My Demon Friends-Chapter 471 - 463: Half a Civil Servant_2

A black-and-white kitten naturally followed behind her, taking little, cheerful steps.

The girl stopped and peered at what Dormitory Auntie was eating.

The kitten also stopped behind her and sat down on the spot.

"Lord Dumpling!"

The kitten completely ignored her.

The girl exchanged a few words with Dormitory Auntie and then resumed walking.

The kitten quickly got up and followed closely behind her.

...

The sadness within him was indescribable.

Just then, his phone rang—it was an unfamiliar number.

"Hello?"

"May I speak to Mr. Zhou Li?"

"Speaking."

"I’m from the Celestial Master Department... just call me Xiao Lin."

"Hello."

While on the phone, Zhou Li kept his eyes on Tuanzi and Brother Nan.

By now, Brother Nan had noticed Tuanzi trailing her. Brother Nan picked Tuanzi up and said something to her, and Tuanzi changed from her goddess-like black-and-white cat form to her usual appearance. Then Brother Nan carried her as she continued to walk inside, soon disappearing from his sight.

He hung up the phone.

Zhou Li turned around and headed out, muttering to himself, "That’s probably for the best. I’ve got things to do anyway, and I was supposed to leave Lord Dumpling with Brother Nan for the time being."

He immediately felt much better.

POOF!

A figure appeared out of nowhere on top of a stone pillar next to the dormitory area’s gate, looking at him puzzled and asking, "Where are you going?"

... Zhou Li didn’t answer. 𝕗𝚛𝚎𝚎𝐰𝗲𝗯𝗻𝚘𝚟𝚎𝗹.𝕔𝐨𝕞

The old monster didn’t mind. After all, with so many people around, it was indeed inconvenient for Zhou Li to look up at the top of a pillar several meters high and tell her where he was going. She just followed Zhou Li with her gaze, watching him turn his head and body. Once he walked out of the gate, POOF! She appeared atop a streetlamp ahead of him, continuing to observe him.

Only when he walked further and closer to the perimeter wall did Zhou Li whisper to her, "Someone from the Celestial Master Department called me."

"So we’re officially joining the Celestial Master Department now?" Huai Xu followed behind him.

"More or less." Although strictly speaking it was Zhou Li who was joining the Celestial Master Department, he didn’t correct her. "From now on, we’re somewhat like the regular army."

"Making money just got harder..." Huai Xu sounded sad.

"Not really." Zhou Li paused, then added, "By the way, do you know the Singles’ Day sale started yesterday?"

"Isn’t today just the 2nd?"

"It started on the 1st this year; you missed it."

"Whoops!" Huai Xu’s voice had the distinctive crispness of a young girl, which made it sound incredibly cute. "I’ve been looking forward to Singles’ Day for so long! Now I’ve really missed out. I should have stayed home instead of going to the Old Land World with you; what a chance to snag deals!"

"Yeah... But this year it lasts until the 3rd."

"Really?"

"What do you think? Of course, it’s..."

"You’re teasing me!!"

"Really."

"That’s great!"

"It’s just that you definitely missed the midnight deals, the first-hour, and the first-two-hour offers. Some of the hot items would certainly be gone by now."

"?? "

"But I think those things you want to buy are probably not that popular, so they’re likely still available."

"..."

The old monster’s emotions fluctuated greatly.

Zhou Li quietly observed her, a slight curve at the corner of his mouth, but before he had his fill of the scene, the old monster disappeared from his view, which caught him somewhat off-guard.

No one to keep watch for him now...

Zhou Li had to be extra careful.

「Several minutes later.」

Zhou Li arrived at his doorstep, opened the door, and said to the tall, thin young man beside him—

"Please come in."

"Thank you." Xiao Lin looked very energetic, with an apologetic smile. "I’m sorry for the trouble, and for having you come all this way. It was really hard to find another place to talk, and what we need to discuss isn’t suitable for others to overhear. Otherwise, I would have come to find you at your school."

"No problem." Zhou Li paused. "Keep it casual. You’re older than me, so let’s talk more relaxedly... Do you want a drink? There’s yogurt, Sprite, Coke, and Lemon C100."

"Sprite, please."

"Sure."

Zhou Li got him a can of Sprite, took one for himself, and then came back to sit down.

Xiao Lin had already laid out his folder. After receiving the Sprite, he took a sip first, a small action that eased the atmosphere for the two young men.

He then started talking about issues that overlapped greatly with what Yin Le had said before.

Zhou Li listened and nodded along.

Next came the registration.

This was the first registration for ’A Generation of Heavenly Master’, so it was fairly straightforward. It only required details like full name, ethnicity, place of birth, usual address, and contact number—similar to any regular sign-up process. It didn’t even require copies of identification. At most, it required a more detailed and serious check of immediate family members. This was because the Heavenly Master system was not yet fully established and was just starting out. In the future, when everything was more developed and the various abilities and mechanisms were in place, registration would at least need to include the Heavenly Master’s Spiritual Power level.

Because a Heavenly Master’s Spiritual Power is innate and fixed. While their abilities might improve, their Spiritual Power does not change. In the future, this would probably be used to classify them into different levels or tiers. Zhou Li was an exception, of course. If a school for Heavenly Masters was established in the future, academic records might even need to be registered.

Then came the procedure for Zhou Li to be registered with the Celestial Master Department.

This required filling in an additional bank account number.

"After discussions, your basic monthly salary will be a little over eighty thousand yuan," Xiao Lin said, pausing briefly. "We are within the system, and this salary is already very, very generous. Of course, it might not compare with top executives in public institutions, but believe me, even our department head doesn’t make this much. Besides, our Celestial Master Department has just been established, and there are many places that need funding."