These words were like a thunderbolt on Lu Ming's body on a sunny day, scorching him all over his body, full of sores, the chopsticks never moved again, and many words that he wanted to say were stuck in his throat, like a fish bone, unable to spit it out or swallow.

"Xiao Ming, these people are half-dead, and some of them are good to eat, not to mention, in this world, the most important thing is civilians, if this batch is missing, the next batch will soon be regenerated."

"These rescues are just out of sympathy, out of the kindness of people, this is already the emperor's grace, it's too late for them to be grateful", Old Man Lu touched Lu Ming's head and sighed.

"What do you mean by the Emperor's grace? Could it be that the taxes of the empire, the food and drink of the soul masters of the empire, all of these things are contributed by the common people? Is it a luxury for them to eat what they have grown? ”

Lu Ming's voice suddenly became louder, he really couldn't imagine the scene of thousands of refugees like this, nor could he imagine thousands of refugees shouting the emperor's grace to a person who treated them like livestock.

The wooden tavern was awakened at once, and a very young and immature child on the old table spoke in a crisp and sharp voice about the injustices of the world. The fiery red oil lamp reflected in his eyes quietly glowed.

"It's not appropriate for the little brother to say this, the empire protects the civilians every year, fights against the Sun and Moon Empire, how much food is consumed, these grains and grass naturally cannot be delayed, and the food output is not much, so naturally there will be some sacrifices.

It's not that the empire doesn't want to go to the charity, it's just that the situation is difficult, and he has to endure the pain to make such a decision, and His Majesty is also very painful about the problem of the victims every year, often worried about the living conditions of the common people, and can't sleep every night."

A young man in the formal uniform of the gilded Golden Star Luo Empire slowly descended from the upper floor, with a certain medal pinned to his chest, which looked somewhat familiar, holding a fan in his left hand, on which a landscape map was drawn, and on his right hand there was a jade-colored boardboard.

Behind him was a man in a brown robe, half a point behind the young man every time he walked, his head bowed, so that people could not see clearly.

As soon as Lu Ming wanted to open his mouth to refute, he saw Old Man Lu's eyes, so he understood and said no more.

"The child is still young, he doesn't know what is wrong, he just talked nonsense just now, and I ask the Marquis for forgiveness", Old Man Lu bent down and pulled Lu Ming's hand, Lu Ming quickly bowed and bent down at the suggestion.

Only then did Lu Ming remember, where had he seen this medal, it was mentioned in a certain book about the status of the Star Luo Empire, the different styles of medals of the Star Luo Empire and the identities they represented.

According to the laws and regulations of the Star Luo Empire, commoners need to kneel when they meet nobles, and if they are soul masters, they can change from kneeling to bowing, and different noble levels need to perform different rituals.

Form is stronger than people, although Lu Ming hates this damn difference between dignity and inferiority, he has to abide by it. He was too weak, neither his age nor his cultivation to break the damn shackles and uncomfortable shackles.

The man glanced at Old Man Lu and said, "It's okay, how can the words of children be taken seriously, and the two of you don't have to be polite, presumably during this time period, the people here should be going to get the soul ring."

The little brother has such a cultivation at such an age, naturally he is talented, there is no need to deliberately follow these red tapes, the empire is thirsty for talents, and there are always some privileges in the face of genius soul masters."

"The little brother is currently catching up with the age of going to school, why don't you ask me to entrust a letter and go to the Xingluo Royal Soul Master Junior Academy to study, and I can also get a good future for myself."

Lu Ming didn't believe this person's nonsense, if he had any connection with this damn imperial royal family, he couldn't tell when he would be pushed out to block the gun, in the end, it was just a bunch of useless empty words.

"His Royal Highness the Marquis is really broad-minded, but I still know how many catties and taels there are, and it is not enough to go to the Royal Junior College of the Star Luo Empire, the family has been busy with business recently, and the kid is better to help his grandfather with some business at home."

Lu Ming hurriedly refused, his impression of this empire was already so bad that it couldn't be worse, and entering the Star Luo Royal Junior Soul Master Academy was obviously a lifetime of being unable to get out of this damn royal family.

"Then the little brother go back and think about it, this agreement is valid at any time, old man, you should also go back and think about it, after all, the golden age of the soul master is from the age of six to the thirty years old of the awakened martial soul, and the Star Luo Royal Soul Master Academy can provide the best resources and theoretical guidance."

The young man in Chinese clothes waved his fan and took out a brass-colored token from his pocket, with a jade-white flower printed on it, which was very similar to the national flower of the Star Luo Empire, but the stamen was a little shorter.

"Little brother take this token, just wait until the matter is busy with the Jue Mansion to find me", the young man in Chinese clothes stepped forward and handed the token to Lu Ming.

Lu Ming turned his head to look at Old Man Lu, seeing that he didn't make any movement, he took it smoothly, as the so-called stretching out his hand and not hitting the smiling person, let alone facing the nobles in the empire, if he was a little lazy, he might be overshadowed by this high-ranking marquis, after all, civilians should be beheaded according to the law when they collide with the nobles.

"Little brother, think about it, go back and go directly to the Marquis's Mansion in the east of Xingluo City to find me", the man in the fancy dress shook his fan, and only Lu Ming said that he went back upstairs.

After the man left, Lu Ming hurriedly pulled a few mouthfuls of the remaining food, and after eating, he hurriedly went upstairs with Old Man Lu and went to his room to rest.

Lu Ming felt disgusted when he stayed with the "Marquis" for a second longer. The so-called imperial hardship is not something that a nobleman who sings about minced meat can say.

Most of the food in the entire continent is in the hands of these nobles, but they are unwilling to help those commoners. When I look back, I have to pretend to be a gentleman.

Back in the room, Lu Ming was still thinking about what had happened today, and the situation of those refugees lingered in his mind.

Although it had nothing to do with him, the damn sympathy choked in his throat like crazy, unable to go up and down, like a stone stuck in his body.

But what can I do? I'm just a kid who has just awakened my martial soul and obtained the first soul ring, I have no strength, no power......

I am not a saint who worries about the world before and enjoys the joy of the world after the world, and can persuade Old Man Lu to give up his life savings to help refugees.

I'm pretty selfish, and I don't want my life of relative abundance, the life I just had, to be a puddle of waste.

Forget it, I don't want to, even if I keep thinking about it, what can I change? What if a powerful soul master passed by and managed to save the civilians here?

In the end, it is not the next disaster when there are hordes of refugees and starvation, and this kind of relief is not a symptom at all.

Bang

A thunderclap came in from outside the window, interrupting Lu Ming's thoughts, but there was no lightning, and the weather was a little gloomy. The moon outside the window was also slightly obscured, and many dark clouds were hanging in the sky, and it seemed that it would rain soon.

Lu Ming closed the window, felt the swaying wind outside, and then made up his mind to go out and knock on Old Man Lu's door.

The door squeaked, and slowly opened, leaking out half of the familiar head with few hairs.

"It's Xiao Ming, what's the matter?" asked Old Man Lu.

Lu Ming followed the crack in the door and entered the room, where a pot of freshly boiled tea was placed on the table.

"Grandpa, you see it's going to rain, let's go talk to the store store and let those people sleep in the lobby of the store.

In this kind of weather, with their bodies and bones, it's hard to say whether they can survive until tomorrow overnight", Lu Ming tugged at Old Man Lu's clothes and looked at him directly.

Old man Lu stroked his goatee and sighed.

"Okay, okay, Xiao Ming, it's a good thing to have a good heart, but in this world, many times you can't get a good end if you have a good heart", he went downstairs with a look of half helplessness and half sigh.

The female store manager was busy wiping the table, and when she saw the two coming, she immediately found a towel and wiped her hands.

"What do you two still need, what do you need to eat or some accommodation?"

"Shopkeeper, can you be accommodating and let a few friends and brothers outside come in to take shelter from the rain", Old Man Lu gritted his teeth and arched his hand to the female store manager.

The female store manager gradually shrugged down when she heard this, and squeezed out a helpless smile.

"This old brother, it's not that I'm not accommodating, and you're not the only guest in the store, and the other guests can't accommodate these people, we have an adult who said when he checked in that he couldn't let these people in, I can't help but do business, isn't it?"

"Well, let them go to the stables to take shelter from the rain, I just gave them some old blankets and mats, but they won't catch a cold."