"Level 2 neural network engineer Xu Yang, this month's income is 7,500, and he owes 4,606,300. After deducting 7,500 for repayment, the remaining arrears are 4,598,800, and his actual income this month is 0."
Xu Yang numbly pulled out the cash card, and the screen content switched to the slogan "Your services make Gaoge Kyushu more prosperous" and a round smiling face.
Kaoge Kyushu is one of the giant companies in the Eastern Hemisphere. It has gained advantages in all corporate civil wars. It has complete departments, sufficient manpower, and is thriving. It focuses on vehicle development, industrial production, and security services.
Xu Yang is a "company person", which is a term used to refer to those who stay in the company from birth to death.
His parents, who were also businessmen, were too busy to take care of him, and they died very young, at the age of 35.
According to the company, they have fulfilled their consumption obligations and labor obligations and are model employees of the company.
Xu Yang's growth, food, accommodation, study, medical expenses and other expenses were all provided by the company. By the time he graduated, this expense would be about 500,000, and he would need to work hard to pay it back.
In order to enhance his work efficiency and avoid being eliminated by machines, he borrowed more than 4 million from the company and installed himself with human enhancement implants.
As a result, the loan could not be repaid even more.
Other company employees are in a similar situation to him. The more they work, the more they owe the company, and they have to work hard to repay the loan.
There is a way to reduce loans, and that is to have children.
Every time a child is born, the company's debt will be reduced by 25%. This is the only reason why company employees have not become extinct. Even if they know that their offspring will become company employees, they admit it.
Xu Yang returned to his work station and opened the lunch box in front of him. There was a strip of nutritional paste inside. It looked like white mud and tasted bland, but he liked it very much. It was efficient and trouble-free.
Because he has no real income, he eats from the company, uses the company's money, sleeps at the company, and receives consumer coupons from the company every month in exchange for a bunch of things he can't use to help the company complete its consumption quota.
"Your report will come out soon."
"The Eastern District collected 30 witch babies from 28 families, 2 defective ones, 18 with industrial potential, 6 with combat potential, and 4 with unknown potential."
"This month's performance is enough."
Xu Yang originally wanted to squint and take a break, but the chatter of other company people in the distant workstation disturbed him, so he might as well continue working.
He pulled out the data cable from his right wrist and inserted it into the wiring slot.
Xu Yang's mind has integrated a technology called "Digital Mind".
Digital mind is a modern cutting-edge technology, which converts biological nerve currents into electrical signals. In Xu Yang's mind, the digital mind panel took shape, and the security system of the entire company building was visible at a glance, including every camera, alarm device, and automatic defense equipment.
, machine security and laser traps are all connected to him.
His job title is Level 2 Neural Network Engineer, and he works in the network security department of the company branch. His daily tasks include supervising employee actions and maintaining network security.
As a trained neural network engineer, Xu Yang can use his digital mind to connect to common networks. Most modern electrical equipment is added to the same network for unified management.
Although the digital mind is a new design, it is very adaptable to him. After the transformation, his technical skills have greatly increased, and his status in the company has also increased significantly. He has high authority and can supervise the daily activities of thousands of employees in the building.
You also have to check the company's built-in defense systems for hidden vulnerabilities. This is an extremely tedious task, with thousands of devices to maintain, guarding against hostile hackers, and warning those in the company who are sneaky.
Because he is technically proficient, the work of the department is concentrated on him, making him full of work every day.
Xu Yang supervises and controls the equipment through his own consciousness without using his hands. In his consciousness, these equipment can be directly inspected, controlled and modified. With the help of implants, his brain is almost like an advanced computer.
Today is different.
The first camera Xu Yang encountered had already been checked.
He quickly inspected the entire company's equipment and was surprised to find that they had all been maintained. He hurriedly searched the logs and found that an AI called "Tiangong" had done Xu Yang's work for him.
How can it be?
Xu Yang's heart was beating wildly.
His performance is day by day. These equipments have been maintained today. It does not mean that Xu Yang can rest. It just means that he has missed a day of work.
There will be fines for insufficient performance!
He quickly opened the terminal at hand and contacted department manager Huang Na.
"Sister Huang, why don't I have to work today, haha." Xu Yang sent the message hypocritically, feeling uneasy.
"Well, the technical department has developed a new model, codenamed 'Tiangong'. It has many functions. It went online after a stress test. From now on, he will be our new colleague."
"It seems to have finished my part, what about me?"
"You're not in luck, relax."
Xu Yang almost cursed. He clenched his fists and then unclenched them. He subconsciously wanted to connect to the company's network to continue checking, but the "Tiangong" AI had obtained higher authority, completely overriding Xu Yang's status and supervising for him.
and control the entire building.
"Do I have any other work to do?" Xu Yang hesitated and added another message, "Please assign me some work."
If people don't work, they will die.
"I'm sorry, everyone has done their work today, and I don't have any work for you. The department will make personnel adjustments soon, so please pay attention."
It is not stated explicitly out of politeness, but the subtext is that Xu Yang has been completely replaced by a set of AI, and it is best to find another way out.
Xu Yang slumped back, he was optimized.
It is a general trend for artificial intelligence to replace human jobs, and the speed at which people become stronger cannot keep up with technology.
The company has performance requirements every day. Xu Yang's job is now replaced by AI, which means there is no work output every day. Not only will he not get paid, he will also be fined, which is even equivalent to a crime.
This chapter is not finished yet, please click on the next page to continue reading the exciting content! The most frightening thing is that Xu Yang borrowed money to install a digital mind for himself. Now he has no work to do. If he still fails to repay the loan, the company will directly sell him
The digital mind was dismantled and recycled, and with the brain and digital mind highly overlapping, Xu Yang's life would be in danger once it was dismantled!
The death of Xu Yang will have no impact on the company.
Xu Yang's only way to survive is to take the initiative to resign, then find a job outside to repay the loan and fill the hole in the loan.
If he voluntarily resigns, the company will not have to pay him a penny in compensation and will let him fend for himself and become his creditor. Xu Yang must work hard outside to find work and continue to repay the company's loan until he dies of exhaustion.
This is the fate of company people. They are raised by the company and dedicate everything to the company until their individual destruction. All this is confirmed by the contract when they are born. Their parents gave birth to them to reduce their own pressure and did not consider them.
fate.
Xu Yang only felt chilled.
He has worked hard since joining the company and imagined that he could spend decades peacefully at his workplace, but it all seemed like a joke.
His personal efforts are worthless. He received training in the company to obtain skills files, and took out a loan to install a digital mind. They are all inferior to the newly developed artificial intelligence. Its efficiency in checking network security systems is more than 10 times that of Xu Yang.
He was replaced without warning and then lost his job.
If you sell your physical strength, can you earn 5,000 a month? How many years will it take to pay off the 4.5 million? Try your best to pay off the debt... After paying it off——
He felt trapped at his workstation.
Xu Yang picked up a cigarette and smoked it desperately. Every time his nerves were stretched to the extreme, he had to do this to numb himself.
Just living an ignoble existence.
The terminal flashed slightly. Xu Yang looked sideways and found a new message from Huang Na.
"AI is currently under maintenance for one hour. You can see what you can do." At the end of the message, there was a cheering emoticon.
"Well, if I resign now, which process will apply?" Xu Yang asked tentatively.
"Your digital mind is fake because of debts... If you leave your job, go to the prosthetic department to have it removed..."
Xu Yang felt a chill in his heart.
Feeling exhausted, he opened the company system and saw that the "Tiangong" AI working for him was temporarily offline.
What can it do when it is offline? Now it gets paid for people, and it is AI's turn to handle everything. Xu Yang is getting more and more frustrated. Resigning voluntarily is equivalent to death. If Xu Yang's digital mind is removed, he is likely to be paralyzed.
, or he has a serious illness and cannot afford the follow-up surgery. For him, he is already facing a desperate situation.
Wait a moment...
Xu Yang took a deep breath and felt evil.
escape!
Escape with your digital mind!
The shopping vouchers that the company has given Xu Yang in exchange for over the years are piled up in the dormitory. If you sell them all, you can get about 150,000, which is enough to buy the earliest ticket and hide it in a small place.
This is the only chance to escape the company now!
Surveillance is everywhere in the company. It was originally controlled by Xu Yang, but is now managed by "Tiangong" AI. However, the AI went offline for an hour, and now they are back under Xu Yang's control.
When "Tiangong" resumes operation, no matter what it does, it will be recorded. At that time, there is no way to escape, only a dead end!
Now when I run, I can take something out to exchange for money, and I can retain my digital mind and move around with a healthy body.
I won’t repay this debt!
Xu Yang felt disgusted from the bottom of his heart when he thought of his parents dying of exhaustion at their workplace.
How is it possible for me to work for such a black-hearted enterprise?
Staying here for one more second is self-destruction.
Even if doing so will put you on the company's blacklist.
Xu Yang is a company employee. He signed a life-long service contract for Gaoge Jiuzhou when he was still in his mother's womb. If he escapes, he will undoubtedly be hunted down.
No matter where he goes, he will become a wanted person, and the security department will try their best to catch him.
And for so many years, I have never heard of anyone from the company escaping from Gaoge Jiuzhou and still surviving. This is the highest felony! Xu Yang is responsible for monitoring the system himself, and he is usually extremely wary of other company people escaping, knowing what will happen if they escape.
end.
But...the trees will die if they are moved, and the people will live if they are moved!
Now you can take your digital mind with you when you go, instead of being torn apart. Of course, this is another crime.
If you stay here, you will always be just a humanoid battery that goes to and from work, accepting the destiny of the people in the company and burning yourself for the company.
Breaking the contract and escaping is an act of serious betrayal and you will be hunted down, but the possibilities are endless!
Do you want to be a company dog for the rest of your life, or find a way to freedom?
Xu Yang made a decision in his heart.
He grabbed a few things at hand and put them into his bag. As a member of the Cyber Security Department, every surrounding device was under the control of his digital mind.
Taking advantage of the permissions he still had, he made a bold attempt to put himself on the whitelist to avoid tracking, turned off all cameras and motion sensors from his location to the dormitory, and quickly left the workstation. Xu Yang really knew the company's policies very well.
Surveillance means now give myself the green light to escape.
As a company employee, he broke the contract and ran away. Xu Yang's heart was pounding. How audacious! If it were another company employee, he would have to accept his fate and wait for death, but Xu Yang would never admit defeat.
People from other companies around him stayed at their workstations like logs, staring blankly at the smart screen in front of them, not caring about anything other than their work content. Xu Yang could easily avoid them.
There are recorders and timers everywhere, feeding back every move of each employee to the supervisory backend, and Xu Yang secretly blocks the monitoring backend so that his actions leave no trace.
This also means that he has no way to retreat and must move quickly.
This series of actions is still unsafe. When the company's "Tiangong" AI resumes operation, Xu Yang can be located in an instant.
Xu Yang ran back to his dormitory, stuffed all his valuable and light things into his backpack, put it on his back and left.
The taxi area located on the platform in the middle of the building offers a chance of escape.
This chapter is not over, please click on the next page to continue reading! He knew that there was a lack of supervision there, but the taxi area had insufficient traffic and low risks, so he never reported it, but instead left a door open for himself. Xu Yang's
The digital mind is compatible with network attack and defense and hacking technologies, and should be able to hack a taxi and escape.
On the parking platform, you can see the prosperous city outside through the glass windows. There are many unmanned taxis in the parking spaces, and they can travel on the suspended waterway.
Xu Yang quickly turned off the camera on the parking platform, adjusted the patrol path of the security robot, and carefully walked towards one of the taxis, preparing to hack in.
At the same time, a driverless taxi suddenly arrived from a distance.
A warrior witch wearing armor got out of the car.
Xu Yang was stunned for a moment.
She is tall and beautiful, wearing sunglasses, with long black hair tied up. A pair of giant peaks on her upper body are wrapped in metal armor. The streamlined and solid armor protects her vitals. No traces of modifications or implants can be seen, and a large area of attractive skin is exposed.
, but it seems dangerous, so that people dare not have any wrong thoughts. With the power of the conquering witch, an entire street can be destroyed in an instant.
Witches are born with unique and powerful powers, some of which cannot even be matched by the most advanced technology. The company breeds, captures, recruits and trains witches in large numbers to serve the company's interests.
The person in front of me is a witch used in military security operations in Kyushu, named Pan Ruiyi! Her witch ability is extremely powerful and specializes in close combat. She is also a member of the mobile riot control team, and she patrols major areas in the Eastern Hemisphere on a daily basis.
The moment he recognized her, Xu Yang's scalp went numb.
Now is not the time to show cowardice.
He walked quickly to an unmanned taxi, pretending to be on a business trip, and used his digital mind to remotely connect with the vehicle to crack the civilian-level key it carried, intending to gain control of it and leave as soon as possible.
The better.
"Humph, want to escape?" A faint voice sounded in my ears.
Xu Yang turned his head and was shocked to see that the witch had appeared next to him at some point. She was sneering with a look of contempt, and her eyes behind the sunglasses seemed to devour Xu Yang on the spot.
Xu Yang's heart was beating wildly.
"No……"
"Don't worry." Pan Ruiyi chuckled, "I'm on vacation today and won't work."
"..."
"How can I do something if you are so weak? You are a pathetic weakling who cannot bear the pressure. What the company needs is a strong person, not a waste."
"..."
"You are so incompetent as an employee, let alone a human being?" Pan Ruiyi turned to look at the extremely tall company building, "You are so weak and still want to survive? Idiot, without the company, you will achieve nothing. Now get out and run away as far away as possible.
good!"
In an instant, Pan Ruiyi disappeared without a trace like a rapidly passing black shadow.
Xu Yang was silent. He just used his digital mind to hack the car, got in, and let the taxi take him away from the company quickly.
In this era, there is a deep anonymous network that specializes in illegal activities. Xu Yang originally did not want to deal with its members. Now that he is also a fugitive from the company, he has to contact the smugglers among them and sell all the valuable things he took out of the company.
I lost it and finally exchanged it for 120,000 and deposited it into my cash card.
Xu Yang bought a cigarette, took a deep drag and then threw it away. He stepped on the ground and vowed not to smoke again or to work in any company. He also swore that he would never let himself be insulted like that again.
He wanted to earn back everything that had been damaged and trampled upon.
Company people who leave the company have nothing.
Ten days later, Xu Yang hid in Kyoto Unlimited, a giant company famous for its high-tech, entertainment and animation industries.
Anjiu City is a big city under the name of Muji in Kyoto, but Anjiu City is also a place Xu Yang can't afford to live in, so he can only find an underground city underneath it, Aizu Castle.
Xu Yang rented a small room in the underground city of Aizu and registered on the deep anonymous network beyond the control of the company.
He works in the cyber security department and has developed and utilized the digital mind quite well. He can use it to crack and hack into electronic products, vehicles and equipment. Therefore, he claims to be a free neural hacker with advanced cracking capabilities.
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As soon as he boarded the flight to escape, Xu Yang started looking for work to earn some money. However, 10 days passed and he did not receive any work contract.
In the past 10 days, he had resisted tracking of his traces tens of thousands of times. Gaoge Jiuzhou was extremely angry at his escape and immediately announced that he had violated the company contract and must be arrested and brought to justice.
The trial for escapees is extremely severe. Their brains will be dug out and made into a personality matrix, erasing their free will and emotions, and becoming truly selfless corporate people.
The security department was also frantically searching for him all over the Eastern Hemisphere, waiting to take his head back and exchange it for their own consecutive gains in chips.
This is the price of escape. Xu Yang is worried that his whereabouts have long been exposed. The only time window is that there are difficulties in law enforcement across the jurisdictions of giant companies, and the department can only conduct roundabout searches first and wait for approval for large-scale searches.
Staying in the company is death, and being outside is also death. Xu Yang felt bitter in his heart, feeling that the countdown to death was coming. Could his fate have come to an end like this?
If work doesn't come, the hunt will come. With the little money he has now, he can't afford decent security services to protect himself. It's only a matter of time before he is caught and killed. The pursuit of Gaoge Kyushu is too heavy.
He checked the status of the network address being tracked, and heard the rough scolding in the dark corridor outside. He was worried, fearing that the killer would come to his door at any time.
I haven't been able to sleep at all these past few days.
Do I still have to go back to the company to reconcile, just like the warm reminder in the employee handbook?
Didi——
A new conversation notification lit up in the lower right corner of the screen. Xu Yang's eyes widened, he quickly sat upright and clicked on the message.
"Can you handle the security system?"
Xu Yang was surprised when he saw the person to whom he sent the message. The person had hidden his ID, but the file showed that he had a high reputation. On the deep anonymous network, mercenaries, hackers and killers would speak highly of qualified employers. In a sense
The above representative is trustworthy.
"Yes." Xu Yang quickly passed on the news, "I am quite confident in terms of information attack and defense."
"Can it also deal with complete sets of company products?"
"No problem." Xu Yang's digital mind is very high-quality, with high authority and technical skills, and he can easily cope with other companies' products.
"It's extremely risky to do this. You'll have to go against the corporate alliance and even offend other giant companies. You won't mind, right?"
"Of course it doesn't matter. How much is the reward?"
"100000000."
Naturally, Xu Yang wouldn't believe it, but he felt the need to try. He already had this job, so how could he be picky and picky?