The Green Tower Manor in the evening gradually disappears into the night, quiet and peaceful. The church
In the restaurant on the first floor of the small building, the lights are bright. The candles on the silver candlesticks on the table are gently swaying. The glazed lamps on the walls and roof are shining brightly. Three long tables with a length of 20 meters are placed side by side.
A variety of food is placed on the light-colored tablecloth.
People who had had a hard day sat on the long benches on both sides of the table. The cooks and maids were carrying plates and walking among the crowd with smiles on their faces.
The men were stuffing bread and smoked fish into their mouths, talking loudly, and burst into laughter from time to time. The women were talking in low voices, occasionally glaring angrily at the men who got carried away after drinking some wine, and exchanged words.
The clear laughter when secretly teasing a man is like a forest of swaying wind chimes.
Liveliness and joy always have an irresistible appeal.
Although they are still somewhat unfamiliar with this place, all the slaves, including the elves, are no longer as frightened and cautious as they were a few prayer times ago.
This quiet and beautiful manor, the kind and friendly people here, and the unanimous praise of the manor owner from the servants and slaves they had come into contact with before were enough to make them believe that they had great luck and landed in a good place.
In the hands of the master.
Whether they are elves or humans, everyone is grateful for this. While enjoying the hard-won wonderful time and rich food, everyone is chatting and asking in low voices, trying to learn more about this manor and its history.
Owner.
However, not everyone feels at ease with what they see.
For some people, this abnormal treatment only deepened their fears and doubts. Perhaps those who seemed a little uneasy were Aguli and Debata.
Aguli is taller, has brown skin, and has a shaved head. A long scar on his face makes him look vicious. Debata is slightly shorter than Aguli, but stronger. He has messy black hair.
And his dark skin makes him look more like a savage.
They are all Kalenich's retinue knights. Aguli, who has followed Kalenich the longest, has served as Kalenich's shield-bearing retinue for more than sixteen years. And Debata became Kalenich's shield-bearing knight.
The Sword Guard has been serving for more than thirteen years.
Because both of them were orphans brought back by Kalenich from a village that was massacred by Feili people on the Longmen front, they were saved by Kalenich, so they have always been loyal to him.
Two years ago, Kalenich was injured in a battle and lost his fighting spirit, turning into an ordinary person. At that time, Aguli and Debata had many choices.
Although they are Kalenich's retinue of knights, they are not Kalenich's domestic servants. Therefore, they can completely leave Kalenich and stay in the knights.
In the Knights of the Ninth Legion, Aguli and Debata are second to none in terms of strength and prestige. Even though they have never held any position and their establishment is only non-commissioned officers, even several brigade commanders of the Knights
Be respectful to them.
At that time, many people, including the commander of the Ninth Legion and the newly appointed commander of the Knights, believed that they would stay. Except that Kalenich could no longer give them a bright future, and more importantly, the army
Not everyone can leave easily.
However, on the day Kalenich left the legion, Aguli and Debata made a decision that stunned everyone. They abolished their fighting spirit, broke away from the ninth frontier legion, and followed the Ninth Legion.
Kalenich left.
This incident, which was somewhat embarrassing for the legion commander and the newly succeeded knight commander, was kept secret and few people knew about it. But within the legion, it was a legend that people talked about.
Whether it is knights or ordinary soldiers, when talking about Aguli's Debata, they will always be amazed at the fierceness of the two men and sincerely admire their loyalty.
For two years, Aguli and Debata have been by Kalenich's side, never leaving him. Even if they became slaves, they never thought of leaving.
Seeing that dinner time was almost over, Aguli and Debata became more and more anxious. ("") Several prayer hours have passed since Kalenich was called away by the man named Ivan, and there is no news so far
None. All kinds of unknown speculations appeared in their minds, which almost drove them crazy.
"Would you like to add some vegetables?" Sister Xiaolan, who was wearing an apron, stood in front of Aguli, with one hand on her hip and the other holding a plate: "Mashed potatoes?"
"Thank you. No need." Aguli pushed away the barely touched dinner plate and said to Sister Xiaolan, "Excuse me, where is the person who came with us?"
"Who?" Sister Xiaolan looked confused.
"Tall, blue-eyed, in his forties, the man named Kalenich." Aguli said patiently.
Sister Xiaolan has never cared much about this kind of thing. Besides, she had been helping in the kitchen before, and she didn't even know who Kalenich was. Therefore, she shook her head and said: "Is there such a person...
...Sorry, I'm not sure."
"You were the ones who asked him to leave." When he saw the confusion of the woman in front of him, Debata, who was already furious, stood up suddenly and said angrily: "Why are you pretending to be confused now!"
Sister Xiaolan was startled by Debata's sudden roar and quickly took two steps back. The noisy restaurant suddenly became quiet. Many people stood up and looked here in surprise.
Don't know what exactly happened.
"Why are you so mean?" Sister Xiaolan came back to her senses, her face turned red with anger: "Crazy!"
Hearing the sound, Jesse, one of the Three Heroes, quickly squeezed into the crowd. Maler, Hans and others also put down their knives and forks, got up and ran over.
"What's going on?" As soon as he came over, Jesse stood in front of Sister Xiaolan, stared at Debata coldly, and held the hilt of the sword with one hand.
He doesn't have the kindness of Master Roy towards these slaves who have just come to the manor. If someone feels that they can take advantage of it here, he doesn't mind letting them understand the rules of life. This is Green Tower Manor. Not to mention a slave, just
Don't even think about a giant dragon running wild here!
"You know what's going on!" When Debata got angry, he didn't care about his identity: "Hand over Mr. Kalenich!"
Upon hearing Debata's words, a commotion broke out among the surrounding crowd. Many people were filled with indignation and yelled out words.
"Hey, black boy, what do you say?"
"Too much!"
"Shameless bastard!"
Surrounded by slaves who came here with Debata and others.
Among them, many people have experienced several estates, been sold countless times, and been enslaved and tortured by different people. Therefore, they understand their identity and the treatment they have received in other places better than anyone else, and they are all grateful from the bottom of their hearts.
That kind-hearted Master Roy.
But they didn't expect that there would be such an ungrateful white-eyed wolf among them. He actually dared to yell at his master like this. If it were in another place, they would have been whipped to death. Such an ungrateful guy, he would die
It is not unjust to go to the gallows!
The crowd was all talking, accusing Debata and Aguli. However, not everyone was like this. There was also a small group of people who looked at Jesse and Malya who walked into the crowd with suspicious and uneasy eyes.
For these people, this is a strange place after all.
Although they feel as if they are in paradise, it is this gap beyond their imagination that makes them doubtful. Having seen the evil people's hearts and experiencing too many hardships, they instinctively remain vigilant against any abnormal environment.
They don't believe in good luck, nor do they believe that there are any good people in this world. In their view, slave owners in the world are all the same. They will never make a loss-making business. They may be nice to everyone on the surface, but maybe they are good to everyone in their hearts.
Just having some evil intentions.
They hope that this place is as beautiful as what they see in front of them, but before that, they need to know whether all this is true. The latest chapter of the Temple
And now, one person has disappeared.
They all know the middle-aged man named Kalenich. He and the two people in front of him were bought by Roy for a thousand gold coins that far exceeded the price of ordinary slaves. In a sense,
This is obviously more abnormal.
The question now is, where did Kalenich go, who had disappeared for several prayer hours and didn't even come for dinner?
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"Miqi, what do you think?" In the corner, a beautiful and mature female elf watched and asked in a low voice.
The elves turned their attention to Mitch.
They come from several different elven villages, and most of them are young people. In addition to having relatively healthier and more energetic bodies, which make it easier to survive, slave traders are usually unable to tame and easily become hidden dangers in their youth.
Kill the long elf.
The only exception is the elf named Philomena next to Miki. She is a medical girl from the village where Miki lives. She is beautiful, mature, and graceful, but does not have any martial arts skills, so she became one of these elf slaves.
of exquisite products.
If auctioned alone, she alone would cost tens of thousands of gold and silver.
The elf medicine woman has a very high status among the elves and is highly respected. Therefore, before Miki found them, all the elves were dominated by Philomena.
And now, Philomena has handed over the leadership to Miki. After all, Miki is the only temple guard here who has completed the transformation into a butterfly and saved everyone. No matter in every aspect, Philomena is
Think this is more appropriate.
Mickey's age is not an issue, nor is her ability. The only thing that makes Philomena hesitate is perhaps the relationship between Mickey and humans.
After experiencing a long period of captivity and torture, Philomena had an instinctive resistance and hostility towards human beings. She could not tell whether the black-haired boy bought people like her out of goodwill or if he had other plans.
Especially when there is a tame elf maid next to this person, which makes people have to doubt his true identity and stay vigilant.
Although from Philomena's point of view, looking at a young man who showed kindness with suspicious eyes made her blush, and it went against the tradition of elves repaying kindness. However, she was familiar with the cunning and treachery of the slave traders, but she had to
Be careful.
Before dinner, she had listened to Miki's story about what happened in the slave market, and also learned about Miki's experiences in the past two years and how she met Roy.
The more she listened, the more shocked and curious she became about Roy. Whether it was his identity as a magician or the wisdom and ruthlessness he showed when facing hundreds of vicious bandits, Philomena was heartbroken.
Feel incredible.
While shocked, she also became increasingly vigilant.
She couldn't even tell whether being bought by such a young man meant happiness or disaster for herself and all the elves.
And this is what she is eager to understand at this moment!
"This must be a misunderstanding," Mi Qi said softly, "Although I don't know what Roy asked that person to do, I believe that he will not do anything cruel. Unless..."
At this point, Miqi stopped. She suddenly thought of the rows of fallen thieves in the traffic formation and the cold eyes of the black-haired boy in the traffic formation, and her heart trembled.
"Unless what?" Philomena asked.
Mi Qi was silent for a moment and said slowly: "Unless it's his enemy..."
Did Miqi say some words? She didn't tell everyone about the massacre she had witnessed, nor did she tell them that the black-haired boy who bought them was the most ruthless and ruthless person she had ever seen in dealing with enemies.
people.
Because she didn't want to become Roy's enemy.
Don't want to at all.
Miqi's answer made the elves present feel relieved.
Among them, the one who has been held captive by humans for the longest time has been almost two years, and the one who has been held captive for the shortest time has been four or five months. The more they have experienced and the longer they have been locked in a cage, the more they understand the time of freedom at this moment.
of preciousness.
No one hopes that all this is false, and no one wants to imagine the future as extremely dark. Their village has been destroyed, and they are in the heart of mankind and are in the midst of war. It is impossible for them to survive unarmed.
And that human boy has won the gratitude and trust of most of them with his sincerity. They hope that this is the beginning of a new life more than conspiracy theories.
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"Sir? Hand it over?"
Jesse was very happy when he heard Debata's words. He has seen thousands of slaves in his life, but this is the first time he has seen such an arrogant guy.
"I don't care who you are," the smile on Jesse's face flashed. He took a step forward with a cold face, nose to nose with Debata, looked directly into his eyes and said, "But I have to tell you,
There are no bullshit adults in this manor. If you want to act wild, you have come to the wrong place!"
"Mr. Debata."
At this time, Mai Ya'er walked out from the separate crowd. She was wearing a green cotton skirt with white edges, her hair was tied up with a white ribbon, and she didn't have any other accessories on her body, but she was far better than at the ball.
The most showy woman is more charming.
As soon as they saw Mai Ya'er coming out, everyone around them became quiet.
The angry maids, the former slaves of the manor, and all the Bolabel people naturally gathered around Maler, glaring at Aguli and Debata.
"If I remember correctly," Maler walked up to Debata and said coldly, "Roy bought you from the slave market with money. Including your lives, you all belong to Roy.
You should know this very well..."
Aguli remained silent, while Debata snorted angrily.
It is precisely because they have never regarded themselves as slaves that they were so rude when they spoke just now. However, Mal'er's words reminded them of the reality they were living in.
"We have nothing to be sorry for you two," Ma Ya'er continued, "Besides, even if we want to do something, we still need to be secretive. If you really want to be strong, don't say Ivan
Sir, even Mr. Jesse, it’s enough to take care of you two, right?”
"Him?" Debata glared at Jesse and said angrily: "He's just a bullshit brave knight. Before I was replaced, I could beat ten with one hand..."
Debata's words caused an uproar among everyone. He beat ten brave knights with one hand. This guy is too bragging?!
"That's enough..." Aguli pulled Debata to stop his grumpy companion from continuing. He said to Maler: "Miss Maler, we want to know now, Kalenich
Where is your lord?"
As he spoke, he gritted his teeth and said, "If your Excellency is fine, we are willing to apologize for our offense and accept any punishment."
"Then what if your Lord, what happens?" Jesse on the side asked coldly.
"Then..." Aguli suddenly turned to look at Jesse, his eyes fierce, his face ferocious, and he said every word: "I will fight you to the death!"
"Can you beat me?" Jesse's eyes flashed.
"If you can't beat us, you'll have to fight! The worst case scenario is death," Aguli said coldly, with an iron face on his face: "When that time comes, do you think we will still be alive?"
The crowd around them suddenly became quiet. The slaves who had just scolded Aguli and Debata looked at each other in shock. It was better to die than live. Even slaves like them who had been tortured never
Thought about death.
But these two guys didn't care about their lives at all.
No wonder they have no consciousness of being slaves. This kind of desperado who is not afraid of death, this kind of fierce man who doesn't take his own life seriously, will never be enslaved.
Jesse was silent, and the previous contempt and hostility were no longer in his eyes. In his opinion, no matter what status Aguli and Debata are now, whether they still have fighting spirit or not, they still have the knightly spirit.
Loyalty deserves respect.
"Remember you owe an apology." Jesse nodded slowly, turned around and said, "Follow me, I will take you to find your master."
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The room was quiet. A few light magic patterns illuminated the surrounding area.
When Roy made the last cut on Kalenich, carefully buried several ice lines made of blood, and performed the last healing operation, he took two steps back exhausted and sat on a chair.
Sit down on your back.
"Phew. It's over."
Roy's chest and hands were covered in blood. His hair and back were also soaked with sweat. There were large pools of blood on the ground under his feet. Kalenich was sitting on the chair in front of him, clutching his hands tightly.
On the armrest, the Chinese-character face was horribly pale.
On his lower abdomen, a hideous wound was closing quickly under the influence of the healing technique. The red flesh looked like the closed petals of a blood-red rose.
At this time, Kalenich was speechless.
He just endured the unbearable pain caused by the healing technique, and the corners of his green mouth trembled with a slight arc.
"Yes..." Roy knew what he wanted to ask, nodded and said, "When your wounds heal, those ice lines should also melt. By then, your fighting spirit will return to yours."
On my body." He said and looked at the time, "It will take about two minutes."
The room became quiet again. Only the ticking of the clock and Kalenich's heavy and painful breathing could be heard.
This treatment lasted for four full prayer hours. During these four prayer hours, Roy made a total of six cuts on Kalenich's body and performed three healing spells. Finally, he successfully connected to Kalenich.
Lenich's two broken magic lines of life.
Now, we just have to wait for the results in two minutes.
Time passed by minute by second. These two minutes were perhaps the most difficult two minutes in Kalenich's life. The severe pain in his body made him want to wipe his neck with a knife. But in his heart, he was filled with endless desire to restore his fighting spirit.
look forward to.
The wound on his lower abdomen has gradually closed under the influence of the healing technique. The cold chill in his body has gradually disappeared.
Two minutes flew by in the blink of an eye.
Gradually, Kalenich discovered that a familiar force began to gather in his lower abdomen. First a little bit, and then it grew rapidly. Then it turned into a stream of air and traveled along the meridians throughout the body.
His body trembled uncontrollably. When this airflow circulated unimpeded for a whole week, he suddenly opened his eyes.
In his tearful vision, sixteen battle rings were flying and circling like sixteen glowing elves. So beautiful.