Red dragon: in charge of natural disasters

"George! Don't be in a daze at your work station, dinner is almost here!"

The young man known as "George" felt a heavy tap on his shoulder. He turned around as if he had just woken up from a dream and looked at his coworker Howard - he saw that he was holding a stack of This morning's Kingdom Morning News.

Howard smiled and said, "Let's see what's new today."

George nodded in agreement and followed him, while many workers also stood up from their workstations, with expectant smiles on their faces.

Poor workers like them naturally don't have the spare money to sell newspapers. What's more, the "Kingdom Morning News" is the most expensive in the country. It is a reading material that can only be enjoyed by wealthy citizens. A copy costs several copper coins. , which is almost half a day's salary for George.

Of course this was Howard running errands to buy newspapers for the factory supervisor.

As a reward, these workers could enjoy listening while the scribe read the newspaper.

"Hurry up!"

"Do you want me to come down and pick it up in person?"

Rough and thick curses came from upstairs.

The workers' supervisor is naturally the manager of this food factory, but this supervisor's identity is a bit strange - he is an ogre named "Big Head", who is said to be a close associate of Chief Minister Trump. Everyone in the factory is in awe of him, but the proportion of "fear" is much higher.

When he first arrived here, George was so frightened by the ogre supervisor that he almost lost control, fearing that he would get angry and eat him.

But as time went by, he gradually got used to it, and he didn't even think it was strange that a three-meter-tall ogre appeared in the factory. Instead, he thought it was a matter of course.

Mr. Big Head has been enjoying a lot of meat and fish all day long, so why would he want to eat his own skinny meat?

George thought this often.

"My lord, your newspaper for today."

"get out!"

Howard nodded and bowed, delivered the newspaper to the director's office, and was kicked out.

However, there was no anger on his face at all. Instead, he stood there expectantly and waited. The other workers also behaved the same way and gathered in a pile at the door.

"Stop crowding."

"I came here first, and he occupied it for me."

George also quickly squeezed in and got a good position with Howard's help.

Soon, the sound of the scribe reading loudly came from the office, and people immediately pricked up their ears.

"Kingdom Daily" is rich in content, including domestic policy changes and anecdotes from various places. What they most like to listen to are the jokes in the column, which often make them laugh and say they are very satisfied. This is one of the few entertainments in the stagnant life of workers, and listening to newspapers is also the time they look forward to most in the day.

"Commander Doro conducts joint exercises on the outskirts of the city"

“The Kingdom’s economic growth has reached a record high”

"Lord Trump has given important instructions to further combine magic with industry."

Howard complained: "Why is today so long? I really hope the adults who write newspapers will stop writing such boring stuff."

George reminded in a low voice: "It's good to hear some, don't disturb the supervisor."

Sure enough, before he finished speaking, the ogre's impatient roar came from the office: "Do you still want to hear it? If you make any more noise, I will tell you to get out!"

George shrank his neck angrily and continued to listen.

"Yesterday, two citizens acted bravely and reported the spies from the Principality of Bosque to the Kingdom, and received personal commendation from Mr. Trump."

"As a reward for the loyalists, they will receive fifty gold coins, a luxurious residence in the center of Beifeng Castle, and will also receive the opportunity to receive precious dragon vein gifts. Dear citizens, this newspaper hereby solemnly reminds you to defend the kingdom. , everyone is responsible!”

Howard sighed: "Tsk, look at these lucky people. I heard that people with dragon veins can live for more than a hundred years. Compared with this, even gold coins and houses are nothing."

The co-workers also talked a lot, with undisguised envy in their words.

"Yeah, it would be great if I caught Seozu too."

"If that person were me, I wouldn't work here anymore. I would buy a shop with gold coins and collect money to do business!"

"Haha, don't daydream."

George did not participate in this fantasy-filled discussion, but silently kept the news in his heart.

Soon, the workers' favorite column came. They quickly put aside the previous topics and listened to the jokes with excitement.

"Boy haunted by demons goes to Luckman family church for exorcism."

"The priest said: Damn the devil, get out of this child's body!"

"The devil said: "It's you who should get out! "

"Hahahahaha!"

The workers suddenly burst out laughing, and the ogre's rude laughter and curses could also be heard in the office. This was a rare time when the workers could be unbridled.

Howard leaned forward with joy and slapped the floor.

"These adults in the church are so careless! No wonder they were kicked out!"

But George was still thinking about the story carefully and didn't hear clearly what the clerk said. He could only follow the workers' laughing expressions and blend into the lively atmosphere.

The workers worked late into the night and couldn't get off work until it got dark.

George said goodbye to several familiar co-workers and walked alone on the road with his tired body. The number of pedestrians on the street was already very sparse.

"It's the end of another day."

George licked his lips, seeming to reminisce about the taste of the "paste" he had eaten at night.

He lived in the simplest basement in the city. A room of just a few meters square could accommodate more than ten people, but this was the only place he could afford to live.

George was one of the tens of thousands of liberated serfs. He came to Beifeng Castle three years ago and was still alone today.

His mother froze to death in a cold winter ten years ago, and his father also starved to death in a famine six years ago - he didn't feel much sadness about this, because it was the most common thing in the manor. Ordinary things. And he is just an insignificant "gray animal", living a numb life every day, worrying about his own survival.

But now, he came to Beifeng Castle, saw many new things, filled his stomach, and had some new expectations.

Master Big Head once said a very profound saying: "When you are full, you will miss women."

George agreed and took it seriously.

He secretly peeked into the houses on both sides of the road. In the brightly lit windows, there were figures sitting opposite each other, as well as the petite figures of children - it was a family enjoying a wonderful candlelight dinner.

George would have loved to have a home within Boreas Castle.

But this only stays in my mind.

He knew clearly that for him, who had a meager salary, this was simply wishful thinking.