My brother is so cunning

Chapter 976 Great Zhou People's Autonomous Region

The commotion among the teenagers did not last long. While the people of Great Zhou did hold a stereotypical fear of monsters, as the influence of the Demon Alliance continued to grow, the new generation of Zhou people were far less terrified of them than the older generation.

Especially among the Western Zhou youths who received their early education at the Creation Academy, there were books that provided detailed introductions to the demon race, including "humanities and popular science" books.

Moreover, this cat demon is not particularly frightening in terms of appearance or size.

Standing a little over 1.5 meters tall, with a slender and supple streamlined cat-like body, its appearance is that of a large black cat walking upright.

This cat demon doesn't seem like a terrifying monster from a horror story; it's more like an animal companion from a fairy tale.

The cat demon Puna remained calm. A hundred or so chattering teenagers were making a ruckus inside the tent, but she simply blinked her cat eyes and waited quietly until the teenagers were tired of their noise. Then she yawned, stretched like a cat, and continued speaking.

"During your internship, you can earn more than double the benchmark wage. For example, a manual laborer's daily wage for a hard day's work is only half of yours."

"Those who perform exceptionally well may be appointed as formal local grassroots officials after the internship, and their salary and benefits will be further improved."

"However, if the performance is poor, I have the right to terminate the internship immediately and revoke the internship qualification. Those who lose their internship qualification can only obediently follow orders and do manual labor like the other Zhou people."

At this point, the cat demon's eyes sharpened, and she said seriously, "I'll only remind you once: please cherish your internship opportunity and obtain excellent internship ratings during the three-year internship period. This is very important for your future, otherwise you will definitely regret it."

The cat demon Puna became a dispatched official and came to the territory of the old Zhou Dynasty to train the Zhou people's teenagers who had received a certain level of basic education, and there was a reason for this.

There were simply too many citizens of the Great Zhou to take in, and the Demon Alliance's grassroots officials were far from sufficient. After all, the Demon Alliance itself was in dire need of rebuilding, and the pressure of post-disaster reconstruction was immense. Talented individuals from all walks of life and almost every field were extremely busy.

Since the Demon Alliance couldn't spare any manpower, it held a public examination to recruit a group of special-post officials. After training, they were dispatched to the former territory of the Great Zhou Dynasty to take over the people of Great Zhou and establish the Demon Alliance's grassroots governance system in the former territory of the Zhou Dynasty.

Even so, the number of local officials was still far from enough, so the "Zhou people governing Zhou" scheme was designed. Special post officials trained a group of Zhou people officials, and then these Zhou people officials were appointed as local officials.

Pu Na was able to pass the special post official exam for several reasons. Firstly, during the years she was dating Zhao Mingcheng, with the help of her human boyfriend, she had been working hard to become self-taught. She was semi-illiterate when she first joined the Demon Alliance, but now she has obtained a correspondence college diploma, which is quite an achievement.

Secondly, the competition for special post officials is not high. Many people with regular university degrees do not want to go to those backward and remote areas of the Zhou Dynasty and spend several years dealing with a group of stupid and ignorant villagers.

With fewer applicants, the eligibility requirements for special post officials are relatively low, requiring only a high school diploma or above, and are not limited to human or demon races. The benefits are also relatively good, with the option to receive a remote area allowance.

After Puna and the children recovered, they couldn't find Zhao Mingcheng. After inquiring around, they learned that Zhao Mingcheng had participated in an education support project in the border areas. Moreover, the project was a classified project, and Zhao Mingcheng's colleagues had no idea where he went.

As a civil servant in Binhai City, Zhao Mingcheng's income and benefits weren't exactly luxurious, but for a small family, he was the breadwinner, enough to provide a comfortable life for Puna and her children. The two kittens were already in junior high school and doing well academically, but the tuition and tutoring fees were considerable. With the family income plummeting, Puna's poverty alleviation migrant worker job was simply insufficient to sustain them.

This is exactly what happened to the great demon immortal who was stumped by a single penny. Having lived in the Demon Alliance for a period of time, Pu Na already knew the power of the Demon Alliance's violent institutions and dared not engage in any illegal or disorderly money-making activities again.

Just then, the Demon Alliance was recruiting special-post officials, so she took the exam on a whim and unexpectedly succeeded.

The income of the special post officials greatly alleviated the family's financial crisis. She even fantasized that if she was lucky, she might meet Zhao Mingcheng, who was sent to teach in a remote area.

Although she broke up with Zhao Mingcheng, and her human boyfriend left without saying goodbye, directly causing the cat demon Puna to fall into a family financial crisis, she was not angry, nor did she blame Zhao Mingcheng.

According to Zhao Mingcheng's colleagues, the reason Zhao Mingcheng participated in that classified teaching support project was to obtain the qualification for the life extension experiment. He even wanted to perform well and win the final grand prize, which was the elixir reward, to cleanse his marrow and obtain the qualification for immortality cultivation.

Upon learning of Zhao Mingcheng's original intention, Puna was overjoyed, her heart was instantly at ease, and she looked forward to reuniting with Zhao Mingcheng, who had finished his teaching stint, as soon as possible.

Then two people who truly love each other, one human and one demon, will not be separated by a long period of regret after a brief period of happiness due to the huge difference in their lifespans.

The area that Pu Na was in charge of was originally a city in the State of Qi, with a population of ten thousand.

She and two other human colleagues were clearly overwhelmed in managing 10,000 people, but the Demon Alliance dispatched 1,000 Ultron robots for them to command, which greatly reduced their burden.

A thousand Ultron robots could slaughter ten thousand people in less than half an hour, but controlling ten thousand people is not so easy.

Therefore, the three special post officials first revived the teenagers in the city who had registered at the Creation Academy. These children had at least received a certain level of basic education. After some training, outstanding talents could be selected from them, and a management team could be quickly built to assist the three of them in handling affairs.

"Now, your first lesson in your internship will begin."

Although Puna was not tall, her aura was as tall as two meters and three inches. She exuded a little bit of the majesty of a great demon, and the group of teenagers immediately quieted down and listened attentively to her lecture.

"This first lesson is to help you understand your own situation. I will play a documentary. Don't doubt the authenticity of this documentary, because this is the reality. Even if you don't believe it now, as your understanding expands and it is corroborated by reality, you will naturally accept it in its entirety."

An Ultron robot activated its projection mode and began playing the documentary about the Demon Tribulation that had been shown to the citizens of the Demon Alliance earlier.

Unlike the version from the Demon Alliance, this documentary includes footage of the Zhou emperor and all the feudal lords being wiped out at Mount Tai. The purpose is to make the people of the Great Zhou understand that their former ruling class has been completely destroyed.

(End of this chapter)