The world enters the age of myth

The person in charge of negotiating with Lu Yiming is a middle-aged man named Zhang. For the institute, funding is not a problem. As long as they are talented people, they usually focus on recruitment.

For this middle-aged man, Lu Yiming had to sign a confidentiality agreement no matter what to prevent secrets about supernatural events from spreading widely in society.

"...So you can consider this issue."

Although his eloquence is very good, he talks about "for all mankind", "promoting social progress", "maintaining world peace" and so on.

But it was very helpless. Lu Yiming was just a salty fish with no desire. Listening to it, he even wanted to doze off...

Unlike other Houlang, other young people like photography, mountain climbing, flying airplanes, skydiving, or driving a Mercedes with beautiful women of the opposite sex in the co-pilot...

But Lu Yiming just wants to be a salty fish and just live a life of peace. He just thinks too much about saving the world and so on...

Living a wealthy life is great, but living in a single apartment of less than 20 square meters is not unacceptable.

Isn’t that homely gentleman who lives at the end of the corridor having a great time?

To become a front-line worker, you have to risk your life!

Isn’t it good to live well?

Seeing that Lu Yiming was unmoved, the middle-aged man sighed slightly and took out a document from the folder.

Lu Yiming took the document and glanced at it casually. The dense text made people dizzy.

The middle-aged man surnamed Zhang said: "Don't be too busy to refuse. There are many kinds of positions at the Supernatural Research Center, and there will always be one suitable for you."

"The first is an information position, which is responsible for information screening and judging whether there are some supernatural phenomena that need to be dealt with in society. Among them, artificial intelligence is the main one, supplemented by technical personnel. The artificial intelligence will collect information from the Internet based on keywords. There are suspicious points in the process, and humans are responsible for judging... Do you understand?"

"The second type is technical staff, who are responsible for behind-the-scenes data collection and research on strange things, and provide technical support for artificial intelligence. The development of artificial intelligence requires high academic qualifications, and you should not be able to count on this job. "

"There is also a third type of front-line staff who are responsible for personally contacting and investigating supernatural phenomena, which is the position of Jin Lili and Zhong Peng."

Hearing that he was still unmoved, the middle-aged man said: "Front-line workers are the most scarce, dangerous, and highest-paying jobs, and they require superpowers. Every superpower is rare. In principle, we will not let frontline employees take too high risks."

"Just like this mission, Jin Lili and Zhong Peng only participated indirectly and provided you with some information and weapons. The most important participant is yourself, right? Their risks are controllable."

"All in all, if there is really an extremely high-risk mission, the probability of sending death row prisoners is higher."

Lu Yiming paused slightly, and it seemed that he was also...

From the current point of view, the work of Jin Lili and Zhong Peng is indeed not very risky.

If this is the case, the risks brought about by joining the institute are indeed controllable.

As long as there is no high risk to his life, he is still quite excited.

"You have shown your potential in this mission, so you are qualified in this area. Of course, if you are not willing, we will not force you, as long as you sign this confidentiality agreement. By the way, this A bonus for completing the task once, you sign your name.”

Lu Yiming flipped through these documents and frowned.

What? !

His eyes widened.

The placement fee for special talents alone is seven figures?

It’s still a relatively large seven-digit number!

The so-called placement fee is a subsidy bonus that can be obtained immediately as soon as you join the institute.

In addition, every time a mission is performed, there is a huge bonus, which can reach up to eight figures!

real or fake?

Lu Yiming's heart beat wildly, this gave... too much!

Thinking back to my first job, I was a programmer in an Internet company, and my monthly salary was only 5,000.

I had just graduated from college at that time, and I was very excited when I received the first offer of 5,000 yuan in my life. After all, the living expenses when I was in college were more than one thousand a month, which made five thousand a month seem like a lot.

But now, after entering the society, he knows that with a monthly salary of five thousand, he can only live a barely decent life...

The rent alone is more than a thousand, plus food, drink, transportation expenses, and communication expenses, there is not much left.

The pie falling from the sky quickly gave him a fatal blow, making his head feel hot.

Done!

It's not that I, Lu Yiming, don't care about my life, but... I gave you too much!

Lu Yiming took a deep breath, and after confirming it again and again, he signed the treaty seriously...

So delicious!

"Okay, sign here again."

After completing the task, the middle-aged man breathed a sigh of relief, and the expression on his face became relaxed. It is not easy to recruit a potential front-line worker. There are less than 10 in the entire southeast region a year.

He added: "After signing this contract, you have not officially joined the company. You need to go to the Yunhai City branch for a comprehensive quality assessment. The address of the Yunhai City branch is... I hope you will arrive as soon as possible."

"Understood, I will report it as soon as possible." Lu Yiming nodded, and he would not break the promise.

And he was secretly looking forward to obtaining more confidential information.

This world... is too mysterious.

"Mr. Zhang...can I ask a few more questions?" Lu Yiming asked again.

"Please tell me. If it is within my authority, I will answer." The middle-aged man said very cautiously. Signing this agreement does not mean that Lu Yiming will definitely become one of his own. There will still be many procedures, including political review, physical fitness testing, etc.

Maybe if you fail to pass any process, you will be rejected.

Lu Yiming also knew that the other party had some concerns and asked: "Are there many people with super powers in this world?"

This isn't much of a secret.

After thinking for a while, Mr. Zhang said: "To say more is not too much, but to say less is not a lot. According to current statistics, the specific proportion is about one in 100,000, and this proportion is slowly rising. In five years Before, it was only one in a million.”

The ratio is one in 100,000. Based on the eight billion people in the world, the total is only 80,000. It is indeed quite rare...

The admission rate for the top two top universities is still 3 in 10,000, which is many times higher than 1 in 100,000.

But what does it mean that the proportion is continuing to rise?

Seeing Lu Yiming's puzzled expression, Mr. Zhang smiled and said: "Supernatural phenomena just appeared more than ten years ago. They were very rare at the beginning. Naturally, the proportion of people with super powers is also very rare and large. Some people’s superpowers are so weak that even they themselves may not be able to detect them.”

"You can jump higher and run faster. What kind of superpower is that?"

"But as time goes by, this kind of inexplicable supernatural phenomena gradually increases and becomes more and more serious, and the number of people with super powers gradually increases."

"The current statistics are about one in 100,000."

"There are a lot of people like you who suddenly find themselves with superpowers."

"In order to deal with these disasters, a paranormal research center was established to deal with these troubles, and by the way, to study how superpowers are generated."

"But the pattern has not been discovered yet, why a small number of people have awakened superpowers, but most people have not. Or maybe some animals suddenly have superpowers, and then they become part of the strange creatures. These... these are all possible."

"What, animals also have superpowers?"

Lu Yiming's eyes widened, this fact was a bit beyond his expectation.

"Yes, but the proportion is not very large. It is even lower than that of humans. Many animals will mutate and become extremely aggressive. The specific reasons are not yet clear."

"In short, our scientists speculate that everything may be because the physical rules in the universe are slowly changing. The more the rules of the universe change, the greater our lives will deviate from the original trajectory... Alas, this can It’s not a good thing.”

"I see……"

Lu Yiming didn't know what to say. The emergence of superpowers was a blessing and a blessing for him personally, and it became an important turning point in his life.

But it is definitely not a good thing for the entire earth and the entire human civilization.

Because along with the emergence of superpowers, there are some inexplicable and uncontrollable supernatural phenomena...

Just like what he just experienced, it was really... terrible!

If it happened again, he might not be able to survive.

Mr. Zhang continued: "Individual superpowers are often very weak, but certain supernatural phenomena are infinite. The difference between the two is not insignificant."

"Even some supernatural events are not necessarily caused by life. For example, a chair, a room, a building, or a desert may all have superpowers. Even with the changes in the physical rules of the universe, the sun is It’s not impossible that something suddenly exploded one day…”

"If a supernatural disaster with huge impact really breaks out, it will be extremely difficult to completely cover it up, and society is likely to lose order."

"You also know the consequences of losing order... Not to mention the skyrocketing crime rate, factories are shut down, supermarkets are robbed, government credit is bankrupt, and currency is reduced to waste paper... The most critical thing for human beings to develop to this point is order. Without order, there is nothing but chaos.”

Lu Yiming nodded, and he thought of the second question: "What do you mean by the boat ticket promised by the person in charge of Yunhai City? What is it?"

Mr. Zhang said: "The ticket issue is too important for me to answer. If you really get two chapters of tickets, I have to congratulate you in advance."

"Mr. Lu Yiming, since you have just signed the agreement, you need to go to the Yunhai City branch within a week for testing and training before you can become a formal employee."

"After this, there will be more access to this knowledge."

"I hope you can deal with your personal affairs as soon as possible and go to the Yunhai City branch. The training period is confidential. You will not be able to see your relatives and friends for a month or two. You have to think of a reasonable explanation, but you cannot disclose the Supernatural Research Center The presence."

Lu Yiming took an identity authentication card from his hand and looked at it for a while. The card was a bit like an ID card. It was hard and of good texture. It also had his own photo and identity code on it.

"Understood, I will go in the next few days."

After the negotiation, all these staff members left quickly. Jin Lili waved to herself and welcomed the new colleague with a smile on her face.

"Hey, Xiao Lu, please contact me if you have any questions! See you soon!"

"goodbye!"

After closing the door to the room, Lu Yiming lay down on the bed with a pop.

Excited, apprehensive, and a little uneasy.

Tired, really tired...

Today’s experience was so exciting and full of information that it always felt unreal.

The peaceful days are shattered, the world is becoming bizarre, and even the entire galaxy and the entire universe are changing!

This kind of thing... is too big.

He couldn't accept it.

Lu Yiming is just an insignificant individual, and it doesn't make much sense to think about the things that are involved in the entire universe.

So are there aliens in the universe? Are aliens experiencing the same story? Maybe the alien planet has been swallowed up by some kind of super disaster? If this is the case, the aliens would be too pitiful.

Hmm... Even if the sky falls, there will still be tall people holding it up, so there is no need to think so much.

Lu Yiming closed his eyes, thinking wildly in his mind...

Suddenly, a blood-red graffiti appeared before his eyes, and then there was a strange desire to become one with the monster.

Lu Yiming had a dream. He imagined that he would be slowly eaten, and he even felt a little happy from the bottom of his heart.

He suddenly jumped out of bed!

"Isn't this graffiti the one I saw on the stairwell?"

"Isn't that monster dead?"

"Impossible, I dissected it... it should be dead..."

Lu Yiming frowned and tried hard to give himself an explanation. Maybe it was because the shock this time left such a deep impression on him that he couldn't get it out of his mind. There may also be other reasons...

He lay on the bed again, closed his eyes, and prepared to rest.

Just at the drowsy moment, this strange hallucination jumped out again... He was very eager to become one with the monster in the stairwell. Even though this thing had been blown to pieces by the bomb, he still longed for it. , longing to be eaten by it from the bottom of my heart...

Lu Yiming raised his right hand and hit his head hard.

I don't know why, but this kind of self-abuse behavior was actually a bit comfortable and gave him a sense of pleasure.

He did not dare to neglect, and quickly picked up the phone and asked Jin Lili what was going on with him.

"Help, I might be targeted again!"

"Are you the bad guy? You're targeted by monsters twice a day?!"

Lu Yiming bit the bullet and told his situation.

"So that's it. Don't worry too much. It's a very common psychological sequelae after being attacked mentally. It's probably a hypnotic effect that will accompany you for a period of time. During this period of time, you will become a happy person. The masochist. (dog-headed dog-headed)"

"Do you think it's so easy to get money for selling your life? Come to the institute for testing as soon as possible. There are very good psychology experts and some hypnotists here who can solve your psychological problems. Don't worry, it's not a big problem."

"Okay, I understand. But I want to sleep now, and I will hallucinate as soon as I close my eyes. How should I solve this problem?"

Jin Lili sent a message to avoid chaos: "You can think of a way to satisfy your desire for self-abuse, or find something to do. If your energy is seriously exhausted, you should be able to fall asleep."

I picked up a knife and lightly scratched the skin. It hurt a little, but there was no bleeding.

For some reason, this behavior was actually a bit pleasurable. Deep down in his heart, he even wanted to stroke harder and make himself really bleed.

Lu Yiming felt very embarrassed. He didn't expect that he would become mentally ill in the blink of an eye.

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