Chapter 1 The Ultimate Prize
As a city that never sleeps, even if it is late at night, it is still bright and prosperous.
Rows of high-end residential buildings on the other side of the Qingzao River are brightly lit.
It is a wealthy area, and the house price of one square meter may be the total income of a college student who has just entered the society in a year.
On the other side of the river is an area of old undeveloped housing.
The houses are old, but the land is not cheap, but most of the owners of these old houses have long since moved out of the area.
Most of the people here are rented here for the convenience of work and to be closer to the city center.
Three sects and nine streams gather here, living in a dilapidated small single room, working hard every day for a rent of one or two thousand, saving money and frugality.
Wu Qi is one of the tenants in this old housing area, originally sharing a small two-bedroom apartment with another senior from the same school, and needs to share the rent of 1,300 per month.
Just the day before yesterday, the senior couldn't bear the pressure because he couldn't find his ideal job for two months, so he checked out and went back to his hometown.
Before leaving, the senior chatted with Wu Qi for a long time, and the full of negative energy came to his face, which made Wu Qi a little unbearable.
At that time, Wu Qi listened to the senior's complaints, thinking about the scattered salary that had just been deducted, and there was an extra layer of haze lingering on his face, and an ominous premonition jumped up and down his right eyelid.
Sure enough, he was fired today without warning.
Wu Qi, an undergraduate student who graduated from a third-rate university, was really taught a lesson by the social university today, he did not sign a labor contract, his salary was also paid in cash, and he didn't know how to defend his rights if he was fired for no reason.
Wu Qi, who came back from packing up his things, called his two best friends and made an appointment to drink some beer with peanuts on the edge of the Qingzao River next to the old house area in the evening...
"Warmly welcome Comrade Archie to officially join the Unemployment League, hehe." Chen Feng drank the rest of the beer, looked at Wu Qi with his hands crossed behind his head, and said with a wry smile.
"We're all forced to do this, so don't report the name of the organization anymore..."Jiang Yilong gestured to Wu Qi and Chen Feng for the empty wine bottle, and then said.
Chen Feng and Jiang Yilong are both close friends and roommates who have been playing together in Wu Qi's college classmates for four years.
At the beginning, the three of them were still full of ambition for the future, and they all felt that they could make their own way in the most prosperous city in China.
It's a pity that the cruelty of reality is something they didn't expect at all before.
In the past month, Chen Feng and Jiang Yilong have lost their jobs one after another, and today it is finally Wu Qi's turn...
Looking at the Qingzao River reflecting countless lights, Wu Qi didn't answer, and fiddled with a few empty wine bottles in front of him with some interest.
"Anyway, have you seen the group notice of the Ximen officials?" Chen Feng saw that the scene was a little deserted, so he found a topic and said.
It's just that with this opening, the scene seems to be even more embarrassing, Wu Qi continued to be silent, and Jiang Yilong rolled his eyes at him.
The Ximen official in Chen Feng's mouth is named Ximen Yu, who is also a classmate of the three of them, and the last roommate of their four-person dormitory.
It's just that the relationship between this Ximen classmate and the other three roommates is really ordinary, and he has even married Liangzi, and he can't pee in the same pot with these three people.
Ximenyu is a native of Haidu and has not lived in the dormitory for a few days.
So in the past four years, Wu Qi's 206 bedroom has never counted Ximenyu as a roommate.
"This kid is a local, his family has a bit of a foundation, and he heard that he mixed well in the year of graduation. This is the peacock opening screen, ready to come. Jiang Yilong finally replied.
"Whatever, I'll go if I have spare time, and I'm serious about eating and drinking."
As soon as Chen Feng's words came out, Wu Qi and Jiang Yilong looked at them with some curiosity.
Although Chen Feng is not the kind of person who has a good face, he will not send his face to someone to beat him in order to eat and drink, this is not his style.
"What? Are you really going to go? Jiang Yilong wondered.
"Chang Ya?" Wu Qi thought of something and asked.
Before Chen Feng could reply, he saw Jiang Yilong look suddenly enlightened, pointed at Chen Feng with his index finger and clenched his fist and knocked a few times on his left chest to show his understanding, buddy understood.
"I think we should meet before we go..."
Chen Feng glared at Wu Qi, but he didn't deny it. He sighed, with some inexplicable emotion on his face.
Chang Ya in Wu Qi's mouth is a classmate that Chen Feng has had a crush on for four years, and he didn't confess until he graduated.
It's just that now Chen Feng opened his mouth to admit the reason for participating in the party organized by Ximenyu, but the other two had no interest in laughing.
"Decided to leave?" Wu Qi looked at this good brother in the past four years and felt a little uncomfortable.
"My family is doing a project in Jincheng, and my brother went to move bricks."
"Drink! Also move bricks! The people who are engaged in engineering are all big bosses, and you are going to take off. ”
"Follow along, my old man is not a big boss, so he bought a little share."
"That's not bad! It's better than working here to look at the face. ”
...
Chen Feng found a way out that looked more promising, but he was temporarily separated from his brothers.
I don't know when we will see each other again, but the mood of several people is still low, and they poured a few more beers.
Seeing that a case of beer was empty, several people chewed peanuts and told interesting stories from the past, and their eyes gradually blurred.
"You kid plan to leave after seeing Chang Ya?" Wu Qi touched Chen Feng, who was lying on the grass beside him, with his arm and asked.
"Well, I'll leave after seeing you, and I don't say goodbye, I always feel sorry."
"Confession?"
"No... I don't have the courage to be like this..."
"Your cowardice doesn't have much to do with what you do, does it?" Jiang Yilong slurred his speech, but he didn't forget to interject and tease.
"You don't coward, all kinds of deeds that have been rejected by confession can be published in a book!" Chen Feng was not to be outdone.
Jiang Yilong has an active personality, and he has met many girls from various departments and grades since his freshman year, but unfortunately he has not made a successful confession, and he is a zero record holder until he graduates, and it has been passed down as a good story on campus.
"!" Jiang Yilong's loud voice opened, making Wu Qi and Chen Feng laugh.
was already drinking on his face, and Jiang Yilong's face was even more red at this time.
"Archie, do you have a smile? You're still a chick, aren't you? "Jiang Yilong's transfer is aimed at the target.
Wu Qi, who was patting his thighs and laughing, suddenly couldn't laugh when he heard Jiang Yilong's counterattack.
Seeing Wu Qi deflated, the two laughed again.
A 550ml case of beer was drunk by three people, and after a chat, several people were already in a state of confusion.
Chen Feng lay on his back, looking at the gray sky, and muttered to himself.
Wu Qi leaned on a thick bowl of chicken feet and maple, looking down and thinking about the way out.
Jiang Yilong took out his mobile phone and dialed a number...
"Hey! Auntie, I don't want to struggle anymore... Ahh ”
Jiang Yilong's words once again made Wu Qi and Chen Feng look back, what qualifications do you have to say not to struggle for the appearance of this goods...
may be affected by Chen Feng's departure, Jiang Yilong seems to have made a decision.
I didn't know what was said on the other end of the phone, Jiang Yilong kept responding, and then hung up the phone.
Wu Qi and Chen Feng didn't ask much, just looked at Jiang Yilong.
It may be that the final decision has not been made, Jiang Yilong did not mention the specific content of the phone call, waved goodbye to the two, and turned to leave.
Chen Feng saw Jiang Yilong leaving, and then said goodbye to Wu Qi.
Wu Qi looked at the two figures walking towards both ends of the road, and the feeling in his heart was indescribable.
There will be a fork in the road, and there will be a day of separation.
It's just that Wu Qi is not ready, but the intersection has already appeared at his feet.
"Where shall I go..."
Wu Qi asked himself, but there was no answer.
I got up and tried to walk back to the rental house, but I found that the alcohol had already risen.
After a few steps of staring, Wu Qi collapsed back on the grass, and it seemed that he couldn't walk a few hundred meters home.
Fortunately, it was just after the Dragon Boat Festival, and the weather in Haidu was already a little hot.
Wu Qi lay on his back on the spot and fell asleep.
Beside him is the silently flowing green algae river, and under him is the hard grass that is scratching...
Wu Qi, who graduated for a year, was a little mentally weakened by the devastation of his embarrassing life every day, and with the strength of this wine, he unexpectedly fell asleep.
He slept soundly this night, never before.
I also had a sweet dream.
In his dreams, he felt as if he had arrived in another world, which was like heaven...
The surrounding area is full of bizarre scenery...
Giant high-rise buildings with magical colors rise...
People rode the curvaceous shuttle into the white clouds in the distance...
Even, a flying man as comfortable as a bird floats in front of you...
Then Wu Qi was led by two blonde girls into a huge building with no visible roof...
I took what looked like an elevator to a lobby that was much larger than the Bird's Nest Stadium...
With Wu Qi's entry, the dense crowd around the lobby gave a collective standing ovation, as if to welcome themselves...
The thunderous applause startled Wu Qi, and the sound was so violent that he thought he was deaf...
Next is a host-like girl grabbing his arm and leading him to the center of the lobby...
With the host's speech, Wu Qi couldn't hear it clearly, and only vaguely captured some words...
Ultimate? Plane? Lucky? Awards? System?
...
Well, Wu Qi didn't figure out what was going on.
The last fat-headed and big-eared leader stepped forward and shook Wu Qi's hand enthusiastically, and Wu Qi didn't hear any nutrients when he said something like exhortation.
The fat leader turned around and motioned to the assistant behind him to bring a huge golden sign, the fat leader took the sign and turned around, and in the warm applause, handed the golden sign to Wu Qi.
Wu Qi looked confused, holding the golden sign, facing a bunch of spotlights under the enthusiastic arm of the fat leader, and didn't know what expression to put on...
Listening to the cheers around him, Wu Qi secretly glanced down at the words on the golden plaque in his hand...
Human Observatory?
The ultimate technology system?