"Wow~~"

Before Qiu Qiong and Lao Xu could fully vent the fright in their bodies, in the blink of an eye, the entire truck moved to the [Zero Floor] in an instant, like a reverse vertical jumping machine.

Layer 0?

Qiu Qiong was shocked, thinking, they obviously came from the ground, it stands to reason that the first layer of the ground should not be made the zero layer? Qiu Qiong walked to the side of the cargo hold, looked down, and saw that the ground just now was now more than ten floors away from them, and she was even more puzzled for a while, how could she call this layer the zero floor?

As soon as the truck drove out of the elevator door, Ah Fu found Qiu Qiong with question marks written on his face, only to see him smile lightly and slowly explain: "Miss Xu, you don't have to think strange, the reason why we call this floor the zero floor is because the ground below this floor is the ground base. As you can see, the building in our Silver Ring is not ordinarily tall, and it needs a very solid foundation. ”

"In the beginning, there weren't that many layers of ground floors. However, as the building was built higher and higher, the original foundation was no longer enough to support it, so the ground floor could only be transformed into a ground base. This has become what it is now, but over time, this zero layer will eventually be transformed. ”

Qiu Qiong nodded suddenly, and thought to herself: "No wonder I didn't see a single figure along the way just now, it turns out that they were all moved up." But if this zero floor is getting higher and higher, then won't the people in their silver ring live in heaven sooner or later? ”

At this time, Lao Xu drove the truck onto the main road, Qiu Qiong looked left and right, and was surprised to find that all the cars and people on the viaduct just now had gathered under the tall buildings on both sides of the road. Everyone was well-dressed, but their faces were lifeless, and their eyes were wrapped in dark circles, as if they were unconscious, and they walked slowly towards the tall building as if they were unconscious.

But the strange thing is that the moment they stepped into the tall building with their front feet, they all instantly put away their tired expressions, grinned stiffly at the corners of their mouths. At the same time, they will open their eyes and make a look of good spirits.

If it weren't for the transient change in their expressions, Qiu Qiong would probably think that they were wearing a mask that seemed to be very energetic and combative before entering the building.

"Annoyance, what's wrong with these people?" Qiu Qiong asked with a worried expression.

"What? What's wrong with them? Ah Fu has long been accustomed to such scenes, and after looking back for a while, he didn't see anything wrong.

"I mean the demeanor of these people, how can they look like two completely different people before entering the building and after entering the building?"

When Ah Fu heard this, he understood what Qiu Qiong was referring to, and then smiled bitterly twice, and sighed: "Alas, the people who enter the building from the zero floor are basically the lower-level people of the silver ring, they are mainly responsible for some basic technical work, and the pressure of life is no less than that of the people in the copper ring." On weekdays, they all keep a straight face, don't think they are angry, in fact, they don't have the strength to make other expressions. ”

"And in this tall building, that's where they work. As soon as you enter the building, you are likely to meet your superiors, such as people in the middle or upper echelons, who will squeeze out such a smile in order to make a good impression. Outsiders may think they are hypocritical like this, but really don't blame them, after all, the environment is like this, when everyone does this, you are easy to be ostracized if you don't do it. Moreover, once this kind of smirk is a habit, there is really no way to change it. ”

After listening to Ah Fu's explanation, Qiu Qiong inexplicably felt that they were so pitiful, but she couldn't tell where they were pitiful. For a while, Qiu Qiong thought of Yun Yi, remembered the standard smile she squeezed out, no matter when and where, as long as the two of them stood in front of her, she habitually smiled like that.

Are they really pitiful? Are they at fault? Qiu Qiong shook her head in denial, they just worked hard to adapt to such an environment and get used to such a smile in order to survive. In the face of survival, how many people can keep themselves intact?

Lao Xu glanced around, and couldn't help but ask curiously, "Ah Fu, did you originally live on this floor?" ”

Ah Fu turned sideways, pointed to the high place with one hand, and replied, "If you want to go to my house, you have to walk up." The high-rise buildings in this silver ring have three parts, namely the lower floor, the middle floor and the upper floor. Yunyi and I both live in the middle level, I work in machine maintenance, and Yunyi is responsible for some management work. ”

"Annoying, are you middle-level people the same as people here?" Qiu Qiong asked.

Looking at their changing expressions through the car window, Ah Fu's face became more and more solemn, and suddenly, he took a long breath and replied in disappointment: "Miss Xu, thank you for asking this question." I only found out today that our middle-class people are slightly better than these lower-class people in terms of material life, but their mental state is ...... Actually, it's the same with them. ”

Although it is true that people in the middle are better than those in the lower class in all respects, being in the middle does not mean that they can vent themselves freely, after all, there are people at the top of their heads who are pressing.

This layer is layered, and the lower and middle people are naturally miserable, and they have to consider the feelings of their superiors at all times.

However, will those at the highest level be able to avoid such pain? Of course not, because above their heads, there are still "noble" people living in the central area.

Thinking of this, Ah Fu couldn't help but shake his head helplessly, and sighed: "Alas, all in all, in this huge silver ring, there is no one who does not need to look at other people's faces and be angry with others. ”

Qiu Qiong and Lao Xu both nodded sympathetically, and even their thoughts were the same: "It's too depressing for people to live in this kind of place, so it's still lazy and comfortable......"

It didn't take long for Ah Fu to guide Lao Xu to drive the car to the parking area of a high-rise building. Qiu Qiong looked up and saw that the garden on the upper floor was as far away as being on another planet, and she couldn't help but wonder if these people living in the lower layers didn't feel desperate every time they looked up.

Lao Xu once said that they could not improve the status quo at all. Qiu Qiong didn't understand it very well at first, but when she stood under this tall building, she deeply understood their helplessness and struggle.

- To go to the upper level is really no different from ascending to the sky, and even more difficult.

The cargo hold door opened automatically, Lao Xu stood between the cracks in the door, waved his hand to Qiu Qiong, who was looking at him with his head held high, and called: "Nana, why are you still stunned!" Let's go! ”

Qiu Qiong's whole person was shocked, and then she realized that she was the "Nana" in Lao Xu's mouth, hurriedly ran to the cargo door, and whispered back: "It's embarrassing, I didn't think about it for a while...... Hehe......"

Just as Qiu Qiong was about to jump down, Lao Xu suddenly raised his hands and pushed her back. Qiu Qiong took two steps back, and her calves slammed into force, before she finally stood still, she was dumbfounded for a while, and asked, "Lao Xu, what are you doing here?" I don't have to go? ”

Lao Xu pouted and smiled: "Who said you don't have to go!" I was about to say, you go to the corner and get a few bottles of water first, but I never expected you to rush over in a puff! Luckily, I'm quick and quick to react! ”

Qiu Qiong glanced at Lao Xu, then turned around and walked towards the corner of the cargo hold, pulling out four bottles of water from the dozen or so boxes of water. Just as Qiu Qiong was walking back, for some reason, her heart suddenly tightened, and she suddenly turned her head and looked at the Evil Sword that was also placed in the corner.

"Break the evil? Break the evil! Qiu Qiong called out in her heart

“……”

After a long time, there was still no response. Qiu Qiong couldn't help but be a little worried, and wanted to draw her sword and come out to see what was going on, but under Lao Xu's urging, Qiu Qiong finally turned her head and jumped out of the cargo hold in one step.

"What's wrong?" Lao Xu asked softly.

Qiu Qiong frowned slightly, shook her head and replied, "It's okay...... ......Having said that, Qiu Qiong was still a little uneasy in her heart, but she thought that with Ah Fu leading the way, she should be able to buy milk powder soon, and when she came back, it would not be too late to ask about the situation of breaking evil......

Qiu Qiong and Lao Xu both walked into this high-rise building with a silver ring for the first time, and as soon as they stepped in, they saw the silver walls around them, the crystal lamps that showed a luxurious atmosphere hanging from the ceiling, and countless finely carved ornaments, and they both showed amazement at the same time, and exclaimed in amazement: "Wow...... It's beautiful......"

Ah Fu was secretly happy in his heart, and took them around like a tour guide, and then led them to the place where everyone in this high-rise building must go, the elevator room. As soon as Qiu Qiong and Lao Xu entered the door, they were immediately stunned, just because this elevator room was completely different from the elevator room they imagined.

- The elevator hall in this high-rise building is nearly 100 meters long; There are thirty elevator openings on each side, each of which is closely connected; Numbers from one to sixty are hung on the top, indicating the number of floors reached by this elevator.

What surprised Qiu Qiong even more was that there were long queues neatly in front of each elevator entrance, and everyone stood up straight and maintained that fake smile. When the elevator opens, the people who come down first walk out in small steps, and when the elevator is empty, the people who want to go up step into the elevator at the same pace, and are very conscious of lining up in the elevator.

"Why don't you just take an elevator...... Why are there so many rules...... Annoying, aren't you stupid people! What's the point of getting these forms of things! Lao Xu said with a displeased face.

Ah Fu smiled bitterly and replied, "Mr. Xu, you may have misunderstood. No one has ever set rules, no one has ever asked for them, and these habits are naturally formed by everyone. ”

Qiu Qiong couldn't help but gasp, and said with a gloomy face: "Although I think it's a good thing to have order, but such order ...... It feels so scary, it's weird and it's a panicking ......."

At this moment, the people around the three of them suddenly turned their heads stiffly, the corners of their mouths were instantly pulled to their chins, and their eyes stared at them like owls.

"Mr. Xu, Miss Xu, quickly put away the water first!" Ah Fu exclaimed in a low voice.

Qiu Qiong and Lao Xu hurriedly put the ones in their hands into their bags, and then lined up in the queue casually, and after a while, those people slowly turned their heads and regained their fake smiles.

Qiu Qiong breathed a sigh of relief and said softly, "These people ...... Still human? ”