Chapter 157: Chapter 157: Made the Interviewer Ghosts Cry? The Global Audience’s Mentality Collapsed
At that moment, the foreign audience was having a complete meltdown!
This was so unfair!
The exams for their countries’ candidates were so intense!
Even if they wanted to cheat, they had no choice but to give up under the proctors’ watchful eyes.
But what about Yun Zhenyue?
She didn’t bring any cheating tools!
But that didn’t stop the aberration proctors from being dead set on helping her!
Didn’t you see how they even changed her answers for her at the end?
What’s the point of even taking this test?!
[Damn it!! Why are the proctors in her exam hall helping her?]
[This can’t be right. There’s no way she can get a perfect score like that. Even cheating has its limits.]
[Report her! We have to report the Dragon Country candidate!!!]
[Don’t tell me Gu Yuan knows this proctor?]
[That’s very likely. Hmph~ Even if she passes the written test, the interview has a whole group of aberrations. I refuse to believe she can cheat in the upcoming interview too!]
...
Meanwhile.
In the interview room of the exam hall.
A group of aberrations in charge of the interviews looked tense.
Their gazes were focused ahead.
The exam supervisor, wearing gold-rimmed glasses, spoke grimly. "I’ll be counting on all of you for the upcoming interview portion."
"Zhang did an excellent job during the written exam. It wasn’t easy getting her first place!"
"So... please, everyone, be prepared."
"All I can tell you is that this is an order from the City Lord!"
"We must ensure she gets first place in both the written exam and the interview. If the City Lord holds us responsible, none of us can bear the consequences."
Hearing this, all the aberration interviewers nodded solemnly.
They were all prepared!
...
「While waiting for the interview.」
Xiaoying hesitated for a long time before finally parting her lips to ask, "Do you want to join us..."
"You?"
Yun Zhenyue was confused.
"Our... organization."
’Is Xiaoying also part of some organization?’
’Her organization must be pretty good, right?’
Yun Zhenyue thought it over again and again.
’I was just trying to figure out how to apologize to her. If the organization turns out to be bad, I can just quit.’
With that in mind, Yun Zhenyue nodded and agreed first.
"What’s your organization called?"
"It’s called..."
Xiaoying hesitated for a moment.
But before she could say the name "Embers"...
...she heard an aberration shout that the interviews were starting.
Yun Zhenyue gave her an apologetic look.
She turned and headed for the interview room.
...
Everything was such a coincidence!
Yun Zhenyue happened to be the very first interviewee!
"Phew~"
She took a deep breath.
She carefully checked her clothes.
But when her hand grasped the doorknob...
...Yun Zhenyue felt her confidence waver.
She had no idea what the aberrations interviewing her would even ask.
Even in reality, she had only ever prepared for the written portion of the civil service exam; she knew nothing about what happens in an interview.
But when Yun Zhenyue pushed the door open...
...what greeted her...
...was a row of warm, smiling faces!
Each face, brimming with a smile, looked just like a blooming flower!
If she didn’t know this was an interview room...
...she might have thought they were welcoming a dignitary.
Yun Zhenyue blinked, and her mood instantly lightened.
"Don’t be afraid, child. We’re only going to ask you a few short questions."
"You can say whatever you want."
An older, female aberration soothed her in a gentle voice.
"Have a seat. We can talk once you’re settled."
"Okay."
Yun Zhenyue obediently sat down in the chair provided.
Facing the row of aberration interviewers...
...she was no longer nervous at all!
She even felt a sense of comfort.
Little did she know...
...the group of aberrations responsible for her interview were the ones who were truly nervous.
The smiles on some of their faces had already gone stiff.
They had just spent a long time practicing their smiles alone.
"Why don’t you start with a self-introduction? You can also talk about any management experience you have, or your own personal strengths," the older female aberration said gently.
"Um..."
Yun Zhenyue was a little puzzled.
’Aren’t interviews usually pressed for time?’
’Why is there a self-introduction part?’
"My name is Yun Zhenyue, I’m a 20-year-old woman, and I currently live in Wansheng District..."
"As for management, I guess I don’t have any experience. And my strength... is probably pretty weak, right?"
Yun Zhenyue told them the plain truth.
Even she found her own words boring.
Besides, she had exposed all her shortcomings.
But all the aberration interviewers listened intently, nodding in affirmation from time to time.
"Good, good. Your age and gender are very suitable for this job."
"Oh, right. I hear you’re married. Why don’t you tell us about your husband?"
The female aberration interviewer chuckled.
’Age and gender... suitable for the job?’
’That sounds a little sketchy.’
Yun Zhenyue looked completely bewildered.
’And Gu Yuan?’
’The interview... involves that too?’
Since they had asked, Yun Zhenyue thought for a moment before replying, "My husband, Gu Yuan... although he seems lazy and loves to play games, he’s actually a very responsible person."
"From the moment I first entered the district, completely clueless, until now, he has helped me so, so much!"
"For example, there was the Blood Moon Restaurant at the beginning... and then Reincarnation Hospital... and also..."
"If it’s possible, I want to get to know him on a deeper level and then repay him!"
After saying all this...
...Yun Zhenyue felt her earlobes flush.
It was still a little embarrassing to speak from the heart in front of so many people!
Her heart was pounding.
’This all just sounds like nonsense, right?’
’It definitely has nothing to do with the job!’
’They probably think I’m wasting their time.’
But to her surprise!
The moment her words fell!
A wave of quiet sobs could be heard. Some aberrations were dabbing at their reddened eyes with tissues, while others gave her a thumbs-up in affirmation.
"So well said!"
"That was truly moving!"
"This job is made for you!"
"Their love is so touching."
Yun Zhenyue: "???"
’Huh?’
She was completely lost!
She had just told a simple story, so why were these aberration interviewers crying?
Besides, it’s not like she’d said anything particularly moving!
She hadn’t intentionally played the victim at all!
In fact, besides embarrassment, she didn’t feel much of anything herself.
Wasn’t this a bit of an overreaction?
This wasn’t *The Aberration Voice*!
Just as Yun Zhenyue was trying to make sense of it all, the female aberration also dabbed her eyes with a silk handkerchief, took a sharp breath, and said, "The interview is over. You may leave for now."
"The results will be announced tonight."
...
Yun Zhenyue walked out in a daze.
She had no idea if she had passed the interview.
She felt completely unfazed.
If anything, she was just baffled.
Just then, Xiaoying walked over, raising her head with a questioning look.
"Did they... give you a hard time?"
Hearing that low voice, as cold as ice water...
...Yun Zhenyue touched her earlobe and said, "A hard time? I don’t think so."
"They just had me do a self-introduction at first, then they asked about my husband. I just said a few things, and they started crying. Then I came out."
"?"
Xiaoying looked completely baffled.
The interview round was supposed to eliminate 90% of those who passed the written exam!
Usually, they asked extremely difficult questions!
Those aberration interviewers were usually as aggressive as if they’d swallowed gunpowder, coming at you with full force. If you weren’t fully prepared, they could berate a strong-willed aberration to tears!
’What the hell is a self-introduction?’
And asking about her husband was even weirder!
’It’s not like they’re setting her up on a date, why ask about him?!’
...
Behind the two of them.
Cecil happened to overhear their conversation.
During the written test, her fountain pen had fallen. Luckily, the ink cartridge was ruined, and the pen stopped working.
The female aberration proctor inspected it for a while, and after discovering it was just an ordinary pen, she merely gave Cecil a verbal warning.
Fortunately, she had already used the pen to answer a few questions and had barely scraped by to make it into the interview round.
Now, hearing about Yun Zhenyue’s experience...
...Cecil was lost in thought.
She had discovered the key!
’So all you have to do is tell a sob story?’
’In that case, I’ll have to fabricate a tragic life story.’
...
The audience from Coconut Country looked on with anticipation.
If Yun Zhenyue’s meaningless fluff could satisfy the aberration interviewers...
...then wouldn’t Cecil, being prepared in advance, be able to pull ahead and overtake her?
It’s just telling a sob story!
Who can’t do that?!
[Go, Miss Cecil! You have to ace this interview!]
[These aberration interviewers are so naive. A few words are all it takes to make them cry.]
[I listened to that woman from Dragon Country and felt absolutely nothing.]
[Hehe, thanks to her sharing her experience, Miss Cecil will definitely get first place in the interview!]
