SFS Chapter 140 The Boss with a Side Job
Chapter 140 The Boss with a Side Job
Ai Li took Feng Chan's hand and swam with her: "Come on, we'll be there soon."
The main city is worthy of being the main city. Although most of it is still coral reefs, it is much larger than the small city where Ai Li is located, and is equivalent to the size of a second-tier city.
The coral reefs at the edge are three or four stories high and larger in area, and the corals outside are even more beautiful.
Looking towards the center, a huge six-story crystal palace stands in it. The area and height of a single floor are incomparable to the previous crystal palace.
Next to it is an even more magnificent coral reef. A height of more than 50 meters may not be a big deal on the Blue Planet, but it is rare to see it on the seabed.
It is very convenient to enter the city. Mermaids can enter and exit freely, but other creatures need something like a pass to enter and exit.
On the way here, Feng Chan roughly understood Sister Ai Li's position, the captain of the 10th team of patrol soldiers.
So as soon as she arrived at the gate, two of the female mermaids guarding the gate happened to know Ai Li and took the initiative to say hello.
"Ellie, didn't you say you'd arrive in the evening? You're here so soon."
Ellie: "Yeah, my sister's off today anyway, so it's okay to come a little early."
Soldier: "Okay, go ahead. Your sister should be going to the Crystal Palace."
The Crystal Palace was too big, so Ai Li didn't plan to go there. She was too tired after traveling all the way, so she planned to take Feng Chan directly to her sister's dormitory to rest.
She originally wanted to ask her sister if she had any suitable jobs to recommend to Feng Chan, but she was going to take the city defense soldier exam tomorrow and didn't have time to accompany her to look for one.
Feng Chan declined directly. She came to save people, not to find a job. Besides, her sister was a patrol soldier and even became the captain. She was definitely not as easy to fool as Ai Li. She might be exposed after the other party asked a few questions.
Seeing Feng Chan was determined to leave, she patted her shoulder worriedly: "Our main city is still very safe. If you have no food, you can come to me, or you can go to the sea outside and catch it yourself. Come on!"
After a simple farewell, Feng Chan quickly swam along the street and finally found a decent shop where three customers were selecting goods. She had just copied the golden butterfly shell in the corner and now she had two of the same size.
Her simple attire made the boss take a second look. It was the first time he had seen someone dressed so plainly.
Feng Chan went straight to the boss. She was a strong female mermaid. Among the mermaids, female mermaids were more responsible for external work.
"Do you want to collect golden butterfly pearls?"
The originally lazy boss suddenly became energetic. He didn't expect that the little kid in front of him actually had such a good thing. "How big is it? The price varies greatly depending on the size."
Feng Chan took it out cautiously, and the boss's eyes widened: "So..."
Before she could utter a single word, she suppressed it again, and the customers in the store almost discovered it.
"Little brother!" the boss shouted towards the back room.
Soon a curvaceous yellow-tailed male mermaid with a low ponytail came out: "What are you doing, mom?"
Boss: "You watch the store, I have something else to do."
Then he gestured for Feng Chan to go to the back room to talk. Feng Chan was a little hesitant, but seeing that the boss's reaction was okay and she had props to protect herself, she followed him in.
The male merman looked at Feng Chan curiously, wondering what good thing could make his mother so excited.
When they arrived at the back room, the boss smiled and asked Feng Chan to sit down. The chairs here were covered with a layer of soft fur of land animals, and the dense fur swayed slightly with the flow of water.
"Ahem, can you let me take another look at that golden butterfly pearl?"
Feng Chan spread out her hands and handed the pearl over.
The boss took it excitedly and looked at it carefully. There was not a single scratch on it. It was top quality, top quality!
After looking at it, she reluctantly returned the pearl. "Ahem, I'm a serious businessman. You must know the approximate price of golden butterfly pearls. I'm not lying to you. This one is of excellent size and quality. Even the Shiori family doesn't have many of this quality. I'll prescribe 410 red raw water for you."
The price had actually increased so much. Feng Chan knew there was still room for improvement, so she pretended to be skilled in negotiating the price.
After some bargaining, we finally settled on 460 Hongyuan water.
Even after the boss took out the money, Feng Chan didn't let go of the hand holding Zhenzhu: "Boss, let's put the transaction on hold for now. Why don't you tell me about the situation in Seagrass Prison first?"
The boss's smile froze for a moment, then he sat down straight: "Okay, okay, you can do whatever you want afterwards, but don't say it was me who said it, otherwise I'd rather not have this pearl."
Feng Chan: "Of course, all the information is my own research, it has nothing to do with anyone else. If this is successful, there may be more golden butterfly pearls to trade with you in the future."
The boss nodded slightly: "Hahaha, you really asked the right person today. I've been running this shop here for 30 years, there's nothing I don't know."
"There are three prison areas in our mermaid city: the waterless area, the seaweed area, and the extremely cold area. You have to make sure you're going to the right place. Let me tell you about the seaweed area first."
After hearing what the boss said, Feng Chan couldn't help but worry. Ai Li didn't send Wu Shu to prison personally, so maybe she replaced him later.
And Feng Chan was most afraid that he was dead, but if Wu Shu was really dead, the mission would most likely show failure directly, so there was still hope.
The three types of prisons represent different punishments. The waterless area is the most painful punishment for the mermaids, but humans originally lived in places without water, so they should not lock up the criminal Wu Shu in the waterless area and make him comfortable.
The prison with the most criminals is usually Seaweed, while Extreme Cold only holds serious criminals.
The seagrass area is located under the trench outside the east of the city. The trench is blocked on all sides and above, and is guarded by mermaids, so the probability of escape is very low.
She didn't know anything more.
The boss chuckled and said, "Although there are 30 mermaids guarding at any one time, the shifts change every four hours. The captain also exchanges the keys to the prison during this time. The next shift change is in forty minutes. It depends on whether you can keep a close eye on it."
"Actually, I have a lot of good weapons here. Would you like to have one?"
"No, how long will it take?" Feng Chan has her own stock and doesn't plan to buy any for the time being.
The boss leaned back. "It only took half an hour to get there, but saving people isn't that easy. You might be able to become invisible, but what about your scent? I can't guarantee the other mermaids, but the captain's sense of smell is very strong. We civilians are not allowed to approach the prison casually. They will notice any unusual smell immediately."
Feng Chan frowned slightly as she spoke: "Boss, do you have the right props?"
The boss rubbed his hands. "The props aren't as useful as the mermaids. It only costs 20 red water, and I guarantee you won't be noticed by the soldiers. But if you make too much noise, the effect won't be guaranteed. If you don't want to show up, I'll send you 200 red water directly."