Work Prophet
Chapter 85 - 1: Old Friends Reunited [Thanks to the 2nd Alliance Hierarch Reward from Nüe Miao]

Chapter 85: Chapter 1: Old Friends Reunited [Thanks to the 2nd Alliance Hierarch Reward from Nüe Miao]

17:00, Li Yu returned to Room 8 on time.

Aside from the watch he had reclaimed, there was nothing left on him.

It wasn’t that the lizard people were unwilling to return his clothes to Li Yu, but rather, they had thoroughly ruined those clothes, even tearing his modal underwear to use as handkerchiefs.

Li Yu then gave up on trying to retrieve them.

Luckily, having learned from the experience of his trousers being torn, Li Yu had prepared a spare set of clothes, which he had placed in a corner of the room.

Li Yu walked over, opened the backpack, and inside were a brand-new suit, shirt, and leather shoes.

However, Li Yu hadn’t anticipated being this thoroughly stripped and hadn’t prepared any underwear, so he would have to go commando this time.

Just as he had taken out the trousers, someone opened the door from outside.

Xu Mengyuan walked in and immediately saw Li Yu, bare-bottomed.

She probably stared for a full two seconds before averting her gaze, "Sorry, I’ll knock next time before entering, but when you’re over there... engaging in recreational activities, relaxing, you should also keep an eye on the time."

"I wasn’t engaging in recreational activities," Li Yu put on his trousers, "I had barely been there when my clothes were stolen, and I died twice."

"Really? Then don’t forget to apply for death benefits."

"......"

"Just kidding, although the company does have death benefits, you probably can’t claim them," said Xu Mengyuan as she turned back to see Li Yu draping the shirt on, buttoning it up.

The HR lady continued, "It’s been almost four weeks since you joined the company. How are you feeling? Are you getting used to this new job? Have you encountered any difficulties in your work..."

Li Yu cut her off, "Just say what you want to say, isn’t it already time to clock out? I have a date later, and you probably don’t want to work overtime either."

Xu Mengyuan paused at first, then smiled, "It seems I was overthinking it. You have completely integrated into the company culture. Okay, I just came to give you a reminder.

"Tomorrow is the day the company harvests faith from over there. I hope you are prepared."

"Does harvesting faith affect the believers?" Li Yu asked.

"It doesn’t affect them. Actually, the believers can’t feel anything. Ordinary people can’t use faith; for them, faith is like an empty can of soda after drinking, and the human body has a limit to how much faith it can store. Exceeding that limit will just waste it," explained Xu Mengyuan.

"The company harvests faith in the middle of each month, 90% of which is directly deposited into the company account, and is also converted into this month’s bonus compensation for you.

"In the initial period, with a new employee incentive, one unit of faith can be converted to ten yuan, and the remaining 10% is yours to dispose of freely.

"Hephaestus wasn’t lying; he really does have some good stuff, and I believe some items will interest you, though they aren’t cheap. He includes the research and development costs in the price. Later, when you gather enough faith, you might want to check it out there.

"By the way, how much faith do you currently have?" The HR lady pointed to the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms on Li Yu’s wrist, curious.

"Three thousand two hundred forty-six," Li Yu reported a number.

Hera was the first believer Li Yu recruited on the Bratis Continent, and at that time, the number displayed on his watch was one, so Li Yu naturally assumed that each believer corresponded to one unit of faith.

But after persuading the group of lizard people to convert to Saturday, Li Yu found that the number in the faith count column on the Blancpain Fifty Fathoms skyrocketed to over three thousand two hundred.

There definitely weren’t that many lizard people; their entire tribe barely numbered over a thousand, but their devotion to Sosokus was fervent enough.

After all, these guys were into live human sacrifices, and they even used their own people.

When this faith was converted to Saturday, having one count as three ordinary people was quite reasonable.

According to the conversion standards given by Miss HR, Li Yu roughly calculated that this meant he could get nearly thirty thousand yuan in bonuses this month alone.

For someone who hadn’t even been on the job for a month, that was very substantial.

And once this month’s harvest of faith was complete, there would still be more next month, barring any incidents, meaning his future bonuses would only be higher than this number, not lower.

The premise was that the new employee incentive remained.

Upon hearing this, Xu Mengyuan was stunned again, then her face showed a trace of surprise, "That much in less than a month?"

"Earned with life."

"Ha... that’s true," Xu Mengyuan nodded, "The board should be pleased with this month’s earnings. You’ve worked hard, and you mentioned a date after work, go relax."

"I will, see you tomorrow."

"See you tomorrow."

After saying goodbye to Miss HR, Li Yu went home first to change into more casual clothes, and then took Line 4 back to the outside of his alma mater, where he had graduated three years ago.

Around six or seven in the evening, the entrance to the school was at its busiest, with many male and female students coming and going, and delivery boys arranging boxes of parcels by the roadside for pick-up.

However, Li Yu only glanced a few times and didn’t go in.

After graduation, this place had nothing to do with him anymore, even if the buildings and scenery were still familiar, but the people who had lived and studied with him back then had now all gone their separate ways.

Ultimately, what most people miss are the people, not the objects.

And the person Li Yu was meeting tonight was an old friend from those days, his former roommate Xu Ming.

Three years after graduation, of the four people in the dorm, only the two of them were still in this city, and both had new social circles. They were both busy with their own things and only contacted each other occasionally, meeting maybe two or three times a year.

A month ago, Xu Ming had mentioned wanting to eat at the barbecue restaurant next to the school, so they arranged to meet there. However, Xu Ming had been delayed by other matters, and it had been until today that they finally had their barbecue meal together.

Xu Ming appeared to have come straight from work, still wearing a shirt and leather shoes. He worked as a copywriter at a healthcare company, and because it was a foreign company with hardly any overtime, he could leave work at six o’clock every day unless there was an emergency.

Xu Ming had previously trained in track and field, but compared to when he graduated, he had gained a significant amount of weight now.

Upon arrival, his back was soaked with sweat, so he stretched out his hand and unbuttoned the top two buttons of his shirt.

Li Yu had already found a table in advance, and after Xu Ming scanned his health code, he first ordered an iced Coke, then picked up a pen and started marking on the menu, selecting several dishes that the four dorm mates used to frequently order.