DipNovel Chapter 43 Invitation
Chapter 43 Invitation
When a person no longer worries about food and clothing, and clearly knows the date of their death, how long can they maintain that breath in their heart?
The answer is six months!
During this period, humanity successively formulated the "Global Future Memory Bank" project, the "Reverse Mentor Cycle" project, the "Daily Ultimate Experience Conference" project, and the "Emotional Farewell Ceremony" project, among others.
The first project to give up was "Project Ouroboros"!
As the impact of Grandpa Jiang's incident lengthened, and volunteers discovered that they received nothing more than a thank you, more and more volunteers began to withdraw.
This has nothing to do with personal character; it's because of a lack of motivation.
People suddenly realized that living for tomorrow and living for "yesterday" are two different things.
Repeated setbacks in the world are enough to wear down even the most resolute person until they lose all their temper.
In supermarkets, after each day's rollback, the items on the shelves return to their original state; in hospitals, the intensive care unit becomes the most terrifying place, as patients are rolled back to the state of the previous day; in prisons, there are no guards, and prisoners can come and go freely, but they cannot escape returning to their cells after the world rolls back the next day.
The first wave of social innovation began to take shape – the "Resurrected Alliance".
These were the first people who had perished and then returned to life; they became a special group.
They experienced illness, death, and resurrection, gaining completely different understandings of life. Some became religious leaders, while others fell into deeper nihilism.
Similarly, the "Left-behind Mothers" alliance also emerged.
This is the first group of women to lose their children, and their emergence has disrupted the stabilizing effect of the original family structure on the social structure.
Some mothers, unable to bear the torment, have attempted suicide multiple times; some mothers, unable to accept carrying a large belly again, have gradually become mentally unstable; and many more mothers remain trapped in pain, struggling endlessly.
These situations have greatly depleted the mental energy of the entire social group.
In contrast, there is the "Left-behind Fathers" alliance. These men are much more silent and tough, but they often break down more silently.
They don't weep like mothers, and they rarely speak publicly about the pain of losing a child.
They don't form churches, preach doctrines, or comfort one another. When they do get together, it's mostly about drinking, smoking, and long silences.
However, the negativity of these people has caused the original operation of society to rust like gears.
Meanwhile, as the world keeps turning back time and time again, the global divorce rate is also rising sharply. After confirming that time can be reversed, this group of people chose to try a different life.
Global trends are constantly changing, and even the most conservative countries cannot resist the impact of desires stemming from human instincts.
Ironically, the least harmful aspect is the rapid disappearance of the first batch of professions.
The alarm clock manufacturing industry was the first to be affected, followed by calendar manufacturing. No one was using preservation and anti-corrosion technologies, and the insurance industry was completely ignored.
In fact, not only did the first batch of jobs disappear, but all jobs were shut down.
Some statistics suggest that humanity could live off its past reserves until the last century without experiencing hunger.
This further diminishes the motivation for all of humanity to "make trouble".
Like a sober coach, guiding people on how to scientifically cope with global regression;
A notary public witnesses to important events, ensuring that "what was released" can be proven after a rollback.
And psychological counselors, who help people cope with the trauma of "the resurrection of loved ones, the gradual aging of children," etc., have become a necessity in the present day.
But that's all.
……
A scholar from Tokyo once shared this on social media.
Ten days after the major setback, at the Shibuya Crossing:
The world's busiest intersection is packed with people every day at 4 a.m., not to cross the street, but to wait.
This group of people stood silently like zombies, tireless, waiting for the moment when the world would turn back.
Someone asked them what they were waiting for, and one person answered devoutly, "Waiting for God..."
Twenty days after the major setback, Kabukicho in Shinjuku regained its former glory, with neon lights always on, but the sex shops were in dire straits.
Because no girls sell their bodies for money anymore, and the madam has long forgotten how long it's been since she last saw money, people here are mostly trading memories.
A table, two glasses of wine, "You tell me what you remember, and I'll tell you what I remember."
One of the older geishas sat in a corner, telling the same story to her guests every day: "When I was young, there was a guest who would always request the same song whenever he came. He has been dead for 20 years, and I have been singing this song for 20 years... I believe I can sing it for another 20 years."
Thirty days after the dramatic turn of events, Akihabara became a paradise for young people.
Every day, cosplayers and actresses from all over the country gather here, and everyone revels and parades in the streets, tirelessly.
Occasionally, some well-known comic artists will come here to create works on the spot, just to continue updating their previous works, which makes the atmosphere even more exciting.
The electronics street has become a playground, where countless local amateur scientists disassemble and reassemble things to conduct various experiments. Some of them even risk their lives to try these experiments without getting tired of it.
The most eye-catching is Mount Fuji.
Forty days after the dramatic reversal, a group of people would climb to the top of the mountain every day, broadcast their own videos on their phones, and then jump into the volcano, which is 200 meters deep.
In contrast, the disaster that the earthquake brought to this land has become something that most people are looking forward to.
Some people will count down the time for an earthquake to strike, and when it actually happens, they will clap their hands in celebration, as if they have become prophets who can accurately predict the timing of every earthquake.
……
The timeline returns to Consciousness Day, February 16, 2047.
This day is Lunar New Year's Eve, and every household is lit up with lights.
"Dad, do you think there will be a Spring Festival Gala tonight...?"
While helping her mother make dumplings, Su Mian turned to look at Su Shanyue, who was sitting in the living room talking on the phone, and asked loudly.
Su Shanyue is slightly overweight, in his early fifties, and is the executive vice president of Liming University.
Hearing his daughter's words, he pointed to the phone next to his ear, signaling her to be quiet, and then quickly said into the microphone, "Yes, yes, I understand... Thank you to the country for giving Su Mian this opportunity. I will definitely do a good job of persuading her."
When Su Mian heard her father mention her on the phone, she immediately perked up her ears.
"Don't worry, I will keep this confidential. We family members will not pry into anything before it's announced..."
"What's wrong?"
Seeing her father becoming increasingly serious as he spoke, with one hand raised as if he were about to swear an oath to heaven, Su Mian couldn't help but stand up curiously, put down the dumpling wrapper in her hand, and walked over.
"Okay, okay... I understand... Please rest assured, leader, after the world goes backwards next time, Su Mian will definitely be at home... Alright, then we'll wait for you to come and pick up Su Mian."
"Dad, what's wrong?"
After Su Shanyue hung up the phone, Su Mian curiously leaned over and asked.
"A national-level laboratory has invited you to work there. Get ready, they'll pick you up tomorrow..."
At the same time, in another direction in Shanghai.
Zhang Jimin, who was at home preparing a reunion dinner with his wife, was also greeted by an uninvited guest.
A soldier knocked on the door. When Zhang Jimin opened the door, the soldier did not enter but instead handed over a banquet invitation with both hands.
Zhang Jimin opened it and saw that the handwriting looked very familiar.
"Old Zhang, let's get down to business first:"
I'm setting up a lab specifically to crack this mess of "daily rollbacks." We haven't decided on a name yet, but tentatively it's "The Resurrection Team." You're the first person invited; I need you…
Finally, I wish you and your sister-in-law a happy new year.
Signed: Jiang Ning.
On the other side, thousands of miles away, Jiang Hua and Sun Fumin squatted in a corner, silently smoking. Ning Yuan, clutching a red-headed document stamped with the official seal, said with a resentful expression:
"Brother Fumin, this shouldn't be! My brother invited you, why didn't he invite me... I'm a college student who's about to get into a top university."