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Zhang Qishiwu: Depression, Goodwill, and Hope

"Ho...ho...ho..." Fei ran hard, passing through intricate alleys one after another, and the spring breeze blew warmly around him.

.

Damn...damn! Damn!

That was his food ration for three weeks... This was what he earned by working hard for others for fourteen days almost without sleep!

Fei rushed straight towards a brick wall in front of her without any hesitation.

Boo! The space was distorted, like a stone thrown into the quiet water, and such a big orc disappeared out of thin air at the end of the quiet alley.

All kinds of noises suddenly flooded into Fei's ears.

Wolf orcs, bear orcs, horse orcs, deer orcs...

And in front of him were the dilapidated houses that were in disarray, making one wonder whether they would collapse in the next second.

This is one of the secret residences of the orcs in Yaris. It was built by humans in the past. It has long been in disrepair. The only ones that are still in effect are the permanent space folding array and the mirror array.

This is the first district of a national chain of orc apartments, the capital of all nations, and one of Yaris’ exclusive orc gathering places.

They are all orcs who came from Rubis and prepared to start a new life on Rune Continent.

The weasel's secretion evaporates quickly in the air, and along the way, this disgusting stench has already dissipated.

Without stopping at all, he went straight to the small omnivore apartment - although as orcs, they can eat anything now and don't have any big taboos, but the rules have always been like this, and they themselves regard themselves as part of the animal.

Fei was crying. He ran hard but helplessly, and finally broke into a dark and old attic, where a total of five or six small omnivorous orcs similar to him lived...

It seems that he has to borrow food from his neighbors again... He will survive the next few weeks without food... Based on his character, he will definitely return it! Definitely!

He did borrow it and returned it, and he was unhappy many times. After all, the tenants around him did this.

The rent here is two silver coins per month, which doesn't seem like much, but the most important issue is how to get the money.

Even though life here seems very difficult, for these ordinary orcs, being able to settle down is a different kind of happiness.

After all, here, you can earn your own share of rewards with your own hands.

All the orcs here are like black households, undetected, surviving in various corners of Yaris, and some of them even live a comfortable life.

"I heard that you were hired by a human and signed a servant contract!"

"That's quite lucky... I can still get money, including food and accommodation... I'm envious."

"So what if you call me sir and miss a few more times, how decent..."

The orcs here are used to compromise, and have even lived here for generations, with no problems.

Fei is a arrogant weasel orc who sneaked away from Rubis a few years ago just to prove that he can live a better life here than in his previous hometown.

He has no shame to go back now, let alone the ability to go back. What he fears most now is that without the protection of the contract, will he become the shiny scenery on the shoulder of a certain noble lady...

All orcs contain magic within their bodies, and their bones can be used as magic materials...

To be honest, the bones left behind by the warlock after death also contain magic power, and are sometimes sold as expensive magic materials...

Their fur is more tough than ordinary beasts, and it also has a faint magical glow attached to it. Therefore, the skin of orcs is also one of the best materials for carving magic patterns.

Fei quickly returned to his home and did not answer everyone's greetings - perhaps the stinky face he put on said everything.

At least their apartment has a door, a public bathroom, and a washroom with automatic flushing. The water bill is free. Maybe this is the only convenience...

Fei's room was very small, with only a bed, a sink with running water, and a desk in it.

There are a few lonely copper coins placed in the desk drawer, and of course there is a black candy, which has become very small now - when I am greedy, I will lick it twice, and then stuff it back into the table belly.

There was a mirror on the table. It was one of the items that he had saved up for a long time and bought at the canteen in the first district that would not be damaged as long as he was not crazy.

He was the only orc in the apartment to buy a magazine, and he was proud of it - even if he couldn't read it.

Fei carefully sorted out everything in her room and took out three or four copper coins, her heart bleeding secretly...

In the end, he was too greedy and exchanged it for food instead of fifty copper coins. The contents of the snakeskin bag were worth almost fifty-five copper coins.

It's the beginning of the month now, and Fei relies on these things to make a living. The things in the canteen are ridiculously expensive, so how can he buy them?

He ran to the sink in despair, drank a few sips of water randomly, and then sat in front of the desk, quietly looking at himself in the mirror.

"Ugh..." He covered his face with his paws and sobbed softly.

Stinky Fart will suffer the consequences of Stinky Fart's welcome. He will be hungry now. If he doesn't want to starve to death, he has to borrow food from others...

Fei has always been very proud.

He will have to find odd-time work tomorrow because he is an orc and cannot find a long-term job. The salary is pitifully low and he doesn't know when he will be able to make a living. He has no idea about next month's rent now and is vaguely aware of it.

During the appointment, a feeling of "being kicked out of the house" washed away in his heart.

If it weren't for the laws enacted before, these orcs wouldn't be in such a miserable state.

Fei hates it! But what can he do?

There seemed to be waves of whispers coming from outside, which seemed to be expressions of emotion for him returning empty-handed.

"Hey... I told him what I told him before, just take the money and don't exchange anything... How did the matter of five copper coins end up like this?"

"But the world is becoming increasingly difficult. Now we can only rest on our laurels. I don't know when the end will come..."

"It seems that guy can't stand it any longer."

Fei's heart suddenly tightened, and she felt that her body was shrinking.

"He's just such a stinky, careless person, and now he's suffering."

"Forget it, you'll gain wisdom after every experience. He helped us find out the bottom. It seems that even if we get food outside, we may not be able to bring it back."

"Well, it's true. Although this guy is not very smart, he still has some conscience..."

The words they said outside the door should be deliberately comforting themselves, and also a kind of warning to themselves.

"It's not a bad idea to lend him some food, and then pay him back slowly..."

This should be a good intention... This should be a good intention!

There is always hope.

At this moment, a whisper came from outside the door: "Don't go to work for the next few days. It seems that your glands are out of control and you need to rest for two days. That smell... you'd better go first

Take a bath."

"Uh-huh......"

Fei didn't know how to answer, so she just nodded cautiously, feeling the dirty smell and soreness on her body.

What can he do? He is just a weasel orc... He smiled bitterly.

There is always hope.

...

Two days later, early in the morning.

Fei was still in a light sleep, and he had to take good care of himself now. The stench released in the emergency greatly weakened his vitality. In fact, at this point, most of the orcs had not gotten up either.

Tuk! Tuk! Tuk!

Knocking sound!

"Who...who?" Fei asked in a daze, but no one answered.

He stood up unsteadily, his stomach was empty and his legs were weak, but he finally fumbled and opened the door.

There was no one in front of me.

There was only a bulging, brown snakeskin bag.

Fei opened her eyes wide, rubbed them in disbelief, and swallowed.

He must be dreaming.

However, even if I am dreaming, I have to move this bag into the house first.

"Hmm...it's so heavy." Perhaps because of his physical weakness, he felt that the bag in his hand was a little too heavy.

Fei closed the door, silently opened the mouth of the snakeskin bag, and looked inside blankly.

He took out a dozen apples that looked very plump and juicy, bunches of soft and thick oatmeal bread without any sour taste, and small metal cans with words he didn't recognize.

But the pattern on it is printed with colorful hard candies, and some are meat...

Fei opened her mouth in surprise, took out all the things inside, and listed them on her desk.

At the bottom of the bag, there was a small black silk bag and a letter.

He took out the letter and opened it tremblingly, but he was confused and didn't see any writing.

"Hello."

"Who? Who?"

The sudden sound startled him!

"I'm very sorry that you had a very unpleasant experience on the streets of Chamomile."

"Please accept our apology. I hope to gain your forgiveness."

There are only a few words, but they are like sweet wine, silently infiltrating Fei's heart.

"Please don't bear grudges against us. The pain will eventually pass. No one will care so much. The pain will eventually become a flash in the pan."

He held the letter in a daze, and a tear slipped down, soaking the half-grey and half-white parchment.

Fei quickly grabbed the small black silk bag at the bottom of the snakeskin bag and carefully opened it with her claws.

That's...

Ding Ling clang!

Golden brilliance continued to flow on the brand-new coins, and the faces printed on them... he had never seen before.

These are five gold coins, which is a full 125 silver coins and 12,500 copper coins!

He swallowed, trying to suppress the excitement in his heart, but he couldn't.

...

Tuk! Tuk! Tuk!

"Who is it? Come in."

On a bright and warm afternoon, Fei was lying on the bed contentedly, with her legs crossed and the dark candy in her mouth.

Today he was finally able to eat the candy he had held for more than ten days.

He is still reluctant to open the candies he got this morning, and will definitely eat them slowly in the future. Those gold coins... don't use them yet, just keep them as reserves.

I didn't expect humans to be so rich, and I didn't know who would be good enough to hire me... I could just make a living as a slave...

Fei also shared some of her "lost and recovered" trophies with her neighbors today, and those people were amazed, saying that they didn't expect humans to treat them like this.

He turned around, but found that no one opened the door.

What came out from under the door was another letter, and it was completely white!

Fei quickly stepped forward, picked up the letter from the ground, and opened it.

He seemed to have forgotten that he was still illiterate...

As the letter was opened, flashing blue-purple light spots were seen jumping and flying lively, trembling and hovering in front of Fei.

Those were words he couldn't understand, but with a twist of his mind, he could actually understand the contents!

【Do you want to change your appearance? Become a human body?】

【Do you want to get rid of the humiliation of others? Stand upright in front of the public?】

[Then, please recite the following content devoutly, and you can freely switch between human and animal forms! 】

【In my name】

[Analysis, dissociation, reconstruction]

【Exploring the original authenticity】

【Everything is replaced】

【With our power】

【Anyone can copy】

【I am waiting here, asking the original god】

【Break everything, rebuild everything】

【Give me a human body】

Fei's hands tightly squeezed the thin piece of paper in front of her, and her heart was filled with shock one after another.

[Chanting this evil chant will consume your life force]

【No more than two times a day, the lifespan will not be lost】

"Then the lifespan will not be wasted... it will not be wasted... it can be done in public..." He murmured in a low voice in disbelief.

At the same time, the doors of all residents in the first district were knocked, and identical letters were stuffed into each other's houses!

Normally no one would come here...no one. Few people even know about this place.

Finally, Fei looked at the signature underneath.

【——Primitive Church】

【Wish you have a nice day】

The magic markings at the bottom burned slowly in Fei's pupils, and in the small room, only the breathing of the weasel orc echoed softly.
Chapter completed!
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