Kalki could only smile politely, and Xuanji understood that he did not really understand the pain and frustrations of his early years. As he said, they were not in the same world.
"Do you like this plain meal?" She could only return to her daily conversation.
Kalki looked at the various arrangements of a large plate of lacquerware in front of him, just like many high-end restaurants. There was also a beautiful waitress wearing a space-fitting cheongsam introducing various dishes, looking particularly attentive.
"These are white mushrooms, matsutake mushrooms, morels, drumstick mushrooms..." Qianqian Jade Hand wearing a green jade bracelet introduced in front of him. In a large lacquerware plate, there was an unusually delicate plate of thin noodles, and there were also
Put various sauces so he can choose the taste of somen noodles.
"It's very special, a mixture of many elements, just like Gaia..." He hesitated. Even if he got the best supply in Plato, he would not be able to eat this kind of mixed creative plain noodles. The environment he lived in was too
Traditional European style, even with an antique medieval style.
The smiling waitress followed his instructions very attentively and prepared the meal for him. Finally, she poured the soft-colored sauce on a beautiful lacquerware spoon. Everything was perfect. He only had to wave the special silver-plated spoon.
Just put the fork and spoon into your mouth.
"Western-style plating is too troublesome, but I still like to eat noodle soup, it's so delicious!" Xuanji picked up the large spoon in the noodle soup bowl and took a satisfied sip of the soup that was full of the aroma of various mushrooms.
As soon as they had dinner, the relationship between them immediately became relaxed and happy, and they seemed to reach an understanding easily. Although he severely injured her, she used the biowave therapy device. Since the pain was gone, she felt relieved.
There was no hostility or resentment. Xuanji, who was slightly nervous, even began to care about the injury on Kalki's hand.
He put down the knife and fork in his hand and showed her the wound on his palm. It was almost completely healed, leaving only a light red mark.
"If you are a Qinglong noble, theoretically you don't need that much treatment, and you can recover quickly."
"I'm used to the life of Gaia. If everything relies on self-healing, modern medicine will not be able to develop. If you are seriously injured on the battlefield, don't you also need the most advanced medical treatment immediately? At this time, self-healing won't be possible.
I've had some inspiration." She said with a slight smile.
Kalki was silent, continued to pick up the knife and fork, and lowered his head to eat the delicious mushroom noodles. Today he looked unkempt and unshaven. In the past, he had a very youthful look. Especially when you look at his brows, you can feel the energy of his soul.
Young and clear. But today, he looks much more mature, looking like he is deeply tortured and depressed.
"Okay, just kidding, I will try to start the self-healing process in the future, and I will not treat minor injuries." Xuanji learned a soft body and attitude during her long life at the bottom, which formed a difference with Kalki who was always straightforward.
A sharp contrast.
"You've eaten so much vegetarian food from Mangxing City, how does it compare with Plato's food?" She was about to change the subject.
"It's different," he thought for a while, "Gaia's is more diversified and has more innovations. The food of the Plato system is similar to the Karuizawa Prince Hotel, which takes traditional vegetarian food to the extreme and maintains the characteristics of ethnic traditions.
."
"Interesting! It would be great if these two systems could combine the strengths of each other... I just hope Gaia can enjoy everything without spending money." Xuanji smiled cutely, wondering if there was a hospitality subsidy, but she didn't.
Mr. Law came to such a restaurant, "You don't know how those poor people live... You know that the food supply here is of course not a problem, but they eat too much super high-energy food, have no skills, and have nothing to do."
, fat and decadent."
"Xuanji, I want to see the poorest place in Mangxing City." He suddenly made this request to her, "You take me to too many high-end occasions. I want to see the life of the poor in Mangxing City. You said
You have also had no money."
"Uh..." She was a little surprised and didn't understand why he had this sudden idea, "You won't like it there, it won't be a pleasant experience, absolutely."
The image of the slums where she participated in illegal racing emerged in her mind, which was the poorest place in Star City. Although she had no property when she was young, she was still a "princess from Plato". Those women who were truly from the bottom of the family, what they had experienced
I can't imagine that even the police there are too lazy to police and maintain social order, and people can only bite like wild beasts. The underground racing club chooses to gamble there because everything is too cheap, whether it is buildings or human lives.
It is affordable. Because old-fashioned mineral wood heating is cheaper, the air pollution is serious and the smoke is lingering all year round...
"I can take you to another place, maybe you will like it."
Block 19, District N896, was a community established by the first humans to escape the Earth 5 centuries ago. Later, a large number of American descendants lived in the community. The architectural style evolved into a neighborhood similar to Brooklyn on the old Earth, but it soon became a low-income group.
After the middle and upper class people gradually moved out, there were few renovations. After countless space age high-rise buildings were built in Mangxing City, the place became full of "antique" atmosphere. Then, in the past two hundred years, it slowly began to
It has slowly become a gathering place for young people and various artists, and it has also become a small scenic spot in the basin surrounded by tall buildings like arrows in Manxing City.
They took the super-fast suspended train, which was faster, and they could also wear Plato's robes, because there were many strange people coming and going among the passengers going to that station, so no one would find it strange.
Because the identity wrist has all the information, there is no need to check out or purchase anything in Gaia. After they get on the bus automatically, they get the best first-class box because of Kalki's status as an admiral. It is exceptionally clean and pleasant, and
There are intelligent service robots that deliver soft drinks and snacks to them, and everything is extremely thoughtful and considerate.
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The towering and weird buildings in Mangxing City receded quickly outside the spacious car window, too fast to be seen clearly. The interior of the car was very peaceful and stable.
"It's very close to Plato's 'mobile carriages', but the carriages run underground, have no windows, and have no services." Kalki sat on the spacious and comfortable seat with a satisfied expression, "Can you tell me about the Star City?
Problems faced?"
"Hey, the problem is simple to say, that is, drought will lead to drought, and waterlogging will lead to death. In short, social polarization is getting more and more serious."
Xuanji sat next to him, and the two began to chat casually. The sunlight coming in from the special window glass was bright and warm, just like the most pleasant conversation atmosphere.
"Although Gaia's taxes are very high, the benefits are not bad. Every Gaia person has a 'basic fund' of 400 Luna per month. Although it is a drop in the bucket, they will not starve to death. When I was a child, I
There is an orphan subsidy given to me by the Ministry of War... The problem is that with the development of science and technology, traditional employment industries have withered away. Not to mention old industries such as agriculture, industry, and traditional commerce, there are almost no jobs in education and training, construction and real estate.
.In order to be in power, the two major parties, the blue and the green, gave out generous benefits every time there was a change of office. As a result, the bottom class who could never find a job became more and more useless... So some people say that the war with the Platos saved the prosperity of Star City and consumed a lot of money.
Excess population and manufacturing output. In fact, the ruling class does not want the war to end. Once the war ends hastily, it will cause the overall collapse of the social system."
"Oh, you know a lot and you observe very carefully!" Kalki looked at her with some surprise. It is surprising that a girl in her twenties has such political insights.
"I have been sent to brainwashing courses like 'Integrating into Gaia' and 'Gaia Culture Overview' since I was a child, so of course I know about it. And as an outsider, I am inevitably more indifferent to them than the average Gaian people.
Life is more sensitive." Xuanji said, "In the more than ten years I have been here, I have seen with my own eyes that polarization has become more and more serious. The poor are getting poorer and poorer, and no one cares about their life and death."
"You don't know how difficult it is for ordinary young people to live in Mangxing City. The house prices are so high that they are almost unaffordable, and there are not many decent jobs. They can only use various methods to make money, or they can just settle down and become waste.
She continued with a slight complaint, "What we are going to is a gathering place for young artists. The housing prices there are cheaper. Everyone is trying to find ways to be artistic and creative, whether it is to be appreciated by the powerful or to become famous on the Internet one day."
, is always a hope. There are thresholds for entering the Ministry of War, and not everyone can take advantage of the system. Many people can only hope that tomorrow will be better, and live bleakly in today's sunset."
"Although Plato lacks freedom and is more authoritarian, he is also more equal and more stable. When we are young, we rarely have anxiety, but it is also a weird feeling to see the end of life at a glance." Kalki sighed, "A kind of
Advantages will inevitably bring about another disadvantage. Human beings are very short-sighted animals, and all politics can only be expedient."
"Is politics a matter of expediency?" she asked.
"This is my opinion, a balance of existing interests of all parties, a temporary balance that can be destroyed at any time." He replied, thinking of his many years of immersion in the Senate, this experience still brought him something special.
Ideas.
"Actually, you are not like the leader I imagined." Xuanji looked at him innocently, "The first time we met, your fighting ability... It is difficult for me to connect with the people talking about politics in front of me now.
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The two stared at each other, and Kalki turned his head again. Xuanji was more beautiful than wine, and he did not dare to touch a drop.
After arriving at the station, the two of them saw a dome-style central railway station. It was actually a small shop street with a charming style. You could only leave the station after shopping. Xuanji pulled him around like a child and bought buildings with landmarks.
He felt that her East Asian girl's nature of shopping in small shops was uncontrollable.
But this place is really special, because there are too many young people and there are too many creative products. In order to attract customers, the Mangxing City store sells all kinds of different creative products, and there are almost no duplicates.
"Can I take a photo with you two?"
From time to time, young people come over and take photos with them using floating cameras. The young people in Gaia are of various races, and most of them are quite polite.
"After they take the photo, they can upload it to their personal social account's Moments. If someone likes and forwards it, they can become Luna. If you are lucky, it will be a small amount of money." Xuanji explained to him why young people here are particularly welcome to wear clothes.
They in the robes of Plato's knights.
He was exposed to the noblest classical aesthetics at Plato since he was a child. The steps, columns, cloisters, fountains, pools, rose gardens of the palaces... all reveal the beauty of geometric regularity, which is extremely solemn and elegant. But this art area is full of various kinds of art.
A kind of strange creativity and irregular beauty, the ground is a bit messy, and the graffiti on the wall shows crazy vitality: various deformed galaxy paintings, posters mixed with anti-war or political satire content - everything here makes him
Surprised.
Such a world is beyond his understanding of beauty, but it cannot be said to be ugly, because it is full of amazing creativity and imagination, as if the creative power of the universe is rushing towards him at the moment of the explosion.<
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"Look, look at the scene in Mangxing City, the street performers in New York!" Xuanji introduced him in an excited voice, and spread her arms cutely on both sides of the street.
Kalki stared at everything that was completely unfamiliar to him. Street performers lined both sides of the street, extending into the distance that could not be seen. Many young people either played and sang, or performed funny shows, and many looked like ten
Children of several years old, while performing live street performances, they also let suspended cameras surround them to shoot from multiple angles. As Xuanji said, this is an industry used by young people who are not willing to be waste to make extra money.<
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Scenes of young people of various skin colors in Gaia using various creative performances: three dark-skinned young people pretending to be jungle primitives, singing war songs in an unknown language at the top of their lungs. A black-haired man wearing a soft and space-like oriental dress
The girl played a weird-looking piano, and the walking crown on her head flickered and flashed; there were also people dressed as monsters who were beaten for free, waiting for business.
Kalki looked at everything that was unbelievable in his eyes and thought, as a Platonic man, he is not an alien here.
He and Xuanji walked all the way and saw a young man resting boredly holding a strange homemade drum. He was probably tired from playing. He was wearing a helmet like an iron pot and leaning on the corner, confused.
Looking into the distance.
"Plato's young people are taught to be professionals and live a fixed life with no choice, while Gaia's young people are left to their own devices. They seem to be free and can spend their lives as they please, but they are confused and hopeless." The grand leader sighed, "
I don’t know which one is better, and I don’t know which one is worse.”
"I think Plato is better." Xuanji said, "If I were not a Plato, I would inevitably be as useless as them. It is because I have been trained by a female knight that I have some value, and now I will not be confused by life.
Forced."
"Yes." Kalki lowered his head and sighed, "There are only two kinds of people in this world: useful people and useless people. Useless people can only fend for themselves."