More precisely, the slums of the outer towns, the sewers of Saint-Valéry's entire urban economy.
The slums are all simple "shack" houses made of local materials, densely packed together. This kind of house is neither sheltered from wind nor rain, but just a place to sleep at night.
The life in the slums is monotonous and cruel. The monotony is because every person in the slums only needs to do one thing every day, which is to find food; the cruelty is because if they cannot find food, they will starve to death.
In order to survive, countless dirty transactions take place here every day.
The two lived in the slums like this. Although it was very difficult to survive, they could basically guarantee to eat a little food every day, because Hume was deeply obsessed with the way of survival in this city:
He knows where begging is more likely to get a harvest, where shops may throw out some rotten but still edible food when they close, where pedestrians are the most dense and where money is most likely to be stolen, and who knows the entire outer city That intricate alleyway...
However, Kota also gradually discovered that Lim seems to be very concerned about his memory, always asking around from time to time whether he remembered something?
But at that time, I didn't think of the memory at all, so I could only shake my head.
Life like this is difficult, but it is also peaceful.
But all this changed a few days ago.
Chapter 490 Discovery
A few days ago, the five-year war between the Kingdom of Altona and its neighbor, the Kingdom of Garouac, ended with the Kingdom of Altona losing three border cities.
On that day, the Kingdom of Garouac sent a special envoy to Saint Valery, the king's city of Altona, to sign an armistice agreement.
The Kingdom of Altona warmly entertained the special envoy sent by the Kingdom of Garouac, and a grand welcome ceremony and a three-day celebration were held in the entire capital of Saint Valery.
In the era of backward productivity in ancient times, such celebrations were very rare entertainment activities.
For a time, the whole of Saint Valery was unprecedentedly grand, both the inner city and the outer city were decorated with lights and festoons, and there were crowds of people everywhere, filled with a festive atmosphere.
But on the contrary, the poor in the slums did not dare to take to the streets, because on that day, the imperial city guards would patrol the outer city to maintain order.
The royal city guards are all composed of knights, and knights are nobles in this era. Generally speaking, they will not patrol the outer city, and are only responsible for the security of the inner city.
But that day to welcome the special envoy of the Kingdom of Garouac, the royal family of the Kingdom of Altona could not afford to be careless, so they arranged for the royal city guards to patrol the outer city.
At that time, Kota heard the "King City Guards" for the first time, and he didn't take it seriously, but Hume warned him again and again, never, never provoke the King City Guards!
If you are provoked, you must not think about running away, let alone resisting, kneeling and crawling is the only way out.
Kota looked at Hume's pale face and trembling body, and was very puzzled.
Is the King City Guards that scary?
In this era of cold weapons, they may not be able to defeat each other, but with their familiarity with the terrain, there should be no problem in escaping, right?
Why did you give up even trying?Just kneel and prostrate?
So, he asked his doubts.
When Hume heard it, he seemed to remember something terrible, his face was ashen, and he was trembling when he spoke.
I just repeatedly warned him sharply, don't think about running away when facing the royal guards, or facing the knights, because you can't run away!
Don't even think about resisting, you will only be killed instantly!
Between these ordinary people and knights, there are two species... Kneeling and begging for mercy is the only possible way to survive!
Thinking about it now, Kota couldn't forget Hume's extreme fear when he talked about knights, but there was a contradictory expression of infinite yearning on his brows.
During the three days of the celebration, they came out of the slums only at night to find food.
Because at night, the flow of people will be much less. In this era, there are no such convenient things as electric lights. At night, candles and matches are useless for lighting. It is pitch black, and only the faint moonlight can barely illuminate.
Only the inner city was still bright as daylight, and he and Hume could see the brightly lit and prosperous scene of the inner city several kilometers away in the slums of the outer city.
However, they were just taking a look. The inner city needed the citizenship of the Kingdom of Altona, which cost a lot of money to buy.
At night, the royal guards will not come to patrol the outer city.
They were free to go out to find food, but he and Hume got separated on the way.
Neither of them was worried, because they had already agreed on the meeting place.
When Kota was looking for food, he came to the central avenue of the outer city. This is an avenue that runs directly from the outer city to the inner city and even leads to the imperial palace.
This avenue is full of vitality during the day, but at night, because there are no street lights in the outer city section, the light is dim, and there are almost no people there. Even if there are people, they are walking in a hurry, vigilant about their surroundings.
And Kota suddenly found that a carriage stopped more than [-] meters in front of him, and then three sneaky people got off from the carriage. They carried a sack, looked around for a while, and turned into the nearest road. alley.
Kota recognized one of the three people, his unusually tall body was too easy to recognize, his name was Gray, he was a slum villain like a garbage existence, he often oppressed the weaker people in the slums by virtue of his tall stature, he was not as good as a beast.
After confirming that it was Gray, Geng, who originally didn't want to get involved in such a dangerous thing at first glance, hesitated too much, because he knew that what Gray would do would definitely not be a good thing, and the sack they were carrying was too shaped like a bag. Alone.
Kota suspects that Gray is kidnapping or trafficking people.
Although human trafficking has long been a matter of tacit understanding, no one cares about the sudden decrease in the number of people in the slums, and the fewer people have never returned.
But when he really saw it, Kota still couldn't turn a blind eye.
In the end, Kota made a good decision: If there is a chance to save him, he will save him, if he can't, then it is God's will.
With such a mood, he secretly followed away.
In order not to expose his face and attract Gray's revenge, Kota also found a piece of cloth to cover his face.
In this ancient city without street lights, it was pitch black everywhere, only barely illuminated by the moon, and his body was about the size of an ordinary person, not as conspicuous as Gray, so he believed that no one would recognize him.
Turning left and right all the way, Kota found that they had left the outer city, came to the slums, and entered Gray's home in the slums.
It is a rare wooden house in the slums. It is said to be a house, but it is actually a log cabin, and the log cabin has reached the end of its service life, and the wood has begun to corrode, but in the slums, this is already considered a mansion!
Geng Tai waited for a long time, and after making sure that they hadn't come out, he sneaked over.
From the gap in the window, he saw Gray and the others sitting around a broken table with a missing leg in a dimly lit room, drinking wine!
You must know that wine is a good thing, especially in this era, it is a luxury that only nobles can enjoy, but now the three of Gray and the others can afford wine?
The kerosene lamp on the broken wooden table gave off a faint light, but it could not conceal the excitement of the three of Gray and the others.
While drinking, they said boldly, "I was lucky this time", "I met a noble person", "It turned out to be such an easy order", "I made a lot of money", "I will develop later"... and so on.
Suddenly, a man next to Gray suggested, should we open the sack and see who is inside?
Although they took the sack from a mysterious person and knew that it was a woman by the touch, they still didn't know what the woman inside looked like when she fell to the ground?
And the mysterious person's request is also very strange, as long as they keep the sack until tomorrow morning, and then hand it over to the person who responds, they can get ten gold coins as a reward.
gold!
Those are gold coins!
Gray and the others have never seen a real gold coin in their entire life, let alone ten.
Ten gold coins, they can buy the citizenship of the inner city, buy a house, buy hundreds of maids...
However, the mysterious man specially warned them that they must not open the sack during this period.
But under the influence of alcohol, they have already forgotten each other's warning.
So, they untied the sacks, and then... stood there in a daze.
Chapter 491 Systems
They swear that in this life, no, in the previous life, in the last life, in the last life... they have never seen such a beautiful girl.
In the sack, I saw a beautiful blonde girl sleeping quietly. She looked fifteen or sixteen years old, just like a flower, with a delicate face, light-colored eyebrows, a straight nose bridge, and pink lips. And she was sleeping peacefully like a resting elf.
She was wearing a white off-the-shoulder dress. While highlighting the elegant and noble temperament, she also added a bit of purity and flawlessness. The exquisite collarbone and fragrant shoulders were exposed, adding a bit of charm to the purity. The dazzling white snow The tender skin is round and smooth, which stimulates the man's eyes at this moment.
There is a sapphire necklace hanging above the collarbone, which is extremely beautiful and dazzling. The light seems to be alive, shining like starlight, and it also makes the girl more dazzling, elegant and noble!
The sack was pulled down, revealing the girl's graceful and graceful figure, especially the pair of jade-like white and slender legs, even if she was curled up, she couldn't help being held in her hands.
Seeing this noble stunner all over her body, Gray and the others were stunned for a moment.
Perhaps their actions disturbed the girl. The girl slightly moved her eyelashes, and then opened those pale golden eyes.
The girl didn't seem to have reacted yet. She wanted to move her body but found that her hands and feet were tied, and her mouth was also tied with a piece of cloth.
After seeing the three dirty, ugly men with lustful eyes in front of him with sleepy eyes, he finally understood his current situation and began to struggle violently...
However, her trembling appearance was like a little sheep that fell into a wolf's den. The more she struggled and the more fearful she was, the more she aroused the desire to destroy in a man's heart.
Gray and the others couldn't hold it anymore, even though they knew that this beautiful woman must have a great background, but at the moment they were fascinated by the beauty, they felt that if they could experience the seductive body of this stunning goblin in front of them, then even if they let them die Also willing.
Immediately, desire overwhelmed all rationality, and they desperately wanted to let this stunning little beauty enjoy the happiness of being a woman, and they did so.
The bald man next to Gray was the quickest mover, reaching out to feel the girl's fleshy skin, the girl shrank back in fear, just in time to block the light blue gemstone necklace around her neck from the man's hand.
The man didn't notice the fleeting murderous intent in the girl's weak and helpless eyes, and his calloused dirty hands directly touched the sapphire necklace on the girl's neck.
moment,
The sapphire necklace shone blindingly.
There was an emotionless mechanized voice.
【
Fanjie touch has been activated,
Analyzing attack spells... purely physical attacks,
Detecting effective counterattack techniques... Detecting the required range of the technique... individual, small amount,
Choice of spell type... energy, spirit, rune, curse...
Start weaving spell models,
Mana factor boot ready,
A first-level spell... Sigh of Death... activates.
】
Accompanied by that indifferent voice, the sapphire necklace burst into a dazzling light. At the same time, the air seemed to be vibrating, and there was a faint sigh.
then,
The three of Gray's eyes suddenly opened to the maximum, as if they were about to squeeze out of their sockets, they fell to the ground dead without a single scream.
Kota felt out of the window for a while, and when he came back to his senses, he saw the three of Gray in the room lying on the ground, with white foam spitting out of their mouths, their eyes wide open and bloodshot, as if they had seen something terrifying before they died.
He was stunned to see this scene.
Suddenly remembered Hume once told him that there is a kind of mysterious and noble person in this world.
They are called magicians, and they have all kinds of magical powers. They can create something called "alchemy items", which are truly priceless treasures. The value of any alchemy item can buy several mansions in the inner city.
Kota was skeptical at that time,
But now, seeing the sapphire, he knew that what Hume said was true.
In the room, the girl broke free from the rope, but the rope was tied so tightly that she couldn't break free at all.
Seeing this, Kota opened the door and entered the house.
The girl saw a new masked man appearing, and her eyes began to frighten again.
However, she found that Kota didn't do anything to her, but untied the ropes on her hands and feet. Only then did she know that the man in front of her was saving her.
Then the girl took off the necklace around her neck and gave it to Kota, telling him that although the alchemy item Mana has been used up, it can still be used after replenishing Mana, and even if it is not used, it can be sold for a large sum of money. Just take her to the inner city.
Kota felt that the necklace was too expensive and refused to accept it. In the end, the girl gave him the gold chain of the necklace as the next best thing.
Although Kota was not greedy for the other party's money, but looking at the girl's timid and fearful appearance, he felt that the other party would be at ease if he took it, so he took the necklace chain and led the girl.
In the end, he escorted the girl to a place where he could see the gate of the inner city and left.
After Kota met Hume, he told Hume about it, and felt that he and Hume had finally turned around, and he could get a lot of money by selling this necklace, and use this money to buy two inner-city citizenships It is more than enough, you can also leave the capital, go to the countryside and buy a large piece of land as a landlord...
Life turns around!
It seems that a better life in the future is already waving to them!
He originally thought so...unexpectedly, it was just his own wishful thinking.
The next day, when he and Hume went to sell gold chains, Hume, the good brother who had lived together for half a year, took a stone and smashed it heavily on the back of his head while he was not paying attention. His strength made him understand in an instant that the other party... really wanted to kill him.
Kota's head was bleeding for a moment, and the blood gushed out instantly and wet the sackcloth. After he fell to the ground, Hume took his necklace, and then quickly left, disappearing from his sight.
After falling to the ground, he didn't pass out immediately because he wanted to ask the other party why he did this, so he fought back the dizziness and tried to climb to the entrance of the alley, and finally passed out due to excessive blood loss from his head. When he woke up again, he was already It is now, and the original memory has been restored.
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