Dragon Ball: Saiyan's Gourmet Journey

Chapter 631 Street Cleaners and Vendors
Dirty work, so this is what it is. Broly stood at the entrance of the sewer, greeted by a stench of fermentation.

He pushed back a bit, took a deep breath in the fresh air, and carrying the dredging tools issued by the city's sewer management office, led the demon soldiers into the sewers.

The demon soldiers were deeply moved. When they were working under King Slug, they were always the ones who went first, but now that King Broly was in charge, he was the one who went first.

Although they were not fighting against the planetary natives who were resisting their invasion, it was no different from fighting. Everyone was full of energy and demonstrated the infrastructure spirit they had shown on Wampa. The silt and garbage that had accumulated from the daily lives of the citizens in the Nota sewers were being cleaned out box by box.

This work was done from night until morning, and when the head of the city's sewer sanitation management office came to work the next day, what he saw was a cleaning toolbox filled with silt and garbage.

"We've cleared about half of the sludge from the sewers, but we have to stop because we don't have enough tools in our toolbox."

Upon hearing Broly's words, the green-skinned, pale-haired Lyca manager's eyes widened. In all the time he had worked at the city's sewer sanitation management office, he had never seen anyone manage to fill up all the cleaning toolboxes in one night.

Even though the group of laborers claiming to be from Planet Wanpa numbered 101, he smirked and subconsciously asked, "Is the work efficiency of Planet Wanpa always this high?"

"I remember the contract we signed last night was based on the principle of 'the more you work, the more you earn,' right? Do you ever complain that you're making money too fast?"

Broly looked at the head of the city's sewer sanitation management office with some doubt and asked a question in return.

"That won't happen."

The Leica representative nodded, acknowledging Broly's statement.

After thinking for a moment, he said to Broly, "Because of our work error, we didn't arrange enough dredging trucks to clean up the silt filling the toolboxes, which delayed your earning speed. However, the City Sewer Sanitation Management Office is willing to pay you an extra 20% of your labor remuneration for your work results last night."

Also, I wonder if your Wanpaxing labor team would be willing to take on the entire dredging project of the Notta sewer system?

This job is tiring and dirty, and few Leica people are willing to do it. If you let the Boman people do it, those guys will always try to cheat and shirk their responsibilities.

In the past, when payments were based on a daily rate, it was common for employees of Bowman to dawdle, which led to the shift to a performance-based payment system.

That is, the cleaning toolbox is weighed, and payment is made based on the weight of the sludge and debris that is cleaned up.

But where there's a will, there's a way. Some Bomans came up with the idea of ​​stuffing stones directly into their cleaning toolboxes, which damaged many of them. When they tried to claim compensation, these lower-class immigrants couldn't afford to pay.

It wasn't until the city's sewer sanitation management office purchased a X-ray machine with public funds and stipulated that no payment would be made for any trash can found to contain an unusual number of stones that this ridiculous situation finally stopped. However, this also reduced the number of workers who wanted to exploit loopholes.

This has led to frequent blockages in the Notta sewers. The sanitation department has considered increasing the wages of sewer cleaners to improve cleaning efficiency, but fewer workers still don't attract enough people, and more workers don't receive additional funding from above.

We finally found a dredging team with incredibly high work efficiency, so there's really no reason to let them go.

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

Broly inquired that being a cleaner was fine as long as the pay was right.

"A complete cleanup of the entire Nota sewer system would cost approximately ten million Lyca coins. In addition, if your Wanpa Star team is willing to contract the project to maintain the smooth operation of the Nota sewer system, you will receive approximately two to three million Lyca coins annually. With the sludge sales revenue, the total should reach fifteen million."

The person in charge calculated the costs and quoted a reasonable price. The 15 million would amount to 150,000 Lyca coins per person in the Wanpa Star labor team.

Although it doesn't reach the average annual income of 170,000 for the Leka people in the Notta region, it's still a decent-paying job, though not very respectable, compared to the average annual income of 120,000 for the Boman people.

Of course, the numbers can't be calculated that way. A comprehensive cleanup project worth ten million isn't something that happens all the time. Excluding that part of the revenue, the maintenance cost of the sewers is probably only around five or six million Lyca coins per year. However, for routine maintenance, given the work efficiency of the Wanpa Star labor team, they don't need that many people to do the work.

"We're only responsible for the overall cleanup; as for maintenance, forget about it, it's too slow to make money."

Broly did the math and realized that if he relied solely on maintaining the sewers for profit, the money he would earn over twenty years wouldn't even cover a fraction of the cost of the materials they wanted to purchase.

"We only make quick money."

"That's a real shame. However, I can introduce you to the sewer sanitation management offices in other cities. The compensation for a full cleaning might not be as high as Nota's quote, but it should still be a quick buck."

On their first day of arrival on Planet Leica, Broly and his team successfully reached a cooperation agreement with the city's sewer sanitation management office. If the logistical support work is fully utilized, their 101-person labor team from Planet Wampa can earn 120 million Leica coins in about a week.

Of course, expenses were also necessary. After telling the health management director, Put, that they had nowhere to live for the time being, he helped them find cheap housing.

“You are guests introduced by Mr. Put. You don’t need sunshine and just want a cheap rent. Well, I do have a suitable place here, but the location is a bit remote and the security is a bit bad.”

A real estate agent named Kaka cautiously spoke to Broly, an alien, as he looked at a group of demons dressed in spacesuits.

On this planet, any alien who is not a Boman is regarded as an alien from a more advanced civilization.

Even though this group of aliens smelled awful, like they'd been soaking in a sewer overnight, and they were asking for cheap accommodations, he, as a real estate agent, remained respectful.

"Is the security situation bad?"

Upon hearing this, Broly's eyes lit up, and he quickly asked, "Will wealthy robbers come to rob us?"

He desperately needs some wealthy bandits to fill his pockets.

"Ah, rich and still a robber? No, not really."

Kaka quickly shook his head.

"President Barn said that if a colony like ours wants to develop, it has to rely on the tourism industry."

That president wanted to develop our planet Leica into a beautiful tourist destination, so he was very strict about security.

Especially for extraterrestrial guests like you, if you were robbed, reporting it would be a sure thing.

The police will catch the robbers who dared to rob you as quickly as possible.

Regarding this, I think no robber would attempt to rob you; you can rest assured about that.

Kaka said seriously, "The last person who robbed the alien god in Nota was sentenced to fifteen years and is still in prison."

"So, what you mean by public security issues?"

Broly was somewhat disappointed, but still asked unwillingly.

"They wouldn't dare to rob, but they would dare to steal. The police station will crack down hard on robbers, but the punishment for thieves will not be too severe."

Broly let out a soft "hmm," indicating his confusion.

"This all stems from the conflict between the Laika and Boman people. In the past, most thieves were Bomans. President Barn believed that harsh punishments would incite hatred and conflict between the Bomans and Laikas. Of course, punishing thieves is necessary, but more importantly, it's about discouraging people from choosing to become thieves..."

On the way to see suitable rental apartments with the real estate agent, Broly listened to Kaka's description of the current president of Leica.

The other side encouraged the establishment of more factories and provided government tax subsidies to companies willing to hire Bomans, promoting harmony between the two immigrant groups and easing social conflicts caused by immigration.

“Your president sounds like a very capable domestic policymaker.”

"Who can argue with that? President Barn has already served three terms as President of Leica Star, and he will likely serve a fourth term as well."

At least, people like me from Leica will vote for him. As for the people of Bowman, if their voting rights are granted this year, they will definitely cast all their votes for President Barn…”

Kaka spoke these words with absolute certainty, as if at this moment he were a member of the Senate of Planet Leica.

"Now, there are fewer Bomans who are thieves, but there are more Bomans and Lycas who are not well-liked and who are thieves."

The civilization of Laika is progressing, but it will take some time before it truly becomes widespread among the people. The current lack of severe punishment for thieves is a reflection of Laika's legal and moral principles.

If society is corrupt, stealing is illegal, but there are extenuating circumstances.

The reason for not severely punishing them is because we are trying to change society. But once society improves, if you still steal, then that's your problem.

In that case, they will be severely punished.

Just by listening to the real estate agent Kaka's introduction, Broly could tell that the president of this planet was a capable fellow.

If we were to capture them and send them to the world of Akame ga Kill! to work for the Onish Kingdom, Nahash and Mine would probably be very happy.

“Mr. Broly, wait a moment, I’ll go knock on the door and talk to the landlord about renting the room.”

Kaka led his men to an old tavern with a sign that read "Noru," said something to Broly, and then went to knock on the door.

"Chida, there's a big deal!"

The rusty iron gate was pounded on loudly.

"Do you want to die so early in the morning?"

A burly, middle-aged woman from Lyca kicked open the door, grabbed a rolling pin, and glared fiercely at Kaka.

"You'd better give me a reason, or I won't hesitate to use my rolling pin to give you a few bumps on the head."

"Guests, yes, guests. Don't you have many empty rooms in your apartment rental? I've brought you a whole bunch of guests."

Following Kaka's pointing finger, Qida saw Broly and the demon soldiers behind him. She sniffed and smelled the sewers, and her brows furrowed.

"Aliens, or sewer cleaners?"

These two combinations just don't seem right, no matter how you look at it.

"If all goes well, you can rent out the entire empty apartment."

Kaka whispered.

"How many people are in this group? How many rooms do they want to rent? How much are they willing to pay in rent?"

"One hundred and one people, each with a single room, are willing to pay 90,000 yuan per month for rent."

"Utilities are not paid for by the individual?"

"Water and electricity are at your own expense."

"make a deal."

"You have to see the house first, and only if people like it will it be fine."

The two women spoke in hushed tones for a while before the burly Lyca woman finally revealed a business-like smile.

Holding a large bunch of keys, Broly led a large group of guests to see his house.

The location for renting is poor, with sunlight blocked by surrounding housing. Apart from being located in the capital of Leica Star, where the rent is very cheap, there is nothing to recommend it.

Broly didn't hesitate and rented the place directly. His demon subordinates weren't Baya beasts, so they didn't need sunlight. As for the poor location and bad transportation, it didn't matter, because they could all fly. Even if they ran, they would be faster than most of the transportation seen in the city.

A place to rest, a place to wash spacesuits, and food to fill their stomachs—that's what their demon soldiers need.

"Can I make some modifications to this place?"

Broly thought for a moment, pointed to the lobby on the first floor of the apartment building, and asked.

"Any renovations or damage to the apartment are unacceptable."

"I just want to build a big public bathhouse."

"You're responsible for your own water and electricity bills, and you're also responsible for your own drainage?"

"Ah."

"That's no problem."

Qida had no objection. She had been stuck with this dilapidated apartment for many years, and she hadn't sold it just to wait for the demolition compensation when the city expanded.

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

After Chida and Kaka left, Broly said something to Angela and then went out as well.

Not long after, he returned with a pile of Lyca's unique paste-like food, which was the staple food of the Lyca people.

Gray paste is the worst, white paste is better, and then there are pastes of various smells and colors.

Broly didn't know why the people on this planet liked to prepare food in this way.

But the taste is alright. He likes the taste of the red paste, which is similar to eating pork skin jelly.

He also thought the blue drink on this planet was quite nice, somewhat like sweetened vanilla water.

"After you've eaten and drunk your fill, rest first. There's still work to do tonight."

"Yes, King Broly."

The demon soldiers responded to him.

"What about you?"

Angela then asked.

"I'm going to go outside and see if I can sell some of Wanpa Star's specialties for a good price."

"Then shall I go with you?"

"No, you rest. Tonight, you lead the team to clean the sewers, and I'll rest."

Broly said seriously.

He had no protective suits, only basic protective equipment provided by the city's sewer sanitation management office, which made his nose suffer terribly last night.

Therefore, Broly decided to divide the work, letting his demon subordinates in protective suits do the tasks they had already been assigned, while he would go and look for new money-making opportunities.

Angela: "..."

At least, King Broly shared a night of hardship with them.

Broly washed himself clean and went out again.

He arrived at the busiest commercial street in Notta and, like the street vendors, took out a picnic blanket and placed it on the side of the street.

Then, he took out the resources produced by his own planet, as well as some gold coins and gems stored in the Crystal Palace, and began his first time setting up a stall.

(End of this chapter)