Chapter 037 Old Land and Silver Star 1
Chen She drank the wine silently without saying anything.
He could understand Wu Yisu's feelings and obsession.
In fact, not long after Chen She traveled here, he had some doubts: Why are the dates in this world named after the Silver Star Calendar?
It is now the 153rd year of the Silver Star Calendar, and the first year of the Silver Star Calendar is the year when space-time activities frequently occurred around the world and had a profound impact on the entire world.
The Silver Star is the planet closest to the old earth.
This feeling is actually somewhat similar to the relationship between Blue Star and Mars in Chen She’s previous life.
The Silver Star is very barren, but its only advantage is that it is not disturbed by space-time activities and is very safe.
Every two years or so, the distance between the Silver Star and the Old Earth reaches its closest point, and at this time, the humans on the Old Earth can use the latest technology to migrate to the Silver Star on a large scale.
The largest air base is located in the Central Federal District.
The reason why dates are named after the Silver Star Calendar is similar to the reason why big cities such as Dawn City are named, both of which embody some kind of beautiful wishes of mankind.
After frequent time activities broke out in Old Land, time snow began to fall from the sky, and the living environment for humans became increasingly harsh, the top leaders of the then United Government believed that Old Land was no longer suitable for human survival.
They decided to gradually transfer humans to the Silver Star over a long period of time and build a new home.
Originally, it was impossible to achieve this goal with the technological level of the Old Earth. However, with the emergence of space-time activities, the technology of the Old Earth leapt forward around space-time particles. Within just a few decades, humans initially obtained the conditions for large-scale migration to the Milky Way.
Of course, due to the limited resources on the Old Land, only a very small number of people can become the first lucky ones to go to the Silver Star.
After a long migration lasting hundreds of years, all the high-level officials of the original coalition government, the top wealthy families in the old land, and the top talents in various fields have gradually moved to Silver Star.
For ordinary people in the Old Land, the Silver Star is the paradise of human dreams, where there is no poverty, no hunger, no violent crime, and no threats from time and space activities.
Everyone’s ultimate goal is to get a ticket to the Silver Star.
Behind every tycoon in the Old Land, there is basically a senior senator from Silver Star.
Yinxing actually ruled the old land through these big chaebols. They formulated the "Enterprise Special Law" which, on the one hand, allowed the big chaebols to restrain each other, and on the other hand, protected emerging small companies, so that the level of productivity in the old land was always maintained at a certain level.
The space-time particles and various precious resources that are continuously produced on the Old Land are continuously sent to the Silver Star every two years or so when the distance between the Old Land and the Silver Star is closest.
These materials are used to build a future paradise that will be owned by all of humanity but enjoyed by only a small number of people.
Likewise, every two years or so, Silver Star would select some outstanding talents from the Old Land and give them tickets to Silver Star. Some Silver Star natives who had lost their value might also be expelled back to the Old Land.
For many people at the bottom of society, although they have never been to Silver Star, or even seen many reports about Silver Star, this does not affect their yearning for that world.
Chen She drank the wine in the cup in one gulp.
After traveling to this world, he has met all kinds of different people.
There are resistance soldiers like Zhang Sirui and Zhou Lei, small vendors like Wu Yisu, mysterious prosthetic merchants like Aunt Li, and gangsters like Zeng Hailong.
Each of them has their own ideas and different goals.
The most terrifying thing is that their lives seem to have been completely separated from the real upper class of this world.
Not only that, these groups simply do not understand each other, look down on each other, and remain indifferent to each other.
Chen She felt like he was in a huge fish pond, with different kinds of fish fighting for territory and getting bloodied. Some strong sharks were swimming around, swallowing up the bruised and battered small fish.
But higher up, on the water surface, fishermen were spreading their large nets and watching all this expressionlessly, ready to catch all the fish in the water when the time was right.
Chen She felt that his future was increasingly uncertain.
At this moment, Chen She suddenly had a strange feeling.
He turned his head to look at Wu Yisu and found that a special light seemed to be shining on the edge of Wu Yisu's body.
The overall base color is light gold, and it seems to have a slight hint of orange.
Chen She was stunned for a moment, thinking that he had drunk too much, but he was not drunk at all at this time.
After Chen She concentrated his attention, he found that this special light seemed to appear or disappear depending on his thoughts.
If he didn't want to be disturbed by the light, he wouldn't be able to see it at all.
However, the color of this light will not change at all. No matter how Chen She looks at it, the light on Wu Yisu is always light gold with a little bit of orange.
"What's happening here?"
Chen She was very puzzled.
He looked at Zhang Sirui who was standing not far away, and found that the color of the edge of Zhang Sirui's body was a pure light gold.
Wu Yisu was already a little drunk, and said to Chen She, "Boss Chen, please don't bother me anymore. I need to go back and have a rest. I still have to take care of the business at the bar tonight."
Chen Shuo nodded and sent Wu Yisu to the door of the experience store.
On the way, he looked at the others around him again.
The rebel soldiers disguised as shop assistants were similar to Zhang Sirui, all light gold in color, while the customers who came and went had no color at all.
Chen She frowned slightly and fell into deep thought.
"Since I came here, many strange things have happened to me one after another."
"At first I just had nightmares, but then I discovered I had a talent for painting and sculpture, and now even my vision has changed."
"Could these changes have anything to do with the original owner?"
"What exactly does the light that appears around these people mean? Does it indicate their identity or some kind of characteristic?"
"At present, it seems that only people who are close to me will have this phenomenon. Ordinary customers in the experience store who have little interaction with me will not have similar lights appearing."
"Go back and get a comprehensive physical examination to see if there are any special conditions in your body."
"Try not to reveal this information to anyone for now. Try to solve the mystery yourself first."
"If it doesn't work, consider asking Zhao Zhen and Zhang Sirui indirectly."
Now there is no one around Chen She who can be completely trusted.
Although these rebel soldiers were generally trustworthy, Chen She had no idea what this special situation happening to him meant, and it was difficult to predict the consequences.
He came to the door of the experience store, looked at the shops opposite, and then at the pedestrians on the street, trying to find some new colors.
Suddenly, he saw a hint of light blue in the garbage dump at the corner of the street not far away.
He looked closely and saw that it seemed to be a beggar huddled next to a garbage dump.
Chen She was a little surprised, because so far, the people he saw glowing were all his acquaintances, but this beggar was obviously a stranger.
Thinking of this, Chen She called Zhang Sirui and they came to the beggar together.
Seeing someone coming, the beggar shrank back inside in fear.
Chen She greeted him as he would any other beggar: "Hello."
The beggar looked up in surprise. In the past, other people would beat him up or curse him. But the young man in front of him, although dressed brightly, was very polite to him.
The beggar was somewhat flattered and replied, "Hello."
Chen She asked: "What's your name? Why did you end up on the streets?"
The beggar didn't understand what was going on. It seemed like he hadn't communicated with anyone normally for a long time. After a pause, he replied, "My name is Xia Lirong. I was an employee of Fujitang Group. I lost my job two years ago, and gradually became what I am now..."
After a brief chat, Chen She discovered that Xia Lirong seemed to be different from other beggars.
Although his speech seemed a little halting because he hadn't communicated with people for a long time, one could feel that he had a quick mind and clear thinking, not much different from a normal person.
The reason why he became a beggar was that he worked as an employee of Fujido Group and had a lot of loans and debts. As a result, he was unable to find a job after he lost his job. Under the chain reaction, his life entered a vicious cycle, all his original assets were reduced to zero, and he was eventually forced to live on the streets.
Chen She didn't expect that he had greeted beggars on the street every day when he went out, but never received a response, but today he actually met someone who met the requirements.
He looked at Zhang Sirui: "Do you have any cash on you?"
Many transactions in this world can be completed directly through wristbands, so many people no longer carry cash with them.
However, due to personal habit, Zhang Sirui still carries some corporate bonds or credit points in cash with him.
Chen She took the 500 credit points in cash from Zhang Sirui and handed it to Xia Lirong.
"Use this money to find a hotel to sleep in, get some rest, take a shower and change clothes."
"Wait for me at this place tomorrow at this time."
"I'll give you a job."
Xia Lirong was a little bit incredulous, as if he had never expected that such a good thing like pie in the sky would fall into his head.
After a moment of hesitation, he reached out to take it and thanked profusely.
Chen She noticed that the light on his body seemed to have changed as well, from the original light blue to light gold, but it was much lighter than the color on Zhang Sirui and the others.
On the way back to the experience store, Chen She couldn't help but wonder: "Could it be that the color I see represents the degree of trust others have in me?"
"Zhang Sirui and the resistance army trust me very much, so it's light gold."
"Although Wu Yisu is very grateful to me, he doesn't know my true identity, so he is still a little wary."
"As for this beggar named Xia Lirong, after I helped him, he became very trusting of me, so the color also turned light gold."
“But this doesn’t seem right.”
"They are all strangers to me, so why do the customers in the experience store have no color on them, while Xia Lirong has light blue on him from the beginning?"
"Is there a more metaphysical explanation?"
Chen She still couldn't figure it out. He always felt that he must have missed some key known conditions.
He vaguely felt that as long as these known conditions could be completed, all the puzzles he had been solving during this period would be solved.
Thinking of this, Chen She said to Zhang Sirui: "Third brother, come back to the company headquarters with me. I want to have a comprehensive physical examination."
Although he had done a similar examination before, the results showed that Chen She was in very good physical and mental health and no abnormalities were found, but Chen She felt that it would be more reassuring to have another examination.
What if something changes during this period of time?
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Tuesday, March 18th.
Chen She woke up from his nightmare again.
But this time he wasn't too panicked, he was even a little used to it.
"I'm really confused by this."
"Why do I keep having nightmares? And this nightmare is actually a TV series. It's ridiculous that the plot can be connected. Can someone give me a reasonable explanation?"
"Forget it, I can't bear it anymore. I can only find a chance to ask Zhang Sirui and Zhao Zhen."
Chen She was a little annoyed.
After returning to headquarters yesterday, he underwent a comprehensive physical examination and the results were the same as before.
He has no physical or mental problems and is very healthy.
Chen She also underwent a special examination of his eyes and brain, but still did not find any abnormalities, and could not explain why he saw the special halo on everyone.
After the comprehensive examination, Chen She felt much more at ease, but he unexpectedly had a nightmare again that night.
The content is still the same as the previous nightmare, but new content appears at the end.
He was walking alone in the vast snowfield. Time snow was floating in the sky, and then the white snow on the ground turned into a black torrent. This time the black torrent rushed towards Chen She, allowing Chen She to see the details clearly.
Although those black torrents look like asphalt or crude oil, they are not actually any liquid.
If you look closely, you will find that it is actually a terrifying tide of beasts composed of countless fist-sized space-time creatures that are somewhat similar to mice!
Chen She had played some games and watched some movies in which, during the period when disasters such as the Black Death and the plague were prevalent, countless fat rats flooded the streets like a tide, and the livestock and human corpses were quickly devoured wherever they went.
These scenes left a deep impression on Chen She and even left him with a slight psychological trauma.
But what he saw in the final scene of his nightmare was even more horrifying than this.
However, although Chen She was awakened by the nightmare, his sleep quality was not affected too much and his mental state was relatively normal.
At most, it was like being woken up by an alarm clock. I felt my heart stop at the time, but I recovered quickly.
But this also made Chen She make up his mind, and he decided to ask Zhao Zhen and Zhang Sirui at the next regular meeting of the resistance army.
They are both well-informed and might know.
After getting up and washing, Chen She went to the experience store with Zhang Sirui again.
However, he did not go directly to the experience store, but first went to the place where he had agreed to meet the homeless man Xia Lirong and waited.
But after the agreed time, Xia Lirong did not come.
Chen She looked at the time on the bracelet and frowned slightly, feeling very dissatisfied with Xia Lirong's lateness.
Zhang Sirui seemed to have expected this, and said in a matter-of-fact tone: "Mr. Chen, in fact, I have always wanted to say that you don't have to treat these homeless people as normal people. They have healthy hands and feet. If they were a little more diligent and had a longer-term vision, they would not end up on the streets."
"That beggar must have taken the money and ran away. 500 credits is a lot of money for them. You can even find a Black Super Dream experience store and try the dopamine chip until you die suddenly."
Although Chen She did not agree with Zhang Sirui's statement, he had to admit that he was indeed stood up.
But Chen She was a little puzzled, because the homeless man’s final gratitude did not seem fake, and the light on the homeless man’s body also turned light gold.
Could it be that this homeless guy is actually a talented actor, and the golden light he saw did not represent favorability, but represented something else?
Chen She always felt that this matter seemed full of doubts.
What if the homeless person doesn’t want to come, but is unable to come?
But on second thought, as a homeless man with nothing, who would plot against him? It didn't seem to make sense.
Chen She waited for a while, but still didn't see Xia Lirong, so he had to leave.
Just then, he heard a familiar voice asking, "Are you waiting for someone?"
Chen She turned around and saw Jill Lee leaning against the door of the prosthetics clinic not far away, smoking and looking at him.
Ever since he took Zhou Lei to the prosthetic clinic to repair his mechanical prosthesis, Chen She has not dealt with Aunt Li again, but has focused on running his own experience store.
In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed. The experience store of Lishan Technology did not close down as quickly as Aunt Li predicted. Instead, it developed better and better, and the nearby gangs were also cleared out.
