Time is coming to 2020.

Although Blue Star has frequent natural disasters, the overall internal community is still controllable, and the development of space is also in full swing.

However, inside Blue Star, it is divided into two worlds, two completely different worlds outside the Federation and the Federation.

Paris.

After the Yellowstone Volcano incident, although the volcanic ash was cleared, local wild animals suffered heavy losses.

With the influx of refugees, the public security here becomes increasingly severe.

On the Champs-Elysées, a magnificently decorated jewelry store, a young woman in dust walked into the jewelry store helplessly.

The waiter came forward with a professional smile on his face: "Beautiful lady, do you need any help?"

The man took out a Chanel bag and took out a small jewelry box with the symbol of the jewelry store on it: "I want to sell this necklace, this is the purchase notes of that year."

Hearing this, the waitress's eyes flashed with contempt, and when her face was still smiling: "Yes, please follow me to the appraisal room."

In the appraisal room, a gentle and middle-aged man with glasses picked up the necklace, observed it carefully for a while, revealing a hint of hesitation.

When the woman saw it, she suddenly became anxious: "Sir, this diamond necklace was purchased by my husband from you, and you promised to recycle it at the original price."

"Sorry, madam, I need another test." The middle-aged appraiser replied seriously.

Then I picked up the diamond necklace, put it in the detection instrument on the side, and after pressing the passing button, the printer next to me spit out an appraisal order, and the appraiser shook his head:

"Madam, it's a shame that this is an artificial diamond, not a natural diamond from our company."

"What?" the woman turned pale and she hurriedly retorted: "Impossible, I still have bills from your company."

But the appraiser said helplessly: "Madam, the diamond necklace we sell you is indeed carved from natural diamonds, but this one in your hand is not, maybe you made a mistake."

"This... is impossible! impossible..."

The waitress on the side reminded: "Madam, our company will not make any mistakes. This appraisal report is also based on industry standards, unless you can prove that this necklace is a real natural diamond."

Although women refuse to give up, the jewelry store does not mean to retreat.

More than half an hour later, the woman who was invited by the security guard was completely in a state of dismay, as if a walking corpse was wandering on the avenue.

On the second floor of the jewelry store, in the manager's office.

The middle-aged appraiser was standing by the window, and on one side was a bald fat man biting a pipe. The fat man looked at the woman who was invited out and smiled.

"Mr. Mulan, I'm worried if this continues..." the appraiser said with a silence.

The fat man interrupted the other party with a cold look: "Okay, these dilapidated houses will not become our customers at all. We have formulated the industry appraisal standards. Instead of wasting money on these people, it is better to advertise more."

"..." The appraiser was speechless.

The bald fat man took a sip of cigarette: "This is love, dazzling and flawed."

The cold wind, with the coldness of the North Atlantic Ocean, swept away the temperature of the travelers.

The trembling woman, tears condensed into ice beads on her face, but she walked unconsciously, and every step was so heavy.

Suddenly she bumped into the person in front of her.

"Well! How do you walk like a woman?" The person who was hit turned his head angrily, but when he saw the woman with some mental problems, he stopped the words he was about to scold.

The woman sat on the ground for a while before she stood up weakly. Suddenly she was stunned.

"Aisa! I hope my application will be approved this time so that we can go to federal life."

"Dear, I believe in you!"

The woman turned her head blankly and saw a familiar and unfamiliar figure inside through the gap in the fence. A name appeared in her heart: John Pikeby.

Only then did she notice that the building in front of her, the Federal Office in Paris, was lined up at the door, and there were many people waiting in line.

Looking at the figure, the memory couldn't help but flip.

Christmas 2014.

In a single apartment, a slightly young man was busy with Christmas dinner in the kitchen. After making an apple pie, he prepared to cook cream mushroom soup and an expiring sirloin steak purchased from the supermarket.

The wooden door clicked.

"Vinny, we're back." A gentle greeting was mixed with the sizzling sound of steak in the pan: "You take a shower first, I'm making dinner, and you'll be ready to eat later."

The woman did not respond, and threw down her bag coldly, then picked up a towel and walked into the bathroom.

Half an hour later.

On the table, steak, creamy mushroom soup, apple pie, vegetable salad, and a bottle of orange juice.

The woman who had already dressed up was sitting opposite her expressionlessly, looking at the food in front of her, without a trace of joy.

But the man seemed to be used to it. He took out a jewelry box and put it in the woman's hand: "Winnie, marry me!"

The woman showed a complicated and panic expression at this time. She trembled her hands and opened the jewelry box. There was a golden chain and a gold ring inside.

The golden light did not make her happy, but instead showed a hint of disgust:

"John, you still haven't changed at all! I don't want to wear such a vulgar gold ring at a wedding."

John, who was blushing in a hurry, quickly explained: "Winnie, listen to me, diamonds are just marketing methods for those fraudsters, and gold is truly rare. You must know that in this universe, there are only supernova and..."

"Enough!" Veniya roared angrily: "I don't want to hear about the universe or supernova. I'm like I want a custom diamond ring!"

After saying that, John smashed the jewelry box into the apple pie, and he froze at the dining table.

"You don't know what romance is! You don't understand women at all! Let's end it!"

That night.

The decisive words seemed to have just happened last night, and the sound seemed to be echoing in Venie's ears.

However, the international gold price at this time was 237 credit point per gram, which was equivalent to 1372 per gram before the Black Snow incident.

The wholesale price of diamonds in the international market is 3 credit points per kilogram. The so-called natural diamonds and the like are not recognized by the federal government at all.

Only the jewelers of the Western Union are still desperately hyping and monopolizing the industry, maintaining false high prices.

Winnie looked at the woman beside John on the other side of the fence, wearing a golden ring, and her expression became extremely complicated.

If I had accepted John's proposal back then, maybe...

Snowflakes fell from the sky, frozen the tears that overflowed from Winnie's eyes. She stood silently for a long time.

On the other side of the fence.

John went in for more than ten minutes, then ran out with excitement: "Aisa! Success! I successfully passed the work visa."

The two hugged each other excitedly.

The people queuing around showed an envious and jealous expression.

After a while, John, who calmed down again, held the work visa tightly, and then took his wife Elsa's hand and walked out.
Chapter completed!