Chapter 56 The Entrustment of the Old Father
As soon as Seraphine finished singing, tears wet everyone's faces.
This is different from the songs she sang before. This is not some mind-twisting magic.
She simply shared the stories she saw with everyone in the form of "MV".
Modern people with a privileged life are often hard-pressed to be moved by model operas. But those poor people who experienced the pain of oppression firsthand often have red eyes just watching it.
The experiences are different and the feelings are also different.
For these Zaun people, the power of the story itself is enough.
So, not long after, after Baku, the second person came on the stage, the third person came on the stage, the fourth, the fifth...
Seraphine also sang her second song, her third song...
Through her efforts and resonance with these stories, the apprentices finally expressed their painful emotions.
Telling the original suffering, when the leaders came to the stage to promote theories, help them peel the bitter fruit, dig at the root of bitterness, and let them think about a series of questions such as "where does suffering come from", "who feeds whom", "what to do" and so on
, everyone can listen carefully.
Finally, Seraphine walked off her stage.
Everyone no longer regards this pink-haired girl in a gold-embroidered princess dress as a condescending young lady, but sincerely express kindness and respect to her.
"Seraphine, your singing voice... is so perfect!" Levi also admired it from the bottom of his heart.
Janna flapped her wings slightly, creating a soft breeze and wiping the tears that had not dried up from the corners of Seraphine's eyes.
"Are you okay?" Levi couldn't help but asked with concern.
He knew that every song Seraphine sang was the life of a Zaun. And the pain and darkness they experienced in life were far beyond what ordinary people could bear.
He originally planned to let Seraphine sing two songs and then stop, but this stubborn girl insisted on singing one song after another and telling one story after another.
Levi was a little worried about whether her spirit could withstand the pressure.
"Don't worry, Mr. Levi."
After wiping away her tears, Seraphine smiled brightly.
"In the past, I just hid in fear, so I didn't know clearly. But now I actively listen, and I find that there is more than just pain in the melody of everyone's soul."
"Although family members are separated by life and death, they still have family ties; although it is difficult for lovers to get married, they also have love; although the world is dark, they also have eyes that can see the sun..."
Because family, lovers, etc. are all luxuries to the Zaun people.
But just because it is a luxury product, the love and warmth they have are more sincere and precious.
Even if they are trapped in darkness, they still live tenaciously and work hard to create a little happiness in this desperate world.
"I have seen all of these, so what I feel is not only the pain, but also their strength, bravery, kindness, and warmth..."
Seraphine lamented emotionally for the souls of the Zaans, as if she was singing a wonderful song.
"Well..." Levi was also moved.
This girl's stupidity, now it seems...
Quite cute.
"Mr. Levi?" Seraphine suddenly called him.
"Um?"
"Why... why did you suddenly praise me for being cute?" Fenmao bit her cherry-colored lips, and her cheeks were also pink.
"Ha?!" Levi was shocked: "You can read my mind across the 'network cable'?"
"No..." Seraphine replied: "It's Sister Janna. You are contacting her with your mind, so... she directly conveyed your thoughts."
Levi: "..."
"Mr. Levi, it seems that you...you really like me." The little girl sounded expectant.
Levi: "..."
No, he just praised her for being cute. Does this count as liking her?
Does he really like this pink-haired girl?
Hiss...it seems to be quite a bit.
etc--
Janna, please stop broadcasting this part!
"..." Seraphine's face had a seductive pink color, as if she was planning what she wanted to say.
"Ahem!" Mr. Erwin came over with a gloomy face and held down his daughter who was about to give away:
"Levi! I said... Isn't it too early for people who are in a business like yours to think about personal relationships now?"
"If you can't even save your own life, isn't it harmful to fall in love?"
"Huh?" Before Levi had time to answer, Seraphine interrupted with a disappointed look on her face: "Dad, when can we talk?"
"Stop talking!" The old father was so angry that he wanted to explode.
"Anyway, Levi - now I know what you are going to do."
"I am willing to support your career, and I can't control Seraphine... This child is stupid and stubborn. She wants to do things with you, and I will certainly not be able to stop her."
As he spoke, Erwin sighed helplessly:
"My only condition is not to let her officially join your organization before her career is successful, and not to let her have too deep a personal relationship with you."
"This...I can promise."
Levi understood Erwin's mood, but he still lamented the other's naivety.
This old business owner still thinks too well of his colleagues.
When Piltover tears off the pretense of civilization and peace, and when the enemy's butcher knife really falls, it will be like grass has to be burnt, stone has to be cut, and people have to change... The nine tribes must be implicated and burned.
of.
At that time, not to mention collaborators like Seraphine, even sympathizers, dissidents, and even innocent people within the enemy may be implicated.
In that case, any dog that passed by would be stabbed twice.
"I can't guarantee that bad things won't happen." Levi solemnly promised: "But I can guarantee that as long as I am still alive and Janna is still alive, we will use our greatest strength to protect her!"
"Okay." Erwin seemed to have aged a few years out of thin air: "Seraphine, I'll leave it to you to take care of her."
"Um..." Noticing his daughter's eyes that suddenly lit up, he added in time: "I want you to protect her well, don't think too much about it when you're on horseback!"
"Also, since we are already on the same boat, we must discuss what to do next."
Erwin's butt and head both moved very quickly.
Firstly, the complaint meeting just now had indeed affected him; secondly, his daughter had already run away, and he had no choice but to follow her.
So Erwin immediately analyzed for Levi the trouble they were facing first: "You guys figured it out all at once, the issue of increasing wages for apprentices -"
"The wages of apprentices and affiliated workers can still be increased, but what about permanent workers?"
Apprentices are at least free men.
Affiliated workers are dependent on their masters, but now that Erwin has joined the leader, they are no different from free people.
But the contract workers were temporary workers that Erwin rented from outside contractors. To put it bluntly, they were slaves.
Their lives, property, and personal freedom are completely controlled by those contractors, who even send people to monitor the transportation to and from get off work every day.
After they were taken back, they had to be searched again to prevent these slave workers from secretly hiding any rewards or extra money they earned in the factory without turning it over to their masters.
"So when I subsidized those contracted workers in the past, I only subsidized some food and supplies - if the money was given directly and the contractor discovered it, then they would be in serious trouble."
"Now you want to increase their salary tenfold in one breath. How should they increase it?"
"You can't exchange all that money for delicacies for them to eat, right?" Can those indentured workers be willing to do so?
"Or should we save it for them first?" Bonded workers don't even have freedom. If you help them save their salary, doesn't it mean that they won't be paid for the rest of their lives?
"Or just don't pay them at all?" That's even worse. We don't worry about the scarcity but the inequality. Apprentices and affiliated workers have been paid, but permanent workers will not be paid. Isn't this artificially creating group divisions?
"Can't you redeem your life for them?" Levi asked.
"No." Erwin shook his head helplessly: "They all owed loan sharks, and that's why they became debt slaves and bonded workers."
"If you want to redeem their lives, those contractors who are actually gang leaders will definitely take out these people's loan shark contracts and ask us for exorbitant prices."
"We have 65 bonded workers in the factory. We definitely can't afford the redemption fees for so many people."
"I see..." Levi realized the seriousness of the problem.
He only thought about how to deal with business owners, but he didn't expect to have to deal with slave owners first.
Those who step on horses... are already in the Hex Industrial Revolution. Please engage in some socialism! Slavery is too low!
"Then Mr. Erwin, from which contractor did you rent all the contract workers in our factory?"
Li Wei wanted to find out who the enemy was first.
"Um, um..." At this point, Erwin suddenly felt a little embarrassed: "The owners of those bonded workers——"
Chapter completed!