The luxurious Mingyao carriage is filled with magical light, and the spotless carriage is extremely bright.
Leather seats are placed in the carriage, and an elegant crystal coffee table stands on the floor of the carriage. Placed on it is a white ceramic teacup filled with steaming milk.
Through the window, you can clearly see the train passing by from high altitude.
The magic rails underneath it unfold rapidly in the air like a dream, leading the train to soar among the blue sky and white clouds.
Travel through the gorgeous rainbow, feel the dry, cold and fresh air, and keep moving towards the distant Kingdom of Canter.
The birds in the sky flew happily in flocks and chirped happily.
The sun shines down, making the white clouds seem to be drawn into a soft arc.
In this comfortable carriage, Aurelion sat alone on the leather sofa, her noble aura needless to say.
Occasionally, Teacher Victor would come here to visit, but most of the time, he would still be immersed in other carriages.
Don't know what is being done.
However, he was not alone in the entire first-class carriage.
At this time, Vanilla, the maid with erect cat ears, was busy in Aurelion's sight.
Wearing a black and white maid uniform, she skillfully prepares refreshments for the princess, makes tea, and pours milk...
While she was working, the cat ears on her head twitched and her tail slowly drooped, swaying slightly from side to side.
Every tiny movement of Vanilla was carefully scrutinized by Aurelion.
'Does she really like these chores? '
Aurelion stared at Vanilla, who was working happily, with doubts in her heart, and some complicated emotions flashed in her eyes.
A demihuman maid...?
She didn't have much contact with demi-humans before, and most of them had superficial understanding.
She only remembered the demi-human team that followed her when she was training in the Adventurer Capital.
From that time on, Aurelion had a certain understanding of the discipline and combat effectiveness of these demihumans.
And then?
Before Aurelion could continue thinking, Vanilla had already made new tea and milk.
Carrying a white ceramic teapot, she came to Aurelion with light and silent steps.
Vanilla bowed slightly and added warm milk to the teacup in front of Aurelion.
White hot steam overflows from the teacup and swirls in the air, carrying the fragrance of milk.
Xiang Zilan bowed slightly to her and said:
"Your Highness, please use it."
Aurelion thanked Vanilla and nodded slightly.
It was the first time that Aurelion tried the milk boiled by demi-humans, which made Aurelion feel more novel.
I don’t even know what the cat lady’s milk tastes like.
Aurelion picked up the teacup and took a sip of milk.
When the rich milky flavor flooded into her mouth, Aurelion put down her tea cup and savored it carefully.
Although the taste is still a bit harsh compared to those experienced maids, the vanilla is cooked quite well.
Especially for demihumans, it has been done very well.
Demihuman hands are not meant for such things.
Their hands were originally used as hunting weapons and were naturally sharp claws.
Considering the physical characteristics of demihumans, such skills are rare.
Aurelion looked at Vanilla and asked:
"Xiang Zilan, you..."
"Why do you have such a name?"
She was a little curious.
Demihumans usually have no names.
But the delicate cat-eared girl in front of her has a unique name that is entirely her own.
——Vanilla.
Moreover, it’s not just vanilla,
Even the demihuman guards, each of them has their own name.
This made Aurelion feel a little strange.
Why do demi-humans have names?
Vanilla stood respectfully aside, leaned slightly, and explained to Aurelion:
"My master once said that I had a pleasant vanilla aroma, so he gave me this name."
"These are all given by the master himself"
Aurelion was suddenly stunned when she heard Vanilla's explanation.
Lord...master?
Seemingly noticing the princess' curiosity, Xiang Zilan calmly explained.
"I was rescued from the hands of demi-human traffickers by my master."
"He gave me wisdom and the gift to be a mage."
"But it's a pity that maybe because I'm not talented enough, I'm still just a magic apprentice until now."
Having said this, Xiang Zilan was not disappointed, she just smiled briefly.
Aurelion became more and more astonished as she listened.
Aurelion was even more amazed when she heard Xiang Zilan say that she was a magic apprentice.
If you want to become a mage, you need to constantly learn knowledge.
However, if you want demi-humans who have difficulty in reading to learn magic, the effort required may be ten times, or even dozens of times more than that of an ordinary human mage.
But Xiang Zilan was able to become a magic apprentice, which shows that she is very smart.
When Aurelion was chatting with Vanilla, she could also feel Vanilla's intelligence.
However, the subhuman traffickers...
Thinking of this, Aurelion's eyes dimmed a bit.
When Xiang Zilan talked about the demi-human traffickers, a trace of undetectable fear flashed in her eyes.
Although the petite cat girl acted very relaxed, Aurelion was still aware of this fleeting fear.
Without Victor, there would be no Cravenna family.
They, these free demi-humans, don’t know what dark corners they will be sold into.
Subhuman traffickers are extremely hateful.
Aurelion once listened to Teacher Victor.
The reason why the empire prohibits demi-humans from entering is, on the one hand, to ensure that within the scope of the empire, humans must have an absolute advantage and a noble status.
On the other hand, in a sense, it is to protect these demi-humans from being used by sinful people who are motivated by certain interests as a blatant means of making money.
However, many people only see the front part.
Within the Empire, humanity is supreme.
This makes many nobles in the empire always have a sense of superiority and pride when facing other races.
Other intelligent races would not take the initiative to put themselves in danger.
But demihumans are different.
They are like wild beasts, without reason.
It can easily fall into the hands of humans and be enslaved as tools and beasts.
If demihumans are allowed to enter the territory, the nobles will become even more blatant.
Not surprisingly, in every corner of the empire, you will see those inferior subhuman slaves.
Even the garbage dumps can be seen with demihumans who are about to starve to death, have no value and are abandoned everywhere.
Even though the empire now prohibits the sale of demihumans, there are still people who will embark on this road of no return for the sake of high profits.
Because there is demand, there must be a market.
If there is a market, there must be benefits.
As long as the nobles need these cheap labor and can pay them generous enough remuneration, these demi-human traffickers will dare to take risks.
Although demi-humans are indeed cheap, they still have nothing to compare with.
Aurelion still remembered what Teacher Victor said:
"For the demi-human traffickers."
"Capturing those ordinary demi-humans is as easy as making bread."
"But the price is more expensive than selling bread."
Therefore, Aurelion has always been thinking about this matter.
Thinking of this, Aurelion's eyes fell on Vanilla again.
She was a little curious about the vanilla smell that Teacher Victor mentioned.
So, she opened her mouth:
"I can smell it..."
Bang!
Bang bang!
The words he just said hung in the air and broke.
The whole train shook rapidly, as if the sky was falling apart.
The delicate ceramic tea cup on the table fell to the floor due to the violent impact and broke into countless pieces.
The white milk splashed straight in all directions, forming a terrifying streamline pattern.
Aurelion froze on the sofa, confused.
Just when she was about to get up to see what happened, Xiang Zilan suddenly held down her shoulders.
Aurelion wanted to break away, but found that Vanilla's strength was much greater than she imagined, and her resistance was completely ineffective.
She often goes to practice swordsmanship, and her strength is obviously stronger than that of ordinary girls.
But she was still not as good as the little kitten girl in front of her.
Is this the power of the demihuman race?
Then, Aurelion saw a green magical halo surrounding Vanilla's eyes.
Then, one of Vanilla's eyes began to turn slightly green.
This was an operation that Victor once performed on her. The magic power of [Hidden Demonic Corpse Eyes] was integrated into it, and she gained the corresponding ability of [Hidden Demonic Corpse].
"Please don't move, Your Highness Princess."
"If there is any danger, I will notify you in time."
As the words fell, the green halo gradually became stronger, looking around.
The moment green completely covered the entire eyeball, Vanilla felt that the world around her had completely plunged into an extremely sticky darkness.
Looking through the hazy outline of the carriage, there are some colorful spots scattered outside.
Her eyes continued to follow the spots, until she observed a bunch of darker existences.
Vanilla's initial kindness and cuteness gradually faded from her face, replaced by sharp teeth and a dull growl.
The muscles on his face tightened unconsciously, as if facing a powerful enemy.
"Your Highness Princess, please sit here."
"The next thing will be solved by us."
…
The ministers couldn't stop trembling in the carriage, and fear quickly spread to everyone's face.
Some were so scared that they buried their heads in their clothes.
Why so scared?
Because the train just had a violent jolt.
Ministers are not only worried about this bump, but also whether the train can continue to move forward.
Because they are now over the [Nangapurna Valley].
As long as they passed through this deep canyon, they were completely out of the empire.
And now, the train is running on the magic tracks on both sides of the valley,
Below, there is a bottomless terrifying fissure, with terrifying roars constantly coming from below.
No one knows how deep the canyon is, but everyone knows that once the train falls into it, their only fate will be to turn into dust.
The demihuman guards quickly took action, shuttling back and forth between the various train cars.
The crisp sound of bone on the armor and the thin impact of cold iron echoed in the hall, and they coldly warned the diplomats:
"Sit in your seats and don't move."
"Otherwise, there will be consequences at your own risk."
What kind of nonsense is this?
Seeing this group of demihumans in action, the ministers became even more frightened.
Something unexpected must have happened for these demihuman guards to take action.
"Where is Victor, where is Victor!"
"We want to see Victor, why is this happening!?"
Suddenly, it was like a gust of extreme north wind passing through the ice passed through the backs of these ministers, and the numbing and biting cold enveloped them instantly.
The restless protests stopped suddenly, as if they were completely frozen in ice.
Gwen walked slowly from other cars carrying a gust of cold wind.
Her face was frosty and her voice was emotionless, but it was as cold and indifferent as the abyss and rift valley.
"Now, everyone."
"Quiet."
