At this time, Moon and his party were also relatively different, except for Tifa, who was a dark elf, they were all aliens. Luo Xia is a demon clan, Emma is a Naga, Caesar and his cavalry are orcs, but this team flies the banners of the Black family and Quezas, and travels unhindered in the territory of Black Yao.

Sandeon and his assault team had been left behind by Moon in Quezas because they were traditional Dark Elves, in order to deal with the need for their involvement, and he didn't want his guards to come into the Empire's sights so early.

The Luselsa Territory, where the Ancient Gate is located, is located in the south-west of the Black Yao Empire, and the Black Yao Empire as a whole is built around the Black Yao Thorns, so the shape is not very regular, if you have to say, it looks like an irregular zigzag, the west is larger, and the east is relatively smaller.

Although it has always been said that the conditions and environment in the eastern part of the empire are better than those in the west, combined with what Moon has seen and heard along the way, this is better can only be said to be too small.

Previously, Moon set out from the Storm Territory to Narsus, passing through several noble territories along the way, although the people were not as rich as the Storm Leader, they were also considered poor and happy, each living their own life, and the conflict between the nobles and the commoners was not too violent.

And this time all the way to the west, what Moon saw was not only that he was more sure that his previous self was like a frog at the bottom of a well, but also confused and incomprehensible.

is like the An'er Huyi Collar under his feet, and in the large barren land, there are few black and thorny people. The pure aristocratic forces that manage and protect the Black Shine Thorns, and the commoners and the unawakened are completely denied access to the Thorns. On the other hand, there is no respect and dependence between the nobles and commoners in the east, and more is the wanton bullying and exploitation of the commoners by the nobles, mainly in terms of property and labor.

Since the civilians did not have the opportunity to properly exercise their duty to protect the thorns, they were able to obtain a fairly small ration of the Black Glory Fruit, and could only barely survive by exchanging their belongings for other food through various means. Most of the food that replaced the black fruit itself was introduced by the nobles in order to improve the taste, and the price was naturally not cheap, and the nobles had the pricing power of the substitute food circulating in the market, which made it easy for the nobles to obtain the property of the commoners.

And when the commoners lost most of their possessions, they had to 'sell' themselves to the nobility to survive, becoming slaves who were not in name but in reality. I have to say that, in a sense, the civilians of this An'er Huyi are almost the same as the unawakened.

Moon got out of the car and stood in front of the magnificent stone city gate, and there was an indescribable feeling in his heart that the common people had worked so hard, but the city was magnificent, and it looked like it was expensive. In the midst of many strange eyes, Moon and his party slowly entered the city.

The local lord did not come forward to receive Moon, supposedly because he was on official business and was not in the city. Moon didn't care, after all, he didn't think he was a big deal, and stayed directly at the hotel in the city.

After Luo Xia connected with the innkeeper, she dispelled Moon's original worries, although there were a lot of people in the group, there were no other guests in this hotel, and the room was completely sufficient. After arranging the shift for duty and rest, Caesar went to the hall to find Moon and Luo Xia who were eating.

"The head of the house has all been arranged. Let's leave early tomorrow morning. Caesar snorted, and stood in front of Moon with his waist bent, no way, he was too tall.

"Sit down, thank you for your hard work. Moon was a little distracted, and he didn't know what he was thinking.

"Moo..."Caesar looked at Luo Xia standing behind Moon, hesitated for a moment, and finally sat down opposite.

"Master, what are you thinking?"

"Uh-huh. It's been ten days since we left Quesas, and we feel that this journey to the west is not quite what I remember. ”

"Moo, I think so. It's lifeless, and although the city is beautiful, it just doesn't feel like it's alive. ”

The two casually chatted about their feelings, but heard a slight commotion at the door. Caesar went to check it out and came back to tell Moon that it was a few dark elves who had a conflict with the hotel's security guards, saying that they were going to enter the hotel to find Moon, and the security guards wouldn't let them in.

"Go, bring them in, and see what is going on with me. Slightly curious, Moon asked Caesar to bring a few minotaurs over.

"Moo. ”

Sometimes Moon thinks that the language of the minotaur is very convenient, such as the word moo, after getting along for so long, Moon has summed it up, this moo can be regarded as um, okay, huh, isn't it? bad! I!, etc., it needs to be understood in combination with the context of the time and the tone of the speaker.

As a guest who has chartered the entire inn, it naturally doesn't take much trouble for the guards to bring a few dark elves into the hotel. Within minutes, Caesar arrived in front of Moon with three dark elves. The three of them were not strong, and their complexions were not healthy purple, but slightly pale, and their expressions were full of fear.

"You're looking for me, what's the matter?" Moon said to the man on his left, looking at the three dark elves, two men and one woman.

"Master, that..."The man said, a little embarrassed, and glanced at the security guard not far away with the corner of his eye, his eyes full of embarrassment.

Moon and Luo Xia also just finished eating, after thinking about it, Moon shook his head at Caesar, and took the lead to go upstairs and returned to his room. At this time, Caesar also brought in the three dark elves.

"Tell me, what's going on?" Moon sat down, a little puzzled.

"Master, we just want to ask if the master needs a servant. The man said, glancing at Luo Xia behind Moon and lowering his head.

"Servant?"

"It's... Look at the old man should be in a hurry, we are familiar with the terrain of this area, and in addition... Their relationship is also relatively good, and they can provide some convenience for the master. ”

Is Moon familiar with the terrain understandable, familiar with them?

"Who are they?"

"Ah, I don't know, I must have met him when I came, right?"

Hearing the man say this, Moon turned to look at Caesar. Caesar stared wide-eyed and struggled to remember.

Not too long after a silence.

"Moo?!" Caesar clapped his fists, looking like he suddenly realized.

"Remembered?"

"Boss. Caesar's tone was a little uncertain, "I can't be sure, but on the way, my men told me a few times that they had encountered some path-cutting thieves, but they were scattered." ”

"Path cutter thief?" Moon didn't know what these words meant, but the meaning of them made him a little incredulous.

"Moo. Because they are too weak, not to mention the single means of attack, they can't break the armor of my younger brothers, so they don't care about them if they are scattered. Caesar said what he didn't think mattered.

"Why didn't you notify me?"

"Moo? Occasionally, some little thieves are full of anger, why do you need to let the boss know? If you think that our minotaurs are not majestic enough to even suppress some small thieves, wouldn't it be very shameless. ”

Moon nodded, thinking about it carefully, it is no wonder that Caesar, the cultural heritage and customs of the two countries are different, and it is understandable that he does not know the situation of the dark elves.

"It seems... Those acquaintances of yours don't seem to be able to stop me in the slightest, and my guards chased them away without even informing me. ”

"Master, don't hide it, it's just our vanguard team, we also have a large army, and there is no shortage of magicians and magic archers. The man's attitude did not change because of Caesar's words, and he still answered respectfully.

"Why, then, did you come to ask me about my servant, and why don't you just look for an opportunity to kill us outside?"

"Master, we are all compatriots, we can avoid fighting for our lives, we still hope to avoid it, although our lives are not valuable, but the master's life is expensive, in case..."

Moon pulled down Luo Xia's skirt, he obviously felt Luo Xia's dissatisfaction, and it was estimated that these three people would not be able to see the light root of tomorrow later.

"Oh, then let me make sure that the servant you are talking about is temporary, right? Just make sure that I leave An'er Huyi safely?"

"Master, we don't dare to ask for too much, we just hope to get a little bit of the master's friendship, and then ask for a little food by the way. ”

"Food, friendship?"

"Yes. ”

"I heard you right. You came running here, half-threatening to 'escort' me out of the Ann Mutual Collar and want my friendship?"

"Sir, the word threat is not appropriate, we are just stating the facts. And we have no ill will. ”

Silent. Moon looked at the three of them with great interest, and the three of them behaved differently, and since entering the room, the man who had been in charge of the negotiation could be said to be very confident and calm. The other man and woman, although they lost the panic they had downstairs, also looked a little nervous.

"Yes. Let me make sure, am I going to take the three of you together?or...?"

"Master, this is whatever you want, you can leave us together, and you can leave only one person. ”

"Oh~~~!" Moon dragged his voice out and pointed to the only female dark elf, "Then her." ”

Moon visibly felt a slight twitch in the woman's ears as the other man, who had never spoken, clenched his fists.

"Yes, sir. I'll go back and inform my friend that you just have to let her follow you and we'll be able to confirm and keep you safe. ”

"Early tomorrow morning. ”

The elf in charge of the negotiation didn't give his name from beginning to end, and Moon didn't ask because it wasn't necessary. After the negotiation, the man took a deep look at the female elf and left with the other man.

After asking one of the guards to take the woman to another room, Moon sat down in a chair and started to start, which Luo Xia interrupted at the right time.

"Young Master?"

"Sit, sit. Luo Xia generously found a chair to sit down, and when Caesar saw it, he hurriedly followed suit.

"Moo. In charge, it's just a group of little thieves, in our rage, this kind of is equivalent to bandits, bandits, but I have not eliminated this type of guy. ”

"You're not a dark elf, you don't understand. ”

"Moo?" Caesar's moo at this time should be, really, why?

"It can be seen that all three of them are civilians. Since the founding of our Black Yao Kingdom, the Imperial Council has been entrusted by the Elven King to govern the empire for more than a thousand years. Due to the huge disparity in force between the nobles and the commoners, there were never any riots, mutinies, uprisings, etc. ”

After all, Caesar has been coming to Quezas for a short time, and he still knows the difference between the nobles and commoners of Black Yao.

"Moreover, the first guarantee of each lord in the territory is the production and distribution of the Black Yao Fruit, although it is given priority to the nobles, but there are few cases where the commoners are excluded. Combined with what we've seen along the way, there's a big problem. ”

"Moo. can live a normal life, who is going to be a bandit and a bandit, except for some guys with such a nature, who is willing to pin his head to the waistband of his trousers. Caesar interjected nonchalantly, finding Moon waiting for his eyes to be fixed on him.

"Moo, what, what's wrong?" Caesar looked panicked.

"No, no. You're quite right. The reason is as simple as that, and the funny thing is, I still find it incomprehensible. Maybe they did it because they couldn't survive. Looking at the physique of those three people, it is obviously the result of long-term malnutrition, do you remember? What we found out on the road is that many nobles will exploit commoners in various ways, and finally absorb those who are unable to support themselves into slave-like existence. ”

"Moo, this kind of thing happens to us all the time. ”

"Is the young master saying that some commoners spontaneously formed an organization to fight against the nobles?" Luo Xia asked.

"Do you think it's possible?" Moon asked rhetorically.

"It's ridiculous, but if possible, there is. And the odds are not small. ”

"Why?"

"Moo?"

"Did the young master notice, the man just said that they also have magicians and magic archers. Apparently there were members of the aristocracy involved, but I can't be sure if it was for their own selfish desires, or if they were being haunted by romantic rangers, or if someone deliberately sent them to guide them. And most importantly, since we have to face the situation of choosing between not being able to live and becoming a slave, it is inevitable that some people will choose the third way, that is, not at all. ”

"A group of desperate commoners were united with some nobles with unknown motives. Isn't it strange to do something desperate?"

"Yes, young master, the motive and purpose are easy to say. The main problem is..."Luo Xia was a little hesitant, not knowing whether to speak or not.

"I see. Are you saying that there are civilians who have the idea of confrontation even though they know that there is a huge disparity in force? Moon said, tapping on the arm of his chair.

"Yes, although it may be due to lack of force or other reasons to win over or absorb some gifted nobles now, but I estimate that this part of the nobles will not be the children of wealthy families, and most of them will be the part that is unwilling. If this sense of confrontation develops and spreads, for Hei Yao... Very bad. ”

What Luo Xia said was not what Moon thought. Civilians have always known a truth, they can't beat those with machetes with wooden sticks, whether they are forced, tempted, or instigated, and now the result is that they have developed a sense of confrontation. Let's not talk about the composition of this team, but the generation of this kind of idea will bring huge trouble to Black Yao.

For a long time, the Black Yao Empire has been the nominal centralized power of the Imperial Council on behalf of the Elven King, dividing the territory to the major nobles, and then the major nobles will divide the minor nobles according to their own preferences or standards, and during this period, they only need to report to the Parliament. Over time, it is inevitable that a social state will be formed in which the big nobles suppress the small nobles, the small nobles oppress the commoners, and everyone exploits or ignores the unawakened.

However, with the establishment of Heiyao for more than a thousand years, the division of land within the country has been completed, and there is a special demand for Heiyaoguo. Inevitably, great contradictions arose between these classes. But this contradiction is covered up by absolute force.

Not many civilians want to fight someone with a machete with a stick. But now, such people have appeared, and organizations have also been formed. So in other territories, are there similar people, similar organizations?

Whether this part of the population is counted in the census data is also questionable, and if not, whether the Imperial Council has incomplete data on the various territories. If so, then where is the Black Yaoguo that was assigned to them according to the data? Who received it?

It stands to reason that the lord of An'er Huyi can easily exterminate this group of so-called bandits, but he didn't, why?

To be honest, what Moon was thinking at this time was that if this situation spread and developed, to put it seriously, it would not be impossible to shake Hei Yao's national capital.

No matter how powerful the nobility is, there is a limit to the number. When absolute force cannot suppress contradictions, fierce conflicts will inevitably break out. Then production will inevitably come to a standstill, and stagnation is good to say, the Black Yao Fruit actually only needs to be maintained and collected, but what if one party deliberately destroys the Black Yao Fruit and the Black Yao Thorn?

If the conflict expands, will the aristocracy be wiped out of the plebeians? If so, although this choice is basically not made, no one will do it if there is a little reason. The basic operation of society needs manpower to maintain, and who has been eliminated to shoulder the production tasks that require a large amount of labor?

If not, how to distinguish and screen? How to determine the treatment? Where does the basis of trust between each other come from? At this time, Moon thought again, according to the territory of Naflang, even if the corresponding rules are formulated, and everyone is satisfied for the time being, then who knows that one day in the future, will one side use the rules to blackmail the other party? If the trust between them is lost, then this is a very serious problem, so serious that it will shake the foundation of Heiyao's rule.

To put it bluntly, once this wave of commoners openly raised the banner against the rule of the aristocracy and against the empire, their outcome was doomed, but the influence of their shaking of the country's foundation began to work.

"Young Master?" Hearing Luo Xia's voice, Moon came back to his senses and found that Caesar had left, and there were only Luo Xia and Moon in the room.

"Actually, I've always wondered how my father controlled Storm Collar, and I didn't see Storm having so much trouble. ”

"It's really troublesome, maybe the young master can ask the master in person later. ”

"You say... Will this turn into an opportunity? an opportunity for the empire to rise up. ”

"Quite possibly. Luo Xia replied without hesitation, extinguishing that little bit of unrealistic fantasy.

"Young Master may not know that after you were driven underground, human countries are always staging contradictions, conflicts, wars, and changes. But you dark elves have been in this state for so long, and I can't understand it. ”

"Maybe we're too sensible, or maybe the contradiction isn't so obvious?"

"I made an assumption and didn't know if it was right or not. Luo Xia didn't answer Moon, but said so.

"What?" you say. ”

"In addition to the belief in the Moon God, and the fact that the Elf King is the spokesperson of the Moon God on Earth, the lifespan of your dark elves is somewhat long. ”

"Huh?" Moon was stunned for a moment, and then followed Luo Xia's words and thought down...

"Let's not talk about the moon god yet. You're saying that because our dark elves live much longer than humans, we don't have a strong sense of resistance, does it matter?" Moon thought with a frown, then his brow furrowed deeper and deeper, muttering to himself.

"Because of the long lifespan, so in the past 1,000 years, there are not many people who have changed generations, just looking at my father, he has personally experienced the process from the ground to the underground for a thousand years. It is precisely because there are not many generations that the thoughts and ideas of the older generation have bound them, and the older generation, which has experienced the rout, will invisibly bring conservative, conservative, and stable ideas into ordinary life, which will also have an impact on their future generations?"

"Although the contradictions are all the time and sharp all the time, in this deformed environment and ideas, the sense of resistance is suppressed. Many people don't even think about this option. ”

"Although the life span of the unawakened is relatively short, their voices, because of their strength and class, will not be heard by those above at all. So the contradictions have accumulated until now, the area of black yao thorns has been fixed, and the yield of black yao fruit has declined, which can be regarded as making some people realize that something must be done? In essence, it was the outbreak of contradictions between commoners and nobles. ”

After Moon finished speaking, he asked Luo Xia a little blankly: "Do you understand, why did you never tell me?"

Without waiting for Luo Xia to answer, Moon said to himself: "Yes." I didn't ask about it, and I didn't bother about it. Secondly... If I hadn't experienced it with my own eyes, even if you told me, I wouldn't have believed it. I always thought that the Imperial Council had a firm grip on the lords, but now it seems that it is not. ”

Looking at Moon's complicated expression, Luo Xia smiled, just like watching the radishes she planted grow little by little.

"Young Master, don't you think it's incredible to think so much from this little thing?"

"There are some, but quite suddenly. ”

"In the past, we demon clans had an old saying, called governing a big country, like cooking a small fresh. In fact, many of the principles are the same, if you use it in a small place, it is a small reason, and if you use it in a big place, it is a big truth. The same is true for the administration of the territory. ”

"I have to say, it makes sense. Then our Luo Xia manager, do you have any comments and suggestions for me?" Moon put aside those miscellaneous thoughts and gradually relaxed.

"No, the reason is the same, the young master just needs to pay more attention to the details. Then stick to your own goals, and that's it. ”

"Hey, what's wrong with you today, start talking to me about this. ”

"You provoked the conversation, so I will naturally cooperate with you. After Luo Xia finished speaking, she stood up and tidied up her clothes, covering up the little unnaturalness in her expression.

"Good, good. Speaking of which, they went to such great lengths just to send a woman to me?, and why?" Moon thought of the starting point of so many thoughts, the three Dark Elves.

"It's not clear. Since there is something to be desired, sooner or later something will be done. It's just that I suggest that the young master don't wait until then, because then he will fall into passivity. ”

"Hmm... Then let it be, and I'll wait and see what happens. The conditions for me to anticipate the enemy's lead are not enough, and I have no idea about their purpose, composition, ideas, and dominance. ”

"That's true, then Moon, you can observe first. Luo Xia walked to the door, ready to go out, and then added: "If my guess is correct, that woman is the wife of one of the men." ”

"......" Moon's state at this time can be called speechless.