Chapter 82: Chapter 83: Job Grade Evaluation
The girls working together in the room couldn’t hear their conversation since it was a private channel on their headphones.
They did cast curious glances over at Senior Brother Zhao’s actions though, wondering, “What are you talking about that’s so animated and on a private channel?”
“Nothing, really nothing. Just complaining about how tough life is for us research dogs…” Zhang Yuan hurriedly said.
“Is that so… Zhang Yuan, you’ve only been at it for five months and you think it’s tough already?” Anna, a blonde-haired, blue-eyed foreigner, asked.
Of course, nationalities aren’t much of an issue now, as long as one doesn’t have strong religious beliefs; the race you were born into isn’t too important.
“You shouldn’t think that way. Maybe you should consider taking a couple of days off to adjust your attitude instead of spending all day in the lab.”
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Zhang Yuan quickly laughed it off, indicating that he was just not well-rested and wasn’t tired of studying.
After a while, the room quieted down again.
Senior Brother Zhao quietly asked, “Do you have a girlfriend yet?”
“Not yet. No time.”
“No wonder, I already have a wife, so I can’t really use the method you’re suggesting. You should treat men and women equally—it’s not good to have such thoughts. Just being subservient won’t get you the girl; you should pursue them with sincerity. The countless sycophants out there are proof that they end up with nothing.”
“That’s not it… I was just giving an example. The Natural Goddess isn’t any ordinary goddess,” Zhang Yuan inwardly rolled his eyes.
Did he need to chase girls?
No.
He was the one being pursued.
Senior Brother Zhao said solemnly, “Actually, Anna and the others’ concern is not unreasonable. Although you can hibernate later, I suggest you start looking for a life partner sooner because most people will hibernate on time. When that time comes and they’re in hibernation, you’ll have no choices left. The office girls here are all taken… You don’t stand a chance.”
Zhang Yuan let out a sigh, “Senior Brother, I really don’t have time for that, and finding a partner relies on fate anyway. If it doesn’t work out, being without a life partner is also okay. I can handle it…”
Zhao Qingfeng shook his head and stopped meddling in others’ private affairs.
“By the way, there’s something to remind you of. In two days, the spaceship will change course, and the main engine will be shut down. If you’re interested, you can visit the control site for the side engines.”
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After finishing a day’s work, Zhang Yuan returned to the living area, exercised for about half an hour, then took a shower.
Due to water scarcity, the shower emitted a misty vapor, which was very conservative, only providing a wash at the end.
If you exceeded the water usage limit, the price would skyrocket.
After leaving the communal bathroom, he washed and dried his clothes.
Zhang Yuan had gradually gotten used to life on the spaceship.
Busy, but fulfilling.
In the past few months, although material life was scarce, people’s spiritual lives had undergone an earth-shaking transformation. Entertainment venues like basketball courts, ping-pong halls, cinemas, and gyms had been opened one after another, and life was becoming more enjoyable.
Next, he checked his inbox and continued working on “robot programs” from Earth.
He was working with a doctoral student named Guo Hao, who updated him daily on project progress and any issues encountered.
Zhang Yuan answered them one by one and sent the files back.
After such a long struggle, the entire program’s framework was almost complete, with just some patchwork left. The daily workload wasn’t as massive as before; three or four hours were enough to get it done.
Many software-related tasks could now be finished within five months, making people’s leisure time richer—excluding Zhang Yuan, who didn’t play games or seek virtual girlfriends, only occasionally playing ping-pong.
“Ah, hey, burning the midnight oil again? Come on out!”
Zhang Yuan suddenly heard a knock on the door.
He stood up and opened the door.
Li Zhendong was rallying people to test his game Arrow Tower Auto Chess, greeting everyone and forcefully giving an invitation code to Zhang Yuan.
“It’s finally playable… though there’s still a mountain of bugs to fix, it’s playable at least.” Li Zhendong looked relieved, “I’ve been doing this while pursuing my graduate studies; it hasn’t been easy!”
“Come help test it out.”
“Pssh, I’m the one who did the design work for you, okay? Look at Zhang Yuan here, his workload is way more than yours! He works until eleven each night!” Zhang Chenchen followed Li Zhendong, constantly complaining.
In truth, she knew everyone was really busy, really busy, and this denigration was just a habit.
Zhang Yuan smiled, opened his phone; there was no need to download an app, he simply tapped and entered the game screen directly.
“Huh? The graphics look pretty good. In a few months, there’ll be a job performance review, then they’ll redistribute work levels based on the results, right?”
The upcoming job performance review was critical. Those with higher levels would be seen as natural leaders. Moreover, during the 3,000 years of hibernation, work levels were unlikely to change much.
Li Zhendong frowned and said, “I’m not too worried because I’m already a grad student, even at worst I’d be level five or six. But if the game isn’t done well, it screws over a bunch of friends, and they won’t get good results. The graphics are good because I used the newest 3Ddog engine…”
“You’re using cloud gaming loading technology? Why go with that?”
“It’s trendy! Plus it shows off the tech, like writing a paper, you have to incorporate something popular, right?”
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Cloud gaming is a novel information processing technology, where all games run on a super server.
When users want to play, they just connect to this super server, and game visuals and player inputs can interact with ultra-low latency due to the super-fast internet speeds.
In plain words, it lets users stream their gaming.
Thanks to this, users don’t need to download a client or install anything; just click the icon, and they’re playing.
However, clearly, there isn’t super high-speed internet on the spaceship, so it looks choppy.
“With how trendy it is, remember that on the spaceship, all data is expensive—it’s not as cheap as on Earth. If you want to be popular, I suggest making a client. The game itself isn’t movie-level visuals, doesn’t require high specs, so why make it like this.”
Zhang Yuan wasn’t too interested in playing games. To him, any video game was just about pursuing the optimal solution in terms of numbers. But, out of consideration for his friend, he played a few rounds of chess and gave some nonchalant suggestions.
“Hey, I didn’t make this game for people on the spaceship; the main players are still Earth people.”
“That makes sense…”