People in Terra, governing a weird little country

"Professor Levi, what did you say?"

"Nothing." Levi shook his head.

Tremont's streets are worthy of his imagination of capitalist decadence. Even the most inconspicuous trash can on the street corner will automatically open its lid when you reach out your hand, making it convenient for you to throw the trash in. At the end, they will also praise you with a sentence: "Protecting the environment is everyone's responsibility."

Is it convenient? In Levi's opinion, this is simply extravagant and a waste of scientific and technological resources!

When he first arrived at Terra, he landed on a pioneer land, where he witnessed the so-called "Great Frontier Movement" which was even more cruel and bloody than the American Empire during the Westward Expansion Era.

The one that impressed him most was a blind child.

The little girl called "Mary" was also infected with the strange stone disease unique to Terra. She was blind and could not follow the large group to perform the intensive labor in the frontier area. However, she was still assigned the same work as normal adults.

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

Levi was found by her in the frontier area. The reason why she met Levi in ​​the frontier area was that the infection of mineral disease had entered the terminal stage and she was thrown into the wilderness.

As a newcomer who was completely in the dark, he couldn't save the child. He could only accompany her through the last journey of her short life and held a funeral for her - he used the remaining crystals after the child was exploded to build a small tombstone.

Thinking back to that past event, Levi couldn't help but feel a little sad.

But all he can do now is to serve as a researcher in Colombia. Apart from basic food, clothing and equipment maintenance, he does not use a single cent of the saved money for himself, and all the rest is invested in his own "Red October Pioneering Fund".

The assistant couldn't understand 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 Rhine Life, has invited 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 a meaningless invitation letter. Scientists should act like scientists, not waste time like a disgusting politician."

"I understand. I'll write her a reply." The assistant nodded.

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

Levi didn't care about the assistant who was assigned by the Tremont Scientist Committee to be with him, the emerging scientific research star. He turned around and walked into a bookstore on the street.

Linquan chain bookstore.

There is never a shortage of bookstores on the streets of Tremont, the city of science. The Tremont Library is known as the fifth largest library in Terra after the Royal Library of Victoria, the National Library of Ursus, the Library of Leithania Ludwig University and the Dayan International Archives.

But this bookstore can still be considered a special one among the bookstores all over the street.

This is the Colombian branch of a publishing house from Da Yan.

Some of Da Yan’s books will be published here.

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

This is why, although Dayan’s history should be longer than Victoria’s and it has not experienced any major wars, its national archives can only rank fourth in the world library rankings.

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

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

I heard that they have a profession called "Civil Engineer" in their country. Maybe studying their technology can be of some help in improving the environment of the development zone?

"welcome."

The clerk welcomed every customer who entered the store in a friendly voice. Levi stood at the door and glanced at the layout of the store. Naturally, he noticed the books on the recommendation column at the door.

"The History of the Nations of Ersler? An imaginary world, a science fiction novel?"

He frowned.

He was no stranger to science fiction, as his homeland was once the hottest place for science fiction. People imagined the future based on the current level of science and technology, and placed their hopes on the next generation of humans, imagining that they would leave the cradle of the earth, step onto the sea of ​​stars, and realize a true gc society.

The stories of the children who buried the time capsule and asked the Soviet people a hundred years later whether our great ideal had been realized and how wonderful our society was at that time have moved countless people.

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

But it’s the name of this book.

Although there were many disputes over the content, Wei Yanwu still fully followed Ernst's opinion in translation. Ers, as he said, was translated into a word that Levi was very familiar with in the Colombian version:

"earth......."

The Terrans are accustomed to using this land as a synonym for the world, because the ocean has not yet been explored and attempts at long-distance navigation have been interrupted by the coming of the Great Silence. Therefore, it is not so strange for a Terran to use the word "earth" as a synonym for the land to describe an imaginary world.

But to someone with a special identity like Levi, earth has another meaning.

It also refers to the Earth.

"Hello, are you reading the History of the Nations of Esler?"

The enthusiastic Pero clerk came forward and asked.

When the clerk received the book from Longmen headquarters, he was not very impressed.

If Longmen is the capital of commerce, then Tremont is the city of science and technology. What can a fictional science fiction novel written by a Kjerag and published in Longmen tell about?

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

Stop being funny. Talking about science fiction in front of people in the capital of scientific research is already very sci-fi, isn't it?

For fun, he also opened a copy and read it alone in his spare time.

Then he became a passionate preacher.

"You have great taste. I highly recommend this book. To me, it is not just a science fiction novel, but also a historical novel. The world without mineralogy that Mr. Ernst has described is fascinating, but also very real. It is not a fairy-tale world that becomes extremely beautiful without the infected. Rather, it is precisely because it has no mineralogy, no natural disasters, and no infected people that many of us who live on this land can more clearly understand the contradictions and sufferings that we have ignored in the past! This is a pleasant surprise!"

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 widened and whose breathing had become much 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 at the book, and asked:

"How much is this book?"

"Do you want to buy the whole set or buy them separately? If you buy the whole set, the four ancient civilizations chapter is discounted to 4 Columbian gold coupons, and it comes with a setting collection chapter. If you buy it separately, the setting chapter is 300 Columbian gold coupons, and each of the four ancient civilizations chapters is 20 Columbian gold coupons."

Four ancient civilizations?

Levi's eyes became more determined.

At this point, no matter whether this is a "coincidence" or not, he has decided to buy the book!

"A complete set," he said.

The clerk smiled when he heard 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 cell phone:

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

Five minutes later, the assistant, who had nearly lost Levi and was forced to perform a synchronized version of "I Once Had a Job," arrived at the bookstore sweating and thankfully paid for Levi.

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

"If I tell you in advance, does that still count as disappearing?" Levi asked back.

The assistant was 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 aside." Levi suddenly said, "All arrangements for today are postponed. I want to go back and read."

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

At least it was just a job that was lost. If I had to call all the big guys on the schedule one by one, I might end up in the wasteland!

"Professor Levi, let's discuss this further. We can read the book at night, right?"

The assistant chased after him and gave advice.

But Levi had found a café, sat down at an outdoor glass table, and opened a book.

His brows were tightly furrowed. He was just reading a book, but he looked unusually nervous.

It was not until he saw the quotation that was clearly inspired by One Hundred Years of Solitude that he smiled with relief.

He was right. He was not the only one in this world.

Ernst, are you from Kjerag?

It seems necessary to go and meet this "compatriot" of mine.

"Professor Levi, could you please..."

"Well, please postpone my plans for the next few days." Levi said, "I might have to go on a long trip."

The assistant opened his mouth, but the words of advice stuck in his throat suddenly became hard to utter.

Hey, I'd rather not advise you!

Why is it that the more I persuade him, the more extreme he becomes?

Chapter 105: Ask Levi if he is interested in the Star Pod

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

Not because it was impossible to buy a train ticket there, but because Ernst came in person.

At the beginning of 1094, after officially completing the production work for the first quarter and recommending Latatos to join the Kalan Trade as a government commissioner, Ernst took advantage of the last gap before Christen's scheduled visit and started his second recruitment trip!

The first stop is Colombia.

The morning breeze of Tremont carries the fragrance of the city's gardens. This city, which combines the technological style of Silicon Valley with the financial atmosphere of New York, is the best embodiment of the Columbia spirit.

Enterprising, pioneering, and moving forward courageously. If you ignore the "consumables" that have become the cost of development, this is undoubtedly everyone's dream city.

Just like Night City is the holy land that countless legends who want to stand out dream of.

The only difference is that only a few people can succeed, while people fail everywhere.

As one of the brightest stars in a star city, any new discovery made by Christen is enough to attract the attention of the entire industry.

But even she has rare moments of being humiliated.

"Kristen, Mr. Levi has rejected your invitation again."

Muirseth, who was not sure whether it was a water clone or the real body, poked his head out of Kristen's water cup and replied with a somewhat lost expression.

In the past, it was a false proposition that the general manager was in the general manager's office, but recently, Christen has been staying in her office. People who know Christen naturally know some of the inside story.

Their commander-in-chief seemed to attach great importance to this trip to Kjerag.

"Is that place really worth so much attention? The benefits that this investment can bring to Rhine Life don't seem to be able to justify the investment."

Justin from the Ministry of Commerce once raised questions about this, but was ruthlessly refuted by Christen.

"Because this is research, and research is bigger than you, little Justin."

She was a person who seldom said such harsh words. After that, there was no longer any opposition to this matter within Rhine Life.

The person who made Christen lose face was undoubtedly Levi.

To Kristen, Levy was weird. Weirder than any scientist she had ever met.

He didn't like money. All the money from the research institute, except for the basic living expenses, was used for charity. He didn't like power. He was indifferent when Rhine Life invited him to set up a new department. Sometimes, Christen even felt that he seemed to have a sense of alienation and disgust towards the world.