Miss White Wolf's Terra Travel Journal

Volume 3: Chapter 75 Interview

Ever since receiving the phone call from Superintendent Shi Huaiya, Xuezhi has been feeling restless for a long time.

The original interview time was scheduled for three o'clock this afternoon, but the mysterious Ms. White Wolf suddenly suggested moving the time forward to noon, and the location was also changed to a restaurant near the Guard Bureau.

It was almost ten o'clock and it would take half an hour to walk to the Guards Station. She didn't have much time.

Xuezhi tried to calm herself down by taking a deep breath and looked down at her notebook. On the beige paper were neat lines of handwriting. This was her self-introduction. She would stutter when she was nervous. In order to avoid getting stuck at the critical moment, her solution was to memorize her self-introduction.

Not only that, she has also searched the Internet for a lot of tips on how to answer the interviewer's questions in the past two days. The commentators in the message area were all full of witty remarks, which made her dazzled, but Xuezhi was afraid that she could not do it. She felt that she would be too nervous to speak when the time came.

According to Superintendent Shi Huaiya, although Qingmiao Technology is a new company that is being established, it has deep cooperation with top companies like Rhode Island from the beginning, and its prospects are completely different from her previous small studio. More importantly, this new company is recruiting for scientific research positions. If she can be successfully selected, she may become a researcher directly, without having to slowly rise from an assistant researcher.

She was grateful for the valuable opportunity provided by Superintendent Shi, but was also extremely worried about her current situation.

She was born in the lower class and taught herself through her own efforts. She had neither a degree from a higher education institution like Victoria or Leitania nor experience working in a large company. So far, the only thing she could show off was two insignificant research results: a plan to improve household robots and a modified mechanical claw that was of little use.

Xuezhi paced around the room anxiously. Taking a deep breath could not calm her down. She began to think wildly. Why did the person in charge of Qingmiao Technology move up the meeting time? Was he impatient? Originally, they said they would meet at the Guard Bureau, but this time they changed to an informal place like a hotel. Did he think she was not qualified?

Her palms were sweating, and she had a vague feeling that this nervousness might be disastrous for the upcoming interview, but she just couldn't control herself. All these factors had formed a vicious cycle of panic in her heart.

……

Since Officer Chen would help contact the contractor, Bai Lang suddenly had less things to do, so she temporarily decided to move up the meeting time with Miss Xuezhi to noon.

Regarding the change of venue, Bai Lang thought that meeting at the Guard Bureau was too serious. In order not to cause possible psychological pressure on Miss Xuezhi, it would be more relaxing to choose a hotel as the place for communication.

As it was still early, she continued to play Go with Xingxiong. It was said that the chessboard was a trophy captured by Xing Sir, and there was a small story behind it.

That day, Officer Xingxiong went out to arrest a thief. Relying on her strong professional qualities, she found the target very smoothly. At that time, the target was playing Go with others and having a great time. She walked over and patted the other person on the shoulder, and then she was actually disliked by him. She had never played Go before, but she found it interesting to see others so obsessed with it. Because it was still early, she would not be able to get off work after arresting the person, so she just watched from the side.

She quickly understood the rules, which was much simpler than investigating the crime scene. She watched the thief lose seven games in a row, and felt more and more aggrieved. Finally, she could no longer bear it and handcuffed the man and confiscated the chessboard. She took the chess set to the Guard Bureau and kept it well. She would always play a few games with him whenever she had nothing to do.

"Old Chen and Missy are no match for me. Sometimes I lose on purpose." Seeing that Chen Huijie was too busy to take care of this, Xingxiong boasted in a low voice.

She was not lying, she was indeed an expert in this area, and she won more than she lost in the competition with White Wolf, and that was when White Wolf made the first move.

In fact, Bailang also knew some tricks of Gobang, and had heard that the one who makes the first move wins, but she didn't want to study this at all. She just played black first, and then launched an all-out attack, killing people in all directions, leaving Xingxiong with only passive interception. She would always find that her opponent had inexplicably made five moves in a row when she was having a great time.

But she didn't care about the result at all. She just enjoyed the process of attacking recklessly, and was as happy after losing the game as if she had won.

Xingxiong also likes Bailang's temper. She finds that she doesn't need to deliberately lose in order to take care of the other party's mood. This is simply too much fun. Playing chess is fun only when you win.

While they were playing chess with great enthusiasm, Xuezhi left her small rented room with her notebook and her scientific research resume. She walked alone on the streets of Longmen, imagining what would happen during the interview.

First of all, there is Ms. White Wolf. Just like the business elites he had met before, the other party would most likely be a Ms. Rupert in a suit and tie, about 40 years old. She carried a folder with a blue cover. During the conversation, she would look at the expensive watch on her wrist from time to time, and she would answer the phone every few minutes. Her schedule was packed, and it was not easy for her to squeeze out time for the interview.

What should I say when I see Ms. White Wolf? Should I say good afternoon or thank her for the invitation? Would it be impolite to introduce myself right at the beginning? What if Ms. White Wolf is very busy? Will polite words annoy her? What if I arrive early? What if...

"Xing Sir, I should leave soon." After losing N games, Bai Lang finally won a game. She stood up, took out her cell phone and checked to make sure that it was almost time for the appointment.

"Oh, I remember now. Missy said you had an interview. Let's come again next time." Xingxiong looked at the chess table reluctantly. She actually wanted to play a few more games.

"Interview?" Bai Lang asked doubtfully. After he figured out the reason, he smiled with relief. "That makes sense. I'm just like meeting an interviewer. I wonder if Miss Xuezhi will be interested in our new company, which is broke."

At 11:20, ten minutes before the agreed time, Bai Lang arrived at the place recommended by Shi Huaiya. It was a quiet little restaurant with bamboos planted in the green belt at the door. Members of the Guard Bureau who were on vacation often had afternoon tea here.

Bai Lang walked into the restaurant and asked the waiter for a cup of Yan Guo Longjing tea, just like other customers did. Then he found a seat by the window and sat down. He waited in the curling tea mist while quietly looking outside.

Volume 3: Chapter 76 Interview II

Outside the window were clumps of dark green bamboos. In late autumn, when everything was withering, this bit of green was refreshing. Beside the bamboo clumps, there was a girl in plain clothes, concentrating on taking notes seriously. Bai Lang remembered that the girl was there when he first arrived. Perhaps she was a student who was working hard to memorize her notes.

When the agreed time came, Snow Pheasant did not show up. White Wolf was not anxious about it. Everyone would encounter something unexpected. She continued to wait quietly.

One minute, two minutes.

Her tea slowly cooled down. It was almost noon, but the person she was waiting for still hadn't come.

Bai Lang couldn't help but call Shi Huaiya, but got an unexpected answer.

"Miss Snow Pheasant said she had arrived. Didn't you see her?"

"No, I've been waiting in the store for half an hour." White Wolf said helplessly.

"That shouldn't be the case. I'll contact her again."

Just as Bai Lang was about to agree, she suddenly noticed the figure outside the window again. She whispered, "Wait a minute, I can see a Liberi student here. Forget it, I'll take a picture and you can see if she is a Snow Pheasant."

She secretly took a photo of Miss Liberi outside through the window. The person in the photo was holding a notebook and looking around anxiously.

She sent the photo to Shi Huaiya.

"That's her." Shi Huaiya said with a wry smile, "Xuezhi is a very shy girl. If I had known this would happen, I would have given you her contact information. Well, I'll send her a message and tell her that you've been waiting for her for a long time."

"Say I just arrived."

Shi Huaiya was stunned for a moment, then smiled knowingly and said, "I see. Miss Bailang has just arrived. I will tell her now. I wish you all the best."

"Well, thank you very much this time, Missy."

"Tsk tsk, who did you learn this from?" Shi Huaiya couldn't help but laugh out loud.

"Star Bear."

"I knew it was her."

Bailang asked the waiter to make two more cups of tea, then sat upright in his seat, waiting for Xuezhi to come over.

About two minutes later, Snow Pheasant, with a pale face, walked into the restaurant nervously, holding a notebook. As soon as she entered the door, she began to look around, trying to find Ms. White Wolf's location.

But no matter how she looked throughout the restaurant, she couldn't find the person in her mind. People were busy with their own things. Only the overly beautiful young Miss Rupert was looking at her curiously.

Xuezhi was completely panicked. She guessed that Ms. White Wolf chose to leave the restaurant without seeing her. She might even think that she was a person who did not keep her word. It was all her own fault. Why didn't she pay more attention when she was standing outside just now? Ms. White Wolf must be angry now.

What if Ms. White Wolf complained to Officer Shi about her being late? How would she face Officer Shi? It was impossible to explain everything. She just felt that she had messed up everything, and she felt desperate and helpless.

She felt her vision beginning to blur, so she bit her lips hard, opened her eyes wide, and tried to dry the tears that were about to flow so as to prevent herself from crying.

That Miss Rupert waved to her.

Perhaps because the two of them had made eye contact at the beginning, Snow Pheasant blinked her moist eyes and walked over unconsciously.

"What's wrong with you? Are you unhappy about something?" Miss Rupert asked cautiously in a very gentle tone, while pushing a cup of hot tea to her in a friendly manner.

I don’t know why, but Xuezhi, who had originally planned not to cry, suddenly couldn’t control her emotions after hearing the concern. Tears started falling down her cheeks. She lay on the table, sobbing softly with her shoulders heaving.

White Wolf handed over a tissue worriedly.

"Thank you." Xuezhi took the tissue and lowered her head to wipe away the tears on her face, but after wiping away the old tears, new tears would continue to flow.

Now Bai Lang was in no mood to talk about company matters. She focused all her attention on giving advice to this sad girl. She gently placed a hand on Xue Zhi's shoulder and said, "Everyone will encounter sad things. If you feel uncomfortable, it will be better to talk about it."

So, affected by the drastic emotional fluctuations, Miss Xuezhi, who was crying bitterly, told her bad experience verbatim: from the days when she spent a lot of time preparing for the interview to the moment when she missed Ms. Bailang.

White Wolf listened to Miss Snow Pheasant's story silently. When she realized that she was the second protagonist in the story, she covered her face quietly, feeling that she was really guilty of a heinous crime.

Miss Snow Pheasant's story slowly came to an end, and my emotions gradually stabilized. Now it was White Wolf's turn to feel complicated.

The first thing she thought of was the ostrich plan, pretending not to know the White Wolf lady, but it was just a thought, and she still had to face what she had to face.

But if she was asked to tell the truth directly, she couldn't open her mouth. Miss Xuezhi had just cried, and it was not the right time to confess her identity immediately. She didn't know what to do now. Fortunately, the waiter came to serve the food, so she took the opportunity to invite Xuezhi to eat.

The shy Miss Snow Pheasant was reluctant to accept the invitation at first, thinking that she had already troubled others enough, so White Wolf deliberately said that she had accidentally ordered too much food, and it would be wasted if she couldn't finish it. This trick was surprisingly effective. When Snow Pheasant heard about the possibility of waste, she became nervous and didn't plan to leave immediately.

"Can you show me your resume? I'm quite curious after hearing what you said just now." Bai Lang felt that he was half full, so he put down his chopsticks and asked.

"There's nothing on it." Xuezhi lowered his head embarrassedly and took out a few pieces of paper from the bag. "I've prepared for many days and this is all I can come up with."

Bai Lang took the resume and saw that the basic information on it was similar to what Shi Huaiya had said, but this one was much more detailed.

“You used to work in Columbia?”

"Well, in a small research institute."

"Colombia is my hometown." White Wolf said, "You are very similar to someone. You both worked hard in Colombia and finally ran away."

"When I first started looking for a job, everyone said Columbia had the best prospects, so I went there too. Later..."

"Colombia's future is only for some individuals. For most people, it is no exaggeration to say that it is a trap." White Wolf shook his head and said with emotion that although Colombia can provide ten times more job opportunities than other places, it attracts thousands of times more people.

Snow Pheasant didn't know what Miss Rupert meant. Adhering to the principle of not speaking if she didn't understand, she ate silently without saying anything.

In her resume, Xue Zhi did not hide the fact that she had not received a formal university education. Bai Lang could sense the inferiority complex revealed between the lines, but she didn't really care about it. Or perhaps, it was precisely because she had not received a formal education that Xue Zhi's current achievements attracted her attention even more.

Due to the overall chaotic tendency of the Terra world and the different traditions in different places, most knowledge is not passed on through the academy. For example, experts like Kal'tsit and Warfarin never give lectures in schools and have no connection with the academic school.

In this world, school is certainly a proof of ability, but the importance of talent is also self-evident.

Volume 3: Chapter 77: The Right Time

After reading the basic introduction, Bailang focused on the snow pheasant research project.

"Can you tell me about the improved mechanical grappling claw and the miscellaneous robot?"

"Yeah." Xuezhi nodded happily. Although she thought her achievements were insignificant, these studies were indeed her greatest pleasure and she was happy to share them with others.

Bai Lang's purpose was not just to get a casual understanding. She listened carefully to Xue Zhi's explanation throughout the whole process and interrupted him many times to ask questions of her own.

Most of her questions were of this nature: Can the mechanical parts do this, or that? She was just like the client who made random demands, but the difference was that none of these questions were random. When planning the company's business, she had considered these things and had looked up relevant books in Rhodes Island.

Of course, she was not a professional researcher and it was impossible for her to fully understand all this knowledge, but she also learned some basics to prevent herself from becoming a complete layman.

In response to some of Miss Rupert's questions, Snow Pheasant would give answers immediately, while for others, she would think about it and then say in an uncertain tone that she could give it a try.

If this was really an interview, Miss Xuezhi definitely performed at an unprecedented level. After asking detailed questions, Bailang was sure of one thing: the other party's abilities were fully capable of handling research work.

Next, White Wolf's questions expanded beyond the single field of mechanical design. She continued to ask:

“If mechanical devices are applied to domesticated organisms, how can we achieve coordinated control of the organisms and the mechanical devices?”

For the first time, Snow Pheasant showed signs of struggling to think. After thinking it over again and again, she shook her head and said, "I, I'm not sure. I need to see what kind of creature it is before I can decide on a solution."

"Let's change the subject. Do you have a solution to ensure that the mechanical grappling hook you shoot will work normally in extreme conditions, such as high temperature and abnormal atmospheric pressure?"

"You can try. When I was in Columbia, I did research in material mechanics and structural mechanics. I have a little understanding of this area, but to do it well, I still need help from people who specialize in materials science, that is, metallurgical materials science."

"We need to recruit researchers from different fields." White Wolf nodded thoughtfully, and then said, "Xuezhi, I have a research job here that is related to the topic we just talked about. Do you want to get involved?"

Miss Xuezhi was not stupid at all. She had already sensed something was wrong when Miss Rupert asked her questions. And the job she suddenly mentioned...

She suddenly realized that the other party was the person in charge of Qingmiao Technology and was inviting her.

There is no doubt that she has passed the interview, which should be a happy thing, but Xuezhi did not show the slightest excitement. She lowered her head and her whole face turned red.

A person can let down his guard and speak his mind in front of strangers without any burden, but it is often difficult to do so in front of acquaintances, because there will be no intersection with strangers, but acquaintances may meet every day.

Xuezhi clearly remembered that she had just tearfully recounted her "tragic" experience in front of Ms. White Wolf. She had never felt so ashamed and regretful as she did now: Why did she describe herself in such vivid detail, why did she reveal the interview techniques she had researched online, why did she complain so sadly about the unfairness of life...

White Wolf looked at the blushing Snow Pheasant with great interest. She had already made up her mind to bring this girl into her team. At this time, Snow Pheasant secretly raised his head and glanced at her. Their eyes met briefly, and Snow Pheasant immediately lowered his head again as if he had received an electric shock.

Bai Lang suddenly understood how to talk to Miss Xue Zhi about the next topic. She took a sip of tea and said gently in a very determined tone:

"Xuezhi, Qingmiao Technology is a new company, and many of its facilities are not comprehensive. When you arrive, you will stay in the engineering department of Rhodes Island. There will be a separate research room there. We will discuss the specific research projects when we arrive in Rhodes Island."

She looked at Xuezhi's clothes, which were faded but clean and tidy, and added, "The welfare package will be twice that of your previous company. Miss Dou Miao will discuss it with you later."

"Yeah." Snow Pheasant just lowered her head and nodded continuously, as if she would listen to whatever White Wolf said.

"Where do you live now?"

"A small rented house."

"Anything you want to bring?"

"There is a box of mechanical parts..."

"I happen to be going to Rhode Island this afternoon. How about I drive to your place later, pick up my things and set off directly?"

"Hmm, ah!?" Snow Pheasant looked up in astonishment, and after seeing White Wolf's gaze, he lowered his head and said with a red face, "Well, this is so sudden."

"It's better to do it today than to wait for a better day. I think the time is just right. If there are other things to do, it's okay to do it a few days later."

"No, no more."

"Then just follow me."

Bai Lang took out his cell phone and made a call:

"Hey, Texas."

A lively voice came from the other side: "Hey, you dialed the wrong number, I am Exia."

White Wolf looked at the screen of his phone and confirmed that the number he called was from Texas, but it seemed normal that Angel Neng answered the call. She said nonchalantly: "Angel Neng, I want to borrow a car to go to Rhode Island."