Mingfeng Bank 1

"Lady Su Yuan, you are still an S-class ability user and have not awakened any gene sequence."

Xia Guo's face showed a hint of disappointment.

My father said that some people experience a second awakening of their gene sequence after adulthood, and that the goddess's behavior was likely a sign of this gene sequence awakening.

Pity.

But she quickly rallied; someone as amazing as her doesn't need a genetic sequence to succeed!

After Xia Guo understood, she immediately began to comfort Su Yuan.

"It's alright. Your S-rank ability is already quite outstanding. It's just a gene sequence; not many people can possess it anyway."

"The Federation has only about a hundred people with the genetic sequence."

She drove Su Yuan back to her apartment in the car she had prepared for her.

As an clerk, she competently reminded her: "Lady Su Yuan, after this instance ends, you will need to go on a mission with the first squad."

"If you find the boning knife unsatisfactory in the dungeon, I can replace it with a Grade B artifact for you."

On a mission?

Su Yuan asked, "Isn't the quest only available after the fifth dungeon run?"

Xia Guo shook her head, indicating that she didn't know either; that was the order issued by the Federation.

"In addition, the Pharmacy Academy apologizes for the criminals who stole the potions and harmed Lady Su Yuan, and has specially sent three high-grade purification agents with 100% purity."

"This is the latest research achievement of the School of Pharmacy, which has improved by 10% on the previous 90%!" Xia Guo said with some pride.

Her steward was the first to receive Professor Song's batch of high-quality purification agents.

100% pure, and will not cause any drug resistance.

It's only a mere 10%, but it consumes countless materials and funds, so mass production is not currently planned.

Su Yuan's eyes lit up; she liked this.

Professor Song is such a good person!

"I wish you all the best, sir." Xia Guo said, then put the things down and closed the door for Su Yuan.

Su Yuan lay on the soft bed, waiting to be pulled into the instance.

The red light on the bracelet flashed rapidly.

The next second, the person vanished.

The sheer curtains of the apartment's floor-to-ceiling windows swayed, and in the fading light of dusk, a figure suddenly appeared before them...

Welcome to the eerie world.

[A bizarre live stream is about to begin. Players, please prepare!]

The familiar waiting space.

At the same time, the popularity of the phrase "uprooting a willow tree" quickly began to climb after the live stream started.

Welcome to the eerie world of "Uprooting a Willow Tree," currently set in the dungeon "Mingfeng Bank."

[Dungeon Difficulty: C-rank]

[Game Role: Salesperson at Counter #04]

[Clearance conditions: Survive for 72 hours and leave the bank with a valid work certificate.]

[Survival Tip: Mingfeng Bank is the most famous bank in this bizarre world. Employees here should be loyal to the bank's rules. Providing attentive service might help you survive longer. Work hard and maintain your public persona.]

The once bustling street is now deserted, but eeriness lurks everywhere.

The four large characters of Mingfeng Bank flickered, emitting a blinding white light.

A sign at the entrance reads: Open at 8:00 AM.

One by one, the players opened their eyes and found themselves standing in front of a bank.

The next second, green rain began to fall from the sky.

The bank doors opened, and a female teller stood at the entrance, dressed in a neat dark gray suit, with her white shirt collar buttoned up tightly and a plastic name tag hanging on her chest.

She was tall and slender, maintaining a standard professional smile, quietly waiting for the new employees.

"Hello, I'm a new employee."

A man in a black suit stepped forward and handed over his identification.

When he got closer and looked up, he realized that the salesperson's smile was unchanging, the corners of his mouth always curved the same, his face was stiff and never relaxed, and his features were blurred together like an ink painting.

The name tag on his chest read: Bank Lobby Manager

Players followed the man in the suit into the bank to avoid the green rain.

Su Yuan blended in and observed silently.

Inside the bank, everything was in perfect order, and there was no change whatsoever because of the newcomer.

Order, repression.

The lobby manager slowly opened his mouth, his voice sounding like it had been pre-recorded and was being played through an old-fashioned speaker.

"Welcome five new employees. The Ghost Festival is approaching, and the bank will be very busy."

"New employees must memorize the employee handbook and complete their work diligently."

She cracked her knuckles twice and pulled several plastic name tags from her pocket. "These are your name tags. Please wear them at all times."

The blood-stained words reappeared: [Currently surviving players: 6]

The players were reading the intern employee handbook.

[Internship Employee Handbook:]

[Rule 1: While on duty, trainee sales staff must wear the uniform gray work clothes and their employee badge. The employee badge is a temporary ID issued by the bank; please strictly follow work arrangements.]

[Rule Two: Customers must maintain a smiling service attitude. Salespeople cannot sign documents on behalf of customers, nor can they go against the customer's wishes. During work hours, staff must be meticulous and attentive, and must not disrupt bank order.]

[Rule 3: At 3:00 AM, the bank will conduct its inventory check. All business operations must cease. Sit quietly and await the bank manager's assignment of tasks. Do not respond to any disruptive noise.]

[Rule 4: If the ink in your pen turns red when signing a contract, please stop the transaction immediately.]

Rule 5: During their shift, sales staff may not leave their workstation for more than five minutes without special permission; otherwise, it will be considered absenteeism.

[Rule Six: Trainee sales staff need to obtain a work qualification certificate. If a customer complaint is successful or the work is confirmed to be unqualified, the work qualification certificate will be revoked.]

The employee handbook ends with a large signature:

Mingfeng Bank is always recruiting sales representatives. Welcome to join us!

Blood beads began to ooze from the words on the employee handbook, leaving deep bloodstains, and finally turned into a pool of blood in the player's hand.

"The rules are just suggestions. If you choose to stay at the bank, you don't have to follow so many rules." A male salesperson in a gray suit suddenly appeared beside me.

The player looked up and saw the male salesperson's blurry face, which startled him.

Another faceless salesperson.

An announcement broke the broadcast: "All sales staff, please get to your positions as soon as possible. There are only ten minutes left before opening time, and a large group of customers will be arriving shortly. Please be prepared!"

The male teller pointed to the changing room at the back of the bank, "Newcomer, it's time to change."

"Being late will result in customer complaints."

The players didn't dare to delay and rushed to the bank staff's break room to put on the uniforms and name tags they had received.

Several people stood in the lounge, exchanging glances.

The first to speak was a middle-aged man with a full beard. He looked honest, reliable, and very capable.

"There are two conditions for clearing this dungeon: survival and proof of work qualification. If we can all meet again alive after today's work is finished."

"It's not too late for us to get to know each other later."

In other words, someone who can't even survive the first day doesn't deserve to waste their time.

After saying this, the man gave the players a quick look.

Four men and two women.

He was the oldest of all the players.

Of the three male players, two were alright, but one seemed a bit flustered, as if he didn't know how to handle the upcoming task.

The man's gaze fell on Su Yuan and another female player, a hint of surprise flashing in his eyes.

This time, the female player was relatively calm.

The man added, "The first C-rank dungeon won't be too difficult, but there will be many traps. Good luck to everyone."

He strode quickly to his workstation.

The six people were assigned to different service windows.

Pawnbroking, deposits, loans, insurance...

The announcement sounded again: "Business hours are up. All sales staff, please provide smiling service and work diligently!"