"Will you be my servant?"

In the belly of the serpent, Slytherin stared at Sylby.

In the green eyes, a hidden flame burned silently.

Sylby began to feel unhappy in his heart, he was the son of the king of a country, and now he was going to be replaced as a servant. In sixteen years, he had never been in such a difficult situation, and if it was known to others, it would be a shame.

But only about 0.5 seconds later, he gave up his ridiculous dignity. For no other reason, he never wanted to go back to the tower, to return to his lady, to return to the path of the king that his father had arranged for him, he had to find his true worth.

Thinking of his goal, then what is this humiliation, and this guy has quite a wealth of magic books behind him.

"Okay. Sylby nodded calmly, "I don't mind." ”

Now, it was Slytherin's turn to be surprised: "Wait, are you so talkative? Do you know what it means to be a servant?"

"I know, but in return. ”

Sylby said, gesturing to Slytherin's bookshelf, "I'd like to read your books, and I'd like you to teach me something about getting started with magic." ”

After a moment of silence, Slytherin made a lip-smacking sound:

"Tut-tut... Turns out you're here for this. ”

"Can't you?"

Well... Yes, yes, but if it's you.... Slytherin stared at Sylby and hesitated, what was his expression. Sometimes excited, sometimes cold, sometimes arrogant.

But in the end, arrogance prevailed, and he stood up, his diminutive figure casting a huge shadow on the snake wall, and he raised his head and laughed: "Why, just look, but you have to remember that whatever you become, you are my servant." ”

Looking at his confident and domineering appearance, the corners of Silby's mouth twitched slightly, but he quickly calmed down, stood up, and bent slightly in front of the fire: "As you wish, master." ”

"Hahahaha~"

Salazar Slytherin let out a hearty laugh, and then he stepped forward and grabbed Sylby's arm, and with a piercing sting, Sylby let out a muffled snort, and he took a step back and shook his palm away.

At this moment, he saw an extra ring-shaped green snake pattern on his arm, and it slowly swam, revealing its triangular head, staring at Sylby's eyes, and did not move.

"This...?"

Sylby's eyes widened in astonishment.

Slytherin smiled and said, "Give you a mark, from now on, you will be my man, if anyone dares to bully you, you will show him this." ”

Then, the Slytherin smile vanished, "If you betray me, it can take your life in an instant." ”

......

......

For a long time after this, Sylbido never saw the sun in the daylight again, and he stayed in the belly of the serpent, becoming Salazar Slytherin's personal servant.

Every day, he got up early, prepared breakfast for Slytherin, helped him wash his clothes stained from magic experiments, and after Slytherin had breakfast, he began to mop the floor, wipe the table, and clean up the magic waste.

Once cleaned, he prepared lunch for Slytherin, and whatever Slytherin prepared for him, he could focus on turning it into a plate of delicacies.

In the afternoons, Slytherin would do some magical experiments, figuring out spells or potions, and Sylby would be by his side to help him take notes, without saying a word.

In the evenings, Slytherin would read for a while, and he would make tea in advance, set up the table, and light the candles in the best light for reading.

Even before going to bed, Slytherin could feel the quilt neatly combed.

From the first day, the second day, the third day, the fourth day..... Every day, Slytherin wants to find some faults in the other person, criticize him or find fault with him. This is what every master does.

But the truth is, this guy is like a precise clock, completely tireless, well-spoken, and polite, so that Slytherin doesn't know how to pick on him, and he doesn't even feel his presence. I just feel that every day when I wake up and want anything, the other party can hand it over in less than a second.

He didn't know what to say, and he felt that he was lucky to have found a treasure, but he also felt that this guy's work ability was really terrible, and occasionally even gave him the illusion that I was not worthy of his servant.

However, Slytherin did not break his promise, and whenever he was in a good mood, he would teach Sylby some basic magic practice techniques, as well as secret writing between wizards.

Sylby learned these things almost instantly, with almost no hindrance, and it seemed as if the knowledge was in his head in the first place, and all he had to do was remember them all over again.

Even when Slytherin deliberately injected some private ideas into knowledge, he could tell almost instantly that those were good and those were private.

For example, when Slytherin taught him the seven magic disciplines, telling him that only black magic was the most powerful and efficient magic in the world, Sylby nodded yes, but inwardly disagreed.

Salazar Slytherin had a unique penchant for dark arts, but he didn't, he was extremely interested in every subject, everything was new and unknown to him. Whether it's potions, spells, herbs, or dark magic, transfiguration, astrology, or even the history of magic, he is extremely interested.

However, he did not show his talents and abilities to Salazar Slytherin, and he memorized the simplest things like the forty sounds of the wizard's alphabet every day. Occasionally, he would ask Slytherin some "hard" questions to satisfy his desire to be a teacher.

However, after a hard day's work, after Salazar Slytherin fell asleep, he would spend two hours flipping through the Slytherin collection.

It was the happiest time of his day, during which he could completely forget himself, soak in the sea of magic, and feel the joy of spiritual development.

And just like that, time flies.

After a month, the wriggling and crawling serpent stopped.

On this day, Slytherin took Sylby and left the belly of the serpent, where he had lived for a month, and came to the outside world.

It was early one morning, and Slytherin was standing at the mouth of the snake with Sylby and the Night Stalker, and the serpent slowly opened its mouth. When they left Shekou, the serpent closed its mouth behind them, merging with the surrounding hills, turning into a small hill that could no longer be seen.

"Let's go, I'll take you to Pandora. ”

Slytherin breathed in the fresh forest air and stretched.

"Pandora, is it here?"

Sylby looked around, the light illuminating the landscape in front of him, and he and Slytherin stood in a dense primeval forest full of rolling hills. There are also dense vines, and there is no trace of the existence of a living person at all.

"Yes, but in case the church spies find out, we'll have to use our lovely magical friends. ”

Slytherin finished speaking, and pulled the black stick from his bosom. After a month of studying, Sylby already knew that it was called a wand, and it was used to increase magic power and help wizards cast spells.

I saw Slytherin raise his wand and knock it on the air: "Appear quickly." ”

The air opened like a transparent curtain to reveal the two low hills behind it.

Between the two mounds, there are charred ruins, the ruins of a massive collapsed dome, and a bronze gate that has been closed for an unknown amount of time.

Seeing the door, Sylby suddenly felt the surging magic in his face, something hidden behind the door, which made him extremely excited.

"Welcome to Pandora. Slytherin said with a smile.

He led Sylby through the closed bronze door.

Sylby was stunned, having been secretly taken to Gorongosa, the capital of Aragon, to attend the circumcision that his father had have performed for him.

That time, he was struck by the ubiquitous spired churches of Gorongosa, with its towering crosses and statues of the crucifixion of Jesus. And then there's the moment when the sun breaks through the clouds after the rain is over.

He thought it was the largest city in the world.

But for now, he felt that the city was dwarfed by the comparison.

Five or six kilometers away, a steep cliff as high as a kilometer high plunges into the sea like a screen, encompassing the whole city like a giant's strong arm, and also resisting the wind and waves that may surge outside, thus creating a very excellent natural deep-water harbor.

The castle by the mountains and the sea towers like a sharp sword, reaching into the clouds.

Beneath the castle, there is a huge black stone tower towering between the magnificent gray and blue peaks, an endless blue sea, and a fleet of ships fluttering red pennants.

In the distance, the cries of Mediterranean gulls and the mournful melody of Scottish bagpipes linger in the distance, giving the illusion of melancholy emptiness, even though they are torn apart by the sea breeze.

Below the castle, the streets are as straight as arrows, surrounded by solid walls of siege. More than 100 wharves line the waterfront, and countless ships are moored in the harbor. Deep-water fishing boats and river rafts were teustling with boatmen, while merchant ships unloaded cargo from England, France and Arabia.

Looking down the wharf, you can see numerous barns, brick warehouses, wooden inns and market stalls, taverns, shops and brothels, one after the other. Even though he was still far away, he could still hear the noise of the fishing market. Wide boulevards, winding side streets, and alleys too narrow for two people to walk side-by-side weave between the buildings.

What a majestic city.

"Pandora. ”

Salazar Slytherin took a deep breath and reveled, "The smell of magic, the taste of life, no matter how many times you come, it's so unforgettable. ”

At that moment, the ground shook, and a herd of elephants passed by Sylby and Slytherin, letting out a high-pitched cry.

Each elephant has snow-white teeth studded with gold and red cloth.

On each piece of red cloth sat a dark-skinned man, who spoke in a language he did not understand, and let out a rough laugh. In his arms were several equally dark-skinned women.

As they walked, several of the blacks grabbed a handful of gold coins from the elephant and threw them down, which was very luxurious.

The elephant procession rumbled past, attracting countless passers-by to stop and grab the gold.

Gentiles.

Silby had more or less heard from Hugo that in the southwest of the continent, there was a group of black-skinned natives who had ruled Aragorn in their early years, but they had been driven out and wiped out, so they didn't expect to see it here.

"Hmph, rich. Slytherin shook his neck in disdain.

"Are they all wizards?" he asked Slytherin.

Slytherin sneered, "Wizard, wizard dare to be so swaggering, just a bunch of fodder." ”

After a month together, Sylby had become accustomed to some extreme Slytherin thoughts, and although he was not interested in foreigners, he bent down: "I see, master." ”

Suddenly, there was another commotion on the other side of the harbor.

Sylby caught a glimpse of a splendid whaling ship approaching on the wide pier, passing by a whaling ship with a deep draft and a black tar coat, slowly sailing into the city, covered in glittering gold paint, with Latin sails elaborately sewn from tarpay warp and weft hanging high on the mast, and dozens of thick gray sail ropes intertwined in the sunset, like a spider's web to catch everything. The sails are rolled up, the iron ram gently beats the water, and the bow is carved with a huge golden lion head, which looks domineering.

"It's not a wizard's ship, right? ”

Sylby quipped.

But when he turned his head, he found that Slytherin's face had turned blue, angry, and humiliated. Even the long scar on his face brightened.

Sylby had never seen that expression on a Slytherin face.

I saw Slytherin look at the approaching golden lion-headed ship, and crack his fist.

"Damn it..."

He said in a very low voice, "I knew you were coming." ”

Sensing that Slytherin was not in the right state, Sylby was amused enough not to disturb him at this time.

After his face changed a few times, Slytherin calmed down, and he took out a small money bag from his pocket with an expressionless face and threw it to Sylbie: "Go, book a first-class room at the Shell and Conch Tavern, and then go buy something myself, and I'll go back as soon as I go." ”

After saying that, he parted the crowd and walked into the crowd without looking back.

Seeing that he was walking so simply, Sylby couldn't help but ask, "What are you going to do?"

Slytherin didn't answer, waved his hand, and disappeared into the crowd.

"Hmph, you're really reassuring to me. ”

Sylby muttered as he weighed his money bag.

Slytherin's departure was a relief to Syl, although the guy didn't do anything to himself on weekdays, so that he could always detect the snake-like eyes sweeping over him, waiting for an opportunity to trouble him, he didn't know what the green snake stripe on his hand was for, but it was certainly not some kind of magic for blessing.

The guy who appreciates the living being devoured by ten thousand snakes when it's okay doesn't have much kindness.

A bird in the sky fell and landed on Sylby's shoulder, it was the night owl.

Sylby touched its feathers and whispered, "Brother Frog, I've been sorry for you this time. ”

During the month in the belly of the snake, he worked as accurately as a clock every day in a place where there was no sun, all relying on the biological clock of this night owl, which reminded himself to sleep on time every day, reminded himself to wake up on time, so that he could still maintain enough sleep and rest in the high-intensity slave work, if it were not for it, he would have been exhausted from day and night.

He was very grateful to the night stalker.

"Sylby, I'm leaving. ”

The night owl pecked him affectionately on the shoulder: "Very sad." ”

"What?"

Sylby chuckled inwardly, he was used to this helper, and he didn't expect it to leave as soon as he arrived in Pandora.

The night owl sighed, "I came out this time just to send a letter to my master, and when it is delivered, I will go back." ”

"Can't you stay with me?"

Sylby's heart was stirred, and under Salazar Slytherin's obscenity, the two of them could be said to be brothers, and they spent a month in each other's cell-like bellies.

Now that he had just gotten out of trouble, the night stalker said he was leaving, which made Sylby very sad.

"I'll treat you well, and one day, I'll be the greatest wizard in the world. He said as he touched his heart.

"I don't question that, Sylbie. The Night Stalker shook his head and grunted, "I've never seen anyone as gifted as you, never." ”

"Then why .....?"

"But no, Sylbie, I have a master. This contract is for life. ”

Sylby was shocked: "Is it the same with me and Slytherin?"

Night Stalker sighed sadly: "The wizard's contract is sacred, and if you break it, you will be punished by fate." Sylby, I can't remind you of being in the belly of the snake at the time, but I have to say it now.

Salazar Slytherin, hailing from the swamps and shadows, is the most popular dark wizard of the last few years, and no one wants to deal with him unless he has to. ”

"Am I not in ainsistence?"

Sylby lifted the Slytherin green snake pattern on his arm and sighed, "In the belly of the snake, we can't do anything." ”

"I understand. So, hey, you ask for a blessing. ”

"Yes....."

Sylby was disappointed, but he quickly collected his mood and picked himself up, "Thank you for taking me out of the castle and having a nice ride." ”

The night owl flapped its wings and flew high into the air.

Sylby watched him fly higher and higher, bowed his head sadly, and turned to walk towards the city of Pandora.

Suddenly, his shoulder hurts, and the night owl who had just left went and returned.

"Frogs?"

Sylby looked at it in surprise.

Cuckoo.

The night owl affectionately patted him on the face, pecked a feather from his wing with his beak, and placed it in Sylby's hand.

"If one day you are in trouble, you can call me by my real name, my name is Dragon Sparrow, and then, wherever I am, I will hear your call and come to you. ”