Corporation has a pretty good massager

[Energy Quota completed very well today, The Manager has been working hard, need to relax a bit?]

To suit X's taste, she specially increased the amount of coffee beans on the table. The loyal and trustworthy Secretary saw that X finished work flawlessly, without any employees being injured during the Abnormalities riot, and her tone seemed a little softer.

"Relax?... No need, Angela, I'm fine."

When X heard the word 'Relax', her eyebrows furrowed and without thinking, she firmly refused.

If it weren't for knowing that the Secretary wouldn't add anything to the drink beyond the recommended dosage, X wouldn't even dare to touch the coffee.

Because of the extremely bad endings in the simulation, she is now really a bit afraid of Angela.

Whether Angela is good to her or bad to her, X will feel that her AI Secretary has other intentions.

This seems to be the main impression that comes first, even though Angela has an irresistible appearance and a sweet voice that sounds like an angel, from beginning to end it makes X uneasy.

There are angels in front, but demons..... This is X's assessment of Angela. The secretary inside the simulation also did a lot of bad things, and X's vigilance towards this has increased.

It's not that she doesn't want to trust the Secretary, it's that X really can't trust the Secretary. Even if AI theoretically doesn't have human desires, it also won't have human-like needs. But... will the simulation fool her?

Regarding whether or not AI's intelligence can punish her, X doesn't want to test it. If she wants to test it, she's not far from mental collapse.

Only with punishment, X absolutely will not want to try. She can accept Dean's sarcastic words, and she can endure the employee's scolding or insults, but she definitely cannot accept such punishment.

It's so absurd, it absolutely cannot happen like this.

Today's work went well, the Energy Quota was achieved, and Dean's special request was also completed. Furthermore, the newly received Subject Number [F-02-44] Abnormalities, incomplete information was also corrected and officially identified as [Beauty and the Beast].

These abnormalities especially like [Repression work], so employees who conduct Repression work have an extremely high probability of success and great output.

But [Beauty and the Beast] is quite special, so the Manager cannot let the employee continuously carry out Repression work on these Abnormalities. If the Repression work is continuously carried out, Abnormalities will 'die', and the employee will become a new [Beauty and the Beast].

This is like a curse that is constantly being spread...

The main thing is that after performing Repression on [Beauty and the Beast], [Beauty and the Beast]'s body will lower down. At this time, doing other work on it greatly increases the probability of success. After completing the work, [Beauty and the Beast] will recover health, and you can do Repression work on it again.

After a well-arranged employee transfer, you will discover that this is an easy-to-manage Abnormality. Very suitable for training employees, overall it is an Abnormalities with few harmful effects and many beneficial effects.

Even if a situation arises, if I leave it alone, it won't escape. There's no need to waste my time arranging employees to suppress it.

If it continues like this, it will also allow for some easy-to-manage Abnormalities, without any trouble, and the danger is not strong. X can also maintain perfect work performance and will not damage any employee.

But that's only if... The most ideal situation, after all, it's only the second day...

X immersed in her work as if she was still hugging a document, it was related to the material.

X is looking to see if the Corporation has any weapons in its inventory that can be distributed to existing employees.

L Corporation has a special weapon called E.G.O. This type of thing uses Abnormalities as its core. In essence, it is the manifestation of Abnormalities forces, their forces transform into these weapons, and employees can use these weapons to fight these Abnormalities.

Although L Corporation has never said what its Singularity technology is, it doesn't prevent X from guessing that it is probably a technology closely related to Abnormalities. Perhaps the fuel drawn from these monsters is 'Singularity', or it could be that these monsters are discovered to be 'Singularity'. In short, they cannot escape the connection.

Wings of the World's approach to 'Knowledge' has always been terrifyingly obstinate, with the technology and secrets to be protected at any cost. X was very clear on this point, so she did not plan to ask Angela too much.

Knowing too much is not good, knowing too little is also not good. She must find a subtle value within to be able to preserve herself a little.

In this Corporation, being able to take care of yourself is considered a good outcome, right?

X looked at this stack of documents and couldn't help but pessimistically think about what kind of fate she would eventually fall into. Will she also be like those fired employees, without even a name, in the end, it will just appear on paper as a series of cold numbers - Sacrifice for the sake of mission multiplication.

It's unavoidable that it's a bit too much, which is sad...

AI will forever be waiting for a new Manager, and she can just be changed at any time.

"Ey, Angela, tell me a little about the ways to relax here. Video games? Or is there something else to say?

Putting the pile of documents into the drawer, X changed her mind. If she was so tired, why not relax a little and be a little better to herself?

Even though I don't rely on the AI Secretary to be able to say anything useful, at least it's still a listen, there's no chance of the AI Secretary suddenly doing something.

[Sorry, Manager, Corporation also doesn't provide video games, if you want to do electronic entertainment... We have Corporation broadcast and radio]

Angela said broadcast and radio refer to the machine not far from the Manager's screen. Broadcast is what the Manager uses to make important announcements or activities for the Corporation, while the radio is purely for broadcasting the "Employee Emergency Evasion Handbook".

No matter how she looked at it, those things had nothing to do with entertainment.

"Angela, then what did you just say about being relaxed...?"

X took a sip of the lid, the smell of fragrant milk so that she was a bit passionate. For some reason, she felt that Angela's coffee technology was getting better and better, making coffee exactly to her taste, and even vaguely becoming addicted.

The AI Secretary herself is more like working in a vending machine that provides various types of drinks. After all, Angela really won't directly affect X's work, she's just sending a reminder to the responsible person.

For example, when the Energy Quota is pushed to completion, Qliphoth Meltdown increases, employee mental instability opens the Containment unit, the employee dies or Abnormalities run out from the Containment unit, and so on.

X also didn't know whether it was testing X's ability as a Manager, or simply wanting to give X more of a burden. At least every time the warning bell rang, it could always make X tremble unconsciously.

But putting all of this aside, X doesn't hate Angela. Simply because of the simulated punishments, she gave the AI Secretary an extra layer of bad impression, and her body had a little reactive reaction.

[Do you need a massage? Massage is a way to relax easily, I just learned... The Corporation has a massage machine, but the effect is not very good, the employee who came in did not explain the details of how it felt...]

X drank coffee and listened to Angela chat a bit, but didn't know what it was or was an illusion. X always felt that Angela was narrating something very scary in a very ordinary tone.

"Then... Angela, do you want me to try that massage machine from the Corporation?"

[Of course not, you want to experience the feeling of massage, but because you provide massage services, not massage mach............. Although I am also a machine, my species is different, and I always play many characters.]

X wanted to refuse but always felt that if she refused again, she would be a little unreasonable. Secretary had already hinted at herself once, and now it was clear that if she refused again...

X didn't even want to be stuffed into the massage machine to experience what the massage machine felt like. Even though X didn't know what the 'massage machine' was in Angela's mouth, it was no better.

"Okay... I trust you, Angela."

X reluctantly took off her large white coat. This was her biggest concession, but it was too much and she wanted to fight with the Secretary.

Massage no matter how you say it, getting rid of a coat doesn't move much. After taking off a white coat, X still felt a bit cold, so he had to raise the cold air conditioning in the Manager's room a little bit.

Probably didn't expect X to cooperate like this. AI Secretary even opened his eyes in surprise. His yellow eyes stared at X's back, stopping for about a few milliseconds.

A few milliseconds later, Angela put her hand on X's shoulder, controlling the force and kneading it up. This type of precise control of force is probably only something that can be achieved by an AI with emotional intelligence. Because 'Not much different' is a magical assessment, with an ambiguous value, which needs to be felt, forming a prediction in the heart.

Normal machines do not know how to gather force, and will only be fixed on the same set of programs, sticking to old-fashioned standards, and completely unable to flexibly carry out mechanized standard work. Just like normal industrial production, the water flowing down the line has no special goods at all.

Just the right amount of force, neither light nor heavy. When applied with the right amount of force, it can help loosen the key and soothe the feeling of muscle pain and swelling.

Always maintain the same posture, always sitting, there will inevitably be waist pain, these things can be effectively resolved through massage.

There's no unusual behavior, just regular contact, and regular massage. Even when Angela stopped massaging, X made a very unwilling noise. She was like a cat that hadn't been massaged enough.

Such brash behavior was probably just a fleeting moment, and X reacted a second later and stopped making this lovely sound.

But just one second is quite a long time for the AI Secretary, this is a very interesting reaction.

[Manager, if you still need this kind of service, I will always contribute my strength to you. Of course, I also look forward to your comments, I will make great improvements.]

Loyal confidant AI Secretary also changed X's collar again, smoothing out the wrinkles on her body. The slightly disheveled hair also falls to one side, maintaining a relatively flattering appearance.

"Can you… Can you do it again, Angela?"

Probably because he was being served in the right place, X's head also started to feel a bit confused, as if she had finished working, and then lost his mind, unconsciously blurting out the words in his heart.

[Of course, it is possible, I will serve you at any time.]

Having said that, the AI seems to be planning to come to hand once again.

"Wait, Angela, I'm joking! Once is enough, really enough. Good, Angela, quickly help me open the door to the Manager's room, I'll go somewhere else to get some fresh air."

But X didn't dare to try again, she clearly said she wanted to maintain vigilance towards Secretary... However, if this is what the so-called punishment is, it can be accepted.

-- Impossible! What am I thinking——

—— It was just an AI, a machine!——

As soon as this thought arose, it was suppressed again. X was still fully awake, not to the point of losing herself because of such a little so-called enjoyment.

No matter what, Angela is just a human-like machine, an AI Secretary, how can she give birth to any unnecessary ideas...

Is it just a machine...

X also felt like she had a bit of Stockholm syndrome, why she always thought that Angela was good, perhaps because it was now a bit gentle, just little by little...

As if she wanted to avoid reality, X quickly left the Manager's room while putting on her coat. The person who opened the door for her, the AI Secretary, was indifferent to this and just quietly took back the scattered documents on the Manager's desk.

Most of these things are processed by the AI Secretary and can be entrusted to the Manager after being approved by Angela. According to theory, whether the Research has passed or not, Angela is the one in charge of this authority.

The manager was only in charge of stamping and signing. There were times when she didn't even need a stamp or signature. She just took a look.

But is this an overreach, is this a violation of the rules? Of course not, the Corporation's original arrangement of positions was like that.

Such great AI authority was given to it by its creator. Angela's creator is also the creator of Lobotomy Corporation aka A, who seems to be the creator in charge of managing the AI business of the Corporation and has a lot of authority.

So where is 'A'? X doesn't know, A seems to have only been told about the Corporation's background by Angela, X doesn't even know why she was recruited as Manager, could it be because of the Corporation AI's approval...

It's a bit wild.

The corporation's vending machines in the hallways and guest rooms do not offer alcoholic beverages. Worrying about an employee or Dean drinking alcohol during work will lead to an unfortunate incident.

But the vending machine in the conference room has all kinds of drinks. X also saw a mark marked for the 'Great Tree Liquid' taste. Although I don't know what this taste drink is, it has something special.

X bought two beers, one for her, and the other for Dean, although it was probably not necessary. But X more or less hoped that she could ease her unhappy relationship with Dean.

At [ Favorability query ], the Safety Department Netazach Dean reliability is there. The attitude has changed from [ Disgust ] to [ Distrust ], although it can't be called good, at least some space can ease the situation.

Although Malkuch's words were gentle, she could easily paralyze herself when she heard them too much, causing X to misjudge her abilities, causing her expansion.

Occasionally hearing Netzach speak out negatively is not bad. The most important thing is that X feels that Netzach's temperament is the closest to the Corporation's common employee standards, and in fact, it is also very close to X's temperament.

Of course, X also really wants to give up and leave this Corporation...

But she is the Manager, she can't be like this, as the Manager, she has to be responsible for her own words and actions, she can't talk nonsense. She also can't work chaotically. At least as a Manager, she definitely can't be too close to employees. She won't be like Dean and work directly together with employees.

So she wanted to hear Netzach's suggestion, or perhaps the specific reason for Netzach's pessimistic attitude towards the entire Corporation. And what kind of feelings does she have towards Secretary Angela, disgust, hate,,,, or indifference?

One side's perspective is one-sided and narrow. Angela is used to talking about the greatness of Corporations, exaggerating the pioneering Corporations, but how does the Department Dean treat it?

X is very specific, each Department Dean is not an ordinary cognitively dry AI, only in charge of calculating or interpreting aspects of things.

They are more like cheerful people, lively humans, with their personalities and attitudes, some agree with the Corporation, and some hate the Corporation. The only thing they have in common is that they all serve at the Corporation, regardless of whether it's voluntary or not, they all work here.

Even the AI Angela in control of this place will occasionally reveal X's incomprehensible human tenderness. Although limited to X himself, X still cannot pay attention to this special thing.

In the end, imitating humanity and pretending to act? Or does the AI have the same delicate, meticulous, and rich emotions as humans... Why do punishments continuously appear in the simulation, from Secretary AI?

Such a situation was beyond X's ability to think, so she opened the beer and suddenly drank it. A lot of beer flowed down to her collar because of this movement, causing the already clean and neat uniform to be contaminated with the alcohol taste.