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chapter eight
Tang Long was very familiar with the spaceship that he had been away from for a year, and he went straight to the cab and sat in the driver's seat. He not only wanted to take another look at the 23rd regiment base, but also to record the data of the route. He wanted to have the opportunity in the future to be able to fly his own spacecraft to visit the five robot instructors who cultivated him.
Watching the conning tower get farther and farther away, the spacecraft soon exited the base and saw the meteorite. Tang Long knew that the spaceship was about to turn his head, took one last look with reluctance, and closed his eyes.
After a roar, the spacecraft stopped. Tang Long tidied up his clothes, touched the rank on his shoulder, and smiled proudly.
out of the cabin.
As the passage entered the entrance of the airport, Tang Long had not taken out the magnetic card and inserted it into the magnetic card hole, and the checkpoint was released. And there was a voice from the computer: "Tang Long, welcome back."
"Oh...thank you." Tang Long wondered why he didn't use a magnetic card for verification, and although the computer could speak polite words, it wouldn't add a name. Also, isn't it usually yours? Why does it sound like it's you.
When he saw the electronic scanner at the top of the hall, he thought that the thing had confirmed his identity early in the morning, so he didn't need a magnetic card, so there would be polite words with his name added. So Tang Long happily walked towards the long-distance passage that scared him last time.
He didn't know at all that the central computer regarded Tang Long as a friend or a junior because of those robot instructors.
Now the central computer has begun to take special care of him.
When Tang Long appeared in the last deployment hall, he immediately attracted the attention of countless people. Girls who want to join the army look at this different, charming and handsome officer. The male reserve soldiers stared at the rank of second lieutenant on Tang Long's shoulder.
Tang Long saw the soldiers standing in the distance and hurriedly walked over. Because he wanted to ask what he should do after coming out of training camp.
When the two soldiers with the rank of sergeant saw Tang Long approaching, they hurriedly stood at attention and saluted: "Hello, sir!" Tang Long also hurriedly returned the salute, although he was secretly proud, but in this way, his problem was not solved. Dare to ask, because it would be a loss of face for the superior. I had to pretend to pass by and quickly left the two soldiers.
Helpless, Tang Long had no choice but to go to the consultation room in the hall to ask about the computer. Entering the consultation room, the door closes automatically, and now people outside can't hear what's being said inside.
As soon as Tang Long turned on the switch, a three-dimensional computer girl avatar appeared, and he immediately said with a smile: "Tang Long, how can I help you?"
"Yeah... oh, I'm a recruit, I want to know what should I do after the recruit training is over?" Tang Long was stunned when he heard his name also appear here, but his self-righteous understanding just now made him not to delve deeper.
"Well, you were supposed to report to the military deployment office, but you have already been assigned to the Bone Dragon Cloud Galaxy - Zuke Planet to be stationed. After arriving, you can report to the TSI-135 base. Your file has been transferred there, The chief there will assign you your duties." The computer girl said these words in one breath.
"Uh..." Tang Long was really stunned, why hasn't the current computer system evolved in a year? Not only the expressions on his face are a lot more, but he also talks a lot more. In the past, he used to ask a question and answer a sentence, and how could this kind of consulting computer know about the dispatch of the military department? Isn't that what military computers can handle?
"Ah, by the way, your family called the police to find you on the third day after you joined the army. Of course, they knew you had joined the army at the time. There is a seven-day rest period after recruit training, and now you should go home to see if you come back. Look? Are you going to call first, or go home and surprise your family?" the computer girl asked with a smile.
When Tang Long heard the computer mention his family, he immediately thought that he would join the army first, and then he would go to the army. He didn't discuss it with his family at all. He planned to tell them afterwards, but who would have thought that the 23rd regiment, which was completely closed, could not even complete the program of the aftermath. .
Now that he has to face them immediately, Tang Long is really a little scared. Hearing the choice given by the computer, of course he replied without thinking, "I'll go back directly."
At this time, Tang Long woke up. He looked at the computer girl in shock. How could the computer even know these things? The more he thought about it, the more wrong, Tang Long began to step back and prepare to leave the consultation room. No matter how single-celled he was, he knew that something was wrong. Just now, the computer knew about his deployment problem. It can be explained that the computer has been upgraded and has the functions of a military computer. But my family had found out about myself hundreds of days ago, and it is impossible for a computer to know. Even if the computer knows about it through the telephone network, it is impossible to remember it. You must know that there are hundreds of millions of phone calls talking every second, no matter how powerful a computer is, it is impossible to record the content of every phone call.
"Wait a minute." The computer girl suddenly stopped him, making Tang Long feel that something was wrong. Because it is impossible for the consulting computer to call out the person who is about to leave, it usually only says: I hope to serve you again next time. Although it felt strange, Tang Long, who was used to obeying orders, stopped reflexively and looked at the virtual computer girl with a little worry.
"The amount of money you have now is not enough to buy a plane ticket and go home." The computer girl playfully stretched out her index finger and swayed at Tang Long, and continued with a sweet smile: "Insert your recruit card into the socket below. , I'll help you put this year's salary in. Come on, what are you doing?" Seeing Tang Long blankly, the computer girl urged in dissatisfaction.
"Ah... oh." Tang Long didn't expect that this computer actually knew how much money he had on him. When she said that, he involuntarily took out the recruit registration card and inserted it into the card hole on the lower right. After inserting the card, Tang Long remembered how the consulting computer could function as a bank computer? And doesn't this soldier's salary need a special computer to be allocated?
Tang Long stared blankly at the computer girl and asked, "Uh...I said eldest sister..." Before Tang Long finished speaking, he was suddenly interrupted by the computer girl, who shouted with bright eyes, "Eldest sister. You called me big sister?" Tang Long didn't know how the computer girl reacted so much, and nodded inexplicably.
When the computer girl saw Tang Long nodded, she immediately covered her mouth. Virtual tears flowed from her beautiful big eyes, and her voice became choked up: "Woo woo woo, I finally have a younger brother..." 'She' knows The five companions who have accompanied me for hundreds of years are about to disappear, and I will spend endless years alone in the future. If it wasn't for Tang Long, a human who interested her and who was entrusted to take care of by those five friends, she might have been depressed and unwilling to work. Now that Tang Long called out the eldest sister in person, she suddenly felt that she was no longer alone, and she also had the only relative, how could this not make her cry with joy?
Tang Long stared at this scene in a stunned manner: "Isn't it possible? The computer also sheds tears? He also recognizes his younger brother? I didn't recognize her as an older sister, doesn't she know that eldest sister is a polite term?" Tang Long won't say it, he's not used to hurting others' hearts, even if it's a computer.
The computer girl cried for a while, and said softly to Tang Long with the expression of Haitang after the rain: "What do you want to ask? Tell my sister, my sister will help you solve it!"
Seeing this expression, Tang Long suddenly felt a familiar feeling, as if he had seen it somewhere. It's a pity that I can't remember it. Tang Long, who is not used to investigating these things, shook his head and stopped thinking about it. He continued to ask the question that he was interrupted: "What I want to ask is, can this recruit card be used as a bank card?"
When the computer girl heard this, she immediately showed a surprised expression and said, "Oh, you don't know? The recruit card is a military card. Take off the metal smart chip on the card and tie it around your neck to let the military computer know about you. Where is it. And that chip is also the memory used to store all your personal data, personal achievements and personal property. There is also a military card that can be used as a phone card, credit card, passport, etc. for all documents, which are only for the military Privilege, don't you know this at all?"
Tang Long was stunned again, he had no idea that the recruit card had so many functions. There is no way, who told him not to look at those military documents and precautions. And since he joined the army, he has never seen a person who can tell him. Robot instructors must know, but they will not waste training time to explain this.
At this time, the voice of BBB sounded, and the recruit card was spit out. The computer girl smiled and said: "Okay, I have already transferred your salary for the past year, and changed the recruit card to an official military card. All functions are complete. Ah, and oh, if the money is not enough, even though Come and find my sister. Okay, let's chat when you have time." As soon as the computer girl finished speaking, she immediately disappeared unilaterally, and the electronic door of the consultation room opened automatically.
Tang Long took back the military card in a daze, and walked out confused. Of course, there were three or four impatient reserve soldiers standing outside waiting to ask questions. If they hadn't seen that Tang Long was a senior officer, they would have already started scolding him. How could they have asked questions for so long.
Tang Long froze for a moment, patted his head immediately, and muttered to himself: "How could his computer become like this, and it's not bad to be humanized like this. If I don't have enough money, I can find my sister? Can she add the amount in my card? Hehe, if this is not the case..."
Talking to himself here, Tang Long suddenly felt that he was in a cold sweat, because according to the nervous look of the computer just now, maybe he was infected with a virus, which may have made him a lot of money for no reason. With the current advanced tax system, once you find out that you have suddenly increased a sum of money, you can immediately find out the origin of the money. Don't talk about making a fortune, you may be fired from the military and put in prison in minutes!
Tang Long thought of this and immediately rushed to the nearest bank withdrawal room. He didn't want to get a second lieutenant and become a criminal before he could show off enough. Entering the room, he quickly took out his military card and inserted it into the socket. At this time, another pretty computer girl appeared. This computer girl didn't say what Tang Long was worried about, but said in a very formulaic manner: "Welcome to the Commonwealth Bank, please stand up, the highest level password detection is about to be carried out."
Tang Long breathed a sigh of relief, and immediately stood up straight with wide eyes. In fact, he doesn't have to do anything special, his standing posture is impeccable, which is really much beyond the perverted teaching of the machine instructor.
Computers scan fingerprints, pupils, blood type, DNA, scents, hair strands, etc. to represent a person's identification. In this era, password settings are made up of these things. Of course, only some fingerprints, pupils, and DNA are generally set as passwords. The highest-level password settings include the most detailed information on smell, hair structure, and capillary structure. It is said that the password is set as the highest level, except for the person who set the password, even the clone of the person can't unlock it. It can be said to be the safest password setting. Although it is safe, the money spent on checking the password every time is not something that ordinary people can pay casually. Of course, there is a fee for such a complex password setting and verification. Otherwise, wouldn't it be too resource-intensive? As for Tang Long's cost, that "she" will of course give him a free discount.
As for why Tang Long was indifferent when he heard the computer say the highest level of password detection, it was because it was the first time he had something like a credit card. You must know that he has just become an adult, and he used to take pocket money from his family. And when he joined the army, he also selected the infantry service that has been abandoned for hundreds of years. How much do you think such a person would know about password settings?
"After the verification is completed, the user's identity is confirmed. Hello, Mr. Tang Long, your account has a total of 24,000 yuan in federal currency." The computer reported the number and displayed it on the screen, and finally used a very formulaic voice. said:
"What else do you need? Withdraw cash? Transfer money? Withdraw?"
"I heard that a private soldier's salary is 2,000 yuan a month. I have been a private soldier for almost a year. Well, no more and no less." Tang Long was completely relieved to see that there was no extra amount in his account. . At the same time, I was quite excited to look at the numbers on the screen. Although my family has money, I have no money. The biggest sum of money I passed through was the 5,000 yuan that I cheated from my mother last time. Now that there are more than 20,000 in hand, we must spend it well.
After Tang Long chose to quit, he took out the card. At this moment, he suddenly remembered something, that is, the salary of a private is 2,000 yuan, so what is the salary of a second lieutenant? Tang Long, who wanted to know how much his salary was now, came to the consultation room again.
The formulaic language of the bank computer just now made him feel weird, and he was more comfortable to find the humanized computer just now.
It's a pity that although the computer girl looks exactly the same as last time, her tone has become as formulaic as the computer girl in the bank: "Welcome, I'd like to serve you, how can I help you?"
Tang Long couldn't help but feel a pity, it seems that the computer failure just now has been fixed. He didn't know that "she" was very busy, how could she have so much time to accompany Tang Long, and "she" thought that Tang Long was going home by airship. How could he know that Tang Long was still lingering at this airport.
"I want to know the comparison of the salaries of all levels of the federal army." Although it was a pity, Tang Long said succinctly.
The computer didn't even say a polite word, but said directly: "Private is 2,000 yuan per month, and this is the base. Up to the sergeant, each rank increases by 500 yuan. Warrant officer is 5,000 yuan per month, and this is the base. , up to the captain, 1,000 yuan for each rank. The major is 20,000 yuan per month, which is the base, and up to the major, 20,000 yuan for each rank. The brigadier is 100,000 yuan per month, which is the base Up to the general, each level will increase by 300,000 yuan. The marshal does not receive salary, all expenses are allocated by the state, and the military budget can be freely arranged while in service, and after retiring, he can enjoy all the benefits of the service until his death.”
Tang Long, who was counting the number of zeros next to the military rank names on the screen with his palm open, couldn't help holding down the screen when he heard this and shouted, "His grandmother's! And those benefits can still be enjoyed when you die? No wonder there are so few marshals in the entire federation! Also, being a school-level officer makes more money than being a manager. Being a general is even more terrifying, and you get paid every month 1.6 million is equal to the annual performance of a small company! ******, no wonder the conditions for being a soldier are so high, and so many people sharpen their heads and drill into it!" Tang Long cursed cheerfully, but forgot I wondered how a person like him could become a second lieutenant.
Tang Long scolded, because he didn't expect the army to have such a "money" way. When he thinks about it, senior officers can get a maximum of ten or twenty thousand a month, because the state usually provides food, drink, clothing and housing, and this amount of money is enough for the family to live a prosperous life. But I didn't expect it to be so much more than I imagined, and it was terrifying. Besides, he was also very angry that the wages of low-level soldiers were so low. You must know that these soldiers were the ones who sent them to death.
Of course, Tang Long was just angry and complained about the injustice. He has now begun to calculate how much he can get a year: "Well, I'm a second lieutenant, I can get 6,000 yuan a month, and a year... 70,002 A thousand yuan!...Ugh, it's too little, I can't even buy a better floating tram!" Tang Long, who was complacent just now that he could get more than 20,000 yuan a year, now he can get 70,000 yuan a year. Too many but dejected, really not enough people to swallow elephants!
Tang Long came out of the consultation room, went to the civil aviation airport on the other end, and began to look for the ticket office. Although the airport is the same place, it is divided into military and civilian use. If military personnel have no mission and want to go to other places, they can only take civil aircraft. Tang Long appeared in this civilian hall in a military uniform. Although it was not very conspicuous, his tall and straight body and energetic movements, coupled with his handsome appearance, still attracted many eyeballs in this crowded hall.
Tang Long was secretly proud as he walked, and his chest became even higher. Don't get me wrong, he thought these eyes were attracted by the rank on his shoulders. To be honest, Tang Long has hardly ever looked in the mirror for so long. Even if he needs to look in the mirror, he is tidying up his military equipment, and it still takes a few seconds to complete it. He has no time to take a closer look at how he looks. Besides, even if he knows that he looks much better than before, but this year he has faced either a computer virtual human or a robot with a pair of bones. There is no real person to compare him with. Over time, he doesn't care about it, and it can even be said that he completely forgets it. I know what a handsome face looks like, and of course I don't know how good I am compared to others.
"What is the reason? The civil aviation conductors in various places are actually people, not computer systems! Hey... Maybe it was set up to reduce the number of unemployed people?" Tang Long, who was muttering, randomly found a ticket office closest to him. He said to the young and beautiful female conductor inside, "Excuse me, I want to buy a plane ticket to Planet Rad." Then he handed over the military card.
The young lady whose eyes were shining and stared at Tang Long from a distance, suddenly woke up when she heard Tang Long's words, and her whole face immediately turned red and beautiful. Miss busy lowered her eyes, took the soldier card handed over by Tang Long with both hands, and said softly, "Okay, please wait a moment." She didn't dare to look up at Tang Long, so she was busy with the soldier The card is inserted into a machine at the counter.
"Why is this young lady so shy?" Tang Long stared blankly at the young lady, so that when the young lady raised her head, she immediately lowered her head. She handed the military card back with her head down and both hands, and said softly, "This is a military card that allows you to use all public facilities for free. You just need to insert the inspection machine at the boarding gate, and you don't need to buy a ticket."
Tang Long didn't understand the meaning of the word "this", and thought that all soldiers had such benefits, so Tang Long took it immediately, showed a charming smile and said, "Thank you, then I Which gate do you want to board the plane at?"
The young lady raised her head and was about to answer when she heard this, but when she saw Tang Long's smile, she couldn't help but froze for a moment, and her face became even redder. After a while, she lowered her head and whispered to Tang Long, "Board at gate 14 of aisle 23."
When Tang Long heard the whisper, he couldn't help softening his ears. Although he wondered why this young lady spoke so quietly, he still smiled and thanked him before going to the boarding gate.
At this moment, the young lady covered her face, looked at Tang Long's beautiful back, and muttered to herself, "How could I be so overwhelmed? Could it be that I just saw a handsome man? Lost? It's not like I haven't seen a handsome man before, but why this time..." When she was about to say something to herself, she said, "Miss." It woke her up.
Looking around, I found two big men in black clothes and sunglasses standing in front of me. The young lady was startled, but she still said softly with a smile: "What can I do for you?"
One of the big men glanced around and leaned forward, while the other big man turned around to monitor the surroundings. The big man who came over said in a low voice: "Miss, the current situation is chaotic, why did you go abroad to work in the summer vacation? The count is very worried, please go back."
The young lady's smile froze, her beautiful eyes moved flexibly from side to side, and she also lowered her voice and said:
"I have changed my appearance, why do you still recognize me?"
The big man was stunned for a moment. Maybe he didn't expect the young lady to ask such a thing? But he still quickly pointed to the sunglasses on his face, and said in a low voice, "This pair of glasses can remove virtual images, so the subordinates wait for a while.
I recognized the lady. "
The young lady stroked a necklace hanging around her neck and whispered angrily: "That bastard, lied to me that this thing would never be seen through. You must have installed a tracker on me, otherwise it would be impossible. Find me right away."
Of course the big man knew who the bastard the young lady was talking about, and hurriedly defended: "Your lord didn't lie to you, these glasses are a new invention, they were only fitted with agents recently, and the necklace is outdated, so we..." This The big man deliberately turned the topic to those instruments, and did not answer the question raised by the young lady. It seems that the young lady must have a tracker installed on her body.
The young lady interrupted impatiently in a low voice: "Okay, I won't go back early this time. Every time I go out to play, I will be taken back by you. If you don't bother me, I will be bothered." The lady suddenly raised her voice: "Yes, two economy class tickets to Radstar cost a total of 7,000 yuan."
The federal territory is vast, and the cost from the farthest planet on this end to the farthest planet on the other end is tens of thousands of dollars. Most of the people are from the low-income class, and they are not able to fly around the universe as imagined. Some people have never even left this star in their lives.
Because of Tang Long's request, Miss has already set up Planet Rad, so now she can print out two tickets with just one click. The lady smiled and handed the ticket to the big man, and at the same time stretched out her hand: "Thank you, please pay 7,000 yuan."
Dahan wanted to say something, but he found that there were already a few people waiting to buy tickets behind him, and while busy taking the tickets, he took out his credit card and handed it over. The lady swiped the card on the machine, handed it back and smiled sweetly:
"Please board the plane at gate 14 of aisle 23. I wish you a pleasant journey."
The big man said thank you and ran out, his companion hurriedly followed and whispered, "What should I do now?" The big man shook his head: "No way, the lady doesn't want to, and we can't force her to let the second group take over the protection task. Right." His companion froze for a while, and asked inexplicably, "Are we really going to Planet Rad?"
The big man sighed deeply and nodded and said, "There is no way. If you go to refund the ticket as soon as you have bought it, it is very likely that people will be suspicious." Speaking of this, the big man smiled, made a gesture, and pressed his ear. , Although his companion was puzzled, he also turned off the communicator in his ear. Seeing that the communicator was turned off, the big man whispered beside his former companion with a smile: "Besides, we can take this opportunity to travel at public expense, but I haven't had much vacation in three years."
His companion smiled when he heard this, and also whispered: "Hehe, this is a great idea. I heard that Radstar is a tourist destination, so let's go play for a few days? Anyway, there is still money in the credit card. There are millions of federal coins, so bring some gifts to those guys, I believe they have no complaints."
"It's decided, let's go and relax." The big man patted his companion's shoulder, pointed to his ear, and then resumed his serious words: "02, 02, I'm 01, the lady gave us the ticket, if we refund the ticket, it may be It will attract people's attention, so we decided to get off the plane and then find a suitable time to come back. Now the task of protecting the lady is left to you. In order not to hinder the flight of the spacecraft, we will close the communication after the call. "
At this moment, "02 understands, 02 understands." came the voice, and the two men in black immediately turned off the machine, looked at each other and smiled, raised their hands and slapped each other violently. Another big man hit the big man's arm with his elbow, and exclaimed: "After getting off the plane, find the right time to come back, absolutely! It's absolutely amazing!"
The big man smiled cheerfully: "Of course, don't look at who I am? Let's go. Ah... By the way, take off this black super, so that anyone with it will look at us." The two took off their sunglasses. The big man walked towards the boarding aisle with his shoulders folded.
Gate 14 of aisle 23 was already full of people, and an airport staff member in charge of checking tickets had already started checking tickets. Maybe people will say why these tasks can be completed by relying on computers casually, why should they rely on human hands? We all know that the stability of a society can be said to be proportional to the unemployed population, that is to say, the less unemployed people, the more stable the society. Even if the population of the Federation is several trillions, even if it is only 1% of the unemployed, then there are tens of billions of people without jobs. Even if the number of federal troops reaches 1 billion, it is still dozens of times different from these populations. If these people riot, The federation will collapse immediately.
Therefore, the less complex jobs of conductors, ticket inspectors, taxi drivers, police officers, teachers, salespersons, postmen, etc. are all filled by humans. Only the more complex or error-prone jobs that are responsible for the overall control system are computer-controlled. Don't underestimate these simple jobs. These jobs take up 90% of the federal population of school age. The federal government has also controlled the unemployed population to around 100 million, and is striving to move towards the goal of 10 million unemployed people. It still has an excellent central computer. Under the control of the central computer, it is possible to maintain such a low number. The number of unemployed people in other countries is not so small.
Because of this, the central computer of the Wanluo Federation is the pride of the federation, and it is the only one whose protection level factor exceeds the protection of the federal president. It used to be the black hole bomb as the first alert object, but now it is the central computer. Such an important thing, those senior engineers, said that it is regularly maintained, but the central computer has its own maintenance function, so their work is only to increase the function, so they can't check the entire system carefully.
Therefore, the central computer is humanized, and they have no sense at all. It may be mainly because the central computer is very good at acting in front of other humans, and no one knows how powerful "she" is now. Even if it is known that the central computer is humanized, no one dares to do anything, because the people of the Federation have spent hundreds of years and months under the management of the central computer, and are used to this kind of comfortable and convenient life, and they have never What error has occurred. If you want to shut down the central computer, you have to ask trillions of people whether they agree or not.
Tang Long stood in line, bored, watching the ticket inspector take the passenger's ticket, put it into a ticket inspection machine beside him, and then take it out to return the passenger, and send a wish with a smile.
Tang Long, who began to look around, found that the passengers waiting for the check-in and boarding did not have any dissatisfaction. Instead, they talked with their companions in a low voice with a relaxed smile. Maybe this has been used by everyone for hundreds of years, or maybe everyone feels that sincere wishes from a human mouth are warmer than those from a computer girl.
But when Tang Long saw the two big men in black behind him, he couldn't help but take a closer look. Because he remembered they were standing behind him when he bought his tickets. When the two big men saw Tang Long looking at them, they smiled with white teeth and nodded politely. Tang Long didn't think he was a big man, and he didn't suffer from paranoia, so he wouldn't have other thoughts, and of course he smiled and nodded in return.
Tang Long was blocked by the big man in black behind him. He didn't notice the four men behind the big man who didn't have any luggage. They didn't have the same relaxation and conversation as other passengers. Instead, they looked around nervously with their eyes. In this room, which was kept at room temperature, there were actually beads of sweat on their foreheads.
No one noticed that when they found that the ticket inspector didn't check the passengers' bodies at all, they could not help but look at the metal sensor installed at the boarding gate and let out a sigh of relief.