As a result, Donghai's foreign exchanges began to decrease dramatically, and the Internet was full of comments about spray, so did the number of tourists.

An inexplicable sense of superiority appeared in the hearts of Donghai residents. Under the planning of Zhang Yuan and others, they really feel superior Members of the organization celebrate with each other. In fact, this situation is not very good. At least Donghai city has been preserved for the time being.

However, Zhang Yuan deeply knows that the so-called exclusion must establish a long-term sense of superiority, otherwise it will not last for a long time.

What's more, another city that forbids "Cherry Blossom" is in a precarious state without the superiority of Donghai city.

It is impossible for a city to fight against a world.

In his diary, Zhang Yuan wrote: "our city is too small. Under the influence of xenophobic thoughts, the population is decreasing and the number of immigrants is almost stagnant. This is not a good phenomenon."

"At present, the population size has dropped sharply to 1.5 million, and it is still decreasing The stagnation of population is a very big hidden danger. "

……

The seventh year.

The second city, which originally banned cherry blossoms, did not form a wave of populism. It began to abolish the original laws and reopen cherry blossoms, leaving the only remaining "Donghai city" in the world.

This is another major blow to the internal members of the organization.

Even with the slow migration of population, Donghai city is in a precarious state.

Ideological exclusion means that population inflow will become more difficult. If regional discrimination against other immigrants, including some excellent immigrants, is also discriminated against, then the number of people who want to settle in this city will be much smaller. Who wants to be discriminated against for no reason?

Even Zhang Yuan can't control public opinion in this respect. Populism is such a dangerous thing. It's impossible for him to control the thoughts of everyone in Donghai city. It's too difficult to investigate.

And many local people can't stand the long-term curse war. The world's population flow is very simple. Just make a report to the robot society. No one knows where you come from, and no one knows where you go

More and more people choose to escape from this city at the top of the storm. After all, most people just want to live a peaceful life, not despise others, or be despised by others. It's good to say that after a long time, no one can stand it.

In the robot public support system, the number of babies born is determined according to the current population.

If the population of the whole city is smaller, it means that the population of other cities is larger. Then the number of babies born in this city will also be reduced, so that the total number of births of the global population will remain unchanged.

"Donghai city" is in the dilemma of less and less population

The eighth year

The ninth year

Zhang Yuan led all the scientists to try to crack the code of robot society and disintegrate the social system from the root. The members of the organization defected again. These scientists are not willing to overthrow the existing system. They think Zhang Yuan's radical plan is not feasible.

After Zhang Yuan made great efforts, he suddenly found that the so-called robot code is actually part of Pangu brain's own code, and there is no possibility of cracking it. The virtual world is like a low dimensional cage. If he can crack the code, he can break through the virtual world directly, which is almost impossible.

The dawn of victory has never appeared. The best result is not to let yourself retreat. However, no matter how much effort you put in, there is no way to move forward, and it is impossible to spread your thoughts to other cities.

Year after year, the whole world has not improved, but has become worse and worse, which makes everyone fall into internal doubt.

People who didn't have enough faith left the team one by one

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The twelfth year.

“…… I just went to the climbing camp of Mount Everest, and there are fewer people there than before. " Ma Mingtao walked down the subway station with a travel bag on his back. He wiped the sweat on his face and sighed: "in other cities, I don't even dare to say I'm from Donghai city Regional discrimination is really getting more and more serious. "

“…… They are playing the games we made and watching the creation of our city, but once they hear that it is people from Donghai City, if there are not robots nearby, they are going to fight. It's like the enemy of life and death. Ah, what's this

"But fortunately, our city has persisted to the present, and finally there is a place to stay."

"What's the matter with you?"

Listening to Ma Mingtao's story, even Zhang Yuan himself was a little confused, but he soon regained his spirits and said in a low voice: "several more experts have left the team. They just want to live in peace Some people give up, some still insist. The dawn of victory never appeared. It should be a big probability to lose. ""Yes? There's always someone who's going to leave. " Ma Mingtao put down his backpack and sat on the chair of the subway station, "it's just you Only then can we insist on being the enemy of the whole world. 1.1 million people, against more than 3 billion? "

"But I feel more and more that you are doing the right thing. Only when you have more places to go can you realize the different changes in the past few years Most of the city's cultural output has stopped, there are some drunk people on the road. Although there were drunkards of this kind in the past, they are more and more now. They can't control their emotions. They drink too much when they drink

"And that kind of girl You know, they like to eat sugar in the chairs in the park. If you eat a little glucose, your body will tremble slightly. It's easy to tell

"As long as you say hello to them, you can easily go to the hotel. You can't imagine this kind of thing in the past. Under the amplification of cherry blossoms, the psychological pleasure mixed with shame and guilt is more intense than eating a little glucose.... "

Zhang Yuan said with a bitter smile: "many men in Donghai city are attracted by this The beautiful little girl is so close to the door that nobody doesn't like it. So the outflow of population will be more and more, especially some students who have just graduated will leave for other cities as soon as they get out of school. "

"But is that really good?" Ma Mingtao sighs in a low voice. After so many years, he is no longer the young man in his twenties.

When there are enough places to go, there will always be a series of thoughts.

"Man is like a beast, full of bad taste. Dream is a word that only belongs to human beings. The rest of animals have no dreams. What's the difference between people with dreams and people without dreams Sometimes when you return to Donghai City, you will feel the subtle tranquility. "

Ma Mingtao was silent for a while, and then asked: "next, what are your plans?"

"Let's go. Don't think about it so much. Go home." Zhang Yuan patted him on the shoulder and walked in front of the road.

The sun is setting, the fire clouds in the sky seem very quiet, the sun is about to leave. But the next day, it will rise on time, never break an appointment.

Back home, Wang Nana cooked a table of dishes. The four members of the small family each had their own thoughts. They hadn't been together for a long time.

Two tortoises have been raised since graduation. After such a long time, they are as big as a washbasin. They can eat a lot of vegetables in one meal.

However, 12 years after the appearance of cherry blossom, the world has changed a lot.

There are no heroes in the world who can turn the tide, neither can Zhang Yuan.

Wang Nana couldn't help crying as she ate.

Everyone was silent and speechless.

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