I am the Lord of the Gods in the foggy world

Chapter 212 231. Absenteeism
Six floors?

This is really incredible. Just thinking about it makes me feel spectacular. A city suspended in the air for seven floors.

And you can tell at first glance that people who live higher up probably have higher status, and a clear class system is directly divided by where they live.

After answering this question, and seeing that Xu Zhi didn't ask any more questions, Qi Yanxin walked to the kitchen to prepare for cooking. However, it was called a kitchen, but it was actually a kitchen area in the corner of the living room, using gas tanks.

Seeing this, Xu Zhi felt a little strange. There were many things here that made her feel contradictory. Technology seemed to be much more advanced than that of the Federation, such as aerial cities, prosthetics, accurate weather forecasts, and even Ye Ran's father's eighteen-hand car. Some of the equipment found Xu Zhi novel.

But from the perspective of life in the slums, it lags far behind that of the Federation. At least things like gas tanks have long been out of use in the Federation, and some old electrical appliances and other daily necessities have a strong sense of cheap retro. .

Is it because this place is too poor and abandoned, so it doesn't even have any infrastructure?

So, what does the supposedly more "luxurious" city above our heads look like?
Is it also so crowded and cheap?
It's probably impossible to think about it.

I don’t know if the guys who built the prison are in this city, but even in this city, they are probably at the top. Could they have guessed that the federation still had fish that slipped through the net and landed at the bottom?

Such thoughts only circulated in Xu Zhi's mind and she stopped worrying about them. Instead of worrying about things that she couldn't do anything about at the moment, it was better to focus on the present.

Since Xu Zhiwei's condition was worrying, Qi Yanxin only cooked porridge and added some shredded pork and a small amount of vegetables.

Meat is not expensive for the slums, and is even quite cheap. Various breeding factories are prevalent. Good-quality meat is sent to the upper class, leaving behind too much of average or worse quality meat to be eaten up.

Not only breeding factories, but all kinds of factories are basically built on the ground floor, and a lot of noise and pollution are also left on the ground floor. Therefore, the free land for farming becomes scarce, and the soil cannot grow much, so Fresh vegetables are very expensive.

When Qi Yanxin was serving rice, she put almost all the vegetables in the pot into Xu Zhi's bowl. Xu Zhi didn't know the prices, and he didn't have such an abstract concept in his mind as "vegetables are ten times more expensive than meat". She just thought it was Qi Yanxin. Yan Xin wanted her to eat more vegetables, so she ate them without realizing it.

After eating, resting for a while, and taking a bunch of medicine, Xu Zhi was finally able to lie on the bed and continue to rest.

In fact, she did feel tired and sleepy. Even though she had not walked at all or done any exercise today, it was enough to keep her awake for four hours.

Before going to bed, the woman helped her change the patch on her forehead. It was a bit like a fever-reducing patch and had no odor. After putting it on, her forehead, which had been hot all the time, really felt better.

When she woke up, it was completely dark.

Qi Yanxin seemed to be busy with something while sitting in the living room. She did not turn on the light, but just lit a candle. The flame of the candle swayed, illuminating the small mechanical object in her hand. There seemed to be something in the plastic bucket next to her. It contains many similar mechanical items.

Xu Zhi's vision was blurry and he could not clearly see the specific appearance of those mechanical items, but he could vaguely see that the movements in her hands were skillful and light, probably because the light source was not bright enough. Her head was slightly lowered, her neck was bent, and she looked carefully at the items in her hands. Something, this position was uncomfortable to look at, and I don’t know how she could endure it.

Xu Zhi hesitated for a rare moment and did not make any noise to disturb Qi Yan. She could probably guess that he lit candles because his savings were used up and he couldn't afford the electricity bill. The thing in his hand was probably a profitable job.

But she didn't need to shout. Qi Yanxin, who was busy, would look up at the clock hanging on the wall from time to time. When the time was up, he put down what he was doing and planned to change Xu Zhi's patch. He never expected to turn around and see Xu Zhi. Zhi has woken up.

"Are you awake?" "It's time to have dinner. Wait, I'll get the medicine for you first."

Her tone was a bit like coaxing a child, and Xu Zhi felt a little awkward in his ears. Although he couldn't see clearly, the woman's tone of voice inadvertently revealed tiredness and a bit of depression.

"Did something happen? There's something wrong with your voice." Xu Zhi asked directly without intending to hold back.

After all, she is now supported by Qi Yanxin. Shouldn't she pay attention to any problems?Avoid having your job suddenly destroyed by others.

Qi Yanxin paused while taking the medicine. He probably didn't expect Xu Zhi to be so sharp.

"Actually, it's not a big deal. I heard that a coworker with whom I have a good relationship was absent from work today."

Although she said it was not a big deal, the woman's tone sounded quite sad.

"Is absenteeism a serious matter?" Xu Zhi asked softly.

Qi Yan nodded in his heart. After nodding, he realized that Xu Zhi's eyesight was not very good and he might not be able to see, so he said again: "It's very serious. If you are absent from work without any reason, half a month's salary will be deducted. The second time, you will be fired directly. And Withhold salary for that month.”

"The work in our group is pretty good, relatively not that tiring, and the monthly salary is not particularly low. No one would want to lose this job."

"And with the precedent of being fired for absenteeism, it will be difficult to find a job in the factory here again."

Factory owners don't want a workforce that's absent from work for no reason.

"That's really serious. Has she ever missed work before?"

"No." Qi Yanxin picked up the medicine and put it next to Xu Zhi's bedside, while pouring a glass of water: "There was a serious illness before and she still insisted on coming to work. If nothing happened, , I will definitely not miss work.”

At this point, Qi Yanxin's tone became lower again.

Scavengers all want to have a stable job. Unless there is a big accident, they will never miss work.

He only felt depressed for a short while. After pouring the water, he turned around and saw Xu Zhi lying on the bed. Qi Yan forced himself into a relaxed tone and said, "Maybe I was temporarily tripped by something. I'll come back to work tomorrow." Let’s take a look when I get to work tomorrow.”

This is actually a relatively "good" expectation, because illegal workers generally do not miss work. Once absenteeism occurs, they will basically never come back to work again.

Most of these people who were absent from work disappeared silently in this barren land. Only a few of them can be seen again, but even if they are seen again, there will probably only be one corpse left.

After all, the ground floor is not a safe place, and there are no police officers around. Only in the center can there be such a thing as "order."

(End of this chapter)