After two days and three nights of trekking, the rickety prisoner car finally entered Jiuhou City.

Jiuhou City is the capital of the Ghost Fang Kingdom.

The Yin Shang Dynasty consisted of the "Great Shang Dynasty" and other large and small "Fang States". The "Great Shang Dynasty" here is naturally the main body of the Yin Shang Dynasty - the Great Shang, and the large and small "Fang States" around it can be understood as relatively independent tribes or countries, most of them are subject to the Yin Shang Dynasty, and can be understood as feudal vassal states.

However, some Fang Guo are not very obedient. When it is strong, it will attack Yin Shang, and when it is weak, it will submit to Yin Shang, in a state of war and surrender.

The Ghost Fang Country is such a kind of existence that causes Yin Shang a headache, and it is wars and falls.

But right now, the leader of the Ghost Fang Kingdom has been named one of the three princes of Yin Shang, so he is currently in a state of submission. The third prince is the most honorable status except for the emperor. The leader of the Ghost Fang Kingdom is also very knowledgeable, and pays tribute to the Yin Shang Dynasty every year.

The Jiuhou Villa, located in the very center of the Jiuhou City, is an ancient and majestic villa.

The whole body is made of black boulders, solemn and solemn, and it looks difficult to conquer. On both sides of the gate, there are two white jade pillars that are more than ten meters high, which are engraved with dense ghost Fang Chinese characters, which Xia Gui doesn't know very well. The white jade Xuanzhu seemed to have been blessed with some power, exuding a dense soft light.

As soon as you enter the gate, you will see the huge gray cedar planted in the lodge. This kind of fir is seven or eight meters high, a large area of green forest, and Xia Gui feels an extreme sense of depression.

The prisoner van came to a halt in front of a dilapidated mud house.

The car door opened, and Xia Gui and Cao Ming were released.

A man in a coarse linen coat held two sets of dirty, blood-stained and shabby clothes in his hands, and handed them to them, "New here, change into these clothes, and come out to report to me!"

Xia Gui and Cao Ming took the clothes, and the two walked to the earthen house, which was empty, and there was a small bed made of thatch on the ground.

Xia Gui's clothes had the number "sixty-three" written on the back, while Cao Ming's clothes had the number "sixty-four" written on the back.

The clothes were so dirty and torn that I don't know how many people wore them and never washed them.

Xia Gui pinched the clothes, frowned and covered his nose and hesitated for a long time, he would never touch such dirty and shabby clothes with blood stains before. Seeing that Cao Ming beside him was unfussy and put it on, the corners of Xia Gui's mouth couldn't help but pull.

No way, if you don't wear this, you won't have any clothes to wear.

When the two of them came out of the mud house, the man gave them a satisfied look, which was the proper dress of a slave.

The man raised his eyebrows, "Your name is Ah Turtle, your name is Cao Ming......?" This name is really cheap, but it doesn't matter, here, your name will be a code name," he pointed to Xia Gui, "You are number sixty-three," and then pointed to Cao Ming, "You are number sixty-four." You were the last two slaves to come in. ”

No. 63, No. 64......

Slave names are as simple as possible, and no one cares who they are anyway.

"Dare to ask what adults are called?" Cao Ming asked.

On the same tattered coarse linen robe, there were two more red bands that hung down, reaching to the waist. From this dress, you can distinguish the difference in identity.

The dark-skinned man licked his lips and said with a smile, "I'm your leader, the leader of the slave group in the Hundred Beast Park Park, and my name is Nine. From now on, you can follow me to work hard in the Garden of Beasts. ”

"Slave group leader?" Xia Gui was stunned.

A smug look crossed Nine's face, "Although I am a slave, I am the leader of the slave's squad, and if I am promoted to another level, I can become a domestic servant." When I become a domestic servant, I will resume my civilian status, which is naturally different from you. ”

Nine's laughter was smug and piercing, and Xia Gui felt a little disdainful in his heart.

He glanced up at No. 9 and saw that the other party was smiling like a villain, which made Xia Gui a little disgusted. However, he did not reveal his demeanor, and after a few days of wandering, he learned a little restraint.

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There are a total of six slave group leaders in Jiuhou Villa, who are in charge of the Hundred Beast Garden, the Hundred Herb Garden, the Forge Workshop, the Pill Workshop, the Miscellaneous Labor Workshop, and the Back Kitchen. The six team leaders have no specific errands, just assigning, counting tasks, managing their slaves, and maintaining the normal operation of their respective areas of responsibility.

Although he is the leader of the slave group, his identity is still a slave, and the only change is that he finally has some people under his hands, and his status is still much higher.

The three of them came to the Garden of Beasts.

It is a circle covering an area of about tens of thousands of square meters, surrounded by a ring of steel wire three or four meters high, as if to prevent the wild beasts in the garden from escaping.

The Hundred Beasts Garden is divided into ten areas according to the heavenly stems.

No. 9 came to District D and stopped, "No. 63, this is District D, where you will work in the future." ”

Xia Gui looked at this area, and saw that the area of the Ding area was about 2,000 square meters, more than 50 meters long, more than 50 meters long, and many trees and shrubs were planted like other areas. However, this area seemed unusually empty, because Xia Gui only saw three iron cages in this square area.

"See the raccoon and the roe in the cage, and your job is to feed them. Nine announced the mission.

There are two terrible beasts in the cage.

One of them is called Tanuki, and it is an unusually ferocious beast. The other one is called Gonyin, and this guy is even more terrifying.

The two beasts stared at Xia Gui tightly, their eyes revealing a cold and violent aura.

Xia Gui glanced at the beast in the cage lightly, and didn't seem to be of much interest.

Seeing Xia Gui's lazy appearance, Nine couldn't help but raise his voice and emphasized loudly: "All the tasks of Jiuhou Villa are divided into five levels: one star to five stars. As the difficulty increases, so does the star rating. A mission like yours today is not difficult, and there is no doubt about a one-star mission. ”

"My lord, may I ask what the tasks of the other stars are?" Cao Ming asked curiously.

Nine pondered for a moment and replied, "For example, taking care of sick and injured beasts is as difficult as a two-star task. If you were to take a beast out for a walk, it would be a three-star mission. ”

Lead the beast out for a walk......

Cao Ming shivered unexpectedly. The thought of an unarmed slave leading a ferocious beast around the park shuddered at the thought of such a scene.

"My lord, is there any security?" Cao Ming asked.

"Security?" Nine chuckled contemptuously, deliberately elongating his tone, "What security do you want for a lowly slave? You don't even have life or freedom, what security do you want! If you want to live, you better take care of every beast." ”

Hearing Nine's contempt for the lives of slaves, the corners of Xia Gui's mouth twitched.

Unexpectedly, in this ghost place, at least this respect for life is not obtained.

Seeing Xia Gui fall into deep thought, Nine thought he was scared, so he smiled and patted him on the shoulder, "Don't be discouraged." Our villa is very fair, since there is a pay, there will be a reward, and there are rewards for difficult tasks. ”

Xia Gui replied in a low voice.

Nine stared at Xia Gui.

Although Xia Gui still had the dust and dust left on his face, which made his facial features not very clear, No. 9 still felt that this new boy was quite handsome, and his temperament was completely different from that of other slaves, he seemed to be very smart, but he seemed to be a little detached, and he had a vaguely mysterious temperament.

Perhaps it was Xia Gui's indifferent expression that made him feel that he had not received enough attention, and No. 9 glared at Xia Gui and strengthened his tone: "New here, listen carefully, although this is a simple one-star mission." However, these two beasts are very important, and they are very important to the top, and they can't go out of any way. Every night, I come over to check on their health. If you get sick, get hurt, bleed, you will be held responsible!"

Cao Ming, who has been a slave since he was a child, sensitively noticed that No. 9's mood was a little irritable. He hurriedly interrupted, "Your Excellency, what is the reward for the one-star mission?"

Nine cleared his throat and continued, "If you complete the one-star mission, you will have the right to continue living in the manor. ”

Gain the right to continue living on the estate?

Seeing Cao Ming's blank expression, the corners of Nine's mouth hooked, and a contemptuous smile hung on his dark skin, "Hehe, what this sentence means is that you can continue to live." Slaves, it is a great gift to be able to live in this manor. Adults give us work, food and drink, and are not disturbed by the wars of the outside world. If we can't even complete a one-star mission, what's the use of keeping us? Useless slaves will be sent to the northern base, understand?"

Nine said with his head held high, as if he had forgotten that he was also a slave.

No. 9 patted Xia Gui's shoulder, "New here, you know what I mean, right? The one-star mission is very simple, if you can't even complete the one-star mission, then you have no value, and there is only one end - death." ”

Xia Gui nodded.

"Alright, I'm done with what needs to be said, you know how to do it, right?" said Nine.

"Got it. Xia Gui replied.

No. 9 looked at Xia Gui with some surprise, this kid ...... There was no groveling from beginning to end.

He has been managing the Hundred Beasts Garden for so many months, and none of these slaves in the park are servile, low-browed, and pleasing to the eyes, and the newcomer in front of him doesn't seem to be very sensible, and he doesn't even know how to call himself "adult".

"Do a good job. Nine glanced at Xia Gui meaningfully and turned to leave.