"Then let's go to the contract market first. I'm very interested in Alexandria's operating model." Yaeji said, pointing to a red dot that lit up on the map.
"Contract market?" Rita, who also came to this city for the first time, was very curious about this. "It sounds like a place to select elves in the Far East anime."
"It's slightly similar, but replace 'elf' with 'human'."
"Human?" Rita was surprised, "That feels more like..."
"Slave market, right?" Yae Ji took over, "In fact, the neighborhood we are standing on was once a famous slave trading market in Alexandria, but it was eliminated as the times progressed and replaced with a contract market.
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It is said that the 'slaves' there are all citizens of Alexandria who owe debts. Until the debts are repaid, they will always have the status of 'public contract slaves'. If this generation is not finished, then the next generation will
If you continue to pay back the money over and over again, you still get a very low interest rate. Doesn’t it sound incredible?”
"Hmm." Rita nodded slightly, "It's hard to imagine how they can maintain this system from collapse."
"Because the time is short enough." Yaeji explained: "It has only been a few decades since Alexandria officially implemented this system, and the accumulation of contradictions is far from enough to change the existing system.
Condition.
I remember someone else said something in our world...The essence of the economy is an endless zero-sum game...However, compared with the economic environment, collapse is the first of all contradictions."
Yae Ji has lived for a long time, and Rita's education since she was a child is extraordinary. No matter where the two of them chat, they can chat with each other from a not-so-professional perspective, and the atmosphere is quite cheerful for a while.
The contract market is not as bad as Rita imagined. The "public contract slaves" whose freedom in life is temporarily restricted are more like people waiting to be hired.
There are many manpower chambers here, where talents of all kinds can be found. Even young "slaves" with no talents can find a manual labor job under the government to pay off their debts.
"It's incredible." Seeing a technical talent happily "sell" herself, Rita felt that her outlook was impacted, "Compared with the name contract market, it is more suitable to be called a 'large talent market'.
..”
"No, no, there is an essential difference between the two."
"What's the difference?" Rita retorted: "They're both looking for a job, except that they don't have to repay the necessary debt."
Yaeji: "...the person who proposed this system may have traveled through time from modern civilization..."
【Real estate loan】
"Mobile phone" made a comment without hesitation, leaving Yaeji not sure what to say.
The two Yae Ji who had been curious to watch the "public contract slaves themselves" did not know that they were also being watched by others.
Cage Contracts.
"Boss! Boss! Two top talents from other places are back!"
The thin, dark man was hunched over with a mean look on his face, like a rat lurking in the sewer.
"How many times have I told you to call me boss!" The well-dressed, well-dressed man tried hard to button up his suit, but he couldn't button it up.
"Also, how do you know that this person is from out of town!"
"Hi~" the thin man said: "The clothes are all new styles that I have never seen before. Those two top guys kept talking about slavery and how the market is a mess. It's my first time here and I'm curious about everything. I've seen many foreigners like this.
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"This is an image I took secretly." The thin man showed the photo like a treasure.
The profiles of Yae Ji and Rita chatting and laughing were printed on it. Their extremely good looks and charming smile made the well-traveled and wealthy man widen his eyes.
"How's it going, boss?" The thin man grinned, revealing a set of wildly grown yellow teeth, and asked for credit, "I can make a big deal this time."
"Big? Damn it!" The rich man, who was briefly stunned by the two people's looks in the photo, threw the device on the thin man's face and said angrily: "This is Alexandria, not yours."
Smelly and messy hometown! Human trafficking is illegal! What the hell do you want me to become a public indentured slave?! I'm kind enough to take you in for your cousin's sake, but you're a bitch and don't give me any bad ideas!
"
The thin man with a cut on his face was a little confused. He didn't expect the boss's temper to be so explosive, but the instinct in his bones still made him flatter: "Boss, two foreigners..."
"Get out of here! Not to mention outsiders, even indentured slaves!" The rich man kicked the man again and walked away with a curse.
The rich man has long disliked this person. When he first came here, he formed a gang and wanted to make some quick money. Last time, he tried to persuade him for the sake of his sister. This forced child has become more and more popular recently.
If it goes too far, you have to find an understanding quickly and get him away.
"Damn it!" After seeing the person leave, the thin man couldn't help but cursed: "To give you face, I call you boss, I really think I am a boss! In my hometown, I was dragged and buried in a ditch! That bitch*
Yes, you lied to me that I can make money by coming here, I **** you!"
There was a bit of ruthlessness in the skinny man's eyes, and combined with the bloodstains on his face, he looked quite ferocious.
"After I finish this job, I'll frame it on you! I'll make you go crazy!"
...
Yae Ji and Rita spent a lot of time shopping in the contract market. Perhaps it was because the two of them looked relatively young, so they did not have the skills to promote themselves as public contract slaves. On the contrary, the housekeeping staff saw their temperament and excellent clothing.
, stepped forward to promote themselves one after another.
After the thin man contacted the friends he usually hung out with, he immediately found Yaeji and the two.
"Hey, ladies, I am..."
"I'm sorry, we have no plans to hire anyone." Yaeji, who was annoyed by the sales pitch, didn't wait for the man to finish, and simply interrupted him.
There was a moment of viciousness in the man's eyes, and then he smiled humbly: "Both of you are aristocratic sisters, so naturally you look down on those crooked melons and jujubes that promote themselves in the market. Alexandria is just that big and capable.
Good-looking indentured slaves have been picked out long ago. It is not easy to get a batch of good goods every week, and they are often monopolized by the superiors. It is not easy to get high-quality ones, despite the number of gold diggers in the market.
, there may not be even one treasure among those hundreds of slaves.
I think both of you are the kind of people whose time is much more valuable than money. My boss just got a batch of good products this morning. Come and take a look. Maybe you can find someone who is right for you.
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Rita first looked at Yaeji and asked, "Mr. Yaeji, what do you think?"
'It turns out that this figureless flat girl is a young lady. I almost made a mistake.' The skinny little man secretly tutted, 'This figure makes that foxy face blind.'