The Man Disgusted by Death

There was no class in the afternoon, so Lu Zhao decided to go out. He went back to the dormitory and changed into old clothes. Xingyun's uniform was too expensive, and he was afraid of wearing it out.Before going out, Lu Zhao turned on the smart brain to check the work information, copied it on the smart bracelet, and then set off for Topa City.

Topa City is the first city established by the empire on Amber Star, and it is also the most prosperous city in Amber, with a city radius of more than [-] kilometers.

Because of transportation expenses, Lu Zhao chose Bailu District, which is the closest to Xingyun Military Academy.

Bailu District is a very bustling neighborhood, full of high-rise buildings and constant traffic, countless aerial passages pass between the buildings, and phantom advertisements on the roadside and on the outer walls of high-rise buildings are vivid.

Lu Zhao walked along the street according to the navigation of the smart bracelet, intending to try those part-time job opportunities one by one.Although many jobs are now replaced by robots, some businesses still recruit some staff to solve things that robots cannot handle.

Lu Zhao was looking for positions that did not require a diploma or work experience.The first thing he applied for was a clerk in a holographic phantom store. When the store manager asked him what he thought of the phantom genre, whether he liked surrealism or neo-realism, whether the Imperial Ministry of Culture that enacted the "Phantom Management Act" was an idiot, etc., he asked The performance is very bad, basically it can be said that I don't know what to ask.

"Unfortunately, I'm afraid you will give customers a sense of distance." The store manager said, "I can't hire you."

The second home Lu Zhao went to was an entertainment place, on the top of a skyscraper, and the person in charge of interviewing him was a charming woman in a tight dress with high slits.The woman pinched Lu Zhao's face, patted his buttocks, and said with satisfaction: "The figure is not bad, I can let you try."

Lu Zhao blushed up to the neck, and had great doubts about the nature of the receptionist's job, and was about to say that he had to think about it.The woman saw Lu Zhao's Empire ID number, "Hey, you are not yet an adult, so come back in three months."

Lu Zhao also left the building as if fleeing, and then crossed out several receptionist jobs with ambiguous store names on the list.

Then Lu Zhao went to several places, but was rejected without exception.

As the sky was getting dark, Lu Zhao stood on the bustling street, helplessly watching the cars passing by overhead.Could it be that he really wants to work as a receptionist in that entertainment place in three months' time?

In the list, there was only the last one left. Lu Zhao didn't want to go to it. It was a car repair shop recruiting handymen. The location was very remote, and it was already close to the edge of Bailu District. It was an area with not so good law and order.The pay for this job is also very low. It requires five hours of work a day and a weekly salary of [-]. If Lu Zhao takes a speeding car back and forth every day, half of his income will be spent on transportation.

With this kind of income, it is definitely impossible to save enough for the expenses of the third grade, but at this time Lu Zhao has no other choice, so he decided to take a look.

In order to save money, Lu Zhao ran all the way there, and he walked a little bit of the wrong way to find the right place.The garage was located on the ground floor of an old building, and it was a very inconspicuous shop.

Pushing open the store door of Stormwind Auto Repair, I saw that the lights inside were dim, and there was a smell of lubricating oil and metal corrosion everywhere.

"Is there anyone there?" Lu Zhao asked.

A light flickered behind the shelf, and a small flying robot floated over and said cheerfully, "Welcome, guest."

"Hi, I'm here to apply for the job." Lu Zhao said.

"Please wait a moment." The robot shot a blue light, scanned Lu Zhao from head to toe, and then flew around him again, "The shape passes, please follow me."

Not knowing what appearance conditions a handyman in a car repair shop needs, Lu Zhao followed the robot into the interior of the shop in a daze. It didn't look like a big facade, but there was something hidden inside. After turning a few turns, he went up a flight of stairs. Came to a large workshop.

There are more than a dozen flying cars of various types floating in the workshop, and the ground is full of parts and tools, and the sound of machine friction can be heard from nowhere.

The robot flew over a flying car and beeped twice, "Boss, someone brought it."

The rubbing sound stopped, and the oil-stained boss got out from the back of the car. He was a small old man, wearing charcoal-black overalls, and his gray hair stood on end, as if electrified.

"Are you here to apply?" The boss glared at Lu Zhao, as if he was looking for trouble, "Have you seen the working conditions clearly?"

"Look...it's clear." Lu Zhao suddenly felt a little uncertain.

"Can you fix the car?"

Lu Zhao shook his head. He was a little ashamed. After looking for a job for a long time, he realized that he was really useless.

"What did you do before?"

"Uh, I have been engaged in planting." Lu Zhao racked his brains to add work experience to himself, including the experience of helping Aunt Julie grow vegetables in his hometown, "I also went to the colony planet to participate in the pioneering group. "

"How long have you worked in the pioneer group?"

"Three years."

The boss frowned and looked at Lu Zhao for a few moments, then picked up an identification device from the shelf next to it, "Show me the ID."

Lu Zhao quickly raised his left hand, because the identity chips of the residents of the empire were installed in his wrists.

The boss used the identifier to read Lu Zhao's basic information, "He's from the Milky Way, why did you come to Amber?"

"Come, come to Xingyun Academy to study..." Lu Zhao blushed. He didn't want people to misunderstand that he had good grades, but he didn't want to talk about the contribution, because that would require more explanation.

The name of the Xingyun Military Academy did not make the boss look at Lu Zhao differently. He still looked impatient, "Let's take a look at the job content first, and it's up to you if you want to do it."

The boss took the lead and walked in front, the robot followed, and Lu Zhao walked last.After leaving the workshop and entering an elevator, the boss tapped a few times on a keyboard, and the elevator began to creak and descend. Perhaps the boss's eyes were too sharp, and Lu Zhao felt that the entire descent process was very long.

When the elevator reached the bottom, it made a bang, and then slowly opened. Outside was a huge space with a floor height of at least ten meters. Because it was very dark, Lu Zhao could only see some shadows.

The boss said "beep, turn on the light".

"Okay, Boss." The robot swiped and flew out, its flight trajectory seemed to lift a dark curtain, and the lights in the basement lit up one after another.

"Ah—" Lu Zhao was dumbfounded, "It's a mecha!"

There are many mechas standing in a row in the basement, with various models. Lu Zhao couldn’t help but get closer, and saw clearly that these were all old mechas, basically land-based ones, but he could see so many at once. , the effect is still very shocking.

After Lu Zhao was shocked, he remembered his gaffe, and hurriedly turned to look at the boss.

The boss asked coldly: "What, are you interested?"

"I, I have never seen so many mechs before." Lu Zhao said honestly.

The boss snorted through his nostrils, "Rare is more strange, these are all old antiques."

"Oh." Lu Zhao replied embarrassingly.

Passing through this mecha warehouse, there are several doors at the end, the boss opened one of them, raised his chin at Lu Zhao, "Come here."

Lu Zhao entered the door and found that it was a parts warehouse.

"There are a lot of old parts here that need to be cleaned up one by one, and that's your job to do."

Lu Zhao looked at all kinds of things in the room, "Should...how should I clean it?"

"Dudu will tell you, you should work for five hours today as a trial."

Lu Zhao glanced at the time on the bracelet, it was already 24 o'clock, he was a little embarrassed, "Can I come back tomorrow, I'm afraid there will be no public speeding in five hours."

"What are you afraid of? There is also a night bus." The boss waved his hand, "Hurry up if you want to do it, don't dawdle."

Lu Zhao had no choice but to agree.

The boss pointed to the workbench at the door, "The tools are in the cabinet, you can take them yourself, and the cleaning work starts from the first shelf." After he explained, he left without leaving the flying robot named Dudu.

Lu Zhao walked to the No. [-] shelf and saw a lot of parts on display. He first picked out a normal-sized one and put it on the workbench. Then he humbly asked for advice, "Dudu, what should I do?"

The little robot flew over the workbench, scanned the part first, and introduced: "AG-MARS-RP091 small anti-gravity system, produced by Mars in 2751."

It turned out that this part was older than him. Before Lu Zhao could be surprised, the robot had already projected a holographic image of the part in the air. "The appearance of the part is basically intact. Now we need to remove the shell. Please use the No. 3 particle cutter."

Under the guidance of the robot, Lu Zhao disassembled that part step by step.Although Lu Zhao has never done mechanical repair work, he has nimble fingers and is quite patient, so the dismantling work went smoothly.

After the dismantling was completed, Lu Zhao cleaned and maintained the usable parts under the instruction of the machine, and stored them in different categories.This job made Lu Zhao forget the time, and when he remembered, five hours had already passed.

"Ah, it's thirty o'clock!" Lu Zhao was taken aback when he saw the time on the bracelet. It would be midnight in two hours, and the gate of the school dormitory would be closed.He put down the parts in his hand, "Dudu, I should go, where is the boss?"

"Follow me please." The robot flew out of the room.

Lu Zhao went out and entered the huge mecha warehouse. The lights in the warehouse were all off. In the empty and dark space, there was only a beam of light projected by the flying robot leading the way.

When it was close to the entrance of the elevator, the robot stopped suddenly, turned around, and shone the light on a nearby mecha.

Only then did Lu Zhao realize that there was still a person sitting on the working platform next to the mecha.

"Is the job done?" asked the boss sitting on the platform.

"It's over." Lu Zhao said, he was overtime.

"A AG-MARS-RP091 system has been cleaned up." The robot beeped.

"It took me so long to clean up one?" The boss was disgusted, "I pay by the hour, your efficiency—"

"I will be proficient in the future." Lu Zhao said hurriedly, he liked this job very much, so he wanted to fight for it, "Today is a trial, no need to pay."

"Oh." The boss replied inexplicably, because of the light, his face looked gloomy, "Then sign a work contract first."