NOVPUBChapter 138: Chapter 137 The Happiest Thing at Work
Chapter 138 -137 The Happiest Thing at Work 𝙣𝙤𝙫𝙥𝙪𝙗.𝒄𝙤𝙢
“I remember Xue Quan’s proposal included maintaining cooperation with the city guard as a basic policy, didn’t it?” Ailuodi walked into the room with schadenfreude, “What happened to the official stance of Paradise on not interfering with the players’ decisions?”
Chaoyang also felt somewhat helpless, “How was I to know they would arrive so quickly, as if they were paying special attention to us. And I could accept all the other terms, but openly no longer allying with Yeni Temple is something I can’t accept, no matter what.”
Names aren’t worth much.
But names can affect people’s hearts.
The nuns all trusted Gate of Destiny completely by now, knowing that the Paradise Master would become the new backing of the temple. But if he then turned around and brought the company under the lord and the city guard’s wing, even if he continued to support the temple in secret afterwards, the damage to people’s hearts would be inevitable.
So it was still the same old problem.
Any normal merchant would weigh the pros and cons to make the right choice.
But what Paradise valued most wasn’t money.
“But coming back to it, even the city guard Commander mentioned that it’s a protective measure—could it be that someone can’t wait to make their move?” Ailuodi asked.
“No, they’ve already started,” Chaoyang simply recounted what he had read in the newspaper and what Jenny had reported at noon. “It’s not just in terms of public opinion, several caravans transporting medicine have also encountered gangs attacking them, luckily our security team is quite sizable and no big fuss has arisen in the end.”
“Did you report it to the police?”
“It’s no use, the police station said that public security is now under the jurisdiction of the city guard, and they no longer handle cases; the city guard is patrolling the streets now.”
“The undercurrent is surging,” Ailuodi said with a laugh. It was clear that she was very pleased.
“I guess those people won’t be able to hold back much longer, especially after they learn that the city guard hasn’t reached an agreement with us,” Chaoyang agreed, “It’s about time to let the players log in.”
…
After dinner, Jenny gathered all the nuns in the great hall.
“Today is the first payday since the cooperation between Yeni Temple and Gate of Destiny Pharmaceutical Company began. From today onwards, the temple will issue the previous month’s salary in the middle of the month instead of at month’s end. Everyone, please wait in your spot, and come up to the stage when your name is called.”
At this news, everyone immediately became excited.
“Really? Hasn’t our cooperation only been about half a month?”
“Exactly, I feel like we were still using the old methods to treat patients last week, and this week we’ve switched to syringes and other new equipment.”
“I wonder how much it will be…”
“Who cares how much, getting it half a month earlier is always good!”
The atmosphere in the temple became extraordinarily lively in an instant.
Jenny felt invigorated, not solely because of the salary issue but also because everyone now had an anticipation for the future. “Additionally, everyone will receive an extra wooden bracelet, a gift from Lord Chao. It has been blessed by the Paradise Master and will effectively protect everyone in the near future!”
A divine blessing… for free?
This made all the nuns pause for a moment.
Among them, some of the older ones had served the divinities and knew that only high-ranking priests or those with exceptional talent who were especially favored by the divinities ever received blessings.
But now every nun could get one?
After a brief silence, the temple suddenly burst into uproar!
“Lord Chao accepted us as followers?”
“And here I thought only Miss Jenny was qualified to become an official follower…”
“With this development… the temple is no longer a place of abandonment!”
Everyone hugged each other in celebration, their joy surpassing the happiness brought by early wage disbursement.
What followed was Jenny calling each name from the list, and the nuns took turns receiving their wages on stage—a wage packet resembling an envelope with the name of the recipient written on the seal. Compared to the past practice of directly receiving coins, this procedure seemed to add a touch of formality.
Soon, someone discovered that in addition to Serir, there was also a long strip of paper inside the envelope. The slip of paper clearly detailed the wage composition—it was divided into three main parts: base wage, level reward, and medical subsidy, with the highest being five pieces and the lowest two!
This was far beyond their past incomes! It should be noted that the temple was not a wealthy place. The nuns came here to band together for warmth, with a place to provide food and a safe sleep. Saving one or two pieces of Serir a year was already quite good.
Now they could achieve this amount in half a month?
Everyone was momentarily incredulous.
Nun Angie, who received five pieces, became the center of attention.
“Why do you have so much? Show me the paper slip!” People around her were surprised and envious. They all requested to see the details.
With shyness, Angie unfolded the paper slip for the sisters, finding that the three items were divided into 2, 2, and 1.6, nearly adding up to six pieces of Serir.
And this was the income only some respectable jobs in Magnificent Castle would have, like bank clerks, hotel receptionists, tour guides, and so on.
As a journalist, Judy couldn’t help but express her feelings, “Wow… if we don’t count the bonuses for popular reports, I can’t get this much at the Brothers’ Newspaper!” She nudged Dane, who was taking photographs beside her, with her elbow, “How much did you use to get in a month?”
“15-20 pieces; sometimes over a hundred when it’s busy.”
“So you were that rich! No wonder you could buy several properties in Magnificent Castle!”
“It’s different…” Dane shook his head, “Even now, newspapers from the Old Continent are still sending me payments for my articles. Additionally, at Glaik Academy, I also receive some remuneration. This can’t represent industry wages, on the contrary, the salary from the temple is significant. It means that nuns have also become one of the high-income professions in the city. If Lord Chao can maintain this wage level, the nuns will gain much more than these coins.”
The respect and reputation they lost would all return to them one by one.
“I think you don’t have to worry about Lord Chao. He is the most reliable person I have ever seen!” Judy whispered with a smile.
“Miss Jenny, how exactly are the level reward and medical subsidy calculated?” Finally, someone raised the question that everyone was concerned about.
Jenny was well prepared, “I will post a detailed notice for everyone to refer to later. If you can’t read, you can ask others for help. Here, I will just give a simple explanation. In the future, the temple will classify everyone into different categories. Menial workers are level one, caregivers are level two, primary healers are level three, each level with different requirements. For example, like Angie, I am also level two, but once we have mastered the books taught by Mr. Zhang and passed the assessment, we can become primary healer nuns!”
“Don’t worry about restrictions on these level positions. If there are vacancies in levels one or two, Yeni Temple can not only recruit from outside, but we can also contact other temples and shelters, helping more sisters while expanding our own scale.”
“As for medical subsidy, it’s quite understandable too. It is measured by the number of healing beds—The more patients you take care of, the more this subsidy will be.
Jenny paused here, and finally concluded, “These two wage items were proposed by Lord Chao, with only one goal, that is, to increase the sisters’ extra income, so that everyone can walk the streets heads held high with confidence! He also encourages us to strive to learn various skills and not to forget to advance our techniques while healing patients, until we can become physicians capable of standing on our own!”
Prolonged applause filled the great hall.
Watching the sisters excitedly discussing the new system, Jenny knew that Yeni Temple had entered a completely new era.
