"Haha, no need to look sad, I don't have the habit of oppressing people. -"
The two girls curled their lips and felt deeply disapproving.
"——If you really plan to learn knowledge from me, I can teach you the knowledge you need in the future before you are twenty years old. If you feel that you have learned it thoroughly and pass my assessment, then it will be considered successful. , then you only need to serve me for ten years. After ten years, you will become free. If you do not reach my standards before the age of twenty, then starting from the age of twenty, as long as you serve for another ten years, I will be the same I'll give you a free body. But some of you are older, some are younger, and some of you may not know your own age. So the specific age can be discussed later."
Such conditions are more specific than those mentioned before. Comparing the two, some simple children are already moved. There was no consideration at all that this might just be the transition from a severely exploited slave to a limited-term slave of ordinary exploitation.
But Lin Ke hasn't finished speaking about his conditions yet. He paused briefly, just to let himself take a breath and let the thoughts roll around in his mind. Just listen to him continue: "If you are willing to stay and study, of course I will be responsible for your food and clothing during this period. Instead, even if you have not yet completed your studies, there will be some things within your ability." The work has been assigned to you and you are required to complete it. But don’t think that you will be able to have enough food and clothing here. As a punishment for poor study and troublemaking, you may be punished with a few meals without eating. If you are determined to eat and wait for death, I It also drives people away.”
Although the ugly words were spoken first, Lin, who was standing in the front, could still see the disapproving expressions of many children. Obviously, he has been in the low-level environment for a long time and has developed the ability to be a thief, so he has made up his mind to fish in troubled waters. So Lin said again: "If you stay with me and don't want to learn knowledge and become more useful to me, but you don't want to leave, then go to hell. When you entered the door, did you see the seeds next to me?" There are several trees. That kind of tree is called a cherry tree. In spring, it will bloom very beautiful pink flowers all over the tree. To make it bloom more beautifully, you need to bury a few corpses at the roots of the tree. , it doesn’t matter whether it’s adults or children. Then in the next few years, it will bloom more beautiful flowers. It is a pity that those trees have just been transplanted and there is no suitable person to bury them in the soil. Maybe A few disobedient orphans go in, it’s just right.”
The explicit threatening words made the children who were originally eager to try seem to quietly retreat. They shrank their necks and hid behind their companions, not wanting to be seen by a certain magician, and even chose the honorable mission of being buried under a tree.
After making a haha, Lin said: "You don't need to give me an answer yet. After all, this matter is not a trivial matter. I believe it will take some time to think about it. And there are so many of you, you may not have a unified opinion. So I will give You have time to think about it and see what you want to do, which is the best choice for you. I will not force you. I will accept as many as you are willing to come. Even if no one comes, that’s all. But please remember one thing. If something does not meet my standards, it will still be eliminated."
After explaining his conditions, Lin didn't intend to stay and argue with a group of children. After all, this matter is just a casual move for him. It doesn't matter whether it succeeds or not, so naturally I don't want to spend too much time on it. After instructing the apprentice to see off the guests, he was about to leave.
Halumi and Kaya are determined to help these children. Although they were not orphans, they were 'sold' to the Magician Association by their parents. One of their possible endings was to become experimental materials for evil magicians and die in an unknown place.
It must be said that they are lucky to follow a time traveler from the earth. But to help so many children, not to mention that they don’t have a good method, and without the support of their teachers, the two of them cannot do it alone. So the two wanted to say a few more words for the children, but they didn't know where to start.
However, someone's preparation to leave was interrupted again, and this time it was Ezio who spoke. The little fat man who ran away from home shouted: "Wait a minute."
Lin stopped and looked back at Ezio. The group of children he sent to his door were okay, but someone was a little unsure about how to treat this little fat man.
"Well, that...Lao Guy──"
Hearing such a call, someone's mouth twitched. But there is no way, the relationship between him and this fat boy has not been confirmed. And this title was given after the old black dragon, so someone could only follow him.
"─You just said that everything has a price. But why were you willing before...well, that's it...I...you know."
He could probably guess what the little fat man wanted to ask, but with such a vague question, Lin really wanted to turn around and leave. Taking a deep breath, someone said: "Taking care of you is certainly not a decision I made on a whim or out of kindness. The price has long been paid by old Augustus."
"What did Grandpa pay for?" Ezio asked anxiously.
"Dragon language magic. And when I needed it, Old August gave me appropriate advice, or similar experiences he had experienced in his long life as a dragon. But don't think that this huge price is for What you paid for alone. What old Augustus exchanged for this knowledge included taking care of him and taking care of you."
"Since you are taking care of us, why do you still hit me?" Ezio asked loudly and childishly.
Someone said matter-of-factly: "I only take care of you within my ability, just to ensure that you have enough food and clothing. It is still impossible to do the impossible. So I don't have to endure your unreasonable troubles. It's impossible for him to be your father. And don't think that this is a very simple thing. Don't look at old Augustus shouting that he is going to die all day long. According to the life limit of the dragon clan, you may have a family full of children and grandchildren. The bones can be used to play drums, but the old black dragon still looks like he is dying."
Seeing Ezio's sad face, trying to digest what an unscrupulous magician said with his young mind, Lin felt a bad sense of accomplishment. He did not forget to continue sarcastically: "What a pity. You can obviously get something more valuable from me, but you want something that I can't do. Humans are really an interesting species, aren't they."
Putting aside the entanglement, Ezio asked: "What can I want?"
"What else could it be? Of course it is knowledge. After all, knowledge is priceless. I got it from old Augustus and gave it back to you with the same thing. That old dragon wouldn't care; or in other words, this It's closer to the results he wants. And to learn these, you don't have to serve me for ten years to pay off debts like others. As long as you want to learn, I will, and I will definitely teach you. Of course, how do you learn it? , it depends on your own qualifications, I can't turn a fool into a genius."
After saying this, Lin noticed that many children were looking at Ezio with all kinds of envy, jealousy, and hatred. But the little fat man didn't notice any of this; or maybe he realized that this big-hearted child didn't care about other people's moods at all.
