Tick, tick.

In the dimly lit stone room, flickering candles flickered.

On the wall, a slender black shadow appeared slender in the faint light of the candles.

Following the source of the fire, a man, bound by iron chains, stood proudly on a wooden stake.

He wore a brown sack on his head and was covered in bloody wounds.

Suddenly, the sack was untied, taken off, and thrown aside.

As soon as the man opened his eyes, there was a slight light mixed in the darkness, which made him feel a little uncomfortable for a moment.

His eyes widened as his eyes adjusted to the darkness.

As soon as the body moved, the sound of steel colliding with each other reached the ears, and the limbs were completely locked.

When I looked up, I saw a dense circle of mysterious people surrounding me.

He was covered in a black linen cloak, and half of his face was covered, leaving only a pair of eyes staring at him

"You! Do you know who I am? ”

The people around him didn't speak, but the voices rang out from the side.

"Do you know who I am?"

Leah sat on a leather chair with one leg resting on the other.

She held a sharp carving knife and polished her nails as if she were bored.

The man fixed his gaze and froze in place when he saw Leah's delicate face.

Leah Clavenna.

The current Clavenna family is very famous in the entire royal capital, and its popularity is not inferior to that of the royal family.

What's more, in the city of Blesson, the Craviner family can be called a one-handed cover.

Even a wild dog walked by the side of the road, and when he saw Victor, he had to wag his tail and snort twice, Lord Lord.

What, you say wild dogs can't talk?

Pull it down and stew!

At this time, he didn't think of it.

I had just been in the most luxurious restaurant in Blesson, eating and singing.

As a result, it was dark in front of him, and he was actually robbed by the people of the Clavenna family?

The man's body trembled uncontrollably, his lips trembled continuously, and his whole body was completely soaked in cold sweat.

"Miss Leah...... What ...... are you? ”

"Why, haven't seen a kidnapping?"

Leah picked up the carving knife and spun it around in her hand and stood up.

With her movements, the mysterious people in cloaks around her also followed behind Liya.

The man's body shook suddenly, and a trace of fear oozed from his eyes.

Leah picked up the knife and pressed it against the man's throat, lifting his chin up.

There was a hint of a smile in Mei's eyes, and there was a bit of curiosity in her tone.

"Didn't you just ask us, do you know who you are?"

"I'm interested right now, let's talk about it."

The man's brain suddenly went blank and forgot to tremble.

Saliva got stuck in his throat, and he didn't even dare to swallow it.

Leon was beside Leah and whispered:

"Miss, his name is Hannah."

"It is the Resher family's carrier of goods between the north and south of the empire."

Leah listened to the report and raised an eyebrow.

"Yo, Lesser's?"

"I know what grievances your family has with us, and you dare to come to us?"

A few drops of cold sweat ran down Hannah's forehead, and he let the beads of sweat run down the tip of his nose, not daring to move a bit.

"Miss Leah, I'...... I'm just lost......"

"Lost?"

Leah flung the knife in her hand and shot it at Hannah, stabbing it into the plank behind him.

He could even feel the sound of the knife crashing against the plank and the sound of the wind breaking.

Hannah's gasps became a little heavier, and he was only a fraction of a second, and the extremely fast carving knife was able to cut his own neck.

Leah looked at him with a smile and said softly:

"Clavenna's collar is so big, you can get lost right on my doorstep?"

Hannah closed his eyes tremblingly, not daring to utter another word.

Leah stretched out her hand to the side, and Leon beside her understood, handing her an alarm clock.

She tightened the clockwork in her hand and placed it next to the man's ear.

Clang!

A crisp sound burst out.

The ticking sound that followed it kept ringing, like the death knell of death.

"Where's the goods? Say it. ”

"I can't say it before the alarm goes off, my head moves."

The moment the alarm clock ticked, Hannah howled in fright.

His facial features were twisted together, and his expression was painful, as if he would cry out in the next second.

"Crying?"

As the voice sounded, a man in a cloak stepped forward and slapped the man in the face.

Syllable!

With a crisp slap, the miserable howl that was about to turn into a cry came to an abrupt end.

Leah touched the alarm clock and said with a smile:

"It's time to cry."

Bell bell bell ——!

The alarm clock shook violently, and the sound of metal echoed throughout the small, dimly lit basement.

Around, the sound of several cold lights coming out of the sheath sounded sonorously.

Hannah's eyes widened as he looked at the silver dagger that flickered under the candle, and nodded frantically:

"I know, I say! I say! ”

"That shipment, hiding...... Hidden in the port of Sarno! ”

Leah smiled, picked up the alarm clock, and wound it again, twisting the hands again.

Hannah was stunned, looked at Leah, and looked puzzled:

"Miss Leah, ...... you are"

"I'll give you another lap of time."

Leah squinted her eyes and smiled:

"Just this one hiding point? I don't believe it. ”

Hannah pulled at his face and forced a smile, tears in his eyes.

"Really...... There's really only this one, there's really only this one! ”

Leah just smiled, and pulled out a red potion from her pocket, which kept shaking in front of the merchant's eyes.

"Do you know what this is?"

Hannah looked at the red potion in front of him, a little stunned.

The magic potion sold by the Clavenna family has become famous almost all over the empire.

A bottle of potion costs 1,000 gigaioms, but it is unknown how many times it has been fired on the black market.

Thousands of dollars are hard to find.

And the red potion in front of him, with the same packaging, made Hannah wonder.

"My family's new product, 2,000 giohs a bottle."

"Do you want to try it?"

Looking at Leah's smiling expression, a bad premonition slowly rose in his heart.

Bell bell bell ——!

The alarm clock rang again.

Leah's smile seemed to be even more pleasant.

"Leon."

The elf behind him instantly took a step forward and drew his dagger.

"Bloodletting."

In the dimly lit room, a cold light passed through the man's neck.

Accompanied by a slight sensation of pain.

Blood, gushing out.

At this moment, Hannah's eyes widened.

I felt a feeling of weakness envelop my body, and with the warmth, it jerked from my body.

He was silent, looking at the smile of the woman in front of him.

I just felt that smile full of flattery.

Like the devil.

.......

The bright moonlight shone through the misty clouds and sprinkled on the cold blue sea.

At the port, dozens of cloaked men stood in the open field, waiting quietly.

This is the stockpiling point that was forced out of Hannah's mouth.

A lot of guards are patrolling here, guarding the goods.

Soon, those in cloaks, there was movement.

They moved swiftly, like predatory cheetahs, quietly killing the patrolling guards.

Dragged the bodies of these men into the darkness and threw them into the raging sea.

Night is their best protective color.

It wasn't until the surrounding guards were almost cleared that they regrouped.

The goods, which were placed in the square like huge boxes, were tightly covered by a blue cloth.

You can only see the steel cage-like material underneath through the unobstructed gap under the fabric.

Quietly clinging around, you can still hear the sound of breathing coming from inside.

They nodded to each other.

One of them placed his hand on the conduction crystal in his ear, passing the message.

The clouds were slowly blown by the wind, and the moonlight shone on the huge iron cage.

All the guards have taken full control of the place, and the surrounding guards have been completely cleansed.

In the harbor under the bright night sky, only dozens of mysterious people in cloaks and hoods remained.

Leah slowly stepped out of the shadows, followed by Leon, who was dressed like everyone else.

The moment everyone saw Liya, they lowered their heads and were very respectful.

"Miss Leah."

"This is the last hiding place."

Leah stood around the large cages, looking at them.

"Okay, let me see."

Hearing the order, they quickly jumped onto the high platform and slammed the huge curtain open, revealing the 'cargo' within.

In the iron cage, there are some living 'people'.

They have ears that are as soft as cats and dogs, and they have different characteristics.

They huddled in iron cages, keeping each other warm.

The furry tail stands up, and the long, pointy animal ears swaying as if to recognize the danger around them.

As if sensing the glimmer of light again, they looked up.

Seeing the crowd watching them, there was obvious fear and panic in their eyes.

Leah looked at them and sighed:

"Poor 'children'."

Subhumans.

They resemble humans, but they are not humans.

It looks almost the same as a human.,But with very characteristic animal characteristics.。

Within the empire, subhumans were uncommon.

The Empire has extremely strict racial divisions, and humans are supreme.

Therefore, the subhumans are not allowed to enter the empire.

And if there are sub-humans in the territory of the empire, they will either be deported.

Or, at the disposal of the captor at will.

True, subhumans are not treated as human beings at all.

In the eyes of most people, they are nothing more than pets with thoughts and actions.

There was no slavery in the Carencian Empire.

As long as it is a human being, even a beggar, it is not possible to sell one's body to become the private property of others.

Of course, only on the surface.

Naturally, the nobles could ignore this rule.

As long as you are not too arrogant, do it in front of the emperor.

There will always be someone who will 'open the net' for them.

So what if some people want some free, disposable labor?

All you need to do is buy some 'subhuman slaves'.

Hiring a human costs money and even taxes.

As for the subhumans, their strength is greater than that of humans, and their endurance is stronger than that of humans.

They only need to give their mouths food to eat and saliva to drink, and they will constantly squeeze themselves in order to survive.

As long as you don't starve to death, then do it to death.

Thinking of this, perhaps feeling a little pity for these subhumans, Lia sighed.

"Now, you're free."

As the words fell, Leon, who was next to her, pulled out the wooden knife from her waist.

On the wooden knife, there was a faint glow of green flickering.

Rich magic is constantly emerging on it.

With magical power, Leon held a wooden knife and slashed twice at the iron cage.

The huge iron cage fence was cut through a hole enough to escape.

At the cross-section, there is still a green light.

But the sub-people who were hiding in the iron cage did not move.

They were only more frightened, huddled into the depths of the cage.

Seeing this, Leah flicked a look at the hooded guards.

Aware of this, they lifted their hoods to reveal animal ears of different colors and shapes.

Pointy, drooping, cat-eared, dog-eared, and even pointy, long-hauled rabbit ears.

To show this.

They are the same kind.

Sure enough, after seeing this scene, the sub-people in the iron cage relaxed their vigilance slightly.

The ears that had been erected by feeling the danger slowly drooped.

Liya looked at these subhumans who finally dared to stand up and smiled slightly.

"Now, you're willing to trust me?"

"Well, I do."

Suddenly, an abrupt voice sounded, and everyone looked up at the source of the sound.

At some point, a man sat on top of the huge iron cage.

Behind his back, he carried a very luxurious sword, which looked extremely extraordinary.

The man looked condescendingly at the crowd below, grinning and smiling slightly.

But that strong sense of oppression has always pressed on everyone's head.

Leon sensed danger looming and flashed in front of Leah.

The man stared at Leah with a smile:

"I'll just say, every time the goods are shipped to Blesson, they are robbed."

"It turned out to be the famous Clevina family, who raised a group of subhumans as secret guards."

There was a burst of laughter, followed by a burst of laughter.

"It really gave me more knowledge."