I'm in Terra, governing a weird little country.

"I never thought that after coming to this world, I would choose to conduct my research in a country based on American imperialism."

The Soviet scientist, whose hair looked like an old friend's proud middle-parted hair, mocked himself rather sarcastically.

His strange Ursian accent confused the assistant next to him:

"Professor Levi, what did you say?"

"Nothing." Levi shook his head.

The streets of Tremont are worthy of his imagination of the corruption of capitalism. Even the most inconspicuous trash can on the street corner will automatically open its lid when you reach out your hand, making it easier for you to throw the garbage in smoothly.At the end, he will also praise you by saying, "It is everyone's responsibility to care for the environment."

convenient?In Levi's view, this is simply extravagant and a waste of technological resources!

When he first came to Terra, he landed on a pioneer land.There, he witnessed with his own eyes the so-called "Great Pioneer Movement" that was even more cruel and bloody than the American imperialism in the era of westward expansion.

The one that impressed him most was a blind child.

The child called "Mary" was also infected with the strange stone disease unique to Terra. She was blind in both eyes and could not follow the large army to perform such intense labor in the pioneer area, but she was still assigned. The same job as a normal adult.

Just imagine, if this kind of technology on the trash can can be developed and applied in a deeper level, how much simpler can the child's job be, and how much easier can the lives of those children with the same physical disabilities be?

And that is the real convenience!

As for why Levi didn't try to save the little girl.

Levi was discovered by her in the pioneer area, and the reason why she met Levi in ​​the pioneer area was because the infection of ore disease had entered the final stage, and she was left in the wilderness,

When he first arrived, his eyesight was dim. He could not save the child, so he could only accompany her through the last part of her short life, and held a funeral for her - using some of the crystals left after the child exploded to build a fortress. It became a small tombstone.

Recalling that past event, Levi couldn't help but feel a little sad.

But all he can do now is to work as a researcher in the country of Colombia. Except for basic food, clothing and equipment maintenance, not a single penny of the money he has saved has been used for himself. The rest All of it was invested in his own "Red October Development Fund".

The assistant couldn't read Levi's thoughts at all. Seeing that Levi was unwilling to explain, he directly took out today's schedule:

"Professor Levi, Ms. Christen, the general manager of Rheinland Life, has extended an invitation to you. Are you interested?"

"Kristen?" Levi's eyes flickered for a moment, but he quickly shook his head, "Let her come with a project instead of just sending an invitation letter. Scientists must look like scientists. Don’t ink like a disgusting politician.”

"Understood. I will reply to her." The assistant nodded.

Just as he was about to continue asking about the next to-do item on the schedule, Levi disappeared in front of him.

Levi didn't care about the assistant assigned by the Tremont Scientists Committee to accompany him, a rising scientific star. He turned around and stepped into a bookstore on the street.

Linquan bookstore chain.

There is never a shortage of bookstores on the streets of Tremont, the city of science. The Great Library of Tremont is also known as second only to the Royal Victoria Library, the National Library of Ursus, the Ludwig University Library of Letania and The fifth largest library on Terra besides the Great Yan International Archives.

But this bookstore can still be regarded as a special category among the bookstores on the street.

This is the Colombian branch of a publishing house from Dayan.

Some of Dayan's books will be published here.

This is very rare.According to Levi's understanding, in Terra, Great Yan is basically similar to ancient China, closed to the outside world, with only one city open to the outside world, and its internal cultural customs are also very different from those of the countries in the core circle.

This is also the reason why, despite its history being older than Victoria and others, and having not experienced any major wars, its National Archives can only rank fourth in the ranking of world libraries.

It is not open to the public.People can only know that there are many unique ancient books preserved in that archive, but few people can enter it in person and read those books with their own eyes.

Levi didn't have any special views on China, but he was curious about what the Yan people in this world were studying on a daily basis.

I heard that they have a profession called "Civil Engineer" in their country. Maybe studying their technology can help improve the environment in the development area?

"welcome."

The clerk uses a friendly voice to welcome every customer who steps into the store.Levi stood at the door, glanced at the layout of the store, and naturally noticed the books placed in the recommended column at the door.

"The Chronicles of the Kingdoms of Erth? An imaginary world, a science fiction novel?"

He frowned.

He is no stranger to science fiction. His homeland was once the hottest place for science fiction.People imagine the future based on the current level of science and technology, place their hopes on the next generation of humans, and imagine that they will step out of the cradle of the earth, set foot on the sea of ​​​​stars, and realize a true gc socialist society.

Those children who buried time capsules asked the Soviets a hundred years later whether our great ideals had been realized. The story of how beautiful our society was at that time also moved countless people.

But the reason why he frowned was not because there was a science fiction novel in Dayan's bookstore.

It's the name of the book.

Although there were many disputes over the content, Wei Yanwu still fully followed Ernst's opinions in terms of translation.Urs, as he calls it, is translated in the Colombian translation into a word that Levi feels extremely familiar:

"earth..."

The Terran people are accustomed to using this land as a proxy for the world, because the ocean has not yet been explored, and long-distance navigation attempts have been interrupted due to the advent of the Great Silence. Therefore, a Terran person uses the word "earth" to refer to the earth, describing An imaginary world is actually not that strange.

But for people with special status like Levi, earth has another meaning.

It also refers to the earth.

"Hello, are you reading Chronicles of the Kingdoms of Esth?"

The enthusiastic Pero clerk came up and asked.

When receiving the book from Longmen headquarters, the clerk himself didn't feel very cold.

If Longmen is the city of commerce, Tremont is the city of science and technology. What can be said about an imaginary world science fiction novel written by a Kjerag man and published in Longmen?

Watching a cyber snow leopard baring its teeth in a snowy mountain city?

Stop being ridiculous, talk about science fiction in front of people in a scientific research capital, you are already very science fiction, right?

Out of a sense of fun, he opened a copy himself and read it alone when he had nothing to do.

Then he became a passionate evangelist.

"You have such good taste. I highly recommend this book. I would say that it is not only a science fiction novel, but also a historical novel. Mr. Ernst outlines a world without ore disease in it. Although Fascinating, but extremely real. It is not a fairy tale-like world that becomes extremely beautiful without infected people. Rather, it is precisely because it has no ore disease, no natural disasters, and no infected people that many of us are like this. People living on this land can more clearly understand the contradictions and sufferings that we have ignored in the past! This is surprising!"

The clerk preached enthusiastically.But before he finished speaking, he felt something was wrong.

What's going on? Why do you look more excited than me?

Looking at Levi, whose eyes had suddenly widened and his breathing became faster and heavier, the clerk took a step back in confusion.

"Guest? Sir? Are you okay?"

Levi suddenly came back to his senses, took a deep breath, and replied:

"I am fine."

He stretched out his hand, pointed to the book, and asked:

"how much does this book cost?"

"Do you want to buy a complete set or individually? If you buy a complete set, the discount for the "Four Ancient Civilizations" chapter is 4 Colombian gold coupons, and comes with the setting volume. If you buy it individually, the discount for the "Settings Chapter" is 300 Colombian gold coupons, and the discount for the "Four Ancient Civilizations Chapter" 20 Colombian gold coupons per copy.”

Four ancient civilizations?

Levi's eyes became a little firmer.

At this point, regardless of whether this is a "coincidence" or not, he has definitely bought this book!

"A whole set," he said.

The clerk smiled happily after hearing this, returned to the counter, opened the cash register, and asked:

“Cash or card, sir?”

Levi took out his wallet, was silent for a moment, and then took out his mobile phone:

"Wait a minute, I'll make a call."

Five minutes later, the assistant, who was almost forced to perform "I Used to Have a Job" simultaneously because he lost Levi, rushed to the bookstore in sweat and thanked God for paying the money for Levi.

"Professor Levi, you scared me to death. Can you tell me in advance next time you disappear?"

"If I told you in advance, would it still count as disappearing?" Levi asked.

The assistant choked and said with a sad face:

"Then can we not disappear next time?"

Levi glanced at him and nodded.

The assistant breathed a sigh of relief, took out the schedule again and said:

"Professor, we have an academic exchange meeting to attend in half an hour. Do you want to do it now..."

"Put it away." Levi suddenly said, "All arrangements for today have been postponed. I want to go back and read."

The assistant was stunned.He glanced at Levi, who was walking forward without looking back, and then at the full schedule in his hand, and suddenly felt that he might as well just not find Levi.

At least all that was lost was a job.And if you have to call the big guys on this schedule one by one, you might be thrown into the pioneer land!

"Professor Levi, let's discuss it again. We can read books at night, right?"

The assistant chased after him and gave advice.

But Levi had already found a cafe, sat down at the outdoor glass table, and opened a book.

His brows were furrowed tightly, and even though he was just reading a book, he felt a little nervous.

It wasn't until he saw the quote that clearly came from One Hundred Years of Solitude that he showed a relieved smile.

He was right.As expected, he was not the only one who came to this world.

Ernst, a Kjerag?

It seems necessary to meet this "comatriot" of his.

"Professor Levi, can you..."

"Well, help me put aside all the arrangements for the next few days." Levi said, "I may have to take a long trip."

The assistant opened his mouth, but the persuasion stuck in his throat was suddenly hard to come out.

Hey, I might as well not advise you!

Why are you getting more and more extreme with your advice?

Chapter 1 Ask Levi if he is interested in the Star Pod

In the end, Levi did not leave for Kjerag immediately.