Chapter 897 - 868: Carpenter

Chapter 897: Chapter 868: Carpenter

Lu Man woke from his dream, possibly because of the beer he drank yesterday, causing him to wake up a bit later than usual. However, this didn’t affect the progress of his work, as today was Friday, his day off.

The weak have no rights. As a member of the Cat Race, his life seemed to be predestined from the start: laboring, being attacked, and aimless escape.

In Lu Man’s memory of over thirty years, they’ve moved more times than his age. Besides, every winter meant that some clan members would face permanent departure.

Limited food!

Even in mild weather, they suffered from famine due to food shortages, not to mention the cold winter.

Food is an important resource for the Cat Race. To reduce unnecessary waste, some elderly or ailing clan members would choose to leave the camp come winter.

The original intention of leaving the camp was to find food, but everyone knew the real purpose behind their departure.

It was merely to reduce the camp’s burden; a group of old, weak, sick members would freeze to death in the frigid wilderness or, worse, become food for goblins or ogres.

No one knew where they would go, but the only certainty was their death, with a probability of one hundred percent.

Lu Man had experienced such painful past events; he could even foresee his future days when, one day, exhausted, he would also embark on that hopeless path seeking death.

However...

Just when Lu Man thought life was already like this, a journey across Dimensions completely changed everything.

Flora.

The Clan Leader of the Cat Race.

Her title changed a year ago. A Cat Race member in their twenties became the leader who would dominate the clan’s future?

It might sound surprising, but it received no skepticism.

Unanimous approval!

Flora became the youngest yet greatest Clan Leader in history!

She changed the future of the Cat Race!

Flora led the Cat Race from the dark Abyss to the current Human World!

Initially, upon arriving in this world, the Cat Race was somewhat apprehensive, as everything here was unfamiliar—both the environment and its people.

But after spending some time here, Lu Man and all the Cat Race members deeply fell in love with this land.

Here, there was a warm home, abundant food, and respect like never before.

Cat Race members no longer had to wander from place to place, as this was their home. They no longer worried about being attacked nor endured the pain of relatives’ departure. When they prayed, they often hoped the goddess would take them into the Divine Kingdom, but now, upon reaching Order, the Cat Race realized they had already come to the realm of their dreams!

The only requirement was work. Flora did not exploit her relationship with Chen Feng to endlessly support the clan members!

Chen Feng disliked useless people; everyone should find a suitable position for themselves. Flora knew Chen Feng’s thoughts, so after settling the clan members, she gradually helped them find work they could handle.

Strong clan members could choose to enter the Blood War Department or the Dark Department.

Those with slightly weaker strengths could engage in physical labor.

Order was in its infancy, and every position needed a substantial workforce.

Lu Man wasn’t a combat genius; a childhood frostbite left him with a chronic hindered leg.

A hindered leg?

For a race renowned for speed, this amounted to being a true useless person.

Because of this, Lu Man felt a bit anxious. He couldn’t showcase value like most clan members, fearing whether he would be abandoned.

However, events proved that his fear was meaningless.

Despite his hindered leg preventing him from joining combat, he could engage in other work, and after some choice, Lu Man became a carpenter!

Heaven deprived Lu Man of the right to run but opened a window elsewhere. The Cat Race members had extraordinary nimbleness, so Lu Man could quickly grasp carpentry work by watching just once or twice.

In just three months, he went from apprentice to an adept carpenter who could stand on his own.

[Master Lu?]

Lu Man enjoyed this strange, unfamiliar title.

Order changed his life. The substantial work hours and meticulous craftsmanship altered his status too.

He could take one day off each week, and besides this, he received 100 vouchers weekly, totaling 400 to 500 per month.

For current Order, this wage was already considered upper-middle class; he could exchange vouchers for supplies he needed.

Brand new tools, tasty food, a spacious room, and even... a beautiful bride!

A Cat Race member with a hindered leg is like a flightless bird; no one would care. Lu Man converted to human age was already thirty-three, which was considered a bachelor age even in the Abyss.

If it were before, Lu Man would have even been ready to remain unmarried forever.

But everything has changed now...

In this pragmatic world, appearance and minor disabilities are minor; what truly matters is whether one can provide a better life for the family.

Just recently, someone expressed their affection to him.

She is a human, one of the female workers under his leadership. When the apocalypse came, her family and husband died, leaving her and her daughter struggling to survive in this doomsday.

She is a gentle woman, frugal, always able to keep everything well organized.

Lu Man didn’t mind her past; having a daughter was also no problem. He simply liked her.

Lu Man had grown accustomed to her presence every day, a feeling of being cared for that he never experienced before.

As for race?

The Cat Race and humans shared many commonalities, and Order had no rules preventing the two from forming families.

Lu Man wanted a family!

It was a thought he’d never had before!

Lu Man could even imagine coming home after a day’s labor to find a table filled with delicious dishes.

Such warmth and comfort; if possible, they might even have a child of their own.

All of this couldn’t help but fill Lu Man with hope for the future.

And now, what Lu Man wanted most was to accumulate some wealth, as he wanted to buy a bigger house. The current one was too small, a bit cramped for three people, let alone the possibility of becoming four in the future.

Accumulate wealth.

Buy a house.

Get married.

For the first time, Lu Man felt hope for the future.

Order?

No one knows when it started, but this once unfamiliar land has become an inseparable part of his life.