Time, space and star wish, I became the leader of the Universe Alliance

In 2035, humans can live, work, and play in the Metaverse for many years. The Metaverse satisfies almost all human fantasies and desires, making humans addicted to it and unable to extricate themselves.

The virtual currency with gold coins as the unit of measurement has become the unified currency of the real world and the metaverse. The cost of using a connection nest to enter the metaverse is 3,000 gold coins per hour, and the cost of renting a connection nest is 750 gold coins per hour.

The minimum wage for working in the Metaverse is 4,000 gold coins per hour. The salary of an ordinary person working 24 hours a day in the Metaverse, excluding connection fees, is only enough for two days of food expenses. If you are lucky enough to find a salary with a high salary, you can save up to buy the connection time limit. Those who are unlucky will have to starve in the slums.

Due to poverty, most human beings cannot stay in the metaverse around the clock to enjoy life. They can only use the expensive connection time limit to serve the rich in the metaverse to earn living expenses and buy food. The rest of the time can only endure the harsh climate and harsh conditions in the real world. Shortage of resources and a body that is constantly weakening and aging.

The connection nest in the Yuan Universe is very expensive and cannot be afforded by ordinary people, so they will not buy it and put it at home. There are many towering business buildings in the city center, and hundreds of thousands of universe connection nests are placed in the buildings for rent and sharing.

On a downtown avenue with few pedestrians, there was a thin woman holding a protective umbrella. The transparent plastic film around the umbrella tightly wrapped her whole body inside, leaving only her feet wearing thick boots to walk outside.

The woman's name is Yihua, 40 years old, and she is an inconspicuous low-level commoner. She only remembers that the Yuan Universe Connection Nest started mass production nine years ago and was in short supply. In less than a year, nearly 1 billion people purchased and used it.

For nine years, in order to provide energy for the Metaverse servers and connection nests around the world, people have mined and burned every material that can generate electricity: oil, natural gas, nuclear energy, coal mines, forests, and garbage.

In order to save costs, waste-to-energy power plants directly discharge a large amount of toxic gases without environmental protection treatment, causing the toxic substances in the air to exceed standards and rise into the air to form poisonous rain, and the pH value of the rainwater is much less than 4.

Poisonous rain irrigated the earth, the soil was so polluted that crops could no longer be grown, the livestock industry collapsed, and the seawater in rivers and lakes was so acidic that fish died in large numbers. From now on, people can no longer eat fresh vegetables, fruits and fish, and can only eat synthetic foods.

Yihua looked up at the gray sky and the rusty towering buildings, and sighed in her heart: Ten years ago, who would have thought that human beings would now be able to hide in the Yuan Universe and survive. Life has to be lived, it's nothing more than seeking the best out of the worst...

Indeed, in such an embarrassing situation, she has no desires and dreams anymore. All she wants is to comply with the rules of today's world and make her life better little by little.

Walking into the lobby of the business building managed by artificial intelligence robots, Yihua dared to come out of the protective umbrella after passing through the disinfection and cleaning passage. After putting away the protective umbrella, she sighed:"Fortunately it didn't rain today, otherwise I would have to buy an umbrella again!" The humanoid robot next to her said with a smile:"Dear, I have an anti-corrosion smart protective umbrella. Sold 90,000 gold coins"

"No thanks!"Yihua smiled awkwardly and refused. 90,000 gold coins can buy a day's connection to the Yuanverse, which is one-fifteenth of all her assets.

Entering the sightseeing elevator and going up, you can see a huge black and gold fortress in the distance. Towering into the clouds and impregnable, that is Jufu Intelligent Group, the founding company of Yuanverse.

Arriving at a small cubicle on the 135th floor of the business building, Yihua took off her clothes, stepped into the nourishing fluid and connected the line to her back. After attaching the sensor line to the neuron interface and putting it on the ventilator, lie flat and immerse your body in the liquid, click the"Open" button on the display, and your consciousness will instantly enter the metaverse.

From gray hair to black and yellow slightly wrinkled skin With her skinny body, Yihua looks like an elderly woman. But the role she plays in the Yuan Universe is that of a slender girl wearing elegant Hanfu. The Yuan

Universe Connection Nest she lies in is a kind of human body that can A nerve connection container soaked in nutrient solution. In addition to a long and thick line connected to an interface in the spine, there are also many slender nerve sensing lines adsorbed on major nerve collateral points in the human body. The nutrient solution she uses It is the cheapest auxiliary liquid and can only achieve the connection effect. The high-end nutrient liquid used by the rich can isolate the human body from external pollution, viruses, and high temperatures, and can also protect the skin and prevent aging. In the Yuan Universe, Yihua The place where she works is a beauty art workshop, which specializes in providing makeup and appearance services for metaverse characters.

This time she applied for a 15-day access share and used up all the funds to work for 15 days to earn 16 Day's share.

In order to ensure that the access share is not reduced, she must work non-stop for 15 days. Fortunately, she does not feel tired in the metaverse. At most, she will feel dizzy due to overuse of her brain in the real world after leaving.

Yihua is a worker The most skilled beauty and styling artist in the workshop, her work appointments have been scheduled for the next two months. As long as she ensures that her works within these 15 days are well received by customers, she will be able to securely receive the 16-day quota for next month's purchase. salary.

She took out her paint brushes and clothing materials and started designing makeup and clothing for customers.

"Hi, Painter Yi, you are going to design a beautiful dinner suit for me today. It should be unique and stunning to everyone!"Bai Xiaoshuang was wearing pure white close-fitting bottoming, twisting her graceful body and turning twice in front of her eyes.

"good! Do not worry!"Yihua looked at her figure and quickly drew a design draft in her mind.

Soon she picked up the fabric, cut out the prototype, and draped it directly on Bai Xiaoshuang's body to sew. However, she did not use needles and threads, but welding from the Yuanverse. Tools.

After many layers of superposition, such as stitching the original clothes, pasting accessories, brush polishing, adding pearlescent light, etc., a dazzling dress embellished with white peacock feathers has been completed.

Yihua then carefully painted Bai Xiaoshuang with white feather eye makeup that matched the dress. , red lips, diamonds and other make-up, comb your hair into a bun and plug in accessories, and a beautiful makeup set is completed.

"White is the most noble, the fabric is dazzling but not dazzling, soft and beautiful."Yi Hua explained the advantages of the work.

Bai Xiaoshuang posed in front of the mirror, admiring the dress as thin as cicada wings, as soft as feathers and the beautiful makeup, looking at the soft light emitting from the surface of the fabric. Admiration:"It’s so beautiful! You are the best in the Yuanverse in terms of craftsmanship. Are you interested in taking orders yourself?"

Yihua was stunned. She now had to get 80% of her salary for working in the workshop. If she had the opportunity to go out and take orders by herself, excluding the raw material fee, making one order would be equivalent to making five orders. In this regard, she I was very moved, so I asked in a low voice:"When? I have made an appointment to stay in the workshop for the first 15 days of this month, and I can't leave. Bai

Xiaoshuang pretended to be mysterious and whispered in her ear:"You should be free on the 27th of this month!" My dad’s group is going to hold a party at the Colorful Metropolis on the 28th. I will introduce you to the beauty and styling work of my besties and friends. The price of each order will be doubled, and you will get a two-day connection share. By the way, you will be invited to the party! How about it? Do you agree?"

Yihua, who had not participated in any entertainment activities to relax for a long time, suddenly became energetic. Why not do this kind of job that can earn money and have fun? She quickly agreed:"Okay, but you have to pay a deposit first, two days. share of connections!"

"Can! But you have to use the Yuan Universe connection nest in my home, and you have to spend extra money to rent the one outside, which is not easy to use!"Bai Xiaoshuang drafted a contract and readily gave her two days' share.

Yihua happily signed the contract and asked,"Okay, what kind of business does your father's company do? What is the theme of the party so that I can design a dress corresponding to the theme in advance?"

"My father’s company is Bai Shiling, chairman of Jufu Intelligent Group, and he is the founder of Yuanverse! That was my bar mitzvah party!"Bai Xiaoshuang raised her head and smiled proudly, because she is the daughter of the richest man in the world, and a little princess who can control the wind and rain.

The smile on Yihua's face froze instantly, and she had no choice but to lower her head to hide the cold hatred in her eyes, thinking: The founder of Jufu Intelligence The person is my father Yi Zheng, and your father Bai Shiling is just a thief who stole my father's scientific research results. If it hadn't been for that accident, the owner of the giant cauldron of intelligence would still be my father!

"I understand, please come back, Miss Bai, and I will definitely come to your door to fulfill the contract."After Yihua bowed politely to send Bai Xiaoshuang away, the unexpected scene ten years ago came to her mind like a tidal wave.

It was a high-tech product launch conference held by Jufu Intelligent, a product that Yi Zheng devoted himself to researching. The giant mecha is about to be released and put into production.

Unlike the previous mechas controlled by human hands, this giant mecha can be connected to the nerves of the person who controls it. The person and the mecha are connected and integrated into one, and they can observe and perceive the outside world through the mecha. Everything.

This concept of human-machine mechanical control immediately attracted worldwide attention, which means that human beings' ability to resist alien invasion has made a qualitative leap.

DiscoveryThere were also many small mechas controlled by humans, military leaders from various countries around the world, and leaders of the Jufu Intelligent Group. When Yi Zheng delivered a speech and announced the launch of a giant mecha that combines man and machine, the curtain fell.

A giant mecha that was 100 meters tall and weighed 500 tons and equipped with the world's most advanced weapons appeared in front of the world. For a while, this shocking scene appeared on giant holographic screens around the world.

Following the lens of the camera inside the giant mecha, people can see the precise instrument components, power tractors and nerve circuits similar to human muscle ligaments inside the mecha.

Arriving at the most important control console in the center of the mecha, the transparent oval container is filled with a light blue gelatinous solution. A strong man who has received professional training is immersed in it with his eyes closed.

His spine is connected to a main nerve circuit, and the most sensitive points of the major nerves on his body are covered with thin sensor lines.

"Shenlong, do you hear my voice? Yi Zheng was talking to the mecha named Shenlong through the microphone. In the huge exhibition booth, the giant mecha dexterously raised its hand to make an OK gesture, and answered with a loud voice:"Hear it!""

The audience burst into thunderous applause, and people all over the world were cheering, but the moment of joy was quickly replaced by the terrifying bloodshed. Without any instructions, Shenlong activated the heavy machine guns and artillery on his left and right arms, Fiercely fired at everyone present.

In an instant, blood and flesh were everywhere on the scene. Small police mechas tried to stop it, but were bombed into ashes before they even raised their guns. What was originally a grand carnival that attracted worldwide attention in the military industry turned into a Corpse Shura Field. This catastrophe resulted in the loss of many military leaders, experts in military technology, and a large amount of mecha ordnance wealth.

After the Shenlong mecha stopped firing for a long time, technical workers risked their lives to pry open the mecha shell and discovered the control console. The man in the solution bled to death from all his orifices. Since then, the Shenlong Mecha lost control and killed people, which has become an unsolved case in the world.

Yi Zheng, chairman of Jufu Intelligent Group, died on the spot. The group owed huge debts and compensation, and had to sell off all its assets to barely pay it off. It was Bai Shiling who took advantage of the crisis to acquire Jufu Intelligence at a low price. After that, the group's scientific research direction changed from military industry to the metaverse. It can be said that Bai Shiling is the initiator of extreme climate, air pollution and poisonous rain in the world today.

And Yi Zheng's only daughter Yihua At that time, she was holding her first art exhibition in Harbor City, and she survived without attending the ceremony. But from now on, she would never publicly claim that she was related to Jufu Intelligence.

Now that Yihua is over forty, she has long been overwhelmed by the heavy pressure of survival and The tribulations of fate have turned him into a walking dead with despondency, tact and no dreams.