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    Early the next morning, Lukes and his deputy walked out of a three-story building with pale faces and sloppy steps.

    This place is like a gold-selling cave. You can¡¯t even spend money when you enter here. People here in Manhattan are so good at making money.

    When they came outside, the two of them suddenly woke up a lot when the cold wind blew.

    Looking back on the absurdity of this night, neither Lukes nor his deputy knew how to describe it.

    The experience of this night really made them feel that they had lived in vain.

    ¡°Captain, let¡¯s go.¡± The deputy reluctantly withdrew his gaze and said to Lux in a somewhat decadent manner.  "Do you still have any money on you?", Lukes asked.

    The deputy shook his head and said, "I have no money on me. I lost it all in the casino." A very helpless smile appeared on the deputy's face.

    Hearing this, Lux grinned: "Hey, it seems we are going to be hungry this morning. I don't have any money left, and I have lost just like you." He shrugged his shoulders and spread his hands.  He gestured with his hands.

    "Okay, let's go back and find other people to borrow some money first. Being hungry is not a good thing." The deputy tightened his coat tightly.

    Then, the two began to walk towards the hotel.

    When they left here, some people gradually walked out of the casino behind them. It seemed that they, like Lukes, had spent the whole night playing in this casino.

    Therefore, from the faces of these people, we can see their depressed expressions.  And each of them had pale faces, dark circles under their eyes, and even blue lips.

    Of course, there is no cheerful look on these people's faces, which shows that these people did not get any benefits from the casino, but may have lost a lot of money.

    The casino is not far from the pier, only three blocks away.  So Lukes and the others quickly returned to the small hotel, which was booked the day before yesterday.

    Fortunately, they had paid for the hotel in advance, otherwise they would have gone back to the ship to sleep now.

    The facilities in the small hotel are pretty good, completely different from those in Europe.

    This made Lukes, who liked to experience exotic feelings, very satisfied. He sat on the soft bed covered with thick fur and bounced twice hard.

    Well, the bed is very warm, so you don¡¯t have to worry about getting cold while sleeping.

    The fireplace in the room has been lit by the staff, and a very strong flame has risen.

    The firewood crackled in the fireplace, and the temperature in the room soon rose, even making Lukes and the others in their cotton coats sweat a little.

    Because they were sweating, Lukes and his deputy took off their coats and coats, wearing only European-style white one-piece shirts.

    ¡°This kind of room is so warm. You don¡¯t have to worry about getting cold when you sleep.¡± The deputy walked around the room and sighed.

    Lukes nodded, fully convinced of this.

    There are only two beds, two wooden chairs and a wooden table in the room.  There are two small wooden cups placed on the wooden table, obviously used for drinking water.

    There is an iron shelf at the vent above the fireplace.  On the iron shelf hung a conical iron kettle.

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    There was a sound in Lux's stomach. They had played all night and still hadn't eaten yet.

    "You go to the sailors to borrow some money, and then buy some food. I don't want to go to bed hungry, it will be very uncomfortable." After patting his belly, Lukes said to the deputy.

    The deputy nodded in response, then opened the door and walked out.

    Lukes lay on his back and put it on, exhaling a long breath.

    Looking at the ceiling, Lukes began to think about what he had discovered during his day and night in Manhattan.

    It¡¯s really hard to see through here in Manhattan.

    After thinking about it, Lukes felt more and more that this place was incomprehensible to him. The longer he stayed here, the stronger this feeling became.  At the same time, you will want to stay here more and more, because living here is so comfortable.

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    At this time, there was suddenly a knock on the door.

    "Sir, do you need hot water for a bath?"

    A young boy¡¯s voice came from outside and asked Lukes.

    "A bath? Hot water?"

    Lukes turned over and sat on the edge of the bed and asked loudly."Yes, sir. We provide free hot water here for the guests staying here to maintain hygiene. So sir, do you need it?"

    The young man outside the door continued to ask.

    Why not use it if it¡¯s free? It¡¯s also pretty good to take a shower.

    Although Lukes is Dutch, he doesn¡¯t have the rule of only bathing three times in his life like others. Besides, he was in the Middle Ages.

    "Okay, please provide me with some hot water."

    Since it¡¯s free Lux, I don¡¯t mind enjoying it.

    At the same time, Lux's favorability towards this hotel has greatly improved.

    You can stay here next time. Hot water is provided for free.

    "Sir, please open the door. I can't go in unless you open the door."

    Lukes walked to the door and opened it.

    Outside, there was a European boy with blond hair and blue eyes, about ten years old.

    The little boy was wearing a green military uniform that had been made smaller, and his feet were also khaki suede leather boots.

    "Sir, I am the room attendant. If you need anything in the future, just call me." The little boy was very smart. When the door opened and Lukes appeared, he immediately smiled and bowed slightly to him.  Lukes introduced himself.

    ¡°Well, at such a young age.

    But Lukes didn¡¯t find it strange. There are many children on the European continent who start making money at the age of five or six, let alone the ten-year-old child in front of him.

    "Sir, please step aside and I will help you get hot water."

    Lukes turned his body slightly and let the boy in.

    The young man walked into the room, opened the bathroom door not far from the fireplace and walked in.

    Lukes followed him, and he also wanted to figure out how this boy who didn't bring anything could get himself hot water.

    In this bathroom, there is a squat toilet, and next to the toilet there is a large wooden barrel made of wood.  At one end of the big log, there was a wooden pipe hanging down.

    The young man walked to the wooden barrel, reached out and pulled out the cork blocking the mouth of the wooden pipe, and immediately a stream of steaming hot water flowed out and poured into the wooden barrel.

    "Sir, after the water is full, please plug the water outlet with a cork. Although the hot water is free, please don't waste it. At the same time, after using the toilet, there is also a water outlet next to it. You can pull out the cork.  There will be water to wash away the waste."

    The young man introduced Lux ??with a smile.

    "Because this is your first time, sir, at our Manhattan International Hotel, we have the responsibility to introduce you to how to use these things. You won't have such trouble when you stay next time."

    Before Lux could ask anything, the boy explained himself.

    Only then did Lux ??understand why the boy appeared here.

    Manhattan International Hotel?

    He knows Manhattan, but what is the International Hotel?

    Lukes doesn¡¯t quite understand.

    However, he was embarrassed to ask this ten-year-old boy, after all, he was an adult.

    In fact, the owner of this hotel is a genetic person cultivated by Zhao Hongyu.

    This genetic man did not open a restaurant, but saw that there were many ships coming and going at the pier, so he built this hotel.

    Named Manhattan International Hotel, in addition to his own love of pranks, there is also his personal ambition.

    Yes, who can¡¯t be a little ambitious in this era?

    And the ambition of this hotel owner is to open his own hotels all over the world, making him the earliest hotel industry tycoon in the future.

    Of course, now he only has one hotel in Manhattan, but who knows what will happen in the future.

    Behind them, there is a strong backer.

    ¡°As long as His Highness gets stronger and stronger, then the dreams of genetic people like them may not come true.

    "Well, you are really lucky to have found a job at such a young age. But the salary this boss gives you is not very high, right?"

    After Lukes remembered the boy¡¯s explanation, Lian started chatting with him.

    The young man kept the smile on his face and walked to the fireplace to check the fire. He then threw two more firewood in to make the fire more intense.

    ¡°Well, we don¡¯t have enough firewood. I¡¯m going to chop some firewood and bring it over later.

    The young man saw itThere was a pile of firewood piled in the corner, and I had an idea in my mind.

    He is responsible for ten rooms, so he must do his best.

    "Yes, the owner of this store is very kind and took me in to work here. People like me can't find anything to do in Virginia, but here the owner gives me three coins a month.  Da Longyang¡¯s salary, and he also ensures that he has food and meat for three meals a day.¡±

    The young man¡¯s face showed a very satisfied look.

    ?Three Dalongyang, the salary is really good.

    Lukes knows the consumption level here in Manhattan, so he knows that this child can earn 3 Longyang silver coins a month, which is indeed a very good salary.

    ¡°In Europe, if a child of this age looks for something to do, he won¡¯t get paid at all.

    If the employer is a good person, just give them some oatmeal paste, and it is still two meals a day.

    "Sir, you don't have enough firewood here. I will bring you some in a while. Now I have to go to other rooms to check, so I won't disturb you."

    There are still ten rooms that he needs to clean up, so the boy obviously doesn't want to waste his limited time by chatting too much with Lux.

    ¡°And this young man cherishes his current job very much. He doesn¡¯t want his boss to think that he is lazy.  (To be continued. If you like this work, you are welcome to become a registered member of Piaotian Literature to recommend this work. Your support is my biggest motivation.)
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