Work Prophet
Chapter 424 - 42 This is my promise

Chapter 424: Chapter 42 This is my promise

Six candidates, after a simple interview, Li Yu eliminated one of them, leaving five remaining. As for who ultimately gets the job, that will depend on the assessment results.

Among the five, Li Yu had the highest hopes for Liu Yuchen, because Liu Yuchen had been an investigative journalist for a while, a profession that is basically on the brink of extinction. It offers low income and carries a high degree of danger, and the painstakingly written articles still risk being rejected by the leadership.

After one and a half years, Liu Yuchen saw that things were not looking good and decisively bolted, but the experience he amassed remained. Moreover, he wasn’t like Lai Zhenfa, who loved to show off; Liu Yuchen had a relatively low-key style of doing things, which was another trait Li Yu appreciated.

Next was Ma Yuhan, who was a bit nervous during the interview. Although communication wasn’t an issue, one could hear a slight tremble in her voice. Compared to the other veterans, she clearly lacked composure and maturity.

However, Ma Yuhan also had strengths. She was extremely meticulous and serious about her work, even to some excess. She was the only one among the five candidates participating in the assessment who asked Li Yu no less than ten questions after hearing the assessment content.

From how to reimburse for plane tickets to the standards for daily accommodation and meals, and whether they could take taxis... she confirmed each and every one with Li Yu.

According to Li Yu’s experience, employees like this tend to be stable at work, less likely to make mistakes, but, at the same time, because they strictly adhere to all regulations and lack necessary flexibility, they also tend not to stand out with impressive performances.

Li Yu himself preferred this kind of colleague, as they came with fewer problems and being controllable meant they made planning easier and allowed for progress to be made on schedule.

But, for this assessment, Li Yu only allowed three days for the investigation and had not given any prior notice, leaning more towards testing the candidates’ ability to handle unexpected events, which wasn’t particularly advantageous for Ma Yuhan.

Remaining were Zhang Hai and He Zhenyu, that is, the young man with the tattoo of the word "loyalty" on his neck and the one with the buzz cut. The two of them belonged to the type with very clear strengths and weaknesses, each with their own issues, but also each with a particular skill set.

This category could also include Hao Xiaoxiao, whom Li Yu had interviewed earlier; all three of them were inherently not bad, but indeed there was a risk of losing control under certain special circumstances.

Li Yu spent almost an entire morning interviewing the six people, then had lunch with Zhang Yanlin before rushing back to Green Field.

After the two days previously spent in G city, it had been almost seven days since Li Yu had last appeared in Bratis.

Upon his return, he saw Miss Rabbit standing under a fir tree, with her eyes closed, expressing devoutness, her hand making the sign of six while she murmured to herself.

Li Yu did not disturb her, but the branches under his leather shoes still made some rustling noises.

The next moment, the girl’s long ears atop her head twitched twice, and then she opened her eyes. Upon seeing the familiar black clothing, she couldn’t help but startle, "That effective?"

"What’s that effective?" Li Yu asked.

"Oh, nothing, nothing..." Ireya looked slightly flustered, but quickly recovered her composure, "I was just praying to our Lord Saturday."

"Really? What were you praying for?"

"Praying for a bumper harvest of radishes this year so I can make another fortune," the Lady said in all seriousness, lying.

"Then it should come true."

"I think so too."

Ireya then called over a guard not far away, had them bring over two bows, and handed one to Li Yu, "Since you’re here, and the weather is so good today, why don’t you join me for some hunting?"

Li Yu shook his head, "I don’t know how to use a bow."

"No worries, I can teach you. The men from noble families in the Western Territory usually start learning archery from the age of seven or eight. They don’t have the same expectations for women, but when I was a child, my father liked to take me hunting, so I also learned the skill."

Miss Rabbit was explaining as she lifted the Hunting Bow, drew it with one hand, and then pinched the tail feathers of the Arrow with the index finger and middle finger of her other hand, adding her ring finger to pull the bowstring with all three fingers.

She pulled back to her cheek, adjusted her breathing, and then released her fingers. The feathered arrow whizzed out, hitting a small tree ten steps away.

"Impressive," Li Yu praised.

"Hahaha, I haven’t been out hunting in a long time, but fortunately, my skills haven’t become too rusty." The Lady put away the bow, "Let me teach you how to shoot first."

Li Yu didn’t refuse. Although firearms had slowly taken over from bows and arrows on the historical stage, ceasing to be weapons of murder and transforming into a competitive sport by now.

But as the saying goes, one can never have too many skills. Normally, learning archery at an archery range would cost tens of thousands, but now that he had a free teacher, Li Yu decided to take the opportunity to pick up this skill.

Unfortunately, after practicing for around forty minutes, Li Yu ran out of strength. Although he had been working out regularly, archery depended not only on arm strength but also on the muscles in the back, which are not commonly exercised.

Seeing Li Yu tiring, the Lady handed the bow and arrows back to a guard nearby, and then the two of them took a walk in the forest.

"By the way, I forgot to say, I really like the birthday gift you gave me, especially that watch, though it’s a bit inaccurate."

"Inaccurate? Let me see."

Although a Disney watch wasn’t considered a fine piece, it should be durable enough.

Li Yu asked Ireya to stretch out her hand, and he compared her watch with his own, which was fifty centimore. The hour and minute hands of both were almost identical; only the second hand was slightly off.

"It seems fine to me."

"But you told me before that as long as it wasn’t Saturday or Sunday, the shortest hand would appear after it had passed eight and a half divisions." the girl said, "But this time, I counted, and it has turned almost three full rounds."

"Uh, I had some matters to attend to in the Divine Country," Li Yu said, "From now on, I probably won’t be able to appear as punctually as before."

"Oh." Miss Rabbit nodded, then suddenly stopped walking, turned around, "Prophet Merlin, can I ask you a question?"

"Go ahead."

"Will you leave?"

"Of course, as you know, I ascend back to the Divine Country when my time in Bratis comes to an end."

"I’m not talking about that kind of leaving, but the kind where you never come back."

Li Yu stood in place.

The girl went on talking to herself, "I’m not afraid of waiting; I’m just a little worried that one day you won’t appear again, like in those mythological stories where, in the end, all the gods return to their golden palaces on the Holy Mountain and no longer show their faces in the mortal world."

"I..."

Ireya interrupted Li Yu’s speech, "I don’t want to hear your answer, because I’m afraid it’s not the one I want."

"I, like Saturday, will not abandon the followers of the Double Rest Sect," Li Yu said solemnly, "This is my promise."