Jiangbei had a very strange dream.

Everything was normal at first in the dream, like any ordinary day in his uneventful life. He finished his day's work, went to his usual store to buy some groceries and went home......

...... Until the middle of the night, I suddenly met a neurotic man in a white suit, and I talked to him without saying a word.

The physical kind.

Then he woke up.

When he woke up, Jiangbei was covered in a cold sweat, and his whole body was soaked with sweat. Then he let out a sigh of relief when he realized it was a dream. Anyway, the dream felt so real that for a moment he thought he was going to burp.

Last night, I didn't have time to appreciate the more than 30G learning materials that I just got off the hard drive, not to mention, and I didn't even delete the browsing history.

Jiang Bei, who came back to his senses, fixed his eyes and saw the situation in front of him clearly, and was stunned for a while.

Strange ceiling ......

No, everything from the ceiling to the walls, doors and windows is unfamiliar.

A room full of science fiction, the four walls are covered with silver-white metal. It didn't take him long to realize that he was in a queue, and there were all kinds of people in front and behind the queue, men and women, young and old. The line stretched to a counter in front of it, behind which sat a polite clerk.

There was a sign hanging on it: "The deceased's number." ”

While he was still in a daze, a melodious and gentle female voice had already come from the side: "Hello to the new deceased~"

Jiang Bei was startled, and subconsciously followed the prestige, and soon realized that the sound came from a loudspeaker hanging in the corner of the room.

"Surely many of you are wondering, what's going on?

Please don't panic or be nervous, it's actually quite simple - you're dead. ”

Jiangbei: ???

"Yes, since you have come to the Critical Place, it means that you are dead. People who have died in this world come here. The female voice on the radio was still talking, her voice was gentle and beautiful, "The next part is very important for you and will determine where you go in the future."

Please follow the instructions of the staff to receive the numbered ticket, do not push or crowd. The Critical Institute will be committed to providing you with the best quality and efficient service......"

High-quality and efficient reincarnation service, right?

Jiangbei vaguely seemed to be aware.

No, that's not a dream. That's my memory, what really happened not so long ago.

I'm dead.

The moment he realized this, he suddenly felt a huge sense of emptiness sweeping over him, almost engulfing his entire being.

Judging from the current situation, this may be the place that people have traditionally imagined to resemble the underworld. It's just that the style of painting is very different from the brain supplement in Jiangbei's past.

There is no Ten Palaces of Hades, and there is no black and white impermanence, nor is it as dark and depressing as it is filmed in the TV series. The whole feeling here for Jiangbei is more like a citizen's home.

Maybe the times have changed, and even the underworld is connected to WiFi. Jiangbei Auto Brain made up the scene of Lord Yan comfortably cross-legged in the rotating seat holding his mobile phone and playing games with a group of elementary school students. may even be in the pit when you are in the pit to force your teammates, and you will shout in your voice: "When you are finished, I will immediately cross you off the book of life and death along the network cable".

He felt a little cold, and then quickly realized that his heart, which he had worked so hard for twenty years, seemed to be finally on strike. The blood in the blood vessels also stopped flowing, and every cell in all the organs of the body was dead.

Jiang Bei realized that he had never noticed the heartbeat or the flow of blood in the past twenty years, but now that he thought about it, it was probably because he had become accustomed to it. It's not until now, when you lose all of this, that you realize how uncomfortable it is.

People are always like this, and they have to wait until they lose to realize the preciousness of things. Life itself is a miracle that lasts for decades, but only the moment of passing away will highlight its value.

Jiangbei suddenly felt disheartened for a while. He followed the queue like a machine, and he didn't know how he had received the number plate from the clerk. He didn't even look at it, and casually slipped the sign into one of his pockets.

What's the point? I'm dead.

That huge, cold sense of emptiness reminds me that I am just a walking corpse that has lost its vitality. For a moment, it seemed as if everything didn't matter anymore.

"Please show your numbered bib."

He had come to a door at some point, or rather a gate than a customs gate. Several gates and office windows are placed side by side, and behind each window is a suave clerk.

"Wait a minute, querying your library value." The clerk took the numbered plate and began to crack in front of his computer-like device again.

"Uh...... What is the value? Jiangbei asked.

"Library value, a statistical way of reflecting your current value." The clerk explained, "Decide where you're going to go."

If your library value is rarely higher than 51200, congratulations, you can qualify for the 'Ideal Country'. ”

Jiang Bei was a little stunned when he heard this. He had the impression that the term "ideal state" was a work by the Greek philosopher Plato. But here it sounds more like the mythical concept of heaven.

It's this value of 51200 that makes people feel a little subtle. This made him feel that the painting style of this underworld was a little weird, and even began to wonder if God and his old man would also be his peers, or even a Mediterranean ......

But there are more important questions than this Jiangbei, and he asked anxiously: "That...... What if the library value is not up to par? ”

"Then if your library value is at least 1024 or above, you can also participate in the lottery." The clerk said politely.

Jiangbei: "......"

Jiangbei was depressed. When I was alive, I had to draw numbers to go to school, buy a car, and buy a house...... However, his face is black, and he must hang every time he shakes, and he has never shaken it once in his life.

There is a way that if you die, you will be a hundred, who would have thought that after hanging up, why would you have to be reincarnated?

Jiang Bei suddenly felt that his mentality was a little collapsed.

"What are the odds of winning the lottery?"

"It's not big...... But don't worry, that's none of your business. The clerk smiled, "Just checked your current library value, 899." It looks like you don't have to worry about the lottery anymore. ”

"That'...... What happens if you can't even draw a number? ”

"You will be recast back into the present world and given a chance at your next life." The clerk didn't stop the business in his hand as he spoke, "I've already handled the rebirth business for you."

What are the races you drew this time...... Spotted hyena. ”

Jiangbei: "......"

Jiangbei: (゚⊿゚)ツ

"Wait, what are you talking about!?" Jiangbei is unbelievable.

"Oh, this is it."

The clerk waved his hand casually, and a picture suddenly appeared out of thin air in front of Jiang Bei's eyes. In the picture is a hyena jumping around, with high shoulders, short brown hair, and irregular dark spots all over its body.

"Pretty cute, right?" The clerk smiled and lifted his glasses.

Lovely...... Your sister!

Jiang Bei suppressed the urge to slap him, and a thought immediately appeared in his heart.

No way.

I, Jiang, jumped from here, went down to the eighteenth layer of hell, and my soul was scattered and wiped out, and I would never accept to become this thing!

"Impossible!"

A loud roar startled Jiangbei. Following the prestige, it turned out to be a man running business at the window next door. That guy has a scar on his waist, and he looks like a typical social brother who is not easy to mess with before his death.

"Alligator? Calling labor and management into alligators? Why don't you stay the same!? Brother Society yelled at the clerk behind the window, "Labor and management were not afraid of anyone when they were alive, and they were not afraid of them when they died." If you think you're going to scare me......"

The clerk smiled and crackled on the keyboard in front of him. The next moment, Scarface's body decomposed with a scream of horror. His flesh, tissues, bones, and organs, all over his body seemed to be corroded by strong acids, turning into a stream of data and dissipating into the air.

It's as if it has been directly deleted by some kind of program that controls the laws of heaven and earth.

Jiang Bei, who witnessed this scene, suddenly felt that his hairs stood on end, and his heartbeat, which no longer existed, seemed to be soaring again.

"Sir?" The voice of the clerk in front of him brought Jiang Bei back to his senses. But at this time, seeing the professional standard smile of these guys only made him feel like his hairs stood on end.

"Ah...... yes, it's cute, haha. "Jiangbei from the heart.

There is a saying that a good man does not suffer immediate losses, and good ghosts do not suffer immediate losses. Reasoning here cannot be called cowardice, but tactical detours.

"But it doesn't feel like it's right for me, can you change it?" Jiangbei asked.

"Hello, no." The clerk smiled, "Now please move to the current delivery center and continue to handle the follow-up business." ”

"Be generous, brother, no matter how you say hyenas, it's really ......"

Jiangbei once thought that maybe he should stuff this benevolent brother with a pack of cigarettes or something, but soon realized that he didn't have anything now. The only thing that can be sold is the flesh, and it is still dead, and eighty percent will be disliked.

When a man dies, he has nothing.

"I'm sorry sir, but rules are rules. Now, please move on to the live drop center. If you continue to obstruct the business, then I will have to carry out the deletion procedure in accordance with the regulations. ”

As he spoke, he had already typed on the keyboard a few times.

Jiang Bei thought of the tragic situation of the social brother who was "deleted" just now, and hurriedly raised his hands: "Okay, buddy, I'm just asking, don't be nervous." ”

These people control life, death, and reincarnation, and can wipe out a soul with the touch of a finger. What they say, that's what it is. Certain, irretrievable.

Jiangbei felt that even when he was alive, his steps had never been as heavy as now, and every step was like carrying the weight of a thousand catties, and he was struggling to walk towards the other side of his fate.

A spotted hyena.

Although he also shouted a slogan similar to "It's better to be a pig than to be a pig, and it's better to die than a scissor dog" when he was a young second, but after all, it's just a mouthful. Who would really want to be a dog?

Looking back now, I suddenly feel that this life is quite worthless. In elementary school, childhood was sacrificed in order to get into a better middle school, and in middle school, it was up early and late in order to be admitted to a better university. After a few years of hard work in college, he entered the factory and became a code farmer......

Looking back, it seems that this life has been lived for the future. Always thinking that the hardships he is suffering now are investing in the future, but suddenly he has no future.

In fact, he still has so many things he wants to do that he hasn't done, so many things he wants to eat that he hasn't eaten. There are hundreds of discounted games lying in the inventory, and there are dozens of movies that you want to watch that you never have time to enjoy......

But it's too late to say anything.

Rumble.

Jiangbei stumbled and almost fell headlong. I don't know if it's an illusion, but he felt as if the whole space shook for a moment.

Thundered......

Second time. This time he was convinced that it was not a delusion, and that it was more violent than the one he had just been. Jiang Bei sat down on the ground and felt the entire floor tremble under him. The unknown source of light in the large room also seemed to be affected, and the whole room flickered.

What's the fat four?

Jiang Bei turned his head in confusion and found that the entire critical place seemed to be suddenly in chaos. The clerks who were all light-hearted and businesslike before are now like crazy, shouting one by one at the top of their lungs.

"The 'Sea of Time' has been breached!"

'No way!' The Sea of Time is a realm where neither time, space, nor life has meaning, and nothing can ......"

"It's the 'Beyonder'!" Someone shouted hysterically, "Call the director!" Notify the Director ......"

"It's too late, she's already here......"

Rumble!

All the lights went out, and the Critical House shook again. This made Jiangbei feel like he was in a birdcage being played with by a cat's paws.

So far, the impression of this threshold on him is roughly similar to that of the underworld. So who or what could make the civil servants of the prefecture panic like this? Sun Monkey?

There was another shock, this time a door was forced open. No, there wasn't even a door in this space at all. Those who fall to the Critical Residence are all dead, and the dead should die obediently, so this space has no entrance to the present world from the beginning.

But now, the entrance has appeared. It was as if a door had been carved out of thin air in the void, and then it had been blasted open from the outside with unimaginable brute force.

Jiangbei felt a beam of light coming in, passing through the crowd, as if lightning had broken through the dark clouds and shone straight on him.

In fact, a second ago, Jiangbei felt that he had accepted the reality that he was about to become an African hyena. A web of despair engulfed him with great sadness and frustration, as well as an unprecedented attachment to the life that had once made him tedious.

Now, a second later, the angel appeared.

She broke down the door and went straight to hell, and the blurry afterimage seemed to rush in with the light. Jiangbei felt that his arm was grabbed, and the whole person was pulled off the ground.

For a moment, he suddenly felt that he was lucky to be dead, otherwise the air in his lungs would have been squeezed dry.

He heard an exclamation from a clerk nearby, as if he had seen someone running towards him. But they obviously couldn't catch up, because the angel dragging Jiangbei flew too fast, maybe faster than the light.

Jiang Bei watched as the people around him, along with the room, quickly shrank in his field of vision, until he flew out of the critical place, as if he had plunged headlong into an ocean.

The salty and wet liquid like sea water poured into his mouth and nose unexpectedly, and Jiang Bei took a big sip before he could react. He had blinked through the water at a speed like light, shattering a glass curtain wall with a "clang". The debris rained down around him, and the seven colors of light refracted intertwined into a rainbow curtain.

Then he was greeted by a kaleidoscope, countless layers of mirrors intertwined to form a complex space, tormenting his eyeballs. The speed of light passed through again, followed by pitch black, as if the abyss of all the sins in the world, there was no light and no temperature, only an eternal fall in endless despair, like Lucifer's nine days and nine nights......

Everything seems to be just a snap of a finger, and it seems to be as long as eternity.

Finally, Jiang Bei screamed and opened his eyes on the bed in his apartment bedroom.

Then he froze.

He felt fragrant and soft.

From the girl who was riding on herself.

Apricot eyes and peach cheeks, snow-white like a dream, and hip-length blonde hair, are looking at Jiangbei curiously.

Before Jiangbei's brain had time to figure out what path it was, she spoke.

She clutched her stomach, tilted her head and said, "I'm hungry, I want to eat." ”