The main hall of the headquarters was gray.
The floor was paved with large, reflective marble tiles. The light brought by the spotlights could easily illuminate the entire hall through the reflection effect.
A surreal sculpture stood in the center of the hall.
With a thin, straight, rectangular column as the main trunk, there were a large number of geometric branches on the surface, and the end of each branch was connected to a cube structure module.
It looked like the structural diagram of a special shelter.
It also looked like a modular tree full of futuristic technology.
It seemed to be related to the core shelter concept of B.B.C.
In addition.
The hall was a 500 × 500 × 5 meter flat cube structure. There was no elevator structure here. It was a "space staircase" as a connecting passage to different departments and areas.
There were a total of 36 different staircase entrances, arranged in the hall at equal intervals.
In addition, there was a very strange point.
They were different from the staff in other areas of the Black Tower.
The staff active in B.B.C. did not wear whirlpool masks, revealing their human faces. At least Han Dong saw human faces in the hall so far, and he had not found any alien staff.
Their logo was their clothes.
Between the suits and leather shoes, there was a thin shirt that was attached to the body.
"The underwear worn by these guys is the" control suit "we wore during the test. Their state is monitored in real-time, and any abnormalities will be known immediately.
Moreover, there are too many staff here. Is it because we are in the transit hall? "
The headless explained:
"The General Control Bureau and the Black Tower cannot be compared. The B.B.C. staff must be treated separately.
The reason for the large number of people is that all the [primitive worlds] under the Black Tower are providing staff here, and at the same time, they will also issue recruitment letters to various related worlds. "
When the headless said this,
Han Dong suddenly remembered that he was in the [Ladybug Foundation]. When Mr. M first mentioned the situation of the shelter tower, he said something very concerning.
He mentioned that the staff recruitment rate of the shelter tower had long been unable to keep up.
This was also why the foundation had to develop the "Ladybug Game" and put it in the primitive world to greatly increase the talent selection rate. Just like how the shelter tower would 'swallow people', it needed to constantly recruit and supply staff to ensure the normal operation of the whole.
"Why does the Central Control Bureau need so many people? I could understand the high risk of working here. Once things got out of hand, they would need to be isolated or even dealt with privately.
But there's no need to use so many people, right? "
Headless knew that this was Han Dong's first time here, so he would definitely have a lot of questions. It was the same for him back then.
"Let me quickly explain the basic situation of the Control Headquarters to you.
Once an individual in the [Primitive World] under the Black Tower reached a certain standard, they would come directly to the Black Tower after their death and undergo the "Loss of Control Test" immediately.
As long as they reached the passing mark, they would be hired as interns at B.B.C. with a high salary.
There was a fairly sound and fair "promotion mechanism" here.
So far, most of the people we've seen in the lobby are interns.
Once the internship period was over, they would be assigned to different departments based on their performance during the internship period.
Every once in a while, a detailed evaluation would be conducted, and individuals who met the criteria would continue to be promoted.
The "promotion mechanism" was the symbol of the General Administration of Control.
The number of positions and titles in B.B.C. exceeded three digits … It seemed complicated, but there were no loopholes. Every employee was trying to climb to the top.
In this way.
B.B.C. could not only provide us with a variety of "rare foreign objects" brought by the Rampagers, as well as technical support, but also through this large number of screening, promotion, and training management talents for the Black Tower. "
"The top position … Director?
Could it be that Director Charles was promoted in this way before? "
"That's right!
The current holder of the letter C, Charles Olmedo, was one of the best from here. Perhaps the word 'best' is not appropriate to describe him.
Director Charles was once a genius in the absolute sense, and could even be called a monster.
When he was still an employee, he dealt with many emergencies and suppressed the Rampagers alone, and was completely unaffected by the loss of control afterwards.
When he became the youngest director of the department, he was noticed by the former director and the holder of the letter C, and was identified as an 'heir' to be trained.
He lived up to expectations and finally sat in the position of director, and with the consent of the Supreme Will, he obtained the authority to hold the letter C. "
"I see.
However, this strict screening mechanism shouldn't require so many people, right?
Even if they are not promoted, the employees will stay in their positions and continue to work … What's going on with such a large consumption? "
Headless' tone changed slightly, and he continued to explain:
"This involves a rather important issue – 'employee consumption'.
Working in B.B.C., there is a huge risk of 'loss of control'. The employees affected by the loss of control will not be reduced to zero after a period of 'isolation observation'.
There is a high probability that they will be disposed of, or used as experimental subjects, or maximize the surplus value of the individual, etc.
In addition.
When coming into contact with the Rampagers, the possibility of being killed is also very high.
Especially when coming into contact with some special originals, sampling, transferring, or necessary communication requires close contact, a large amount of consumption is inevitable.
If the Black Tower wants to get 'information,' 'technology,' and 'resources' from the Rampagers, they must come into contact with them and pay the price.
This is the reason for 'employee consumption'. "
Han Dong frowned. "Did the employees know the specific risks in advance?"
"They all signed the 'Risk Agreement' when they joined the company, so they were generally clear.
If they die in the line of duty, their partners, children, or relatives in the corresponding world will receive a large amount of compensation. "
"Hmm …"
Han Dong nodded.
Although everything seemed to be clean, Han Dong considered 'human nature'. There were problems with this method of employee recruitment and management.
As a result, the employees walking in the hall didn't look like independent individuals to Han Dong, but living consumables that had signed an agreement.
Most of them didn't have the consciousness of sacrifice.
It was just that because they were 'reborn' in the Black Tower, they were directly or even forced to work like this to carry out their second lives.
"… Let's go! Let's go to other areas. "
"Do you plan to go directly to the Rampager containment area or go to some management departments?"
"Let's go to the various departments first and roughly understand the internal situation."
"Follow me."
Headless was familiar with the place and walked towards one of the corridors.
Just as Han Dong was about to follow, he found that Sally stopped in place and looked around.
"Sally, do you sense any foreign objects?"
Sally quickly shook her head. "No, everything is normal … It's just that I keep feeling a little weird here, but I can't tell what exactly it is.
Maybe it's because this is the first time I've come into contact with this kind of human work mechanism. "
"Do you feel weird?
If this feeling persists in the future, or even becomes more obvious, you must tell me immediately. "
"Okay."
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