Chapter 632

Dirty work, so this is what dirty work is — Broly stood at the sewer entrance, and what greeted him was a stench carrying the smell of fermentation.

He stepped back a bit, took a deep breath where the air was fresh, shouldered the sewage cleaning tools issued by the City Sewer Management Bureau, and charged into the sewer with the Demon Race Soldiers.

At this, the Demon Race Soldiers were deeply moved; back when they served under Slug King, it was always "you go up," but now that it was Broly King, he went with them.

Although they weren't fighting the native inhabitants of a planet resisting their invasion right now, it was no different from combat; each one was full of vigor, displaying the infrastructure spirit they once had on Nappa Star — the sludge and garbage settled from the daily lives of Norta's citizens were cleared out box by box.

This job lasted from night until dawn; by the time the person in charge of the City Sewer Sanitation Management Bureau came to work the next day, what they saw were cleaning toolboxes already packed full of sludge and garbage.

"We've cleared about half the sewer sludge, but because there are no extra toolboxes, we can only choose to pause temporarily."

Hearing Broly's words, the Leka person in charge before him — green-skinned, pale-haired — widened his eyes; in all his years working at the City Sewer Sanitation Management Bureau, he had never seen anyone able to fill every single cleaning toolbox to capacity in a single night.

Even though this self-proclaimed Nappa Star labor team numbered one hundred and one people, the corner of his mouth twitched, and he subconsciously asked, "Is the work efficiency of you Nappa Star people always this high?"

"I recall the contract we signed last night was piece-rate, right? Would you dislike your money-earning speed being too fast?"

Broly looked at the person in charge of the City Sewer Sanitation Management Bureau with some puzzlement, and countered with that one sentence.

"That wouldn't happen."

This Leka person in charge nodded, acknowledging Broly's words.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Broly: "Because of our work error, we didn't arrange enough sludge trucks to clear the filled toolboxes, delaying your earning speed; the City Sewer Sanitation Management Bureau is willing to pay an additional 20% labor remuneration for your work results last night.

Also, I wonder if your Nappa Star Labor Team would be willing to contract the entire Norta Sewer dredging project?"

This work is both exhausting and dirty; few Leka are willing to do it, and if you let Boman do it, those guys always slack off and play tricks.

Back when payment was by the day, malingering was the norm for Boman, which later led to switching to pay-by-performance.

That is, weighing the cleaning toolboxes, then paying remuneration based on the weight of the sludge and garbage cleared out.

But where there's a policy, there's a countermeasure — some Boman actually thought of stuffing stones directly into the cleaning toolboxes, causing many toolboxes to be damaged as a result; wanting to claim compensation, those bottom-rung immigrant guys couldn't pay up.

Until the City Sewer Sanitation Management Bureau used public funds to purchase Perspective Devices, and stipulated that any garbage bins found with abnormal amounts of stones would not be paid — only then did this bullshit quiet down, but it also meant a large batch of labor looking to exploit loopholes disappeared.

Consequently, blockage problems would appear in the Norta Sewer from time to time; the Sanitation Management Bureau had also considered raising the sewer scavengers' labor remuneration to increase dredging efficiency, but raising it still couldn't attract people to do it, and raising it further wouldn't get additional funding from above.

Having finally encountered a dredging team with extraordinarily high work efficiency, there was absolutely no reason to let them go.

"Then, how much can you pay for this?"

Broly inquired; as long as the remuneration was suitable, being scavengers wasn't a problem.

"A full cleanup of the entire Norta Sewer is roughly ten million Leka Currency; additionally, if your Nappa Star team is willing to contract the project of maintaining smooth operation of the Norta Sewer, there would be roughly two to three million Leka Currency in annual remuneration, plus sludge sale fees, totaling about fifteen million."

The person in charge calculated the costs and quoted a reasonable price; fifteen million divided among the Nappa Star Labor Group's one hundred and one people came to one hundred fifty thousand Leka Currency each.

Although it still didn't reach the level of the average annual income of Leka in the Norta region — one hundred seventy thousand — compared to the Boman's average annual income of only one hundred twenty thousand, it counted as a job with not bad pay, just not very respectable.

Of course, the accounts can't be calculated that way; the ten million full cleanup project isn't available all the time; excluding that portion of income, the sewer maintenance costs are roughly at the level of five to six million Leka Currency per year; however, for daily maintenance, with the Nappa Star Labor Group's work efficiency, that many workers wouldn't be needed.

"We'll only handle the full cleanup; as for maintenance, forget it — earning money is too slow."

Broly did the math and found that relying solely on maintaining the sewer to make money, the earnings of twenty years of maintenance probably wouldn't even cover a fraction of the cost of the materials they wanted to purchase.

"We only make fast money."

"That truly is a pity; however, I can introduce you to the Sewer Sanitation Management Bureaus of other cities — perhaps the full cleanup remuneration won't be as high as Norta's quote, but it should still count as a sum of fast money."

On the first day Broly led his people to arrive at Leka Star, they smoothly reached cooperation with the City Sewer Sanitation Management Bureau; if logistical support work was maxed out, their one hundred and one-person Nappa Star Labor Team would probably only need one week to earn 120 million Leka Currency.

Of course, consumption was also needed; after mentioning to the Sanitation Management Bureau person in charge named Put that they temporarily had no place to live, the other party helped introduce cheap housing.

"You're guests introduced by Mr. Put, have no need for sunlight, and only want cheap rent — then I do have suitable housing here, only the location is a bit remote, and the public security is also a bit poor."

The housing agent named Kaka, looking at a group of Demons dressed in Astronaut Protective Suits, carefully said to the alien Broly.

On this planet, as long as they aren't Boman, off-worlders are all treated as Alien Grandpas from more advanced civilizations.

Even though this group of Alien Grandpas smelled foul, with a stench of having soaked in the sewer overnight, and what they demanded was cheap housing, he, a housing agent, was still respectful and deferential.

"Poor public security?"

Broly's eyes lit up at those words, and he immediately asked: "Then would there be rich robbers coming to rob us?"

He urgently needed some rich wild robbers right now to fill his own pockets.

"Ah, rich and still be robbers? That doesn't exist."

Kaka hurriedly shook his head.

"President Barn said that for an immigrant planet like ours to develop, we must rely on the tourism industry.

That President wants to build our Leka Star into a beautiful tourist planet, so public security is enforced very strictly.

Especially for guests like you who come from outer space — if you were robbed, reporting it means one report, one sure hit.

The Public Security Bureau people would absolutely use the fastest speed to help you catch the robbers who dared rob you.

As for this point, I think there shouldn't be any robber who would dare move against you; you can rest completely assured on this."

Kaka spoke seriously; the last one who robbed an Alien Grandpa in Norta was sentenced to fifteen years, and is still in prison to this day, unable to get out.

"Then what is the public security problem you speak of?"

Broly was somewhat disappointed, but still unwillingly asked.

"Robbers don't dare, but petty thieves dare; for robbers, the Public Security Bureau cracks down severely, but for petty thieves, the punishment isn't too heavy."

Broly let out a light "huh," expressing confusion at this.

"This has to start from the conflict between Leka and Boman; previously, the majority of thieves were Boman; President Barn believes that overly harsh punishment would incite hatred and conflict between Boman and Leka; of course, punishing thieves is necessary, but more important is making people not choose to become thieves……"

On the road following the agent to view rental apartments meeting the conditions, Broly listened to Kaka's description of Leka Star's current President.

The other party encouraged the private sector to open more factories, and gave government tax subsidies to enterprises willing to employ Boman, advancing the harmonious cause of the two immigrant races before and after, calming the social contradictions brought by the arrival of immigrants.

"Your President sounds like a person with great domestic governance talent."

"Who says otherwise; President Barn has already served three consecutive terms as Leka Star Great President, and the fourth term will unexpectedly also be him.

At least, Leka like me would cast our votes for him; as for Boman, if the proposal granting them voting rights also passes smoothly this year, they would definitely cast all their votes for President Barn……"

Kaka spoke with absolute conviction, as if at this moment he himself was a Senator in the Leka Star Senate.

"And now, fewer Boman are thieves, but the mixed-blood children of Boman and Leka who are looked down upon have become the many thieves.

Leka Star's civilization is progressing, but to truly popularize it among the people still requires waiting for a period of time, and the current situation of not severely punishing thieves is precisely the embodiment of Leka Star's law and reason.

Society is bad, you become a thief, the law does not permit it, but sentimentally it is understandable.

Not severely punishing is because they are working hard to change this society.

But when society becomes good, if you become a thief again, that is your own problem.

At that time, it will be the result of severe punishment without leniency.

Broly merely listened to the housing agent Kaka's introduction, and could feel that this planet's President, is a capable fellow.

If he captured the other party and took them to the Akame ga Kill World to work for the Great Western Nation, Nahashu and Main and the others would probably be very happy.

"Mr. Broly, wait a moment, I'll go knock on a door and talk to the landlord about the rental matter."

Kaka brought people to the front of an old tavern with the sign 【Noru】, said a sentence to Broly, and went to knock.

"Qida, big business!"

The rusted iron door was slapped with a dong-dong sound.

"Early in the morning, do you want to die?"

A burly Leka woman kicked the door open with one foot, holding a rolling pin, glaring fiercely at Kaka.

"You'd better give me a reason, otherwise, I don't mind using my rolling pin to beat a few bumps onto your head."

"Customer, it's a customer, your apartment rental still has many empty rooms, right? I've brought you a big wave of customers."

Following the direction of Kaka's finger, Qida saw Broly and the Demon Race Soldiers behind Broly, she sniffed her nose, smelled the sewer stench, and her brows furrowed.

"Aliens, or sewer cleaner workers?"

These two combinations, no matter how you look at them, are somewhat discordant.

"If it goes smoothly, your empty apartment can be fully rented out."

Kaka said in a low voice.

"How many people in this group, how many rooms to rent, willing to pay how much rent?"

"One hundred and one people, one single room per person, willing to pay ninety thousand rent per month."

"Utilities self-paid?"

"Utilities self-paid."

"Deal done."

"Need to view the rooms first, they have to like them."

The two conversed quietly for a while, then the burly Leka woman revealed a business smile.

Holding a large string of keys, she led Broly and a mighty group of customers to view their rooms.

The rental location is poor, sunlight blocked by surrounding buildings, except for being in the Leka Star Capital with very cheap rent, this place has no merits.

Broly didn't hesitate, directly rented it here, his Demon Race subordinates aren't Bay Beasts, they don't need sunlight, as for poor location and bad transportation, that doesn't matter either, because they can all fly, even running is faster than most vehicles seen in the city.

A place to rest, a place to wash astronaut suits, and food to fill their stomachs, these are what his Demon Race soldiers need.

"Can I do some modifications here?"

Broly thought for a bit, pointed at the apartment rental's first floor hall, and asked.

"What modifications, destroying the apartment is not allowed."

"Just want to build a public bathhouse."

"Water and electricity fees on your own, drainage also done by yourselves?"

"Mm."

"Then no problem."

Qida had no objection, this broken apartment had been in her hands for many years, not selling it was just to wait for the demolition compensation when the city expands.

"First clean the protective suits, tidy up the rooms here, I'll go outside and buy you some food and come back."

After Qida and Kaka both left, Broly said a sentence to Ankira, then also went out.

Not long after, he returned carrying a pile of Leka Star's unique paste foods, this is the Leka people's staple food.

Grey paste is the worst, white paste is better, then there are various flavors and colors of paste bodies.

Broly also doesn't know why this planet's people like making food into this appearance.

But the taste is okay, he likes the red paste's taste, has a kind of eating meat aspic feeling.

And this planet's green drink, he also feels not bad, somewhat like sweet vanilla water.

"After eating and drinking your fill, rest first, there's still work at night."

"Yes, Broly King."

The Demon Race Soldiers replied to his words.

"What about you?"

Ankira asked instead.

"I'm going outside to see if I can sell Nappa Star's specialty products for a good price."

"Then this subordinate will follow along?"

"No, you rest, tonight, you lead the team to clean the sewers, I rest."

Broly said seriously.

Without protective suits, only the basic protective gear issued by the city sewer sanitation management, made his nose suffer terribly last night.

So, Broly decided to divide the work, let the Demon Race subordinates with protective suits do the jobs already received, he would go search for new money-making business.

Ankira: "..."

At any rate, Broly King, shared weal and woe with them for one night.

Broly washed himself clean, then went out again.

He arrived at Norta's most bustling commercial street, and learning from the stalls by the roadside, took out a picnic blanket and placed it on the street side.

Then, he took out supplies produced from his home planet, as well as some gold coins and gems stored in the Crystal Palace, and began the first stall of his life.

(Chapter End)