Chapter 20 I want to resign

Chapter 20: I Want to Resign

At midnight the next day, Li Yi, Zhang Gao, Lü Jue, and others began their Guiding Staff work again.

With the experience from the first time, everyone was noticeably more skilled this time. And Wu Zhen, whose injuries had significantly improved, did not wake up midway through his meditation, so he should be able to get the salary he wanted today.

Li Yi, on the other hand, was thinking about how much money would be appropriate to earn today.

More precisely, how much money he could earn without arousing suspicion.

Finally, Li Yi decided to keep his daily income under 300,000, with some fluctuations allowed, but it must never exceed this limit, because 300,000 was the limit for a genius. Any more than that, and people would start to think in other directions.

However, Li Yi sometimes wished he could guide Cosmic Energy without any restraint.

At that point, he could earn several million from the other party in a single day, and after a few days, he would never have to worry about money again.

But in the end, Li Yi suppressed the greed in his heart.

Soon.

The day’s work ended.

At 6:10 AM, everyone gathered in the cafeteria again to eat breakfast and collect their salaries.

Everyone else’s salaries were the same as usual, with no changes—54,000 for six hours. But Li Yi’s salary had once again broken through, reaching an astonishing 280,000, an amount that surprised everyone else again.

“Indeed, Li Yi still has potential to be unearthed. I thought yesterday had an element of luck, but now it seems that the so-called element of luck doesn’t exist. He is a genuine genius, and it looks like he hasn’t reached his limit today either,” Lü Jue marveled in his heart.

“My guess last night was correct; his cultivation value is at least 200%. My choice to invest in him was also correct, I just missed the timing. If he continues to earn at this rate, he’ll accumulate his initial cultivation funds within ten days to half a month. Once he has the startup capital, Li Yi’s terrifying talent will be fully revealed.”

At this moment, Zhao Xiaoxiao was filled with envy, because she understood that the higher Li Yi’s cultivation level, the more opportunities he would have to earn money, and the more money he earned, the faster his cultivation speed would become.

This was a virtuous cycle.

As for issues like being poor, needing to support parents, and so on, these were not problems at all with Li Yi’s rapid progress; they could be easily resolved.

“This Li Yi…”

Wu Zhen’s face was gloomy at this moment as he ate in the corner. He was beginning to understand that his chances of retaliating against Li Yi were getting smaller and smaller.

He even felt a strange fear now.

With this earning speed and cultivation value, Li Yi not coming to bother him was already a blessing. If he still didn’t know his place and rushed forward, he would likely die a miserable death.

“I can’t stay here any longer. I need to resign, otherwise, once Li Yi activates his Spiritual Medium and gains the abilities of a cultivator, I’ll probably be the first to suffer a blow.” Afterwards, Wu Zhen, who had come to his senses, smelled a strong sense of crisis.

He quickly finished his meal, collected his salary for the day, and then found Supervisor Xu Ming.

“I’m not doing this Guiding Staff job anymore. I want to resign.”

Supervisor Xu Ming also understood the reason for Wu Zhen’s resignation. He did not object and readily agreed. After all, Guiding Staff like Wu Zhen could be hired at any time and were not worth keeping.

The others only realized that Wu Zhen had secretly left when they didn’t see him on the third day of work.

“Li Yi gave him too much pressure. He was scared away.”

Zhang Gao, Lü Jue, Zhao Xiaoxiao, and the others quickly understood what had happened.

Otherwise, why would someone give up such a good, high-paying job so easily?

“It’s correct that he ran. Today, Li Yi’s eyes are even brighter than when we first met. His evolution speed is visibly fast. At this rate, it won’t be long before he can activate his Spiritual Medium and officially step into the ranks of cultivators. If Wu Zhen doesn’t run now, he won’t be able to run in a few days.”

Zhao Xiaoxiao thought to herself, secretly glancing at Li Yi, who had just sat down.

Li Yi didn’t pay much attention to Wu Zhen’s departure. He was currently adjusting his state to quickly enter meditation.

“I need to earn more today too.”

After successfully entering meditation, he immediately began to continuously guide Cosmic Energy into the cultivation pod in front of him, and at the same time, he absorbed a portion of the pure energy from the dao coin energy field into his own body.

Working and cultivating without delay, plus free food and lodging, Li Yi had fallen in love with this job.

However, after more than three hours of meditation, Li Yi’s consciousness suddenly perceived a change in the dao coin energy field. Everything that was originally calm seemed to have stirred up waves, and then energy surged, like a storm. This anomaly made it impossible for him to guide Cosmic Energy.

Moreover, the appearance of this anomaly also represented a bad omen.

The vengeful spirit of the deceased, stored on the incomplete dao coin, had reawakened.

“How unlucky. It looks like I cultivated a bit too long last night, and an anomaly appeared at this time.”

However, Li Yi already had experience in dealing with it. His consciousness had already prepared to withdraw from the range of the dao coin energy field.

As long as he wasn’t caught in it, his consciousness wouldn’t be captured, and he could wake up from meditation at any time, avoiding being almost killed like the first time.

“You, this inherently evil Earth Prison person!”

That familiar angry voice appeared again. The incomplete dao coin energy gathered, forming a transparent figure with only an upper body. But compared to the first time, this figure seemed even more blurry, not as solid as before.

It looked as if it could dissipate at any moment.

“It’s not an illusion; this vengeful spirit has indeed weakened a lot. But even so, the power of this thing far exceeds my imagination. It seems it will take a long time for it to completely dissipate, or perhaps I’ll have to find a way to deal with it after my cultivation reaches a certain level.” Li Yi thought this.

However, that incomplete vengeful spirit seemed to have sensed Li Yi, roaring and pouncing towards him, as if it could break free from the dao coin energy field’s restraint at any moment and crush his consciousness.

“No way, again?”

Li Yi was startled and immediately woke up from meditation.

He wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.

A false alarm.

He looked around.

Zhang Gao, Lü Jue, and Zhao Xiaoxiao were all meditating, guiding Cosmic Energy. The dangerous middle-aged man nearby, who looked like a bodyguard, was also just sitting with his eyes closed, without a single movement.

It was very quiet around.

No one noticed Li Yi’s anomaly, and no one sensed the qi objects on him.

“What deep hatred does that vengeful spirit on the incomplete dao coin have with me? It goes crazy and berserk as soon as it sees me, desperately trying to kill me. It was like this last time too. Waking this thing up today means my subsequent guiding work will be hindered.”

Li Yi thought to himself, but he couldn’t do anything about it. After all, this was just an incomplete qi objects, and it was normal for it to have hidden dangers.

Now the dao coin could no longer be used. He could only rely on his own guided Cosmic Energy to complete the remaining two-plus hours of work.

After calming down, Li Yi entered meditation again.

At this moment, without the help of the qi objects, he instantly went from a genius to a mediocre person. That feeling of freely acquiring Cosmic Energy no longer appeared. He could only, like everyone else, fish for sporadic Cosmic Energy in the gray-white world. This small amount of energy wasn’t even enough to sell for money, let alone supply his own cultivation.

He persisted for another two-plus hours.

At 6 AM, everyone’s guiding work ended again.

They went to the cafeteria for breakfast as usual.

Supervisor Xu Ming and his assistant distributed their salaries for the day, but unlike yesterday, today’s salary was actually more than usual.

“Xu Ming, shouldn’t I be getting 54,000 today? Why did you give me 110,000? Did you miscount?” Zhang Gao asked with confusion.

Supervisor Xu Ming explained, “Because the employer might wake up from the cultivation pod after tomorrow, your guiding work might be suspended midway. To avoid causing losses to everyone, we decided to pay everyone one day’s salary in advance. At the same time, our cooperation might also end tomorrow, so we hope everyone can be prepared.”

“What? It’s only been a few days, and you’re not hiring people anymore?” Zhang Gao was immediately surprised.

Supervisor Xu Ming explained, “We need a large number of Guiding Staff for a short period of time. If you want to apply for a long-term Guiding Staff position, you’ll need to pass a selection process. At the very least, you need a Guiding Staff certificate to be qualified, unless you’re a special talent like Li Yi, then we can make a special hire.”

Zhang Gao was instantly disappointed after hearing this. He had wanted to work here for ten days to half a month, but it seemed there was no hope.

Lü Jue said at this moment, “We understand this situation. After all, your offer is already twice the market rate; only short-term, urgent needs for Guiding Staff would lead to such an offer. However, if you have similar jobs in the future, you can still contact me, even if it’s for three to five days of work.”

“No problem, we’ve already collected everyone’s information. If there’s a need, we’ll definitely contact everyone immediately,” Supervisor Xu Ming said.

Zhao Xiaoxiao also looked regretful after receiving her money. She said, “I’m going to be unemployed after only working for four days. It looks like I’ll have to find another job.”

Supervisor Xu Ming then specifically sought out Li Yi. He said, “Li Yi, your income today is 190,000. Although it’s much lower than the previous two days, we are still willing to settle your salary for tomorrow at 300,000 per day. So, we’re giving you a total of 490,000 today.”

“Hey, no way! You give us normal wages, but you give him special treatment? This is too unfair!” A cultivator who had just received his salary nearby immediately said upon seeing this.

Zhao Xiaoxiao pouted and said, “If you had Li Yi’s cultivation value, others would also give you extra subsidies. If you don’t have the capital yourself, of course you’re not worthy of special treatment from others. And you have to ask about it? Aren’t you ashamed?”

The cultivator immediately reacted after being told this and left sheepishly.

The others smiled without speaking. Zhao Xiaoxiao was right; Li Yi’s special treatment was because the employer saw Li Yi’s cultivation talent and was willing to pay more. Those with mediocre cultivation values like them naturally couldn’t catch the employer’s eye, and it was already generous to settle a little more salary.

“Thank you, Supervisor. I hope you’ll look out for me if there’s work in the future.” Li Yi was also very smooth; after taking the money, he immediately said a few polite words.

“You’re too kind. Your cultivation value is very high, and we often need talents like you. As long as there’s a need, I’ll definitely contact you immediately. Moreover, I believe that with your cultivation speed, Li Yi, you won’t need us to provide work soon. There will definitely be plenty of people willing to invest in you. Perhaps after our employer finishes his cultivation tomorrow, he’ll be very happy to sponsor you,” Supervisor Xu Ming said with a smile.

Despite these words, Li Yi still felt a bit lost.

Such a good job would be gone tomorrow, and he had only earned 990,000 in total.

Although this amount was not small, Li Yi’s current expenses were also high, and he didn’t know how long it would last. He could only think about finding another job later.

As Supervisor Xu Ming left, everyone’s appetite for food worsened.

It’s hard to go from luxury to frugality; everyone understood this principle.

“Li Yi, what do you plan to do after you resign tomorrow? Will you continue to look for work, or go back to cultivate for a while?”

At this moment, Zhao Xiaoxiao proactively walked over with her tray. She seemed to be intentionally trying to mend their relationship.

Li Yi calmly said, “I haven’t decided yet. Maybe I’ll go cultivate for a while. The money I’ve earned this time is temporarily enough, and I don’t want to go out and look for work right now.”

Zhao Xiaoxiao continued, “Cultivation is very expensive. Medical pods, nutrient solutions, Guiding Staff, and you even need to hire a private tutor. Your one million still needs to be saved to take care of your parents. How much can you truly spend on yourself? So, Li Yi, you should give me a chance and let me invest in you.”

Although Li Yi had refused last time, Zhao Xiaoxiao felt that the more Li Yi refused, the more confident he was in his future achievements. If he blindly accepted various investments, then Zhao Xiaoxiao would hesitate.

Li Yi shook his head and said, “I’m not interested in your investment. You should invest in others. There are plenty of cultivators who need investment these days; there’s no need to focus on me. I just want to earn money on my own right now and am unwilling to accept sponsorship.”

“Then, alright.” Zhao Xiaoxiao sighed helplessly in her heart upon hearing this.