Terra Martial God and Merit System

"I really wonder if you're just too lucky sometimes." Lin Yuxia looked at Luo Chen, "How come you don't even know about this kind of thing?"

"As a city lord, you are too unqualified."

"The insurance policy was not mailed to your tenant?"

"I don't have a place to live..." Luo Chen said, "I've always slept on the sofa in the office, or in the basement... Don't you know?"

“........” Lin Yuxia was silent.

This time the silence was particularly long, and the air seemed to be frozen.

Her face turned slightly red, and even the roots of her ears turned a little red.

"Sorry." A low, soft word slipped out of her mouth.

"What's there to apologize for?" Luo Chen shook his head. "Just work hard first. I'm leaving."

Luo Chen turned around, opened the door and wanted to leave, and his peripheral vision caught sight of the pot of flowers in the corner again.

He blinked and touched the small ornament on the corner of his clothes.

Looking down, I saw that the patterns on both were similar.

"Interesting." Luo Chen stopped and looked at Lin Yuxia, "Does this flower have any other byproducts?"

Lin Yuxia covered her face with her hands and took a few deep breaths before raising her hands.

The redness on her face had faded a little, now turning into a soft pink. It was obvious that she was trying to get into the working state.

"There is a byproduct....a round bead, which is the bulb of the flower."

"Gone?"

"Gone."

"Okay." Luo Chen looked at Lin Yuxia's dark circles and suddenly remembered something.

He strode over.

"What are you doing?" Lin Yuxia looked up at him.

"You can have a good sleep."

Luo Chen slapped her on the back.

Chapter 4000: Visible Violence ()

Lin Yuxia opened her eyes.

She shook her head and felt refreshed this time.

He stretched and sat up from the sofa.

Looking at the dusk outside the window, Lin Yuxia asked herself - 'How long did I sleep? When did I sleep?'

There was no answer in her memory. She looked up at the clock...it looked like she had slept for an hour.

"No!" Lin Yuxia touched her belly.

She could feel a strange hunger, as if she hadn't eaten in a long time.

"I'm so confused..." She stood up and opened the office door. "What's the time now?"

A member of the Business Department who was passing by was startled and looked at his watch before speaking.

"Afternoon... at half past five..."

"What's the date?"

"Number 15."

".....You go." Lin Yuxia rubbed her head irritably. She had slept the whole day!

She was sure that it must be Luo Chen's doing.

I slept for 25 hours straight. How much time was wasted and how much work was missed?

"Knock, knock, knock!" While I was distracted, there was a knock on the door.

"Who?"

"In the cafeteria."

The office door opened, and an Ursus man in a white chef's uniform walked in. He raised the food box in his hand and said, "Minister Lin, your soup."

"I didn't order it."

"The city lord ordered it for you. He said to leave it at the door if you don't respond, and to deliver it if you do."

"Put it down first. I have something to ask you."

Lin Yuxia looked at the other party.

She knew this person, a member of Losang Thubten's cooking team. After his house was searched, he went to work in Kamsik's official canteen.

"Minister Lin, please feel free to ask." The chef felt embarrassed.

"Does the city lord often go to your place to eat?"

"I go there quite often. But I don't eat there," the chef answered honestly. "I mostly take away food, and I take away a lot of it at a time."

"And his hours are not fixed. Sometimes he comes early in the morning. He also helps us tidy up the tables and chairs."

“No small kitchen?”

"The city lord said that no one should be given special treatment." The chef waved his hand immediately, "We didn't give special treatment to anyone. Not even the city lord."

"He didn't say anything, he just ordered whatever he wanted and took it away to eat."

"Nothing else?"

"No."

"Really not?"

"Really not. And...Minister Lin, if you don't drink the soup now, it will get cold."

"Please put it down. Thank you for the delivery."

The chef nodded and turned away.

Lin Yuxia looked at the food box in front of her and sighed softly.

Her brain was fully awake from sleep.

Lin Yuxia remembered what she said to Luo Chen before going to bed, and her cheeks couldn't help but turn red again.

She took a deep breath, and an indescribable emotion surged in her heart.

"Not for fame, not for profit... Luo Chen, ah Luo Chen..."

"You really are..."

"Knock knock knock." The door was knocked again.

"Minister Lin, I'm your secretary."

"Come in." Lin Yuxia hid the food box and quickly managed her expression.

She had a stern face and a serious expression. This was her true attitude when she was working.

A woman named Li Boli walked in from outside the door. She nodded to Lin Yuxia and put down the document in her arms. "This is a document from the Market Construction Department..."

"Why didn't you call me?" Lin Yuxia suddenly asked.

"Ah... the mayor said that no one can disturb you. He said that you should have a good sleep." The secretary said honestly, "He also said that he would give us a holiday..."

"What holiday? Have you finished your work? It's really nonsense." Lin Yuxia was a little angry, "This city lord is too irresponsible."

"......." The secretary stood there, not daring to move. After a long while, he spoke - "But the holiday has already begun."

“What?!” Lin Yuxia stood up, and the huge movement almost caused the food box she had hidden to fall, so she hurriedly tried to hold it up.

"We all went to rest... Only a few people who didn't want to leave stayed in the City Lord's Mansion." The secretary said honestly, "The City Lord said that we should combine work and rest. The standard for overtime is not to work yourself sick. Otherwise, the gain will outweigh the loss..."

"*Longmen swears*" Lin Yuxia couldn't help but curse again, "This city lord... forget it..."

"You go out."

The other party didn't move, but continued to say - "We are going to have a team building and barbecue together. Minister, are you going?"

Although it was a question, the meaning of the tone was clear - 'We are the only one missing you'.

"The current situation in Kamsike is not the time for eating, drinking and having fun... Forget it, let me finish reading this document first." Lin Yuxia shook her head, "You go out and wait first."

Lin Yuxia didn't relax until the secretary left.

She took out the lunch box, opened it, and while drinking the thick soup inside, she began to read the document sent by the Market Construction Department.

After drinking the hot soup, Lin Yuxia felt everything became warm.

But...the content of the document in my hand seems a little unusual.

Kamsko's business activities have become prosperous since Luo Chen took office.

Although there are rumors everywhere about discrediting Luo Chen, there are no annoying tax officials or ruffians here.

Under unified market supervision, citizens will pay for what they buy.

The order is stable and the environment is beautiful. Every time the money is collected, there is a list with all the items written down in detail.

This alone makes Kamsike unique in the eyes of merchants.

As the weather warms up, more and more caravans arrive. Managing them is one of the main tasks of the Ministry of Commerce.

The document in hand is a survey of the current market situation.

"Is this pot of flowers so expensive?" Lin Yuxia raised her head and looked at the pot of flowers in the corner.

She blinked.

This pot of flowers still looks almost the same as when it was first delivered. It looks like a very ordinary flower.

But...in the market of Kamsco, the price of this thing has risen to one hundred yuan per pot.

"That's wrong. This is disrupting the market order." Lin Yuxia frowned, "But... no one would spend so much money to buy this pot of flowers, right?"

"No matter what..." Lin Yuxia began to write comments on the document. "This kind of high-price behavior must be stopped..."

She sorted out her work, thought for a moment, and stood up.

"Team-building activities... maybe we really need to relax."

..........

...........

The team-building activity of the Business Department went smoothly, and even Lin Yuxia smiled.

It was already evening when we came out of the barbecue restaurant.

Lin Yuxia looked at the street lights flashing and squinted slightly.

The cries of vendors echoed in my ears. Citizens were happily shopping. All this was thanks to them...

It's really worth it...

"Look, fellow villagers! This flower is not just a simple flower, it comes from the mysterious Sargon." A loud hawking voice sounded.

The crowd seemed to be attracted by something and rushed over.

"It is said that for the local kings and chiefs, this flower is a tribute..."

"Its effects include strengthening yang, nourishing yin, activating blood circulation, and replenishing qi..."

Lin Yuxia squeezed into the crowd and heard the other party shouting again -

"This flower pot is only 300 yuan! It also comes with a bracelet! It has the bulb of this magical flower on it..."

"Three hundred yuan!" someone in the crowd exclaimed.