Chapter 978 Death is a privilege
The first impression Lu Yao had of the place was cleanliness.
The ground in this world is flat and has a gravel texture. The raw material mines in the distance are closely connected, without any gaps or irregularities that would drive people with obsessive-compulsive disorder crazy. It is like a super factory area.
Lu Yao tried to dig the soil with his hands. It was tougher than it looked. The rough sand had many pores and could absorb and sink a large amount of impurities. It was somewhat like a combination of activated carbon and asphalt concrete.
There was a smell of a rainy day in the air.
There was a clinking sound coming from the distance, which was the sound of workers working on the wheels.
The sky, as described by the satellite, presented a scene similar to the Huanglong Five-Colored Pool. Different airspaces showed white, purple, blue, and green in different shades and colors.
White birds of all sizes soared into the sky one after another and flew into the domes that looked like sky pools.
The divine authority is completely ineffective here, and only the abilities of the body itself are retained.
The substitute body has no effect at all.
Naruto stroked his beard and said, "It's a really beautiful place. It's isolated from the outside world, there's no need to clean up dust and debris, and there are processed raw materials and parts. As a craftsman, there's no better place to work than here."
"Li Si, two people live in one room here, how about we live together? I think you are a less troublesome guy and you should get along well with me."
Lu Yao said it was no problem.
The local Yao tribe shift workers divided these newcomers into groups.
The 200 people were divided into 40 groups, with 5 people in each group. Lu Yao and Naruto were both in group 29.
The local two-person dormitory is a small house built with embryonic bases, and the frame inside is made of appendages as long as arms and shaped like conchs.
The Yao people used their wisdom to make localized improvements.
The beds here are made of softened embryonic base. Lying on them feels like a special spring bed. They look simple, but are quite comfortable to sleep on.
Apart from the two beds, there was a long table, two chairs, and a small toilet cubicle in the room, and nothing else.
Clothes, backpacks and the like can only be hung on the pointed handles of the appendages or piled in the corners.
But whether everything is good or bad depends on who you compare it with.
During the training period, new employees need to go to various places to help. Lu Yao saw many non-Yao rotation workers in the raw material area.
Their lives are more like those of homeless people who work by the day. When they are tired, they fall asleep on the spot. When they wake up, they continue to dismantle the embryonic base and appendages, and turn the sun wheel to make the endosome, and this cycle repeats over and over again.
They eat, drink, defecate, urinate and sleep in the same place, and they consciously keep their distance from each other to avoid embarrassment. Fortunately, the ground will quickly absorb all kinds of impurities and remove some residual odors, but otherwise it is fine.
Compared to them, the Yao workers can be said to live a decent life.
Lu Yao's 29th group was sent to a raw material mine, responsible for dismantling the raw materials here, and then sorting them and stacking them in a temporary warehouse. There will be another group responsible for transporting these raw materials to the designated location to complete the rapid circulation of resources.
The job in the mines is to tighten screws.
Under the guidance of the old wheelwright, Lu Yao quickly grasped the key. This work is a bit like a minesweeper game, first choose a point, and then work from this point to all directions to unravel the mystery.
After finishing their shifts every day, everyone would have a drink and brag while drinking.
Now with the continuous supply of wine from the Yao clan, a small amount of wine every day is enough to satisfy their needs.
Whether it is a skeleton, a ghost or a normal life, they can all ease their mood, become relaxed and happy with mead or sun-falling wine, which is also a benefit of working there.
In fact, the wheelwrights were very optimistic because they could earn 10 million seashells in 100 years.
This job is truly high-income, and everyone can also gain the "focus" that comes with the job, and even use the extra gears to improve their lives and various abilities.
Those who can pass the screening and enter the disaster-stricken area are already the elite of the Yao clan.
Lu Yao soon discovered that Naruto was pursuing the zombie merchant Theresa.
"Ms. Theresa, you are so beautiful and dazzling. Your wisdom and sharpness are like shining silver, and your bright appearance is as charming as gold."
"Would you please do me the honor of having a drink with me?"
Facing the dwarf's hospitality, Theresa simply said jokingly: "Naruto, if I told you that I actually still owe a huge debt? Would you still say that?"
"Of course, without a doubt."
"Then are you willing to help me pay off the huge amount of money I owe to the Zombie King? In terms of gear teeth, that would be about 27 million. If you help me with this, we will definitely be very close friends."
“…I don’t have that many gear teeth.”
The dwarf with the ponytails said, "But as long as you don't come back, you don't have to fulfill this debt, right?"
"That won't do."
The zombie girl shook her head: "My daughter, my lovely Angelica is still in the castle of the Zombie King. She is still waiting for me to go back and take her to pay respect to her father's grave."
The dwarf was shocked: "You already have a child!"
"good."
"I don't mind!"
"I'm sorry, but I don't mind... But if you can help me pay off my debt, then that's fine."
The dwarf was distraught: "Debts, debts again... I have been walking on thin ice all my life, always walking in debt... Money, I need money, I have to go to work!"
He turned his grief and anger into strength and rushed to the work area.
Lu Yao could understand the dwarf's feelings.
Because Theresa does have a strange appeal.
She was indeed a zombie, with blue-gray skin and black veins that were as clear as tattoos on her skin. And there was a small hole on her head where she wore a black mesh hat.
Theresa showed a kind of morbid beauty. She wore a light black shirt with a belt that showed her thin waistline, long legs, and always had a sly smile on her face, but people couldn't help but look at her.
Lu Yao thought that it was either because she had a natural charm or because she had such a great figure.
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"So, Mr. Li Si, are you interested in my products? Or is there anything you want to trade?" Theresa said with a smile.
Lu Yao handed her a paper box.
Theresa took it and unpacked it skillfully. She found a bag of tea inside and couldn't help saying, "Chewing tea is a good and high-quality product. I need to estimate the price of such a large amount."
"No, I want to be friends with you."
"It's the kind that won't have any relationship, right?"
"right."
The other party showed a slightly curious expression: "It seems that Mr. Li Si is not an ordinary person. He is so generous in giving gifts. He is the first one even in the Yao clan. What do you want from me? I will not do smuggling..."
"Just chatting."
Lu Yao said: "Tell me about the world you live in. I like listening to stories."
“I see.”
Theresa gently stroked her lower lip with the back of her fingers: "I come from [Otlan], which is a special cell universe. It is different from the void where your Yao clan lives. All life there pursues death. Because the state of the dead is the highest level there, it can remove the world's constraints on us. Therefore, the rulers and dignitaries of the world are also dead."
"All living people long for death, but it is not easy to die. One must accumulate enough lifespans - that is, live long enough, which is the qualification, and then be canonized by rulers of different ethnic groups to become a legal dead person. Otherwise, even if one uses some gray means to become an illegal dead person, once caught, he will be crushed and turned into fertilizer."
"In our place, the longer we live, the longer our lifespans become. However, the longer we live, the more we are restricted by the cellular universe, which results in fewer and fewer places to go. Eventually, we are frozen in place, becoming a state of being alive but worse than being dead. When we are completely unable to express ourselves to the outside world, we are completely turned into material. No one regards such living people as alive anymore. They are just firewood or stones."
Lu Yao was a little surprised: "According to what you said, it is impossible to die naturally?"
"right."
The female zombie nodded with a bitter look on her face: "That is a world where death is extremely precious and scarce. I heard that any life in your world can die naturally, or choose to die early. It's really enviable."
Lu Yao asked: "If you can't die naturally, does that mean you can't destroy yourself?"
"Yes. In our place, death is a privilege, and any attempt by the living to harm themselves or others will result in paralysis and confinement of the body, making it increasingly difficult to move."
"So all life on our side is immortal. The more hopeless they are about immortality, the more hope they can only obtain through reproduction. This is why the population has always been very large. However, after a certain point, it is no longer considered life, but just material. Only the rulers can break through and obtain death. They have the power to change the rules and grant death."
“After death, you can act as a dead person. That is another way of living a higher life. It is no longer solidified and locked.”
Theresa recalled: "I worked for the Lord of the Zombies for many years, selling materials and doing tomb business everywhere, for many, many years."
"In our place, everyone knows that they will solidify, so a mausoleum is a kind of property that most people will buy. Even if they turn into immovable stone, if they have a good location, they can see farther and more."
"So most mausoleums are built very tall, reaching up to the clouds. Of course, they are expensive, but before you can't move, you have to have a place to rest, right? And the rulers will also select some ordinary living people to become the new dead, so that at least they can be seen by them."
"But maintaining and repairing the mausoleum is also an ongoing expense. Some people are open-minded and don't care about these things. So there is nothing to complain about becoming the foundation material for other people's mausoleums, right?"
Lu Yao was startled when he heard this.
This immortality is indeed a torture. The rulers use the hope of death to tie everyone firmly to the chariot. Time will wear away the will and resistance, and it is difficult for people to break free.
"The father of my child is still waiting for an opportunity in the mausoleum. I don't care about his affairs, but I still want to help my lovely Angelica become the dead. This is also the motivation for me to stay here and continue to try to earn gear teeth. So I said that I owe the Zombie King a lot of gear teeth, and those gear teeth are gifts for the dead prepared for Angelica."
Theresa looked at Lu Yao: "Are you satisfied with my story?"
“Good review.”
Lu Yao gave him a thumbs up and handed him a bottle of Vitality Pills: "Well said, I will come again."
"Thank you for your patronage, Mr. Li Si. Welcome to come again next time."
The female zombie took the tip with both hands and nodded slightly with a smile.
(End of this chapter)