Chapter 187 Mission Completed, Qin Fang: I'm Very Democratic, Core Member Xiao Huan
In the blink of an eye, a day had passed.
12:00 AM the next day.
Qin Fang sat at the tea table in the Upside-Down Cloud Realm, looking expectantly at the control panel.
[Start calculating yesterday's earnings now]
You have rehired a previously laid-off employee today. The employee's profession and skills have been immediately shared with you, and no separate settlement will be made for this recruitment.
Your employee 'Qin Xiaoyou' killed 877 dungeon monsters yesterday, gaining 76473 experience points.
Your employees...
...
[You and your employees set a new speedrun record yesterday with 38 runs of the dungeon, using the company name 'Paradise,' bringing fame to the company.]
[29 runs of Tier 1 Hell difficulty, rewarding 40 x 29 Enterprise Reputation.]
[9 runs of Tier 2 Hell difficulty, reward: 60 Enterprise Reputation x9.]
(Note: For the same instance, the same employee can only receive the corporate reputation reward once.)
Passive Income: 200 Corporate Reputation
Total Corporate Reputation Gained: 1900
...
[Profitability Rating: B+]
[Comment: Your company's "paradise" continues to grow, gaining considerable renown within a certain area and reaping significant rewards. Please continue your efforts, motivate your employees, and create even more value for the company (and its owner)!]
...
[Settlement reward has been issued.]
You have gained 50 fixed attribute points and 50 free attribute points.
Experience points +1,606,607
[Your level has reached the current limit; experience points will be transferred to your corporate account.]
...
Seeing the profits, Qin Fang's eyes immediately lit up.
"As expected, it still takes the oxen and horses to work. They're much faster than me doing it all by myself!"
Qin Fang used to grind through dungeons all by himself; even if he worked himself to death for a whole day, he could never break the record of 38 runs!
...It's not that the dungeons are hard to clear, but that the travel time is too long.
So, when you calculate it that way...
"Let them complete it two or three times a day... and they can gain a lot of reputation in a very short time."
Qin Fang thought to himself.
But then he let out a soft breath...
"However, as expected, after the large-scale reputation farming began, the local authorities and alien races in several places started to pay full attention to the Paradise..."
He squinted.
Yesterday, several cities where members were located experienced instances of alien races blocking dungeons...
This is a message that Xiaoyou and Lu Dayong sent to me.
Although they ultimately escaped unscathed by using the mask of a liar.
But it is foreseeable that if this continues, the alien race will definitely try every means to find them.
...This is also why Qin Fang had been working hard himself without giving the members any tasks or asking them to break records like crazy.
...He himself was being frantically blocked in the dungeon while trying to break records outside.
But now...
Having entered the Tier 3 era, we can now be a little more high-profile.
As Qin Fang pondered, he glanced at the task system. It indicated that he had issued 43 tasks yesterday, but only 38 had been completed, leaving 5 unfinished.
I don't know why.
Is it simply that you don't want to do this task?
Or is it because something is holding you back from completing it?
However, this was of no concern to Qin Fang.
This is not a mandatory task.
Besides... the members are human, and it's normal for them to have their own thoughts.
Qin Fang was not an autocratic tyrant who believed that employees were simply his tools and must obey his orders absolutely and unconditionally.
...They have a choice.
In the future, when he assigns tasks to his members, he can simply write "Contract terminated, job revoked" or "All attributes reset to zero" in the punishment column.
They have every right to choose whether or not to do it.
I will never force anyone.
Qin Fang was very moved.
I feel like my boss is incredibly democratic.
He glanced at the names of the few people who hadn't completed the task, but didn't pay them any mind, and started thinking about the important matter at hand.
Who should be chosen for the first batch?
With a reputation of over 1800 on the panel, theoretically, it's possible to complete the signatures of 36 people.
However, considering that each person would need to spend an additional 20 reputation points, giving them an invitation would make it easier for them to meet with me...
That leaves only...
"25 spots available."
"In other words, at least two employees can become Level 3 professionals."
"There's a good chance of getting three..."
"In that case... let's proceed according to the task completion time."
Qin Fang thought to himself.
Through the task system backend, he can easily track the time it takes for each person to complete their task.
He looked at the first person to complete the task, a man named Xiao Huan. Qin Fang recalled that he had some impression of Xiao Huan, since he was the one who signed these employees.
"Looks like an assassin? One of the ones following Xiaoyou."
Qin Fang thought to himself.
Then he started operating it.
...
at the same time.
Across the Xia Kingdom, 38 people were staring blankly at their own control panels.
[Task completed. Reward: +10 (20) Free Attribute Points, already issued.]
They had been paying close attention to their free attribute points, and when they saw that 10 points had indeed appeared out of nowhere, many were shocked and gasped in astonishment.
...They really did it!
...The rewards promised by the boss for the amusement park organization tasks issued through the panel...were really delivered!
What does this mean?
Everyone has a different mindset, but the vast majority of people realize the chilling implications revealed in this.
That is...
The promised reward was delivered.
Does this also indirectly prove that if the other party arranges some kind of punishment... it can be carried out?
If so... then if the other party assigns a task that they are completely unable to complete, can they then legitimately use that task to take everything away from them?
This caused many people to become uneasy and anxious.
...This is undoubtedly a very painful thing.
Admittedly, their professions were given to them by the other party; without the other party, they would not have such powerful epic professions as they are today.
Can……
Yes, yes.
But what if the other party can completely control their own destiny through some means...?
It still makes many people resistant and find it hard to accept.
No one wants to be controlled.
Even this person...
They were the benefactors who changed their fate.
...
In Nanqiao City, Xiao Huan sat on the bed, looking at the 10 extra free attribute points on the panel, but instead of the expected joy, he was somewhat silent.
He turned to look out the window, where cars streamed by and neon lights flickered.
...He had become completely familiar with this city, which was originally unfamiliar to him, after a few months.
He inexplicably recalled his experiences over the past few months... Even though it wasn't the first time, every time he thought about it, it felt like he was in a dream.
Because his life underwent a dramatic change in just a few months.
His current profession is the epic-level assassin 'Voidthorn'. But before that, his profession... was a gardener.
That wasn't a combat profession; his job was as a full-time gardener in the home of a Mr. Li in his previous city, 'Linlang City'.
He always considered himself lucky… Before going to Mr. Li's house, he was just an ordinary member of the urban vegetation and greening department at the ecological park, but because of his down-to-earth work attitude and kind nature, he had a fairly good relationship with the leaders of the greening department. When Mr. Li wanted to find a gardener… the leaders of the greening department recommended him to Mr. Li.
So he transformed himself from an urban gardener into a private gardener.
Mr. Li is a powerful professional who is generous... In fact, he had only met Mr. Li a few times, but his income had also increased dramatically.
...Although he still couldn't compare to combat professionals, he was already very satisfied.
His childhood sweetheart and girlfriend were also very happy when they heard the news.
My girlfriend failed to awaken her spirituality at 15 and is just an ordinary person. We have a very good relationship. We were originally planning to get married next year.
Previously, they had been struggling with their income... because they planned to move to a bigger new house before getting married.
Buying a house might be easy for a combat professional.
But for those who make a living through their profession... it may take several years, or even more than a decade, of hard work.
Mr. Li's generosity may allow them to significantly advance their plans to buy a new house.
Everything was perfect at first; he even fantasized about life after marriage… his girlfriend would have two or three children for him… gender didn’t matter. His girlfriend was cheerful and lively, and loved children; she would be a virtuous wife and loving mother, and their home would surely be filled with laughter.
This motivated him to work even harder, hoping to gain the housekeeper's favor and thus further increase his income.
Everything is moving in a positive direction...
But that night...
Even though several months have passed, Xiao Huan's hands still tremble slightly when he thinks of that night, and intense hatred and murderous intent surface in his eyes.
That night, after finishing a day's work, he bought two cups of milk tea on his way home, intending to share them with his girlfriend.
But as soon as he bought the milk tea, he received a call from the police department with news that shocked him so much that he was completely disoriented...
My girlfriend is dead.
They contacted him through his girlfriend's phone.
He couldn't recall how he got to the police station, where he met his girlfriend in the morgue.
His girlfriend was covered in wounds, her eyes wide open, dying with her eyes still open.
He held two cups of milk tea, staring blankly at his girlfriend's body, his mind reeling as if he were walking on clouds, and for a moment he couldn't even feel the full extent of his grief.
She just stared blankly at it.
The voice of the police officer from the Public Security Bureau echoed in his ears like a dream.
"The body was found in a back alley of a nightclub. The cause of death was a ecstasy overdose. She had been with at least six men before her death..."
The sheriff's voice was flat, as if he were describing something very simple.
"She doesn't touch D."
Xiao Huan instinctively retorted at that moment. He looked up, staring blankly at the sheriff, while holding two cups of milk tea in his hand.
The sheriff paused, and after a moment, he calmly continued, "Whether you believe it or not is your business, but at least our evidence shows that her cause of death is this... She was a hostess at 798, right? A place like that..."
"She's just a waitress."
"...Whatever. There are no security cameras in the back alley of the bar street, but judging from the traces at the scene, the only fresh traces are of her alone. She must have been under the influence of Elysium and wandered there in a daze, and then..."
In the world of professionals, the amount of counterfeit goods has not decreased, but rather... has increased.
Because too many people fail to awaken.
If they fail to awaken, they are destined to be subservient to others for life. In this desperate situation, many people cannot bear the immense despair in their hearts and choose to step into the abyss, just for that momentary false pleasure.
But he didn't believe his girlfriend would make this choice... because she was clearly so cheerful and sunny.
He knew she worked at a bar, but she was just a regular waitress.
...After he became Mr. Li's gardener, he immediately asked his girlfriend to quit her job.
After all, bars are places where all sorts of people mingle, and they're really not a good place to go.
His girlfriend laughed and said, "I've been working there for two or three years now, I'm used to it... You don't need to worry, the management is very strict now, there aren't that many messy things around here."
“Your income is good now, but I also want to contribute to our house construction project.”
His girlfriend pleaded with him, and he could only helplessly accept it. He then told her that he would quit his job as soon as they bought the house.
His girlfriend smiled and agreed.
That conversation still echoes in my ears.
Looking back, they were already separated by death.
His girlfriend, who weighed 96 pounds and was 168 cm tall, turned into a small box and was delivered to him the very next day.
My girlfriend's parents died early. Although she had older brothers and sisters, their relationship was just so-so. She had been to the police station before, but after hearing the cause of her death, her brother showed anger on his face, scolded her for not valuing herself, and ultimately refused to accept her ashes and left.
Her sisters had all gotten married, and after some hesitation, they left and never appeared again.
He took over her ashes as a family member.
He couldn't remember how the following days passed. He became somewhat dazed and confused, often spacing out, and had several accidents at work... Although he managed to salvage each one with his skills, it still displeased the housekeeper. He eventually lost this well-paid job.
After losing his job, he stayed home for a week, and then he went to 798 Art Zone...
He didn't believe his girlfriend died for the reasons the police department claimed, and he wanted to investigate.
But despite calling it an investigation, he had no clue whatsoever and could only start his investigation from the place where his girlfriend was last seen.
But when he arrived at 798, he discovered... things were indeed not that simple.
He knew some of her colleagues, and when they saw him, their expressions changed slightly, and they avoided him intentionally.
He wouldn't have cared too much about one or two such cases at the time.
But since they were all like that... it made him suspicious.
He pressed several colleagues with whom he had a good relationship for details, but they hesitated and couldn't say anything. They only said that his girlfriend suddenly disappeared while at work that day, but they didn't know the specifics.
He asked many people, but to no avail.
He looked dejected.
Just as he was about to leave, feeling lost and disoriented, a commotion in the bar caught his attention.
The two groups of people, who had drunk too much, seemed to have gotten into a conflict.
One of the boys sneered, "It's your good fortune that I've taken a liking to you, and you still dare to be arrogant towards me? Believe me or not, I have a thousand ways to kill you. A few days ago here..."
Before he could finish speaking, one of the people next to him covered his mouth and then laughed at the other group, saying, "My friend has had too much to drink, don't bother with an alcoholic."
With that, she dragged the boy away.
But these words made Xiao Huan suspicious.
He glanced at the other side of the conflict, a group of young men and women. One girl was clearly frightened, her face pale, and many people were comforting her.
Xiao Huan stared at the back of the shouting boy, gritted his teeth, and wanted to chase after him.
But at that moment, someone grabbed his hand.
Turning my head, I saw it was my girlfriend's best friend.
She looked at him with a complicated expression, and after hesitating for a long time, she whispered, "Stop investigating, go back. If you keep investigating, you'll get into trouble too..."
This made his whole body stiffen.
Because this proves... there really was something fishy about his girlfriend's death!
(End of this chapter)
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