On the crown of the world, Nini opened her eyes from her bed, and after a simple wash, she followed her mother to work in the fields.
She had grown a little taller, but only a little taller. As a child, working in the fields was still difficult for her, especially since it was harvest season.
At this time, the ground next to them was already filled with half-green bananas, which they had just cut and were waiting for the Governor's car to come and collect them.
Although the bananas stopped growing as the dying light disappeared, Donna finally completed her mission and her work for the year was not in vain.
Several cars drove along the road, and under the supervision of the soldiers, some laborers quickly loaded the fruits of Donna and Nini's labor for the year onto the trucks.
"Here~ This is yours, a total of 2460 echoes." A voice with a hint of arrogance sounded, and a stack of half-worn banknotes was held up by a white hand and placed in Donna's dirty hand with dirt between her nails.
Dongna showed a trace of embarrassment on her face. She said to the man with a red braid on the back of his head in front of her: "Mr. Recorder, isn't this too little? According to the previous agreement, it should be more than this, right?"
There was a hint of arrogance in the man's eyes, and he obviously looked down on Dongna's identity as a farmer.
"Little? Civilian, it's not like they didn't leave you some food, why do you need so much money? Besides, haven't you read the newspaper? What time is it now? Why are you still so confused about the situation?"
The recorder made a light stroke on the notebook in his hand with the pen, then turned and walked towards the passenger seat of the truck next to him.
"You are now working for the great Governor of Hope Island! He is the hero who saved all of humanity. We must support him and his people unconditionally. Otherwise, when the sea water floods, no matter how much money you give, you will not be able to spend it."
The car started and thick black smoke spewed out of the exhaust pipe, making Nini cough violently when she smelled it.
Dongna pulled her daughter back to the field, thinking back to what the man had just said, a trace of bitterness flashed in her eyes. "The death ray is gone, and bigger troubles are coming again. What is wrong with this world..."
"Mom, what are you talking about?" Nini, who was sweating profusely, had curiosity in her eyes. She knew nothing about the impending disaster, and Donna did not tell her.
In fact, Donna herself was not very clear about it, she just heard it from her neighbors.
The sea level is rising continuously, and the bigwigs above gather together to solve this problem. I heard that they have to go to a place called the surface to look for something. As long as they find something, the sea level will stop rising.
The newspapers always said that they would definitely find it, but Donna didn't believe them. She believed more in the shining god who had helped her many times.
After returning home, Dongna simply wiped the sweat off her face with a towel, then took her daughter to Shanshan's portrait and prayed devoutly.
In fact, Nini was very confused as to why her mother wanted to pray to Shanshan, who was obviously her friend.
And recently she doesn't allow herself to make any requests to Shanshan. When she asks her why, she always says that the money cannot be spent indiscriminately and should be saved.
After Donna finished praying, she opened her eyes and looked devoutly at the crude portrait hanging on the wall, muttering in her heart: "God of Shining, if there really comes a day when all the islands sink, please take my daughter away and let her continue to live. You can definitely do this little thing."
The sinking of an island would be a calamity for humans, but for God, there would definitely be a way to keep her daughter alive. She firmly believed this.
After the prayer, Donna took Nini's hand and walked towards the alley street at the pier. Although there were bananas at home now, people could not eat only bananas.
At the dock of the Crown of the World, the people coming and going seemed thinner than before.
Donna walked to the fish stall with a strong smell of fish. When she simply asked about the price, she couldn't help but frown. "Why is it so expensive? It's not rye flour. How can something picked up from the sea be sold at such a high price?"
The fishmonger sitting under the portrait of Winky yawned lazily.
Donna looked at the fishmonger's smug look with disdain, and pulled Nini's hand and walked forward.
"Hey, stop comparing. Food prices have gone up. My fish is the freshest and cheapest!"
Dongna frowned and calculated the upcoming expenses. The price of food started to rise, and she had to calculate this carefully. Otherwise, if she couldn't hold on until the next year when the food could be sold, the family would run out of food.
It is absolutely not possible to make a wish to the Shining God for food, because that wish is used to save his daughter's life.
Then, she suddenly had a question in her mind: where did the food they grew go? Why did the governor always hoard the food and not feed it to his people
At this moment, Donna suddenly felt a hand reaching into her arms and then quickly pulled out.
She was suddenly panicked. "Oh no, my money!!"
When Donna thought about her year's hard-earned money being stolen by a thief, she suddenly felt cold all over and could hardly stand.
Just as she was about to open her mouth and shout "Catch the thief", she reached into her arms and touched her wallet.
Not only did the wallet not disappear, but there was also an extra piece of paper. It seemed that the man was not stealing but stuffing something inside.
He turned his head and looked around. There were passers-by coming and going everywhere, and he couldn't tell who had stuffed the money into his pocket.
Donna had a strange expression on her face. She pulled her daughter to the corner and carefully took out the piece of paper from her arms. It was a flyer with white text on a black background.
"My friend, did your governor say that they are addressing the disaster of rising sea water? And that they are working together to address this disaster?"
"Wrong, absolutely wrong. They have all joined forces to deceive you. The return of the powerful is unstoppable by mortals! Only by joining us, joining our Futan Church, can you—"
Seeing this, Dongna didn't read any further. She quickly tore the note into pieces, threw it on the ground, and continued walking with her daughter. "Futan? I only believe in Shanshan!"
Just as she and her daughter stopped in front of another shellfish stall.
A sexy woman, accompanied by several men and women, walked past her from behind.
When he walked down the street with such an outstanding appearance, no one around him seemed to notice him and they instinctively dispersed slowly.
"Yalundi, the food here is still a little insufficient. Please work harder. With so many people rushing to Ancha Island, I'm afraid it may not be enough in the later stages."
The woman was Anna, smiling as she strolled through her territory.
The current World Crown Governor, Aarondi, looked at Anna, his face flushed with excitement and his eyes full of fanaticism.
"As you command, Governor! Keep fulfilling your requests. I will do my best to help you!"
(End of this chapter)