Urban Sims

clean.

This was the first impression in Zhou Ming's mind.

The streets, overpasses, houses, and roads in front of us are all extremely clean and spotless. Under the same pure sunlight, they are like crystals of various colors, and their smooth surfaces reflect a gleaming luster.

The second is quiet.

There is almost no noise on the side of the road, including the roar of car engines, horns, and music from shops. Most of the pedestrians passing by are polite and rarely talk to each other. They try not to make loud noises when walking.

There are also extremely fresh air with a scent of plants, tall and majestic buildings, garden-like green belts, large lawns that are neater than football fields, and high technology that looks like science fiction movies everywhere.

Yes, the technology of this world may be a century ahead of the earth in terms of transportation.

Maglev tracks are everywhere, and there are maglev trains on viaducts. They are composed of several trains and can carry hundreds of passengers. They can fly around the city and reach most of the places they want to go in the city, or go to other cities.

There are also magnetic tracks for maglev vehicles on the middle and lower floors, and it is a wide two-way six-lane road. Elevated roads are set up at intersections, and there are almost no traffic lights.

There is also a pedestrian suspension road exclusively for pedestrians. This suspension road is only more than one meter wide, and a skateboard-style personal transportation vehicle can be suspended on it. It is called a "hoverboard" and can fly at a speed of 30 kilometers per hour. Above, there is also a kind of hoverboard vehicle with ancient bicycle pedals, which can generate electricity through the pedals and perform suspended flight. This kind of "suspended bicycle" is not only energy-saving and environmentally friendly, but also exercises, and can be rented at a low price. , very popular among middle-aged and elderly people.

There are also advertisements displayed in the sky using three-dimensional projection technology among high-rise buildings, "smart communicators" worn by many pedestrians on their wrists that can project images, AR glasses worn on their eyes, etc... all told Zhou Ming , the magical technology of this world has brought infinite convenience to people's daily life.

In addition, in this city called "Yaoxing City", the proportion of robot applications is quite high. There are a large number of solar-powered sweeping robots on the road; there are robot shopping guides in the stores to help with sales; and there are also powerful policemen who maintain law and order. robot partners; as for the fully automated factories that Zhou Ming did not see, under the work of various robots, the number of workers needed may only be a few people.

Watching while walking, he wandered around the city like a bumpkin for a long time. Zhou Ming felt hungry, so he found a place to eat to fill his stomach.

"Drip~"

I swiped my electronic consumption card and bought a bowl of hot udon noodles at a noodle shop for 10 credit points. The portion was large and had some chopped green onions floating on it. It tasted quite good. I couldn’t tell the difference at all. It's made by a smart kitchen robot.

In the afternoon, I took the maglev train around the city a few times to enjoy the scenery of the entire city. However, when I left the station, I actually spent 36 credits. This made Zhou, who originally thought he would only spend a few credits, Ming was surprised. He didn't expect that these maglev trains were so smart. They could calculate the distance traveled by each passenger and then charge according to the distance. You didn't just get in and sit wherever you wanted.

So Zhou Ming saved a little bit for dinner, spending 6 credits to buy a bag of bread at the store, and then spent 2 credits to buy a bottle of mineral water, and was half full.

At the end of the day, Zhou Ming was tired from shopping. He wanted to find a hotel to rest and take a hot bath. However, after searching for most of the night, he found a cheap hotel with a single room for 50 credits a night. After walking into the single room, Zhou Ming He was surprised. The three-square-meter room was smaller than a cell, and it didn't even have a bed. He just lay on the smooth floor and covered himself with a blanket. If it weren't for free hot water bathing, he would rather sleep on the street. Don't sleep in this kind of place.

When I got up the next day, I remembered the credit points on my electronic consumption card. I had spent less than 400 points in one day. The remaining money could only last for a few days at most. Zhou Ming's interest in playing games had faded. He wanted to find a job first and settle down. Come down, or you will run out of ammunition and food, and eating will become a problem.

However, after a whole day, in this medium-sized city with a population of one million, Zhou Ming was shocked to find that no matter where he was, he couldn't even see a "recruitment notice" or a job advertisement.

So he went into some stores with a cheeky face, found the store manager or manager, and asked them if there was a shortage of people in the store. He wanted to find a job, and the salary was not very demanding.

"Sorry, there is no shortage of people in our store."

"Sorry sir, our store is not hiring."

"We are not hiring, not all positions."

"Boy, you just came up from the lower area, you don't know much about the rules here, how about it, if you want to find a job, I can help you, but there is one condition." A smart glasses repair shop The boss's eyes lit up when he saw Zhou Ming, and said in a charming tone.

"What condition?" Zhou Ming frowned slightly, and asked with his ear.

"Give me the money on your body, and I promise to help you find a job, and it will be a job with easy work and good pay." The owner of the repair shop said, staring at Zhou Ming's jacket pocket, with a trace of Greedy light.

"Really?" Zhou Ming asked with a slight smile.

"Really, really." He nodded, and his words became a little urgent.

"That……"

Zhou Ming made a gesture to open the zipper and was about to take out the money. Just when the repair shop owner's eyes became extremely hot and he reached out to take it, he suddenly picked up the cup of tea on the table and walked out. He said to him from the back of his head: " Let’s leave this job to others, thank you for the tea.”

"Asshole, you dare to play tricks on me!"

The owner of the repair shop let out an angry roar. Seeing that Zhou Ming had already walked away, he could only curse at his back: "Dirty lower-class rat, you can't find any job. In a few days, you will be gone." It’s your dirty sewer!”

Zhou Ming paused, thought for a while, and then continued moving forward.

Things went as expected by the owner of the repair shop. In the next three days, Zhou Ming still gained nothing and spent less than 200 of his credit points.

In order to save money, he went to the cheapest restaurant for poor people and bought a compressed nutritional meal with 5 credits (the taste was exactly the same as the compressed nutritional meal he had eaten in the underground mining area for 18 years); when he was in a hurry, he would just find a place anywhere. To urinate and defecate (it costs 1 credit to go to a public restroom); I don’t sleep in a hotel at night, so I spend the night lying on a bench in the park. When it rains, I squat under the eaves of the building for a while.

On the fifth day, Zhou Ming, who had visited thousands of stores through various methods, completely lost confidence in finding a job. Moreover, seeing how urgently he was looking for a job, more and more "enthusiastic people" started to actively or semi-actively search for a job. , expressed his intention to help him and recommended a job to him.

Of course, the prerequisite is that the money in his pocket must be given to him (her) as an introduction fee.

Zhou Ming declined all these "good intentions" and gradually gave up the idea of ​​finding a job. He began to think about what he should do to survive after all the credits were spent.

"Little guy, how have you been looking for a job recently? In the past two days, everyone in the city has been talking about you, saying that you are a stinky rat and you haven't even handed over the money yet, so get out of here... So, it's up to me. The fat boss takes action and becomes the hero of this city."

That night, a rare obese man wearing a large metal chain around his neck, holding a baseball bat, and several young men with colorfully dyed hair came to Zhou Ming who was sleeping on a bench in the park and said this After the sound, Zhou Ming opened his eyes, immediately sat up from the chair, rubbed his fists and said to them: "Why are you here now? In a city with a population of one million, you are the only ones with a few bastards? Does the public security have to be so good? "

The fat boss was stunned for a moment, and then became furious: "Brothers, kill him! A low-level stinky rat dares to show off in front of my fat boss? You will die!"

"Ah!" "Ah!"

"oops!"

"Spare your life, spare your life!"

"Don't fight, don't fight, please don't fight!"

Ten minutes later, seven or eight people, including Fat Boss, were lying on the ground, screaming in agony. The Fat Boss headed by him was the worst, with one of his hands broken off, his face also bruised and swollen, and he was beaten into a pig's head. , Begging for mercy again and again.

When he was done venting, he grabbed the fat boss by his hair and dragged him to a bench. He passed the two big-mouthed melons first, slapped out two bloody teeth, and then asked him some questions.

Two hours later, after asking the answers to most of the questions, Zhou Ming asked Fat Boss and the others to transfer all their credit points to his electronic consumption card (fingerprint matching is required to use the electronic consumption card, so just grab it and use it) No), a total of more than 8,000 credits, and then asked a green-haired guy with a similar size to him to take off his clothes and put on his mouse suit (the blue clothes provided by the hospital, the citizens of this city, who called him behind his back) (called a "mouse suit", which is also a sign of people coming into the lower area) changed out and put on this set of clothes that were full of holes and looked sleazy.

Early the next morning, he spent 200 credits to take a hover taxi and reported a location. Zhou Ming finally found a place to find a job in the lobby of the 99th floor of a 119-story building in the city center. .

Or, should I say, a place to work that can be “purchased.”

In this place called the "Career Exchange", transaction information about any job position can be seen on the information panel in the center of the hall.

On the information panel, Zhou Ming saw this information:

Position: Manager of Tianyang Road Cake Shop, Price: 30 gold, Years: 20 years, Status: Sold, Is there any price increase: None

Position: Salesperson of Xingkong Communicator on Zhongxin Road, Price: 5 coins, Years: 20 years, Status: Sold, Whether there is a price increase: No

Position: Baker of Delicious Bakery on Hongfeng Road, selling price: 3 money/250,000 credits, age: 40 years, status: sold, whether there is a price increase: no

Position: Public Security Police Officer in the 9th District of Yaoxing City, Price: 45 coins, Years: 30 years, Status: Sold, Whether there is a price increase: Yes

Position: Worker of Dalin Agricultural Company in Baowan Town, selling price: 1 money/70000 credits, lifespan: 20 years, status: unsold, whether there is a price increase: no

Position: Product Tester of Pegasus Hoverboard Factory, Price: 3 money/300,000 credits, Year: 30 years, Status: Unsold, Whether there is a markup: No

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Position: Mayor of Yaoxing City, selling price: 8800 money, period: 10 years, status: sold, whether there is a price increase: no

Position: Police Chief of Yaoxing City, Price: 2750 money, Years: 15 years, Status: Sold, Whether there is a price increase: Yes

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