Wei Kai had always maintained a “keep your distance” attitude towards the officials.
He neither cooperated nor rejected them.
However, after experiencing the events of the past few days, he began to realize his mistake.
While the officials were indeed a mixed bag, their advantages were also very obvious.
For example: intelligence!
As an ordinary citizen and a recent graduate, Wei Kai's channels for obtaining intelligence were incredibly limited.
In this regard, his parents and friends were completely unable to help.
Many things were told to him by Tian Xiaoling.
If it weren't for Tian Xiaoling, he wouldn't have known the purpose of the Elixir Shard, and he might have even thought there was some big conspiracy behind it.
There were also the commercial battles of Duobao Pavilion and the struggles behind his small shop.
During his conversation with Wu Qiliang just now, the latter also vaguely revealed the officials' understanding of the "Night."
From the officials' perspective, the "Night" didn't seem as terrifying as it was portrayed.
Additionally, the officials also possessed a large amount of information about wild monsters, regional conditions, and world changes.
These were all things Wei Kai simply couldn't know.
To get this information, he had to join them!
“I have a few questions,” Wei Kai finally said after some thought.
Wu Qiliang smiled slightly, “Go ahead.”
“After joining, what do I need to do? What can I get? Are there any special regulations?”
Wei Kai asked three questions in one breath.
Upon hearing these questions, Wu Qiliang's eyebrows instantly perked up. “Good questions! You truly are special.”
When he chatted with him before, he felt that his responses were too calm.
He didn't seem like a recent graduate facing an uncle from the Special Operations Group.
Instead, he was more like a mature middle-aged man calmly handling everything.
The three questions he now posed further revealed his maturity and rationality.
He was asking what benefits he could get before even joining?
These weren't questions that just anyone could ask.
“First, I want to introduce you to our First Action Team of the Special Operations Group.” Wu Qiliang sat up straight and began to explain, “Although we are affiliated with the Special Operations Group, we are not subordinate to them and have our own independent right of action.”
“Secondly, although we have an office, we don't need to punch in every day. Our work model is based on attendance, meaning we only call you when there's something to do.”
“If you don't want to attend, you can also change your personal status to 'off duty.'”
“So, can I never work?” Wei Kai suddenly asked.
“No!” Wu Qiliang shook his head. “Members of the Action Team must attend at least twice a month!”
“But I still need to level up, farm equipment, earn money, and eventually go to university,” Wei Kai said, spreading his hands.
“Leveling up also counts as attendance.”
“Huh?”
“Leveling up means increasing your strength, so of course, it counts as attendance.” Wu Qiliang chuckled, “For members below Level 20, every three levels gained counts as one attendance.”
“What about above Level 20?”
“Completing the first advancement also counts as one attendance.” Wu Qiliang continued, “After that, every two levels gained counts as one attendance, and after Level 30, every one level gained counts as one attendance.”
“So, if I keep leveling up, does that mean I'll never have to work?”
Wei Kai's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he couldn't help but ask.
“If you can keep leveling up, then yes, that's indeed the case.” Wu Qiliang answered with certainty.
However, how easy was it to level up?
As the captain of the Action Team, Wu Qiliang was only Level 33.
Since he joined the Action Team at Level 20, it had been nearly ten years, and at most, it had only offset nine attendances.
Nine attendances were equivalent to four and a half months of vacation.
Compared to nearly ten years of work, it was nothing.
Wanting to avoid work by constantly leveling up, how could it be that easy!
Thinking of this, Wu Qiliang couldn't help but show a hint of a smile.
Looking at Wu Qiliang's playful expression, Wei Kai naturally knew what he was thinking, but he was very satisfied.
Just because you can't keep leveling up doesn't mean I can't!
Just because you can't do it doesn't mean I can't!
“Then… what about university?” Wei Kai asked again.
“As long as you can get into university, your studies during university will be counted as full attendance,” Wu Qiliang quickly replied.
“That generous?” Wei Kai was a bit surprised to hear that.
“Of course.” Wu Qiliang smiled, “Those who can enter university are all exceptional talents! Naturally, geniuses should receive preferential treatment.”
Wei Kai nodded. “That's true.”
Universities in this era were not like those of the previous life; instead, they were more like the imperial examinations of ancient times.
The annual enrollment quota was only a few hundred people.
Just the qualification to apply for university could filter out the vast majority of people, as not every graduate could reach the first advancement within three months.
If you couldn't get the registration qualification within three months, you were out of time.
From then on, you would lose the opportunity to enter university.
University students were too rare; there were only a few in the entire Special Operations Group, and not a single one in the First Action Team.
If a university student could emerge from the First Action Team, Wu Qiliang would probably praise him to the heavens.
“Then let me summarize.”
After saying so much, Wei Kai began to summarize his work content.
“After joining the Action Team, I can freely choose to attend, level up, go to university, or take vacation… I only need to attend twice a month, right?”
“That's right!” Wu Qiliang nodded.
In fact, this was also his job content.
Even as a captain, his work content wasn't much more, and his benefits were even greater.
“So… what can I get?” Wei Kai asked again.
“First, naturally, are salary and benefits.” Wu Qiliang stated directly, “This aspect is too complex; you can check it yourself on the official website.”
“Secondly, you will receive an Action Team identity account, and you can view any information within your authority.”
“Finally, an official identity.”
At this point, Wu Qiliang smiled, “From now on, we're on the same side!”
“Your benefits are very good.”
Wei Kai was very satisfied with this answer.
He didn't care about salary and benefits.
The identity account that allowed him to view information on his own was the most important thing!
Additionally, the official identity was also very important.
After all, they were “on the same side”!
“Finally, there are some special regulations.” Wu Qiliang spoke first without waiting for him to ask, “Members of the Action Team, when not on duty, cannot actively reveal their identity, and even less can they abuse their power for personal gain.”
“Aside from the minimum two attendances per month, if an emergency occurs, there will be special operations, and all members must participate.”
“No…”
“Don't rush, let me finish.” Wu Qiliang interrupted, “Any member who participates in a special operation will receive the right to offset four attendances, which is equivalent to two months of vacation.”
“Alright.”
One special attendance exchanged for two months of vacation.
Wei Kai thought about it and seemed to find it acceptable.