Embers Ad Infinitum

　　 When the second hand of the old wall clock that could stop at any time in the activity center creaked and creaked three and a half times, lines of text finally appeared on the LCD screen.

　　 Meng Xia and the others quickly searched for their own names, and then they were relieved one after another.

　　Most of them are not satisfied or excited, but they are not unhappy. For them, taking the exam is no different in normal times, as long as the result is not too bad, anyway, their parents, grandparents, and grandparents also come here.

The remaining ones are more doubtful, because they don’t know who their marriage partner is, which floor they are from, and which department their parents belong to-even if they all enter university and receive higher education, the people they know are still concentrated in the same department. And the "neighbors" on the same floor.

　　Longyue Hongzi looked up and down several times carefully, and couldn't help whispering to himself:

　　 "Why is there no my name?"

　　 "Because your name is not good enough." The expression of Shang Jian Yao next to him did not change.

　　 "..." Long Yuehong wanted to refute, but sadly found out that she somewhat agreed with the other party's conclusion.

This time there are thousands of people who are compulsory to participate in unified marriages, and there are only two more men than women. If it is not for a bad life, a bad name, and bad luck, how could you become one of the two unlucky ghosts? ?

　　Long Yuehong paused, and said angrily:

　　 "You don’t have your name either!"

　　 He didn't see which woman Shang Jian Yao successfully paired with.

　　 Shang Jian Yao slightly raised his right eyebrow and said:

　　 "Didn't I say that? I have already applied to give up this unified marriage."

　　 "This, this, really? How could the company, how could it promise..." Long Yuehong was stunned and confused, feeling that his worldview had been subverted.

He has lived for 21 years. He has indeed heard of qualified so-so-so who did not participate in the unified marriage, but there are sufficient reasons: the other party is either lying in a hospital bed and may die at any time, or participating in the external operations of the Ministry of Security. , I don't know if I can come back.

　　 No one who is in good health and qualified in the company dares to violate the regulations.

　　 This is one of the core obligations of a company employee.

　　Long Yuehong was washed away with sadness by this incident, and looked at Shang Jian Yao and said:

　　 "Are you ready to accept the reduction of energy ration share?

"It's not bad. The most terrifying thing is the deduction of contribution points. You can't eat enough! We can only set D1 level, only 1,800 points per month, and can only eat meat once a week, and deduct three-thirds at a time. What is the concept of one?"

　　 "The company agreed, no deduction." Shang Jian Yao said with a slight smile.

　　 "No, it's impossible, it's impossible..." Long Yuehong suddenly thought of something while muttering to herself.

　　 If Shang Jian Yao really applied to give up this unified marriage, it means that there is only one more male than females participating in this marriage.

　　 There is only one more person...

　　 Me, I am the only hapless person... Long Yuehong's mouth was half open, and a strong sadness emerged in his heart.

　　 At this time, the display screen began to turn pages, briefly introducing the basic information of the people who successfully matched the residents on this floor, so that they can find each other and go to the various "Order Supervision Bureaus" under the "Order Supervision Department" to register for marriage.

　　 "Meng Xia, your husband is an outsider!" After everyone watched for a while, the female side broke out in exclamation first.

　　 Meng Xia's expression was slightly condensed, her eyes moved slightly, and she whispered:

"Zhang Lei; Male; Birth: Wilderness Wanderer; Age: 25 years old; was absorbed by the company 3 years ago and his performance has been good; no physical hazard; Residence: No. 192, Area A, 622; Staff level: D4; Electronic card number: 04311029189 ..."

　　 "There are really outsiders..." Long Yuehong was also attracted by this incident, and started talking with his companions.

They all know that the company will regularly absorb the wanderers in the wilderness to supplement the population and improve their genes, but because the residents on this floor have never been colleagues with outsiders, and no one has married them, so everyone is more concerned about this matter. Treat it as an anecdote.

　　 "Meng Xia, it's actually okay. Although he used to be a wanderer in the wilderness, he is now a D4 employee. He is only 25 years old. Very powerful!" The girl in the green shirt and blue trousers comforted her friend.

D4 means that from ordinary employees to senior employees, senior employees can serve as deputy positions for small research projects, squad leaders of factory production lines, deputy team leaders of security forces, and order supervisors of certain floors and certain areas. D1 improved by at least 2000 points.

　　 "The effect of genetic modification after adulthood is not so good..." Long Yuehong muttered the young man on the other side.

　　 At this time, he saw the information of his marriage partner:

"Zhou Qi; female; birth: internal employee; age: 30 years old; once had a husband, died 5 years, and currently raises a child; she has actively applied for this unified marriage; she has no hidden dangers; domicile: 569 floor B District 27; Staff level: D4; Electronic card number: 01609052558......"

　　 "Yang Zhenyuan, your wife is 10 years older than you..." Long Yuehong also saw this entry.

　　 Yang Zhenyuan, like most of his peers in the company, has a fair face, a strong body, and a good-looking appearance, but he is slightly delicate and looks more introverted.

　　 Hearing Long Yuehong's words, Yang Zhenyuan's face flushed. He wanted to say something, but couldn't say it.

　　 After a while, everyone finally wrote down the corresponding information, and then left the activity center one after another, ready to find their spouse, or go home and wait for the other person to find it.

　　 At this time, a voice suddenly sounded in the hall where there were five or six people left:

　　 "Who is Yang Zhenyuan?"

　　 "Me, what's the matter?" Yang Zhenyuan, who was chatting with Long Yuehong and Shang Jianyao, subconsciously turned his head and looked at the door.

At the gate of the 　　 activity center, a woman came in. She looked mature and charming. Although her clothes were simple and monotonous, she couldn't hide her proud figure.

　　 "I'm Zhou Qi." The woman glanced at Yang Zhenyuan and nodded in satisfaction, "Go to your house for a chat?"

　　 Yang Zhenyuan was surprised at first, and then nodded frequently:

"Yeah."

　　 "Then go now?" Zhou Qi smiled like a flower.

　　 "Good, good." Yang Zhenyuan said as he walked over quickly.

　　Long Yuehong watched the pair leave the activity center blankly, and couldn't help sighing:

　　 "What should I do next?"

　　 Shang Jian Yao turned his head and looked at him solemnly:

　　 "A great cause awaits you."

　　 "..." Long Yuehong's face muscles twitched, "Talking!"

　　 Shang Jian Yao smiled and said:

　　 "Waiting for the unified marriage next year."

"Yes." Long Yuehong sighed, "Hey, I don't want this anymore, I hope I can be assigned a good job tomorrow. Also, see Yao, I always feel that you are getting more and more abnormal. I mean the brain. ."

　　 While speaking, he pointed to his temple.

The next most important thing for them is to wait for the job assignment, which will directly determine their future life-except for those who are pre-booked by the corresponding department because of some specialties, the remaining higher education graduates have to wait for assignment .

　　 Shang Jianyao has not responded yet, Long Yuehong saw Chen Xianyu, the director of the activity center, turn off the display screen and walked over slowly with a cylindrical metal water cup unearthed from the old world ruins, so he asked casually:

　　 "Grandpa Chen, what department do you think we will be assigned to?"

　　 Chen Xianyu coughed:

　　 "As far as I know, those who have just gotten married and are about to start giving birth will be assigned to relatively safe internal positions. Those who have not been assigned to objects and do not need to have children for the time being may be a bit dangerous."

　　 Long Yuehong’s expression suddenly collapsed:

　　 "I, I have to go back and tell my mom and dad the result of the marriage."

　　 He did not wait for Shang Jian Yao's response, and walked out of the activity center, crying.

　　 "Your father and your mother haven't got off work yet..." Shang Jian Yao whispered, and then left and went to the aisle outside.

　　 This is the 495th floor of the underground building. There is no sky. There is only a 4-meter high ceiling. Long tube lights are inlaid on it uniformly at intervals, and the light is still bright.

　　 For the employees of the company, the street lights are on during the day, and the street lights are off at night.

　　 Shang Jian Yao raised his head and glanced at the street light in front of him, then turned to another place in Area C.

　　 On both sides of the road, the rooms are close to each other, and the width is only about two meters, as if the honeycombs in the textbook spread out to the same plane.

　　 Compared with them, the activity center is as spacious as a square.

　　 After walking through the two "streets", a relatively open area appeared in front of Shang Jianyao, where twelve elevators were placed.

　　 This is the elevator that leads directly to the "research area".

In this underground building from the old world, in order to prevent congestion and accidents, the elevators from the "living area" to the "factory area", "research area" and the "inner ecological area" in a narrow sense are separated. different regions.

　　 The "management area" and "energy area" are merged with the "research area", and they only need to swipe an electronic card to determine the authority to arrive.

　　 Shang Jian Yao waited for a while, entered the elevator in the middle, and pressed the number "21" casually.

　　Because it was during work hours, the elevator did not stop halfway, and it descended steadily.

　　 During this process, Shang Jianyao suddenly took out his electronic card and swiped it in the corresponding area.

　　 Then, he pressed the metal key that represented the third floor.

　　 The elevator continued to descend and stopped after a while.

　　 Shang Jian Yao got out of the elevator, turned to the left, and saw a closed large metal door facing away. Outside the door guarded four armed security guards wearing bionic armor that looked like standing lizards.

　　 Shang Jian Yao did not try to get close to the metal door, and walked to the right along the aisle outside the door.

　　 There are several rooms lined up at the end of the corridor, but none of them have a door number.

　　 Under the shining of fluorescent lamps on the ceiling, Shang Jianyao knocked on the corner door.

　　 "Please come in." A soft female voice came out.

　　 Shang Jian Yao twisted the handle, opened the door, and saw a lady in a white coat.

　　 This lady is sitting behind a log-colored table, UU reading www. Uukanshu.com looks in his thirties, with a pair of gold-rimmed glasses on the bridge of his nose.

　　 Her hair is neatly coiled and only a few strands of hair fall.

　　 "It's you." The lady glanced at Shang Jian Yao, smiled and pointed to the back chair across the table, "Sit down."

　　 Shang Jian Yao sat down and smiled as if going home:

　　 "Good afternoon, Doctor Lin."

　　 "Good afternoon, Xiao Shang." Doctor Lin picked up her hair, took a folder next to it, and spread it out in front of him.

　　 Then, she played with the black pen and asked casually:

　　 "How are you feeling these days?"

　　 "I have a bigger appetite, my sleep is normal, and my body is healthy." Shang Jian Yao said as he made a movement to highlight the biceps.

　　Doctor Lin nodded:

　　 "I have already applied for you to give up the unified marriage. Have you seen the result?"

　　 "Well, thank you." Shang Jian Yao said with a smile, "Can I sing a song to thank you?"

　　 "No." Doctor Lin shook his head without hesitation.

　　 She immediately hit the pen:

　　 "Actually, I am curious, why do you have to give up unified marriage? Your situation is not serious."

　　Shang saw Yao's expression straight, and said in a deep voice:

　　 "To save all mankind."

　　 "..." Dr. Lin lifted the pen and drew a heavy circle somewhere in the document in front of him.

　　 There is a line written in that circle:

　　 "Moderate mental disorder (suspected delusion, to be seen)."

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