December 5, 1665 AH.

Location: Eastern mining site in the city of Altair

Event: Anjie is sent here by Captain Simon to recover the magic equipment lent to the mining company.

"By the way, when I come back, I will stop by the Nergin department store to buy some ink and whale oil. And I'll take a look...... Buy some more wine and new cigars, and don't forget! ”

………… As well as procuring some stuff for Captain Simon, the leader of the teaching team.

An Jie had thought about resisting or something, because there were only two days left before the agreed exam time. But Captain Simon offered to lower her exam pass by one grade.

An Jie decisively agreed.

That's why she's now arguing with the bosses of four or five mining farms in the eastern mining farms of Altair. These white and chubby guys have a meaning between the lines - can the mountain fixtures lent to them by the teaching team be extended for a period of time?

Mountain fixers, a set of twelve. It is a large, super-convenient magic guide that can hold the fragile mountain that has become fragile due to excavation, and it will neither landslide nor collapse.

Among the coal bosses who generally don't treat workers as human beings, these guys who will pay for mountain bindings are quite human.

Of course, there is also the factor of instability of the mines themselves in the city of Altair.

And for this sake, An Jie didn't have much to say, so she could only slowly boil with them.

"Sergeant Scarlett, you can become a sergeant at a young age, and all of us here admire your abilities. It's just that you can also see that because of the rampant ground monsters, there has been no train to Altai City. ”

Sitting in the first place, the fat uncle who faintly had the posture of a leader looked worried.

"Now the city of Altaïr is not able to buy goods from the outside world, and the coal that used to accumulate in the past has been transported to other cities with the last train. Now we are seeing the weather getting colder day by day, if our coal mine is shut down because of this. I don't know how many people will freeze to death? This set of equipment, we really can't just let you take it away! ”

An Jie was silent, she knew that what the other party said was indeed the truth. This is also one of the reasons why she is willing to negotiate conditions with the other party here, because it is indeed a very fatal thing to have no coal for heating in the winter.

But she also has a reason why she has to recycle the equipment.

"I know it's going to be a tough time for everybody, but I have to take it back."

After a pause, An Jie explained a little helplessly:

"That equipment has been in your company for almost ten years, right? The equipment is seriously aging, and the work efficiency has begun to decline significantly. Keeping it running could lead to a magical rampage, which wouldn't be good for your company or our military department! ”

This is what An Jie has been discussing with these guys from the Merchants' Guild for a long time.

The merchants wanted to keep the mountain fixtures and continue to stabilize the fragile tunnels and stabilize the production of the coal mines, at least enough to allow the citizens of Altai to survive the winter.

The military department is worried that the equipment has been in service for too long and is seriously aging, and it must be brought back to the training team for repair for an unknown number of times. But it takes a month to repair it once, and it's too late to bring it back.

Anjie didn't say anything about letting the miners continue to work without mountain fixers, and she had also worked as miners to dig coal. She understands how dangerous it can be to work in unstable underground tunnels.

The bosses of the merchants' guild didn't mean to hold the equipment tightly in their hands and not let go, and they also knew how serious the magic was to run wild.

After all, the mountain fixture equipment is the property of the teaching team, and even if An Jie forcibly wants to come back, these businessmen will not be able to stop her.

But she would never do that.

An Jie knew what these businessmen wanted, but she was not qualified to make a decision............

“………………”

An Jie smiled bitterly, she suddenly understood that she was not unqualified - but if she made a decision, she had to take the corresponding responsibility.

(Bastard Simon, sooner or later I'll settle accounts with you!) ）

An Jie, who had figured out the joint, raised her head and said solemnly to the businessmen who were looking at her:

"I have a proposal, I wonder if you would like to hear it?"

The merchants glanced at each other and nodded.

"Please."

An Jie took a deep breath and made a decision.

"I'll still bring back the mountain fixture equipment, and then I'll ask you to let your workers pack up and go home."

As soon as her words fell, several businessmen couldn't help but stand up directly! They all had angry expressions on their faces, and they wanted to lash out when they opened their mouths!

was just pushed back by An Jie's words.

"But it won't be long."

The merchant sitting at the top frowned.

"What do you mean?"

An Jie sighed.

"It's no secret that two days later, the 'whack-a-mole' operation to wipe out the Earth Demon Beasts will officially begin. Originally, the plan of the teaching team was to clear the railway line in a month and restore the nearby railway line. But ......"

"But?"

“…… But, I promise you now! I'll cut that down to a week! Counting today, it will take a maximum of ten days for the city of Altair to resume railway operation! ”

All the businessmen were shocked!

Winter is not the end of December, and in the north of the Empire, the cold weather will continue until February. It can be said that the pressure on the coal mine is heavy.

According to the practice of the teaching team to restore the railway line in a month, by the time Altaïr can get coal from other cities, it is estimated that ten percent of the people in the city will die!

That is, nearly 1,000 people will freeze to death.

However, there are nearly 1,000 miners, who risk the risk of tunnel collapse and work in the mine, and in case of an accident, nearly 1,000 lives will be lost.

Anjie's promise to restore the nearby railway line within 10 days means that they can use about 10 days of coal to maintain the city's coal supply, and the miners do not have to risk their work.

Ten days later, the train carrying the coal mine will depart, and the dilemma of the city of Altai will be solved.

The merchant at the head said in a deep voice:

"Is this Captain Simon's decision?"

An Jie shook her head.

"No, it's my decision."

She didn't dare to be sloppy about it, although she was 100% sure that Simon's bastard was definitely trying to force her to give it her all, but she wouldn't say it.

She won't say anything that hasn't happened.

The merchants looked visibly disappointed.

(In the end, it's still my lack of credit.) ）

An Jie was helpless, but she wouldn't say anything more. It was their business to believe or not to trust her, and if the merchants chose to believe it, then she was responsible.

If they don't believe her, she'll take the magic device with her - it doesn't matter how many people will die in Altair.

She was just a small sergeant, and her only value was her strength and loyalty. If the merchants didn't trust this power, then she really couldn't do anything about it.

However, the merchants looked at her in unison after a moment of exchange of ears. It is said that the eyes are the windows of the soul, and An Jie read a strange signal from the eyes of these big bosses.

"Can we trust you? Sergeant Angel Scarlett. ”

It seems that they have already made their decision.

Then, it's time for her to make a decision.

An Jie pursed her lips and nodded in response to their gaze.

"I'm going to give it my all...... No, I'll be able to complete the cleanup within a week! ”

Going all out is not the same thing as being sure to accomplish it, and there is room for excuses if you fail to go all out. It must have failed, but there was no excuse to be found.

Once again, Anjie put herself in a Jedi with no way back - only this time it wasn't for herself.

"You're stupid, Anjie. Can't you see that these guys are taking you for the blame?'

(Nani!) ）

『………………』

(Ha, just kidding, how could I not see that?) But someone has to do the dirty work, and instead of waiting for these people to make a decision and not be able to do it, it is better for me to take the initiative to do it. ）

(It's also for promotion...... ）

"It's not for any promotion, it's just that your personal heroism is sick again."

The system complained, with an inexplicable warmth in his voice.

An Jie ignored the particularly attentive businessmen, and laughed at herself in her heart:

(Really?) Perhaps. Actually, I've always wanted to be a big hero. ）