long night fire

The woman surnamed Li couldn't help coughing:

"Everyone can leave now. Shang Jian Yao stays, the 'guide' has something to say to him."

Shen Du and others left one after another, and the woman surnamed Li entered the inner room together with her husband, holding the tableware.

Ren Jie walked up to Shang Jianyao, smiled and said softly:

"You have just joined the sect, and you need to master the knowledge of prayer as soon as possible.

"Don't worry, it's all very simple. My master is the real god in charge of the years, and I don't care about these, there is no red tape."

Shang Jian Yao nodded, indicating that he was listening.

Ren Jie slowed down and said:

"We don't have a fixed prayer time, but we often choose to wake up in the morning and thank Si Ming for keeping us alive.

"We attach the most importance to the birth of a baby and the departure of the deceased, so our formal sacrifices or religious ceremonies are usually similar sermons when the new life is full moon or the deceased is buried, and the time is not fixed.

"Well, on the first day of December, there will be a high sacrifice ceremony to welcome the arrival of my lord, and on the last day of December, there will also be a high sacrifice ceremony. May my lord open the door to the new world.

"You have already learned the way to salute, which is to imitate the way you hold a baby and shake it gently. The corresponding language is mainly divided into three categories: when it comes to the topic of death and passing away, say 'will eventually belong to the commander'; when referring to life When referring to the nobleness and the grace of our Lord, use 'praise your tolerance'; when it involves new life, you can say 'new life is like the sun' or 'life is the most important'.

"Basically that's all. As for the Holy Communion, it's different every time. It may be black sesame paste, or it may be milk, fruit juice, soy milk, broth, vegetable soup, yogurt, hehe, have you found something in common between them? ?”

Shang Jian Yao slightly thought about it:

"They were all delicious."

"..." Ren Jie kept smiling, "They are all liquid food or close to liquid food, and liquid food is the main food for new life and dying people."

Before Shang Jianyao could speak, Ren Jie pointed to the door:

"Okay, you can go back."

Shang Jian Yao glanced back, did not take a step, and asked instead:

"Aunt Ren, how many Zhisui are there?"

"After a normal person understands the definition of Zhisui, he must think that there are twelve, but it is not." Ren Jie laughed, "There are thirteen Zhisui, and one of them is the Zhisui who represents the leap month. Hehe, in the Where the leap month is not mentioned, it symbolizes the whole year."

"What is His honorific title?" Shang Jianyao asked.

Ren Jie shook her head:

"I don't know either. What we believe in is Si Ming, and we don't need to know other executives."

Shang Jianyao didn't ask any more questions, turned around and left the room at No. 35 in Area A.

With the help of the flashlight, he returned to No. 196, Area B. Every time he approached the intersection, he learned to be calm, turned off the flashlight, and passed by the wall.

Back home, Shang Jianyao walked to the sink, picked up toothpaste that was so thin that it seemed to have only a thin layer, and after a lot of effort, finally squeezed a little onto the toothbrush with sparse hair.

After seriously brushing his teeth and washing his face, Shang Jianyao saw that the ceiling was still not lit, so he sat down at the wooden table, leaned against the back of the chair, and closed his eyes.

He raised his hand and squeezed the left and right temples, and then put it down.

……

Shang Jianyao's figure emerged from the spacious hall densely covered with "stars" above.

He first glanced at the cold and dark metal wall nearby, then raised his head and looked up at the sky.

The countless bright spots of light are just like the stars described in textbooks, forming one galaxy after another, and one galaxy after another constitutes multiple river systems.

There are boundaries between these "galaxies" of star clusters, but they are not so sharp.

Shang Jianyao had already counted how many "galaxies" there are here, and now, he began to count silently again:

"One, two, three... eleven, twelve, thirteen.

"Thirteen……"

He fell silent, his figure gradually faded away, and disappeared into the star-like hall.

……

After waiting for a while, Shang Jianyao saw that the outside of the window suddenly became bright.

The fluorescent lamps on the ceiling of the street turned on at the same time.

The underground building ushered in dawn.

Still wearing the dark green thick cotton coat, he took his plastic lunch box, walked out of the room, and headed to Area C.

Target location: "Material Supply Market".

On the way, Shang Jianyao met Long Yuehong who lived not far away. Obviously, the other party got up early and did not queue up for the public toilet.

"The distribution results are coming out today..." Long Yuehong deliberately waited for Shang Jianyao on this road, just to share the tension in her heart.

"Yes." Shang Jianyao looked forward and saw a woman at the door of the room gently comforting the crying baby.

His expression changed instantly, as if he was thinking about something, but also a little confused.

Long Yuehong glanced at him, and while walking with him, asked:

"What’s wrong with you?

"Did you have a nightmare last night?"

Shang Jianyao was silent for two seconds and said:

"Doubt life."

Chapter 9 岗位

Long Yuehong couldn't understand Shang Jianyao's answer, so she didn't bother to understand it.

The two chatted casually, and went to the "Material Supply Market" together. When the "Staff Canteen" opened, they each spent 8 contribution points and ordered a boiled egg with two grains of steamed buns and a plate of sauerkraut.

After breakfast, Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong took lunch boxes, entered the "activity center", sat in the corner of the hall, and waited for the distribution results.

At this time, the "activity center" was empty, only the employees working here, under the watchful eyes of Chen Xianyu, old man Chen, were busy wiping, cleaning, and fiddling with.

The elders who exercised and chatted here in the early morning are no longer there. They either send the younger generation to school, or go directly to their jobs.

——The company stipulates that those who have reached the age of 60 can be transferred to easier positions, or their workload can be halved. When they are 75 years old, they can really stop working and receive monthly subsidies based on their employee level.

However, there are not many retired employees who have reached the age of 75 and can come to the "activity center" to play at any time, because the previous generations that did not popularize genetic improvement, few people can survive in an environment of lack of supplies and insufficient nutrition. to 75 years old.

Long Yuehong took a breath silently, and said without words:

"I met the daughter of one of my mum's colleagues yesterday.

"She is just 18 years old and works in a radio station under the 'Ministry of Entertainment'. She is just over 1.7 meters tall and looks good.

"Tell me, is it possible for her to like me? Hey, I'm only 1 meters tall after genetic modification, and my looks are average. My grades in all subjects can only be said to be average, and no department has booked me..."

Shang Jian Yao's right eyebrow moved slightly and said:

"What's her name?"

"Feng Yunying, hehe, she doesn't know Houyi, they are not in the same group." Long Yuehong thought that Shang Jianyao wanted to ask about Houyi's situation. After all, many employees of the company were loyal listeners of this announcer.

Seeing that Yao was disappointed, Shang continued to ask:

"Which floor and district do you live in? What's the house number?"

"What are you asking these for?" Long Yuehong was surprised and suspicious.

Shang Jian Yao glanced at him:

"Go to her and ask her if she might like you."

"..." No matter how inexperienced Long Yuehong was, she knew that this would mess things up, "Haha, stop joking."

He dared not continue this topic:

"Shangjian Yao, which department do you want to join?"

"Security Department." Shang Jianyao replied without hesitation.

Long Yuehong's voice was almost uncontrollable:

"Are you crazy?

"It's very dangerous! Don't think that having meal supplements is a good thing! Haha, you're kidding again."

The "Security Department" is the least safe of all departments in the company, and the annual employee death rate is several times that of other departments combined.

This is because they are responsible for many external operations, including but not limited to escorting bulk supplies through the wilderness, fighting people who invaded the sphere of influence or monster groups that migrated here, guarding outposts outside the underground building, and going deep into the wilderness to search for relics of the old world , Protect the expedition team to complete the corresponding plan.

As a result, employees of the "Security Department" often have to face pollution, disease, monsters, unintentional people, and bullets. It is inevitable that someone will be injured, get sick, deform, or even die.

When Long Yuehong was frightened by Shang Jianyao's answer, Meng Xia and others entered the activity center one after another, and sat down in different areas according to their familiarity.

Yang Zhenyuan has a good relationship with Shang Jianyao and Long Yuehong. They lived on the same floor, and they were admitted to the university at the same time and entered the same major. Therefore, after scanning around, he went straight to the two of them. .

"Hey, why do you look weak? Didn't you have breakfast?" Long Yuehong watched Yang Zhenyuan approach and asked with concern.

Yang Zhenyuan blushed:

"ate.

"Just a little tired."

"Why are you tired?" Long Yuehong looked puzzled.

Yang Zhenyuan didn't know how to explain it, so he turned to Shang Jianyao, sighed and said:

"It turns out that getting married is such a tiring thing.

"However, it's still very good. You should find someone as soon as possible."

As he spoke, he unconsciously smiled.

Long Yuehong felt that she understood, so she didn't ask any more questions, and continued the topic just now:

"Yang Zhenyuan, Shang Jianyao joked just now that he wanted to go to the 'Department of Security'!"

Yang Zhenyuan thought about it seriously:

"If it can be limited to internal work, I would like to go too. The treatment is really good."

The salaries of the employees of the "Security Department" are the same as those of other departments, and they are all paid according to the company's regulations, but because they need high-intensity training, they can eat a meal every day - training days and duty days are exclusive to the "Security Department" Meals in the cafeteria are cheap and the portions are generous, and meal allowances are usually distributed.

This has a fatal appeal for many employees of the company.

"Isn't this nonsense? If it's really restricted to the back office, everyone wants to go, er, except the management and those who like to do research." Long Yuehong said disdainfully, "It's a pity, the back office of the 'Security Department' And the field posts come in rotation, unless you can enter the exclusive guard team of the big boss, the action cluster directly under the management, and the important project security cluster."

Shang Jianyao, who had been silent all this time, suddenly said:

"I want to be on field duty."

"..." Long Yuehong stretched out her hand and shook it in front of Shang Jianyao, "Is something wrong with your brain? Don't you know how dangerous it is outside?"

There are many employees in the "Security Department", and everyone knows a few of them more or less. They know what the current situation is on the dusty soil, and they know that there is still more chaos than order outside.

In comparison, a company that is peaceful, orderly, and able to guarantee the supply of basic materials can simply be called a paradise.

Because of this, even if the "Department of Security" has corresponding subsidies for field work, and can bring back the dusty items that do not need to be handed in or destroyed, not many people want to go from the bottom of their hearts.

In order to encourage everyone to join the "Security Department", the board of directors is very generous with the promotion of corresponding employees. Many people in ordinary positions may only reach D3 in their lifetime and cannot become senior employees. You can go to D4. At the same time, those who are discharged from the "Ministry of Security" and transferred to normal positions will all be promoted one level.

Yang Zhenyuan also couldn't understand Shang Jianyao's thoughts, but he didn't refute, he just pointed out:

"Employees of the 'Security Department' are basically selected from among those who are married and have children. They rarely look for newly married or unmarried people."

"Yes, yes." Long Yuehong smiled and nodded.

He looked at Shang Jianyao and said:

"Why do you want to be on duty?"

"To save all mankind." Shang Jianyao didn't change his expression.

"Cough cough cough." Long Yuehong and Yang Zhenyuan choked on their own saliva at the same time.

At this moment, two people in black uniforms came in from the outside and handed a sealed paper bag to Mr. Chen Xianyu, the director of the "Activity Center".

Long Yuehong, Yang Zhenyuan, Meng Xia and others stood up at the same time, holding their breath.

What is contained in that paper bag is the distribution result of this time.

Unlike the unified marriage that needs to be announced, the distribution result is notified to the corresponding person in the form of a letter because it involves a confidentiality clause. During the whole process, no one else can know.