Chapter 458: Great Wisdom Must Be Foolish! (2nd Update)
"Smack!" A crunch of whips appeared.
On the farm, a bare-armed, low-headed man pulling a plough has a whip mark on his back, full of blood.
The pain caused the muscles in his back to tremble uncontrollably, and he immediately buried his head lower in the ground, leaning forward with all his might, pulling the iron plow forward with all his might.
"Gotta gotta gott~" The sound of horses' hooves faded away, and after a while, a crisp whip sounded again not far away, and another slave was treated in the same way.
'Smack! ''Smack! ''Smack! The sound of the whip was repeated over the group of slaves, and then the whipped elven knight rode his forest broad-eared horse back to the pergola on the side, dismounted, soaked the soft whip stained with blood in the salt water beside him, and then sat down in his chair, drank the fruit drink quietly, and opened a book and looked at it, and laughed from time to time when he saw the delight.
From beginning to end, he didn't say a word, and there was no emotion in his eyes when he looked at the toiling slaves in front of him.
For him, these human slaves were not life, but mere instruments of labor. The broad-eared horses around him are a hundred times more noble than them.
Soon, after drinking a cup of fruit, the elf put the cup on the table, and next to him, a Terran child who was less than half a meter tall and was three or four years old immediately filled the cup, from beginning to end, not daring to make any sound.
After resting for more than an hour, the elven knight got on his horse again, walked around the farm, and when he saw a little lazy, he immediately gave him a whip.
In this silent depression, the day's work ended.
"Back to the cage!" The elven knight said the second sentence of the day, and his first sentence was said when the cage was opened, which was the word 'out of the cage'.
Then the knight climbed the mountain and rode towards the castle not far away.
The Terran slaves carried their farming tools and followed the knights blankly. Soon, a group of people was outside the castle.
The castle is very old, the walls are covered with ivy, and the style of the castle is very special, delicate, beautiful, just like the elves.
Here it is. The elven knight entered the castle alone along the narrow bridge, while the Terran slaves remained outside the castle.
Here, there was a tent less than half a man tall, made of leaves and dead branches, damp, dark, dirty, and reeking of all kinds of excrement, not much better than hell.
The slaves rested and ate the half-rotten fruit. Drinking the dirty water scooped up from the river, his eyes numb, quietly recovering from the day's fatigue.
A few children squatting together, playing and laughing cautiously, bring the only life to this tent area. They were all sons and daughters of slaves.
Before they grew up, they were the lowliest intelligent beings in this elven land, as they had no other purpose than to consume food.
Because of the lowly and lowly, they must always be careful. No one cares about their lives or death except themselves. Including their parents. It's not that I don't want to, but I really can't.
Today seems to be a little different, the castle gate that had just been closed opened again for unknown reasons.
An elven maid riding a snow-white unicorn walked towards the tent area, stood at a distance, and said in a voice more tactful than a lark: "The master is merciful. Choose a few children between the ages of four and seven to enter the castle. Boys can practice swordsmanship and become arena warriors in the future, and girls will teach cooking and tailoring. Will become a cook or weaver. ”
Before she could finish speaking, seven or eight unkempt women immediately rushed out of the tent, accurately found the child she had born, and rushed to kneel down more than ten meters in front of the elven maid, not daring to speak, but trying her best to tidy up her child.
The elven maid waved her hand and said, "Let's go to the river and wash the children clean, so that I can't see clearly." ”
So the women quickly carried the child to the river and washed it as quickly as possible.
After a while, a row of thin, cleanly washed children was once again placed in front of the elven maid for her to choose.
The elven maids looked over one by one, their brows furrowed slightly, in her eyes, these Terran children were too ugly and too thin.
However, the master's order was to pick a few tall ones among the short ones, and the elven maid pointed to a few slightly good-looking young children and said, "You, you, and you, just the three of you." ”
She chose two girls and a boy. The girl is quite cute, and the boy has brown hair and black eyes, which is not bad, but the only drawback is that he is too shy.
Immediately, the mothers of their children who were selected were suddenly ecstatic, relieved, and cried with joy, but they were not selected, but they looked desperate, and could only hug their children tightly and cry silently.
After choosing the people, the elven maid was about to take the people into the castle, and was about to leave, when she heard a timid voice behind her: "Marsha, can I go?" ”
This is said in the Elven language, which is the honorific title for a woman, which is equivalent to Madame. And the male is called Pasha, which means sir.
The beautiful fairy maid turned her head and saw a child of about four years old coming out from behind the withered branch tent and looking at her quietly.
The Terran kid had silky brown hair, and his body was clean, but of average appearance, the only thing that caught the eye was his eyes, which were large, blue, and as pure as the sea.
The elven maid became interested, and asked tentatively in elven language, "Your name?" ”
"I don't have a name. Others taught me 'boy'. The kid said.
"What about your mother?"
The child shook his head: "I haven't seen her." ”
Not surprisingly, the slave mortality rate was very high, maybe the child's mother died in childbirth, maybe she died of overwork and fell ill.
She went on to ask, "How did you learn Elf." ”
"Delpasha likes to read, and occasionally reads it, and I am responsible for pouring him tea, and after listening to it for a long time, it will be." The child explained.
"Haha, smart kid. Okay, you can keep up. The elven maid laughed.
So the children followed, and together with the three children they had chosen, they entered the castle with the elven maids.
The castle is huge, the interior is very beautifully furnished, the garden is full of flowers, green grass, pebble paths. The large trees and the beautiful buildings that match the plants perfectly are a paradise and a hell compared to the withered grass tents where slaves live outside.
Several of the children were dazzled.
When they arrived at the castle, the maid turned over and dropped the unicorn. The clever mount returned to the stables on his own, and then the elven maid said to a beautiful Terran woman beside her, "Take them to wash them, change them into clean and neat clothes, and teach them some rules, and then show them to their master later." ”
This Terran woman is also a slave, of course, she is a more advanced slave, nods, and takes the four children to change clothes.
Along. She began to say in a stern tone: "In the castle, any elf is the master. Be absolutely obedient to your master's orders, no matter what they want you to do! ”
"Any orders?" The blue-eyed kid before asked.
"Any order, even if it is to kill you."
"And what if two masters give opposite orders at the same time?"
"Listen to the one in high status, and, in the face of the master, never question their orders, silence is our talisman. You, keep that in mind! ”
"Yes." The blue-eyed child replied.
And then. The beautiful woman continued, "You are not allowed to touch any of your owner's belongings unless you have permission to do so. Unless allowed. You are not allowed to speak. Don't run around unless you're allowed to. Unless ....... allowed"
A series of orders came down, with only one purpose, and the slave was just a tool. Dignity, freedom, soul, none!
Soon, the beautiful woman changed the four of them into brand new clothes. The tattered clothes she had changed before were thrown directly into the stove by her.
"Okay, come with me, and when you see the hostess, forget that you have a mouth." The beautiful woman admonished.
All four children nodded solemnly.
And then. The four of them were taken into the garden, where there was a tree with a swing on it, and on the swing sat a female elf in a snow-white dress, and this elf gave the impression of two people, dusty and beautiful. In front of her, the previous elven maids and beautiful women have become ordinary.
Next to the female elves were several male elves, either sitting or standing, and the previous elven maid was also next to her
Seeing the four children, the female elf looked over and beckoned with a smile: "Come here, all come here, walk in some." ”
The beautiful woman nudged behind the four of them and said in a whispered voice, "Remember what I said." Go forward and let the mistress take a good look at you. ”
Four children walked up.
The female elves looked over one by one, and finally fixed their eyes on the blue-eyed child, and said with a smile: "Listen to Manli, you are very smart, and you actually learned elven language?" ”
The blue-eyed child nodded and said in Elven language, "Yes, Marsha." ”
The female elf showed a look of appreciation and regret on her face, and sighed: "Little one, I really don't know if the Creator loves you or hates you?" I will give you such a treasure as wisdom. As a slave, you... You shouldn't have it. ”
The female elf beckoned to the male elf on the side and said with a smile: "Lu Xiping, you go, use your sword to send back the gift of the Creator." I think he must have made a mistake. ”
The male elf drew the elf sword and stepped forward, the sword light flashed, and the blue-eyed child was hit by a sword in his heart, fell to the ground without saying a word, and was kicked out of the game.
This should be a tragic player who has only paid a few credits. His body was quickly dragged away and no one spoke.
Then the elf said to the remaining three over-frightened children, "Be assured, the Creator loves you very much and has given you what you deserve, so you are safe." ”
"Manly, two little girls, teach them how to weave. This little boy looks quite strong. Lu Xiping, you teach him swordsmanship, I want him to become a powerful arena warrior and earn me some fame. ”
"Yes, Marsha." The elven swordsman nodded, beckoned to the black-eyed child, and said, "From today onwards, you will follow me and live in that house, see?" Stayed right next to it in the cottage. ”
The black-eyed child nodded hurriedly, his body trembling, and he looked terrified.
……….
At night, the black-eyed child sleeping in the hut opened his eyes, looked at the starry sky outside the small window, and silently contacted Zhao Shan, who had returned to the earth world.
"I was cheated by the game company, and now I am a slave child, and I have endured it for five years, and I can't bear it anymore. Why don't you think of a way to save me? ”
"I'm not available. Have fun, hee-hee. (To be continued......)
PS: There is another shift in the evening.