Chapter 70 Job Hunting
"Anything else?" Mo Fei stopped and looked at the bearded man who was running towards them, panting, holding a burlap bag wrapped with two ropes in his hand.
The bearded man was smiling, completely different from his previous attitude. He rubbed his hands and said, "Just now I was blind and didn't know that a real god had come. If I have offended you in any way just now, please don't take offense."
Mo Fei thought to himself that this bearded man must have somehow discovered that Lin Jiyuan was really a fourth-level psychic, regretted his decision, and rushed over to curry favor with him.
Sure enough, the bearded man handed over the paper bag:
"These are some good things I have hidden away. You can use them. Don't be polite to me. I will need your help in the future! I have to be on duty today, otherwise I would take you to the management office. If you need me in the future, just ask."
Unfortunately, Lin Jiyuan just glanced at the bearded man indifferently and did not say anything.
This made the bearded man feel somewhat uneasy.
Although Mo Fei was not a particularly good-tempered person, he was much easier to get along with than Lin Ji. She smiled and asked the bearded man, "It just so happens that I have something to ask you. You have been in the base for so long and have been on duty at the entrance, so you must know a lot of people. Have you heard of Bai Qi?"
When he heard that the person Mo Fei was asking about was surnamed Bai, the bearded man's face changed. However, after asking Mo Fei how to write the two characters "Bai Qi", he thought for a long time and said firmly:
"Our base was built by the Bai family. So now the Bai family is equivalent to our big boss and lifesaver. I remember the name of every member of the Bai family, but I have never heard of this person. There are more than 2,000 people in the base now. In addition to the Bai family, there may be a few people with the surname Bai. Oh, yes, I remember that a man in his thirties came a few days ago. I think his name is this. He is also a bookstore owner."
Mo Fei and Lin Jiyuan looked at each other.
Mo Fei asked, "Did he really just come a few days ago?"
"Indeed. I remember it clearly. I was the one who checked his luggage that day. He only brought a few snacks and two bottles of water, but he did bring a box of books."
"Thank you." Mo Fei said.
Although Lin Jiyuan's face was still extremely cold, he nodded for the first time.
The bearded man immediately smiled, he knew that Lin Jiyuan accepted his kindness and remembered him.
After saying goodbye to Mo Fei and the other man, the bearded man happily went back to the first gate to be on duty.
In a good mood, he hummed "We ordinary people are so happy today" as he walked away.
After seeing the man leave, Mo Fei told Lin Jiyuan about what happened to Bai Qi just now. This was exactly why she asked the bearded man about Bai Qi just now.
Lin Jiyuan understood.
"If there is really nothing wrong with him, then I am just being too cautious. To be honest, I still owe him a meal." Mo Fei said.
Unfortunately, they came here for something and won’t stay long. I don’t know if I will have this opportunity again.
But Mo Fei didn't expect that this opportunity would come so soon.
Not far past the ability testing room is the official entrance to the base.
Lin Jiyuan took a close look at the material of the door. It should be the same material as the door of a certain country's bank vault, and the surface had been reinforced by a metal-related psychic.
The base survivor management office is located 200 meters away from this entrance and is divided into the ordinary people management office and the superpower management office.
Mo Fei heard from Mianmian that this place was like the government hall before the natural disaster, which could handle all matters from birth to death, and even better than that.
Parents of newborns can receive fertility funds here, and receive a fixed monthly subsidy for supplies and crystal nuclei.
After a person with special abilities dies, the management office will provide pensions and funeral expenses to his or her relatives or friends at the base.
Not to mention schools and hospitals, there are even courts and mediation offices here.
Everything was done in a very neat and tidy manner.
So this place doesn't look like a base with more than 2,000 people, but more like a small country with 2,000 people.
Here, Mo Fei and Lin Ji also need to separate for a short time because of their different identities and register their information separately.
The two looked at each other, and Lin Jiyuan gestured for her to call him if she had any problems. Mo Fei blinked at him, squinted his eyes and smiled.
She just looked like she had no special powers, but the people here were at most Level 2 special powers, and they couldn't do anything to her. Even if she encountered any danger, she could just hide in the space.
When she was alone, Mo Fei dared to say that he could save his life better than most people.
Mo Fei walked into the black door alone.
There are too few ordinary people now, resulting in very few staff members in the Ordinary People Management Office.
Mo Fei looked at the duty roster posted on the wall and found that there were only two people here, one on the day shift and the other on the night shift.
Mo Fei looked around, it was closed, narrow, and dim. It was completely different from the scene of the Superpower Management Office she saw when she opened the door just now. One was like a spacious, bright, and air-conditioned high-speed railway station, and the other was like a run-down and deserted train station.
"Of course. There are still ordinary people alive now." Yan Liang yawned.
His feet were resting on the table. He was originally sleeping in the chair, but when he heard the sound of Mo Fei opening the door, he struggled to open his drooping eyelids.
The work in the Ordinary People Management Office is a sinecure, and now that he has no mobile phone to play with, he is almost bored to death.
If Mo Fei didn't come, he might sleep here until his shift change tomorrow morning.
Seeing that Mo Fei was silent, Yan Liang counted his fingers and said, "You are the 21st ordinary person I have received since I started working. Welcome, welcome, warm welcome."
Although he was saying words of welcome, there was no smile on Yan Liang's face.
He reached into the drawer and pulled out a slightly yellowed piece of paper.
"Thank you." Mo Fei took the watch and sat down.
With the bearded man, they only registered their simple names, places of origin, types of abilities, and levels.
But the form in front of me is so crowded that even educational background and blood type need to be filled in, which is more troublesome than checking household registration.
Mo Fei picked up the pen and started filling it out:
Name: Mo Fei, female, 30 years old, blood type B, high school graduate, family members: cousin Lin Jiyuan, original address: Unit 2, Building 3, Hehua Community...
To put on a full show, Mo Fei simply scribbled half-truthfully on the table.
There was another column for special skills, which she didn't need to fake. She wrote two words on it: "cooking".
"And this, the letter of commitment." Yan Liang slapped another piece of paper over. "There are two copies of the letter of commitment. Sign it and keep one for yourself."
"If I am infected with the zombie virus after leaving the base, I will not return to the base. If I return, it will be deemed that I agree to the base's corresponding treatment of me."
Mo Fei read the last two sentences, then paused and asked, "What do you mean by corresponding treatment?"
"God to heaven." Yan Liang shrugged, then lowered his voice and asked, "How is the outside world now? How did an ordinary person like you survive?"
Mo Fei was suspicious: "Have you never left since you came in?"
Yan Liang nodded: "Of course, it's so safe here, and I have a stable job. I don't have to go out and die like other people. Why should I go out? I don't know how many people envy my position. My father used all our family's wealth to buy me this position."
"My apologies. I didn't realize you used to be a rich second generation." Mo Fei bowed.
"Tsk. Of course. Even though I'm only a first-level psychic now, I still live a much happier life than many people here." Yan Liang could hear the sarcasm in Mo Fei's words, but he didn't care.
"That's right. It's your choice anyway." Mo Fei filled in the information in his hand, "You are not others, and others are not you."
Yan Liang looked at her with some surprise, and stopped talking to her. He looked at her watch carefully and said, "Oh, that's incredible. Your cousin is a level 4 electric power user."
Mo Fei: “…” Why does this sarcastic tone sound so annoying?
"I don't think he is your real brother, but he is more like a good brother." Yan Liang said again.
Mo Fei was speechless: "Is gossip part of your job?"
The people in this base of superpowers are really too outrageous. Whenever they see a man and a woman walking together, they assume that they have an ambiguous relationship. Is the girl dependent on the boy?
Yan Liang looked at Mo Fei's unhappy expression and didn't stop talking coldly: "I'm an experienced person, and I just want to tell you that love and affection are unreliable these days. He has a sister like you today, and he will have a sister tomorrow. If a man is reliable, a sow can climb a tree."
As Mo Fei rolled his eyes, Yan Liang drank a sip of wolfberry water and said, "Alright, alright, I just said it casually, whether you want to listen or not."
Finally, Yan Liang's eyes fell on the column of specialties: "Hey, No. 21, your specialty is cooking?"
"Hmm? What's the problem?" Mo Fei didn't have a very good impression of Yan Liang now, and spoke in a cold tone.
"You dare to write it here as your specialty. What are your specialties?" Yan Liang didn't mind Mo Fei's attitude. Instead, he was very interested.
Mo Fei was not modest: "I can open a restaurant. I can be a private chef and host banquets. The praise rate is 99.9%."
"So awesome? Why don't you just brag about your 100% positive review rate?" Yan Liang didn't believe it.
"The other 0.01% is because I'm humble." Mo Fei took out a small package from his pocket and threw it over.
Yan Liang smelled something instantly and stared at the thing thrown next to him with wide eyes: "Chicken strips?"
"I caught a mutant chicken before and kept some of the meat to make this." Although Mo Fei thought Yan Liang was annoying, he didn't mind bribing the man in front of him at this time. After all, he was also in the management office, and it was better to have a good relationship with him than to make enemies quickly.
Yan Liang picked up a chicken strip and put it into his mouth without saying anything. The spicy air-dried chicken fragrance spread in his mouth, and the texture was just right, and it was very chewy. Yan Liang drooled as he ate, and just wanted to eat the next one quickly.
But he could see clearly that the small bag Mo Fei gave him only contained 6 chicken strips. Even if he ate one a day, he could only eat it for 6 days! Yan Liang had to eat less with great pain.
"I now believe that your approval rating is indeed 99.9." Yan Liang succumbed to the delicious food, and the way he looked at Mo Fei changed. "Well, since you are so knowledgeable, the base cafeteria is still short of a handyman, would you like to go?"
"No." Mo Fei shook his head. She didn't really want to stay in this base permanently, so why did he introduce her to a job?
"It's such a good job, but it's a bit tiring and hard. How dare you, an ordinary person, not go? Ordinary people don't have any background, and the supplies you get every day are pitifully few. If you don't do this, how will you eat? Originally, I thought you were honest, so I wanted to give you some connections. There is a chance to meet level 4 psychics there. Since you cook so deliciously, you can make friends with a few more high-level psychics in the cafeteria. With their protection, are you still afraid that you won't have a good life in this base? They are more reliable than your brothers and sisters."
Yan Liang was a little angry, feeling that his kindness was being taken for granted.
Although the job of a canteen handyman is not as good as his job, it is better because he can come into contact with a lot of food. The chef usually makes extra food to take home at night, so the handyman can always get some of it. He can also get to know a lot of people and build up his network.
But No. 21 didn’t appreciate it!
"Since you don't want to go, then as the administrator, I still have to find a job for you. The septic tank needs..."
"What did you just say?" Mo Fei stood up.
Yan Liang looked at the person approaching and said unhappily, "Septic tank!"
"Previous sentence."
“Good day.”
"One more sentence."
"The protection of a Level 4 superpower..."
"Great. This is a really good job. I'm willing to go. When can I start? Tonight? I guess your base doesn't provide midnight snacks." Mo Fei's attitude changed 180 degrees.
"..." Yan Liang thought Mo Fei was a psychopath, but he had already said it, and the chicken strips Mo Fei made were really delicious, so he still wrote Mo Fei a letter of introduction to work in the cafeteria, "Take it to the cafeteria to find Lao Zhou, the head chef of the cafeteria. He and I have a good relationship, and he will definitely not make things difficult for you with my letter of introduction. And here is this key, take it, I won't give you a replacement if you lose it. You can live in the second floor of unit 2, building 13 in the resettlement area. This building is newly opened, and people with special abilities and ordinary people can live together. You will live there from now on."
"Thank you, sister." Mo Fei couldn't help but say.
"Sister, you little bastard. Go away quickly and don't disturb my sleep." Yan Liang threw another sack over.
Mo Fei opened the bag and saw a bucket and a basin inside, with towels, some shampoo, soap and other daily necessities, and a steamed bread that was hard enough to hit someone. Is this what the people in the base eat? They can't live well. No wonder Mianmian said Hexi Town is simply a paradise.
Mo Fei shook his head and prepared to leave with a large bag of things. As he was leaving, he heard Yan Liang shouting from his seat: "I'm always on the day shift. If you have anything, come find me."
Mo Fei was stunned for a moment, nodded and thanked him, thinking that these chicken strips were not given in vain.
When she went out, Lin Jiyuan was already waiting for her outside.
"Where do you live?" Lin Jiyuan took the things from Mo Fei's hand.
"Building 13, Unit 2, 2nd Floor, Resettlement Area." Mo Fei raised the key in his hand.
Lin Jiyuan also looked at the key in his hand: "I live there too. I guess other places are full, so this building is where people with special abilities and ordinary people live together."
Mo Fei frowned: "That's not right, why do I remember hearing this address somewhere?"
“Maybe Chen Mianmian also lived here before.” Lin Jiyuan said.
Mo Fei shook his head: "Forget it, let's go first. It's getting late. I tell you, I found a good job, I can have the opportunity to see level 4 psychics, maybe I can see a healing one..."
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