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Everyone looked surprised, but Archibald, the director of the orphanage, immediately walked over, picked up Stitch, and said to him gently, "Why don't we say hello to them first, so that you can see if they can be friends with you?"

Although the dean's actions made Stitch very uncomfortable, the white-haired old man was surprisingly kind, and he was also very skillful in holding Stitch, and it was estimated that the orphans who had been hugged by Dean Archibald were not 1,000 but 800. Pen, fun, pavilion www. biquge。 InfoEven Stitch, who had never been impatient, didn't say much, and everyone followed the orphanage director slowly to the building.

There were several rooms on the second floor of the building, one of which housed four children between the ages of four and eight, and the dean told them that all of them were orphans of the Oguna Empire, who had only recently arrived, and who had all been sent during the civil war between the East and West Oguna Empires. They were originally refugees who had fled to the Kingdom of Sarins, but their parents abandoned them for various reasons, and the hospital brought them back for adoption.

Stitch jumped out of Archibald's arms, he looked at the four children in front of him, two of them were hiding in their beds, and one girl walked forward, pointed at Stitch and said, "Who are you?"

"I'm going to take you back to the Oguna Empire, do you think it's okay?"

The little girl thought for a moment, and then immediately said, "I don't want to go back!" I can become a general or a knight here!" The little boy next to him said, "I want to become a general too! Don't go back to the empire!"

One of the children in the back also showed the same look, except that everyone saw that the first girl had a deep scar on her face, and the boy next to her was missing a few fingers, and the child who was hiding in the corner and just secretly looking out was even more pitiful, because the soles of his legs were shaved off, so he had to step on a piece of cork to walk.

Stitch showed an angry expression, "What's so good here!?" But Avi immediately stopped the noble imp's next attack, after all, this is the capital of the Kingdom of Salins, and talking nonsense out loud is not something a hostage should do.

Evan also smiled awkwardly and said, "Dean Archibald, please take us somewhere else." ”

"No problem, it's dinner time in a minute, you guys can eat with us. ”

The director then took the group to other areas of the orphanage, which were fully equipped. In addition to a separate hospital, there are cafeterias, classrooms, school grounds, cellars, and fishing in the area connected to the Black and White River. According to Dean Archibald, there are now hundreds of orphans living here, and they accept orphans from all places, no matter what their origins, as long as they do not have family members to take care of them, they can come here to enjoy the comprehensive care of the orphanage.

Just as everyone was visiting one place, the five-year-old child who was missing the soles of his feet suddenly appeared behind Stitch, he grabbed Stitch's arms with both hands, and said, "Can you really take me back to the Empire?"

Stitch looked at the other party's eager eyes, and finally felt a sense of accomplishment, and he immediately said: "Of course! Absolutely! Even if you are disabled, I can guarantee that you will not starve to death! I am the royal family of the Empire!" He immediately showed his noble status, and he was full of promise.

But under the eyes of the director of the orphanage, two gardeners suddenly appeared from the corner and pulled the child away, leaving only the five-year-old with a blank expression.

"Dean, why?" Avi reacted immediately.

Archibald and Evan exchanged a look and said, "The orphans who came here are already Mallot's children, we can't let them take other risks, and their lives will be left to us in the future!"

"But shouldn't they have the right to choose their own lives?" asked Avi rhetorically. He was just like Big Nose Fan now, and it seemed that something was wrong in recalling what Evan had just said. Where would those children have been sent if they hadn't become soldiers? It's just that the big-nosed fan standing next to Avi just kept glancing at Avi and told Avi not to talk impulsively.

At this time, Dean Archibald suddenly showed a serious expression, even his eyes changed from a peaceful state to a little hideous, and the crutches in his hand also pestle vigorously, "Maybe you don't know, our orphanage has the rules of the orphanage, every child is our hard work, we can't let them try to go on a dangerous road, this is our responsibility! ”

Although Stitch was very dissatisfied, he had no choice but to obey the dean's words, after all, the old man in front of him suddenly became very fierce. Avi suddenly felt that the four white walls stood tall like a prison, and the child who was pulled away told him with his eyes that this was not an imaginary paradise for orphans, and that there were children who wanted to leave here, but it seemed that after entering here, they would not have a chance to leave.

At dinner, hundreds of orphans were eating with their group of visitors, and Millet and Adie sat in the corner chatting while eating, while Fan pushed Avi's arm with his shoulder and whispered halfway through eating, "Hey, that little kid named Michelle is gone." ”

Avi looked at the other table, and Xiaomi, who was sitting with Ah Die and Evan, was indeed gone, leaving only Ah Die, the little girl who had been pestering Evan to chat.

"Maybe it's just going to the bathroom. ”

"I don't see it," Fan touched his nose mysteriously, and then looked through a small door, "that little kid named Michelle is no longer an orphan here, but the direction she left just now was walking towards the orphanage's dormitory, and the toilet happened to be in the other direction." ”

Avi chewed on the butter bread and said, "What do you want to say, don't be suspicious." ”

"I think there's something wrong with this orphanage, didn't you notice that two of the children who pushed the dirt with Adie today are missing?"

"How do I know that there are so many people, I have forgotten. ”

"But I remember that one of the two children was missing an arm, and the other had burns all over his face and feet," Fan lowered his voice a little more and continued to reason deeper, "I heard that the orphans here will eventually become soldiers of the Kingdom of Salins, but the soldiers must be in good health." A quarter of the orphans in this orphanage are disabled, so where are they going to go?"

Avi began to admire Fan's observation ability a little, but he admired Fan's imagination even more, "Where else can I go? I guess I will stay here as a gardener? Don't think about it so much, we are not familiar with this place." ”

"Idiot!" Big-Nosed Fan scolded in a low voice, "Gardeners are all able-bodied, and each of those gardeners is not simple, and it is estimated that all of them can fight." ”

Avi said angrily, "Haven't you always been careless about idleness?" My grandfather told me that only those who don't care about idleness can live long. He joked.

"You don't have a grandfather, but you're right, nosy is not my style, maybe it's because I've been bored lately. Fan was suddenly bored by Avi's words, and continued to look around while eating.

"Your friends are so funny. ”

Suddenly, a familiar voice came to my head - Ben Nicott!

Avi knew that communicating with the other party only needed to close his eyes and silently say what he wanted to say in his head, but now that the other party seemed to start talking, he just needed to listen quietly.

"Your friend's analysis is subjective, but I smell something strange... Ahh ”

Artificial Life Weapon?Avi touched the close-fitting black blade with his hand to make sure it wasn't missing before putting his hand back on the cup containing the juice.

"This smell looms, and it was especially strong when I passed by the orphanage somewhere, it was like magic, so it was impossible to escape my perception. Bennicott spoke in a relaxed tone, as if he were talking about some aroma coming from the kitchen.

"You mean there's a man-made life weapon here??" Avi snapped his eyes and thought silently in his heart.

Just ask the tall man, he smells very strong, maybe he has a weapon of life on his body. Ben Nicott's words ended here, and after that, the spirit body of this mage heir did not appear again, leaving only Avi who was at a loss.

Avi trusted Ben Nicott's judgment, the other party was a magical heir who was proficient in magic, and he had also said that artificial life weapons were not real life weapons, but only a type of enchantment. But it would be unreliable to ask him to ask the tall gardener.

When Avi finished drinking the juice, left the restaurant and walked to the toilet next to the bathhouse, and was about to walk into the hut, suddenly a petite figure flashed and flashed into his own toilet. Avi looked at it and realized that it was Michelle! The other party raised a finger to press her mouth to tell Avi not to make a sound, and she gently closed the wooden door of the toilet with her hand.

At this time, an adult's voice came from outside, "Is there anyone inside?"

Michelle shook her head incessantly, then pointed a finger at Avi's shoulder.

Avi didn't know why the other party was so sneaky, but his intuition told him that according to the analysis of Big Nose Fan and Ben Nicot's words, there must be something strange in it, "I'm the only one, I'm here to visit with Commander Evan." ”

The person outside whispered back, "Oh, it's a man, the infiltrator just now is a woman, let's go." ”

Avi looked back at Michelle, who was staring at her with wide eyes, and she was holding a small dagger around Avi's neck. This scene will always be remembered by Avi, because the smell of the dung pit is mixed with the actions of the other party.