Marriage indefinitely

"I want to know all the unknown things about the four great families."

Xia Zhiyi was taken aback.

"Boss Yi, is it not possible?" Lu Zhengqing asked him.

"You misunderstood." Xia Zhiyi replied, "there are actually no secrets about the four great families, but no one dared to publicize it. If you want to know, I must know everything. I just don't know where to say it will be better."

"I know that after Yuntu in the Ark Age lost the underlying code, in order to stabilize the activity of its AI and maintain its own unity, it chose to use the human brain instead of the core code to maintain the integrity and stability of its AI. Alliance selection and Yuntu trade in exchange for Knowledge. The four aristocratic families are the people who were selected to connect with Yuntu at the beginning. Every 50 years, the most potential powerhouse in their own family will be connected with Yuntu as the successor. Through selection, the only executive officer of Yuntu will be selected. Cooperate with the operation of Yuntu." Lu Zhengqing recalled what the mysterious AI Lucy said when he was in the presidential palace.

"They have made human beings, and generations have to fight to become executive officers. For their sacrifices, Yuntu has also given equal rewards. It delimits four fields of knowledge, as these four people and their descendants Unique domain of knowledge. These four domains are...wealth, strength, power, and life. Corresponding to the current Han family, Zhao family, Chao family, and Xia family."

Xia Zhiyi replied: "You understand correctly."

"The first question, since it is the supreme glory, it will also bring endless knowledge to the four great families, why is it called 'sacrifice'."

"Because this is indeed a sacrifice." Xia Zhiyi replied, "In fact, once the executive officer of Yuntu is elected, he can serve Yuntu for hundreds of years, or even more than a thousand years."

"millennium?"

"The main function of Yuntu's executive officer is to act as a substitute for Yuntu's underlying program and solidify Yuntu's sense of freedom. This requires the executive's mental power to be strong enough to complete the frequency modulation with Yuntu. Adjust the mental power to the same wavelength as Yuntu."

"However, as the alliance relies too much on Yuntu, there are fewer and fewer people whose mental power is strong enough to support the same frequency as Yuntu. As a result, only more people can maintain the stability and solidification of Yuntu. Correspondingly, this replacement is definitely short-lived."

Xia Zhiyi sighed, "The competition for Yuntu's executive officer is just a test of endurance. In the countless times of in-depth connection with Yuntu, and the frequency modulation with Yuntu's spiritual power wavelength, the successors will not be able to hold on first , whoever will be swallowed will become a container for clearing bugs for it, and will eventually become the nourishment for maintaining Yuntu’s operation for another 50 years.”

"You should have noticed the timeliness of 50 years..."

Lu Zhengqing thought for a while, then shuddered: "This means...it has been a long time since a real Yuntu executive officer appeared."

"Yes, it's been a long time." Xia Zhiyi said, "The successors of each generation eventually disappeared in the process of tuning with Yuntu and will not come back. The so-called Yuntu executives every 50 years are just able to persist It’s just the last heir. He was able to bring blessings to his family, but he actually disappeared.”

"Didn't it mean that the heir would become the head of the family?"

"This is a soothing rhetoric." Xia Zhiyi said, "It is also necessary, whether it is for the government, the public... or even hostile forces."

"Where's Xia Yu?" Lu Zhengqing asked, "What will happen to him?"

Xia Zhiyi was silent.

"If your Xia family knew about this, why didn't you stop it. Why did Xia Yu have to participate in the competition?"

Xia Zhiyi remained silent.

"Since it's a sacrifice, why do the major families still..."

"People are profit-seeking creatures." Xia Zhiyi replied, "Mr. Lu is a businessman, so he must understand better than me."

This time it was Lu Zhengqing's turn to be silent.

Yes.

Humans are profit-seeking creatures.

When the benefits brought by this matter are large enough and rich enough.Someone will take the risk.

The replacement with Yuntu has brought about tens of thousands of years of technological explosion to human society, and it is a stabilizer for the stability and unity of the alliance. The four great families have even gained the power to consolidate the superstructure from the middle.

As for those who were sacrificed.

50 years, four people.

How can it be compared with the human society composed of trillions of people?

After all, what they sacrificed in return was the existence of human society that lasted for thousands of years.Even if someone is unwilling in the process, their personal will is nothing.

Destined to be pushed into their destiny by the waves of history,

— Free will is eternal.

—The alliance prospers.

This sentence of blessing now seems so full of absurd irony.

The prosperity of this country is based on bloody cannibal sacrifices, what noble free will.

Lu Zhengqing felt cold sweat on his palms.

He calmed down, and then asked again: "Are you aware of the situation of the four great families at this stage?"

"The four great aristocratic families are all one, and intermarriages have continued for thousands of years." Xia Zhiyi said, "Some things are not hidden very deeply, or it is difficult to hide very deeply."

"The Han family has knowledge of wealth." Xia Zhiyi said, "The Han family and you should have had a lot of confrontations, and the family emblem is Pixiu. The family motto is that every penny of virtual currency has its meaning. The current successor of the Han family And the actual person in power is Han Xiuping."

"I know all of this. It's just that there are too few channels to know about Han Xiuping's situation."

"In fact, we are too." Xia Zhiyi said, "Because the Han family has been at the bottom of the four great families for thousands of years, it is almost reduced to a predicament similar to that of ordinary families. This time, Han Xiuping is under great pressure and is almost desperate .In order to be able to win the competition and become the executive officer of Yuntu, he made a lot of arrangements."

"About ten years ago, Han Xiuping built an underground palace on Weiliu with a complete survival system and defense system. Then he entered the underground palace and never came out of the room he entered. There is evidence that he A mental power similar to Yun Tu's has abandoned the human body, leaving only the brain, and through multiple surgeries, the level of his mental power has skyrocketed."

"... No wonder he is so passionate about space folding technology." Lu Zhengqing said, "Some people will do anything to win."

"And the Zhao family has always controlled the army. Their family emblem is a black panther. Zhao Ji, as the only survivor who maintained his self-awareness in the last competition, is currently serving as the head and successor of the Zhao family." Xia Zhiyi said .

"Why did he survive?"

"I don't know, so far, no one understands why he survived, but he is not an executive officer." Xia Zhiyi replied, "According to the tradition of the Zhao family, they usually train two or three people as candidates for the successor. Who will be the successor will not be decided at the last moment. This can avoid many risks, and also select the strongest person to undertake this mission."

Lu Zhengqing thought for a while: "The candidates this time are brothers and sisters Zhao Zhuo and Zhao Kui?"

"Your guess is correct. And Zhao Kui accepted Han Tianlei as his lover not long ago, and actually announced to the outside world that she and Han Xiuping have reached a united front to some extent."

"Then what about Chaojia?"

"Chaoqi is not the successor." Xia Zhiyi first concluded, "The Chao family has always dominated the political world, and we can reasonably suspect that the president is their vassal or relative. They are cunning and scheming. So far, no one has Know who is the heir to the court. He has been spying on everything in the dark."

Lu Zhengqing fell into deep thought.

Xia Zhiyi didn't bother him.

The amount of information is too large, and it will take time for anyone to digest it.

After half an hour, Lu Zhengqing said slowly: "So Xia Yu is destined to be swallowed?"

"...He is favored by Yuntu. Maybe..." Xia Zhiyi said with little confidence, "Maybe the young master can persevere until the end..."

"Boss Yi." Lu Zhengqing said solemnly.

"Mr. Lu?"

"Is he the one who became Yuntu's executive officer?" Lu Zhengqing asked.

"... Which one are you referring to?" Xia Zhiyi asked.

"Master Xia Yu?"

"Or Dr. Xiao Lan?"

"I have one last question."

"please say."

"If Xia Yu becomes the executive officer of Yuntu." He said, "Then...what will he be like when he becomes the executive officer of Yuntu?"

"No one knows." Xia Zhiyi whispered, "Because the real Yuntu executive officer has not appeared for thousands of years."

The sky gradually brightened, and a golden sun rose from the virtual sky.

Human beings are like this, even if they left the earth a long time ago, even if the real sun has become a ferocious behemoth and is rapidly dying.

But the sun in human hearts has never set.

Lu Zhengqing leaned against the patio.

The sun slanted down from the eaves.

Leaves clear marks in patios.

He looked up at the sky, and the light made him squint his eyes.

After a while, Lu Zhengqing picked up the tea in the simple tea bowl beside him and took a sip.

Since there is only one way to go.

He's already made up his mind.

He lost "he".

Then...he will be responsible for finding "him" back.

Tomorrow is a regular day off~~~

meet on Monday