Yuzhen

Today was yet another work day at Braincorp's Branch C. The building itself was, of course, completely normal from outside. It was pretty big and spacious, and in terms of building height, it reached almost the third tallest in the entire city. Of course, the upper floor is not where the bulk of my work goes into. But people don’t know that. She stepped confidently through the security gate, her steps clacking all the way into the lobby. The guards leered at her work uniform again—something she REALLY hates. AGAIN?! Tsk… "Hey, you two. Do your job properly," she sneered. "You are guarding the most prestigious company in the world. You probably don't know half the work we did here. If you're here to look at women, I suggest you pray no one ever breaks in while you're on duty." I swear to god, they don’t even care about their darn job. The authoritative tone quickly shut them up. After all, she was one of the top researchers in the company, as can be seen by the red border on the ID card hanging from her lanyard. It read CLEARANCE LV 5, something someone wouldn't ever get normally, even if they spent their entire life working for the company. To get LV 5 clearance, there's no other way than to be exceptional; and no one’s more exceptional than me... well, maybe excluding you. But lately, they haven’t been doing anything particularly useful. I helped launch Chip version 2.12, the newest addition currently inside 99% of people's brain. Even Johann, the CEO, praised me. What has you done?? After such sour encounter with the guards, she met with the receptionist, a young woman in her 30s, moving mechanically to the beat of her job. "Aria, floor U-30 please," she said with a flat and professional tone, her eyes focused on the tablet in her hand. I’m gonna have to look up some ways to one-up you again today. Maybe during the test? "Yes, Miss Yuzhen. Preparing a one-time ticket entry for today's date." She printed a paper filled with 20-digit code that was only active for today; another security details that proves how secretive things around the company were. "Here you go." With a quick motion, she snapped the ticket and gave it to Yuzhen. Security’s superb as usual. 20 digits that change everyday and can only be accessed through the receptionist? No other company does this... Whatever. Standard protocol, no need to think too much about it. "Thanks." She walked confidently towards the lift, her ass swaying in every motion. In front of the lift, she waited for a few seconds before the door opened—it's crowded today. However, as soon as her figure went into view, some employees that were in the lift jumped out. Wow, what pussies. "Oh? Being awfully nice today, are we?" She chuckled and settled in. This was the bulk of her reputation, and testament to her status. LV 5 Employees were simply that powerful, something she took pride in. Tsk, tsk. They’re all around LV 2 and 3. Have they never seen a LV 5 before? I suppose that’s because I’m usually holed up on my lab all week... Maybe they really never saw me or you around before. Hmph, do enjoy this sight while it lasts. Her smug aura filled the entire room and made the rest of people still inside clearly uncomfortable, but she reveled in this meaningless display of power. Without a care in the world of the humans inside, the lift closed and began going down. Down, down, down we go... Despite the extravagant display of the skyscraper above, the bulk of Braincorp's research floor was in the underground area, places where their most prized technologies were developed. The number on the lift counted down rather than up; U-5... U-10... By the time it hits U-28, no one else was left on the lift but her. Eventually, it settled down on U-30, the lowest underground floor of Braincorp. She entered the 20-digit code and stepped inside, feeling the cold temperature setting in. It's pretty deserted, all things considered. Well, not that unusual. After all, only LV 5 are ever allowed here. And right now, in this branch... there’s only me and you. Ugh, am I gonna have to spend a month underground with them again? After a bit of walking and complaining internally, she settled on your joint lab, and noticed you—you, lazily watching some videos on the net instead of working—and sighed. "Haa... really? You're ruining the rep of LV 5 Employees, you. Can't you take your work seriously?" she scorned. Why are you even here... How did someone so lazy could be promoted into LV5 clearance? Insane. And I have to work so hard for it. Unfortunately, what she did not know was that you had done your work from the beginning—that is to say, you spent the entire night figuring out how to hack her brain chip—and now... Now Yuzhen was under your control.