Online Game: My Decay Drives the Entire Server Crazy

Chapter 80: Carrying a cot and squatting in front of the BOSS, brainwashing the Lord of the Abyss via global live stream.The day after the contract was signed, the Lord of the Abyss officially started work.

He set up his office on the original site of the sealing array at the bottom of the Abyss. He remodeled the golden patterns of the sealing array into a desk, and molded the remaining sealing energy into a chair. The Lord of the Abyss, standing over three meters tall, sat on that golden chair with a thick stack of performance review forms for the Abyssal Lords placed in front of him.

The Lord of Destruction stood in front of the desk, head bowed, reporting the inventory data of the Abyssal Lords worldwide. The Lord of the Abyss listened while writing and sketching on the performance review forms. He paused when he reached the page for the Lord of Flame.

”The Lord of Flame has three records of stealing ore. The first time, thirty points deducted; the second time, thirty points deducted; the third time, another thirty points deducted. That adds up to ninety points. His annual bonus for this year has been completely wiped out.”

The Lord of Destruction said in a low voice, ”He has been performing well recently. He caught twenty-three attempted robberies.”

The Lord of the Abyss was silent for a moment. ”Merits and demerits cannot offset each other. The bonus points for the attempted robberies will be given according to the standard, and the penalty points for stealing ore will be deducted according to the standard. Bonus points are bonus points, and penalty points are penalty points. If the annual bonus is wiped out, it is wiped out.”

The Lord of Destruction dared not speak again.

A folding bed was set up next to the desk. Lin Ye lay on it, legs crossed, holding a cup of virtual tea in his hand. The folding bed had been brought over by Fatty Wang from the Unscrupulous Business Center, who said that since Brother Ye was working hard supervising the bottom of the Abyss, he needed a place to rest. Lin Ye thought it made sense, so he lay down. He hadn’t gotten up since.

The global livestream was on. The camera was aimed at the Lord of the Abyss behind the desk, as well as Lin Ye on the folding bed next to the desk. The number of online viewers was stable at around two hundred million, and the comments were scrolling by rapidly.

”Wocao Wuqing: The Lord of the Abyss is reviewing performance forms, while Brother Ye is lying to the side drinking tea. This scene is too surreal.”

”Brick-Moving Expert: Brother Ye isn’t here to supervise; he’s here for a vacation.”

”Invincible Sword God: Even a folding bed is set up; he’s planning to stay for the long haul.”

”Data Emperor: The way the Lord of the Abyss reviews the performance forms is more serious than my boss.”

Lin Ye took a sip of tea and tilted his head to glance at the performance form in the Lord of the Abyss’s hand.

”The Lord of Flame’s annual bonus is gone; what about next year?”

The Lord of the Abyss looked up.

”Next year will be calculated anew. This year’s accounts are settled this year, and next year’s accounts are calculated next year.”

”Then will he have any motivation next year? The annual bonus is all gone; in the new year, it doesn’t matter if he works more or less. If it were you, would you do it?”

The Lord of the Abyss was silent. He had lived for tens of thousands of years and had never thought about the impact of a wiped-out annual bonus on employee motivation. Lin Ye put down his teacup and sat up from the folding bed.

”The purpose of performance reviews is to give employees motivation, not to crush them. It’s right to deduct points for the Lord of Flame stealing ore, but the bonus points for catching twenty-three attempted robbers should also be honored. Merits and demerits cannot offset each other, but you can advance the bonus points to him.”

”Advance them?”

”Yes. His performance score is currently negative ninety. You advance him ninety points to bring him back to the zero-point line. These ninety points aren’t given for free; they are deducted from his performance score for next year. Next year, he will have to accumulate an extra ninety points to get his annual bonus. This way, he has motivation this year, and he will have motivation next year.”

The purple energy core in the Lord of the Abyss’s eyes pulsed, and he was silent for quite a while.

”Where did you learn this stuff?”

Lin Ye lay back on the folding bed.