Chapter 139 I am actually a member of the Candlelight Society

For a moment, everyone's eyes were focused on this thin man.

The worker next to him secretly pulled the corner of Hodge's clothes, but he remained unmoved. Although his calves were trembling, he still stood in front of the crowd.

He knew clearly that this was his only chance.

Although Hodge had not spent much time in the factory, he had already figured out these people's tactics.

These noble lords did not really intend to be nice to the workers. They just made a gesture and said a few hypocritical words. On the contrary, the supervisors and other leaders below were extremely cruel.

In this way, when the people below are bullied, they will only hate those small leaders. When trouble breaks out, the factory owner will come up and say a few nice words to appease them, and then push those small leaders out to take the blame, and this will allow the workers to calm down.

And now, the Earl is in the process of winning people's hearts. If he wants to get an advance on his wages, it will most likely be successful.

Although there would be a reckoning later, the money was indeed in his hands. As long as he sent it back, Lina's life might be saved.

Therefore, Hodge gritted his teeth and stood up. At worst, he would be beaten up, and he would accept being bullied in the future, as long as the earl could give him some money.

Hughes stopped, looked Hodge up and down, and said, "It's okay to advance wages. You workers will have a resettlement allowance, but I'm more curious why you're so anxious for money?"

Hughes knew Hodge.

This is a very shrewd man. Every time he tells a story, Hodge is always the first to find the loopholes.

But this person is not the type who likes to show off. On the contrary, he is even a little taciturn.

He must have had a reason to stand up at this moment.

Hodge took a deep breath and told his story as briefly as possible, emphasizing Lina's difficulties and efforts, hoping that the earl would show some sympathy.

"So you need this money to send back to Lina to save her life?"

"Yes, sir, those gangsters are trustworthy. As long as you pay back the money on time, they won't do anything to Lina. I will keep sending money back in the future, and she will be safe."

Hodge was a little excited. The Earl asked so many questions. It seemed that the advance payment was basically settled. Plus the resettlement fee he mentioned before, it should be able to help Lina through the difficulties, right? But he was two months late for this money. Thinking of this, Hodge felt a pang in his heart. He wanted to pray, but he didn't know who to ask. He and Lina used to go to the Candlelight Church occasionally, but now he was unwilling to believe in the church. Hodge tried to calm his inner anxiety, but when he raised his head, his heart skipped a beat.

The expression on Xius's face changed and he fell silent.

It's bad. Although Hodge didn't know what went wrong, the bad feeling gripped his heart tightly.

"Your name is Hodge, right?"

"Yes, sir."

"Do you know where we are?"

Hodge opened his eyes wide and shook his head. He had just heard the lord mention Castel Island, a place he had never heard of. Wait, an island? They had gotten off the ship before, could it be... "This is an isolated island in the Storm Ocean, and the ship to the land just left not long ago. There are no other ships in the short term."

Hodge's face turned pale instantly. He staggered a few steps and was supported by his fellow workers so that he did not fall.

"How long will it take for the ship to return?"

"It will take at least three weeks."

Zeus shook his head. He had assigned many tasks to the Black Pearl, including opening up trade routes to various ports, searching for Nora in the north, and gathering refugees. It would be considered fast if they could return in a month, let alone three weeks.

Adding the time for rest and returning to the empire, it would take at least a month and a half for Hodge to send the money.

This is when everything goes well.

This is Castres’ biggest problem – transportation is extremely inconvenient.

If Hughes wanted to sell soap to the Rhine, he had to form his own caravan and find a ship to send Beatrice back.

He has no boat now, so there is nothing he can do.

Homing pigeons? What kind of homing pigeons can cross the ocean? Albatrosses are more like that.

The Banshees can travel through the sea, but they are restricted by the symbiotic contract and cannot go too far away from Caster, not to mention that there are now murlocs in the sea.

So he could only sigh and remain silent.

Just as Hodge's face showed despair, a voice suddenly reached his ears.

"I might be able to help you with that."

People turned to look and saw that it was Chloe, the nun of the Candlelight Congregation.

"Lina, please describe her appearance."

"Okay, okay Sister!" Hodge nodded vigorously. "She is about five feet tall, with brown hair, brown eyebrows and eyes, and very thin."

"Okay, I understand."

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Chloe nodded expressionlessly, "I'll make the contact for you, Mr. Hodge."

After saying that, she looked at Xius and said, "Then let's go to the factory first?"

Hughes blinked.

"Okay, Hodge, you don't have to worry. I'll give you an advance on your wages. Come on, I'll take you there first."

The group walked out the door and headed towards the wall not far away.

This is a specially built house, right near the steel plant in Xius, and it’s not far to walk there.

Along the way, Hodge kept thanking Chloe. He really didn't expect that he could get help from this nun.

It's not that he didn't seek help from the Candlelight Society. On the first day he was arrested, he asked the knights for help. Later, he also pleaded with the nuns and priests he met, but there was no response.

This also made him completely give up on the Candlelight Society.

He didn't expect that Miss Chloe would be willing to help him today. Hodge became much more energetic.

After showing them around the factory, Xius sent the workers to the dormitory. Now was not the time to start work, so he planned to call more trainees to explain the new factory to the workers again.

There are dozens of workers in this group, and maintaining an entire steam engine production line is not a problem at all. It is enough to support the entire steel plant.

Several students came to take over this group of people, and Xius also built new student dormitories here. They no longer have to run back and forth every day, and there are many empty houses at present.

After walking out of the test site, Hughes turned to look at Chloe: "What's going on?"

"What's going on?"

"The workers don't know about Lina's situation, but I do know that you are not from the Candlelight Society, so do you need to contact the people from your Fire Moth Society?"

Chloe shook her head: "No, I am a nun of the Candlelight Society now. I can contact the church, but this is not what I want to say, but..."

"Lina is on the island now."

(End of this chapter)