World version update

Chapter 65 Artificial Intelligence: God

Neuro-joy fog? Sweet air? Are you sure this isn't a drug?

Lu Yan's expression froze, and he turned to look at Luluo beside him. The joyful expression on the other's face did not seem fake at all.

It is very likely that in Luoluo's eyes, this is indeed a blessing from the world's giant enterprises to the Lower City District.

Lu Yan silently activated the dust removal formation on his robes, filtering out the fog of nervous pleasure in the air. The air he breathed immediately became much fresher, and there was no longer the sweet smell that went straight to his brain.

Luoluo did not notice Lu Yan's actions, but said happily to herself:

"Thirty years ago, the global giant wanted to impose a third-class air tax on the downtown area, and the residents of the downtown area at that time argued and resisted the tax.

After a two-year stalemate, the global giant finally compromised and added a neuro-pleasure fog to the downtown air, and the downtown residents who benefited also accepted the third-class air tax.

I've seen a lot of people from Midtown sneak into downtown to steal our air, just to grab the neuro-pleasure fog that comes with the third-rate air tax."

At this point, Luluo paused and quickly looked at Lu Yan to explain:
"Of course, I'm definitely not talking about you, sir. People like you must have a higher level of neural pleasure fog at home, and they will definitely look down on the low-level stuff we have here."

Lu Yan's mouth twitched, and he ignored Luoluo's words and walked towards the front of the street.

Seeing this, Luoluo immediately followed Lu Yan.

"Where are you going, sir?"

"Just wander around."

"Sir, would you like to try some of our downtown specialties?"

"Need not."

"Sir, do you need any contraband?"

"unnecessary."

"gentlemen."

The green radish following Lu Yan fluttered around like a happy little fly, constantly making buzzing sounds of inquiry.

Having suffered a loss once, Lu Yan no longer dared to respond to Luoluo's words casually, but instead focused his attention on the street in front of him.

After walking a few steps, Lu Yan saw a few people scattered in the corners of the street. They were wearing tattered clothes, with empty bottles placed beside them. They breathed in the air deeply with a dazed look on their faces.

Some people even fainted on the spot due to continuous rapid breathing and the stimulation of the nervous pleasure fog, and their lower body became uncontrollably incontinent and leaked a lot of water.

Both the people around and the green ivy seemed to be accustomed to this and were too lazy to even look over.

In the dark alleys around the street, one can occasionally see some people looking at the street greedily, wanting to walk out of the street but seeming to be afraid of the light outside.

Seeing this, Lu Yan pointed to one of the alleys and said:
"Why are they hiding in these dark alleys?"

Green Radish glanced at him with a bit of disdain in her eyes:

"Them? Those hiding in the alleys are probably tax evaders who can't afford the Sunshine Tax and the Third Class Air Tax.

Without paying the sunshine tax, you cannot live under the sunshine and can only stay in a dark alley.

If you cannot pay the third-class air tax, you are not eligible to enjoy this sweet air.

Once you walk out of those alleys, you will be taken away immediately to pay back the taxes.”

"If it's just some small taxes, it's not bad. We can make up for it by selling a few organs. The police station has an internal organ trading hospital. The prices are fair and the surgeries are safe. It's much better than those black-hearted gangs. But if the psychic tax is overdue, it will be terrible."

Speaking of this, Luoluo seemed to think of some extremely terrifying scene and shuddered subconsciously.

Another psychic tax!
Lu Yan's eyes narrowed slightly, and his expression became a little serious.

From the time the cyber version option appeared to the time he entered the cyber world, Lu Yan had heard the topic of psychic tax several times.

Whether it was the black man Bruce, the two policemen, or the green-haired little girl in front of him, they were all very secretive about the psychic tax, which made Lu Yan even more curious.

Psionics is obviously the cyber version of the supernatural system, and psionics tax seems to be an important medium to restrict the cyber version of the supernatural system.

According to the current situation, the psychic tax seems to be something that everyone in the cyber version knows about. If you ask directly, it will inevitably arouse suspicion from others. Now that Luluo has taken the initiative to mention Lu Yan, it is just the right time to use this topic to find out some information:
"Tell me carefully."

Luoluo had no doubts about this. In her opinion, this rich man from the upper-middle city could certainly pay all kinds of taxes easily, so it was natural for him to be interested in the psychic tax evaders in the lower city.

“You must know that all the spiritual energy in the world belongs to the Universal Corporation, and each of us has borrowed spiritual energy from the Universal Corporation.

Every time you borrow some spiritual energy, you must pay a spiritual energy tax to the Universal Corporation.

The more powerful the psychic power one possesses, the more psychic tax one needs to pay. Most people in the Lower City can only undergo the lowest level of psychic tattoo transformation. "

As she spoke, Luoluo pointed to the strange tattoo on her arm that looked like graffiti.

“Don’t underestimate this simple psychic tattoo. Because of this psychic tattoo, I have to pay a psychic tax of 400 credit points to the Universal Corporation every month.

It’s not that some people don’t want to save money and don’t make any psychic transformations.

But such people have no psychic powers and are no different from ordinary people. They can only be bullied at will by the transformers who possess psychic powers, so that everyone has to pay this expensive fee in order to protect themselves.

I heard that to become a psychic, not only does one have to pay a high psychic tax every year, but one also has to pay a psychic certification fee to a giant corporation.

Only certified psychics can use psychic powers, and uncertified psychics are the most despicable tax evaders and psychic black households. "

Hearing this, Lu Yan suddenly understood.

Only then did he understand why everyone in the cyber version had tattoos. It turned out that this was already part of the psychic power system.

It’s just that most people can’t afford the psychic tax and can only choose the lowest level of transformation.

Even if someone takes the risk to gain more powerful powers, they will still be labeled as tax evaders or illegal residents if they don't have the money to pay the psychic tax.

Unless he possesses the ability to overturn the existing system, no matter how powerful the force is, it can only be suppressed.

A shadow fell over Lu Yan's heart, but Luluo continued to explain:

“Psychic tax is the most stringent of all taxes. If those who evade psychic tax are caught by the hyena police, they will pay a sky-high fine according to the psychic tax.

If you don’t have enough wealth to pay the fine, you must go to work at the Heavenly Computing Center.”

As she spoke, Green Rose pointed to a spiral tower in the distance that reached into the sky.

"That is the Heavenly Computing Center in the Lower City. The bodies of all psychic tax evaders will be stored in the computing center, while their souls will be extracted and sent to the Heavenly Intelligent Brain to assist 'God' in providing biological calculations.

It is said that 'God' is the most powerful artificial intelligence in the world and is located in City No. 1.

"He himself has transcended the concepts of flesh and blood and mechanical intelligence, and can even evolve the future, claiming to be omniscient and omnipotent!"

(End of this chapter)