Technological practice: leading the human race to the stars

Chapter 18 Organ City

"Put me down!"

Yuanze struggled and fell from the portal to the ground, then fell on his back. Li Haisheng shrugged his shoulders, looking as if he was used to it.

Li Haisheng and Yuanze arrived at their destination through the portal, where Grandma Yiyang lived.

This is a one-story house, equipped with a butler, and robot servants are moving around the rooms.

But it covers a vast area, and Yuanze can see through the flow of his mind in combat mode that it is surrounded by invisible forces.

However, what shocked Yuanze even more was the scene inside the house. The green trees were shady, the flowers were fragrant, and the fish in the pond were swimming happily, as if it was a paradise on earth.

This is in stark contrast to the gloomy atmosphere of the slums surrounding the city.

"This is the worst living environment in the inner ring of the machinery city. How about it? You've learned something new, right?" Li Haisheng was not showing off, but rather mocking, "The upper class enjoys wealth and glory, the middle class works like cattle and horses, and the lower class ants have no one to care about their lives."

Yuan Ze also knew that the Mechanical City was a city divided by countless mechanical gates, and it was also the last refuge for humans. The towering walls surrounded the entire city, like an indestructible barrier, isolating the threat of the source beasts. However, this did not mean that life in the city was comfortable.

The Machinery City is a city with a strict hierarchy. There are strict regulations on what level of people can go to which ring, so Yuanze's parents cannot live in such a house.

S01, one of the two mechanical cities in S Province where Yuanze is located, accommodates nearly million people. The shortage of living resources has exacerbated the strict hierarchy in the city, and everyone is struggling for survival.

In fact, this was also done intentionally by Li Haisheng in order to temper Yuan Ze.

"At this moment, Grandma Yiyang is already in the nursing home. This way, Grandma Yiyang will believe what you said and will be able to spend her old age in peace. Now you can rest assured, right?"

Li Haisheng did not respond to Yuanze's words. He handed the capsule to the housekeeper and talked about other topics.

"Yes."

"There's nothing else to do today. Do you still want to see that grandma?"

"Forget it. I always feel a little guilty." Yuanze sighed, feeling very heavy in his heart.

"Then I'll go meet your parents. It's been a long time since we last met."

"Okay, I'll ask my parents to prepare a few more dishes."

"Hahaha, I have a bottle of good wine here, drink some with your dad."

Li Haisheng didn't consider himself an outsider at all. When he arrived at Yuanze's house, he started drinking with Yuanze's father with some peanuts.

"How has Yuan Ze been doing lately? He asked me to beat him up when he didn't obey."

After three rounds of drinking, Li Haisheng's face flushed slightly. He patted Yuanze's father on the shoulder with satisfaction and said, "Old Yuan, you really gave birth to a good son. Yuanze is smart, talented, and willing to work hard. He will definitely be a dragon among men in the future."

Yuanze's father grinned happily, his red cheeks full of pride: "No, no, it's all because of your good teaching, Haisheng. Without your guidance over the past ten years, Yuanze would have no chance, don't you think?"

"So, I have to punish myself with a drink." Yuan Chong filled the empty glass, drank it all, and then shook the glass, "Haisheng, your wine is really delicious."

"I'll toast you too." Haisheng picked up the glass with both hands and drank it all.

"You two should drink less and eat some food." Yuanze's mother Mei Jianan brought out a dish of fragrant braised pork from the kitchen and placed it in the middle of the dining table. "Yuanze, Yuantai, come and eat. The meal is ready."

"It's really delicious, better than the chef at home."

"Well, it's just home cooking, not some delicacies from the mountains and the sea. It can't be compared. I'll punish myself with another drink."

"No, no, this is the taste of home. After working hard in the city for most of the day, the most comfortable thing is to have a drink at home." Li Haisheng thought of his father at this time, and the scene of them drinking together to celebrate his research results.

The two men's wine glasses made a crisp sound in the air, and their faces were filled with smiles. "There is also good news today. Yesterday my good girl told me that she has a stable job, and it is an important position."

"Why didn't you say it earlier? Why don't you punish yourself with a drink?" Yuanze's younger brother Yuantai muttered while eating. He seemed a little rebellious and actually urged his father to have another drink.

"Hahaha, yes, I'll have another one."

"Old man, I think you are just looking for an opportunity to drink old wine." Mei Jianan tapped Yuan Chong's head and asked him to put down the wine glass. "You drank too much, so drink less for me."

"Today is also a good day, wife." Yuan Chong seemed a little helpless.

"It's rare to have a drink." Li Haisheng also helped Yuan Chong to smooth things over.

"That's right, Haisheng, don't be polite, eat your food."

After eating and drinking, Li Haisheng and Yuan Chong started talking about men's topics again, discussing martial arts, as well as the recent situation in the Machinery City and China.

Yuanze listened quietly at the side and occasionally interjected a few words to express his own views and understanding.

When talking about the current situation, Li Haisheng frowned and looked a little worried: "The situation in the Machinery City has become more and more turbulent recently. There are too many unstable factors."

Yuan Ze's father nodded in agreement: "Yes, I also heard that things in Jijia City have been a bit uneasy lately. But we can't really care about that. We can only live one day at a time."

"I also heard that many students have disappeared. I don't know whether it's true or not. Yuanze, please pay more attention to it. If possible, Yuantai, please also help out." Yuan Chong's red face also showed worry about the future.

"Of course." Li Haisheng agreed. "Your daughter is quite capable. I guess she'll have a new house to live in soon."

"No, this house still depends on you..."

They sat together and chatted for a long time. It was getting late, and Li Haisheng was ready to leave.

In the community, Yuanze was seeing his master off.

"It's a city of traps. There are traps everywhere." Li Haisheng sighed as he looked at the starry sky.

"I didn't drink too much."

"So what if I drank too much? It's rare for me to get drunk." The master turned his head and looked at him with relief. "Yuan Ze, you really changed me deeply, do you know that?"

"It seems like you really drank too much. You sound fake and corny."

"No." Li Haisheng staggered.

"You're still saying no, but you can barely walk."

"This is for you, and the other one is for your brother." Li Haisheng threw two different bracelets over, "For self-defense."

Yuanze stopped and carefully took the two bracelets: "How do I use this?"

"The instructions are in the bracelet. You will know once you put it on." Li Haisheng waved his hands, walked out of the community gate, and signaled Yuanze not to follow him.

Li Haisheng glanced back and found that Yuanze had turned his back.

Li Haisheng then stretched his joints, and the smell of alcohol and the red face gradually disappeared. He walked forward step by step:

"Drunkenness always speaks the truth, just as people always speak the truth on April Fools' Day."

Sometimes the barriers that protect us are just the walls of our prison.

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(End of this chapter)