It seemed that from the moment she woke up, the whole world became noisy.
Outside the window were the sounds of wind, shouting, dogs barking, car horns, and the shouts of people having a big sale in a shopping mall not far away. Even through the glass, they were all clearly heard by her ears.
Yang Jia turned over, picked up the quilt and covered his head with it, trying to block out the sounds, but with little success.
She turned over again, grabbed the phone beside her pillow and checked the time.
10:32.
Yang Jia went over the time in his mind, sat up suddenly from the bed, and ran his hand through his messy hair in annoyance. He overslept again!
She threw her phone aside and jumped out of bed.
Summer had arrived early in the city in May. The temperature had been as high as nearly 30 degrees Celsius these past few days. Although Yang Jia was wearing a cool T-shirt and shorts and only covered with a thin blanket, he still slept in a sweat, so he took a shower while washing up.
I wiped my hair and sat down at the desk. The screen was still showing the game screen that I had been idle for last night. The tall and handsome game character was killing monsters tirelessly.
The experience bar, having already reached the maximum level, wouldn't increase any further, but the money in the backpack would increase by 200,000. Yang Jia had set it up to automatically pick up items he found, and when the backpack was full, it would automatically sell off any junk except for the precious orange equipment and materials. So, after a night of mob hunting, the profit was quite substantial.
Closing his backpack and pulling the quest to the lake to automatically fish, Yang Jia couldn't help but sigh as he opened a webpage, "If only real life were as simple as games. Just mindlessly kill monsters and level up, and then you'd have everything."
Along with this sentence, the homepage for Youlian Recruitment loaded. As a senior nearing graduation, Yang Jia had recently been submitting her resume here every day, waiting for a response. So, checking it daily had become her new routine. However, as of May, she still hadn't landed a suitable job.
This annoying graduation season!
In reality, Yang Jia's requirements weren't high. She didn't have any lofty ambitions. She just wanted a decent salary, wasn't too busy and constantly required overtime, and could come and go at regular times. However, this was clearly different from what the company wanted from graduates.
Everyone is vying for a job at a large company, so Yang Jia's qualifications certainly wouldn't be able to get in. However, small companies, especially those still in the startup phase, are practically willing to split each employee's time between jobs. Overtime and late nights are the norm, and that's fine, as they refuse to pay more, euphemistically calling it "fighting for dreams" and "a sense of accomplishment that money can't bring."
But Yang Jia felt that bread was much more important than dreams.
So why can't real life be like games? Yang Jia sighed for the hundredth time. If that were the case, people wouldn't have to worry about finding a job. They could just wake up and kill monsters, and rest when they got tired. If they really wanted to spice things up, they could learn a life skill like fishing or cooking. How great would that be?
After logging into my account skillfully, I immediately saw a red envelope flashing, followed by the number 2.
Two unread messages. Did they get a response to her resume? Yang Jia perked up and opened the message page. Sure enough, they were two interview invitations. One was from a biopharmaceutical company she had previously applied to, and the other was for... a part-time job distributing flyers?!
Youlian has a good feature that will send you the corresponding positions based on the keywords in your resume, thus saving you the trouble of searching one by one. It is very useful for a lazy person like Yang Jia, so of course she checked it without hesitation. Even if it costs ten yuan for the function.
But since when did a job like handing out flyers have to be recruited through Youlian? That's fine, but according to the directions she filled out on her resume, there's no way she could have automatically been sent to a position like handing out flyers, right?
System bug?
Yang Jia clicked on it with the intention of watching the fun.
A travel agency was looking for a part-time guide to distribute brochures and give brief tours. The requirements were simple: knowledge of the city and the ability to answer tourists' questions. But it was strange. Isn't this a tour guide's job? When did it become a part-time job distributing flyers?
But when he looked down at the salary column, Yang Jia's eyes turned red. The part-time job would take a total of three days, and the salary was three thousand yuan!
Scammer? But what's the point of posting such obviously false information? Or is it just a trick used by the travel agency to attract attention?
Regardless, the interview notice successfully caught Yang Jia's attention. She checked the time: 3 p.m. The address seemed nearby, a ten-minute bus ride away. The other company's interview was scheduled for tomorrow, and since she had nothing to do today, why not give it a try?
Yang Jia wrote down the address, closed the Youlian Recruitment website, and opened the forum he often visited. He immediately saw the post on the front page: "Scientists have proven that aliens may really exist! If the earth is hijacked one day, don't be too surprised!"
She just liked this kind of serious and nonsense posts, so Yang Jia moved her finger and clicked on it.
A news photo was posted on the main building, saying that scientists recently captured a very suspicious electromagnetic wave band, which is very likely to be encrypted communications from aliens. If the decryption is successful, then aliens may really appear!
Then people in the building started discussing where the aliens came from and what they looked like. Are they really like in novels, with a highly developed civilization, who would hijack the earth and make everyone their puppets and slaves?
Then he talked about the various information that the Earth had sent into outer space in the past.
"Perhaps the aliens captured this information and learned of Earth's existence, which is why they came here. It's said that a lot of information related to Earth was also sent out at that time. If that's the case, then wouldn't it be us who attracted the aliens and turned us into puppets?"
"That's right, what's the difference between this and welcoming thieves?"
"Scientists back then were so naive, they told everything. If the Earth was invaded, they would be accomplices!"
"I was shivering and suddenly felt that it would be better if aliens didn't exist."
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Yang Jia quickly scrolled through the post, but didn't take it personally. While the discussion on the thread was heartfelt, most people likely didn't believe in the existence of aliens. At least within the outer space humans can currently explore, there are no planets suitable for intelligent life. And beyond that, Earth's current technological capabilities are still limited. But if aliens truly existed, they would have to be several levels more advanced than Earth's, capable of ultra-long-distance space travel, and then happen to discover a small, insignificant planet like Earth. These conditions would surely be far from easy to fulfill.
After closing the post, Yang Jia saw a thread about the game she was currently playing and clicked on it with great interest. The dispute about aliens completely disappeared from her mind.
She browsed the forum until two in the morning, and only then, feeling a dull pain in her stomach, did she realize she hadn't eaten yet. She left her computer and cooked herself a bowl of noodles. After finishing her meal, she suddenly remembered her part-time job distributing flyers. After a moment's hesitation, she grabbed her phone, keys, and wallet and headed out.
Anyway, just treat it as going to watch the fun.
Arriving at the travel agency, Yang Jia looked around for a long time, and after deciding it wasn't a shell company, she opened the door and went in. The receptionist heard she was there to apply for a job, pointed to the reception area next door, and asked her to wait there.
By three o'clock, he was the only one in the reception area. Yang Jia thought to himself, this is not good. Is it possible that no one is applying for this well-paid part-time job? Or is it that everyone thinks the salary is too high and doesn't believe it?
Before she could finish hesitating whether to leave or stay, the time was up and the receptionist came to inform her to go for the interview.
The interview was conducted by a middle-aged woman wearing glasses. The receptionist called her Ms. Zhang. Ms. Zhang seemed very friendly. After asking Yang Jia to sit down, she asked her a lot of questions, such as how old she was, whether she was a local, what her daily hobbies were, and how much she knew about the city's various plans and facilities. Yang Jia was confused by the questions and wondered if she was here for an interview or an interrogation.
After answering the last question, Mr. Zhang stood up with a smile on his face and extended his hand to Yang Jia. "Very good, you did a good job. This job is yours. Welcome to join us!"
"Um..." Yang Jia shook her hand and asked uncertainly, "The salary I saw online is..."
"It's three thousand." Mr. Zhang smiled and said, "Our company's benefits are very good. You will see it later."
Yang Jia secretly complained about it being just a three-day part-time job, but she couldn't help but smile. Three thousand yuan was enough for her to live comfortably for at least two more months, and she could take her time looking for a job.
"Then I'll take you to enter your information and get you an ID card. This thing is very useful, you'll know it later," said Mr. Zhang.
Yang Jia was even more perplexed by the fact that part-time employees also had to enter their information to apply for ID cards. But it did indicate a legitimate company, which wasn't necessarily a bad thing. She followed Mr. Zhang upstairs and noticed that while the place looked formal, it actually seemed to have very few employees. Just as Yang Jia was starting to get a nagging feeling that Mr. Zhang was going to find a corner to knock himself out and do something else, Mr. Zhang stopped and said, "We're here."
Then she pushed open the door in front of her.
Yang Jia was stunned. Before her lay a massive computer cluster, connected by countless complex circuits, flashing colorful lights and humming with activity. However, all of this was hidden behind a wall of floor-to-ceiling glass. Only when Mr. Zhang led her to the window did Yang Jia discover other smaller facilities.
With Mr. Zhang's help, she scanned her fingerprint and iris, then entered her basic information. Then a mechanical system voice sounded, "Number 37651, welcome to become our company's temporary special intelligent service personnel."
What the hell? Yang Jia was bewildered. Wasn't she just handing out flyers part-time? What was a "special intelligent service person"? Wasn't that just another name for manual customer service? "System," what misunderstanding do you have about handing out flyers?
But before she could react, the mechanical system voice said again, "The system has entered your information. If there are similar jobs in the future, you will be given priority. Goodbye."
Then, with a ding, a card popped out from the slot. This was Yang Jia's ID card.
Even after following Mr. Zhang out, Yang Jia was still a bit stunned. It was just a part-time job at a travel agency; did it really need to be so grandiose?
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