2701. Carl's life (2)
BD-1 was like a little bird, hopping around in the room. As a result, it knocked over the kettle next to it with a clang, and scalding boiling water poured all over it.
Carl-Kestis sighed, walked over, picked up a rag and wiped BD-1 clean.
However, the exploration robot was still jumping up and down, as if it was trying to express something. Then, its telescope-like head once again projected a small holographic image - it was still captured by the surveillance camera, the scene of the battle between Tang Xiao and Palpatine in Palanci Planet Space City.
"Didn't I tell you? Delete this thing!" Carl-Kestis was a little annoyed. He walked over and tapped BD-1 on the head with his finger.
BD-1 shook his body, finally obeyed and deleted the video.
Carl-Kestis was relieved. He walked over, filled the kettle with water again, and started to boil water. Then, he dug out a bag of instant coffee from the cabinet on the side and poured it into the cup. After the water boiled, he poured the boiling water into the cup, and a strong aroma of coffee immediately came out.
He shook the cup, then took a gentle sip of the scalding coffee and nodded. Turning to BD-1, he said, "I know what you are reminding me, BD-1. Of course I know that Tang Xiao is a Sith Lord, and of course I know that this is his country, but..."
He sighed and continued, "These have nothing to do with me. This galaxy is now fought by two Sith Lord. No matter who wins, this galaxy is destined to be ruled by Sith. What else can I do?"
BD-1 tilted his head, and then projected a holographic star map.
But Carl-Kestis was still unmoved. He shook his head and said, "Well, of course I know that New Jedi Order is being rebuilt, but... what can I do? Or what should I do? In fact, there is nothing wrong with life now. It's just this war... I... don't know."
His expression was a little confused, and he stared at BD-1, then shook his head and turned his face sideways.
The timer on the side played soft music. Carl-Kestis stood up, went to the closet on the side, and took out a light gray uniform. There was a red star on the chest of the uniform - this was the logo of Sunny Recycling Company where he was.
After getting dressed, Carl-Kestis put on a backpack. BD-1 jumped up nimbly and landed on the backpack, firmly attached to him.
Carl-Kestis drank the warm coffee on the table, then took out a prepared sandwich from the refrigerator on the other side, took a big bite, and walked out the door.
There happened to be a white-painted guard B-1 combat robot walking by outside the door. When it saw Carl walking out, it turned back and a light beam emitted from its simple-structured head swept over him. Soon, his identity information appeared on the projected light screen.
Then the light emitted by the B-1 combat robot swept over BD-1, and the indicator light on the robot immediately turned yellow.
[If an unregistered intelligent robot is detected, please register it at the nearest Security Bureau within three days, otherwise the robot will be forcibly recycled.] The guard B-1 combat robot said.
"I know. I'm going to do this now." Carl-Kestis said.
[Roger Roger. Thank you for your cooperation, citizen Carl.] B-1 combat robot finished speaking, turned and walked away.
Carl-Kestis then patted BD-1 behind him and looked up, only to see many pedestrians around, many of whom were followed by a robot. These robots come in different models, and almost none are the same. You can even see a B-1 combat robot following them.
This guy probably chose B-1 because he had a brain disorder and an empty wallet, Carl-Kestis thought to himself.
In Annaj Planet, or in other words, in most cities in Kingdom of Dawn, the lives of citizens are very simple. Just like the lives of Carl-Kestis, the types of goods they have access to are very small, and there are almost no particularly advanced or automated equipment.
Therefore, many things in their daily lives still need to be done by themselves. Even speaking, such a life is not like living in an interstellar civilization.
For example, the sandwich Carl-Kestis is eating now is made by him by cutting it piece by piece, spreading jam on it, grilling the meat and lettuce.
But correspondingly, in Kingdom of Dawn's society, robots are widely used. This is the culture of Kingdom of Dawn. Since the founding of the People's Republic of China, Fourth Civilization has been facing the problem of insufficient population and labor force, so they have used a large number of robots to replace them.
Even now, in the naval sequence of Kingdom of Dawn, at least half of the crew members of some less advanced ordinary battleships are robots.
Each of the garbage recycling ships of the company where Carl-Kestis works is equipped with 100 B-1 robots.
In the lives of Kingdom of Dawn citizens, perhaps the most automated equipment they come into contact with is various types of robots. This makes their lives very obviously polarized - on the one hand, they have very simplified daily necessities, such as kettles and refrigerators, and on the other hand, they have very intelligent robot assistants.
But this kind of life, Carl-Kestis, feels quite good.
He originally had no interest in those fancy high technologies. This kind of plain and peaceful life was what he wanted.
Because Kingdom of Dawn has always been in a wartime economy, the things people can buy from stores are very limited. In addition, the Kingdom of Dawn government seems to be intentionally maintaining this generation gap, which has resulted in such a social status quo.
People only need a small part of their income to pay for living hardware that is outdated by who knows how many eras, but food and entertainment can eat up most of their wages.
Unlike other places in the galaxy, Kingdom of Dawn can buy a variety of fresh vegetables, fruits, and various types of meat, eggs, milk and other foods. However, these foods are relatively expensive, so people spend most of their income on food.
Carl-Kestis knows that this is all due to the construction of Developer Sector. At least in the first few years when he came to Kingdom of Dawn, people's food was far from so fresh and delicious.
After occupying Developer Sector, Kingdom of Dawn's agricultural productivity increased several times, and the supply of unprocessed food raw materials was also opened up. In addition, the population is not large, so there is not much pressure on their food supply, and there is still a lot of surplus for export.
Compared to other places in the galaxy that consume a lot of processed nutrients, compressed foods, and pickled foods, being able to take a bite of juicy lettuce and that delicious fruit called a tomato is simply a pleasure.
Even during the war, Kingdom of Dawn's export of food raw materials to the Galactic Empire never stopped. Galaxy Emperor Palpatine has never issued an order banning the import of Kingdom of Dawn food.
Naturally, it is impossible for the output of these foods to be given to the Empire, those Mid Rim, Outer Rim. Almost all of these foods are used to supply the wealthy businessmen and wealthy families of Inner Rim and Core Worlds. As for whether it will endanger the enemy, those the Empire powerful people will never consider this.
Carl-Kestis walked out. The apartment building he lived in was not high, only 10 floors, and there were not many residents inside. He walked directly downstairs, stood next to the spacious road, and then pressed the button of a calling device on the roadside. There are already four or five people waiting next to this device.
If you look around, you can see that even now, there are still many Speeder cars flying close to the ground on the road, which makes the road on the ground look very busy - most of them are private cars. In the city of Kingdom of Dawn, privately owned Speeder are not allowed to float higher than two meters.
If you want to race, you can. Outside the city limits, no one will care about you as high or fast as you want.
Therefore, in Kingdom of Dawn cities, you can still see a large number of crisscrossing ground roadways. The roadway is also specially divided into sidewalks, and many pedestrians walk on it and enter the commercial shops on both sides to spend money.
In the sky, you can see a large number of Speeder vehicles and spaceships constantly shuttled. These high-altitude Speeder vehicles are all registered freight vehicles or government-operated public transportation.
Private spaceships are almost invisible in the city. Even if they are available, they must go through a series of very cumbersome applications and reviews before they can be granted permission to enter the city during periods when traffic is not busy.
Such traffic control measures ensure the safety of Kingdom of Dawn major cities and make it difficult for many people with ulterior motives to start.
A moment later, a blue and white floating bus drove over, lowered its height, and Carl-Kestis got on it together with other people waiting for the bus.
After getting on the bus, a watch-like device on Carl-Kestis's wrist beeped, and the fare was automatically deducted from his account.
After a slight vibration, the suspended bus silently rose into the air and flew towards the next stop.
After rising into the air, the surrounding environment seemed to change suddenly, and the atmosphere of advanced technology and civilization came to my face.
Outside the window, there are many various spaceships flying past, and towering commercial buildings and office centers are everywhere. Compared with the residential areas full of low-rise houses and apartment buildings, this place seems to be truly a city.
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Carl-Kestis looked out the window boredly. Although these public transportations are very cheap and very convenient, the problem is that the transportation routes always pass through the nearest business district, even if they have to take a detour. This means that passengers like them have to experience the baptism of advertising every time they take public transportation.
However, this detour is acceptable. It is much better than the first two years when those large companies directly projected various holographic advertisements in residential areas.
Carl-Kestis But I remember those horrific times. At that time, residential areas were bombarded with face-friendly advertisements almost every day. Later, several riots and conflicts broke out because of this, and then regulations were introduced not to allow advertisements to be placed in residential areas.
"I'm telling you, don't believe in those enhancement surgeries. I had a buddy who had an enhanced muscle transplant last week and beat him up. As a result, Security Bureau was directly punished according to the prescribed rules. He was directly sentenced to 12 years in prison for endangering ordinary people through the Force, transformation and other means! So I tell you, these things are unreliable!" The two young people sitting in the front row were pointing at the advertisement outside and discussing.
Carl looked away, closed his eyes and rested.
Soon, the bus came to a Security Bureau, and Carl-Kestis walked into it with BD-1. He said that he wanted to register a personal robot assistant.
Then, Security Bureau's specialized technical staff conducted a virus check on BD-1, and also set requirements for hardware performance to ensure that the computing performance of these private robots could never be compared with the official ones. This prevents some boring hackers from using these robots to hack into government departments and succeeding in intrusion because of their high performance.
This check does not scan the robot's internal storage, which respects citizens' privacy rights to the greatest extent.
Then the Security Bureau staff asked Carl where this robot came from. Carl followed the predetermined argument and said that it was a second-hand robot that a friend of his who was doing business in Tatooine helped him. He took it back and repaired it for his own use.
After completing the registration, the communicator of Carl-Kestis rang. He turned on the communicator, and an annoying hoarse voice came from the other end, [Carl! Come here quickly! We received another piece of debris, which may be the container of the battleship core host! As long as we can open this thing, we will send it!]
"But...Manager Zhang, I'm on vacation today." Carl-Kestis said.
[How can taking a vacation be more important than making money? Come back and help me deal with this piece of debris. I will send you an extra 2000 Number Four currency this month! ] Boss Zhang Guomin said, [I'm already contacting the buyer! This time I must sell the things before the military finds me. Come here, come here!]
"Okay, boss." Carl-Kestis sighed, came to a bus pager again, pressed the button, and waited peacefully.