When Naqi saw this scene, she easily realized that these children were no match for these grown men.
Even if the other person is also very thin due to poverty, he is still much stronger than a few children. Naqi couldn't muster up the courage to fight against them, so she could only stammer and defend: "No...it wasn't stolen..."
"It's not stolen. Where did you get so many breadfruits!? All the breadfruit trees nearby are owned by their owners, right?"
"No... there are bread trees over there... planted on the roadside. You can pick them easily."
Several men looked at each other.
In fact, they also discovered the changes in the manor outside the city and the breadbasket trees on the roadside. However, because of the fear of the mage, although the breadfruit trees were transplanted directly outside the wall, almost no one dared to touch them.
The deterrent power of the magician is evident.
But the fact that several children were able to steal breadfruit from the magician gave them new ideas. Could it be that those cruel magicians also have compassion?
If this is the case, a few men will have a solution.
They slowly approached the children.
After a while, the mage in the farm suddenly realized something and said, "Those children are here again."
Another person sensed it and said, "Didn't they just pick a few breadfruit? Do they still want to collect grain?"
The older mage shook his head: "No, that's not the case."
He had already spotted several adults following the children furtively, and he already had an idea in his mind.
Under the long-distance surveillance of the poor men, several children picked the fruits cautiously. They were also afraid that the magician would suddenly appear and catch them, and they were also afraid that they would be tortured by the poor men later. It could be said that they were completely panicked.
The youngest child turned his head from time to time to look at the poor men who were watching them, and finally couldn't help but break down and cry. Naqi was so frightened that she quickly covered his mouth, and ended up covering his nose as well. The child began to struggle desperately.
Naqi didn't notice this at all. Stopping her little friend from crying was the only reason she had left.
She shouted desperately: "Don't shout...don't shout..." while looking in panic towards the other side of the road near the back door of the farm, Liushen Wuzhuxia used all his strength to fight, and the little boy struggled desperately. He didn't take her hand away either.
But she heard a voice say behind her: "...If you don't let go, he will probably die of suffocation."
This was a completely unfamiliar voice. Naqi had never heard it before, but she always felt that the accent was very elegant and had a mysterious rhythm.
The boy on the tree looked back, but he was frightened out of his wits and fell down from the tree. Several thoughts ran through his mind at that moment, none of which were caught. In the end, only the fear of death and relief were left.
He thought: I'm going to die.
Yet he felt no pain.
Naqi saw her partner falling to the ground slowly and lightly like a feather.
She let go in shock, allowing the little boy to breathe again.
After the young boy was released, he stopped crying and forgot about his fear.
Naqi raised her head and looked at the mage.
She felt no fear at that moment.
The person in front of me was wearing an elegant robe and a gentle expression, making you feel no trace of fear. He is a mage, but he is different from the mage Naqi imagined. He has neither the threat of blood nor the vicious smile on his body.
Naqi asked: "Are you...a magician?"
The mage hummed.
Naqi should have been very scared, but seeing the Master's peaceful attitude, those fears and despair subsided inexplicably, leaving only a little uneasiness.
She said: "I...we didn't mean to steal breadfruit...I...I just...I just saw them outside the wall and thought maybe you don't need them very much..."
She murmured like this, but her voice became smaller and smaller, probably feeling that her words sounded too much like quibbles.
The mage asked: "Are you orphans?"
Naqi was stunned for a moment, then nodded.
The Master said: "We need people to work, and we will provide food and accommodation. Do you want to come to work?"
Naki and both boys opened their mouths in shock.
The mage asked: "Don't want to?"
Naqi shook her head suddenly and asked, "Can we?"
The older boy pulled Naqi's clothes and whispered in a voice he thought the mage couldn't hear: "They are mages!"
Naqi said: "Didn't you say that a lawyer doesn't necessarily eat children? And he doesn't look like a bad person!"
The boy said: "Many bad people don't look like bad people!"
Naqi said: "But I don't think he is."
The mage was not in a hurry, observing the children and waiting for them to finish the discussion. He thinks these three children are quite smart, and magic is a profession that requires IQ. They all like smart children.
I just don’t know if these kids have any magic talent. Of course, it doesn't matter even if you don't have it. Your current big plan requires a lot of manpower. As long as you can run and jump, there will always be something that can be put to use.
And it is easier for young children to teach, instill and absorb new concepts.
The boy stared at the mage for a long time and said, "You promise... you won't eat us!"
The corners of the mage's mouth twitched, but he still held back his complaints and said, "Why are we eating you? There isn't much meat. It's better to let you do odd jobs and run errands."
If he coaxed them nicely, the boy might think he had ulterior motives. But hearing the mage speak so rudely, the boy felt that he really had no intention of eating him... After hesitating for a while, he gritted his teeth and said, "I..." He looked back at Naqi and the others, and then he said, " I’m willing to help you with things.”
The mage turned around and motioned for them to follow.
At this time, Naqi and the other boy had no time to express their different opinions - in fact, they had no idea at this time, and having no choice saved them the time of tangle.
Then Naqi and her friends started working on the farm inexplicably. She was a little scared at first, but when the freshly processed sweet bread was handed to her hands and various magical earth and plant spells were displayed in front of her eyes, she unconsciously forgot about her fear.
Although the woman who takes care of them may become stern because they don't do their job well, most of the time, she is a gentle and charitable person... She said she believes in the Life Church.
Naqi had heard about the Life Church.
According to many rumors, the reputation of this church is very changeable. Some say it is a church belonging to a very benevolent god, but others say it is a puppet pushed out by an evil mage trying to win people's hearts. There is no Life Association in Lake City, and this is the first time Naqi has seen a Life Cult member.
After meeting the real person, she felt inexplicably that the so-called evil was a lie, and the previous rumor was true.
Naqi has seen the life of an apprentice or hired worker in the city. She is ready to do a lot of heavy work and can only live half-starved and half-fed. Even so, as long as she can not be bullied by the homeless and will not She was truly satisfied with being used as a sacrifice for evil magic.
But she didn't expect that the next exhibition was completely different from what she imagined.
The daily work is indeed very busy. They have been moving things and processing various vegetables and fruits in complicated and unexplained ways. Although the reason is unknown, it seems more like brewing or pickling something, and it does not seem to have anything to do with magic. Although Naqi's knowledge was limited and most of the fruits and vegetables were unrecognizable, they didn't look like magic plants or strange cursed materials, just ordinary fruits and vegetables full of fragrance.
In addition, they also have to transport some breadfruit and a hard and small fruit and use magic machinery to shell them, then wash them, dry them, crush them, sift them, add water and knead them, and finally add sugar and Unknown spices are put into the oven to make bread that is many times softer and sweeter than breadfruit.
The color of this bread is also beautiful, and its texture is like clouds in the sky. Naqi sometimes has this kind of bread for breakfast. Although it is a defective product that has been damaged during the baking process, what does it matter? It tastes just as good.
As time passed, more employees were added to the manor every so often, and Naqi even met acquaintances from the previous neighborhood. She had not left the farm for a long time, and only learned about the situation outside from their mouths.
It is said that the bread and pickles they make, as well as the juice and fruit wine they brew, are sent to shops in the upper city for sale. The prices are high and the supply exceeds supply.
After Naqi cleaned up, although she could not be said to be particularly beautiful, her features were regular and delicate. Then suddenly one day, the believer lady asked her if she wanted to work as a waiter in a store in the uptown area.
As a waiter, she must learn how to talk to noble people and wealthy guests, how to please them and make them happy. She may have to learn some simple words and calculations, and she is also more likely to run into trouble... But she I can get wages and have the opportunity to enjoy better food.
How could Nachi refuse?
But among the three children, only she was given such an opportunity.
When they met for the first time after learning the news, the older boy was silent and didn't even speak to her. Naqi seemed to have just realized the significance of this matter, but the lady said that the store only wanted girls as waiters, and the busboys were all grown and powerful men.
…The boy didn’t stand a chance.
Naqi watched the boy turn around and leave silently, then suddenly rushed up, took his arm, and said: "Wait for me... wait for me to come back after learning how to read and arithmetic... I will teach you!"
Since they were once dependent on each other, even if their fate changed, Naqi felt that she would still have to work hard to never leave her.
In fact, Lake City was completely boiling at this time. Although allowing magicians to open shops was allowed by the king, the impact of the food in the shops was unimaginable.
Only nobles who had been to the City of Sages had tasted these foods before. Even if they describe the delicious food in an exaggerated way, it is impossible for people without corresponding experience to imagine it, so not many people believe it.
But when the mages brought food to the city, even some cautious nobles did not dare to try it rashly, but they could always see it with their own eyes and smell their fragrance with their noses.
In the palace, a group of nobles with the highest status in the country were waiting for the servants to bring the first batch of food from the mage's restaurant to verify whether it was a magical medicine with evil spells and deceptive effects.
Then, the palace door was pushed open.
