Eyes stayed on the blue font, Meng Ke clicked on the related event of "Shangyu Vocational Qualification Examination Registration", and the progress table shows that the current available amount is 27,000 yuan, which is the savings that Meng Ke Province has saved for more than a year, and it is still 73% away from saving enough for the registration fee of 100,000 yuan. The huge funding gap and the only 69 days left formed a strong contrast, and the sense of powerlessness about the future instantly stunned Munch.

The currency in circulation in the upper region is called the domain yuan, and the initial denomination is 1 domain yuan, 5 domain yuan, 10 domain yuan, 50 domain yuan and 100 domain yuan, and later due to inflation, the face value of 500 domain yuan has been increased. In the previous year, the median disposable income of residents in the upper region was 50,000 yuan. In other words, the vast majority of people need to go without food or drink for two years to save enough for the registration fee for the vocational qualification examination. Although the city of Totscany ranks high in terms of income, for ordinary people like Munch, the registration fee of 100,000 yuan is still sky-high.

The birth of the Shangyu Vocational Qualification Examination has an important relationship with the "Career Succession Policy". The limitation of the number of parasitic towers caused by the mutation of materials in the transition domain seriously affects the upper limit of the yield of native grains, which in turn triggers the widespread survival anxiety in the upper region. The sense of class protection emanating from those in power is gradually rushing to the top. Although a series of positive laws such as the Convention on the Protection of Parasitic Towers in the Upper Regions were promulgated, it also directly gave birth to the Occupational Inheritance Act for the Smooth Transition of Cities in the Upper Regions, referred to as the "Occupational Inheritance Law".

The Occupational Inheritance Law stipulates that except for occupations that sell physical strength in exchange for livelihood security (such as manual handling, waste parts cleaning, cleaning and packaging of toxic and harmful raw materials, etc.) and personal business practices, the rest of the occupations that mainly sell mental power such as technical support, management investigation, art and literature, education and scientific research, etc., shall implement the inheritance system, so as to reduce the instability caused by the sudden change period in the transitional domain. Professional inheritance can only be obtained by immediate family members who are related by blood. The inherited profession cannot be promoted in rank, but it can be downwardly compatible according to the inheritor's ability and behavior.

When this law was first promulgated, it was strongly supported by the upper classes, and naturally met with resistance from the majority of the middle and lower classes. In order to alleviate the class contradictions, after a few days of argumentation, a supplementary regulation of the "Shangyu Vocational Qualification Examination" was promulgated. It is stipulated that every two years, 30 categories and 200 sub-categories of vocational qualification examinations will be held in the whole region, and applicants can choose their occupation at will without being constrained by the "Occupational Inheritance Law", pay the corresponding registration fee, and if they successfully pass the examination, they can obtain the right to hold in the profession. This move has calmed down social grievances to a certain extent, and at the same time, the high registration fee has also become an important source of financial revenue for the upper region.

Munch's status as a biomechanic is not officially recognized, which is also the reason. Munch's custody belonged to Ovid, who could choose between working in Ovid's Volcanic Rock Library or doing manual labor under the Occupational Succession Act. The Vocational Qualification Examination was the only way for Munch to change his identity. Biomechanics not only have a high income in the upper domain, but also enjoy a high social status.

The transformation of the body of the whole people is an inevitable trend of future development, and the importance of biomechanics is self-evident. At present, it seems that in order to make up the registration fee in a short period of time, the "accept the mission invitation" displayed in red font is one of the few ways for Munch. And behind the bright red font, there is a huge black industry in the city of Tozcan, illegal body modification.

The research boom on body modification began 10 years ago, when the "New Life" series had not yet been launched on the market, and the "Injected Energy Liquid Human Body Modification" was only in the theoretical preparation stage. On April 30, 2065, Arif Feng published "The Universal Value of Implantable Mechanical Bionic Human Body Functional Units" at the Shangyu Scientific Research Summit, marking the transition of implanted organisms from theory to practice.

Five years ago, a much-anticipated soccer match was being played at the Loderby Sports Complex in Totscany City, where the Totscan City Towers took on the Avalon City Leaders. During the game, Tasmans striker Haus Harvey took a 2-1 lead with a precise long-range shot from 30 yards out to give the home side a 2-1 lead. The atmosphere was ignited, and the shouts and cheers resounded in the sky. At this moment, explosions occurred in many places in the audience, and more than a dozen bandits wearing face masks, relying on weapons implanted in their bodies and self-detonation procedures, indiscriminately attacked unarmed spectators, and then blew themselves up.

In total, more than 400 spectators were killed and thousands were injured in the attack. After the incident, it caused a huge panic in the society. After investigation, a total of 12 rebels entered the sports center from the four main entrances in the southeast, northwest and north, and successfully passed through the security area under the cover of biological implants, and then waited for the opportunity to launch a terrorist attack. It is not known who the mastermind of the event was and what his true purpose was.

As soon as the news was announced, it triggered a new round of confidence crisis. Anyone can be the carrier and initiator of a terrorist attack, and during that time, everyone was at risk. On the one hand, the Sámi government urgently enacted various laws, and on the other hand, it vigorously publicized the heroic deeds of the incident and diverted the attention of the population. Donnie Young, a police officer who was on vacation at the time, was established as a city hero because he desperately saved 5 spectators. Soon, the "Act on Strictly Prohibiting Individuals and Organizations from Privately Engaging in Body Modification" was officially promulgated, and all materials, sites, and personnel related to body implantation were strictly controlled.

"When the profit reaches 100%, they dare to trample on all the laws of the world; When the profit reaches 300%, there is no fear to even go to the gallows! Although it is a serious violation of the law to modify the body without permission, the high remuneration still makes many people flock to it, and Munch is no exception, which has become an important source of income for him.

In order to evade government supervision, illegal organisms have developed a complete industrial chain and organizational system. Through a crypto-dark web called "Devil's Whispering", contact buyers and sellers. After the buyer pays the deposit, the demand and bounty can be posted on the dark web, and the competent biomodifier joins anonymously, and the buyer can view the details of each modifier through the comprehensive scoring system of "Devil's Whisper", and finally decide who to hire. The scoring items are divided into five categories: material use, body integration, weapons and equipment, transformation and innovation, and production efficiency, each of which is judged from 1 point to 5 points from low to high, and finally summarized according to different weights.

Five days ago, August 21.

Munch stays alone in his room, logging into the "Devil's Whisper" to find new opportunities to work together. In order to guarantee the absolute security of both parties to the transaction, the dark web generates an untraceable dynamic address every time you log in. The cautious Munch also has a small habit of changing a virtual avatar and nickname every time he logs in, hiding his identity as much as possible. Munch clicked on the opening image selection bar, browsed around, and finally stopped at the icon of a monkey. "This thing is kind of similar to the monkey in last night's dream." Munch muttered carefully in his heart, changed his nickname to "bloodthirsty monkey", and logged on to the homepage of the dark web.

A few minutes later, the jumping avatar indicates that Munch has received an invitation to make, which is a processed voice message that reads as follows:

Lucky biomechanics who have received the invitation. If you accept the invitation, you will be part of a project that will change the world forever. My request is very simple, according to the operating data and physiological parameters of my heart, I can make a mechanical heart that can beat autonomously. You have 5 days to consider whether or not to accept the invitation. The rewards you get will not be measured in money. We look forward to hearing from you.

Once the content is conveyed, the information disappears automatically. Then a pop-up window of "Accept the invitation" will appear in front of Munch's screen. "Can't be measured in money? Isn't this another way of saying prostitution? Munch glanced at the other's avatar, which was a wild boar with a mane. It is estimated that the other party is a big man who picks his feet. Instantly, I felt that the voice content just now was full of greasy taste, and after calming down and thinking about it, a lot of doubts also surged in my heart.

First, this invitation does not indicate the specific reward, and it uses the traditional voice mode, which is rare in "Devil's Whispering", you know, the higher the reward, the more choices, and the hidden reward must be boring. Second, as we all know, the difficulty of making a mechanical heart is at the highest level, but the audio content is an understatement. Not only that, but you also need to match your own physiological data, and the real purpose behind it is hard to fathom. Third, the consideration time is 5 days, which is also not in line with the general law, the dark web pays attention to confidentiality and timeliness, the longer the time, the higher the risk of exposure, it is impossible for the other party not to know, deliberately set it up like this, in order to wait for a specific person? Or a specific point in time?

Although doubts filled his brain, Munch did not choose to refuse, but set a five-day countdown on his workbench. He wanted to see how the task would change over time. For him, who is preparing for the registration fee for the vocational qualification examination, he does not want to miss any opportunity to make money.

……

Just as Munch looked at the red font that said "Accept the mission invitation" and was distracted, Bobo prompted him, "I received a new voice message, do you want to play it?" Munch nodded. The gruff voice that had been processed rang out again in Munch's room.

"Bloodthirsty Mr. Monkey, there are less than two hours left until the invitation ends. Once again, I sincerely invite you to accept the mission, and I will be of great help to you if you encounter any problems during the process. I believe that with your overall rating of 4.9 in "Devil's Whisper", it will not be difficult to complete the task. ”

Munch motioned for Bobo to track the sound message, but Bobo tried twice, both of which failed. "Don't try to track my location and investigate my identity, that's not your work ethic and beyond your capabilities. Also, I can give you some tips on the "can't be measured in money" returns. ”

The voice paused for a few seconds, and then said word by word: "TS-010628 is a secret file number of the City Security Bureau, and there are only a handful of people in the city who have access to it, but, I can." I'm sure you'll be interested in what it says. With that, the voice stopped abruptly. The familiar combination of characters, like a sharp sword, inserted into Munch's cranial nerves, leaving him speechless in shock.

At the same time, the voice and image of the visitor outside the door came from the identification system, and the man shouted at the camera: "Police case!" Please open the door! ”