Laborers and Overseers

Tequila Wolf.

This is the official name of the country built on the bridge.

But of course, no one would normally use this name.

It is often called the Kingdom of Bridges, the Kingdom of Workers.

As its name suggests, this country is indeed built on a bridge, and it is also a country made up of many workers.

Of course, although its name is the Land of Workers, this country does not actually belong to the workers.

The bridge is not only very long, but also very wide, with many stone houses built on it. Looking down from above, it seems to stretch as far as the eye can see.

If you walk from the housing area towards the bridge collapse, you'll reach the construction area.

The densely packed people were like worker ants, with a very clear division of labor: some were responsible for transporting materials, some for processing, and of course, some for construction.

Interestingly, not everyone was working. Besides the overseers supervising them, there were also some who were just watching—no, not just watching; they would push, shove, and verbally abuse the slightly less capable workers.

Although they were also wearing work clothes that represent laborers.

That's interesting, were they selected?

Luo, dressed in his work clothes, thought to himself.

These guys are often strong and powerful, but it seems like they use all their strength on people like themselves.

Besides them, there are all sorts of people among the workers.

A man in his prime, a woman as beautiful as a flower, an elderly man with gray hair, and a baby crying for milk.

"Is this what they call equality for all beings?"

As Luo was observing his surroundings, he suddenly heard a man beside him curse viciously.

He couldn't help but turn his head and saw a fat man next to him, also wearing smelly and tattered work clothes, carrying several large stones and swaying as he walked forward.

Luo was slightly taken aback.

He recognized the fat man, even though the fat man didn't recognize him.

However, the last time I saw this fat man, he should have been a very imposing Marine Colonel.

What are you doing here doing manual labor now?

Moreover, he looked like he had been beaten badly, with whip marks all over his body and face.

The fat man noticed Luo's gaze and snapped, "What are you looking at? Haven't you ever seen a handsome guy before?!"

Luo's lips twitched. This guy really had a bad temper, and didn't he have even the slightest bit of self-awareness?

"Hmm? Looking closer, you seem unfamiliar."

The fat man sized up Luo and frowned.

Has it been exposed?

Luo narrowed his eyes. It had to be said that he was indeed a former Marine Colonel. Even though he had been reduced to a slave, his keen senses had not been lost.

So, what should we do?

Just as Luo was hesitating, the fat man spoke up again, "Since you're a newbie, be more diligent!"

He quickly threw two of the stones he was carrying on his shoulder in front of Luo, "Come help me carry these two! I'm exhausted!"

I had absolutely no idea this guy was like that!

He just wants to be lazy!

Luo paused for a moment, then picked up two stones, but he made it look like he was struggling, his body swaying slightly.

"Newcomer, you won't survive here looking like that!"

The fat man's advice was earnest and resolute.

Luo glanced at the jiggle of fat on his body but said nothing.

"Here's what we'll do. From now on, you'll follow me. I'll give you a share of my stones to carry, consider it exercise for you." The fat man said in a very generous manner.

Luo's lips twitched again.

This guy is so bad it's hard not to want to punch him.

"Don't let my current appearance fool you, I used to be Marine Colonel! This whole area is under my jurisdiction now!"

The fat man leaned close to Luo's ear as if he were telling a secret, and said smugly, "And once I find a chance to contact the Fleet Admiral, I'll be reinstated immediately! Maybe even promoted to general. Then, kid, I'll make you my adjutant."

Luo couldn't be bothered to pay him any attention.

His eyes searched through the crowd.

Where did those two idiots go?

Didn't we say we'd come to the meeting point after changing our clothes?

That is, at this time.

"Hey, hey, hey, what are you slacking off for? Want to get whipped, you bastards!"

Such a sound came from not far away.

His tone was arrogant and his attitude was that of a petty person who had achieved his goal.

But her voice is quite pleasant.

Luo was stunned when he heard this.

"That's right! Want to get whipped?"

Then another voice spoke.

It was a very pleasant woman's voice; even when feigning anger, she couldn't hide her inherent liveliness.

Luo's face darkened, and he walked heavily toward that direction.

But someone was even more anxious than him. "Hey! Another bastard dares to cause trouble on my turf!!"

The fat man threw the stone on the ground, rolled up his sleeves, and walked over there.

Luo was stunned for a moment again.

This guy is really unpredictable.

He followed them.

After walking a few steps, I saw two men dressed as foremen waving whips triumphantly.

Several burly men lay on the ground, groaning in pain as they were whipped.

"Sirs! You've got the wrong person!"

"We're responsible for looking after these lowly people!"

The burly men who were being whipped did not dare to resist; they simply cowered and loudly protested.

"I can't hear you!"

The male overseer, brandishing his whip, shouted, "Our overseer says we can't hear you, and that means we can't hear you!"

The fat man, who had been furious, immediately stopped and laughed gleefully. "Haha, these bastards usually bully others because of those scoundrel supervisors, which is very enviable—but now it's finally their turn to be unlucky!"

Luo didn't care about the people being whipped; he just watched as the veins on the foreheads of the two overseers began to bulge.

What are these two up to?!

The man and woman were both quite good-looking, with one having black hair and the other white, and both being very tall and slender.

"Hey! What are you guys arguing about?! I can't sleep!"

The crowd was pushed aside, and a man dressed similarly in overseer's attire strode in aggressively.

"Lord Oren!"

Upon seeing this man, the men who had been whipped scrambled over as if they had seen a savior, crying and screaming, "These two officials beat us without even asking what happened, forcing us to work like those other guys!"

"Kindness?"

The man called Oren frowned, looking at the man and woman, then his frown deepened. "Who are you? I've never seen you before?"

Those two idiots!

Luo lowered the brim of his hat, his right hand hanging down slightly open, an invisible vortex of energy already gathering in his palm.

But at that moment, the man from the pair of men and women walked up to Oren with a grin, "I'm Old John's nephew, just call me Sleuth."

"This is my wife." He pointed to the woman behind him.

The woman smiled and said, "Yes, I am Si-Sliussi's wife!"

"My uncle is too old to work anymore, so he asked us to fill in for him," the man said with a sigh.

"You mean that old guy doesn't want to work anymore?"

Oren recalled his old colleague, who always had a fierce look in his eyes, never missing an opportunity to flaunt the small amount of power he held. Every time he brandished his whip, his face would glow with excited redness, as if he wanted all the laborers to kneel on the ground and hold his chair high.

You're telling me this guy doesn't want to work here anymore?

"This is his letter of introduction."

The man sighed, took out an envelope, and said, "He said he wants to be a good person from now on."

Oren took the envelope and raised an eyebrow slightly; the letter was quite thick.

Open the envelope and take out a letter.

I took a quick look.

Oren nodded; it was indeed Old John's handwriting. He calmly slipped the envelope into his pocket.

"Alright, then this area is your responsibility."

Oren Road.

"What about the officer—" the man hesitated.

"Sir?"

Oren grinned. "Old John really didn't teach you guys anything. What do those big shots care about us guys?"

He pointed at the men still lying on the ground, looking dazed, and said, "Otherwise, how do you think these guys got here?"

"Alright, I'll leave this to you."

Oren blinked. "Don't go too far. It's okay if the project is slow, but it still needs to continue."

With that, he turned and walked away, completely ignoring the men on the ground.

The men's expressions were completely frozen.

"Ha, you dared to tattle just now, didn't you?"

The whip lashed down on them without mercy.

The men immediately started crying and scrambling to their feet, shouting, "We were wrong, we were wrong, sir! We'll get to work right away!"

"Yes, it is of utmost importance to admit one's mistakes and correct them."

Sluci smiled and said, "Then let's atone for your past laziness with actions. Well, everyone take a day off today, and all the work will be yours."

The men instantly collapsed to the ground, limp and powerless.

However, a burst of cheers immediately erupted from the surrounding crowd.

Luo walked over with a dark expression and asked in a low voice, "What are you guys up to?"

Sleus is of course Sirius.

His wife was naturally Yamato.

However, since they had all Seimei Kikan to change their appearance, they dared to swagger around here.

"Are you afraid that if you make too much noise, you won't be noticed?"

Luo almost gritted his teeth, "Didn't we agree to pretend to be laborers together?"

"That's what I thought too."

Sirius sighed regretfully.

"But supervising seems more interesting," Yamato a grin, brandishing her small whip.

"Who cares about you! What kind of excuse is that!" Luo clenched his fists.

"Well, the workers' clothes have never been washed and they smell terrible, so Yamato can't accept that, right?" Sirius asked tentatively.

"Yes, yes, that's true." Yamato nodded in deep agreement.

Luo really wanted to punch someone. "Isn't this even more ridiculous?"

Anyway, since things have already come to this, let's leave it at that for now.

Sirius chuckled and patted Luo on the shoulder. "Didn't you say you wanted to see the world? Now's your chance."

Luo Wei was slightly taken aback.

Then he nodded slightly.

Then they saw the departing figures of Sirius and his companion.

"Hey! Where are you going?"

"Let's go eat, I'm hungry. I just saw the cafeteria over there, and the food looked pretty plentiful."

How leisurely!

Are they really here for tourism?

Wait, could it be that he pretended to be the supervisor because of this?

Luo shook his head helplessly.

He turned around, then paused for a moment, slightly taken aback.

Everyone looked at him with awe.