called "Lingxi", which can also be called "0C".

It's determined.

Doctors, construction workers, magicians, breeders, city hunters, city defense troops, taxi drivers... No matter what profession you are in, as long as you can create value for Jinghai City and the value reaches that standard, you can be certified by 0C For the elite.

After becoming an elite, you can work and live in the inner city, and future generations will also have the right to live in the special zone until they reach adulthood.

It only took a few years for some people to achieve a class jump.

But some people work hard all their lives and end up being civilians.

Using artificial intelligence to manage the promotion pathways of millions of people across an entire city is cruel.

Human value has been specifically quantified, which is actually scary.

If someone says you are worthless, you can still yell, "Don't bully the old and the poor."

But 0C thinks you are a waste, and you can't refute it at all... because the data is directly thrown in your face, and you just can't create much value for society.

Take Lu Xun's uncle for example. According to the 0C judgment, he is estimated to be a waste of air even if he is alive, a scum that has no need to exist and is a drag on mankind.

Moreover, it only seems fair.

Because the educational resources available to ordinary people cannot compare with those of elites in inner cities.

Children of elites have a high probability of becoming elites.

As for the descendants of common people, it is difficult for them to leap over the dragon gate.

But there is also a benefit to AI managing cities.

It can make absolutely rational judgments, formulate the route that is most conducive to urban development, maximize the use of all resources in a city, reserve talents, and make good use of every inch of land.

From a macro perspective, artificial intelligence has indeed lifted more and more people out of poverty, and technology has indeed advanced rapidly. Free cities are becoming more prosperous day by day, and human races are becoming increasingly prosperous.

Moreover, OC is only system management. It has no decision-making power when it comes to major matters and can only provide solutions.

All in all, the pros currently outweigh the cons.

As long as AI doesn't rebel, it will be a good partner of mankind!

…

Lu Xun walked through the bustling streets, crossed the tall city wall, and returned to the outer city. He immediately felt a strong sense of gap.

The low houses, garbage everywhere, and wild dogs rolling in the mud are in sharp contrast to the appearance of the inner city.

One wall, two worlds.

Lu Xun belongs to the outside group.

The material life and public security conditions are completely different from those in the inner city.

Lu Xun looked back at the tall city wall, then looked away and continued moving forward without any nostalgia.

One day, he will take his uncle, aunt and cousin to move to the inner city and settle down.

This was his determination many years ago, and it remains undiminished and his ambition remains unchanged.

He did not go home, but changed direction and headed towards the entrance of the dungeon.

The inner and outer cities are nothing more than "living areas."

The underground city is the core and lifeblood of a self-circulating city!

What is a self-circulating city?

As the name suggests, the resources created by the operation of a city alone are enough to supply the living needs of the entire city's population.

Even if the city gate is closed for a thousand years, people's lives will not be affected.

When a foreign enemy invades, the city's defense system can ensure that most crises are resolved.

Even in the event of a world-ending disaster, the entire surface population can be evacuated to the underground city within a few hours and turned into a fully enclosed underground shelter!

This is the standard for a first-level self-circulating city.

A city that can independently become a paradise.

Jinghai City on the surface is just the tip of the iceberg.

The dungeon is the real entity!

There is a base with more than 300 floors below Jinghai City.

Steel plants, farms, livestock farms, paper mills, breweries, power plants...all the resources needed for human life originate from underground cities.

The underground world with more than 300 floors is the result of the development of more than ten generations of people in Jinghai.

This behemoth underground is like the heart of the city, continuously transporting blood to the surface and maintaining the lives of millions of citizens.

The existence of the self-circulating city is to cope with the next intersection of the heaven and earth and the next war of hundreds of races.

In order to survive, every race racked their brains and exhausted all their abilities.

Because no one knows whether he will be the next to die.

…

Lu Xun queued in front of one of the elevators for more than ten minutes, and finally it was his turn.

"Please come forward, place your hands on the touch screen, and look straight ahead." The electronic sound prompt sounded.

Lu Xun provided his palmprint and iris, and his identity was verified through scanning.

"Hello, Mr. Lu, have you skipped class again? This is not a good habit."

"The school has approved it, don't be nagging."

"Are you going to be an apprentice at the Lin Sheng Slaughterhouse on Level 174 today?"

"Yes." Lu Xun said calmly, "I am a middle school student. The law stipulates that I cannot sign a formal work contract. What am I going to do if I am not an apprentice? You set the rules, 0C!"

"This is to make students pay attention to their studies. You have great potential for growth. Don't delay your great future because of small profits in front of you. It is often difficult to cultivate high-end talents. As the saying goes, 'it takes ten years to grow trees and a hundred years to cultivate people'. Human civilization The history proves..."

This artificial intelligence talks so much!

You're still excited to criticize you, right?

Lu Xun had black streaks all over his head. As soon as the elevator door opened, he rushed in and finally got rid of this annoying guy.