The Blemished in Time novella
It took me a couple of hours to pack all my stuff and a small backpack to embark on the journey.
Before leaving, my father and relatives persuaded me twice, to the general effect that I might not be able to make a name for myself when I went out.
I smiled wryly and shook my head, not at all intent on staying.
The city of Rambo was far away from me, and I fell asleep groggily on the bus ticket.
The three-day drive, eating, drinking, and sleeping was almost done on the bus and at rest stops.
By the time I got to Rambo City, it was already late at night, and I remembered that my grandfather didn't seem to tell me how to find the time flaw. And I thought about it for a moment, but I only knew that the time flaw should be in the underground of Blue Wave City.
I found a shabby little hotel and stayed overnight, thinking about everything my grandfather had said to me before he died.
These words lingered in my mind repeatedly, and two sentences suddenly appeared in my mind.
There are clear rules for porters and rules.
I thought it wouldn't be too hard to find a job like this.
After a sleepless night, I went to the nearby talent market early the next morning.
"What education?"
I shook my head and said, "I didn't go to school, but I know a little bit." ”
"Then we may not have any good work to accept from you. ”
"No, I'm very hard-working. And I'm obedient and well-behaved. I said.
"How's the porter at the docks?"
The dock seems to be too far from the underground, right?
"Where's the price?" I said, thinking about finding a staircase.
"Why are you short of money?"
I nodded, and my mind flashed through what my grandfather had said about the high wages of this job.
"We do have a ridiculously high paying job, but we don't have any information. And it seems to be leaving here, and it is equivalent to a long-term deed of sale every five years. ”
"Can this be more detailed?" you say.
"Well, they'll come once a week. Tomorrow happens to be Monday, so you come early tomorrow morning and wait. The black van is, but I don't know if it will be selected. They will take you for an interview, and we have introduced a lot of people but very few of them have come in. ”
I nodded my head and said, "Yes." ”
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I arrived at the job market early the next morning.
At this time, five or six people were also waiting early.
A black van drove up and opened its doors.
A man in a black suit got out of the car and said, "
I waited an afternoon at the job market.
A black van drove in, and the person who got out of the car was a man in a suit.
After looking at the five of us, he said, "It's just the five of you?"
Everyone bustled and said, "What rules?"
"I work for five years at a time, and I can't leave for five years. The salary is 30 million, and I will pay it all at once. Of course, all of this is in vain with you, so let's go first. It's not that I'm screening you, I don't know if I'll be shortlisted. The man in the suit waved after speaking.
The five of us got into the van one by one.
At this time, I found out that the van was not only sprayed black, but even the windows were completely black. It just doesn't seem like they want us to see what the outside looks like, and they want to go to a strange place.
I thought that there are eight achievements that are the flaws of time.
Half an hour later, four of the five, except for me, began to stir.
"So far?"
"It's all out of the blue waves, isn't it?"
"Where is this taking us?"
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A small baffle in front of the van was lowered.
The man in the suit showed half of his head and said, "It's coming soon, and if you don't succeed in the interview, you'll be sent back." Rest assured, wait quietly. ”
The car came to a slow stop and the doors opened.
Everyone got off the car and seemed to be in a room.
"The first rule is that all red lines must not be crossed. Now I'm going to take you to the interview, and you're going to follow me. The man in the suit said.
I went to a room with everyone, and five people sat in rows on young chairs.
In front of me is a huge glass with a red line on the edge.
I thought about the words of the man in the suit, and he couldn't cross the red line.
At this time, on the other side of the glass, a man also appeared looking at us.
The man, dressed in a lightweight, fully wrapped hazmat suit, looked at us.
I knew there was a time flaw in it, and I was in the right place.
The man coughed twice, and the sound traveled through the room from his headset.
"Hey~Hey. You go around in circles, let me see you in order. The man on the other side of the glass said.
One by one, everyone began to turn around in place, and the man smiled and said, "Leave except for this." ”
And the man's hand happened to point at me.
The man in the suit opened the door and said, "I'm sorry, the other four are all eliminated." Come here, come back with me. ”
I froze where I was.
The other four began to quarrel with dissatisfaction.
"What? What kind of interview is this?"
"Why do you want him in a circle?"
"It's not fair. ”
The man in the suit shook his head, took out the gun in his pocket, pointed it at everyone, and said, "Except for that man, get me out of the room." ”
The four of them almost subconsciously raised their hands and walked out with the man in the suit.
Only me and the man behind the glass were left in the room.
The man said again, "Your name?"
"Road and bridge. I said.
"Well, do you know why I chose you?"
"I don't know. I said.
"You look alike an old friend of mine, come on. Did anyone tell you about the rules when you came in?"
"Nope. I said.
"Well, the rules are changing all the time. You just have to remember that if you come in and stay for five years, you will have 30 million when you go out. ”
I nodded and said, "Understood." ”
"On the wall to your left, there's overalls. After dressing, a green light appears on your chest, and I will open the door for you. ”
I walked to the side, and there were literally a couple of clothes on it.
The size of the dress was written on it, and I adjusted a dress that was very light but fully wrapped.
I got dressed.
The man's voice came again: "There is also an oxygen cylinder on the wall, and the tank is inserted on the back to press the switch." When it turns from red to green, I'll open the door for you. ”
That's when I noticed that there was a red light on my clothes, which was flashing.
I put the oxygen cylinder on my back, inserted the excuse, and unscrewed the oxygen cylinder.
The light on the chest turns from red to green.
The man's voice came again: "The work light on the clothes, green is enough oxygen." You must leave immediately when it turns orange, and you must alert your companion if they notice that their lamp is turning orange. The orange color then turns red, which indicates that there is no oxygen in the pipe. Once the gate is opened, the oxygen mask cannot be removed inside. ”
I nodded.
"There are still a lot of rules, I'll tell you slowly when you come in. The man said, pressing the button on the side.
The glass in front of him slowly rose.
The man beckoned to me, and I walked in slowly.
As soon as he stepped beyond the red line, a green circle appeared on the miniature headshot in front of him.
"Your iris has been entered, and there is no need to know your identity here. You even need a place where you can create a completely authentic passport and identity for you. Once you notice that the green light on the front panel turns red. You need to leave within five minutes, turning red means you've invaded private territory, but if you don't leave, you'll be considered dangerous. Being killed in the red company will not help you, remember this. Because there are quite a few employees who were shot dead by guests when they turned red here. Some of them go to the guest's house to steal things, of course, more because of the guest's hobbies. But don't worry, as long as you don't go to the place that turns red, you will enjoy the company's rights and interests when it is green. The man said.
"Private territory?" I said, puzzled.
"To put it bluntly, it is a forbidden place for the rich to be in the villas of the rich and some companies. You'll know these things later, I won't go into details. The man said.
I nodded.
"Welcome to the Imperfections of Time, the richest place in the world. There are 100 private villas built on the two kilometre boundary, and our mission is to serve them. The man said.
"Wait, what are these. I asked, puzzled.
The man smiled and told me what my grandfather had said before he died.
Words about the rich, eternal life, service, and so on.
As we spoke, we went inside, and it was a small world in its entirety. But it was obvious that we were underground, because there were countless artificial solar panels shining all over the place.
I looked at the eyes and said, "Is it really that amazing?"
The man smiled and said, "Guess how old I am this year?"
"Thirty, forty at most?" I said.
"I'm seventy-eight because of the side effects here. The man said.
I feigned surprise and said, "No." ”
The man smiled and said, "Of course, it was all caused by the lack of perfect protective clothing from generation to generation. You won't be able to do it, the previous generation of protective clothing has completely blocked the air here. Of course, you must remember not to breathe in the oxygen here. If you still want to get out, you can't stay in it forever. The personnel here used to change every ten years, but last time it became every five years. Unless you take it one step at a time and make it to the top. ”
"But you're seventy-eight?" I said.
"Yes, I am now in the HR management position. I stayed for more than 50 years, but I had to leave in three years. I can't get a higher position, so let's talk about your job, shall we?" the man said.
"It's not going to be a feed for the rich, is it?" I said.
"You're thinking we're getting behind, they're all mechanized. But I did that kind of work when I came, and that's why I hired you. You're a lot like the master who took me to get started, so I'll take care of you. The man said.
"Take care?" I said, puzzled.
The man smiled and pointed to the splendid mansion in front of him and said, "Old bustard, or turtle gong." Are you interested?"
"This?" I said hesitantly.
"That's one of the things that these rich people like to do the most, because they breathe the air here and their organs don't age. So some of the more beautiful girls are also stained with the light of these rich people. They were all in this building, about thirty girls. Each is a beauty that you can't comprehend. All you have to do is wait for the guest's call and you send the designated girl to you. How? It's the easiest job I can give you. The man said.
"Wait, you mean the light, they breathe the air?" I said.
The man nodded and said, "Yes, this kind of industry is special. As long as it is beautiful enough, you can do it, and of course you must ensure that there are customers. If you don't receive an order in three months, you have to be kicked out of here, and the result of leaving is of course death. Of course, I am also very relieved to leave these girls to you to manage, if you want to be happy, you can only use your life to be happy. Unless you can afford to buy a house here and pay 10 million an hour for breathing, let yourself live here indefinitely. ”
After speaking, the man tapped the mask of my chemical protective suit with his hand, making me understand my limitations here.
"But why did those girls choose to make money here?
"Why go out? In the eyes of the girl, there is eternal youth here. And you can afford to buy whatever you want, why not?" the man said.
The man pointed to the man who was not wearing a protective suit in the distance at this time and said, "Look there, he is Mr. Yun Huateng, the fourth richest man in the world." The news of his violent death in the seventh grade spread to the world, but in fact he came here to live in seclusion. ”
I glanced at Yun Huateng, who was playing golf in the distance.
"It's heaven for the rich, but it's a luxury for us who don't have money. Let's go, take you to the place where you work. There are also benefits to getting familiar with it early. The man suddenly stopped in place.
The man who stopped suddenly began to cough violently and grabbed my arm and knelt down. Coughing desperately, I immediately held him up.
I saw the blood on his mask, he fell to his knees and was silent for a moment, and he stood up and said, "The side effects of the protective suit happened back then, and I'm going to go out to see a doctor." Forty percent of my lungs are necrotic because of this, and of course you can rest assured that the hazmat suit you're wearing today is fine. Go in on your own, the building in front of you is your domain. If you don't know how to call me, I'll send the number to your hood. By the way, call me the sea. ”
The man said and walked out, leaving me stunned for a moment.
I walked to the building that the man said and opened the door, and sure enough, there were peerless beauties of all colors inside. But I only have eyes and nothing else to do.
No, I can still scratch around.
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