Chapter 127: Chapter 127
Chapter 127 - To Protect the People of This Place!
Jinxiu Residential Complex, Outside the Main Gate.
Longye sat on the steps, cupping his face in his hands, his brows tightly furrowed with worry and frustration.
Meizhi had not only successfully found a job but had also leaped to become the top star of his club. Innumerable women came every day just to see him.
But he, on the other hand, still didn't even know what kind of job he wanted to do.
As one of the Four Great Demon Generals of the Demon Realm, a noble Dragon, his duty was to guard the borders of the Demon Realm and protect Lord Demon Sovereign. To make him serve women like Meizhi did... he could never bring himself to do it.
Besides, that whole resume thing Meizhi did online seemed incredibly troublesome to him.
Never mind that he had no idea what to write on the resume; even if he spent the effort to fill it out like Meizhi, he would still have to submit them one by one and wait for a response. The efficiency was just too slow.
He didn't like the feeling of waiting, and he liked being judged by others even less. Rather than submitting resumes online, it was better to just go out and look for a job directly.
But he had already been walking around outside for nearly a full day, looking at many job postings on storefronts, yet not a single one appealed to him.
They were either jobs he disliked or in fields he wasn't skilled in.
For a moment, finding a suitable job became a major worry weighing on his mind.
Lord Demon Sovereign telling him to get a job was really making things difficult. It would be simpler and easier if he just ordered him to go kill someone. He'd prefer that, too…
Longye let out a frustrated sigh. Finding a job is actually harder than killing an Immortal Emperor...
As he got up to leave and was passing by the complex's main gate, he suddenly caught something out of the corner of his eye. He quickly stopped and took a step back.
On the notice board next to the main gate was a job posting: recruiting a security guard.
[Sincerely recruiting one security guard. Four days off per month, salary of five thousand. Main duty is to watch the complex's main gate…]
Longye carefully studied the information on the posting, his expression pensive, and his heart was stirred.
Although the salary for a security guard didn't sound very high and was a far cry from Meizhi's job, for some reason, he felt that this job should be quite suitable for him.
Lord Demon Sovereign and Madam live in this very complex. And his duty in the Demon Realm was to guard the borders and protect his Lord. If he became the security guard for this complex, wouldn't that be equivalent to continuing to protect Lord Demon Sovereign and Madam!
This way, the job wouldn't be a dishonor to his proud dignity as a member of the Dragon race!
Thinking of this, Longye ripped the posting off the board and walked straight to the security office.
“This... ahem, I'm here to apply for the security guard position!”
Inside the security office, a white-haired old man squinted his eyes and cheerfully called out a greeting to the empty space in front of him:
“Someone's finally here to apply! Good, good, good. I'll call the higher-ups right now.”
As he spoke, the old man picked up a flip phone and made a call.
Longye stood dazedly at the entrance to the security office. He even deliberately looked behind and beside him, his face growing even more confused.
Who was that old man just talking to…?
Soon, a slightly chubby middle-aged man walked straight into the security office.
“Old Liu, is someone here to apply for the job?”
“Yes, yes, a young lad. He's sitting right there.”
The old man turned and pointed to the empty seat beside Longye.
The middle-aged man: “…”
Longye looked at the empty seat next to him and couldn't help but fall into deep thought.
Is there something in this room that I can't see?
“Old Liu, you should probably put on your reading glasses…”
The middle-aged man said helplessly, then walked straight over to Longye and sized him up carefully.
A sturdy and well-built frame, a resolute and bright face, a posture as upright as a mountain—a fine young man!
But... why does this kid have two dragons tattooed on him…
Seeing the ferocious dragon tattoos on Longye's arms, the middle-aged man couldn't help but frown.
If a security guard has tattoos, it might give the homeowners a bad impression. This kind of candidate was generally not within their scope of consideration.
But their complex's job posting had been up for a long time, and no one had come to apply. The few who did had given up after learning about the position.
It couldn't be helped. Their residential complex was far from the city center, the pay was low, and the benefits weren't great. It was very difficult to recruit a suitable candidate.
Old Liu was getting on in years and was about ready to retire, so they urgently needed a security guard to take over his work…
After a moment's hesitation, the middle-aged man pulled up a chair and sat down in front of Longye.
“Hello, my name is Zhang Gang. I'm the captain of the security team here and also part of the property management.”
“Let's just have a simple interview first. No need to be nervous, just treat it as a casual chat.”
“Do you have any previous work experience as a security guard?”
Longye pondered for a moment, then lightly shook his head before changing his tone:
“However, I have similar work experience. My former duty was to guard the frontier and eliminate all invading enemies!”
Hearing this, Zhang Gang's eyes instantly lit up.
“Oh? Brother, were you a soldier before?”
Longye gave a solemn nod.
Seeing this, Zhang Gang's face lit up with pleasure, and his favorable impression of Longye grew.
“What a coincidence, brother! I was in the military before too, though that was over twenty years ago.”
“By the way, brother, which unit were you in?”
“The First Demon Dragon Legion!”
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I've never heard of a unit with that name…
Could it be the codename for some special forces unit? Judging from this kid's posture, he really could be retired from the special forces!
Thinking of this, Zhang Gang's eyes filled with a bit more admiration for Longye.
You have to know, people who can get into the special forces are the best of the best, one in ten thousand from all the other units!
And to be able to maintain such a sturdy physique after being discharged shows that even after leaving the service, he never forgot his training and didn't slack off at all!
“Little brother, with your qualifications, why would you think of applying to be a security guard here?”
Zhang Gang asked with confusion.
To be honest, he felt that with Longye's qualifications, he could easily find a better job. To come to their small complex to be a security guard was truly a waste of his talent!
“To protect the people of this place! And to fulfill my duty as a guardian!”
Longye's eyes hardened. His words were sonorous and powerful, each one landing on Zhang Gang's heart like the blow of a heavy hammer.
'To protect the people of this place'?! Is he referring to the homeowners in the complex? No! Perhaps I'm being too narrow-minded. Combined with his next sentence, what does a soldier truly protect?
He willingly rejected other, more superior jobs, just to choose to become a security guard who protects this small area!
There aren't many people with this kind of conviction these days. With such a talent as a security guard, what is there to worry about!
Zhang Gang's eyes welled up with hot tears. He firmly clapped a hand on Longye's shoulder.
“You can start tomorrow!”
“I'll apply to the higher-ups and get your monthly salary raised to six thousand!”