Chapter 369: Rusty City Strange Stories
The four people had different thoughts, but time was tight, so they hurried to arrive at the No. 8 handicraft processing workshop on time.
The workshop covers a large area. Judging from the mottled marks on the surrounding walls, this factory is quite old. The lights overhead are not very bright, making everything look grey.
Eight crawler conveyors hummed in operation.
The crafts that need to be processed are sent to the other side one by one. On both sides of the track are factory employees who are working hard.
As soon as the four entered the door, they met the team leader of Production Workshop No. 8 who was inspecting the site.
The team leader was a tall, fat man with a full beard. He looked unfriendly, but his tone was surprisingly gentle when he spoke.
"I heard from the supervisor that there will be new people coming today. I think it will be you guys! I'm the team leader here. You can just call me Team Leader Gao. Come on, these are the factory rules. Everyone must pay attention to abide by them. You guys go to machine number nine first. There are four positions in total. I'll get you the workshop manual and start the machine."
Pointing to the old rules posted on the wall, Team Leader Gao left briskly.
The four of them looked at the factory rules on the wall at the same time and read them carefully.
[Factory Rules]
1. No matter who you are or where you come from, as long as you come here, you are an employee of the Riguang Crafts Processing Factory.
2. Please strictly abide by the rules of each area in the factory. If you have any questions, you can consult your superiors. (However, they will only answer questions from their superiors.)
Except for the first one, each of the following rules has more or less notes.
3. The work uniforms of ordinary employees are gray-blue. Employees must wear work uniforms within the factory area. They can only be removed in the locker room and dormitory. (Please ensure that the work uniforms are clean and tidy. If there are stains, they must be washed as soon as possible. Only in this way can your safety be guaranteed.)
5. After working for three months, employees can participate in the promotion election. (Except for local people in Rusty City, local employees please inform in advance when joining the company.)
6. The infirmary is next to the raw material purchaser's office. (If you encounter a raw material purchaser, please do not look at them, especially if your clothes are not clean.)
7……
There are a total of sixteen rules, most of which are related to daily life and factory area planning.
Xu Zhiyan quickly read through it, frowning slightly as he pondered the meaning behind the rules.
At first glance, these rules don't seem too complicated.
But the annotation-like content in brackets behind each rule is somewhat intriguing and a bit creepy.
Looking up and around, he found that every worker was concentrating, almost staring at the tracks in front of them without blinking. No one was looking at them, and everyone seemed afraid of missing the handicrafts that were slowly passing by the workbench.
But there are not many of these crafts, and the tracks move very slowly.
Not to mention four people, such a small amount of work can be completed by one person if he is fast. On several tracks, most of the time, only the person at the front occasionally does the work of labeling and screwing, and the remaining three people seem to be in a daze.
Retracting his gaze, Xu Zhiyan raised his chin towards Gan Mi.
It’s a pity that the two of them have zero tacit understanding in cooperation.
"what?"
Gan Mi's tone was cold.
Xu Zhiyan pointed at the worker who was staring at the conveyor belt and said in a deep voice: "Go ask them why they are staring at the conveyor belt."
Being assigned a task out of the blue, Gan Mi asked in confusion: "Why don't you go?"
"I'm afraid it's a scam." Xu Zhiyan was a little too honest.
"...You let me go because you were afraid of a trap?" Gan Mi's voice rose a few notches, and he almost bit his back teeth to spit out these words.
Seeing Gan Mi looking at him in disbelief, Xu Zhiyan quickly signaled the other party to keep his voice down and argued in a low voice: "Yes, you are smarter. If I let them go, I'm afraid of a setback."
"Heh." Gan Mi snorted coldly.
This sounds like it makes some sense... but that's not right!
But the strange thing is that he was not opposed to being suddenly assigned a cooperative task.
He had to admit that he had imagined many times before today what would happen when he and Xu Zhiyan entered the same instance again. It was likely that they would exchange a few pleasantries and then fight directly...
The current peaceful situation is completely beyond our expectations.
Even though he was forced by the rules, every time he spoke to the flamboyant young man in front of him, he felt like he was alive.
...Live like a human being.
Unfortunately, before Gan Mi could calm down and ask the employees beside the conveyor belt, she was interrupted by Xinan's abrupt voice.
"If he doesn't go, I will."
After saying that, he walked towards the track closest to the few people and stood behind an employee.
“Pah—”
Without greeting or communicating, he reached out and patted the employee on the head, then asked coldly: "Why are you staring at the empty conveyor belt?"
The unfortunate employee's head was hit and he almost fell down. When he turned around, he had a pair of bloodshot eyes. He didn't say anything, but just quickly glanced at Xinan behind him, then immediately turned back to continue watching the tracks.
It took a full ten seconds from the slapping to the employee finishing the action.
When Xinan turned back, there was a sudden "bang" sound behind his head, which meant the attack rebounded and took effect.
This attack was nothing to him.
He returned to the others as if nothing had happened. Seeing the three of them looking at him in shock, Xinan hesitated and said, "He won't say anything."
Xu Zhiyan was the first to react.
"Oh, okay, I get it."
The other party's execution ability was so outrageous that he didn't know how to describe it.
Gan Mi rolled his eyes to the sky. He felt that he would never be able to understand the idiot's train of thought.
Seeing the atmosphere gradually getting weird, Qi Shanren, who was following Xu Zhiyan, whispered, "Is the team leader coming back soon? Why don't we go sit at our workstations first?"
What you say will come true.
Before Qi Shanren finished speaking, Team Leader Gao pushed open the workshop door holding a few pieces of paper.
The four of them restrained their expressions and pretended to be looking at the rules.
After a few minutes, the rules of the job were handed down to everyone.
[Workshop Manual No. 8]
1. There must be only four employees on each conveyor belt.
2. Except for new employees, everyone else must arrive at their post at least one minute in advance.
3. During work, you can only leave your work station to go to the toilet. You are not allowed to leave at other times.
4. Workshop No. 8 is the last workshop before handicrafts enter the packaging workshop. The employees' task is to label the handicrafts and fix the screws for final packaging.
5. Please make sure that the screws are fixed and the labels are affixed when the craft leaves the hands of the last employee on the conveyor belt.
6. You are not allowed to eat during working hours. Craftsmen will not eat. If you hear someone asking you for food, you must refuse sternly.
7. Do not take your tools away from the workbench.
8. If you go to the restroom and come back to find someone sitting in your seat, and you happen to not know the other person, please report it to the workshop leader immediately.
The paper with the rules printed on it is about the size of a notebook. There are only nine rules in total, and the first eight are on the front. Although some of the content seems to have some problems, it is still barely normal.
But when everyone turned the paper over, their expressions were different.
9. The conveyor belt can’t stop, the conveyor belt can’t stop, the conveyor belt can’t stop…
This sentence is printed all over the back of the workshop rules.
It was clearly bold text printed in ink, but when my eyes moved to the bottom, I felt an inexplicable fear emanating from the text.
Who wrote the last rule?
Team leader Gao seemed not to notice everyone's expressions. He clapped his hands happily and pointed to the four workbenches of the ninth machine.
"Everyone has read the rules. Choose your own seats. Remember not to violate the rules, especially the fifth rule. If defective products are sent to the packaging department, everyone will be punished!"
He spoke words of punishment, but there was no trace of fear in his tone.
The four of them did not express any opinions and came to the machine under the leadership of Team Leader Gao.
Xu Zhiyan came forward, pointed at the last workbench near the conveyor belt, and said to Xinan sincerely: "The most important position is now in your hands, don't miss anything!"
His eyes, which had been completely replaced by mechanical creations, turned unnaturally. Xinan didn't say anything and sat obediently in the designated seat.
"Hey, hey, do you have to be so obedient?"
Gan Mi complained angrily.
Seeing that the two were about to quarrel again, Xu Zhiyan patted Qi Shanren and motioned for him to sit in the middle with him to separate the two guys who were at odds with each other, so as to prevent the machine from exploding when the screws were being screwed in halfway.
No one knows how strong this copy will be.
However, thanks to Xinan's recklessness, Xu Zhiyan saw more information.
The commotion just now didn't attract the attention of other employees at all. According to the time, they should have just started work, but the employee who was beaten looked tired, with bloodshot eyes. It was obvious that he hadn't had a good rest for a long time...
When Team Leader Gao said 'everyone will be punished', did he mean everyone in the workshop, or just the four of them?
The rumbling sound of machinery brought the first artifact to be processed.
The gray sphere as big as a rubber ball came from far away and made the four people who saw the whole picture have different expressions.
"Iron ball? Copper ball?"
Gan Mi, who was sitting at the first workstation, was the first to raise questions.
There were no patterns on the sphere that was teleported, but it looked a little uneven, with undulating edge lines visible in some places. There were four oddly arranged screw holes at the top, and the groove in the middle of the upper holes should be where the label was attached.
He watched the ball being teleported away from his sight with a serious expression and did not reach out rashly.
Qi Shanren was as quiet as a chicken beside him, not daring to speak or take any action.
When the sphere was teleported over, Xu Zhiyan reached out, picked up the sticker next to him, and stuck it on the groove.
Only Xinan quickly picked up the tools in his hand when the ball came over, and with a few "buzzing" sounds, Lisold fastened four screws. After finishing, he did not forget to stick his head out, stared in the direction of Gan Mi and spoke softly.
"You're so useless." The words, coupled with the inorganic electronic sound, sounded extremely sarcastic.
Gan Mi was stunned for a moment before he realized that the other party was mocking him for not being able to even screw in a screw?
He died again and couldn't help but regret why he entered this crappy copy. This mad dog Chunchun is just sick!
Only Xu Zhiyan didn't have time to join the argument between the two. He looked at the artifact being sent away and said hesitantly: "Do you think that ball looks like a human head made of metal?"
The four nails correspond exactly to the positions of the eyes, nose, and mouth...
Wait, why did he remember that the artifacts transmitted by the other machines were different from this one?
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