Me! Cleaner!
Chapter 2: home and family
Chapter 2 Home and Family
I also got a partner... If I can’t find a job anymore, I’m afraid it will be hard for me to even get a piece of bread!
After leaving the Sixth Cleaning Bureau with a dark face and joining the long queue in front of the Cleaning Bureau, looking at the shining new badge on the virtual panel, the unemployed young man Leon couldn't help but sigh quietly.
The good news is that not only is he a handlebar, he is even a strapper.
Bad news, it seems that this tool is not very useful for the time being, and it even occasionally carries strange DEBUFF...
After staring at the pitch-black [Unemployed Youth] badge and the entry that said the blind date success rate was -80% for a while, Leon "squirmed" slowly forward along with the long line at the door of the Cleaning Bureau, and turned his attention to The other two badges are in "worn" status.
On the virtual panel that accompanied him to this world, there were three badge slots. In the middle slot, a badge was shining with a dim dark cyan color, and exuding a warm and gentle feeling.
[Trusted Brother (Bronze): Due to the early death of your parents at home, you took on the responsibility of taking care of your younger siblings very early. You are a responsible and reliable older brother, so you are deeply loved by your younger siblings at home]
[Wearing effect: When talking to minors who are younger than you, the other party will easily develop a sense of trust in you, and when emotionally excited, it is easy to trigger the special state "confidence" to tell you the distress and secrets in the heart]
[Advanced Route: None]
[Hidden feature: not activated]
Next to this "Good Brother" badge is a crimson red badge that is as blazing as fire, even brighter than the sun.
[Materialist soul (different color, red, cannot be upgraded): As a firm materialist, you firmly believe that matter is the basis of objective existence, that spiritual and conscious phenomena are products of matter, and that all incomprehensible things originate from Because my own understanding of the world is not accurate and profound enough]
[Wearing effect: For things and knowledge that you can understand, through your own analysis and thinking, you can quickly become familiar with and master them, and when using them, you can get additional effect improvements based on your own understanding;
For things and knowledge that you cannot understand, by expanding the boundaries of your own cognition, you can immediately obtain part of the relevant information, and when encountering, you can reduce the impact from the other party based on your own understanding]
[Advanced Route: The highest level has been reached and cannot be further advanced]
[Hidden feature: not activated]
“…”
If you just read the description, this different-colored badge seems to be amazing, but in fact it is not at all like that.
This badge was only triggered once at the beginning, which helped me master the language of this world in three days, reaching the level where I could communicate normally. After that, it was as if it didn't exist, and there was no further movement.
However, even if the triggering difficulty is very high, my badge plug-in is definitely not something within the "normal" range. I don't know if it is a controllable "abnormality" as the red-haired woman said. If so, then maybe I would be a good fit for that clean-up bureau?
Unable to help but turn around and look in the direction of the Cleanup Bureau, Leon quickly shook his head, completely giving up this ridiculous idea.
Don't be stupid, that's an annual mortality rate of 10%!
And judging from the other party's attitude, the Cleanup Bureau is definitely not a department that can be quit easily. If you join, you may have to work for a lifetime.
Now I am less than seventeen years old. If I can retire after working until I am sixty, I will have to work for more than forty years. The mortality rate can reach over 90%, which can almost be said to be certain death!
It would be okay if I was alone. After all, this life was picked up for nothing. Instead of suffering in the underground mines, burning furnaces and refining medicine, working as a laborer for decades and getting sick, and then living with those who lived in Veteran Alley. Just like our neighbors, they were first deprived of their few savings by injuries, and then were thrown into the corridor of the hospital, lying on those beds full of vomit, waiting to die. It was better to risk it now and use this rotten life. Give it a try!
But... there are currently four people in my family. The two younger ones are not even taller than my waist. Although the older sister is only one year younger than me, she has been weak due to a disease caused by her mother since she was a child. In addition, due to a pharmaceutical leakage accident, , I inhaled a lot of alchemical waste gas by mistake, and my lung disease was intermittent and never got better, so I couldn't do heavy work at all.
I can risk my life and give it a try, but if I die in that clean-up bureau, the big one in the family will most likely be exhausted to death first, and then the two younger ones will starve to death bit by bit, and the last of the four members of the family will be the last one. They can't even survive!
"grass!"
When he thought of this, Leon couldn't help but raise his head and look at the team that still had no end in sight. Then he bit his back molars hard and spat viciously on the bluestone floor tiles with exquisite patterns carved under his feet.
"This is such a **** world!"
…
As the sun sets, the dim light shines through the clouds mixed with alchemical waste gas, and falls on the dirty streets of the royal capital. Under someone's unusually heavy footsteps, it is trampled bit by bit, until it completely returns to darkness. .
After waiting in line for more than two hours and undergoing several rounds of inspections and inquiries, a certain unemployed young man was eliminated as expected.
Even though Leon risked his long-lost dignity and grabbed the interviewer's sleeve and repeatedly assured him that he would be qualified for the job, he almost knelt down and begged on the spot.
But seeing that Leon was obviously thinner than his peers due to malnutrition, the fat official in charge of the selection didn't even bother to respond. He slapped him away and moved to the next applicant. , pinched the other person's arms and thighs in disgust, and then put a red stamp of approval on the thin black chest...
Oh shit!
Recalling the scene where he didn't treat people as human beings and was almost like picking an animal, Leon couldn't help but bite his back teeth habitually, and then let out a heavy breath of the depression that couldn't be cleared away from his heart.
Even though I have been "coming" here for almost three years, I still can't get used to this **** thing.
Although I didn't achieve much in my previous life, I had two parents and a harmonious family, and lived peacefully for half my life. The biggest setback in my life was just being scolded by my boss, and then I was thrown into this **** world in the blink of an eye. , I have to do my best to survive even the simplest life, it’s really...
Forget it, instead of thinking about this, it is better to think about where to find some work tomorrow and find a way to supplement the family income.
Seeing that he turned the intersection in front of him and saw Veteran Alley where his family lived, Leon couldn't help but stop and rubbed his stiff face vigorously, finally forcing a smile on his face.
Trying to keep the smile on his face, Leon skillfully walked into the alley with poor lighting, walked quickly through the dirty old street filled with debris in the dark, and walked towards the low house in the southeast corner.
Just as he stood at the door of his house and raised his hand to knock on the door, the old iron door, which was covered in rust and much older than him, suddenly opened, revealing a pretty and delicate face. But he had a fair face that looked obviously sick. "elder brother."
After calling Leon, before the thin girl had time to ask about the situation, she saw her brother outside the door frowning and scolding with a serious face:
"Didn't I tell you several times not to open the door for others indiscriminately?"
"I didn't open the door randomly."
The girl who was scolded was not angry. She took Leon's coat and patted it gently while smiling and saying:
"I recognize your footsteps. I will open the door early only when you come back."
"That won't work either!"
After hearing the words of the thin girl, Leon couldn't help but feel a warmth in his resentful heart, but he still taught him a lesson with a straight face:
"Although this place is not as chaotic as the slums in the outer city, it is not without bad people. What if you heard wrong?"
How could I hear it wrong...
After hearing Leon's words, the thin girl couldn't help but sigh inwardly.
Check out the 16-9 book bar and see the correct version!
Even in the veteran alley where poverty is common, there are not many people with heavy steps like my eldest brother. Especially after surviving the serious illness three years ago, my eldest brother's steps have become even heavier, even in his sleep. , you can also hear the sound of his footsteps as if he was carrying a heavy burden.
However, although she was confident that she would never hear wrongly, the thin girl did not argue with Leon. Instead, she took his coat and hung it up, then walked into the kitchen and brought over the still hot dinner.
After Leon sat at the table with a tired face, lowered his head and started to devour, she then sat at the old table with one leg lame, holding her thin cheeks with her thin white arms, staring softly at the big mouth. Leon stuttered while eating a humble stew.
It's so late, why don't you go and have a good rest and watch me eat?
Leon, who was in a hurry to eat because he had been hungry all day, felt a little uncomfortable when his sister looked at him. He coughed dryly and said softly: "Where are the two little ones? Are they asleep?"
"Um."
The thin girl nodded slightly when she heard the words, and smiled gently as she poked the tip of her chin forward.
"When the sun just set, they were still clamoring to wait for you to come back before sleeping, but after a while they all started rubbing their eyes, and finally they slept together next to the dining table. I just took them back to sleep in the room. "
"Don't worry about it next time."
Glancing at his sister's almost bloodless face, Leon couldn't help but shake his head and said:
"You are not in good health, and the two little ones have grown up a lot in the past two years. If this happens again next time, you can let them fall asleep first, then take them back when I come back, and cover them with a thin blanket to prevent them from catching cold. "
"Uh-huh."
The thin girl responded softly, still not arguing with Leon. She just nodded with a smile, lightly touched the tip of her chin forward, and directly accepted the concern from her eldest brother.
At this point, I just didn’t listen...
Seeing her look like this, Leon couldn't help but shook his head helplessly.
He had never been able to do anything about this sister who looked fair and weak but was actually extremely stubborn. When he couldn't persuade her, he didn't say anything more. Instead, after finishing the dinner in silence, he said with some hesitation:
"today…"
"It's late today."
After interrupting Leon, the thin girl spoke first:
"The Highway Department is so far away, and you're not willing to pay for the bus fare. You must have walked there. If you're going out tomorrow, it's time to rest now."
“…”
"Um…"
Understanding that his sister had seen that he had failed to apply for a job again, Leon couldn't help but sigh, then frowned and said:
"I'm useless, if I could..."
"elder brother!"
"Yeah, I won't talk anymore."
After clenching his fists hard and deciding to work harder tomorrow and find a job no matter what, Leon stood up, put away the dinner plates, and walked towards his hut. After tossing and turning for a while, he finally made it through with full of sadness. Fall asleep.
However, before dawn, the sleeping Leon was awakened by a violent choking sound like a bellows, accompanied by the hoarse cries of his younger brothers and sisters at home.
"Brother! Get up quickly! Get up quickly!"
(End of chapter)
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