Chapter 24: Chapter 22: Workers Will Never Be Slaves
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After the whip cracked, Alex and the others stopped talking. The overseer thought they were afraid of him, so he smiled proudly and continued leading the way.
After walking for about 10 minutes, the overseer brought them to a factory. "Your job today is to sort the seeds here. Remember, there cannot be any mixing of seeds. You must each complete 100 bags before you can rest."
After giving his instructions, the overseer walked to his seat and sat down, pretending to enjoy the scenery outside. In reality, he was watching the four of them from the corner of his eye, ready to whip them hard if they slacked off.
After the overseer finished speaking, Alex and the others received their tasks.
**[Task: Collect 100 bags of seeds and hand them over to the witch within 2 hours, and you will receive a reward of 1,000 experience points.]**
After reading the mission prompt, Alex complained, "The experience given by this mission is too little."
Sorting 100 bags of seeds for just 1,000 experience points seemed like a joke.
The bag in front of Alex was nearly as tall as a person, and the seeds were all jumbled together. Sorting them would take an unknown amount of time, and the task was limited to 2 hours, making it seem nearly impossible to complete.
"I think they're just trying to make things difficult for us. Alex, we shouldn't worry. Worst case, we wait here for two hours, and they'll kick us out when we fail the mission," Tom said angrily, but with optimism. June Winters reminded them, "In hell difficulty, there are only two choices: pass or perish. If we fail to complete the task in the specified time, we may end up staying here permanently."
Hearing this, Alex smiled and said, "No, every problem has a solution. Even on hell difficulty, there must be a way to complete the task; we just haven't found it yet."
So they began searching for tools or methods to complete the task faster, but after 15 minutes, there was still no progress.
At this point, the overseer stood up and threatened them with violence if they didn't start working.
In desperation, they began to sort seeds.
Just as they started, a chirping sound came from nearby.
Alex looked up to see several small fairies with wings approaching, the source of the chirping sounds.
"Look, look, we have new workers."
"Workers have the spirit of diligence, and all workers are superior to others."
The little fairies spotted Alex and the others and gathered around, talking and laughing.
This made the overseer furious, and he raised his whip, striking the fairies hard.
With a snap, the whip hit a fairy that couldn't dodge in time, tearing its skin.
"Ah, the fairies are at work now."
The little fairy, after receiving a whip, stopped playing and started working.
The work of these fairies differed from that of Alex and his group. The fairies used their power to condense seeds.
The seeds in the entire factory were condensed by the fairies.
"I'm going to help that little fairy," Lily Wang said compassionately. Seeing the injured fairy, she couldn't bear it and went over to heal it with magic.
After a few treatments, the little fairy was flying energetically again.
"Thank you, kind-hearted worker. My name is Bobo. What is your task?"
Lily told Bobo about their mission, and then Bobo flew back to join the other fairies. Once she saw Bobo was fine, Lily returned.
After a while, Bobo and the fairies approached the group, "Let's help you."
Then, the fairies began to gather seeds into the bags. In less than an hour, all four had completed their tasks.
After finishing, Alex went to the overseer and said, "We've completed our task."
The overseer had been watching them from the side and couldn't understand how they finished, but their tasks were within the rules. He had no choice but to count them as completed.
**[You have completed the task of collecting seeds and gained 1,000 experience points.]**
Then, the overseer rolled his eyes and assigned them new tasks.
**[You have received a new task: collect 100 bags of seeds by yourself within 2 hours and hand them to the witch, and you will receive a reward of 1,000 experience points.]**
This time, the task had changed. The seeds had to be collected manually to complete it. The fairies couldn't help now.
Alex was a bit annoyed by the repetitive task, "Are there no other missions?"
The overseer replied disdainfully, "If you can't handle a simple job like collecting seeds, what else can you do?"
Alex returned to the others, looking a bit frustrated, with murderous thoughts brewing inside.
By chance, one of the fairies muttered, "Work is hard, work is tiring, and I want to nap at work."
After one fairy spoke, many others began to echo, "I'm tired of working. Work is tough. I just want to go out and play when I'm at work."
"Working life is really tough. I don't have enough to eat."
The fairies began to hug each other and cry as they spoke.
Seeing the fairies' state, Alex had an idea.
While the overseer wasn't paying attention, Alex quietly approached Bobo, "Aren't you fairies? Why are you working here?"
Bobo, the little fairy, cried and replied, "The Fairy Queen is imprisoned by the witch. If we don't work, the witch will torture the Fairy Queen. If the Fairy Queen dies, we won't be able to survive."
"Fairies just want to play freely. We don't want to work."
After hearing Bobo's explanation, Alex understood the situation.
The witch had imprisoned the Fairy Queen, turning these carefree fairies into workers. But why should the fairies be forced to work by the witch?
"I understand!" Alex suddenly exclaimed.
The witch had no intention of letting them leave alive.
Bringing them here was just an excuse to get rid of them.
Even if they completed this task, the overseer would make the next one harder until they couldn't complete it.
By then, the overseer would reveal his true nature.
After figuring out the key, Alex said to the fairies, "Do you want to rescue the Fairy Queen?"
The fairies, still crying, nodded eagerly upon hearing Alex's words.
"If you want to rescue the Fairy Queen, just listen to me."
The fairies looked at Alex hesitantly, as if considering whether to trust him.
Seeing their hesitation, Alex decided to demonstrate his capabilities.
He then shouted, "Workers will never be slaves," and walked toward the overseer.
Seeing Alex's unusual actions, his teammates picked up their weapons and followed him.
As they approached, Alex cast an ice ray at the overseer.
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The damage was minimal, but it stunned the overseer.
The overseer's expression shifted. Instead of being angry, he wore a crazed look, "You finally took action. Do you know how long I've endured this? To show my respect for you, I will tear you apart bit by bit."