As soon as the lady gave him the bread, he stared at her and smiled.
"Thanks."
The lady said, "Don’t thank me for that... Eat. We’ll soon return to work."
The lady had a short hairstyle that suited her perfectly. She walked away.
Then he took his first bite of the bread.
Shit. It’s so hard...
He looked at the bread and stared at it.
He hit it on a small stone beside him.
The stone cracked into fragments.
Seriously... This bread is hard as a stone?
Immediately, Ken furrowed his brows and laughed a little.
"Hahaha."
He covered his face, then thought:
Is it even possible to eat this type of bread? If I wet it for hours... could it get soft?
He slowly glanced at the lady as she was walking away.
This is the type of bread we eat every day... Is this bad luck? Or am I just unlucky?
He dropped the bread in the water and watched it slowly. Then he breathed out again and held his shoulder.
The bell rang.
"RING."
Everyone in the place, whether sitting or standing, gazed at the gate.
The gate was about 10 meters tall. Then it slowly opened.
`CREEEAK...`
Everyone ate their meal rapidly, then walked out the gate.
Meanwhile, Ken’s stomach growled.
He walked in the opposite direction, toward the canteen.
The lady was gathering her items to leave.
Ken just gazed at her. At one point, she asked him something.
Then the lady felt weird. It was a different person from before. The lady was younger.
The lady asked, "Sir, can I help you in any way?"
Suddenly, he hit the table as he was about to speak.
His stomach rumbled. The sound was so loud that the lady heard it.
Immediately, another woman looked at them, and her face furrowed.
What is that boy doing with my child?
She walked toward them angrily. As she approached, she blinked and sneered at him.
"What are you two discussing? Did you not have enough bread or something?"
At the same time, her daughter was tugging on one of her legs.
Ken spoke, "I did have something to eat."
The lady replied, "And you want to flirt with her or something because of that?"
Ken just stayed silent and moved away. He went back to the spot near the wall where he was before.
His expression darkened in despair.
His eyes shifted to his right.
Immediately, the bread in the water shifted, and air bubbles came out of it.
His eyes shone for a second. He jerked, snapped the bread, and ate it rapidly.
It’s so good!!!
Meanwhile, at that moment, the commander was waiting for him under her luxurious umbrella, enjoying her juice slowly.
Where is he?
On the other hand, Ken was enjoying his meal, even though it was only simple bread with water.
Ken felt satisfied for a few minutes, until he realized he was the only person left in the place.
The yard was dry as a desert. No one was there except him.
They all went...
He sprinted toward the gate. As he reached it, the last person stared at him, covered his mouth, and laughed.
Ken kept running.
The majority of the people gazed at him with malicious smiles.
"He will suffer a little more..."
After running for a few minutes, he finally arrived at the place.
He was sweating and stood near the commander.
She sneered at him with her eyes. She was in a relaxed position, then she slowly stood up.
"Where are you from?"
Ken was about to talk, but she made a sign with her fingers for him to shut his mouth.
At once, Ken felt weird. Something strange in him was growing, like a virus duplicating inside an organism.
Why... Why is it as if... I’m nothing. Useless here... They’re taking me for granted.
He clenched his arms and forced a smile.
The lady smiled and glared at him.
"Now you’ll work twice as much as everyone else. For your punishment... Okay?"
Ken’s punishment was doubled.
He bent his head down. Sweat ran down his face and hit the pick he was using.
He held it tightly. His hand was clutched on the pick.
He strengthened his body, raised his pick toward the sky.
A drop of sweat fell to the ground. It echoed in the place.
And he hit the ground.
Strike. Hit.
Stone fragments split and flew in almost every direction.
His face darkened and he stared at his target.
He dug the hole. He used the spade as fast as he could.
System help me, help me!! Do your job!
At once a blue screen appeared near his face.
*[Don’t be lazy]*
He was shocked when he saw the notification. He gasped.
Don’t be lazy... No quest, no charisma points... Ehhh.
Then, the system popped once more.
*[You have successfully unlocked the Guild skill]*
*[- 10 Charisma points]*
Ken froze. He stopped for a few seconds.
"I didn’t even use it... I’m sure of that."
*[499,985 points left]*
*[System Guild: Loading... Will be available in the next 2 days]*
Ken’s body stiffened. He looked at the ground he was working on and whispered,
"All this is because of you."
He continued working, then stopped and breathed out mist.
Hot vapor was evaporating from his body slowly.
Meanwhile, at that time, the commander walked away.
As she did, some of the workers stopped working and started discussing among each other.
The others slowed down their rhythm.
But they all knew: Tomorrow, they would eventually work more than today.
Because that was the law of the worker-slaves of Rombel.