Then all my cultivation as an immortal has been for nothing?

Chapter 3 "Rechargeable Cheat Codes"

“Fifteen thousand!” Elsa held up the tablet. “One month.”

Wang Yi opened his mouth wide.

His primary goal, of course, is safety.

As for punishing demonic cultivators, he might have been very interested in that when he was 10 years old, but unfortunately he is already 23 years old now. A year after graduation is enough to smooth out many of his rough edges.

Besides, Wang Yi felt that he didn't have any sharp edges.

But that's 15,000 yuan a month!
He stepped forward and snatched the tablet computer.

I took the tablet and checked the platform that provides electronic contract services. It turned out to be one of the widely used platforms nowadays.

"I thought you guys would use some kind of immortal contract or something to make the agreement," he muttered.

“Form doesn’t matter,” Elsa said.

Wang Yi began to review the contract terms, checking each clause for any legal loopholes or traps. After all, he was a seasoned veteran who had interned several times and had learned from his mistakes.

However, when Wang Yi saw the salary information, he couldn't help but exclaim, "Really 15,000 yuan base salary? Is this a C-level contract?"

Having been through the motions for a while, Wang Yi's first reaction upon seeing the base salary was: "Something's fishy here!"

At this moment, Elsa waved her hand and said, "You'll see later. The money 'over there' is meaningless to you; it's just some paper with pretty pictures printed on it. The company's points are the most important thing. You should be careful about whether there are any traps in the points system."

Wang Yi immediately looked at the points section and read aloud: "'Each month you can earn 200 basic points, which can be used to redeem elixirs, equipment, and other items in the company's internal supply system.'"

Is this a lot or a little?

Elsa's eyes widened: "So little? No wonder it's a C-level contract. My A-level contract gives me 1000 points a month!"

That's a huge difference! It's five times more than mine!
No! Wang Yi looked at Elsa again. In fact, he had only known this girl for less than 12 hours. Why did he trust her like a good brother of many years and believe whatever she said?
Just because she's a cat-eared beauty?

But they say the more beautiful a woman is, the more likely she is to lie, right, Zhang Wuji?
Elsa: "Why are you looking at me? Look at the monthly pills and equipment supplies below. Those are also very important benefits. Even if you become powerful and don't need to eat these basic pills anymore, you can still sell them on the trading market."

Wang Yi then looked down: "'According to your cultivation level, the company will provide corresponding pills. Currently, each month you will be provided with 10 Strength Pills, 5 bottles of Meridian-Opening Powder, and a flower...' What are all these things?"

"The Strength Pill is for body strengthening, and the Meridian Powder can make your Qi circulate more smoothly. In short, they are all things used in the beginner stage," Elsa explained.

Wang Yi: "Did you receive these things when you first joined the company?"

"No, I am a demon. I had already established my foundation when I was born with intelligence, so I don't need these things."

"Demons can directly reach the Foundation Establishment stage?" Wang Yi frowned. "Then why recruit humans? Why not just use all demons?"

Elsa shook her head like a rattle: "No, no, most of us demons don't have intelligence, we just have excess brute strength. For example, I have hundreds or thousands of brothers and sisters, all of them are mindless. When they see me, they just whimper."

"Most of the time, demons can only become the mounts of some powerful being, and with the help of that being, they can condense their intelligence and be refined into human form. People like me are extremely rare!"
"But even ordinary humans have intelligence, and the chances of obtaining spiritual roots are already high, plus there's such a large base, so most immortals are human."

Wang Yi said "Oh," and then added, "I understand."

He checked the company's numerous benefits again, trying to figure out what they were for just by looking at the names.

Then he swiped his finger across the screen to flip down the page of the contract.

Then he saw the next clause in the contract: Once the overall ability rating reaches level E, one can accept level E missions at the company's mission center to earn points, and all items obtained in the missions can be owned by the individual.

You need to accept at least one E-level task each month. You are not required to complete it, but you must accept it.

There are no mandatory emergency missions at this level.

Wang Yi looked at Elsa: "This mission is the field mission we were just talking about, right? What is the survival rate for an E-level mission?"

Elsa: "100% because E-level missions are generally carried out in the humanitarian dimension, which is extremely safe, but there is not much output, you can only earn the basic mission points."

"However, you're still a long way from taking on E-level missions, after all, your spiritual root strength is only 22."

I'm so sorry my spiritual roots are so poor!

He continued reading the contract and saw the next clause: During missions, the company would provide basic equipment, including firearms, body armor, and other tactical gear.

Ok?
Wang Yi suspected he had misread it and went back to read: "When carrying out missions, the company provides basic equipment, including firearms and bulletproof vests..."

He immediately pointed to this section and said, "What do you mean by providing me with firearms? I'm not—"

Am I not cultivating immortality?
Even immortals are afraid of guns? Then what use is this immortal cultivation?
Elsa sighed: "Is it that hard to understand? Although the firearms and grenades are only so-so in terms of destructive power, the key is that they don't use gas! Conserving precious gas might be the key to surviving a mission!"

“In the past, cultivators would also use mechanical techniques to conserve their energy, but now it has become the mechanical techniques of firearms.”

Hmm, that makes some sense!

Even in the world of martial arts, thunderbolts and sleeping pills are used. For example, in the game Tale of Wuxia, if the player is worried that they can't win the early battles, a thunderbolt will be given to the player.

However, it's important to understand the power balance between firearms and cultivators—

Wang Yi: "That gun—let's say the Desert Eagle—what level of spell is a Desert Eagle equivalent to when it fires, or what level of cultivator can it injure?"

Elsa: "If you don't join, there's no point in knowing all this. After all, ordinary people in China don't have access to firearms, let alone the ability to shoot at cultivators."

Wang Yi thought to himself that he definitely needed to understand the situation before signing the contract, but before he could even speak, Elsa's watch beeped.

She raised her wrist and glanced at it: "An emergency mission, and a D-level emergency mission at that, right here in the humanitarian dimension! That's quite rare; emergency missions usually start at B. Hey, you!"

The girl looked up at Wang Yi: "You can observe this kind of mission from a distance in the helicopter. You'll understand everything once you see it in person! The assembly time before the mission starts is one hour. If you sign the contract now, you can still have time to eat something before getting on the helicopter."

Wang Yi personally preferred to ask all the questions he needed to here, after all—this was about cultivating immortality! But according to Elsa, such urgent missions with opportunities to observe were not common?
Elsa just mentioned two key points: first, this emergency mission is of a low level; second, the mission location is in the Humanitarian Dimension, and the intelligence obtained previously indicated that the Humanitarian Dimension is a relatively safe dimension.

However, Elsa's suggestion to observe from a helicopter gave Wang Yi the feeling that the mission might suddenly become unpredictable, such as the helicopter crashing and him, a newcomer, being suddenly drawn into a mission far beyond his capabilities.

Wang Yi: "Isn't there a safer way to observe?"

Elsa said, "It should be clearer to observe from the command center, since the participants have access to the helmet camera view there."

Helmet cameras? You monks wear helmets before going into battle?

Elsa: "Hurry up! So are you going to sign or not? The emergency mission is leaving in less than an hour, and you still need to eat."

Wang Yi took a deep breath, made up his mind, picked up the stylus, wrote his name on the tablet, and pressed his fingerprint.

The third-party e-signature platform immediately popped up a facial recognition prompt. Wang Yi straightened his face, looked at the tablet's camera, and followed the instructions to look up, down, left, and right, and then blinked.

Less than a second after facial recognition was successful, the words "Contract Signing Completed" popped up.

Wang Yi showed Elsa the screen on the tablet.

"That's all." The girl took the tablet. "Welcome to Kunyu Energy Group."

As she spoke, she logged out of the third-party platform she had signed with, put the tablet in her pocket, and said, "Let's go eat first. They should have a dragon fruit set meal today."

Wang Yi: "Earth dragon? Earthworm?"

Is there something wrong with immortals eating earthworms?

"It's not that kind of thing! It's a lava dragon that inhabits the fire veins of the animal realm. Do earthworms spew lava when they're in danger?"

Elsa ran up behind Wang Yi and pushed him out of the elevator.

Wang Yi: "Is that thing edible?"

"It's edible, especially the edge of the shell. It's slow-cooked for three days using its own molten lava glands, which just exhausts the spiritual power of the molten lava glands, making it into a 'Morphological Fire Simmered Shell Stew'. It's incredibly delicious!" The girl explained while swallowing a mouthful of saliva.

Wang Yi: "From your description, this thing isn't easy to obtain? Doesn't it require points to acquire?"

"You can get 1 point by handing in the skirt and molten gland after the mission, but you don't need to order them in the cafeteria, since they are cheap ingredients that can only be exchanged for 1 point."

I see. Killing the earth dragon and handing over the useful materials will earn you 1 point.

So, if you calculate it that way, your basic 200 points per month are equivalent to 200 earth dragons, which seems pretty impressive.

While Wang Yi was doing his calculations, Elsa pushed him into the cafeteria.

This kind of structure can only be a canteen, which is exactly the same as the old campus canteen where Wang Yi ate for four years during his university days.

Elsa: "Two earthworm meals!"

"Oh, there are only two left." The woman behind the counter replied as she set out two plates with a small casserole dish on them.

To be honest, just looking at this casserole dish, I thought it was one of those pre-made Buddha Jumps Over the Wall dishes.

However, a refreshing fragrance entered Wang Yi's nostrils.

In an instant, his salivary glands were working at full capacity, his mouth was full of saliva, and his stomach was also growling.

Elsa: "You sit down! I'll go get it."

Wang Yi: "Huh? I'll serve myself—"

"Don't be shy! Besides, my strength and coordination are much better than yours in poor health, so carrying meals for two people is no problem at all!"

Wang Yi thought it made sense, so he found a seat and sat down to watch her performance.

The werewolf girl really did carry a tray in each hand, lifting it with the strength of a juggler performing a hand-rolling act. Then, she used her big tail to sweep all the tableware on the table into the air. A second later, the chopsticks and spoons were steadily stuck into the casserole, making a perfect set for each casserole.

This set of movements is so fluid and graceful, it's like a juggling act—no, it is a juggling act!
The girl skipped over and placed Wang Yi's portion in front of him.

The casserole contained a golden-red broth, with something resembling the skirt of a turtle and something that looked like pork floating in it.

Wang Yi: "What is this pork-like thing?"

“Just regular wild boar meat, have a taste!” As she spoke, Elsa had already picked up a large piece of her skirt and stuffed it into her mouth, closing her eyes and making a satisfied sound, “Mmm~ This moment gives life meaning…”

Wang Yi also picked up the hem of the skirt and examined it closely.

"Is this really not a turtle?"

"It might be a distant relative of the soft-shelled turtle. If you're interested, you can ask the ecology department."

"There's also an ecology department?"

"Of course, so you can film footage of rare and exotic animals in their daily lives and exchange it for points."

Can this be exchanged for points?
While sighing, Wang Yi stuffed the hem of the "earth dragon's" skirt into his mouth.

This stuff melts in your mouth, and the fresh, sweet taste immediately spreads throughout your mouth, accompanied by a strange sense of satisfaction.

Is it because you're too hungry?
Elsa: "Isn't it delicious! I can tell from your expression that it's delicious! Also, this thing has both earth and fire attributes. Since you have an earth elemental root, fire generates earth, so your body will feel exceptionally comfortable when you put it in your mouth."

So that's how it is; that's where this sense of satisfaction comes from.

Elsa continued explaining: "Dietary supplements are also a very important part. You don't yet have the ability to condense and control Qi. When you enter the sect in the future, eating this stuff can restore your Qi and nourish your spiritual foundation."

"When you can't exchange points for any good elixirs in the future, you might as well use them to eat to your heart's content."

As Wang Yi responded, he picked up another piece of skirt hem and stuffed it into his mouth.

He quickly finished eating all the skirt pieces in the casserole and started showing off the wild boar meat in the pot.

The taste of this pork was completely different from the pork that Wang Yi was used to eating; it was a hundred times more fragrant and delicious.

Wang Yi was enjoying his meal when suddenly his stomach cramped.

Oh no, I haven't had a proper meal in so long, and suddenly this kind of delicacies is too much for my stomach to handle!

Wang Yi was already very familiar with this situation. In the past, every time he received his first paycheck from his internship, he would eat a lot as a form of revenge, and then turn into a ruthless poop-producing machine, having terrible diarrhea, which incidentally boosted the sales of Ma Yinglong ointment.

Faced with the familiar surroundings, Wang Yi stood up and asked, "Where is the toilet?"

"there!"

As Elsa answered, the cafeteria lady pointed in the same direction: "Over there! You're a newbie who just joined today, right? You're probably not used to eating the earthworm set meal right away! Come over here to Auntie, I'll give you some montmorillonite powder."

Wang Yi didn't even have time to say thank you before dashing into the restroom.

Elsa: "Wait a minute, do you have any paper?"

"No, help!" Wang Yi's voice came from the toilet.

The cafeteria lady said, "There's toilet paper in the restroom, it's just been changed. Remember to wash your hands at the sink when you come out, there's hand sanitizer right next to it."

Ten minutes later, Wang Yi shook the water off his hands and came out of the toilet.

Elsa: "Are you still going to eat? Or should we go straight to the operations center now? We just received a notification that the monks participating in this D-level emergency mission have been confirmed."

Wang Yi rubbed his stomach; after that storm, he no longer felt hungry.

So he said, "Let's go to the operations center. I want to see what cultivators are all about."

Elsa stood up, just then the cafeteria lady shouted, "Montmorillonite powder, here you go!"

As soon as Wang Yi looked up, he saw a small box flying towards him, and he caught it.

Upon closer inspection, it turns out this is actually a modern pharmaceutical company's version that is normally available on the market.

Shouldn't cultivators take some medicine that's even more—more in line with the cultivation style?
He shook his head and opened the bottle cap.

At that moment, he noticed a battery charging icon on his wrist as he opened the bottle cap—no, it looked more like a tattoo had appeared out of nowhere on his wrist.

Elsa urged, "Hurry up and take your medicine! The D-rank squad is about to depart. What are you looking at?"

As she spoke, she peeked at Wang Yi's wrist.

"There's nothing here!" Elsa suddenly stopped. "Oh, you didn't awaken a cheat ability like in web novels, and a mark appeared on your wrist, did you?"

Wang Yi was shocked. Before he could figure out how to react, Elsa burst into laughter: "How could that be!"

At this moment, Wang Yi also realized what was going on: "What are you laughing at, bro? I really have awakened the system. I have a battery icon on my wrist now, it's just not fully charged yet. Once it's fully charged, you'll be shocked!"

"Hahahaha!" Elsa laughed so hard she fell to the ground and pounded the floor. "A battery icon! Your cheat ability is so low-class! At least it's a magatama..."

She clearly took Wang Yi's words as a joke.

This was the cover-up method that Wang Yi came up with in a moment of desperation.

Let's watch the D-class team's performance first, and then we'll slowly figure out how to recharge and what we can do when fully charged.

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(End of this chapter)