"I should be able to be discharged from the hospital today, right?"
Duke asked looking at Alyssa who was pouring water.
Since there was nothing wrong with his health, he naturally didn't want to stay in a place like the hospital. After all, the smell of disinfectant was not very pleasant.
"Yes, young master, you can leave the hospital at any time, but the doctor recommends that you come here regularly for check-ups."
"Okay, let's go home."
After Officer Charlie left, Duke ate some more food and regained a lot of strength. Although he was still a little weak, he could at least get out of bed and walk around.
"I'll hold you up."
Alyssa came over and helped Duke out of the hospital.
Today is a rare good weather, and the sun can be seen in the sky.
Under the sunshine, Dawn Hospital is even more majestic. It is no worse than the Cathedral of the Holy Light. It is indeed the largest hospital in the City of Dawn. I heard that the Elvis family also has some shares in Dawn Hospital, but the largest shareholder is the city hall.
, a proper "city-owned asset".
Alyssa drove and Duke sat in the back seat.
The car started, and Alyssa's driving skills were as steady as ever.
Duke closed his eyes and fell asleep.
Alyssa glanced at the rearview mirror and saw Duke sleeping, so she prepared to drive slower.
Duke suddenly spoke:
"Thank you, Alyssa."
The car paused a bit.
"Ah? Master, this is what I should do, and you have already said thank you..."
Alyssa drove seriously and didn't look sideways.
"Then thank you again."
Duke smiled brightly, revealing his big white teeth. The teeth sparkled in the sun and were reflected in Alyssa's eyes through the rearview mirror, making them dazzling.
…
An hour later, Duke finally returned to No. 4 Ping'an Street.
"boss!"
Before we even got out of the car, four strong men holding brushes and paints not far away quickly put down their things and trotted over.
Seeing Duke get out of the car, the four strong men were a little nervous, and one of them quickly asked:
"Boss, are you okay?"
"It's okay."
They were relieved when they heard Duke's affirmative answer.
They are very concerned about this boss.
After all, this is a job that is hard to find. If something goes wrong at Duke, they have nowhere to go to get their salary.
"What are you..."
Duke looked at their clothes and then at the clean and white building. He was a little surprised.
"Boss, after we finished cleaning, we felt that there was nothing to do, so we repainted the house - this was approved by Miss Alyssa!"
One of the strong men answered quickly, but he was afraid that Duke would not like it, so he was a little uneasy.
"Master, I asked them to do this."
Alyssa spoke in a low voice.
"Well, good job..."
Duke patted the strong man on the shoulder encouragingly, but suddenly got stuck. He didn't know the other person's name yet.
"By the way, what's your name?"
"Uh... they all call me Big Bald."
The strong man touched his shiny head and said with some embarrassment.
Duke: "..."
"Many of the residents in the City of Dawn are illiterate and don't even have names."
Alyssa saw the doubt in Duke's eyes and immediately explained.
"That's it..."
Duke remembered the Era of Cataclysm log he had seen before, which mentioned the City of Dawn. The City of Dawn was just a small town at the beginning. After continuous development and expansion, it reached its current scale.
At that time, without the protection of tall city walls, people's lives were far worse than they are now. In other words, what we lived at that time was not called life, but survival.
So everything is based on staying alive as the first factor. Literacy is not the first consideration.
Slowly, as generations changed, the gap between the rich and the poor began to appear. Those who did not keep up with the team were either eliminated or became the lower class of the City of Dawn.
Only a very small number truly make it to the top.
"Then what are your three names?"
Duke asked the other three.
"Back to the boss, my name is Big Scar!"
"My name is Big Fist!"
"My name is Big Ears!"
Duke: "..."
What a unique name, it gave Duke a lot of experience.
But as the saying goes, there are only wrong names, not wrong nicknames.
Their names are like nicknames.
There is no hair on the big bald head, there is a five-centimeter-long scar on the eyebrows of the big scar, the fists of the big fist are much larger than those of normal people, and the big ears are like cattail leaf fans.
Duke remembered the name easily.
Although the appearance of these people looks a bit fierce, Duke feels that they are quite good in terms of character and character. Of course, it cannot be ruled out that they are like this only in Duke, but this is enough.
"Yes, if you perform well this month, I will consider hiring you long-term."
Duke drew a pie for them.
"Thank you boss, thank you boss!"
Several people quickly bent down to say thank you.
Alyssa helped Duke into the house. She didn't know what kind of paint was used, but it had no smell. Instead, it had a faint floral scent.
After a coat of paint, the whole house looks brand new.
In addition, Alyssa went to buy a batch of simple-style furniture and came back. Now the entire No. 4 building is completely different from a few days ago. It is in line with Duke's aesthetics and he is very satisfied.
"By the way, how much did it cost to decorate these?"
Duke then remembered that he seemed to have forgotten something important.
"The total is 998 yuan."
Alyssa said.
"...Then how much money do we still have on hand?"
"Excluding decoration and some necessary expenses, I still have 1,230 yuan in hand, of which 800 yuan is the salary of Big Scar and the others this month."
Duke gave the money to Elisa for safekeeping, and Elisa was now both Duke's maid and housekeeper.
"In other words, we still have 430 yuan..."
Duke had a headache.
This money is really free of charge.
He originally talked about raising his salary with Alyssa, but now that he only has this little money, he is too embarrassed to say it.
And...how much is Alyssa's salary?
Duke thought about it carefully, and it seemed that Alyssa had never mentioned it at all, and when he took Alyssa away from the family, he forgot to ask the butler, but it must be more expensive than Scar and the others.
I have a headache, a very bad headache.
It’s not just Alyssa’s salary issue, Duke has not forgotten that there is an assassin secretly trying to kill him!
To avoid assassin attacks, Duke thinks the easiest way is to hire awakeners to protect him, which is also Duke's current goal.
But if he wants to hire an Awakened One, even if there are a slightly larger number of Awakened Ones the day after tomorrow, the price is probably not something he can afford now.
So in the end, it’s still money.
I don’t know if that kind of nuclear fusion battery can be sold, or how much it can cost...
Duke rubbed his chin and thought.
Chapter completed!