"Now that we've covered the five social insurances and one housing fund, there aren't many other major rules in the underworld. Just remember one thing: becoming a ghost and entering the underworld isn't about enjoying a life of luxury. If you don't pay your social insurances and housing fund contributions in full for a certain period, you'll fall to the sixth floor below, and everything will double in price..."
"If there are those self-destructive ghosts who try to cheat the underworld, that's fine too. This building doesn't go down much, only eighteen floors in total. But once you get to the eighteenth floor, don't blame me for not warning you, the money you earn from working will no longer belong to you, and you'll lose the right to choose your work..."
"We do the dirtiest and most tiring work. Let me tell you, there are no ghosts on the 18th floor, and no torture. You can't even stop working, and you can't be reincarnated as a prostitute. You can only suffer endlessly forever. Do you know what's the scariest thing?"
The bespectacled man looked intently at Lin Yazhi.
"The most terrifying thing is having no hope. It doesn't matter if you have no money, as long as there's still a chance to earn it. It doesn't matter if you're sick, as long as there's still a possibility of recovery. Even if you lose everything, it doesn't matter, because you can still die or be reincarnated. What's truly terrifying is having no possibility at all..."
"You do a monotonous and boring job year after year, with no holidays, no entertainment, no end, and even death is a luxury. All you have is the whip and beatings of the underworld servants. Believe me, including the six realms, the eighteenth floor of the underworld is the place you least want to go, without exception."
"So, in the underworld, you can only keep working hard, paying all the social security and housing fund contributions, and then saving up for the 'upgrading fee,' climbing up floor by floor. When you reach my floor, you'll have a chance to be reincarnated, but the quota for reincarnation is auctioned off publicly, I remember..."
"Last month, the quota for being reborn as a speckled pheasant reached 1.16 million per person. But does winning the bid guarantee a smooth reincarnation? Wrong! Chickens and ducks have a better, more predictable fate. From rats, cats, and dogs all the way to humans, those who win the bid still have to wait in line..."
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