Interactive Fiction: The Right Choice After Unemployment

Chapter 70

Option 50 is 5%, option 40 is 5%, option [-] is [-]%, and option [-] is [-]%.

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【Option [-]】

[Professional proficiency speed *10]

Specific performance: Can master professional skills at a speed 10 times the average human level.

……

It can be used in reality... It seems that mastering professional skills is what more people expect.

Zheng Zhuo reached out and tapped the green bullet box, and selected [professional mastery speed * 10].There was a flash of light at his fingertips, and then all the bullet frames were closed.

Zheng Zhuo turned left and right to confirm his body.However, nothing special was seen.

"I wish they had a hint or something."

Just like the last time he got [Spiritual Resistance: Madness Invalid], this time, when Zheng Zhuo got [Professional Mastery Speed*10], he didn't feel any changes in himself.

So he looked forward again.

This time, Zheng Zhuo really stopped in the [pure white space].The last time he entered and exited the [Subconscious World], he only slipped through here.

The young woman in half-sleeves and jeans frowned as she tapped the keyboard hard behind the old-fashioned computer, making a series of dense crackling sounds.

And behind her, stood many translucent, green egg cases.Inside each egg case is a person.Zheng Zhuo saw Chu Huairen and Zhuang Yusheng: their eyes were closed, but they seemed to be in good condition and would wake up at any moment.And the people behind them in other egg cases are not as complete as the two: some are a group of human-shaped light, some are a group of phantoms, and some have only the upper body.

"You came."

The young woman tapped on the computer and said.

She spoke in a very calm tone every time, causing Zheng Zhuo to fall into slight confusion every time - he just escaped from the life-and-death race with the blue dragon.His heart seemed to be under pressure, and began to slow down at intervals of big beats.It felt like being thrown into icy water during the dog days.

"Those egg cases... more than I've seen before."

Zheng Zhuo approached step by step and spoke.

"You know what? Sitting at a desk and waiting for someone else to finish their work is actually kind of boring."

The young woman raised her eyebrows.

"The entrance passage has been closed, and the only access privilege is now connected to you. I have nothing to do. During the time you rested and set off, I tried to catch some consciousness that was still floating on the surface."

"Are they okay?" Zheng Zhuo looked up at those "people" who didn't look like humans.

"It's hard to say, I think it's good if one out of ten survives." The young woman also followed Zheng Zhuo's gaze and raised her head, "However, the two states you brought back are very good. Recover , and you can send it out.”

"Well."

Zheng Zhuo originally wanted to ask them if they could enter the [subconscious world] rescue with him after they recovered—he was deeply aware of the importance of manpower during the rescue process.

But when he thought that this was persuading others to join in a life-threatening public welfare activity, Zheng Zhuo gave up this plan again.

"I hope they can return smoothly. Then..."

He changed the subject.

"What's my situation now?"

Zheng Zhuo spread his hands.

"The last world was completed pretty well, so the mental loss is very small." The young woman quickly flipped through the computer pages, and the mouse wheel creaked, "Look for yourself."

A green screen popped up in front of Zheng Zhuo.

"So this is under your control?"

"Sometimes it's me, sometimes it's the underlying code that triggers it."

……

【Participant: Zheng Zhuo】

[Position: Explorer]

[Worlds that have been cleared: Small Town World, Ocean World, Dungeon World]

[Subconscious World Ability: Appraisal/Quick Casting]

[Real World Ability: Mental Resistance: Crazy Invalid, Professional Proficiency Speed*10]

……

"Um……"

Zheng Zhuo looked at the interface.What he got gave him a little sense of satisfaction.

"My spirit loss is very small... so I can directly enter the next world?"

he asks.

"You seem to be quite motivated, which is good."

The young woman glanced at him and nodded.

"The data show that 93.7% of humans would ask for a break in this situation."

"Ah ha ha……"

What else can Zheng Zhuo do?He can only laugh.

"... Isn't the sooner the better?"

I don't really like continuous work.Zheng Zhuo shouted in his heart.

"The last time I left here, I only rested for one day, and a world was about to be destroyed. No matter how you think about it, the sooner you go to the rescue, the better?"

"Response to fatigue is also very important." The young woman said, "I seem to have told you about the former testers—"

Zheng Zhuo remembered it when she reminded her.The original testers suddenly became vegetative or died one day without warning.

"I suspect that the pressure on the brain's nerves from the act of diving into [the subconscious world] is invisible and cumulative. They are difficult to detect until they burst out."

The young woman kicked forward and slid out of a semicircle on the computer chair.

"After diving in for a long time, even if you think 'you can hold on a little longer', you should rest. I will let you go back to the real world first. I will find a way to monitor the flow of time. The monitoring points have been placed, and this time it will not You are as nervous as before. You can rest slowly and wait for my notice."

This is what Zheng Zhuoshang most wanted to hear when he was working, but he had never heard it before.

Such standard of care.He was almost moved.For a moment, he wanted to say "I will work hard"——

But, no.

Young women are not their own bosses.To put it bluntly, she can only be regarded as a colleague at work—or in other words, it is me who is working hard on the front line, and she is my support teammate, right?
My thinking circuit has been broken down by wage culture.Zheng Zhuo held his head in pain.

"...Are you okay? Are you mentally unwell?"

The young woman was taken aback.She thought that Zheng Zhuo's mental burden from sneaking into the [Dungeon World] had begun to appear.

"No...not no. I'm really unwell mentally...but it's not the influence of sneaking in...don't worry, don't worry." Zheng Zhuo waved his hands, "I'm fine."

He took a deep breath and regained his composure.

"So I can come back to reality now, okay?"

"It is like this. The timing of the next departure, just wait for the notice."

Waiting for notification.

Does this sound familiar?
No no no, don't think like that!
Zheng Zhuo tried his best to get his thoughts back to the right path.

"Back to reality... ah... I'm about to enter a jobless life with no money..."

Maybe, the real world is even more difficult.

"Ah. There are probably tens of millions in my bank account. You can use it for whatever you need?"

"Eh!?"

Zheng Zhuo turned his head abruptly, staring at the young woman, as if he wanted to see a hole in her face.

The young woman looked back with a "Is this difficult?" expression.

"Uh...uh cough."

Zheng Zhuo pretended to cough, so that he would not look so groggy.

Sure enough, the sacrifice is worth it!This salary pays off!It's amazing!Sure enough, high risks have high rewards, and good deeds can be rewarded!

"Then, thank you...how can I get it?"

"Ah, yes."

The short pause of the young woman gave Zheng Zhuo a bad feeling.

"I'm also in now, so I can't give it to you."

Zheng Zhuo returned from heaven to hell in one fell swoop.

"I'll see if I can access other people's subconscious here." The young woman thought for a while and said, "There should be a way...but, you have to wait for a while."

"How long is this time?" Zheng Zhuo asked, "I——I can't afford the rent—"

"Um……"

The young woman thought for a moment.

"Why don't you find a class first?"

she said finally.

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