Durin's Diary

Chapter 1039 Unbiased Illumination

The emperor's seventh son was originally supposed to join the army, but now that the three passes and four seas have been settled, there is no longer a need for so many young people to risk their lives on the battlefield. After much consideration, the military removed severely nearsighted young men and most young women from the reserve force.

The plan is to weed out some young people who are not in good condition – getting more young people into production is the next policy of Changtang people, after all, there are too many places that need all kinds of tools, from vehicles to weapons, from bullets to armor, and all of these require workers.

In short, ensuring the survival of active-duty soldiers is currently the primary consideration for the Changtang military.

Of course, the most important reason is that the empire's finances have been silently bearing the burden, and now that they can finally catch their breath, they naturally hope to breathe a little longer. Dulin understands this perfectly. In his eyes, it's already a miracle that the people of Changtang have been able to fight for so many years. Now that the external threats have been eliminated, the people can have some time to recuperate, which is a great thing.

So this time, all the people who came to Xiao Laoqi's gathering were young people. Most of them were Xiao Laoqi's classmates and friends. Some of them were going to join the army after the fall, but most of them were unlucky guys like Xiao Laoqi who were destined to be kicked out.

In Changtang, serving in the army together is considered the greatest experience in one's life; being kicked out of the army is a shameful thing.

Although the military intends to downplay this view, those below them do not see it that way.

So, as the drinking went on, it turned into a gathering for young people to vent their frustrations.

Nearsightedness like Little Seven is easier to explain; one can use the excuse that his eyes were damaged from studying when he was young. But there's a chubby kid already complaining—his family has some influence in the military, and he says that the next batch of people to be kicked will include those who are overweight.

"Is it that strict?" Du Lin was carrying a bottle of Shangjing beer and asked with some surprise.

“Mr. Dulin, you don’t know this, but the military has long been dissatisfied with the previous chaotic recruitment process. However, in order to protect the Three Passes and Four Seas, they had no choice but to swallow their pride and accept it. But ever since you killed the evil god, they have shown their true colors. Last time they said they didn’t need half-blind men to fight on the battlefield and kicked Seventh Brother out. Next time they’ll try to poison overweight people like Fatty Wu.” A half-man complained to Dulin.

"And you?" Dulin asked curiously.

"I have flat feet, and I heard I'll be kicked too. I just hope they slow down their demands so that they can't kick me when I join the army in September." The halfling was full of hope for this.

"Ha, you're dreaming, Xiao Liu. News came from the recruit camp a couple of days ago that Brother Liu from Liu Family Alley managed to sneak into the recruit camp by memorizing the eye chart. But when they were shooting at the target, all ten bullets hit the neighbor's, and he was exposed. He was just sent back, and the whole alley was notified. Damn it." The fat guy next to Xiao Laoqi said this with a hint of sadness.

Of course, this matter cannot be blamed on Dulin in any way—killing the evil god is the ultimate dream of the Changtang people, and now that the dream has come true, it is naturally impossible to blame Dulin.

However, memorizing the eye chart is still a rather strange operation.

"Don't even mention it. I'm probably the only one in my generation who can't get into the army," the seventh son said helplessly.

"What's wrong with you? Xiangshu and the other sisters all have good eyesight, so why can't you?" Du Lin asked curiously.

"Don't even mention it. When I was a child, the lamps we used in school were of poor quality. Most of the children in those years had poor eyesight. The owner of that lamp factory and his entire family are now working in the coal mines, but our eyesight is beyond repair." Little Seven's face didn't look good when he mentioned this.

Dulin couldn't help but sigh – this is what they mean by fate and destiny.

Overall, despite the complaints and grievances, everyone was quite confident about tomorrow—since they couldn't join the army anyway, they could become someone who could help their brothers. Little Seven had already prepared for his internship in the second half of the year, working for six months on the Jeep assembly line under the Royal Military Industry Group, tightening screws. This job was a compulsory course for their kids; if you're capable, you can stay in the army for life, otherwise you'll still have to go through this process when you come back in thirty years.

Xiang Shu would have needed to go even if she hadn't married Du Lin.

After drinking a few more bottles of wine, Dulin turned to look at Lina. This girl was unusually obedient today. Dulin said that she wasn't suited to drinking, and Little Seven arranged for almost a whole truckload of barbecue for this little female dragon. Now she had the freedom to barbecue and was living a carefree life.

Just then, the door to the bar was pushed open. "Excuse me, we've booked the entire place today." The bodyguard at the door instinctively looked at the person who entered.

Two prairie fairy sisters walked in with smiles on their faces.

"Wow, what a cute little girl! Little Seven, did you order this?" the fat man asked.

"What do you mean I ordered it? Would I order a girl like this? Why don't you ask Xiao Liu?" Little Seven was getting impatient.

The "liu" he was referring to was the flat-footed, half-human man. Upon hearing this, he became anxious and said, "How could I have ordered this? If Prime Minister Luo and the others find out, my dad will beat me to death."

Then they looked at other people, as if trying to find the culprit among them.

Dulin sighed – what does it mean to meet on a narrow path in one's lifetime and ultimately be unable to escape?

That's it.

In his eyes, the two mother goddesses walked up to Dulin with smiles on their faces, and the older sister, the girl, smiled and reached out her hand.

Du Lin raised his eyebrows, took her hand, and gently kissed the back of it: "I wonder what brings you and your sister to see me today?"

The young people, who had been chattering just moments before, all fell silent upon hearing Dulin's address—the fact that Dulin addressed them in this way made the sisters' identities quite obvious.

“There are a lot of people here, why don’t you come with us?” the older sister asked with a smile.

The younger sister smiled and opened a portal.

What else could Dulin say? So he stood up. Although his little female dragon was a little worried, she knew who was coming, so she told Dulin not to worry, that Little Seven would take her back to the Candle Dragon Pavilion.

"Then we'll leave it to you," the sisters said to Little Seven in unison.

Little Seventh Brother wouldn't dare say no.

So Dulin followed the two sisters into the portal.

The location seemed somewhat familiar to Dulin—a room in the research center. Although he didn't know which floor it was on, the fact that the lights were still working meant it wasn't on the ground floor. Moreover, Dulin saw photos of the two sisters on the table.

In other words, they lived in this small room back then.

“We are aware of your deal with the nameless uncle. My sister and I, as your representatives, have invited you here to discuss matters. There are many people here today, including many prominent figures,” the elder sister said.

“Everyone says you’re anonymous and won’t allow the gods to run rampant in the new universe, so everyone wants to ask you how you plan to deal with them,” the sister added.

Dulin was somewhat surprised: "I haven't decided yet, how come everyone knows?"

(End of this chapter)