Chapter 6: Thea's Proposal
Counting the woman who fainted, a total of eight captives were rescued.
Chu Yun took these captives to the river to escape the fire, and the stinking captives hurriedly washed their filthy bodies.
Chu Yun found a big stone to sit down and rest, and was about to meditate, when the fox girl followed again.
"I don't know what your name is?" Chu Yun was also very curious about this girl.
The girl replied respectfully, "Master Mage, my name is Xiya, and I am from the White Fox Subhuman race of the Northern Ice Field. ”
Chu Yun didn't know much about this world, let alone what Ice Fields and Subhumans were.
Seeing the mage's expression, the girl was a little disappointed, but this was normal.
This world is different from the earth in the era of information explosion, and the wild is very dangerous, and many people have never left their hometown in their lives and have no idea what the outside world is like.
Even on Earth, hundreds or even decades ago, before education was developed, the vast majority of civilians had a very vague understanding of the world.
Even in modern times, people still point to the United States and say that it is China.
Thea only realized that this world was so big after leaving the ice field.
"You don't have to call me Lord all the time, my name is Chu Yun, a wandering mage from the Nameless Wilderness. Chu Yun was a little unaccustomed to such titles.
Coming from the wilderness, she had heard it from a druid, a dragonborn druid who was so powerful that he could transform into a dragon. Thinking of this, Xia Ya couldn't help but regard Chu Yun and the hermit master as a kind of person, and her heart became more respectful.
"Lord Chu Yun, it's very rude not to use honorifics for a mage, and even if you don't mind, I'll be blamed by others. Xiya said with some grievances.
"Whatever you want...... By the way, how did you get caught?Did you travel alone?" Chu Yun asked curiously.
Xia Ya shook her head: "Xia Ya doesn't dare to go alone without your strength, Xia follows the master." ”
"Master?"
This title made Chu Yun a little surprised.
"Thea's master is a sorceress......"
Xiya told her story, and Chu Yun also learned more about this world.
There are many races in this world, in addition to powerful races such as humans, elves, and dwarves, subhumans are also one of the most populous races.
It's just that there are too many sub-ethnic groups, and their habits are very different, they usually live in scattered groups according to their ethnic groups, and it is difficult to form an effective unity force, and they are often bullied by other races, and even become slaves in some countries.
Xia originally lived in the ice field, but she and her friends were attacked by humans who were ambushed while she and her friends were out hunting, and she was also captured.
Fortunately, her appearance is very good for humans, and she was eventually bought by a noble female mage.
It is not accurate to say that it is a female mage, and Chu Yun, who has the ability to identify spells, still knows a lot about this knowledge. According to Thea's description, her master was not a magician in the traditional sense, but a warlock, a warlock of the wild genre.
The magic principles of a warlock are different from the magic web of a traditional mage, and for them this native magic is an integral part of the warlock. This latent power permeates the depths of the warlock's body, mind, and soul, waiting to be unleashed at any moment.
Whenever a Warlock unleashes a native magic, the uncontrolled power released by the magic will have a random effect.
Sometimes this effect can help the Warlock, and sometimes it can make the Warlock miserable. The Dao is one foot high, and the more powerful the warlock, the more unable to control this power.
Xiya's mistress probably secretly cultivated warlocks from her family, so she chose to run away from home after having Xiya, a slave who cooks and washes dishes and clothes.
Thea's master usually likes to hide his identity, so the goblins don't notice the other party's wand, thinking that they are two weak women who have attacked.
Unfortunately, Thea's warlock magic slays the goblin to death, but the uncontrolled magic that ensues makes her disappear. Thea was also caught by the goblins who came to check on the situation.
"You mean, your slave contract is gone?"
According to the knowledge brought about by the ability to recognize spells, the slave contract is not a warlock magic but a traditional magic net constant spell, and there are only two possibilities for the contract to disappear.
One is the death of the slave's master, and the other is that Thea's master left this world and entered another world to cut off contact with the demonic web.
Judging from Thea's description, the other party should be the latter.
"Thea doesn't know, but the connection is gone, and the slave mark on her forehead is fading, so she'll be okay with her master, right?"
Chu Yun thought for a moment and said with a smile, "If my guess is correct, she should have been teleported to another plane. Normally, your contract will disappear completely in three days, and you'll be free at that point. ”
Thea's eyes lit up when she heard freedom, and then it dimmed.
Although her master's temper was not very good, to be honest, she felt that her life after becoming a slave was much happier than in the tribe before.
Every day, as long as you cook, wash and wash clothes, you can travel around with the owner, eat all kinds of special food, see the different scenery of this world, and have the protection of the owner without worrying about the safety of your own life.
Now that she's gone, Thea doesn't know what she's going to do.
Walking in human society, it is very dangerous for a subhuman like her to have no strength, and it would be bad if she was sold to bad people when she met a slave trader.
It was a long way from the ice field, and there was no way to return to her hometown, and she couldn't solve the dangers she might encounter on the way.
If nothing else, her stomach was rumbling with hunger now.
Xia Ya looked at Chu Yun in front of her, lowered her head and asked cautiously, "Lord Chu Yun, can you let Xia follow you and become your servant?"
"Huh?"
The sudden words made Chu Yun startled, what is this.
In fact, this is because Chu Yun does not understand this world, in fact, there is always no shortage of followers for the strong.
Of course, the more important reason is because Xiya thinks Chu Yun is a good person, and he also saved her life. Knowing grace is a traditional virtue of the fox sub-people.
If an ordinary person saved her, maybe she would have promised herself, but Lord Chu Yun was a powerful mage, and she was brainwashed and educated by slaves, and she felt that she was only worthy of being a slave.
Chu Yun didn't understand Xiya's thoughts, and even if he did, he wouldn't care too much. The fox girl in front of her is actually very good-looking, and she has a feeling of a two-dimensional girl that is very in line with his aesthetics.
But he doesn't want his abilities to be known to others, and an interracial girl he just met obviously can't gain any trust from him. If you are a peer, you may be exposed no matter what.
Chu Yun shook his head and refused, "I'm sorry, I don't need an entourage now." ”
Thea's head was lower, her ears were red, and her tail was twitching almost to the ground. She was ashamed of her reckless proposal, and at the same time a little confused about her future.