Chapter 1998 The Forgotten Corner of Society
This ‘office worker’ whose name has not been disclosed so far is saying that this job is high-tech.
Although Katsuma Ikuta majored in architecture, after working in the laboratory for the past few years, he has been immersed in it and has a little understanding of biology and technology.
Biocomputer uses protein molecules produced by bioengineering technology as biochips to replace the semiconductor chips that have fallen into the bottleneck of Moore's Law. It uses organic compounds to store data and waves to transmit information.
But biocomputers are still just an idea so far, and the theory is not perfect, let alone a real thing.
But now, this "office worker" who always has a smiling face says that they are a technology company that engages in bio-computer, and they use human brains to form a bio-computer matrix.
This sounds very embarrassing, let alone making money so easily.
You must know that since ancient times, money has been hard to make and shit has been hard to eat.
Opportunities to make money on your knees are rare, and you can’t make it if you want to. It is often possible to squeeze your head and knock your head off to get this opportunity to kneel down.
But now, you can actually make money lying down.
This kind of work, let alone seen it, has never heard of it.
If this is really a high-tech company, the work content is so easy and the pay is not low. If you want to recruit people, you only need to post a notice. Those who want to make this money, don't If we say that there are dozens of people here now, even if we add ten thousand words at the end, I'm afraid it's just a fraction.
I forgot where I heard this saying. If a job is very profitable, has a high status, and does not cost much, then the threshold for this job is likely to be the same as Comparable to Gantry.
In contrast, the job in front of me has a low threshold and can basically be done by one person. It is so easy that you can complete it while sleeping. The pay is not low, but there is no big fanfare to recruit people.
If there were no problems, Ikuta Katsuma could eat all the tables in the room.
But
Ikuta Katsuma watched that under the arrangement of 'office workers', people who came here were finding seats one after another to sit down and put on helmets, and then some were playing on their mobile phones, some were sleeping, and some were chatting. Chatting, everyone is obviously not here for the first time.
The newcomers were also tempted by the 'office workers' explanation or the high salary, so they found an empty seat to sit down, then picked up the helmet on the table, looked left and right, and then He carefully put it on his head, and then waited uneasily for the 'work' to begin.
After finishing their work, the office worker turned his attention to Ikuta Katsuma, who was still hesitating. He still had the standard smile on his face and said: "What about you, do you want to try this job tonight? We can Fees can be settled on a daily basis or by an hour.”
“Me”
Ikuta Katsuma wanted to refuse. After all, this job was too easy. This company was full of weirdness inside and out, so Ikuta Katsuma wanted to leave to avoid getting angry again.
But
Looking at the salary table posted on the wall, you only need to 'work' for twelve hours a day to earn money that ordinary people can earn in half a month. This is comparable to He used to be even taller when he 'worked' in the lab.
When he thought of the inaccessible laboratory and the TPC that kept its promises, Katsuma Ikuta felt very uncomfortable and even annoyed.
He has been running around these days just to find an explanation for himself and to implement this generous reward.
However, the black and white words stamped with red stamps have become empty words.
What you see are ugly faces and what you hear are ugly words. Occasionally, there are some righteous words, but they have no meaning. They are all superficial.
Ikuta Katsuma ran around but found nothing. It was precisely because of this that the frustrated Ikuta Katsuma went to an izakaya to vent his depression with alcohol, but he didn't expect to bump into this restaurant. A special company was brought to this strange place.
Ikuta Katsuma wanted to leave, but he didn't move his legs.
There are many reasons. The person in front of me is very strange. He may be a cosmic person from urban legends. This company is very unusual. It is still in the basement. Maybe they have closed the door and want to leave. Can’t leave
But in fact, there is only one real reason, and that is-
money! ! !
He was short of money and couldn't find a job for a while, but this company gave him a very high salary and a very easy job.
"Me, me." Ikuta Katsuma hesitated, looking at the people who were already sitting at the 'workstations', and then at the rewards on the wall, but he couldn't move his legs.
Money is the courage of heroes!
This world is no longer a world that can be traveled by reason, but only by money can you travel in all directions.
To put it bluntly, even if the earth is going to explode the day after tomorrow, what does it have to do with me who will starve to death tomorrow?
Now Katsuma Ikuta is almost hungry. If he can't find a job anymore, he will really have to go to the supermarket to try food.
And even if I can find a job, will it be so easy?
Anyway, judging from Ikuta Katsuma's previous work experience, each company is more demanding than the other, and the bosses are more picky than the others. They always want to make people do ten cents worth of work for every penny they pay.
You can make money while sleeping, and you can work even if you put on a helmet.
If you missed this kind of job today, will you be able to encounter it again in the future?
Maybe I won’t be able to do this job for long.
After all, there are so many problems these days. Relatives contact relatives, and they may start to make requests at some time. If this company is really involved with "space people" or something, then maybe it will be with TPC at some time. That laboratory also 'disappeared'.
So how about making a quick buck?
Katsuma Ikuta was shaken in his heart. So what if there were problems with this company? So what if monsters were involved?
If the sky falls, there will be someone tall to hold it up.
He is just a small citizen, an ordinary person who is busy with three meals a day and three loans in his life. It is not easy just to live. Does it have anything to do with cosmic beings, monsters, etc.?
TPC has not even fulfilled the signed agreement and has not paid him a penny. Why does he care so much?
As the saying goes, people who live in wealth and indulgence don’t care about me, but they blame me for global warming?
I can barely eat, so why do I think about the safety of the earth? If I starve to death tomorrow, then what does the future of mankind have to do with me, even if it is a great future?
This is an emergency. Avoid the risk of starvation.
Ikuta Katsuma convinced himself, nodded to the 'office worker', then walked to an empty seat and sat down, picked up the helmet on the table, and carefully Watching.
The shape is about the same size as a motorcycle helmet, but it is very heavy. It weighs seven or eight pounds when I carry it. The material looks like metal, but it feels as smooth as plastic, and the top looks like a circuit board. . There are lines connecting the electronic components, densely spread all over the surface of the helmet.
It's not even encapsulated, it's just exposed, it looks very rough, and it looks like it was made in a handmade workshop, which further confirms Ikuta Katsuma's guess that the person who recruited him may really be a cosmic person, and this is used to form biological creatures. The computer matrix helmet was probably made by alien technology, and maybe it was made by the 'office worker' in front of me who always had a smile on his face.
While Katsuma Ikuta was curiously checking, the voice of an 'office worker' came from the front: "Okay, everyone put on their helmets. There are a lot of new people here today. Let me talk about the job requirements again. .
After work begins, you must report to me and obtain permission before you can take off your helmet. Once you take off your helmet without permission, you will be deducted for the first time. One day's salary will be deducted for the second time, and we can only ask you to leave for the third time.
But as long as you are wearing a helmet, you can do whatever you want, whether you are sleeping, chatting, or playing on your phone. < br>
Okay, now let’s check the helmets. In fifteen seconds, the work will officially begin.”
Hearing this, Katsuma Ikuta became a little nervous and jumped around. He didn't like changes and knew nothing about the work he was about to start, which made him a little uneasy. He couldn't help but swallow, and then I saw the lines hanging from the bridge in front of me lit up, flowing like water, emitting silver light.
Eventually it flowed onto these sci-fi-looking helmets, and quickly spread, lighting up one electronic component after another, making the helmet with its silver paint look even more... Brilliant, it looks like it's made of silver.
“The work has begun!”
As soon as this idea came to Ikuta Katsuma’s mind, he felt dizzy, as if he had a heat stroke, the sky was dizzy and the earth was spinning, which was quite uncomfortable. .
But this feeling did not last long, as if it was just a moment. Before Katsuma Ikuta could lie down on the table, his consciousness had returned to consciousness, and he could not feel any dizziness. It's the same as not existing.
"This is..." Ikuta Katsuma was startled, and then he saw other people swaying. Obviously, he was not the only one to encounter such a situation.
Then I heard the voice of the 'office worker': "Don't panic, everyone. This is a normal reaction when you first touch the Internet. As long as you don't take off your helmet without permission, you can do whatever you want. What?"
Start working now?
Ikuta Katsuma's heart was full of questions. He only fainted for a moment, and then he felt nothing else. If it weren't for the heaviness on his head, I'm afraid he wouldn't even have this heaviness at all. .
This is completely incomprehensible to Katsuma Ikuta. He thought that a biological computer that sounds very technological is so advanced, but this is the result?
Why do you think you are building a nuclear bomb, but you are actually driving screws?
What to do next?
Ikuta Katsuma looked around carefully, only to find that everyone was acting more aggressively. Some had taken out a pillow from the hole in the table, then lay down and started to sleep; some were holding their mobile phones and focusing on He was staring at the screen and playing a game on the beeping screen; a few people next to him were chatting away, talking about trivial matters about their parents, and none of them related to 'work'.
This made Katsuma Ikuta couldn't help but ask: "How many times have you come here?"
"Almost a year," said a man next to him who was over fifty years old. , looked at Katsuma Ikuta with a smile, and said: "Don't worry, the boss is very willing to pay you. Every day you work, you will be paid even if you work for an hour."
"Then you." Ikuta Katsuma hesitated for a moment, glanced at the 'office worker' sitting in front with his peripheral vision, and said in a low voice: "How about calling your family over to do such an easy and high-paying job, isn't it? Earn more?”
“Hey,” the uncle curled his lips. Said: "Don't you find it strange that such a good move can be done so sneakily?"
"Uh"
Ikuta Katsuma was speechless for a moment. Of course he found it strange, but among others Is it okay to speak ill of other people's territory and make money from them?
"Pieces will not fall from the sky. If they do, it must be poisonous," the old man said quietly, "But even if it is poison, you must eat it, otherwise the family will starve to death." .”
"You, uh, can't find a job for the time being?"
These words seemed to touch the old man's sadness, making him let out a long sigh and said: "I used to drive a taxi. The one who runs the fastest and picks up the car last will naturally earn the most, especially that In a few years, almost everyone took a taxi when going out, and tipped a lot. I could buy an apartment in the city center with the money I earned in a month.
But soon, this will no longer be a good thing, but at least it is still there. Can make a living
But I don’t know when the car will start. It actually can run by itself without anyone driving it, and it runs fast and steadily. Young people also lower their heads and play with their mobile phones when they get in the car. They don’t like to communicate with others. This kind of car can run without anyone driving it. , very popular with them
I can only do other things. I worked as a construction worker, but within a few years, buildings were built with iron poles. When I looked for other jobs, I found that iron poles were used to transport goods, small planes were used for takeout, and cars were used for express delivery. No one was needed for anything. , what is needed is knowledge and culture.
But where do I have this thing? In the end, I came here. At first, I was scared and worried, but in the end I thought about it. We can’t do anything and will die. What can we gain from it? If someone figures it out, they'll have to pay for it. "
"That's true," the old man's words resonated with a young man next to him, who joined their chat team and said: "These days, it's rare to see someone who doesn't pay, let alone get one." I took your money, but didn't remember your kindness, and took it for granted. Even after taking your money, I still stepped on your head and became my master. Alas! "
"That's right, no matter what this is, at least they paid me happily and there is no mess. That's enough. Why do we, ordinary people, care so much? "
"Yes, we just earn some hard-earned money. ”
“.”
A group of people were wearing glowing helmets, chatting or complaining. They were all people who were unhappy in life and work, some were lazy, some wanted to make quick money, etc. The ingredients were very mixed.
But it is really extraordinary that such a miscellaneous group of people have been here for so long, making so much easy money, but not letting this job spread.
Ikuta Katsuma was chatting and thinking about things. At the same time, he was also thinking about whether tomorrow would really be like what they said, and they would give him money happily so that he could work for a longer time. .