The backyard of the slave auction house is a very large courtyard, but the whole courtyard is occupied by countless cages, the number of slaves in it is far beyond my imagination, I can't imagine that the slave market here is so prosperous, slaves of the same race are imprisoned together, slaves squatting in the cage and coldly watching every person who swaggers in from the door, although they are extremely hostile to us, but they dare not make any out-of-character movements, those guards standing outside the wooden cages, holding leather whips in their hands, Patrolling back and forth, almost all the slaves were terrified of the thorny barbed whips in the hands of the guards.Bobby, apparently accustomed to it, saw the unbearable look in my eyes, put his arm around my shoulders and said, "Jia, they're slaves!"
”Yes, in the laws of the Empire, slaves are synonymous with aliens and prisoners of war, they were once our enemies, they are people who can threaten the lives of our soldiers, so after becoming slaves, we cannot have any mercy for them, after all, they are slaves.If one day, an Imperial soldier is captured on the battlefield by their compatriots, he will be treated like this.Pity for slaves is only a sign of cowardice.I rubbed my nose, glanced at Bobby, and whispered to him, "I'm just a little unaccustomed, thank you for the great gift you gave me, but it's too valuable, you know what fifty magic crystals mean to ordinary people, I can't accept your gift." ”"Why, we are good friends, and I willingly gave it to you, why don't you accept it?"
Bobby still had a very incomprehensible expression, and the frustration was like suffering the first setback in his life."
After all, it's too precious, if I accept that elf slave girl, it will be difficult for us to communicate on an equal footing in the future, and when I stand with you, I will always feel that I owe you something, can you understand what I mean?"
I looked up at him seriously and said.Bobby stopped at this time, put his hands on my shoulders, he was much taller than me, and he had to keep his head down when he looked at me, he looked at me seriously, his expression was a little serious and serious, and then said to me, "Listen, Jijia!
”I was stunned by his serious look, he had never been so serious, I always thought he was a simple fat man without any bad temper, a friend who could share the only chicken leg with me, he usually liked to brag with his friends, he had a good relationship with everyone in the class, I think it depended on his approachable personality.It was the first time I saw him so serious, but it startled me.I nodded to Bobby and signaled to him that I was listening."
Do you know how I'm feeling at the moment?"
He asked me seriously.My eyes widened, a little incomprehensible."
As you said, you have given me gifts and help five times three times, which makes me feel too valuable, if I don't give you a small gift, I will find it difficult to communicate with you on an equal footing in the future, standing with you, always making me feel that I owe you something" I opened my mouth wide and listened to Bobby quickly tell his troubles in the proficient imperial Chinese, I never thought that he actually had such troubles: "The first time someone just because I was his friend, he didn't ask right and wrong, and helped me fight."
They said that there was a freshman in the Academy of Magic who didn't know the height of the sky, and he bravely challenged the senior of the Warrior Academy, he was a natural battle maniac, but it was a pity that he had a talent for magic.But I know you're not a troublemaker, and you know how much Millie and I thanked you at the time," Bobby's eyes were grateful.He's talking about the duel between me and Keppel, in fact, the cause of the incident is because of Bobby, but Keppel led people to rush into the classroom of our magic academy, I just can't look past it, after all, someone has to stand up and defend the dignity of the new students of the magic academy.I didn't expect Bobby to care so much about this, his mind is a little delicate!"
I want to set up a water polo team composed of pure magic apprentices, although you don't like the water polo project very much, when I invite you, you don't hesitate to nod and agree, without any hesitation or request, and without any purpose" When Bobby looked at me, his eyes were full of sincerity, I felt that I couldn't tell him what I wanted at this time, I had to keep my mouth shut.What about the water polo team?
I really want to say to Bobby at this moment: obviously you said that I am a substitute and I don't need to participate in the team's training at any time, but in fact, I want to join a more relaxed club and mix up the credits of extracurricular activities, don't those players think like this?
I pondered silently in my mind.Bobby said with some shame: "And the expedition in Xinliu Valley, speaking of which, I am probably the person who brought the most hydrotherapy scrolls among all the magic apprentices, after all, my family is the richest family in El City, not to mention that I also have an uncle who loves me so much, they bought almost all the hydrotherapy scrolls that can be collected in El City, just worried about what dangers may be in that valley!"
”"Jijia, do you know how ashamed I was when you gave me the hydrotherapy scroll in your hand?"
Bobby's eyes were a little red, and I didn't think this was a good place for the two of us to reminisce about the past.But I finally had a chance to argue that it was no secret that I had learned the art of hydrotherapy.So I was like a frogman who had been in the water for a long time without breathing, and finally had the opportunity to surface and take a breath of fresh air, which was really rare and happy, so I said to him happily: "You don't have to thank me for this, I already know the magic of hydrotherapy, what does it matter if I give you those magic scrolls!"
”Unexpectedly, after hearing me say this, Bobby also patted me on the shoulder with relief and said to me, "If only you could think like this!"
”I was stunned, and before I could figure out what was going on, I heard Bobby say to me, "So you don't have to thank me, my family has a little money in El City, so what does it matter if I give you an elf slave girl!"
”It turned out that he was waiting for me to say this, in fact, when Bobby stated these past events, I knew what he was thinking, for a person with a delicate mind like him, it was probably difficult to accept the benefits from me again and again, Bobby has his own principles and style of doing things, so he wanted to make up for me in this way.But his next sentence almost broke me down, and he said to me with a squint: "What's more, you still like it so much!"
I just knew that Jijia, the type of girl you like is actually the kind of elf girl who has no breasts and no ass and is a little more pure, hehe!
”When did I say I like elf girls?
It's just the first time I've seen an elf, and I'm so curious, okay!
But when I saw Bobby finish the words that had been muffled in his heart happily, his spirit was a little bright at the moment, and I couldn't think of any words of refusal.I never thought that Bobby's family was actually a rich man in El City, why didn't I see the slightest clue before, hey!
Speaking of which, the first impression dominates my subjective consciousness, and I have never thought about it in this regard, which rich second generation can steal a chicken leg at lunch at such an important ceremony as the awakening ceremony and make it feel like being a thief!
I watched speechlessly as Bobby looked at me like a knight who had won a battle, and pulled me inside with a majestic spirit, and for a moment I had nothing to say.In the end, he didn't even spend the nine gold coins, and it seemed that Bobby's uncle simply didn't care about the small amount of gold coins after losing a large amount of magic crystals.A waiter came out of the room and took us to the warehouse in the square to pick up the goods, and it turned out that the slaves were sold as commodities.After the waiter gave me the soul contract of the elf slave girl, he handed me two blank master and servant contracts, and then said to me very politely: "Those two orc slaves are different from other slaves, the master ordered me to give these two blank scrolls to you, please put them away, you can sign the master and servant contract with those two orc girls in person!"
”I'm a little puzzled in my heart, what handle does the orc warrior have in the hands of Uncle Bobby, it seems that I need to ask what is out of the orc, otherwise why would the orc warrior be willing to be auctioned off as a slave if she is so free!
When I saw the elf slave girl again, she was locked alone in a small wooden box, the space of the wooden box could only allow her to sit quietly curled up inside, and there were several air holes on the wooden box to keep the inside ventilated forever, not to hold her breath, but it was definitely not too ventilated, not to mention dozens of such large wooden boxes stacked nearby, probably many slaves were like this, humiliated in such a small and closed space, and they couldn't even stretch their waists.The wooden boxes here are very similar, except for the oil paint marks on them, and the simple patterns don't know what they mean, and if it weren't for the other wooden boxes removed by the Strongman, Bobby and I would have had a hard time finding her hiding place.The smell here is not so good, even Bobby took out a handkerchief to cover his mouth and nose, after all, these slaves also need to eat and drink, especially the slaves who are locked in such wooden boxes, and there is no way to solve their personal problems.At this time, it was summer, and the weather was very hot, and the temperature in the wooden box was very high, and the smell was even more delicious.However, the wooden box of the elf slave girl who came back from the auction of this Bobby bid is quite neat and clean, there is a basin of water in it, and there is a small half of water in the basin, I saw that there are some crumbs of black bread left in the cracks of the wooden board under the box, but the moment I opened the box, a heat wave came inside, the temperature inside the wooden box was very high, hot and humid, and the elf slave girl was still only wearing a thin layer of light veil.It's no wonder she's like this, it's so hot inside, she's covered in sweat, and her wet hair is on her face and back, but how can the light veil hide her graceful figure.After the two wrestlers opened the box, they retreated silently as soon as possible.Bobby also groaned, and ran away, I looked at the elf slave girl, her eyes were filled with despair and numbness, and finally I took out the black cloak from my magic waist bag, and left me at my mercy to drape a heavy black cloak over her body, the black cloth covered her body as white as ivory, and led her out of the cabin.Compared with the elf slave girl, the situation of the orc female warrior is a little better, she is imprisoned in a huge wooden cage made of separate logs, each log in this wooden cage is as thick as an adult's waist, and each log is twenty centimeters apart, a slightly thinner person should be able to squeeze out of such a wide gap, the orc female warrior sat quietly in the corner of the wooden cage, she even held a huge piece of black bread in her hand, at the moment she was carefully breaking the black bread little by little, Feed it to the little orc girl.From time to time, the little girl licked the coarse black bread crumbs on her lips with her little pink tongue, and she ate it with relish, as if she were eating delicacies from the mountains and seas.Looking up and seeing us coming, the orc warrior reached out and gently rubbed the little face of the half-orc girl, and then gently said to her in imperial Chinese: "Woo, go and hand them the key!"
”The girl snuggled up to the arms of the orc warrior, hugged her mother's knees and said sweetly, "Are they here to bring the girl home?"
I am so homesick!
”The beast female warrior hesitated slightly, and said with great effort: "Wherever Grandma takes you, it is your home, and we may follow my mother's new master to far, far away" Her imperial Chinese is very proficient, but her exotic accent is very strong.The girl took the key from her mother's hand, but she was in her arms and refused to leave, her eyes still fixed on the piece of black bread, and asked the beast girl slyly, "Is there anything to eat there?"
”"There are all kinds of delicious barbecues, canned cow heads, wheat cakes, broths, and sweet cheeses!"
I took their words and continued.The girl hesitantly took a bronze key, and the heavy key in her hand made her feel very difficult, and she hesitated to say to me, "I have never eaten any of this, do you have any delicious brown bread?"
”"There is no black bread, only white bread with honey and ham!"
The orc girl was so small that the wooden cage could not hinder her in the slightest, so she came out of the wooden cage, looked up at me with her head tilted and squinted at me, and then playfully said to me, "White bread is fine, although I have never eaten it, but I think it tastes no worse!"
Here you go. ”As she spoke, the girl handed me the key in her hand.When I opened the wooden cage, the orc warrior wearing the fur half-armor stepped out of the wooden cage with her chest puffed.I had a lot to ask her, but this was not a place to speak, so I hurried out of the slave auction house with them.By the time Bobby and I walked out of the Endeavor Auction House with the elf slave girl and the orc warrior, it was past ten noon.Bobby's uncle, the middle-aged nobleman, stood silently at the window on the second floor of the auction house and watched us leave, and I walked out into the street of the slave market, looking back at the middle-aged nobleman who had always been elegant and humble, and the two of us had not exchanged a word all the time.Sometimes, not speaking reveals more than talking.