Chapter 924 The Lost Self
There is nowhere to go!
I have lived here earlier than anyone else. I have walked through every inch of the land here and am familiar with every plant and tree here. I have witnessed the changes of the times with my own eyes, but slowly there is no place for me. .
How pitiful and how sad.
Obik continued: "Fewer and fewer people remember me, and fewer and fewer customers visit the noodle stall. I don't know what else to do here. I really should leave." ”
"Maybe we can set up a dark-light style store. There are still people who like to hunt for novelties." Maya gave Obik an idea.
“Haha,” Obik laughed, shook his head and said, “Thank you, little girl, but no need, there is no place for me in this era.
< br>Many customers didn’t have any cash on them. They took a, um, ‘mobile phone’ and said they wanted to pay. They talked for a long time, and I Only then did I understand what was going on. It was a piece of paper given to me by the shopkeeper when I went to buy soba noodles, saying that I could pay by scanning the pattern on it.
But what was that? < br>
Is it really weird to give money to the other party and complete the transaction with just a picture? ”
Obik's tone was full of confusion, and he said: "There are cameras everywhere in the streets and alleys. I heard it's called a metropolitan security system. As long as you pass under it, you can know who you are and where you have been.
There are also some strange delivery trucks on the street. There are iron claws inside that will pinch out the goods wherever they go. I always thought there was someone inside, until one night I saw someone taking it apart. It’s just a pile of iron. It’s really strange. How did it do it?”
Obik rambled on about his doubts and understanding of emerging technologies, and the word he said the most was ‘ "Strange", "Can't understand", "What is that", there were only a few people who could call out their names. They were all called "iron clip", "car that can move by itself" and other words he could understand.
The speed of technological development is getting faster and faster, and various emerging technologies and products are emerging one after another, and are rapidly being released into society, such as drones, unmanned vehicles, and virtual reality. One by one, one by one, All represent the crystallization of human wisdom.
The young people are rejoicing, celebrating how much progress mankind has made, and happily experiencing the convenience brought by new technology, but no one looks back, but those old people are still stuck in A long time ago, I looked at this ever-changing world in confusion, and I was at a loss as to what to do.
This reminded Chiba Makoto of that old woman. She lived alone and stubbornly guarded the dilapidated old house. The only electrical appliance in it was a light bulb. She couldn't learn how to use modern electrical appliances. She couldn't even go to a convenience store to buy things. They all paid with banknotes wrapped in handkerchiefs.
The old woman was abandoned by the rapidly developing era, and the Obik in front of her was even more sad and pitiful than her, because even his 'old house' was to be demolished. There was less than a moment of quiet darkness to allow him to continue living.
Chiba Cheng felt as if a stone had fallen from his heart. It was heavy and he said this sentence with some difficulty: "Do you really want to leave?"
Obik belongs to the Earthbound Spirits generally cannot leave their own realm, and leaving means dying.
"." Obik was silent and turned his head, looking at this quiet path and the darkness at the end. After a long time, he said quietly: "But I don't recognize this place anymore. Originally it was called Hikono Village. I lived next to the lotus pond. Later it was renamed Hikono Town. I lived on the hillside behind the watchtower. Recently it I have to change my name again, I no longer have a place to live. The children left one after another, the old people left one after another, and strangers arrived one after another. No one will know Hikono’s original name anymore. No one will remember what Hikono was like in the beginning, it’s all over, it’s over.”
Chiba Makoto has used his mobile phone to find out the relevant announcements. Hikoye Street and the surrounding large areas of land have been classified as new development areas in the metropolis. According to the released blueprint, large residential buildings will be built in this area. , commerce, connected to the metropolis by roads, railways, expressways, etc. to divert the population of the metropolis.
Because monsters and aliens mostly appear in bustling cities with dense crowds, major cities have begun to build satellite cities around them to divert the overly dense population in urban areas to reduce the economic losses caused by the appearance of monsters and aliens. and casualties.
The terrain of Hikoye Street and its surroundings is relatively flat, and there is a river flowing through it. It is also close to the metropolis and is very suitable for living. Therefore, it became the first satellite city built to reduce the damage caused by monsters.
This is to protect more humans.
Obik retracted his gaze from the distance, turned his head, stared at Chiba Cheng, a smile appeared on his face, and said: "Can I ask you a favor?"
"You said, as long as I I can do it.”
“I haven’t seen the sun for a long time, and I have forgotten the warmth. How does it feel? I really envy you, being able to walk freely in the sun, being able to make friends, being able to play everywhere, being able to go." The more Obik spoke, the lower his voice became, and the smile on his face became wider. They came less and less, until finally the sound was no longer heard and the smile was no longer visible.
Chiba Cheng could feel his sadness, reluctance, helplessness, anger, hatred and despair. In fact, he didn’t want to leave. In fact, he wanted to stay in the village called Hikono. , in the starry night, listening to the rushing of the stream, the chorus of frogs in the lotus pond, and the chirping of insects in the grass on the roadside. Under the big tree next to the old stone bridge, he set up his soba noodle stall to entertain guests. Wanderers from all directions.
What Obik loves deeply is the peaceful village, and what he is nostalgic for is the quiet life in the past.
But the old trees at the head of the village, the stream in front of the door, and the old stone bridge covered with moss have all been transformed into high-rise buildings and mountain resorts over time, and even the people who live here have forgotten them. , only Obik is still nostalgic for the disappeared Hikono Village, guarding this memory that belongs only to him in the quiet darkness.
But now even these remaining things are about to be lost.
Strange towns, strange people, and that strange world, Obik has lost the meaning of existence. Although he has entered the 21st century, his heart has long been in I walked into the small village with lotus ponds, watchtowers, and thatched houses.
"I" Chiba Cheng felt as if his throat was blocked and couldn't say the word 'good'. After a long time, he said: "In fact, there are still many places in this world where the night is still dark, peaceful and peaceful. Silence, you can. "Okay." My place.”
(End of this chapter)