A Wizard's Survival Guide to the 20th Century

Chapter 21 21. Apply for positions
  At three o'clock in the afternoon, Levi and his new landlord shook hands and rented a single apartment in the city at a price of 4 Philippine dollars per month.

It's time to dress up and change into decent clothes. The other party happily entertained Li Wei as a tenant, and the bargaining process became a lot easier. They just told Li Wei to clean the room at least once a month.

Levi bought a new briefcase and put the contract in it and the keys in his wallet.

After all, the amount of space is limited, so you can’t put everything in it, but you still have to leave some with you.

Levi paid three months' rent in advance, and now he still has 1734 Philippine dollars left, as well as odd cents.

Levi was filled with joy as he opened the door of his new cabin for a while.

The cabin has one bedroom and one living room, a kitchen and a small toilet.

The living room is equipped with a sofa, a coffee table and a set of tables and chairs. The furniture is all dark with complex patterns, which is due to the latest trend of decorativeism.

There is also a bed. The mattress is not too soft, but there is no musty smell or stains. This is considered a pleasure for Levi.

Levi took a short break and checked other furniture. There happened to be a few pieces of paper on the table in the bedroom. Levi made himself a list of things he needed to buy.

Then, he stuffed the list into his pocket and started writing his resume.

After all, I have to find a job.

But what Levi didn't expect was that he was a time traveler from the 2st century, a top student in the Department of Civil Engineering at Huazhong University of Science and Technology, a powerful wizard in the D-level delusion department, the fatal enemy of the Bridgewick gang, and an old chop suey shop. of loyal customers…

He actually threw himself into the street.

……

In order to apply for the job, Levi changed out of his comfortable brown windbreaker and bought a formal black suit.

At 5:30 in the afternoon, a puff of cigar smoke was blown on Levi's face. The boss of a certain company in a straight suit threw Levi's resume on the table with disdain.

"Sorry, you're fine in every way."

"But I'm not going to hire a person of color...especially a Serisian."

The boss was mocking, holding a cigar from Kuba in his mouth, and his expression was extremely contemptuous.

Li Wei's face was as sinking as water and he slowly stood up.

He didn't say anything, just gently picked up the coffee pot on the table.

"Sir, you know what, you're like this pot of coffee."

"What?" The boss remembered all the proverbs about coffee he knew at this moment.

"There is neither Piyan nor Ma."

As he spoke, Levi poured hot coffee on the boss's silk suit with a wave of his hand.

The latter screamed because he was burned, and the sound attracted the security guards and staff outside the office. When they pushed open the door and rushed in, they only saw a man with a gun.

"Your boss just knocked over the coffee pot." Levi put the revolver against a security guard's forehead.

"He's too careless. Go and help him clean up?"

The security guard smiled and nodded hurriedly.

"Well, is there anything else?"

Everyone was silent.

"Then I'll take my leave."

Levi put away the revolver, put his hands in his pockets, and left the company in front of everyone.

It wasn't until he reached the street that Levi loosened his tie and spat.

"Unlucky, I met a Baiyou company."

Levi looked up and saw "Tangras Canned Food" written on the door.

This is a small company founded during the World War. It has limited strength and should not be able to retaliate against Levi.

He breathed a sigh of relief.

No wonder Li Wei was so angry. Today he applied for jobs at more than a dozen companies, but was rejected for various reasons. On the one hand, it was because he did not have a school diploma or a skilled worker qualification certificate, but it was difficult to say whether his status as a Serisian was another reason for his rejection.

After the World War ended, a large number of retired soldiers were looking for jobs, and the company had no shortage of new applicants. And even though the United States' official impression of Siris changed during the World War, the culture of racial discrimination among the people remained deep-rooted.

Having finished submitting the resume in his hand, Levi touched his bulging wallet and felt that he was in no rush. He planned to buy some things while the store was still open, and wait for the rest to fight tomorrow. Levi put on his hat, opened the map he just bought, and walked towards a department store in the center of the city.

In fact, if you don't look up at the behemoths like the mountains in the city, you will find that the streets of St. Francis are at best a little wider, considered a Bridgewick PLUS version.

There are still beggars on both sides...most of them are disabled and retired soldiers from the war, and the people still coming and going are workers, white-collar workers, and managers.

The only change is that there are more jazz bands. They often choose to play on street corners. One person holds a bright brass saxophone, another person plays the violin, and there are many clarinet players. There is a poster on the wall behind them:
  “Black culture’s greatest contribution to the world!”

I don’t know if this is considered a sarcasm or a compliment, but the black uncles who were watching seemed to be quite happy.

At this time, the city tram made a jingling sound, urging the cars blocking the road at the intersection to get out of the way.

But there seemed to be a traffic jam on the branch road ahead. A bunch of cars were crowded together, and the city tram had no choice but to stop.

Levi spread out the map and compared it, and found that the direction the streetcar was going seemed to be the same as his.

"Hey, are you going to Kegro Supermarket?"

Levi shouted into the tram.

"Go, but we'll be delayed for a while on the way." A voice echoed from the tram, and the voice seemed to be that of a woman.

"Oh, it's okay." Levi said, "Can you give me a ride?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the tram door opened, seemingly letting him get on.

Levi scratched his head and stepped onto the tram, the door closing behind him.

The driver was indeed a woman. She was about twenty years old and had short hair. Her first impression on Levi was Matilda in "This Killer Isn't Too Cold".

Levi wanted to find a seat, but was surprised to find that there was no one in the car. Now he felt a little embarrassed if he sat down, so he had to stand next to the cab.

"Hey, are you a foreigner?" the girl took the initiative.

"Yes, Siris." Levi nodded.

"Oh, how rare it is. How did you come to Phoenix?"

"I didn't want to come here at all..." Levi instinctively said, but suddenly found that this conversation was somewhat familiar.

"To put it simply, I was kidnapped."

"Wow, that's even rarer!" the girl said, her attention seemed not to be on driving at all.

"I came here secretly, did you know?"

"When I was 10 years old, my parents and I rode on the rudder blades of a ship and smuggled into the United States. It was the Miami Star, a ship as big as a mountain. Behind us was the hull tilting forward. In front of us is the sea water covered with white waves, and the rudder blade is tilted towards the direction of the sea water, so we have to exert all our strength to prevent ourselves from falling."

"Wow." Levi said, "I originally thought I was miserable enough."

"Humph, right? We were hungry for ten days at sea, and we could only rely on chocolates in our pockets to fill our stomachs. But after eating chocolates, we would be thirsty, so we had to drink seawater, but seawater is salty, and the more we drank, the more we drank. The more thirsty you become.

"Then how did you survive?" Levi asked curiously.

"Of course it relies on rainwater. When it rains, the rainwater will flow down the hull of the boat. As long as we lick it, we can drink the non-salty water." The girl said proudly, "My parents couldn't hold on. They sat on the Outside, the slope was steeper there, so they quickly lost strength and fell into the sea."

"So you're the only one left?" Levi asked, "What's your name?"

"Marta." the girl said with a smile.

Sure enough, the names are very similar.

PS.
  No more manuscripts saved, woo woo...

And, let me tell you, the prototype of "Rabbit Boy" magazine: "Playboy" was actually founded in the late 50s and popular in the 60s, so I wrote that Levi, who lived in the 20s, read "Rabbit Boy" strictly and It's a bug.

But when I checked the information, I found that the "Roaring Twenties" and the "Rebellious Sixties" have many similarities, including attitudes towards homosexuals, including the "modernization of women in the Twenties" and the "sexuality of the Sixties". "Liberation Movement", I think if it hadn't been for the Great Depression of 29 years, what the United States accomplished in the 40s might have been accomplished years ahead of schedule.

I haven’t found any magazines similar to Playboy in the 1920s. I think this should be caused by the limitations of photography technology in the 1920s - but in a world with wizards, the development speed of applied technology should be fast to a certain extent. to our world.

There are many such bugs in this book, and there will be some situations where the 1920s and 1960s are mixed up - for example, there were not as many tall buildings in San Francisco at the same time in history as described in the book.

I hope to write about a post-war world where new cultures collide, new trends of thought emerge, and there is chaos and rebellion, but I may sacrifice some authenticity for this purpose.

It's a pity that I have limited knowledge and knowledge. If there are any inconsistencies that I didn't pay attention to, I would like to ask my fellow readers to correct me and give me some advice.

Thank you for following along, let’s see if we can recommend it this week!
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