Chapter 439: Huge Project
In an extremely hidden cave in the Gus Hills, countless blacksmiths were swinging huge hammers in their hands and striking on the extremely hard iron plates.
The red-hot iron plates burst out with countless splashes of sparks under the huge impact.
The blacksmiths were shirtless and sweaty, because the temperature was so high!
For the last two or three years, they have repeated such tedious and tiring work every day, but they are happy in their hearts, because the Van family has paid them a high enough price, and they have food and lodging here every day, and they do not need to spend anything.
Some blacksmiths, even from far away, came here for this well-paid job!
Especially in recent years, the North Wind City, which is famous for its casting skills in the entire Chongjiang Province, has been praised by the blacksmiths there, and almost all of them have been invited here!
At first glance, this cave does not seem to be very large, but in fact, this whole cave is far bigger than it seems on the surface, because there are seven or eight caves of similar size that are bent around it, and the structure is intricate!
And here, there are nearly sixty percent of the blacksmiths in Chongjiang Province!
Eighty percent of them are building the same thing, but each person is responsible for a different part!
To this end, the Van family also invited three dwarven casters, each of whom was very skilled, far superior to the so-called "casting masters" in Chongjiang Province!
Among them, two children are particularly conspicuous.
The older children, about eleven or twelve years old, are already very strong and can complete all their casting tasks independently!
I saw him swing the giant hammer a few times, then lowered his body and carefully looked at the lines of the iron, and then continued to smash!
Around his neck, a gleaming gold coin hung from it, shaking with the violent movements of his body.
The other child, who was still seven or eight years old, looked a little stronger than his peers, mainly doing chores such as pulling fires or carrying them.
"Brother, we've been casting here for almost two years, why haven't we completed the casting task yet?" said the little boy, wiping the sweat from his face with his cuffs.
The older boy glanced at the strong men who were transporting all the parts to the depths of the cave not far away, and said, "I don't know either! But I think it's good here, we rely on our own labor to make money and feed ourselves! Besides, it's better to have food and clothing, and it won't freeze when it's cold, it's better than our little broken house full of holes!"
The little boy muttered, and then smiled: "That's right! At least you won't starve to death here, and you won't freeze to death! It's just that when it's too hot, it's a bit unbearable here." ”
The big boy put down the hammer in his hand and said seriously: "You guy, the Fan family is afraid that we will suffer from heat stroke, don't they send chilled watermelon every time? I see that you don't eat less every time, why do you still complain?"
The little boy wiped his nose again, but he didn't know that his body was already very dirty, and his nose suddenly turned black, and he laughed dryly: "That's not because of my brother, he will always save your share for me to eat!"
The older boy touched the younger boy's head dotingly, then wiped his hands clean and then wiped the black stains off his brother's face and nose.
These two are none other than the brothers Jenny and Jerry, whom Dylan had rescued in the City of the North Wind back then.
Just when the two brothers were about to take a break, a middle-aged man walked not far away.
I saw him walk directly to the center of the cave, and then said loudly: "Everyone listen to me!"
Soon, everyone put aside their work and prepared to listen carefully to the servant of the Vail family.
The man cleared his throat and said, "Listen, everyone, our construction period has changed, and we need to complete the work two days in advance, so in these three days, everyone will work harder, and we must complete all the casting tasks in our hands at present!"
His words directly made everyone boil.
Some complained, some protested, and some said it couldn't be done!
But the servant of the Van family motioned for everyone to be quiet, and then continued: "Don't worry, we won't let you work in vain!
As soon as these words came out, everyone couldn't help but exclaim.
"Triple it! I heard you right, did I?"
"Oh my God, is the Van family really so rich? The original salary was not low, but now it has been tripled?"
"Yes! The point is that there are so many of us! If everyone's wages are tripled, wouldn't it cost a lot of extra money!"
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The blacksmiths were naturally very happy, after all, the pay was pleasant, and the temptation for them was very great.
However, only the servant of the Vail family couldn't laugh at all, because he knew that in order to be able to complete this important project ahead of schedule, the Vail family had to use up almost all their savings for so many years, and even some were not enough!
As far as he knew, the Fan family had even begun to sell off many of the family's properties in Chongjiang Province, just to be able to complete this behemoth ahead of schedule!
After the servant left, the enthusiasm of all the blacksmiths rose at once!
Triple the pay! Even though only three days' wages are so settled, this is attractive enough!
As a result, the sound of the striking iron around became louder and more intense, and everyone was in high spirits, hoping to complete the work in three days!
"Brother, what are we going to do? We're slower than they are, and I don't know if we'll be able to finish it!" Jerry muttered.
Jenny smiled indifferently: "It's okay! Let's do our best, even if we don't get three times the salary by then, it's okay! Over the years, we have saved enough money, and when we go out, we will find a way to get our own blacksmith shop, and I will even think of a name!"
"Your own blacksmith shop?" Jerry looked happy and excited, he had already begun to fantasize about working hard in his own blacksmith shop!
Jenny, on the other hand, frowned slightly and looked into the distance, where the two caves were connected, and they were usually sent to the next cave after they had finished casting the parts in their hands.
As for what the blacksmiths are doing in the other caves, it is unknown.
In fact, Jenny had been wanting to go to another cave to see what they were doing.
However, the passages between the caves are guarded by special personnel, and they are not allowed to interact with each other, which only makes Jenny's curiosity even stronger.