I Found A Planet

20X1, April.

Africa, the Sahara Desert, inside the No. 9 dome base.

at noon.

Under a date palm tree full of ripe fruits, Zhang Xingyang rested on the soft lawn with his hands on his head and his face covered with a cloth cap.

But he didn't go to sleep, he was thinking about something.

three years.

He has been developing in this place for three years, from the age of 25 to 28... His precious youth wasted here.

"Desert Free City, a free and open place, embraces infinite possibilities."

A few years ago, Zhang Xingyang, who was working in a restaurant, heard this advertisement by chance. After seeing the city under the huge transparent glass cover, his heart was shocked. For some reason, his head suddenly felt hot, so he signed up to come here.

At that time, he was tired of the job in the restaurant. He was young and didn't want to spend his whole life serving dishes and doing odd jobs in the kitchen.

The recruitment advertisement in the desert free city, the magnificent desert scenery, made him want to come here for a while.

Even staying in this desert forever is better than seeing no hope at all.

only……

After the initial curiosity and excitement passed, now he felt a little regretful in his heart.

dull.

This place is so boring.

Not much entertainment.

After the mobile phone was connected to the WiFi satellite network, the network speed was okay at the beginning, but there were too many people connected to it, and it became stuck, so I could only make calls and send text messages.

Of course, Huayao has sent people here, promising to build a 5G network by the end of this year. By then, mobile phones will be able to experience high-speed Internet access and embrace the modern world again.

Entertainment is just one aspect. There are many versatile people in the work team. Those who play guitar well, those who dance well, and those who have some acrobatic skills, all kinds of talents...including Zhang Xingyang, who also has a good cooking skill.

People who can enjoy life will never feel dull and boring.

But the feeling of loneliness is real, and it comes to everyone's mind from time to time.

People are brothers and sisters, and the moon is the hometown.

The longer I stay here, the more I miss my relatives and friends, the more I miss my hometown... This is human nature.

Homesickness is secondary, after all, there is a phone to call, if you miss it too much, just call back.

The most difficult thing to overcome is the discomfort in life.

There is little entertainment.

There are few shops and supermarkets.

There is no festive taste in the holidays.

Chinese New Year is not as festive as Chinese New Year.

The main content of every day is work, planting lawns and green trees in every corner.

Living in such an environment, like boring study, will lose a lot of happiness over time.

Even backed down.

Zhang Xingyang heard a lot of complaining voices:

"It's better to stay in the country, there is nothing here."

"I regret coming here a bit. There is pressure to develop in China, but there are internet, express delivery, takeaway, and movie theaters. What about here? Everything has to be built from scratch."

"The problem is that the salary is not high. It's only more than 5,000 a month, and it's no less than 5,000 for any job in the country."

"Do you really want to stay in this place for the rest of your life? Freedom City in the desert, hehe, I don't feel freedom obviously, but loneliness comes first."

"I don't want anything, can Xinghai Technology send some women here? There are more than 500,000 workers in our base, women are less than one-tenth, most of them come with their husbands, and the rest are bachelors...Xinghai Technology can help solve the problem Single problem?"

"Yeah, I'm about to suffocate to death! There's not even a place to vent fire here."

Hearing this, Zhang Xingyang also had the urge to apply to leave or even run away.

Because not only is he single, he's also a virgin.

In this desert that is like a stove for twelve months of the year, many people are too restless to sleep.

There were even some criminal incidents.

More than 100,000 workers applied to leave, but were rejected because of the clause in the contract that "the city is not allowed to leave before the completion of the work", and then turned into an escape action.

The overall morale of the workers at Dome Base No. 9 is very low, and their work efficiency has dropped significantly.

...

"Man is a social animal and an emotional creature."

"The working environment in the dome base is not too difficult. The robots undertake the main heavy physical work, and the laborers only undertake some simple tasks."

"They don't feel happy because they have been cut off from social bonds, cultural bonds, and emotional bonds, as if they were exiled to an isolated island."

"This situation is the same as the yearning for Europe by the people of country M in the 18th century. Even if the material is very rich, the spirit is very empty and the soul is very lonely."

"If there is no way to improve this situation, it will be difficult for the workers in the dome base to have a sense of belonging to the place they are developing, but to think about how to return."

"In the past six months, the average number of laborers who applied to return to country Z and other countries exceeded 1,000 per month. Even if they had to pay one million liquidated damages, they would leave. This shows that they can't bear that kind of loneliness, and it's hard for them to break free from the cultural shackles. .”

Alice analyzed and said.

"Do you want to let go back to China to visit relatives?"

Chen Jin frowned. The problem is that some of the laborers will definitely not come back after such a release, and they will disappear without a trace. Then they will have to face the problem of "no one will come".

"The laborers can't let go when they return to the country, and their family members can visit them in the past."

Chen Jin shook his head: "This has been implemented a long time ago, and the family members are reimbursed for air tickets and boat tickets, but there are still many workers who want to leave."

Everything is difficult at the beginning, and pioneering is the most difficult and hardest of all things, and you have to endure the helplessness and loneliness of being far away from your hometown.

The ancients said that "the road is blue, and the mountains and forests are enlightened". Only when you are engaged in similar work can you feel the greatness of it.

Modern people don’t have to worry about food and clothing, and have plenty of recreational activities. They suddenly throw themselves into the transformation of the desert, enduring all kinds of inconveniences in life and mental training, and there are really not many people who persist.

But Alice found a solution to this puzzle.

"Master, we need to instill a sense of identity in every city's workers."

"Let them identify with the profession they are engaged in and the land under their feet."

"More importantly, let them know who they are."

"There is no doubt that they are no longer from country Z or Southeast Asians. They have abandoned their past nationality. Since they set foot on this desert, they have been members of the Free City of the Desert belonging to the Earth Federation."

"They can say that they are citizens of Liberty City, or they can be said that they are citizens of the Earth Federation."

"Because 1% of the tax revenue of each free city has to be turned over to the Earth Federation, there is no problem for them to claim that they are citizens of the Earth Federation."

"And in the Earth Federation Council, each free city has a representative seat, which can actively participate in international affairs."

"300 Liberty City, that is three hundred tickets... Liberty City will be a force to be reckoned with."

"Because of having the right to voice and vote internationally, every citizen of Liberty City is equal to citizens of other countries and is a member of a big family, so there is no need to feel lost and lonely."

"Once an identity is established, he puts down roots and overcomes whatever difficulties come his way with both hands and diligence."

"Because the land under their feet is their beautiful home."

hmm~

Chen Jin nodded.

Alice is right. Once a person has an identity, it is equivalent to having a root, and he will no longer feel adrift and confused.

Just like a job, only when you agree with this profession can you keep doing it.

Therefore, the establishment of the Earth Federation, to a considerable extent, solved the identity problem of the workers, so that they did not feel that they were refugees or workers, but citizens of the Federation, the masters of this desert!

...

Under the date palm.

Zhang Xingyang, who was a little disturbed, suddenly heard the voice of the radio:

"Every hard-working worker, let me tell you a piece of good news: the Earth Federation has been established!"

"Starting today, you are a glorious citizen of the Earth Federation. As a citizen of the planet, you will proudly develop this piece of land that belongs to you..."

"Starting today, please forget your respective origins, your race and skin color. In this land of freedom, you are all equal and enjoy the same obligations and rights. You all represent the civilization of this planet..."

"Cheer, let's celebrate, a new era has come, let's embrace a bright and beautiful future!"

Hear this exciting broadcast.

Zhang Xingyang opened his eyes.

He took off the cloth cap on his face.

He sat up and slowly stood up from the ground.

Looking around, in the dome base, hundreds of thousands of workers like him also stood up one after another, their faces were a bit dazed, and their eyes sparkled.