In late spring, the flowers in the school began to wither.
Adrian was leaning halfway by the exit arch of the corridor, with one hand in the pocket of his school uniform, and the other absently sliding the virtual screen of the personal terminal displayed in the air, looking at today's news.
"Re-expand! The wings of "Butterfly" will soon cover the Na'vi star area! In the past ninety years, the citizens of the federation on hundreds of planets in fifty-two star areas including the capital star have successively entered the second generation of artificial intelligence. Under the guidance of "Butterfly", they enjoy a convenient and efficient life. The Supreme Council announced at today's press conference that the Na'vi Star Region, the most remote corner of the Federation territory, will finally usher in the dawn of civilization... "
Adrian sneered unabashedly when he read the words "Dawn of Civilization", and he commented impatiently:
"Great! The Federation is finally complete!"
"The Na'vi star area is finally going to be owned by Butterfly. I heard that it is poor and chaotic."
"The only place that hasn't been taken over by Die. All the fugitives are running there. There is no AI watching, and it is purely governed by humans. It is simply a criminal paradise. Can it not be chaotic?"
"What??? Have I traveled back to the ancient earth? There are still places that are not under the jurisdiction of AI??? Then how to live?"
"Don't be ashamed if you don't know it. Is it that exaggerated? "Butterfly" was only born 90 years ago. People 90 years ago lived without "Butterfly"?"
"There was a "cocoon" ninety years ago! Two generations of artificial intelligence have managed the Federation for more than two hundred years, okay! If you go back, it's ancient times!"
"Upstairs, it looks like the capital city. In the last century, "Cocoon" didn't take over the entire federation, only the capital star district."
"It's also the first time I know that the federation and star areas are managed manually... so how do you work and get married?"
"Just work and get married casually, why do you think the Na'vi sector is behind?"
"In order to brag about the demon moth, the Supreme Council doesn't even need common sense. Can a butterfly's wings be called wings?"
"Where is the anti-AI brain damage, without AI, you are not even garbage!"
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Bored, Adrian scrolled down a few posts, and they were all insults.
In today's federation, there are fifty-three star regions, and there are more than a hundred planets inhabited by humans. The capital star and several developed star regions nearby have spent their time under the management of the second-generation super artificial intelligence "Butterfly". In ninety years, it was thirty-seven years ago that the fifty-second star region was included under the jurisdiction of "Butterfly". The Na'vi star region was too far away, and there were complicated historical problems, so it has been procrastinating. up to now.
And now, this last star sector is finally about to... fall.
Adrian liked the "demon moth" comment and turned off the news.
Thanks to artificial intelligence, as a human being, there is no privacy at all. Whether it is reality or the Internet, all behaviors can be called transparent. I believe it won't be long before the major media will post a press release: Adrian Yate, one of the twin stars of the highest federal university, likes and attacks the "butterfly" remarks.
In this regard, Adrian is quite indifferent. Graduation was approaching, and as one of the two young people who were about to step into the society, his every move was watched by countless people, and he had long been used to it. However, as the eldest son of the traditional and ancient Yate family, he firmly expressed his position against artificial intelligence many times after entering the academy, standing on the opposite side of his family and the Supreme Council. Set foot in society, but has long been famous throughout the Federation.
One classroom was dismissed, and a group of junior students filed out through the archway.
The girls at the end of the team looked at Adrian frequently, covered their mouths and laughed, and pushed each other. After a while, a lively girl among them came over and asked, "Senior Yate, are you here to wait for President Zhong?"
Adrian smiled generously, "That's right."
"Wow!"
"how romantic!"
The whispers of the girls faded away. Adrian's mood improved a little now—the President Zhong they mentioned was the person he was waiting for, Zhong Yan.
Another legendary figure of the federal highest institution, a commoner orphan with no background, has already been admitted to the highest federal institution with unmatched high scores, and his performance after entering the school is not bad. While handling various chores in the school, he can also maintain the position of professional first. He is also known as the twin star with Adrian Yate, the chief of the military branch.
Everyone is guessing where the twin stars of the highest institution, the two most popular young people in the federation, will go after graduation.
"President." The deskmate quietly poked Zhong Yan with the end of the stylus, "Your Yate Chief is waiting for you outside."
Zhong Yan glanced at the professor who was still eloquent, and asked softly, "How do you know?"
"I saw it on the school forum. Send it to you—"
Zhong Yan adjusted the transparency of the virtual screen in front of him, concealed himself and opened the virtual screen of his personal terminal, and clicked on the campus forum link sent by his deskmate.
"#双子星 captured a Yate senior who was waiting for Chairman Zhong: photo.jpg"
Zhong Yan didn't read the comments, but looked at the photo for a while.
Three years ago, when he first met Adrian, both of them were only seventeen years old. Seventeen-year-old Adrian was wearing a brand-new school uniform, surrounded by several seniors and seniors who also came from aristocratic families, with a polite smile on his face, and it wasn't until Zhong Yan appeared that his eyes lit up and he shouted: "Zhong Yan!"
Thanks to the highly developed modern network, as early as when the results were announced, the whole-body images of this year's No. Orphan status and stunning beauty.
That year's second-place finish looked underwhelming by comparison. So the second place—Adrian Yate—pays special attention to this champion who overwhelmed him before he entered the school, which is why he recognized the person at the first sight.
Seventeen-year-old Zhong Yanyuan was not as tactful as he is now, but his personality dictated that he was still calm. Standing under the gaze of the rich children, he nodded and said, "Hello, Mr. Art."
"Call me Adrian." The noble young master just now seemed to be a different person, enthusiastic and easy-going, "We are in the same dormitory, I will take you up, let's go."
Zhong Yan followed, and softly said to the young masters and ladies with ugly faces: "Excuse me."
For a long time, Zhong Yan always thought that Adrian's move had some intentions, but later he knew that it was just Adrian's usual temperament of a young master—he didn't like it, he had a different standpoint, he didn't even care about the surface. I'm too lazy to pretend, and I don't care whether those people are embarrassed or not. In his own words: "The best-looking and most powerful person in the whole school is my roommate, why should I care about the face of those moths?"
Three years have passed. The handsome young man in the photo has long faded from the youthfulness of the past. When he is not smiling, his sharp and tough features are awe-inspiring, but he is always smiling, just like this captured photo: there is a faint smile on the corner of his mouth. Smiling, a pink petal fell on his black hair, he didn't realize it, he was looking down at his terminal screen; the symbol of the Yate family, those rare silver eyes were half down, and he couldn't see the expression clearly.
This post is in the gossip section, and I know what the comment section is talking about after thinking about it. In the past three years, at least a quarter of the school’s gossip board traffic has been contributed by the “Twin Stars” tag. Zhong Yan didn’t bother to look at it, turned off the terminal screen, and said softly to his deskmate: “Don’t browse the forum, This professor has very sharp eyes."
The tablemate turned off the virtual screen with a lot of enthusiasm, and said, "I almost believe what they said. Hey, are you—"
"No." Zhong Yan said.
"I've been waiting for a long time!" Zhong Yan panted slightly, "The subject was not finished, the professor dragged it on for a while..."
Adrian took his bag, carried it on his body, put his arm around his shoulder and said, "Drag it for a while, why are you running?"
Zhong Yan smiled at him, "I'm afraid you'll wait."
Because of running all the way here, Zhong Yan's fair-skinned face was a little blush. Originally, he was exquisite and handsome, but this made him look a few years younger. He didn't look like a twenty-year-old youth, but rather Adrian watched the sixteen or seventeen-year-old freshmen who had just entered school.
"Go back." Zhong Yan tugged at his clothes, "The camera is here."
Adrian came back to his senses, only to see a pair of daily patrol cameras patrolling here, and recognized that there were students staying, they descended steadily from mid-air to the height of a person, and approached one after the other.
Adrian made a selfie gesture towards the small spherical camera that flew over, and the two laughed together, walking side by side to the dormitory area.
"Adrian Arter!"
Cheers broke out in the venue, which is enough to prove how popular the people named are. Adrian jumped onto the podium in a single step. For this solemn occasion, this style seemed unsteady.
But soon no one was bothering him with questions of etiquette. I saw him walk to the center of the stage in two steps in three steps, without even waiting for the huge virtual screen behind him to announce the result, he said flatly: "I reject the best career advice from artificial intelligence. Please send the fine bill to my account, thanks."
The PA system on the stage made his voice echo in the auditorium of the highest institution: "Friends! Let us see you in the Na'vi sector!"
Responses, cheers, whistles and questioning boos were intertwined. Adrian jumped off the podium in high spirits, high-fived and hugged his classmates in the military department, and then turned to look at the last student who took the stage.
The legendary student council president, Zhong Yan.
After Zhong Yan rejected the artificial intelligence's suggestion... Adrian smiled and looked at the people on the stage: a young man who just turned 20 years old, with black hair and black eyes, red lips and white teeth, is nothing more than a picturesque beauty. It's almost there, wait a few seconds—
Zhong Yan saw clearly the best career advice on the virtual screen, he didn't look at the audience, he didn't look at anyone, and he didn't even think for a long time like most students.
"I accept."
There was an uproar. Half were whispering, and the other half looked at Adrian.
Adrian's smile was replaced by astonishment, and he didn't remember to look at the huge virtual screen until then, which showed the positions that Zhong Yan had just accepted: Capital Star, Supreme Council, Councilor.
For more than two hundred years, the House that single-handedly promoted the artificial intelligence program. Known as the "Butterfly Cabinet", the Supreme House of Representatives.
At that moment, anger burned his limbs and bones.
"Boss... Then, is that plan still being implemented?" his buddy Finn stammered.
Adrian glared at Fein full of hostility, and left the graduation ceremony angrily amidst the discussions and gazes of the audience.
He went straight back to the dormitory to pick up his luggage, and left the school alone without waiting for the graduation ceremony to end, let alone Zhong Yan's return.
After this farewell, they never saw each other again in the long seven years since then.