Fantasy Westward Journey: Return to 2005

Chapter 2086 Preset and Expectation? The Storm Ends!

"Don't worry. Although it may not be the right thing to say, the truth is that even if you officially join the company, you won't have many opportunities to actually interact with her face-to-face."

After the mantis shrimp was confirmed, it looked like it was questioning its existence.

Worried that this guy might run away because he couldn't withstand the pressure, Fang Yun thought for a moment and then spoke to reassure him.

He wasn't trying to comfort the other person or look down on them; it was simply the truth.

The chill of the ghee wine comes from the very core of the drink.

Apart from Fang Yun, oh right, there's also Beast Master, who's Su Jiu's designated target for mockery, in the entire club.

Regardless of anyone else's status or position, she will still ignore you if she intends to.

In addition, her work is not easy, involving tasks such as communicating with people, conveying personnel changes, and adjusting salaries and positions.

In fact, most of the work was handled by Liu Ximeng, who served as the general manager's assistant.

That's why Fang Yun said that even if Pipi Shrimp joins the company, he will rarely deal directly with Su Jiu in the club. Instead, he will have more contact with Liu Ximeng, the general manager's assistant.

"That's fine, that's fine..."

I learned that I wouldn't have many opportunities to deal directly with Sujiu in the future.

The mantis shrimp didn't feel slighted at all; on the contrary, it breathed a huge sigh of relief!

He's just an ordinary homebody. Although he doesn't have any major family issues, he has a fairly cheerful personality.

But these are simply not enough for him to be able to handle high-end professional managers like Su Jiu with ease.

For him, being able to successfully join the Cloud Club without having to deal with General Manager Su Jiu was definitely the best possible outcome.

"Alright, now that the contract has been signed, I'll have someone arrange your accommodation."

Seeing that the mantis shrimp looked like it had just escaped death, Fang Yun shook his head helplessly and called Chen Fan over, asking him to take the mantis shrimp back to the dormitory villa and arrange a single room for him.

I learned that the dormitory was not in the club but in a separate place.

Pipi Shrimp was once again shocked by the extravagance of the Cloud Club—

This isn't a gaming club, it's the ultimate utopia!

He had observed it carefully on his way to the club.

This Yefengtan residential community is a very typical ultra-high-end community, with only detached villas and no high-rise residential buildings.

So after joining the club.

He once thought that the club's employees either lived directly in the club or rented apartments near the community, clocking in and out of get off work as usual every day.

The result was completely unexpected.

The Cloud Club not only has workplaces that are so luxurious that they leave people speechless.

Even the accommodations provided for employees are incredibly extravagant!

He had overheard what Fang Yun had just said to Chen Fan.

Fang Yun told Chen Fan to take him to the dormitory to choose a single room, and specifically told him to come back after choosing the room.

This only shows that the staff dormitory is not far from the club, or even very close.

The only place within walking distance of the club is this residential complex!

as predicted.

In less than ten minutes.

As a three-story villa that appeared to be quite large and had an exquisite exterior came into view, Pipi Shrimp's eyes lit up.

Before he could even ask a question, Chen Fan pushed open the courtyard gate and walked in, waving at him and saying, "Come in, you'll be living here with us from now on."

While talking.

He walked through the front yard with practiced ease, pressed the fingerprint lock, and entered the villa.

And what about the mantis shrimp at this time?

He was completely numb, utterly numb!

He anticipated that the staff dormitory might be located inside the residential complex, or even possibly a villa.

But he never expected it.

This villa is so big, and the decoration is so luxurious!

Although the dormitory villas are designed with a cozy style, they are completely different from the cool and futuristic style of the club.

But mantis shrimps have seen the world, after all.

Judging solely from the materials used in the villa's interior decoration, he could confirm it—

The cost of this villa must be extremely high, perhaps even beyond his wildest imagination!

They're even going to such lengths for a staff dormitory.

Suddenly, Pipi Shrimp had a thought that he wanted to serve Fang Yun for the rest of his life!

Unfortunately, too many people in the club share his idea.

Feeling dizzy, Pipi Shrimp followed Chen Fan up to the third floor and picked out a private room. He quickly tidied up and washed his face before rushing back to the club with Chen Fan.

As a former arms dealer, how should Pipi Shrimp arrange his work?

Fang Yun also thought about it seriously for a long time.

The game Fantasy Westward Journey has a lot of content, which means that each player has different strengths.

He could certainly let Pipi Shrimp do the leveling job as a temporary replacement, but that would be a bit of a waste of his abilities.

So I thought about it.

When the other party returned with Chen Fan.

Fang Yun finally figured out how to arrange things for him—

First, maintain your current job dealing in arms.

After a while, I will fully integrate into the club's rhythm.

We arranged for them to start a live stream and did our best to cultivate them into the number one appraisal streamer in the game!

Make a decision.

They saw that the mantis shrimp had returned, following behind Chen Fan.

He told Chen Fan to continue with his work, while he led Pipi Shrimp to an empty seat, pointed to the computer that was off, and said, "This will be your workstation from now on. You can customize the computer password and decorations as you like, as long as you don't bother anyone else, understand?"

"Understood, Brother Cheng!"

He nodded vigorously.

The mantis shrimp, having just returned from the staff dormitory, was brimming with energy.

Logically speaking, he was a homebody who had stayed at home for several years and hardly interacted with anyone in real life.

Suddenly being in a crowded place like a club should feel strange.

But the truth is that he didn't feel much discomfort at all from beginning to end.

He analyzed that it might be because the e-sports hall itself is very spacious, and each person's workstation is a certain distance apart.

In addition, no one smoked or made loud noises, so most of the time he could only hear the sound of typing on a keyboard and the slight sound of the air purifier running.

He personally found the feeling of having a group of people in one room, but each person actually having their own small space, quite comfortable.

The key is.

Compared to a superior working environment.

What he liked best was actually his own single room in the staff dormitory!

Although it was described as a single room, he took a thorough look around when he went in and found that apart from the lack of a kitchen, it had everything he needed, including a balcony, bathroom, and toilet.

Most importantly, there's a brand new, high-spec desktop computer in the room!

No one bothers me during work hours, and I can play games to my heart's content in my own room after get off work.

Then, the salary, benefits, social insurance, and housing fund are all arranged perfectly.

He asked himself honestly, is there any job in the world more awesome than this?

"The bet was right!"

This is the mantis shrimp's truest thought at this moment.

He was incredibly grateful that he had taken the initiative to show goodwill when he first interacted with Fang Yun in the game.

He never dreamed of it.

Ultimately, this act of kindness turned into a reward he never dared to dream of, propelling him to the top in one step, transforming him from a nerdy guy in a small county into one of the country's top working-class individuals!

Although he's still a working man, he's absolutely happy with being a working man!

"That's about it for the first month's work schedule. After this month's work is over, Rumeng will contact you regarding any changes or arrangements to your work afterwards. I will no longer be responsible for that."

Fang Yun had no idea what the mantis shrimp was thinking at that moment.

After arranging the other party's work for the first month, he stood up, stretched, and said.

Hear the words.

Pipi Shrimp was taken aback at first, but quickly recovered and said, "I understand, Brother Cheng. I will definitely work hard, please rest assured, leader!"

"You kid..."

Seeing that this guy seemed to have finally escaped the gloom of the sour wine, he started to talk a good game.

Fang Yun pointed at him, shook his head and smiled, then patted the other person on the shoulder and left.

The arrangements for mantis shrimp have been temporarily put on hold.

As for what the other party will do next, and where they will ultimately end up.

That depends on the other person's own fortune and understanding.

Again.

As the boss, Fang Yun is only responsible for overall planning.

Of course, he wants Pipi Shrimp to smoothly grow into the top valuation streamer he desires.

But he cannot ignore one fact—

Everyone makes mistakes, and the root cause of these mistakes is that people's thoughts are constantly changing.

Therefore, he had long ago learned to only make pre-set plans and not make expectations.

The premise is that when you reach a certain step, the relevant program will help you continue.

Expectations, on the other hand, are having hopes for the future from the very beginning.

As far as Fang Yun is concerned, if you prove yourself, then as your boss, he will definitely arrange all the resources to help you soar higher.

But if you don't live up to expectations, he won't be angry, since there were no expectations to begin with anyway.

I didn’t think much more about it.

It seems that things are temporarily on the right track with the mantis shrimp business.

Fang Yun didn't stay at the club for long; he went straight home to continue slacking off.

……

In the blink of an eye, more than half a month has passed.

Many things have happened in the past two weeks, but the most attention-grabbing is still the story of Baihua Village.

The live auction for meditation lasted for a full week from day one.

And in this week's auction.

For the first time, all players of Fantasy Westward Journey witnessed firsthand just how terrifying the foundation of a top-tier clan could be!

Westbrook's inventory can truly be described as 'tons'.

During this week's live auction, Meditation worked overtime almost every day, and even then, she almost failed to complete the task, which gives you an idea of ​​how much inventory Westbrook had.

Meanwhile, most of Westbrook's Hundred Flowers Village team's hardware was auctioned off one after another.

Although it's not clear yet.

But everyone knows it.

Once those bosses who won the bids carry the hardware back to their respective servers, the landscape of the Martial God Altar will likely change again!

As for how much these items ultimately sold for.

Meditation wasn't explicitly mentioned during the live stream; only a very vague scope was given.

"I really can't say. If you really want to know, just guess as high as you can!"

These are the exact words spoken after the final auction of the meditation session.

And it was precisely because of his words that everyone started arguing again on the forum about how much money was sold in total!

Meditation encourages everyone to guess as high as possible.

Before the auction even started, many people on the forum said that Westbrook's equipment auction was conservatively estimated to be worth over ten million.

Looking at it this way, it seems that the predictions made on the forum that the minimum guarantee would be ten million were underestimated?

This speculation sent chills down the spines of countless players!

These days are different from the past.

In this day and age, there are very few people in the entire online gaming industry who can invest more than ten million in a game.

According to the meditation, Westbrook's earnings from selling equipment alone after quitting the game would be more than ten million.

So how much money did he actually throw into his most addictive games back then?

I don’t dare to think about it, I don’t dare to think about it at all.

In shock.

There is still one thing that has been puzzling everyone—

This live auction, spearheaded by Baihua Village and arguably the most lavish since the open beta launch of Fantasy Westward Journey, saw no sign of the Three Musketeers from beginning to end.

The so-called "Three Musketeers" naturally refers to the teams Bianliang City, 2008, and Lantingxu.

These three teams are also recognized as the nemesis of Baihuacun. No matter which one Baihuacun encounters, they usually don't fare well.

Logically speaking.

The Hundred Flowers Village has been disbanded, whether to prevent the emergence of a second Hundred Flowers Village that threatens its dominance or simply to strengthen itself.

There's no reason why these three musketeers shouldn't have appeared.

But the fact is, from beginning to end, until the week-long auction was completely over.

No one has heard of anyone from the Qiancheng family, the Shiyi family, or the Ye Ao family making a move.

This is really weird.

of course.

We cannot rule out the possibility that they actually made a move, but they were just very discreet and others were unaware of it.

However, this possibility is not high, considering the current status of the Three Musketeers in the Martial God Altar.

The ones who should keep a low profile are always the opponents, not them.

"Is it possible that the Three Musketeers... actually look down on the things from Hundred Flowers Village?"

"You're talking nonsense, aren't you? Did you not watch the auction or what? The equipment from Hundred Flowers Village almost blinded me!"

"Exactly! Even if the Three Musketeers have slightly better equipment, it's still quite limited. Now that there's an opportunity to strengthen them, we should definitely seize it!"

"Then how do you explain that throughout the entire auction, neither Qiancheng's 1 billion nor the Ye Ao family made a single move?"

"That's the strangest part. If it were me, I would definitely take action. Even if I don't need the equipment myself, I would never leave it to any potential opponent!"

"That's even more outrageous! Didn't you hear what Mingxiang said at the end? Everyone asked how much the auction cost, but he told everyone to guess as high as possible! Let's not talk about anything else, let's just say 2000 million. Tell me, how rich do these three musketeers have to be to come up with 2000 million just to snipe a potential opponent?"

"Hmm...that makes sense. So I understand why they've been so low-key this time. It's not worth spending so much money to intercept them, and they don't need the money themselves, so they simply didn't bother to participate..."

Various speculations arose on the forum regarding the disappearance of the three musketeers during this high-profile auction.

Don't say it.

It is said that the more a truth is debated, the clearer it becomes.

The debate intensified.

They actually managed to analyze some of the speculation about the Three Musketeers' sudden disappearance! (End of Chapter)