Chapter 78

Exusiai clenched her fist and said, "Today's paycheck will determine how many Apple Pie I can eat this month!"

All she wants now is to have enough of her salary this month to buy Apple Pie! She has no other needs!

After all, the funding for the Etched Ammunition was deducted from this month's budget, and with the funding for explosives, Exusiai isn't asking for anything more!

I'll leave the meals to Shirou!

"It depends on the number of orders received? That has nothing to do with me, right?"

Upon hearing that his salary would be determined by the number of orders he received, Shirou felt that his salary might not be very high.

After all, his job is just taking care of the meals and environment of Penguin Logistics, and occasionally going on long-distance trips. It can't compare to the four people who take on more orders.

"That's okay. It's just for fun. After all, Texas and Exusiai have the most orders. Texas and I Croissant other jobs, so we get fewer orders."

Kong explained that the reason they gathered together to look at salaries was just for fun, and it also allowed them to check who had been the most lazy this month.

However, she and Croissant definitely spend less time together, since she has her idol job and Croissant has her side business of running a stall.

"That's right, let's all come together."

Croissant stepped forward and pulled Shirou over.

"Don't pull me, I can walk by myself."

Looking at the others, Shirou knew he was destined to participate in this strange little game.

If he wants to participate, he should. Penguin Logistics is a group, and it would seem strange if he didn't participate in things between groups like this.

Upon approaching, Shirou noticed a problem.

"How do you see this?"

As someone who basically uses all the built-in software on his phone except for communication, Shirou didn't know how to check his salary.

"..."

Shirou's words silenced everyone else.

They forgot that Shirou wasn't very good at this.

However, this problem is easy to solve; simply install Penguin Logistics' own software.

The software built into Penguin Logistics is mainly used for order grabbing and releasing some internal messages. Since Shirou's main work is not related to Penguin Logistics, and other messages are handled by Isv and the four members of Penguin Logistics, he has never downloaded it.

It's definitely not because he didn't understand it or because he didn't use it in his daily life that he didn't bother to learn about it!

"That's fine."

After helping Shirou process some data and messages on his phone, Texas returned it to Shirou.

After all, strictly speaking, Shirou is a member of the Penguin Logistics Texas team, so some information needs to be verified through her, making it the fastest way to have her handle the process.

"Hmm, this... is pretty trendy?"

Shirou, having just received the phone from Texas, looked at the screen and felt somewhat bewildered.

After much deliberation, the only word that can describe it is "trendy".

If you disregard the functionality, the page design is really good.

But he couldn't understand it.

Shirou felt himself gradually becoming more like Rin, the kind of person who felt lost and helpless when faced with high-tech products.

"Just click here, then click here again. You can explore the other functions on your own."

Seeing Shirou's predicament, Sora offered a helping hand.

Kong tapped the screen, and the screen on his phone became the same as the screens on the phones of the four people at Penguin Logistics.

"Thank you for your help."

Seeing that he needed help using his phone, Shirou realized he needed to take some time to learn more about mobile phones.

"No, just press this button here and you'll see it."

Kong pointed at the phone screen and said.

Exusiai and Croissant, watching this scene unfold, muttered under their breath:

"Sister Neng, don't you think this scene looks like a child teaching their parents how to use a mobile phone?"

"Wow... now that you describe it, it makes a vivid picture."

Upon hearing Croissant's words, Exusiai instantly imagined the scene before her and found that it didn't seem out of place at all.

"I think you two are courting death."

Seeing the two of them complaining, Texas moved to the side to avoid being mistaken for an accomplice by Shirou.

"Huh? What are you doing?"

After Sora finished explaining, she looked up and saw Texas moving away from Exusiai and Croissant. Confused, she could only ask a question.

"It's nothing, it's nothing. Let's start when it's ready over there. Just put your phone on the table, count to three, and press all the buttons at once!"

Croissant her hand to indicate that it was nothing, and briefly explained the rules of the game.

Just kidding, if Shirou knew what she just said, he probably wouldn't be eating meat for the next few days!

She could accept being vegetarian, but she was afraid that Shirou would only Croissants.

"Understood."

Shirou placed the phone on the table as Croissant.

"Alright! Three!"

Croissant counted to three and pressed the button, and the others next to her pressed it as well.

"What? Where are one and two?"

Before Shirou could react, he saw that everyone had already finished pressing the buttons, so he hurriedly pressed one more button.

"Don't worry about it, it's nothing."

Exusiai to the side, was already used to such trivial matters; after all, it wasn't a big deal.

The most urgent thing now is to check everyone's phone screen; this little game is probably the thing they look forward to most each month!

Penguin Logistics is all about having fun.

The phone screen on the table switched, and the group first looked at Texas and Exusiai, the two players who diligently took orders every day, then Croissant and Sora, and finally Shirou.

"52,000, 30,000, 33,000, 27,000, 10,000... Tsk tsk, as expected, Sister De still gets the most? Well then, the same as always!"

Croissant quickly did the math and found that Texas still offered the highest salaries.

After all, Texas and Exusiai frequently take orders, but Exusiai gets penalized for various reasons, so Texas often wins the Penguin Logistics Salary Cup.

As for Croissant's comment about "the usual," it really just means treating everyone to drinks after work, just a token gesture.

Who gets to win so many championships?

"Yay! My boss didn't deduct my full salary!"

Exusiai had resigned herself to having all her salary docked, was so excited to see that she still had 30,000 left that she was practically jumping on Texas.

"I've found the money for the things I wanted before."

Texas was more composed; this time the salary was relatively high, probably because he had taken several dangerous trips this month, resulting in a significant pay increase.

"Hmm? Shirou, your numbers... don't they look a bit strange?"

Sora noticed something was wrong and moved closer to Shirou, carefully examining Shirou phone screen.

Seeing that it was empty, the other three people also came over, pushing Shirou to the back.

"???"

Shirou, who had been pushed out of the crowd, looked bewildered; he was still looking at the images on other people's phones!

"* Longmen Curses * Am I seeing things? Is it 100,000?"

Croissant picked up the phone and looked at it from left to right, as if trying to make sure she wasn't seeing things.

That's 100,000! That's equivalent to two months' salary for a hard-working person in Texas!

That's equivalent to more than three months of her salary, excluding her street vending earnings!

"No, I have to ask."

Exusiai retrieved her phone and immediately called Isv.

If it was sent to the wrong person, that would be more troublesome; we would have to notify them.

If I haven't sent it by mistake... then she'll have to cling to Shirou's coattails this month!

"Turn on the speakerphone."

Texas said.

"Hmm? Is this serious?"

Seeing Exusiai and Croissant's excited expressions, Shirou asked Sora, who had also been squeezed out to the side.

"It depends on the situation. There have been similar cases before, and the consequences were quite dire. However, the boss is relatively easy to talk Isv Is, so it should just be deducted from his future salary. In any case, it's definitely okay to confirm the situation."

Kong gave a brief explanation.

The main issue is a previous case where a company mistakenly paid out a salary, which the recipient mistook for a bonus. They only realized it was a mistake after spending all the money. It's said that the person had to work for several months without pay to pay it back.

When working away from home, one must be careful and cautious.

However, with Penguin Logistics, just saying a word should be enough; it's very likely that it was just a mistakenly sent.

"I see."

After hearing Sora's explanation, Shirou could roughly understand why the others were so nervous.

However, in his view, a large portion of that money should be used for the food expenses of Penguin Logistics in the future.

"Shh─"

Exusiai had turned her phone on speakerphone, gestured for everyone to be quiet.

"This is Isv. How can I help you?"

After the call connected, Isv's voice came through. Even though he was bombarded with phone calls so early in the morning, Isv's attitude remained very friendly.

"Um... isn't there something strange about Shirou's salary?"

Exusiai got straight to the point, getting right to the point.

"Shirou's salary? Let me check... No problem, it's definitely 100,000."

"Really...?"

Exusiai has been confirmed, so for the next month she'll be clinging to Shirou's coattails for food! That way, she can use her money to buy games!

Yay!

"Um... the 100,000 includes the cost of the meals afterwards, right?"

Shirou asked the question cautiously, as it concerned their meals for the rest of the group.

"No, it's all just simple salary, which the boss added on. The funding for expenses comes from the same card as before."

Isv replied.

"But isn't this a bit too high?"

While having more money is a good thing, Shirou doesn't feel that his workload deserves that much money. After all, everyone at Penguin Logistics works so hard every day, yet they don't receive that much.

"Hmm... These are the boss's exact words: Unless it's a critical moment, we won't send Shirou out."

Upon hearing Shirou's question, Isv mimicked his boss's tone.

"What's the meaning?"

Shirou was puzzled by what Isv said.

Can't you just speak properly? You're always spouting riddles for no reason.

"Ahem, it means the boss has a very high opinion of your combat capabilities."

Isv then realized that he needed to be more direct when talking to Shirou, so he quickly added that he wanted to use plain language.