Chapter 103: Internet Bank

Chad ultimately did not fulfill his promise to Gerri—to take her home.

But Gerri is quite content with her current life.

After Sparta was conquered, they were taken by the Internet God and transported to this war-torn border town—Erlanz.

Sixty thousand Black Laborers were also with him.

He still remembers when they first arrived, the sight nearly broke Chad.

Everywhere he looked, the city was in ruins, even worse than the destroyed Sparta.

At least, Sparta had no wandering undead or zombies.

But Chad had no choice; faced with magicians surveying everything from above, he could only choose to obey.

However, as the days passed, the initially despairing Chad gradually became pleasantly surprised!

Because he was one of the warriors among the Black Laborers, he was assigned to a hunting squad to specifically follow knight magicians to slay the wandering undead and zombies in the ruins.

This job was very dangerous.

Setting aside the threat to his life, the undead and zombies themselves were infectious.

If one’s body was weak and got scratched, it was easy to get infected, poisoned, and die, or even turn into a zombie.

Initially, Chad was very resistant to this job, but he didn’t expect there to be rewards?

With the rewards, they could not only buy food, clothes, weapons, but also powerful magical tools!

The Black Laborers not only asked personally, but pooled money to successfully make purchases.

This discovery left Chad overjoyed.

Because Quever opened the purchase of magical tools, it meant they weren’t regarded as mere cannon fodder.

After all, if they rebelled with magical tools, it would undoubtedly be devastating.

Indeed, the Kewell Empire did not treat them as mere cannon fodder.

That very night, a magician announced that they were prisoners of Lord Ajef and should belong to Lord Ajef, but Lord Ajef renounced ownership.

Because they were all God’s people, and God’s people are equal.

As long as they worked earnestly, they could use the earned rewards to rent or even buy houses and live here, permanently becoming citizens of the Kewell Empire.

Chad vividly remembers the night the noble magician announced this, and the Black Laborers cheered excitedly.

But what delighted Chad didn’t stop there.

After working all day, there were still stewards in the City Lord’s Mansion at night, promoting imperial policies, popularizing the Internet, and even organizing Black Laborers to learn to read.

According to the stewards, those who couldn’t read would have a hard time basking in the glory of God in the Kewell Empire.

Chad could read, so he even became a private tutor for the Black Laborers.

Many people kindly called him “Teacher Chad.”

Chad was accustomed to using harsh words to curse opponents, provoke them, and disrupt their reason.

Never did he think he would one day become a respected teacher.

Subconsciously, he tried hard to restrain the profanity that could spew at any moment, just wanting to act like a teacher—a teacher in everyone’s mind.

He knew why the Black Laborers were so enthusiastic, even after a tiring day, they still willingly learned.

Because there’s the Internet here!

Chad dared to swear by his life that the Internet God was the kindest and greatest God he had ever seen!

The Internet is definitely the greatest Divine Magic in this world.

Every feature on the Internet amazed him beyond words!

Social media, forums, online courses, libraries, the music temple, alternative dimension conquest—each one was so stunning and captivating.

It can be said, the existence of the Internet gave them the potential to become anyone!

Under the intervention of magicians, Erlanz built up quickly.

On Chad’s third day here, the zombies and undead in the city were mostly cleared, and the city walls were soon fully constructed.

This was a barrier against the forest beasts.

The main buildings inside the city were also repaired.

Many original residents even returned.

Chad registered his identity at the City Lord’s Mansion with his Internet Soul ID Number, officially becoming a citizen of the Kewell Empire.

Thanks to the generous rewards from hunting undead, he became the richest among the Black Laborers.

Together with Gerri’s earnings from her job, they had a considerable amount.

Worried about Gerri’s health, Chad didn’t want to live in the shanties by the city wall, so he simply rented a house in the city.

Although Gerri was very concerned about their finances, Chad insisted on renting a house.

He told Gerri, he was strong and literate; in a newly thriving Erlanz, he wouldn’t run out of work.

In truth, there was a part he hadn’t voiced. He just wanted to give Gerri a home, even if it was a rented house.

That sounded too sentimental; he was too embarrassed to say it.

But he could feel Gerri’s happiness when she moved into the new house.

Even though they moved in late at night, she still used the Internet’s lighting feature to hustle and bustle, tidying up this quite shabby house that even had bloodstains.

The energy exuding from her filled Chad with motivation.

The beauty of their current life gradually made Gerri forget the past.

She made efforts to live a vivid life despite their poverty.

For example, their dinner was simple yet rich.

Hollow bread steamed with mallow mixed with black wheat flour, plentiful and filling.

A small dish of spicy sour pickles was great with rice. Gerri bought it at the market for 7 copper coins.

A small bowl of finely chopped steamed sweet potatoes, the cheapest half-rotten ones from the market, cut off the bad parts, and they were just as edible, costing only 3 copper coins. Perfect for Chad’s big appetite.

There was also a large pot of egg soup from bird eggs naughty children had found, also cheap.

Even though the bird eggs were small, they were enough for soup. Adding a bit of black wheat flour and vegetables could make a thick pot!

“There’s a new feature on the Internet, have you seen it?”

Chad, chomping on his meal, suddenly brought up the new feature on the updated Internet.

“Are you talking about the Internet Bank? I heard about it, what’s up?”

Gerri raised her face, showing a hint of fatigue.

“I want to deposit our money there. Leaving money at home is unsettling. With everything being chaotic these days, there are all kinds of people in the city. Many people I know have been robbed.”

“It’s fine. Our money is kept in a very safe place. No one can find it,” Gerri whispered.

“But I heard if you deposit a hundred copper coins for a year, you get one hundred and one copper coins back! If we deposit a thousand, we can net ten copper coins in a year.”

Talking about interest made Chad’s eyes light up.

“But that takes a year. Who knows what will happen in a year? With all the chaos, Erlanz just got attacked. What if… what if Saint Todd attacks again?”

Gerri looked deeply worried.

“The Internet says, even if money is deposited here, it can be withdrawn in other cities with a Magic Tower, or even used for online payment! Even if Erlanz is attacked, we can flee to other cities. Besides, the Internet God is so powerful, how could Quever get wiped out?” Chad explained.

“Still, no. That’s just what the Internet says. Who knows if it’s true? What if they hold our money and don’t return it?”

“It’s opened by the Internet God, how could they not give it back?”

“No way. I don’t like leaving money in other people’s hands. Only when the money is in my hands do I feel secure.”

Gerri remained adamant, a life of upheaval had left her distrustful of everything.

She only wanted to control her own life. Money, such an important thing, needed to be tightly held in her own hands to feel secure.

Chad looked at the stubborn Gerri, opened his mouth but eventually said nothing.

He didn’t want to upset her.

Chad didn’t know that sentiments like Gerri’s would be echoed by countless others in the coming days!

Perhaps Gerri’s mindset represented the majority.

The Internet Bank faced initial resistance.