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Chapter 273 - 186: Do You Know KPI?

Chapter 273: Chapter 186: Do You Know KPI?

"Damn! Is this the KPI?"

His vision darkened, he even felt a bit suffocated, and almost threw away the booklet in his hand.

Countless dead memories revived and started attacking Jiang Feng’s brain, making him involuntarily recall his past life experience of slaving away in a company, where if the KPIs weren’t met, the salary would be deducted and even linked to the year-end bonus.

It was only when he finally got home on weekends and logged into a game that he could hear the guild leader ranting about this year’s guild benefits being distributed based on KPI...

He shivered from the cold.

"What is that?"

Liu Xianzi asked cutely with a tilted head.

Sometimes his junior brother would spit out some words or phrases that she couldn’t understand at all, but Jiang Feng always managed to explain them well.

His lips trembled as he uttered that term that had haunted him in nightmares for at least a decade.

"Performance indicators."

The head tilted from the left to the right, her eyes still full of confusion.

But Jiang Feng just held the booklet in his hands, shivering as he continued, "The things recorded in the Evil Chasing Book are performance indicators, or as our sect calls it, Spirit Yun. Sister, how is our sect’s monthly salary... the Spirit Stones calculated? Are there any year-end bonuses?"

"Hmm?"

She thought for a few seconds.

It had been over a hundred years since she last received a monthly stipend from the sect.

At her realm, she basically did whatever she wanted; if she was in a good mood, she wouldn’t even bother to collect the cultivation resources, and if not, she would just go to Chi Xiao Peak and take a furnace full of Elixirs without any problem.

At most, she’d get scolded a bit.

After pondering for a good while, Liu Tangxi said somewhat uncertainly, "If not counting the earnings from the Immortal Pavilion, an outer disciple should receive three Low Grade Spirit Stones per month, and if they go on missions to slay demons or accept assignments from the Immortal Pavilion, then it’s six."

He straightened his back instantly!

If he wasn’t mistaken, the basic base salary for bottom-tier employees his senior sister just mentioned definitely related to his future cultivation resources and paths. As a qualified bottom-tier employee, whatever the leader says can be ignored.

Except when it comes to salary, that you must take seriously.

"Each month, many outstation disciples bring unrefined Spirit ore into the Purple Cloud Palace, so the quantity is naturally limited."

"And the remaining standard of distribution seems to rely on Spirit Yun, meet the Spirit Yun criteria, and then the remaining Spirit Stones and cultivation materials are distributed based on merit."

"Whether it’s pursuing Evil Cultivators outside, capturing criminals, or defeating enemy forces and rival powers, you can obtain a lot of Spirit Yun. This booklet I gave you is held by every disciple."

"It describes the specific methods of obtaining Spirit Yun, such as getting twenty points for killing a Xuanyin Sect Disciple, exchanging with their remnants, and many harmful demon generals or soldiers, where killing one can earn thirty points of Spirit Yun."

"Depending on different realms, different levels of cultivation, and different identities, the amount of Spirit Yun will naturally vary. I remember the last time I went to collect my monthly stipend, it seemed to be twenty Mid Grade Spirit Stones, four third-grade or lower Elixirs, and one low-level Magic Treasure."

"The monthly cultivation resources are supposed to be distributed based on rankings, but more work means more rewards; I have no objections to this, as I never lacked anything when I first started, and it seems that a second-grade Elixir is distributed every year."

"You should know my nature; I’m not interested in these, and as long as the cultivation resources are sufficient, after my Nascent Soul stage, I never asked for anything from the sect."

"Instead, I throw what I capture outside and don’t need back to the sect."

He gasped in shock.

Purple Cloud Palace is indeed big-handed; according to his experience in Shuangfeng City, people would risk their lives for a whole month and might not earn three Spirit Stones.

In Purple Cloud Palace, as long as you’re not slacking off and work earnestly, you can get six stones a month, and that’s just the base salary, not even counting the bonuses and shares.

If you usually go out on assignments from the Immortal Pavilion or complete some bounties noted in the Evil Chasing Book, the amount might even double.

No wonder so many people fight tooth and nail to join Purple Cloud Palace, with ten Spirit Stones per month—even if they’re just Low Grade—plus an Elixir each year, even a pig could rise to prominence after spending a few years here.

However...

"One month gets you twenty Mid Grade Spirit Stones, plus Elixirs and Low-level Magic Treasures. Sister, just what exactly did you roll up the KPI into?"

Afraid.

He originally thought that by finally arriving in the world of cultivation, he could escape the troubles of KPIs, but unexpectedly, the Cultivation Sect also adopted this system.

So he said with a wry smile, "Sister, this is what I was talking about as performance metrics."

"You see, at Purple Cloud Palace, we have Spirit ore delivered into the mountain every month. You’ve also mentioned before that things like the Spiritual Spring must be contested for oneself, which means the allocable resources for cultivation are limited."

"Suppose, Purple Cloud Palace produces ten thousand pounds of Spirit Stones each month, half of which are taken by the sect’s upper echelon, and the remaining half is then distributed to others as needed, but this need is not based on our cultivation."

"Instead, it’s based on your performance."

"As Sister said, Purple Cloud Palace does not keep freeloaders, initially, everyone could do the same amount of work, and then evenly divide this half of the resources, but with the so-called performance assessment added, it becomes..."

"Everyone wants to snatch, everyone strives, just like a piece of Dragon Cake, those with outstanding performance can eat more, and those with lower performance can only eat smaller portions."

Liu Xianzi tilted her head again.

"Isn’t that good?"

Liu Tangxi didn’t immediately understand what was wrong with this system. People of this era, especially those who are detached from worldly affairs and dedicated to cultivation, naturally wouldn’t consider that much.

But Jiang Feng just sighed.

"But Sister, do you think those cultivation resources you received are useful? Are they of use to you, and where do they end up eventually?"

His words stumped Liu Tangxi.

She then realized a fatal flaw.

Originally, these cultivation resources should have been used to motivate disciples with inferior Cultivation Realms to grow quickly, but it turned into a closed loop instead.

The stronger get more, the weaker get less, the strong stay strong, and the weak stay weak, how can one ever turn the tide in such a situation?

Like those disciples ranked high in strength, they still receive generous entitlements each month, relying on their Cultivation Realm to obtain more Spirit Stones, indeed, this is what they deserve.

But.

These rewards should be taken out from the sect’s storehouse, not plundered from others.

Liu Tangxi isn’t foolish; she just usually can’t be bothered with these matters. After all, in her eyes, nothing is as important as her Liu Tang sword, and it took this reminder for her to realize where the problem lay.

"Moreover, those ranked top in performance generally don’t need these supplies for their cultivation, so where do all these cultivation resources eventually go?"

"Sister, not everyone is as devoted to the sect as you, sincerely throwing their captured spoils back to the sect, nor would they return unused Spirit Stones."

"These things are likely taken by them for their own use outside..."

Slap!

The wooden sword struck directly on the forehead.

This was the first time she saw such a serious expression in her own sister’s eyes, even staring intently at the young man.

"These matters should rot in your stomach, otherwise, you will face mortal danger."

"Even if there are issues, it’s not something for you to worry about."

"Do not speak of things that could harm unity!"

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