My Girl and Tenderness

"It's too troublesome. I don't want to do it! Xiao Qian is my wife anyway."

"..." That indifferent expression changed in an instant, and suddenly a spirit of scientific inquiry filled her mind. She always felt that his brain structure was definitely different from that of ordinary people, and she wanted to dissect it to have a look.

Kidding.

"Well, let me tell you."

She stepped back slightly, putting some distance between herself and him. It seemed that she was not completely indifferent to his approach, otherwise she would not have made such a subconscious move.

"In fact, I am not real to you yet. The cause and effect of the future has not yet been determined. It seems to me that I have become like this, but it may just be a 'dream' of yours."

“Dreams are both real and illusory. To the person in the dream, everything is real, but to the dreamer, it becomes an illusion when he wakes up.”

Dream?

Another dream.

Qin Kong couldn't help but think of a lot of things. Whether it was Lisa or Mrs. Ye and her daughter at home, they all had some deeds that were entangled with "dreams".

"For those who are dreaming, everything is real..."

This sentence is really scary when you think about it carefully.

What is a dream and what is reality? Who can tell clearly?

514. The Price of Civilization and Prosperity

I'm a little dizzy now.

But don’t worry. Who is Qin Kong? Is he the kind of person who can use his brain?

He pretended to think seriously, then nodded and said -

"So that's how it is. Now I understand. Xiao Qian, you are amazing. You know so much."

"You don't really understand at all?"

The result was that he was exposed on the spot by Xiao Qian in a white coat. He looked at him helplessly, not understanding anything, but he kept touching his own little hands more and more diligently.

I didn’t know what was going on, I didn’t know if there was any danger, and I didn’t care if there was any conspiracy. Anyway, I just knew that I was going to be intimate with the cute little sister.

There is definitely something wrong with this kind of thinking.

He was not embarrassed about being exposed, just pretending that nothing had happened. He glanced around and changed the subject.

"Well, I am just good at judging people. I know that Xiao Erqian will not harm me, and that is enough." ③☆9〔〗５×

"really?"

There was deep suspicion in her rational eyes.

"of course it's true."

He was so self-righteous. From the perspective of whether anyone had tried to harm him, it was true that no one had ever thought of harming him. However, there were already people who had tried to take advantage of him and cheat on him.

It’s hard to say whether one can really judge people.

Maybe it's just the looks. The girls in the family are all very pretty and have their own characteristics. No matter what style, as long as it's cute, I like it.

Even if you push the blame onto Aunt Hong, she can't clear herself of it. She is simply a born playboy.

Seeing that Xiao Qian was about to say something, he was afraid that he would reveal his true colors. It was rare that the other party didn't know about his embarrassing stories, but should he really keep it secret?

After all, that was really embarrassing, being turned down so many times was not masculine at all.

"So what did Xiao Qian want to tell me by coming to me in a dream from the future? Could it be that she came to see me?"

"..." Xiao Qian in the white coat looked at him, as if he wanted to say a few more words to him, but suddenly he thought to himself whether he was showing too much concern for him and wanted him to be more careful with outsiders.

Obviously she is not his housewife. She is different from Zhang Qian over there.

She lowered her eyes slightly and watched him stick to her like a dog-skin plaster, her eyes filled with trust and love.

It’s weird.

She said:

"I did come to see you on purpose. Among all the pasts, only this place is different, and you are the only variable."

"I?"

"Yes."

Xiao Qian in the white coat gently broke free from his hand, slowly walked to the window, and looked at the white outside. The sunlight was quite dazzling, and Qin Kong could not see clearly what she was looking at.

She just asked--

"Do you think that if a civilization has the opportunity to ascend... to transcend the ordinary and improve productivity and technology to incredible levels, should it do so at all costs?"

"Ok?"

Qin Kong didn't understand why she asked such a question. He thought about it with his dull brain and said -

"If it can be done, then it is reasonable to pay a certain price. After all, everyone can enjoy the benefits in the future. With the improvement of productivity and technology, everyone will have a good life."

"Is it really?"

She looked back slowly. The sunlight hit the side of her face, making it look extremely bright, but also cast a thick shadow on the other side of her face, as dark as an abyss.

"Let 'everyone' enjoy the happiness. Which everyone do we mean? It is reasonable to pay a little price, but what if the price is more than just 'a little'?"

"What do you mean?"

Qin Kong seemed to hear a hint of seriousness, and his expression became serious despite his hesitation.

Listen to her say -

"Human power has its limits. I have also experienced an era that emphasizes individual uniqueness, but from my perspective of this 'future', with the development of technology, few people are irreplaceable."

"In the beginning, it was just simple manual labor that was replaced by intelligence. Everyone just said it was 'normal' and thought it was just the result of a small number of people not making progress."

"Then slowly, as computing power grew stronger and the logic of algorithms improved from generation to generation, more and more people discovered how weak they were in the face of the most advanced technology."

"Soon, even some so-called intellectual workers lose their value, and society as a whole needs fewer and fewer people to keep going, until only a few irreplaceable geniuses remain."

"Compared to the billions of people in the past, there are now less than a handful of people. Under the background of human extinction, the entire human civilization has blossomed with unprecedented brilliance, and achieved human ascension with extremely high efficiency."

Even if there are only these few people left.

Qin Kong was shocked as he listened to her story.

I immediately thought of what Lisa thought of intelligent machines in the past, which was exactly the same as what Xiao Qian in the white coat was talking about the future.

Unnecessary things will naturally be eliminated. In a development where efficiency is paramount, if a bloated population becomes an obstacle, then it will naturally lead to the ascension of a minority.

If cleaners are no longer needed, they will disappear. If painters are no longer needed, they will decline. Then, all aspects of human life will no longer need inefficient ordinary people.

Then what's the point of keeping it?

A chill ran down his spine.

Is it true that the ultimate limit of development is destruction?

She was also very confused, and there was no understanding in her indifferent eyes. There were very few things she didn't understand.

Said in a ethereal tone——

“Billions of people are human civilization, and only one person is also human civilization… If you think like this, then our ‘future’ is indeed very prosperous now.”

"..." Qin Kong remained silent, looking at Xiao Qian in front of him. He was even able to invent a time machine and come to him. Even if it was just a dream, it was already very amazing. One can imagine how powerful the future "human civilization" will be.

Even though its number has been reduced to an extreme, it still has not perished.

Maybe that's right?

But, in that case...

"How lonely it must be."

He couldn't help but say this, and she saw the slight trembling of her fingertips under her white coat.

Tread.

He walked slowly to her side and held her hand again. No, that was not enough, he had to hug her tightly and let her feel the warmth of being close to someone.

"Will I not be by your side in that future?"

"You are not in my future, so I say you are a variable."

Being held in his arms, I could only lean against his chest, with my hands on him, listening to his fiery heartbeat, and feeling his pity.

Listen to him say -

"It must be very sad, right?"

"Why should I be sad? Compared to ordinary people, at least I am irreplaceable in civilization."

"It doesn't mean you won't be sad if you are better than others. That would just be deceiving yourself."

Qin Kong put his hand on her cheek, patted her back gently as if to coax a child, and said -

"I know you're sad."

"..." She lowered her eyes slightly.

515. Civilization without people is meaningless

In the ultimate prosperity of civilization, under the highest efficiency, there are no redundant people, only the most irreplaceable ones, those who are not even talented enough to be called geniuses, can stay.

All mundane tasks are performed by artificial intelligence with greater efficiency. 8

In such a civilization, there is no place for ordinary people.

It seems that many people are a bit pretentious, but she who came from that future has already given the result. There are only a few people who are irreplaceable.

The so-called geniuses of the past seem ridiculous.

That was a scene Qin Kong did not understand. Perhaps prosperity itself went hand in hand with destruction, like a shadow, and only when they complemented each other would they shine brightly.

I can't figure it out, and I don't want to think about it.

Now all he can do and what he wants to do is to hold her in his arms silently, sticking to that person with a cold temperament, who is obviously the same person as Xiao Qian at home, just one is in the past and the other is in the future.

But she won’t smile in the future.

Originally I thought it was hard to approach her, but now all I feel is pity.

How lonely is it to live in a world like that?

Qin Kong couldn't imagine it.

Without parents or relatives, without lovers or friends, and even without strangers, I am alone in maintaining the rapid development of civilization.

It's like a gravekeeper.

Guarding the tombstone of the past called humanity.

So distressed.

"..." Xiao Qian in the white coat felt his body temperature and was tightly wrapped in that broad embrace. There was a little trouble in her eyes, and she could feel his heartache.

Feeling sorry for her, a being that controls human civilization, is almost like pitying a god.

When human civilization develops to that level, there is not much difference between it and gods.

Even able to travel through time and space.

"Please calm down."

There was really no other way, so she could only put her arms around his waist, pat his back to comfort him, and try to calm him down.

She herself didn't even feel that she was so pitiful.

He is such an incredible person.

"It's because what you said is too lonely. I just can't bear to think about it."

Qin Kong pursed his lips and said——

"So in the future, no one will cook for you, and no one will wait for you to come home..."

"Consuming food to replenish energy is actually very inefficient..."

"shut up."

He really couldn't bear it anymore, so he gently nodded her head and said -

"No, I have to take you home and let your sister Hong cook you a meal, then let your mother-in-law nag you for a while, and then call Yin Yin out to play with you."