Ghost Matchmaking: Ghost Emperor Husband and Campus Queen Wife

Purgatory Factory.

Office of the Vice General Manager.

As the office of an eight-star executive, the interior was lavishly decorated. Opening the window provided a top-down view of the bustling employees in the various workshops, a sight that evoked the relationship between a worker and a screw, bringing about a sense of comfort and pleasure.

However, the Vice General Manager’s brow was currently furrowed in a deep frown.

Sitting at his desk, he carefully scrutinized a factory data sheet.

"Sigh..."

The Vice General Manager let out a sigh.

The factory’s total output had been declining recently.

For one, they had already plundered nearly all the resources in the vicinity, forcing his subordinates to venture farther out.

For another, there were simply too few hands they could use.

They had captured quite a few powerful ghosts, to be fair.

But most of those ghosts were unwilling to follow the factory’s orders.

And they certainly weren’t about to believe in a Ghost Lord who had never even shown his face.

’It can’t be helped.’

’Loyalty has to be cultivated!’

’But even he had never seen the Ghost Lord once!’

’In fact, he suspected that even the President had never met the so-called Ghost Lord either.’

’Despite the President’s extreme fanaticism and his desire to offer everything to the Ghost Lord...’

’...the lofty being on high...’

’...had never once deigned to look down upon them.’

’It was all just the factory’s wishful thinking!’

’It was like the relationship between an ant and a giant. Though the ant does everything in its power, the giant’s colossal form is focused on the distant horizon. The insignificant specks beneath its feet could never make it lower its gaze.’

"May the Ghost Lord protect us."

The Vice General Manager gently squeezed the pendant hanging on his chest.

He had spent tens of millions of Ghost Coins on this pendant, which was rumored to have once been touched by the Ghost Lord.

Even though it was only a blood-stained Ghost Artifact...

...it was still enough to make the other executives envious.

’You could say that after becoming a seven-star executive or higher...’

’...faith in the Ghost Lord becomes absolute and wholehearted.’

Just then, the Vice General Manager’s eyes fell upon a particular report.

He let out a surprised "Huh?"

Then, his eyes widened.

"A newcomer... with a loyalty score of... 100? A perfect score?"

"You’ve got to be kidding me!!"

The Vice General Manager shot to his feet with a THUD.

He gripped the report tightly.

His eyes didn’t even blink!

He scanned it again, meticulously, from top to bottom.

It wasn’t a hallucination!

Shock!

An indescribable emotion welled up inside him!

Only one thought ran through the Vice General Manager’s mind.

’What the hell? This newcomer’s loyalty is higher than mine?’

’No!’

’That shouldn’t be possible, right?’

’Even the die-hard loyalists, the ones the factory groomed from childhood, could never reach a perfect score!’

’It’s impossible for someone to have such high loyalty to a being they’ve never even met!’

’No logic could explain it.’

The Vice General Manager racked his brains, but he couldn’t figure out why this would happen.

’Perhaps there was only one possibility.’

’This little girl, Yun Zhenyue... has she actually met the Ghost Lord?’

’And there was another possibility!’

’She has a connection to the Ghost Lord!’

’Either a friend or a relative!’

"Don’t tell me the Ghost Lord discovered the factory and sent her to inspect it?"

This wild theory suddenly popped into the Vice General Manager’s head.

"Has the Ghost Lord... truly approved of the factory’s philosophy?"

A thousand thoughts tangled in his mind.

Finally, the Vice General Manager put the report down, a sharp glint in his eyes.

’Since that girl hasn’t mentioned her relationship with the Ghost Lord...’

’...then there’s no need for me to expose it!’

’Everything will proceed according to the factory’s protocol!’

’It’s just this perfect loyalty score...’

’...it requires an extra reward!’

After some thought, the Vice General Manager summoned a subordinate.

"Send word down. Promote this girl to a five-star assistant manager."

"The reason is that her loyalty has moved the factory, and upper management has unanimously decided to make her a model employee."

...

Yun Zhenyue and Huang Ting were walking back to the workshop.

Neither of them spoke a word.

Yun Zhenyue was contemplating how to destroy the factory.

’I can’t let it continue capturing people and plundering resources freely.’

Huang Ting, on the other hand, walked with a stiff gait.

She never would have dreamed that the newcomer she’d casually brought in while slacking off would have such an absurdly high loyalty score.

Once the factory’s middle and upper management found out, Yun Zhenyue’s treatment would probably skyrocket.

However, before the two of them even made it back to the Flesh Workshop,

a mid-level manager with six stars pinned to his chest came looking for them.

"You must be Ms. Yun Zhenyue?"

the Ghost Manager, dressed in an expensive suit, asked with a fawning expression.

Seeing this, Huang Ting dared not speak a word.

This particular manager was well-known throughout the factory for being difficult to deal with.

He would harshly punish any employee who made a mistake.

As for asking for leave?

He had never approved a single request.

"Is there something I can help you with?" Yun Zhenyue asked, confused.

"I came specifically to congratulate you..."

The Ghost Manager handed a promotion notice to Yun Zhenyue.

As he spoke, a polite and respectful smile remained plastered on his face.

Even though Yun Zhenyue would still be his subordinate after her promotion,

the Ghost Manager didn’t dare show the slightest disrespect!

He had never seen anyone ascend to the heavens in a single step right after joining the factory!

A perfect loyalty score was outrageous, yes,

but it was nothing compared to the absurdity of the notice in his hand!

"What’s this?"

Yun Zhenyue took the notice and looked at it, puzzled.

At the top were four large, bold, black words.

--Personnel Promotion Public Notice--

Below it was a dense block of text, filled with a bunch of blah blah blah.

To summarize:

After deliberation, the factory’s upper management had decided...

...to appoint her as a five-star, mid-level manager—an Assistant Manager.

Furthermore, it stated the hope that all employees would learn from her and increase their loyalty to the Ghost Lord.

Yun Zhenyue pointed to herself and asked, "Me, an Assistant Manager?"

"Yes, and this is your exclusive uniform."

"And these stars. You can wear them wherever you’d like."

The Ghost Manager handed a uniform and five stars to Yun Zhenyue.

"This is all so sudden," Yun Zhenyue said, bewildered. "I haven’t even been inside my original workshop yet. I don’t even know what an Assistant Manager does."

Hearing this, the Ghost Manager immediately shook his head and assured her, "You have no need to go to such a filthy place."

"Rest assured, your work is very easy. You only need to allocate various resources according to the production plan."

"If you feel that’s too much work, you can put it aside for now. You only need to inspect the work and production of each workshop. I can assign the rest to someone else."

"Of course, all your benefits and compensation will remain the same."

"After all, you’ve only just joined our factory. You need some time to get familiar with things."

"Oh, I almost forgot, I haven’t told you about the benefits yet..."

After hearing all this, Yun Zhenyue was speechless.

He’d already laid it on so thick, he might as well have just canceled all her duties entirely!

As an Assistant Manager, a mid-level position at the factory,

the monthly salary was 15,000 Ghost Coins!

On top of that, there were various holiday bonuses, free room and board, and high overtime pay.

More importantly, weekends off?

These benefits were even better than those at a real-world corporation!

’This isn’t tempering one’s will at all!’

’Working here for a year or two would make anyone decadent.’

"Are you satisfied with these benefits and this compensation?"

"If there’s anything you’re dissatisfied with, we can negotiate further. Upper management values you very highly."

the Ghost Manager asked, seeing Yun Zhenyue’s dumbfounded expression.

"Satisfied..."

Yun Zhenyue was completely numb.

Clutching the uniform and five stars, she didn’t even know how she managed to get the word out.

She didn’t even register when the Ghost Manager left.

Her mind was about to explode.

’And here I was, thinking about destroying the factory.’

’And they’re practically treating me like their own father!’

’How am I supposed to carry out my plan of destruction now?’