"Eh? … "Helena was a little surprised. Reynolds didn't look like he was joking, and he wouldn't go to such a shabby murloc's house even if he wanted her to accompany him overnight. Could this be the unreasonable request he was talking about? It turned out that she had misunderstood and thought of the wrong thing. Helena's face flushed as she thought of this.
Reynolds saw that Helena was still in a daze and didn't reply. He thought she was hesitating, so he quickly added, "Miss Helena, I can assure you that we are not bad people. Also, I can pay you two silver coins a day as accommodation expenses. After a few days, when the problem with my magic card is solved, there will be another great reward." Of course, Reynolds knew that his magic card couldn't be used for the rest of his life. The reason why he said this was because he was confident that he could earn money in a few days.
Helena was a little flattered. "Sir, you are too kind. It is Helena's honor to be able to be a guest at my humble house. It's just that my house is too shabby and small, so I'm afraid it will be hard for you."
Seeing that Helena had agreed, Reynolds quickly made the final decision. "It's not hard at all. It's settled then, hahaha …"
Helena's house was beside a small river in the slums of the eastern suburbs. It was very far from the city. Helena had to walk two hours to get to the dock where she had the highest chance of being hired. Even riding a magic beast was a luxury. Therefore, she had to wake up early in the morning because many ships arrived at breakfast. The chances of getting business would be greatly reduced if she couldn't find a single customer for a whole province. She could only starve because the remaining savings at home could only last for so long.
The houses on the riverside were closely connected to each other. They were made of the crudest rocks, and were piled together. The places that were not tight were covered with some sea beast hides to prevent wind and rain from hitting them. It could not even be considered to be up to standard, let alone beautiful.
The people living here were all murloc women. When they saw that Helena brought two strangers from other races back, they were all very surprised and ran out to see what was going on. However, they didn't dare to strike up a conversation. They just stood at a distance and pointed, envious of her good luck. As an outsider, Reynolds didn't feel anything, but Helena lowered her head and hurried forward. Fortunately, night had fallen and there weren't many street lights in the slums. Otherwise, she would be embarrassed to death.
Helena heaved a huge sigh of relief after opening the door with the key.
Reynolds examined the supplies carefully. It was indeed as Helena had described. It was cold and empty. There were only a few wooden stools, a table, and some daily necessities in the hall. However, Helena used all kinds of conches and shells to form a string of decorations, making the entire house look a lot more elegant.
Seeing Reynolds's gaze sweep across the living room, Helena embarrassedly said, "I'm sorry, Mr. Reynolds. My house is really too shabby." On the way back, Reynolds had already told her the names of the few people on his side.
There wasn't even a light elemental mirror image. Then where would the most basic spiritual entertainment that mankind needed come from? Looks like the polarization in Akalin is really severe. The living standards of the Fishmen are much worse than the lowest class people in Great Tang. However, Reynolds didn't mind. Besides, there was a small river behind the house. A refreshing breeze with water vapor entered through the stone window, and it was quite comfortable. Irene didn't mind at all. When she was unemployed, her experience was much worse.
Reynolds smiled nonchalantly. "It's alright. However, Miss Helena, you are really a clever person."
Irene also agreed. "Yes, these things are all so beautiful, Helena."
Seeing Helena's restrained manner, as if she was the host and she was the guest, she felt embarrassed.
Helena only knew that she was referring to those shell decorations. Seeing that he didn't mind, the worry that she would be looked down upon was lifted. She said happily in her heart, "Thank you for your compliments."
After inviting Reynolds and Irene to sit down, Helena poured a cup of tea for both of them.
After taking a sip, although it wasn't some good tea, it was still fragrant and pleasant with the taste of the sea. Reynolds said to the busy mermaid, "Oh right, Miss Helena. Where's your mother? " Because there were no males in the Fishmen race, they would give birth to the next generation after reaching physiological maturity. Therefore, Reynolds didn't ask for his father's side.
Helena's back trembled. Then, she stopped and said, "My mother passed away a few days ago. Therefore, I have to take office in advance before I reach adulthood."
Reynolds said sadly, "I'm sorry, Miss Helena." Moreover, he didn't expect Helena to really be underage. It was probably because her body was developed well that she didn't have anyone to protect her at such a young age. Reynolds sighed to himself that she had to bear such a heavy burden.
Helena forced a smile and said, "It's alright. People have to face things first, don't they? Moreover, my mother told me before she died that I must live well. Life is precious! "
Reynolds had a better impression of her. This pitiful little mermaid was still a very optimistic and open-minded girl who was gradually maturing. As for her mother, although her status was low, she was definitely a respectable person.
Irene seemed to have also thought of her miserable life in the Kings' Realm for a few months. For a moment, her sympathy rose. Unfortunately, she couldn't help now. However, she secretly planned in her heart that if Reynolds could earn enough money, she would ask him to help Helena no matter what.
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Leander, the president of the Auction Guild in Ferreira City, was particularly annoyed today because something had happened last night. To be exact, it had been disharmonious for the past few years. Due to having too many concubines, his function in that area had been greatly reduced when he was in his forties. In the end, it had reached the point where he could no longer be normal. What was worse was that half a year ago, when his gossipy concubine was chatting with the ladies of other officials and nobles in the city, she accidentally let it slip. As a result, it spread from one person to ten, ten to a hundred, and it didn't take long for the whole city to know. In fact, he wasn't the only one who had that kind of disorder. On the contrary, there were many people who had that kind of disorder. Which person in the upper class of society didn't have good conditions? Many people like him, who had no self-control, would have the same problem. If you used your brain a little bit, you would know. If you could get a beautiful woman at your fingertips, how many men would not go crazy over her? However, those people who were similar to Leander all hid their secrets very well. Now that there was an unlucky guy, everyone naturally tried to make fun of him to show that they were normal, and to make up for their inferiority complex with this kind of pleasure. The inferior mentality of human beings made Leander unfortunately become the laughingstock of the city people. Fortunately, after the initial embarrassment, Leander gradually got used to it.
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