There is a wide street outside Xilia Magic Academy, which is much wider than the market street in the south.
Many shops opened on both sides of the street, all of which were moved here from the South District Market after the establishment of the college.
It specializes in selling paper, pens and various daily necessities that students need. I heard that they also provide ghostwriting services for magic pattern homework.
Sure enough, no matter what era, students are always taken advantage of.
A college supports a street.
In the afternoon, there were many students hanging out on the street, and Luo Wei didn't stand out among them.
She wandered around the street and finally walked into a deserted bakery.
Unfortunately, the shop owner's wife was repairing the bakery cabinet.
Using a blackened bread stick as a hammer, he hammered nails into the cabinet door.
Seeing someone coming in, the landlady threw the bread sticks into the bread basket: "Guest, what do you want to buy?"
Luo Wei's eyes drifted from the bread sticks, and she suddenly felt a little bit sour.
"Buy two pieces of white bread."
"okay!"
The landlady wiped her nose and immediately grabbed two fist-sized pieces of white bread and put them on the wooden cabinet.
"Ten copper coins."
Luo Wei looked at the dark fingerprints on the bread and fell into silence.
The hygiene awareness in this era is really worrying.
After paying, she walked out of the store with the bread, frowned and tore off the black part on it.
Looking left and right, she didn't see the trash can. She put the torn crumbs next to a puppy, stood up and stepped back.
Suddenly, a sudden change occurred.
A black shadow jumped out of the alley nearby, and collided with the rushing puppy, fiercely fighting for the crumbs on the ground.
"Woof woof woof——"
"Mine, it's mine!"
"Woof woof woof woof!"
Only then did Luo Wei see clearly that the black shadow was actually a dirty little boy.
One person and one dog were fighting for the food on the ground, and the child got the lion's share, licking the crumbs on his palms hungrily.
The puppy was pinned to the ground by him and couldn't get up. It stuck out its tongue to lick the crumbs on the ground, and whined from its mouth.
Luo Wei's mood became extremely complicated in an instant.
The puppy was skinny and the child was half-clothed. For a moment, it was impossible to tell who was more miserable.
"Stop licking it," she walked over and took out a piece of bread, "Here you go."
The child trembled all over and crawled on the ground, looking at her with two light brown eyes in fear.
"Here you go, take it."
Luo Wei felt soft and handed the bread to his hand.
The child swallowed a sip of saliva, carefully took the bread, and looked at her again. Suddenly, he held the bread with both hands and stuffed it into his mouth. He choked and rolled his eyes.
After he let go of the puppy, he jumped into the alley and barked several times.
Luo Wei wanted to say something, but finally just sighed.
say what?
Tell him to eat slower?
I'm so hungry that I'm competing with the dog for food. How can I slow down?
What's more, if he eats slowly, he may not be able to protect it.
She just noticed that there were several little beggars stronger than him in the streets and alleys, looking here.
There was still a piece of bread in her hand, but Luo Wei had no appetite anymore.
She broke the bread in half, gave half to the little boy, took the other half in her hand, and walked towards the alley.
"do not go!"
The little boy didn't dare to grab the hem of her skirt with his dirty hands and yelled out in anxiety.
Seeing Luo Wei look back, he shook his head vigorously: "No, I don't want bread."
The little boy huddled up in fear and pointed at the entrance of the alley.
"There are bad people inside."
Luo Wei immediately looked towards the alley, her ears moved, and she heard a subtle sound of metal collision coming from inside.
"Don't be afraid."
"That man has left."
She touched the little boy's head, walked slowly to the entrance of the alley, and looked inside.
There was a pool of blood in the alley.
The puppy was lying in a pool of blood, its soft fur was soaked in blood, and its belly had no heaving.
Luo Wei quickly walked to the puppy and knelt down to check.
There was a fatal wound on the neck.
A sword cut his throat.
She felt a chill. This sword was probably aimed at her.
Who else had the original owner offended? Someone actually wanted to take her life?
Luo Wei thought unsuccessfully and reached out to pick up the puppy from the pool of blood.
"I'm hurting you."
She walked out of the alley, and the little boy was still waiting outside nervously.
"I, I can help you bury it," he held his fingers nervously, "as long as you give me three, no, one copper coin."
"I'm not going to bury it."
Luo Wei stopped in front of him: "I plan to burn it."
"Burn..." The boy's eyes showed horror.
"Because if you bury it, you'll dig it up and eat it, right?"
The boy lowered his head and clenched his fists.
"Raise your head," Luo Wei bent down and looked at him, "You saved me today, but this may have brought danger to yourself. Do you regret it?"
The little boy raised his head, his mist-like eyes seemed to be filled with depression.
"...I don't regret it." He shook his head, his voice hard.
Luo Wei observed his expression and understood.
This is a very smart kid.
There were so many beggars on the street who were taller and stronger than him, and they saw him get a piece of bread with his own eyes. If he was really a poor little man, he would not eat it all in one go, but would save at least half of it to offer to those children.
According to common sense, if he didn't do this, he would be beaten by those children.
Either he is not afraid of being beaten, or he would rather be beaten.
Whether it is the former or the latter, it shows that he is a courageous child.
"What's your name?" Luo Wei straightened up and asked.
The little boy replied nervously: "I don't have a name."
"Are you an orphan?"
"yes."
"You are really smart." Luo Wei sighed. She took out the remaining copper coins from her purse to buy bread, a total of ninety coins, and gave them all to him.
"From today on, your name is Roman."
The little boy's eyes lit up with hope: "Do you want to accept me as your servant?"
"No, I want to train you to be my knight," Luo Wei's exquisite face showed an intoxicating smile, "but before that, I have to give you some tests first."
The little boy held his breath, but a fire ignited in his eyes.
"No matter what the test is, I will definitely pass it!"
"Don't speak too early. My first test is for you to survive these three days. I will not come here to find you until three days later."
"this is very simple!"
"Simple? That person might come back and kill you," Luo Wei threatened him, "because you ruined his business."
"I'm not afraid," the little boy stared at her stubbornly, "Is there anything else?"
"Yes, I want to hire a powerful bodyguard, can you find one for me?" Luo Wei said funny.
"You mean mercenaries?"
He thought for a while, raised his head and said, "I know where there are mercenaries, and I also know a very powerful swordsman named Troy. I can take you to him now."
