Chapter XXXV. Examination
Hao walked out of the conference room with a sleepy expression, Hongling walked out like a corner to calculate the time, and walked out with a glass of juice in his hand, looking quite leisurely.
"How does it feel?" She asked Yihao.
ββ¦β¦ It feels rewarding. Yihao's mouth stiffened.
Just two hours ago, he received various explanations about the Agency. Although Hongling had kindly reminded him that he could skip this step, Yihao still insisted on hearing it with his own ears and taking a cautious attitude towards unfamiliar things, which was of course understandable, but Yihao immediately had the idea of giving up when he saw the instruction manual that was almost as thick as a dictionary. The introductory video playing in the conference room has a stronger hypnotic effect than the principal's speech, and the ears listen to the sweet voice of a girl as cheap as Chinese cabbage, and Yihao uses all his will to keep himself to a minimum of sobriety. The two-hour fatigue bombardment was more like a marathon of willpower, so that the moment he walked out of the conference room, Yihao had a feeling of rebirth for no reason.
"yes, that's good." Hongling chuckled and nodded. Yihao was neither the first nor the last to receive such treatment, and she already knew how he would react.
"Is this for me? You also have a time to be careful......" Seeing the juice in Hongling's hand, Yihao showed a grateful look and stretched out his hand. After two hours of tug-of-war, his brain is now in desperate need of nutrients.
"Think beautifully, it's my own." Hongling avoided Yihao's hand and took a sip of juice and looked at Yihao with smug eyes.
ββ¦β¦ I thought the organization was a more intimate organization. Yihao replied with a resentful look in his eyes.
"That's right, that's why I'm 'kind' to pick you up." Hongling drinks the juice in a toast. Lick your lips and sue sΓΉ Yihao for a heavy dΓ news. "The review will start soon, come with me."
"Why so fast?" Yihao was stunned for a moment. "Hey, at least let me drink some water first, right? How can you fight if your mouth is dry! β
"Fighting? What are you talking about? Hongling looked at Yihao blankly, but he laughed out loud. Hey, hey. What do you think of censorship as? Institutions aren't so barbaric! Besides, if the Imperial Soul Envoy casually exerts his power, I'm afraid that this cruise ship will be dismantled immediately, and if such a cruise ship is lost every time it is reviewed. Do you want the institution to go bankrupt? β
Yihao reluctantly ignored Hongling's presumptuous ridicule and continued to ask. "Well, since it's not a fight, what else is there to review?"
"You'll find out right away." Hongling patted Yihao's shoulder and looked quite happy. "Even though the result is good, I will still pray that you can fight until the last moment, cheer up!"
"Hey, hey! Whatever it is, the result is good! β
Yihao is now more and more unreassured. But by this time, Hongling had already left him and walked forward, but Yihao could only murmur and complain to keep up with her steps. Led by Honglingdi, the two took the elevator down to the upper part of the cruise ship, and walked along the woolen carpeted corridor to the front of a heavy wooden door. The moment he pushed the door in, Yihao suddenly felt as if he was in the courtroom, and to make matters worse, he seemed to be standing in the defendant's seat.
In front of you is a fairly spacious hall. He was standing in the center of the hall, surrounded by high platforms that looked like judgment seats. Clusters of dazzling lights shone down from all directions, illuminating his surroundings white. The surrounding high platforms were shrouded in shadows, and although they could barely distinguish a few vague figures on them, they couldn't see their faces at all. Such an environment brought heavy psychological pressure to Yihao, and he looked behind him weakly, but saw Hongling standing quite far behind him, putting on a posture of staying out of the matter.
Yihao walked over to her angrily. But at this time, a majestic voice sounded directly in front of the high platform.
"Is it Mr. Tie Yihao?"
"It's me...... yes," Yihao stood back in a huff, since the review had begun, he had to deal with it first.
"On behalf of the Agency, I would like to welcome you to the Agency, and I would like to confirm to you one last day, do you expect to join the Agency?" The voice sounded again.
"Well, that's it." Yihao suddenly felt like he was stepping on a thief ship.
"Well, now we'll check whether you're eligible to join the organization. We'll ask you a few questions, and you just have to answer them truthfully. β
"Oh...... Oh. Yihao nodded nervously.
As if asking for advice from the surroundings, the voice paused for about half a minute, and the voice sounded again.
"You're at the University of Houston, and we looked into your situation a little bit, and it seems like you're teetering on the verge of passing in every one of your subjects, is there such a thing?"
"Yes, that's right." Yihao reluctantly nodded and said suspiciously: "...... I said, do you still need to be excellent in character and learning to join the institution? β
"No, it's just a simple confirmation of the situation, and the quality of your grades does not affect the evaluation of the review at all."
The voice was a statement of facts, and he really didn't feel any demeaning in it, and Yihao was relieved, but he heard a faint sigh from nowhere.
Just as he looked towards the high platform to find it
The voice rang out again.
"And then your financial situation doesn't seem to be very good, cheap fast food restaurants used to be your main source of food, I heard that there is a record of surviving a week by drinking water, right?"
"Hey, where did you know that?" Yihao suddenly became vigilant, but heard another sigh from that direction.
"It seems to be true." The owner of the voice seemed to be nodding. "It's just my personal curiosity, and since you've been so financially embarrassed, why don't you go to work? With your apparent ability, you should be able to earn enough to make ends meet. β
"What do you know?" Yihao waved his hand. "Part-time work is also about consuming the body! Since the body is consumed, it will be necessary to eat more, and if you eat more, you will have to spend more money, and the result is not the same. It's better to do nothing, consume nothing, and eat much. How nice. β
There was a brief silence on the high platform, and Yihao suddenly felt a sharp gaze, and at the same time, the voice sounded again. ββ¦β¦ Your view is very original, Mr. Iron. Let's move on to the question, you started working a year ago, when you just moved into an apartment with two women. They're both pretty good women, and according to our survey, you and both of them have a pretty close relationship, is there such a thing? β
"Hey, hey. Let me warn you first, if you dare to involve Miho and Daisy, things won't be fun. Yihao glared at the high platform with a sharp gaze.
"Please don't get me wrong, Mr. Tie, it's not them who care, but you." The voice explained in a calm tone. "All we want to know is your thoughts and attitudes to determine if you are eligible to join the organization. We are not interested in your private affairs and will not be involved. β
"Is that so......" Yihao touched his chin and nodded impatiently. Okay, while I'm not in a bad mood yet, if I have any questions, just ask. β
"So we'll ask you one last question...... Looking forward to changing the world with your power? β
The voice asked cautiously. And Yihao didn't even think about giving an answer on the spot.
"Who wants to do such a troublesome thing, I just need to be able to spend my days at a leisurely pace."
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"Mr. Iron. Now we can draw conclusions. β
Ten minutes after Yihao made the declaration of his ideal place of life, the members of the body in charge of the review on the high stage seemed to have come to a conclusion, and the voice sounded again.
"Based on our investigation and your answers, we can conclude that you are the kind of person who gets by, is lazy, strict and lacks initiative and action, and your existence is like air. That is, it will not cause the society to act on you, and it will not act on the society either. In addition, although you have a certain sense of justice, your weak sense of responsibility will not make you take the initiative against the evil you knowing, and you will neither act as a messenger of justice nor become an accomplice of evil......"
From the voice, a series of evaluations that had nothing to do with the positive factors fell into Yihao's ears, but they seemed to be dΓ©jΓ vu.
"That's me, I'm not selected, right......"
Yihao let out a long sigh and was about to give up, but then the spotlights around him suddenly dimmed, and a second later, the hall glowed softly. In a burst of high-pitched music, several judges on the high platform also stood up and held out their hands to him for a middle-aged man with a gossip beard, and announced so.
"We hereby unanimously agree to your request to join the Agency."
ββ¦β¦ What the? Yihao stared at the man who spoke, and a feeling of being played swelled in his heart, and his tone naturally became bad. I don't see anything from your comments that would make the organization agree to let me join, right? β
"Yes, such an institution examines whether the Imperial Soul Envoy is eligible to join, roughly speaking, there are only two criteria, one is whether the other party has a positive and strong character, and the other is whether the other party is dissatisfied with society." The bearded man smiled softly and explained in a pleasant tone. "The power of the Soul Envoy is a rather dangerous thing, and if used indiscriminately, it can have disastrous consequences, so maintaining order is an important task for the organization. If a soul envoy has a positive and strong personality, then the possibility of using a soul mirror in his daily life is greatly increased, which is a rather dangerous element for the institution. In addition, if he is dissatisfied with society, the danger is greatly increased. β
The bearded man looked at Yihao with a smile in his eyes. "And Mr. Tie, you have neither a positive personality nor dissatisfaction with society, but just want to spend a leisurely life every day...... It's simply the model of the soul envoy that the organization craves! If every Soul Envoy were like you, the organization would at least save half of the trouble! Isn't the soul envoy who is completely harmless to society like you the object that the organization should strive for? β
"Yes...... That's it......" Yihao showed a complicated expression. Although the bearded man was undoubtedly complimentary, he could hardly be happy.
"According to your wishes, the agency will sign a third-level contract with you to ensure that you want to live a leisurely life. As for the specific content of the contract, you observers
Make a detailed explanation, of course, you have plenty of time to think about it. He said and welcomed Yihao again. Now you can ask your observer to show you around the agency's offices, where any welfare facilities are free of charge, before signing the contract. You can enjoy it first. β
"May I?" Yihao blinked, but at that moment, a heavy snort reached his ears. Yihao shook reflexively, and when he subconsciously looked in the direction of the sound, he saw a shadow disappearing from the high platform.
"Mr. Tie, do you have any questions?" Notice his gaze. The bearded man asked again.
ββ¦β¦ No, nothing. Yihao shook his head and withdrew his gaze from the vanished figure. Although it was only a quick glance, for some reason there was a strange sense of familiarity with the man. At the same time, there was a certain sense of tension that seemed to be raised on the head as if the whip was on the head, and of course the desire disappeared.
There was an empty sound in the stomach, Yihao sounded, and it should be time to eat, so he turned to Hongling and smiled bitterly.
"Uh, anyway, take me to a place where I can fill my stomach......"
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Since the agency office is a class luxury cruise ship. Of course, it is impossible to have a high-end restaurant above, and Yihao originally planned to go to this kind of place that has never had a chance to eat with him, but the afterglow left by the coughing sound has always lingered in his mind, as if there is a gaze that is always staring at him from a distance, and the owner of the gaze is the one he cannot disobey. Under that unknown pressure, Yihao asked Hongling to take him to the ordinary canteen on the lower level of the cruise ship.
The canteen on the lower floor is mainly for the use of institutional members of the permanent offices. Although it is not as good as the high-end restaurants in the upper class, it is also much higher than the cheap fast food restaurants that Yihao frequents. Yihao asked for a coffee steak and a seafood spaghetti. A fruit pizza and two more burgers, plus a bowl of noodle soup, the food almost occupied half of the table, not only attracted everyone's attention, but also Hongling on the table showed an expression of wanting to leave immediately.
"You...... Can you really eat all of these? β
The black tea in front of Hongling and the food pile in front of Yihao are in stark contrast. She looked at Yihao with a sigh.
"Where's this bit of stuff (chewing)...... It's nothing at all (swallowing)! Yihao swallowed the hamburger in two bites, and then began to challenge the big bowl of noodle soup, and at the same time, he didn't forget to ask Hongling. Said to the bearded man (chewing)...... The agency is going to sign a third-level contract (chewing) with me...... What is a third-level contract (swallowing)? β
"Ah......," Hongling sighed, giving up the idea of correcting this person's appearance, and explained simply. The so-called third-level contract is a contract for people like you who have neither the upper nor the ability to act. To put it simply, the organization has made a pact with you, as long as you promise not to use the power of the soul mirror in your daily life in the future, the organization will provide you with a good payment, just like I told you before: monthly salary, annual benefits, travel, etc. β
"What's the salary?" This is the most important concern of Yihao.
ββ¦β¦ You can offer the desired amount, as long as it is not too excessive, and the agency will meet your requirements. Hongling sighed again.
"Sounds good, but at the price, I can't just use that kind of power......," Yihao looked at Hongling. What if you get attacked by the Blue Whale guys again? β
"Use for self-defense reasons is permitted, as long as you don't go too far, and the agency will send a disciplinary force to protect your safety...... I don't think it's necessary, but those guys aren't stupid, as long as they've suffered a few times, they'll know that they're awesome, so you don't have to worry too much about that. β
"Wait, since there is a third-level contract, there should also be a second-level and first-level contract, right? What are those? Yihao asked curiously.
"Give it up, those contracts aren't for you." Hongling waved his hand weakly.
"I'm just curious, and it's okay to hear it, right?" Yihao insisted.
Anyway, there was no need to deliberately hide it, Hongling scratched her head, and just as she was about to speak, the voice of the third person suddenly sounded next to her.
"The second-level contract is the contract for the employment mission, the first-level contract is the contract for the punishment force, and it is a contract for the soul to use its own power to benefit society."
Yihao turned his head to see a woman he had never seen standing at the table between the two. She has shoulder-length black sunglasses that seem to have been taken out of a science fiction movie to cover half of her face, so her appearance is not real, and she wears a uniform with black as the main tone, although the style of the uniform is conservative, but it still shows her toned figure. She feels like a knife behind her back, exuding a unique and intimidating charm.
"Hello, may I sit down?"
The woman asked the two of them, Yihao nodded blankly, but Hongling jumped up like an electric shock......
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