The group of children led by Rowan finally came to report for duty. At the most malleable age, when bad habits have not yet become ingrained, children can still seize the opportunity to turn over as long as they follow the guidance. Although this opportunity may capsize, the courage of a newborn calf who is not afraid of tigers makes them not want to give it a try.
Some of the people who came were unfamiliar; there were also some children who had been back before but did not show up this time. Those unfamiliar faces were children who also lived on the streets, but they were not on the same road as them. Rowan informed them and accepted them.
The child who didn't show up didn't believe someone's warning that the kitchen was being robbed again, and was cut into pieces by the defense system. Someone is not going to show mercy just because his opponent is a child.
For a group of children who are used to living at the bottom, it is normal to push the envelope. If someone gives in, they won't win respect, they will only be looked down upon. So why not be ruthless and teach the other party a lesson so that there will be no problems in the future. Spending thousands of dollars to buy horse bones is good for adults, but for children it's like playing the piano to a cow.
As for the death of someone, if you didn't see the children reporting in like nothing happened, you would know that they are already used to this kind of life. Some come, some go, some survive, some don't. Except for a few groups of brothers and sisters, everyone else is so indifferent to the life and death of other children, so indifferent that some people feel scared.
Ezio is back, but he doesn't want to live the same life as before. Instead, he will receive the same treatment as other children, including the promise of ten years of service in the future.
Lin was noncommittal about such a choice, and even the black dragon Augustus didn't have too many opinions.
As for Lao Long, he loved Ezio to the point of pampering him, but the premise was that the child would come to him to act coquettishly or complain to him. Lao Long respects Ezio's own choice. In other words, he didn't know how to deal with it. This was also the reason why Augustus was not in a hurry to find him when the fat boy ran away from home.
It's just that...for a group of children carrying pots, pans and other belongings on their backs and treating garbage as treasure, someone had the urge to turn around and leave. However, for children who come to a new environment and are ready to start a new life, it is inevitable that someone will come forward and set rules for everyone. After all, the previous agreement was very general and not a rule at all. But... what to say?
As mentioned before, this is a dispensable move. In other words, someone has not done a complete plan. Suddenly seeing such a large group of children standing in front of him, all looking to him for food and clothing, Lin was dumbfounded. But on the bright side, he had to show that he was in control.
Food is easy to deal with. Just treat it as a banquet every day. Since the dining room is not big enough, just use the banquet hall and let the Marquise's manpower work overtime to make it full. But how to solve the problem of housing for such a large group of people, even if they are not adults? Is it possible to lay a floor in the corridor?
At this point, someone just wants to regret it... tell these kids, I won't play with you anymore, okay?
He looked at a large group of children below, looking at him eagerly. Lin rolled his eyes and glanced at a few apprentices who were pretending to be good behind him. He suddenly had a bad idea and said, "Children, are you willing to seize this opportunity to live a better life for yourself? I can't guarantee that." This is a smart choice, but I hope this will not be a choice you will regret in the future. Here, I agree with you three things, and these are also the three rules you must abide by."
It's not that someone wants to imitate the three-chapter allusion of Emperor Gaozu of Han Dynasty. It's really a matter of telling a bunch of brats too many rules, let alone abiding by them. It's a question of whether they can remember them. Not to mention that children have the best memory. Children of this age also have the most severe selective memory. The rebellious stage is not exclusive to Baimu Junior High School students.
And when they heard that there were only three rules, whether it was a pretense or a real one, the children pricked up their ears to listen.
"The first item is that everyone must protect themselves. Life is yours and life is yours. No one can do many things for you except yourself. I will not deliberately send you to death, but I will not be responsible for it either." Your life and death."
The first rule was not a strict restriction, but it surprised these children. It’s just that everyone feels like they’ve heard nonsense. Living on the street, if you are not selfish, you will not live long at all. So every child here is very good at 'protecting' himself.
"The second item is to protect your companions when you are safe. No one can guarantee that you can handle everything by yourself. Cooperation is an inevitable option and a way to increase your chances of survival. Since you You are all learning under me. No matter what direction you develop in the future, I hope you can help and cooperate with each other instead of just looking out for yourself. Of course, the premise of all this is that you do not violate the first rule."
Although it is not a cliché, the children were still surprised by the second rule proposed by the magician. But overall, this is a good thing. The magician also said that the second rule is only required if the first rule is not violated, so everyone can still accept it.
"The third and last rule is obedience. You come here to study not to be a young master, but because you owe me ten years of hard work. In order for you to be able to perform your best in these ten years, The greatest value, so I will teach you the necessary knowledge. And in order to enable you to learn more in the shortest time, you must obey our arrangements. Of course, all this is without violating the first two rules. Under the circumstances. This also means that I will not deliberately ask you to die. But things will inevitably have some dangers. As long as you strictly follow our methods, you can be guaranteed to be safe. But if you can't even do this If you arrive, or are unwilling to do it, then I can only ask you to leave. And those who are unwilling to leave can become fertilizer for my family. I just buried the minced meat under the cherry blossom tree in my courtyard a few days ago. I But I’m looking forward to the full bloom next year, and I don’t know what kind of beauty it will be. However, there are still a lot of empty spaces under the trees. Don’t give me an excuse to chop you into pieces and bury them in the soil as fertilizer.”
I don't know if someone's threatening tone worked, or if the few disobedient children in the past few days served as a warning. The third rule can be said to be a real overlord clause, but no child dared to question it.
Lin looked at the children's awed expressions with satisfaction and continued with a smile: "In the future, my apprentices will be responsible for your studies. In addition to studying together, men and women will live separately. The specific situation, all It’s up to them to arrange it.”
Not only did the children in front of him raise doubts, but even the three apprentices standing behind someone and one person joining in the fun also made the same noise. Halumi even grabbed their teacher's shoulder and asked, "Why don't we know about this?"
