I am a mage and a wet nurse, so using seven swords is not too much, right?

What a fucked up world this is.

Ning Ruan didn't know how many times she had sighed.

This world should not be complete.

The day is very short.

Night soon fell.

The downtown area is even more bustling at night.

Because people who went out to work came back one after another.

I didn't come back to rest.

I just took the food I got and went home to cook a meal.

After eating, I have to go to work.

And it's still a somewhat dangerous job.

Because I have to leave the city.

Look for food outside the city.

Liu'er is not qualified to leave the city because going out of the city to work is a qualification that can only be obtained after passing the preliminary selection.

She is not qualified.

So when eating, it will be miserable.

What they cooked was a black unknown food, the size of a thumb, with a hard shell and choking.

When it is half cooked, you can start eating.

Why can't it be cooked thoroughly?

Firewood cannot be wasted.

"You haven't done any work, what do you eat? You won't die of hunger for a day."

"Just eat, eat, eat..."

"You don't have to eat tonight."

"If you serve the Immortal Servant well, you will have something to eat tomorrow."

"..."

Ning Ruan sat in the room.

The door is not closed.

Everyone cooks outside the cabin.

So Grandma Liu'er's scolding voice began to pierce her ears like a devilish sound again.

No objection was heard from Liu'er.

Soon.

The woman, who was obviously not very old, stood at the door with a pale and skinny face, smiling.

He asked respectfully, "Sir, the food is ready, would you like to eat some?"

Can't eat a little.

Ning Ruan subconsciously refused.

But after seeing Liu Er staring at her toes outside the door, he changed his words and said, "Give her some food."

"what?"

The woman was somewhat unhappy, but did not dare to object. She could only tell her son outside to give Liu'er half a bowl of food.

Half a bowl is already a lot.

This is the case for Liu'er.

She never ate more than half a bowl.

It makes my stomach feel warm.

There was no burning sensation the first time.

So comfortable.

After dinner, Liu'er was also responsible for cleaning up.

Because those who are a little stronger have to join the team going out of the city to look for food.

The woman didn't go.

She needs to have a good sleep, and after waking up, there will be other work to do.

If you don’t work, you won’t eat.

This is the unwritten rule in the entire downtown.

Even though she is already a grandmother, she cannot break this rule.

The food rations earned by his son and daughter-in-law can barely satisfy themselves.

Even if some can be evenly distributed, it won't be too much.

Just like today, if they gave all the food to Liu'er, they could only eat half full.

Being half full won’t kill you, but it will make you feel uncomfortable.

Ning Ruan just learned about this shitty rule from Liu'er.

"So you did less work in the past, so you got less rations?"

"If you don't have enough to eat, you will do less work and get less food?"

Liu Er nodded.

Ning Ruan was about to speak but stopped.

“Who will distribute the rations?”

"The stewards of the lower city."

“Are there many people like you who failed the primary election?”

"We still have a lot of them here, but people die of starvation every day, unless they have children. Even if they are pregnant, they still have food to eat."

"..."

Ning Ruan was silent for who knows how long.

Then he slowly uttered a word.

"Liu'er, do you want to have a full meal?"

"what?"

……

Just one day.

In a gathering place in the eastern part of downtown, near the southeast, everyone soon learned about a very strange event.

A fairy servant has come here.

Live in Liu'er's house.

Who is Liu'er?

do not know.

Not important either.

The important thing is that such a dignified immortal servant does not live in the upper city, but instead lives in a place like theirs.

So wait until daylight comes.

Many people were quietly moving towards this side.

And I didn't dare to go closer.

I’m afraid of angering the Immortal Servant.

It would be great for them as long as they could admire the holy face of the Immortal Servant from afar.

But this expectation seemed to be dashed.

Because the 'Master Fairy' is gone.

She left.

He also took Liu'er with him.

It was still dark when we left.

Naturally, they didn't know either.

"Sir, where are we going? Out of town?"

Liu'er's body had not recovered yet, so she walked very slowly.

Ning Ruan also slowed down.

"Let's go to the upper city." She said without turning her head. "You've never been there before, right? Then let's go today."

"Is your husband also in the upper city now?"

Liu'er stopped suddenly.

Legs feel weak.

"Sir, there are immortal servants in the upper city, so we can't go."

"I can go wherever I want. There is no place in this world that I cannot go."

Ning Ruan answered decisively.

In fact, according to her original plan, she didn't intend to go so soon.

But last night's meal really shocked her.

That's not even a meal.

Compared with the human race in the spiritual world, there is a world of difference.

Liu'er is the kind of person who will be abandoned and starved to death once her reproductive value is gone.

And how much better could her mother-in-law and her other sons be?

Everyone was just barely able to fill their stomachs.

They could only watch Liu'er starve to death.

Or maybe they have actually seen many people starve to death, including many of their relatives.

After seeing too much, I become numb.

"If you want to go back now, it's not too late, but after you go back, whether you can have food to eat will all depend on you."

Ning Ruan said casually.

The steps don’t stop.

Liu'er pursed her lips tightly. It had actually been a long time since she had that half bowl of rice yesterday.

She was already hungry last night.

I'm so hungry that I haven't eaten a single bite.

When people want to die, they naturally feel hopeless and want to die wholeheartedly.

But when a person wants to live, she will desperately grasp any glimmer of hope that can keep her alive.

Liu'er didn't know how she could survive.

But she wanted to eat.

Eat a meal like the one I had last night that will stop the burning pain in my stomach.

"But sir, we will be stopped."

Liu'er still chased after him.

His face was still pale.

The steps are empty.

But she pursued it firmly.

Only by catching up can you have food.

She's not stupid.

My husband is about to become a potential immortal servant.

He didn't like her at all.

He would not take her with him into the upper city.

Maybe there will be other partners.

How can she get food rations if she can't even have children?

Is she going to work only relying on her sick body now?

The steward won't let her live.

They also wanted to starve her to death.

If she died, we could save some food rations and distribute them to other more useful people.

Ning Ruan tightened the black sword case behind her and said nonchalantly, "Then go in."

Liu Er: “…”

The lower town is dotted with small wooden houses.

Ning Ruan didn't know how many wooden houses she had passed through.

Finally we saw the city wall.

This is the city wall that separates the upper and lower cities.

There is a world of difference between us.

She didn't know what the city was like.

But she had seen the numbness, despair and chaos outside the city.

On the way here, she saw no less than thirty bodies being carried out of the city.

Liu'er said that the body was to be buried outside the city.

This is the only way to ensure that there is a constant supply of food outside the city.

How to guarantee?

Liu'er doesn't know either.

"Stop, you need to provide a certificate of passing the secondary selection to enter the upper city, otherwise you are prohibited from entering. And if you are not a reserve fairy servant, you can only go through the side door."