Chapter 50: Is an Interview at a Human Company Really This Hard?
Jian Tang reviewed his “resume” several times before silently clicking “Edit.”
He understood his wife’s well-meaning intentions—the man clearly wanted him to land a fantastic, high-paying job with minimal effort—but his baby wife was simply too naive!
Writing a resume like that would only make employers steer clear. No company would actually dare hire him.
Unless, of course, the person on the other end was a blind fool looking for a high-and-mighty deity to pamper and revere.
Jian Tang searched the internet for sample resumes, pieced bits together, made several edits, and managed to draft a reasonably normal-looking version to send to Boss Octopus.
Half an hour later, Boss Octopus sent back the polished resume along with a link to a company profile.
Boss: [Hang your resume on the platform first. After half an hour, use the platform channel to submit it to this company. Look closely and make sure you don’t submit it to the wrong place!]
Jian Tang clicked the profile open to take a look. It was a new company registered just yesterday, named [The Big Three and Went Wild Shark Export Trading Company].
Jian Tang: “?”
What kind of bizarre company name is that?
He checked the other details on the company’s profile page and found that its address was actually in the University Town area, not too far from his own Xingfu Yuan neighborhood. Its main scope of business was the procurement and export of bulk goods.
The page also displayed the company’s business license, operating permit, and various qualification documents that Jian Tang couldn’t quite comprehend but felt were highly authoritative and professional. It looked perfectly legitimate—a normal, lawful human trading company.
Jian Tang didn’t quite understand the connection between the three eerie BOSSes and a human company established on human turf, but since it was a directive from the top leadership, he would simply follow instructions.
—
Meanwhile.
There were no specimen-making tasks in the A University specimen room today, so everyone had relapsed into a state of aimless slacking off.
Feng Xun blended into his colleagues’ slacking routine completely unhindered. He unlocked his phone and tapped into a newly installed app with a red icon.
The operational interface of the new company immediately spread across his screen.
Feng Xun had previously linked the app to his system panel, allowing him to access it directly via his phone now, which was both more convenient and discreet.
He scrolled through the screen and opened the “Recruitment” module.
After taking over the company’s operating system, he immediately activated the recruitment section, prompting the system to automatically scour local hiring platforms for candidates meeting the company’s job requirements—such as procurement staff, logistics coordinators, and administrative personnel.
At the same time, he enabled a “Do Not Disturb” filter, allowing applicants who proactively submitted their resumes to be automatically sorted into the system’s screening pool. Those who met the criteria were kept, while those who didn’t were kicked out.
Two hours had passed. With the assistance of the system’s black technology, the core team was already largely assembled.
Feng Xun opened the list of “Pending Interviewees” and scrolled down. As expected, Jian Tang’s name was nowhere to be found.
This was within his calculations.
After all, the resume details he had filled out for the boy were highly abstract, specifically designed to prevent other companies from taking an interest and intercepting him.
Feng Xun performed a manual search, fished Jian Tang’s resume out from the platform, and manually tossed it into the pending interviewee list.
He then initiated the system’s automated management, leaving it to the system to notify the candidates on the list to attend an interview.
—
Jian Tang’s phone gave a sudden ding. He had received an email in his recruitment platform inbox.
He opened it to find an interview notification:
> [Dear Mr. Jian Tang, congratulations! You have successfully passed our initial screening and moved on to the second round of interviews. Please arrive at the company headquarters (Address: XXX) tomorrow afternoon for your interview. The interview will commence at 2:00 PM sharp. Please do not be late. Thank you!]
Oh wow, I actually passed the screening!
Jian Tang was thrilled, thinking to himself that the Realm Lords truly were formidable. The resume they had polished and refined was indeed extraordinary, catching the eye of a human company so quickly.
He had been rushed by Boss Octopus to post it earlier and hadn’t closely inspected the refined version, so he only found the time to look at it now.
> Name: Jian Tang
> Gender: Male
> Age: 19
> Education: Global Top 1
> Marital Status: Unmarried at an older age
> Professional Experience: Employed at a Global Top 1 trading factory; veteran elite
> Desired Position: The Boss’s Personal Assistant
> Desired Compensation: Up to the Boss
> Personal Specialties: Accompanying the BOSS for food and drinks, coaxing the BOSS; an attentive and devoted little quilted jacket, always ready to serve.
Below that was a massive, sprawling list of certificates and various qualification titles.
Presumably, the Realm Lords believed that the more of these things there were, the better, so they had thrown in all sorts of random, jumbled items. Jian Tang glanced over it briefly and even spotted a “Level 2 Large Raptor Tamer” professional certificate.
“…”
A resume like this could actually pass?
It’s even more abstract than the one my wife wrote!!
The corners of Jian Tang’s mouth twitched. Overwhelmed with awkwardness, he sent a message to Boss Octopus, stating that he had passed the initial screening and was awaiting the in-person interview.
Boss Octopus replied almost instantly.
Boss: [Excellent! Prepare well for the interview. You must, absolutely, without fail, ensure a one hundred percent smooth pass to officially join this company.]
Jian Tang: [?]
Jian Tang: [Is this also a requirement of the Realm Lords?]
Boss: [Correct.]
Jian Tang: [Can I ask what the reason is for having me join this human company?]
Boss Octopus evaded the question, merely stating: [The Realm Lords have promised that if you successfully secure a position at this human company, in addition to drawing a salary from them, they will privately pay you a separate wage. The pay scale will be double your current rate at the factory.]
Jian Tang: !!!
Double! Variable-wise, that means a monthly salary of over ten thousand points! My loan repayment pressure will be drastically slashed!
I can even earn a human salary at the same time, giving my wife more allowance and housekeeping money!
Jian Tang: [Mission guaranteed to be accomplished!!]
Closing the interface dialogue, Jian Tang jumped up and down on the sofa in high excitement, turning a few joyful flips.
Awesome!
He had read the profile of that human company. Its address wasn’t far from home, sitting right across the street from the university where his wife worked. Not only could he commute with his wife in the morning, but he could even drop by to have lunch with him at noon!
Furthermore, the company stated that it provided a comprehensive benefits package, including full contributions to the five social insurances and housing fund. He looked up the insurances and discovered that one of them actually included a maternity subsidy. Doesn’t that perfectly suit my situation!
Ah, human society truly is civilized. Unlike their eerie world where monsters gave birth inside a factory—not only did they receive zero subsidies, but they even had to lose points, with the newborn cubs treated as employee perks to be divvied up and eaten during staff dinners =.=
Bubbles of bliss popped around Jian Tang as he pulled out his phone to share the magnificent news with his wife.
[Wife!! I have a monumentally grand piece of good news to tell you!!]
Seeing the pop-up message, Feng Xun curled his lips, asking despite already knowing the answer.
[Mm? What good news?]
Jian Tang: [Didn’t you always want me to change jobs? I’m changing jobs!]
Jian Tang happily sent the company’s business card over. True to his expectations, his wife appeared highly pleased after reading it.
Wife: [Splendid. It looks like a highly reliable, superb company with a highly reliable, superb boss.]
Jian Tang: [? How did you figure out the boss is wonderful?]
The company profile hadn’t mentioned anything about that.
Wife: [To possess the discerning eye to accurately pluck you out from an immense ocean of resumes, discovering your shining points and potential—doesn’t that prove his vision is excellent?]
Jian Tang thought about it. To be able to take a liking to that abstract resume polished by the Realm Lords… he didn’t know if that human boss’s vision was excellent, but the party was highly likely an abstract person himself.
[True enough.] Jian Tang typed with a deep sense of reverence, [That boss clearly isn’t an ordinary mortal.] He’s a strange, abstract person.
Having shared the joy with his wife, Jian Tang snuggled back into the beanbag chair merrily. He clicked open the interview notification and reviewed it carefully several times.
Hmm, what do human interviews usually test?
The eerie world had zero concept of interviews. If one wished to sign up to be a dungeon NPC, they simply submitted a resume through the system platform. If the resume passed the screening, the hiring was a done deal. The so-called interview was merely dropping by to check in, proving that you were still alive and were the actual monster in question.
Jian Tang tapped into a human social platform and searched for “interview,” wanting to see how normal human companies typically conducted them.
Ten minutes later.
Staring at the screen, Jian Tang’s eyes turned entirely glassy, and he broke into a cold sweat.
Are human interviews r-really this hard??
The pass rate was abysmally low, and one even had to study professional interview rhetoric and response techniques, let alone memorize question banks to handle on-the-spot assessments!
It’s over.
The Realm Lords had talked such a big game on his resume. The moment he walked into the interview, wouldn’t the boss immediately realize he was a completely clueless fraud??
Jian Tang drew in a sharp breath, finally understanding why the Realm Lords had been generous enough to offer him double wages.
Because this task was genuinely a massive undertaking!
Furthermore, when he thought about how he had just bragged to his wife about finding a new job, and how the two of them had agreed to have an excellent celebration tonight, Jian Tang’s vision went black.
Oh crap.
What’s the difference between this and buying a lottery ticket, bragging everywhere that you won five million before the numbers are even drawn, and pre-ordering a luxury mansion with a non-refundable deposit!
Not only had he turned into a complete fool, but he was also about to become a newly minted fool in his wife’s eyes.
Jian Tang steadied his swaying body, the despair in his eyes gradually morphing into a fighting spirit with his back against the wall.
Since things had reached this point, he could only give it everything he had.
He must pass the interview! Absolutely must!
He swiftly scrolled through his phone, downloading every single shred of interview material he could find.
Time was short and the task was heavy. Hurry, cram immediately!
—
Time flew by, and it was soon time to clock out of work.
Feng Xun didn’t return home immediately, heading first to a flower shop on the back street of University Town Road.
He had agreed with Little Tang to celebrate the job change tonight. Since it was a celebration, beautiful flowers were an absolute necessity to enhance the sense of ritual.
There was a diverse variety of fresh flowers inside the shop. Feng Xun’s gaze lingered briefly on the fiery, passionate bundles of red roses, but in the end, he still purchased a bouquet of crisp, white lilies.
Just as he was about to step out the door, his footsteps halted. Turning back around, he addressed the shopkeeper.
“Add a single red rose, nestled right inside this bouquet.”
Having secured the fresh flowers, he went to a bakery to select a rainbow cake. He then visited a boutique next door to choose a scented candle, planning to host a candlelit dinner tonight.
Based on his observations, Little Tang was a bit dense when it came to romance. Although he had been brainwashed by the system into calling him “wife” every single day, he actually harbored zero romantic thoughts, as simple as a blank sheet of paper.
Counting on the youth to realize things on his own was impossible; he had to actively exert effort himself, subtly influencing and coloring his mind, making him gradually realize that a “wife” wasn’t something to just be voiced casually.
Tonight, for instance, was an excellent opportunity. He had already planned it out—after the candlelit dinner, when the atmosphere was perfect, the two of them could snuggle into the sofa together to watch a romantic film.
The apartment held high-grade red wine. Within a dim, ambiguous atmosphere, watching a deeply moving romance film while sipping wine that brought a pleasant buzz—wasn’t that the prime opportunity to nurture affection?
If… if when passions ran high, Little Tang required a tiny bit of help again, he wouldn’t mind extending a helping hand either.
An act built on mutual willingness—how could that be considered a beastly deed?
That was called domestic harmony and mutual assistance.
With everything prepared and the film selection finalized, Feng Xun drove home full of confidence.
Standing before the door of Apartment 404, the man didn’t open the door and step inside directly as he usually did, but rather gave a polite knock.
The scene he anticipated: the youth would open the door in bewilderment, met with a massive, fragrant bouquet of pure white lilies harboring a touch of vibrant, passionate red amidst the white blossoms. The person cradling the bouquet would flash a smile at him, saying “Congratulations on capturing your new job,” and the lively youth would weep with joy, flying into his embrace for a warm, cozy hug.
The actual scene that occurred: he waited for half the day, and no one answered.
Feng Xun: “?”
Is Little Tang not home?
Perplexed, he unlocked the door and stepped inside, discovering that Little Tang was indeed at home.
The youth was slumped over the living room sofa, fast asleep. The phone beside him was still broadcasting a video. Feng Xun picked it up to take a look; the content playing was 100 Lectures on Perfect Interview Answers.
“?”
Feng Xun pressed the pause button, cutting off the audio from the video. The sudden quiet of the environment caused the sleeping youth’s eyelids to flutter, and his eyes slowly blinked open.
“W-Wife!” Jian Tang sat straight up instantly. “You’re back?”
He had studied interview techniques at high intensity for the entire day, skipping his afternoon nap. By the afternoon, he simply couldn’t hold out any longer, drifting off to sleep while listening to the instructional video.
“Mm.” Feng Xun smiled, handing the bouquet over to the youth. “Congratulations on obtaining your new job.”
“…”
If he hadn’t known that human interviews were so brutal, Jian Tang would have undoubtedly accepted his wife’s congratulations with wild excitement. But right now… he felt immensely guilty.
Nothing but pure guilt.
“Th-Thank you, wife,” he managed to squeeze out a sliver of a smile, accepting the bouquet. “Sorry for making you go through the trouble.”
Despite his immense guilt, it was his wife’s well-meaning gesture after all. Jian Tang placed the gorgeous lilies into an empty glass vase in the corner of the living room, pouring in some fresh water. Throughout the entire process, he didn’t spare that single rose an extra glance, treating it with the exact same regard as the other lilies.
Feng Xun: “…”
This path to romantic awakening… well, is long and ridden with obstacles.
Suddenly realizing he was still holding Jian Tang’s phone, Feng Xun handed it over. “What made you think of watching this kind of video?”
Seeing the video interface, Jian Tang’s pupils contracted, and he hurriedly snatched it back.
“I… I…” Any explanation felt highly pale. Jian Tang stammered for half the day before slumping his shoulders dejectedly.
“Wife, I’m sorry. I actually talked big today,” he murmured in a small voice. “I-I only received an interview notification, and my employment hasn’t been finalized yet. I wanted to be more secure during the interview, so I was watching reference videos on interview techniques.”
He had expected his wife to display a look of disappointment, but the man merely let out a light “oh.”
“It looks like you desperately want to join that company,” judging by his tone, his wife actually sounded a fraction pleased. “Are you highly satisfied with that new job?”
“Mm.”
Rather than saying he was satisfied with the job, it was closer to the truth to say he was vastly more satisfied with the wages offered by the Realm Lords.
“Then continue watching,” Feng Xun said, carrying the cake box toward the kitchen. “I’ll go prepare. We’ll eat in a bit.”
—At this moment, he was still far from realizing the gravity of the situation.
Feng Xun had sent a message earlier, telling Jian Tang not to prepare dinner at home since he would bring takeout from a high-end restaurant.
The dishes were already prepared, and once plated onto crisp, elegant porcelain bowls, their presentation wasn’t inferior to what was served at a restaurant.
Feng Xun quickly set the dining table. The red wine and beverages were fully assembled, and the scented candle was in position. All that was missing was the other main character taking his seat.
“Little Tang, time to eat.”
The youth’s muffled voice drifted out from the living room.
“Wife, go ahead and eat by yourself.” Jian Tang’s eyes were fixed unblinkingly on his phone screen. “I’m not hungry, I won’t eat tonight.”
“…”
Three seconds later, his wife materialized in the living room, staring at him fixedly for a full minute.
“Is it because you aren’t hungry, or because you can’t bear to set your phone down?”
It was actually because of anxiety.
The more Jian Tang studied, the more he felt his own superficiality, his confidence hitting rock bottom. How could he have any appetite to enjoy delicious food?
“Not hungry,” he mumbled, not wanting to make his wife worry. “I ate a lot of snacks before you came home. Genuinely not hungry.”
Feng Xun looked down at Jian Tang, who was cramming frantically in a sudden sprint, and then looked at the interview video content on the phone.
He felt an acute sensation of lifting a rock only to drop it onto his own foot.
“Little Tang,” he sat down right beside the youth, looping an arm around his shoulder. “You don’t need to worry. You will absolutely pass the interview.”
Jian Tang was listless. “Thank you for comforting me, wife.”
“I’m speaking the truth,” Feng Xun reassured him. “You are so adorable. How could any boss possibly dislike you? Passing the interview is guaranteed to be no problem.”
Jian Tang let out a sigh. “If the boss really hired me simply because he thought I was adorable, I’d actually have to start worrying instead.”
“? Why do you say that?”
“I’ve seen people online say that bosses who judge people solely on appearance are definitely not good news,” the youth muttered in a low voice. “They highly likely harbor intentions of workplace sexual harassment. They are either creepy lechers or beastly perverts. It’s recommended to report them straight to the police.”
Feng Xun: “…………”
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