(Thanks to the 'Angel's Gray Clothes' and '$lin 123' children's shoes for the tips, thanks to the 'Daoguang Buddha' children's shoes for the 888 tips~)

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The Tower of Paradise.

Perhaps even the Dark Arts Order, which couldn't hold the table, couldn't imagine how many of these slaves they had captured that would shine in the future.

Not to mention the future fairy queen Elusa and Gerald, who has the strength of the Holy Ten, even Xiu and Wally are not simple characters, not to mention the six demon generals who are known as the three giants of the Dark Guild in the future, the Gate of Hades and the Demon Heart.

In the future, the Six Demon Generals, who will make the Bright Trade Union coalition suffer greatly, are still working silently in this unknown place at this moment.

The circumstances of life are really unimaginable.

Sitting on the cold ground, eating the dry bread that the Dark Arts Order had just brought with Gerald, Arthur's gaze kept sweeping around.

To be honest, Arthur is not a picky eater, but the bad taste in his mouth at the moment still makes him frown slightly.

"I want to get out more now."

"Oh?" Gerald looked up at him.

Arthur pursed his lips, took a bite of the food in his mouth, and said depressedly: "This terrible food is unbearable!" ”

"Heh~~" Gerald couldn't help but laugh out loud.

Indeed, the food is bad enough, as bad as this hellish place.

"However, in order to survive, we can only swallow hard, right?"

"Perhaps......" Arthur sighed.

I was about to say something more, but suddenly there was arrogant laughter outside.

The drunken guard walked in, his eyes swept over their slaves, and grinned, "It's almost time, you scum, go and work for me!" ”

Job?!

Arthur was stunned for a moment and looked at Gerald beside him: "You still have to work at night?" ”

"Of course!" Gerald gritted his teeth as he looked at the guards, "They don't treat us as human beings at all. ”

Arthur sighed, his gaze sweeping over the slaves.

Most of them had stiff faces, and there was no hope in their blank eyes, as if they had resigned themselves to their fate.

As long as a small number of people are still resentful at the moment, they are unwilling to eat the bread in their hands, and then drag their tired bodies and follow the other slaves to the outside.

"It's okay...... At least not all of them have turned into the walking dead. ”

"Well, Arthur, what are you talking about?"

Gerald, who had just stood up, turned his head to look at Arthur suspiciously, he seemed to hear something muttered by the other man.

Arthur shook his head, smiled at Gerald, clapped his hands and stood up.

"It's nothing, let's go."

"Hmm!"

The two men arrived at the door, each rolled out a wheelbarrow, and then began to carry the surrounding stones onto the wheelbarrow, and then pushed them to the construction site of the Paradise Tower in front of them.

It's not that difficult, but it's extremely physically demanding, not to mention that the workers are still a group of children.

Arthur's gaze swept over the adults, and found that they were all indifferent, holding up the stone with empty eyes, and operating according to the guard's orders, not daring to disobey in the slightest.

Although it is out of desperation that I will do this, I have to admit that this is the best thing to do when there is a huge difference in strength.

"How dare you be lazy! Get up for me! ”

Thunderbolt~

The sound of whipping, accompanied by the roar of the guards, drew the attention of several people.

There, beside the stone pile, under the light of the torch, a petite figure squatted on the ground tremblingly, holding his head in fear.

Although the whip didn't hit her, the sound of hitting the ground made her body tremble, and the fear overflowed uncontrollably.

"Hold your head and squat?" Arthur whispered suddenly.

Gerald, who was next to him, suddenly glanced at him curiously.

This new friend,There's always a little bit of a habit of talking to himself.,Although I can't hear it clearly.,But it's probably talking about the girl over there, right?

With such thoughts, Gerald's eyes looked over there, looking at the other party's trembling figure, and sympathy suddenly rose uninhibitedly from the bottom of his heart.

The boy seems to have seen himself when he first came here.

The same helplessness, the same fear.

'I'm going to help her!' ’

This thought had just risen, and before Gerald could make a move, an additional figure appeared in front of him, making the young man slightly stunned.

"Bullying a little girl is not something to show off."

The faint words rang out, making Gerald slightly stunned.

Looking at Arthur's back as he walked towards that side, the boy couldn't help but smile on his face.

He was right, this man named Arthur was a person who could talk to him very well.

"Hey, what are you doing, why are you leaving!"

Another voice rang out behind Gerald, causing the teenager's brow to furrow slightly.

Turning his head and looking at the guard with the whip, Gerald pushed Arthur's car with one hand and pulled his own at the same time: "I'll do his business." ”

"You...... Hum. The guard had nothing to say, but his eyes were a little curious as he looked at Arthur as he left.

Hearing the conversation behind him, Arthur chuckled.

At this time, Gerald was indeed a very good friend.

"It's okay." Squatting down and looking at the long red hair stained with dust in front of him, Arthur had a sincere smile on his face.

Found you, Elf Queen.

"You ......" Suddenly a gentle voice sounded beside her, and the girl raised her head in some surprise and looked at Arthur with teary eyes.

The next moment, a blush rose on the girl's face.

A gentle light passed from the young man in front of him, dispelling a lot of fear in the girl's heart.

It's like being redeemed......

"Y-Who are you?" Some timid voices came out of the girl's mouth.

In a panic, with a hint of longing.

The girl looked at Arthur, and even the tears in her eyes stopped falling for a while.

"Boy! Who are you?! ”

The same words, but in an extremely disgusting tone.

The guard, who was intimidating the girl, saw Arthur who suddenly appeared in front of him, his brows furrowed, and he suddenly shouted, "Do you want to run away too?!" ”

"Of course...... No. The dangerous light in his eyes flashed, and when he turned his head, Arthur's expression had become flat.

Standing in front of the girl, she blocked the guard's gaze in a protective gesture.

Psychologically speaking, this is a kind of guardianship behavior, which will bring a sense of security to the person behind you and enhance your impression in the eyes of the other person.

Of course, Arthur must not have any ideas in it at the moment, he just made such a move according to his own heart.

Just like he said at the beginning - only by giving sincerity can we reap sincerity, which is the royal way of integrity.

As for the sincerity of the girl? This thing is really not a difficult thing for an otaku who loves anime.

"Don't bully the little girl, I'll help with her affairs."

In a flat tone, Arthur took over the girl's job.

The guard was stunned for a moment, looking at Arthur, he originally wanted to embarrass this very handsome man, but as soon as his eyes touched the other party's golden eyes, all the embarrassed thoughts disappeared without a trace.

Arthur glanced at the guard, withdrew the faint coercion he had unleashed, pulled the girl behind him, and walked towards Gerald's side.

"Well done, Arthur!"

Gerald, who was struggling to pull two cars, saw Arthur's approach and immediately smiled and gave him a thumbs up.

"Don't be lazy!" The guard's voice rang out again, causing Gerald to gnash his teeth.

But he was still happy at the moment, not because of the little girl who was helped by Arthur, but because of Arthur.

It was already convinced that Arthur must be the same person as himself.

This made the boy's confidence that he could escape a little more inflated, and his eyes suddenly showed hope in his eyes.

Arthur nodded, glanced at Gerald, and reached out to pick up his work again.

For him, who has the sword protector of the royal road and the inheritance of the electric shock type Arthur, this amount of work is not even a drizzle.

"Ya...... Thur? ”

Behind her, the red-haired girl raised her head and looked at the black-haired figure.

The tears in the corners of his eyes disappeared when he didn't know when, replaced by a smile at the corner of his mouth.