The next day, Te Green City, the mining area seven kilometers to the east.
Machinery roared and workers were busy.
Speaking of which, the invasion of gods did not have much impact on the people of the Free Country.
Although the west coast completely disappeared last time, it seems to have little to do with the people on the east coast.
Moreover, the Free Country has not been promoting any invasion of gods recently, and everyone has quickly returned to the previous calm. Although the Internet is disconnected, there are many interesting talk shows on TV, as well as news programs reporting on the dire straits abroad.
In contrast, a free country is still so free and peaceful, as if nothing has happened.
Only those at the top know how critical the current situation is.
Workers' rest area.
"John, it's your turn to go down the well!" A worker walked in and greeted loudly.
The worker team leader named John stood up, put down the newspaper in his hand, and said with a smile: "Recently, another disaster has happened in Daxia and Oufang. Alas, it's so tragic."
Another worker smiled: "I also read the news. Tsk tsk, Daxia and Oufang are really crazy. The people there are so miserable that they were driven out of the city. Especially Daxia, the residents were expelled from the city.
The whole city was destroyed, and I can’t forget that scene to this day.”
"It is better for us as a free country, our leader is still wise!"
"Who says it isn't? Fortunately, the first one has cut off contact with the outside world, cut off ports and airports, and blocked national borders. Otherwise, countless refugees from Daxia and Europe would have to come to us."
"John, please stop inking." The worker who had just returned from the mine urged: "I don't care about what you are talking about. I just want to get off work right now, go back and drink some beer, and watch talk shows and TV series with my wife and children.
Haha, those talk shows and TV series are still interesting."
Some things are used by the top leaders of the Free State to paralyze the people.
But many people are indeed happy with it.
As for the arrival of the gods... in the eyes of ordinary people in these free countries, it doesn't seem to be a big deal. After all, it has passed.
Besides, even if a disaster strikes, there are still those at the top who will take care of it.
For them, although they are tired every day, as long as they come back from the mine, have their wives and children with them, drink a sip of beer, and watch TV, it is enough.
Although the salary is not much, it is enough to support a family.
John smiled: "Okay, let's not talk so much. Get up and get ready to go to the mine!"
"Brothers on the night shift, go back and rest!"
The workers he led stood up one by one.
He put on his safety helmet, put on his dusty work clothes, and walked towards the mining area.
But right now.
"Dad!" A little boy with blond hair and blue eyes ran in.
"Baby, why are you here?" John was stunned for a moment, and subconsciously wanted to hold his child and give it a kiss.
But then he remembered that the work clothes he was wearing were too dirty, so he quickly took a few steps back: "Baby, don't hug daddy, daddy is dirty."
"Dad is not dirty!" The little boy threw himself into John's arms. When he raised his head, his face was dusty like a little tabby cat, and he smiled at his father.
John rubbed the boy's head helplessly, then looked up at a woman behind the child: "Why did you bring the child here?"
"It's your birthday today... I made a cake for you, but it turned out it was late." The woman rubbed her hands with some embarrassment, and there was still some flour on her hands.
"Happy birthday, daddy!" the little boy shouted.
"Haha, I don't even remember. It's okay. This is my best gift." John laughed. Under the envious eyes of all the workers, he stood up and waved his hands: "Okay, let's go back. This is too much."
It’s noisy and dangerous. You go home and wait for me. Let’s have a big dinner tonight!”
"Dad, is it true?" the little boy said excitedly.
"Haha, your dad, when did I lie to you? Really." John stretched out his fist and bumped fists with the boy: "The promise between men is to protect your mother at home!"
The little boy nodded heavily: "Yes! A promise between men!"
But then, the little boy blinked his eyes expectantly: "Then, can I eat lobster?"
Lobster is already considered a very luxurious food for this working class family.
"Haha, yes, dad will buy it for you!" John pretended to be generous and touched the boy's head: "But you have to secretly ice two bottles of beer for me! Don't let mom know, wait until I get back and take them out.
"
"A man's promise!" The little boy solemnly stretched out his fist.
John fist bumped again: "A man's promise."
John stood up, smiled at the woman and said, "You guys go back and cook less tonight. I will bring a lobster back for the children to eat."
The woman nodded lovingly and then led the child away.
"Let's go, stop looking." John turned around and smiled at the workers: "Let's go to work in the mine!"
The co-workers joked one after another.
"Bring the lobster back...John, I'm afraid you won't be able to drink beer this month!"
"There's nothing I can do about it, why would my child want to eat it? Haha, it's a man's promise!"
"John, I want to drink later. Call daddy and ask you to go to the bar."
John scratched his head helplessly.
Buying a lobster is affordable for ordinary people in these free countries, but it is a luxury. Dads have to deduct it from their beer money.
But for ordinary people, this kind of life is enough.
Who lets their children like to eat?
John walked to the mine in a few steps and nodded to the person in charge: "Thirty-two people, all here."
The person in charge looked at the list and smiled: "Well, work hard. The steel market has been good recently and we have good profits. The boss said we will pay bonuses this month."
The steel business has been really good recently, and some companies have purchased large amounts of steel for some unknown reason.
John didn't care about that, he was just happy that he had money to buy lobsters for his children.
"Go down the well!"
John said loudly.
And at the same time.
In Telu City, everything seems to be normal.
Only the boss who owned this mining area and a group of other wealthy people who owned properties drove towards the airport.
"Boss," someone called suddenly: "Your meeting today..."
"Today's meeting will be postponed for now." The boss, who was sitting in the back seat chatting with a beautiful woman, smiled: "I took my family on a trip. Oh, by the way, have the workers on the day shift gone to the mine?"
"Downloading now," the assistant replied.
The boss smiled: "Remember to ask Mine No. 2 to bring safety equipment."
"Yes. I'll contact you right away." The assistant nodded.
The boss hung up the phone with satisfaction. For a moment, he looked a little guilty, but thinking about the huge amount of money that suddenly appeared in his card, he felt less guilty.
"Let's go to the airport. Let's go to Hawaii to bask in the sun first, and then go to Africa to hunt lions..." The boss touched his big belly, smiled and said to the beautiful woman next to him, and then picked up a phone call: "Ah, Lu
President Ke, anyway, the upper management of the consortium asked us to leave for a while, and we will try not to come back in the future, otherwise our life will be shortened. Okay, it’s a deal, see you back in Hawaii! I will definitely beat you at the card table this time!"
The boss hung up the phone and said to himself: "It's a pity. We have to recruit another group of workers later and let them dig out the collapsed mine. After all, the ore inside cannot be wasted, it is all money...
It’s quite troublesome.”
And the other side.
"That's right." Seeing the workers entering the lift truck one by one, the person in charge answered the phone and suddenly said: "Today someone sent a collapse detection tool. I heard that it can detect mine accidents in advance."
"Take it down together."
As he spoke, the person in charge pointed to a heavy iron box next to him, which was half as tall as a person.
The iron box looks very heavy, but fortunately the designer was very considerate and added four pulleys.
"Okay, haha, the boss is very kind to us, and even got a special equipment." John laughed, and then he and two workers pushed the iron box into the lift truck.
The lift truck in this mine needs to transport the excavated ore, so it has a heavy load, so there is no need to worry about exceeding the load.
John suddenly asked: "How to use this thing?"
"The boss said, you just need to put it at the bottom." The person in charge was not sure, but just said: "It should be fully automatic."
"It's quite advanced." John laughed, "Okay, it will be much safer with this thing. Brothers, get ready to work!"
"Squeak~"
The lift truck drove along the track and into the dark mine.
