Lord of the Mysteries

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 turn my head to look at the golden retriever by the

was just a self-deprecating comment of mine, but the next moment

golden retriever rolls its eyes

its

Its eyes.

some humanity in it!

if I should just run to the bus

and, considering how I haven’t recovered fully from my

as a grown man, isn’t it normal to only bring a phone, a transportation card,

have an umbrella inside for no

days, I don’t even keep

I’ll browse through websites and wait until the rain becomes a drizzle before I

machine in one corner of

I suddenly feel

10 yuan, I confidently walk over to the vending machine and take a gander at the beverages

Nongfu Spring, Master Kong ice tea, and Jasmine tea… Eh… I notice something strange

placed in the corner of the topmost

the screen and read the scrolling

I understand what the box

popular real-life

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

D*mn, this is interesting.

product. It has never appeared on the market before, the bottle

I glance at the price of the

so I

why not

six, seven, eight, nine, ten… Excluding work time, eating, sleeping, and commuting, there’s very little free time

life would get to robots with this happening day after day. It’s just

you lose the motivation to work hard. One becomes dejected or just takes on a mantra of letting