Chapter 1403: 1403

I’m an ordinary company employee . My greatest joy every day is that I can clock off on time .

This isn’t something that can be realized often, because it’s only from working overtime that I can receive a higher salary . Only from doing so can I gain a little sense of security .

In this aspect, my boss isn’t that bad . At the very least, he’ll pay for overtime, unlike the company next door who only knows how to shout slogans . All they do is pump up the employees without sparing a single penny .

Based on my observations, they aren’t far from closing down, because their boss is already trying to sell off second-hand computers on his WeChat Moments .

This isn’t something I discovered . I’m not friends with their boss on WeChat . This comes from the mouths of the employees .

In this world, it’s sexist to say that there’s gossip where there are women present . Instead, there’s gossip wherever there are people .

Of course, I don’t have absolute confidence in those words . There was once a time when a dog and a cat made me feel that they were watching us humans with amusement and gossiping .

Just like now, the golden retriever that always appears near my office building is sitting at the entrance .

Seriously, looking at the grooming of its fur, it doesn’t look like it doesn’t have a master . How can someone walk a dog without a leash? This kind of person shouldn’t be rearing pets . They have no morals at all! Eh, there’s a necklace around its neck, a rope, and the end of the rope is in its mouth… As I mumble, I recall of an emoticon that has been trending online:

It has strong self-control!

I snort and cast my eyes beyond the glass doors . The sky is so dark, and large beads of raindrops pummel through the stuffy humid environment and crash into the ground .

F*ck, it rained so quickly! At this moment, I want to question God .

It hadn’t been easy for me to get off work on time today . To think that I would encounter a storm; furthermore, I didn’t bring an umbrella with me!

Back when I was in the office, I noticed that it was dark and gloomy outside and knew that a storm was coming, but I thought I had enough time to get to the bus stop .

By the time my bus arrives close to my rented apartment, the rain should’ve stopped or be reduced to a drizzle . After all, it’s summer and the rain comes and goes quickly .

I can’t help but raise my middle finger at God . Helpless, I turn my head to look at the golden retriever by the door and casually say, “You didn’t bring an umbrella as well?”

That was just a self-deprecating comment of mine, but the next moment I’m shocked .

The big golden retriever rolls its eyes at me .

It rolled its eyes at me .

Its eyes .

I knew it . This dog has some humanity in it! I look away and mutter .

I examine the storm outside again, wondering if I should just run to the bus stop .

I sniff and, considering how I haven’t recovered fully from my cold, I hold back the urge .

Sigh, as a grown man, isn’t it normal to only bring a phone, a transportation card, and a key access card?

Who would carry a bag and have an umbrella inside for no reason?

These days, I don’t even keep change on me .

Forget it . I’ll just go back to the office and kill time . I’ll browse through websites and wait until the rain becomes a drizzle before I leave . If it really doesn’t pan out as I expect, then I’ll order takeout… I sigh and turn to walk to the elevator .

Suddenly, I notice an additional vending machine in one corner of the building lobby .

Somein Coffee? I suddenly feel like drinking something .

I did as I thought . With the financial freedom to buy beverages below 10 yuan, I confidently walk over to the vending machine and take a gander at the beverages on sale .

Mizone, Nongfu Spring, Master Kong ice tea, and Jasmine tea… Eh… I notice something strange when I look through the beverages on display .

It’s a box, placed in the corner of the topmost row of beverages .

What the hell? I glance at the screen and read the scrolling images and text .

Soon, I understand what the box is .

It’s the recently popular real-life “loot box!”

There are loot boxes even with beverages these days? It really is a tax on one’s intelligence… Gambling is indeed exciting… I mutter as I scan what possible contents might be in the loot box .

D*mn, this is interesting .

This loot box is actually related to a new beverage product . It has never appeared on the market before, the bottle has a unique design, and the names are very stylish!

Seer, Apprentice, Bard, Warrior, Sleepless—Ha, I like that . There’s also Lawyer, Assassin, Hunter… I glance at the price of the loot box and realize that it only costs 5 yuan .

It’s cheaper than I expected, so I decide to give it a try .

Life is short, so why not give it a try?

As a slave of society, the daily working hours go from nine to six, seven, eight, nine, ten… Excluding work time, eating, sleeping, and commuting, there’s very little free time for leisure .

Even the monotonous life would get to robots with this happening day after day . It’s just so boring .

The property prices are even more depressing . They make you lose the motivation to work hard . One becomes dejected or just takes on a mantra of letting things come as they may .

To be able to find a new thrill in cheap forms of entertainment other than novels, comics, videos, and games can be considered a surprise .

Taking my phone out, I start scanning the QR code .

At the same time, I mutter a few names in my mind:

Seer, Sleepless, Spectator, Assassin…

These are the beverages that I hope for the most from the loot box .

I will be satisfied as long as it’s one of them .

After paying, the vending machine seemed to be stuck . It didn’t move for quite a while .

I suspect that it’s trying to cheat me .

Is it packaging it on the spot? I complain as I seriously consider making a complaint .

At this moment, the vending machine finally showed signs of movement . The loot box is pushed out and falls to the dispenser with a thud .

It’s time to witness a miracle! I bend down and push open the sliding panel of the dispenser and pull out the loot box that I really can’t consider exquisitely packaged .

After I quickly open the box, I see a bottle wrapped in coiled snakes .

Based on what I saw on the screen, I’m able to recognize which drink it is .

As an Assassin’s Creed gamer, this is an outcome I’ve been looking forward to:

Assassin!