Chapter 6 Chapter 6
◎Dragon Riding God◎
After successfully using the self-heating hot pot to lure the demon god on the road, Lian Jiu felt a lot more relaxed when he set out the next day.
Coming out of the kindergarten, the mountains were covered with fog in the early morning, and it was impossible to see the end of it. This was the first time she had observed this so-called demon world in so many days. It seemed to be more refreshing than any other natural attraction, and the scenery of lakes and mountains was very beautiful.
She pointed at the distant mountains and asked, "Do those also belong to your demon world?"
Si Lan was not in a good mood at first, but when he heard this, he raised his eyebrows: "You demon world?"
Lian Jiu paused and said, "I am from out of town, I guess."
Si Lan's eyes revealed a hint of sarcasm that showed she had never seen the world before: "Indeed, there is no demon world greater than Fuyu Mountain."
"Why?"
"Fuyu Mountain is located in the southeast, where rivers originate and it is rich in spiritual energy. Since ancient times, it has bred many mountain spirits and monsters." When saying this, Si Lan's eyes were focused on the mountains, and his expression was less casual than usual.
Lian Jiuting agreed with his statement: "Peach Blossom Spring."
Hearing this, Si Lan glanced at her lightly.
Lian Jiu sighed, "It's just that the economy can't keep up."
“…”
The demon god suddenly quickened his pace, and Lian Jiu followed closely. He took out a washed carrot from his bag and handed it to him: "Would you like some of this for breakfast?"
Hearing the word "eat", Si Lan slowed down his pace, but when he saw the carrot, his face suddenly darkened: "What is that?"
"Don't you rabbits eat carrots?" Lian Jiu wondered. "This is fresh. I brought it from the cafeteria."
Pure natural and no additives.
Si Lan's dark eyes darkened slightly: "Rabbit?"
Lian Jiu pointed at his ears and said, "Also, we are going out, why don't you close your ears?"
Si Lan stared at the so-called director thoughtfully for a long time. All the monsters in the mountains were very afraid of him. Even those who had just woken up would not mistake him for a rabbit.
Lian Jiu felt a little uneasy at his probing gaze and took the carrot back: "If you don't want to eat it, then don't eat it."
Save it for the little monster.
Coming out of the mountains, we took the same road as before. Hua Ma was waiting on the roadside in the so-called inter-county bus.
Lian Jiu finally realized that this was not a bus at all, but a special line for monsters, serving only monsters. Ordinary people could not get on it at all. He could only get on the bus because he had a contract!
When Hua Ma saw Lian Jiu coming with Si Lan beside him, his horse's hooves almost kicked out.
Lord Si Lan actually came out!
Hua Ma quickly got out of the car to greet them: "Hello, Director, hello, God."
It was the first time that Lian Jiu heard other monsters call Si Lan "God Lord"?
But Si Lan didn't react much to this. He got into the car and chose a seat he liked.
Lian Jiu had gotten used to teaching the child, and when he sat next to him, he subconsciously reminded him: "You should also say hello when others say hello. It's polite."
"No, no." Hua Ma waved his hands anxiously, "As long as the Lord is happy, I'll go drive."
Lian Jiu has been curious for a long time: "Why are they so afraid of you?"
"The painted horse is a painted monster I drew myself." Si Lan said calmly, "It used to be my mount."
Lian Jiu was shocked: "Are you Ma Liang with the magic brush?!"
Si Lan didn't understand this, but Lian Jiu noticed the key point and asked expectantly, "Then can you draw the meat, vegetables, houses, and so on?"
This will save a lot of money!
“…” Si Lan looked at her as if she was a fool.
Okay, that's just a wild idea.
Lian Jiu whispered, "I thought demon gods like you would ride cranes or unicorns."
"Yeah, I rode a dragon for a few days."
“?!”
"But they feel they have no dignity." Si Lan said lazily, "Give them some face."
This is so awesome!
He's actually riding a dragon! Is that the kind of dragon game?
The painted horse in front of you warns: "Please fasten your seat belts."
Lian Jiu suppressed his shock and fastened his seatbelt. Seeing that the God beside him was motionless, he said, "Seatbelt, be careful."
Si Lan said calmly: "No."
If you can't do it, why are you showing off?
Lian Jiu took a deep breath and, out of respect for the "Dragon Riding God," demonstrated how to untie his belt again. "This is to prevent us from getting hurt if we brake suddenly or get thrown out in an accident."
Si Lan started fastening his seat belt without any response, and it was unclear whether he heard or not.
He can’t wear a seat belt and loves fast food so much that Lian Jiu wonders if he has never been out before?
"Have you never been out of the demon world?"
"Not in recent years."
"Why? Director Long and the others seem to have gone out."
Si Lan raised his eyes slightly, frowning with a hint of boredom: "Humans, annoying."
The "real human" Lian Jiu's heart shuddered slightly, and he silently shrank his body and hid.
They quickly left the mountain. Lian Jiu had done a lot of preparation the night before and also consulted with the relevant departments of the Dragon Bureau that were connected with the monsters. In fact, the procedures were the same as the ordinary ones, but the staff were more confidential.
I bought a few buns outside. Lian Jiu ate one and gave the other four to Si Lan. I don’t know how he ate them. He disappeared just after I handed them to him and tried to walk back to the bun shop.
Lian Jiu hurriedly handed him a bag of soy milk and lowered his voice: "I only have a little over 200 yuan on me. Please save some for me. I haven't received my salary yet."
Si Lan bit the soy milk straw and looked at her pitiful face, and responded reluctantly.
The liaison department here is a separate office, known as the Special Planning Management Office, but the people working here are humans, and monsters have to go through the procedures here if they want to approve funding.
Lian Jiu finally understood why Director Long could also work in the Municipal Bureau office building. It turned out that department at that time was also the Special Public Security Management Office. He could only blame himself for not seeing it clearly at the time.
There were only two people in the office. When Lian Jiu walked in with the documents, he saw that the two were playing games on the computer.
Upon hearing their purpose, one of them said impatiently, "Didn't I tell you? We can ask for funding, but you have to show us results first. Otherwise, it would be a waste if we gave it to you."
Seeing the man's hands moving constantly while he spoke, Lian Jiu suppressed his temper and said, "But according to the regulations, you haven't even given us the most basic budget allocation."
"Don't you understand the results?"
Seeing that the other party had no intention of having a serious conversation with him, Lian Jiu's face turned cold. "So, you plan to discuss the chicken-and-egg problem with me while playing games?"
The two people playing games stopped moving at the same time. This monster actually knew that they were playing games?
There is a reason why they are so unscrupulous. When people first knew about the existence of monsters, they were very afraid of them. But later they found out that these monsters had no culture and no money.
Even the big monsters had to be considerate of the ordinary monsters in their territory, and they repeatedly gave in to humans, and even agreed to seal the monsters in the mountains to study.
As a result, some senior officials began to think that monsters and humans could not coexist at all. Since they were obedient, they would just drag it out until these monsters became slaves and would be more obedient in the future.
When they learned that a monster kindergarten was going to be set up, these people deliberately withheld funding, wanting to keep the monsters always one step behind humans and prevent them from getting ahead.
The monsters that came before didn't understand the human system, so they believed whatever they were told. The one that came today seemed to be smarter, at least he knew about games.
Lian Jiu saw the two of them exchanging glances, and it was obvious that they had something bad to say, so he simply sat down on the chair and slapped the information on the table.
She was a little angry because she had encountered such a situation in the past when she was in an orphanage.
However, it was the director who faced all these things at the time. The orphanage received subsidies every year, as well as some social welfare funds, but when applying for them, the departments were thrown around and there were many obstacles. The director had to run back and forth and put on a smile every time to get a little bit of money back.
"Fight, I'll wait for you to finish this fight." Lian Jiu raised his chin slightly and pulled a chair for Si Lan: "You sit too."
The two staff members saw that the two monsters that came today were different from the previous ones. Both of them looked very good, one looked soft and gentle, and the other looked thin and gentle, so they were not too scared.
Then I saw the female monster in front of me raised her phone, and before I could react, she was photographed.
The two of them were anxious: "What are you doing?!"
"You can show the leaders or the masses how seriously you work." Lian Jiu said with a smile, "It's okay, you guys keep fighting, I can afford to wait."
Why bother playing games when things are like this? I just want to get rid of her quickly: "Don't send random photos. And I've told you countless times that your monster training process is complicated. It's not that we don't want to do it, but how can we do it? You've only been doing monster training for a few days and haven't learned anything yet, and you're asking for funding?"
Lian Jiu placed the phone in Si Lan's hand: "Don't let them get it."
Then he opened the documents he had brought with him and said, "All the official seals for approval are here. There's never been a rule that requires results before funding is approved. Do you want me to come to you with my children's graduation certificates? How can I open a kindergarten and provide educational resources without funding?"
She sneered, "Or when you were in kindergarten, you had to graduate first and then the school would give you food?"
This little girl looked soft but she spoke clearly and had a lot of guts. The staff member said, "Can the rules for monsters be the same as the rules for humans?"
"If it's different, please show me the evidence." Lian Jiu raised his eyes, his tone firm. "Even if the rules are specially made for monsters, I want to see the red seal posted. If not, you are provoking unfair treatment between humans and monsters. Monsters have always been committed to their duties and abided by the agreement. You, on the other hand, play games during work hours and treat the agreement as a fart, right?"
The staff member said anxiously, "Nonsense, we have always been following the rules. Give me the documents and I will report it."
Lian Jiuke was too familiar with this kind of delaying tactic to buy time, and he didn't buy it at all: "How many times have you submitted it? Where are the reports? Where are the progress and the money?"
"I think you did it on purpose." She patted the shoulder of the beast beside her. "In that case, there's no need for us to abide by the human-demon agreement. Si Lan, destroy his office."
Although Si Lan was usually unruly and did things his own way, he was taken aback by the young headmaster's arrogant words and asked with interest: "Did you smash it?"
As soon as he finished speaking, a painting next to him fell to the ground with a bang, scaring the two people present so much that they trembled violently.
Si Lan asked calmly, "Is that so?"
The two panicked: "Aren't you afraid of being locked up?"
"You were the first to break the contract." Lian Jiu chuckled, "Then let's see who's panicking, Si Lan..."
Before he finished speaking, the two staff members couldn't sit still anymore: "Wait a minute!"
If the monsters really cause trouble, they really can't take responsibility.
And how did this male monster in front of me do that? He fell down without any animation!
They said anxiously, "We'll hand in the information right away. Can you please see it with your own eyes?"
"A week." Lian Jiu knew how long it took to complete these procedures. Furthermore, monsters were special, so it wouldn't take that long. "If I don't see the funds allocated next week, I'll have to bring everyone along."
The two staff members gritted their teeth: "Okay, that photo..."
"Of course I want to keep it. Who knows if you guys will do it?" Lian Jiu turned very gentle and harmless again. "Come and grab it if you dare."
Looking at the male monster leisurely holding a mobile phone, the two of them became scared.
After coming out of the office building, Lian Jiu squatted down at the corner of the street. He relaxed and pounded his legs, his face pale.
Si Lan: "What?"
"I was scared to death. I've never done anything like this before."
Si Lan looked at her for several seconds, then suddenly laughed out loud: "Are you scared? You were so arrogant just now."
"Aren't you here? You are the Dragon Riding Lord."
"That's true." Si Lan raised his eyebrows. "Then I'm going to eat that hot pot today."
"..." Lian Jiu thought about the balance on his phone and the reason why he tricked him out, "I'll take you to eat something else delicious."
"What?"
Glancing at the nearby roadside stalls, Lian Jiu said firmly, "Jianbing Guozi."
The God thought for a moment and said, "Let's give it a try."
Lian Jiu thought to himself that a pancake with eggs, sausage and pork tenderloin was cheaper than a self-heating hotpot, so he made a profit.
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