Chapter 604 People Must Have Faith

Young people are more or less idealistic before they suffer the beatings of society.

Zhao Mingcheng was a relatively mediocre human, with neither a smart mind nor a talent for cultivation. Born as a savage in a vassal state, if he had not founded the Demon Alliance, he would have toiled in ignorance all his life, but even so he could not escape the fate of dying of hunger and cold.

Either sooner or later.

In this era of extremely low productivity and when feudal lords could exploit their subjects inhumanely, even if he was as capable as a camel and survived his youth and prime, he would have to "wisely" leave home in his old age and fend for himself in the wild, otherwise he would become a burden to his family.

Zhao Mingcheng had a hard childhood and never experienced the feeling of having enough to eat.

Until one day, a not-so-serious flood destroyed his family's small piece of land. The tax collectors were too harsh, and after their two children starved to death, the family fled to a coastal city.

In fact, Binhai City did not like these disaster victims very much. In the past, it would have used force to forcibly repatriate them. It happened that many sea creatures chose to settle on land at that time, and the ratio of human and demon population in the city was somewhat unbalanced.

The city council decided to absorb the disaster victims to enrich the human population, but there was a prerequisite: the absorbed families must have a child of school age.

Zhao Mingcheng was very lucky, as he was just six years old at the time, so his family of three were able to obtain household registration in Binhai City.

In the eyes of the Demon Alliance, the labor force of adults is not worth mentioning, but school-age children have some value in training.

The Demon Alliance didn't pay much attention to the resettlement of that group of human immigrants. They were too lazy to arrange for resettlement fees and welfare housing. They just gave out a little bit of excess feed squeezed from the mouths of cattle and sheep on the farms every day, which was all the resettlement subsidy.

The main feed for livestock breeding in the Demon Alliance is corn and soybean meal. It is these things that allow Zhao Mingcheng's family to live a "fairy-like life" for the first time with enough food every day.

After Zhao Mingcheng entered primary school, he ate meat to his heart's content for the first time because of the free daily nutritious meals provided by the school. The school uniform distributed by the school was also his first new clothes.

More than a decade ago, there were not many human believers in Jiejiao, and most of those who had systematically studied Jiejiao knowledge were from the demon race. Therefore, Zhao Mingcheng's elementary school enlightenment teacher, junior high school teacher, and high school teacher were all from the demon race.

Most of these teachers are orphans of the demon race from the Dandelion Project. Wen Rui is like a kind father to them. The concept of the unity of humans and demons and the idea of teaching without discrimination that Wen Rui deliberately promotes are regarded as divine revelation by them. Therefore, they treat every student, whether they are demons or humans, equally and do their job conscientiously.

Such a background made Zhao Mingcheng feel heartfelt gratitude towards the demon clan, and he had a fanatical belief in the ideas of the Demon Alliance and the teachings of the Jiejiao.

Being a social worker and helping to resettle immigrant monsters is not a great job, but Zhao Mingcheng does it diligently and responsibly. He seems to see himself in these monsters.

"It's not as simple as you think."

Puna shook her head and said, "The director of that black boxing gym is a dragon spirit. It is said that he is a relative of the West Sea Dragon Clan. Through this relationship, he has close contacts with many bigwigs in the Chamber of Commerce, including some senior officials of the Binhai City police and military."

"If you make a big deal out of it, he'll send someone to kill you, but he can just find a subordinate to take the blame and settle everything."

These inside stories should not be known by a rookie black boxer who has only fought a few games, but Puna is no ordinary fairy. Her ability to lurk is unique. Her cautious mentality prompted her to conduct a detailed investigation in secret, and she learned a lot of shady stories.

The purpose of investigating these things is not to expose the black material and fight against evil forces, but to rely on a big tree for shade. After all, if you want to make a living in this black boxing gym, if your backer is not strong enough, it will be closed down in a few days and your bonus will be withheld. Isn't it a waste of time?
"These parasites actually bribed the city council to protect them!"

Zhao Mingcheng was inexperienced after all, and did not realize that Puna should not know this. Instead, he said indignantly: "Humph, even if they can cover up everything in Binhai City, I don't believe they can bribe the Supreme Council of the Monster Alliance! At worst, I will report to the Monster Alliance headquarters in Liberty City!"

"It's hard to say..." Puna advised: "Don't forget, the Four Sea Dragon Kings are also members of the Supreme Council. If you go to sue their relatives, how can you guarantee that they won't protect you? Don't do anything stupid, otherwise you will only lose your life in vain."

"There is a god above us. I don't believe that Emperor Jie Tian will allow these termites to corrupt the Demon Alliance!"

Zhao Mingcheng said with a firm gaze: "The future of the demon race is definitely not to rely on instinct and talent to fight and use their lives for entertainment and gambling, but to integrate into civilized society as soon as possible, learn the knowledge of Jiejiao, support themselves, and work hard to get rich! What they are doing is completely subverting the teachings of Jiejiao. If they are allowed to do what they want, how many demon children with learning talents will go back to the old path of relying on instinct to make a living under the control of their short-sighted parents!"

Puna was unable to refute this statement.

On the contrary, I agree with it deeply.

Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone to fight underground boxing to earn tuition for her children.

On the day when the transport ship arrived at Binhai City, she witnessed the scene of the Demon Alliance soldiers killing two demon kings. She was deeply shocked and immediately realized that times have changed. Even if the monsters have great magical powers and have achieved the realm of demon fairies, they are nothing more than dead souls under the gun.

Moreover, in the current situation where spirit stones are depleted, it is impossible for monsters to obtain enough cultivation resources to be promoted to monster immortals unless they commit sins and eat people.

Only if her children study the Jiejiao knowledge taught in school well can they live in peace and happiness, and no longer have to live on the edge of a knife like her, which is more like survival than living.

Zhao Mingcheng said seriously: "Puna, you promised me that you would not go to the black boxing gym again. If something happens to you, what will happen to the children?"

Puna said in embarrassment: "But the night shift warehouse security job is not enough to pay for the children's tuition..."

"Even for you, I have to report those illegal boxing gyms!"

Zhao Mingcheng said as if he had made up his mind: "There are many immigrant demons like you who are in trouble and eager to make money. They have become consumables for black boxing gyms to make money. They die in the ring, leaving behind orphans and widows in even more difficult situations."

His eyes sparkled as he said, "Well, although I'm not good at academics, I'm also a high school graduate. At least I can tutor two kids in junior high school. The salary for a night shift security guard is a bit low, but as long as I do my job well, I'll have the chance to get promoted and get a raise."

"If you become a night shift supervisor or join the security department, your salary will increase significantly. If the children work hard and get scholarships, you don't have to worry about college tuition. Life will get better, everything will be fine!"

Puna was stunned and murmured, "Why... are you so nice to me?"

"Because I am a Jiejiao disciple!" Zhao Mingcheng answered without thinking. After saying this, he looked at the dark night sky outside the window: "In the world of Jiejiao, we will never allow the use of demons to make money, bully demons, and exploit demon people. I will write a letter of complaint now. If Binhai City doesn't care, I will report it to the headquarters of the Liberty City Demon Alliance!"

(End of this chapter)

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