Old Ed sat a little nervously in the tavern box near the door, looking at the closed door, looking a little nervous.

When he thought that he was almost fifty years old and would have to suffer such a thing, he couldn't help but feel bitter in his heart - as an excellent financial steward who helped the nobles deal with their assets, the great nobles he originally served went bankrupt due to the war, and the head of the family became the subordinates of other emerging forces.

After going bankrupt, he naturally didn't need a financial steward, so he was sent to a slave auction. The process of standing on the stage and being introduced by the slave owner to his life and specialties and then waiting for the bidder to bid was the greatest shame in Ed's life, and he even had the idea of committing suicide on the stage, but when the difficult auction was over, and he had a new owner in a trance, he began to feel anxious again that the new owner was a kind and easy person to get along with.

The door opened, and Ed hurriedly stood up, the corners of his mouth raised, and his well-trained and decent smile on his face - make sure to make a good impression on his new master!

However, the person who came in stunned him for a moment. Because the man was not a new master, but a slave like him, although the other party had a noble temperament and handsome appearance, and he was not badly dressed, but Ed knew his identity very well, because this was the auction item at the same auction as him, and it attracted much attention, and even he noticed it when he was ashamed and angry.

He still remembered that the slave owner introduced him like this: "He was originally His Royal Highness Barceló, the eldest prince of the Principality of Span, and fled to the City of Night with the royal family after the collapse of the Principality of Span, and voluntarily sold himself into slavery in order to treat his seriously ill father!

said that he was willing to sell himself, but Ed saw the other party's dead eyes, but he couldn't see his insistence on sacrificing himself for the sake of his relatives......

Barceló, who entered the door, was also stunned for a moment when he saw Ed, and only after thinking about it did he ask, "May I ask who you are?"

Ed's dress is obviously not the master's appearance, so Barcelo still thinks he is the master's butler.

Ed thought of Barcelo's appearance, and when he arrived at the new master's house, he must be a male pet, such a person, he, a housekeeper with an uncertain future, had to stammer, so he took the initiative to introduce himself and whispered to Barcelo.

Barcelo breathed a sigh of relief knowing that the other party was just the same identity as himself, but his attitude did not change much. Although he was not in the mood to chat with him at this time, he still fought hard to deal with Ann Ed's conversation, but fortunately, Ed was also an informed and interesting person, and did not talk about any embarrassing topics.

Ed looked at the young man's expression, and secretly praised in his heart, although His Royal Highness the eldest prince is unlucky, he is not a fool, and he is likely to be favored when he arrives at the new master's house, and he will live a little longer.

As a financial steward, he often deals with business affairs outside, and the master always has to have his own person around him to take care of it, so that it is not easy to suffer, and it is not too early for him to start taking a potential stock now.

Just as Ed was about to befriend Barcelo, the door opened again, and Ed saw the corner of a high-quality magic robe, so he quickly stood up and put on a respectful and decent smile again, while Barcelo was stunned when he saw the person coming in from outside.

"Your Excellency Moller...... No, I mean ......"

Barcelo didn't expect that it would be the young senior magician who saved him that day who bought him, and he has been grateful to the other party these days, so he called his name the moment they met, but then he remembered his current identity, and it seemed that he couldn't call the master's name directly, and he was ashamed and embarrassed for a while, and he didn't know what to say.

However, Moeller, who walked in, did not mind this, he nodded to the two of them, found a seat for himself, and asked both of them to sit down, and then questioned André first.

"You're Ed?"

Ed quickly stood up again and said, "Yes." ”

"I heard you're good at managing finances?"

"Yes, our family has been the financial steward of the Momiji family for generations, taking care of business, buying goods, and venture capital, all of which are family heirlooms. ”

Moeller nodded, ignoring the other party's feelings, and asked directly: "Why were you sent to auction by the previous master?"

Ed smiled bitterly and explained the reason, and Moeller didn't comment, but said: "I'm a high-level enchanter, I always have a lot of money on hand, and I need someone to help me take care of the purchase and sales, are you confident that you can complete it?"

Ed was overjoyed when he heard this, and the new master's family was willing to work for him directly, which was to give him the opportunity to show his talents, so that he could stand firm. And it's a high-level enchanter! It's better to be a financial steward for a noble enchanter than to serve the children of the nobility who only know how to squander money! And it's easier to gain the respect of others!

Ed happily agreed, and Moller turned to Barcelo and said, "Why are you being auctioned?"

The reason for Barceló's auction has been introduced at the auction, if someone else asks, he will definitely insist that he was auctioned voluntarily, after all, it is not a good thing to admit that he was sent to the slave owner by his father's own hands, not only will he not be pitied, but he may also attract disgust, but the person who questioned him is Moller, who saved his life, and also knows the identity of his illegitimate child, so Barcelo told the truth.

"My father was originally the king of the Duchy of Sphan, but when the war that swept the continent reached our borders, he fled to Night City, and he would not have taken me with him, but my mother, a wealthy noblewoman, was worried that my identity would not be safe in the outside world, so she gave a lot of wealth and asked my father to take me with her......"

Barcelo couldn't go on at this point, if he had a choice, he hoped that his mother, who loved him, didn't help him make such a decision, but Moller was still waiting, so he had to try his best to adjust his feelings and finish his business.

"After arriving in Night City, no one here cares about the nobility of the former king, we changed from a royal family to a commoner overnight, in order to maintain decency, my father spends money every day, and is often blackmailed, and the large wealth brought by him is about to disappear, he urgently needs to find a backer, so he targets the ninth-order soul magician Sweet Pavilion □. ”

Mo Ler frowned, this person was not in the alchemy circle, so he didn't know it, and he hadn't even heard of it - mainly because there were so many high-level magicians in the secret realm, and everyone paid attention to it, so if he didn't deliberately inquire, even a ninth-order magician would be difficult to notice.

Barcelo pursed his lips and said, "Your Excellency Sweet likes to play with male pets, especially noble and delicate-looking boys, and my father heard that he would participate in the previous slave auction, so he sent me to the auction, hoping to do what he liked." ”

"When I made my previous bids, I didn't seem to have any strong opponents. Moeller said suspiciously, he bought Barcelo for two thousand gold coins very easily, if there was a 9th order magician competition, it would definitely not be so easy.

Barcelo said with a sneer: "Because my brother got the news in advance, and he was afraid that I would retaliate against him after I gained power, so I found someone to publicize the identity of my illegitimate son - His Excellency Sweet only likes noble male pets, and illegitimate children are not noble......"

Moeller asked, "Since I have upset your father's plans by photographing you, will he come to you?"

Barcelo hurriedly said: "Probably not, my father has no connections in Night City, and he will definitely not be able to find out where you are, even if he knows, I'm afraid he will only want to rely on me to get the strings so that he can attach himself to you!"

Moeller bowed his head, was silent for a moment, and then said to Barcelo with a blank face, "You have two paths to go." ”

Barceló's heart tightened, and he only heard Moeller say: "The first way is to be a male pet, and I also have a lot of materials and books for you to read, so that you can give full play to your strengths." ”

Barcelo didn't say anything, but his pale face and tense back revealed his feelings, although he had known his fate for a long time, but after seeing Moeller and knowing that the person who auctioned him off was the one who saved his life that day, he couldn't help but have some hope, but he didn't expect that this hope was quickly shattered again - sure enough, he still can't have too much hope for fate......

Then he heard Moller go on to say, "The second way is that you can follow Eddard and be his apprentice, learn to run a business, and use your memorable advantages to help me make money...... Which path do you choose?"

Barceló's eyes lit up when he heard this, and his heart couldn't help but wonder: Is this really a choice for me? Or is it a temptation? Thinking of the punishment that he might suffer if he answered incorrectly, his face turned even paler.

However, after hesitating for a long time, Barcelo still could not succumb to fate, he did not want to give up hope completely, so he replied with a heart: "I want to choose the second way, master." ”

Hearing this, Moeller showed his first smile after entering the door, he stood up and patted Barcelo on the tense shoulder and said, "I'm glad you chose the second path." Because--I don't need a male pet. ”

Knowing that he had chosen the right one, Barcelo became irrepressibly ecstatic, and he finally saw hope that he could escape that shameful fate!

"So, let's sign a contract!"

Moeller's words made Ed and Barcelo both stunned, they are ordinary people without magical power, if you want a slave contract, you only need a low-level contract scroll to get it, but listening to Moeller's meaning, it is to sign a solemn contract, is it in the eyes of this master, do they have such value?

Then they saw that Moller did not take out the contract scroll, but directly recited the spell, with the obscure and lengthy spell, the magic fluctuated stronger and stronger, the whole room suddenly darkened, and a huge eyeball suddenly appeared, suspended between Moller, Barcelo and Ed.

Ed didn't know why, he just forced himself to calm down, don't scream, although he has a lot of experience, but he doesn't know what the spirit of contract is, but Barcelo is different, although he is an illegitimate child, but his mother is also a nobleman, and his status is not low, because he has never forgotten it, he has read a lot of books since he was a child, and knows many ancient legends, at this time, Moller's cousin made him shocked to understand that his young master was able to perform the lost contract magic!

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