Xingyue, another world recasts the glory of human nature

In addition to improving productivity, such rapid urban construction is also inseparable from the help of the excellent labor force of golems.

The Golem Master, Avisbronn can build a city by himself, this is definitely not a boast.

Kazama retracted his gaze towards the city outside and sat back behind his desk.

Although his eyes were retracted, his complicated and overflowing thoughts were not.

The significance of the New Year's Day celebration is to bid farewell to the past and welcome the future.

Unlike last year's New Year's Day celebration, the theme was purely focused on construction and development.

This year's New Year's Day celebration will usher in the next year that is extremely special for humanity, the territory, Kazama and the other territory residents who have come to this other world.

What's special is that they will truly contact the outside world and collide and communicate with the aboriginal human civilizations of this world.

Hohenheim has confirmed with Kazama that after spring at the latest, a path to the outside world will be opened through the forest mystery.

Contact is no longer one-sided but mutual.

Moreover, judging from the current intelligence about Xi'an brought by Bai Mao, the contact between the two parties is destined to not be a warm one, and conflict is almost inevitable.

Chapter 56 Outer City

He turned his attention from the Kazama territory back to Xian who was outside the mysterious lock of the forest.

A heavy snowfall fell in early December, leaving Xi'an covered in white snow.This also makes the so-called 'City of White Stone' more worthy of its name.

Kazama's territory is preparing for the New Year's Day celebration to commemorate the turn of the end of the year and the beginning of the new year.Xi'an also has similar festivals.

The native human civilization of this world has long established its calendar.And spring is a signal for agricultural production.Winter, which succeeds spring, is seen as the end of the year.

Winter Festival, although the winter festival time of various human countries and city-states in the world is different, it is indeed the most common and grand festival among the aboriginal people.

The meaning of the festival itself is to celebrate and relax.

The free people held family banquets, while the nobles held grander holiday banquets, and their debauchery was even greater than before.

However, human beings' joys and sorrows are not the same.For slaves, grand celebrations have nothing to do with them.

At most, when the owner is in a happy mood, he sprinkles a little bit of leftovers from his fingertips.Even if this is the case, it is also an incredible reward for slaves.

Winter is more like a nightmare for slaves, a date when Death comes to inspect.

The slaves in the inner city were actually fine, but the slaves in the outer city were in a miserable condition. They were crowded in a narrow courtyard with thin air leakage, huddled together to resist the cold.

Branches collected from the forest were lit in the courtyard, but this bonfire was far from relieving the suffering of the extreme cold.Every time the sun rises in winter, slaves will freeze to death unknowingly in their sleep.

The surviving slaves would fight for the deceased's clothes, and then numbly bury the body in the ground outside under the wisdom of their masters.

There is a large area of ​​cultivated land outside Xi'an City. The soil is fertile and the food yield is good, but who knows how much flesh, blood and corpses are buried under this land.

........

Ymir wore a gray cloth robe and passed by slave courtyards one after another in the outer city.

She had just walked out of the slave owner's luxurious manor in the outer city.

The Winter Festival is the time when the City Lord's Mansion collects taxes. The City Lord's Mansion has special tax officials who come to collect taxes.

Ymir can read, write, and count, and was appreciated by a tax collector, who brought him here for assistance.As a reward, the tax collector will also give Ymir a few copper coins.

Unlike the money given by the master, it is collected in the slave's exclusive treasury and cannot be freely used.Ymir can use this kind of reward.

The tax collector of the city lord's palace was having a drink with the owner of the manor, a slave owner. During this time, Yumi had a certain amount of room for movement.

Walking on the wet road, the snow mixed with the mud made it muddy and difficult to walk. This was not the first time Ymir had been here.

Every time I come here, I see the same scene, a shabby courtyard, shabby slaves wearing tattered linen clothes, and hungry and thin slaves.There is not so much work to do in winter, and correspondingly, the food supply from the owner is also less.Most people were sitting on the cold ground, staring at something numbly and blankly, in a daze.

The only difference may be the faces of the slaves.

A lot of things can happen to slaves in one year. They are sold by slave owners, go to the next barn to give everything to their masters, or die directly.It is possible to freeze to death, starve to death, die of illness, or be beaten to death by the owner for something.

As Ymir was walking slowly, she was suddenly stopped.

"Ymir...sister?"

The voice was a bit low and hoarse, but it was clearly a female voice.

Ymir turned around and saw a slender and thin girl standing in front of the threshold of a slave courtyard.The girl's face was stained with charcoal dust and she was dirty.

Ymir stared at the girl, and then spoke a name.

"Sarah?"

"Well, it's me, sister Ymir!"

The girl named Sarah confirmed Ymir's identity, with a look of joy on her thin face.

The two met last year. At that time, Ymir also came to this outer city with the tax collector.

At that time, due to some coincidence, Ymir saved a young slave who was sick and was about to be executed by his master.The young slave was the very close brother of the girl in front of him.

If I remember correctly, that young slave should be named Lunn.

"Where's Lunn?"

Ymir asked with a smile, but Sarah's expression darkened.

"Lun En is dead... I don't know what happened in the first half of the year, so he just couldn't wake up."

Ymir didn't know how to respond for a moment. After being silent for a while, he could only apologize softly.

Sarah shook her head, but she was more open-minded than Ymir.She took Ymir's hand and asked about the scene of the winter festival in the inner city.Most slaves were confined to a certain area throughout their lives.Sarah had never been to the inner city where nobles and free folk lived.

Although the festival has nothing to do with slaves, listening to the grand scene described by Ymir still made Sarah full of longing.

After pulling Ymir to ask questions, Sarah's expression became worried again.

"I'm leaving this place soon..."

"My master told me that after spring, I will be sent to a place called Kusha."

"Sister Ymir, you know a lot and are the smartest slave I have ever met. Do you know where Kusha is?"

Listening to Sarah's question, Ymir remained silent.

As a slave of the city lord's palace, the Kusha Empire needs a large number of female slaves, so she naturally knows about such a big deal.

Kusha was an empire that advocated force. It wanted a large number of female slaves instead of abandoning male slaves.If something goes wrong, there must be a demon, and Ymir instinctively feels uneasy about the slave girl who will be sent to Kusha.

But looking at Sarah who was worried, Ymir couldn't say anything.

For slaves, going from one place to another results in being driven and treated as they please. Whether life or death, it is determined by their purchaser.It doesn't make much difference where.

The fate of slaves is equated with misery, but the degree of misery is different.

Thinking of this, Ymir spoke:

"Kushana is a very far away place. To get there, you need to take a boat and sail on the sea for several months."

"I've never been on a boat before, so I don't know what it's like to sail on the sea."

"Will it take several months to reach Kusha? It is indeed a very far place..."

Looking at Sarah who kept talking, Ymir had a wry smile on his face.

Her thoughts couldn't help but go back to the conversation she had with her brother that night a few months ago.

At that time, a mysterious man suddenly appeared and said something to them.Make them wait and don't give up hope.

However, since that day, the mysterious man has not appeared again.The experience that night seemed like a dream for the two of them.

"Hope, is there really any?"

Chapter 57 Contact

When Ymir thought of this, he couldn't help but think of his brother Gurnis.

The conversation that night was caused by the fact that Genis had an affair with Afu, the maid in his master's house, and Afu became pregnant.

Genis has made his choice, he doesn't want to give up the child he and Afu have.In this regard, Ymir could not persuade him any more.

Although Gurness has made a choice, what he really has to face has not yet begun.

Pregnant women will start to show their pregnancy at three to four months. Now two months have passed. Before Afu starts to show her pregnancy and her movements become inconvenient, Genis must make a response for her choice.

However, under the current circumstances, the choices Gurness can make are really limited.

In Ymir's view, being able to escape Xi'an with Afu, even if he becomes a wild man, is an excellent ending.

And worst case scenario...

"Waiting... Even if there is hope, it is in the future. If we continue to wait, many people will not see hope."

........

Genis did not know that his sister in the outer city was worried about him. Genis was now like a headless fly, falling into a state of extreme anxiety.

The Winter Festival has a fighter competition program, and as a fighter, Gurnis also participated in it.

When he finished the competition and returned to his residence, he immediately went to find Afu.But he learned the news that Afu had been bought.

This kind of thing is not common, because Afu is not a slave sold in the slave market.But it is not uncommon. For example, it is possible for a free citizen or noble to be a guest at his master's house and take a fancy to Afu and buy it, or it may be directly given to him by his master.

Genis didn't know what Afu would go through after being bought, and he was anxious because of such worries.

This appearance made his fellow fighter slaves who also belonged to the same master see him and couldn't help but ask.

Genis still maintained the last bit of rationality. He forced himself to calm down, and then found an excuse to hide it from his partners.

Gurness's reputation among these slaves is not low. First, after recovering from the injury in the previous death battle, his skill level and physical fitness have improved a lot, and he has gained a reputation in the arena. Second, he treats others very well.

After Gurnis inquired through some of his contacts, he finally figured out Afu's whereabouts.

Afu was bought by a noble named 'Deimos'.

Genis also inquired about the information about the nobleman named 'Deimos'.

This Timos was a newly promoted nobleman two months ago. He was originally a slave trader and was affiliated with the faction of the great noble Pasa.

Dimos is very interested in the fighter slave business and has been in contact with the master of Gness this month.

Deimos participated in the winter festival held by Master Gnis, and fell in love with Afu, who poured wine for him at the festival.

After finding out Afu's whereabouts and the information about Deimos, Genis took a deep breath and calmed down. He had already made some kind of decision at this moment.

Late at night, when the fighters had finished their day's competition and were falling asleep, Genis, who was lying on the bed, suddenly opened his eyes.

He slipped out of the room.

If there is a god in the world, he should thank the god. The night is dark tonight and the moon is covered in thick dark clouds.

Genis smoothly slipped out of the yard of the fighter's residence, bypassed the patrols of slave guards, climbed over the wall and reached the street.

The street was empty, and Genis was running towards a certain location in the shadows.Soon, he came to a mansion.

The slaves who were keeping vigil in the mansion were yawning and dazed, and did not notice the strong figure climbing over the wall.

There was a light on in one room in the mansion.

The layout of this mansion was not much different from his master's mansion. He knew which room was the master's room...it was the only room with candles lit.

Genis touched the edge of the room and peered inside. It was quiet in the room. He couldn't even hear breathing. It seemed that no one was there.

Genis frowned, and after double-checking that no one was in the room, he walked into the room.

Stepping onto the soft carpet, Genis glanced around Nuoda's room.The room integrates the study and bedroom, separated by curtains.

The soft and comfortable big bed was empty. Genis came to the living room outside. Wax tears were piled on the edge of the candlestick. There were two cups and a pot of wine on the table.It seems that the owner here is preparing to entertain someone.

While Genis was standing in the room thinking about something, he suddenly felt a strong sense of crisis, and the hairs all over his body stood up.

This sense of crisis was only felt when he was in a life-and-death fight with an extremely dangerous opponent.

His tempered body made him react subconsciously.He ignored it, turned around and punched backwards.

Even if the opponent behind him attacks and kills him, this punch can at least inflict serious injuries on him.

This punch enveloped the air, creating a punching wind and making a dull sound.

But it landed in the air, and Genis had no real sense of hitting it.

Instead, it was a slender hand that touched the position of his heart without causing any airflow.