Mie Prefecture is a component of the Nagoya Metropolitan Area, one of the three major urban areas in the island country.
With a long history and beautiful scenery, it is a famous tourist destination in the island country. At the same time, the developed transportation machinery manufacturing industry such as automobiles and shipbuilding, and heavy industries such as refining petroleum also make it an industrial zone.
However, with the strong rise of Ise Jingu Shrine, more and more attention has been paid to this unremarkable city.
Money from all sides and voices from different people semi-forcefully transform the city into what they want to see.
Factories were moved to new, spacious land outside the island, a large number of small and medium-scale aquaculture industries were banned, and farmland and forests were purchased at "high prices."
In the hands of capital, this place is transforming towards the model of Tokyo at a speed visible to the naked eye.
As for the so-called Tokyo model...a crazy model where money is supreme, capital is God, and money is everything!
A white-haired old man stood on the top of the building and looked down at the city. He only glanced briefly at the surrounding bustling areas, and then looked into the distance to the Ise Shrine hidden in the night forest.
When I was young, I was used to enjoying the feasting and entertainment, but now I am old and like this secluded place.
Living in seclusion in the mountains and forests is probably the wish of every wealthy person.
However, if you want to stay in that mountain forest for the rest of your life, it is as difficult as stepping on each other to reach the sky.
However, they also had their own methods. Several large financial groups joined forces to acquire the land around Ise Shrine in advance, and then used the land shrouded in the barrier as the family's future residence.
The lights lighting up around the mountain forest are the construction sites where work is being done day and night.
In order to protect the lives of important people like them as quickly as possible, each worker took three shifts to build as quickly as possible, using the best materials and the quietest way.
The conditions were almost harsh, but the engineering team in charge did not complain at all.
The belief in gods is one reason, and the financial offensive and job opportunities are other important factors.
Although the excess production capacity of the island country has been alleviated due to the large-scale expansion of the territory. But except for those families who are really forced to live, who is willing to leave their hometown and leave the island to live in a new land both inland and overseas?
After all, in the past six months, although the overall environment of the world has tended to be stable, the danger has not decreased much. Instead, it has gradually turned into darkness with the development and growth of mythological organizations in various countries.
The life of the indigenous people of the nine divine kingdoms is relatively good. Except for the dozen or so new taxes and fees and household expenses that almost crush their backs, the basic rights and interests of life can still be guaranteed. The real difficulties are those who were conquered and later
Joined citizens.
Without complete protection, they have to face monsters and monsters who are killing them in secret, and the upper class people are crushing their bones and sucking their marrow. But life is never too desperate, and the open knowledge of mythology provides them with a way to climb up.
Only those former poor and homeless people could barely sustain their basic survival wages, which prevented them from having any superfluous delusions.
Under such circumstances, no matter how demanding the job offered by the consortium is, even if the basic salary is not doubled, there are still people competing for it.
"Father, the wind on the rooftop is very windy, which is not good for your health!" The middle-aged man in a suit and collar pushed open the half-open iron door of the rooftop, stepped forward and put his coat on his father.
The thin suit jacket could not protect against the cold wind, but a smile appeared on the old man's face.
When a person is in a high position and has mastered wealth/power that is difficult for ordinary people to achieve, he begins to pursue love, family affection, friendship...these emotions.
Fortunately, as such a superior person, he does not have those worries as shown in the TV series. Except for a long lifespan and the power of myth, he has already obtained everything he wants.
"It doesn't matter...the matter in Tokyo is over?"
"As you might expect, they don't want to interfere with the world marked from zero, and they don't allow us to interfere."
"Um."
Putting his hands on the rooftop, feeling the rough touch in his palms, his eyes were as calm as a lake: "If you can't, then you can't! In comparison, it is more important to welcome back the Dragon God stably, and there is no chance for other things in the future."
"Yes." The middle-aged man paused for a moment, and then asked slightly sadly: "However, it seems that some people who do not follow the rules have aroused the resentment of Saori Shenzi.
"The investigation team once again used the topic to make us hand over the laboratories and personnel in our hands!"
"Then hand it over!" The old man said without batting an eyelid: "Hand over some trivial things before others do. Set an example and the investigation team will not get in trouble with us."
"As for other families, if I come forward, they will be willing to exchange some benefits. After all, we are not the culprits of the losses."
"yes......"
Starting from the next day, a large number of ships and freighters plied the inland sea, transporting huge amounts of materials from other provinces of the island country to the island.
People are not aware of the exchanges taking place at the upper levels. All they know is that the number of odd-job jobs at the docks in the port city suddenly increased. A large number of unemployed people and poor people went to apply for jobs.
The relatively "generous" wages allow this small group of people living at the bottom to immerse themselves in the happiness of harvest.
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[The latest news is that the war in another world has come to an end. Kagutu God will return with a great victory in six days. The official will organize a one-day celebration in each city to celebrate the war. Schools and companies must take at least half a day off on that day.
!]
There are similar advertisements on the streets, in schools, and on TV.
After a brief period of disbelief, people's enthusiasm was instantly ignited by the return of Kagutsuchi God.
As for the reason for enthusiasm, of course it is because the oracle has been completed and the Dragon God is about to return to the island country! Otherwise, would it still be the half-day holiday?
“It’s finally time for a holiday!”
"Shh! If you don't want to be heard by the team leader, Maekawa, just keep your voice down!"
"That's not true. This is a public holiday required by the government. Can he still deduct it?"
Although his words sounded nonchalant, the employee named Maekawa quietly lowered his head.
Talking about superiors is taboo in any country.
This atmosphere is particularly serious in island countries.
You must know that before the merger of all the countries in the world, only the workplace of the Bangzi country could be compared with the island country. But now, after the new world is divided, among the nine major divine countries, the working environment of the island country considers itself second, and no one dares to admit that it is the second.
one.
The strict culture of superiors and subordinates can even be described with the help of a Kyushu proverb:
"If you want me to die, I have no choice but to die!"