Work Prophet
Chapter 646 - 19 Have you read "Three Body"?

Chapter 646: Chapter 19 Have you read "Three Body"?

The 500,000 yuan bonus might not be particularly substantial for those employees who arrived at the year-end party in luxury cars.

Because according to the company’s current incentive mechanism, collecting faith could be converted into bonuses, and as long as one had enough faith, there would be no shortage of money.

Moreover, as Cross-plane Travelers themselves, they had opened more than one divine sequence, and according to Shi Yitong’s words, some were also profiting privately using their abilities or special equipment.

However, for Li Yu, who had joined the company in the third epoch and had been there for just over half a year, receiving a year-end bonus of 500,000 was quite satisfying already.

As for the outstanding employee awards that followed, he didn’t think much about it, since those were usually reserved for veteran employees or those of higher ranks.

Someone like him, who joined midway and was just starting out, generally wouldn’t be related to such additional rewards.

But what Li Yu didn’t expect was that he would ultimately hear his own name called.

Because the third epoch had unexpectedly set up a best newcomer award, the trophy was a 24k pure gold Southern Ape, identical to the one in the company’s OA interface.

It weighed about three and a half kilograms, which meant that just this trophy, based on the current price of gold, would be worth over 600,000 yuan.

And it was actually presented to him by Director Taylor, the most powerful person in the company.

Li Yu took the trophy from Taylor’s hands, expressed his gratitude, and was about to step down when Taylor called him back.

"Take this as well,"

She handed him a set of ARMANI suits, "This is also part of the reward. Its name is ’Glory of the Dead,’ a Four-star Equipment that matches well with your divine sequence.

"It was originally thrown into the prize pool, but I had someone take it out directly for you."

"Is this really okay..." said Li Yu.

"There’s nothing wrong with it. This suit wasn’t hugely attractive to others to begin with, and its value is roughly equivalent to the prize that was supposed to be given to you.

"Rather than letting it end up with someone who doesn’t need it, it’s better to give it directly to you," Taylor said with a smile.

Li Yu nodded and took the ’Glory of the Dead.’

He could tell that Director Taylor seemed to have a favorable impression of him, yet the two had never met before and didn’t have any interaction, so Li Yu didn’t know why she was so partial to him.

And it wasn’t just Li Yu’s misconception; Taylor only presented the award to him, and then returned to sit at the table.

It was Bernard who eagerly volunteered to present awards whenever he saw a beautiful female employee come up to receive one.

In the end, approximately fourteen people received the company’s additional commendation.

Li Yu checked and found that the ’Glory of the Dead’ he received was not the most valuable award. In fact, just as Taylor had said, this equipment was of a higher star level but wasn’t very practical for others, besides himself.

Even Li Yu himself didn’t really want to use it.

Even though he could revive continuously, the pain he would suffer before death would not be less in any way.

After two rounds of raffles and award presentations, the year-end party moved on to the performance segment, which featured Peking opera, cross-talk, acrobatics, shadow play, and more, each taking their turn before the audience.

The performers were all Magic Automatons from Red Leaf Manor, and the atmosphere in the living room once again grew lively.

Shi Yitong and Hephaestus both went to chat with other colleagues they knew.

As for Li Yu, it was his first time attending the year-end party and he didn’t know many people; the only one he knew, Xu Mengyuan had not returned after taking the somewhat out-of-control Magic Automaton away.

Li Yu stood up and walked to the bar, where he asked the bartender to mix him a kiwi fruit with sour yogurt.

While he was drinking, he caught a whiff of a somewhat familiar perfume.

Li Yu looked up and saw Taylor walking toward him.

"Li Yu."

"Ms. Taylor."

Li Yu saw Taylor extend her hand and also put down his yogurt to shake hands with her.

Seeming to notice the confusion in Li Yu’s eyes, Taylor took the initiative to say, "Don’t worry, I just want to have a chat with you. Can I sit down beside you?"

"Of course."

"What does death look like?" Taylor asked as soon as she sat down.

"Hm?"

"You have [Reborn], so I guess you’ve witnessed death, right?"

"Oh, it’s pitch-black, so dark you can’t see your hand in front of your face. Then you’ll see a speck of light, walk towards it, and the next thing you know, you’re faced with a mini-game.

"I’ve already played Sokoban and Tetris, win and you get to come back to life."

"Interesting." Taylor’s gaze swept over the bar, all drinks she had experienced, which made her uninterested. Not until her eyes landed on a bottle of Laoshan White Snake Grass Water.

She told the bartender, "I’ll have that one."

Li Yu, seeing her choice, intended to give her a heads-up.

But Taylor didn’t give him the chance and asked, "Have you ever been curious as to why the afterlife is like this?"

Li Yu nodded, "No matter how you look at it, being revived through passing mini-games is a bit too bizarre. I’ve even thought about what would happen if I encountered a game I absolutely couldn’t beat later on.

"Am I supposed to play mini-games into eternity?"

"Good question, but I’m afraid only you can find that answer," said Taylor, lifting the Laoshan White Snake Grass Water to her lips and taking a sip, frowning slightly.

Li Yu felt she was being somewhat insincere.

About [Reborn], Taylor likely knew some things he didn’t.

However, being the first Director of the Third Era, if she didn’t want to talk, there was no way for Li Yu to force her.

Taylor seemed to really just want to chat casually, as she claimed, even asking Li Yu what book he had been reading recently.

"Lately? Mostly reference books due to work. For relaxation, I’d go for web novels. Recently, I’ve been reading ’Immortal Pills for You, Poisons for Me,’ a Xianxia novel."

"I’ve been reading a Chinese novel lately too, called ’Three Body’," Taylor said. "I quite like that novel. Have you read it?"

"Three Body? Yeah, I remember reading the first part in college. It’s about the impending destruction of a human civilization, right?"

"Exactly," Taylor said, eyes sparkling. "If you have time, you should finish the other two parts."

This request was a bit odd, but Li Yu agreed anyway. After that, Taylor chatted with him a bit more before getting up to leave.

Soon after she departed, Hephaestus came up to him, exclaiming, "Holy shit, I didn’t realize before – you’re one of Director Taylor’s people!"

"I’m not. Don’t talk nonsense. Director Taylor just had a casual chat with me, and incidentally recommended ’Three Body’ to me."

"’Three Body’? Why?"

"Don’t know. Maybe she’s been so engrossed in the book recently that she wanted someone to share it with."

Despite saying that, Li Yu still planned to finish the other two parts when he got back. He glanced at his watch; it was nearly ten o’clock.

And at that moment, the final round of the raffle was finally about to start.