Chapter 16 Mountain and Sea Zoo (1)

Two months later, the new dormitory building was fully put into use.

The 3,000 new employees were assigned dormitories based on their performance over the past two months.

However, on the day they checked in, a conflict arose, which even escalated into Zhang Mo's office.

"I said no, and that's final! There's no such rule! Men and women living together, you two have ruined all the rules!" A burly man nearly two meters tall was pointing at two shorter men next to him and getting angry.

His jacket collar was open, revealing a profile with sharp, axe-like lines, prominent brow bones, deep-set eyes, and wide, amber eyes that always carried a menacing, menacing look. Most striking was the three-finger-wide scar on his forehead, running from his eyebrow to his jaw, as if scratched by a ferocious beast, now twitching slightly with his angry expression. His jacket sleeves were rolled up to his elbows, revealing bulging veins on his forearms like coiled snakes, his knuckles thick, and several scratches of varying depths on the base of his thumb.

The two people he was scolding were a small brother and sister. They were huddled cautiously next to a leather sofa in the corner. Their matching light green crew neck sweatshirts were crumpled up and had bits of grass stuck to the hem.

The older sister's face was as round as a freshly cooked glutinous rice ball, her cheeks naturally flushed. She clutched a half-eaten piece of osmanthus cake in her hand, the frosting around the edges almost melted from her kneading. Her voice was slow and deliberate, like stretching out noodles: "I...we won't bother you..."

The younger brother was half a head shorter than his older sister, half of his body hiding behind her, only his two wet, round eyes showing, the whites of his eyes covered with a layer of moisture, as if he had just been crying: "I'm sorry, but, I'm afraid of the dark... I can only sleep if I hear my sister humming a song at night..." As he spoke, his little hands gripped the hem of his sister's sweatshirt tightly, his knuckles turning white.

The siblings stood shoulder to shoulder, their fluffy heads almost touching, looking like two dandelions wilted by the rain, as if they would be blown over by the wind.

"The entire building is divided into male and female sections!" The burly man stomped forward, his heavy work boots thumping on the floor, and pulled out a dormitory layout map, shoving it in front of the two siblings. "You two, ranked at the bottom in performance, still want special treatment?"

The older sister whispered, "Aren't you also at the bottom?"

Otherwise, we wouldn't have been assigned to the same dormitory.

The burly man, like a cat whose tail had been stepped on, suddenly raised his voice: "Don't give me that nonsense! Rules are rules!"

The older sister blinked, her nose slightly red: "But we've never been apart since we were little."

The burly man scratched his head impatiently, his voice full of disdain: "What does this have to do with me! If you're so capable, go and stay in a double room! Who told you two to have such poor performance! Everyone knows you two are notorious for being lazy and good-for-nothing, eating and then sleeping!"

The older sister retorted unhappily, "Eating and then sleeping is in our nature, what can we do about it..."

The younger brother looked aggrieved, his voice thick with a nasal tone, like cotton soaked in water: "You're certainly diligent, but your performance is still about the same as ours..."

Zhang Mo listened to their argument with her chin resting on her hand, feeling bored, and thought she was like a kindergarten teacher.

Jiu Xuan was at Zhang Mo's table, personally preparing herbal tea for her. A silver spoon gently stirred the tea in the glass, making a crisp clinking sound. She glared at the burly man with displeasure: "Keep your voice down, or I'll throw you all out!"

Seeing that the three of them were unlikely to reach a conclusion through their argument, Zhang Mo finally spoke up: "First of all, in principle, we do not allow men and women to live together. Since you have come to human territory, you should live according to human customs."

He's right. If you can improve your skills, you can be assigned double rooms or single rooms, whichever you prefer.

Upon hearing this, the two siblings immediately lowered their heads in sadness.

Then Zhang Mo looked at the burly man: "Hey, don't be so fierce. Let's talk this out. Since you've all been assigned to the 8-person room, it means your performance is substandard."

Your problems are all the same; if you want to live better lives, the primary task is to improve your professional skills.

The burly man pursed his lips, seemingly agreeing with the assessment. For him, such poor performance was utterly humiliating.

"Sigh." Zhang Mo sighed and leaned back in her chair. "Since you're already here, I won't let you go back empty-handed. Let me give you some 'career guidance'."

Upon hearing this, all three of them lit up. Even though they were all new employees, they knew that employees who received guidance from Zhang Mo would see their skills improve dramatically!

"I'll go first!" The burly man leaned forward, his amber eyes gleaming with anticipation, afraid that someone else would beat him to it.

“Okay.” Zhang Mo opened an internal system on her computer. “What’s your name?”

This was collected by Jiang Mian, and it contains all the information on the company's current demon clan employees.

The burly man, neck stiff, said proudly, "Wang Meng! The 'Meng' of 'fierce tiger'!"

"Okay." Zhang Mo smiled; the name was quite fitting.

Once you enter the information into the system and search, the results appear very quickly.

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Name: Wang Meng

Species: Siberian tiger

Age: 178

Characteristics: Irritable and easily angered

Skill: King of Beasts

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"King of beasts?" Zhang Mo became interested. "What kind of saying is that? Does it mean all the animals listen to you?"

Wang Meng proudly raised his head, chin held high, as if displaying his medals: "Absolutely! When our tiger roars, all the beasts within a ten-mile radius have to crawl on the ground and act like grandsons!"

Zhang Mo decided to see for herself and casually pointed to a little sparrow by the window. The sparrow was perched on the windowsill, preening its grayish-brown feathers, occasionally tilting its head to peek into the room.

"You want it to dance for me?"

Wang Meng's momentum instantly diminished by half: "Uh... birds don't count, they're not within our jurisdiction..."

Zhang Mo, seemingly oblivious to his embarrassment, continued to press, "Insects don't count either, right?"

Wang Meng stiffened his neck: "What kind of beast is that? It doesn't count!"

Zhang Mo: "Fish probably won't work either, right?"

Wang Meng: "...Uh..."

Jiu Xuan replied coolly, her voice tinged with schadenfreude: "Of course not. That's under Jiang Mian's jurisdiction."

Zhang Mo clicked the edit function and began modifying Wang Meng's skills, typing on the keyboard as she read aloud: "King of Beasts. Note: Excluding birds, insects, and fish, only common mammals are included."

Wang Meng: "..." Although it's the truth, it sounds so awful when said like this!