"What's this?" After some rustling, Tigerclaw came over, yawning. "A letter?"
Snaketooth quickly pushed Tigerclaw's face away for fear that his saliva would drip on the letter. "What's wrong? You're not going to sleep?"
"I'm hungry. I want to eat," Tigerclaw said, rubbing his belly.
"Then go boil some water and make me a bowl of oatmeal."
"Oh," Tigerclaw answered. "You haven't answered me yet."
Snaketooth said helplessly, "It's an ID card and an offer letter."
"Oh?" Tigerclaw's eyes lit up and he squeezed his way back to Snaketooth. He hooked his arm around Snaketooth's neck and shook him excitedly. "City hall finally issued you an ID card? Haha... this is worth celebrating! Why eat oatmeal? Let's go to the market and buy some dried fish and mushrooms to stew! "
"I'm still saving money."
"I can lend it to you first," Tigerclaw said carelessly. "You've been thinking about it for so long. How can you not have a good meal? Besides, what did you say the day I got my ID card?"
Now Snaketooth knew he had to agree.
Tigerclaw was tall and strong, so he often worked as hard as two workers. He was even more motivated when he had enough food. Later, he was chosen by the foreman to be the model worker of the third engineering team. Not only did he get a raise in salary, but he also received a bonus, which was enough for him to buy a house.
As long as immigrants could get a stable place to live, they would be issued an ID card. Therefore, on the day Tigerclaw got his house key and ID card, Snaketooth not only urged him to prepare a sumptuous celebration meal, but also moved his bedding and clothes into his concrete house.
'I know, 'he cried.' I'll go and buy them later, all right? '
"Hey, it's a deal!" Tigerclaw climbed back to the bed proudly and began to rummage for clothes. "By the way, what's that notice?"
"An offer letter from the railway engineering team." Snaketooth took a deep breath. "I'm going to work in the Barbarian Land."
"What?" Tigerclaw's hand stopped. "When did you apply for this? Why didn't you tell me before? "
"What if you insist on coming with me? Won't there be no one to take care of this house?"
"Who wants to go with you? No … why should I go to such a dangerous place?" Tigerclaw raised his voice. "It's not like you don't know what happened in the city! There are demons there! "
For the past few days, the news of the demons attacking the city walls had caused a huge commotion. First, the alarms went off one after another, and then strange monsters fell into the city. Then, the celebration that was suddenly held that night caused everyone to be in an uproar.
His Majesty had publicly announced the existence of the alien race's enemies, and emphasized that the so-called Barbarian Land was not uninhabited from the beginning! It was once inhabited by humans and had a very pleasant name: the Fertile Plains. It was only because of the continuous harassment from demonic beasts and devils that the humans gradually retreated to the current territory of the Four Kingdoms.
Some of the fugitives formed the predecessor of the Church. They painted the enemy as an omnipotent existence, and even linked the enemy with witches. This in itself was a frightening nonsense. It turned out that, although the demons were cunning and terrifying, they were not invincible. Neverwinter's victory was proof of this.
In order to open up new territory and protect Neverwinter from being attacked, His Majesty decided to march to the Barbarian Land and take back the human homeland! His Majesty's speech caused continuous cheers, and the First Army took advantage of the situation to bring meat porridge and roast meat. The atmosphere in the square immediately reached its peak.
In the following five days, people could hear people discussing this matter wherever they went, including the engineering team. The hottest topics were whether the demons or demonic beasts were more powerful, and whether Neverwinter should expand to the northwest. At the same time, City Hall announced a series of recruitment announcements, one of which was to go to the Misty Forest to build the railway.
Snaketooth did not care about the answers to these questions. He only felt that after listening to His Majesty's explanation, he was suddenly enlightened. In the past, he had never thought about where he came from or where he would go. Now he understood that they all migrated from the "Barbarian Land". Apart from the four kingdoms, the world was very, very big. The Fertile Plains alone were several times the size of Graycastle, and it was not the border.
Another thing that attracted him was the generous pay in the recruitment order.
"You're the one with the most ideas, so I think you should think more clearly than us," Tigerclaw turned around and grabbed Snaketooth's arm. "The demons are definitely not as easy to deal with as you think. If they're really vulnerable, how can they drive human beings out of their original habitat? According to His Majesty, there are hundreds of cities and millions of people in them! "
"Of course I know that. That's why I applied to join." Snaketooth remained unmoved. "35 silver royals a month, six months' salary in advance, and the right to buy a double room. If I miss this opportunity, I don't know when I'll get another one."
"Double room again..." Tigerclaw twitched the corner of his mouth. "You really care about this."
"Of course." Snaketooth clenched his fists. "Not only can it provide hot water, but it also has separate kitchens and toilets. That's a real house!"
Although his salary was less than Tigerclaw's, he still had one Golden Dragon. The reason why he had not bought a house yet was that he had his eyes on a double room in the residential area of the inner city. This idea had taken root in his mind ever since he saw what the foreman's house looked like. However, the deposit for the double room was higher, and he had to pay three Golden Dragons at a time.
Most importantly, Snaketooth did not mention it. Unlike a single room where two people had to squeeze together to sleep, a double room was enough for the "other person" to sleep comfortably.
Seeing that Tigerclaw was about to say something, Snaketooth shook his head and interrupted him. "I know it's a little risky, but when didn't I take risks when I was a Rat? The only difference is that even if I took risks in the past, I would probably get nothing out of it. At least now, I can be sure of the return. Although you think I'm smart, it's useless in Neverwinter. If we only want to be safe, why did we come to this strange place in the first place? "
"Anyway, I can't argue with you." Tigerclaw reached out his hand to show his surrender. "As long as you think it over carefully."
"Don't worry. I'm not so greedy that I don't care about the cost." Snaketooth spread out his hands and said, "This engineering team will not only be protected by the First Army, but also some witches. Even if we encounter demons, we won't have to rush forward with a pole and shovel. Generally speaking, it's safer. "
"I hope it's as you said," Tigerclaw muttered. "I'm going to wash my face. My stomach is growling. Since you applied for a job with a higher salary than mine, I can't be too stingy with this meal. "
Snaketooth rolled his eyes.
While Tigerclaw was washing his face, he unfolded the third piece of paper and was stunned.
It was a transfer contract.
The general content of the contract was that no matter what happened, City hall would not embezzle the salary and other rewards that should be paid. In case of any misfortune during a foreign project, the signatory could choose one person to whom the property would be transferred. When the contract came into effect, the other party would receive a notice from City hall.
He closed his eyes, and several figures appeared in his mind one by one: Joe, Sunflower, Tigerclaw... Finally, the image stopped on a thin, fair-skinned girl.
Snaketooth picked up a charcoal pen and slowly wrote the name in the blank space of the contract.
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