Chapter 75 - 75 61 Lavender_2

75: Chapter 61: Lavender_2 75: Chapter 61: Lavender_2 The following questions were much simpler and had little to do with personal privacy, such as “Do you support the new reform proposal?” and “Do you consider taking a government job after graduation?”… Among these answers, the “kidnapped” Lu Ping’an inexplicably appeared as a “good and orderly” person. He had no opinion on reform (he wasn’t interested and didn’t understand), he supported the official’s increased efforts to govern, and he was considering and even preparing for a position in the official institution. He even supported the strong control over “church forces” and “independent legal persons” of companies, and supported the officials taking back the secret realms within the city! As these answers were given, the people above nodded repeatedly. “…Although somewhat radical, he’s indeed a good boy.” Perhaps, considering Ancient City University’s official background, this was another form of political examination. If you don’t pass or perform less “orderly”, you can still enter the school without any impact. However, if you show a tendency towards certain levels, perhaps certain organizations will indeed consider you one of their own and recruit you or provide opportunities in advance. “Not bad, not bad, now it’s the last question. How do you view this job? You know the job is high risk, high reward. Why did you choose this job?” As expected, the question was asked. Lu Ping’an couldn’t help but smile bitterly because the “lie detector” above was watching him, and the original standard answer could not be used indiscriminately. Since it was a job application, it was natural to ask “Why did you choose our company” and “Why do you want to do this line of work”, which were always the last questions in every interview. Due to the importance of the examiners in the interview, it was necessary to prepare several answers for this question without standard answers, according to the tendencies of the examiners. “Lavender and foolish craftsmen, both conservative…” Where there were people, there would be conflicts, especially in a new era where personal martial strength was prevalent, but needed organized groups. As mentioned earlier, because of the obvious shortcomings of professionals, it was necessary to find partners, but choosing who and how was a learned skill. Through historical and practical experience, it is proven that instead of finding someone with matched abilities, it is better to find someone with a matched worldview …so instead of breaking up or betraying each other after long-term unbearable, why not initially express one’s overall inclination for willing participants. “It’s truly worthy of the Logistics Department, with the chief examiner being Lavender and most of the others being foolish craftsmen, very neutral.” Lavender, the oldest demonized plant, represented the Secret Keeper profession for a considerable length of time. Ancient Secret Keepers found that plants like “lavender,” which were prone to demonization, could absorb pollutants and reduce the pollution level of the surrounding environment, so they naturally used them as tools in battle. At that time, almost every Secret Keeper would carry some demonized plant seeds, not for fighting, but for cleaning up and absorbing the leftover pollutants… in plain words, for sweeping the floor. The ability of “lavender” to absorb and cleanse pollutants coincided with the professional duties of Secret Keepers (eliminating pollutants and contaminated people), and for a long time, lavender became the representative of the Secret Keeper profession. In modern times, those who still choose the “lavender” badge as their “faction” are considered neutral, meaning “I just want to do the Secret Keeper job well, stay away from troubles.” The large number of lavender followers are considered classicists and neutralists, similar to the foolish craftsmen faction who just want to study their technology and stay away from the chaos. Just by looking at the examiners’ badges on the stage, Lu Ping’an could roughly understand the situation in the “Logistics Department”… it’s worth mentioning that the senior just now was also a “lavender.” seaʀᴄh thё NovelFire.net* website on Google to access chapters of novels early and in the highest quality. Originally, Lu Ping’an had several answers prepared according to the different preferences of the examiners. If you were radically inclined Night Lamp or Blood-crow, I would give you an advocating for crazy and reckless work style. If you were a peace-loving Travel Canine or Songbird, I would give you a super gentle and conservative style. But now, with a “lie detector” above watching, it seemed that he could only answer honestly. “…I didn’t know it would be like this. I heard the chief examiner would determine on their own based on any answer you give. Meow’s intel was wrong…” Little did he know that it was because someone had put in a word for him, giving him the “special attention” and a more focused review. Now, unless he gave up on entering Ancient City University, he had to carefully give out the most appropriate answer. He had never really thought about how he felt about this job before. “…It’s quite interesting, this job.” “What?” The people above were a little confused by this bizarre answer. They had seen people take risks for high salaries and those who talked about righteousness, but never someone who found the job “interesting.” Many people didn’t survive three years in this job, and you’re doing it just because it’s “interesting”? Lu Ping’an shrugged. He didn’t care what others thought of him and didn’t even bother explaining. All he cared about was the score… and the bonus it represented! “I don’t care about risks and such since everyone dies eventually. This job allows me to earn a good income in a relatively short time, which is nice. Most importantly, this job is very interesting; every day is different, and I get to see many new things and worlds.” Lu Ping’an carefully weighed his words, trying to cover his “abnormality” as “normal” and cater to the taste of the “conservative neutralist.” “That’s about it. I am a go-with-the-flow kind of person, without grand ambitions. If I had to say my goal, I guess it would be to live longer, be happier, and be more at ease.” Lu Ping’an was very honest… since the “Lie Detector” was watching him, he had no choice but to be honest. And finally, when Director Qian nodded his head first, the chief examiner, who had been deliberately stern all along, also broke into a smile. This answer was within their good range. “…Although it’s a bit unconventional, thank you for choosing Ancient City University, and welcome to join us. I would personally be very happy to see you on campus after the start of the semester.” This meant that Lu Ping’an’s score was already stable for admission. Lu Ping’an smiled, got up to say his thanks, and left. After he left, the examiners behind him argued and debated, trying to come up with an accurate score for him. In the end, he received an outrageous interview score of 8.77, and had locked in his admission with a total score of 25.19 (including the 3 bonus points). He even had the opportunity to compete for the total prize as a member of the Logistics Department. But he also inadvertently left a difficult problem for the examiners and the subsequent candidates. Originally, the order of interviews was arranged according to the previous scores, just as in the hands-on exams, by first setting a standard score, a template score, and then adding or subtracting points from subsequent candidates based on that template. However, what Lu Ping’an brought to the table was somewhat outrageous for the Logistics Department, especially the “miracle” of his research and development capabilities, which directly gave full points in logistics, and impacted other points as well. When the previous candidates’ scores were too absurd, and the scoring template was too ridiculous, the examiners would naturally become overly critical of subsequent candidates. This huge gap led to the examiners’ “mad nitpicking,” indirectly causing several candidates behind to collapse and even resulting in the legendary 98th-interview disaster – the most brutal series of low scores in a decade, which even alarmed the Principal. Especially the second and third place runners, who originally were outstanding potential students, but due to how close they were to Lu Ping’an and the psychological gap with the examiners, their interview scores collapsed dramatically. Later, the examiners realized that something was wrong and hurriedly adjusted their mentality and scoring criteria, but it was already too late. Those two also, inexplicably, encountered bad luck and were almost eliminated from the competition. One day in the future, when Vice Dean Li looks back on this day and realizes what kind of “free and easy happiness” Lu Ping’an was talking about, he wishes time could flow backward. “That year, recruiting ‘one road to peace’ was the luckiest and most disastrous thing in my life… How could I be so foolish! Why didn’t I ask him what kind of ‘happiness’ he was talking about back then! Why didn’t I kick him out with one foot!”