Passing through the spacious river bank that has been impacted by the water for many years, we came to the shoal covered with pebbles. I have a special hobby and specially observed the pace of the dragon maid, and she was indeed walking steadily and effortlessly in stiletto heels.
Among the pebbles, it was the harem man, who lost his footing and fell. While lamenting that the world setting was unreasonable, I also enjoyed the feeling of stepping into the water with my boots on.
Well, it does feel strangely pleasurable, and it feels right to let Sister Aini add it to me.
"Hey~! Are you adventurers looking for a living?"
Next to the simple pier on the river beach, a man who looked like a boatman was sitting on his wooden boat and yelling at us. From the looks of it, he should have been specially arranged to receive visitors here.
"Yes, uncle! Can you send us across the river?" Ellie responded energetically.
"No problem! Sending a beautiful lady across the river is the happiest thing. Come on up!" The boatman waved to us.
Everyone came to the dock and boarded the wooden boat one by one. The wooden boat was very big and felt similar to the landing craft on the Earth. It could accommodate more than twenty people without any problem.
"Hehehe~Uncle~How much is the ferry ticket?" Paqi asked with a smile.
"Hahaha~ You don't need that kind of thing! My job is to pick people up here to cross the river, and the rewards are all from the mine!" The uncle smiled crudely, and then raised the sail.
"That's right~ But the mine is so big, are you the only one here to pick up people? We have never seen such a big mine~"
Ellie's big eyes suddenly flashed, looking completely harmless to humans and animals.
"Haha~ I'm just picking up sporadic visitors here. After all, there are very few people coming by land. The people here mainly come by water! Have you seen those boats? Whether they are workers or adventurers, most
They all saw the recruitment notice and came by boat! Ha~ There are also some investors who came by airship, but there are really very few people like you who come here!"
While adjusting the angle of the sail, the boatman pointed to the busy regular port on the other side of the river.
"Oh oh oh! Uncle, does he know who the owner of this mine is? He actually put up such a big show?"
"Ha~ I don't know about that! As long as you're not from the Demon King's Army, it doesn't matter what your background is! Anyway, the salary is high! For a job like mine, I may not meet anyone in a day, but they actually give me 10 coins every month
Gold coins! Tsk tsk tsk~ It’s such a wonderful job that I couldn’t even imagine before~”
The boatman looked ahead, his eyes filled with happiness.
"Hmm~ This kind of comfortable job can't last long, right? Maybe my uncle's position will be removed in the future~ I think it's better for you to find a more reliable job as soon as possible!"
Ellie looked at me and said casually.
"Haha~ We'll see when the time comes. The worst we can do is go back to transport goods! This kind of easy and profitable work can only be done day by day! You adventurers are used to struggling, and we ordinary people can't compete with you~
Being able to make money comfortably is the greatest happiness in our lives, and it is useless to think about anything else!"
"That's right~ So uncle, what do you think of the mine? I feel like there's so much smoke~ The air smells terrible!"
Ai Li said, reaching out and touching the ship's board, and the thin layer of black smoke and dust on it was immediately wiped out with a few gaps.
Uh, so the air here is very bad? Our self-shielded olfactory system prevents me from feeling it at all~ Uh, okay, look at the expressions of the harem team, I know now, I'm afraid there is sulfur everywhere here
Ah, soot and stuff like that.
"Hahaha~ Compared with the income, this little hardship is nothing!" The boatman laughed nonchalantly.
"Uncle, I think you should be concerned. If you inhale this kind of stuff for a long time, you will get silicosis and your life will be shortened~" Ellie shook her head.
"What, what?" The boatman turned around blankly.
"Uh... just inhale all this smoke and dirt into your lungs. Over time, your lungs will be filled with all this garbage, and then you will die!" Ellie thought for a moment and said.
"Hahahahaha~ The little girl is really good at joking! How can you fill up your lungs with so much dirt! Just go back and wash your nose and it will be fine! I know you beautiful girls like to be clean, and we rough men are not so particular about it.
Haha~~~" The boatman laughed disapprovingly.
"Well~ Anyway, I suggest you, uncle, find some pieces of cloth to make a cover and cover your nose. These poisonous smoke and dust are really bad for your health!"
"Hahaha~ Let's talk about it later!" The boatman waved his hand.
"Paqi, when you run factories in the future, you must do a good job in labor protection. These farmers don't have any awareness in this regard. That's right. We don't even have compulsory education here. How can we expect them to understand this? Alas~~
"Ellie sighed in her head.
"Hehehe~ Don't worry~ We will produce according to the safety regulations on the other side of the earth~ Well~ when our family business officially starts, I will go to Sister Aini to import a batch of labor protection equipment~ We have nothing here
The industrial base and labor protection equipment cannot be produced yet~" Paqi replied in her mind.
"Is this considered cross-world trade?" I asked.
"Hmm~ I guess it counts?"
"The first cross-world trade in human history was actually the sale of labor protection supplies... How does this feel so low..."
"Hehehe~ There is no distinction between high and low products~ As long as the other party is scarce, then it is precious~"
"By the way, what are you going to buy?"
"Hmm~ What do you think of gold and gems? Although the gold coins here are not made of pure gold, our gold reserves are still far greater than yours~ We have gold mountains that can directly dig out lumps of gold.
There is also a treasure cave full of gems~"
"Ah~ I feel like our jewelry industry is about to collapse..."
"I'm almost broken, sister!" Ai Li suddenly answered.
"Ah? Why? Why didn't I know?"
"Because we are goddesses! People like to imitate idols, and we are idols in every sense of the word. Have you ever seen a goddess with heavy makeup and fancy clothes?"
"That's because we are born with good looks...and compared to being flashy, I think a goddess should be full of lust..."
"Oh, that's not the point! The point is that we have changed the traditional tendency of people on earth to dress up! Who still wears jewelry on the street now~ They are all starting to imitate us to dress up! Didn't you watch the latest fashion week show? All the big brands are launching
The 'Knight' series~ Well, if they switch to making crowns, decorative armors, etc., maybe those manufacturers can still survive. If they stick to rings, necklaces, etc., they will go bankrupt!"
"Oh~ Sure enough, the goddess will inevitably affect the cultural development of mankind... Forget it, it's not a bad thing anyway. At least people in the future will no longer have to worry about their earrings being pulled out during fights."
"Sister, what you are worried about is very strange..."
"It's not weird, it's very practical, okay? Have you never seen girls fighting?"
"Really? But when the girls here fight, they just use swords and magic to attack each other~"
"...I am so stupid to discuss this issue with you in the world of high martial arts!"