Urban Sims

South of the city.

In a remote and narrow alley.

"One-fifth of the moon is finally found..."

After seeing the pale white crescent mark on the stone wall, Zhou Ming nodded. His subordinates did not forget his instructions just because they came to the upper area.

I had an extra pen in my hand and added two strokes to the crescent mark, turning it into a full moon.

…

Three days later.

A man wearing a cloak, bell-shaped sleeves, cropped trousers, and makeup on his face looked like a clown. After walking into a community, he looked around cautiously. After confirming that he was not being followed, he entered a building. in the house.

There was a squeak.

The door opened.

The man entered the room. After Zhou Ming locked the door, he turned to look at the clown man and said after two seconds: "Are you Tianlong?"

Ye Tianlong, one of the five subordinates he sent to the upper-level area, has a calm personality, is decisive in dealing with things, has a lot of plans in his mind, and can act independently. He is one of his most effective subordinates.

Moreover, he was loyal and always carried out the tasks assigned to him without compromise, so after seeing the mark change, he immediately used the previously agreed method to find himself.

The clown man nodded, his eyes flickered, and he said with great excitement: "Boss, you are finally here. My brothers and I have been looking forward to this day."

It has been ten years since he was the first to enter the upper-class area, but he has never forgotten his mission.

Zhou Ming poured a cup of tea and handed it to him. Ye Tianlong took it flattered. Zhou Ming asked him to sit down and said kindly: "Sit down and chat. Sit down and chat. Don't be too restrained. Just talk to me like a friend." Let’s talk about your situation over the years.”

Ye Tianlong sat down and narrated the life he had lived in the upper class area for the past ten years.

100,000 yuan, after deducting medical expenses, the remaining 90,000 yuan, if you save some money, even if you don't have a job, you can live a carefree life in the upper class area for 20 or 30 years. There is no problem at all, even if the prices here are high .

However, the various games and gambling that filled the upper-class area were indeed too easy to get addicted to. Zhou Ming didn’t know if Ye Tianlong had become like the locals, thinking about using small things to make big gains overnight. Get rich suddenly.

"I occasionally gamble, but not much, and I have a stable job with a pretty good income."

"What kind of job and how is the salary?"

"I have good driving skills. I work as a driver for a nobleman and earn 300 money a month."

not bad.

Zhou Ming thought to himself, compare it with nurse Lanna. She has worked at Angel Hospital for sixty years and her salary is only 350.

In addition, Zhou Ming also learned that, perhaps due to the shortage of labor, it is not difficult to find a job in the upper-class areas, and there is no need to spend money to buy it. For example, many noble castles and estates have to recruit maids, male attendants, gardeners, housekeepers, bodyguards and Drivers, as well as some hospitals, game companies, TV stations and other institutions in the game city, also have many employees.

Another reason why jobs are easy to find is that the consumer class in upper-class areas far exceeds the production class.

It can even be said that the entire upper-class area is a world of pure consumption.

Vegetables, grains, meat... nearly 100% are imported from Area 52 or other areas.

Daily necessities, home appliances, industrial products...most of them are also imported from Area 52 or other areas.

As for production... it is supported by 52 districts. More than 80% of the money on the entire planet is concentrated in this upper district. Without consumption and completing the cycle of production-consumption-production, everything will be production. ——Production——If it were production, money would only flow in one direction, and this utopian world would have collapsed long ago.

So don’t scold the rich for their extravagance and waste. They don’t consume, and all the money is kept in their hands. The poor have jobs.

"Where are the others? How are everyone else doing now?"

Zhou Ming asked about the situation of other men. He sent a total of five people up, four men and one woman. In addition to Ye Tianlong, there were four others.

"They're all fine."

"Jin Biao works as a maintenance technician in an aircraft repair company. His salary is higher than mine. He also obtained a pilot's license last year and can fly a plane."

"Babor went to a gaming company and worked as a security guard. He traveled frequently and was not in the upper area most of the time. He would come back about once every two weeks."

"Chen Chao has changed. She has become vain and greedy for enjoyment. She married a rich man last year and told us not to disturb her new life... She is no longer the same Chen Chao as before."

After hearing this, Zhou Ming was silent for a while, thinking of the smart, capable, bold and careful female subordinate... he shook his head: "Everyone has their own ambitions, and you can't force it."

"Boss, you gave her 100,000 yuan, and this is how she repays you? You can never let her go like this!"

Ye Tianlong gritted his teeth and said.

"She saved my life, she should get her reward... Okay, don't talk about her. Where is Hao Fei? How is Hao Fei's situation? Why didn't you talk about him?"

Hao Fei, like Ye Tianlong, is one of Zhou Ming's two most valued subordinates. He even thinks that Hao Fei has greater potential than Ye Tianlong because this kid is very smart and is the most intelligent among all the people Zhou Ming has ever met. He is the smartest one, with strong learning ability, flexibility, good at using his brain, and can always come up with all kinds of wonderful ideas.

But this boy's weaknesses are also very obvious, that is, he is not very calm, and can even be said to be a bit out of touch. He is arrogant and very conceited (a common problem among many smart people), so he is not very popular.

"Hao Fei...he was taken away by the Clearers. If there were no accidents, he should be dead." Ye Tianlong said solemnly.

What?

Zhou Ming was taken aback and asked what was going on.

Ye Tianlong narrated that it turned out that after entering the upper level, Hao Fei was deeply attracted by various "games". Being self-reliant on his intelligence, he immediately began to study the rules, analyze the characteristics, make decisive bets, and prepare to make big profits. One stroke.

Not to mention, in terms of gambling, Hao Fei does have a certain talent. From the first ten shots and ten losses, he later successfully grasped some rules and achieved ten winning ones, ten winning two shots, and finally ten winning shots. With an astonishing success rate of three, in just half a year, Hao Fei's wealth increased from less than one hundred thousand to one million.

With a net worth of 1 million, you can go to the gaming bureau, apply for a gaming card, and register as a "gamer". Then you can go to the "gaming world" in the game city and interact with those who have millions, tens of millions, and more. Billionaires sit at the same card table, play games with bigger chips, and win more wealth.

Hao Fei, who has exceeded the threshold of 1 million, has had enough of playing betting games with odds of only 1:5, 1:10, and 1:20. The money comes in too slowly! Immediately go to the gaming bureau to register as a "gamer", go to the "gaming world", and play with the wealthy bosses.

In one month, Hao Fei's net worth increased from 1 million to 10 million.

At this time, Ye Tianlong persuaded Hao Fei several times, urging him to stop in time! Ten million dollars is enough for him to live happily for several lifetimes! If he continues to gamble, he will be really in danger!

However, Hao Fei, who had grown to the point where he thought he was invincible in gambling skills, successfully fell into the trap set by his opponent. In a zero-sum game, he lost to his opponent and was eliminated by the Cleaner.

"Zero-sum game?"

What is this?

"A zero-sum game is a card game where all the money and assets of both parties are exchanged for chips, and then a gamble is played until the winner is determined. The winner will take away all the chips on the table; The loser will lose everything and go directly to zero...so it is called a zero-sum game."

"Return to zero directly, and be taken away by the clearer... Hao Fei dares to participate in this kind of game? Why doesn't he bet smaller and stop in moderation? It's better than losing everything, right?" Zhou Ming asked confused.

"The problem is that the rule of a zero-sum game is: within a limited time, all the winning chips win. If the time is exceeded, the person with a winning chance wins...The probability of a tie is almost zero."

"It's not that Hao Fei dared to participate in such a dangerous game, it was because he had to participate! Because the "Game Law" stipulates that any player with assets exceeding 10 million does not have the right to refuse his opponent's zero-sum game. Refusal is tantamount to Admit defeat and go back to zero... So I say, Hao Fei fell into that guy's trap and was directly killed by him."

After hearing this, Zhou Ming finally understood what the so-called zero-sum game was.

Zero: One side loses everything.

And: one side gets everything.

Hao Fei, who considers himself smart, really underestimated the gamers in the upper-level area. He always thought that he could win easily and surely. However, he didn't know that his opponents deliberately let his assets go to 10 million yuan. The request for a zero-sum game plunged him into the abyss in one fell swoop, where he would never be able to recover.

Cleverness is misled by cleverness.

Therefore, Zhou Ming's heart was ringing with alarm. Although there seemed to be many funny fools in the upper-level area, it was by no means as simple as imagined!

It may even be ten or a hundred times more dangerous than Area 52!

Especially for things like gambling, it doesn't matter if you don't touch it. Once you touch it, it will be very difficult to escape, and it is even very likely that you will fall into a place of eternal destruction.

After getting a lot of valuable information from Ye Tianlong, Zhou Ming asked him to go back and continue his class. During this period, if there was nothing else, Zhou Ming would not come to him again, and he would not have to come to him. , just leave a contact information.

In addition, you must pay attention to hiding your identity and be careful and careful, because since entering the upper area, Zhou Ming has always had a bad feeling, as if something has been watching him secretly... So it is best for the two of them to stay together in the future. Don't meet each other. After he buys a communicator, you can contact him through encrypted text messages.

"Also, don't tell Jin Biao and Babol about my arrival for the time being...Chen Chao will leave her alone. When the time is right, I will summon you all over."

"Well, I know boss."

Ye Tianlong nodded, left his communication number, and left this ordinary community in the south of the city.