Chapter 587: Same monster, different fate. Some monsters really have a hard time getting along in th
Chapter 587: Same monster, different fate. Some monsters really have a hard time getting along in the city.
The job of a social worker is to help the immigrant monsters they are responsible for settle down and integrate into the civilized society under the rule of the Monster Alliance.
When you break it down into details, the work becomes much more complicated.
The first thing is to teach the immigrant demons to change their past habits of eating raw meat and drinking blood, and teach them how to use currency, use various electrical appliances, how to take public transportation, and abide by the rules of Binhai City. The simplest ones are, for example, not to urinate or defecate anywhere...
Zhao Mingcheng had been in charge of a bird monster before. That bird monster just didn't obey aviation control rules and always liked to flap its wings and fly into the sky. What's more annoying is that it even defecated in the sky, soaking the faces and heads of pedestrians below.
In addition to the bird monsters who like to fly freely, some monsters have very strange habits. For example, a dog monster likes to have a bad breath. There are no septic tanks in modern cities, but the dog monster squats at the door of the public toilet to provide licking service...
There are indeed some human residents with some psychological problems who secretly seek services from the dog demon and do disgusting things that are immoral and disrupt community security.
For this, Zhao Mingcheng was punished and had his bonus and performance deducted.
The big guys are busy expanding their territories and naturally won't be distracted by trivial matters like shit and piss. Small guys like him can only work hard to patch up and bridge the gaps between the countless different races.
This job is neither difficult nor easy, and sometimes it depends on luck.
If he were assigned monsters like flower fairies and ginseng spirits who had their own production skills and liked to be quiet and peaceful, it would be very easy for him to supervise them to abide by the law or help them find jobs and quickly integrate into society.
Zhao Mingcheng has been working as a social worker for more than a year. Although his work has been bumpy, he has gained some experience. He has resettled more than ten immigrant monsters and has gained some experience.
The batch of cat monsters assigned to him were actually of a more difficult and thorny type to deal with.
The first difficulty is that cat demons are too casual in nature. It is difficult to teach them to abide by the rules, and they often break the law for no apparent reason. Zhao Mingcheng has already prepared himself to go to the police station to pick them up.
The second difficulty is that the cat demon’s talents are not suitable for finding a job in modern society.
Cat demons are small demons with great agility but poor strength, making it difficult for them to perform some physical work.
In comparison, it is easy for horse demons, cow demons, pig demons, bear demons, and even sheep demons and deer demons to find jobs as stevedores at the port of Binhai City.
Although the cat demon mother had reached the Golden Core realm, a cat demon at the Golden Core realm was only slightly stronger than an ordinary person and did not have a particularly outstanding power advantage.
The human race among the dock stevedores has reached the foundation-building stage, and his strength far exceeds that of the Jindan cat demon. The cat demon cannot compete with him at all in the competition for the position.
Cat demons are often small in size, which makes them further discriminated against in the job market. This is like dwarfs in modern society. Many jobs are not suitable for them because they are too short.
The jobs suitable for cat demons are often illegal, such as thieves, assassins, spies...
Especially thieves. Among the thieves caught in Binhai City, at least 20% are cat demons, and the rest are raccoon demons, rat demons, weasel demons, small snake demons, crow demons...
Immigrants often have little cultural knowledge. Apart from selling their own special products, they can only do some physical labor.
Cat demons are neither productive nor suitable for employment in the urban labor market, which makes them a very difficult problem for social workers and it is difficult to make good placements for them.
Looking at the two crying kittens, Zhao Mingcheng also had a headache. If he couldn't help their mother find a job to make a living in the short term, sooner or later the mother cats would become a criminal and end up in jail.
It would be his responsibility to take care of the two kittens. He didn't like raising cats, and the more he thought about it, the more distressed he became. "Puna, I'll take you to the market and teach you how to shop. You have to be frugal with these 500 meat coins. Fortunately, fish in the city is cheaper. If you use all of it to buy fish, it will be enough for at least half a year's food expenses."
Zhao Mingcheng patiently advised, "I will try to find you a job as soon as possible. This welfare house is only free of rent for half a year. After half a year, you need to pay 100 meat coins every month. 100 meat coins is already very cheap. You know, Binhai is also a first-tier city. The rent for such a large single room is at least 500 per month."
"If you run out of money, or if something happens to you, if it's been cheated or lost, come to me and I'll help you solve it. Don't do anything on your own."
"Well, although it's not polite to say this, I must make it clear. Don't break the law. There are Skynet cameras everywhere in the city. Even if you are incredibly skilled, if you commit theft or robbery, the police station will be able to solve the case within 24 hours."
"You should know that in addition to checking surveillance, the police department also has many detectives who are famous for their Wen Wang Bagua technique. If there are no clues, they can create clues out of thin air through divination. They have handled countless cases without any mistakes."
Puna blinked her big eyes and listened patiently, seeming to understand but not quite.
Although she looks petite, she is actually quite intelligent. After all, she is a spirit who has practiced for thousands of years and has become a fairy. She has a lot of knowledge.
The mental growth of the demon race is very slow. A young demon in the Jindan stage often has the same mental state as a twelve or thirteen year old human child, but when they reach the demon fairy realm, they are almost as smart as an adult.
Of course, the intelligence of a thousand-year-old demon is only equivalent to that of a human youth in his twenties. Just like Bai Suzhen and Xiaoqing, both are thousand-year-old snake demons. When they first mixed into human society, they made a lot of jokes.
The reason why Zhao Mingcheng explained so patiently was because of his experience. He regarded the cat demon in front of him as a human with the mind of a teenager. He was afraid that she would act on her own and impulsively, causing trouble.
"Thank you very much. No one has ever cared about me so much since I was a child."
Puna watched him talk nonstop and understood that he was genuinely worried, so she said, "Don't worry, I have two children and I don't want to cause any more trouble. I just want to live a peaceful life."
"Eh?"
Zhao Mingcheng was also stunned when he heard this. The realms of the immigrant monsters he had come into contact with were not high. When he communicated with those monsters who immigrated from foreign lands, he felt that each of them was like a mentally retarded person who didn't understand things. He worried a lot and talked a lot, but it was still difficult for the other party to understand.
"This is my job. If you can understand this, it will be the greatest support for my work."
"Please rest assured. I can support myself and my children. When I came here by flying boat, I saw from the window that there was a large forest outside the city and several large rivers."
Puna said confidently: "We cat demons are all good hunters. I won't starve to death just by hunting and fishing. By the way, do we have to live here? Can we move to the woods outside the city? I can dig a hole and build a hut by myself."
As a fairy-level monster, Puna certainly has this kind of confidence. Instead of staying in a big city where humans and monsters live together and she is not familiar with it, it is better to live alone in the wild.
The natural environment of Jambu Continent is much better than that of Xiniuhe Continent. There are few animals in the Gobi Desert, and there are not enough for the monsters to hunt and fill their stomachs. But in the dense jungles of Jambu Continent, you can just catch rabbits and wild boars and have a good meal.
Zhao Mingcheng smiled bitterly and shook his head: "Absolutely not. Many cat demons have this idea, but they ended up being punished by law for violating the Animal Protection Act and illegal fishing."
"What? Hunting is not allowed?" Puna was startled and asked in astonishment, "Isn't the prey a gift from Changshengtian? Why can't I take it myself?"
(End of this chapter)