[Mythological Workplace + Cultivation and Infrastructure + Power Plays]
“Make the common people suffer? No. In the Heavenly Court, it’s the seconded staff who suffer.”
My name is Zhou Ye. After failing my tribulation, I worked as a technician in the Underworld for five hundred years. Then, on the strength of an official order, I was seconded to the Heavenly Court’s Public Works Department to help repair the South Heaven Gate.
On my first day, my direct supervisor, Director Li, took my hand and spoke with heartfelt sincerity: “Xiao Zhou, the Heavenly Court is short on funds and the deadline is tight. Entrusting the South Heaven Gate to you is a sign of the organization’s trust, and a chance for you to shoulder greater responsibility. Any achievements are yours, and if difficulties arise, the department will be your strong support.”
My heart tightened.
[Oh no. This means all the kickbacks have already been skimmed off this job, and it could blow up at any moment. As a temp worker, you’re the perfect scapegoat.]
I plastered on a smile. “Rest assured, Director. I’ll get the job done!” Deep in my eyes, lines of golden text visible only to me flashed wildly: [Target detected: Li Qingyun] [Corruption score: 63 (Severe)] [Main offenses: Inflated budgets, accepting kickbacks. Total embezzled: 22 million immortal stones]
I looked at the construction blueprints in my hands, riddled with tricks. The load-bearing columns were filled with scrap, the mountain-protecting formation had been put out to a sham bidder, and even the stone lions at the gate had gotten kickbacks. Meanwhile, word was that the freshly released “Great Sage Equal to Heaven” was on his way, iron staff in hand, to conduct a “forceful inspection.”
Want me to take the fall?
Sorry, what I brought with me wasn’t technical expertise. It was the "Three Realms Anti-Corruption Oversight System"...
I just regret that my writing power is not enough and I can't write the meaning of water biting the paper.