Although this is the spelling in Yun Country language, for an assassin’s spelling, it doesn’t necessarily make people think he’s from Yun Country. Just like Li Yan using "King," no one thinks he’s necessarily from an International Language Country. Whether it’s Daoist Qi, Chinese medicine Qi, or Qigong Qi, it’s all very mysterious and enigmatic to the Celestial Continent People, so this word also gives a sense of mystery. And because it only has two letters, it’s very easy to remember. So, since Qi’s debut, his fame has spread quickly.

Of course, what made his name spread throughout the assassin realm was not just his name, but his accomplishments!

As the waves of the Yangtze River push forward, every generation produces its talents. King had been in the scene for many years and once dominated for a while. And this Qi debuted four years ago, during King’s peak time. Then he densely took on missions, each completed smoothly, which not only greatly increased his fame but also quickly boosted his level and world ranking. By the time Li Yan faded away and took a break more than two years ago, Qi was already a standout newcomer in the assassin world.

Two-plus years is a significant time for anyone; an assassin’s career isn’t much longer than that of an athlete. Two years is enough for some to retire and others to rise. Tears and God, who wanted to challenge King, are all newcomers who rose in these two years, and "Qi," within this time, has climbed to the peak to become the new world number one!

The largest assassin platform now not only keeps up with technology trends by using the internet as a platform carrier, but also adopts the sports community’s point system, assigning different points for tasks of varying levels such as S, A, B, C, etc. Once accumulated points reach a certain level, an assassin can advance. For example, after completing a certain number of normal tasks, an assassin accumulates enough points to become a C-level assassin, with the authority to take on C-level tasks. Accumulating enough points can upgrade to B-level... all the way to S-level.

This level point is an honor, a qualification, a manifestation of authority, and is continuously accumulated.

There is also a ranking point, which is activity, popularity, and a reflection of eye-catching and value, and it’s reset to zero every year. Based on this score, the current world number one may not necessarily be the most powerful assassin, but certainly the most active and industrious one of the year!

The higher the task’s level, the greater the difficulty of completion, and the more points earned each time. But higher-level tasks appear less frequently because they require more money. So, a B-level assassin, by taking on a large number of tasks and completing them successfully, can exceed many A-level or even S-level assassins to rank among the world’s top few.

For example, in tennis around the year 2000, Hingis maintained the world number one ranking in women’s tennis for more than four consecutive years, but during that time, the most prestigious Grand Slam titles didn’t go to her. Because she participated in many tour tournaments, elite invitationals, and masters cup tournaments, accumulating a lot of points little by little, maintaining the world number one, and also accumulating the highest prize money. These lower-level events were not too challenging for her, but they consumed a lot of time and energy, naturally leaving less time for training and preparation targeting the Grand Slam tournaments. Additionally, as she always relied on technical play to dominate, the Williams sisters, relying on physical strength and power play, entered women’s tennis and mainly targeted Grand Slams, so during the Grand Slam tournaments, she couldn’t last till the end.

During Li Yan’s peak period, he was also ranked number one in the world for several consecutive years. At that time, not only did he take on many tasks, but many were high-difficulty S-level tasks. So his points were far ahead, maintaining the King myth even after more than two years of fading out!

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After understanding the code’s spelling, Li Yan quickly comprehended its meaning smoothly. "Qi" has something to deliver to him, and it’s already placed on a certain online hard drive, letting him retrieve it himself using an extraction code.

"Qi" was indeed "Qi," only Li Yan knew he was really from Yun Country, using the Yun Country spelling. But Qi isn’t what people commonly assume as "Qi" but rather "Qi" as in ’up’!

After reading the email, Li Yan immediately destroyed it. But he did not immediately log into the online disk to extract the file, because he was at the company, and he had to be a bit cautious.

What exactly does "Qi" have going on? What important information does the file he provided contain?

Before knowing who sent him the email, Li Yan wasn’t curious, but knowing it was from "Qi" and knowing where to retrieve it but being unable to look at it now made him a bit curious and yet helpless.

He had nothing important to handle early in the day. So he called Qiao Pan to ask about the film crew’s situation, whether Chen Wu, the boss, was being duplicitous. Qiao Pan indicated they’d begun filming a while ago, everything was smooth, no disruption, and promised to immediately notify him if problems arose.

Next, he made a call over to Jie Rui, asking about Zhao Chengyao’s primary security guard Zhao Yun’s reaction after being rebuffed and how the film shooting assistance had been arranged. The answers were satisfactory, with no trouble, and Zhao Chengyao had coordinated well with Qiao Pan about personnel arrangements.

With no work issues, Li Yan relaxed. He also resisted the urge to call Li Jie because she was certainly with Yu Xiaodi at the time. Since she said what she did, it was out of safety considerations. If Chen Mingying found out Li Jie not only didn’t stop Li Yan but helped him make connections, she would definitely dismiss her immediately, increase Xiaodi’s custody, and possibly harm Jie Rui Security Company too.

Having finished the call, Li Yan felt bored!

Actually, he wasn’t really bored, it was just because certain things were weighing on his mind: one being Qi’s document, and the other being Xiaodi’s situation. When alone and quiet, he found himself unable to stay calm and felt he had to find something to do.

Mixing in a company full of beautiful women certainly wouldn’t be dull. For instance, he could look for Wen Qianyi or Hai Fu, or go visit the Planning Department to see colleagues he knew for some time, perhaps check if Jiang Lele had some shadow about cutting her finger; or he could hang out with friends like Sun Hui and Xu Ping, discussing the beautiful colleagues.

But wish as he might, Wen Qianyi and Hai Fu are directors, naturally not so free, spending two days with them to while away the time would have a significant impact. Moreover, his stint as a supervisor in the Planning Department was not long, and as he was parachuted in, he didn’t have much camaraderie with others there. Truly going to see Jiang Lele might make her misunderstand. Xu Ping worked in the Administration Department, which was Hai Fu’s domain; how could he dare to slack off during work?

Calculating it, only Sun Hui seemed reliable. Or he could go to the security team to smoke and chat, which would also be a form of research and groundwork for Li Jie’s side.

Just as Li Yan was about to leave, Jiang Xueyin barged in on her own.

"Slacking King, sneaking out to slack again?"

Li Yan glared at her, "I’m your brother-in-law! And your boss! What kind of attitude is that?"

Jiang Xueyin wasn’t afraid of him and pouted, "Being loud doesn’t mean you’re right. If you have no guilt, why are you so anxious?"

"Why would I be anxious!"

"Alright, President Li, take a look at this, do you want to participate? Whether you want to or not, you have to sign the confirmation on the list." Jiang Xueyin wouldn’t purposefully come in to bicker with him; every time she barges in, it’s for a reason.

Li Yan took it and looked, it was a company travel list.

"Travel? What does that mean?"

"In two days, it’s New Year’s Day, and the company is giving a seven-day holiday. The head office is organizing a trip for all employees, no bringing family members, it’s voluntary. Because we are a subsidiary, we weren’t initially included. Maybe it was Cousin or someone who reacted, we don’t have many, so now we’re being notified last minute. I’ve already compiled the list, everyone else is going; you decide if you want to go, you have to review, approve, sign, and I need to immediately inform the Administration Department." Jiang Xueyin explained.

(To avoid becoming Lazy Fatty, Lazy is working out by playing badminton today, will come back next week.) (To be continued, for more Chapters, please visit www.qidian.com, support the author, support legitimate reading!)