Chapter 6 The Unfriendly Slums
Dirk helped Kritia into the thatched house, which could almost be described as a house with four walls, no furniture, no ornaments, only four earthen walls.
There were also a few dilapidated holes in the roof, and the sunlight was shining in, making it a standard dilapidated scene.
Dirk spread his clothes on the ground, let Kritia sit down on the ground, and said softly to his mother, "Mother, I'll go out and buy something to eat, we haven't eaten this morning." Then I'm going to buy some applications, and I think we're going to be here for five years.
Krithia didn't come to her senses for a moment, but she just said yes and closed her eyes.
Dirk walked out of the house, and outside the door was a wide street. At this time, there were many pedestrians on the street, and they all looked sideways when they saw Dirk's outfit.
When did this slum have such a young man dressed in gorgeous clothes? Could it be that the children of the nobility of which family came to experience life?
Norstein is a small border town in the Kingdom of Wright. Although it is not very popular, after many years of operation by the Mason family, a big family in the city, it has also begun to take on the scale of a big city.
Slums are not places to be abandoned, but places of hope. In this place, if anyone's family is lucky enough to give birth to a spirit whisperer, then all the major families in the city will throw olive branches. After being absorbed into the family, you can work for the family and get a good salary.
It was early summer and the sun was scorching. At this time, you can walk on the street, constantly shuttling through the crowd, observing everything around you. After all, this is the place where the future memorial will live.
He kept looking at the structure of the houses and the vendors around them. The location chosen by the head of the family, Dolly, was very good, this thatched hut was located in the heart of the slum, it was Dolly's private property, and he did not report it to the family.
There's a market five minutes walk away, and Dirk is here. There are a lot of small traders and vendors in the bazaar, and the sound of buying and selling is endless. When I came to the family for the first time, I said goodbye to the life of the young master who came to my hands and bread to open my mouth, and I was more or less uncomfortable.
Dirk didn't know what the value of ten gold coins was in this world, but in fact, these ten gold coins could live for a normal family for a year. This is a huge amount of money, but it is only a drop in the bucket for the family, and it can't even buy the torso of a demonic beast.
Dirk bought some food for Krithia in the market, and then looked curiously left and right.
He saw a mysterious pattern painted on a shop, as if it was a magic array, which was somewhat similar to the clan seal on his body before, and curiously stepped forward and asked, "Boss, how much is this?"
The boss was a middle-aged man with a scar on his face and sitting on a bench behind the counter. Raising his eyelids, the boss saw that it was a young man with a young face and said, "Child, go cool." ”
was suddenly despised and made my heart unhappy. Dirk said, "I'll just ask what's wrong? It's not that you won't give you money, are you going to sell or not?"
"Give the money, do you know what the money looks like?" the boss said disdainfully, and waved his hand to chase Dirk away like a fly, then closed his eyes and continued to nap.
"Don't underestimate people, look at what this is. As he spoke, Dirk grabbed a gold coin from the cloth bag he was carrying with him and threw it at the stall.
The boss is naturally a human spirit, and when he saw the gold coin, his sleepy eyes just now instantly lit up and ejected from his comfortable bench.
"Ouch, damn it, damn it, snubbed the distinguished guest, damn the little one. As he spoke, he raised his hand and slapped himself twice. Then he said flatteringly: "I don't know what this little guest officer wants, the shop has everything." ”
"Nothing, I just wanted to see, can you tell me about any good stuff you have here?" Dirk said. In fact, Dirk didn't think of what to buy, but the boss's radical attitude just now made him stay in front of this stall for a while.
Naturally, the boss could not let go of this great opportunity to make money. As far as he could see, it was a child with a huge amount of money, and he had to be slaughtered to get him away.
The boss rubbed his palms, his body bent slightly, and said respectfully: "The small shop deals in enchanting materials, you see, here is the enchanted quill, here is the enchanted paper, and here, it is the basic materials required for enchantment, the little brother looks young, it seems that he is a peerless genius, and he wants to contact the enchantment industry!"
Enchantment is the word. Dirk still knows. At least for now, the family seal on his body is still there. If you take off your clothes, you can still see the position of your chest and heart, and the footprints of the Mason family are still there.
That is, no matter how far away, as long as the people of the Mason family want to, they can push the effect and make their life worse than death.
"Enchanted, and how do you sell these things?" Dirk asked.
"I haven't seen a peerless genius like my little brother for many years, and for a genius like you, I will definitely sell it to you at the purchase price. 5 gold coins for the primary enchanted pen and 2 gold coins for each enchanted paper. 500 gold coins for the second-level enchanted pen and 100 gold coins for enchanted paper. The boss said.
Hearing this number, Dirk was dumbfounded. Is it so expensive? Now he knows why the enchantment industry is the most expensive and noble profession on the mainland. Enchantment level 1 is introductory, level 2 can make decent things, and above level 3 depends on the enchanter's talent. Enchanters above level 3 are like money printers.
Take the clan seal on its chest, for example, it was made by a family enchanter, and the cost was more than a thousand gold. Dirk smiled self-deprecatingly, it seems that the family is really willing to spend money for themselves.
He touched his bag and said, "Oh, well, forget it, I'm just here to find out." ”
The living expenses of the mother and son were only 10 gold coins, and he could not use them to explore these unknown mysteries. I just bought my mother some lunch and spent a few copper coins. Now it's just over 9 gold. Dirk shook his head and turned to leave the stall.
"Oops, stop, stop, stop. The stall owner came out from behind the stall and shouted, "Boy, don't you make fun of me, I asked all over again, do you want to leave now?"
"I have the money to buy it, but your stuff doesn't appeal to me. I'm just asking you why you still want to buy and sell forcefully. Dirk said.
"It's impossible to force me to buy and sell, I have been so good enough, and I have consulted once, so I have to pay a little hard money. Seeing that the other party was a child, the stall owner was not polite and said his purpose straightforwardly.
"Oh, I don't know, there is such a rule here? Dirk said.
"Oh, son, you don't know much about it, and ask where it is? Slum! If this place had made sense, it wouldn't be called a slum. I'm not afraid to tell you that even if I kill you and find a place to bury you, no one will bother me! Countless people die in the slums every day, who cares?" said the stall owner arrogantly.
"Isn't there a royal law in this city, aren't you afraid that the major families will know about it and punish you?" Dirk asked.
"Hahaha, you're in the wrong place, you seem to be looking like a big man, what are you doing here so powerful? Remember, the royal law is indeed formulated by the nobles, but it is only for the nobles, and we are just untouchables, and we are not worthy of enjoying the royal law. ”
As he spoke, the stall owner beckoned, and several big men jumped out from behind him, surrounding Dirk: "Either pay the consultation fee today, or don't leave." ”
Dirk was very depressed, what kind of place is this? The sellers are not like selling things, but like a wave of bandits. He puffed up his chest, raised his head and looked at the stall owner, "What if I don't give it to you." ”
"No, yes, you don't want to get out alive today. The slightly flattering smile on the stall owner's face had disappeared at this time, and what was left was a hideous face.
Dirk was thinking about Kritia, who was waiting for him to come home. I thought that I couldn't let my mother worry about me anymore, forget it, heroes don't suffer immediate losses. Gritting his teeth, he said, "I'll give it!" and then took out a gold coin from the cloth bag and threw it at the stall owner.
The stall owner took the gold coin and played with it in his hand, did not speak, and continued to look at Dirk.
Seeing that everyone didn't mean to get away, Dirk asked the stall owner, "I've already paid you the consultation fee, why don't you let me go?"
"You gave me my consulting fee, did you give me these brothers? If they don't come out with a gold coin, it's fine, now I think, each of my five brothers here should have a one. ”
"What one for one person? Then I'm not going to take out another 5 gold coins, you ...... Aren't you afraid of causing trouble for yourself by robbing the children of the nobles?"
"Hahaha, cause trouble? Don't you really say it, I was scared at first. But our group of people have been surrounding you here for a long time, and there has been no reaction, which only proves that you are not a noble child! So I can only say to you, sorry. I welcome you to take revenge, but today, you have to pay this money, and you have to pay it if you don't!"
"I'm not handing it in!" Dirk said firmly.
The stall owner whispered a word to the people around him: "Hit!"
Half an hour later, the door to the thatched hut opened, and Dirk limped in disheveled. Seeing her son's embarrassed appearance, Kritia hurriedly asked, "Dirk, what's wrong with you, how are you hurt, who bullied you?"
"It's okay mother, my injuries are okay. But I'm sorry, I lost my money. With that, Dirk lowered his head.
"How?" asked Kritia, not concerned about money, but about his children.
"It was my incompetence that the money was robbed. Tears of grievance flowed from his eyes, and since the awakening ceremony of the Spirit Hall yesterday, Dirk's life has changed dramatically, from a noble son in fine clothes and fine food to a pariah in the middle of this thatched house, and he will worry about his life at any time.
Things are not going well. It made him extremely depressed. He didn't know what he had done wrong, God wanted to be so unfair to him, since he was allowed to live in this world all over again, why did he give him such a bumpy life?
In the previous life, he had no parents, and in this life, he ended up so betrayed and divorced. Why is it that the only mother who supports him is here again, starving with him?
"It's okay, it's okay, it's okay if you're okay. Krithia reassured.
"By the way, Mother, you eat. As if remembering something, Dirk took out two flattened loaves of bread from his bosom and handed them to his mother.
Two flattened loaves of bread were covered in dust.
When Kritia saw the two loaves of bread that her son had brought out, she couldn't stop crying any longer. He hugged Dirk and hugged him deep into his arms. Tears fell from his eyes, he didn't want to cry, he didn't want to show the child her weak side, but now she couldn't help it.
"It's okay child, it's going to be fine, everything is going to be fine, mother is here, I won't let you be wronged. Krithia choked up.
"Mother, don't worry, all the hatred will be in my heart and become my motivation!"
"Good boy, mother supports you, mother supports you. Looking at her son, the mother had a relieved look in her eyes, in fact, everything is not a problem for her, as long as the child is good.
"Mother, eat, I'm not hungry. Dirk held the two flattened loaves in his hand and handed them to Kritia.
Kritia wiped tears from her face, took the bread, and placed one on her clothes. She broke another loaf of bread in half and handed it to Dirk.
"Kid, let's eat together. Krithia said.
Dirk took the bread and took a bite, smiling reluctantly. It was the worst bread of all, and the bad taste in his mouth almost threw it up. But he couldn't, because there was no food left in the house except these two loaves of bread.
Looking up at his mother, who munched on the half of the bread as if she had no sense of taste, and raised her head from time to time to give herself a bright smile. At this time, Dirk secretly swore in his heart, no matter what happens in the future, I will never let my mother be hurt in the slightest!
In the afternoon, my mother fell asleep, and there was so much going on in the morning that she needed to rest.
Dirk sat down slowly on the other side of the room, adjusting his breathing to calm his mood. looked at the sleeping Kristia behind her, then slowly turned her head to the empty corner and said lightly, "Come out." ”
With these three words, a light and shadow appeared, forming a human form and sitting opposite Dirk.
"Now we can have a good talk. Dirk said.