This dark elf is less than 1.7 meters tall, with long silk-like black hair hanging straight from her head to her waist. She has a pair of amber eyes, a delicate pointed nose, a small mouth, and
That is a proud figure that compares favorably to Theresa and Veronica.
A pair of pointed ears were covered with golden rings, and a simple black short dress highlighted the dark elf's slender legs.
What's more important is that this dark elf's face is a mixture of multiple temperaments, coldness, indifference, and contempt, the three typical elf temperaments. In addition, the scars and unhealthy complexion on her face are also reflected in her eyes.
The harsh weather showed that she was a person in distress, and the wildness in her eyes showed that she still had not given up hope of escaping.
It is a kind of injured beauty, a kind of beauty that still blooms tenaciously after being weathered and devastated.
The dark elf was heavily shackled and was forcibly dragged up under the protection of several guards: "Mr. Hadrian! Mr. Lane!"
Hadrian nodded, and the merchant took out a magic scroll: "Mr. Lane, this is the slave contract of this female dark elf, made by Master Elliot himself."
Ryan reached out and took it. In order to prevent slaves from escaping privately, as a master, he always needs some means. The slave contract is a very cruel one. This kind of magic seal will tear out a part of the enslaved object's soul and leave it on the master.
In the engraving, it is completely impossible for the object enslaved by this method to escape.
In addition, the cute girl named Miranda was also brought up, but she was not qualified to "enjoy" such high-end goods as the slave contract. The girl's lips were purple from the cold, her face was blue, and she was a little unsteady.
signs.
"Okay, leave the rest to me." Ryan squinted his eyes.
"Mr. Lane, please be careful. This female dark elf is very wild. She was a prisoner in the war between the high elves and the dark elves. She was used by the high elves in exchange for the high elf captives in the hands of a slave trader. It is strange to say that
, High elves rarely do this kind of direct exchange of prisoners. They usually take the person away first and then pay the ransom..." Hadrian was a little worried, but Ryan just waved his hand easily: "Just leave it to me.
."
"I have always believed in Mr. Lane, so I'll take my leave." Seeing Lane's confidence, Hadrian didn't want to say anything more, so he took the initiative to leave and handed over a business card made of gold: "Mr. Lane is ready at any time.
You can find me at Luigi's Chamber of Commerce, I welcome you at any time."
"Okay, I know."
Hadrian left with his people, and the only ones left in the hall were the trembling Miranda and the dark elf who looked proud and was bound by iron chains and shackles.
"Then first...Ms. Miranda?" Ryan waved first, signaling Miranda to come over.
In such a cold winter, the girl was wearing only a pure white dress. She had a pale face and walked unsteadily. When she smelled the smell of baking bread, she subconsciously licked her dry lips and responded timidly: "
It’s…Master!”
"Are you the daughter of the Angel Feather Knight?"
"Yes, my father went bankrupt and he chose to sell me to pay off his debts." Speaking of this matter, the girl could no longer shed tears and just said numbly.
"Well..." Ryan touched his chin.
The knights of the Southern Kingdom are two different concepts from the knights of the Empire and Britannia.
In the southern country, as long as you have money, buy a pair of armor and weapons, bring in a horse, and pay a sum of money to any knights, you can get the title of knight. The combat effectiveness of this kind of knights is very poor, most of them
The knights of the southern kingdom are bandits and rogues.
It is easier to form a knighthood. Ryan remembers that in the Kingdom of Estalia, the kingdom agency responsible for reviewing the knighthood is open four hours a day. As long as 100 gold coins are handed in, the bureaucrats of the agency will accept any reason for forming a knighthood. Any reason for forming a knighthood.
Purpose, any emblem and personnel composition, simply put, as long as you fill out a form, the applicant can announce the establishment of a new knighthood in Estalia!
The Empire and Britannia do not recognize this kind of knight. In their opinion, this is simply child's play, especially in Britannia. The legislation of the Kingdom of Knights stipulates that if a knight from the south dares to knock the shield in the Kingdom of Knights,
Or shoot arrows, even serfs can legally kill them.
"Then whether you want it or not, you are already my maid." Ryan gestured to Amelia to come over: "Please follow her and learn well. If you do well, I will ensure that you have food and clothing, and you will be rewarded."
, if things don't go well... I heard that there are still many porters and sailors at the port terminal who can't find wives..."
"No!" Miranda knelt down subconsciously: "Mr. Lane! I will serve you with all my heart! I swear... ugh!!!"
Of course this girl knows how lucky she is. Ryan is young and handsome, and has a high reputation and strong strength. Being able to serve him instead of being taken home by an old man is already the best ending. The girl immediately made a decision
She promised, but just after she knelt down on the ground, the girl felt a sharp pain in her legs and couldn't help but let out a cry of pain.
Ryan was not surprised by this. The girl who was sold as a slave must have suffered a lot of bumps along the way. From the perspective of commodity value, the slave traders would not do anything to her, but first of all, her feet must have been damaged for a long time.
Even if she is shackled, the slave traders will definitely not let her eat enough, because then she will not have the strength to escape. It is the slave traders' basic common sense to keep slaves in a state of hunger and cold.
But Ryan also understood this. He motioned to Amelia to take Miranda to take a bath first, change into clean clothes, and have a good rest.
"Then, next..." Ryan turned his attention back to the dark elf.
The dark elf showed no reaction.
"What's your name? Dark Elf?" Ryan stood up and walked to the side of the Dark Elf.
The dark elf still showed no reaction, not even looking at him.
Obviously she didn't understand.
"What's your name? Dark Elf?" So Ryan switched to Gothic to speak. Now he noticed that the amber pupils of the Dark Elf fluctuated. It seemed that she understood, but she still refused to answer.
A dark elf who can understand Gothic?! Ryan thought for a moment, and he changed the language again under the shocked eyes of the dark elf: "Tell me your origin, Druzi!"
The dark elf finally spoke in a low voice, her face full of surprise: "You...you know the spirit language?!"
"My godfather can speak eight languages, and I can speak nine." Ryan said lightly, and then he directly reached out and grabbed the dark elf's throat, making her almost unable to breathe: "Hurry up, my patience is limited."
"Hmph! Lowly, dirty, human beings!" Who knew that the dark elf would not accept his words at all, but said in a hoarse voice, and then continued to have no response and ignored Ryan again.
Ryan said a few more words in Elvish, but the dark elf still refused to answer.
"What a disappointment~" Ryan didn't care. After all, the master didn't need to care about the slave's opinion, so he picked up the magic scroll, a blood-red chain connected to Ryan and the dark elf, and cruelly removed her soul.
Tear apart, through this method, no matter how far she goes to the end of the world, she will never be able to escape Ryan's pursuit.
After a long period of hunger, cold and other unknown reasons, the dark elf was extremely weak from body to soul. She only resisted for a while before collapsing under Ryan's powerful soul power, and the contract was completed.
"Olica? Your name is Orika." Through the contract, Ryan learned the true name of the dark elf.
The dark elf named Orika looked ashen. She did not expect that the power of the human soul in front of her was so powerful. She had no power to resist. She was trapped in a slave contract. Unless her power was stronger than the person in front of her, she would never be able to resist.
The possibility of resistance.
But the strength of this human being...
"Olica, the contract has been completed. From today on, you are my slave." Ryan walked to the side of the dark elf and said in Elf language: "This will be your home from now on. I don't have so much free time to go out to catch you."
Come back, because it is safe here and the living conditions are much better than outside, or do you prefer those dirty slave traders to me? Then be pressed on the thatch by various dirty and despicable creatures? Do this and that
Something?"
The dark elf's eyes flickered continuously, and she seemed to have weighed her thoughts before finally nodding with difficulty.
Marienburg is a human world, and there is no place for dark elves like her. She walks on the streets like moving gold, and people will try to rob her of it. Her soul has been damaged by the high elves.
He is also bound by a slave contract, and his strength is not as good as that of a normal person. It is even more difficult to escape from here.
Even if he escapes, where can he go? How far can he escape? If he is caught, he may face an even more tragic fate. Between the dilemma, the dark elf finally chose the lighter option.
, at least the humans in front of us look cleaner and their living conditions are better.
"Very good, long live my understanding!" Seeing that the dark elf had surrendered, Ryan smiled and stretched out his hand to untie Orika's shackles. Because he was afraid that she would escape, the slave traders put the heaviest and strongest shackles on her.
The chains and shackles made it almost impossible for the dark elf to lift his arms.
However, the shackles and chains that gave the slave merchant "absolute peace of mind" were like paper in Ryan's hands. The man did not even use the key given by Hadrian. The iron chain as thick as a child's arm was torn off by his hands, and the shackles were
He broke it open with brute force.
The dark elf finally broke free from the restraints, and Ryan noticed that even if Orica was removed from the shackles, her body was so weak that she could hardly walk, and she had frostbite in many places.
But in this case, the dark elf was still arrogant and gritted her teeth and persisted. She obviously didn't intend to reveal any flaws in front of Ryan. She just sat down covering her wounds and curled her body up as tightly as possible.
, to ensure that you don’t get frozen.
After all this trouble, it was almost evening, and the sky outside was gradually getting dark. The sun always sets faster in the mountains in winter, and it snowed almost every day during the Winter Veil Festival. Upon seeing this, Ryan placed a blanket near the fireplace.
Then put the toasted bread and milk on a plate in front of the blanket, indicating that she can enjoy it.
The dark elf looked at Ryan suspiciously, as if questioning whether Ryan was really so kind?
"A living, healthy slave is a valuable slave." Ryan said in Elvish: "I don't need to harm you, because you are my property."
The dark elf climbed onto the blanket. She picked up the knife and fork with trembling hands and ate in small bites. Even though she was already very hungry, she still maintained her etiquette.
This is very similar to elves. Ryan doesn't know very well what dark elves are like, but high elves, creatures that only reach adulthood at one hundred years old, are indeed very particular about etiquette and culture.
Emilia also came out with Miranda. After taking a bath and changing clothes, Miranda washed away the dust and weakness. She was like a white flower in a white dress. When she saw Ryan, she immediately lifted up the dress: "Master!
"
Ryan smiled slightly, the daughter of a bankrupt knight fell into the role very quickly.
"Amelia, I have troubled you to teach them the rules and work as maids in the past few days. Remember, they are not allowed to leave the house unless necessary. Is that clear?"
"It's clear." Emilia nodded.
"Measure their sizes, and then I'll go to Queensberry Tailor Shop to order a few more maid outfits... Don't let them rush to get started these days, just take care of themselves and don't get sick in the cold weather."
Ryan continued: "As for living, I remember there is a servant's room?"
"Yes, there is another room."
"Well~ let Orica and Miranda squeeze in. Emilia, you should stay in a separate room. Just arrange it like this. Okay, it's dinner time, my maids!" Ryan was planning to continue.
What to order? Orika, who was sitting in front of the fireplace, raised her head after listening to Ryan's arrangement, with a surprised look on her face.
"Human, you actually handed me over to that human maid...?"
"I originally wanted to buy a maid!" Ryan gave the dark elf a funny look: "Even if you are a dark elf, well, then you are just a dark elf maid. Is there anything special about you?"
Olica's eyes were full of vigilance and distrust, but she did not refute.
The dinner was very sumptuous. Both Ryan and Amelia were very good at cooking. The girl Miranda shed tears while eating. The dark elf just didn't speak, but Ryan could tell that she was interested in the meal.
The meal was quite satisfying.
In the evening, the two new maids were sent back to the servants' room to sleep, and Ryan didn't say anything else about doing anything else.
During the rest of the Winter Veil holiday, Ryan asked the two new maids to watch and learn from each other. Under his care, the two maids gradually recovered. Miranda quickly entered the role of the maid, and the girl only spent
It only took a few days to get started, but Olica was much slower. She didn't understand Low Gothic very well, and she was unwilling to communicate in High Gothic. She was slow to learn things, but Emilia was very good at it.
Patience, she taught over and over again.
What really surprised Orika was that Ryan had no intention of touching her at all. He just checked the bodies of the two maids, expelled varying degrees of chaos corruption from them, and then started busy with his own business. During the Winter Veil Festival,
For a period of time, he frequently participated in various social activities and broadened his network of contacts.
As the Winter Veil Festival comes to an end, he will start preparing to investigate the mithril vein.
In this way, on the last day of the Winter Veil Festival, Ryan came to Ifitao, the only enclave of high elves in the old world. (To be continued)