156 Thank you for joining
◎The most precious and powerful existence◎
Even though she had just escaped from the dungeon, Qi Qiuxue did not rest for too long.
At nine o'clock in the morning, she met with Liu Ge and others, and the five of them went to the venue that Su Wen had rented in advance to carry out a new round of member screening.
Since the recruitment announcement was issued, Su Wen has received many applications for membership from players. She had already screened all of these players online, and this time she had to do the final screening.
Once passed, the player can successfully join and become a member of the Hope Guild.
Even though they were mentally prepared, they were still shocked by the scene when they arrived. Perhaps it was because the welfare benefits and even humanitarian care provided by their guild were particularly generous, and the number of players present far exceeded their imagination.
"You didn't tell us there would be so many people before we came." Liu Ge couldn't help but widen his eyes when he saw this.
Su Wen paused, took out the table he had printed out earlier and compared it repeatedly: "...Actually, I didn't expect that either."
"During the online interview, there were only 50 or 60 people, and I didn't think it was a big deal. But when I went to the offline interview, I saw so many people." She coughed lightly and turned to look at Qi Qiuxue. "Let's go, let's meet everyone one by one."
"Yeah." Qi Qiuxue nodded and walked into the room with a few others.
They had already divided the work before coming. Liu Ge, Su Wen, and Wu Shanyue were responsible for the first round of screening. Players who passed the screening would need to have a separate interview with Qi Qiuxue or Li Yiqing, and answer a few game-related questions truthfully before they could successfully join the club.
As time goes by, everything slowly moves forward.
Qi Qiuxue soon met the first player, a middle-aged woman around forty years old.
"Hello." Even though Qi Qiuxue was much younger than herself, the woman showed visible nervousness when facing her.
"Please sit down." Qi Qiuxue smiled and poured her a cup of tea.
"Thank you, thank you." The woman nodded hurriedly, holding the teacup tightly in both hands, and said tentatively, "If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I will tell you everything I know."
Her tone was very soft, her eyes full of embarrassment: "I only hope you can accept me."
Qi Qiuxue paused after she finished speaking. She was keenly aware of the other party's emotional fluctuations. In order to calm him down as quickly as possible, she did not rush to ask the questions she had prepared earlier. Instead, she asked casually, "Have you interviewed with other guilds before?"
"...Yes." The woman nodded and said truthfully, "Before submitting my resume to Hope Guild, I interviewed with no fewer than ten guilds."
"It's not that I'm half-hearted, but I keep getting rejected." Her hand holding the teacup subconsciously tightened, and after a few seconds, she continued, "There are two main reasons why everyone rejects me. One is that I've only completed one dungeon, so I don't have enough experience. The other is that I'm too old. Whether it's physical strength, reaction time, or learning ability, I can't compare to other younger players."
"I understand that. Someone of my age might die in a dungeon one day if we're not careful. Even if I'm accepted into the guild, I'll just be taking up a spot and won't be able to make any outstanding contributions to the guild."
"But even so, I still hope to find companions, people with whom I can communicate and discuss things. This dungeon is truly terrifying, filled with ghosts and monsters, and hidden dangers everywhere. I'm terrified. I want to survive, and I sincerely hope to be accepted by someone, even if it's just to shake my hand and give me a little advice..."
There were tears in her eyes.
Qi Qiuxue noticed this and gently handed over a tissue. Realizing that the other party seemed to have something else to say, she did not interrupt in a hurry.
"Thank you, thank you," the woman thanked him again, forcing herself to calm down as quickly as possible. "Actually, I interviewed with a guild not long ago. The process went quite smoothly. I passed the online screening and got the opportunity to come for an in-person interview."
"I was so happy at that time, I was so excited that I went there happily. But just as I was about to step through the door, the guild manager suddenly told me not to come, because they had found a better candidate."
"I originally thought that the player who would replace me would be a younger player, but I didn't expect that the other person would be older than me."
"It was a man, a strong-looking man. After weighing the pros and cons, the guild gave up on me and chose him." The woman wiped away her tears and said dejectedly, "It was then that I realized that not only age and experience, but also gender is a key factor in how some guilds select players."
This is indeed the pathological aspect of today's society, and it is also the dilemma many women face in the workplace, in their personal lives, and at home. The woman took a deep breath and slowly raised her eyes to look at Qi Qiuxue in front of her. "But it was at this time that I noticed the Hope Guild's recruitment notice."
"Sincerely inviting all female players to join. What a beautiful phrase! I had already given up hope and had given up hope on joining a guild, but it was this announcement that gave me the courage to try again."
"I'm sorry I said so much all at once." After pouring out all her grievances and sadness, the woman's condition improved noticeably. "No matter what the outcome, thank you for giving me this opportunity, even if I didn't make it..."
"Who said no?" This time, Qi Qiuxue finally interrupted her, raising her lips and saying, "Actually, before you even walked through this door, you'd already successfully passed the guild's assessment. The reason I want to meet you all in person again is simply to ask you more about the dungeon and gather the information I need."
"I forgot to thank you." Qi Qiuxue extended her hand to the woman in shock. She chose the most appropriate word, not "congratulations", but "thank you" -
"Thank you for choosing us, trusting us, and becoming a member of our guild. We always need more outstanding women like you to join us." She said sincerely with a beautiful smile on her lips, "Let's work hard together and strive to survive in the dungeon."
"Please don't underestimate yourself. Even if you've only successfully cleared one instance, in my opinion, you're still a very good and capable player. So many people tragically died from the very beginning, and so many who successfully cleared the instance only to become insane due to the constant fear and panic, never to recover."
"I've met so many outstanding women. They are strong, brave, loyal, and thoughtful." Qi Qiuxue's mind flashed through countless faces: Zheng Miao, Chen Wei, Zhang Xin, Li Mengyu, Jiang Rou... Even though it had been a long time, Qi Qiuxue still remembered each of their names. "To me, women are the most precious and powerful existence."
Qi Qiuxue's words made the woman's eyes red again.
"Thank you, thank you so much..."
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After interviewing all the players, it was already afternoon.
Qi Qiuxue collected a lot of information she wanted. While she was sorting it out, Su Wen and others came in carrying large and small bags of takeout.
She gave Qi Qiuxue a tired look, then urged, "Stop busying yourself, Qi Qiuxue, and come over for takeout."
"I'm almost starving to death." She said sadly as she arranged for the others to put all the takeout on the table, "Finally, I can eat now. I must have a good meal!"
"Let's eat." Liu Ge laughed. Everyone knew how much Su Wen ate. "We bought a lot anyway. If it's not enough, we can just buy more."
"Don't treat yourself badly." Wu Shanyue quickly responded, raising his hand in a strong gesture, "You'll have strength only when you're full!"
This may be the difference in thinking.
Qi Qiuxue suddenly recalled a time when, at a workplace dinner, a male leader had deliberately teased a colleague: "You're eating so much you're practically getting fat. What are you going to do if no man wants you?"
Qi Qiuxue felt very uncomfortable when she heard this. Everything about women should never be regulated and defined by another gender. The male leader's behavior was undoubtedly a manifestation of extreme arrogance and conceit.
Qi Qiuxue was very glad that she had refuted the other party at that time, and was also very glad that she was now able to help more women and provide them with some direction and strength to move forward.
"Axue." Noticing that Qi Qiuxue seemed to be distracted, Li Yiqing naturally walked over and pinched her sore shoulders. "What are you thinking about?"
"Nothing." Qi Qiuxue patted her hands, raised her eyes to look at the three people not far away, and said with a raised lip, "Let's go."
"Have a meal."
【Author’s words】
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Special thanks to Yin Za for writing Shen Shui. Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo, hold me tight! QAQ! Also, I've been busy organizing the outline for the past two days and haven't updated. I'm sending red envelopes to everyone in the comments section of this chapter, and I'll post them before the next update! Also, writing gets harder as time goes on, so I'm bound to get stuck and stop updating sometimes. I hope everyone will bear with me. Sooooooooooo, hold me tight!
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