First day on the job!
Zhou You was armed to the teeth: crimson inner lining beneath a full suit of armor, a golden spear in hand—flashy as could be.
It was all issued by the office, not bought out of his own pocket, and the quality was quite good too. It was not the shoddy, corner-cutting junk one might expect from institutional procurement.
Golden spear and golden armor gleamed softly beneath the sunlight, making him appear all the more imposing and towering. In the dark, he would practically be a walking humanoid light bulb.
As for the golden spear in his hand...
Zhou You yawned. It was so light it barely had any weight at all; he had to grip it tightly and exert force through his palm to make sure he held on, or a gale could blow it away.
The issued set was ceremonial equipment. It looked impressive, but in truth it was all for show.
According to the complaints of a veteran guard, forget fighting in this outfit—it was barely adequate even for catching cats!
Was that really the case?
Clad in golden armor and carrying a long spear, Zhou You walked through the area under his patrol. The two guards on daytime duty spotted him from afar, turned, and saluted him from a distance.
Not far away, the Immortal Dew Gathering Terrace and Qingming Pond on the other side lay silent and tranquil.
On his first day at work, he still had to show his face and get acquainted. As for abandoning his post to loaf around in an office, that was something only seasoned old hands could get away with.
Aside from Qingming Pond and the Immortal Dew Gathering Terrace, the area under his charge consisted of open, unobstructed ground crisscrossed by several roads. People