The next day, Liu Fang woke up and finally pulled herself out of this mission world.
She recalled the entire mission, including all the people involved, and found that she no longer felt the same heartache and sadness as before. Only then did she truly feel at ease.
The Wangyou pill was really powerful!
Thinking about how she now had merit points and would also receive meal subsidies every month, she instantly felt a surge of excitement!
She was going to stock up!
She was going to buy ten bottles of Wangyou pill to stock up, just in case.
Thinking of this, Liu Fang immediately became energetic and quickly placed an order for ten bottles of Wangyou pill.
Soon, the delivery guy arrived, still smiling as he said, “Please remember to give a five-star review!”
Liu Fang smiled, gave a positive review right in front of him, then saw the delivery guy off. After closing the door, she unwrapped the package and placed the Wangyou pill in the cabinet alongside the previous bottles.
Looking at the fifteen bottles in front of her, Liu Fang smiled, closed the cabinet door, and then opened the employee handbook on the Intelligent Butler to read.
The handbook contained a lot of detailed information, but in summary, it all came down to ten key rules..
- You cannot use any skills that exceed the cognitive limits of the mission world. For example, cultivation techniques cannot be used in the mortal world.
- The merit and demerit control system had already been explained, and she was familiar with it, so she skipped over it.
- Regarding the use of departmental benefits and regular salary income. For example, the travel card cannot be cashed out or used for personal expenses.
- Regarding staff attendance, promotion assessments, and related matters.
For example, there is a minimum requirement of completing five tasks per month. To be promoted from an intern to a Level 1 employee, one must pass an assessment. The assessment consists of an evaluation task, which is essentially a Quick Transmigration mission. The promotion and the level achieved depend on the completion rate of the task. Similarly, the employee ranking system is detailed in this section. The lowest rank is Level 1, and the highest is Level 10.
Note: There is no S-rank because employees of that level have basically ascended to immortality or godhood.
- Regarding the issue of reporting abnormal department tasks. For example, due to the system upgrade, Liu Fang was assigned the wrong task.
- Regarding the specific classification of task completion and related regulations.
For example:
– Five stars represent a perfectly completed task.
– Six stars indicate an excellent completion.
– Seven stars signify an outstanding performance.
– Eight stars are for an exceptional achievement.
– Nine stars are considered stunning.
– Ten stars represent absolute perfection.
As for lower ratings:
– Four stars mean the task was basically completed.
– Three stars indicate barely passing.
– Two stars mean the task was not completed.
– One star directly signifies failure.
At the same time, it also provides detailed explanations of the rewards and penalties related to task completion.
- Specific usage rules for treasures obtained in the task world.
For example: Liu Fang’s portable space.
Her portable space can only be used for storage—whether static or living things, they can all be placed inside. However, that’s the limit; it cannot be upgraded or used for anything beyond storage. One special feature it does have is a preservation function—whatever is placed inside will remain exactly the same when taken out. Temperature is unaffected—hot items stay hot, and cold items stay cold, regardless of what else is stored inside. For instance, if a hot dish is placed inside and later ice cubes are added, the hot dish will still be hot when retrieved, unaffected by the ice. This temperature preservation is likely the most unique aspect of this portable space.
- Specific rules for using skills learned in the task world.
For example: Liu Fang’s beginner-level noblewoman skills.
The so-called beginner-level noblewoman skills refer to the abilities that ancient noblewomen would possess, such as playing musical instruments, chess, calligraphy, painting, poetry, wine appreciation, flower arrangement, tea ceremonies, cooking, embroidery, and household management. However, if Liu Fang enters a world that is not set in ancient times, she can only use skills that are compatible with that world. If that world does not have these skills at all, then she cannot use them. This is quite similar to the first rule, but this section provides more detailed classifications and explanations. It also clearly states the consequences of using these skills, whether it results in a reward or a penalty, with specific regulations outlined.
- Rules and Regulations for Identity Settings in Task Worlds
For example: The original inhabitants must never discover that she is a soul from another world. If they do, the task will be considered a failure, resulting in only one-star completion. This rule is specifically in place to prevent the collapse of task worlds. According to investigations by the Underworld and Heavenly Court’s supervisory personnel, small worlds have incomplete heavenly laws, making their rules very crude and their worldly structures extremely fragile. If original inhabitants discover the existence of otherworldly souls, they will start harboring doubts. Once such doubts become widespread, the small world could suddenly collapse—just like that! Therefore, to prevent such disasters, all employees of the Quick Transmigration Department must ensure that their identities remain undiscovered while inside the task worlds.
- Rules and Regulations for Task Redoing
For example: The conditions and difficulty adjustments when redoing a failed task. If a one-star task fails and needs to be redone, its difficulty may increase to two stars. Because of this, most employees are unwilling to redo failed tasks—they would rather accept the failure and leave it for another employee to handle.
After reading the employee handbook, Liu Fang felt like she had been tricked. She realized that the minister had set her up from the very beginning. As she had suspected—how could the tasks possibly be that easy?
She opened the task list and found that most of her tasks were one-star, with a significant portion even being half-star tasks.
Liu Fang: ???
What’s going on?
Could it be that she misunderstood?
She quickly asked the Intelligent Buttler, but it responded mechanically: “You can check the ‘A Brief History of Quick Transmigration’, which contains detailed explanations.”
Liu Fang: …(ー_ー)!!
“Can’t you just tell me directly?”
“Sorry, I can’t. That doesn’t comply with the relevant regulations.”
Very well, very impressive. There were even regulations for asking a question now.
Liu Fang rolled her eyes and grumpily paid merit points to access the information. Paying every time just to read. These underworld books were really on a “pay-to-read” level.
Such a scam!
She flipped through the book for quite a while before finally figuring out the issue. Turns out, the minister really didn’t trick her, nor did he deceive her.
The mission of the Concubine Contentment Division was indeed very simple and easy to complete.
At this moment, the Intelligent Butler spoke again, “It’s understandable. The mission of the Concubine Contentment Division earns so little merit—if they still required a ton of effort to complete, who would be willing to do them? That wouldn’t even comply with the Underworld’s Labor Law regulations!”
Liu Fang said unhappily, “Stop talking about regulations. Couldn’t you have just told me earlier? I had to spend so much time reading all this”
The Intelligent Butler changed its tone and said, “It’s you who over thought it. How is that my fault!”
Liu Fang: … →_→
She felt that the system was better before the upgrade. Now, the Intelligent Butler’s sharp retorts made her chest ache.
Liu Fang didn’t bother to argue with the Intelligent Butler any more. She didn’t plan to do any tasks today and wanted to continue to explore the underworld. So, after tidying up her dormitory, she headed out.
Coincidentally, the door of the apartment across from hers also opened, and out walked a cute, petite girl.
As soon as she saw Liu Fang, she immediately lit up with excitement and greeted her enthusiastically, “Hi, are you new here?”
Liu Fang was a bit stunned and replied blankly, “Uh… yes, I just moved in not long ago”
“Oh, which division are you in? What’s your name? Ah, right! My name is Lin Jiao, nice to meet you! I’m from the Female Supporting Characters’ Self-Reliance Division.”
Eh? Was she also a staff member of the Quick Transmigration Department?
When Liu Fang saw Lin Jiao extending her hand, she also extended her hand and shook hers. She said , “Um, I’m from the Concubine Contentment Division, an intern. I just joined two days ago.”
Lin Jiao was surprised and said, “Only two days? I’m also an intern, but I’ve been here for two years already. Where are you headed?”
Liu Fang smiled slightly and said, “I don’t have any specific plans, just wanted to go out for a stroll.”
“Oh, that’s perfect. Let’s go eat together. Have you tried that braised pork rice? It’s super delicious.”
After saying that, Lin Jiao even swallowed her saliva.
Liu Fang shook her head and said. “I haven’t been there, so I don’t know.”
Lin Jiao pressed the elevator button, and said with a smile, “Then you absolutely have to try it! That braised pork rice is really, really delicious. Plus, the owner is super nice, and the portions are huge. Oh, and they have all sorts of other meats too—like donkey meat, venison, spirit rabbit meat, and more. People specially bring them over to sell to the owner…”
From Lin Jiao, Liu Fang learned that all items from different time-spaces in the underworld came from ghosts who could work in various worlds and bring things back from them.
For example, her portable space—whatever she stored in it could also be brought back to the underworld and sold for merit..
“You don’t know how much I envy those who can bring things back—uh, ghosts, I mean. Ah, whatever, I’m already used to saying it that way, I can’t change it now. Anyway, back to bringing things back—it’s truly an amazing opportunity to make a fortune, and not just anyone can do it. Like this time, after the system upgrade, quite a few people got portable magical treasures that allow them to bring things back from different worlds. You have no idea how jealous I am…”
Listening to Lin Jiao’s nonstop chatter, Liu Fang felt a bit embarrassed. Lin Jiao had been employed for two years and still didn’t have a portable magical treasure, while she had already received a personal space. Even though its capacity was limited, she really felt too guilty to complain about it.
Even though, deep down, she actually disliked this so-called golden finger for being small and not very useful.
But now, after hearing what Lin Jiao said, it seemed like this thing was actually quite useful.
At the very least, she could bring some things back from the mission worlds to sell.
This was also a pretty good use for it, right?
The two took the elevator to the first floor, exited, and walked along the street.
Lin Jiao kept talking all the way, like a little sparrow chirping away. Although Liu Fang found her a bit noisy, she endured it and didn’t show any signs of impatience.
However, Lin Jiao probably had some self-awareness. She stuck out her tongue apologetically at Liu Fang and said, “Am I being super chatty? Please don’t mind me. I’ve been here for so long, and after joining the Quick Transmigration Department, I never really met anyone in person. So, I just can’t help but want to talk to someone.”
Liu Fang fell silent upon hearing this.
She understood this feeling. After being alone for a long time, one would gradually crave someone to talk to. Even if the other person was a complete stranger, they would still want to seize the opportunity to speak.
Perhaps, deep down, people were inherently filled with the desire to express themselves.
One couldn’t help but want to find someone to talk to, couldn’t help but want someone to be there for them.
Therefore, humans were social animals. This was an instinct deeply ingrained in their very being, impossible to erase and difficult to change.
