Chapter 98 The Sorrow of an Ordinary Man

He Ange also felt resentful towards the ordinary residents. They had no spirit of dedication at this time. Aren't they working so hard to clear the wilderness just to delay the arrival of the beast tide?

As a result, this group of people refused to sell food or even firewood, and they all hid in their homes and refused to come out.

One teammate was indignant about this, saying, "These guys are just like leeches, they only know how to suck blood. I'm going to beat them up if I see one, and I don't believe they'll ever come out again."

He Ange agreed with him very much, but he knew that he couldn't do that. There might be ordinary residents nearby watching or eavesdropping.

"Alright, it's not easy. If they don't want to, forget it. We can just cooperate with other teams and leave some people to collect. We also have to do more hunting."

They are now particularly in need of wild monsters that drop fur. The NPC in the tailor shop has only recently produced clothes with warmth properties, which are generally around +15℃.

The city lord has said so, so if they continue to scold ordinary residents, they would be ungrateful.

"Boss, our team members' families are out there collecting materials. Why don't we have them work overtime to get more living supplies so we can feel more at ease while working hard out there?"

Although they were cursing ordinary residents, this did not include their own relatives. Instead, the residents who were collecting samples outside, apart from those left behind by the team, were the families of the team members.

Other ordinary residents are currently required to stay at home.

He Ange: "But the later it gets, the colder it gets outside. If I don't wear warm clothes, I'm afraid it won't work."

In fact, he really hopes that his team members will buy more warm clothes so that he, as the city lord, can make some money. Winter will always pass, right? It is impossible for him not to make money.

One member understood what he meant and immediately started flattering him, "I've got a good harvest today. I'll go to the tailor shop and buy two pieces later. You can make money anytime. It's just about clearing the wilderness, but living resources are the most important thing right now."

This flattery made He Ange feel comfortable physically and mentally. He finally felt like the big boss of the company he used to work for, who wanted employees to work hard and get paid less. "That's what I said, but I can only make everyone work hard."

The other team members realized the city lord's intention later and said they would go buy clothes.

A window of the hotel next to them was closed silently. They were very close to He Ange and others. If they opened the window and kept quiet around them, they could hear what was being said over there.

After hearing the words, the middle-aged woman closed the window, rubbed her hands and returned to the bedroom. There was a person lying on the bed in the bedroom. It was the middle-aged woman's daughter.

When the young girl saw her mother enter the room, she quickly stood up and asked, "Mom, what did you hear there?"

When they heard the sound of fighting outside, almost everyone staying in the hotel opened the window curiously to see what was going on. You know, the ordinary residents staying outside now are basically relatives of professional players.

But even if professional players have a lot of relatives, many of them are unwilling to come out because it would be a waste of work.

The woman stretched her hands over the burning charcoal brazier to keep warm. "Those people left. The city lord's group said that the collectors should work overtime. Why buy clothes?"

She thought it was probably winter clothes, but before the chaos in the city, she had bought some furs from professional residents, and she had also learned tailoring skills, so she could make her own winter clothes.

Besides, they have enough firewood at home, and they only burn it in the bedroom, so it will be enough to last a whole winter.

The young girl was surprised that the three men were able to escape unscathed. Everyone in the city knew that He Ange was a face-conscious person. Even if it was the fault of the city lord's team, it would be unlikely that they would let the three men go after a fight like this.

"Really, mom? He Ange actually let those three go? That's really weird."

The middle-aged woman wasn't surprised. "He can hold his own against more than ten people, and even withstand patrolling NPCs. He's definitely not someone you can easily mess with. He Ange isn't a fool."

It was obvious that the three people from outside the city were masters, and they might not lose if they fought again. After all, when they started fighting with the big man and others, they probably thought they would encounter bigger troubles.

But they are not in vain.

The young girl was full of envy. "It's great to start a career. It's a pity that we were unlucky at the beginning and didn't encounter any colorful lights. Otherwise, we wouldn't have to stay at home so depressed and afraid to go out."

At first she thought the white light spot was good enough to increase her total attribute value, but who would have thought it was just the basics.

The girl's mother was more open-minded and consoled her, "Opening a profession doesn't mean everything is fine. Haven't you seen how those people are divided into different levels? I'm afraid there are also different levels of strength within the profession."

The girl could only sigh inwardly. From what she had heard in the conversation channel before, she knew that many city lords and powerful people had played a game before the end of the world.

The equipment and props in that game have become life-saving things nowadays. Why didn't she play it at the beginning? Now she really regrets it.

"I should have played that game back then. Sigh, maybe I could have gotten a city-building order, and then you'd be the city lord's mother."

The girl's mother's hands were already warm, and when she heard her daughter say this, she gave her a slap on the face. "Stop daydreaming! We need to think carefully about what to do after winter. We definitely can't stay in Longjiao City next year."

The girl knew she couldn't stay. "I'll ask the others in the spring if they want to go to other cities together. I just don't know if we'll end up in a wolf's den and end up in a tiger's den."

It's like working before the end of the world. If you're unhappy here, you quit and hope the next one will be better, but the results are often pretty much the same.

The middle-aged woman could only sigh silently. Isn't this what she was worried about? "I have to leave here no matter what. It's impossible that there is no place to stay in this big world."

The girl scratched her messy hair helplessly. Ever since the chaos in Longjiao City, she had been hiding at home with her mother and didn't even bother to care about her image.

"I hope this winter will pass peacefully." This is her biggest wish at the moment.

She finally realized that He Ange was a scumbag who only relied on his status as the city lord. Look at the three people they saw today, they were the real masters.

"It will be fine. Winter is only three months long. At worst, you can just treat it as a human who needs to hibernate." Still, you need to get up every day to eat.

The girl listened to her mother's nagging and continued to lie in bed recalling the past days.

In fact, she was very happy at that time, and her father was by his side. Unfortunately, on the day of the apocalypse, her father was lifted up by a giant tree while trying to save her, and his life or death was unknown. She and her mother followed the crowd and wandered to Longjiao City.

Everything was fine before. Her mother used to set up a stall in the city to sell cold cakes with her skills. Unfortunately, something unexpected happened in the city and now they can only stay at home.

Now she misses her father very much, but she dare not mention it in front of her mother for fear of making her mother sad.

Not only was she sad, she also blamed herself. How could her father have gotten into trouble if he hadn't saved her?

With such a depressed mood, the girl's consciousness gradually became blurred, and then she fell into a deep sleep.

When the middle-aged woman saw her daughter sleeping, she knew from the child's frown that she was missing her father.

The mother's hand patted her daughter gently, coaxing her into a deeper sleep.

I didn’t expect that ice cream could be so expensive. Today I spent 10 yuan to buy a popsicle out of curiosity. I felt so sick after eating it and I regretted it!

(End of this chapter)