Soon, students from Class 2 also submitted friend requests, and Jiang Ye accepted them in batches.
Clicking on the social media feeds of a few students, he saw that the students in this class had all sorts of ways to express themselves, sharing everything imaginable.
There were the complaining types:
"Just returned from visiting Deer Trip Star. Their planet is full of rich gold mines. Damn it, why doesn't my planet have any mines? I want to lie around and not work, and have GDP skyrocket!"
"I looked at next year's economic plan, and a few old governors were nagging me. It made me so angry I wanted to kill them all."
"How is it that it's election time again already! Where am I supposed to get the campaign funds from!"
"I'm really annoyed. The newly promoted ones are all desperately corrupt. I'll get rid of them all next month!"
"I haven't slept for two days and two nights. I'm so overwhelmed with work. I'm thirty years old this year and want to retire and go home."
There were the everyday life types:
"I, the dignified Planet Governor of Capon Tier, can't find a suitable husband? Seeking marriage, seeking marriage. Friends on my social media, please introduce me to a good match. My standards are high."
"I visited Kunlun Star. I ate a few dishes at the star banquet. They were incredibly delicious. I suspect they put something strange in the food."
"14 children have been born. I really love children. I hope my sons and daughters are as outstanding as I am. We're having a banquet on the sixth of next month. Click the link below to make a reservation."
"I've been addicted to mobile games lately. Since I became a general, it's been seven or eight years since I last played. It feels so good to play games now! Anyone looking for a team?"
There were the diligent study types:
"It's the third day of rereading '500 Lectures on Interstellar Strategy.' This book is truly a treasure. Every year I reread it, I gain new insights. The author is unfathomable. Especially when combined with the recent conflict in the Great Ring Nebula, I've benefited immensely."
"I'll be taking office as Planet Governor next year. I'm diligently studying the local gazetteers. I plan to select one hundred typical counties from the entire planet and read their gazetteers daily. Afterwards, I'll publish my study notes. I believe that to grasp the whole, one must first understand the details and the local context. As long as I can thoroughly understand the history of a hundred typical counties, I will have a clear understanding of the entire planet."
"I'm studying 'Psychology of Different Scope Groups.' This book doesn't have much substance; most of the theories I've seen before. The effect after reading is mediocre at best. I can only say that reading is always beneficial."
"The first half of the year has ended. I spent it immersed in the library, finishing 113 books from beginning to end. My speed is a bit slow; I'll try to read 150 books in the second half. After reading so much, I don't feel any significant personal progress. However, a few days ago, I met my junior uncle, and after a brief conversation, he said I was close to achieving mastery."
In short, it was a chaotic mix of everything, with Class 2 students clearly being more lively, like real people, unlike the silent, burdened students of Class 1, who seemed like cold combat machines.
Jiang Ye put away his phone and left the room.
1701 was still waiting, his face expressionless. But upon seeing Jiang Ye emerge, 1701's face immediately lit up with a sincere smile.
"Shall we go see the cafeteria and classrooms again?" Jiang Ye said.
"Would you like to go to the cafeteria or the classrooms first?" 1701 asked.
"The cafeteria, I'm a bit hungry. Let's get something to eat," Jiang Ye said.
1701 led Jiang Ye through the long corridor, found a small elevator, and went directly to the 100th floor.
The dining hall looked like an ordinary hotel restaurant, with no luxurious decorations. Moreover, there were very few diners; only one or two people every few tables. Perhaps the semester hadn't officially started yet, so only staff and teachers were present, making it quiet.
Jiang Ye habitually chose a table by the window, but there were no windows here. So, he found a table in the corner.
There was a screen on the table. After a facial scan, he could order. The variety of dishes was astonishing, with over eight thousand options. Jiang Ye's eyes glazed over, so he manually searched for a few dishes and submitted his order.
"May I sit opposite you to eat?" 1701 asked. "Or do you prefer to dine alone? I can sit at the next table."
Jiang Ye looked surprised, "You eat? Aren't you a robot?"
"I am a genuine person," 1701 smiled.
Jiang Ye was stunned. "Back in the elevator, that 418..."
"Elevator operator 418 is indeed a robot, but I am a real person," 1701 said with a smile.
"I saw you carrying batteries, and I thought you were a robot like 418," Jiang Ye said awkwardly. "I'm so sorry. If I had known you were a real person, I wouldn't have made you wait outside for so long back at the dormitory."
"I carry batteries because she is my girlfriend," 1701 smiled. "Her cranial transformer broke last week, so she's been consuming power very quickly these past few days. I've been busy with work and haven't had time to go to the robot hospital, so I carry some batteries with me. If I see her condition worsening, I give her one."
1701 sat down opposite Jiang Ye and quietly ordered his own meal. As a staff member, his ordering privileges were far less than Jiang Ye's. Jiang Ye could order twenty dishes per meal, while he could only order five.
Jiang Ye felt a bit dazed. He quietly observed 1701 for a moment before hesitantly speaking, "I have a question for you. It's okay if you feel it's inconvenient to answer."
"Please, go ahead," 1701 smiled.
"You are a real person, and 418 is a robot. You are in a relationship. Is this common on Cai Liuxing?" Jiang Ye asked.
"It's very common. Marriages between humans and robots account for about one-third of all marriage registrations," 1701 said. "Ten years ago, Cai Liuxing amended its marriage law to allow humans to marry specific models of robots, and since then, such marriages have remained high."
"Why did you choose a robot instead of a real person?" Jiang Ye asked.
"This has to do with my upbringing. It might take a long time to explain."
"Mealtime is long enough," Jiang Ye said, showing interest.
"Some people find partners among their classmates from school, but I never attended school. I was born in a poor district and grew up begging. In the poor districts, I didn't have much contact with the opposite sex. The people I encountered were mostly elderly people, patients with terminal illnesses, drug addicts, and the like, whom I couldn't get close to. So, I didn't know any female classmates or other girls in my youth."
"Later, I enlisted in the army and worked in a factory building anti-aircraft guns. It was very physically demanding work. I had to stand for eleven hours a day and perform eight thousand arm-raising movements. Therefore, the factory was filled with male workers who had dull expressions and various ailments. There were no female workers at all," 1701 said. "Two years ago, I was assigned to work at a military academy on Duolan Star, where I met 418."
"She was the only pretty girl I had contact with in my life. Her job at the time was also an elevator operator. My job at the military academy was as a porter. I was called to move boxes of documents every day, from morning till night. Everyone spoke to me with commands: 'Move these boxes to room X,' 'Move those boxes upstairs,' 'Hurry up, hurry up.' But she was the only one who didn't speak to me with commands. She would say, 'Good morning,' 'Good evening,' 'Which floor?'"