The sea, the golden sea, the sea of silence without wind and waves that does not exist in reality.

"Next, Lu Yun." A gentle female voice interrupted Lu Yun's brief dream, pulling his consciousness back to the headquarters of the Aether Corporation, informing him of an interview.

Yes, Ether companies, after the end of the global energy war a hundred years ago, built on the ruins of the world, and the rapid rise of large enterprises, with a new clean energy "Ether" to end the global energy crisis.

He also led the "pioneering" plan to clean up the "post-war anomaly" and re-establish the living area for humans, turning the current human world into a three-tier structure with Ether companies in various places as the core.

In the proximity to the ether company, there are few "post-war anomalies", and there are safe "urban areas" where employees and wealthy people live.

Sandwiched between the outside world and the urban area, "post-war anomalies" often appear, dangerous "suburbs" where people struggle for survival resources.

And all the outermost circles that have not yet been recovered, where it is almost impossible for humans to survive, the paradise of monsters, the "ruins".

People in the city are desperately trying to get into the company, and people in the suburbs are squeezing their heads for a place in the city, and the ruins... You can't tell if it's a person who wants to come in.

Lu Yun's luck is relatively good, he was born in a relatively safe suburb close to the city, and he has not encountered the rumored "post-war anomaly".

Except for his father who didn't know what to do when he was a child and ran crazy to the ruins and disappeared, Lu Yun's 21-year-old life can be described as uneventful.

But Daddy's disappearance wasn't all bad, he at least gave his son a lofty goal that would last a lot of time in his life: to bring Daddy back and press him on the ground to apologize to his mother.

Lu Yun stretched his waist, stood up, waited from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., he fell asleep as he expected, and unexpectedly had another dream of the golden ocean that he had done many times since he was a child.

"Here we are." Following the female employees who were in charge of receiving their nearly 100 interviewers, Lu Yun came to a black door, he swallowed his saliva, I don't know if it was because of the tension caused by the atmosphere, he felt that there was something uncomfortable in it.

"It's okay not to be nervous, it's important for us to be relaxed!" The female employee helped Lu Yun push open the door and said with a comfortable smile.

Lu Yun replied with a thank you, took a deep breath, and then stepped into the door.

The interior decoration is not much different from that of ordinary companies, and there is still a slight fragrance of jasmine wafting in the air, which makes Lu Yun relieve some of the tension in his heart.

"Welcome, Mr. Lu Yun, isn't you?" A soft, slightly magnetic male voice sounded and greeted the comer.

Lu Yun looked in the direction of the source of the voice and found that there were three interviewers sitting in the center of the room, but it seemed that only two of them were waiting for him to take his seat, because one of the sturdy men had fallen asleep with an unknown book on his face on his back.

"Yes, I am Lu Yun." Lu Yun naturally sat on the chair prepared for him.

"Well, then let me introduce you first, I am Qi Jie from the Personnel Department, and the person next to me is Han Yueqiu, who is responsible for recording the content of this interview, from the Archives Department."

The self-proclaimed Qi Jie's voice was very affinity, and Lu Yun even felt that just listening to him made his heart calm down a lot, is this the company's elite?

The bespectacled woman named Han Yueqiu next to him kept her attention on the computer in front of her, and she didn't look up again except for Lu Yun who glanced at him when he first came in.

"As for this one, I make you laugh, he is the seal of the Field Support Department, and he has hardly rested in the past few days, please understand." Qi Jie pointed to the man who was sleeping on the other side, and said to Lu Yun with a smile.

"It's okay, it's okay, I don't mind." It's better to say that Lu Yunzheng is glad that he has less eyes to scrutinize him, not to mention minding, he can't wait to sleep again.

"Thank you for your understanding, so is there anything you want to ask us before I ask you?"

"Huh?" The sudden exchange of questions and answers made Lu Yun a little overwhelmed, but he quickly reacted, "Then, I can ask why the ether company would let me... Or are we going to have an interview? ”

Lu Yun only sent his resume to the Ethereum company as a joke half a year ago, but he never thought that he would receive a reply.

Most of the suburbanites who were able to step into the Aether Corporation were in the form of corpses that had unfortunately died in the "post-war anomaly".

And now, whether it is him or the interviewers waiting outside, most of them are suburban.

Qi Jie chuckled, Lu Yun's question was obviously in his expectation.

"Mr. Lu Yun, please don't be presumptuous, whether it is an urban person or a suburban person, it is of considerable value to the ether company."

Qi Jie said, pointing to Feng Ran, who was asleep on the side.

"This Feng Ran was born in the suburbs, and according to your words, he was born in the southern district."

"Southside?" Lu Yun looked at Feng Ran, who was still dreaming, in surprise.

Although the suburbs are a whole, they are also artificially divided into two areas, the northern area is close to the urban area, and the southern area is bordered by ruins, which is not the same level of danger.

In the southern district, where it is difficult to survive, someone can actually enter the ether company?

"Mr. Lu Yun, do you understand? We value 'qualifications' more than birth, and to tell you the truth, suburbs have more potential than urban areas in this regard. ”

Qi Jie interrupted Lu Yun's deeper thoughts, got up from his seat, and walked in front of him.

"Then close your eyes and I'll test your qualifications."

"Qualifications?" Although he didn't know what Qi Jie meant, Lu Yun still did it.

He felt that Qi Jie seemed to have put something like a piece of paper between his eyebrows, and in the process, Qi Jie's hand also inadvertently touched Lu Yun's forehead.

Suddenly, Lu Yun's tongue was followed by a very complex taste, while there were five flavors, sweet, sour, bitter, spicy and salty, the most prominent was a cool and spicy taste similar to mints.

This is the sequelae of Lu Yun's illness when he was a child, after a high fever that almost killed him, Lu Yun inexplicably gained the ability to "taste" the taste of others, and the dream of the golden ocean also began at that time.

The taste varies depending on the personality of the other person, but it is usually a strong flavor with a slightly vague taste.

In a situation like Qi Jie, where even the most vague taste was close to the strongest taste of ordinary people, Lu Yun had never encountered it.

Moreover, if that cool spicy taste represents Qi Jie's main personality...

That shows that this interviewer, who has a soft voice and a warm temperament, is essentially an extremely indifferent person.

Without waiting for Lu Yun to think about it, a strong urge to open his eyes swept over, and he subconsciously opened his eyes, only to find that he had returned to his home in the suburbs.

"Mom?" Lu Yun shouted tentatively, but no one responded.

Only then did he realize that the home, which had been small and somewhat dilapidated, was now bright and tidy, and the whole environment seemed to be shrouded in a faint golden light like dusk.

This feeling reminded Lu Yun of the sea in his dream.

Just when Lu Yun was confused, he heard a knock at the door, and he was trying to find someone to understand the situation, as if he had grasped a life-saving straw, he quickly opened the door for the visitor.

And after opening the door, Lu Yun felt that the situation was even more wrong, and the person standing at the door was actually Qi Jie with an old-fashioned radio in his hand!

"May I come in?" Qi Jie's expression was not at all as kind as when he was interviewed, but added a lot of coldness, but his eyes and tone were very hazy.

Lu Yun was a little confused, he was a little confused about what the situation was, and decided to let the situation go with the flow first:

"Please... Come in? ”

And when Lu Yun said this, his vision fell into darkness again, and when he opened his eyes again, he found that he was back in the interview room.

And Qi Jie was maintaining the same grim expression as in Lu Yun's "dream", standing in front of him with his eyes closed, pressing the piece of paper stuck on Lu Yun's forehead with his right hand.

"Mr. Qi Jie?" Lu Yun couldn't help but remind.

"Huh?" Qi Jie opened his eyes at this time, and when he found that Lu Yun was looking at him with his eyes open, he was obviously very surprised, "Ah, Mr. Lu Yun, you... Awake? ”

After speaking, Qi Jie skillfully and quickly put the piece of paper back into his pocket, and Lu Yun saw some patterns painted on it, a bit like the kind of "talisman" he had seen in the alleys of the North District.

"Wake up, are you alright?"

"It's okay, please don't worry." Qi Jie's expression changed back to the gentle and intimate way before, "You can go, the interview is over." ”

"The one who can ask me about my 'qualifications'... Is it qualified? ”

Although he never figured out what the situation was, Lu Yun was still very curious about his so-called "qualifications".

"You—" Qi Jie was silent for a moment before speaking again after a few seconds, "Please wait for the notification when you go back, and we will get back to you in two days."

Lu Yun, who failed to receive an affirmative answer, was a little disappointed, but it was also his expectation, and after saying thank you, he pushed the door and left.

"What, isn't this kid from the North District qualified?" Feng Ran, who was sleeping on the side, suddenly spoke, looking up at Qi Jie from the gap in the book on his face.

"Nope." Qi Jie's voice was no longer as gentle as before, with a little tiredness.

"He's so good... Abnormal. ”