[Why do you want to say these things? Are you pitying him? If he attacks you, it will cause unimaginable losses. ]
With a thud, Angela closed the door, and the employee's body layout like trash at the door.
The intelligent AI did not look at the blood stains on the ground, nor did she seem to feel that a body displayed at the door could cause any problems. This is just like killing a cockroach or swatting a fly, then naturally wrapping it in a handkerchief and throwing it out like garbage.
[I'm sorry, Manager, this time we encountered a small situation. I am in charge of keeping your office safe, but I forgot to pay attention to the meeting room and let him rush in. This was my negligence. ]
[I apologize for my mistake. I guarantee that this kind of thing will never happen again. Oh right, what would you like to drink?]
As she spoke, AI motioned Manager X to sit on the soft sofa next to the conference table, while she was choosing a drink.
"It's good to have a bottle of soft drinks…"
X was sitting here so comfortably on the sofa that it felt a bit unnatural because now there was only her and the AI left in the room. Even though this is her Secretary, X does not feel that Angela is the Secretary.
[What taste?]
"Strawberry flavor."
Angela picked up the apricot-flavored soda and put it in Manager X's hand. The intelligent AI didn't need to drink it, so it was reasonable to only take it for that X.
To soothe that anxious feeling, X opened the bottle of soda water, took a small sip, and drank it. Originally, she was a Manager so she had to find something to say, but now it was completely the AI intelligence that took over the leadership.
Of course... This can't be considered an interrogation, but rather a unilateral listening by Manager X, as a newly appointed Manager, assisted by an elite intelligent AI.
[I know you are a little uneasy, obviously, as a new Manager, you may be shocked by some of the rules within our Corporation. But right now, you're performing very well...]
[But looking at your doubtful expression, I think I still need to explain to you a little about 'Firing' at Corporation.]
[In the Corporation, each person has his or her own position. Just like a machine with uneven gears, large and small, each person must train together and be in a good state to make the machine operate normally. ]
[Think about it for a moment, if one of the gears is damaged faster than the other gears, it's obvious... that gear will damage other gears that are related to it.]
[So... It's best to clean up these gear problems before the machine stops running and change them promptly, this is the wisest choice. Am I right, Manager?]
X looked at the Secretary's slightly raised corner of his mouth, only to feel that she was not cold but shivering. The more she explained it, the more terrifying it became. Manager X was not a stupid person, she could understand what her Secretary meant.
—— Angela is reminding me ——
—— There's no need to feel guilty about an employee's death ——
Let's put it a little more straightforwardly: as a Manager, we can't be too lenient.
"Yeah… I can understand these things, Angela."
X drank the soda in her hand, but even after drinking it, she still held it in her hand and did not put it down... The aluminum bottle was slightly deformed by X's squeeze.
[If you can understand, today is your first day in the office, so consider this as practice, let's get used to this feeling]
[However... This does not mean that you can arbitrarily waste it. Employees are also precious resources of the Corporation. Please try your best to reduce the loss of the Corporation's assets.]
—— I don't need you to tell me, Angela ——
X also doesn't have any evil interests, so of course she wouldn't like to see an employee die. I don't have any mental illness, so I don't take other people's suffering as pleasure and please myself.
She is a very ordinary person, and ordinary people should have moral standards and common sense...
There's no difference from normal people, if you put me in a pile of people you wouldn't be able to find me? Just a little bit compared to other people in the city, I'm a little 'lucky' like that, I was lucky to be accepted by Lobotomy Corporation...
Such an ordinary person, being able to join 'Wings of the World', is probably very fortunate.
Manager jobs, compared to employees, are very safe and very 'Simple'. All you need to do is sit in the Manager's room, quickly stare at all the big and small screens, monitor the employee's movements through monitoring, command the employee, and arrange the employee's work.
All I need to do is give an order and then watch the employee go to work.
Very simple, right? Even ordinary people who have not received training can still handle it.
"Manager, complete 3 work processes with the Abnormalities, I trust you can do it! Please make sure to remember that your main goal is harvesting energy from the Abnormalities."
"It is the most basic yet important task we have here at the corporation, so you absolutely should not disappoint me!"
The Control Department is the first department that is open. Control Department Dean Malkuth today assigned Manager X a very simple task. Just need the Manager to command the employee to complete the task, and let the employee work on Abnormalities, and we will gain energy.
Energy is the thing that the Corporation values most, and the energy target must also be completed every day. After reaching the energy target, you can pause for a moment and announce the end of that day's work.
At present, the Control Department only has one Abnormality, the Subject Number is[O-03-03], this Abnormality is called[One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds].
A relatively harmless Abnormality that is in the shape of a levitating cross, seems melded with a skull, both of which are tightly bound together by a thorn crown.
Inside the Containment unit, this Abnormality will not run away on its own. One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds is a very quiet Abnormality, not hyperactive. It's friendly and easy to manage. Manager X doesn't need to stare at the screen all the time, worrying about any unexpected situations occurring.
There are four different works to interact with Abnormalities. These works are [ Instinct ] [ Insight ] [ Attachment ] [ Repression ], Abnormalities have different tendencies and interests for these types.
But in essence, choosing the right work is not to better please these Abnormalities, but to be more efficient in producing energy.
X watched as the employee once again completed work on One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds, a bit disinterested. Probably just need to work a few more times to complete today's energy target.
"Angela, I have one question."
[Do you have any problem? Even though I am just an intelligent AI, I am willing to answer any problem for you.]
"Why, from my perspective, these employees are also 2D, I don't think I am that type. You don't look like that, but employees, there are also those called Abnormalities, why do they all look like badly drawn cartoons."
X pointed to the employee on the screen whose skin was as pale as paper, his eyes were big, his body was small, and his limbs were as thin as firewood sticks, an extremely simplified image of the cartoon.
[ Ah... You're talking about Cognition Filter, this is the newly upgraded system of our Corporation, added to provide you with a more comfortable working environment ]
[Don't you think the employee's cartoon image is very adorable? This can help reduce your sense of guilt when an employee dies unexpectedly, and some images are not appropriate for you to see. This is all for the protection of the Manager.]
The intelligent AI patiently explained, as if it had seen through X's innermost feelings, and added the remaining words.
[ Cognition Filter covers every nook and cranny of the Corporation. Looking at his expression, are you worried about something? Please rest assured, the Corporation has not done anything to your brain, this is just the effect that the Corporation's project is having.]
[Yes, your energy target for today is almost reached, please try harder, and soon you will be able to leave work.]
Energy is quickly filling up, and once completed, you can finish today's work...
The first day of work, as Malkuth said, was very easy, Manager X could comfortably handle it. Today I was probably just training to adapt to the new environment, not trying to make anything difficult.
One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds this Abnormality quite loves Attachment work. Order the employee to conduct Attachment work, the probability of success will be quite high, and the energy production will be slightly more.
For this Abnormality, the [Attachment] work is actually for the employee to repent. Like praying in church, he said he had made a mistake, asked for sympathy, and then pretended to find consolation in his heart.
One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds will 'Eat up' the employee's sins, after completing the work. According to the employee's words, the heart will feel much more comfortable, the value pressure will decrease, and the spirit will relax. This Abnormality is very intimate to employees, almost harmless.
Basically... The more serious the crime, the more energy it produces.
Giving an order, and letting the same employee apologize many times, probably soon get bored and tired, but she can only repeat the order like this until her energy meets the standards.
On the screen, there is also an energy bar called [Qliphoth Meltdown]. Each time an employee of Abnormalities completes work, that bar will replenish a little. When the bar is full, it will activate [Meltdown Alarm].
Those originally peaceful Abnormalities will become impatient, and if not dealt with promptly, those unwise guys will go out.
When the shrill alarm sounded, it was a moment for Manager X to experience a moment of horror. However, because [One Sin and Hundreds of Good Deeds] is a very peaceful Abnormality, I just sent the employee to do the work, and a little reassurance will calm it down.
[At the same time, a part of the energy produced by Abnormalities will dissipate. To avoid wasting, we will collect this part of the energy that spills out and use it again. Uh? How should I explain it to you? ]
[At least you don't need to worry about these things today, those that use energy recovery will appear differently...]
[Your energy target for today has been completed. If you feel tired, you can now declare off work, employees are also waiting for you to declare off work.]
"Can we rest after work, Angela?"
X stared at the screen, looked at the employee on the screen, and asked a question that could be extremely stupid and nonsense.
[Of course, you can, you can do anything within the scope of the Corporation's permission. This scope is very large, as a Manager, you enjoy many benefits. ]
Waiting quietly next to Manager X, the blue-haired Secretary calmly explained as before, not showing any emotion.
—— It's really easy to say ——
Manager X didn't believe it at all. If she believed it at all, she naively believed what the intelligent AI said to be true, roughly. There will be many bad things happening.
Maybe it's an illusion, but I always feel like there's a sudden flash of malice.
[ The simulations have started ——]
[Day 1—— Easy work ]
[After completing the introduction, the newly appointed Manager finally started her first day of official work. This work was not as difficult as imagined, it seemed to be a good start]
[You completed today's energy target. Following the intelligent AI's suggestion, you declare the end of today's work]
[You asked the Intelligent AI to ask what rights the Manager had. After learning that you had requested to change the Intelligent AI, nothing happened, this request was unilaterally rejected.]
[Your rude words made the intelligent AI think that the assistant and the Manager needed a little bit of a relationship, so she punished you, and you were punished by the intelligent AI]
[After you were punished, your mental state was extremely poor, and some kind of rather serious mental illness appeared. After taking the medicine, you used a sharp crystal to cut through your throat in the bedroom. ]
[You committed suicide...]
[Achieved achievements —— Easy work ]
[Warm reminder: Please don't touch sensitive topics, even joking is not okay]
[ Please choose the reward for this result :
1. Fortitude (+1)
2. Prudence (+1)
3. Temperance (+1)
4. Justice (+1)]
This time, X chose [ Prudence ].
Next to AI Secretary is still dignified, elegant, and cool. But X herself knows that the results in the simulation, every failure, are directly or indirectly caused by this Secretary.
I wanted to leave, but X knew that if she requested to change Secretary, there would be a similar result.
She couldn't change these things, she could only force herself to become familiar with Angela's existence.