dawn effect

Chapter 14 Datong and the End Times

The matching data storage and exchange equipment was already mature 30 years before the successful development of the Quanshi satellite network system.

The technology is based on a phenomenon discovered by Bailesner, a principal researcher at the Martinas Center of the famous Institute of Optoelectronics, by adding microdots, or three-dimensional pixels, to pure silica glass to change the way light passes through the glass. .

Soon, this kind of micro-dot was developed into a coating, which can use electrons to perform bidirectional operations on micro-dots.

Based on this, the three-bit pixel optical decoder was quickly developed, and the storage device named "Crystal" has become an artifact for human beings to overcome massive data storage.

After Panorama acquired the Martinas Center, it finally chose to build a "barn" at the bottom of the entire lunar crater - the "crater" to store storage equipment.

And build a photovoltaic power station on it, using the photovoltaic panels laid on the moon pit barn to provide the required energy for the barn.

Immediately afterwards, the terminal equipment of the full sense information network - the full sense ecological cabin was also successfully developed.

High-efficiency photovoltaic power generation equipment, free clean energy brought by liquid graphite high-power batteries; and free information sharing brought by the "barn-Skynet" architecture, these two technological breakthroughs have brought earth-shaking changes to the human world.

Ten years after the construction of "Barn" and "Skynet", the Earth Alliance declared that human history has entered the best era.

After that, it took human beings more than 100 years to break down barriers and shackles such as race, culture, class, wealth, religion, and morality that hindered human development, and solved many human social problems that had occurred in history. Gained material freedom and spiritual freedom to the greatest extent.

Everyone can cultivate their own interests, pursue their own ideals, believe in their own beliefs, choose their own lives, and realize their own values.

For the first time, human beings have realized the "universal redundancy" of spiritual needs and material needs. For the first time in human history, they have entered the social model that was proposed by the sages of enlightenment civilization thousands of years ago and represents the most brilliant and ideal social model for human beings. ——"Great Harmony and Prosperity".

The chairman of the alliance, a great scientist and politician, Liu Xiangdong's great-grandson Liu Shengli, announced at the alliance meeting that the age of the oldest human fossil discovered in Mount Morib, Daxizhou, was the starting point of the planet's human history, and it was defined as the first year of the human era. .

At the same time, the 370 years of human history, which is the first year of human beings entering the Datong society, is defined as the "First Year of Datong".

After that, human beings spent the "happiest four years" in history.

On March [-]th in the fourth year of Datong, the day Tangning fell into a deep sleep, a catastrophe suddenly broke out.

The world immediately fell into chaos.

The Alliance has activated a disaster plan that has not been used for hundreds of years to deal with this huge crisis.

However, the outbreak of the virus was comprehensive. In addition, there was no army, police, country and hot weapons on the planet at that time, and people were no longer used to that kind of disciplined group life. The undead ravaged only a few days. It was cut in half.

Society is paralyzed, production stops, goodness is wiped out, and evil is rampant...

The world of great harmony created by mankind came to an abrupt end.

In order to prevent the further deterioration of the situation, on June [-]th of the fourth year of Datong, Panorama Company cut off the intercity communication of Skynet, calling on human beings to leave the virtual world and return to reality.

However, the move has drawn strong opposition.

On July [-]th, Liu Shengli once again broadcast a global speech, claiming that in order to save more human beings, Panorama will shut down the virtual reality world and turn all resources to production.

Just when Liu Shengli called on human beings to completely free themselves from the virtual world and bravely deal with the current crisis, he was assassinated by radicals who broke in.

With this as a sign, mankind has entered a dark age, and the world has become more chaotic.

Now it seems that Liu Shengli's decision at that time was obviously too radical. Although today's Skynet is still unable to restore intercity communication, the survivors of Shudu Plain have established a Such a huge and advanced settlement.

Tang Ning said, "Panorama's production base and control center are located at the Antarctic and North Pole, and the satellite exchange control center is on the moon. If anyone can go to these three places..."

"Then he is the hero of all mankind." Yao Hua said with a smile: "And if the inter-city interconnection can really be restored, then Brother Ning, you will get rich."

Tangning also smiled, but the smile was very bitter.

This big proposition that changes the destiny of mankind is too far away from the two young talkers.

Both of them are chatting and talking nonsense, and they have just had a mouthful, just like the second-year middle school youths of any era.

What Yao Hua said about getting rich refers to wealth in the virtual world.

Before the cataclysm, the laws of the virtual world had been perfected, and property rights, management rights, and inheritance rights were all regulated by relevant laws.

As for the ownership of the virtual industry, the owner has already had countless documents, memorandums, and wills to determine the rules for property transfer.

Unless the virtual industry has no ownership within 15 years, generally when the owner dies, no longer logs in, and no heir is set, or the heir dies, no longer logs in and other conditions are met, the virtual industry property rights will be vacant and enter property rights protection period situation.

During the protection period, these industries are temporarily under the custody of the Skynet system, and after the expiration, the system will automatically determine and assign the ownership of the industry to the first discoverer.

The origin of Skynet was a game called New World, which was one of the game's first little tricks of stimulating people to participate in it.

With the vigorous development of the game and the development of various functions, "New World" has finally become a - only for the human species - a virtual world that can carry most of the functions of the real world.

Tang Ning set off from Lvzhugou Hydropower Station to Shuzhou, and passed through Manzhou, Qianzhou and Han'an City on the way. These three cities are all dead cities isolated to the south of the [-]th parallel north latitude. The corresponding virtual cities are huge. Naturally, it becomes a vacant property right.

Of course Tangning would not miss the reception.

However, for Tangning who is now in Shuzhou, the three treasures are useless because of the blocking of Skynet.

"Wireless is not working, but we have also recovered wired." Yao Hua introduced to Tangning: "Currently, some intercity underground optical cables have been built between several cities in the residential area. However, some inter-city communications have been restored at last, and of course, the military use must be met first.”

"The rest of daily life, scientific research, and management basically still rely on Panorama's 'Garn-Skynet' structure in space, and are still carried out in the virtual city."

"understood."

Yao Hua led Tangning to an office, went through the formalities skillfully, and brought Tangning into a place similar to a medical room.

The doctor on the opposite side was wearing a white coat, and there was a silver-white metal box on the table.

Yao Hua signaled the doctor to open it, and there were a pair of contact lenses, a pair of built-in earphones and a syringe inside.

Yao Hua said: "However, our technology is not without progress. This is an invisible personal window system. Combined with the identification chip in the syringe, driven by the electric field of the human body, it can form a set of information processing terminals."

"A helmet is required for military operations, but it meets the needs of life in the city. The invisible personal window system is more convenient and concise."

Tangning clicked on the authorization letter on the light curtain, put on the "contact lenses", and the doctor picked up the needle and injected the medicine into Tangning's shoulder blade.

There was a small metal ball in the injection, which was a nano-microprocessor. When the small metal ball entered Tangning's body along with the cold feeling and the pain of needle pricks, a miraculous picture between virtual reality and reality appeared in his vision. Overlapping screens.

This effect is even more magical than the goggle window system of the holographic helmet.

Yao Hua put on the earphones for Tangning. Amidst the very low decibel sound, a small envelope notification flashed at the bottom right of his field of vision, and the number quickly rose from 1 to 23.

Tangning clicked on the small envelope in the void without a teacher, and the email message was immediately displayed in the field of vision, and the sound of reading the message rang in her ears at the same time.

"Welcome to be a new resident of the Shudu inhabited area. Your resident number is SD19726928, and the current resident contribution value is 0."

"You have a physical heritage in the settlement, two virtual heritages, and a savings from the Financial Management Committee waiting to be received."

"Resident contribution points can be used, borrowed, gifted, and inherited in the residential area. Please use the Skynet contribution point exchange system as much as possible to conduct contribution value transactions in legal channels, build a strong defense barrier, and stay away from fraud traps."

"The Joint Council reminds you: Consciously accepting the supervision and management of the Ministry of the Interior is the obligation of every qualified resident in the settlement."

"Every resident should take the initiative to contribute to the community according to his ability."

"Daily disputes should be submitted to the Ministry of Justice for arbitration, and we strive to be civilized residents and build a harmonious home together..."

Tangning looked at Yao Hua helplessly, and Yao Hua quickly said, "You can control it by voice, let it be turned off."

"Close the email." Tangning didn't hesitate.

The annoying subtitles and audio immediately disappeared, and Tangning couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief, "I said that I saw many people gesticulating in the air on the road, so they were operating this invisible window... What are we going to do next?"

Yao Hua said: "Now go and receive the things you brought into the city, and exchange them for contribution points."

Tang Ning said, "The email just now said that I have a physical inheritance here, two virtual inheritances, and a bank deposit."

"Really?" Yao Hua hurriedly checked the records for Tangning, and then said, "That is a property on the fourth floor of the tower. It is probably the same as virtual property. It was left to you by your parents... Ouch, before the inheritance expires The time limit is less than a month, Brother Ning, please click to accept first."

Tangning quickly opened the mailbox just now, found several emails from the Assets Management Bureau and Financial Management Bureau of the Ministry of Internal Affairs in the residential area, and clicked to receive them.

The column of contribution value quickly jumped from 0 to 3827639.

However, the real estate cannot be inherited, and the notice says that you have to go to the security branch on the tower floor where the real estate is located to go through the transfer procedures.

At this time, another transfer confirmation message was sent. Tang Ning clicked on it, but the transfer party was Xiang Shouchuan. The postscript was to trade with Wang Junwu for the Dire Wolf King, and the military issued a booby trap, saving lives and other contributions.

Tangning clicked accept, and the contribution value under her name immediately increased to 4873948.

Yao Hua asked: "Brother Ning, how many contribution points do you have now? It is estimated that many facilities in that property will have to be replaced, and it may cost a lot..."

"There...almost 500 million." Tangning didn't hide anything from Yao Hua either.

"So much?" Yao Hua couldn't help being startled: "By the way, click on that number to see the loan details."

Tangning clicked on the numbers by the way, "Among them are two 150 million sums, and the note is... Martyrs' compensation."

Yao Hua hurriedly apologized: "I'm sorry Brother Ning."

Tangning pursed her lips, shook her head and said, "It's nothing, hurry up and go through the process, and take me to the property."

(End of this chapter)