Chapter 49 Give yourself a chance
"Lord Soth! Abandoned people are indeed not protected by law in Calimport.
But if they become someone's slaves, they will Automatically upgraded from an abandoned citizen to the owner's property.
The owner's property and slaves are protected by law."
The hotel attendant Pike saw Zuo Si standing there for a long time without responding. He quickly stepped forward and whispered the secret.
After all, he often gets generous tips from this young but very generous and distinguished guest.
So I am very happy to provide local customs and information that the other party does not know sometimes in exchange for some additional rewards.
"You mean... for abandoned people, being able to become a slave is not only not a bad thing, but actually improves one's status in society in disguise?"
Zuo Si seems to understand. I ordered something, but I still felt dumbfounded and a little unbelievable that there could be such weird things in the world.
It turns out that in Calimport, becoming a slave is not the worst and lowest social status.
Below them there is a class of lycanthropes called "abandoned people".
This group of guys who spread lycanthropy and lose control and turn into beasts on a full moon night are not even qualified to become slaves.
Because what slave owners need is a group of obedient slaves, not a group of mad dogs that will bite their masters.
Pike replied seriously: "That's right!
As long as the body is branded with a mark that symbolizes slave status, then other people will carefully consider the possibility when they want to drive or even kill them. Will suffer retaliation
Especially for a powerful spellcaster like you who can directly talk to the leader of Apke on an equal footing, most people will not easily provoke him. "
"Okay, I think I understand. Thank you for your explanation. "Zuo Si directly took out a gold coin and gave it to the other party.
The latter immediately caught it skillfully, and kept bowing and thanking him with a smile on his face, saying all kinds of "kindness", "generosity", "nobility" and so on. Good words kept popping out of his mouth.
But Zuo Si ignored this boring flattery, but looked at the girl kneeling in front of him and asked: "Why me?
You must know that I am just an outsider, and I will leave Calimport soon.
If you need to find yourself a master, isn't Apker a better choice?
At least he is the leader of the Thieves Guild, and he is quite powerful. "
"Because you are the only person who does not show contempt or disgust to us.
Even gave us food.
Although Chief Aipke is a worthy leader, he will never treat us as human beings. ”
Vangels gave his answer without thinking.
Forced to become the leader of the clan, she knew very well that with the state of herself and these underage werewolves, it would be impossible to survive a month in Calimport without the protection of a strong enough and kind master.
In fact, if they had not been lucky enough to get some food today, the two youngest children would most likely not have seen the sun tomorrow morning.
As for stealing and robbing...
Please!
This is Calimport, a city full of thieves’ guilds!
Almost every street has a corresponding small gang responsible for management.
Stealing under their noses?
The lightest punishment is to chop off a few fingers!
The worst case would be to be beaten to death on the spot!
Only internal members of the Thieves Guild are qualified to engage in robbery, theft, smuggling and other businesses.
What's more, lycanthropes themselves have no human rights.
The other party's attacks will only be more brutal than those against ordinary thieves. " Okay, let's try to get along for a while first.
But the ugly words are ahead.
You must obey my orders.
Do not hurt anyone without permission.
Don’t even spread lycanthropy. ”
“No problem! You are the master and we will naturally obey every command you give us. "Fangers agreed without hesitation.
"Then it's settled. Come on, let me give you a magic mark first. This way you don't have to worry about being driven away or killed while walking in the streets. "As he spoke, the middle finger and index finger of Zuo Si's right hand began to flash with dark blue arcane aura.
The werewolf girl who had been waiting for this moment for a long time without saying a word, directly tore open the collar of her tattered jacket, revealing her skinny chest like ribs.
The next second...
The fingers flashing with arcane aura gently touched the position between her two collarbones.
In an instant!
A human hand holding a card suddenly appeared out of thin air.
Obviously, this is the [Secret Mark] in Zero Ring Magic.
Just like the name, this spell can carve visible or invisible personal marks and patterns anywhere.
The pattern of the hand holding the card is his own secret mark that Zuo Si temporarily came up with.
The card represents the planeswalker, and the hand represents himself.
The werewolf girl lowered her head and looked at the secret mark on her chest, and couldn't help but shed tears of excitement.
Because she knew that with this, she could lead her clan to survive without having to worry about starving to death or being beaten to death.
As for the remaining little werewolves, since Zuo Si only memorized one [Secret Mark] today, he can only wait until he prepares again tomorrow.
After finishing all this, he immediately threw a few more gold coins to the hotel attendant Pike beside him, and without looking back he ordered: "Take them to take a bath, brush their teeth, eat, and buy a few more clean things." Put on your clothes and shoes”
“As you wish”
Pike happily took the gold coins and led the werewolves towards the bathhouse behind the hotel.
Although bathing a werewolf child that smells like sewers is not a good job.
Because it is very possible to be accidentally scratched or bitten by these cubs and contract lycanthropy.
But considering that after buying them a set of ordinary clothes and shoes and socks, there should be a lot leftover, Parker was very motivated.
When all these people left, the soldier asked in an uncertain tone: "Master, is it really a wise choice for you to accept these dangerous little werewolves? You must know that once they are dominated by animal nature, , he will immediately transform into a madman who cannot distinguish between ourselves and the enemy.”
"Don't worry, I know the dangers of werewolves.
But don't you think it is an interesting challenge to solve the problem of lycanthropy, which makes people become more and more like beasts?
< br>In my opinion, lycanthropes are actually a very potential research subject.
If the trouble of being easily affected by animal nature is solved, they will be perfect warriors and hunters.
In addition, if we don't take care of those little werewolves today, they will soon die in an alley or sewer in Calimport.
If you don't encounter something like this, you can probably pretend that nothing happened.
But if you still turn a blind eye after encountering it, it means losing the most basic humanity.
After all, many animals will help raise their own cubs who have lost their parents, not to mention us humans who have established civilization, society, morals and values.
I have witnessed the death of many innocent people with cold eyes, and I have no choice but to kill in order to survive. I remain vigilant and suspicious of everyone around me.
But now, I plan to give them a chance, and at the same time give myself a chance to regain trust between people.
If these little werewolves grow up as described in the truth and rumors, they will turn into bloodthirsty and cruel lunatics.
Then I will kill them with my own hands and take responsibility for the choices I made today. ”
After saying this, Zuo Si raised his head and glanced at the bright starry sky above his head, with a faint smile on his face, and then walked straight to his room upstairs.
It is getting very late.
As a spellcaster, he must get at least eight hours of sleep every day.
Otherwise, there is no way to restore energy and magic power.
(End of this chapter)