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Chapter 124: Negotiating With The Pixies
Chapter 124: Negotiating With The Pixies
Chapter 124: Negotiating With The Pixies
Albert ran away without hesitation. He couldn't help but feel a chill down his spine when he witnessed what happened inside the shop.
'Seriously I don't know what was going on inside that shop.' Albert muttered inwardly, panicked.
[But you were the one who gave that mission.]
'Yeah, but I never expected something like this to happen.'
[It can't be reversed. Jessie's reputation might probably increase after this point.]
'I can see that. Maybe he will gather enough money to buy himself back? Hmm, the contract slave I think there's a clause like that. Something like he needs to gather three times the money to free himself.' He frowned. 'What will happen to him then? I mean, can I revoke his authority to bonk others?'
[It can be done.]
'Oh. I guess that's how it is. I can't prevent anyone from leaving anyway.' Albert shrugged.
[You should trust yourself a bit more.]
Albert fell silent before shaking his head, brushing that thought for now.
Since he had finished observing Jessie, whom he worried the most, he had nowhere to go anymore.
He couldn't follow the remaining four as their tasks were uncommon. Hence, he went straight to the pixie forest to meet the pixie queen.
It was clear that the sooner he solved this problem, the better.
It didn't take too long for him to reach the forest with his current level and he realized the Horny Jail had been filled to the brink by Irena, who bonked all monsters she could find.
As soon as he entered the forest, the pixie queen immediately greeted him.
"Sir Albert." The pixie queen smiled. "How can I help you?"
"Actually, I want to discuss something with you." Albert raised his finger, showing there was one important thing he wanted to say.
The pixie queen's expression brightened as she said, "It's the same for me. I was about to go to Xander Town to discuss something with you, Sir. To think you visit us first."
"Haha, let's go then." Albert nodded.
"Please follow me to the center of the forest." The pixie queen extended her hand and led Albert to the small town they created for themselves.
Surprisingly, the pixies immediately came out of their houses when they saw Albert. Although it wasn't that long for them to work for him, the pixies seemed to have increased their levels ranging from 3 to 5 levels.
After seeing everyone coming out of their houses, the pixie queen asked politely, "May we know the matter that you wish to address?"
"Actually, I'm planning to leave this town." Albert sighed.
"Leave?" The pixie queen widened her eyes.
"Yeah."
"Although we have been preparing for this, it truly comes with a shock when hearing it directly from you." The pixie queen scratched the back of her head.
"Is that so?"
"Yes. So, may I know what Sir Albert is planning to do in the future? Will you abandon the system?"
"No. I'm planning to maintain the Horny Jail in Xander Town. And I'm going to ask you to take care of it." Albert shook his head.
"I'm truly honored to be trusted with such an important task." The pixie queen bowed her head. "But Sir, how about the one in the new town? I believe you're planning to create another one, right?"
"Yeah. After some thinking, I'm planning to go to Seika Town, southwest of Xander Town."
"Yes, we do know about that town. It's five days away from this place." She nodded with a serious expression.
"I wish to open another place there."
"How about the manpower? Does Sir Albert need manpower to take care of the jail?"
"Probably. I'll just search for one." Albert nodded.
"In that case, how about employing us again, Sir?"
"What do you mean?" Albert frowned.
"Well, I can't lie to you about this, Sir. I'm sorry if you're offended, but we have been debating whether we should become your subordinate or not." She explained.
"Oh?" Albert raised his eyebrows, never expecting this kind of surprise.
"Yes. We would like to work with you again because we have seen the benefit in working with you." She explained. "To be honest, I'm tempted to join you as well since the treatment you do to your subordinate is better than us, your workers. Unfortunately, I'm the queen of this tribe. I can't afford to do such a thing yet.
"Hence, we've decided to send our finest 30 men and women as Sir Albert's subordinate." The pixie queen took a deep breath while lowering her head. There was no guarantee that Albert took their pledge seriously, considering they didn't come together with their tribe.
Still, Albert found one amusing detail. "Why 30 people?"
"Well" She glanced at the pixies behind her. "Our tribe has 249 pixies. There are more than 100 of them who want to leave this place.
"But we also need to think about the stability of this tribe. Since there will be people that stay behind in this place, we can't really send all those people away and split the tribe into two since our survival will be dependent on it.
"Hence, we allow only 30 people, and they need to be the finest people that can serve Sir Albert well. As for the reason why we only choose 30 people It's because of the shift, Sir."
"The shift?" Albert frowned.
"Yes. Every day, there are 15 pixies taking care of the Horny Jail, divided into three shifts. So, we choose 15 more to accommodate any change."
"I see. That's understandable."
"We can even send them to Seika Town for a month or longer. Then, we'll send the second batch while giving the first batch to rest in their home this forest. Of course, since they're your subordinates, they'll follow your decision, Sir.
"If you wish all of them to follow you to Seika Town together, they'll do it. Although I fear it's too much for me to request this, please allow them to have some time off to make sure they can spend their time with the family here."
Albert's expression became serious as he understood that the queen had chosen the best option for her tribe.. As for whether it would go according to her way or not, it would entirely be up to him.