dawn effect

Chapter 16

Carrying two large parcels and getting off the automatic car, Jiang Xiaoyuan led Tangning and Yao Hua along the concrete road and the bustling crowd into an alley, and walked a short distance before they came to a small concrete house.

The concrete rooms in the underground city have no windows, and only a set of external ventilation equipment for air purifiers is hung on the outer wall, with two lines of red words painted on it.

The handwriting on the upper part is larger, No. 106, Fourth Lane, Gongjichang Street, and there is a line of small characters below - the autonomous management committee on the fourth tower floor.

Jiang Xiaoyuan said: "This was originally a construction machinery repair shop in a residential area, and later the repair shop moved to a lower level, but the street name still retains the early name."

"The big coup that year, this is the command center, and then it was replaced by the joint council."

"During the process of handing over government affairs, the command center retained some of its powers, and eventually developed into a special historical heritage on the first to fourth tower floors—the autonomous management committee."

There are several flower pots on the upper baffle of the ventilation equipment, but the plants in the pots have long since dried up.

Tangning said sadly, "My mother loves nature the most. Our small garden in Manzhou is all taken care of by my mother..."

"My condolences, Brother Tang." Yao Hua comforted, "This place is actually not suitable for you. If you have time, you can go to the bulletin board of the Assets Management Bureau. If there is a suitable residence on the lower floor, get rid of this house."

"Let's go in and have a look." Jiang Xiaoyuan took out an instrument and unlocked the seal on the door from the Asset Management Committee of the Ministry of the Interior.

Tangning held the doorknob and opened it.

To Yao Hua and Jiang Xiaoyuan's surprise, the inside of the house was exceptionally clean and tidy. The large living room and three bedrooms totaled more than 150 square meters. On the fourth floor of the tower, this was quite a huge house.

The decoration in the house is also very good. The floor and furniture are all solid wood. Although the electrical appliances are old, they are not missing. There are wallpapers on the walls and huge three-dimensional glass screens that simulate windows.

Tangning took out a crystal storage unit from her bag, placed it in a processor by the door, and said in a low voice, "Xiao Zhi, we're home."

The lights in the room turned on, and the simulated windows turned into a beautiful mountain scenery, and the whole room seemed to be like a small mountain villa.

Yao Hua twitched his lips: "Brother Tang, your parents are really stylish. On this tower floor, most people go home from work, get into the ecological cabin after eating, and live in the virtual world. Few people arrange their homes like this. of."

Tangning touched the dining table with her hand. The dining table was clean, which meant that the automatic cleaning system in the room had been working regularly.

Jiang Xiaoyuan sneered and said, "The cleaning fee will be deducted from your parents' escrow account. It is a small trick of the Financial Management Department."

Tangning said, "Actually, it's pretty good. Cleaning is a troublesome thing after all."

Xiaozhi's voice sounded quickly: "Wow... finally found a city where you can shop! Dad, Dad, the servers here are too old, and the smart appliances and lighting are also aging. I'm going to place an order... "

"It's up to you."

"Well! By the way, you have to go to the automatic logistics station 500 meters away to pick up your shopping. Ah, there are also two Skynet addresses automatically bound here."

"That should be left to us by our grandparents."

"Oh..." Two middle-aged men and a woman suddenly appeared on the window. The man was wearing a fisherman hat, thick-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose, and a gray shirt with a lot of pockets. A fieldwork vest, with a beard on his lips, and a kind smile.

The woman was wearing a white coat, her hair was combed tightly to her scalp, her appearance was elegant, and her makeup was very fashionable. She didn't seem to have any intersection with the overly ordinary-looking man next to her.

"I found grandpa and grandma! I found them in the virtual space owned by the server account." Xiaozhi's voice sounded in the room again.

Tangning's eyes became moist all of a sudden, "Xiao Zhi, play by yourself, remove the photos first."

"Yeah." The picture on the window disappeared.

Tangning took a deep breath and collected herself, only to find Yao Hua and Jiang Xiaoyuan beside her, whose faces had already turned pale.

"Uh... that's the smart butler I developed when I was bored in Manzhou. The anthropomorphic level is set a little higher, otherwise I'll be alone for the past few years, you know..."

Only then did Yao Hua's complexion turn better, just now he even had a feeling of encountering a ghost in an old house, and he was terrified.

Jiang Xiaoyuan coughed dryly to cover up his embarrassment: "Brother Tang, you can also design programs... In fact, the first batch of returnees who came back alone have this problem more or less, but it's just a minor problem. It will be fine if the medical school psychologically intervenes." , I can contact you."

Tangning nodded, "Let's talk about it later."

After finishing the remaining few rooms, Yao Hua pulled Jiang Xiaoyuan and prepared to leave: "Brother Ning, let's do this for today, and I'll come back at nine o'clock tomorrow morning..."

"Are the uncles leaving? But I'm already preparing dinner." Xiao Zhi's voice sounded again: "I'm sorry, there is no tea at home, but I have boiled water just now."

"No, no, no..." Yao Hua hurriedly pulled Jiang Xiaoyuan to the outside: "Thank you Xiaozhi, but today is really inappropriate, I will come back tomorrow... Uh, brother Ning, don't say that your programming is really good. Let's go." gone..."

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After sending the two away, Tangning closed the door and sat quietly in the living room for a long time.

All the furniture, floors, and window frames here were made by his father himself. The familiar style reminded Tangning of the time when the family built a new home in Manzhou.

"Father, aren't you happy to find your own kind?"

"Dad is happy."

"But why does Dad look unhappy? And your mental indicators, heartbeat, breathing, show that Dad, you are depressed..."

"Xiaozhi, in fact, my father had already thought it through before we set off. Surviving the catastrophe is a small probability event in itself. Even if your grandparents have passed away, it is actually...very possible..."

"But as long as the results don't come out, people will always hold on to hope... Now that the results are out, this unrealistic hope has been dashed and turned into disappointment."

"Oh... Dad, don't be unhappy. Grandpa and grandma are gone, but you still have Xiaozhi and glutinous rice balls."

Yes, how can the luxury of sadness belong to this era?

"Well, Xiaozhi, you are right. Dad is happier than many people with you and glutinous rice balls. Thank you."

"Father, I heard that shopping can make people happy, and the residential area of ​​Shudu can be used for shopping. I have already put all the things that need to be purchased at home into the shopping cart, please check it, Dad."

A flickering envelope popped out of Tangning's window. Tangning clicked on it, and it turned out to be a long shopping list.

This made Tangning laugh and cry, "Uh, Xiao Zhi, this method of diverting emotions is a bit extravagant..."

That being said, Tangning still clicked on all of them.

The logistics in the residential area is quite fast, and it didn't take long for the notification to remind you to receive the goods.

Looking at the dozens of large and small packages unloaded from the automatic car at Jiekou, Tangning felt that she had been tricked by Xiaozhi again: "So many..."

"Dad, in package number five is a convertible trailer."

"Xiaozhi, you are still as thoughtful as before..."

Among the packages, two were the tumor horned venison, milk-toothed pork, various vegetables, rice, and beer that Xiao Zhi ordered.

Soon, Tangning used the induction cooker to cook several delicacies filled with gas.

Sitting at the dining table, Tangning opened a bottle of ale, "Thank you Xiaozhi, the dinner arrangement was very good."

Xiaozhi asked, "Dad, do you want to watch TV?"

"television?"

"Well, there are three channels in the virtual city, including news, entertainment, and education. Which one do you want to watch, Dad?"

"News."

The simulated window becomes a TV and starts playing the news.

"This afternoon, Director Liu Weiping of the Engineering Bureau of the Ministry of the Interior went to Yankou to inspect the water supply guarantee project. Director Liu Weiping expressed satisfaction with the progress of the guarantee project and reminded the engineering troops and guard troops to work hard and strengthen patrols to ensure good spring water and settlements The lifeblood of drinking water for residents..."

"...The minimum contribution to residents' living security work in the settlements is progressing steadily. As of now, the reemployment training of 530 residents who lost their labor force in the settlements in the previous period is about to be completed."

"The Ministry of the Interior stated that after the training, most of these residents will engage in relatively easy tasks such as logistics deployment, agricultural nutrient solution allocation, and forest satellite monitoring..."

"...The ninth meeting of the joint meeting passed the resolution. Secretary-General Pu Xiuquan stated that the settlement will continue to work on improving the living standards of residents, and strive to raise the minimum contribution of residents to the bottom line of [-] points per month..."

Tangning was eating fried venison with celery, and couldn't help but be taken aback when she heard this, "Xiao Zhi, how much contribution points did you spend on today's ingredients?"

"Five thousand seven hundred points."

"How many?"

"[-] points of beer, [-] points of venison, [-] points of pork, [-] points of various vegetables, [-] points of cooking oil, [-] points of rice, and [-] points of various condiments, totaling [-] points point."

In addition to cheap rice and cooking oil, condiments can be used for a period of time, and ale, venison, pork, and vegetables are just a meal.

The cost of Tangning's meal has already surpassed the monthly contribution value of the residents with the lowest contribution value in the settlement.

"Xiaozhi... Our meal seems to be a bit expensive..."

"Dad is training. To achieve the best training effect, nutrition needs to keep up."

"Xiaozhi is also dissatisfied with the quality of meat in the shopping center in the residential area. If Dad solves the supply of mutated animal meat by himself instead of buying from the shopping mall, the family can save a lot of money."

Tangning glanced at the shopping list. A meal of meat at [-] points is really a lot of money: "Xiao Zhi, you are right, but I don't know if this is allowed by the law of the inhabited area..."

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