High-Energy Employee Guidelines

"I need to go to Europe for a mission." Hao Ren tried to imagine himself as a special agent in a black trench coat and dark sunglasses. As he said this, his face was so serious it didn't look like his own. Regardless, the identity of a Time-Space Administration Bureau employee could indeed change a person's demeanor. He was paying extra attention to his image now, but only when he was in front of the two unusual creatures at home.

Lily's whole being lit up, as if an invisible tail was wagging furiously behind her. "Going out to play?! I'm free, totally free!" Just as Raven 12345 had said, there was no need to worry about this silly girl refusing.

Vivian's focus was elsewhere. "Um, if I act as an air conditioner, can I save on electricity and pay less rent? Oh, yes, yes…"

Hao Ren felt that the focus of this lazy vampire was completely in the wrong place.

"By the way, you can cool things down, but can you also generate heat?" Lily tilted her head to look at Vivian. The cold air surrounding Vivian was swirling happily, and this cold breeze was more refreshing than air conditioning. "If we can save on heating costs in winter, that would definitely cover your rent."

Vivian thought for a moment, without showing any difficulty. "Blood Clan members are naturally cold-blooded creatures, so generating some cold air is fine…"

"Ahem, we're talking about serious matters," Hao Ren quickly steered the increasingly bizarre topic back on track. "Lily, you're coming with me, right? What about you, Vivian, do you have anything going on? If not, why don't you come along? I'm not very familiar with Europe either."

Hao Ren was telling the truth. Not only was he unfamiliar with Europe, but he had hardly ever traveled far in his life. Besides knowing his little corner of the South Suburbs, anywhere outside the Third Ring Road was basically another world to him. Now, this was the first time in his life he was planning to go abroad, and it was even a government-funded trip "arranged by the organization." He couldn't help but feel a little excited!

I guess I'm a civil servant now, albeit a foreign one, Hao Ren thought to himself.

"Me? I don't really have anything going on," Vivian lowered her head with a hint of embarrassment. "The job I applied for a few days ago just fell through, so I'm free now, hehe, hehehe… Landlord, if I act as your guide, can that count as half a month's rent?"

Hao Ren curled his lips. Can this fierce girl at least retain some dignity as a vampire? I'm not even considering the noble status of the night, but at least maintain the standard of a nouveau riche of the night! Now she's so down and out that even Lily next to her can't stand it…

"Don't worry about the rent," Hao Ren sighed to the heavens. "I signed a contract to sell myself to Raven 12345, so how could I possibly kick you out? If you're willing, just help out with some housework at home, and I'll be perfectly satisfied. As for finding a job… I suggest you stop bothering those nearly bankrupt businesses around here. I heard that when you went to work at McDonald's a while ago, God, in order to keep you poor, killed off several hundred food companies in one go…"

Vivian quickly coughed. "Cough, cough… that has nothing to do with me!"

At this moment, Lily was still immersed in the excitement of going out. She actually transformed into her werewolf form and wagged her tail vigorously (perhaps this was the only way she could express her special mood). "Landlord, landlord, when are we leaving? Should I pack my luggage now? Where are we going exactly? How many days will we stay? Does the mission you mentioned have a time limit? Also, when do we eat?"

Hao Ren waved his hands vigorously to push back the overly excited werewolf. "Don't rush, don't rush. I haven't even booked the plane tickets yet. We'll talk about it after Raven sends the specific intel. Oh, right, let me show you something fun – this is high-tech! Standard equipment for Time-Space Administration Bureau employees… Damn it! Where did I put it?!"

Hao Ren fumbled through the pockets on his body, and sweat immediately broke out on his forehead. Even the gentle cool breeze blowing from Vivian beside him was no longer effective. He clearly remembered stuffing the incredibly awesome Data Terminal into his pants pocket, but now he only pulled out two frayed wires from his pocket!

"This is a disaster!" The first thing Hao Ren thought of was the consequences if this super-modern device fell into the hands of ordinary people. It could produce a protagonist for a novel like "Urban Alien Super Brain," or it could produce an expert from the Chinese Academy of Sciences with a reinforced company. But the most likely outcome was that Raven 12345 would descend and smash him to death. This was definitely a major work error!

However, just as Hao Ren was frantically searching in vain and was about to go out to look along the way, he suddenly heard a slight buzzing sound beside him. Then, a small vortex-like spatial gate appeared in mid-air. The hexagonal "Data Terminal" squeezed out of the vortex crookedly and landed lightly in his hand. A line of text projected holographically still hung in the air: "User, please note, do not casually discard this unit on transportation. Its navigation function is limited—this is not what a Data Terminal should be doing in the first place! If you do this again next time, this unit will report it to the higher-ups."

Hao Ren: "..." He now understood what Raven 12345 meant by "its intelligence is not much worse than yours." This Data Terminal clearly had artificial intelligence! At least he hadn't heard of any other computers that could curse out their own owners…

Lily was immediately attracted by this novel little gadget. Her tail flickered into a blur, and her eyes sparkled as she leaned closer. "Landlord, can I play with this?"

Hao Ren thought about it and confirmed that there were no prohibitions in the core summary of the employee handbook he had read earlier. So, he handed the Data Terminal over. "Be careful. Although Raven 12345 said it's very sturdy, if this thing breaks, there's nowhere to get it repaired."

Lily excitedly took the Data Terminal and fiddled with it for a long time, but the thing didn't react at all. Finally, as if annoyed by Lily, a line of text reluctantly popped up above the Data Terminal: "Insufficient permissions, stop wasting your effort, okay? This unit has its principles."

The three people present: "..."

Vivian was glad that she had controlled her curiosity just now and didn't make a fool of herself like a bumpkin. She gave a dry laugh and walked towards the kitchen. "Big Dog, you continue playing. I'll go make dinner."

Lily sheepishly returned the Data Terminal to Hao Ren, then suddenly remembered something and ran after her into the kitchen. "Hey, wait! I'll go with you!"

"You know how to cook? Don't you just know how to eat?"

"I'll go sit in the air conditioning. It's too hot in here."

"……"

While Vivian and Lily were busy clanging and banging in the kitchen, Hao Ren grabbed his newly acquired Data Terminal and started studying it, mainly to see what this Time-Space Administration Bureau actually did. In the next half hour, the more he read, the more alarmed he became.

It all started with normal work regulations and some prohibited items, but the subsequent regulations and case references became difficult to comprehend:

Notice on the Observation and Guidance Procedures for Special Type III Civilizations

Registration Methods for New Category Six Apocalypses

Guidance Plan for Strictly Regulating the Declaration Procedures for Local Wars

Points to Note for Examiners Intervening in Stellar Wars

Basic Common Sense Regarding Extinction Orders and the Role of Examiners in Corresponding Procedures

At the end of those basic work regulations were appended these astonishing things.

"I have a question," Hao Ren knew his Data Terminal could communicate, so he cautiously asked in his mind, "What exactly do all these high-level things mean?"

"Literally," a line of text appeared on the Data Terminal. "But those are matters for official examiners to handle and are temporarily unrelated to you. Examiners are agents of the Empire in local areas. In religious terms, they are equivalent to living saints or holy sons. Are there any problems handling these daily tasks?"

Hao Ren immediately said there were no problems and went back to comfort his pounding little heart.

By the afternoon, he had temporarily put those high-level "employee notices" out of his mind. Who knew when those things would actually happen? For now, he had to sort out his own "mission": Raven 12345 had already sent the mission details.

His destination was England, but not any famous place, rather a remote small town that couldn't even be found on a map. His new tenant was waiting for him there.