Gene from the 13th Department of Bright City

At 2 o'clock in the afternoon, the sun was shining all over the northern guard station. Below was a long, slightly dinner-like road. This 20-kilometer-long road looked new and ran directly through the mountains near the northern guard station in District 19. The road is a four-lane road. A long time ago, this road was connected to the city and was an important road around the city.

Over time, the ring road disappeared, but this section of the road remained. The road in the mountains was not damaged due to disrepair, but seemed new.

On the west side of Phoebes Resort Hotel Manor, there is a 5-story building that is like building blocks and each floor is smaller than the first floor. All the windows are black and use the best photoelectric coating to improve the photoelectric conversion rate. Reaching 95%, this material is extremely expensive, costing more than 30,000 yuan per square meter.

At this time, Jean and Ran Zai were standing in front of this building. Jean was smiling and smoking. One of the joys of coming to Phoebus Resort Manor is to drive here. Human beings have been driving here for centuries. important means of transportation, cars.

“It’s really laid back.”

Ran Zai yawned. He remembered that he was in the era when automobiles were in decline. At that time, there were many scrapped cars on the streets and alleys, waiting to be dismantled. Because a large number of automobile industries were disintegrated, people who wanted to maintain cars had to find a way to repair them. There is no place to buy the necessary parts, and Congress has issued a ban on automobiles.

Ran Zai clearly remembers that it was very hot that year, with the surface temperature reaching nearly 40 degrees. The heat made everyone look exhausted. It was at that time that cars were banned, and you could often feel that they were about to get sick at night. Houses were blown away by strong winds.

Serious problems have arisen in the ecosystem, so Congress was very decisive and without any objection, abolished cars and used the huge and intricate underground transportation network. It was at this point in time that the Angus family finally completed The Jedi turned around, but Phoebus, another one of the eight major families, was not so lucky.

Ran Zai still remembered that when the order to abolish cars came down, his grandfather was so excited that he spent the whole night drinking and having fun surrounded by women.

Ran Zai looked at the old Locke in front of him. He must have wanted to hang himself at that time. All his assets were basically wiped out due to the purchase of a large number of car companies. This was like a big gamble, or a trap set up by his grandfather. After being deceived, I lost everything.

"I really can't imagine that there will be a day when cars are really outlawed."

Locke watched the door in front of him open little by little, and a large garage appeared. Ran Zai looked at the rows of cars inside with some surprise, ranging from sports cars to off-road vehicles to box trucks, etc. There are hundreds of cars of various sizes placed here.

"It's really quite luxurious. The cars here are worth more than one billion by any calculation. I'm afraid it won't be easy to pay for the annual maintenance!"

Locke smiled slightly and shook his head helplessly.

"Choose one, Mr. Jean."

Gene walked in with a smile, glanced around, and stopped in front of a pure black streamlined sports car with wrinkled skin that looked like a lizard. He put one hand on the hood of the car. The wheels are a little bigger than the front wheels.

"This car was a new product that we were proud of in the past, but unfortunately it died before it was launched. It only takes 2 seconds to accelerate from 0 to 600 kilometers. It can be equipped with a semi-AI recognition system and can complete the detection of nearby ground in 0.01 seconds. The calculation of the road ahead only takes 1 second to reach 300 meters away, it can be done manually or automatically, and it has an extremely comfortable feel."

Gene nodded, and immediately several technicians in black clothes came over. They all looked very old, in their eighties or nineties. The moment they wanted to open the car door, a light and shadow screen popped up. The technician pressed his hand on it.

With a creaking sound, the door of the car began to fold up and then tilt back, like a pair of black bird wings. There were only two seats. Jean entered the room directly and found that the view was very good and he felt very comfortable after doing so. Immediately as a series of measurement beams swept across Jean's body, the seat began to adjust automatically. In front of him was a long steering wheel with many functions. It only needed to be slightly turned left and right to complete the turn. , because the car’s built-in driving assistance function can complete precise turns and make turns based on where the person’s eyes are looking.

There are many driving modes to choose from, and these modes can all be switched. The engine uses an aerodynamic system, which does not require the use of electricity or other energy sources. It is surrounded by densely packed holes almost the size of needle tips, which will instantly absorb the surroundings. The air is compressed in the engine and converted into kinetic energy, and then the kinetic energy is transmitted to the wheels through special mechanical components, and then braking begins.

"Come up!"

Jean said and pointed to the seat next to him. Ran Zai walked over and sat in the passenger seat. Immediately after the beam of light swept across the seat, the seat began to adjust its position.

"Cars were indispensable to people in the past, but it is the same in all cities later. After a car is on the road, it may take an hour or more to cover a 10-kilometer stretch."

"Why?"

Gene smiled slightly and directly adjusted the acceleration mode. He was as excited as a child. He hadn't driven a car in countless years. Gene knew how to drive when he was 12 years old. He drove from the waste treatment plant with a group of disabled friends. The car he bought in exchange for it was spray-painted and he often raced with others on the streets at night. Because of this, Gene was arrested and imprisoned 6 times.

Ready to launch!

Accompanied by a burst of mechanical sound, a slight whistle-like sound appeared outside the moment the car door closed. The car slowly drove out of the warehouse, with only one accelerator to control the speed.

At this time, the car was plunged into darkness, and the road in front of him could be seen very clearly. Gene stepped on the accelerator, and for a moment, with a flash of light, the car sped out. Ran Zai swallowed, without any shaking, and the scene in front of him was The line of sight was getting closer quickly, and it even felt like it was getting slower and slower.

Watching the car speeding out, Locke glanced back at the cars behind him with some heartache. Test driving here used to be a very good paid experience project, but in recent years, there are fewer and fewer people who can drive, and there are not many people. I am willing to learn. After all, the cost of test driving is quite expensive, costing 2,000 yuan a time.

Later, Locke lowered the price to 500 yuan, but still no one was willing to come here for a test drive. On the contrary, the motorboats on the sea were very popular.

Locke looked at the manor down the mountain and could see the Sea House across the sea of ​​trees. He didn't know what was going on with his granddaughter. Now these two huge bills in the executive department were their life-saving straw.

In the past, you could make a lot of money from vegetation, but due to the degree of sunlight and the need for nutrient solutions in the soil, many districts on the ground floor no longer even rent their trees, as if they don't want this expense to affect the area. economy, many legislators have cut down the fees for renting trees.

Trees also need to be regularly pruned and maintained by employees of the Phoebes family, but this involves labor costs. Now even some middle- and upper-level congressmen are considering that instead of planting trees, it is better to add more trees. Install air purification devices. After all, the photoelectric coating conversion rate in many areas of the middle and upper floors is 60%, and the power is enough to support the installation of air purification devices.

Some companies have developed air purification devices that look like trees, which can completely replace the trees originally planted, and can also change color and glow at night. There is no need for real trees at all. Originally, this sea of ​​trees was Phoebes' home. An important source of income, but income has been declining year by year.

Most trees are too vigorous and can only be cut down, and the wood can be made into some sculptures or solid wood furniture. Of course, the cost is also very expensive, and transportation is troublesome. People in cities are becoming more and more accustomed to this extreme convenience. Life.

Locke walked quietly to a red convertible, pressed the hood with one hand, and looked at it with some sadness. He used to drive this car with his wife. It was an antique car, and now it still relies on electricity. Driven, this is the only car that Locke is unwilling to modify.

Locke feels more and more as if he is a product behind the times and is dying slowly. The same goes for the entire family. If the price of Phoebus Resort Manor is reduced, it can indeed increase the number of tourists, but if the number of tourists increases, it means that As expensive facility maintenance costs increase, the result is the same.

The car slowly stopped at the wall in front of him. The original road had been poured with titanium alloy and concrete. In order to prevent the mountain in the north from collapsing, Gene opened the door and got out, leaning on the hood of the car. , lit a cigarette.

"not bad."

Ran Zai smiled happily.

"It costs 500 yuan to open one time."

Gene said, Ran Zai knocked on the hood of the car and sighed.

"Mr. Jean, you didn't come here accidentally this time, did you?"

Gene shook his head.

"I just wanted to come over and have fun."

"Really?"

Ran Zai asked with a suspicious attitude. Gene smiled and raised his head, looking at the northern guard station not far above.

"Okay, let's get serious. It is true that the establishment of agricultural bases in barrier areas and the construction of sewage treatment plants in ravine areas require the use of vehicles."

"Just let Section 10 produce it. If you use Full Mimetic X, even if there is some wear and tear, it can be recycled directly after use. I see that many of the old man's cars are made of metal, and the cost is a bit high."

"Indeed, the cost is a bit high, but it is necessary. Vehicles are still quite common in the barrier zone."

Ran Zai seemed to have thought of something.

"Mr. Jean, your vacation is just a cover, it's not actually for work!"

Gene shook his head and exhaled a puff of smoke.

"It's indeed a vacation!"