Chapter Ninety-Eight: The Island of Machinery (3)

As he spoke, the workers brought a steaming meal.

Duck said: "Two, these meals may not taste good, but they must be fresh and hygienic, please rest assured, please." ”

Sinclair and Aurora had a distinctly different plate in front of them, Sinclair's was much larger, and it seemed to be a binaural pan.

Aurora lifted the lid of her husband's pot and said excitedly, "Wow, red, green, green, so beautiful!

Duck said: "Baea paella." It contains tomatoes, diced onions, shredded green peppers, chicken breast, deep seafood shrimp, squid, and some shellfish. ”

Sinclair was dumbfounded: "These ...... It's all produced in greenhouses?"

"Not exactly. In addition to deep-sea seafood, some spices were introduced, such as black pepper, a specialty of the south coast of the Vedic Peninsula, and saffron, which is a specialty of the Taran Heights. These two things have not yet grown. ”

Sinclair was so startled that he almost threw the spoon in Duck's face: "East, East?!"

"I have some business dealings with the Alaba Empire, and the two of them know the ability of the Arabis to do business, and the geographical location is good, so I can also get some special products from the Vedic Empire and the Polynesian Empire. ”

Aurora said quietly: "Sinclair, I see how embarrassed you are, you will eat half of the house in the center of Jacqueque in one meal." ”

Duck laughed, "What is the rarity of a house in the center of Jacque, you two, in my place, everyone can enjoy the life of a nobleman at the salary of a commoner - as long as you are willing to put in the effort." Mr. Sinclair, please. Ms. Aurora, I heard Mr. Sinclair say you're pregnant? Congratulations. However, the spicy taste is not for you now, so I have prepared a meat sauce with tarli tomato sauce, candied lemon, and garnished with chickpea almond juice. I don't know the sweet and sour taste, right?"

Aurora was so happy: "Great, great, I like it!"

"Well, please. ”

The governor spoke, and the couple were not polite, let go of their bellies, and the wind swept away.

Seeing the two of them eating with a smile on their faces, Duck smiled and opened the plate in front of him.

Sinclair swallowed a squid whisker with great difficulty, and asked, "What are you, what is this smell of beef?"

"Onion black pepper beef, served with chili tacos. This amount is relatively large, and the two of us can share the meal, as for the lady, forget it, these two dishes are very spicy. ”

"This kind of cuisine is unheard of. ”

"Nuevo Tennotiran cuisine, a Nozik favourite. The taste is mainly spicy. ”

Aurora exclaimed, "You're such a foodie. ”

"I can't talk about it, but I worked as a mercenary there, and I stuffed my belly with both good and bad food. The three major national dishes of New Tenotiran: peppers, corn, and insects, the insects don't look very good, and I guess they don't quite fit the dietary concept here, so I removed it. Although you can't experience the authentic taste of the southern jungle, the profit will be guaranteed. Please!"

After the storm and clouds, both husband and wife hiccuped beautifully.

Duck asked, "What do you think?"

Sinclair praised: "Pretty good. The exotic atmosphere is truly intoxicating. If it's an elegant dining room, an exquisite dining table, a snow-white tablecloth, red wine in a goblet, a faint candlelight, a soft violin, and a silver moon on the horizonβ€”ah!"

"Your description makes my heart flutter, but I don't have any idea of opening a restaurant in Jagenque just yet. I want to make them into convenience foods and sell them to Jacque, what do you think?"

Sinclair said, "Ah, convenience food. I know, it's the one that Red Coral has been promoting lately, and it's all the rage in Jacqueβ€”a boxed lunch, yes, a boxed lunch! a boxed lunch that heats itself!"

Aurora said: "With all due respect, I don't see how much profit there is in doing this, these dishes are worth a lot of money just because of the ingredients, and if they are made into box lunches, I'm afraid that the rich will not buy them, and the common people will not be able to afford them." ”

"yes," sighed Dark, "so I can only do my best to keep costs under control, and sell them for three pounds, two pounds, and one pounds, how about it?"

With a thud, Sinclair's spoon fell to the ground. This time, even Aurora was dumbfounded.

Duck got up, put his hands behind his back, and paced slowly.

"Large-scale refineries turn inexhaustible sea mud into countless healthy, non-toxic high-quality fertilizers, the Garden of Life makes improved super seeds for me, Hydra's Pillars produce quality building materials for me day and night, and the slime reactor gives me a constant supply of magic and power – what does Jaggenc have?"

The couple's dull gaze slowly followed his footsteps.

"I was very cruel to the workers, I deprived them of all means of making a living, and reduced their skills to a minimum – just a few buttons to water the crops regularly, and even the fertilizer was dissolved in the water. But I'm generous, and here, everyone can work only eight hours a day, if they don't want extra overtime, and then take six times the wages of their peers. Without me, they can't survive because their appetites are raised and they are clumsy. ”

Sinclair felt a little dazed. Six times the wages of the workers?

"The wool comes from the sheep, and these wages are part of the income of their labor, and I only pretend to return them generously. Then they burst out with higher motivation to work and create more profits for me. They can't leave, they're going to be tied to the factory, to the machine, forever. Unless, there is a guy who is more advanced than me, more powerful than me, and has a higher salary than me. Jacques, stop kidding!"

As he spoke, Duck shook his head with a wry smile: "I'm the same, I'm bound by this system. I will live for it and die for it. Profit, the starting point of everything is profit, and I can't even choose my life and death freely, unless I intend to completely ignore the people who live on this system. Even with a yoke and harness made of pure gold, an ox is still a cow and a horse is still a horse. The fate of people has not changed in the slightest, and the saddest thing is that even I don't know where this road ends. ”

Sinclair muttered, "I wish this road never came to an end." I hope you can bring this way of life to Jacque......" He suddenly became excited: "If Alfran continues to do evil, you won't sit idly by, will you?"

"If it's for profit, I'm going to do it. Alfran's claim that everything he does is for the sake of the principles of fair and free trade and private legal property, which seems to me to be a pure lie, and clearly for the benefit of big business. But for now, he doesn't bother me. ”

Sinclair shook his head: "The greed of the big conglomerates is almost endless, unless the boundary of this greed touches the boundary of another big conglomerate. You've got amazing technology, but that's where Alfran's excitement comes most. Therefore, in my opinion, sooner or later, he will infringe on your legitimate rights and interests, and it is better to ......"

Duck smiled: "It's better to take advantage of the current chaos in Jagenk to strike first, at the very least, and plan ahead of time, right? As I just said, it's not in my best interest to strike now, unless the situation changes significantly - I'm a profit-seeker." ”

"You are a kind person with a compassionate heart, why do you have to speak so badly of yourself?"

"If I were only responsible for myself, I could have taught Alfran a hard lesson – think Wilde, you know it's not an empty phrase – but I can't be sorry for the people behind me. A lot of people are counting on me for dinner. So, I had to do something against my will, and I had to do it beautifully. ”

Sinclair continued: "Ah, I can relate to that. I adore your world-changing power, and you want to live as freely as we do. ”

Aurora kicked her stupid husband under the table, but judging by her husband's expression, he probably kicked it in vain.

"So, in order for us to have a chance to get to know each other up close, would you two like to settle in Stanford?"

The couple looked at each other and nodded without hesitation.

"That's great. Well, I can safely tell you two some secrets, such as the source of the power to change the world. Please follow me. ”