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(The timeline is before nuclear fusion)

Today is the grand opening day of "Lily Bar", a private restaurant opened by several of Sakurai's little sisters.

As soon as you enter the door, you can smell the light fragrance of butter, which is sweet but not cloying.

The area of ​​the bar is neither big nor small, almost two hundred square meters, and there are several private rooms. Business was good on the first day, and the seats were almost full.

There is also a large TV hanging on the wall, playing today's news.

"Our No. 1 shelter finally has a gourmet restaurant!"

Lily Bar's most famous product is called "Lily Bread". This is really a very delicious bread, fluffy and soft. As long as you eat soft cake, you will not be depressed at all.

If you have a cup of coffee or a glass of beer, it will be the ultimate enjoyment after get off work.

The appearance of "Lily Bread" simply brought tears to the eyes of the surrounding foodies.

After all, Vault No. 1, where the royal family is located, is already a well-known food forbidden area.

"His Highness just said a few words and then left... promulgate more welfare policies."

"Today is the New Year." The diners in the bar are all old keyboard politicians, chatting while watching the press conference.

"How can there be so many benefits? Giving you cheap pork is already very good!"

"Oh haha, I couldn't eat pork a year ago..."

"We are still very poor now, and all resources must be saved. Either indulge happily for 10 years, or be more frugal and live for decades. It is better to choose to live longer."

"There is no need to be so pessimistic. Our new home is the remains of the sun. We will arrive soon."

"It is said that another large meteorite was found at the location of the sun's remnant. It is not as simple as a nebula."

"It's not that a large meteorite was discovered, but traces of gravity were observed, do you understand?"

These people ate, drank, and talked about everything.

After finally taking a few days off, I naturally want to eat and drink well.

In one year, what I am most proud of is the construction of spiritual civilization. Although the material level is not rich, most people are quite satisfied with their current life.

Because in addition to material things, there is also a very important point is the spirit.

Today's working class is very dignified, and the class relationship between it and its leaders has been forcibly smoothed out a lot. After all, Your Highness is very involved with the workers. You, a small leader, are nothing!

When you are spiritually rich, your need for material things will naturally be less.

"It is said that the tokamak device of Dongfang Laboratory has a plasma reaching 300 million degrees and a stable discharge time of 2,000 seconds. It is only one step away from real commercial use."

"Yes, 2000 seconds of nuclear fusion is an epoch-making progress... Oh, thank you for your hard work, experts. People there are working hard and want to solve the problem of energy shortage as soon as possible."

"Thank you to these comrades who are fighting on the front line!"

"grateful!"

The bar was filled with cheers and discussions. "Lily Bar" is not a nightclub, but a bit like the "Starbucks" of the past. It is mainly for leisure and is very popular among young people.

What is most discussed is recent policy and scientific developments.

All these achievements involve all aspects of life, and people can feel it and care about it very much.

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"Boss, we have booked box number one!"

At this time, a customer wearing a hat and glasses walked into the store. He was dressed in an ordinary way, but no one looked at him twice.

"Okay, please come this way."

The owners of Lily's Bar are three young girls. The first moment they saw the visitor, the young girls smiled cheerfully and narrowed their beautiful eyes into a thin line.

There are also two "big artists" who are also shareholders.

One was there drinking drunkenly and suddenly shouted, "Comrades, for the new year, hurrah!"

"Ula!" Someone really responded vigorously, and the originally casual bar was instantly filled with the atmosphere of steel.

There is also an artist who is playing the guitar crazily and singing loudly: "Country roads, take me he..."

A young proprietress said through a loudspeaker: "Everyone, great news. The shop has just opened today. Mr. Zhang will pay the bill, and all guests present will be free of charge!"

"Let us celebrate the New Year together, welcome a better life in the future, and build a future home together!"

When the news came out, there was even more cheers.

"Wow! Boss lady, you're not making any money anymore."

It’s surprise and happy laughter.

Others bought the deal despite their boss’s objections.

"Why does everything come down to Mr. Zhang..." Zhang Ran also clapped in "surprise" and pretended to be very happy.

"When did I say I paid the bill?!"

Now there are voices everywhere in Kunlun Mountain saying "Mr. Zhang pays the bill."

This is because one time when he was "loving the world", the masses discovered the true existence of "Mr. Zhang".

So "Mr. Zhang pays the bill" became an excellent advertisement. When many shops first opened, they started giving away free stuff to promote their products.

After all, the royal family is not allowed to hang up its sign, so it doesn’t matter if I give away things for free, right?

Zhang Ran would not stop this kind of business behavior rashly. He never said that he was "Mr. Zhang" or "Mr. Zhao". Merchants distributing benefits for free is their own business, and it can also benefit the people, so what is there to stop them?

Lily's Bar is opened by Sakurai's little sisters. The young girls don't have high education, but they have good bread-making skills.

Of course, they have no money. Opening a store requires public bidding and investment in baking equipment. This money is not something that little girls can easily scrape together.

Later, Sakurai convinced Zhang Ran and asked His Highness to invest a small amount of money.

"This is the ideal!"

Finally, two great artists were brought in, Simonson the Predictor and Mr. Erwin the High-Dimensional Perceptor, two unemployed vagrants, to open a bar together.

The two "artists" had no interest in doing this kind of work at the beginning. They just thought about drinking, their spirits were decadent, their lives were uninteresting, and they were complete gangsters.

Later, I was conquered by the quality of Lily's bread, and I willingly became a shareholder in it.

The painter Erwin also hung his major works in the bar. In fact, many of the works were quite scary, such as brains, intestines, feces, etc. After being scolded by the sisters, they forcibly took them back. Later, these masterpieces were bought cheaply by the royal family and stuffed into museums.

"Whoa oh oh!" Simonson finished singing this song, and there was sparse applause in the venue.

"Thank you! Thank you everyone!"

The prophet, Simonson turned a corner, took his electric guitar, and walked into Box 1. The smell of steaming bread and milky coffee greeted him.

Simonson touched his beard and took a sip of milk with great enjoyment: "Ah, it's such an intoxicating feeling... just like the taste of home. In the cold Siberia, he shoveled the snow at the door and returned Have a drink at home."

"At that time, my mother was still alive. Her favorite thing was to make a glass of hot milk in the kitchen, but she didn't like us men to drink."

Zhang Ran smiled and said: "Indeed, Simonson, you don't seem so nervous anymore."

Simonson and Erwin are two psykers, one with precognition and the other with high-dimensional perception.

These two guys can sense potential crises!

The government has always attached great importance to the recruitment and placement of these two psychics.

But these two people are neurotic, seriously mentally ill, and have a serious tendency to be world-weary. Their health is worrying.

Finally, after psychological analysis, an expert came up with a conclusion: "Daily, they lack daily routine!"

"People always have to find something to do. Their life is too good, too nourishing, and they have too much money. They can actually afford wine! They can also use wine to relieve their worries!"

So, we simply let them live in Lily's Bar.

Not to mention, the effect is great!

The girls at Lily's Bar are really good at dealing with men, and they quickly made these two guys obedient.

Simonson said with emotion: "I am unlucky and lucky at the same time. I was born in a wealthy family, and my father was a noble man. Unexpectedly, I was pampered the moment I was born and lived a carefree life."

"But one day, my father died in a plane crash. My mother married a richer businessman, and then they both died in a car accident."

"Ha, what a magical fate. My mother left me an unimaginable legacy."

"For me, everything is easy, wealth and power, BMW cars, beautiful girls... The release of desire is too simple, and people become extremely empty. I once lost a night in Las Vegas I lost tens of millions and also played with ten window girls in the Netherlands overnight. It was such a crazy night...I still haven’t forgotten that feeling.”

Simonson thinks back to days gone by.

At that time, my desire was like a black hole, and my ability to predict it brought strong mental sequelae.

After trying new things, he soon became bored and kept pursuing higher pleasures. He also had enough money to squander.

But after the sun disappeared, everything collapsed...

As a result, he became passive and world-weary.

However, the past ten years have slowly smoothed his edges.

Now, running a bar in this ordinary way, maybe... is the true meaning of life.

His painter Erwin mocked: "Simonson, you said you played with 10 window girls in one night? These little girls here are very disgusted."

"Erwin, please stop talking about me. Can't you see the mites on the faces of the girls here? Who has the most mites?" Simonson retorted unceremoniously: "You can even see their wriggling intestines and brains. Right? Which girl do you think has the prettiest brain?"

"Everyone's brains are beautiful, I like them very much. As for the intestines...some people's intestines are full...but I won't say who it is." Erwin suddenly started to twitch like an epilepsy, and his face turned pale. , foaming at the mouth.

A boss lady was a little anxious, fearing that he would suddenly become ill, and wanted to run out to get medicine.

Suddenly, Erwin laughed: "I'm pretending... are you pretending to be the same? I just lied to you, how can you see the brain all the time!"

"You're sick!" The girl hit him viciously.

Everyone laughed.

"It's time to eat, it's time to eat. I wish everyone a happy new year and happiness every day."

"It doesn't matter if you make less money, just be happy."

"cheers!"

In fact, Zhang Ran is not very used to eating Western pastries, but he enjoys the smell of human fireworks.

It is a pity that during the Spring Festival of the first year, there were not many achievements and the time was too short. He was too embarrassed to go on TV to give a speech.

There were a total of 4 psychics present, and only one haggard Qiuyue girl was left who was still suffering from liver failure in the laboratory.

If she were here, there would be five psykers in one place.

After eating some pasta, he ordered a plate of egg fried rice to satisfy his stomach, which was not used to Western pastries.

Well, I'm very happy tonight.

Later, I will bring another piece of fried rice, plus a piece of hot milk, and deliver it to Qiuyue herself.

"Simonson, have you foreseen any danger recently?" Zhang Ran asked casually.

"To be honest, Your Highness, since entering space, the number of danger predictions has made my scalp numb. Sometimes I can't even tell whether it is an illusion or something that really exists."

"I often wake up from nightmares and find that I am still alive." Simonson sighed. "Although Kunlun Mountain is big, it is not the Earth it once was. There are too many safety risks."

"I always feel that human beings have no future..."

Simonson's sixth sense is much stronger than that of ordinary people, and long-term dangerous environments put him at risk of neurasthenia.

So many times, he had to take sedatives to ensure his mental state was stable.

But if you take too much medicine, you will feel confused, and your ability to predict will be weakened.

Simonson shook his head: "With the slightest air leakage, a large number of people may die; if a certain nuclear power plant stops working, some people may lose their lives; if there is a fire in Kunlun Mountain, it is really unimaginable. , what will happen after a fire."

Zhang Ran sighed, the fact... is indeed the case.

In the past year, there have been seven serious accidents in Kunlun Mountain, including air escape, mechanical failure, electric leakage, etc., killing a total of 42 people.

This is only the first year and there has been no major safety incident.

Just thinking about it makes people feel numb and stressed.

The Kunlun Mountain is very large, and there are countless safety hazards. Air leaks occur almost every week. No matter how strict the safety regulations are, these accidents will still happen. People are not machines. No matter how careful they are, they will still make mistakes.

Mechanical failures happen every day.

Even Zhang Ran himself doesn’t know whether subspace is absolutely safe...

Yes, he has no idea what the principle of subspace is, whether it is a high-tech product of other civilizations, or something else...

"Hain's Law" believes that behind every serious accident, there must be 29 minor accidents, 300 near misses, and 1,000 potential accident risks.

Although ordinary civilians would not consider these issues, Zhang Ran must take these issues into consideration.

After Simonson complained about his neurasthenia, he added: "Your Highness, don't worry. I have not sensed the extremely huge danger, the kind of risk that can subvert all mankind. There is just a faint cold fear brought by the universe. , is constantly challenging my nerves.”

"Even the universe is dead, but we actually live longer than the universe. It's really ironic, haha. Now I want to live longer! Let's live until the moment of death."

Zhang Ran smiled and said: "When you say this, I feel relieved. We not only want to live, but also strive to live longer, and even get better!"

"Come, let's all drink together! We have survived this year smoothly, and I hope everything will be fine next year!"

"Cheers!" More than a dozen people in the room clinked their glasses.

After finishing dinner, he packed another portion of egg fried rice, Zhang Ran smiled and said: "Sakurai, today is the traditional New Year's Eve dinner, let's get together with your sisters.

"Try to eat a little fatter these two days, it's better to be a little fatter. The next year will be very busy again, and there may be no rest for 360 days."

Sakurai was stunned for a moment, then lowered his head and looked at his ordinary breasts...

I saw Zero smiling brightly again, and I didn’t understand why Zero was smiling. Zero is also an airport...

Is it really good to be a little fatter?

She was a little confused...

After packing their lunch boxes, Zhang Ran and Ling came to Dongfang Laboratory.

The construction of the advanced tokamak device has been completed, and a large number of professors and doctors are still working on it. They don't care about vacations or anything like that. To be honest, in the past 10 years of hardships and material poverty, the concept of New Year has gradually disappeared, and only a few people remember that this is a New Year.

There is also Lin Qiuyue, the No. 1 migrant worker, who has not taken a vacation and is still in his office, sorting out relevant data.

Nuclear fusion is indeed a very difficult project. Since the current experiments have made major breakthroughs and are expected to succeed, the Daxia government has begun to allocate more scientific research resources, allowing Dongfang Laboratory to burn money more happily!

Zhang Ran was stunned by the speed of burning money. He had invested more than 300 of his 400 creation energy, and there were also a large number of national financial subsidies.

But even so, it can only improve little by little, which is simply a money-burning black hole.

"Qiuyue, you're still working... I brought you fried rice. Today is the New Year. Happy New Year."

Lin Qiuyue turned her head and stared at Zhang Ran for a long time before she gradually recovered from that wonderful state of enlightenment...

She realized that His Highness had brought her another meal, which was still her favorite egg fried rice with two eggs.

Oh, and a glass of fragrant milk.

A happy smile appeared on his face: "Thank you, Your Highness!"

"Why are you so polite?" Zhang Ran couldn't help but feel a little funny. The confused state of Qiuyue just now was really cute.

However, he still coughed: "I won't ask you about the progress of your scientific research, so as not to stress you out. Today is a special day, so just take a rest and don't go to work."

No. 2 (Mathematics): "Rest, how can I rest? Am I the kind of person who needs a rest? You are looking down on me, even if you are His Highness."

Number 3 (Physics): "Everyone...I suddenly thought of a wonderful method! Hurry up and eat the fried rice, and then do research!"

No. 5 (Engineering): "I also thought of an excellent way to solve the instability of plasma turbulence! A flash of inspiration, it is very likely to succeed!"

Number Six (Creature): "No, everyone!"

They all said in unison: "Huh???"

No. 6 (Biology) said with some confidence: "Your Highness seems to be in a bad mood... It is not appropriate for us to go to work at this time."

They all said in unison: "Oh, then pet him!"

No. 6 (biological creature) who does not work at all seems to have become the boss in parallel thinking.

Zhang Ran did have a lot of worries. As he watched Qiuyue slurping egg fried rice, he suddenly felt very lonely.

Once this feeling of fatigue appears, it becomes a bit overwhelming.

In the eyes of ordinary people, he is a wise and majestic prince. Many people hope that he will ascend the throne quickly and be promoted from His Highness to His Majesty, even though it is just a change of title.

In the eyes of foodies, he is a generous "Mr. Zhao" who dotes on everyone and brings surprise and happiness to others.

In the eyes of scientists, he is the biggest dog tycoon in human history. As long as he can get his support, it is easy to make his dream come true.

The money spent on nuclear fusion was unimaginable in the past, but isn’t it burning money like crazy now?

In the eyes of many officials, he is a good leader who does not hold on to power, but leaves professional matters to professional people. As long as you fulfill your responsibilities and demonstrate your abilities, it is not difficult to get promoted.

But who knows what Zhang Ran really thinks?

Everyone places their hopes on him. Heavy pressure accumulates over the years, and even an iron man will collapse one day.

It’s not that he is sentimental, he just misses his former hometown a little now, and misses the scene where the family gathers around the table to have New Year’s Eve dinner. Although the Spring Festival Gala is getting more boring every year, what is the program of this year’s party that will make those few What about the stars? What skit will you play?

I really want to know...

"Your Highness, Your Highness!" Qiuyue looked very satisfied after finishing the meal and said softly: "Let's play a game, how about it?"

"What game?" Zhang Ran came back to his senses.

It's really strange that Qiuyue actually wants to play games.

"How about 24 o'clock?" she said.

Zhang Ran immediately refused: "Are you bullying people? Are you using your invincible light-speed brain to bully me, a primary school student?"

Qiuyue realized that she seemed a bit stupid and made a big blush.

No. 2 (Mathematics): "I can let him, let him, whoever makes him in a bad mood. Just let him if he is in a bad mood."

"I thought of the simplest game, Landlords!" Zhang Ran waved his hand to Ling, "A game based on luck."

Does Doudizhu really depend on luck? may be.

Zhang Ran added: "In order to make the game more exciting, we have to bet some small money."

"Okay, okay!" Zero immediately became excited.

"I still want to gamble..." Lin Qiuyue was stunned for a long time, "That's okay."

A night of laughter...

The final result is that Zhang Ran·Big Gambling Dog...lost miserably!

He couldn't understand at all why he would lose 20 times in a row even in Landlords. He shouldn't... How could it be possible?

How did the result of losing 20 games in a row come about?

These two women must have teamed up to play tricks on themselves. Damn it, even Zero has rebelled! How did they both cheat?

The next morning, when Lin Qiuyue just walked out of the room and wanted to go to the laboratory, she found that someone was already waiting at the door.

"Playing cards is not allowed to go to work today!" Zhang Ran Big Gambling Dog issued the order, "I will play Texas Hold'em poker today and I will win it back through my own strength."

There is also a new friend this day, the short-haired girl Sakurai. In fact, she had never played Texas hold'em poker before, and she lost miserably in a short while!

When he thought that the money in his own pocket had become money in someone else's pocket, Sakurai trembled slightly and kept cheering for himself: "Work hard...work hard, Sakurai!"

But playing cards is meaningless no matter how hard you try. The harder you work, the worse you lose.

"Hahaha, against A, I won."

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