After listening to Momola's story, everyone fell into silence.
For a moment, there was only the crackling sound of firewood burning in the iron bucket.
The swaying firelight reflected uncertain shadows on people's faces, just like everyone's mood at the moment.
After a while, the middle-aged man who was the first to greet Momola said in a low voice, "I am willing to do this. But it is impossible to win over 80% of the employees."
"Yes." Others couldn't help but echoed, "If we don't go to the factory, we won't even have daily rusk. What if Baiguoyuan refuses to accept it?"
"If we can't find a home, everyone will starve to death."
"And can we really bring the factory to a standstill? Can they hire more people?"
Hearing everyone's uneasiness, Momola also felt the same.
In fact, this was also her doubt when facing Xia Fan.
No matter how you look at it, employees are the most humble and vulnerable group of people. They are precarious and their livelihood depends on the factory. Compared with those gang members, their only difference is that they are unwilling to commit crimes. Other than that, their status and reputation are basically the same. level.
After all, who would be a hired hand if they could make a good living
Everyone has fallen into this situation because of desperation.
But according to Xia Fan, they are not really that insignificant, they just haven't realized their power yet.
"At this point, the ambassador is willing to help." Momola replied, "He can use part of the money to ensure that the strikers can eat bread."
Everyone was in an uproar.
"What? Are you sure?"
"Doesn't this mean that we can still have something to eat even if we don't go to work?"
"Then what's the benefit? Isn't this a waste of money!"
Momola shook her head, "I can't say anything about the ambassador named Xia Fan, but I still trust Miss Li, the half-beast beside him. She said that in the Eastern Continent, half-beasts and humans will be protected by the same laws, and Employees are one of the most important parts of the city, and their salary levels are not much worse than ordinary officials."
Everyone looked at each other.
This is really unimaginable for them.
After all, in the Holy Wing Islands, those who can hang out with the lord, even if they are not dragonborn, have a much higher status than ordinary people.
"They also said that education is not a privilege for the upper class, and workers must also receive a comprehensive education. It's not that we don't have the ability to learn, it's just that this qualification has been taken away by the factory."
"I'm afraid the place you're talking about isn't heaven."
Someone murmured.
"Actually, it was not like this at the beginning. In the East, half-beasts are called monsters, and dragonborn are also monsters. Anyone who is a monster will be mercilessly hunted and killed. The situation is even worse than ours. But after a desperate struggle, their treatment There have been earth-shaking changes, so we have to fight and use practical actions to exchange for fairer treatment!"
Momola had never been to the east, but the words spoken by the half-animal girl had a convincing power. Thinking about it now, it was probably because the other party was obviously of the same kind, and the temperament displayed in every gesture and gesture was far different from that of a half-beast like her.
It was as if Li had really experienced these things.
The flames in the barrel seemed to be a little stronger.
"Is it okay to just go on strike?"
"Yes, as long as we put down what we are doing, the factory will realize its mistakes. Because only in this way can their interests be truly affected!"
"What about the manager hiring someone else?"
"It's too late." Momola's thoughts became clearer and clearer. "It's difficult to preserve the drunken fruits for more than three days in such weather. If they are not made into jam in time, they will all go bad. We must first unite as many people as possible. , and then take action on the day when the new goods arrive at the port. If we can win over 80% of the people, Pagoda will not be able to take care of it in three days. In the face of such losses, he will negotiate with us."
"The next purchase will be in two days." The middle-aged man said, "I estimate that there are between six to seven hundred employees in Baiguoyuan. They are mainly divided into porters, production workers and packers. We need to recruit them all. We There are not enough people.”
"I can go find Horn. He is very prestigious among the porters, and he is a half-beast like me. He should be on my side. But that's not the point." Momola said and looked around at everyone, "This matter The key lies not in how difficult it is, but in your thoughts and determination. I don’t want to see anyone whipped innocently again, I don’t want things like Lars and Mollier to happen again, and I don’t want to live a life of hunger and food. , I don’t want to be stepped on by others again! What about you?”
"Miss Momola, let's do it with you!"
"I can contact the Packers, their shed is right next door to ours."
"If you can kill the boss's arrogance, that's not bad. I've long disliked them!"
"That's right, the worst thing you can do is resign."
After being relieved of the worries of daily rations, everyone's response was obviously much more positive.
"Very good, it's settled!" Momola raised her tail and said, "Let's contact the people first and keep quiet for the time being. Wait until the cargo ship arrives at the port, and then we will act together. If Baiguoyuan does not admit its mistakes for one day, we will I won’t go back to work for a day!”
"If you don't admit your mistakes, you won't get back to work!"
"If you don't admit your mistakes, you won't get back to work!"
The flames roared violently, and countless sparks exploded in the barrel, as if witnessing their oath.
"What do you want to do with what you taught Momola?" Olina Okan stared at Xia Fan and said, "This is a pool of muddy water. There is no need for you to step into it."
Momola's departure did not interrupt everyone's discussion on the matter, especially Dragon Girl, who expressed difficulty in understanding Xia Fan's actions. In her opinion, everyone's ultimate goal is to get in touch with the Son of the Holy Spirit, and then save the frozen people. Ning Wanjun. How the factory employees live has nothing to do with rescuing people, and it can easily get them into trouble.
"Is helping innocent victims stepping into troubled waters? I don't think so." Li crossed his arms and said, "If everyone is indifferent to the plight of others, you won't be able to collect the tuition for your brother to study, right?"
Olina was immediately choked.
This was definitely something she couldn't refute.
Although she also provided a dedicated express delivery service for Xia Fan, the dragon girl knew in her heart that the value of two thousand gold karns was much higher than this price.
"I am a Dragonborn after all."
"But in Qi State, they all belong to demons." Li checked the topic directly.
"Okay," Xia Fan smoothed things over, "I know you are actually worried about the rescue plan, rather than really having no sympathy for Momola and the others. Otherwise, you wouldn't have come out to testify when I talked about Jinxia's changes. . No one can guarantee whether this will happen, but as long as the fire is planted, sooner or later it will turn into a prairie fire, which is why I decided to help them."
At this point, he paused and said, "In addition, there is something in the cargo ship entry and exit records provided by Lassein that I am more concerned about."
"Oh? What is it?" Li asked.
Xia Fan showed the list he had been looking at in front of the three of them, "The Baiguoyuan here has actually registered for the Eastern Voyage."