After going through too much today, participating in the mage tower assessment, the mages' fireworks display, the troll's super self-healing ability, the spell of the Karatu bard, the malicious gaze of old Neil, the residual effect of the spell and the vigilance, Xia Duo didn't fall asleep until midnight.

Listening to the sound of the bonfire outside has gradually become quieter, in a daze, Xia Duo seems to hear someone downstairs saying "Tomorrow...... Out-of-town...... Brand...... The price is easy to say......" and so on.

Xia Duo was suddenly a spirit, sat up from the bed, got out of bed in a low voice and moved to the back of the door, listened carefully, downstairs was old Neil talking, and there was a strange rough voice, at this moment they seemed to have reached an agreement, only to hear the voice said:

"No problem, you can rest assured of the credibility of our Wild Wolf Regiment, when the time comes, the slave will be registered in the name of the Plantagenet Chamber of Commerce, and the person will be returned to you for use, our head and one of the stewards of the Plantagenet Chamber of Commerce are brothers, you can rest assured."

The words "slave" and "use" reminded Xia Duo of the key words such as "outside the town" and "branding" that he had heard in a daze before, and his breath suddenly stagnated, and it seemed that old Neil had put his malice into action.

Xia Duo really couldn't think of anything else that Old Neil could be close to the slaves except Xia Duo himself.

A slave is not expensive, of course it is expensive, according to what Xia Duo knows, an able-bodied dwarf slave in Savile Town can be sold for at least 150 gold coins, and human slaves are slightly cheaper (short lifespan), and they also need a certain status to buy.

Old Neil was obviously not qualified to own slaves, but the phrase "register the slaves in the name of the Plantagenet Chamber of Commerce" made Xia Duo feel like a thorn in his back.

The price of slaves seems to be expensive, but generally it only takes two or three years to pay off, and then it can be regarded as earned, and sometimes Xia Duo can't help but fantasize that after becoming a mage, he must buy more slaves and open the farming and climbing (magic) technology mode.

He was happy to let Xia Duo use slaves, but if he was made a slave, then he would definitely not be willing, not only unwilling, he would like to kill the person who said this on the spot.

But at this moment, Xia Duo obviously can't beat the strange adventurer downstairs, and even old Neil may not be able to beat him.

It's really sad!

The fate of the weak is always so fragile, or the weak can only use fate as an excuse for powerlessness.

Xia Duo didn't want to be a weak person forever, and at the moment old Neil didn't have the idea of making him a slave at once, this was Xia Duo's chance, and he had to leave this inn immediately.

At this moment, the image of Mu Yan, a Karatu man with the same black hair and black eyes and yellow skin as him, suddenly appeared in his mind, and he might only be able to seek refuge from him at this moment.

In the huge town of Savile, Xia Duo could not find a trustworthy person, so he could only pin his hope on a stranger who had only met once, which was really uncomfortable.

Xia Duo silently felt this feeling, remembered it in his heart, and then cautiously went to the bedside, lifted the hay mat under the sheets, and carefully counted the income of the past six months by the dim afterglow of the campfire outside the window.

There are more than 100 copper coins, 150 silver coins, and 5 gold coins, except for 5 gold coins, which are the money that Old Neil used to "buy" Xia Duo's pajamas and slippers, the rest are the wages of this time, and some of them are leftover.

If you really count it, you don't have 1 silver coin a day.

You must know that in Savile Town, the salary of the hotel hostess and helpers is at least 2 silver coins per day, which means at least 6 gold coins a month, while Xia Duo's salary for 8 months is only 18 gold coins.

There are a lot of copper coins, with inconvenience, Xia Duo did not count the copper coins, but he used it, and he roughly counted it in his heart, this pile of copper coins seems to be a lot, but if it is exchanged for gold coins, it may be less than 2.

Xia Duo only took the five gold coins that he had "sold" his pajamas and slippers, hid them close to his body, grabbed a handful of silver coins, wrapped them tightly in a long strip of linen torn from the sheets, and then wrapped them in a wide strip of cloth that he used as a belt, and tied them around his waist.

The rest was not worth taking, and under the fence, Xia Duo had no desire to shop, only a set of worn linen clothes, which old Neil sold to him for 2 silver coins.

Later, he learned that the new set on the outside was only 1 silver coin, and the one he was wearing now was.

At this time, it was just after midnight, and the crowd of people attending the bonfire party had not completely dispersed, so Xia Duo did not flee immediately, but lay down on the bed again, but he was not ready to sleep, but pricked up his ears to listen to the movement outside the window.

Now you can see the benefits of living on the side of the street, although it may be a little noisy and you may be thrown mud by the bear child, but when it comes to the critical moment, this is an escape route.

Xia Duo couldn't help but praise himself for his foresight, completely ignoring the fact that the cubicle was too small and noisy, not many guests liked it, and it was empty all year round, and if there were frequent guests, Xia Duo would probably have to live in the basement.

If you encounter this situation, it will be difficult to escape.

……

Time passed little by little, Xia Duo had been nervous and a little unbearable, drowsiness hit, Xia Duo could only pinch his thighs, reminding himself that if he fell asleep, he might become a slave tomorrow.

Suddenly, there was a commotion downstairs, Xia Duo was startled, and listened carefully, it turned out that the guests who were staying at the inn had returned from attending the bonfire, and listening to their irrepressible laughter, it seemed that they had gained something.

Whether it's free holy water, or something else.

A few guests who had gone to bed early were also awakened, cursed a few words, and then stopped, and when everything was quiet in the inn, there was no sound outside.

But Xia Duo still did not act, at this time there was still a short time before dawn, the gate of the town had not yet opened, and with the night watchmen who could appear at any time, Xia Duo did not dare to provoke the order of the territory.

Most of these night watchmen were followers of Jerk, but they were not ordained scribes of life and death, but ruthless people who focused on the realm of power, and who regarded Jerk's teachings and the laws of the lords as their lives.

Any Nightkin without permission could turn themselves into one of the Nightwatchmen, if they wished to exist as undead, of course.

Basically, in Savile Town, everyone, including the mage, is afraid of the Night Watchman.

Xia Duo was not so hard as to want to see if he was the special one.

Patiently waiting until the night watchman's movement was gone, Xia Duo gently pushed the window open a crack, and there was silence outside the window, and the street was full of messy traces left by the Midsummer Festival celebrations and bonfires.

Fortunately, at this time, the moon had just risen, and the soft light of Suren was quietly sprinkled, as if to guide Xia Duo to escape.

But Shado remained inactive, and continued to watch and wait by the window until Suren disappeared into the stars, making way for the upcoming Lord of Light.