xymnovel Chapter 28 Turning Enemies into Friends and Establishing a Cooperative Relationship
Chapter 28 Turning Enemies into Friends and Establishing a Cooperative Relationship
"He owes you money, what does that have to do with us? If you're so capable, go ask him for it. We're just students, worthless. Do you expect us to sell ourselves to pay off the debt? Brother, wake up, there's no such thing as slavery anymore."
Xing was so angry he almost jumped up, nearly poking the butcher's face with the meat skewers in his hand.
"Don't you people in your Great Eastern Kingdom have a saying: 'The wronged must have their grievances, the debtors must have their debts; it's only right and proper to pay back what you owe'? This person has already died at your hands, so is there a problem with me asking you to work to pay back the money? Or do you have the money to pay it back?"
The butcher pressed down on Xing Tian's shoulder to make him sit down, a strange smile playing on his lips.
"If I'm not mistaken, you must be the mercenaries mentioned in novels. We're just students, we can't help you at all," Chen Jun said.
"If I remember correctly, Yang was killed by you, and many of his men were also killed by you." The butcher retorted, mimicking Chen Jun's words.
"Work to pay off debts? Bah! Don't treat me like a child. You want to treat us like slaves, like dogs? No way."
Xing Tian admitted that he lacked backbone and a sense of justice, but he didn't want to be treated like a servant.
"Calm down, kids. I never said I was going to make you slaves, or dogs. It has nothing to do with dignity. I'm just having you work. In professional terms, we have a contractual employment relationship."
The butcher had a fierce-looking face, but his calm and composed explanation was quite convincing.
"Everyone has to make money in the end. What difference does it make where you work? Besides, if you work for us, you can easily earn over a million a month or even just from one order. That's more than you could work yourself to death in China for a lifetime."
Big Buck has clearly done research on domestic income, and what he's saying is indeed very tempting.
In 1999, the income of Chinese residents was still very low, with most earning only a few hundred yuan a month. Those who earned more than 10,000 yuan a year were considered to have high incomes.
Go out with them to work as mercenaries, and you can earn millions in a single job, whereas you would have to work hard for a hundred years back home.
The difference is truly huge!
"Really?" Xing Tian was indeed tempted, but still harbored some doubts.
"You owe me 25 million US dollars. Where can you earn such a high income as a slave or a dog? I have to make money for you guys. I'm already being generous by not charging you tuition." The butcher curled his lip, his face full of disdain.
"2500 million? In US dollars? Is that guy surnamed Yang worth that much money? Is he made of gold?" Chen Jun said speechlessly.
"He's not worth that much money, but the two of us are. That's the price he paid for the two of us, and that's just the balance he hasn't paid yet."
The butcher raised his neck slightly, a smug look on his face. Then, his gaze slowly swept over Chen Jun and Xing Tian, and he said enticingly, "As long as you work for us, you'll be worth this much in the future, or even more than us."
$2500 million may be an astronomical figure for you right now, but I believe that it won't be long before you earn far more than that.
The future the butcher described was like paradise; it was incredibly appealing.
Xing Tian and Chen Jun, who were initially extremely resistant, had their strong defenses crumble at this point, and even began to have some expectations.
Big Buck is right.
No matter how well Chen Jun and Xing Tian studied at university, they would inevitably end up working for others after graduation, or to put it bluntly, becoming slaves to capital.
Being treated like a beast of burden and a slave was essentially no different in ancient times; it was equivalent to being a servant or maid.
The only difference is that there's no indenture.
While both are doing manual labor, working alongside butchers can lead to an annual income of tens of millions and financial freedom, something you can only dream of in China.
Faced with such enormous profits, some things really can be given up.
"Damn it, that's twenty-five million, and it's in US dollars! I'll be waiting forever to pay it back!" Xing Tian slumped to the ground in frustration.
He may seem very helpless, but that actually shows his decision.
Paying back the money was just a convenient excuse to back down.
"I want to know, what do you need us to do? To be more precise, what kind of work will we be doing while we're employed by you?"
Chen Jun didn't have a deep understanding of mercenaries, so he simply used this topic to express his attitude.
Killing two birds with one stone!
"I can't tell you right now. All I can say is that I'll decide what you have to do based on your abilities," the butcher said with a bright smile.
Despite the scar on his face that made his smile look unpleasant, you could still tell he was in a good mood.
"Welcome to the team."
Big Buck also smiled and even took the initiative to shake hands with Chen Jun and Xing Tian.
"When you're under someone's roof, you have to bow your head."
Xing Tian muttered something under his breath as he shook hands with Big Buck, his smile more like a grimace.
"Annual income of ten million, I'll remember that."
Chen Jun smiled naturally, and his smile even carried a strong sense of anticipation.
Unlike Xing Tian's rather dog-like personality, and with his parents living happily in the family, although the income was very tempting for him, he still had something to worry about in his heart.
As an "abandoned baby" who had traveled through time, Chen Jun didn't have many worries or concerns.
If I can really make a lot of money abroad, I can give millions to my adoptive parents in the countryside, and they will be able to live a worry-free life for the rest of their days.
Then Chen Jun's life was completely liberated for the rest of his life, which meant he was free from all worries.
The only thing to do—
It's about living life to the fullest, however wonderfully you want.
With top-tier experts guiding you as a mercenary, you can not only earn countless amounts of money and avoid having to compromise your principles for a living, but also experience the ultimate thrill.
Most importantly, the "disease" that Chen Jun feared most was no longer a disease in the world of mercenaries.
They're a perfect match for Chen Jun!
Chen Jun was happy to embrace a new life, and Xing Tian reluctantly agreed as well. The relationship between the two and the butcher thus changed from enemies to partners.
A new chapter in life has begun.
……
The butcher and Big Buck were very secretive, never saying where they were going. Over the next few days, they led Chen Jun and Xing Tian around the mountains.
They had walked countless miles over mountains and valleys. Chen Jun and Xing Tian were numb from all the walking, and their clothes were torn to shreds.
His body was covered with all sorts of scratches and cuts from thorns and trees.
Strangely, the butcher and Big Buck walked the same route, yet neither of them had many scratches, and their clothes and pants were mostly intact.
"Is this the difference in wilderness survival skills?"
Chen Jun and Xing Tian had no choice but to admit defeat, and they became more confident about the future.
Although a master can only guide you through the door, the rest of the journey depends on the individual. However, if the master you follow is more skilled, the disciple will have a higher starting point and a brighter future.