Above the gray fog

A box pops up on the computer screen saying ‘Registration Successful’.

The printer next to him started to buzz, and after a while, a long invoice was printed out.

"This is the receipt. Take it. You have to choose a place, because there are not many formal employees in the Continuity Institute. A branch dean like you needs to manage a place, because the observable universe is directly controlled by the Source Court. There are very few problems with management. What our Survival Institute needs to maintain is the boundary outside the observable universe. There are nine regions here. You choose one. "

Lin Shan looked around and saw that he didn't recognize any of the nine areas.

"These are all place names outside the observable universe. Some even the local creatures don't know that their own land is called this name. It doesn't matter which one you choose, just pick one that sounds good to you." The man reminded.

"Then choose Lingze Panjing." Among the nine names, Lin Shan was the only one who could pronounce it easily. The words "Gloomy Panjing" and "Unrestful Panjing" were not easy to hear.

"The so-called pan-realm is a place planned according to the scope. In fact, in the pan-realm, fish and dragons are mixed, and countless civilizations live together. There is a high probability that there is not even a unified circle, but some scattered civilizations.

"Okay, I've submitted it to you. You should receive a reply from the headquarters in a while. Just wait here for a while and I'll walk you through the related work." The man looked at the man who had been pinching the candy next to him. The woman said, "Number Zero, bring a stool for the new employee."

The woman named Zero glanced at Lin Shan, and the next second, a stool made of candy appeared behind Lin Shan.

Lin Shan sat down unceremoniously and waited for the man to explain his work matters to him.

The man rummaged under the drawer for a while, took out a pamphlet, and read on it, "Article 1 of the work rules. Except for holidays, employees are not allowed to leave the survival hospital voluntarily for any reason."

"Article 2 of the working principle: All things in the world, whether good or bad, should continue. Never judge the good or bad of the world based on the good or evil in your heart."

"Article 3 of the work guidelines, all actions shall be subject to the instructions issued by the General Hospital."

"Article 4 of the work guidelines states that employees need to maintain a healthy and good attitude for a long time. If they feel sluggish and unmotivated to work, they can apply for leave from the main hospital and do not work when they are physically weak."

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"Article 371 of the Work Guidelines, if there is a conflict between boundary tasks and work, the boundary tasks will take precedence."

"Article 372 of the work code prohibits leaking any work content to the outside world."

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After reading for nearly half an hour, I listed more than 400 so-called work principles.

The four characters "work hard" are written all over the restrictions.

Several of them made Lin Shan confused. For example, you must maintain a healthy and good attitude when working. If you are depressed and have no intention of working, you must not work. This rule, Lin Shan vaguely feels, is not as simple as it seems on the surface. There should be a deeper meaning.

Thinking in his mind, Lin Shan asked directly.

"This has to do with our work." When the man saw Lin Shan asking this question, his expression became serious, "On the surface, the Continuity Institute is maintaining the existence of all things in the gray fog, but in fact it is maintaining the balance of the gray fog universe. "

"The purpose of our existence and that of other lineage forces is for the essence of gray mist, 'balance'. Only by stabilizing the balance can everything develop."

"In the process of maintaining balance, we will inevitably encounter pollution. This pollution does not come from outside gods, nor is it the original intention of the gray fog universe. At present, Yuanting does not understand where this pollution comes from. The polluted people The gods will be deprived of human emotions. The most intuitive manifestation is that they will no longer make any expressions. Secondly, the body will gradually rot and disintegrate, and eventually become a strange existence. Of course, this pollution process is very long. "

"According to Yuanting's research, the strangeness is formed through this kind of pollution. From this, it is inferred that this kind of pollution is caused by the human emperor's reversal of the gray fog."

Hearing the man's words, Lin Shan immediately thought that at the banquet hall table, most of the direct descendants of the Guang family had expressionless faces. Ran Yue said that they could no longer express their feelings.

Are they all already contaminated?

For some reason, a sad mood suddenly filled Lin Shan's heart. For such a large family, most of the descendants of the Guang family were contaminated. There were thousands of gods in the audience, but none of them had this phenomenon.

"Will gods outside the lineage be contaminated?" Lin Shan asked.

"Whether you will be contaminated depends on what you do, and it has nothing to do with who you are."

The man paused for a moment, stared at Lin Shan and said seriously, "The Jieqi mission coupled with this unknown pollution has caused the gods in the lineage to always be a high-risk profession. The work we do is also high-risk work. However, if you can work for a long time, If you continue to live, complete the world missions again and again, and avoid pollution again and again, then one day you will get the opportunity to be promoted, because no matter how powerful the gods are, they will die. After their death, their authority will always be New owner."

"I would like to give you a piece of advice from someone who has experienced it. Among gods, the stronger the human nature, the stronger the power. This is only applicable to polluted gods."

The man made it clear that he would face the dangers ahead, and he also laid out the opportunities hidden behind the dangers.

Lin Shan shook his head slowly, "I don't have a choice, do I?"

"Well, it's not just you, we all have no choice. The right to choose has been taken away when we inherited the throne of God." The man tilted his head and looked at the computer screen, "The main hospital has approved it. Congratulations, you are still alive." Director of the hospital’s 086 branch—Lin Shan.”

The man stood up and stretched out his hand.

Lin Shan shook hands with him.

"My name is Jan Grover. In layman's terms, I will be your boss at work from now on. If you have any difficulties in the future, you can come to me." Jan Grover tore off the invoice printed by the printer. Leave it to Lin Shan.

"Do a good job." Yang Grover patted Lin Shan's shoulder gently.

"I can allocate 15 Raven members for you, from Raven 10000 to Raven 10015. The Ravens are equipped with digital soul robots. They are proficient in various businesses and will assist you in your work." Jan Grover Pull out a USB flash drive from the side of the computer host, "Except for Raven, there are restrictions. You can recruit other employees by yourself. You just need to sign a contract."

Yang Grover handed the USB flash drive to Lin Shan, "The 15 ravens, the branches and the instruments used by the branches are all here. You just need to download them to reality after you arrive at the location. The operation is very simple."

Lin Shan took the USB flash drive and said, "Thank you."

"It's all work, no need to say these polite words, Master Shenben, but our communication method can be simpler. I can be your boss or your comrade." Jan Grover looked at the man next to him again. Zero, "Zero."

The woman with size zero stopped squeezing the candy man in her hand and said, "The reason why we are so anxious to find you is not because of work."

"Do you know this person?" After Zero said, an additional scene suddenly appeared in Lin Shan's mind.

On the boundless sea, the sky is gray and the sea water is also a deep gray-blue. There is no sunlight and only a vast white mist.

A red figure loomed in the mist. When the mist dispersed slightly, you could see clearly that it was a woman in red. She was wearing a scarlet gauze dress, the hem of the skirt fluttering gently in the wind. She lowered her head and held a thin hand. Bai's hand held a red lantern, and the flickering light brought out a slightly ethereal atmosphere. The jumping firelight formed a cold barrier, making the woman completely divorced from reality and floating in fantasy.