Early in the morning, there was no business in the Warhammer and Helm Tavern.

It wasn't Connie and Maria's time to work, but the two half-elves still got up early, helped the dwarven proprietress who had just returned from outside and was a little distracted, clean up the entire tavern, and then told them to leave in a stunned gaze.

"How do you do it, you have to go? Is the salary low? I can give you a raise. ”

The dwarf proprietress who still had some red eyes asked angrily, and the retention in her tone was overflowing.

She likes these two half-elf girls from the bottom of her heart, she is neat, willing to endure hardships, patient, and beautiful.

Since the arrival of Coney and Maria three days ago, Warhammer and Helmet's Tavern's business, which had been rapidly depressed due to the absence of dancers, has improved significantly, which has also alleviated the proprietress anxiety a lot.

The only pity is that these two half-elves are serious girls, and they can't work part-time like the dancers in the past.

It has to be said that the slave redemption and the standardization of the seafood industry in Zelandia have indeed had a great impact on the originally chaotic seafood market in Minastiris, and some underground technician training institutions with this as their main business have been hit hard in an instant and almost withered.

Zelandia was originally a city-state with an extremely unbalanced ratio of men and women, so every time the market closes, it is a time when the night market seafood stalls and unlicensed technicians are full.

In order to squeeze more labor, some unscrupulous merchants do not sympathize with the hardships of cooks and technicians, and they are arranged in an orderly manner in terms of time and resource utilization.

Even in the second half of the night, you can often see some unsophisticated drivers openly drunk in the green corners of the street, and the smell of alanyl glutamine in the early morning still remains in the air, which has an extremely negative impact on the image of the whole city.

Moreover, under this kind of high-intensity work, except for the Zhuoer technicians who have long been accustomed to this kind of life, ordinary practitioners are easy to overwork and even cause work-related injuries and diseases.

After the industry was regulated, the air purification index of the whole city in the early morning showed an exponential increase, and the Ministry of Finance was also stunned to find that the number of employees had dropped slightly, but the tax revenue of the city-state had increased significantly.

It soon became clear that they had greatly underestimated the extent to which the industry was thriving in Zeelandia.

Where there is demand, there is supply, and in just a few decades, I don't know how many unregistered slaves have been driven by interests to this strange and prosperous city-state.

It's just that before that, it was difficult for them to enjoy the rights of the people of this city-state.

And most of the profits they create go into the pockets of gray industry makers.

And after this point was 'unintentionally' circulated, the administrative class of the neighboring Silvermoon City and Jishui City also began to fluctuate, and in the face of the temptation of huge profits, they also began to consider whether to learn and follow up the advanced reform experience of Zelandia's tertiary industry.

It's just that any reform will always have a price and a sacrifice.

The first row of sacrifices was undoubtedly made by the slave traders and the various gray underground organizations.

The rulers are naturally happy to fight and sweep away these parasitic moths in the city-state, of course, provided that there is a group of teams that are not afraid of the powerful and can resolutely carry out the task.

And the second echelon is a tavern place like Warhammer and Helmet that also sells self-cultivated seafood.

The proprietress was used to the days of collecting huge profits, so she was naturally a little unaccustomed to the days of clear soup and little water, and asked whether to move to Silver Moon City or Jishui City, and buy a few dancers to reopen a tavern, and even quarreled with the hammer for this.

As a result, she didn't expect that Iron Hammer was going to join the army without her, and when she arrived at the barracks on an alchemy bicycle in a rage, she had already been told that Iron Hammer had officially returned to the army.

And when she questioned her husband, the hammer, who was originally silent, replied:

"If we do that, what's the difference between that and the Grey Dwarves who enslaved us back then?

This sentence directly made the daughter-in-law of the hammer petrified, and then collapsed and howled, shouting for the hammer to go back with him, and this scene also aroused the bewilderment of many big-headed soldiers.

But the hammer rejected categorically:

"Everyone should have the right to choose, and this is also the right that Zeellandia has given to each of us, and at this moment, it is my Hammer's choice to fight for Zelandia, and also for our Hammer and Helmet. ”

These words suddenly made the big-headed soldiers around them awe-inspired, as if even their original idea of joining the army to earn military merit and money had been spiritually sublimated.

Xu saw that his daughter-in-law, who was originally as strong as steel, actually showed such a fragile side, but the hammer still hugged her and comforted:

"My dear, don't be afraid, I'm powerful with a hammer, and when we come back from this trip, we will have money, and then we can apply for a business license, decorate our tavern well, and upgrade it to a high-end club, and then I will be cheeky to go to the Tiger Patriarch to help find a relationship to hire a group of Drow technicians who yearn for freedom and sunshine from the dark region, and when the time comes, dear, you can be your boss lady with peace of mind." ”

"Whoa. The daughter-in-law of the hammer was suddenly moved.

“......”

After Hammer sent his daughter-in-law back, they asked Hammer to open a white coupon and ask him to promise to allow them to carry a gun together on the opening day.

The daughter-in-law of Iron Hammer, who was in a complicated mood, didn't expect that as soon as she returned to the tavern, she actually heard the news that two right-hand men were going to resign, so she naturally tried her best to keep them.

Faced with the retention of the proprietress, Connie and Maria are also in mixed feelings.

If possible, they would like to continue living in this magical city and continue to work in a tavern that has brought them warmth like never before.

Although it had only been three days, Connie could already be sure that the Silver Dragon Lord had not lied to her.

In this prosperous city-state, it is true that as long as you work hard enough, you can live a free and happy life through your own labor.

In these three short days, she and Connie worked at noon and night, and after work every day, they could get the day's salary and a warm supper from the boss's wife, and return to their small but warm staff dormitory to enjoy their own dessert time.

Since the traffic is not very large, they are only busy at night, and they are not tired from work.

When she first went to work, she was a little worried that she and Connie would be harassed by some guests.

Immediately they noticed that the guests were just looking at her with a little bit of anger, and they were always spinning around her legs and breasts, but they didn't take any real action.

It wasn't until one of the dishes came out and saw that a guest was asking the proprietress about the two of them, that he heard the dwarf proprietress warning the guest.

The rejected guests only complained a few times, but their attitude became more polite.

It was only after they got off work that they asked the proprietress to find out that in Zeellandia, every person enjoys the most basic human rights protection.

If they are harassed against their will, they will be invited to tea at the Minas Stirris police station if they are reported to the wolf riders who patrol the streets.

Depending on the severity of the case, you may be detained under civil law and fined up to 5 silver coins, and your case record may be left with the Zeellandia Sheriff's Office, which will affect your future military qualifications and job applications.

If the nature is vile, the tools of the crime will even be directly confiscated.

The two half-elves who listened were dumbfounded.

Then they found out that there was another important reason why the guests treated them so politely, that is, in Zeelandia, the half-elf race was very respectable.

The Dwarven Lady told them that forty-six years ago, a half-elf ranger named Ellene had stumbled upon traces of an ancient evil in the Eternal Wilderness, and that she had risked her life and death to cross the troll-ridden Eternal Wilderness to deliver the news, thus defusing a terrible crisis that threatened to engulf the Northlands.

This move directly raised the status of the half-elves in the entire northern land by several levels, especially in Minastiris, the half-elf ranger has become the most ideal marriage partner for almost all the people.

This news kept Connie silent for a long, long time.

For in Karinshan, and even in the whole South, with the exception of a few isolated forests, these half-elves who wandered on the fringes of society were almost all synonymous with slaves.

'If only the whole of Correll could be like Zelandia, then we half-elves wouldn't have to go into hiding like Maria and me. Connie thought.

At the same time, Connie suddenly had the idea of meeting the legendary half-elf Ellene.

She wanted to pray for the other party, and also for their Karinshan half-elves, to find a ray of happiness in their pursuit.

As a result, she was told that the half-elf heroine had left the White City and gone to distant Middle-earth Cormier, where Comanso in the north of Cormier was once the largest birthplace and gathering place for elves and half-elves.

Connie knew at once that Ellenie had not disappointed her, and instead of indulging in the glory and praise of her past achievements, she had gone to Middle-earth to continue her vision of saving the Half-Elves.

Merely... It wasn't Karinshan who was saved.

Just when Connie was a little distracted at work, an elderly guest called the proprietress directly and unceremoniously when he saw little Maria carrying a large basin of grilled fish on the table, and asked her why she would recruit child laborers, saying that at Maria's age, she should theoretically receive Zeellandia's free and compulsory education in the classroom of Zeellandia Mining Children's Primary School.

So poor little Maria was unemployed on the spot...

I cried very sadly on Connie's chest in the middle of the night, and while crying, I rubbed Connie's bosom into the shape of her head.

For the elves who have tasted the dividends of a labor shortage city-state for the first time, they can exchange a lot of small money just by serving a plate every day, and they can use these small money to exchange for all-you-can-eat food, which is simply heaven...

She even wanted to go back at once, pull all her friends over, serve dishes together in this big friendly city-state, and eat from Hogg Street in the first city to the seventh city.

It is said that there is a small sapling planted on the green lawn of the seventh city, and when the sapling grows up, the fruit will be delicious.

But all of this has been deprived...

It's just because the weird uncle said that she was old enough to go to school.

But in their 'Jenny Saar', going to school is also after work.

She used to like to listen to Sister Jenny's lectures.

But now...

"I hate going to school... I'm never going to school in my life. The innocent Maria was crying to Connie at the time.

Then the next morning, little Maria was pulled into the street by the somewhat attentive Connie, and after some inquiry, they came to the Minastiris branch of the Zeellandia Mining Children's Primary School.

Maria, who has studied in 'Jeanie Sal' for many years, still knows some of the lingua franca, and after seeing the door of XX Primary School, she cried out on the spot, which immediately attracted the attention of passers-by and the attention of the porter.

The poor elf thinks that Sister Connie is going to throw herself in school and serve the dishes to earn money to buy good food.

The old man of the porter couldn't cry anymore, and immediately limped over and squatted down to comfort little Maria:

"Child, what are the difficulties? ”

"Mud Zoukai Maria don't go to school. ”

The lame porter immediately understood that this was a problem child, and immediately looked at Connie with an embarrassed face:

"Is this comrade ranger here to go through the formalities for the child's enrollment?"

Connie's face immediately turned red, "I'm not a forest ranger, I just wanted to bring my sister over... Will it affect you if you come and visit?"

The lame porter looked Connie and them up and down, and then said, "Just come and do a registration, it shouldn't be a violation to have me with you." ”

Then he called for a dwarf who was as strong as an iron ball to help him watch the gate temporarily.

Accompanied by the kind porter, Connie carried the shivering Maria all the way through the lawn and through the corridor with the sound of reading aloud, watching those children of different ages not have to do heavy physical work like them, they can absorb knowledge to their heart's content, Connie's eyes are full of envy.

Sister Jenny once said that only knowledge can change fate, change them, and change Karinsan's fate.

Even Maria, who was originally very resistant, showed a curious gaze.

Because there are so many children here, more than all the children in their 'Jenny Sal' combined.

Not only humans, half-elves, dwarves, but even minotaurs and drows!

This made Connie very puzzled, but she felt that the scene in front of her was very harmonious.

It would be nice if we had a school like this. ’

Connie thought so, but alas, she and Maria didn't belong here, and they were going to leave soon.

Just when they left the school, they saw a large lawn, a group of children wearing full body protective gear were competing for a white ball, they sometimes held, sometimes directly kicked with their feet, the competition was extremely fierce, often a child just got the ball, it is likely to be overwhelmed by a group of children, full of big men, strong people lock men, and even the ball can be used as a weapon, Connie saw a short but handsome drow elf jumped up and volleyed in the air, and the children guarding the gate were pumped out with the door...

"......" Connie. She suddenly felt that this school was so dangerous...

"Wow, that black brother is so handsome, this game is so fun, Sister Connie, Maria is going to school too, I like to go to school. Little Maria's eyes were full of light.

"......" Connie.

"Haha, this is the hot-blooded football invented by the lord, the rules are relatively broad, as long as you cooperate to get the white ball into the opponent's door, you will win, as for the black brother you said, he is an exchange student transferred from the main school of Zeellandia, I heard that in the early years, in order to take care of his sister, he worked as a miner underground for more than ten years, so this kid's physique is a bit over-spec, and it is estimated that he will be forced to transfer to high school if he can't play a few games. ”

The concierge saw a lost child with problems find the motivation to learn in his company, and he suddenly felt a great sense of accomplishment.

Connie returned to the tavern with Maria, who was a little reluctant, to continue her work.

It wasn't until the next morning, when they were anxiously waiting for the Silver Dragon Lord to come to them, that they were shocked to hear the news that Zelandia was going to war.

So, there was the first scene.