My Demon Friends-Chapter 472 - 463 Half a Civil Servant_3

"Yin Le didn’t mention this much to me before." Zhou Li was curious. "What level is this considered among civil servants?"

"This doesn’t belong to our salary system. Even the highest standard in our salary range isn’t this high." Xiao Lin sighed with relief and continued to explain, "If anything, this should be considered special funding applied for by our Celestial Master Department."

"So, what do I need to do?"

"This is something Mr. Yin Le will discuss with you; it’s beyond the scope of my duties."

"Got it."

"Any other questions?"

"No, thank you."

Zhou Li remembered that if he was just lending his name, he wouldn’t need to do much. From what Yin Le had told him before, he had thought he might only make a couple of thousand a month, something like a subsidy.

This amount undoubtedly exceeded his expectations; he just didn’t know how much Yin Le earned.

"Well, that concludes everything." Xiao Lin closed his folder. "You can take down my phone number and add me on WeChat using this number. I am online 24 hours a day, except when I’m sleeping. If you have any questions, whether it’s about anything related to the Celestial Master Department or if you need me to do something, just contact me."

"Thank you."

"You’re welcome. I’ll leave you now."

"Alright."

Xiao Lin stood up, holding his folder, and also picked up the half-empty can of Sprite.

Zhou Li also stood up, escorted him to the elevator, and only returned to sit down and sip his own unfinished Sprite after Xiao Lin had left.

Dealing with young people was relatively easy. Apart from work-related matters, Xiao Lin hardly said anything. He was straightforward and didn’t cause any trouble.

In short, from now on, he was sort of a civil servant.

He hadn’t even graduated from university yet and had already secured a job with a steady income. It seemed pretty decent—a rather magical feeling.

At that moment, a quite loud, muffled voice came from the secondary bedroom—

"Your salary is quite high, huh!"

"You’re home?"

"If I weren’t home, would I be running back to your dorm to browse Taobao? Is your dorm’s Wi-Fi faster or something?"

"Then why don’t you come out?"

"I’m swamped!"

"Oh."

Zhou Li ignored her and took out his phone again, looking up Yin Le on QQ.

Zhou Li: It’s all set.

Yin Le: What?

Zhou Li: The Celestial Master Department stuff.

Yin Le: Only now?

Zhou Li: Perhaps. I went to the Old Land World a few days ago, so they might not have been able to contact me.

Yin Le: You went to the Old Land World?

Yin Le: I’ve never even been to the Old Land World. 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂

Yin Le: What’s it like?

Zhou Li: It’s beautiful.

Yin Le: Alright then.

Yin Le: Now I’m your superior.

Zhou Li: Hello, Superior.

Yin Le: Work hard, young man. I have high hopes for you.

Zhou Li: They said my future job duties will be discussed with you. What will I generally need to do?

Yin Le: [Voice Message]

Zhou Li frowned but clicked to listen anyway.

Yin Le’s voice sounded weary. "The higher-ups have assigned a very high classification for you joining the Celestial Master Department: strategic-level. What does strategic-level mean? It means that, in principle, unless it involves major diplomatic matters with the Demon Kingdom, they generally won’t bother you... How does that sound? Happy?

"Unfortunately, that’s just in principle, hehe. If anyone else were in charge of the southwestern affairs right now, instead of me, perhaps you could really enjoy your life as a loafer. But alas, it’s me... Anyway, our Celestial Master Department is seriously short-handed, and everyone’s a rookie. If we run into serious trouble, I’ll definitely call you for help... Don’t ask. There’s no pay for that."

Zhou Li: Oh, okay. Feel free to call me anytime, don’t hesitate. Getting paid to do a job is only right and proper.

Zhou Li: You should get some rest.

Yin Le: How much is your salary?

Zhou Li: You don’t know?

Yin Le: How would I know? I don’t handle that.

Zhou Li: 80k.

Yin Le: ??????

Zhou Li: What’s wrong?

Yin Le: Annually?

Zhou Li: Monthly. What about you?

Yin Le: ?????? F*ck, and I only make a little over 10k!

Zhou Li: Oh. Rest well.

Yin Le: They told me to give you a heads-up that your salary might be very low. But damn it all... Son of a bitch!

Zhou Li: I’m going to take a nap. /sleepy