latent body

Chapter 25
Zhong Xiaowei is a rich man.

Ling Zihan had an exceptionally deep understanding of this.

……

When a large piece of light appeared in the darkness, at this moment, Ling Zihan felt in a trance that he might have come to another world.

He raised his left hand to cover his eyes, and it took two full seconds before he gradually got used to the slight dizziness caused by the glare.

There is light, too much light.

Unlike the sporadic dim light in Yazi Town, all the light here is extremely dazzling.

Looking around, there are at least five buildings with more than ten floors.The reason why the specific floors can be counted is because the windows of each floor of these buildings are brightly lit.This is not a simple residence with various living facilities added to the ruins of the old times, but a high-rise building rebuilt by designers and workers.

Blocks composed of low-rise buildings occupy more than 80.00% of the entire city.These places are also brightly lit, especially in special areas where colorful and dazzling neon lights can be seen.That means open 24 hours a day, with all kinds of women, different styles of alcohol and tobacco mixed with high-stimulant substances, and all kinds of entertainment you can think of or can't imagine.

Animals in the wild love light.

Wanderers need light.They lit bonfires to bake food, and turned on low-light irradiators to search for objects on the road.

Beasts need light.That means juicy and tender meat, delicious bone marrow, and blood that satisfies every nerve.

But they and they will never have the idea of ​​robbing, killing, biting, and predating under the dense light of a large urban settlement.

There are too many people here, and strong people abound.

The concept of law and order exists only within city limits.

About a mile away from the entrance of the city, Zhong Xiaowei stepped on the brakes and turned off the engine.

Ling Zihan turned to look at her suspiciously: "Why don't you leave?"

"Get out of the car! I can only take you here." Her voice was still pleasant, but her tone seemed a little cold.

"Thank you!" Ling Zihan stretched out his hand to push the car door, but suddenly stopped, and looked at Zhong Xiaowei again: "I want to tell you something... Liao Qiu... He likes you very much."

Ling Zihan felt that it was necessary to make Zhong Xiaowei understand the meaning with a very serious attitude.

My brother, I must help when it is time to help.

"I know." Zhong Xiaowei raised her head, her beautiful side profile showed no emotional changes at all: "There are many people who like me...too many."

Ling Zihan shrugged his shoulders, opened the door and got out of the car.

What should be said has been said, he can only help Liao Qiu to this extent.

Picking up the backpack from the trunk of the car, Ling Zihan showed a bright smile at Zhong Xiaowei, imitating the etiquette learned from the leftover books of the old era, leaned forward, bowed slightly, then turned around, and walked towards the city of hope shrouded in countless lights.

Zhong Xiaowei's shout suddenly came from behind.

"I will consider what you just said. Tell Liao Qiu that I will give him a chance."

Ling Zihan didn't look back, his smile was hidden in the darkness.

He raised his left hand over his shoulder, squeezed his thumb and index finger together, and made an "OK" hand gesture.

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This is a free dark world, and the checkpoints and armed guards set up on the edge of the city are to prevent large-scale herds of beasts from attacking.For normal humans, their attitude has always been friendly.

No. [-], Changhong Road, "Dongyang" grocery store.

Ling Zihan stood on the side of the road, looking up at the signboard hanging on the top of the facade, looking thoughtful.

A thin middle-aged man stood up from behind the counter in the inner room, raised his hand to support his glasses that were slightly slipping on the bridge of his nose, and smiled very politely: "What do you want to buy? Come in and have a look!"

Ling Zihan kept smiling: "Boss, are you still hiring?"

On the side of the road, on the side wall of the shop, there was a recruitment notice posted.

The smile disappeared from the owner's face at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"I'm short of a job to do chores here." He looked Ling Zihan up and down, with a trace of sarcasm in his eyes: "Young man, with all the tattered parts on your body, I guess you are at most a Grade C primary body. Hehe...Am I right?"

Ling Zihan had a look of helplessness on his face. He spread his hands and sighed: "I really can't do anything about it. I was thinking of going out of the city with my friends to do something big and get a few sawtooth rats back. I didn't expect to encounter a steel-armored bear on the way and lost all my equipment. Being able to come back alive is already a blessing."

The shop owner was very straightforward: "I won't talk nonsense with you. The monthly salary is [-] silver cents. If you eat and live in the shop, you will deduct [-] and only give [-]. As for the work... I usually help to look after the shop and move the goods."

Ling Zihan nodded quickly: "Okay, I will choose the second option."

……

In the dark underground world, the grocery store is a general term for a broad concept.

Generally speaking, as long as a store is opened and operated, it can be called a grocery store.From daily food and clothing to the modification of mechanical parts, from mutual needs between men and women to pictures, videos, and songs on the spiritual level, and then extended to batteries, guns and ammunition, all can be purchased through grocery stores.

Of course, there are issues of scale of operation and professionalism.

"Dongyang" grocery store, as the name suggests, the owner's name is Dongyang, and his surname is Zhao.

Wearing glasses is a typical pretentious behavior.People with poor eyesight can modify mechanical prosthetic eyes. If they are very obsessed with purely physiological eyeballs, they can obtain replacements from others through various means.

The reason why fresh heads are valuable is because of this reason.In addition to the brain, eyes, teeth, tongue and even skin have a huge consumer base.

The salary of ten silver corners for room and board is really too low.Under normal circumstances, the monthly salary of a handyman should be twenty silver cents.However, wanting to get this level of salary also means paying more, including being with the boss when he needs it.

Personal strength is also very important, and Ling Zihan is well aware of this - Zhao Dongyang would not have hired him if it hadn't been for the fact that he only has the strength of a third-level freshman.

Because his own strength is not strong, he is only a D-level primary body.If there are quarrels or more intense conflicts in normal times, and the shopkeeper can't win the job, the trouble will be big.

Ling Zihan behaved very honestly.According to Zhao Dongyang's instructions, he moved goods, cleaned up, cleaned all kinds of mechanical parts received and put them on the shelves.

Zhao Dongyang was very satisfied with the new job and was full of praise.

The electronic watch showed that it was six o'clock in the afternoon.

Ling Zihan made a new request to Zhao Dongyang: "Boss, I want to go out for a walk."

The latter looked at him with scrutiny: "Are you not eating dinner?"

A simple and honest smile appeared on Ling Zihan's face: "Eat, of course I have to eat. Please just keep my share."

Zhao Dongyang was noncommittal about this, and continued to ask: "Where are you going?"

Ling Zihan didn't hide his thoughts, and replied sincerely: "I'll go out and see if I can find a part-time job at night."

This is actually telling the shopkeeper from the side that he is very clear about the laws and regulations of Floating Cloud City.Normal working hours are from [-]:[-] am to [-]:[-] pm, with additional hours and fees.

Institutions such as labor arbitration committees only exist in big cities, and law firms can also provide legal assistance according to the requirements of clients, provided that you have enough money.

Zhao Dongyang replied very simply: "Okay, then you go! I will open the back door of the store, and you can make it yourself if you come back at night to eat or sleep. Remember to be quiet and don't disturb me."

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Hengwei Boxing Gym is located in the west area of ​​Liuyun City.

Glancing at the "No. [-], Linyu Road" hanging on the side of the boxing gym's signboard, Ling Zihan walked into the gate of the boxing gym.

Certain rules of the underground world are incompatible with the old times.Taking Floating Cloud City as an example, the house number is not pre-set to zero, but starts counting from the serial number one thousand.

It is said that this was done to increase the population of the city.

Like a grocery store, a boxing gym is just a conceptual industry title.It is impossible for curious students to pay to learn boxing, no matter any boxing gym is a fighting arena.The difference lies in the size of the operation, whether it is officially licensed or not, and whether it is operated without a license.

It was almost seven o'clock in the evening, and hundreds of people gathered in the hall on the first floor of the boxing gym.The electronic screens installed on the top of the surrounding walls scroll tonight's game and the odds of different players.

"Five silver horns to buy a Hellhound."

"I want a diamond beast with seven silver horns."

"I'll buy the Giant Steel Hammer, two silver horns."

The names of the players all sound scary, not like normal people at all.

Ling Zihan passed through the dense crowd and walked towards the counter on the south side of the hall.

It was a round workbench, and there were a few big and round men standing outside. They wore black leather vests, and shiny metal ornaments with sharp thorns hung on their shoulders and chests. They looked at everyone who dared to approach here with unkind eyes.

At the counter sat a scantily clad woman.A skirt that is too short can't cover her private parts at all. There are three spherical bumps on her plump breasts, and there are slight wrinkles at the corners of her eyes with smoky makeup.

As soon as Ling Zihan stood still in front of the counter, two strong men immediately surrounded him, sandwiching him tightly.

"I'm here to fight." Ling Zihan directly stated his purpose after seeing the public advertisement of the boxing gym on the Internet.

The expressions of the strong men on both sides were slightly relieved, but the gaze released from their eyes was still cold.

The woman sitting at the counter took out a form and asked, "Life or death match or regular season?"

As long as the opponent admits defeat, the winner can be judged as long as the opponent admits defeat.

Life and death matches are judged by smashing the opponent's brains.

Ling Zihan looked indifferent: "I play routine, not life and death."

The woman raised her black false eyelashes: "From eight o'clock to twelve o'clock, one game in half an hour, which game do you play?"

"I choose 10:30." This is the time Ling Zihan calculated.

(End of this chapter)