Soul echo

Chapter 783 Action
The survey results of the mercenaries were shocking, and even they couldn't stand it.

"I didn't know before when I didn't investigate..." the mercenary who went to investigate the rural situation couldn't help taking a deep breath, "There are very few farmers around Venice. I heard that they were all recruited into factories. And those factories were opened by members of the city council, and even the families of those farmers didn't know what happened to them.

"With the loss of an important labor force, they can grow less food. It is no problem for farmers to be self-sufficient, but a lot of food in the city is transported from other places, which has led to an increase in food prices."

Then, the mercenary who went to investigate the situation of the workers took up the conversation: "Many workers are in poor health, because they need to work more than ten hours a day, and they rarely stop during the period. As long as they stop, they will be beaten and scolded. Serious They will also be fired, because of the recent rise in prices in the city, they can only eat two meals a day, and most of them are black bread and soup. In addition, the pollution in the factory is also very serious, and many workers have diseases.

"However, they don't have time and money to treat their own diseases. It's okay if they are farmers with fields at home, but if they are workers born in the city, they need to bear the income of the family and the high price of goods. I dare not spend money, even if I am sick, I just procrastinate, thinking that it will pass after a while."

Having said that, the mercenaries fell silent.

Now that they finally understand what 'capitalism' is, it's no wonder Beato describes it as 'bloody'.

——Isn’t this simply killing people?

The reduction of food produced in the countryside has led to rising prices in the city, and the reduction in prices has caused workers in the factory to dare not spend money recklessly, but even if the workers do not spend money recklessly, they can only maintain the basic life of the family. Once they are fired, the family The income was suddenly cut, and it was difficult to continue to support the family, so they dared not complain about the factory owner's practices.

"Sure enough, it is a breeding ground for abyss believers..." Lily took a deep breath and closed her eyes.

Now she can finally understand why Zhong Ye established so many rules for his factories and workshops in Paris, not only because of kindness, but also to avoid the birth of abyssal believers.

No wonder those "people on earth" said when evaluating capitalism, "It's better to be an adventurer". It will be like being a worker, suffering endless torture.

However, Lily would not compare the two professions of adventurer and worker so easily. They have their own advantages and disadvantages.

"Sister, I'm back!"

At this moment, another mercenary returned to the villa with a very heavy expression on his face.

Before anyone could ask what news he had heard, the mercenary took a deep breath and said, "I heard some bad news. The factory here has a big problem—all the people who died because of work Except for the workers who were injured and died by the machine, other workers will not receive any compensation. Even if they can get compensation, the value is not high, at most ten gold coins. The most important thing is that even if some workers reach If the compensation standard is not set, the factory owner will also ask someone to help him litigate to avoid compensation as much as possible!"

"What?!" The mercenaries exclaimed.

Even these mercenaries were shocked and angry about this. After all, mercenaries are an industry with a very high mortality rate. Pensions are very important to them. A mercenary may betray his promise, but he will never It is impossible to embezzle the pensions of other mercenaries.

If they embezzle other people's pensions, then other people may embezzle their pensions. As long as they find that someone embezzles the pensions of a certain deceased, they will be used by other mercenaries. Rules' to punish.

This kind of thing cannot have one thing, and if there is one, there will be two.

So what did they hear now?
How could factory owners covet death compensation for workers?

"Is there nothing the church can do about it?" Lily asked with a frown.

It stands to reason that the church should pay attention to this kind of thing, but unfortunately it is not the case.

"The church can't do anything about it." The mercenary shook his head and sighed, "Although the family of the deceased once asked the factory owner for compensation, and this matter was brought up to the parliament, at that time, the parliament and the church jointly punished the factory owner. The Lord conducted a trial, but the factory owner asked someone to help with the lawsuit, evaded all the regulations, and pressed back the compensation.”

Hearing this, the other mercenaries turned gloomy and looked at Lily.

"Miss, what should I do?"

They were angry about this. Although the victims were not mercenaries, they could empathize with them.

Even if this matter has nothing to do with the abyss, they still have to intervene!
Lily pinched her chin with her fingers, thinking silently.

They have to take care of this matter, but how to take care of it is another problem...

Then, a flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, and Lily made a final decision: "Go and find those people from another world!"

"People from another world?" The other mercenaries blinked in confusion.

Why are you going to contact those people from another world all of a sudden?
Lily nodded, "Let's invite people from another world to assassinate the factory owner!"

The mercenaries were surprised, can they still do this?

"But sister, didn't you hear that people from other worlds can't harm people in our world at will?" A mercenary raised his hand and asked doubtfully, "If that's the case, can they help assassinate the factory owner?"

For mercenaries like them, whether to assassinate the factory owner is not a problem, but whether they can.

"How did those people from another world come here? Why have they been active in our world for so long, but we haven't found out? Why can't they hurt people in our world at will?"

Lily asked three questions in a row. After hearing these three questions, some mercenaries showed thoughtful expressions on their faces.

"Is it because of...our gods?"

Lily smiled, nodded and said, "Yes, it's because of our gods—the reason why people from other worlds can appear in our world must be because our gods let them in, and it is our gods who restrict their freedom." ability.

"So, after we invite people from another world to assassinate the factory owner, we have to go to the church and talk to the priests of the church. I believe they will stand by our side!"

The reason why I want to talk to the priests of the church is to let them pray to the gods, and the gods should be able to release the restrictions of people from other worlds.

There are many gaps in her plan, but this is the only one she can think of so far that doesn't implicate them.

Anyway, the person who assassinated the factory owner was from another world, so what does it have to do with mercenaries like them?

As for whether the people from the other world would agree to their entrustment, this matter can be ignored. As long as the reward they offer is high enough, the people from the other world will definitely accept their entrustment.

…………

Zhong Ye just received the news that the members of the exploration group had already set out to sea by boat.

Because it was impossible to obtain information from the kingdom of elves, the emperor was also very concerned about the itinerary of this expedition.

Not only funded to help form the team, but also dispatched a warship to escort.

The next trip of the exploration group should be very smooth. As long as there are no accidents, they will definitely be able to reach the kingdom of elves.

But Zhong Ye always felt that things would not be that simple.

His current perception ability has reached a terrifying level, and his intuition has also become stronger accordingly, to the point where he can almost be regarded as 'foreseeing' some trivial matters.

Now that his intuition told him that there might be some disturbances in this matter, some accidents should happen.

But what will happen...was it attacked by sea beasts summoned by the bloody tribe?

Zhong Ye was thinking silently, and suddenly had some ideas.

——Perhaps what may have happened is not their bodies here, but their bodies on Earth?

After all, there's a 'demon' over there, isn't there?
(End of this chapter)