NOVPUBChapter 783: 518. Doomsday Comes_2
But there was no helping it, who would have let it be the Doomsday Era, when food resources were already scarce. Just being able to feed everyone was already quite difficult, let alone eating well—that was beyond expectations. 𝙣𝙤𝒗𝙥𝒖𝒃.𝒄𝒐𝒎
“Thank you, Prime Minister, for your grace that spares us from suffering hunger.”
Agatha clenched her fist and gently thumped her chest three times, praying like this.
“You really are devout, aren’t you? Isn’t it bothersome to do this every time before eating?”
Haila watched her sister’s actions, blinked her eyes rimmed with dark circles, yawned, and made this remark.
She had to admit that although everyone was eating two meals of mush a day, at least they didn’t have to go hungry thanks to the Prime Minister who had assumed office a year ago.
The new Prime Minister had risen to power at the beginning of the Doomsday Era, and that award ceremony was also the last celebration of the Magic Republic.
However, this Prime Minister really was capable.
Once she took office, she established the Ten Giant Cities as the center, demanding that all resources of the Magic Republic be focused there as much as possible. She laid down a food security priority strategy, ordering all the giant cities to build underground ecological farms to ensure food safety, among other things…
In short, all those seemingly nonsensical strategies had caused an uproar across the entire Magic Republic at the time, with many thinking the Prime Minister was clueless and calling for her resignation.
But now, when the Doomsday truly arrived, looking back, people realized that not one of the Prime Minister’s orders was superfluous; it was these initially criticized policies that were now sustaining everyone’s lives.
Moreover, in this post-Doomsday era, people always lacked a sense of security; they needed a faith to place their hopes in, and the Prime Minister who had saved their lives was a good choice.
“The Prime Minister is not just the Prime Minister, she’s also the Grand Archbishop of our Church of Machinery, and it’s right to believe in her.”
In response to her sister’s teasing, Agatha explained as such, her eyes shining when she mentioned the Prime Minister.
“Hehe…”
As for that, Haila simply smiled without saying anything and lowered her head to start drinking the mush in front of her.
Well, although it didn’t look appetizing, it actually wasn’t bad-tasting, even quite delicious if not for having it every day, which made it somewhat monotonous.
Moreover, as its name “Liquid Nutrient Meal” suggested, the substance was indeed nutritionally balanced; one bowl could keep someone with a small appetite from feeling hungry all day.
“By the way, Agatha, how’s your work going lately? Not too tiring, I hope?”
Haila suddenly asked.
In this post-Doomsday era, with scarce resources, everyone had to work. Even Agatha, who had just come of age, had been assigned a job. As her elder sister, Haila felt the need to inquire about her sister’s work situation.
“It’s okay, I just plant vegetables in the farm. It’s much less exhausting than your work at the construction site moving bricks.”
The young girl shook her head, indicating she was doing fine, and suggested that it was her sister who had it rough.
“Actually, I’m doing quite well too; I’ve grown to like my work.”
Hearing her sister’s concern, Haila smiled, ruffled Agatha’s hair, and reassured her.
In this way, with sisterly affection and filial devotion, the two sisters finished their mush and quickly cleaned up, each preparing to head out for work.
Only…
*Sigh*, acting is damn exhausting, luckily this fake elder sister didn’t notice any lapses.”
Once she stepped outside, the previously meek Agatha breathed a sigh of relief. She looked around nervously to check if anyone was watching her, and then quickly slipped into a nearby alley.
Soon after, a Magic Girl in a neat green uniform rode a jet-propelled flying broomstick swiftly toward the central district of Pandora.
As she neared the district, numerous Magic Girls in green uniforms, upon seeing her, greeted her respectfully.
“Good morning, Senior Agatha.”
“Good morning, Club President.”
“Greetings, Minister.”
…
Yes, indeed, while she appeared to be just a recently adult girl on the surface, Agatha also had another identity: she was a witch, and one of the accomplished students at Witch Academy.Moreover, she was the vice president of the Bounty of Wine Club, one of the Top Ten Societies, and known as the “Forest Witch,” the Potion Master.
Of course, let’s set aside the school responsibilities for now, as she was currently also the Deputy Minister of Agriculture for the Magic Republic. She was responsible for all the construction and cultivation of the underground farms.
In a sense, she hadn’t lied to her sister; she was indeed a farmer now.
“Agatha, don’t you get tired traveling so far every day? Why not come clean to your sister and move into the city together? It would be quite nice,”
As soon as Agatha arrived at the Ministry of Agriculture, a voluptuous green-haired beauty greeted her and then said,
This was the president of the Bounty of Wine Club, who also happened to be Agatha’s current boss and the Minister of Agriculture for the Magic Republic, Daphne.
“No need, Club President, who asked me to take over someone’s body? I should play the part well. Besides, my sister is quite nice.”
