"I really don't know what's wrong with the newcomers these days... instead of being technical members, they all want to be 'jackals'," Glos said resentfully.
"Alright, Glos, they naturally have their own reasons for doing that. In Group C, the A-grade jackals can earn more in a few days than technical staff make in several months of hard labor."
"You said it yourself—that's A-grade! How many employees in all of Universal Heavy Industries have an A-grade comprehensive rating? Not to mention it's a high-risk job specifically for debt collection..."
'Jackal' seemed to be the internal nickname the security department used for debt collectors. As for the specific division of employee levels, she wasn't quite clear on it yet.
Xu Xiaoyou heard the conversation between the two clearly from the side.
From the moment she entered the security department, she had flipped her employee card over on her chest to hide the information side, aiming to reduce unnecessary trouble and gather more intel.
She raised an eyebrow slightly and flipped Xu Nian's employee card back over to re-confirm.
Comprehensive quality rating: A.
She silently observed the employee badges of the two in front of her.
Both were B-grade employees.
Judging by their conversation, A-grade employees held significant status in the company, being as rare as giant pandas.
Xu Xiaoyou found a seat and sat down. Seeing a Newton's cradle on the desk, she reached out to lift one of the balls, watching it swing back and forth in rhythmic collisions.
The two continued their discussion behind her.
"And Tailu, our Group 11 has never produced an A-grade employee. Every time the company transfers talent over, they're snatched up by the other groups."
"Oh, now that you mention it, I remember. I was looking through the files a few days ago, and it seemed the company transferred an A-grade employee from Sector 9 to our Group 11."
Tailu slapped his forehead as if suddenly remembering.
"Sector 9 is within the government's public security zone, right? Transferring an A-grade employee here? You must've had too much sule joy; you're daydreaming," Glos scoffed.
"No, no, no, I really saw it! I even double-checked at the time. They were assigned to our group. What was the name again? I've forgotten a bit..."
Leaning on the desk, Xu Xiaoyou's lips curled up slightly.
If possible, she quite wanted to see what kind of expressions they would make when they found out she was that A-grade employee.
Tailu thought hard, his eyebrows furrowed into a tight knot. Just then, a call came in, and a light, melodious ringtone sounded.
"Sule joy, full of pulp, loaded with Vitamin C, bringing you a different drinking experience~"
"Hello?"
Tailu gave up on thinking. After picking up the phone, his expression turned grim.
"What? That happened!"
"What's wrong?" Glos asked.
"Nothing, just a damned gambling debtor. That guy actually has modified firearms. They ran into trouble, so I'm heading over."
As Tailu spoke, he threw on a jacket and headed out.
"Stay safe, come back early," Glos waved.
"Don't say stuff like that before someone leaves; it's bad luck."
"I'd prefer if you didn't come back, then I'd be promoted to group leader. No, really, does anyone actually expect someone to care about them in this city?"
After the bald, burly man had walked far off, Glos opened her squinted eyes. Finally, she looked with some reluctance at Xu Xiaoyou, who was leaning on the table out of boredom, her throat moving slightly.
She thought about it but didn't try to persuade the girl further, instead casually mentioning:
"There's a newcomer meeting at three this afternoon, just a simple training class. Remember to come, or watch out for the department supervisor giving you a hard time."
"Mhm," Xu Xiaoyou responded.
A short while later, the woman also left, leaving Xu Xiaoyou alone in the large, empty office.
She looked around and walked over to a small blackboard.
The blackboard recorded many names and photos, along with their social networks, common haunts, and so on. She guessed that these were the 'clients' of the security department.
Her eyes shifted, drawn to a particular photograph.
She reached out and took down the photo, looking at the figure in the picture thoughtfully.
It was a deer-man dressed in a formal suit. Behind him stood many burly lion-men, also dressed in suits.
Logically speaking, among these animal races, carnivores held a natural dominance over herbivores. Due to biological instinct, it was normal for herbivores to tremble and shake when seeing a carnivore.
It was no different within the company; in the hierarchy of power, carnivores were usually ranked above herbivores.
But judging by the photo, this deer-man was the leader of those lions?
A pack of lions looking at their own prey with eyes of reverence—interesting.
Even more interesting was how this deer-man kept his spine straight among the carnivores, his expression full of haughty composure.
Just from his appearance, Xu Xiaoyou could tell this deer-man was no ordinary person.
"Mr. Hao, leader of the Lion Group, major shareholder of the Fresh Meat Restaurant, and one of the power players in Sector 13? Truly impressive," Xu Xiaoyou nodded with interest.
"How much does he owe us? 140,000 credit points. That's enough to buy a very expensive house in the city center, isn't it?"
"A mission rated as A-grade. This is just right."
The more she read the detailed introduction about this deer-man, the more Xu Xiaoyou couldn't contain her excitement.
Intuition told her that she had found the perfect debt collection target.
Xu Xiaoyou didn't pin the photo back; instead, she tucked it into her pocket.
This was to let others in the security department know who the prey belonged to.
There was still some time before three in the afternoon. Xu Xiaoyou thought for a moment and opened the Condense page.
Watching the bubble-like images gradually become clear before her eyes, turning into the look of a gacha interface, Xu Xiaoyou couldn't help but wonder:
Why was her talent in this world like this? Had some hive city in this world created a similar mobile game?
However, she soon came to a rational explanation.
Mental strength.
The people of this world could use mental strength to break common logic, giving rise to existences like urban eldritch creatures; naturally, it could also link to her talent's profession.
To this world, she was like a wandering soul from another dimension. Before coming here, her conceptual knowledge of this world was completely non-existent.
A person cannot imagine a color they have never seen before.
Therefore, her talent—card maker—presented itself in a way that was easier for her to understand.
Pulling cards simply corresponded to the process of her condensing character skill cards in the manner of this world.
Thinking of it this way, everything became reasonable. She casually performed a ten-pull.
【This condensation has deducted 4,800 credit points, converted into 1,600 condense points.】
Xu Xiaoyou blinked, focusing her gaze to make sure she hadn't misread a single word, before nearly fainting.
All her previous junk combined wasn't worth 4,800 credit points. After pulling a character, the points required suddenly multiplied by this much?
Fine, fine. As her strength grew and the value she possessed increased, the amount she had to pay in would also rise. While she could understand it as a way to suppress stat inflation, this feeling of being played left her quite depressed.
Just then, a gold light flashed across the gacha screen.
A gold pull?
Rate on N.U.
