Please don't question multi-week players

Chapter 185. Edric's Workplace Skills

Jiang Jianxin followed Yin Ju into a spacious, open tent.

The morning light slanted in, illuminating the simple and calm interior furnishings—a wooden desk, several chairs in the same color scheme, and a thick black moisture-proof carpet on the floor, giving the whole space an understated and pragmatic style.

"I've been working here these past few days dealing with flood-related matters."

Yin Ju was the first to enter the tent, efficiently tidying up the pile of documents on the table.

He deftly moved a chair over and gestured for Jiang Jianxin to enter.

"I've already notified Xiao Zhang; she'll be bringing over two servings of Haidu's specialty breakfast in a bit."

As Yin Ju spoke, his gaze swept quickly across the pile of documents.

Jiang Jianxin asked in confusion, "You didn't have breakfast either?"

Yin Ju nodded, his fingers unconsciously tapping the table lightly: "I have a self-healing mechanism, so when I'm soaking in water, the water itself can replenish my energy and relieve my hunger. So during these days of flood fighting, I've basically maintained a rhythm of one meal a day."

His voice was calm, as if he were stating a perfectly ordinary fact.

"You've had it tough too."

Jiang Jianxin sighed. She sat at the table, having nothing to do at the moment, and decided to browse her phone for a while.

To her surprise, her phone vibrated as soon as she turned it on.

"Om-"

"Om-"

Jiang Jianxin glanced at the contact information, hurriedly stood up, and said to Yin Ju:

"I'm going out to take a call."

After saying that, she took the phone and walked outside the tent, randomly finding a corner to answer the call:

"Hey, bro?"

The voice of Edric, as gentle and pleasant as a clear spring, came from the other end of the phone:

"Hey sis, I saw your message on WeChat. What's been going on lately? Are you hurt?"

Last night, Jiang Jianxin got a new phone. As soon as she logged into WeChat, she saw a series of messages from her older brother, Edric, while she was in the contaminated area.

Of course, no one replied to these messages, and Edric's messages became increasingly anxious, revealing deep concern in every word.

After seeing the messages, Jiang Jianxin replied to each one. She was always very honest with her brother, so she recounted her experiences in the contaminated area.

Because of the difference in understanding across different worlds, Edric clearly didn't understand, so he called again during the day.

Hearing his older brother's kind yet worried voice, Jiang Jianxin couldn't help but smile.

"Brother, I'm fine. I encountered some trouble in the contaminated area, but it's all been dealt with now."

"But you, brother, why did you suddenly ask me if I had anything to do the other day? Did you have something to ask me?"

Jiang Jianxin asked.

Edric's first message was sent on the second day after she entered the contaminated area; his exact words were a direct question to her about what had happened recently.

Jiang Jianxin's heart skipped a beat. This was too much of a coincidence—so coincidental that she couldn't help but suspect that Edric had used some special means to sense that she was in trouble.

"Um... there's nothing special to ask, I just... wanted to check on you."

Edric sounded hesitant on the other end of the phone, as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.

—It was no accident that he sent that message.

That day, he was cleaning the Temple of Deathly Silence as usual.

The vast hall was silent, except for the echoes of his footsteps on the stone walls.

Suddenly, the altar before the statue trembled without warning, emitting a deep hum. With a mournful tolling of a funeral bell, he received the first divine message from his taciturn and aloof boss:
From now on, take better care of your sister.

"...?"

Edric was completely bewildered upon receiving this divine message.

As a hardworking employee, his first reaction was that his boss was being sarcastic or disrespectful—had his boss found out that he had sneaked out to spend New Year's Eve with his sister?
Then Edric realized something was wrong. Half a year had passed since he last sneaked out, and now he was being sarcastic towards him? That was taking too long to process.

His boss is a career-driven man who has been working outside for many years and has even reached a position of authority above the truth. Logically speaking, he shouldn't be so slow to react. If he were truly dissatisfied with his companionship with his sister, he would have taken back his priestly authority long ago.

Could it be that such a strange divine decree was issued because—

The boss has taken a liking to his sister?

Upon realizing this possibility, Edric's body trembled.

He quickly recalled the novels he had read in his spare time, such as those about domineering dark wizards falling in love with me, and then vehemently ruled out that possibility.

His boss is a proper god, although he is a human who became a god, it is still a question whether he has feelings.

—If it's not romantic attraction… then what is it?
Edric made a connection to his boss's divine status.

Hmm... I've been chosen by the King of Hell...

This doesn't feel like a good thing.
After much deliberation, Edric was more inclined to believe that his boss had recognized his sister's exceptional qualities and wanted to recruit her as a follower.

He is currently the only subordinate of the God of Death and Silence. Although he has been given full authority, life without colleagues is still quite difficult.

The neighboring Temple of Original Sin fights for power every day; although it's chaotic, it looks quite lively.

Edric had always envied the pure and camaraderie among his colleagues next door—although both belonged to the Dark Gods, the Temple of Death was noticeably more desolate. He would be very happy if his sister became his colleague.

Therefore, he quickly opened his phone and edited the question that puzzled Jiang Jianxin.

However, since it involved the boss's oracle, he couldn't tell his sister, so Edric only gave a vague explanation.

Fortunately, Jiang Jianxin didn't ask any further questions, but instead excitedly brought up another topic:
“Brother, I saw your colleague in the contaminated area. She was wearing a hooded robe. She must have been a believer in your temple before.”

Because it was inappropriate to mention that it was his fourth playthrough, Jiang Jianxin only described the hooded child's characteristics without mentioning his relationship with him.

"?"

Edric on the other end of the phone was taken aback.

He looked up at the enormous, lifeless statue that sat above him.

Inside the dark temple, a burly man with three heads and two arms, his eyes wide with rage, wore a hooded robe and held a long scythe lying flat in his hand.

Edric was sweating a little.

Because there was no other believer in his temple, and the person his sister described—didn't he sound a bit like his boss?

No one has ever seen what the God of Death looks like; the statues are simply depictions of his majestic appearance based on legends. While the exact features may vary, the hooded robe and the wielding of a scythe are certainly the most recognizable characteristics of the God of Death.

Thinking of this, Edric pressed further:

"Tell me in detail, what did that person look like?"

Jiang Jianxin described:

"She was wearing a black hooded robe, not very tall, and I couldn't see her face because it was covered by the hood, but her weapon was a scythe."

Edric froze for a moment, a violent storm raging through his mind.

In that instant, he used almost all of his workplace emotional intelligence:

"Hey—hahaha, yes, there is such a person. He serves as the high priest in our temple. I even greeted him."

The female protagonist doesn't wear men's clothing in her fourth playthrough. It's just that she's young in her fourth playthrough and hasn't developed obvious female characteristics. She's also taciturn, wears a hood, and has high combat strength, so most people have the stereotype that she's a strong man. This misunderstanding will be cleared up later.