Paperless office, in the 80s of the twentieth century, was tantamount to fantasy. Yuanyasu's daily work is to deal with countless papers. Some of them have a good story written on them, but most of the stories on the paper are not as good as they imagined.

He lifted the manuscript and began to read it, huh...... It's kind of interesting. What he meant was kind of interesting, not that the plot was so good or awesome. It's that this subject matter is exactly what he is interested in. It's like Space Invaders, which he likes to play lately.

Of course, Yuan Yasu has seen such a thing as a floppy disk, but he will not be naïve to think that there will be many villains living here. Put it in the computer, and the things that can be read are all made by these villains.

That's a hot topic lately...... Yuankang did not look at the story itself, but analyzed the article from the starting point of the article. Video games are indeed a hot theme in recent times. can accurately grasp the popular theme, so as to write a reasonably acceptable story. Then, the author who wrote this article still has the possibility of cultivating.

Continue to read along this fairytale-like childish beginning, the first part of the plot is generally a villain in a floppy disk, a plot to deal with a crisis. In the midst of an existential crisis, a game was made on the spot.

If the story is just like that, then this manuscript, although it seems a little interesting. However, it still has not reached the level where it can be reviewed. As the best science fiction magazine in Japan, Nebula is really not a cat or a dog, and you can go on it casually.

For example, Yuankang himself, who has contributed for many years, has only one article, and because of his good creativity, it was published on "Nebula". But even this time made him feel proud enough. Because, this is something he has been thinking about for a long time, and it is not an exaggeration to say that it is his dream.

What could be happier than achieving a dream?

Motoyasu put down the manuscript and rubbed his temples. There are endless manuscripts to read every day, which is very tiring. He didn't finish reading the manuscript and began to rest, not that the manuscript was bad, but it also showed that it was not so attractive.

After a break of about two minutes, he continued to pick up the manuscript again. It's come to an end, and if there is no surprising ending, then this article is just a fairy tale.

Wait...... Wait a minute...... What do I see?

Yuankang felt that he was dazzled, why did the object described in the article suddenly change from a creature in a floppy disk to a god?

……

Archangel Gabriel shouted in a panic, "God, Galileo is about fifteen minutes away from observing the solar system!" ”

God roared, "Angels, hurry up and work overtime to make a high-quality 3D map of the sun, and replace it." ”

Gabriel added: "God knows if he will look in other directions with curiosity." ”

"My God, dear angels, give me a new texture map of the universe in ten minutes, and the texture quality of the other planets needs to be improved as well!"

……

"No, no. Begin Judgment Day, my dear Archangels, and let us do another task. ”

"Yes, my God." Gabriel slipped away the item folder that "never change again, change it to a puppy, and change it again to die in the thirteenth edition".

"Let's do it all over again." God said with a wave of his hand.

……

Motoyasu has always been very fast at reading text. However, this is only a rough reading, and if he wants to read intensively, the speed of reading is really not fast.

After reading the story roughly, he felt that something was wrong, so he started reading it from the beginning.

The story......

Yuankang watched it again, and actually felt a chill down his spine, and goosebumps all over his body.

Don't...... God is also a villain in a floppy disk? And the world that human beings see is made by God?

Why is there a speed of light, because God and his angels work at the fastest speed of light. Why is the history of the universe tens of billions of years, that is the history of the universe that God has given to the universe for tens of billions of years. In fact, perhaps the birth of the earth was yesterday.

It turns out that the fairy tale in front of you is a metaphor for the real world? So what is God's purpose in creating the earth, the universe, and mankind? In order to please someone, to avoid being destroyed and dying?

In the "fairy tale" at the beginning, Motoyasu inserted God and angels, and the more he looked at it, the more creepy he felt. This kind of expression, in fact, is not uncommon in this era.

Master Xingshinichi, a master of science fiction, is a genius who uses this technique. However, even the story written by Master Xing Xinyi is not as good as the story written by this middle school student, which makes people feel uncomfortable.

This discomfort comes from the uncertainty of human beings about their own destiny. That feeling of powerlessness is just too bad.

Yuanyasu didn't pay attention to these, but from this short science fiction article, he saw something called "atmosphere".

That's right, it's "atmosphere", a word that is mysterious and mysterious.

For so many years, Yuankang has always had a regret. That is, I didn't see a Japanese submission, and I wrote an atmospheric feeling. Whether it is a science fiction master or a science fiction newcomer, the articles written are like their own cramped space. It makes people feel very aggrieved, and there is no such feeling of being in the weather.

He always thought that this was the bottleneck for everyone. Because they have always lived in a small living environment, nature is like a bird in a cage, and it is impossible to depict the vast scene of nature.

However, today he found that he actually saw such an article from the hands of a middle school student, which contains a faint atmosphere.

Implication does not mean that the content of the article is very atmospheric. Rather, from behind the words, what is revealed is very atmospheric. Think along the lines of this article. The whole world is a layer upon layer, layer upon layer, onion-like world.

Not only that, but it is impossible to see the end, the "top" layer or the lower layer of the "bottom" layer. It is a surprisingly nested structure. As it says in the occult, everything is reincarnated.

Although the beginning is not attractive, it is a pretty good-looking sci-fi essay in terms of concept and article structure.

Yuan Kang wrote his audit opinions on the paper under the clip. Then set it aside, and after a while, an errand intern will come over and hand over the piled manuscript to another review editor for cross-review.

Lin Yan didn't know what kind of screening he was going through for the little essay he wrote. In fact, he is quite confident in his article. It's not that he thinks he writes well, but he feels like he writes better than most of his peers.

Essay competitions and exams are probably not much different, and they are both a structure that selects the best of the best. You don't really need to get a perfect score, just a little better than others.

After school in the afternoon, after Lin Yan handed over the dozen floppy disks to Chiba Yuki, she disappeared with a "whoosh". For the content of the floppy disk, she didn't even care about the game club she founded.

Chubby Dun is still working his video game career. He didn't continue to draw the original drawing of the game today, and it is possible that the setting of the drawing part has been completed. He's now writing lines on a piece of paper that he can implement the code he had in mind to look like a game.

Actually, the process really looks a bit like magic. As long as you enter the corresponding code, a fun game will appear. Isn't it like a magician chanting a long spell and rubbing out a ball of fire?

However, it seems that writing a game by hand is far more rewarding than rubbing a fireball.

Mayu by the river was still drawing, whenever Lin Yan looked at her. She always looked up and looked at him just right, as if it had been arranged by two people. It made Lin Yan feel a little wonderful.

The other students are also doing their own things. It seems that the departure of Yuki Chiba has not affected anyone.

The Three Kingdoms version of "Game of Destiny", which cooperated with Taiwanese instant noodle companies, has been drawn and submitted for review. It was amazing that the person on that side received the delivery so quickly. They knew that the game club that made "Game of Destiny" was just a high school club, and they expected it would be a long, long time before they could get it, but they didn't want to have it for a few days. Puzzled, they can only blame this magical speed on the enthusiasm of young people.

Actually, this is the time when Chubby Dun is more relaxed. The production of the first two versions of "Game of Destiny" cannot be said to be useless, at least, it has accumulated enough experience for the entire team of the game club. How to complete the task quickly and with quality, they already have a full grasp. What seemed to them to be a normal speed made the other side of the company feel extremely surprised.

In the afternoon, it is close to the end of work. The "Nebula" magazine is in full swing. It's not that everyone is busy getting ready to get off work, it's about preparing to compile all the manuscripts that have been read that day.

Nebula magazine, although it says that the prescribed working hours are only eight hours a day. But no one really only worked for eight hours. Those who can work overtime will never shirk, which is the basic quality that any Japanese office worker must have. If you don't have the basic ability to work overtime, then if nothing else, at least there is no room for promotion. It's right that a lifetime looks bleak.

At the pre-work meeting, the editor-in-chief asked, "Are there any articles that are particularly noteworthy today?" ”

He looked around, waiting for a response. This kind of regular meeting, in the eyes of everyone at the meeting, is a very normal thing.

The requirement of the editorial department of Nebula is this, every day to find an article with characteristics that deserves special attention. The characteristics here do not refer to how beautiful they are, but to have enough highlights.

Speaking of which, these two points seem to be in conflict, but when it comes to it, they definitely do not conflict at all. Articles with highlights are not necessarily good-looking, which is a point recognized by all editors in the magazine. The reason why it is not good-looking may be because of the author's writing style, the angle of the story, and other aspects.

And when you find this kind of valuable article, you need to analyze it together, and then find the author of the article to see if he has any intention of revising.

Sometimes, these writers are very stubborn, and many of them would rather not go to the magazine than change their works. This is something that can't be helped, and who doesn't insist on it. Not to mention these "civilized people" who are able to write articles.

There are many people who write science fiction novels, and even those who write novels, who really don't do it for fame and fortune, and some people really do it for their own happiness.

But at least Lin Yan is not such a person.

Yuanyasu submitted Lin Yan's article, and the more he reminisced about this article, the more he felt that the writing was tasteful. At first glance, it looks like a junior high school student's random graffiti, but when you think about it, it really looks good.

"This one?" The editor-in-chief asked rhetorically, and he placed a stack of manuscripts on the table.

It turned out that it had been noticed by the editor-in-chief a long time ago...... Yuan Yasu thought when he saw the manuscript on the table in the distance. He thought about it, such a good story must not be buried, just enter the shredder.

The editorial department of "Nebula", although it receives a lot of manuscripts every day. However, it has not happened that the manuscript has not been read and thrown in the trash.

Cross-auditing is not the most efficient audit method, but it is a very practical method. Even if one person will ignore it, two people will give up an article because of their own preferences, will three people still do this?

"The article is really good. To be precise, it is the best one so far since the essay collection of "Campus Science Fiction King". The editor-in-chief said, "It has been confirmed that it will be published in next month's magazine, and there is still a spare place for an article, and I hope you will work hard." ”

There is no such scenario as imagined to argue with reason, and in most cases, good is good, and no one will talk nonsense with their eyes open without a conflict of interest.

Yuanyasu's plan to prove himself has failed, which is also the proper meaning. He knew that he was just a newcomer, and he was lucky enough to become a rookie who was a review editor without running errands for two months after entering the editorial department.

If the ability of the predecessors is not as strong as themselves, then "Nebula" doesn't have to continue.

"We're going to make sure we're going to look at the ...... in this article," the editor-in-chief continued, and then began to talk about the highlights of the article and the dynamics of the author's age group from this article.

"Who do you know about video games?" After the discussion ended, the editor-in-chief asked. There are a few pairs of eyes, intentionally or unintentionally, glancing at Motoyasu's body, who makes him always like to play the arcade machine in the store downstairs. (To be continued.) )