Overturned Tower

Firearms, ammunition, medicine, and various psionic chips must be adequately supplied.

Although it may not be useful in the end, it is better than not preparing for anything when it is really used.

After Russell helped Xiaoya deal with her injuries, he, together with Camerer II, transferred her to the Ampoule Biomedical Branch.

——If it is the executive director of the head office of Tianen Group, it is definitely not easy to use Russell's name on Yongquan Island.Let alone a minister, even if he was promoted to a higher level and entered the board of directors as a human, it would be useless to come here.

After all, this is Yongquan Island... the most noble area among the seven sky islands, the monopoly of all resources and materials, and the only sky island protected by giant dragons.

Although in theory, the status of the seven giants is basically equal.But it is certainly impossible to say that they are all in the same position.There will always be some giants that are more "equal" than others.

Russell didn't exchange a large amount of gold bars for credits that could only be used locally.Technically, he didn't even spend a penny.

As the next "Saar", the sole heir designated by the previous generation of "Saar", and the next chairman of Shenzhi Heavy Industries - he does have the power to give orders to other branches outside of his own sky island.

In addition, "Camarser" who is also a famous elf...the combined face of the two of them is enough for the elf director of Ampoule's branch in Yongquan Island to directly and simply waive their bills, A luxurious suite was arranged for Xiaoya.

Although it is also inside the Ampoule Biomedical Park, strictly speaking, it is not a hospital, but a "sanatorium".

There are more than 20 acres of land outside, with more than 60 artificial hot springs of different sizes, types, and functions, as well as a majestic and majestic rockery composed of soil, stones and plants dug directly from the ground—— There is no doubt that this is the technology of Taoyuan Commercial Bank.

All floors here are self-cleaning floors.There is no need to send someone to clean it. It only needs to absorb water to automatically decompose the dirt, sterilize it efficiently, and then dry it by itself, so that it can be cleaned directly.It is the same material as the handkerchief of Camerer II, and it also belongs to the convenience technology of Taoyuan Trading Company.

Almost all the people recuperating here are old people.Although Xiaoya doesn't know any of them at all, and the old people seem to be very kind and kind, and have a very friendly attitude towards her...but one can only intuitively realize that the people here are some big shots.

They may not necessarily be from Yongquan Island, but may also be senior executives from other empty islands—considering factors such as consumption, environment, safety, and atmosphere, these directors will either go to Taoyuan Island or Yongquan Island after retirement .And there has always been a high degree of cooperation between the two islands.

Yongquan Island needs a lot of advanced convenience technology and designers from Taoyuan Island, and Taoyuan Island also needs a huge amount of clean materials from the ground to pile up various wonders.The relationship between them is much closer and more friendly than the relationship between Sun Island, Sogo Island and Tongshen Island-Sun Island and Sogo Island continue to produce various top scholars, and then Tongshen Island continues to grow from They dig people there.

Xiaoya even saw many special machine servants from Sogo Island, prayer devices and cyber nuns from the Cyber ​​Church, and a large number of masseuses from Happy Island—except for handsome guys and beautiful women, I don’t know how many roads they have passed through. The transformation, figure and appearance look flawless, with a dignified and elegant temperament.There are also psionic breath masters from Sun Island... They will teach a kind of yoga-like breathing technique, relaxation technique and meditation, combined with special aromatherapy, they can definitely increase the level of blue shift without side effects.

Even for ordinary people without awakened psychic powers, the increase in blue shift level can allow them to better control their bodies and emotions, which is also a kind of spiritual "rehabilitation".

Just in the process of being pushed into the wheelchair, Xiaoya passed the giant screen cinema, imitation forest oxygen bar, a large number of swimming pools and waterways, and the library——

— Yes, a library with a lot of paper books.

It is said that reading paper books is also a ritual used to relax the mind.Of course the books here are all replicas - not because the genuine ones are unaffordable, but because ancient books with "too much history" will also burden the body.The books here are guaranteed to be clean and brand new, and the paper is made of the best waterproof paper, which will not be damaged even if it is soaked in water.

"Even the headquarters of Sacred Blood Island does not have this kind of sanitarium. The Sacred Blood Island is quite boring and mediocre. There are only a large number of social animals and researchers who are doing massive biological, chemical and medical research every day. , and busy going to various meetings and lectures, writing relevant reports, and then continuing to hold endless meetings. Some are study sessions, some are report meetings, some are exhibitions... Various academic forums and industry summits emerge in endlessly, Journalism is all about expertise.”

Russell, who was pushing a wheelchair, sighed behind Xiaoya: "In Sacred Blood Island, there is not even any entertainment. It is different from my hometown, Sogo Island... The job competition on Sacred Blood Island is not fierce, and almost everyone can find a job." Work."

"Isn't that similar to Yongquan Island?"

"It's not the same. The only problem with Holy Blood Island is overtime work... It's different from the voluntary overtime work in Sogo Island and the normal sense of 'working overtime because the work can't be done' in Tongshen Island. They are universal and customary overtime work. Even if there is nothing to do, they cannot go back.

"Because the entire Ampoule department is working unlimited overtime, if you don't work overtime, you are out of the group. And Ampoule controls more than half of the companies. Once you leave the company in the Ampoule department, you can only go to other small companies that will burp at any time.

"In the ampoule department, male workers aged 26 to 60 sleep less than three hours a day on average, work about 30 days a month, and can only take one day off every two months—— It is on the '31st' that they can have a holiday. Yes, they don't have the concept of weekends, only the concept of '31st'.

"Many employees of the ampoule department usually live directly in companies, hospitals and research institutes, and many of them haven't even returned home once in a year or two."

"...Then it will be a sudden death?" Xiaoya just listened, and felt that her heart was so crushed that she couldn't move.

"It's so easy to die, it's the Holy Blood Island."

Lothar, who followed Russell, shook his head: "Their medical technology is very advanced, and it is not easy to want to die."

Russell responded: "Yes. Sometimes I will use their medicine when I am too busy. It is really good. It can effectively prevent sudden death and maintain work efficiency. I knew a friend before. I take this medicine before the exam, so that I can stay up late and study for a day or two without sleep, and I can feel refreshed during the exam without headache or sleepiness.

"This kind of medicine is squeezing the body's potential after all... So the Holy Blood Island also sells another kind of medicine, which can replenish nutrients and repair the body. These two medicines are very expensive on other empty islands, but only on the Holy Blood Island Being able to get in large quantities - or rather, just working in the 'ampule line' and being able to dispense the full amount of medicine every month.

"Of course they can also start their own businesses, join small companies, or become self-employed, but then they have to buy this medicine at the market price. Otherwise, even if they work seven or eight hours a day, the effective time may not be enough. More than three hours; in any case, it cannot compete with peers who can work efficiently for [-] hours a day. So those companies will definitely go bankrupt.

"Whereas on Holy Blood Island, everyone's income is very low, there is no 'high-paying occupation'...the change of direction achieves fairness. But it also puts more pressure on people to quit, so there is no 'more job-hopping more income' High' possibility. Unless your superiors transfer you, the company you enter when you graduate from college is the company you leave when you retire.

"—Therefore, a better way to make money is to sell drugs on the black market. Sell the 'death prevention drugs' that the company distributes to them every day."

"……black market?"

Xiaoya vaguely realized something.

Russell nodded: "Yes, it is the black market controlled by the uncoded. It is now under the jurisdiction of the Fuji Society."

That also means that without the medicine to protect the body, sudden death may occur at any time.

Fresh corpses are extremely scarce resources on Holy Blood Island.The company that distributes the medicine to them is naturally not doing welfare - if they still die voluntarily or involuntarily due to various reasons despite providing sufficient medicine, then their corpses will belong to the company that distributed their medicine .

If left alone after death, many organs will quickly lose their value.Like the lower city of Happy Island, those without a code are generally dissected—dissected while the person is alive, so as to obtain absolutely fresh materials.As for the Holy Blood Island, their technology is more advanced.

On the Holy Blood Island, death is considered death if the heart stops beating.There is no need for cardiopulmonary resuscitation, thrombolysis, defibrillation, and anti-shock, because ordinary people cannot afford rescue fees, and those who can afford rescue fees will not go to work.So there is no need for rescue at all.

On Sacred Blood Island, where medical technology is the most advanced, the medical expenses for resuscitation are the most expensive—because there are absolutely no "black market doctors" or other "wild road hospitals" on Sacred Blood Island.This means that one company has a complete monopoly and controls all the hospitals, doctors, drug research institutes, pharmaceutical factories, pharmacies...

For those employees who died suddenly at the workplace, professionals would rush over when the chip alarm.The moment the chip reports death, they will be stabbed with several needles all over their bodies, and then they will be quickly dragged out for disassembly.Starting from the loss of breath and heartbeat, I didn't wake up by myself for about 3 minutes, and I couldn't wake up again.Their brains will even be stored as precious materials, and no material will be wasted on the whole body.

Of course, the hospital occasionally conducts some unpaid rescue.This is usually because they lack some volunteers to test the drug, and the family hopes that they will survive anyway.So they can live.

After surviving, their ownership belongs to the hospital and the research institute behind the hospital.

"... Isn't this the company killing people?"

Xiaoya felt indignant: "Does the dragon not care?"

Camerer II was also very helpless: "Because on the bright side, they have not crossed the line.

"The ampoules are all arranged, and they have something to say—because those who don't want to die can't die. Their drug technology is more advanced than that of the ancestors."

Ampoules are medicines that employees take in combination every day. They are extremely expensive, but they are also very effective.Even on Russell's income, it hurts when you stay up late on drugs.

But in fact, the cost of this drug is obviously not high, otherwise it would not be possible for so many people to take it.This is one of the very few technologies that is more developed than the previous era - a completely crooked skill tree is also a feature of this world.

As long as the employees work and live normally, nothing will happen.Their life is very peaceful, although a little tight, but generally without any risks.I won't be fired, and I won't die suddenly... All the income is just right, and I even have some savings if I calculate it.But a little extra spending might not be enough.

However, as soon as they sell drugs to the underground black market - it starts to fall into the abyss.

In the beginning, it was just one serving per week or even one per month.This level does not cause any damage to the body, because the initial drug distribution has calculated the safety margin.After all, everyone's drug adaptability and sensitivity are different.

But when they realize that even a week's worth of work doesn't make as much money as selling a bottle of pills ... it becomes a dangerous job.They will try their best to compress the work content until they have a less busy day, and sell the medicine for this day.Even three or four bottles can be sold in a month, and this level will not cause too much damage to the body.Or they can also sell the medicine separately-for example, only sell tonic, or only sell night medicine, so that they can squeeze out another bottle or two.

"...It sounds like it's okay?"

Xiaoya was a little puzzled: "It's just that I'm a little tired, but the income has directly doubled...why would anyone want to sell more medicine?"

"...Because, only a small number of people will stop here."

Camalthy II's face was a bit complicated, he hesitated to speak.

Russell explained: "This kind of sudden gain will overwhelm their values. There must be 'mental pressure', 'taking various risks', 'extremely difficult', 'continuous loss of energy', 'loss of physical strength' Or destroy at least three of the body'. No matter how noble a job is, it will eventually be exhausting and boring. There is no job that is absolutely happy in this world.

"In the end, it's the rewards of work that satisfy them—maybe it's monetary rewards, or it may be the improvement of abilities, or the gratitude of others, and they have created something beautiful. This is a kind of stimulation that makes them A tired spirit is restored.

"For most people, the most powerful incentive is money gain. But the high income they get from selling drugs destroys their incentive to 'go to work and make money', which makes their work a A complete negative attrition process."

"At the same time, they need more money ... once they get used to living a more expensive life, it's not going to come down."

Camerer II continued.

They did not shy away from talking bad things about the Ampoule Group in the branch of Ampoule Biomedical, and no one dared to trouble them yet.But from another point of view, they are also not afraid of being told about these things... From any point of view, these are not secrets.

"Further study, marriage, buying a house, floating car, children's education, luxury goods, electronic products, krypton gold, deposits... and 'pets'. If they don't have hope at the beginning, their money is enough. But if it comes suddenly Income, let them become inflated, then they can't stop."

"At the beginning, it might be a stylish watch. Then, you will think of a tie to match this watch. After all, ties are not expensive. And if you have a watch and tie, you will want better formal clothes. Ruthless, I gritted my teeth and bought formal clothes, and found that my shoes were still very cheap. After making up the shoes, I got shirts again. After buying everything, I wanted to get involved in more advanced social activities..."

When Russell said this, he pursed his lips silently.

Xiaoya turned her head and looked at his strange expression—like pity, sneer, and hatred.

She was obviously very conflicted about this kind of thing.But he can easily read the feelings from him... This is definitely not Xiaoya's talent, but to "release one's own feelings".Just like a peerless actor, he only needs a tiny movement and a look to express complex emotions.

"Consumption is a trap, never ending. The Holy Blood Island understands this best."

Holy Blood Island is the only empty island where there is a "pet" industry.

These pets are biological beasts prepared by ampoule biomedicine, and they are all furry.Not only are they extremely cute, well-behaved, and able to take care of themselves, they even have intelligence above the infant level, and they can talk and call their masters by their names.

The price is naturally very expensive...

And the most critical design is that users can "extend the life" of these pets.

Because they are biological beasts, their lifespan belongs to the design lifespan in a sense, which is much shorter than the theoretical lifespan.Therefore, when pets are sick or old, employees who are close enough to them will spend a lot of money to treat pets and keep them alive.Even for those employees who live alone, they don't have the pressure of children, partners, and parents, and there will always be other places where they can be short of money.

If the status of Yongquan Island is the highest, then the status of Holy Blood Island is the lowest.Not only is it the lowest sense of existence, but it is also always ridiculed by other sky islands at the level of public opinion.

Even the employees of Holy Blood Island, if they can go to other sky islands to work, will never stay on the island—the attitude of the "headquarters" of other sky islands to their "branches" is completely different.

Even the relief society on Holy Blood Island looked down on these company employees who kept selling their lives for meaningless things.Even the monkey-faced eagle looked down on them, so much so that he never entered the Holy Blood Island.

Everyone thought they had fallen for an "oh mouse, are you blind" trick.But only Russell knows that this is unsolvable-people who have not experienced it cannot understand the pain.In a sense, this is an emotional kidnapping.

The Holy Blood Island cunningly avoided the grip of the dragon, and slaughtered its employees with consumerism openly and aboveboard.No one thought there was anything wrong with it, and the people in the other sky islands didn't even think it was the company's fault. They even thought that Ampoule Biomedical was so gentle.All problems come from greedy, stupid, self-deprecating, muddle-headed employees.

Russell vaguely had an idea.

Compared with the tangible and intangible monkey-faced eagle that will be dealt with soon by them... perhaps the intangible and intangible thinking of the Holy Blood Island will be a more powerful enemy of the Fuji Society.In a sense, they may be the dependents of "Dream".

——Tomorrow, when Russell and Delphinium got engaged on Sogo Island.

Russell, who had been prepared for a long time, would release the news that he and the delphinium had died on Happy Island.

That will be a good opportunity to catch these "invisible enemies".

Chapter 1 Respect those who want to kill me

until night falls.

Delphinium and Langyan said that after making all the preparations, they headed to the nursing home.In the dining room, I found Russell and Camalthe II who were having dinner.

And Russell ordered dishes for them in advance.It is not a synthetic food sold by other empty islands.Without exception, all ingredients come from land and sea.

"...It's amazing."

The white lion sighed, huddled in the chair in the narrow private room, looking at the rich food in front of the table, with a complicated expression.

Russell knew why he felt outrageous.Because "natural food" is extremely expensive in other empty islands, but it is completely free in this sanatorium."Clients" like Xiaoya, and "directors" like Russell and Camalthe II are nothing more than that.

Even their few "guests" can freely enjoy these natural ingredients that are extremely expensive outside.

Just being aware of this incident made Mahavira frowned, and he couldn't eat.

"Don't worry about little things like that."

Russell suddenly said: "Because that kind of thing is neither valuable nor delicious."

He easily understood the white lion's thoughts.It's not that Russell read his heart...but because Strangling has always lacked the ability to hide his feelings.He always puts his feelings directly on his face.

"...I thought it was my rough and barbed tongue that couldn't taste the essence of fine food."

"No, it's because food synthesis technology completely outperforms breeding technology."

Russell shook his head: "In the beginning, it should be to keep the 'spiritual relatives' plan from changing due to the sudden trend of thought, so the gene modulation technology developed by the ancestors was completely sealed. Only relying on the breeding technology developed from scratch, It is impossible to keep the variety from deteriorating. It is impossible for this kind of 'natural food' to surpass the food synthesis technology given by the giant dragon in terms of taste and nutrition.

"On the first day I arrived at Happy Island, I ate this so-called 'natural food'. But its taste comes more from advanced cooking techniques, utensils and seasonings. That is the so-called 'money food'. Heap out' smell.

"But if you really want to talk about the quality of the ingredients themselves, it's not even as good as the tomahawk steak that Delphinium and I bought in the supermarket."

King Kamalthe II on the side also nodded when he heard the words.

This knowledge resides in her memory.

"The most advanced synthetic meat, under the premise of maintaining the uniform distribution of muscle fiber and fat, removes trimethylamine, hydrogen sulfide, and various volatile fatty acids, and confirms the optimal taste and fat content through a large number of experiments, and Preventive measures against microorganisms have been taken, in which various nutrients needed by the human body are directly poured into the fat.

"According to different people's preferences, there are six categories of steak bite texture, a total of 36 major levels, and 40 levels of fat content. There are more than [-] different types of common fish and shrimp artificial meat alone. Fishbone and fish bones are removed, and the fishy smell is also removed, so that you can eat meat in large pieces...you can make fish balls filled with pure fish meat without any pretreatment. This technology was once only It exists in people's best imagination of the future.

"The value of food does not depend on its place of origin, the pedigree of the livestock, nor has any relationship with its fat content and distribution. All food is fresh, and there will be no difference in value due to differences in transportation and storage methods From this point of view, at least in terms of ingredients, a 'fair situation' has been reached, and it is far better than natural ingredients."

"But people think that those rare ingredients are really good things—because the elves like to eat them, they must be good. If they can't eat them, it means that their tongues are not advanced enough."

Russell sarcastically said: "They didn't think about it... Are those elves who really can't adapt to new things? Their hobbies are solidified together with their souls. For ordinary people, the habit that can be quickly developed is for them. But it can't be changed at all.

"Only cats and dogs think that what people eat is good. I always thought that people have to make their own judgments, but obviously this is not the case."

"Nor do dogs."

Delphinium walked over to the side and said seriously, "Don't bully the dog."

Russell smiled helplessly, reached out and rubbed her head.

"People hate elves on the surface, and fear elves in their hearts, but subconsciously want to be elves more than anyone else. With a little reason, people can realize that 'becoming part of the monkey-faced eagle' is tantamount to self-destruction; But what about 'becoming an elf'?

"Under this kind of temptation, how many people can still maintain their original position?"

"If it was me before," Delphinium replied after thinking carefully, "I think I might really become an elf.

"If I just give up my dream and change my position, my parents can live a comfortable and comfortable life and grow old in peace and prosperity; I can surely obtain a long and healthy life span of hundreds or even thousands of years; From now on, I can do any work I want to do as I like, without worrying that time and life will corrupt my soul...