Chapter 447 - 271: Your God, Only Lets You Eat Bread_2
Human desires are endless. When hungry, a person’s only need is to eat enough, but once satiated, they will think about how to eat well, live well, and dress well.
The Radiance followers who fled to Harbor City quickly discovered that although, thanks to the Lord of Radiance’s grace, they had more pancakes than they could eat every day, there was no longer any worry about food or hunger.
But what could be offered to them was only those firm pancakes. They were filling, but truly not delicious.
Initially, having only pancakes was bearable, after all, they were refugees. It’s not like they could be choosy, being able to be full was already good enough. But when given the opportunity to choose, spiritual willpower struggles to withstand bodily cravings.
A Dragon Descendant merchant with Dragon Scales on both cheeks appeared in the refugee camp. At first, no Radiance follower paid attention to him because he was hiring, and the compensation he offered was a silver coin with a dragon head image.
However, the merchant who appeared in the refugee camp the next day quickly exchanged those seemingly worthless metal coins for stiff jerky.
The allure of preserved meat was immensely stronger than metal currency with nowhere to spend it. The refugee camp quickly caused a stir, and the merchant successfully recruited many able-bodied laborers.
What awaited these laborers was endless hard labor: cutting trees, reclaiming land, digging ditches, excavating rocks... Each task was from dawn to dusk, exhausting one’s time and energy.
Of course, although such grueling labor did not treat them as humans, those Radiance followers who got jobs. Their quality of life visibly improved by a notch compared to their fellow citizens.
They no longer had to gnaw on those hard pancakes and could let themselves and their families drink rice porridge with bits of meat every day, wearing clean and decent clothes.
The clear and direct returns made these Radiance followers increasingly diligent. Under their hard work, the initially simple Harbor City began to gradually cover the refugee camp, and those unsightly ragged tents were also cleaned up one by one.
More and more merchants appeared in Harbor City, hiring these Radiance followers willing to work, since these people’s demands were shockingly low. As long as their stomachs were filled, they were willing to labor for a day.