In her dream, everything seemed to have become unpredictable. Lin Sanjiu ran forward, her body floating in the air. In the blink of an eye, she had already turned the corner. She didn't even know how she managed to cross the road behind her.
She had good fortune to meet several people who were also walking to the town-hall; and she had followed them for some time, when the town-hall gate, lighted by several lights, appeared without warning at the end of the street. At that moment, there was a river of cars and people between her and the white building.
The people got out of their cars and rushed to the town hall. From afar, she could see that the steps leading to the town hall were packed to the brim. Those who couldn't squeeze in blocked the entrance one after another, blocking the street. It was a messy crowd that couldn't even be called a team, occupying half of the street.
There were still cars joining the crowd. There were honking horns, screeching brakes, and shouting. Peanut Town seemed to have lost all order. It was chaotic and crowded. From afar, Lin Sanjiu could see several police officers trying to maintain order. They were yelling at the people to line up one by one.
Relying on her strength, Lin Sanjiu squeezed her way through the crowd with difficulty. As the people pushed and shoved their way forward, they would raise their wrists and look at their watches from time to time. After a while, she finally heard the shouts of the police officers, "Don't panic! One by one! "
When Lin Sanjiu squeezed to the side of a girl who looked like a high school student, the girl turned around and gave her a friendly smile.
"Why is everyone blocking here?"
The girl seemed a little surprised. "Today is the first day. Didn't you hear the broadcast?" the girl asked. She looked at Lin Sanjiu from head to toe. "I have never seen you before. Aren't you … "
"I'm not from this town. I just got here today," Lin Sanjiu admitted. "What do you mean by the first day?"
"Oh, the day Mr. Orlean's first law came into effect," the high school girl shrugged. "He just took office. He is a very nice person."
"What law?"
The high school girl was much friendlier than the people she had met during the day. She answered patiently, "Everyone in town has to bring their legal identification, home address, and other supporting documents to the town hall after nine o 'clock tonight to register as a new resident. The registration period is only two hours, and those who don't register after 11 am will no longer be considered a citizen of Peanut Town, and they will not be eligible to enjoy our benefits. "
This was indeed a strange law.
"The town hall already has the files of the residents, doesn't it? Why do we need to register them again?" Lin Sanjiu asked with a frown, "Besides, what if someone doesn't make it in time? Isn't it unfair?"
"After Mr. Orlean takes office, the previous registration documents will no longer count. What if there's something wrong with those documents? Now that the situation outside is so tense, even though it is a little troublesome, he is still responsible for us. " The girl also frowned, her lower lip slightly protruding forward. "There's nothing unfair about it. The rules have been clearly stated to you. If you can't do it yourself, you can't blame others, right?"
Even though the girl had explained, Lin Sanjiu still didn't understand why they had to drag everyone from their homes to register on such a cold night. However, Lin Sanjiu didn't want to argue with the high school girl, so she just nodded her head silently. The high school girl also stopped talking.
It was very hot in the crowd, and the night breeze was bone-chilling. Everyone was sweating from the push, and the cold wind that was a few degrees below zero was enough to make them shiver.
When they arrived at the front of the town hall, the clock tower struck 10. Lin Sanjiu turned around and saw that there was still a sea of people behind her. The long and loud tolling of the clock broke the silence of the night, and the crowd became restless. The whispers grew louder, and there was a slight commotion.
"Don't panic!" a police officer with a rifle on his waist shouted, "Maintain order and save time! Don't worry, as long as we register normally, two hours is more than enough for everyone in town! "
As he shouted, Lin Sanjiu finally arrived at the small square in front of the town hall. There was a row of registration points in front of her, and there were about thirty of them. Every table was stacked with a thick stack of documents that rustled in the cold wind. Of course, Lin Sanjiu didn't want to register, and she didn't have any identification documents. She just wanted to see what was going on.
However, just as she took a step forward, someone behind her suddenly shouted, "Ah! That woman is not from our town! She can't register!"
Lin Sanjiu turned around and saw the high school girl rushing to one of the registration points. As she took her backpack off her shoulder, she said to the officer in charge of registration, "She just told me that she just arrived in town today."
"Don't worry," the officer said as she looked at Lin Sanjiu. Then, she turned around and smiled at the high school girl, "Peanut Town is safe and rich. We are willing to accept immigrants."
"Does the welfare also —"
Before the high school girl could finish her sentence, another officer in charge of registration called out to Lin Sanjiu in a friendly manner, "Do you want to register? Come here! "
Even though Lin Sanjiu didn't want to register, she had no choice but to do so after the high school girl shouted at her. Lin Sanjiu didn't want to attract too much attention, so when she moved away from the registration point, she had already become a new resident of Peanut Town.
"We don't allow vagrants in Peanut Town," the officer told her before dealing with the next person, "It's okay if you don't have a house. Mr. Orlean will help everyone. You wait on the side. "
Lin Sanjiu didn't have any belongings, so the registration process was quick. However, for a native of Peanut Town, the registration process was very complicated. Other than identification, occupation, place of residence, and kinship, she also needed to submit a series of documents such as property, bank account number, property ownership certificate, and so on.
According to Lin Sanjiu, these were all necessary information in order to distribute welfare.
What puzzled Lin Sanjiu was that even though she had arrived at the square a long time ago, she didn't connect to the libretto of another posthuman. Logically speaking, the hint should be correct.
When the clock struck 11 o 'clock, the registration process finally came to an end. All the townspeople quickly left the square, leaving no traces behind except for some trash. Including Lin Sanjiu, there were a total of 794 people who had registered.
There were 799 people in the town, which meant that there were six people who didn't complete the registration. However, the square was now empty, and Lin Sanjiu had no idea where the six people had gone. Lin Sanjiu took the address of the house that was assigned to her, and when she went back, she found that the car was gone. There were only some traces of spilled gasoline in the place. It seemed that someone had refueled the car and driven it away. After searching for half an hour in the cold night, she finally found the house.
The house was located at the end of Peanut Town, almost at the foot of the mountain. Orange light shone through the window, and the door was ajar. There was a name written on the mailbox, "Pang Bei."
When she pushed the door open, she saw some pictures hanging on the wall. Most of them were of a young woman with her friends and family. There was a half-empty cup of coffee on the kitchen table. It was cold when she touched it. The TV was on, but it showed "No Signal". She picked up the remote control and found that she could only receive one channel. The channel was broadcasting a serious robbery and shooting case.
Obviously, Pang Bei was the owner of the house, but Lin Sanjiu waited for a long time, but she did not return.
Lin Sanjiu felt like a thief who had broken into a private house. She sat on the sofa, not knowing where to put her hands and feet. The night grew darker and colder. Lin Sanjiu sat there for a while, but she couldn't figure out how the Reverie Libretto would go. She was freezing. Even though she was conscious, she couldn't control her body in the dream.
She felt that her bones were frozen. Shivering, she stood up and went to the second floor.
The moment she entered the master bedroom, she fumbled around on the wall and switched on the lights and the heater at the same time. Light flooded the room, illuminating everything. A nightgown was thrown on the bed. Facing the door was a row of windows, and outside the window was the dark shadow of the mountain outside the town.
"Reminder," a gentle female voice rang out, "You are now connected to another posthuman's Reverie Libretto. Please take note."
Lin Sanjiu stared at the scene outside the window. She couldn't believe her eyes.
The dark mountain seemed to have sensed the sudden illumination of the lamp. It moved slowly, undulating, bit by bit. Amidst the rumbling of the earth, the chandelier swayed, and the broken light flickered erratically, making the unreal behemoth outside the window look like a nightmare.
That's right, it could very well be someone's nightmare.
When the thought flashed across Lin Sanjiu's mind, the mountain had completely blocked the view outside the window. In the darkness, Lin Sanjiu could vaguely see grass and rocks rolling down the mountain, creating a series of muffled thuds.
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