Tu Yingwu took Li Chengfu to visit the steel mill.
The train conductor, who remained by the train, was received by the steel mill.
"Conductor, you haven't had dinner yet, have you? Come, come, here's a dinner. It even has crocodile meat inside."
A staff member from the steel mill handed a bento box to the conductor.
The conductor smiled, not refusing, and accepted the bento box. After all, in this era of famine, having a bento box was already a great thing.
The conductor took the bento box, walked to the side, and opened it.
Inside the bento box was a mass of food mixed with vegetables and fruits. On top of this mass of food were three pieces of meat. These three pieces of meat were very small, about the size of the cap of a 500ml mineral water bottle. The conductor was overjoyed to see these three pieces of meat.
He picked up a piece of meat and put it in his mouth.
"Mmm! I haven't eaten meat in so long. It's wonderful."
There wasn't a single grain of rice in the bento box. The mixture of fruits and vegetables inside had a sweet taste. But this sweetness made the conductor very happy.
After finishing, the conductor packed up the bento box and asked, "Where's the trash can?"
A staff member said, "There's a trash bag over there, just put it there. How did you like the fast food?"
The conductor said, "It was great. I haven't eaten meat in a long time. And the amount of fruit and vegetable mixture was also quite substantial."
The conductor felt very happy and satisfied, but this did not mean he was full. He was only about sixty percent full.
After the famine caused by the blight, the conductor had to control his food intake. The food that each person could buy daily only filled him about forty percent. This was mainly because he had left one-third of his personal food ration for his family.
...
Meanwhile, in the magical world, on the Evil Dragon Volcanic Island. Lan Hai Ai Xi, a tracker of the dragon tribe, was bored watching the outside in his lair.
"Hmm, why am I awake now? Should I go out and play from Evil Dragon Volcanic Island?"
Lan Hai Ai Xi did as he thought.
He walked out of his lair. He spread his dragon wings, about to fly.
"Bang!"
A magic spell appeared in the sky. The magic emitted not only made Lan Hai Ai Xi feel it, but all the awake Evil Dragons on Evil Dragon Volcanic Island also saw it.
"Is this a gathering of awake Evil Dragons for a meeting? What's going on?"
Lan Hai Ai Xi flapped his dragon wings and flew towards the center of Evil Dragon Volcanic Island.
In the center of Evil Dragon Volcanic Island was a volcano.
Inside the mountain walls of this volcano were various holes. These holes were large enough for a dragon to crouch in.
Lan Hai Ai Xi flew over, found a hole, and crouched there.
Other Evil Dragons also flew in one after another.
Soon, about one-third of the holes in the mountain walls of this volcanic island were occupied by dragons.
A young Evil Dragon, five hundred years younger than Lan Hai Ai Xi, in the hole next to him, asked, "Tracker Lan Hai Ai Xi, do you know why we've been summoned here?"
Lan Hai Ai Xi replied, "I don't know either."
"Could it be that we've been summoned to prepare for war with the Order Dragons?"
"Impossible. If we were to go to war with the Order Dragons, they wouldn't just summon us awake Evil Dragons. Let's wait and see."
After no more Evil Dragons flew to the mountain wall caves, and after waiting for another fifteen minutes.
A dragon, obviously twice as large as the other Evil Dragons, radiating a flame-shaped red plasma, flew over.
Under the gaze of all the other Evil Dragons, this red dragon flew above the lava, and a floating magic circle appeared beneath its feet, allowing it to hover directly above the lava.
Immediately, an Evil Dragon asked, "Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy. For what purpose have you summoned us here?"
The red dragon standing above the lava was named Cecilia Hardy and was referred to as the Red Dragon King by the Evil Dragons. He was the leader of the Evil Dragons. Among the Evil Dragons, only he could resist the Blue Dragon King of the Order Dragons.
Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy said, "My fellow Evil Dragons. I have received a communication spell from my kin on the continent. This communication spell has brought me shocking news."
"What shocking news? Even you, Red Dragon King, are shocked."
Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy looked around. The power of the Red Dragon King exerted immense pressure on them.
"Black Dragon York has been killed on the continent."
The surrounding Evil Dragons erupted in uproar.
"What? Black Dragon York is dead?"
"He was a powerful among us Evil Dragons."
"Aside from the Red Dragon King, his strength was the greatest."
"Black Dragon York could escape even if surrounded by Order Dragons."
After they discussed for a while.
An Evil Dragon asked, "Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy, did the White Dragon King of the Order Dragons kill Black Dragon York?"
Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy shook his head and said, "If it were the Order Dragons who attacked, they would not have only summoned you awake ones. There is a pact between us Evil Dragons and the Order Dragons. If the Order Dragons break the pact, then we will launch a full-scale attack."
"If it wasn't the White Dragon King, could it be the Orcs? Last time Black Dragon York massacred two Orc cities. Have the Orcs finally taken revenge? Black Dragon York was too careless! How many millions of Orcs died trying to slay him?"
Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy shook his head again and said, "It wasn't the Orcs either."
"Could it be the Elves? Did Black Dragon York go and destroy some Elf cities?"
Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy said, "Black Dragon York did indeed destroy several Elf cities. But the Elves did not dare to deal with Black Dragon York. The race that truly killed Black Dragon York is a race called Humans."
"Humans? What kind of race is that?"
Red Dragon King Cecilia Hardy said, "Humans. A total of six of them came. They then hired a group of Elf mages and set up a vast encirclement magic to trap Black Dragon York for a few minutes. During these few minutes, the six Humans used a weapon of immense power to kill Black Dragon York. According to my kin's description, a weapon called a missile annihilated Black Dragon York."
After hearing this, the Evil Dragons looked at each other, then disbelief.
"Missile? What is that?"
"There's such a weapon? Even the most powerful magic cannons of the Elves and Orcs cannot harm us."
"Impossible. Black Dragon York must have been exhausted to death in an endless battle."
"The Elves must have lost millions of lives trying to kill Black Dragon York."
"..."