"Ding, congratulations to the host for completing the divination task, helping Feng Huihui avoid bad luck, and obtaining 10 merit points and 0 yuan in divination fee." System.
As soon as Lin Xi returned to the secret room, she received a system notification that the task was completed.
Lin Xi smiled proudly, Mencius is Mencius, a great educator is worthy of being a great educator, he can easily teach you how to be a good person with just a used ruler.
The light of righteousness.
"What are you grinning at the door for?" Tang Mingxu saw Lin Xi standing at the door grinning, so he walked over and pulled her pigtail.
"It's nothing, just getting rid of harm for the people." Lin Xi said proudly.
"Did you help catch mice on the way here?" Tang Mingxu asked.
I am eliminating harm, not the four pests.
"…" Lin Yan was too lazy to explain to Tang Mingxu, "Is there any team going through customs this afternoon?"
Nowadays, all the players who enter the secret room have made reservations in advance. Tang Mingxu will estimate their strength in advance, and then notify Lin Yan, asking her to prepare the "curse lines" in advance. Therefore, whenever Tang Mingxu notifies Lin Yan to come, they are usually strong players who have passed the level.
"I was just about to tell you about this. Let's go inside and talk."
Lin Xi followed Tang Mingxu into the dressing room.
"I heard from Xiaoya that you found a job?" Tang Mingxu asked.
"Yeah." Lin Xi nodded.
"Then do you have time to work here part-time in the future?"
Lin Yan did not answer immediately, but asked: "Do you want me to continue working part-time?"
"Of course I hope so. If I wasn't afraid that my job would limit your career development, I would have made you a full-time employee here." Lin Yan was just a part-time student and was about to graduate. Tang Mingxu had already prepared for Lin Yan's resignation. As for the cursed female ghost in the secret room, Tang Mingxu had also thought about finding someone to replace her, but if possible, he still hoped that Lin Yan could stay. Because he found that Lin Yan seemed to have the potential to be a bad mouth. He analyzed the player feedback in the past half month and came up with a data that as long as the curse was spoken by Lin Yan, the fulfillment rate was above 90%.
Tang Mingxu is not a superstitious person, but Lin Xi’s matter is indeed a bit mysterious.
Lin Xi thought for a moment and replied, "I should be able to continue working part-time, because the job I found is quite easy, but I am a employed person after all, so I will definitely not be able to be on call like I am now. If there is something going on over there, I will definitely go there."
Lin Xi didn't want to give up her part-time job in the secret room, because as the secret room became more famous, more and more players came to see it, and this was one of her opportunities to tell fortunes openly. With a monthly salary of 20,000 yuan and a strong medical insurance that even covered colds, Lin Xi had no material worries, but she was always short of merit points.
There was no way, the system was really too shady. She had just earned more than 3,000 merit points yesterday, and before she could even enjoy the benefits, an item wiped it out.
So poor.
"That's no problem, of course. But what kind of job is so easy?" Although the secret room is small, Tang Mingxu is a boss after all. Which company would indulge its employees so much? Is it doing charity
Lin Yan thought of the confidentiality clause she had filled out when she applied for the job, and smiled vaguely, "A friend recommended me to this job. It's an accountant, not a lot of work, just a salary."
Tang Mingxu said, "Oh!" and vaguely understood. The position of accountant involves the company's cash flow. Some bosses who are more suspicious are only willing to hire acquaintances to do accounting. Usually, the workload of this kind of accountant is not very large. In addition, if you are familiar with the boss, you don't even need to punch in at work. You just need to go to work at the end of the month and the beginning of the month. Tang Mingxu guessed that Lin Yan was probably this kind of accountant.
“That’s a good job, then.”
"It's pretty good." Lin Xi was extremely satisfied with her job.
"Since you can keep working part-time here, there is something I want to discuss with you." Tang Mingxu said, "Didn't I make the cursed female ghost an Easter egg? Only high-level players can trigger the Easter egg, but this setting has caused dissatisfaction among many other players. After all, high-level players are a minority, and most people can't pass the level. The experience is not very good, so I want to change it and make this Easter egg random. What do you think?"
"How is it random?" Lin Wei asked.
"This is what I think now. The cursed female ghost will appear once a day, but it is uncertain which game she will appear in, just like opening a blind box. Of course, this is what we tell the players, but it is up to you to decide which game it will appear in. But in this way, you will need to come here once a day." Lin Xi is the actor of the cursed female ghost, so naturally, the easter eggs will be released when she is there.
Lin Yan had to admire Boss Tang's imagination. It had only been half a month, and he had come up with three plans for the escape room operation. He was really capable of doing so. However, the efficiency was still not high enough.
Lin Yan thought for a moment and said, "Boss, I have a plan, but I don't know whether I should tell you or not."
"You go ahead." Tang Mingxu listened attentively.
"Although the idea of opening a blind box is good, it will be very troublesome to operate. The blind boxes on the market are that the merchants put the things in the box in advance, and there will be no changes afterwards, and then the players rely on luck to open it. But we are different. Whether there is a cursed female ghost in the coffin is arranged by humans. In this case, some players who have not encountered the cursed female ghost will definitely be dissatisfied. What do you think?" Lin Xi said.
Tang Mingxu frowned: "Really? I didn't even think of this. Do you have any better ideas?"
"We can hold a lottery." Lin Xi expressed her idea.
"Lottery?" Tang Mingxu was slightly stunned.
"I think you have also discovered that my curse is somewhat effective, right?" Lin Yan said with a smile. Every time she "curses", it is predicted by the system, and the accuracy rate is 100%. Others will not doubt it once or twice, but if it happens many times, someone with a keen eye will definitely notice it. Lin Yan believed that Tang Mingxu must have noticed it.
Tang Mingxu was already surprised at the effectiveness of Lin Xi's "curse". When he heard Lin Xi say this, he was moved: "You can't really curse."
"That's not a curse, it's divination." Lin Xi said, "I usually like to study gossip, astrology, tarot cards and so on, and I have some experience in divination. Those curses of mine were actually divined by me, so the accuracy rate is so high."
"Can you tell fortunes?" Tang Mingxu was excited. "Then tell me when I can get rich. Also, I plan to open another branch by the end of the year. Will it be successful?"
"..." Lin Yan held down the excited Tang Mingxu, "Divination requires feeling, and not everyone can succeed in divination."
Lin Xi didn't intend to tell Tang Mingxu that she could only predict bad luck. Firstly, this was unreasonable. No fortune teller could only predict bad luck. Secondly, if she said this to others, it would sound more like a curse.
Tang Mingxu was a little disappointed, but he also understood. If Lin Yan was really that awesome and could calculate everything, why would she still be hiding in this small secret room of his? She could just go out and calculate for any rich man and easily make millions.
"Go on," said Tang Mingxu.
"Here's what I'm planning. We can have a lottery draw, and I'll be in charge of it. This way it will be easier for me to tell fortunes. If I suddenly have a feeling for a certain player..."
Tang Mingxu raised his eyebrows and looked at her, his face full of teasing.
"Oh, it's not that feeling, it's the feeling of divination." Lin Yan also realized that her words were ambiguous, and her face turned red with embarrassment. "Anyway, if I predict the outcome, I will manipulate it secretly and let him win the prize. Because the prize is drawn in advance, the players will not suspect it, so although it is also the result arranged by us, it looks like random. And it is indeed random. After all, whether the other party can draw the prize depends on whether I can predict the outcome."
"Great." The more Tang Mingxu listened, the brighter his eyes became.
"Another advantage is that I can write down the divination results in advance, so that even if I'm not there, other NPCs can cast the curse." This is also another purpose of Lin Yan. It takes at least one and a half hours for ordinary players to clear the dungeon, which is a waste of time. If the divination results can be prepared in advance, she doesn't have to lie in the coffin herself, and can leave after drawing the prize.
"Let's do it!" Tang Mingxu was a decisive person, and his secret room was not a large-scale company, so any reforms could be made with just a word from him. So that afternoon, Tang Mingxu went online and bought a lottery box that could be operated secretly, thus starting a new mode for the secret room.
After that, Lin Xi's life became much more convenient. Tang Mingxu had only one requirement for her, which was to go there once a day. It didn't matter what time it was. Anyway, as long as Lin Xi was not there, the players would never be able to draw any prizes.
After a week, Lin Xi earned more merit points in the secret room than before, but it was still not enough. At least if she wanted to buy another ruler, she would have to wait half a year at this rate.
But there is nothing we can do. After all, it is rare to encounter a group misfortune like the last time.
"Bah!" Lin Yan slammed her forehead. "I am so evil. How could I think of such a horrible thing just for a few merit points? I am crazy."
In order to punish herself for her evil deeds, Lin Xi decided not to have the spicy hotpot for dinner and eat in the cafeteria instead.
While waiting in line for food, Lin received a call from Assistant Tan. Seeing that it was Assistant Tan, Lin didn't even get her food, but hid outside the cafeteria with her food tray and found a quiet place to answer the phone.
"Assistant Tan, you're looking for me." Lin Xi's voice was full of energy. Even if she received a call from her leader during dinner time, she wanted her leader to feel her happiness.
"Are you free tonight?" Assistant Tan asked.
"Then can you come over at eight o'clock to complete the entry procedures?" Assistant Tan said.
"Employment procedures?" Lin Xi wondered.
"We are an official organization. Not everyone can join us. Although you were recommended by Chen Chu and Jie Xingyu, you still have to go through the necessary procedures," Assistant Tan said.
"Okay, I'll come over in the evening." Lin Yan quickly agreed. She didn't think it was wrong for Assistant Tan to ask her to come over in the evening. After all, for a job that didn't require her to go to the company, occasionally working overtime was not excessive.
After dinner, Lin Xi calculated the time and went to No. 106 Chunfeng Road.
Lin Yan arrived at the office ten minutes early. Assistant Tan was sitting in the office processing documents. When he saw Lin Yan coming, he nodded and said, "Go sit downstairs for a while. I will handle the entry procedures for you later."
"Okay." Lin Yan obediently went downstairs and waited for Assistant Tan to finish his work.
The office of the special office is a two-story building, with the second floor as the office and the first floor as the reception area. The reception area is not very luxurious, but it has everything you need, including snacks, a tea bar, and a coffee machine.
Lin Xi had just finished her meal and was not very hungry, so she used the coffee machine to make herself a cup of coffee. When she was thinking about whether she should also make a cup for Assistant Tan, there was a noise at the door.
Lin Xi turned around and saw a tall man walking in. The man was holding a stick in his hand, gently poking the ground with it. His face was buried in the shadows, so his appearance could not be seen clearly.
Are you a colleague
"Hello." Lin Xi took the initiative to greet.
The man turned around and walked towards Lin Yan. Only then did Lin Yan notice something was wrong, because what the man was holding in his hand was not a simple stick, but a blind cane.
The man walked out of the shadows with a cane, revealing his handsome features and a pair of unfocused eyes. He stopped three steps in front of Lin Yan and replied with a smile, "Hello."
"Hello... hello." Lin Yan replied subconsciously.
"I smell coffee, can I have a cup?" the man asked.
"Of course... " Lin Yan hurried back to the coffee machine to make coffee. Behind her, she heard the tapping sound of a cane hitting the ground. Lin Yan wanted to go over and help, but she was afraid that her behavior would offend the man, so she just secretly paid attention to the man's actions, and waited until he found the right place on the sofa and sat down before she looked away.
After a while, Lin Xi made the coffee and walked over with it, hesitating whether to put the coffee directly in the man's hand or on the coffee table in front of him.
"Put it on the coffee table, thank you." As if he could see through Lin Xi's thoughts, the man spoke.
"Oh, okay." Lin Yan quickly put the coffee away. "I'm not very good at making coffee, so I don't know if it tastes good."
"The coffee beans here were brought back by Qingfeng from Country Y. They taste great after just a little brewing." The man's slender white fingers touched the coffee table and soon touched the handle of the coffee cup. He picked it up and took a sip.
Judging from the familiar tone of the other party's voice, he must be a colleague.
"Hello, my name is Lin Yan. I'm a new employee of the Special Office. I'm here today to complete the entry procedures." Lin Yan took the initiative to introduce herself.
"My name is Xiao Wen." The man looked at Lin Yan with a pair of unfocused but still beautiful eyes, "Are you unlucky?"
"Ah?" Lin Xi was stunned for a moment.
"With my ability, I feel like you don't seem to be very lucky." Xiao Wen said, "You must be very unlucky recently."
Yes, since the other party is from a special office, he naturally has special abilities.
"Yes, my luck is not very good, but I think my luck has started to change." Lin Xi felt that her luck was pretty good recently, at least her financial luck was good.
"Still have to be careful." Xiao Wen warned and took another sip of coffee.
At this time, Assistant Tan came down from the second floor. He was not surprised to see Xiao Wen, as if he had known that he was coming. "Xiao Wen, you are here. I have prepared the things. They are upstairs. Come with me to get them."
"Okay." Xiao Wen stood up and walked towards Assistant Tan with his blind stick.
Assistant Tan looked at Lin Yan again: "Lin Yan, you can go back now."
"Ah? Don't we need to complete the formalities?" Lin Xi was surprised.
"It's done." After saying that, without caring about Lin Yan's reaction, Assistant Tan turned around and went back upstairs. Xiao Wen followed behind him slowly, leaning on his cane.
Lin Yan scratched her head in confusion, hesitated for a moment, called Chen Chu, and told him the whole story: "Senior, did I offend Assistant Tan? Why did he call me here and then ignore me?"
Chen Chu pondered for a moment and asked, "Besides Assistant Tan, have you met anyone else?"
"Yes, a colleague named Xiao Wen. Assistant Tan went upstairs with him." Lin Xi said.
"What did Xiao Wen say to you?" Chen Chu asked.
"Nothing to say? Just a few casual greetings, and then a cup of coffee I made." Lin Xi said.
"Congratulations, you've officially joined the company." Chen Chu said with a smile.
“???” Lin Xi was confused.
"Xiao Wen, this is your final entry procedure." Chen Chu explained, "His ability is very special. Everyone who enters the special office must pass his test. He drank the coffee you made, which proves that he accepted you."
Lin Xi suddenly realized and was shocked at the same time. It turned out that this official department was not one that could be entered casually.
Upstairs, Assistant Tan asked Xiao Wen: "How is she?"
"He's a good person, but he may not live long." Xiao Wen said.
Assistant Tan's hands froze and he looked fiercely at Xiao Wen.
"She looks like she's about to die." Xiao Wen said.
"Then you let her pass the entry screening?"
"But I always feel that she won't die easily." Xiao Wen said.
Assistant Tan was speechless. You said you wouldn’t live long, and you also said you wouldn’t die easily. What’s going on
"Let her start the job first. If she dies, it will just be a matter of a pension." Xiao Wen made the final decision.
“…” Assistant Tan.
It seems I have to prepare the pension in advance.
(End of this chapter)