5
In her first year at the company, Tao Sai, a newcomer, became one of the hard workers. Her daily duties consisted mostly of odd jobs, cleaning up after various projects, a thankless task. Tao Sai's university background was solid, and after several months of humble internship, she was more than capable of handling even the most basic tasks. However, Yang Jianwen seemed to have no intention of nurturing her. Despite her diligence and hard work, he never let her participate in smaller projects.
Until last week, when the company took on a very important project, Yang Jianwen, contrary to his usual behavior, asked her to represent the company in contacting the client.
Tao Sai thought it was a good sign that she had finally made it.
The client was a kind and gentle person. He was polite to a young girl like her who had just entered the workplace, and the work went quite smoothly.
On the day of signing the contract, Yang Jianwen invited the client to dinner and Tao Sai accompanied him.
At the dinner table, Tao Sai forced herself to agree politely. She didn't usually drink, but she could hold it. After a few glasses of white wine, she didn't seem drunk at all.
Then Tao Sai got up and went to the bathroom. Halfway there, she suddenly remembered that she had forgotten to take her bag. She immediately went back, but heard Yang Jianwen talking in a low voice in the private room.
"Mr. Feng, how is our little sister?"
"She has a nice figure, and her legs are straight and well-proportioned. I tell you, that's rare." The kind-looking middle-aged man commented.
"Of course," Yang Jianwen said, his voice rising unconsciously. "Our sister just graduated from university. Mr. Feng, please tell us if you're satisfied or not."
The private room was filled with a joyful atmosphere, and everyone present laughed unrestrainedly.
At that moment, Tao Sai outside the door felt nauseous. She ran to a corner where no one was around, and with nausea in her stomach, she leaned against the trash can and vomited out all the food she had eaten.
After vomiting, Tao Sai was about to rush into the private room and make a scene, but his steps became slower and slower until he stopped completely.
While she was never one to swallow her anger, she also maintained a certain level of rationality. Her current industry was relatively new, and the circle of professionals in Nanzhou City, and even nationwide, was very limited. Being bitten by a mad dog would essentially be a death sentence for her career. She was alone and powerless, so she had to be cautious.
After that day, Tao Sai took a leave of absence and has been resting until today. She hasn't figured out what to do. The most likely thing is to endure it and then change jobs when she has the chance.
But now, you still endure it? Fuck you.
Tao Sai walked through the corridor of the office area without looking around in the face of everyone's shocked gaze. Many colleagues wanted to applaud him, but unfortunately the boss was throwing things and roaring in the office, so they could only hold back their anger.
After leaving the company, Tao Sai took the elevator down.
He was scolded and water was thrown at him, which was quite satisfying. Unfortunately, it was not boiling water that was thrown at him, nor was the glass thrown at his face.
Anyway, it was the last time he was going home from this crappy company, so Tao Sai didn't save money and just took a taxi.
After calming down, I went home. As soon as I opened the door, Zhou Ning had also successfully resigned from the company and returned.
She didn't have any reason to go, she just loved her job and wanted a formal farewell.
The internet speed at home was good, and the movies were downloaded one by one. The disks of the two computers were soon full. Tao Sai remembered that he had a 2T mobile disk and several small USB flash drives, so he contributed them all.
While the download tasks were being cleared one by one, Tao Sai helped Zhou Ning pack her luggage. Of course, the most important thing was to help her declutter.
Zhou Ning has some characteristics of a jackal, and she has a lot of big and useless things. After Tao Sai's earnest persuasion, she had no choice but to give them up.
At three o'clock in the afternoon, a Huolala medium-sized van drove all the way from Jingshi, drove 20 kilometers along the provincial road, arrived at the ferry on the riverside, and then boarded the ferry.
The car radio was constantly playing the news.
"The latest news is that Mount Fuji on Honshu Island erupted at 2:41 PM today. The local government has reportedly activated emergency response plans, and surrounding civilians have been properly evacuated. Experts estimate that volcanic ash will spread to the Tokyo metropolitan area within 48 hours. As a major secondary disaster, volcanic ash will severely damage human health and paralyze all land, sea, and air transportation. Subsequent volcanic ash will further spread throughout Northeast Asia."
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"El Niño, earthquakes, tsunamis, volcanic eruptions—this year has been filled with disasters, raising the question: what's happening to our planet? For this episode, we've invited geology expert Professor Tao Yongqing to provide a scientific explanation for our audience."
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"...Actually, earthquakes and geological movements occur all the time on Earth. This is a perfectly normal phenomenon; it's just that the intensity and frequency of recent earthquakes have just increased. There's no need to panic. I've compiled an emergency evacuation guide for everyone. Remember these six do's and seven don'ts, and you'll greatly increase your chances of survival in a disaster."
After the ferry set sail, the Lalamove driver, bored, switched the news channel to the music channel and muttered to himself, "I thought the world was going to change, but nothing happened."
Tao Sai, who was sitting in the passenger seat, casually asked the kind-looking middle-aged driver, "Master, if the situation really changes, are you prepared?"
The driver, a simple, honest middle-aged man, immediately opened up: "Of course I have. There have been earthquakes everywhere lately, and I heard that there will be a plague soon. By then, we won't be able to leave the house or buy things. So I asked my wife to buy rice and noodles, as much as she can. She will definitely not starve to death if she stays at home for a few months."
Tao Sai thought for a moment and said, "I've also heard from experts that it's better to believe something than not to believe it. But what I heard is not the same as your version."
Her words really caught the driver's attention. Tao Sai continued, "They say that in a few days, the land will be filled with filthy creatures, densely packed and overwhelming. They bite people and are poisonous. There will be so many of them that you can't even count them."
"What should we do?" The driver, who had a relaxed expression just now, suddenly became serious.
"I heard that those dirty things are afraid of water and they have to go into the water to be safe. It's best to stay on a boat," said Tao Sai.
"On the boat?" The driver was stunned.
"Yes, it's on a ferry like the one we're on now. So my bestie and I quickly quit our jobs and went back to our hometown, where we have a ferry."
The driver looked at Zhou Ning in the back seat. The clever Zhou Ning immediately understood Tao Sai's expression and nodded vigorously. "That's right. Otherwise, why would you think we would move back to our hometown when we are both doing well at work in Nanzhou? It's not like we are so disillusioned with the world that we want to go back to the countryside to live in seclusion, right?"
"But, what you said is too mysterious..." The driver scratched his head doubtfully. Although he didn't believe it completely, he was still a little cautious.
The van drove along the small road directly to the door of the house. The driver enthusiastically helped to move the luggage into the yard. Before leaving, Tao Sai once again told him to stock up more things and get a boat if possible.
Tao Sai didn’t think much about it. It was just a small favor. Saving a life is saving a life.
After putting away their luggage, Zhou Ning couldn't wait to see their future refugee ship.
As soon as Tao Sai opened the side door of the yard, the stranded black-sailed boat appeared completely before Zhou Ning's eyes.
Zhou Ning was stunned for three seconds, then walked down the stairs and touched the hull of the old sloop. Her hand was covered in dust. She turned and asked, "Taotao, isn't our boat a little too small?"
"Don't worry, I have another way," said Tao Sai.
She didn't specifically tell her that the wupeng boat could be upgraded. It would be too troublesome to explain everything and make her believe it. Anyway, the shelter ship system has a built-in [Perception Blur] BUFF, which can blur all the supernatural phenomena on the ship, saving a lot of trouble.
Living in their hometown, they had a simple dinner. After a shower, Tao Sai laid out her plans for the next few days on her notebook. Her experience playing the game "Insect Tide" and her memories of rebirth made planning easy.
Before he knew it, it was late at night. It had been a very fulfilling day, and Tao Sai stretched himself.
At this moment, when the clock jumped to zero, subtitles popped up in front of her eyes.
【[Character] function has been unlocked. 】
[You have obtained the [Newbie Gift Pack] and have saved it in your [Backpack]. ]
Tao Sai opened the page, and sure enough, the [Character] module that was previously grayed out was now lit up.
She focused her sight on [Character] and the section opened. The only character displayed in the list was her own name.
She clicked it again, and a panel message popped up in front of her.
【Tao Sai [female]
Star rating: ☆
Level: 1
Experience: 0/128
property
Intelligence: 3/100
Strength: 6/100
Physical strength: 2/100
Agility: 2/100
Resistance: 0/100
Skill: Unequipped]
Based on her experience in playing the game, Tao Sai knew very well that an empty star represented half a star, and she was now at the lowest star level and the lowest level.
In fact, every initial character is like this, but there are slight differences in the most original attribute points.
The character will automatically upgrade after the experience bar is full. With each level up, the character will gain randomly increased attribute points.
The star rating represents the character's potential. The higher the star rating, the more attribute points you will gain when you upgrade.
Characters above four stars can even freely allocate attribute points, allowing the character to develop "biased" or balanced, making them extremely intelligent, powerful, swift, or evolving into a hexagonal warrior, whatever you like.
Tao Sai stared at his five initial attribute points in a daze.
A resistance of 0 is understandable, as few characters start out with resistance. As for Agility and Stamina, she enjoyed night jogging in college, so both are 2. She's always had good grades, so her Intelligence is 3, a testament to her intelligence.
But the strength is an abrupt 6.
6?
Is she that strong?
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