"No, Captain! It's just so boring... hardly anyone ever comes here..."

Lin Xiao shook his head helplessly, then introduced, "This is Lu Ning, who just joined our team and is currently a reserve member who needs training. This is our receptionist, Yu Ran, who is an ordinary person."

Yu Ran's eyes dimmed for a moment, but she quickly reached out to Lu Ning with a smile: "Hello, I really envy you for awakening. I also want to become a formal team member, but unfortunately I haven't awakened yet."

Lu Ning reached out and shook her hand: "Hello."

Lin Xiao glared at her: "What's so good about awakening? Once awakened, the rate of increase in mental pollution is much higher than that of ordinary people, and the chance of developing diseases is much higher. What's wrong with being an ordinary person?"

“But my parents were both Awakened.” Yu Ran looked straight at Lin Xiao, her expression somewhat stubborn.

Lin Xiao paused for a moment, then changed the subject: "Have the other reserve team members arrived?"

"Yes, we've arrived. The vice-captain and the others are waiting for you on the third floor, Captain," Yu Ran replied with a smile, as if she had forgotten what she had said before.

Lin Xiao nodded: "Let's go."

Lu Ning silently followed.

Yu Ran pursed her red lips and watched the two walk up the stairs on one side.

Once the two had disappeared from sight, she plopped down and continued playing her game.

…………

Third floor.

Stepping out of the stairs leads to a corridor with several rooms on either side.

Lin Xiao explained, "This is the activity room. We're not too busy with work, so if we're bored, we can play around here. There are some toys like computers, game consoles, and playing cards. Don't be too tense; relaxing helps reduce mental stress."

Lu Ning glanced at the various devices inside and casually said, "But my mental pollution level seems to have always been 0, so I shouldn't have to worry about mental pollution, right?"

Lin Xiao: "...Fuck!"

He took several deep breaths, then, as if he hadn't heard Lu Ning's words, continued to introduce: "This is the finance office. You usually collect your salary here."

Lu Ning craned his neck to take a few more glances.

"This is the captain's office, this is..."

They arrived at the conference room soon.

The conference room door opened, and there were already four people inside.

One of them was Colin, a seemingly refined blond youth whom Lu Ning had met before; the other three were unknown to Lu Ning.

Upon seeing Lin Xiao and Lu Ning enter, all four of them turned to look at them.