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"Your name change application has been approved, and the biological sampling has been verified to be correct. This is the new identity card, please keep it."

The robot narrated without emotion, and handed out an identity card across the counter. When the other party reached out to pick it up, the robot suddenly raised its head, stared straight at the past, and stared at the eyes of the person outside, " From now on, you are Ji Yi."

The workmanship of the robot is very delicate. At first glance, it looks like an ordinary person. Ji Yi was caught off guard by the lump of metal. Ji Yi was a little surprised, but the robot then lowered his head. The look just now seemed to be just an illusion.

Ji Yi glanced at the robot, then glanced at its job number—EI838, as if nothing had happened.

Robots starting with EI have the right to secretly shoot, and can perform shooting tasks without informing the parties or obtaining approval.

The robots of the EI series are not low-level, but they are arranged to issue ID cards at the information management office... Obviously there is no deep meaning.

City No. 57 is a remote third-tier city, and some criminals who rank high in the alliance sneak in every year, so the security level in the city is naturally raised accordingly.

Thinking of the robot looking up at him just now, Ji Yi is sure that this lump of iron is just taking pictures, and it is hard to say what it is for... The face that Ji Yi is holding has not changed in the 18 years since he was born. He has done outrageous things, which are not brilliant from any angle, and do not deserve anyone's attention.

It's just that Ji Yi always feels choked up and feels uneasy.As he walked out as if nothing had happened, he went through the incident in his mind-the daily affairs of the city, large and small, are all controlled by the Lu family. If the alliance does not intervene suddenly, the final flow of this photo will be different. It's the Lu family.

But Ji Yi never violated the rules of the city, and the Lu family made it difficult for him, so nothing happened in the end.

Ji Yi stuffed that little worry back to the bottom of his heart, and glanced at his ID card.

The new identity card has a white background, with a blue badge stamped on it, which is a curly cornflower-this is the symbol of City 57.

In addition to cornflowers, there are two obvious words printed on the identity card - Jiyi.

Ji Yi gently rubbed his fingertips on these two words, smiled quietly, and walked out of the information management center completely.

As soon as you go out, the outside is desolate.

This is not because the information management center is located in any suburb, in fact, this area can barely be regarded as the central area, but the streets outside are terribly cold.

Ji Yi walked for a few minutes without meeting anyone, and only bumped into two street patrol robots on duty at an intersection.

There are a large number of such robots, more than twice the size of a normal adult, carrying offensive weapons, but the level is very low. The main task is to wander the streets and randomly check the ID cards of residents.

The identity card is a symbol of a qualified resident. If it cannot be obtained during spot checks, it will be regarded as a "stowaway". The street patrol robot has the power to take coercive measures on the spot.

Ji Yi handed over his ID card, and while waiting for the inspection, he subconsciously glanced at the sky, and in his mind, he was idle thinking about living in a sneaky way and walking out in a fair way... It seems that there is no difference, they are all the same Bend.

The sky was gray, as if it was raining. It was difficult for Ji Yi to judge, because there was a huge protective cover above City 57 to keep the rain out, and at the same time trap the residents in the city.

In 2157, the world is seriously polluted and resources are scarce, which has reached the point where it is difficult for human beings to survive. Everyone can only rely on the protective cover of the city to live, and the end of leaving the protective cover easily is a dead end.

Of course, they can't easily pass through the protective shield.

The protective shield is the basis for the survival of a city. All entrances and exits are strictly controlled by the alliance, and entry and exit need to go through strict approval procedures. Some people cannot leave the city where they grew up for a lifetime.

The robot scanned the ID card once, and took a temporary sample to check Ji Yi's biological information. After confirming that it was correct, he returned the ID card without saying a word of nonsense.

Looking at the back of the robot away, Ji Yi sneered, that's why robots are good, these street patrol robots will only do fixed inspection tasks according to the program, and will not do more extensions.If this were a real person, I would probably have to ask Ji Yi one more question - your name was Ji Yu before?Why did you change your name just after you got out of the hospital?

The identity card is indispensable, that is to say, as long as you are in City 57, you need to swipe the card for verification, and all activities will be accurately recorded, and any abnormality may lead to endless interrogation.

Residents have no privacy except within their own rooms.

Withdrawing his gaze, Ji Yi hung up his ID card and walked leisurely towards his "home".

It's about 10 minutes away from Ji Yi's place to his house, but he didn't meet any warm person along the way, and the whole city was as empty as a dead city.

Although the population has plummeted nowadays, the main reason why there are no people on the streets is because of the protective shield over the city.

The protective cover of City 57 is not tight and firm. It has the risk of leaking. There have been several accidents. The leaks can easily leak poisonous gas, which is definitely a devastating blow to the human body.Ever since, out of safety considerations, the residents of City 57 will not wander around outside for nothing.

It is said that the city more than 100 years ago was synonymous with prosperity and congestion. Unfortunately, this grand occasion no longer exists. The current city is just a shell for people to live on.

Ji Yi walked slowly, and the radio kept broadcasting along the way, and he listened to it with interest——

"...Experts conservatively estimate that the natural resources of nearly 30 cities will be completely exhausted within five years... The implementation of sub-level food is imminent..."

Ji Yi listened a few times, and couldn't help laughing again.

Sub-level food?The food served now is already poisonous and harmful artificial food, and it is unimaginable to go to the next level.

His home is near the third ring road. It is a very small house. The things inside are old and dilapidated, but the inside of the house is very clean, almost spotless - this is the credit of Ji Yi these days, he seems to be a little bit My cleanliness obsession, I couldn't stand the unbearable condition of this room. After I was discharged from the hospital, I cleaned it several times by myself, and now it finally managed to achieve some effect.

After entering the door, Ji Yi took a breath habitually—very good, he didn't smell any sour and musty smell anymore, the room was very fresh and within Ji Yi's comfortable range.

Ji Yi changed his shoes and carefully sized them up.

The shoe cabinet at the door is very small, and there is not much stock in it - Ji Yi cleaned it up once, throwing away all the things that were too dirty, too broken, and things that didn't belong to him.

Ji Yi looked at the time, it was almost time, he hurried into the room and took out the prepared garbage bags.The trash bag was small, the last wave of trash to be cleaned up, and there was nothing dirty in it except an old book and a withered peach.

It can be said that things like peaches are priceless and hard to find nowadays, but Ji Yi didn't even take a second look.

The garbage disposal procedures in City 57 are very strict, and there are even regulations on the amount and type of garbage produced by each person every day. This is the main reason why Ji Yi did not dispose of the garbage until today.

He stood at the designated position, waiting for the garbage-sampling robot to come over, and even took out the book from the garbage bag and flipped through it.The book is a very small and thin notebook, with a few large characters printed on the cover - No. 57 City No. [-] High School.

These few words are almost the greatest achievement that every teenager in City 57 can achieve, and the notebook is a symbol of this person's smooth promotion to high school.

Ji Yi just glanced at it, then opened the title page, and there was a name written on it - Ji Yu.

Ji Yi was in a daze for a while, and an aunt came beside him unknowingly, she glanced at Ji Yi's hand, gave an exaggerated "ha", and waited for Ji Yi to look over before saying: "Ji Yu, isn't this The notebook that your school rewarded, why don't you keep it safe?"

In today's era, the papermaking process is extremely exquisite, but in the absence of raw materials, paper is still extremely rare. Some people in fourth- and fifth-tier cities may not be able to see a piece of A4 paper in their entire lives.

However, No. [-] High School is rich and powerful, so it is not a problem to have some notebooks. Everyone gets a copy on the first day of school as a reward.

It is also the only notebook in Ji Yi's family.

Ji Yi looked at Auntie indifferently, which made Auntie's heart thump a few times. In the past, Ji Yu never dared to raise his head to look at people, but today he was caught off guard by Ji Yi, and Auntie trembled a few times, inexplicably saying something The feeling of not coming out can only be attributed to the fact that Ji Yu seems to be in a bad mood today.

Out of some intuitive sense of crisis, the aunt changed the subject and didn't ask about the notebook again, "How's your leg? It's not a big deal, is it?"

Ji Yi finally nodded, "It's okay."

The aunt opened her mouth to continue to criticize the arrogance of the assailant, Ji Yi looked over impatiently, and the aunt felt that a sharp knife swept across the air, almost peeling off her layer of flesh, and immediately forgot how to speak.

"I changed my name."

Just when the aunt was doubting her life, Ji Yi suddenly said something like this.

Aunt: "Huh?"

"My name is Ji Yi now."

Ji Yi didn't intend to say much, he stuffed the notebook back into the garbage bag, handed it to the robot, and left after the other party confirmed that there was no mistake.

The robot has no emotion, and will not be surprised by Ji Yi's behavior of throwing away the notebook, which makes Ji Yi very satisfied.

Turning around, Ji Yi showed a smile that he didn't even notice, and finally got rid of everything about Ji Yu.

Starting today, there will be no such person as Ji Yu.

It was Ji Yi who survived.

Ji Yi took one last look at the dazed aunt. Ji Yu is good at this. He is ordinary and has no characteristics. It makes no difference whether he lives or dies. None of the cores noticed.