Passing through the central square, street after street, alley after alley, Snorlan and Theresa finally came to the Lower Town, which was a slum, more than a shantytown. The dilapidated little houses are lined up one after another, and they are generally quite neat, roughly arranged along a small river.

"It's a tributary of the Ward River," Leslie said, pointing to the river, "and usually the dead are thrown into it, and down the river into the sea." ”

"Dead bodies?" Snorlan frowned.

"Poverty and death are the leitmotif here," Leslie smirked sarcastically, "the Dock Brotherhood rules this place with violence, and the people here make a living by stealing, robbing, and even killing people." ”

"A nightmare." Snorlan said.

"How can nightmares be terrifying and desperate here?" Leslie smiled wryly.

"You and your brother can move to me. The house I bought is very big, and my family is not bad for you two mouths. I can't help everyone, but it's okay to help both of you. ”

"It's late. My elder brother was just taken by the eldest brother yesterday, and instead of Kord, who had just died in battle, he became one of the twenty-four warriors, and was in charge of a hall here. ”

"That'...... Congratulations? Snorlan didn't know what to say.

"Congratulations on what? Is my brother's death near? The eldest brother only needs a vicious dog that bites people very fiercely, and he doesn't care how long this vicious dog can live. ”

Then the three of them fell silent, and after a while, Leslie took Snorlan and Theresa to a remote, dilapidated hut, and opened the door, the hut was not large, there was no other room, only one room, with two broken beds, in addition to a table and two stools, all of which had been used for an unknown number of years, and on one bed sat a boy of seventeen or eighteen years old, with gauze tied to his hands, and blood had oozed gauze.

"Brother, these two are Snorlan and Theresa, I told you about it two days ago." Leslie said to the boy in bed.

The boy sat up straight and said, "Hello two, I'm Leslie's brother Kane, and this kid has caused you trouble, and thank you for giving her a chance." ”

Snorlan smiled and said, "It's all trivial, how about the injury, is it serious?" ”

"If you don't get in the way, you will be injured in battle, and you will die, which is inevitable." Kane shook his head.

"Tonight, our brother and sister are the east, how about inviting the two of you to our house for dinner?"

"This ...... Not quite right? Kane glanced suspiciously at Snorlan and Theresa.

"There's nothing bad about it, it's cooking for two people, and it's cooking for four people, and it's not much worse. Besides, don't worry, if I have any intentions for you brothers and sisters, I can do it right here, so why do I have to come to my house? It's good to be vigilant, but I did invite you two to dinner with a kind heart. ”

"Well......" Kane thought for a moment, "well, that's a bother. Kane was also a cheerful man, and he got up straight from the bed and prepared to follow Snowlan.

"Don't change your clothes?" Snolan asked.

Kane smiled: "Where are the clothes?" ”

Snorlan smiled awkwardly and went straight home with Kane and Leslie.

The four of them traveled a long way, across the mountains and the sea, through the crowds of people, and finally came to Snowland's house. Along the way, Snolan learns about the origins of the Cairn Leslie siblings.

The two of them were orphans who had been adopted by a childless and daughterless gangster, an ordinary member of the Wharf Brotherhood, who was destitute and barely able to make ends meet, and it was not easy to adopt two more children. Finally, one day he was caught stealing, beaten all over his body, and had no money for treatment, so he had to go to a tavern to drink, but while drinking, the old gangster died violently.

After the death of the gangster, Kane had to join the Dock Brotherhood in order to survive and take care of his sister, but it was difficult to support himself as a gangster at first, let alone support Leslie? So soon after, Leslie was also forced to join the dock brotherhood, and the two had been barely making ends meet, until a few days ago, Kane was called by the team leader to fight with people, Kane has accumulated rich combat experience in so many years of fighting, and he is already a bronze middle level, and he has cut seven or eight people in a row, and was looked at by the leading brother, just as one of the twenty-four warriors of the dock brotherhood, Kod, was killed, and the leading brother promoted Kane to become a warrior and manage a hall.

Snorlan asked Theresa to cook, and then asked Kane, "Are you going to keep doing this?" ”

Kane smiled bitterly and said: "The leading brother can look at me and promote me, I know that he needs a vicious dog that bites, and I also know that he doesn't care how long this vicious dog can live, but after all, he gave me and Leslie hope to live, I know that I am afraid that I will die in a fight or assassination in a few years, but since I have this opportunity, I must seize it, even if it is not for myself, for Leslie to live better." ”

"I can't argue with that." Snorlan was silent for a long time before speaking slowly.

"We are slum children, sir," said Kane firmly, "and for a slum child, to be alive is the greatest luxury." Morality and justice are no longer luxuries for us, but just an ethereal dream. ”

By this time, Theresa had already brought the meal to the table, and Snorlan said, "Let's eat." ”

The four of them began to eat, and after eating, Kane and Leslie said goodbye to them.

"Come often when you have time." Snorlan waved to the Kane siblings.

Kane nodded and said, "Definitely." ”

Snorlan and Theresa cleaned up the house and rested. The next morning, Snorlan got up early, ran first, and simply made some breakfast, and when Theresa woke up, Snorlan and Theresa had breakfast together. Today, Snorlan is going to a sword training class, but what about Theresa?

So Snorlan got along with a decision that affected Theresa's life: take Theresa to class.

Snorlan drove the carriage and took Theresa to Carmelo's house. The two entered the house and came to Carmelo.

"Teacher Carmelo, this is our sister, we depend on each other, can we let her stay with you while I learn from you?"

Carmelo looked at Theresa, who looked very well-behaved, so he nodded and said, "Okay." Is she going to learn swordsmanship too? ”

Theresa nodded hurriedly, but Snorlan shook her head and said, "No need, no one can get close to her unless I die." ”

Carmelo smiled and said, "Do you want to do a mana test?" How about being a mage and giving you half the price for the first time, as long as 50 gold coins? ”

Theresa hesitated, 50 gold coins was too expensive, but Snorlan nodded, took out his money bag, put it on the table, and said, "Then thank you, Mr. Carmello." ”