Chapter 748 Old Vance's Choice
Old Vance looked at the sea in front of him with a pale face.
He suddenly felt a little regretful. Why did he lose his mind and move his whole family to this bloody harbor?
Last time he was injured at the Skitarii construction site and was brought to Blood Harbor for treatment.
It seems that nothing has been the same since then.
At first, the story spread throughout the city, and people listened to it with doubts.
It’s not that they don’t want to believe it, it’s just that what these people say is too bizarre.
The endless steel forest in Blood Harbor, the roaring square houses, the endless stream of people and the boundless city, all of this exceeded the imagination of the city's residents.
But old Vance did not go alone. There were too many workers following him. In addition, these people swore that everything was true, which made the residents of the city suspicious.
But no matter whether Blood Harbor really exists or not, the injuries on old Vance's body cannot be faked.
The hideous wounds on his body, the clean and tidy bandages, and his rosy face after eating for free for many days, were what really touched the residents.
Working for these expeditionary forces, at least injuries can be treated, and this alone is enough to attract many people.
But what really made people change their minds was the payment at the end of the month.
On the expeditionary force's construction site, there are two types of pay: daily and monthly. Everyone chose the daily pay. Who knows how long this job will last.
But old Vance was injured and unable to work, so he naturally would not go to collect his wages. He also did not think he could get any wages. He was content to just get a free meal.
But just because he didn't want it doesn't mean it doesn't exist.
The expeditionary forces calculated his work injury and gave him a sum of money according to the already established regulations. This salary was only the minimum basic salary, but it was unimaginable in that era.
So at the end of the month, old Vance was shocked to receive a bag containing Leo's money.
"Is this for me? I mean, I didn't go to work. I've been recovering from my injuries."
The expeditionary soldier in charge of counting the money didn't have the patience to listen to his mumbling. He stuffed the purse into his arms and left.
Old Vance held a bag of cold Rio and felt his nose a little sour.
In his entire life, even if he worked hard, he might not be able to earn hard-earned money. This was the first time someone had forced money into his pocket.
The news soon spread throughout the city.
People came to old Vance to confirm, and after seeing the bag of Rio with their own eyes, everything was subtly different.
The first to sense it were the expeditionary force responsible for recruiting workers.
They felt strange at first because even though the wages were not increased, more and more people were signing up.
Then he was a little surprised, and then looked at the crowd rushing in madly, his face full of shock.
From the shortage of staff to having to queue up to register, it didn’t take long in total.
Old Vance wasn't having a good time either. He felt like he had been explaining to others all day that this was true and that he had really received Leo.
"Is this true?" "Did they really give you money?" "Are they crazy?" I've heard these kinds of questions so many times that my ears are numb.
Until one day, the lord of the city also stepped into his carpentry shop.
The lord, with his bulging belly, listened to old Vance's trembling recount of the whole story. He took the purse from old Vance and stared at Leo inside.
"Is this true?"
"It is true, my lord."
"Did they actually give you money?"
"Yes, my lord."
"Are they crazy?"
“.”
Old Vance, who had been keeping his head down, suddenly felt that his legs were no longer shaking.
He blinked, looking at the gold-edged robe of the noble lord in front of him, and for some reason, he felt less afraid.
In front of the expeditionary force, he seemed no different from the civilians, even his expressions were so similar.
It was a look of disbelief that Old Vance had seen on everyone's face these days.
Old Vance subconsciously straightened his back: "I don't know, maybe he is really crazy, sir."
The lord held the purse in silence for a long time, then left without saying anything.
Old Vance only found out later that the lord went to the expeditionary camp in person that afternoon, and the expeditionary forces stayed in the city lord's mansion that night.
This was what the doctor who treated him told him. He said this with gritted teeth, like those employees whose jobs were taken away.
Not only him, but all the expeditionary forces were confused. They knew that they could go to war and gain military merit after building the railway, but they didn't know that building a railway would lead to the collapse of the enemy.
Many people don’t understand why an accidental work injury could be enough to stop the enemy from surrendering, even with airships and heavy machine guns.
Old Vance didn't understand either.
But he knew one thing - it was always right to follow this expeditionary force.
So when the doctor asked him if he wanted to go to the south to work, he agreed without hesitation.
It was not difficult to convince his family. His old wife was still a little hesitant about this, but his daughter Rebecca cheered with shining eyes.
Finally, after being persuaded by their daughter, the family boarded the train to Blood Harbor.
Blood Harbor arranged temporary accommodation for the family and promised that they would be allocated a house after working for a certain number of years. This time limit could even be combined with Rebecca and Old Vance's.
Rebecca was still young, and old Vance had some savings from his carpentry shop over the years, so he had no plans to let her work for the time being. Old Vance himself was assigned to a place that "matched his profession" - a construction site.
Old Vance was a little worried about this. Although he had built houses as a carpenter, the cement houses in Blood Harbor were definitely completely different from the wooden houses. What use could he be of?
But when he arrived at the construction site, he realized that he had worried too much.
These people don't want to build houses, and their workplace is not even inland, but by the sea.
"The tsunami is coming in fifteen minutes, let's go to the safe house first!"
The safety officer in charge of supervision looked up at the airship in the sky and shouted towards the construction site.
People put down their work and followed the safety officer's instructions towards a lighthouse in the distance.
They will take shelter here from the tsunami.
Tsunami, tsunami.
Old Vance shook his head, his eyes full of disbelief.
There is a sea in the north. Although it is some distance away from him, he has heard of things like tsunamis.
Legend has it that the tsunami could easily submerge a city, causing countless casualties, and even extraordinary beings would find it difficult to resist this great force of nature.
But these Castell people can actually control tsunamis?
Old Vance suddenly remembered the question asked by the noble lord, and now he might have a new answer.
"I don't know if those people are crazy or not, but I'm going crazy now."
(End of this chapter)
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