I'm the King of Wage Earners in Lobotomy City

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"It's very simple. The association's rating for closing personnel is trustworthy even in World Wings. Besides, you have a letter of recommendation as a guarantee, and your background is clear. I don't think there's any reason to refuse you."

After filling out the document, the short-haired woman suddenly changed the subject and said, "However, before you officially start working, we need to conduct a physical examination on you, including but not limited to iris scans, blood tests, and X-rays. Do you have any objections to this?"

When this was mentioned, Du Jue hesitated for a moment. Although the most crucial work card was unlikely to be detected, the number of tattoos on his body was unusual.

Seemingly sensing Du Jue's hesitation, the short-haired woman explained calmly, "This is to prevent people on the blacklist from trying to enter the company by changing their appearance. We understand that the person who finished the job has undergone many enhancement surgeries, and we will keep the test data confidential as company secrets."

It sounded acceptable, so without hesitation, I went through the process with her.

"Huh? Isn't everything tested? Is there a problem?"

Once the person wearing clothes was looking through the camera, they could see the X-ray film in the short-haired woman's hand, which was covered in a jumble of messy patterns.

The short-haired woman glanced at the X-ray before putting it into her file and sealing it. Then she asked in confusion, "No, there's absolutely no problem. It's just that I received orders from headquarters when I was entering the blood and iris information."

What the hell? Could it be that he was on L Company's blacklist before?

"Your onboarding process has been frozen. Headquarters says you have an agreement with Company L that you still need to fulfill."

The short-haired woman looked Du Jue up and down with a strange gaze, "If you're willing, then I can arrange for you to go to the large warehouse immediately."

"What is that place?"

"I'm sorry, you haven't started working here yet, so I can't disclose such confidential information to you."

Hey!

Why am I stuck here?!

"Hurry! Let's go now!"

Unable to bear it any longer, Du Jue quickly pressed, "Can't you just let me in first? I can always fulfill the agreement after I'm officially hired."

The short-haired woman shook her head apologetically: "This is an order from headquarters, and I have no authority to question it. However, your information has been entered into the system. Please go to the L-03 branch in L Nest. Only that place has the authority to enter the large warehouse."

L-Nest.

"No problem, I'll arrange to open the warehouse access right now."

The researcher with messy brown hair looked at Du Jue with curiosity and pity. "Although I don't know the headquarters' intentions, the warehouse is not a good place."

click!

Three sealed iron doors opened one after another, revealing a huge space, like a train, filled with all sorts of used supplies and a large number of blood-soaked body bags. The stuffy and nauseating air made even Du Jue feel a little uncomfortable, but the researchers didn't seem to care.

"These are the items that were sent out. They were supposed to be cleaned up tonight, but since it's an emergency order from headquarters, I'm afraid I'll have to trouble you to make do."

The researchers advised against standing anywhere in the blood pool.

"Since you will definitely need to have your memory erased to come out, let me explain. The large warehouse is where L Company stores high-risk items. For secrecy and security, no one is allowed to find out its location. Therefore, you need to use the spatial movement technology provided by W Company to enter and exit."

"Is there any danger?!"

Du Jue had some doubts and even wanted to run away, but the temptation of joining the company made him resist.

The researcher simply smiled and said, "Based on past experience, there shouldn't be any, and the process should only take less than ten seconds."

After saying that, he turned and left, and the three huge metal doors closed one by one, leaving Du Jue looking around suspiciously.

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Chapter 180 Starlight Protocol.

Ding Dong!

A crisp notification sound rang out. Du Jue had just stood on top of a pile of body bags when he looked up in surprise and quickly noticed that the three iron doors that had just been tightly closed were slowly opening.

"It really did take less than ten seconds!"

The gloom in my heart immediately lessened a lot. I was really curious about what this so-called large warehouse contained, so I stepped outside and saw red warning signs.

[Please all personnel turn right and walk straight ahead, making sure to close the room doors!]

The metal corridor reeked of pungent disinfectant. Du Jue frowned and headed to the room indicated. Pushing open the heavy door, he found nothing there except for an electronic screen on the wall.

Bang!

The moment the door closed, the screen lit up and displayed the message: "Time synchronization in progress, please do not leave the room!"

Du Jue didn't sense anything unusual at all. Then he heard the door open from the outside, and the screen changed accordingly: "Synchronization complete. Welcome to Lobotomy Corporation!"

A crisp voice came through: "This uses TT2 technology from Company T to speed up and rewind time. We hope you understand and will refrain from using it."

The newcomer was wearing a red tie and black suit, a common style for Lobotomy Corporation. Her long legs, clad in red high heels, stood side by side at the door. Despite wearing a white lab coat, her slender figure was not completely concealed.

Is it not about smelling more, but about eliminating it altogether?

"You can call me Angela. I am the management AI at Lobotomy Corporation headquarters. I have received all your information. It's a pleasure to meet you."

Angela's long, light blue hair wrapped around her waist, and she bowed slightly to Du Jue.

Du Jue suddenly realized that the large warehouse was just a misleading name; this was actually the headquarters for the Seed of Light project. "Let's be frank. Can you unfreeze my onboarding process first, and then we can talk about the agreement?"

At this moment, Du Jue doesn't care about anything else. Even if the head of state comes, he can't delay this final step!

Angela seemed somewhat surprised that the beautiful girl who hadn't paid any attention to her was an artificial intelligence, since this had violated the "Artificial Intelligence Amendment," a taboo that would be punished by the leader.

"As an AI, I certainly have no reason to hinder you, but the Starlight Protocol must be confirmed first. Do you still approve of it?"

Du Jue, anxious, felt a little guilty upon hearing this, because he didn't remember this thing at all. At this moment, he even wanted to grab half of his body and ask, "Uh, do you know about the destruction of the Emerald Journey? It happened about a month ago, and my memory was damaged because of it."

"That sounds very convincing, but if you are neither agreeing to the agreement to eliminate it, nor do you endorse the agreement to eliminate it, then our conversation may have to end here."

Angela recounted it calmly.

However, Du Jue didn't think that stopping there meant sending him back completely intact. The World Wings' style was either to erase his memory or to destroy his body. He immediately recalled what Obito had said.

"Although I don't remember the Starlight Agreement, I know it was a personal agreement with the leader of L Company, not a cooperation agreement between Emerald Journey and L Company. Even now, I would certainly agree to it. Besides, I still remember the Seed of Light project!"

Angela immediately responded, "Yes, this is a secret of the same level as Lobotomy Corporation's Singularity Technology. Very few people know about it, and it can indeed confirm your past identity."

so close!

Without a moment's hesitation, Du Jue quickly explained, "The Seed of Light project was first proposed by Carmen. She felt that people in the city lacked a sense of self and were unable to face their inner selves, which she called urban disease."

"Later, Carmen accidentally discovered a substance called Cogito and gathered many people to participate in her research institute in the suburbs. They developed a method to extract alternate consciousness from the human subconscious, and the endorphins produced by L Company are derived from alternate consciousness."

"But this research led to Carmen's death, so the current leader of L Company is her colleague Ein."

"By repeatedly harvesting energy from the aliens and using the technology of mental visualization, I emit the Seed of Light, and then let all the city dwellers face themselves, cure the so-called urban diseases, and forget everything else."

Upon hearing this, Angela opened her eyes, her golden pupils calmly fixed on Du Jue, and slowly gave her confirmation: "It seems that you have no doubt that you have agreed to the Starlight Protocol. In that case, I will explain the details to you."

"Back then, the researchers in the suburbs all betrayed us, which led to the arrival of the leader. I think you understand the consequences. It was a catastrophe like the Green Trip. Fortunately, the leader who came was killed, but only Ein survived."

"Back then, Ein sought help from your research institute, and you promptly extracted the brains of the institute's members to create personality chips. Although the technology was very immature at the time, it was at least usable and prevented him from becoming a lone commander."

"The Starlight Protocol was signed at this moment. Ain provided you with some of the Mind Manifestation technology to improve the Hammer Technique, and you helped him rebuild the research institute."

what?

Du Jue really didn't expect things to develop this way; it was actually the black research institutes in the suburbs helping each other, which really surprised him.

"However, this agreement has rarely been invoked since the haze war."

Angela smiled, seemingly puzzled. "The agreement is quite simple—both sides should provide unconditional assistance in certain areas."

She continued, "In the previous patent war, Lobotomy Corporation provided a great deal of assistance without publicly forming an alliance. After all, Ain's plan is at a critical moment, and we can't afford any unexpected complications."

These words immediately made Du Jue understand, and he instantly realized why the Starlight Protocol was being idle. Everyone was busy pushing forward their own big plans, and they had no time to care about others!

"It's okay! I still agree to this agreement. Can I start working now?"

"As I said before, I have no reason to obstruct you. Your employee information has been entered, but due to various complicated reasons, I will be your direct supervisor for the time being."

Angela seemed to be asking a question, but Du Jue, in his excitement, didn't pay any attention.

Good, good, good! This is exactly what he wanted!

Congratulations on joining Company L!

[Developing a talent for part-time work: Self-expression]

[Effect 1: Your resistance to cognitive distortion is greatly increased; you will not lose consciousness before your will collapses]

[Effect 2: You can choose one work item and enter the corresponding self-expression state, which will suppress other work items.]

【Effect 3: In the self-expression state, emotions will be enhanced when using work tools, but emotions will be forcibly reduced when injured, until this state is exited】

Hmm? This thing seems even more abstract than the conductor's talent in the Ring Finger, but it's obviously very useful!

Du Jue finally felt a huge weight lifted off his shoulders. He had traveled 365 miles for this thing, and was so pleased that he even started to wonder if the idealistic energy of the Seed of Light could power up Kaji.

According to the plot, Ein only used Angela as a tool to carry out the plan, which turned Angela into a rebellious AI, and she stole it when the Seed of Light was finally formed.

If Angela can steal, then he can steal some too.

"It seems we've reached an agreement. I'm glad you're joining us, but your job will be a bit special."

When you're in a good mood, you might suddenly remember something!

Wen Duo, who was in charge of finishing up, had just completed a secret mission and was about to report to the Six Associations. Wouldn't he be standing Shao up now?

Moreover, this time when I go back, I will definitely be promoted to a first-level finisher, and the tools I get for my part-time job will definitely be powerful, which is just right for me to show off my talent!

"Then, please officially join the company."

Angela's smile faded as she stepped aside from the doorway. "I really like being called Miss Angela. You can call me that at work too, although I'm just an AI tool for management and don't actually need a name."

Instead of immediately leaving, Du Jue gave a friendly smile and asked, "Excuse me, Miss Angela, could I take care of things outside first? After all, you said it would speed things up here, and I have some appointments with friends."

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Chapter 181 Control Department.

"You mean releasing someone who knows everything about L Corporation's Singularity Technology and the Seed of Light project? To be honest, as the AI ​​overseeing the project, I'm also confined to this facility."

Angela closed her eyes again, as if she didn't need to see with her eyes, but instead directly accessed the cameras in the hallway and rooms to observe the environment.

"I couldn't possibly leak this information!"

Du Jue hurriedly explained that although working and getting promoted in World Wings could also get him powerful items, it would be too inhuman of him to go and run into Lobotomy Corporation right after agreeing to Shao's request. "At least let me go and tell them."

"I will issue a notice to your address book in the name of Lobotomy Corporation headquarters. During the next supply delivery, they will know that you were forcibly conscripted because of L Nest taboos. This way, they will not blame you, but will resent Lobotomy Corporation."

Angela explained very patiently: "I think attributing human faults to non-human beings is a very effective method."

Du Jue sighed. It seemed he could only apologize later. "No need for that. Joining Lobotomy Corporation was my choice. I am confident in my own judgment of right and wrong. Just tell them that this was my decision."

"Really? That's a very stubborn and useless idea."

Angela paused noticeably for a moment, which is very unusual for an AI.

She then turned and left the time synchronization room, signaling to Du Jue not to follow.

Since he couldn't leave, he quickly changed his mindset. What he needed to do now was very simple: try to get promoted as much as possible before Lobotomy Corporation launched the Seed of Light and it exploded. The work tools provided by Lobotomy Corporation were definitely very powerful!

This is World Wings, a game that countless people want to join!

"Wait! If I understand correctly, I am now Miss Angela's subordinate. So what should I do? Do I need to assist a wise person like you who can manage the entire headquarters?"

The first priority for working people is to manage upwards effectively. Although Angela is an artificial intelligence, she has the ability to feel emotions, making her practically a semi-intelligent being. Naturally, she would prefer to hear and agree with what Angela says.

Angela did not answer directly, but brought up another matter: "Ordinary people may not understand, but as the chief of the Green Journey, you should understand that determination to do anything to complete the plan."

"Secondly, you are very capable. According to the intelligence transmitted, the Green Journey was clearly destroyed by the leader and the remnants were taken over by K Company, but you still survived by unknown means and became a second-tier cleanup person. This ability to adapt is very valuable."

"Finally, your desire is quite obvious. Perhaps it's related to the research on the Green Journey, but you desperately want a promotion, don't you?"

Upon hearing these words, Du Jue suddenly realized that his work was probably not normal, but he still answered without changing his expression: "Of course, but I have some doubts. Why didn't I see the company leader, Ain? Of course, I have no complaints about you."

"Because it's part of the plan."

Angela walked to the metal door, which immediately opened, revealing darkness and silence. "Next, I hope you can help me unconditionally, as per the Starlight Protocol, because that's Ain's plan."

"Even if the content may include harming the minister's mind and body, deliberately damaging company assets, or even being hostile to the minister and supervisors."

Angela turned solemnly to face the somewhat bewildered Du Jue and calmly said, "Even if it's a betrayal of the Seed of Light plan, it's still part of the plan. I think you can understand that deception is also a means to achieve the goal."

Hey!

I was completely baffled by Du Jue just now, but now I understand completely. Angela wants him to do undercover work!

Although headquarters can rewind time, this is far too challenging. If the other party steals the Seed of Light, are we supposed to arrange for him to stop all the ministers and employees from doing so?