Chapter 58 Amusement Park (12)
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The phone vibrated again, and this time the content was finally not blank.
[System prompt: Staff member a27 is applying for a visit.]
The game company was somewhat humane, and there was no setting to force the door to open when an NPC visited. Yi Han's previous estimate was correct, the system must have known about the store a long time ago, but he had just completed the business procedures this afternoon, and only needed to complete the procedures in the next two days to officially have the business qualifications. He didn't know what the NPC meant by coming to the door at this time.
There was no way to avoid this matter, so Yi Han opened the door with a normal expression. The young man outside the door was very good and nodded politely. He didn't seem to be here to cause trouble, so Yi Han led him into the living room to sit down.
Although it has been renovated, Yi Han's living room still looks very shabby... because he didn't intend to receive guests at first. The room is filled with fitness equipment, the dining table is folded against the kitchen, and there are only two chairs, not to mention the sofa and coffee table.
Yi Han was not polite at all. He pulled over two chairs and asked Jian Lin to sit down first. However, it was not good for the guests to have no place to sit, so he waved to Black Panther: "Come and give the guests a seat."
Black Panther: ...???
It was very large, and when it lay on the ground, it was just about the same height as a stool. It was also at a suitable temperature, and its skin was soft... but it was clearly a ferocious beast! The black panther, which had been in a slightly better mood due to Jian Lin's feeding and comforting, became angry and aggrieved again.
After a27 sat down, he patted its butt with great sympathy. The black panther groaned in grievance, but did not dare to hide, so the conversation between the three began in this situation.
"I am here to talk to you about two things." a27 got straight to the point. Unexpectedly, the first thing he mentioned was not the food shop. "The first thing is about the two of you who accidentally entered a special dungeon a week ago..."
Yi Han was stunned for a moment before he realized that he was talking about "madhouse".
"Let me first apologize to both of you. It's the company's responsibility that this accident happened. There was a loophole in the system, and the bad guys took advantage of it and copied the admission tickets. Both of you have positive character values, and you would never be matched in a normal match. That bad guy is so despicable! Don't worry, we have repeatedly studied the videos of him during the game! And readjusted his character value. Now that guy has entered a more terrifying level to do hard labor. He is not well fed or clothed, and is beaten and scolded all day long! If you want to see it, we can also send the video of him being bullied to you every day, so that you can continue to watch how miserable he is..." a27 looks like a teenager, and his temperament is indeed that of a teenager. After a few words, he got angry and spoke up for the two men in indignation.
"I'm fine...but he shouldn't have died, but he lost his life in a mental hospital. What do you think?" After hearing what a27 said, Yi Han turned to look at Jian Lin.
He had thought it was unreasonable for someone like Jian Lin to be killed in a punishment dungeon because he trusted the wrong friend, but there were tens of thousands of players in the game, and the game system, as a powerful class, was completely unaware of such bugs, or even if it noticed, it ignored it and gave no explanation, which was normal. Yi Han had not expected that the NPC would make a special trip to apologize to the players for this matter, and it looked like there would be compensation.
"We have also watched this brother's video. It is indeed our mistake that caused this terrible result... Later, the leaders held a special meeting to discuss it. They wanted to revive you directly and continue the game as a human player, but the player's file has been destroyed due to your death, and you have already signed a contract with the company and become an NPC. So later everyone re-drafted a compensation plan for you. Brother, take a look at it. If there is anything else that needs to be added, you can add more as long as it is not too excessive! Ah, this brother also has some. Although you successfully passed the level and did not suffer any loss, after all, entering the dungeon was caused by a system bug. The company has also prepared compensation for you." A27 felt around for a long time, and finally took out two lists from a storage prop and showed them to the two people.
There were relatively few items on Yi Han's list, just two: 1. 30,000 compensation points, 2. A permanent buff: when attacked by a notorious player, the damage is halved.
On Jian Lin's list, there were many things listed, and if the contents were summarized, it was basically a huge GPA compensation, a promotion-accelerating buff, and each time he was promoted, he could choose more duty levels, as well as a tailor-made training plan, special training, and the enhancement of his lucky ability, etc.
There were so many projects that the two of them couldn't think of anything else to add. And after reading it, Yi Han felt that if it was just because of the bug, the compensation was actually a bit too much... But Jian Lin was indeed a good kid with a high character value, probably the kind of employee that the game liked the most, so this move probably represented the game's appreciation and wooing of him, and Yi Han also benefited from it.
"Well, as long as you are satisfied, we are really sorry about this matter, but no matter how much we say, it still can't make up for your loss. Now our programmers have worked overtime to solve this bug, and have also thoroughly checked other aspects and changed some unreasonable settings. If you have suggestions for the game, you are welcome to put them forward in the future. We will all take them seriously!" a27 operated the phone and wanted to add two friends, but it seemed that he didn't know how to use it. He scratched his head in distress, "I don't know how to play this machine, brother, can you help me..."
"……"After operating a27's phone and adding the player IDs of both people, the other party finally felt relieved.
Then a27 took out the notebook and flipped through it, recalling the past before moving on to the next thing: "Let's talk about the second thing now."
He looked up at Yi Han and said, "The food store that everyone is talking about on the player forum right now is yours."
When Yi Han heard a27 say the second thing, he knew it was coming. Sure enough, the other party locked on the topic he was most reluctant to talk about in one sentence, and used a statement that could not be refuted...
"What?" Yi Han remained calm and did not deny it.
"Hmm..." A27 seemed a little confused. He lowered his head and looked at the notebook again. After a while, he said, "Although I shouldn't have waited until now to say this... But, actually, um... We have an immature little request."
"What request?" Yi Han was a little surprised. Looking at the other party's appearance, it seemed that he was not here to seal the store.
"That's it..." A27 scratched his head, feeling very embarrassed, but he had to complete the task assigned by his superior, so he gritted his teeth and said shamelessly, "Can you please join our company with your food shop?"
Yi Han:…………? ? ?
A27 frantically searched the package for a long time, took out an agreement, and handed it to him. "This is what the managers drafted in a meeting. You can take a look at it first, and you can add to it."
Yi Han took it and flipped through the pages in confusion. He didn't expect it to be a labor contract, similar to the one Jian Lin had signed before, but with many additional clauses. The general meaning was that Yi Han could maintain his identity as a human player, but at the same time he would have an additional identity as a game company employee. When he entered the level later, he could choose different game modes such as "human", "ghost", "NPC", etc. He could access the stores and forums of both parties, and his points could be converted at will...
“…Why?” Yi Han originally thought that a27 was here to ask him to close the store, but he didn’t expect that he was here as a headhunter?
"You are the human player who has explored the game the most in the current game, so you have probably guessed the meaning of the existence of this game." A27 was shouldering a heavy responsibility and explained seriously, "In thousands of real worlds, people die every moment, and there are too many souls who die abnormally. If their obsessions are not eliminated and they are left in their original world, it will cause very bad effects. Therefore, such a God-made space was created to give these humans who are unwilling to accept their fate a place to return to.
"Because we have such a purpose, our system is very strict in screening players. There will be a copy similar to a madhouse in each star level. According to the degree of notoriety, people who fail to pass the screening will be separated. Those who can pass the screening are the players you usually meet. In addition, there are some people who are not bad at heart, but have become angry because of the unsatisfactory things in the real world. They will also be gradually appeased and find peace in such an environment.
"In fact, I am not afraid to be honest with you. The 100 million points that can get you a chance to change your fate are actually just a gimmick. The game has not been around for a long time, but there are many capable players who accumulate points very quickly, just like you. For such players, we will not wait for them to accumulate 100 million before we take the initiative to sign a contract with them. As the game company, we very much hope that such capable players can stay and become our regular employees. But if the other party insists on wanting to be resurrected or reincarnated, we will not stop them. Now your progress has not actually reached the signing standard, but in the past process of clearing various levels, your outstanding business ability has shocked the managers... So I came to you in advance, hoping that you will join the company."
He was sincere in what he said, and his explanation of the escape game was similar to what Yi Han had guessed before. Now he was sure that the grilled squid uncle he met in the snack street and then met again in the "underground supermarket" must also be a living player who had signed a contract with the game, but: "What does this have to do with my store?"
"Well, actually, to be honest, our company's cook got tired of living a while ago... so..."
Yi Han:…………?
"Because in the main god space, players and employees are theoretically immortal, so there will be some people who are bored of life and choose to sleep temporarily or go directly to reincarnation. Our chef is... You have also eaten the recent meals in the system mall, right? The taste is really, too ordinary. The meals over there are the same as those over here for you human players. They are all made by the newly hired chefs. The leaders have been eating them for a few weeks, and now they can't stand it. They say they want to change chefs every day, but they can't wait for the human with particularly good cooking skills to die..." A27 said this with a heartfelt look, and it sounded true.
Yi Han: "...So it's not that you're attracted by my ability, but you're mainly attracted by my cooking, right?"
a27 was embarrassed: "Uh... that's not the case. The leaders really think highly of you."
Yi Han flipped through the agreement in his hand with mixed feelings, and sure enough, he saw a clause behind the supplementary terms: After player "y" joins the company, he must also open an online store on the ghost client of the app, and operate both sides at the same time. No special treatment can be given just because he looks down on ghosts!
Turning back to the first page and reading through each item carefully, Yi Han found that this was indeed a contract that would benefit both parties. The person who drafted it must be a kind and shrewd person. The contract did not mention Yi Han's previous big deal about food delivery on the app, but only stipulated the tax rate he would need to pay when he opened the business in the future - the game party allowed him to continue to operate on the app, and would open a special location for him, and even outside the level, the food in the food shop would be listed on the system mall, and after the ghosts' residential area was opened to him, the physical store of the NPC could also be opened, and he could give priority to shops in popular areas and enjoy rent discounts... In short, his illegal food shop was officially qualified to operate.
In addition, due to his outstanding ability, the leaders really valued Yi Han and promised him a generous salary and many player privileges. If Yi Han decided to join, the game company would have this brutal employee. They seemed to want Yi Han to screen the dungeons of notorious players and do "violent fishing enforcement", but they still gave him the freedom to choose. The various humanized settings made Yi Han feel very comfortable.
"Signing the contract now doesn't mean you'll be working for the company forever. If you get tired of living in the future... ah, I mean, if you still want to resurrect and return to the real world, or be reborn as a human being, the company will respect your choice." a27 added.
Yi Han pondered over it, but ultimately could not find any hidden trap in this agreement. It seemed that the purpose of the game company was indeed not to exploit his interests in the short term, but to sincerely hope for win-win cooperation. Whether this was true kindness or a means of buying people's hearts, Yi Han had to admit that he was somewhat bought...
After signing the agreement, a27 finally breathed a sigh of relief and his expression became happy again. It seemed that he would also get a bonus for completing this headhunting mission.
After finishing the business, Yi Han brought up something that he had been confused about before: "How come it's so easy to tie your app to the store I got by chance? Are you programmers tired of living?"
"Uh... yes, yes, what a coincidence." a27 was embarrassed again.
Ok, looks like this is another bug.
"However, we actually discovered it on the first day of the store binding, but after the leader bought your braised pork and ate it, he ordered us new programmers to leave this bug alone and never deal with it."
Yi Han: ...
"Actually, I benefit more from this agreement. You offer such conditions, but I only get an employee and a store. Is it really worth it?" After the two chatted for a few more sentences and a27 stood up to leave, Yi Han couldn't help but ask again.
If he were in the real world now, and a company offered him such generous conditions, he would definitely not believe that there was no trap. But after entering the world of the escape game for more than half a month, Yi Han was constantly influenced by the positive and Buddhist style of painting. He always felt that he had begun to change, becoming less suspicious and defensive, but he didn't know whether this was good or bad.
"Of course it is. Our leader said that a capable person is always more valuable than immediate benefits." a27 said with a smile.
After hearing this, Yi Han said nothing and just nodded.
"Oh, there's one more thing." a27 had already walked out the door and was standing at the door when he suddenly turned around.
"What?" Yi Han asked.
"Since we are all family, then, in the future missions...when you meet colleagues, can you be a little gentler? Every time you pass a level, the system is paralyzed for several days. Not to mention the scene maintenance costs, we can hardly afford the medical expenses and mental damages of the employees...Don't think that you are well treated, but the company is actually very poor..."
Yi Han: "...Okay, I get it, okay."
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