Young People Should Believe in Science

The electronic door opened, Feng Xue followed the Stone Pier into the bar. Before Feng Xue could say anything, the viewers who saw the scene inside through the live stream were the first to explode.

There was no other reason than that inside the bar at that moment, a group of thugs dressed in what looked like men of ill repute, clearly equipped with combat-grade cybernetic devices, were sprawled out on all fours. Some even appeared to have crashed into the wall. Based on the traces at the scene, the reason these people had fallen was undoubtedly the "Stone Pier" that had been blocked by the wall.

Why are these gangsters so cowardly?

Such a statement appeared in the live chat, but someone quickly debunked it:

[It's not a gang problem, the Stone Pier is the problem! I just activated Holographic Mode, and when the Stone Pier rolled over, I jumped out too!]

[Damn, me too! I banged my head against the headboard, it hurt like hell!]

[I fucking threw my limited edition lipstick out!]

Feeling the new "[Super Hacker]" Tag on her body, Feng Xue smiled slightly, looked at the thugs on the ground, walked to the wall and picked up Stone Pier. Judging from the fact that the wall was not forced to make a hole, this thing could only make targets with "avoidance ability" avoid it. As for whether the target needs to have judgment ability, more tests are needed.

But now is not the time to talk about that. He hugged the Stone Pier back to his arms, and the thugs who had been cursing and swearing suddenly became gentle and quiet. But just then, Feng Xue suddenly raised her arm.

"Bang!"

A dent suddenly appeared on the bar counter, as if it had been hit by an air cannon. However, the man who appeared behind the bar, whose figure looked extremely distorted, realized that Feng Xue had actually just knocked away an "Transparent Person."

"I thought summoning ghosts was something serious, but it turns out it's just Optical Camouflage!" Feng Xue looked at the thugs who had been knocked down with a bored expression, and said to the audience with little interest:

"Sorry, I was expecting a pretty intense fight, but it turns out the thugs in this so-called No Man's Land are really like this..."

Upon hearing Feng Xue's words, the thugs who had gotten up from the ground immediately began to hurl profanities, though their tone remained gentle and soft under the influence of the Phantom Object.

At this moment, the gang leader finally stood up. He looked at Feng Xue and said in a somewhat sinister tone:

"You bastard, where did you come from? Do you even know who I am?"

"I know, the leader of the Death Spirit Gang, a conman who uses Optical Camouflage prosthetics to fool people, so what?" Feng Xue casually grabbed the arm of the thug who attacked from behind, turned her feet as if taking First Turn stroll, and slammed him hard to the ground.

"You'll be cursed! I'll summon Evil Spirit to kill you!" the gang leader began to shout hysterically, and fine red patches even started to appear on his skin, making people's scalps tingle and feel uneasy.

Feng Xue, however, shoved another person who lunged at her away with a shoulder bump, then patted her shoulder as if dusting off some dirt. She glanced at the horrified comments in the live chat and said nonchalantly:

"Trying to fool me by giving myself a Chameleon Skin System? Dude, it's Year 2077 now, do you really think anyone still believes in ghosts?"

Feng Xue looked helplessly at the gang leader, and at the same time, the comments section was filled with mockery of those who had previously expressed concern.

But then a flood of new comments appeared on the screen.

What is that thing?!

[Hey streamer! Shoulder to shoulder!]

[Shoulders! Shoulders!]

As a barrage of comments flooded the screen, the gang leader, his face contorted in agony and his skin covered in red rashes, grinned maliciously:

"Really? Then what's that on your shoulder?"

At this very moment, in front of countless viewers in the Live Broadcast Room, there was a pale hand on Feng Xue's shoulder.

The hand appeared to belong to a woman; the wrist looked as if it had been violently torn off, with red tendons and pale bone fragments exposed, giving it a rotten appearance and making it look extremely sinister.

However, Feng Xue seemed completely oblivious, and said rather speechlessly:

"We're all adults, stop playing these childish tricks, okay? And viewers, stop blindly following his lead, is this kind of Program Effect really that interesting?"

[No, streamer, take a look! There really is something there!]

[Take a look!]

[There really is a hand!]

[I used Holographic Mode, and you can see it from every angle; it's definitely not a 3D projection!]

The comments on the screen were a mixed bag. The gang leader, whom Feng Xue had lifted up, looked crazed, but Feng Xue didn't even bother to look at his shoulder. She simply tossed him against the wall and calmly said:

"Young people should Believe in Science. What era are we living in? What Demons and Monsters are there? It's just 3D projection, Optical Camouflage, and the like. What's so scary about that? If all else fails, just add a thermal module to your Electronic Eye or display terminal! At least current optical stealth devices still have problems with temperature regulation. Even with Cooldown equipment, it's difficult to maintain the same temperature as the air..."

As Feng Xue explained, she carried the Stone Pier out of the Soul Trembling Bar, as if she had transformed from a Martial Arts Streamer into an anti-superstition science popularizer.

However, the comments from viewers became increasingly exaggerated, and some timid viewers even started leaving the Live Broadcast Room.

Seemingly noticing the decline in online viewership, the streamer, Burrlett, sighed helplessly:

"Honestly, fine, I'll watch it if I want. If you'd said you weren't going to watch it, you would have left earlier and I would have watched it..."

While muttering to herself as if coaxing a child, Feng Xue turned her head to look at her shoulder, but there was nothing there.

"Wow, that's terrifying! It scared me to death! Do ghosts really exist in this world?!"

An extremely exaggerated scream came from Feng Xue's mouth, but the comments section became even more excited.

We're not kidding!

[There really was a ghostly hand just now!]

[Really, I'm not kidding!]

The comments section was filled with oaths and vows, but Feng Xue turned his head away. Just as his gaze shifted, the ghostly hand reappeared on his shoulder.

The comments section exploded again. Feng Xue turned her head, and the ghost hand disappeared again. Feng Xue looked away, and the ghost hand reappeared...

After repeating this process several times, the art style surprisingly changed from terrifying and eerie to comical and absurd, almost like a comedic cartoon.

At this point, viewers finally realized what was happening, and the message spread like wildfire until, within seconds, the screen was filled with only one type of comment:

[Host, please show us the recording from earlier!]

The anchor, Burrlett, sighed helplessly, solemnly placed the Stone Pier on the ground, then extended his right hand, opened a wearable screen, and, like a split-screen browser, accessed his anchor page, retrieving the previous live stream recording. And right there in front of everyone, on his shoulder...

"I knew it! There's no such thing as a ghost hand... There should be a limit to pranks!"

[Holy crap! Really not?]

I clearly saw it!

[I have screen recording on my end! It's impossible to edit it... Damn, I really didn't!]

[It happened again! This time I took a screenshot!]

[Holy crap, how come I didn't get a screenshot!]

[Holy crap!!!! I tried taking a picture of the screen with the camera and it didn't work!]

I never said that Cyberpunk is the right path. I just said that the world is logically consistent and refuted the naive idea of using the flimsy phrase "just do what you like" as a solution.

As for those who immediately suggest reading Marxist Philosophy multiple times, why don't you first figure out the definition of philosophy?

Philosophy is merely a guide, a way of thinking, a framework; you cannot treat it as something that is bound to happen.

Ultimately, this world isn't a story with a predetermined future; anything is possible. For example, what if someone in a Material Science lab (those who know about random water mixing papers will understand) accidentally creates a material capable of withstanding Cold Hydrogen Fusion? What will happen next?

I know you've read Marxist Philosophy, but that doesn't mean reality has to follow what you've read. You can only say that following it would be better, not that the world must or can only develop along this path.

In reality, Colombia is essentially a Cyberpunk with insufficient technological advancements. It objectively exists, and may even be the world's first.

You need to understand the strengths and limitations of any book, and know what it's about, instead of treating it as truth, prophecy, or the Bible just because it's famous. It's just a collection of ideas, understand?

Finally, regarding the issue of having a job you like, I can give an extreme example—

Death Penalty Verdict.

Does anyone enjoy this job? Can it be handed over to a machine? Or rather, if someone enjoys doing this, would you dare entrust it to them? If a machine can automatically kill without human intervention, would you dare give power to such a machine?