When You Don't Know What to Do, Check Your Email
The sprinkler on the lawn spun as it sprayed water. Zhang Heng looked up at the sky and found the weather pleasant today: plenty of sunshine, a suitable breeze, and the occasional white cloud drifting by. Only, the clouds' paths looked a little stiff.
Zhang Heng checked himself over and found that he had all his items on him, including the Plague Bone Bow and the newly acquired Hidden Sheath. That also made him look rather unsavory.
If he appeared on the streets dressed like this in the real world, he would probably be invited to the station for some tea within ten minutes. Yet the apartment residents passing in front of him showed little surprise, as though his presence here were perfectly normal.
Besides that, Zhang Heng noticed something else.
Everyone passing by him, himself included, wore a wristband. It was likely a small personal terminal. The band was light, probably less than fifty grams, with a titanium casing that could project images into midair. It looked fairly high-tech.
Zhang Heng saw a young couple use their wristbands to navigate to a restaurant, while a woman who looked like a housewife shopped directly through hers.
So Zhang Heng followed their example, unlocked his wristband with his fingerprint, and summoned the projection of his personal terminal.
This titanium wristband functioned much like a phone, with various functional modules installed on a unified operating platform.
Zhang Heng first opened his email inbox.
The emails were arranged by date. Under normal circumstances, the first email was undoubtedly the most important one.
Sender: G7Z Security Company
Date: March 15, 2077
Recipient: Zhang Heng (G7Z Security Employee, Group E 3-07958)
Subject: Work Notification (Read)
Hello, Employee E3-07958 Zhang Heng. The company hereby instructs you