"Commissioned me?" asked Leia, surprised. She unconsciously looked at Scarlet not far away. The latter seemed to ignore her completely.

"Yes, because of this job, you are the best fit. It should be said that this is also the work assigned by the master. The metal ball said. "So I hope you can say yes. It had noticed the hesitation in Leia's eyes. "As for Miss Scarlet, she'll cooperate with you in this work. ”

"Cooperate with ?......," Leia glanced at Scarlet again. Of course, Scarlet's demeanor has not changed in any way. She didn't even seem to hear Leia and Carrie's conversation at all, her eyes only looked in front of her, and her mouth kept moving. "What the hell is going on?" She had lost the ability to perceive the thread of fate, so what else could she do?

"That's right, in the lower level of the castle, there are a dozen or so girls locked up. Carrie—the metal ball—said in a soft, calm tone. "They were all slave girls, and they had been given to their masters by others. In fact, the intention of them to be sent here was to let the owner eat their bodies and blood at will, but the owner did not want to harm them at the moment. However, for other reasons, the owner could not just let them go. So he had to keep them all in the lower level of the castle for the time being. ”

"However, something unexpected happened. The other day, a few days before the owner returned, one of the men had killed himself with a sharp weapon. If she hadn't found out early, she would have died. So the master thinks that if he continues to be imprisoned like this, this kind of thing may become more and more. He doesn't want to see this happen again, so I hope you can fix it. ”

"That'...... That...... What can I do? What can I do?"

"You're in charge of them......" Carrie replied. "It's happening because they've been locked up for too long. Due to their long captivity and lack of communication with the outside world, their insecurity and fear eventually became intolerable. Seeking relief from death and suffering in a state of abnormal mental state. In order for this to happen again, the owner thought that they had to be released. Opportunities for them to communicate with others. ”

"Management, but I ......" She never held any position, and in fact she did nothing but divination. Léa looked at Scarlet again, who still ignored her.

"Please don't think too hard, in fact, everything will be simple, just need you...... Lead them to do something ordinary. Something that is suitable for groups to do together...... Well, I think it's nice to learn. ”

"Studying?"

"Well, learn to read and write the lingua franca. But other things are fine. For example, tidying up and cleaning. ”

Although reading and writing is not a rare skill, it is easy to learn. In reality, however, very few of the civilian population can read and write. Even among the nobility, there was a considerable part of the population who could neither read nor write. In that sense, those girls should be of that type as well.

"But I'm ...... No, it won't. "Leia herself has just regained her vision, and of course she can't read a single word.

"Then take this opportunity to learn together, you know, reading and writing is an indispensable skill as a hostess. ”

There was a very crisp sound not far away, and Leia couldn't help but look in the direction of the sound, but what she saw was that Scarlet was putting the wine glass on the table with force, and the glass broke due to the force being too strong.

"Is there a problem?" Carrie ignored Scarlet, and continued to ask.

"I thought, I can give it a try. However, I can ask if the Duke wants ...... What do you do with those girls?"

"Actually, he just wanted to keep them locked up for a few years and then send them away. Carrie replied. "He has his own reasons for doing it. Since you agreed, I'll send you there after you've finished eating. Let's take a look at the situation. ”

I don't know what Lu Dao is for, Leia's intuitive knowledge of Lu Dao's "learning" plan is not Carrie's casual proposal.

"If you want to learn to read and write, you need a teacher, right?

"Of course it's me. This time, Scarlet replied in a cold voice. "It's really pitiful, I finally got the power of vision, but I am still blind. She answered, but her eyes did not look at it. "It even takes a female orangutan from the jungle to teach. ”

This woman really still holds a grudge...... Léa swallowed hard, and she felt a tingling sensation in her spine. Did you go too far last night? But at that time, I was really angry, and I didn't care that I should keep a little morality.

Thinking of what Scarlet had done before, she felt scared again. I'm afraid this woman will definitely find an opportunity to take revenge.

Carrie's "send" is the real meaning of "send". Léa placed her hand on the metal orb, and she immediately felt her footsteps fluttering, a weightlessness feeling of falling from the air. She lowered her head, only to find herself floating, as if she had lost weight. The metal ball looked rounded and sloppy, but there was a sticky force that came from nowhere on it, sticking to her hand. Due to the levitation of her body, she lost weight and was easily carried through the air.

The last time Leia touched it, she didn't feel anything other than metal. So she judged that the metal ball called "Carrie" could control the stickiness at will.

It's a strange feeling, but it's not unsettling. Because Carrie levitates at a very low height, just barely enough to lift Rhea's feet off the ground.

"Miss Scarlet, come with me. Carrie floated to Scarlet's side and said. After Scarlet finished eating just now, she had been sitting there without moving, and now she heard Carrie's request, so she reluctantly put her hand on the metal ball. But she deliberately placed her hand farthest from Leia's hand.

"Alright, I'll take you there. Carrie said, starting to float quickly.

"Wait a minute, why do you want to get there this way?" asked Leia. She remembered seeing a staircase descending to the Sho, but she had never been.

"Because you can't get in on two feet. This time it was Scarlet who answered, but when she spoke, she didn't look at Leia. "That place is a labyrinth. If you want to go in alone, you will turn back to the exit no matter how you turn around. ”

Although Scarlet said so, Leia didn't feel anything too complicated along the way. There are indeed similar-looking intersections, the first one to the right, the second to the left, just two turns, and they get to the next level.

The situation on the next level was nowhere near as bad as expected. Léa thought she would see a dungeon, but instead she saw a whole row of dormitories. Outside, there is a room with the door open, so you can see that the room is spacious and bright, with all kinds of basic furniture.

"Why is there such a place?" asked Léa.

"The design itself has to take into account this need. Carrie replied. "After all, this is a castle where lords live. Seeing that the room in front of me was not, the girl who had self-harmed was there. ”

At this time, Leia and Scarlet have already been put down. Léa walked over and immediately noticed that the door to the room was closed from the outside. It is a simple lock, but it cannot be opened from the inside. In fact, it's like a prison cell.

"Please don't open it, she's emotionally unstable, and she doesn't know what will happen to her. Carrie reminded.

Leia hesitated, but finally opened the door with force.

In the room sat a girl with disheveled hair, her hair was pale blonde, just like Leia's. She wasn't very old, maybe a year or two older than Léa, but there was a kind of delirious madness in her eyes. The girl did not have shackles on her hands and feet, but she had a brass collar around her neck - a certificate of slavery.

In the Anthropocene, slaves are rare, but that doesn't mean they don't exist. War, crime, politics/struggle also produced a small number of slaves, which generally belonged to the state. But there were also some nobles who owned private slaves.

The girl stared at the person who opened the door, and the madness in her eyes faded little by little. "Leia?" she said softly, as if worried that she had mistaken someone. But she was quick to make sure she was right. "Leia, why are you?" she asked aloud.

Léa recognized the voice. She had heard the voice when she had been sent with the other girls, and perhaps had spoken to her. But at that time her eyes were still blind, so this was the first time she saw each other. And she doesn't remember the other person's name anymore.

"Is it really you?" the girl walked towards the door. As she walked to the doorway, she saw Scarlet in blood-red armor.

"Is that you?" her expression became very complicated. "Are you coming to kill me? are the vampires trying to eat me?" her voice sharpened. "You vampire lackey......"

"Wait a minute!" Leia stepped forward and hugged the other person. "Don't be afraid, no one will hurt you. Don't be afraid. The vampire is gone and will not return. ”

The other party was shocked, and suddenly, she started crying. Although she should be older than Leia, she snuggled up in Leia's arms and cried at this moment.

Léa helped her out of the room. "Carrie, can you open all the rooms?"

The metal ball floated all the way through. Although it has no hands, it can freely manipulate the strange stickiness, so it is easy to open the door. Soon, all the people walked out of the room. They gathered together, but they didn't know what was going on. But everyone knew that Lu Daofei was a vampire's servant, so they all cowered and gathered in a position far away from Scarlet.

"Everyone. Leia stood in front of everyone, mustered up her courage, and said loudly. "I have something to tell you. ”

It was the first time she had done such a thing, and she clearly felt her feet trembling, and Scarlet was looking at her coldly from behind.

"I know that everyone is scared, afraid that I don't know when I will be taken away and killed by vampires. But if you want to get out of here alive, there is a chance in front of you, the only one. She looked at everyone. "The vampire wants a group of maids to clean the castle. If everyone accepts this job, then at least we will be of some use to him, and we will not be like this, I don't know when and where he will be sucked blood. ”

She knew that she was lying, but her face did not feel ashamed or hot because of lying, she only felt sweat on her back because of nervousness.

"Vampires have no interest in girls over seventeen. If we can be more useful, we can hold on for a few years and get out of here alive. She remembered that there were such rumors, and it was because of such rumors that they were given to the vampires.

It shouldn't be a problem, Leia thought to herself. Her body stiffened, but her mind seemed clearer. There is no second option for all the girls. The truth is unbelievable, so it takes a lie to convince them to get out of the cage, and another lie to convince them that they won't be harmed.