Money is Hard to Earn

Sun Jack felt immense pressure looking at the confirmation window floating before him.

With a tense expression, he finally confirmed it.

However, after opening the message and seeing the ID: "Fuck Me, are you kidding me? This is so troublesome!" Sun Jack looked speechlessly at Taipai beside him, "Fuck!! You're trying to kill me, you scared me half to death!!"

"You coward B, a single application message can scare you like this."

Sun Jack ignored him, leaning against the Electronic Wreath, and began searching for information on the battle from last night.

He knew very little about that Space Station. Perhaps Gao Feng Company, after picking it up and analyzing it carefully, could report things he didn't know.

More importantly, he still wanted to confirm, to confirm if anyone had discovered traces of him and Taipai.

After a simple search, Sun Jack indeed found some reports, including some exclusive analyses from private Live Streams. Just as he was about to excitedly click in, he was blocked by the cold "Insufficient Funds" message.

"Fuck, are you kidding me? It costs money to read the news?" Sun Jack was so frustrated he almost had internal injuries.

"What you're saying, it seems you need to adapt to this place as much as possible. Capitalism is all about money talking," Taipai said from the side.

Recalling everything he had experienced since waking up, Sun Jack fiercely canceled all the UI elements before his World Eye. "Damn it, what a crappy place."

Looking at the Rain Curtain outside, Sun Jack said to Taipai beside him, "Why don't we just go somewhere else? Earth is so big, I don't believe it's all this rotten."

"Sure, you're the boss, you call the shots. But the problem is, do you have money to buy an Airplane Ticket?"

Looking at the string of zeros in his Bank Account, Sun Jack was immediately discouraged. Both information and leaving required money.

Sun Jack glanced at him and said, "Then can you get some money? Like hacking into a Bank Account or something."

"Fuck, you really dare to think that. I'm a Robot, not Superman."

"Robots in other movies aren't like this. They finish things in an instant."

"Dream on. You can have anything in your dreams. This world doesn't understand my Duannao's programming language, so naturally, I don't understand this world's new programming language. Being able to connect to the internet is already great. Hacking, stealing, programming, making money, none of that is even on the table."

"Then learn the new programming language. Aren't you a Robot? Your learning ability should be very strong?"

"Then give me money to upgrade my Memory and CPU! With this little computing power, let alone learning a new language, even my Logic Function is almost fully utilized. With this little Memory, I can speak so fluently, I'm already very impressed with myself."

"Then go earn it!"

"I don't know the new language, how can I earn it?"

"Then go learn the new language!"

"But learning costs money!"

"Then go earn it!..."

Five minutes later, Sun Jack and Taipai stared blankly at the heavy rain before them. Sun Jack finally understood what it meant to be stumped by a penny.

Now, let alone information and airplane tickets, if they stayed any longer, they wouldn't even have money for food.

As Sun Jack gazed at the hovercars and private jets passing by, an idea struck him as he looked through the glass at the people in suits.

"Right, I can find a job first."

Taipai turned his head, and an emoticon popped up on his screen. "(￢_￢)... Are you serious?"

"Why not? I suddenly realized I might have been stuck in a rut. It's not this place that's bad, but the circles we've been interacting with," Sun Jack explained.

"As soon as we arrived, we either dealt with desperados or people like Song 6PUS who value money over their lives. From the start, Song 6 had us wrapped around his finger."

"You are known by the company you keep. We should interact with them less in the future to avoid being assimilated."

As Sun Jack spoke, he quickened his pace and stood in the pouring rain. He turned back and excitedly looked at Taipai. "Besides, look, Gao Feng Technology is a company, right? Every company needs employees, right? There are still normal people working diligently here."

"Fine, you're the boss, you call the shots. What's your plan now?" Taipai followed him into the rain.

"Use your CPU to search for recruitment information. Find all the job openings that match my qualifications. Our primary goal right now is to make money!"

The two systems quickly began their search. Sun Jack was grateful that at least applying for jobs didn't cost money.

Although applying was free, there were prerequisites: various professional experience requirements, education requirements, and skill requirements that Sun Jack couldn't meet.

Searching high and low, Sun Jack's stomach growled with hunger before he found anything. Suddenly, a customer service recruitment notice perked him up.

"Work hours: 56 hours per week. Probationary period: 0.15 crypto coin per week. Conditions: Brain Logic Behavior Function Modification Rate below 5%, Cortical Stimulant injections less than 100."

"I can do this." Although the pay wasn't high, there were no education requirements. At least he could survive in this world for now and temporarily stay away from those bad places.

As Sun Jack clicked, a large arrow appeared out of thin air, and a navigation route instantly displayed before him. "Destination is 39 kilometers away. Turn left 200 meters ahead."

"Let's go! We're off!"

Although Sun Jack didn't have a car or money for public transport, he had other means of transportation.

Taipai grumbled as he slung Sun Jack over his shoulder, his anti-jointed legs retracting and switching to wheels, charging into the rain.

Sun Jack yelled in the wind, "Taipai! Remember! The first thing we'll do when we earn money is buy food! I'm starving!"

Hearing this, Taipai quickly doubled his speed. "Come on! Drink more of that northwest wind!!"

Half an hour later, the rain in the sky gradually lessened, and they arrived at the job application point. The so-called company turned out to be a basement, a bit run-down, with green garbage bags piled up beside it.

However, Sun Jack didn't mind this at all. As long as he could make money, he was fine. If it were too grand, he'd be afraid he wouldn't get the job.

After Sun Jack dried his clothes and found the Human Resources Department, he saw two people already sitting on the bench in the office, a man and a woman, both in suits. Sun Jack, dressed in casual wear, felt somewhat out of place.

The two applicants were young, their faces etched with nervousness. They held disposable cups, picking them up and putting them down without taking a sip.

"This city isn't entirely filled with Song 6PUS after all," Sun Jack said with a kind smile, sitting down beside them. "That's right, there are still normal people. It can't all be lunatics."

The sound of footsteps echoed, "dada dada," as a woman with metal high heels entered. She glanced haughtily at the three applicants before sitting behind the desk. It was clear she was the company's HR.

"Who is AA?" she asked, hands on her chest, leaning back arrogantly.

Sun Jack didn't understand her language, but as a bright yellow screen flashed, the auto-translation immediately activated.

"I... I am!" A short-haired girl with purple streaked bangs nervously stepped forward.

The HR looked the girl up and down as if inspecting merchandise and slowly asked, "Are you willing to have your uterus removed for the company?"

"Yes! I am willing! Don't worry, I had my uterus removed as soon as I came of age. I don't have any menstrual cycles, so it won't affect my work."