Chapter 81 Chapter 81
As the Chinese New Year approaches, the entire W city is decorated with lights and lanterns. Not only the parks, but even the roadside lamps have decorations. The entire city looks very lively.
However, both the decorations in the park and the shapes of the street lamps have aroused doubts among some citizens of W City.
"If I remember correctly, this year seems to be the Year of the Rat?"
But why are there dragon decorations everywhere?
The population of W City is millions, so naturally there are more than a few people who have raised similar questions, and there have also been related discussions on the forum.
"Is it because we made money last year?" someone replied quickly.
Take W City as an example for the whole year last year. The most memorable thing was the tourism festival held in the middle of the year - the element at that time was the dragon.
Thanks to a small golden dragon statue and the popularity of the movie "Mountain Soul", the tourism industry in W City has been boosted.
Then, a company called Xiaojinlong Agricultural Company emerged and promoted the development of agriculture in the entire city;
Then, there is the now popular Little Golden Dragon Zoo. The Little Golden Dragon Zoo alone has attracted countless tourists to W City.
“…Good fellow.”
Normally, we are in a state of change and don’t have so many feelings about it. It is only at the end of the year, after summing up everything, that we realize how much we have changed in this year.
"Yeah, you don't know, before our school enrolled students, they all asked what W City University was and whether it was a first-tier university. Now, they all ask if they can get zoo tickets when they come to school."
It is obvious to the naked eye that W City has become much more famous in the country, and its influence has spread to all aspects of life.
Does anyone still remember that just a year ago, when I came to W City for a trip, I was told that the security here was bad and I needed to keep an eye on my bags?
All these changes can be attributed to the tourism festival that originally used dragon as its element.
"That makes sense then."
"Shu Shu, I'm sorry for having wronged you. We'll celebrate for you twelve years later. This year is the Year of the Dragon in our W City."
The discussion about the decoration in W City was originally just a joke, however, many people still believed what netizens said.
"If that's the case, then the dragon's feng shui is indeed better."
"How about we buy some decorations for our house?"
This is how the consumption needs of ordinary people are born. However, when they actually go to the market to choose, they find that many "dragon"-related decorations are out of stock.
Among them, the most popular is naturally the birthday dragon cub produced by the local Xiaojinlong Company.
Xiao Jinlong Company originally made its fortune by selling Xiao Jinlong pillows, and its product quality has always been top notch. They put a hundred times more thought into this special birthday model.
Not to mention the final product, just the renderings posted online are enough to make many consumers drool.
"Are you really not selling this dragon cub?"
Different from the little golden dragon pillow, this dragon cub doll has a Q-version style. Whether it is the golden pupils or the slightly raised tail, they all touch people's hearts.
What's more, the clothes on the dragon cub are in the red and gold color scheme of ancient China. When worn on the dragon cub, it not only does not look abrupt, but also adds a bit of luxury.
"Are you really not considering mass production? I think this one will definitely sell like hot cakes."
In response to customers' enthusiastic inquiries, Xiaojinlong's customer service replied: "It is a limited edition for special events."
"Just send your blessings, and the company will hold a lottery for everyone."
Many die-hard fans of the little golden dragon pillow sighed: This is not a question of whether it will be sold or not, this is a limited edition!
Don’t underestimate people’s obsession with limited editions!
Out of their desire for the new dragon cub doll, netizens began to think of various blessings.
"Happy New Year" is naturally the most common greeting, but considering that there are more people than resources, such a blessing will most likely not be seen, so many people have stopped sending it.
Some wished Xiaojinlong Company ever-increasing performance, some wished the company's boss good health and longevity, and some even wished the company to develop for a hundred years.
Xiaojinlong Company: One hundred years, are you cursing us?
Seeing that the blessings from users were far from the topic, the company became anxious and simply leaked the questions.
“This is the birthday of a very important person to us.”
Netizens: “?”
Why didn’t you say it earlier!
Therefore, netizens turned to requesting birthday wishes, and tried their luck by finding some blessings from the Internet.
At the same time, people began to discuss this mysterious figure on local forums.
"So who is this birthday gift for?"
"Let's rule it out first. It's not the management of Xiaojinlong Company. The customer service has already given us the answer."
Xiaojinlong Company's semi-hidden approach naturally attracted some criticism.
"Is it necessary to keep people in suspense?"
However, Xiao Jinlong's company has more fans, who helped explain: "Is it possible that their company relies on playing this game to pick out the destined people?"
"Besides, this gift doesn't cost any money, it's just welfare money."
Fortunately, Xiaojinlong Company did not seem to intend to leave the suspense to the end, but revealed the answer soon after.
After a fan sent the message "Happy Birthday Ningzai", he was successfully selected as a lucky fan and received a collector's edition doll.
Others: “?”
Wait, what is Ning?
Clicking on the profile of that lucky fan, both the nickname and the avatar revealed the other party’s identity - a fan of Ning Su.
Moreover, during this short moment, the other party had recovered from his surprise and explained weakly: "Um... I sent it to the wrong place."
My idol’s birthday is coming up soon, and the fan club is preparing for birthday activities. As fans, there are also internal draws.
But who would have known that she originally just wanted to participate in a fan event, but accidentally sent it to the wrong place, and unexpectedly received the gift by accident.
Of course, more importantly, she is from W City and meets the IP requirements.
"If you say that..."
"Then the lucky draw of Little Golden Dragon Company this time..."
"Is it also for Ning Su?"
Some curious people looked through the history of Xiaojinlong Company and found that the company was previously an agricultural company that had been established not long ago.
The opportunity for the establishment of this agricultural company came from Ning Su's experience in helping farmers sell their products.
"Isn't this... too much love?"
For some businesses, celebrity birthdays are a good time for them to advertise, and they can’t wait to launch a wave of products to make some money.
But Xiao Jinlong Company is different. Instead of making a big publicity, it also specially developed a new product and used a blessing lottery as its way of congratulation.
Could it be that he really just wanted to wish Ning Su a happy birthday?
"I say, what are you still hesitating about? Why don't you leave a message quickly? Do you have to wait for Ning Su's army of fans to arrive?"
This statement woke up many netizens, and they quickly changed their comments to include information related to Ning Su.
However, even if the theme is right, there are still differences in the blessings. What's more amazing is that Xiaojinlong Company seems to have a way to distinguish and select the sincere blessings from a bunch of colorful words.
This surprised many people who only wanted a dragon cub doll but whose blessings were just perfunctory.
Is this recognizable too?
Some of the selected users were also curious. Strictly speaking, they were not Ning Su's fans, but because they had good intentions when they wrote the blessings, they were selected.
It seems that this Xiaojinlong Company is really good.
As a result, many people, although they did not win the prize, spontaneously purchased several other products of Xiaojinlong Company.
Xiaojinlong Company held a grand event to collect blessings and give away gifts for Ning Su's birthday. The Jinlong Zoo next door saw this with envy and disdain.
It’s just a shop selling dolls, what kind of small cookie is that?
They are the direct descendants of the Dragon King.
You know, Xiaojinlong Company can only design and make Q-version dolls by itself, and the ones they release are the patterns of the Dragon King himself.
In terms of value, they are the best.
Two sets of collectible edition postcards were produced and placed at the zoo’s activity area—at the activity area, there were naturally also postcards for sending blessings.
"Is it which animal's birthday?" the curious tourist asked.
"No," the ticket office staff said with a smile, "It's an important person's birthday, and all of us animals like him very much."
"We also rehearsed our show for him."
All the animals like him and even rehearse shows just for him?
The tourists were jealous when they heard this. Thinking of the grand lucky draw at the Little Golden Dragon Company next door, they joked, "Isn't it also to celebrate Ning Su's birthday?"
The staff's eyes lit up and they handed out a set of postcards: "Congratulations, you guessed it right."
"However, our place was built by Lord Ning himself, and the one next door was not. Please be aware of this."
Visitor: “?”
It turns out that you are still competing for who is more important?
The tourist, who unexpectedly became a lucky spectator, felt mixed emotions and was completely confused on his way home.
Whether it's deer grass or the little tiger, why can't all these animals like her?
It was obvious that she was the one who moved to W City specifically for work and was a loyal customer who came twice a month.
With such mixed feelings, the tourist girl got home and took out the collectible postcard given by the zoo while packing her bag.
Oh my god, so cute!
The reason why Xiaojinlong Zoo dares to say that it is a direct descendant is naturally because it has its own support -
Among the two versions of postcards released, in addition to the "Hundred Beasts Celebrating Birthday", the other version is a picture of the real dragon cub provided by the elders of the tribe themselves.
Last time, the clan elder saw it once in the Baby Happy House and copied it after he came back. This time it’s Ning Su’s birthday, and if it wasn’t for the purpose of competing with the other two companies, he probably wouldn’t have taken it out.
"Do real dragons look like this?"
The tourist lady was dazzled by what she saw.
It's not just because the paintings on the postcards are extremely realistic and lifelike, but also because she herself is a painter and understands the value of these paintings.
“There are so many details, and every detail is handled so well. The person who painted this picture must have great hands, right?”
Thinking of this, the tourist girl felt jealous again.
However, adhering to the idea of sharing good things, she scanned the postcard and uploaded it to the Internet to let her fellow enthusiasts open their eyes.
What I got in return was naturally the same amazement.
"Is this a dragon? I finally have an idea of what this legendary creature is like."
"So cute, is it a dragon cub?"
“The painting is really good.”
When they learned that this postcard was a limited edition gift from the Little Golden Dragon Zoo and was given to celebrate Ning Su's birthday, many people became jealous.
"I don't know who to be jealous of for the moment."
"...You who call him 'Little Golden Dragon' all love him so much."
“Are they all fans of Mountain Soul?”
"Whisper, there are some extra performances and interactive sessions at the zoo recently."
Needless to say, the extra content is naturally for birthday celebrations.
You really shouldn’t love too much!
Ning Su just wanted to give benefits to the little demons, but he didn't expect to cause this. By the time he found out, the struggle between the three companies had become fierce.
To this end, the interface of the entire government affairs system has been changed. As soon as the screen is turned on, the Happy Birthday song will be played, and birthday wishes will be played in a loop.
Thanks to these activities, almost all people and monsters knew that this New Year's Eve was Ning Su's birthday, and friends far away also sent gifts.
"Just do it, just for fun when you have nothing to do."
Tang Erbao’s birthday was the first to arrive, and it was a new game console - when Ning Su turned on the game console, he discovered the difference.
All games have been changed to Dragon Cub version.
The greedy snake became the greedy dragon, Plants vs. Zombies was changed to dragon cubs vs. bad monsters, and even Mario who saved the princess was changed to saving the dragon cubs.
Ning Su: “?”
If I remember correctly, in some versions, the princess was the one who was captured by the dragon.
Also, is there really no copyright issue in doing this?
Ning Su couldn't bear to look at this gift from his friend, but for the clan elder, it was a good thing that satisfied his hobbies. Seeing that Ning Su didn't want to play with it, he quickly found an excuse to take it and play with it.
Not long after, Tang Erbao's game company received a new order.
All the monsters in the monster country want such a dragon game console!
Compared to Tang Erbao's fancy gift, the black turtle's gift was more direct - after hearing that Ning Su had conquered the ancient dragon demon kingdom, it sent some old items of the dragon clan.
This made Ning Su interested in the story of the black turtle.
The elder thought about it and said, "In the past, there was indeed a dragon king who had a good relationship with a turtle."
However, the dragon king had a bad temper and was hated by monsters. So the turtle was his only friend.
Ning Su: What should I do if I suddenly heard some stories from it?
Compared to the two great demons' moving gifts with emotion, the gift given by the eldest brother of the Tang family was more direct. The other party directly gave a box of watches.
"If you attend an event in the future, just use it directly."
Ning Su estimated the price of these watches and was so scared that he sent the monster back overnight.
In the end, after some arguing, Ning Su only accepted one of them, but even this one was worth several years' income for Ning Su.
"It seems that I have to return the gift well on Brother Tang's birthday."
The elder of the tribe suggested: "He is a human being with a short life span. This kindness should be repaid promptly."
If we accidentally forget, humanity might die.
After hearing this, Ning Su collected some magical herbs that could prolong life overnight, made some pills and sent them over. He also asked for the address and sent one to his adoptive father who was wandering around like a ghost.
"Have you had enough fun? It's time to come back. At your age..."
The grass in the Taoist temple is all overgrown!
As the year draws to a close, Ning Su finally gets in touch with his elusive adoptive father.
In the other person’s circle of friends, the last post was a short video of him and his friends dancing square dance in the early years.
"How can you talk like that, kid?" The adoptive father replied hastily, as if he had other things to do, and then added, "It's your birthday soon. I sent you a gift. Remember to receive it."
A day later, Ning Su received a stack of talismans.
Obviously, they were all written by the adoptive father himself.
In the past, before Ning Su's bloodline awakened, he always thought that his adoptive father was a representative of feudal superstition. It was not until he entered another world that he updated some of his previous cognitions.
Therefore, when looking at the stack of talisman papers again, Ning Su actually vaguely felt the exquisiteness of the strokes on these talisman papers.
At the same time, one can vaguely feel some familiar demonic power.
Huh.
Ning Su couldn't help but look at it a few more times out of curiosity.
In addition to the gift from his adoptive father, Ning Su also received blessings from his partners one after another, including Jin and She Ji who were far away.
On New Year's Eve, the Monster Bureau closed early and Ning Su was invited to the zoo.
The zoo was closed on this day, but the entire park was still decorated very gorgeously. At night, the dim park was also lit up by light strips.
Melodious music came from somewhere, and beside the campfire, the little demons from the Ancient Dragon Demon Kingdom began to dance.
This dance is naturally not a special program for the audience, but a dance used by the people of the demon country in ancient times to celebrate festivals and bless the Dragon King.
From Ning Su's perspective, he could see the demonic energy gathering and dispersing in the little demons' jubilant footsteps, gradually mixing with the underground spiritual veins.
Then, a special force was formed.
"This is the power of faith." The elder introduced.
This power of faith, like the sincere blessings of mankind, is a force that can help the demons live a better life.
And these powers include their genuine love for the Dragon King.
If the dragon king is happy, they will also be happy.
"Thank you." Ning Su curled his eyes, thought for a moment, and joined the dancing group.
He found a similar dance from the memory fragments he had obtained before, and danced with the bonfire. Soon, the little demons all felt a strange yet familiar power——
That was a gift from the Dragon King.
After a grand birthday, and as it was a holiday, Ning Su rested for a few days at home.
During this period, he also politely declined the gifts sent by the elders of the tribe.
The little demons in the demon country have been saving money for a long time and are planning to buy a house for him in W City.
The elders gave a justifiable reason: "Other human cubs have their families buy them houses."
The Dragon King is a cub, so of course he has to have it.
Ning Su: “…”
I declined.
Not to mention that he is currently receiving housing subsidies from the Demon Bureau. Even if he were to buy a house, he would not use the money that the little demons have worked hard to earn.
The elder who was rejected felt a little sad, but seeing Ning Su's persistence, he had to take back the gift.
Since the house couldn't be given away, he had to exchange it for another one - so Ning Su received a small crystal dragon sculpture.
Ning Su: “…”
Okay.
After the intense socializing, Ning Su took advantage of the holiday to lie down at home for seven days.
When I returned to work after the New Year holiday, I received a new transfer order from the General Administration as soon as I arrived at my post.
Go to work at the General Administration?
Ning Su took a closer look and found that the General Administration actually gave him the position of deputy director.
Director Lu was surprised when he saw it and said jokingly, "It seems that the General Administration is anxious."
Unlike the four major bureaus, the General Administration has the worst liquidity, and high-level positions are the result of many games.
In contrast, the fact that a deputy director position was vacated obviously showed that there had been some turmoil.
"Director Ning, you've been promoted." Director Lu said with a smile.
Although it is still a Ning Bureau now, this Ning Bureau is obviously different from that Ning Bureau.
Perhaps some monsters were still confused at first, but for insiders like them, it was almost an open "secret" that the General Administration wanted to transfer Ning Su to an important position.
I just didn't expect it to happen so soon.
Ning Su himself didn't expect that he would have to change place to work just after he had settled down in W City.
He really doesn't want to leave!
The work in W City has just been sorted out, and the framework he and Director Lu have built has also entered a good and stable operation. Looking ahead to the days to come, as long as nothing major happens, he will be able to balance work and life.
Speaking of which, due to his busy work, he hasn't uploaded the songs he wrote for a long time.
The busier he was at work, the more inspiration he had. Just about the Ancient Dragon Demon Country and his predecessors, he had a lot of insights.
"Is it possible that the General Administration also knows that there is nothing serious happening in W City and can't bear to see you sitting idle?" Seeing that his partner looked like he was about to die, Director Lu continued to tease him.
"Don't be ridiculous." Ning Su frowned, "Please help me think about how to reject this transfer order."
"...I'm afraid this transfer order cannot be refused." Director Lu said sincerely.
It seems that there will be no major events in W City, but major events in the entire demon world are about to happen.
Ning Su raised his eyes curiously: "Are you referring to the monsters that Qi mentioned, those who used soul-eating insects to cause trouble?"
This group of monsters are ruthless and have been lurking in the dark for a long time. According to Goldfish's intelligence, the other party's organization also has the vision and blueprint to "restore the glory of the monster race."
Such an opponent naturally absorbs many monsters with the same goal, and is an extremely difficult opponent to deal with.
"Yes and no." Director Lu shook his head.
"Perhaps the biggest storms are created by ourselves."
Ning Su didn't quite understand where this sentence came from.
"As our government affairs system becomes more popular, those monsters will have no place to hide and will become more and more anxious."
With a series of activities during the Chinese New Year, the number of APP downloads for W City Xiao Yao reached a terrifying 85%, which means that the monsters who have not downloaded the APP have become a minority.
For normal, law-abiding monsters, this problem is easy to solve, but for monsters who have been hiding in the dark for years and have other plans, this is a bolt from the blue.
Their existence becomes bright and clear, just like a bright light bulb.
In order to continue like other monsters, they need to download the APP and authenticate, but this authentication process is the process of entering the monster bureau system.
Ning Su understood: "If they have killed someone, or have a criminal record..."
"right."
The emergence of government affairs apps is constantly squeezing the living space of these monsters, forcing them to come into the sunlight.
What’s even more frightening is that this APP is not only promoted in W City. With the purchase of other cities, the same APP will soon be rolled out across the country.
A criminal organization not only has high-level members, but also countless lower-level members. When these members face threats to their survival, can an organization just ignore them?
"In other words, we forced them to advance their plans," Ning Su concluded.
Director Lu: “That’s right.”
Seeing Ning Su lost in thought, Director Lu couldn't help but be curious: "Do you regret it?"
"Of course not." Ning Su smiled.
From the time he joined the Demon Bureau until now, when has he ever been afraid?
The fight against criminal gangs can be said to be a battle between the Demon Bureau and the demons that cause trouble, but it is also a competition between two concepts of revitalizing the demon race.
Do the right thing, follow the right path, and walk the straight path - when it comes to the advanced nature of theory, Ning Su has never been afraid of anyone.
After all, he grew up under the red flag and went to college as a Chinese university student!
Knowing that he had to accept the transfer order, Ning Su did not refuse.
However, it takes some time to handle official business between accepting the transfer order and taking office.
Compared to Ning Su's appointment, the ones who were more anxious were the demons hiding in the darkness.
They were very angry, but they couldn't defeat Ning Su and they were not in W City, so they had to follow the old path of Jackal Erlang: spreading rumors on the Internet.
As a result, within a short period of time, many posts appeared on the Internet claiming that Ning Su was a monster.
In order to prove that what they said was true, many monsters listed a lot of details.
One of the posts received quite a lot of attention, and the rumormonger became more and more excited as he wrote, and even camped next to the computer and started posting daily.
The next day, it received a reward.
"Author, it's well written. Please update more often."
Not long after, the poster received an olive branch from the Ning Su Fan Club.
"Madam has a great writing style. You must have been following Ningzi for a long time, right?"
Looking at this rising hot post, the haters gnashed their teeth: Ning Su fans are so scheming.
Ning Su's fans held their faces and said, "Ah, it turns out Ning Zai is so popular because he is a monster!"
I knew it, ordinary people don’t have the ability to be loved by everyone and make flowers bloom wherever they go.
The poster who posted: "?"
It seems that not only our demon world is doomed, but you humans are too!
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