Deep in the Living

Chapter 27 Compensation from the Municipal Research Bureau

【Jupiter City Comprehensive Science Research Bureau】

This place is not the same place as the research institute where everyone went for practice last time.

To be precise, the last time we went there was just a branch office, but here we go to a municipal bureau.

Brutalist style high-rise buildings, dark and cold tones,

Dynamic light installations densely distributed on the building’s surface project publicly available images related to the research throughout the day, keeping the entire building’s exterior bright.

The online car-hailing service arrives at the station.
As soon as the three got off the car, they saw Anna Ivanova who was already waiting there.

Unlike the three people who were wearing school uniforms, Anna took the time to change into casual clothes, or rather, she had to change so as not to bring back bad memories of the class monitor.

"Wenwen!"

"Anna~"

Seeing that the monitor was "intact", Anna almost cried, and she didn't hug him as hard as usual.

Four people came downstairs to the research institute. They had obtained one-time entry permission and could enter by facial recognition.

As soon as they stepped into the lobby of the research bureau, electronic arrows appeared on the smooth marble floor, guiding them to the area they were going to.

Perhaps it was because it was past working hours and I didn't see any employees along the way.

After walking in the empty maze-like building for about ten minutes, a door opened on the side of the seemingly continuous passage without a door frame structure, and the arrow on the ground disappeared in front of the door.

Dark grey room,

No windows,

Cube structure,
The wall tiles have a self-luminous effect.

A long stone table was placed in the middle of the room, with four chairs placed towards the entrance. A middle-aged man was already sitting at the table.
His head was almost square, he wore frameless glasses and had a conspicuous black mole above his lip.

Although he looked serious, he stood up and shook hands with four young men one by one when they arrived.

"Wang Shuokang, current director of the Records Management Department of the Research Bureau. As for you, there is no need to introduce yourselves. I have already reviewed your practice videos and personal information in detail.

This is a very outstanding group of young people. Please allow me to apologize to you on behalf of the research institute below.

We have now closed down and rectified the branch office where the incident occurred, and those who committed dereliction of duty will be severely punished.”

Director Wang bowed before sitting down again.

Except for Luo Di, everyone was actually holding back some anger, but this anger was largely eliminated with the campus life during this period and Director Wang's sincere apology.

Of course, we still have to look at the subsequent compensation situation.

Director Wang took out four documents from a briefcase beside him and handed them to the young man opposite him.

"Here is your practice report and final rating. Check if there is anything you are dissatisfied with. If there is no problem, please sign in the last column. It will be entered into your personal file tomorrow."

When getting the first practical report in life, everyone is more or less excited.

It records the entire practical experience in detail, lists the individual's "effective subjective behavior" separately, and the practical comments given by experts from the Research Bureau, and finally gives a rating on the last page based on specific scoring rules.

"Yeah~ I'm actually S-!"

The monitor raised her fist high, as if declaring some kind of victory.

"Wow, I got an S- too!" Anna was also overjoyed. Such a result was enough to greatly reduce her pressure to enter No. 1 Middle School. She immediately linked her fingers with the class monitor and almost jumped up from her seat.

"S!" Even Gao Yuxuan, who usually doesn't like to talk, exclaimed at this moment.

He was rated higher mainly because he applied "acupuncture" in actual combat and kept his composure at the last moment and dialed a special rescue number.

Everyone then turned their eyes to Rody, who was sitting at the edge and had been slow to express his opinion.

"Hey~ Luo Di, you should be S too, right?"

Luo Di did not respond, but instead placed the last page of the practice materials on the table.

【S+】

Represents the highest level of practice rating.

According to statistics, only 1.3% of high school students can get an A or above in practical tests, and even fewer want to go beyond A and reach an S rating.

The brilliance oozing from the monitor's eyes seemed to be more dazzling than seeing his own rating. "Wow! S+, this is the first time I've seen it. Rody, can you show me your rating materials? Let me see how you got the highest rating."

However, Luo Di shook his head, closed the signed document and handed it back to Director Wang.

The monitor didn't mind and signed his own document instead.

After receiving everyone's signed documents, Director Wang continued, "I have to say that you are all very outstanding. All of you were able to survive such an accident. To express our apologies and our appreciation for talent, this is the compensation plan we have given."

A red-headed document was placed on the desk.

The General Administration of Research has given four optional compensations based on the labels of the compensation recipients: "High School Student", "Ordinary Body", and "Excellent", as well as the severity of the practical mistakes.

1. Free one-time internal prosthetic transformation, not limited to limbs or organs, permanent
2. The quota of the Municipal Research Bureau (should complete the further study normally and achieve good or above grades in all subjects)

3. million rubles
4. Entry-level corner (monster, anomaly) props
The first three were all normal, but the last compensation option made all three except Rody frown.

The monitor also became serious at once, "Director Wang, is the fourth option a typographical error? I remember that this kind of thing should have a limit of [20+]. For us who are still students, there will be significant side effects, and even affect our physical and mental development."

“Indeed, corner props were once limited to people over 20 years old, but in recent years, with the advancement of technology and national needs, attempts have been made to allow younger people to accept props and adapt in advance. According to current data, the overall effect is good.

Moreover, the props provided by our headquarters are "entry-level" and limited in types, mainly external props, which can minimize the impact on individuals.

Once you make your choice, we will immediately arrange a suitability test. If the suitability does not meet the standards, you will not be given the opportunity. "

At this point, Director Wang suddenly lowered his head and said with a gloomy face:

“Finally, and most importantly.

The reason why we arranged the "fourth option" is because we believe that this "accident" may have some relationship with you, rather than being a complete accident.

After all, the research branch responsible for simulating anomalies has always done a good job, and even secured a lot of resources from the country for our city. It has been carried out steadily for more than 20 times before you.

Perhaps one of the four of you is relatively special, with some invisible and intangible qualities that can easily lead to "accidents".

This property may not disappear with the end of the practice, which means that in your subsequent daily life, you will be more likely to encounter "accidents" than ordinary people.

Taking the above reasons into consideration, our General Administration has provided this option. As long as you can control the props, you can greatly improve your survival rate if you encounter an accident again.

Whether it is us, the General Administration or the entire country, what we value most is talent.

Only those who survive can contribute to our cause.

Make your choice.”

(End of this chapter)