Beep Beep
[Welcome back Mr. G]
Fwoosh.
"Woah…" That was all I could mutter as I looked around the place. If I were to describe it in words , have you ever seen those movies where they show an extremely high-tech room that doesn't look like it comes from this time.
"HeH—Now then , let's get you registered , you're salary will be dependent on whatever role you get , there are mainly 3 roles in The Silentium"
"Researchers , Security , Clean up and the most looked down of them all"
"Like the D class from the SCP-foundation?"
"Close , though here we call them Resource Class , R Class for short."
"If you become a part of security , your annual salary would be 50K USD , if you're a researcher it would be 55K USD , if you're one of the clean up crews it would be 30K USD , of course if you're an R Class…"
Shiver Nod
"Better not think much about it." Mr G said with a faint chuckling noise as we pass through doors over doors , as I walked with him I could see the busy researchers checking on each of these 'Remnants'
Many familiar names appeared in front of my eyes. [Slenderman | Paradox , Omega | Cataclysm ] , [The Shy Guy | Paradox | Epsilon | Anchor / Cataclysm] , [Magic Wishing lamp | Paradox | Omega | Anchor].
"Very familiar is it not?" said Mr. G , his wrinkled face carrying a profound sense of wisdom , as the both of us walked into more hallways before finally reaching a room that said [Interview]
" Good luck now " Mr. G said before he left me as he disappeared into the sea of researchers.
FSHHHHH
"Welcome. New recruit?" said the woman , she looked rather tired , her eyes with obvious signs of lack of sleep , reminding me of Shoko from JJK. She was smoking a cigarette , her only formal wear being her lab coat.
Wearing a black turtleneck sweater and a black pants that covered her ankle , her eyes were green in color , her hair obviously unkept as it flowed freely reaching her thighs.
"Uh… I was brought by Mr G?" My response , my first thought was simple: perhaps Mr. G was a high ranking employee , so mentioning his name must give me some privileges right-?
"Who? Whatever , just tell me your name…"
"Oh…" She looked exhausted , either she's far too sleep deprived to realize or Mr. G's name was confidential inside the Silentium. There goes my free pass to a good job…
"Cael Lucian."
"Alright give me a minute…"
Tap Tap Tap
The sound of keyboard clicking could be heard , like a seasoned keyboard warrior one could say , like a certain—
"Done , here's your ID card , you can start working tomorrow. Work starts at 08.00AM You'll be given 15K USD to get your life straight , the rest of your salary for the year will be halved until your loan is paid , now go shoo shoo"
She said as she waved her hand as the door opened itself again and I was shoved out of the room , as I looked at the ID card as it read , Cael Lucian , Janitor , Clearance level 1.
Well there goes an easy high ranking position… If only I were a protagonist with a secret skill…
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BEEEP BEEEP BEEEP BEEEP
"Ah-? Wait—SHIT WHAT TIME IS IT?" [7.30AM]
"FUCKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKKK"
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[Employee Cael Lucian , Welcome , entry : 7.59AM]
"Huff , Huff , Huff," My body sweating , my lungs burning , my joints were creaking , I had run as fast as I could to the base , thankfully or not I somehow remembered the actual place.
"You the new guy? Good , you're going to help us clean one of the containment cells , the names Randy by the way" An old looking man , his back was hunch , his mustache and hair was already completely white , skin shrivelled.
"Ah Alright…"
Containment Cell : Miscellaneous objects
"Huh."
"What ? You thought we'd bring a newbie to a dangerous containment cell? Nobody wants lives to be given on a platter , well unless you're an R-Class of course…" Old Man Randy said as he gave a rather light-hearted chuckle
FSHHHHHHH
"Alright let's go"
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Sweep Sweep
As I was sweeping the floor , I was also checking the entire place , this place at the very least was rather… lack luster , items placed inside boxes , though they sealed inside , the names and catalogues were written , a few of which included
[Sophia's Amulet | Paradox | Omega | Anchor] , [Omnitrix | Paradox | Epsilon | Anchor] , [Freddy Mask | Echo | Anchor ] , [I.R.I.S | Paradox | Gamma | Anchor] , Gopal's Power Watch | Echo | Anchor] and many more
"Cool in'it?" said Old Man Rand , those things , each familiar to me , how could I not know them , Sophia's amulet from Sophia the first , The Omnitrix from Ben 10 , Freddy's Mask from FNAF , I.R.I.S from Ejen Ali , Gopal from Boboiboy
"Quit dozing off now , we gotta make this place done and dusted."
"Ah—Yes."
Sweep Sweep Sweep
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It is currently Sunday , 11AM in the morning , also holy hell man , the work hours were crazy , from 8AM up to 11PM , we were treated like slaves… Thankfully my place wasn't that far , only a 30 minute walk , 20 minutes if I ran.
"Welcome! , would you like to buy or rent a house?" A Salarywoman said as she greeted me enthusiastically , my beard, clean shaven , a haircut , wearing at least presentable clothes , it cost me 78 Dollars total…
"I'd like to rent an apartment near ██████ , ██████ , the cheapest one you got" [The author has decided to censor the name to avoid any problems.]
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A small apartment with a single bed , it was small in size , but it would have to be enough for now , with a small kitchen , a clean toilet and a small wardrobe to place my clothes
"800 Dollars monthly huh…" with my current savings that would be… , if I eat at the cafeteria with the provided rations I could survive for… , hygiene , clothes , internet… , around—"
[Current Monthly Salary : 1250 Dollars , Current Monthly Expenses : 1260 Dollars] before turning to [2]
"Right… You…" I had completely forgotten about this system , it had slipped through my mind , the system that saved me from… , let's not think about it honestly…
"What are you?"
[Answer : Similar to the blessing of Wisdom from Han Ga-In , a limited google] before turning to [1]
Han Ga-In , one of the main cast from a rather famous Korean Webnovel known as Escape the Mystery Hotel , though it later died down after some DMCA and lawsuits occurred , I still remembered the basics.
In that world , Blessings were something given by 'Patrons' , Gods you might say , perhaps constellation from ORV would be a more familiar term to most , thus my question was only one
"Who is my Patron?"
[You are not worthy to know the 'name' of your 'patron'] before turning to [0]
"HaH… Figured…" honestly whatever , I've got bigger things to worry about other than this limited google… , if a single accident were to happen… I'd be dead meat… my salary's already in the negatives. Especially if I got sick…
—
Sweep Sweep
"Old man , I'm done , gonna head out"
FSHHHHHHHH
"Kids these days…"
It had been 6 months since I worked as a low ranking Janitor at The Silentium , a few things I had learned from these 6 months? Don't ask any questions. Quite literally the Golden Thumb rule.
"60 Dollars short…" after calculating my expenses cut with my salary , that was the amount of debt I have , my loan? Still 14682 dollars , it was a lot , but at the very least it was manageable , and definitely better than before.
[Cael Lucian , Exit : 9.50AM , break time : 30 minutes , approximate entry : 10.20AM ] the mechanical voice rang as I was headed to the cafeteria.
Munch Munch
"This Cheeseburger ain't bad…" Today's food? Cheese Burger , Garlic Bread , canned green beans and a chocolate chip pudding , healthy? Definitely not , calorie dense? 100% , does it fill me though? At least it's free…
As I ate silently in the cafeteria , the place was filled , while there were these free rations , one could pay for 'tastier' food , but for a man like me , this is already a blessing
"…" All I could hear were people chatting , people eating , whether it be the security guards or the researchers , even the janitors of course with the exception of the R class , I later found out the only people becoming R Class were death row inmates
Those that commit crimes like killing , raping , bullying , bringing others to comitting suicide… Uhm , well I guess I was lucky in a way , at least I didn't become one of the R class , considering my track record…
Munch Munch
"The chocolate pudding tastes surprisingly good…"
You know , those academy stories , whether it be from Japan , Korea or China , the main character would always get involve with trouble find some female leads and either build a harem or stay loyal
Like Ed Rothyalor from Extra's Academy survival Guide , Desir Arman from a returner's magic should be special , Baek Yu-Seol from Magic Academy's Genius Blinker , Anos Voldigoad from Maou Gakuin, yeah those kind
Some of them have it easy, some of them have it hard , but trouble always comes to them , whether it be by coincidence , misunderstandings , knowledge from the future… like Yeah , yet here at the very least there were none.
Nobody picking fights with me , nobody looking at me like I'm a low life or slave , peaceful , well I mean this isn't an academy… It's a workplace? So if I had to compare it perhaps with the likes of Seoul Object Story and the like but—
I'm not the object , anomaly nor an SCP , I'm just an ordinary guy working as a janitor , well with a system at least? Though it's mostly useless with my daily life , so I guess I'm by technicality an ordinary human?
Honestly… Why am I even talking to myself? Do I think I'm a protagonist or something PFFFT , yeah right , if I could would I want to though? Absolutely not. Trouble would come to me like mosquitos addicted to blood.
"Alright… Back to work"
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Of course , trouble will always come to you when you least expected , even when you try your best to avoid it , such is the fate of a protagonist
Author : Duh , if nothing happens how will the plot continue? Am I right? , Hehe :)
Munch Munch
"This Chili Mac ain't bad…" I said as I ate my pasta peacefully , it had been 6 months once again , my debt had finally been paid , and I've been promoted ! , from 30K annually to 60K annually my salary doubled , and my id card?
[Cael Lucian , Clean Up Faction Operative , Clearance level 2] for those unfamiliar with the system 1 is the lowest with the highest possible being level 4 , level 2 gives me access to some of the restricted areas.
"Why am I talking to myself again-?" I murmured , I guess it's because I've been reading so many fictional stories that I do it unconsciously , from anime to light novels even to audiobooks , HeH , I'm a pro in this regard
BEEP FSHHHHHH
[Restricted Area , Personnel without clearance must not cross this line]
"Who—Ah it's Cael , come one we gotta clean up some of the mess" her hair dyed blond in a wolfcut , she was my team leader , Evelyn , Eve for short , wearing the typical janitor clothing blue in color that you often see.
She looks like Thomas Andre's assistant from Solo Levelling I guess? , minus the hair cut and the vibe , 170cm tall , her 3 sizes were—Wait Wait I'm not a pervert alright , out of curiosity I asked the system one time and it…
[Her 3 sizes are (The Author has decided to censor this to keep it family friendly? Hehe ?)] before going to [2] , I had to avert my eyes for a bit while waiting for the screen to fade , of course she must've thought I was a weirdo…
"What's the job today boss?"
"Cleaning the Black Lagoon's tank."
"Fuck…" God fucking damn it , out of all the duties it had to be one of the more dangerous ones… , I said as I was sprawled on her desk , my brain tired knowing how annoying this was going to be.
"Ahahaha—Hey at least you came , the others quite literally disappeared , if you weren't here I might've have to do it all alone" She said as she patted my back ,
"Yes…"
"Alright let's get ready now" her voice still as cheery as ever , while mine?
"Yes…"