Despite being incredibly wealthy, I want to be a prosecutor.

At the east gate of Assumption University, under the streetlights, I watched Yu'er's figure disappear into the campus.

Zhou Hong waved, and Jin Shazai got out of a Japanese SUV parked behind the Cayenne and ran over quickly.

Zhou Hong got into the car, and Jin Shazai followed suit when he saw Zhou Hong's gesture.

Zhou Hong took out a stack of green bills from his handbag, exactly $1, and handed them to him: "Take this. Take your father's illness to a major hospital for a proper checkup."

Jinsha was stunned for a moment, but didn't say anything and silently put the money away.

There was a "ding" sound, but no notification tone.

Zhou Hong looked at the system interface; the number of people to be rescued had increased to 6, and the number of servants that could be hired had increased to 12.

Zhou Hong moved Jinshazi into the empty space, and after the scene changed, he saw that there were still three rows of servants.

Jinshazai was in the second row.

Yu'er, Papa Ya, and Yumu Tixiang are in the first row, described as "personal maids, with an annual allowance of 20 days' salary".

Liu Ying and Jin Shazai were in the second row. Liu Ying described him as "a servant of wildflowers, with an annual allowance of 10 days' salary," while Jin Shazai was described as "a loyal and brave servant, with an annual allowance of 10 days' salary."

Team Leader Jin and Xiao Bei are in the third row. "Helpful servants, annual allowance of 3 days' salary."

My phone beeped with a text message: Jinshazai's annual bonus of US$8 had arrived.

Zhou Hong took out his checkbook, wrote down a limit of US$7, and handed it to Jin Shazai. "It needs to be deposited into your account within three days, otherwise it will expire. Um, help me recruit a few more..." He didn't know how to phrase it for a moment.

"A few dogs, I understand," Jinshazai said first, his face showing no sign of anything amiss.

"You go back to the hotel, I'll go to the language class apartment." Zhou Hong waved his hand, and as soon as he finished speaking, a "ding" sounded, a voice from the depths of his soul.

"System update complete!"

……

Lying on the hard single bed in the student dormitory, Da Pang's snoring came in waves.

Zhou Hong also had his eyes closed as if he were sleeping, but in reality, he was studying the updated system modules.

Undoubtedly, the "regular role" status is a very important stage in the HEPING system.

The same applies to the real world. From being unemployed to being employed, life can be drastically different in the Chinese context.

"Status: Regular Officer; Next Level: Clerk"

"Rank: Unranked; Next level; First class outside the mainstream"

"Salary: 8000/day; Next level: 16000/day"

The daily wage is already $8000, and all benefits will naturally increase accordingly.

The next level is "clerk".

I reckon that "吏目" (limu) is somewhere between "吏" (li) and "官" (guan).

According to the system, my current status is "official".

To be promoted to "clerk", one needs to gain significant recognition as an intern prosecutor and have considerable influence in the prosecutor's office.

System update complete. The main updates are as follows:

First, the host enters the active service phase, the main area's "Public Fund" module is refined, the limit is increased, and the secondary residential area module is activated.

Second, change the logic of public account annuities. The public account amount can be buffered until the following year and disappear in the third year.

Third, strengthen the carriage and horse module.

Fourth, the remaining modules need to be explored by the host itself.

"Host, please continue your hard work and strive to reach Hepning the world soon!"

"Ding! Update gift pack, in progress...!"

Zhou Hong stared in surprise at the system interface. Sure enough, the previously blurry UI had turned into a bright purple.

Becoming a permanent staff member was indeed a hurdle in the system's assessment, marking a significant difference between them and those who were not permanent staff. The system also underwent major updates and changes.

The public funds module is divided into four parts: "Official's Clothing Module", "Salary and Grain Module", "Household Module" and "Carriage and Horse Module".

These four modules correspond to "clothing, food, housing, and transportation" respectively.

"Official's Clothing" refers to clothing, "Salary and Grain" refers to food, "Home and Residence" refers to housing, and "Carriages and Horses" refers to travel.

The public fund expenditure for each of the three items of "clothing, food, and housing" has been upgraded to "300 days' salary", which is US$2.4 million.

With the added benefit of "benevolent elders," each welfare benefit actually amounts to US$480 million.

Of course, it is divided into three parts: "clothing, food, and housing," each of which is a specific expense and should not be confused.

The "vehicle and horse module" representing "travel" does not have a fixed limit. This module can have "official vehicles" funded by public funds. All expenses such as maintenance and fuel consumption of "official vehicles" are reimbursed by the system. When purchasing "official vehicles", the system pays 50% of the funds.

There are currently 6 empty seats on the bus.

In other words, you can have six cars that are maintained by the system.

However, neither the Enzo nor the Cayenne are registered under his name, so he doesn't actually own a single private car that can be classified as a "company car".

As for the car purchase discount, the system reimburses 50%, which isn't very useful.

There is a small warning: if you sell these types of assets reimbursed by the system, the proceeds will be taken back by the system.

In other words, whether it's a reward from a system task or an item purchased with public funds, you cannot use it to resell for profit.

In reality, it means having only the right to enjoy the benefits but not the ownership.

Therefore, the daily "salary" and upgrade rewards are the real income you receive.

Another change is that various public funds can be used up in the following year if not spent in the previous year, but will be cleared in the third year.

However, any remaining charitable funds, public funds, and other welfare funds after the upgrade must be used up by the end of the year.

Unused annual allowances from the previous level have only a 30-day grace period.

"Ding, please set the main area!"

Zhou Hong was taken aback and looked at the "Public Funds" module, where an outline resembling a world map appeared.

However, only the areas of China and Xiang were illuminated.

The small print below indicates that you need to have a place of residence for the area to be activated.

To put it simply, having housing, rented housing, or company assets is a necessary condition for activating a foreign region.

Currently, in addition to the main residential area, there are 6 outlying residential areas that can be activated, which is the same number as the "bus".

Zhou Hong didn't hesitate and set the main region to China.

"Ding! Main residence area settings complete."

"Ding! Annual 'Public Benefits' disbursed! Monthly 'Welfare Allowance' disbursed for the main residence."

Immediately afterward, Zhou Hong's phone beeped with a text message.

Zhou Hong picked up his phone; text messages from both the Military Bank and Citibank rang several times.

The first sum of "144 million" + "1440 million" is naturally the "general" public fund covering the three items of "clothing, food, and housing".

In addition, the main house has an extra "monthly welfare payment", which is one-tenth of the total annual welfare payment, now amounting to US$144 million.

The second payment, "8000" US dollars, is today's daily wage.

The third donation of $480 million came from the General Motors Charitable Foundation.

The fourth item, "24" US dollars, is the "monthly salary" as an upgrade bonus.

The fifth transaction involved over 200,000 US dollars, which was the withdrawal fee for all the US dollars that arrived in the account today.

The first three transactions were all credit limits resulting from the "benevolent and charitable" effect.

The fourth upgrade reward does not benefit from buffs, nor does the daily salary.

There's no way around it; it just means that my actual income doesn't benefit from any buffs. Only the various welfare funds from the system benefit from them.

This resulted in a $2 million deposit into the system, but in reality, this money did not belong to the individual. It was a public account quota that had to be spent within a certain period of time, and would be deducted if not spent.

Moreover, after experiencing so many of these things, I seem to have become numb, calm, and emotionally stable.

They naturally accepted the extra "monthly welfare allowance" for their "main residence".

"Ding! 'Public funds' and 'charity funds' have been distributed in remote residential areas of Elephant Kingdom!"

My phone beeped again with two payments of $160 million each, plus some miscellaneous transaction fees.

Zhou Hong was taken aback and looked at the "Region" module:

First Suburban Area (Elephant Kingdom): Annual Charity Fund Amount: 100 Days' Salary; Annual Public Fund Amount: 100 Days' Salary.

Second Suburban Area (Vacant): Annual quota for charitable fund: 100 days' salary; Annual quota for public funds: 100 days' salary.

Third Suburban Area (Vacant): Annual quota for charitable fund: 100 days' salary; Annual quota for public funds: 100 days' salary.

……

Sixth Suburban Area (Vacant): Annual quota for charitable fund: 100 days' salary; Annual quota for public funds: 100 days' salary.

After pondering for a while, Zhou Hong gradually understood.

The four welfare benefits in your main region—clothing, food, housing, and charity—are all paid at 4 days' salary, which is 240 million US dollars, totaling 960 million US dollars. After the doubling buff, it becomes nearly 2000 million US dollars. These welfare benefits are universally applicable and can be used in any region. Of course, they can all be used in the main region.

The "remote residential area" public funds are not subdivided, and there are only two welfare items: "public funds" and "charitable funds," with the amount being a 100-day allowance. After the doubling effect for philanthropists, each amount is US$1.6 million.

Welfare funds for remote residential areas can only be used in that area.

The logic behind spending money is to first deplete the local area's welfare funds, and only when the local welfare funds are exhausted will the so-called "universal" welfare funds of the main area be used.

There are still 5 remote residential areas that have not been activated.

Zhou Hong pondered for a moment, and before he knew it, he slowly drifted off to sleep.

……

When I woke up in the morning, I found a message from my sister-in-law Liu Wei, telling me to go to her house as soon as I got up.

The text message was sent around 2 a.m.