Chapter 001 Prologue
God said, “Let there be light.”
So I wrote an application report entitled "Why does the world need light?", elaborating in detail on the impact and significance of light on the world, its advantages and disadvantages, and the difference between having and not having it, and then submitted it for review.
After being reviewed and approved by the organization for implementation, there was light in the world.
The sign hanging next to the glass door lists the company's success stories. Chen Yunli sees it every day on weekdays. With the experience of workplace practice, he is no longer as shocked as when he first read it.
He opened the two glass doors and pressed the key switch. The rolling door slowly rose up, making a clicking sound.
The huge hall was kept clean and tidy, and the tiled floor was shiny.
Opposite the door is a workbench. There are three computers on a three-meter-long marble table. Two of them are idle, but the middle one is always turned on. The printer connected to the computer is also turned on, and there is an unfinished document hanging on the printer port.
On the right side of the workbench is a square table and high chairs for reception, and on the left side are several flower pots, planted with cacti, succulents, money trees and garlic sprouts.
Except for the garlic sprouts which are growing vigorously, the other three ornamental plants have almost withered.
Chen Yunli turned on the light, logged in to punch in at the last minute before 8:30, then slumped down in his office chair, took out his phone and started ordering breakfast takeout.
The clock hand on the wall ticked away minute by minute until it stopped at nine from eight. He then put down his phone, yawned, and opened the mailbox in the upper right corner of his computer, slowly receiving the email he had received after get off work yesterday.
To be precise, it is an audit report.
This is not a government agency, enterprise, institution, or consulting firm. It is hidden in the downtown area and is open for eight hours a day, but almost no one sets foot here.
The Divine Realm's Human Branch Audit Office—that's its name. Chen Yunli was the only staff member there, responsible for reviewing the application report marked "God said, Let there be light" on the sign at the door.
Sounds outrageous, doesn't it? Like the conjectures of a mentally ill person who escaped from an asylum.
Not to mention others, even Chen Yunli, when he was first selected for the interview and even after working here for a while, would have similar thoughts when facing his job responsibilities.
But after growing from a newcomer to a veteran in the workplace, he not only adapted to the job, but also fell in love with it.
The reason is nothing else but the seven-word mantra: more money, less work, and closer to home.
I can only say that the backing of this company is worthy of being from the divine realm, and the compensation offered to its employees is so generous that it is unimaginable.
Not to mention the salary, it is not a problem to save up for a few years to buy a house in this third-tier small city, and the five social insurances and one housing fund are even the best. Every time Chen Yunli calculates his retirement pension, the amount he gets makes his hands tremble like Parkinson's disease, and he immediately has the urge to treat the company as his home and devote his life to its prosperity.
What? The company's boss is the true God of the universe, and when He took that step of promotion, He completed the rest of the life journey for all employees of the company?
That's okay.
As for employee benefits such as vacations, bonuses, holiday gifts, etc., it sounds like a dream to talk about them, but they are all written in black and white in the contract and are fulfilled to the letter every year.
Chen Yunli has been working here for two years and has decided to be a nail house here for the next few decades.
With such a good salary and benefits package, the job description isn't really important. But this job is perfect. The workday is incredibly leisurely, making it especially suitable for those with social anxiety or a social aversion—since there's no client interaction and most exchanges with colleagues are via email.
Chen Yunli’s daily work is to open the computer, check the application reports of various gods, and choose one to submit between “Read, bullshit” and “Approved”.
Due to the rapid development of human society in recent years, the power of science and technology has reversed people's excessive reverence for nature. Rather than believing in gods, they prefer to explore the mysteries of the universe or focus on their own lives. As a result, the size of the divine realm is much smaller than before. Except for some important positions that cannot be separated from the gods, many gods who have been working since birth have retired and enjoyed their old age.
With Shen Yishao, the number of reports that needed to be reviewed by Chen Yunli naturally decreased. Two reports a day was not too few, and ten reports a week was not too many. He spent seven and a half hours slacking off during the eight-hour workday, which often made him feel guilty about his salary being too expensive.
Then he felt guilty and slacked off.
For example, now.
Chen Yunli yawned again, scratched his hair which was not combed neatly because he was in a hurry to go out, and opened the second report in chronological order.
After scanning the general content of the report with his slightly dry eyes, he scratched his hair into a confused shape, hissed, and went back to read the first article.
After reading the titles of the two articles over and over again three times, he slid the mouse upwards and saw three reports neatly arranged in his mailbox. The titles had the same style, which made his expression indescribable.
Review Report 1: "On the Shaping Role of Family Affection in Life Experience" (also known as "My Unfair Father and Brother").
Review Report 2: "A Brief Analysis of the Impact of Positive and Negative Emotions on the World" (also known as "Three Sentences to Fill the World-Worthy Villain with Hope").
Audit report three: "Talking about immortality, talking about eternal consistency - talking about the role of white moonlight in shaping life character" (also known as "Don't love anymore, there will be no results").
Chen Yunli held his chin with both hands, and a wise light flashed in his eyes.
He felt that something was not right and that the report could not be reviewed rashly. He had to make a phone call to ask his superiors.
Thinking of this, Chen Yunli grabbed the landline phone next to him, raised his hand and entered eight numbers, his movements as smooth as flowing water.
“Beep—beep—beep—”
The phone rang three times, and a pleasant female voice answered: "Hello, welcome to the Divine Realm Customer Service Department. I am your customer service representative, the God of Star Trajectory and Destiny. Please press 1 for fortune-telling, 2 for marriage, and hang up for physics and math problems."
Chen Yunli held his forehead with his hand and said, "It's me, Chen Yunli, the auditor of the Human Branch."
"Ah, Xiao Yunli, good morning." The tone on the other end immediately changed, from official to cheerful. "Why are you calling me so early? Is there something urgent?"
Chen Yunli leaned back in his chair and said, "I've received three very strange audit reports. I'd like to ask if there's anything strange happening in the divine realm recently that's forced you gods into mentally unstable states."
"Very strange?" Star Trails and the God of Destiny wondered. "How strange? Read the synopsis to me."
Hearing the nonchalant tone in her words, Chen Yunli rubbed his face and said, "No need to read the synopsis, I'll just read the title to you and you'll understand."
As he spoke, he read out the names of the three reports, dragging out the final syllables with a sense of despair.
The god on the other end of the computer: "...Damn, with such a wonderful mental state, he would be a first-class patient even in a sanatorium in the divine realm."
"That's why I made this call so anxiously." Chen Yunli shook his legs. "Now can you answer my question?"
"……Hold on."
There was the sound of a chair being dragged away from the other end of the phone, followed by the sound of someone searching for information. After a full ten minutes, Star Trajectory and the God of Destiny picked up the phone again.
"No, nothing major has happened in the divine realm recently, but there have been a few minor incidents. The divine realm has connected to the human world's wireless network, and human movies, TV series, and literature have become all the rage. A few gods had an argument over the plot of a certain movie, but thanks to the mediation of the Goddess of War, the conflict has been resolved."
"...Then I understand what's going on."
"What's going on? Tell me!"
Chen Yunli touched the tip of his nose. "Emotion is an eternal topic in human art. Family, friendship, love, redemption, nostalgia... the connotations of these themes are always complex and tortuous, so they are always fresh and never outdated."
"You gods, when you were first created, devoted yourselves to the survival of mankind. Later, you worked hard to fulfill their wishes. Listening to their prayers and blessings in your spare time is already a great leisure activity. Where can you find the chance to stop and truly appreciate their feelings?"
Because I didn't understand it before, the feeling was particularly strong when I first came into contact with it. Chen Yunli understood this feeling very well.
After all, this was his reaction when he first came into contact with his work content.
"Wow... Such interesting stuff, definitely worth researching... I mean, writing a few reports." The God of Stars and Fate's voice suddenly brightened. "When I have some free time, I'll also take a look at what you mentioned and write a research report. I'll be so kind as to review it for me then!"
Chen Yunli: “…”
Very good, in the time it took to make a phone call he got himself a new job, very corporate style.
After ending the call, Chen Yunli looked at the computer again. Although he had just praised the main points of these reports on the phone, when he really had to read the contents of the reports carefully, he felt like a big project was about to happen. He had to prepare himself mentally before he opened the reports.
He spent the whole morning looking at it.
…
I read the report in the morning and the transfer order arrived in the afternoon.
After waking up from a nap, Chen Yunli's mind was still full of the mixed scenes of the three reports in his dream. When he suddenly saw the email notifying him of the job change, he was stunned.
Dear Auditor:
Hello.
At the request of your highest direct supervisor, your role has been changed from Audit Clerk to Audit Field Agent, effective immediately. Following this change, you will enter a virtual world based on the report you are reviewing, where you will determine how to validate the findings contained within it.
You have three reports remaining to be reviewed this week. Please complete all reviews before the end of this working day and write your evaluation and corrections on the reports.
Note: Time flows much faster in the virtual world than in the real world, so you don’t have to worry about not being able to complete the review before the end of get off work on Friday.
Divine Realm Personnel Department
January 12
Chen Yunli couldn't understand.
Chen Yunli suddenly realized.
Chen Yunli was struck by lightning.
No, how did I get transferred? Why did I get transferred?
He was doing well as a clerk, hadn't committed any crime or done anything wrong, so why was he suddenly assigned to be a field worker?
Chen Yunli slammed the table and picked up the phone to call customer service again to inquire about something. At this time, the computer made a ding sound and the second email came.
Dear Audit Field Officer:
Hello.
In accordance with your job change, your salary, performance, and bonus for this month will also increase by 20%. You will also receive three additional days of leave each month, exclusive to field agents. After you review all reports for the week, your leave allowance will be automatically credited to your account, and you can choose how to allocate it.
Divine Realm Office
January 12
Chen Yunli was greatly shocked.
Chen Yunli put down the phone.
Well, it’s just a job change, no big deal.
It can change, everything can change. As long as the money is in place, nothing will be a problem.
In order to show his respect for the company's arrangements, he decided to go out on the field immediately!
Chen Yunli took a deep breath, prepared himself mentally for five minutes, and then slid the mouse to scroll down the page.
The three reports awaiting review all have the word "field work" added to their titles in blue. Simply click on it to enter the constructed virtual world.
He reviewed the contents of the reports one by one. After all, it was his first time on a field trip, so he decided to start reviewing the relatively simple one.
The themes of these three reports are family affection, redemption and white moonlight literature. Although the family affection in this report is a bit plastic, it is definitely less difficult than the other two.
After determining his target, Chen Yunli moved his mouse to the blue button for the first report and clicked it. The next second, his consciousness was thrown into the void.
At the same time, the original report flooded into his mind.
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