Daily Summary: I'm a CEO in a Bizarre World

Sequence 7 is the first major watershed for extraordinary individuals. After successfully advancing to this level, their strength undergoes a qualitative leap.

When a Level 1 sealed artifact is used, it releases a large amount of extraordinary pollution, which ordinary Sequence 8 and below cannot completely resist. Forced use will cause pollution and erosion to the body.

This taboo is completely lifted upon reaching Sequence 7.

Mai Xing checked the two Level 1 contaminants he currently possessed:

Pollutants: The Dust of Society

Impact: No impact (0/100)

[Cost per use: 3.5 sanity/minute]

[Ability: During use, dust can be freely manipulated into various shapes]

[Consideration: Light dust buildup on the body after use; prolonged use may negatively impact health]

[Synopsis: Some are born extraordinary, some are born ordinary. Dazzling stars always receive the spotlight, but the vast majority of ordinary people remain as insignificant as dust. They are unnoticed, unappreciated, like dust swept away by a gentle breeze, never truly noticed.]

[Location of the contaminated entity: Unknown (Unlocked when influence value reaches 33)]

[Pollution Removal Method: Unknown (Unlocked when impact value reaches 100)]

……

[Contaminant: Mother of the Deep Nest (Has Submitted)]

Impact: No impact (0/100)

[Cost per use: 1.5 sanity/minute]

[Ability: During use, it can launch a highly corrosive liquid. If "Thousand Threads" is already included, it can be used in conjunction to temporarily seize control of the enemy's body.]

[Price: The corrupted entity has submitted; no price needs to be paid (Exclusive to the CEO)]

[Synopsis: Originally an ordinary and insignificant creature, it was granted an audience with the great Lord "Primordial Calamity" by chance, and through grace, it underwent a transformation, becoming a dangerous, mobile calamity. Should mortals believe in "Primordial Calamity"?]

[Location of the contaminated entity: Unknown (Unlocked when influence value reaches 33)]

[Pollution Removal Method: Unknown (Unlocked when impact value reaches 100)]

Both Level 1 contaminants have now lost the "Incomplete Drive" attribute, and their original "Overclocking Ability" has become a normal usable ability.

Upon seeing the "usage cost," Mai Xing felt her heart skip a beat.

"Social Dust" costs 3.5 sanity per use, while "Mother of the Deep Nest" costs 1.5 sanity.

With his current savings, he can only afford to use "Social Dust" 100 times.

As for the conditions for advancing to Sequence 6, one needs to possess 5 Level 1 Sealed Items/Contaminants that have reached the [Initial Influence] level. Mai Xing felt that this goal was a long and arduous one.

"I'll clock in at the company tomorrow and then share the good news of my promotion with Lin's mom. That's all for today's work."

Mai Xing looked up at the completely dark night sky, got on her electric scooter, and returned to her rented room.

……

Good morning, everyone.

The next day, still basking in the joy of her promotion the night before, Mai Xing arrived at work refreshed and greeted her colleagues warmly.

Surprisingly, as soon as I entered the workplace, colleagues would take the initiative to get close to me.

But today everyone's reaction was lukewarm; they just gave a perfunctory response. It was as if they had encountered some kind of trouble and couldn't muster any energy.

"Good morning, Fan Dongsheng. What happened? Everyone seems to be in a bad mood."

Mai Xing found Fan Dongsheng, who was with He Lian and Deng Yong, and asked him questions, while also greeting the two team leaders.

"You haven't been paying attention to the scores of the two competitions?" Fan Dongsheng asked, taken aback.

"It hasn't happened for the past two days, what's wrong?"

With promotion approaching, Mai Xing spends her days either cleaning up contaminants or thinking about how to increase the impact value in work orders. If she weren't subconsciously looking for work orders with higher performance, she would almost forget that she is still in two competitions.

"Our combined performance has been overtaken by one company," He Lian said, handing her phone to Mai Xing to see:

"Household Services Department 1 Performance Rating: 507"

"Domestic Service Department II Performance Rating: 502"

"Since the 2nd, Team One has been going crazy, earning over 60 performance points every day. Aren't their five team leaders supposed to have stable daily performance? How come they suddenly increased by 30%?" Deng Yong was also puzzled. He thought he could widen the gap for half a month after finally gaining an advantage, but he didn't expect to be overtaken in just one week.

"I'm afraid we provoked them that night, and they went all out," Fan Dongsheng said in a low voice.

He glanced at Mai Xing, observing his expression. As the backbone of the second team, if even Mai Xing was afraid, then Fan Dongsheng wouldn't have the courage to continue facing the challenge of the first team.

Fortunately, Mai Xing did not make him lose confidence.

"So what? It was expected that they would overtake us. After all, they are the Department of Household Management of all the extraordinary beings. If we keep suppressing them, I think it will be very unchallenging," Mai Xing said indifferently.

All three were taken aback by Mai Xing's optimistic reaction. After a while, Fan Dongsheng asked, "Aren't you worried?"

Mai Xing thought about it seriously for a moment and replied, "A little bit, but only a little bit."

He placed a hand on Fan Dongsheng's shoulder and said, "So what if they overtake us? We just need to work twice as hard and crush them under our feet again."

Yes, why not just win it back?

If one can surpass a game once, there will inevitably be a second time, a third time, until the game is completely over.

Fan Dongsheng's fighting spirit was reignited.

Mai Xing waved goodbye to the three and was about to walk towards the work area of ​​Group 5 when he turned back and added, "Oh right, I'm already a Sequence 7. Our Department 2 now has four Sequence 7s, and the gap with Department 1 is getting smaller and smaller."

Fan Dongsheng and the other two were stunned upon hearing this.

"He's at Sequence 7..." Fan Dongsheng murmured incredulously, "If I remember correctly, when he joined the sect at the same time as me, he hadn't even reached the Transcendent Sequence stage yet, had he?"

"No, shouldn't we be focusing on the four Sequence 7s? Besides Mai Xing, who else got promoted?" Deng Yong asked blankly, only to be met with a glare from He Lian.

"Is there even a question? It's definitely Ye Lin."

He Lian clicked her tongue, getting angrier the more she thought about it: "Wang Cheng has really done all sorts of bad things. The two strongest domestic workers in the department are his subordinates, and he almost got fired."

"Oh, so who's your crush?"

"You're asking for it, aren't you!"

Fan Dongsheng couldn't figure out whether his boss and Team Leader Deng were a pair of bickering lovers or mortal enemies, as they always seemed to be arguing every few days.

Perhaps this is how middle-aged people get along; unfortunately, I'm still young and don't understand.

Fan Dongsheng shook his head and sighed as he left alone.

……

As soon as Mai Xing arrived at the 5th workstation area and was about to greet them, he was met with a glare from Ye Lin.

"I heard that, I heard that. The whole department knows you've been promoted to Rank 7."

"Do I really have such a loud voice?" Mai Xing scratched his head and asked awkwardly. If it weren't for the smug smile on his face, he could have fooled people.

"Enough with the small talk, have you prepared the work orders for today?"

"Not yet, I guess I'll take on post-construction cleaning. There are quite a few post-construction cleaning jobs in the Ideal District, and the performance bonus is quite generous, ranging from 7 to 10 points per job. It's just that it takes a long time; it will take me a whole day to complete," Ye Lin said.

"Then let's go together, and I'll let you experience my new Sequence 7 ability," Mai Xing invited.

Ye Lin thought for a moment and immediately realized that this new ability must come from the mysterious [Ox and Horse] pathway.

He readily agreed, "Okay!"