At a banquet, the guests and hosts had a great time. When they were leaving, standing in front of the splendid mansion, a group of nobles and businessmen in formal attire smiled and shook hands with Anna, and then glanced at the person standing in the distance who was toasting to them. Serra bowed politely and turned away with a smile on her face.
By renting the mansion to the Marquis of Lu Yu, Serra invited all the local forces that might be involved in the establishment of the orphanage, and explained his intentions through banquets while talking and laughing.
I hope that those who have become famous through the welfare home can come to her with a small amount of supplies to coordinate the work and "window decoration" them to solve the problem.
Serra's words were so stark.
"The orphanage is an important place for our religious country to preach, and we know how to decorate the 'facade' better than everyone here."
Perhaps it was the first time I saw a chosen one so straightforwardly slandering his own god and country. Perhaps he was surprised by Sera's straightforwardness. The scene was silent, but applause broke out soon after.
No one talks about charity here, and no one bothers to talk about welfare. All they talk about is interests. As long as you conscientiously build a welfare home in accordance with the requirements of Lawrence, and open and shut up during the conversation to talk about love and peace, then Everyone will look at you with a sneer.
How could there be such a fool in this world, spending real money just to save a group of poor people who can't squeeze out any profit?
The reason why I am willing to use money to pave the way for preaching seems to be a lot of words.
Lu Yu felt that Lulu should pay more attention to how Sera handles things. She didn't need to say too much, accurately grasped everyone's pain points, and then threw out a condition that made them excited.
People will always subconsciously find a reason to rationalize what seems unreasonable to them in order to maintain their worldview and values from being impacted.
A little lamb running among a group of wolves will look very abrupt, but if you know how to disguise it, it will be different. In the Theocracy, you have become the Chosen One, and Sera's skills in this regard include talking to people and talking to ghosts. Naturally, the points were full, so when discussing the division of interests, everyone was as harmonious as if they had known each other for many years.
When Lu Yu returned to his mansion, he immediately saw two dirty slaves in the courtyard, tearing into a piece of roasted meat.
Seeing so many people appearing at once, the expressions of the two slaves changed greatly, but they did not slow down their mouths, as they were afraid that they would not be able to eat in the next second, so they devoured them hungrily.
Sigrid was about to report when Lu Yu pinched his nose and waved his hand: "Let them both go clean up first."
It wasn't that Lu Yu was being pretentious, but the two of them were really dirty. If they got closer, they could smell a distinct sour smell, as if they were wearing a wet suit with smelly socks that they had been wearing for a whole day.
Lu Yu didn't understand why a slave merchant was so unqualified. Slaves are your goods. What you should do is to show the slaves in their best condition so that customers can choose carefully. Even though she was as dangerous as Sigrid, the merchant who sold her still kept her tidy.
After washing up, Anna changed them into decent clothes. Lu Yu and his party, who were discussing the matter of returning to Mela Continent, turned their attention to the two slaves.
Most of the slaves that can be sold by slave merchants in a place like Boyne City with a large port and a large concentration of merchants have certain advantages. Otherwise, they will be sold at will during transportation. The two in front of me are at least passable in terms of appearance. of.
Lu Yu looked at the two identical faces and asked in surprise: "A pair of sisters?"
"Yes, and they are still vampires. If you want to buy them, you can only buy them together. The merchant will not be responsible for selling them separately."
"You look as dangerous as you did before." Lu Yu teased, "By the way, the vampires wouldn't bite people in the welfare home in a hurry."
The vampire girl who seemed to be her elder sister stood up and replied coldly: "According to the agreement between Sigrid and I, as long as we work seriously for the orphanage, we can gain freedom. Compared to freedom, food is nothing. Also, Don't say such ridiculous things, it's not like vampires can't live without blood."
As she spoke, she picked up the piece of meat on the side and took a big bite, her eyes full of contempt.
Sera was happy: "Lu Yu, you are despised, and you are still a child who has not been judged by two mithrils."
Lulu said without any surprise: "Come tonight and listen to me introduce you to some of the vampire clan's attempts to avoid embarrassment."
Lu Yu touched his chin and said, "Sigrid, the person you chose..."
Sigrid tensed.
"It's quite interesting. I think there's nothing wrong with it. Sierra, Lulu, what do you think?"
"I'm OK."
"Me too, but the contract still needs to be signed. After all, we probably won't be back here for some time to come."
Sera took out two soul contracts from the newly purchased box and locked the twins.
"The time is two years, behave well, and you can go wherever you want in two years." Sierra threw the soul contract to Anna, and then continued to drink her juice.
Seeing Lu Yu still staring directly at the vampire twins, Sera smiled playfully: "Want to give it a try?"
Lu Yu didn't expect that Sera could see this, so he said honestly: "I'm curious, and I really want to give it a try."
Sierra was stunned, and she continued to ask uncertainly: "Now, in front of Lulu?"
Lu Yu called Xu Yu down from the top of the building, and then asked with a puzzled face: "Does it still depend on the time before trying this? The dragon slayer's suppression power should be no matter early, noon or late, right? In front of Lulu, It’s nothing, I think she should also want to know.”
The two looked at each other in confusion for a while before they both understood what the other person was talking about.
This was the second time. Both Lu Yu and Sera discovered that there would always be some subtle misunderstandings in their conversations.
Lu Yu covered his face, and Sera turned her head away in boredom. Only Lulu and Sigrid looked at a loss. They didn’t know what they were communicating. It felt like they were talking about the same thing, but something felt a little different. Same.
The vampire twins looked at Xuyu who had the aura of the vampire and felt an inexplicable sense of intimacy. However, this intimacy disappeared the moment Xuyu's magic power leaked out.
The trembling in their souls made them tremble all over and wanted to escape, but their limbs failed to obey their orders. Even the magic power in their bodies lost contact at this moment.
Seeing the horrified expressions of the vampire twins, Lu Yu called Xu Yu back.
Sera, who was well-informed, couldn't help but exclaimed: "Just leaking a little magic power can have such an impact, suppressing a race... Such a summons is really unheard of."
Lu Yu also began to understand why the dragons in Mostana were so timid.
At the same level, the Dragon Slayer may not be affected by such a strong effect, but the suppression effect on the level of power will prevent him from exerting his full power.
Lu Yu really wanted to have an actual battle to see how powerful an enemy he could fight with all his strength in a moment, but according to Sera's plan, they actually didn't have a few days left in Kolai.
The Pope's messenger came to Boyne City with a lot of news about the recent events in Mera Continent, and through inquiring, he finally found Sera who was resting.
During Serra's trip, Pope Laurent of the Silver Maple Holy Kingdom fell seriously ill and fell into a coma. Unlike before, this time Laurend could not get out of bed after falling ill. His vitality was rapidly withering. , the things I saw in my dreams were no longer the glorious god I had believed in all my life, but countless and unclear things.
After seeing off the messenger, Sera opened a large number of letters, trying to gain a basic understanding of the current situation before rushing back to Meira. However, the more she read, the more her head hurt.
Lulu, who planned to help Sera share some of the burden, volunteered to help sort out the news, and then Lu Yu saw her and Sera struggling together.
Mela Continent has not been peaceful recently.
The Pope of the Theocracy is seriously ill, and internal undercurrents are raging. Before Pope Laurent's death, it was still unclear whether he would appoint a successor or adopt an election system. Originally, the Pope could still insist on moving around, and there were still no problems within the Theocracy. Now the Pope is ill. In bed, the bishop and the high priest were ready to make a move.
Serra doesn’t know how many senior leaders of Theocratic Nation believe in God, but if you want to talk about those who don’t believe in God, Serra thinks there are definitely a lot of them.
The squirrel people in the Solon and Civita regions officially rebelled, and one of the main reasons that forced these squirrel people to rebel was Solon's brutal oppression. About a year ago, the nobles in the Civita region and the special envoys sent by the emperor were all killed by unknown warriors with one blow. The excessive force shocked Solon, and the Solon royal family sent a more powerful team to investigate the truth.
However, the warrior's methods were clean and neat, leaving no traces that could be traced. This made the special envoy with the royal mission very impatient, and subsequently took some measures against the squirrel people in the Civita area that were not suitable for writing to the emperor. means of reporting.
After that, this powerful warrior appeared in several border cities of Solon one after another, killing many nobles. Even the fifth-level magician team was no match. The method of death was still to seal the throat with a sword, quickly and accurately. .
Although the murderer can be confirmed not to be the squirrel people of Civita, they were tortured by the special envoy, and the newly enfeoffed lord is the descendant of Solon's serious royal city nobles. He looks down upon these foreign races on the border who have "taken advantage of" Solon. , so he continued the perverse behavior of the previous lord.
It drove the squirrel people to do the most arduous work, leaving them unprepared to collect corrosive ores used for alchemy. It also lowered their status in the city-state, forcing them to be unable to conduct capital operations through formal channels. A large number of shops were therefore collapse.
Not only were the tax burdens higher than ordinary people, but they also suffered more discrimination. After a year of accumulation, the anger of the Civita squirrel people finally reached its peak. They captured the large and small city-states in the Civita region and declared the entire territory to secede. Solon ruled and hung the whole family of the city lord who repeatedly exploited the squirrel people and liked to make ornaments from their tails on the wall and sunk them to death.
Hearing this method of death, Lu Yu couldn't help but feel thirsty, and he didn't know if this was considered a "hanging street lamp" limited to the Civita area.
When the Theocracy's messenger brought the message, Solon's army had already approached the Civita region, and the first counterinsurgency battle was about to begin.
When the throne of Codzoun was initially decided, the nobles in the territory did not have much respect for the young king. They only paid taxes because of the elite direct descendants of Codzoun, the "Shadow Guards". However, the amount of tax was reduced compared to when the old king was on the throne. Nearly half.
It is rumored that the new king of Codezon has sent out the Shadow Guards. He does not plan to wait for the other half of the tax to be sent to the royal capital, but plans to collect it himself.
Three of the four major countries are smoking. Lu Yu doesn't know whether to say this is an excellent matching mechanism for the region, or whether he should say it's a historical cycle.
In such an environment, it is really difficult for Lulu to build a manor of her own safely. They have to face not only the pressure of reclaiming wasteland, but also the pressure of survival brought by neighboring countries and races.
It is a good thing to enclose the territory for oneself, but until it is self-sufficient, it still has to rely on surrounding countries.
Lu Yu's sharp eyes saw a message in the pile of messages.
"The Forbidden Demon Sect..." Lu Yu continued reading, "The concept of the Forbidden Demon Sect is developing, and now the more popular theory of magic power decline has been born. They believe that magic power will gradually weaken over time and lose its magic power. The world will eventually come, and that world is their ideal land."
"Sela, who is this Forbidden Demon Sect?"
Sera, who was sorting out the information, raised her head and glanced: "The people of the Forbidden Demon Sect believe that magic has caused all the injustices in this world. As long as magic disappears, a world where everyone is equal and will not be oppressed or exploited will follow. It’s coming.”
Lu Yu sighed: "It's a bit childish."
Lu Yu had no intention of further ridicule. The people here were restricted by the environment and the times and could not see other possibilities.
Sierra somehow became interested again, and she asked: "Which part of their views do you think is naive? I think their words are not so absolute, so they can be regarded as correct."
Sera, who was self-deprecating, continued: "Magic does create unfairness. This cannot be denied. Magicians and ordinary people have almost become two lives. To be honest, it is difficult for me to imagine the social structure of the world if magic develops. What will it transform into, or will it be said that when the magic is strong enough, everyone in this world can learn magic?"
Is there any difference between a low-demon world and a high-demon world? However, considering the existence of knowledge barriers, even ordinary people can learn magic, but they still cannot compete with experienced magicians unless every magician is willing to put their knowledge to the test. "Open source".
It's impossible when you think about it. After all, the current school struggles in this world are still trying to block knowledge. They want to bring all the unique magic and experience into the soil and bury it tightly, so that future generations can only see the records and be surprised. He calls himself "awesome", but he still can't find a way to learn.
"Actually, I'm laughing at them for thinking that without magic, they can get a world where no one is oppressed or exploited."
"We have never seen what other worlds look like. Why do you think a world without magic would not be what they describe? Have you seen it?"
Lu Yu smiled but didn't answer.
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