Urban Sims

Chapter 188 Difficult job hunting

clean.

This was the first impression in Zhou Ming's mind.

The streets, flyovers, houses, and roads in front of me are all extremely clean and spotless. Under the same pure sunlight, they are like crystals of various colors, and their smooth surfaces reflect a shining luster.

The second is quiet.

There is almost no noise on the side of the road, the roar of car engines, the sound of horns, the sound of music in stores, and the pedestrians passing by are also very polite and rarely talk, and try not to make loud noises when walking.

There are also extremely fresh air with a scent of plants, tall and magnificent buildings, garden-like green belts, a large lawn that is neater than a football field, and high-tech that can be seen everywhere, like a science fiction movie.

Yes, the technology of this world may be a century ahead of the earth in terms of transportation.

Maglev tracks are everywhere, and there are maglev trains on viaducts, which can carry hundreds of passengers in groups of several sections. They can fly around the city and reach most places they want to reach in the city, or go to other cities.

There are also magnetic tracks for maglev vehicles on the middle and lower floors, and it is a wide two-way six-lane road. Elevated roads are set up at intersections, and there are almost no traffic lights.

There is also a pedestrian suspended walkway for pedestrians. This kind of suspended walkway is only more than one meter wide, and a skateboard-style personal vehicle can be suspended on it. Above, there is another kind of hoverboard vehicle with ancient bicycle pedals, which can generate electricity through the pedals and carry out suspended flight. This kind of "suspended bicycle" is not only energy-saving and environmentally friendly, but also exercise, and can be rented at a lower price , very popular with middle-aged and elderly people.

There are also advertisements displayed in the air between high-rise buildings using three-dimensional projection technology, "smart communication devices" that can project images on the wrists of many pedestrians, AR glasses on eyes, etc...all of which tell Zhou Ming , the magical technology of this world has brought infinite convenience to people's daily life.

In addition, in this city called "Yaoxing City", the proportion of robot applications is quite high. There are a large number of solar-powered sweeping robots on the road; there are robot shopping guides who help sell goods in the store; As for the fully automated factories that Zhou Ming didn't see, the number of workers needed for the work of various robots may only be a few.

Walking and watching, wandering around the city like a bumpkin for a long time, grunting, Zhou Ming was hungry, so he found a place to eat to fill his stomach.

"Drip~"

I swiped my electronic consumer card and bought a bowl of hot udon noodles at a noodle shop. I spent 10 credits. It is made by intelligent kitchen robots.

In the afternoon, I took the maglev train around the city for a few laps and enjoyed the scenery of the whole city. But when I got out of the station, I got 36 credit points, which made Zhou who thought he would only spend a few credit points Ming was taken aback. He didn't expect these maglev trains to be so smart that they could count the distance traveled by each passenger and then charge according to the distance.

So Zhou Ming saved a little for dinner, spent 6 credits, bought a bag of bread at the store, and bought a bottle of mineral water for 2 credits, and ate half full.

At the end of the day, tired of shopping, Zhou Ming wanted to find a hotel to rest, sleep, and take a hot bath, but after searching for half the night, he finally found a cheap hotel with 50 credits per night for a single room. After entering this single room, Zhou Ming Surprised, the three-square-meter room is smaller than a prison cell, and there is no bed, just lie on the smooth floor, and then sleep under a blanket. If there is no free hot water for bathing, he would rather sleep on the street. Don't sleep in this kind of place.

After waking up the next day, I remembered the credit points on the electronic consumption card. I spent less than 400 points in one day, and the remaining money can only last for a few days at most. Come down, or you will run out of ammunition and food, and eating will become a problem.

However, after a whole day, in this medium-sized city with a population of one million, Zhou Ming was shocked to find that no matter where he was, he couldn't even see a "recruitment notice" or a job advertisement.

So he went into some stores with a cheeky face, found the store manager or manager, and asked them if there was a shortage of people in the store. He wanted to find a job, and the salary was not very demanding.

"Sorry, there is no shortage of people in this store."

"Excuse me, sir, this shop is not recruiting."

"No recruitment, no recruitment for all positions."

"Boy, you just came up from the lower area, you don't know the rules here yet, how about this, if you want to find a job, I can help you, but there is one condition." A smart glasses repair shop The boss's eyes lit up when he saw Zhou Ming, and said in a charming tone.

"What condition?" Zhou Ming frowned slightly, and asked with his ear.

"Give me the money on your body, and I promise to help you find a job, and it will be a job with easy work and good pay." The owner of the repair shop said, staring at Zhou Ming's jacket pocket, with a trace of Greedy light.

"Really?" Zhou Ming asked with a slight smile.

"Really, really." He nodded, and his words became a little urgent.

"That……"

Zhou Ming made a gesture to open the zipper and wanted to take out the money, but when the owner of the repair shop's eyes became extremely hot and he reached out to pick it up, he suddenly picked up the cup of tea on the table and walked out, turning his head to him and said: " Leave that job to someone else, thank you for the tea."

"Bastard, you dare to play with me!"

The owner of the repair shop let out an angry roar. Seeing that Zhou Ming had gone far away, he could only yell at his back: "Dirty rats in the lower floor, you can't find any jobs. In a few days, you will go to hell!" Go to your dirty sewer!"

Zhou Ming paused, thought for a while, and then moved on.

As expected, things went as the repair shop owner expected. In the next three days, Zhou Ming still got nothing, and he spent less than 200 credits on him.

In order to save money, he went to the cheapest restaurant for the poor and bought a compressed nutritional meal for 5 credits (the taste was exactly the same as the compressed nutritional meal he had eaten in the underground mining area for 18 years); when he was in a hurry, he found a place to eat anywhere Urinating and defecating (going to the public toilet costs money, 1 credit point once); instead of sleeping in a hotel at night, I just lie on a bench in the park overnight, and when it rains, I go to squat under the eaves of the building for a while.

On the fifth day, Zhou Ming, who asked thousands of shops in various ways, completely lost confidence in finding a job. Moreover, seeing that he was looking for a job so urgently, more and more "enthusiasts" actively or semi-actively , expressed his intention to help him, and recommended a job to him.

Of course, the prerequisite is: the money in his pocket should be given to him (her) as an introduction fee.

Zhou Ming declined all these "good intentions", gradually gave up the idea of ​​finding a job, and began to think about what to do so that he could continue to survive after the credits were spent.

"Little guy, how's your job search going? In the past two days, people in the whole city have been talking about you, saying that you, a stinky mouse, haven't handed over the money yet, so get out obediently... So, I can only let you go." Fat Boss is now the hero of this city."

This night, a rare obese man, wearing a large metal chain around his neck, holding a baseball bat, and several younger brothers with dyed hair, came to Zhou Ming who was sleeping on a bench in the park, and said this After the sound, Zhou Ming opened his eyes, sat up from the chair immediately, rubbed his fists and said to them: "Why did you come here until now? You bastards only come out of a city with a population of one million? Is the law and order so good? "

The fat boss was stunned for a moment, and then furious: "Brothers, kill him! A low-level stinky rat, dare to pretend to be aggressive in front of my fat boss? Get me to death!"

"Ah!" "Ah!"

"oops!"

"Forgive your life, spare your life!"

"Don't hit, don't hit, please don't hit!"

Ten minutes later, including the fat boss, seven or eight people lay on the ground, screaming, and the leader of the fat boss was the worst. Not to mention his hand was broken, his nose was bruised and his face was swollen, and he was beaten into a pig's head , Begging for mercy again and again.

He was almost done venting. He grabbed the fat boss by his hair and dragged him to the bench. First, he went over with two big-mouthed melon seeds, slapped out two bloody teeth, and then asked some questions.

Two hours later, after asking the answers to most of the questions, Zhou Ming called Fat Boss and the others to transfer all their credit points to his electronic consumption card (the electronic consumption card requires fingerprint matching, so just grab it and use it) No way), a total of more than 8000 credit points, and then called a green hair who was about the same size as him, took off his clothes, and put his own mouse suit (the blue suit provided by the hospital, the citizens of this city, said behind his back) It is called the "rat suit", which is also the sign of those who enter the lower area) and put on this set of clothes that are full of holes and look sloppy.

Early the next morning, Zhou Ming spent 200 credits, took a hover taxi, and reported a location. In the lobby on the 119th floor of a 99-story building in the city center, Zhou Ming finally found a place where he could find a job. .

Or, should I say, a place to "buy" to work.

This place is called "Career Exchange", and the transaction information of any job position can be seen on the information panel in the center of the hall.

On the information panel, Zhou Ming saw these messages:
Position: Tianyang Road cake shop manager, price: 30 coins, age: 20 years, status: sold, whether there is a price increase: no
Position: Salesperson of Xingkong Communicator on Zhongxin Road, Price: 5 coins, Years: 20 years, Status: Sold, Whether there is a price increase: No
Position: Baker of Delicious Bakery on Hongfeng Road, selling price: 3 money/250000 credits, age: 40 years, status: sold, whether there is a price increase: no
Position: Public Security Police Officer in the 45th District of Yaoxing City, Price: 30 coins, Years: [-] years, Status: Sold, Whether there is a price increase: Yes
Position: Worker of Dalin Agricultural Company in Baowan Town, selling price: 1 money/70000 credits, lifespan: 20 years, status: unsold, whether there is a price increase: no
Position: Product Tester of Pegasus Hoverboard Factory, Price: 3 money/300000 credits, Year: 30 years, Status: Unsold, Whether there is a markup: No
……

Position: Mayor of Yaoxing City, selling price: 8800 money, period: 10 years, status: sold, whether there is a price increase: no
Position: Police Chief of Yaoxing City, Price: 2750 money, Years: 15 years, Status: Sold, Whether there is a price increase: Yes
……

(End of this chapter)