Chapter 262 - 19: Entrepreneurship is Difficult (2)
Ideals are always so full-bodied, but reality is forever emaciated.
Jones’s life seemed to be an endless struggle, oscillating back and forth between ideals and reality.
After an episode of unbearable grief, Jones eventually composed himself and sat down to negotiate with the dwarves. After all, debts still needed to be paid. And he could no longer afford to replace the dwarves with a new set.
"I thought I treated you all so well, and you’d be grateful. But instead, you turn around and threaten me?"
"Why should we be grateful? Do you have some fundamental misunderstanding about the relationship between slaves and a slave owner?"
"But... but if you were sold to another slave owner, would you have such good opportunities? Only me! Only I offer you such a promising deal! You should cherish me!"
"Cherish you? By working hard to make you rich? Slave owners like you are rare, I’ll admit, but let me assure you, if you got rich, you’d be just like the others. Are we supposed to cherish your pitiful poverty instead and make sure you stay down?"
As he spoke, Ale Barrel couldn’t help but laugh. The other dwarves in the cages seemed to catch the humor too, and in an instant, they all burst into laughter, escalating into an uproarious chorus.