Great, I'm surrounded by villains.

Questions about the Tianwaimin people occupied half of the history exam paper. Duan Mingyuan had been dealing with them until after graduation. Their company was a branch of the Tianwaimin Enterprise, and the head office was located somewhere in the universe. Every year when the head office came to Yunlong City for inspection, everyone was on edge.

One big advantage of resigning is that he doesn't have to worry about the inspection by the head office this year.

Duan Mingyuan calmed down and began to review his lessons.

"Huh? What is this?"

September took the initiative to move forward, moved the small chair next to him, and pointed at the open notebook.

The loss was only temporary, and she never worried about these things. Now she found something new and more worthy of attention. "Are these all evil spirits? You've dealt with so many of them!"

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 9 Your Job Title

September widened her eyes, trying her best not to miss any details in the notebook.

Mr. Mingyuan...actually knows so much about evil spirits!

"When I was thinking about doing this business, I wrote down all the evil spirits I encountered."

Duan Mingyuan looked normal. The main purpose of recording was to summarize the types of evil spirits, just like building a question bank for the same type of math problems. In this way, he could understand the evil spirits he had to deal with at the most efficient speed at work and formulate corresponding strategies.

"……ability?"

Jiu Yue looked very surprised. "You mean the evil spirits can evolve upwards?"

The amount of information in the notebook does not seem like something that an office worker can summarize. Currently, industry insiders in Yunlong City have only seen those wandering individuals who lack independent thinking, but the notebook mentions higher-level existences.

But this is still not the limit of the evil's evolution.

One of the pages mentioned that Duan Mingyuan once accidentally broke into an abandoned construction site while tracking an evil spirit. The moment he set foot on the construction site, the surrounding scene was distorted and turned into a scene like hell on earth. It was as if he had walked into the belly of the evil spirit, and everything around him was controlled by its power.

The description in the notebook suggests that when the wisdom of evil spirits reaches a certain stage, the concept of "home" will arise.

The abandoned construction site became its nest. Once the nest was built, any unexpected intruders would become its nutrients, and the evil spirit would enter a state similar to hibernation. Duan Mingyuan believed that after the hibernation of the evil spirit building the nest ended, it might be possible to transform into a higher-level life form.

Unfortunately, until Duan Mingyuan decided to give up this unreliable job and concentrate on studying for exams, he had never encountered the evil spirit that had completed its transformation.

This also illustrates another fact that is terrifying to think about.

If the contents of the notebook were not fabricated by Duan Mingyuan, it meant that Mr. Mingyuan had seen these terrifying beings before, and escaped unscathed after figuring out their abilities, and then completed the above records.

There is a saying among them that intelligence is life.

This is the most true portrayal of their lives. The price of "killing at first sight" is often painful. Not long ago, two members paid the price of their lives to confirm the appearance of an intelligent evil spirit, and they were unable to reach the latter's ability until their death.

An evil spirit with wisdom and ability could lead to the annihilation of all the people in Yunlong City.

She blurted out, "How could you survive such a terrible guy!"

Duan Mingyuan didn't know how to respond for a moment.

To say he had escaped death was an exaggeration, but he did pay a heavy price to deal with the evil spirit that had built its nest in the abandoned construction site.

Although the evil spirit eventually died in his hands, it also severely damaged his usual schoolbag before it died, causing him to be severely criticized by his homeroom teacher and subject teachers the next day.

Duan Mingyuan looked at Jiu Yue, whose face was uncertain. When the other party asked in surprise, "Can evil spirits evolve further?", he knew that everything was going to become difficult.

Not only did his future colleagues have extremely limited practical skills, but they also had little theoretical knowledge.

That confused look was like a student who had just learned linear equations and encountered calculus.

"Why don't they have names?"

Jiu Yue was like a curious baby. Seeing that Duan Mingyuan did not respond, she pointed to the blank part of the notebook and asked, "You classified them, but the only thing missing is the category name."

"Because I wasn't good at naming at the time, I didn't write it down."

Anyway, this notebook is for him to read, so it doesn’t matter whether there is a name on it or not.

A lot of time has passed since he wrote these words, and he has also transformed from a student into an adult who has experienced his first resignation.

Naming will no longer be a problem.

He picked up his pen and explained to his potential colleagues, "The evil spirits I know can be roughly divided into four stages: 'intern', 'formal employee', 'intermediate professional title', and 'senior professional title'. Among them, interns are the most common type, lacking independent consciousness and wandering around; when they gain ability and wisdom through long-term feeding, they will complete the transition to formal employees, which takes about three months to six months; as life gradually settles down, the evil spirits will enter the nest-building stage and evolve towards a higher level, just like many people will take the intermediate professional title in the industry after working in their jobs for one or two years; the moment the nest-building process is completed, it is when they have completely completed their transformation, which is like those who have obtained senior professional titles and are also considered to be influential in their respective industries."

Perhaps there are evils in this world that are more powerful than those who have obtained senior professional titles, but at his age in high school, he is not yet in contact with these powerful forces hidden in the deep.

This is also normal. It is not easy to meet the leading figures in any industry.

Duan Mingyuan felt that this classification was easy to understand and could accurately summarize the different stages of evil spirits.

"Mr. Mingyuan, what made you become like this?"

Jiu Yue stared at Duan Mingyuan with her big amber eyes, and blinked a few times until her eyes became sore. "I always feel that you have completely lost the passion of youth."

She was very sure that when the young Duan Mingyuan wrote these in his notebook, he would never have thought that he would use job title evaluation to measure evil spirits several years later.

“Passion won’t help you complete your work successfully. Those who shout about friendship and bond to defeat strong enemies are just artistic techniques in virtual works. In real life, job title evaluation can help you quickly understand yourself and your opponents. This industry should also have a corresponding evaluation system. Only in this way can we properly delegate manpower when encountering incidents and minimize casualties.”

Duan Mingyuan's full of momentum made Jiu Yue shrink her neck. Whenever they talked about work, the man in front of her would burst out with unparalleled aura.

"Before we proceed with the next step, I have a few questions for you. First, how many regular employees are there in Yunlong City?"

"Three, three, if you count."

Jiu Yue was obviously lacking in confidence, and after finishing her words, she added, "Originally there were five, but two were killed."

"The second question is, among these people, how many can deal with the evil spirits at the official employee level on their own?"

"Do you count as one?"

"Not counting."

"……No."

The conversation fell into a long silence again.

Duan Mingyuan's eyes went dark as the third question inevitably changed, becoming direct and sharp.

——Are you worthy of being called a company?

Even the study interest groups in high schools have more members than you!

Thanks to book friend 141215180604122 for the 5000 starting coins!

Thank you for the reward of 100 Qidian coins from Ningdudao!

Thanks to Kaisha Kai for the reward of 15000 Qidian coins!

Thank you to the Saint of Heaven for the reward of 500 Starting Coins!

(End of this chapter)

Chapter 10 Your Rest Reminder Assistant

Although Duan Mingyuan had prepared himself mentally for the difficulty of this job, he did not expect the situation to be much worse than he had imagined.

Yunlong City is a city with a population of 300 million, but they only have three people.

And judging by the current rate of population loss, he might be the only one left in a week.

“…We can still recruit people.”

When she said this, Jiu Yue had no idea what was going on. The industry had been in a downturn recently, and it was difficult to recruit new people. If it weren't for the evil spirit that had targeted Duan Mingyuan and went to his company to cause trouble, and if she hadn't used her ability to pester him, Mr. Mingyuan would probably not be willing to consider this matter.

"Did you recruit the other two people as well?"

"That's not the case. Each special agent will only work with one person. In addition to exorcising evil spirits, they will also accompany them and take care of their daily lives. The organization calls this the 'Companion Demon Plan'."

As the times change with each passing day, the organization's current situation has become increasingly difficult, but the top management has been actively seeking ways to solve the difficulties. "This plan was inspired by a story about magical girls. The monsters act as familiars to guide the chosen ones on the path of exorcising evil spirits... What's wrong?"

"I suddenly felt that working in an electronics factory might be a better choice."

“You’re under too much pressure.”

A warm palm was placed on Duan Mingyuan's forehead. Jiu Yue's eyes were full of concern, as if the person with a cold and fever had become Duan Mingyuan. "Unemployment is not that scary. Everything will be fine."

“Unemployment is not a terrible thing.”

Duan Mingyuan looked listless, and the scary thing was that he might be joining a "magical girl" company.

Although dealing with evil spirits may not be his lifelong career, before figuring out whether the evil spirit that broke into the company today has accomplices, he has no intention of finding an ordinary job, which will put everyone around him in danger at all times.

He had encountered many evil spirits before, but this was the first time one came to seek revenge and threaten him like today.

On the negative side, the evil spirit industry in Yunlong City is very likely to flourish in recent years. The evil spirits that have gained wisdom are no longer scattered, but gather together to form organizations such as the Evil Spirit Club.

"Mr. Mingyuan, I suddenly realized something. Since we first met, you have been talking about work all the time."

Even after deciding to resign, the other party did not relax for a moment.

Jiu Yue frowned. She felt that Duan Mingyuan was undoubtedly the epitome of a workaholic. "As far as I know, you have been working overtime for a month before today. This is a microcosm of your work in the past four years. Don't you take any rest at all?"

Generally speaking, people who resign will allow themselves to relax for some time to adjust themselves, but before Duan Mingyuan officially completed the resignation procedures, he had already taken out a dusty notebook from the bookshelf and began to prepare for his next job.

She had no doubt that Duan Mingyuan would be able to seamlessly transition into his new job on the day of his resignation.

“This is a basic quality for an office worker.”

September's reaction always surprised him. In this day and age, there are still companies that care about whether their employees get enough rest? After the interview, shouldn't they care about when the employees can start work and what value they can bring to the company?

"No, our slogan is good health and a happy mood!"

Jiu Yue's petite body suddenly burst out with unprecedented momentum, and she was completely different from her unconfident appearance just now.

At this moment, she finally understood the meaning of this job.

There is no doubt that Duan Mingyuan is unprecedentedly powerful and is an indispensable aid in the fight against evil spirits, but this is a long process. Given his personality, anxiety and pressure will sooner or later overwhelm him.

"From today on, I will be your exclusive rest reminder assistant!"

September announced, "Your assistant reminds you that it is now 17:05 in the afternoon, and it is time to get off work. You should put your notebook and work aside and enjoy your free time after get off work."

17: 05.

Duan Mingyuan had never gotten off work so early.

In the past, this time of day was the time when he was most likely to feel sleepy. He would make a cup of instant coffee, walk out of the office and look out the window for ten minutes, and then be dragged back to the office by work. After his long-term observation, he found that the section chief would not tolerate a break for more than ten minutes.

And now, he met the first person who advised him to put his work aside and have a good rest.

If we look at it from the company's perspective, September is clearly an unqualified employee.

He kindly reminded the other party, but his voice was a little softer, "You won't be able to achieve your performance if you continue like this."

Evil spirits are rampant, and Yunlong City is seriously short of manpower. Right now, we need to work overtime - recruiting people, establishing a perfect supply and demand relationship, conducting more in-depth research on evil spirits to find the source of their power, and, yes, creating a system corresponding to the level of evil spirits, setting up examinations and promotion principles, and refining the examination questions...

If these things were put in their department, they would have to work overtime for the next year.

The section chief would mobilize everyone to work harder, and then thoughtfully place some cheap instant coffee and black tea in the department to show his concern for his subordinates.

"Then it won't matter if you fail to complete it. But if you continue like this, you will definitely damage your body and mind. In the worst case, you may die."

"I won't die. Even if I die, I won't be dragged down by work..."

Duan Mingyuan's rebuttal came to an abrupt end. Jiu Yue put her index finger on his lips and made a "silence" gesture seriously. "Don't raise a flag. This is unlucky."

This is the conclusion drawn by the organization's top management when observing magical girl-themed works.

No matter how powerful a character was, they would all be killed quickly after setting a flag. Considering the danger of their line of work, the higher-ups severely emphasized the serious consequences of setting a flag, and banned pre-war declarations such as "I will return home and get married after this battle."

Jiu Yue suddenly thought of something and asked again, "You have been the one asking questions before, now it's my turn. What are your hobbies during your free time?"

This was undoubtedly a tricky question, and Duan Mingyuan hesitated for a long time and was unable to answer it.

The roles of both parties changed unconsciously, and September became the dominant party.

He has no hobbies.

I have one day off a week, and work overtime the rest of the time. When I get home, I throw my clothes into the washing machine. After washing up, I watch some videos for a while, and then it's time to go to bed.

As for the only day off, it is usually used to relieve the stress and fatigue accumulated during the week. I sleep all day and wake up in the afternoon. I open the software to order a takeout, and then the day off passes in a flash.

"sleep."

After careful consideration, Duan Mingyuan gave the answer that best fits the concept of "hobby" in his mind.

Most of his rest time was spent sleeping.

Then, he noticed the change in September's expression, "What's that look in your eyes?"

"I see. I see you don't know how to rest and relax at all."