After upgrading his gear, ng Lang headed to the neighboring business hall.
It took fifteen minutes to get a high data plan SIM card, which he inserted into his portable Wifi device.
All set! Now he’s a man with upgraded Wifi capability!
By the ti he went through security and entered the high-speed train station, it was almost 11 o’clock.
He checked the train ticket information on his phone.
[Su City-Wu City, departure ti 11:15 AM, check-in gate...]
Yes, he had already changed his ticket last night.
In high school, he often used to flip a coin to decide his next step in life.
Heads for reading novels, tails for sleep, and if the coin stood on its edge, he would do his howork.
When faced with choices, flipping a coin always seed to work.
Not because it always gave the right answer, but because at the mont he tossed it into the air, he would already know what he really wanted...
...
ng Lang, dragging his suitcase, followed the slightly crowded stream of people and boarded the train without a hitch.
After storing his suitcase, ng Lang sat down and took a sip of water from his thermos.
The barley tea, with its burnt aroma and fresh sweet taste, slid down his throat, making him sigh in comfort.
Even in the exhausting bustle of travel, one must learn to take care of oneself.
Self-care is a basic quality one should have.
When the high-speed train started moving, the train carriage was almost completely full.
The Tomb-sweeping Day period is also a peak ti for transportation, but ng Lang had upgraded when he changed his ticket; first-class carriages have only four seats per row and more space between them, so it didn’t feel crowded at all.
Sitting next to ng Lang was a young man in his twenties, sporting Bluetooth earphones, hair gel, and very fashionable clothes. He greeted him like an old acquaintance as soon as he got on the train.
"Brother, are you from Beihu too?"
ng Lang opened the side table, placed his bag of snacks on it, and with a smile replied, "Yes! That’s right."
"Fellow townsman, huh! too! Where are you from?"
There it was, the accent—he was indeed a Beihu person.
"Shuixi!"
"Oh! That’s pretty far."
Although Shuixi County is within the Wu City tropolitan area, it is quite remote and economically underdeveloped.
The young man looked at the ti; it was just about lunchti, so he also lowered his tray table and placed a paper bag with the McDonald’s logo on it.
Upon opening the bag, a familiar sll of fried at, mixed with the rich and slightly bitter scent of coffee, wafted through the carriage.
Seeing ng Lang turn to look, the young man flashed a "modest" smile.
"The fast food on the train is terrible, my girlfriend insisted on packing this for , nothing I could do."
ng Lang glanced at him with a hint of envy.
It’s nice to have a girlfriend.
Slling the aroma of at, ng Lang felt hungry too and took out a plastic food container from his bag.
Upon opening it, a subtle fragrance of osmanthus wafted out.
Fried rice balls, banana crisps, purple sweet potato cakes, red bean and osmanthus cakes...
Each piece of pastry wasn’t particularly exquisite, but neatly arranged, they looked rather endearing.
That style of presentation...
Should it be said to be typical of sisters?
He took a bite of the slightly chewy red bean and osmanthus cake.
Emm...
Watching ng Lang’s blissful expression, the young man next to him, who was munching on a double beef burger, slled the aroma and couldn’t help peering into the food container. His curiosity was piqued as he inquired.
"This stuff... doesn’t look like it was bought from outside, right?"
"Oh! A friend made it," ng Lang replied with a smile.
A friend? Capable of making desserts and also giving them to a guy... surely not a "boy" friend, right?
Looking at the handmade desserts of others, then at the assembly-line fast food in my hand...
emm... suddenly the burger in my mouth didn’t taste as good, and the coffee seed even more bitter.
"That’s for your girlfriend, huh? You’re quite lucky, brother," the young man’s complint was a bit dry.
"Heh heh!" eting by chance, ng Lang just smiled and didn’t bother explaining further.
He took out his newly acquired smartphone and began transferring his data.
His two-year-old model, with mory already overburdened and speed considerably slowed, was one of the four phones ng Lang had bought, one of which was for his own use.
"Uh... brother, is that the mate10 pro that was just released last year? Rear-mounted fingerprint identification, eh? Really cool, this one must be over five thousand, right?"
The young man looked at ng Lang’s brand-new phone with a touch of envy.
However, after seeing another phone in ng Lang’s possession that was sowhat old and had a slightly broken screen, his heart started to doubt.
This guy... he couldn’t have sold a kidney to buy it for the sake of appearances back ho, or maybe it’s just a "demo unit," right?
These days, even renting a girlfriend to take ho is a thing, not to ntion renting a phone.
"Yeah! After all, going ho... can’t be too shabby, heh heh!" ng Lang said casually while flashing the new phone.
Just as I thought! I guessed it right!
The young man’s look at ng Lang lost so of its envy, it now carried a bit of disdain.
ng Lang naturally didn’t know he was being considered a "renter," but even if he had known, he wouldn’t have cared, nor would he have looked down on those who did such things.
Actually, many people do these seemingly foolish things that look glamorous in public but are bitter behind the scenes, and it’s not necessarily all for that misplaced "vanity."
If you co ho with a bit more dignity, your parents can worry a little less.
That is often the real reason many young people wandering outside do such "foolish" things.
While enjoying the delicious desserts, ng Lang began initializing the new device.
The connectivity of Hua Wei’s devices was well done; simply by logging into the account, new and old phone data could be migrated, and even the laptop could conveniently one-click sync with the phone.
That was why ng Lang stayed loyal to one brand.
After all... there are bonuses for using a complete set.
The developnt of internet technology reached 2018; 4G had been taken to its limit, 5G was just starting to be comrcially used, and so big manufacturers had already begun to lay the groundwork for the era of the Internet of Things.
Co to the 6G era, and it would be a great era of intelligent connectivity for all things.
Signal towers on the ground, constellations of satellites in the sky, and efficiently transmitted signals would blanket the whole Earth, changing everyone’s way of life, while all of human society would be stepping into a deeply post-information age.
Blockchain and Bitcoin were but a small wave in the era of the Internet of Things.
In the tide of these era, computer technology—the foundation of internet developnt—would increasingly highlight its strategic importance!
For various fields such as society, culture, military, politics, and others, computer technology is the most profound technological "pole," the "superpower" among the many strong powers.
In contrast, areas like bioscience and outer space science, though they too hold great potential, are ranked lower in importance.
It’s not about external exploration, but about control within human society.
In 2016, the 4G era brought about the concept of ’governing by social dia.’
Whether it was building montum early on or promoting one’s own beliefs later, social dia platforms showed an astonishingly powerful influence.
Especially for Western electoral systems where public opinion determines success or failure.
Controlling the narrative on the internet is almost synonymous with controlling public opinion and power.
In the "cocoon" of information constructed by internet giants, so-called elections will only be a ga of mutual contention.
As communication technology advances to 5G and 6G, the penetration of informatization into human civilization deepens, and the strategic effect brought by this technological superiority will continue to exponentially increase.
In the future, Western developed countries, with their internet technology advantages, will exert an ever-growing cultural influence. This subtle influence through cultural dissemination and penetration could even sway the outco of a war...
Huh? There seems to be so strange knowledge in my brain?
ng Lang vaguely felt he had gained so insight.
Could this be the reason why the future , after the "dical" field, chose "coding" as my second career?
Having witnessed the future, only then will you know how to tread the truest path and advance through adversity with twice the results for half the effort...
After all, a woman fears marrying the wrong man, and a man fears choosing the wrong profession. Perhaps a pig at the trough is more likely to soar high?
ng Lang couldn’t help reflecting.
The love of a brother who cares for contemplates my future deeply!
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