Chapter 91 Chapter 91: Stay True to the Original Aspiration, Slacking Off Every Day!
Chapter 91: Stay True to the Original Aspiration, Slacking Off Every Day!
Before Qingque fully passed the exams to join the Divination Commission, her parents always told her that once she secured an iron rice bowl job, the second half of her life would be easy and carefree, with no worries about food or clothing. Little did she know that after actually getting that iron rice bowl, the real nightmare began.
The Divination Commission, responsible for intelligence, calculations, and information, is truly a boundless sea of suffering for slackers. No matter how hard you try to look back, you can't see the shore. The slacking-off techniques learned in school were utterly useless here. The high-intensity work day and night nearly broke Qingque's little wings.
However, what doesn't kill you makes you stronger. After more than ten years of navigating the corporate world, Qingque's slacking-off skills have reached new heights—even as departments changed and several bosses came and went, Qingque remained steadfastly at the lowest rank of Diviner, with a trend of going even lower... truly a promising growth trend.
Logically speaking, a low-level Diviner like her should be completely beneath the notice of the Grand Diviner. The Divination Commission has at least thousands of Diviners and Calculators combined. No matter how talented the Grand Diviner is, she couldn't possibly assign work to each person personally; otherwise, she'd just be sending messages from bed holding her Jade Abacus all day.
However, in the fiercely competitive Divination Commission where everyone is desperately climbing the ladder, Qingque, who slacks off with all her might, is just too conspicuous... One can imagine the Grand Diviner's thoughts when she first reviewed this abnormal personnel's file: almost every task completed exactly on deadline, more precise than a machine.
This insult was no less than when her academy tutor saw the report card filled with 'Sixty' scores.
The pity is, Qingque still hasn't fully figured out to this day why this little sparrow of hers caught the Grand Diviner's eye, or why this leader, as precise as a Jade Abacus, always manages to pile new work on her whenever she steals a moment of leisure.
"Strange, very strange..."
It seems she still needs to improve her time management skills.
After muttering a couple of low complaints, Qingque finally raised her head again and looked at Kevin and his companion with a scrutinizing gaze, asking: "First, I need to confirm, you two are the people from the 'Company,' right?"
"That's right, that's right! It's us, it's us!" Before Kevin could even open his mouth, Pardo nodded her head like a chick pecking at rice.
This successfully drew Qingque's attention to her. Suspiciously, Qingque asked: "So, you are that Pardofelis?"
"Yes, yes... Wait, how do you know my name? Shouldn't this matter have a very high confidentiality level within the 'Company'?"
"That's your companion's confidentiality level that's high. What does that have to do with you?" Facing Pardo's confusion, Qingque waved her small hand dismissively in rebuttal.
"...Huh?"
Qingque didn't reply further. Instead, she lowered her head and reopened her Jade Abacus. At the end of the task the Grand Diviner sent her, there was an additional attachment titled "Project File 101."
Opening it revealed almost extremely detailed records of all Pardo's information: from when she joined the 'Company' to her whereabouts two days ago; even her height, bust measurements, and favorite foods were included.
However, at the very end of this intelligence report, there was a strangely added note: [Note: According to statements from her former superior, prolonged contact with this individual brings great misfortune, including but not limited to significant financial loss through various channels.]
What can one say? What if it's not the little girl's problem, but rather that former superior just didn't have good financial luck?
Qingque silently defended Pardo a little in her heart. As a Diviner, she certainly believes in things like luck and fortune, but she doesn't think there are any strange people in the world who can suck away other people's luck.
However, after this intelligence report, Kevin's information was very brief—
[Name: Kevin Kaslana (self-proclaimed)]
[Preferences: Unknown Place of Birth: Unknown Gender: Male (suspected)]
[This individual is suspected to have physically suppressed the Stellaron crisis on Jarilo-VI. According to statements from the Stellaron Hunter 'Silver Wolf,' this individual's combat power completely surpasses hers. Threat Level: High]
Alright, although this intelligence is brief, to be honest... Pardo's report didn't even mention a threat level; they couldn't even be bothered to slap a 'Low' on hers.
But is it really okay for the Grand Diviner to hand such a dangerous person over to her? She's just a little sparrow who slacks off; she really doesn't want to get involved in anything dangerous.
But since the Grand Diviner has already assigned the task to her, what room does she have to refuse?
"Sigh..."
Letting out a sigh like a deflated ball, Qingque then hopped off the stool with a "heave-ho" and waved at Kevin and his companion: "Since the Grand Diviner has already handed the task to me, why don't you two come with me first?"
"Eh? Where to? Don't we need to verify our identities or something first?" Pardo scratched her head and asked.
"It's not that troublesome. Our Divination Commission's information-gathering ability is quite strong. Your information has already been registered on the 'Luofu.' You're now legally compliant 'Outworlders.'"
Although she loves slacking off, Qingque explained very seriously while in work mode: "But your identities are quite special after all... especially Mr. Kevin here. The Xianzhou can't even fully confirm his identity information."
"Under normal circumstances, an entity as vast as the Xianzhou Alliance naturally wouldn't fear a single outsider. But right now, the Xianzhou isn't very peaceful. So the Grand Diviner said we can't just let you run around either. She told me to take you with me first... Strange, why are there so many troublesome things lately?"
Having slacked off since she was little until now, she hasn't seen the Xianzhou under such strict security many times.
"A lot of trouble... specifically what?"
Kevin, who had been silent until now standing in place, suddenly spoke up.
It seems the Xianzhou's information-gathering speed is indeed not slow. This at least indirectly indicates their capabilities... But as far as Kevin knows, the number of troublesome matters and organizations gathered here at this moment is by no means small.
Often, this kind of situation is the precursor to a storm—the calmer it seems on the surface, the more terrifying the subsequent outbreak will be.
"Ah? How would I know? I'm just the most ordinary Diviner in the Divination Commission! Even if the sky falls, it's something tall people like the Grand Diviner should worry about."
Qingque isn't just muddying the waters; she genuinely doesn't know about these things. The Grand Diviner only told her that there's been a lot of trouble on the Luofu lately and asked her to temporarily stabilize these two. Why would she tell Qingque exactly what's happening?
"Let's go, let's go. I'll take you around the Exalting Sanctum. Consider it slacking off~"
Great! This is the most important spirit of being a Diviner—staying true to the original aspiration!
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