Booker and Elizabeth were holding dinner plates and waiting for the machine to bring out the meal. They had been accommodated by the civil servants here, took a bath in a separate residence, and changed into suitable clothes. Booker wore sturdy gray overalls, while Elizabeth chose
Wearing a goose yellow printed spun yarn dress.
"Booker, do you think this is another Colombia?"
"Perhaps, my first impression of these two places always feels very strange, but the connotation of Colombia is very shallow, but the feeling here given to me is very warm." Booker looked around at the people in the canteen. They had a kind of feeling.
Busy, lively and serious temperament, he eats quickly, and the whole environment is noisy but does not seem busy and crowded. "It seems that everyone has a job, maybe they are all workers. I want to meet the artists and writers here."
A middle-aged man standing in line behind them couldn't help but say, "I am the artist you are looking for."
Booker was surprised, "You don't look like that."
"Artists also have to work, eight hours a day, and the rest of the time is reserved for creation." The middle-aged man was very curious about Booker, "I saw your message in the forum. Guests from another parallel universe are welcome.
I always thought that this theory was made up by scientists. If I have the chance, I would like to paint a portrait for you."
The people around them also looked at Booker and the others with curious eyes. The residents of this city were warm and indifferent, maintaining a kind of closeness that was not rude.
Not everyone can speak their language, and communication between Booker and Booker is very problematic. This world is also the earth, but the course of the planet is different from the world Booker originally lived in. These differences require patient research to understand.
The two Bookers were just passing by and had no intention of staying here for a long time.
Booker and Elizabeth are allowed to move freely in this future city of parallel time and space. As long as they do not commit actions that endanger community safety, they will not be monitored or punished.
A young man was responsible for receiving these two guests.
After the meal, the man in costume came to find them again. He said that he had passed through the rift and visited Booker's world.
Elizabeth smiled and said, "You only have less than half a day, what did you see there?"
"I've seen everything that needs to be seen." The man put his left leg on his right leg and sat comfortably. "The world you are in has two cities. One is in the sky, called Columbia, and the other is at the bottom of the sea, called Ecstasy.
City. What about our world? There is such a city on the ground called Gushan. It is also isolated.
In the world. Let me tell you, the two cities over there have no future if they don’t make changes. With their backward management systems, stupid social ideas, and political systems full of bourgeois illusions, just functioning
If we try our best, let alone develop, we will inevitably collapse within half a century."
Booker understood this deeply, "What you said makes sense, but what's the difference between Gushan and Gushan?"
"Gushan is not a simple city, it is a social experimental field. A successful and stable model is extremely important for the practice of theory. I noticed that there are similar social trends in your world. We can increase cooperation.
Strengthen our efforts, jointly research and make common progress, so that the bright future of mankind will come sooner."
The communication between Booker and the person in charge of Gushan did not attract Elizabeth's interest. Booker and the others also found out, so they let her go out for a stroll. "Be careful, Elizabeth." In this regard, Elizabeth just nodded excitedly.
"That girl," the man frowned, "she is very powerful. Gushan is a closed time and space. I thought this closure was complete, but an accident like yours still happened." He stretched his brows again, making a joking gesture,
"It seems that you shouldn't feel too good about yourself before doing anything."
Booker was shocked after hearing this. The man seemed to have guessed his thoughts immediately, "Don't get me wrong, I always speak like this. If I have any hidden meaning, I won't hide it."
"You are a leader worthy of respect."
The man shook his head and said, "You are very disingenuous when you say these things. We are all comrades with ideals. Although we live in different worlds and have different revolutionary theories, the trends we live in are similar and the determination we hold is the same."
Same. If you want, you can stay in Gushan for a few more days. Comrade Bian Ning will be responsible for taking care of you. If you have any questions, please
You can ask him. If you want to leave, you can leave at any time. We will not restrict your personal freedom. However, your method of traveling through time and space is really very important and is an opportunity for both our worlds.
I implore you to think more about whether this gap can become a bridge for communication between the two of us."
"We will consider it."
On the other side, Elizabeth wandered the streets of Gushan. If Booker felt cordial to this city because he returned to the cluster of idealists, then Elizabeth felt very uncomfortable here. Her abilities were strongly suppressed here.
, just like being in a siphon device, but the difference is that the siphon will drain her energy, leaving her unable to open the space-time rift. But in this world, she has power, but it is difficult to observe the rift.
In Booker's eyes, this world is a bustling human city, but in Elizabeth's eyes, it is a desert, wilderness, and lifeless.
The possibility of some vast background presence swallowing up the world, like a dark abyss swallowing up all the tributaries of a river.
Elizabeth raised her head and stared at the purple sky.
A stranger came up from behind and stood side by side with her, also looking at the sky.
Elizabeth was so frightened when she came back to her senses, "I'm sorry, sir, I didn't pay attention to you. Is there something wrong?"
Lu Zongping also looked up at the sky, "It's very different here, right?" He spoke standard English.
"Yes, sir, this city is very prosperous."
"For mortals, it is like this, but for you, this city must be particularly pale. As a quantum observer beyond time and space, you can see all the possibilities of the world, but here, these possibilities are all covered by a
The huge field covered, suppressed and destroyed it.”
"Wow. No, I mean, what you said makes sense, but I'm not as powerful as you say."
Lu Zongping shook his head, "Your ability is limited by the siphon device in the tower, but since you are in this time and space, the tower cannot continue to exert influence on you. As time goes by, you will become stronger and stronger.
You are getting closer and closer to your destiny. Cherish your time, cherish the time you spend with Booker DeWitt."
"I do not understand."
"There have been many doubts all along. You may have noticed it, but you didn't ask. Because you are too eager for freedom, you will selectively give up some questions for fear of causing extra problems and preventing you from going to Paris. In fact, there is nothing good about Paris. Slowly
You will find that cities in this world are all the same, like cages, trapping people inside. They are nothing more than prisoners in the cage, each one
You are working hard, trying to do something to make yourself look alive and free. This is the case in Colombia, it is like this in Paris, and it is the same in Gushan. If you want to be free, it does not mean that you will be free after going to Paris. In fact, Paris has
What? Romance, passion, croissants, and stories. These are all human creations. If you want to be free, do something."
"Do something?"
"Yes, anything, everything." Lu Zongping showed a simple smile, "Sometimes, don't be so compassionate, save the world, only narcissists will regard it as their mission, any great change
, it all starts from a small place, this Tao
Many people can understand the truth, but they still don’t understand it. It’s not that they don’t understand, it’s just that they lack a fundamental foothold and will be swept away by the violent current. Elizabeth, go live and work, and wait until you find yourself.
To gain a foothold, it’s not too late to go to Paris again.”