Chapter 824: Smelly water

A well-dressed man standing on the edge of the road, looking at his men, frowned and asked, "Can this work?"

"What's wrong? We started doing this in Bud City. It's convenient and efficient." His subordinates didn't care, and replied affirmatively.

"Well, listen to you." The decent man didn't insist on his own opinion, and directly nodded in kindness and agreed with his subordinates.

Anyway, all he wants is to complete the work here as soon as possible. As for how to complete it, he actually doesn't want to care.

"Child, are you willing to accept this job?" The man symbolically asked the child who took the job, just to go through a process.

"Yes, sir, I am willing to accept this job." The boy nodded and replied seriously.

"This job is very dangerous and scary. Are you prepared?" The man emphasized, this is also a routine.

"I'm not afraid, sir." The boy continued to answer. This is the standard answer, because only by saying that can he get his wages.

"You are a brave child... Tansen, have you discussed with this child clearly about compensation?" The well-dressed man asked a question he cared about.

The Ailan Hill Empire did not completely prohibit the employment of child labor. As long as you are willing, this kind of transaction will not be held accountable. Although child labor is very rare in areas such as Serris, in other parts of the empire, many children still have to work for their lives.

"Yes, sir, if he finishes this job, he can get 3 gold coins." Called Tansen's subordinate nodded and replied.

"It's really cheap." The well-dressed man sneered. The price was indeed much cheaper than previously estimated.

If it is all at this cost, he can quickly complete the work here and save a lot of costs. The only thing he regrets is that this method no longer works in places further south.

"It's the price here, I've already given it very high." The subordinate called Tansen looked at the thin child in front of him, and said to his boss.

The decent man walked away with his hands behind his back and said, "Let him work quickly...this month, we will finish all the work here. You know, time is money."

In the dark, narrow space where there is hardly any light, the thin boy crawled forward strenuously.

There was a smelly liquid under him, and he didn't know how it was formed and accumulated, but he didn't like the smell, it was like the smell of rotting corpses, the smell of many rotting corpses.

With all his strength, he held his breath and crawled forward slowly, dragging the heavy thing behind him. The scrawny arm pressed against the smelly water under him, and he didn't care.

"Squeak..." A huge mouse was startled and passed through in front of him. Those eyes, in such a gloomy environment, exuded a terrifying faint light.

"Hi..." The mouse frightened the little boy, but he did not yell, because if he yelled, the mission might fail this time.

The person who hired him for this job is not very good at talking. Once he exposes his fears, maybe the other party will give the money to other children.

He must be very good and finish this job quickly, which is very important for children from poor families like him.

"Hmm..." He felt that he was about to suffocate, and the air here was too turbid. Not to mention the unpleasant smell, but also mixed with desperate darkness.

However, he remembered the shiny gold coin in his pocket. If he completes the task this time, he can get the other two...

Here, the three gold coins are already a windfall, at least for a poor child like him, it is definitely a windfall!

So, he gritted his teeth and continued to crawl forward, the huge mouse, in front of him, didn't seem to be so scary anymore.

Because he was crawling forward, his elbow was already in pain because of frequent bumps. He felt that there must have been bleeding there, but he couldn't stop it.

In this small space, he can't even turn his head back, he can only crawl forward, crawl all the time...

I don't know when, he saw the light in front of him, this light was simply heaven to him, and it warmed him up for a moment.

So he crawled forward harder, because when he climbed to the bright spot over there, he could get out of this **** narrow space, and he could also receive the other two tempting gold coins!

"Hurry up! Don't dawdle!" Someone's voice echoed in the bright place. He crawled desperately, and the whole person became excited.

At this time, the heavy objects tied behind him seemed to be no longer so heavy. He ignored the unpleasant smell on his face, and ignored the sharpness of the gravel under him, and quickly climbed to the place where the light came from.

"Good job." A rubber gloved hand reached out to him, and then pulled him out of the small space.

The boy finally saw the light again. He squinted his eyes and looked up at the sky, feeling that his whole person was reborn.

"Okay! You did a good job." The man named Tansen threw two gold coins to the boy who was full of foul black water, and waved his hand disgustingly: "Let's go! Let's go! Go get a good wash. bath!"

The two workers behind him are connecting the various cables brought by the boy. Their job is to pass the network cables and cables through the narrow sewers and spread the entire city.

The sewer engineering of the Ailan Hill Empire varies from good to bad, and many places can only rely on very primitive ways to lay all kinds of cables.

In some cities, the pipelines are so narrow that they can only rely on smaller children to complete underground homework. Some children even fell into a coma or even died due to lack of oxygen.

No matter how glamorous this world is, there are still unsatisfactory places in the dark. Even if the Ailan Hill Empire is strong enough to be admired by all foreign enemies, there are still places within which the light cannot shine...

"Sir... I, I can do it again..." The boy, covered in stinky water, held three coins, his face full of expectations.

"...Well, you take a good rest here, and look for me at the next manhole cover in a few minutes, understand?" Tansen pointed to the place where the cable tray was stored in the distance, and said to the boy.