Chapter 1210, Once Upon a Time
Before the impending dawn, Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaoguan sat side by side on the roof of the tallest building within Barrier 88, waiting for the sunrise together.
“Xiaosu, what was the world like before the Calamity? What did people eat?”
“The main food hasn’t changed much from now, it’s still rice when you want to eat rice, noodles when you want to eat noodles, hot pot when you want to eat hot pot, and tofu brain when you want to eat tofu brain. Supplies were much richer in those times than they are now, and there are very few people starving to death in this land anymore.”
“Can you eat whatever you want?”
“Pretty much, you can even eat big cherries and bananas from thousands of miles away.”
“Then is transportation and communication also very convenient?” Yang Xiaoguan asked.
“Yes, there were airplanes and high speed trains in that era, and it only took more than an hour to fly to Fortress 178 from here, and the speed of the high speed trains had long been stabilized at more than 270 kilometers per hour. Everyone had cell phones in that era, and talking to loved ones was a breeze.”
“Can everyone have a cell phone?” Yang Xiaoguan curiously said, “People in that era could go wherever they wanted? Ordinary people too?”
“Yes, there are trains or highways between almost every city,” Ren Xiaosu said, “There were no walled barriers in the cities of that era, and there was no distinction between walled residents and stragglers; people could enter the city if they wanted to, and leave the city if they wanted to. If you wanted to, you could even go to the other side of the world. Many families had automobiles in that era, unlike now where automobiles are only a luxury for the rich.”
“There were also many celebrities in those times, and almost everyone had a television set in their home, so everyone could see their favorite shows on TV, and their favorite stars.”
“Almost everyone had computers in their homes in that era, the internet was covering the whole world, people could shop online, and then the goods would leave from the warehouse, even if you just bought a plain hairpin, someone would hand deliver it to you.”
“Worldwide coverage network?” Yang Xiaoguan was a bit mesmerized in her heart, “Xiao Su, what was the world like before the disaster? Was it beautiful?”
Ren Xiaosu thought for a moment and said, “Actually, it wasn’t necessarily. Although people had cell phones that could contact their loved ones at any time, they might not be able to contact their loved ones. Although people can go all over the world by airplane, they may not be able to leave because of work or trivial matters of life. Although everyone has a network that covers the whole world, they may not have a few true friends.”
Ren Xiaosu continued, “Of course, I’m not saying that era was bad, I miss that era inside.”
That era faced all kinds of changes, everyone’s life pattern was undergoing a huge change, generation after generation of people were in the middle of it, sometimes Ren Xiaosu even felt that it wasn’t the people who were pushing the era, but the era was pushing the human civilization to move forward.
Although Ren Xiaosu had all sorts of dissatisfaction with that era, he had to admit that it was still a magnificent heart and full of light.
“That’s why we need to properly prosper the northwestern part of the country,” Yang Xiaoguan laughed, “Let’s make a deal, after you go back, you’ll be your Major General in peace, and let me see the world that you’ve seen before, is that okay?”
Ren Xiaosu’s heart burst with excitement, “No problem, I feel like it will only take a few decades to recreate that kind of splendor.”
Yang Xiaoguan sat on the edge of the rooftop leaning his head gently on Ren Xiaosu’s shoulder, after one night, the relationship between the two no longer seemed to have any barriers.
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The next almost ten days, the two people are completely a state of eating, drinking and having fun, with Ren Xiaosu words, this is like a honeymoon, after returning to the northwest they have to make up for a wedding to come.
Ren Xiaosu calculated that the wedding to do some good, then invite more people, so you can also collect a set of gift money ……
Ten days later, Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaoguan went to pick up the good clothes and shoes, and then left two gold bars to Aunt Lan and Grandma Lin, and explained that they must be well hidden, and if they encountered another war, don’t run away, Ren Xiaosu will be the first time to come to their aid.
At that time, Auntie Lan was still worried and asked: “Will there be another war? Hasn’t the war in the southwest already finished, could it be that the northwest and southwest will go to war again?”
Ren Xiaosu was silent for a while before replying, “Southwest’s enemy is not Northwest.”
As a matter of fact, the Northwest and Southwest were now going to face a common enemy, only Ren Xiaosu wondered, would Wang Shengzhi really be crazy enough to fully attack the Northwest and Southwest?
Although Wang was unprecedentedly powerful, Southwest and Northwest weren’t easy to deal with, right?
However, Ren Xiaosu couldn’t be sure if his judgment was correct or not, simply because there was more than just the Wang Clan in the Central Plains, there was also Zero.
Ren Xiaosu had discussed Zero’s existence with Yang Xiaoguan, and sometimes, in his opinion, he even thought that Zero existed independently of the Wang Clan.
Because in Zero’s own conception, it has also long classified itself as another civilization distinct from humans, so Luo Lan’s treatment of artificial intelligence on the same level as aliens is actually not wrong ……
Ren Xiaosu once read in a book: it is difficult for civilizations to coexist with each other, and that is not only a matter of rationing resources, but also a matter of ideology between two civilizations.
Zero was born in the destruction of the wall-crawler, and it had witnessed how human beings treated foreigners, Ren Xiaosu always felt that the seeds of danger had been planted long ago at that time.
However, at this moment Ren Xiaosu felt that as long as Yang Xiaoguan was by his side, he would have the courage to face all dangers.
After the two of them finished all the things in the 88th Barrier, they walked straight towards the Yang’s Manor Museum, just like two ordinary tourist couples.
As a result, just after buying a ticket and entering the gate, a security guard inside froze when he saw them, “Wait, haven’t I seen you two before?”
Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaoguan smiled and looked at each other, “You’ve recognized the wrong person, right?”
At this time, the security guard had already remembered, “You are the people who trespassed into the museum a few nights ago, stand here and don’t move, I’ll call for someone from the Order Division to come over!”
Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaoguan didn’t listen to him at all, but directly walked towards the inside of the manor.
“Hey, you two stop right there, are all thieves so arrogant nowadays?!” The security guard chased after them, only to see Ren Xiaosu and Yang Xiaoguan running faster and faster, the security guard could only watch as they ran into the backyard of Yang’s manor.
When the security guard ran into the backyard out of breath, he was stunned.
In front of his eyes, there was still the figure of the couple, the other party just disappeared as if they had evaporated, directly disappeared!
Ren Xiaosu, who had passed through the Gate of Keys, looked towards the crescent moon lake, only to see that wee’s huge head was floating on the water surface, staring straight at himself, as if in silent condemnation.
Ren Xiaosu was a little embarrassed, before he gave the wee hours to say that he would be right back, just this time he left for ten days, the wee hours should also be here to guard the Key Gate for ten days.
Looking at wee’s mournful eyes, Ren Xiaosu said, “Listen to my explanation ……”
“Pfft,” Wee Man spat out a mouthful of water, Yang Xiaoguan hurriedly ran to the left, leaving Ren Xiaosu standing alone.
With a splash, Ren Xiaosu felt as if there was a small swimming pool of water poured over her body, and she was soaked to the skin!