Foreign Land Reclamation By a Vegetable-growing Skeleton-Chapter 767 - 440: Is This the Pace to Have the Whole Family in Government Offices?_1

Chapter 767: Chapter 440: Is This the Pace to Have the Whole Family in Government Offices?_1

As dawn was breaking, John wrapped himself in his cloak and stepped outside. The Lord had left him several beef patties a few days ago, and he had been carefully rationing them to enhance the flavor of his meager meals until yesterday.

Such treatment was considered one of the best in the entire slum, where many people were already out of food. Two people starved to death yesterday morning. If things did not change, many would soon suffer the same fate.

Grains were available in the black market, but at six times the usual price, effectively draining the last bit of everyone’s savings. The damned Earl Gura and his grain trading company controlled the grain supply of the entire city; using disruptions in trading routes as an excuse to continuously raise prices.

John had heard that all this was part of a power struggle for the title of City Lord. He did not understand or wish to understand such high-level conflicts. All he wanted was for the market to return to normal and for the price of grain to stabilize.

He was strong and capable, and could scrape by doing odds jobs here and there. He was not like his current pitiful state where he had nothing at all, to the extent that he did not know where to beg.

The town was plunging into chaos. People were getting more secretive and suspicious. Among them, there were some who behaved suspiciously like a slave-catching team. Could it be that people were still daring to abduct slaves in the city?

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Whether or not the slave-catching team dared to turn free citizens into slaves, he did not know. However, he knew that slave traders had started to set their sights on the slum. For the past couple of days, they had been lurking around the slum, waiting for the right moment to strike.

John had two women in his house, prime targets for the slave traders. The only upside to dealing with slave traders compared to slave catchers was they rarely used force and did not barge into homes and abduct people.

But when people were on the brink of starvation, those traders could come knocking on your door and have you ‘voluntarily’ signing away your freedom for a few loaves of bread.

This thought made John worry increasingly about the two women. He really wanted to hurry back home, but the hollow feeling in his stomach reminded him that if he did not find food soon, his household would run out.

Stepping out of his neighborhood, John was surprised to see a significant increase in the number of people on the streets. There were even some grey skeletons at the street corner.

John’s heart raced with excitement, and he quickly went over to see what was happening.

Previously, he had disliked these skeleton displays because they reminded him of death. But now, no matter how he looked at them, the skeletons seemed to emanate a sensation of familiarity.

The presence of Skeleton Guards indicated that order was being restored.

John and those around him had experienced disorder, and now they all understood the importance of maintaining order. Everyone’s face showed relief and gratitude.

John spotted a few slave traders. Even they had pleasant smiles on their faces, their usual intimidating daggers securely concealed.

Look, order had returned, and monsters had turned back into humans.

A commotion started in the street as a Bronze Dragon flew overhead followed by a group of skeletons.

John exclaimed excitedly, “Lord Nage!”

As soon as he saw someone familiar, specifically the Bronze Dragon who was followed by numerous skeletons, John immediately associated the restoration of order with the presence of Ange’s group.

Nage turned his head and noticed John. His eyes lit up, and he pointed at him with his short claw, “Good, you. You’re drafted. I now appoint you as the chief of security in this area. Lead the guards to maintain its safety.”

Without any further explanation, he flew over, slapped a badge into John’s hand, and the skeletons following Nage immediately turned their sight towards him.

John looked at the badge in confusion, pointing at his nose, “Me? A security chief?”

“Yes, security chief. We are short of hands. Since you are familiar with this area, apprehend anyone who is causing trouble.”

While he was saying this, Negris leaned into his ear and continued in a low voice, “If you can’t handle them, press this part of the badge. Holding this badge, these Skeleton Guards will listen to you. Don’t let anyone steal it.”

“But…” John looked conflicted, but he was also eager to try this exciting proposition.

“There’s no ‘but’. The mission to save the city is now yours. Off you go.” Negris said, attempting to shift responsibility.

It wasn’t that they lacked helping hands, but rather they were short of capable leaders. Apart from the Little Angel and Little Zombie, everyone else was dispatched. But for a city, their manpower was still insufficient.

As for the members of the Lein family, they were already occupied with taking over the fort, city hall, and granaries. They simply did not have extra hands to maintain public order.

And so, as the god of knowledge, Negris could only lead the Skeleton Guards and patrol the streets without any time to delve into each neighborhood.

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Besides, even if he did have the energy, he wouldn’t know where to start as an outsider. Only a native would know where corruption might be hidden.

But now, running into John was a stroke of luck. Wasn’t John precisely the kind of local manpower they needed?

“Oh yes, get your wife and daughter to come here too. We’ll set up a stall to distribute food for free. I’ll send a team to protect them. Let’s appoint them as municipal officials,” Negris casually conferred official positions, not bothered about the associated hierarchy or level.

John shuddered, unable to comprehend the situation, “Is… is this allowable?” Was his whole family going to hold office?

“Why not? Hurry up and bring more people you know here. At the very least, they will be able to fill their stomachs,” Negris urged impatiently, seeing John hesitating.

Not long after, John had rounded up his wife and daughter along with everyone he knew. Upon hearing there would be free food, all were elated and enthusiastic.