Succubus' Manor

The belated snow finally fell. For this once affluent city, the season of snowfall in previous years was a rare time of rest in a year. After a year of hard work, I was finally able to take a good rest and accumulate energy for next year's life. But this year The winter is also different.

After the snow fell, the roads could no longer be repaired. Chi Yan originally wanted people to sweep the snow and continue to pay them wages, but most people did not have enough warm clothes. In order to earn money, many poor people would take to the streets. If they caught a cold, Fever, in this weather, will become the last straw that overwhelms them.

So Chi Yan didn't let people come out to sweep the snow.

But the snow on the road needed to be cleared, so Chi Yan reached out to the slave owners and asked them to sell all the tauren to him.

Dahe was naturally the one who went to talk about "business" with the slave owner. Now Dahe took that goblin boy with him every day. From the beginning, everyone looked at him, and now people are used to it, and it took only a short period of more than a month.

The goblin boy didn't have a name at first, but Dahe gave him a name——hu.

The name Dahe is very arbitrary, because he himself is the river, so the younger goblin is the lake.

Fortunately, Hu himself didn't care about it, and thought it would be good to have a name, so this name was determined and became his code name among the crowd.

Before Dahe went to see the slave owner, he specially changed into some decent clothes, which the lord ordered someone to buy for him, and they were comfortable and warm, even though they looked a little bloated, but bloated was good, and it was warm at first sight.

Only nobles who don't worry about anything will pursue beauty.

Hu looked enviously at the clothes on Dahe's body. He knew that although he was a goblin like Dahe, they were completely different. He was a lowly slave, while Dahe was a freeman. Talk to the Lord, and even if people look down on him, they will not mock him in his face.

Because he is the goblin that the lord likes.

In the past, Hu didn't know that goblins could become free people. He always thought that their ancestors were slaves for generations and would always be slaves. But the longer he stayed with Dahe, the more he wanted to get rid of his slave status.

They are also goblins, why can Dahe be like a human race, and he and his clansmen can only be locked in a small courtyard, even in the coldest winter, they can only curl up to keep warm, and there is no one Clothes that can keep you warm.

After the big river was finished, he said to the lake, "Let's go."

Dahe wore new cotton-padded clothes, while Hu wore Dahe's old cotton-padded clothes. The old cotton-padded clothes were not torn or torn, and were very strong. Because they had been wiped all the time and hadn't been washed in water, they were still warm.

The lake followed Dahe and left the room where they were temporarily staying.

There is no one on the street, and they have to be careful when walking. Some snow melts into water and freezes again. There is fresh snow on it. If you are not careful, you will slip. If you slip on such a ground, it will be serious. , the consequences are unimaginable.

Hu didn't know what they were going to do, so he asked in a low voice, "What are we going to do?"

Da He: "Go buy slaves."

Hu felt a little uncomfortable, he was even a little angry, Dahe was also a goblin, why did he use slaves to call his fellow clansmen?

Da He: "Buy some tauren. My lord needs someone to shovel the ice and sweep the snow. The tauren are strong, and a piece of sackcloth will do."

Lake: "The tauren eat a lot."

Dahe smiled: "It's not that my lord can't afford to pay for those grains, okay? Beans and wheat bran are enough."

Hu's eyes lit up when he heard this, and he asked cautiously, "Can't goblins do it?"

They are all goblins, and it should be planned for the goblins first.

Goblins are the lowest slaves among slaves. The tauren can still eat half full, and the dwarves are at least mushy, but the goblins can only eat some moldy and rotten food.

But Dahe suddenly stopped and said to the lake seriously: "I know what you are thinking, I am also a goblin, before I became a freeman, I was a slave just like you."

For the first time, Hu knew that Dahe was once a slave too.

Lake is silly.

Da He: "At that time, I was more miserable than you, and the slave master would sell you, so I have to keep you alive."

"But we have already been sold. The lord at that time didn't seem to be wasting food to feed us waste."

When Dahe talked about the past, he suddenly felt not at all sad. What happened in the past seemed to be a matter of the previous life.

He couldn't really remember how he felt in the past.

He said: "After the adults come, we can live like people, have clothes to wear, a place to live, and capable jobs."

He said to the lake: "Just in Saket, which is far away from here, it is also the territory of adults. All the races living in it are the same, work together, and eat together."

It's almost like something that happens in a story.

Hu looked at Dahe, and he wanted to find evidence that the other party was lying from the other party's eyes.

But Dahe looked open, and he said: "I am a goblin, of course I hope that all goblins can live a good life, but other than that, I am also a person entrusted by the adults with important responsibilities. I set priorities and know what to do when .”

"Do you think there is no reason why I chose you by my side?"

Hope suddenly rose in the lake.

Dahe: "My lord wants to build a new city."

Da He clenched his fists: "So no matter how difficult it is, I have to do it."

Dahe patted Hu on the shoulder, like a steady elder, but in fact Dahe is still a young man under 20 years old, and the past few years have allowed him to grow up rapidly.

"Let's go." Da He said, "If you don't understand now, you will understand in the future."

They braved the light snow and came to the slave owner's house.

The life of the slave owner is not easy. The rich used to stockpile food and reduce manpower. His slaves cannot be sold and can only rely on savings to support their livelihood. When Dahe came to his door, they respectfully invited Dahe go in.

Even if you look down on the goblin, this goblin is still the lord's man.

They can despise them in their hearts, but they still have to do their best on the surface.

"Your Excellency Avery." Dahe took off his hat and saluted the slave owner.

Ai Fuli quickly returned the gift: "Why are you here? Is there any order from the lord?"

Dahe smiled: "It's starting to snow, and my lord wants to buy a Tauren to shovel snow."

The smile on Ai Fuli's face became much more sincere. He quickly invited Dahe in, let Dahe sit on a chair, and asked the servant to bring hot water. He rubbed his hands, sat beside Dahe and said, "The Tauren Strong, not afraid of the cold, and honest, among all the slaves, they are the most useful."

Da He nodded: "How do you calculate the price?"

Ai Fuli: "Since the lord wants it, I won't sell it too expensive. What do you think of two hundred copper coins for a tauren? This is already the lowest price. Now I don't know how many people want to buy tauren. I Thinking that adults might need it, I never sold it.”

Da He smiled, and said with a gentle expression, "I'll meet them first to see if they're worth two hundred copper coins."

Afuri blushed and told the servants to bring the tauren.

Before the tauren was brought, Ai Fuli kept chattering with Dahedong. He even said: "I have seen a goblin like you before. If you want me to say, goblins are smart, but no one has discovered it before."

Da He was already immune to such flattery.

When people face interests, they can be so hypocritical that they can't even believe it.

Da He: "Your loyalty, I will be my lord. Speaking of which, are you a native of Stettin?"

Ai Fuli waved his hand: "No, I moved here with my family when I was 20 years old. The business of buying and selling slaves is not easy to do. You don't know, slaves are giving birth to fewer and fewer children now, and I want more slaves. We can only go to the place where they gather to catch them, and sometimes we have to rob them.”

Afuri said sadly, "But the price of slaves hasn't risen for several years, and it's hard for them to feed even if they give birth to cubs."

Avery changed the subject: "Since the lord came, I feel that this place is much safer. I wish I could meet the lord. I am his most loyal servant."

Dahe just laughed.

Just at this time the servant brought the tauren.

The servant is also a smart man, he only brought one here, and it was the strongest one among the tauren.

Da He looked at it for a while, from top to bottom, from head to toe, without missing a single point: "I don't think it's worth two copper coins."

The expression on Ai Fuli's face froze for a moment, but he quickly smiled again: "Then tell me a price, as long as it can be sold, I have nothing to say."

A big river is compared to a finger.

The corner of Ai Fuli's mouth twitched: "One hundred copper coins, sir, this company..."

Da He shook his head: "It's not a hundred copper coins, it's one."

Ai Fuli was dumbfounded. It's not that he hasn't come across a bargainer before, but he hasn't encountered such a bargainer. What's more, the buyer is still a lord. Generally speaking, people sent by nobles and lords don't bargain much.

Then these people will compare the price with him, and only quote a higher price. If he earns enough money, those people will also get benefits.

There is no Dahe like this. He cut the price like this. This is not for business, but for enmity.

Da He didn't wait for Ai Fuli to react, and continued: "I know that this price is a little bit reluctant for Your Excellency, but I can compensate you in other places."

Ai Fuli blinked, the anger he had just surged quickly disappeared, and asked with a smile: "You said."

Da He: "My lord said that there is no need to have so many slave owners in the city."

Avery cautiously probed: "My lord means..."

Da He was sitting in danger, very serious: "As long as those slave owners have misbehaved, according to the rules of the territory, they will be locked up and await trial. As for his slaves, of course they will be inherited by capable people."

"Your Excellency Avery, opportunities like this don't come often."

Avery hesitated: "I'm just a small slave owner."

He dared not be against so many slave owners.

If he didn't swallow them by then, they would have torn him alive. Avery is a cautious man. Because of his timidity, he has never made any mistakes. He is the cleanest slave owner in the city. .

Dahe: "Since your Excellency is unwilling, then we don't need to discuss this business. I still have to visit His Excellency Gegil, so I will take my leave first."

Frightened, Ai Fuli grabbed Dahe's wrist.

Gejir is the largest slave owner in the area. He even has a slave army. Although the number is not large, it is much stronger than them. When the Earl was still there, he wanted to win over Gejir.

Gejir seemed to hear such a deal, and he would never let these little slave owners go.

Ai Fuli's eyes widened in fright, and he quickly said: "Your Excellency Dahe, you can still discuss it, and you can discuss it again."

Da He sat back again: "I know you may not believe me, but if you don't believe me, you should trust the lord, right?"

Ai Fuli has no ambitions, but he is not stupid. He whispered: "But Your Excellency, I am just a small slave owner. Now I have more than 100 slaves in my hands. Why would you choose me?"

Da He: "Of course it's because the adults remember you."

Ai Fuli didn't understand even more, he had never dealt with the lord, not to mention talking, he had never even met him, how could the lord know him?

Da He: "There is a gift from you to the Earl in the castle."

Taiga blinked at Ai Fuli.

This news made Ai Fuli instantly happy. He gave the earl a gift, but apart from the fine wine, he is a beauty. Don’t think about the fine wine. The count must have drunk it all, but the beauties must still be there. They are all beautiful female slaves. , there are slim ones, and there are covers.

It is precisely because of this reason that he was able to do business in Saket safely without being pushed out.

Since the lord knew him through the "gift", it proved that the lord was also fascinated by those female slaves.

Alfred never underestimated the power of women.

His father was killed on the bed by a slave girl because he loved him too much.

He has also heard of many people being bewitched by women to lose everything.

Avery swallowed, he felt that sending a beautiful woman to the count was the most correct thing he did in his life, none of them.

He didn't think that this was a hole Chi Yan dug for him. After all, in terms of money, he is not the richest slave owner. On the contrary, he can only be the last one. What can Chi Yan do for him?Is it just the more than 100 slaves in his yard?

Avery thought he was thinking too much.

"Since my lord thinks highly of me..." Ai Fuli mustered up his courage, "then I will not disappoint my lord's trust."

Dahe smiled at Ai Fuli: "In that case, I will take the tauren away. As for the money..."

Ai Fuli: "Don't talk about money. It's not good to talk about money. You take all the tauren away. I don't want a single copper coin."

So Dahe took away more than a dozen tauren without spending a penny.

Of course, this tauren is not enough.

After Dahe settled the tauren, he took Hu to several small slave owners and said the same thing as he had just said to Ai Fuli.

By the time Dahe had passed nearly a hundred tauren, it was already dark, and only burning torches illuminated the road ahead.

Hu was very scared, he asked Dahe: "If they find out that you lied to them..."

Da He: "How did they find out?"

"I pick people who are timid. They get such a secret. Whether they will do it or not, they will never tell it."

Da He: "The more timid they are, the more they worry about whether they will be hated if they speak out, whether those people will suspect that he is already high-density, and whether they will find a way to get rid of him."

Hu: "Since they are all cowards, they will not follow the agreement."

Dahe smiled: "That's not necessarily true."

Sometimes timid people don't think they are timid, but only cautious.

Once they feel that the benefits outweigh the risks, of course they will take a gamble, and it is just a framing, a shady method. As long as they are not found out, even if the slave owners who were framed by him are not caught, they will be fine.

After dealing with the slave owner's affairs, Dahe felt relieved, and decided to go home, wash his face and go to sleep.

In the castle, Chi Yan was sitting in front of the fireplace. He just took a shower and his hair was still wet.

Kleist also came back from the shower.

Although the work in the city basically stopped, Kleist did not stop training knights and guards. They wore sackcloth for training in the ice and snow. Fortunately, they exercised a lot and were sweating all the time. When they stopped, they went back indoors immediately. So no one has a cold or a fever.

His physique is getting better day by day, and he is eating more and more.

Even people with the poorest physical fitness can now hold on in the cold wind. They can eat a large piece of bread and drink two bowls of mush in one meal.

Hearing Kleist's footsteps, Chi Yan turned to smile at Kleist: "Are you back? Did they make you angry again today?"

Kleist didn't speak, he just stood behind Chi Yan, holding a strand of Chi Yan's wet hair.

Kleist also didn't understand why those people could be so stupid.

It's as if something is wrong with their brain and something is wrong with their body.

Even the weakest Demon Race can do better than them.

Kleist: "It's better to use the demons."

Chi Yan shook his head: "You can't use the demons."

Originally, the demons were a bloodthirsty race. Chi Yan didn't plan to let the demons go to the battlefield. He wanted the demons to merge with other races.

Chi Yan doesn't want to become the second Emperor Austin once the demons are jealous.

Isn't the choice made by Emperor Austin back then a desperate act of desperation?

He can control the nearby demons, but he can't control the distant ones. The demons oppress other races, kill and rob, and no one can control them.

Emperor Austin, must have struggled for a long time back then, right?

But Chi Yan couldn't say that to Kleist.

Strange to say, Chi Yan didn't think that Emperor Austin did the right thing, nor did he think that the other party had difficulties. At that time, he thought that the demons, like other races, had the right to live in the sun.

However, now, he has a strange understanding of Emperor Austin.

Emperor Austin became ruthless in the later period, perhaps because he finally chose to abandon human nature and become a real power machine.

Chi Yan explained: "It's hard for the demons to live a stable life. Since it's a fight between the human races, let the human races go, otherwise it's not fair."

Kleist said, "Fair."

Chi Yan: "Yes, the demons have lived under the abyss for so many years without seeing the sun, and now it's time for them to live well."

Kleist took a deep look at Chi Yan and didn't continue talking.

Chi Yan: "By the way, what did you have for lunch?"

They hadn't dined together for several days, and Kleist always ate with the knights and guards.

Kleist: "Same as what they eat."

Chi Yan quickly said, "Then I'll ask the kitchen to cook some fried meat for you."

Kleist did not refuse. The stomachs of the demons are more suitable for eating meat. Grains can only keep them alive, but they cannot provide them with nutrition.

If you eat those things for a long time, no matter how much you eat, the demons will gradually lose weight.

"I hope to finish everything in the first half of next year." Chi Yan sighed.

He wants to liberate all the slaves, but it takes a process. He can't directly capture all the slave owners and kill them. This will inevitably cause turmoil in the entire city. , those who are in the gentry class will take this as a signal.

And Chi Yan needed these people.

So he must force against the slave owner, and he must have nothing to do with him.

He has to be a good guy from start to finish.

In this way, the slave owners will appear more vicious, and the upper class will think that if Chi Yan does not deal with the slave owners, they will suffer.

At that time, if Chi Yan made another move, he would minimize the impact.

safer.

Kleist said as he ate the steak, "How do you want to do it?"

Chi Yan smiled: "Let them fight among themselves first."

The slave owners are not united with each other. After all, they have a competitive relationship. Although it seems that Gejir is the boss among the slave owners, the slave owners below will still fight openly and covertly to grab business from each other.

He had already asked Dahe to do something.

When the time comes, just catch a slave owner and spread rumors that he was framed by other slave owners.

Then the slave owners will start to suspect each other, and they must catch this ghost, otherwise they may be the next one to suffer.

The slave owners fought, and the scene was pretty good.

Chi Yan propped his chin, sat opposite Kleist, and looked at Kleist tenderly.

Kleist: "Are you tired?"

He was always worried that Chi Yan's thin shoulders would not be able to bear the heavier and heavier burden.

And these burdens cannot be shared by anyone.

Chi Yan rubbed his shoulders: "I don't know either."

At first, he was tired, and he could only sleep well every night in Kleist's arms.

But now, he is getting used to this kind of life more and more.

Even Chi Yan himself couldn't tell whether this was good or bad, whether he chose the right one for himself, and whether there was nothing wrong with what he did.

Will he become someone he doesn't even know himself?

Chi Yan looked at Kleist with confused eyes: "If one day I do something wrong, will you remind me?"

"Will you still treat me like this?"

Kleist put down the knife and fork, and he looked intently into Chi Yan's eyes.

The eyes of the two met, and Chi Yan only saw pity in Kleist's eyes.

Kleist: "I won't change."

He added a deadline: "Forever."