A subjugated princess will never die a vagabond

Although the Goripuri Pirates did not win the battle against Demigod, they also suffered a lot from their opponents, so Jotun didn't have much respect for Luentia, who hadn't achieved a miracle yet.

Qifa was about to take the stage to give a speech when a hunchbacked middle-aged man standing at the entrance of the small gambling house curled up to blow the cold wind staggered over and asked in a trembling voice: "Master of Mercy, Mercy Academy, believe in, believe in Mercy Holy Father, can you heal people...?"

115. The city that never sleeps is fine tonight

Whether faith can cure diseases is a question.

As far as Cloris reads in the church classics, the gods in them do not say that they are omnipotent, and the "trivial things" such as bringing the dead back to life are still easy. Taking a step back, even if any righteous god in the story can't save believers, You can also draw a big pie: suffering in the world, you will usher in eternal life in the kingdom of God.

As for whether it is true or not, you can only know if you die once... Naturally, the classics do not use the term "death", but to accept the call of the "Father", "Goddess", and "Lord".

"Only those with firm beliefs can see hope," Qifa asked with a look of compassion, "Is your belief devout enough?"

"I, I have..." The hunchbacked middle-aged man shifted his gaze to his toes, not daring to meet Qifa's gaze.

"Is there really?" Qifa asked again.

"I……"

"Holy Father is merciful, He can forgive mortal lies, but when you have not paid anything, how can you pray for His grace?"

"I can have it...Little Shanna is sick, I really don't know what to do... Please, Master of Charity House, give me a chance, I can work very well!" The middle-aged man begged desperately.

"Alas..." Qifa sighed and shook his head, and took out a thumb-thick vial from his sleeve pocket, "Dilute it to ten parts, boil and evaporate it in a closed room on weekdays, and take it alone if the patient's condition worsens. "

"Can you get better if you have this disease?"

"You must bring the patient to the Grace House to listen to scriptures every day, and you must not slack off, otherwise, no matter how benevolent the Holy Father is, he will still send down the wrath of thunder!"

The middle-aged man felt like he had found a treasure, and he thanked him a lot, took care of the medicine bottle in his arms, and carefully squeezed out of the crowd.

"Little camelfish!" Jotun called.

"Old Jotun?" The hunchbacked middle-aged man asked in surprise, "Are you also here to listen to the lecture at the Charity House?"

"Why, are you so confused?"

"What else can I do?" The old camel fish was helpless, "I hope this thing can really cure little Shanna's illness... No, it will definitely work! O merciful Holy Father, I am guilty, and I cannot question your mighty power, otherwise The medicine won't work, being pious...I have to be pious..."

"You haven't come to drink for more than a year." Jotun said, "You can come and sit if you have time."

The old camel fish trembled when he heard it, and he squeaked: "Yes, yes, I, I have something to do, I'll go first."

"Why? Are you unwilling to talk to me?" Jotun frowned, "I know it's difficult for you, but the more you are like this, the more you need to communicate with others, otherwise it's easy to go astray..."

"I will pay you back your money!" The old camelfish bowed in panic. He thought that Jotun was talking about debts and credits, and ran away nervously. "I will pay you back as soon as little Shanna gets better. !"

The middle-aged man looked like he was about to die, and his complexion was not even as good as that of a 60-year-old man.

"..." Jotun froze on the spot, and finally didn't say anything.

Qifa's speech finally started, and with the foreshadowing of the previous events, everything went smoothly. His speech can be summed up as "Believe in the Holy Father, and you will have eternal life."

Qifa also popularizes some content, which is more down-to-earth, such as exchanging eternal life for food and water, and for example, when receiving food, if you pray and thank the Holy Father devoutly, you can receive half a piece of insect cake.

Cloris and Jotun returned to the Voyager Bar for lunch of smoked fish, sausages and animal milk.Domestic animals such as cattle and sheep in the girl's common sense also exist in the foggy world, and different breeds are bred according to the differences in the environment. Most of the milk comes from mutated small animals, which can be regarded as subspecies of rabbits, dogs and other creatures. They are very tenacious in fecundity and vitality, and are not easy to get sick. Except for the poor quality of the meat and the cumbersome purification process of the source radiation, there are basically no shortcomings.

There are only two employees in Yorton's bar, one is his daughter-in-law, who always dresses up, and the other is Mattie, a 15-year-old waiter.

The former always looked at Cloris with strange eyes, while the latter was much more enthusiastic.Through the exchange between Cloris and Marty, she learned that the father of this brown-haired girl was a dock worker, and her mother worked as a maid in a merchant's house. She was introduced by a member of the Indigo Club to work here in Old Jotun .

Cloris discovered that this was a tight network of relationships. The Indigo Club firmly controlled the nine piers, sixteen blocks, and the southern area of ​​the municipal square in the commercial port, and established a solid local management system.

It's not as simple as other gangs just collecting protection fees, because all those who set up shop here can be called "our own people".

Somewhat similar to Arista’s correctional facility, many of the store owners or people involved are from orphans in the correctional facility, or have received favors from the correctional facility. Therefore, Arista can easily recommend grown-up orphans to work. After years of operation, only "our own people" are left.

The control of the Indigo Society is even deeper, and it can already be called a small local government. Like Marty, it can be regarded as the distribution of work packages.

Compared with the young woman Peggy, Cloris is more willing to communicate with Mattie. This waiter is simple and kind. In half an hour, Cloris has cleaned up all the family assets. The drinkers flirt with each other, ranging from the activities of the Indigo Club, which big brother had a conflict with another big brother today... Even the love relationship she established with Babu, a member of the Indigo Club who often comes to the bar, she also blushed and told the news The "good friends" I know.

This probably has something to do with Mu Qiang's mentality.

Strong does not simply represent hard power, but soft power such as appearance and interpersonal relationship can also be considered as "strong".

Cloris is more beautiful than Mattie, she has a bit of education, and she also appears to be "noble" with Jotun's care. When the "country girl" who can't read a few words and the level of the relationship is so high that people look up to it, many people are willing to get close to them from the bottom of their hearts.

If you force a little bit, you can say "I can do it if I go up", if you force it out of the natural barrier, what you blurt out will become "the big brother asks for a lead".

From Mattie's point of view, she and Cloris have such a natural barrier. With her poor imagination, Cloris will be a phoenix flying up to the branches sooner or later, and she will definitely marry a prominent person. By then, she will naturally have a bright future. , what is there for her to be jealous?It is better to get close to the relationship early.

The brunette girl is of course simple and kind, but she also has some self-interested thoughts, so she won't be a pure idiot.

Cloris doesn't care about Mattie's thoughts. She has settled down for a while, and after she improves her skills, she should leave the city that never sleeps and go deeper into the deep world to find opportunities. When Wojty returns, they will go to the dungeon of Yamat together The secret of the Ring of the Void in his hand.

If there are no major changes in the world, she will go to the mist layer to live with Xia Xia after she finds what Wojty called the "Supreme Wonder" and becomes a demigod.

The upper realm is not very friendly to disciples of Void, and it is troublesome to hide oneself, but Xia Xia should have become a "Master of the Kingdom of France". When she grows up, she can easily find a decent job in the French colonial area and raise her own children It's been so long, Xia Xia should be "filial piety" at that time, and she will be the eldest lady for decades or even hundreds of years.

Cloris had such a beautiful dream, and she also knew that many ideas might be unrealistic, but it didn't hinder such obscenity. Every time she thought about it before going to bed, she would fall asleep with a smile on her face.

At [-] o'clock in the evening, Voyager's Bar opened for business. Members of the Indigull Club picked up Lindsay, who was sent to the church school to study. The little guy's homework was reciting scriptures, reading poems and meditating. Knocking on Cloris' door to learn something else.

116. The city that never sleeps has nothing to do tonight ([-])

Lindsay is an eight-year-old girl with a few freckles on the bridge of the nose and cheeks. A thick braid of brown braids hangs down at the waist. It dangles occasionally, but it is not easy to unravel and is easy to move around.

The little guy is lively and active, not as obedient as Xia Xia.This is not to say that Cloris labeled Lindsay as a bear child. Lindsay is also obedient and clingy, but she is more outgoing than Xia Xia, and has her own opinions at a young age.

"So, do you think it's okay to recite it like this," Lindsay pressed her throat, "'Cold dirge blinds the village, they sleep to the cries of evil birds, the man holds the woman's hand tightly, the old man holds the child's hand tightly Hands, warm lips uttered dumb syllables, heard by the hot blood seeping into the soil, but what echoed in the ground was not the wailing of purgatory, but clearly chanting: the dawn will come at last.'”

"It's too cheerful and doesn't fit the tone of the whole text. You should read this article in a sad tone." Cloris reminded with a smile.

This passage from the classic "Quaker I" by the Church of the Sun tells the life of a dynasty pioneer in the dark century before the sun shines.

Most of them are positive and persuading people to do good, but when Quek I encountered a desperate situation, the "Lord of the Light" would always send messengers to help him tide over the difficulties.

In case of indecision, the machine descends the gods, believes in the sun, and crowns the crown.

"However, didn't the victims in the story have hope until death? The dawn will eventually rise, and it is not correct to read it with the pessimism of the desperate." Lindsay said firmly.

Cloris was in a trance, her brows furrowed.

The little guy's momentum softened suddenly, and he whispered: "Cloris, I didn't mean to raise an argument, I'm sorry..."

"It's good that you have these thoughts, I just thought of something else..."

Cloris was thinking about Xia Xia.

The little animal that obeyed her.

The girl is worried about whether Xia Xia will be bullied by other children because she is too well-behaved after she leaves her, and whether she will be used as a tool because she is not good at rejecting.

Cloris never trusted Marianna, so when she thought of this, the girl was disturbed, thinking that the small animals should be instilled with more self-reliance and self-improvement.

She is very satisfied with Lindsay. She knows how to advance and retreat when she is only eight years old. She knows how to use her advantages in front of Jotun by acting like a baby, and ask her grandfather for a gift of hope. Unrealistic to ask, the little guy isn't pretty, but he's always adored by everyone in the bar.

Jotun raised Lindsay well.

Not only was she a child with no worries about food and clothing, but Lindsay would take the initiative to participate in family labor, cleaning the table and washing dishes, helping Cloris fetch water, and doing what she could.He will not sit back and enjoy everything, and open his mouth and shut his mouth to ask others to surround himself with services.

Cloris is currently teaching Lindsay literature and meditation. She herself has no education, and she is not qualified to be an elementary school teacher in the upper world.

Lindsay has the potential to shape the symbol of the spiritual veins. After a few years of meditation, it should shape the spiritual veins of the Church of the Sun system. Cloris does not intend to interfere, but secretly brings private goods when teaching her scriptures.

These private goods were not made up by the girl herself. They all came from the well-founded rebuttals and criticisms of other theologians, including some big figures from the Church of Dawn and Church of Twilight.

This is not to train Lindsay to be a [-]-year-old who lives in Cao Ying and has a heart in Han. There are also reformists in the Church of the Sun, and many things are not black and white.

After twelve o'clock at midnight, the number of drinkers in the bar gradually decreased, and the noisy atmosphere downstairs also faded away. Cloris studied magic, an atlas of spiritual vein anatomy, memorized medicinal materials and medicine books as usual, and washed and rested after two o'clock. .

There is a well behind the Voyager Tavern, and there is also a water storage tank on the roof, with a water purifier inside, but the hostel does not have a shower or a bathtub, and Cloris’s small room only has a bucket, which is the same as the correctional school. This bucket of water is used to catch the water and wipe the body.

Except for Jotun’s bedroom, which has its own bathroom, women and children share a common bathroom. Except for the city hall and the core urban area where the city government is located, the sewer system in other parts of the city that never sleeps is basically deserted. With the influx of refugees, the smell on the street Worse than Fal Yar, Cloris felt that she was in the middle ages.

After living like this for about two weeks, Cloris finally received the identity badge from the Explorers' Guild office. The front of the badge is in the shape of a four-pointed star with two layers of rings in the middle. There are unique magic marks and letters in the middle of the badge. Add numbers to the number.

During this period of time, she was basically familiar with the surrounding environment, made plans for the follow-up preparations, and at the same time became familiar with the regular customers of the bar-it is impossible for a girl to hide her head and tail because of her good looks. Although she will attract a lot of attention, except for Except for a few people, most people's thinking stops here, and they can grasp the boundaries and proportions.

Before opening at night, Cloris will help Jotun clean the tavern, but she is not in charge of serving guests. She asks Babu, a member of the Indigull Society, about the Superman's market, and plans to say hello to Jotun after six o'clock in the evening. Go find useful materials or props.

Even without the relevant mysterious characteristics, Cloris is still as light as a cat. She walked to the door of the back kitchen and was about to knock on the door when she heard the voices of Peggy and Jotun from inside:

"Recently, the cost of business has been increasing. Father, you don't want to increase the price of wine and dishes. We are already operating at a loss. Joseph has not sent any money back, plus Lindsay's tuition and book fees, as well as your father. Debts lent by others without IOUs..."

"What do you want to say?"

"That little girl's appearance is indeed a good material to seduce a man. Master Kaisan's servant approached me privately once and said that he would offer two thousand Aegis..."

"You want to sell the little girl to a slave owner?" Jotun's tone became playful.

"How could this happen? She was a concubine for Master Kaisang, and after entering into Master Kaisang's door, she would reach the sky in one step in the city that never sleeps. It's a blessing..."

"boom!"

There was a sudden sound of smashing from the back kitchen, and something was pressed on the cutting board. Before Jotun could speak, Peggy hurriedly begged for mercy and shouted again: "Father! I didn't accept it, I didn't, I just said that if It's okay... No matter how bad it is, we can withdraw Lindsay's studies in the church school, I think for our family, what's the use of women learning those things, and they don't have to marry in the end..."

"Boom!" The kitchen knife was cut on the cutting board, and Jotun laughed sullenly, "So you can only be a cheap (goods) bought by Joseph, did Joseph plead to make you feel safe, or, because After giving birth to Lindsay, she became your umbrella? To seduce a man, you are indeed a good material..."

"Father, father, you can't kill me. I brought so much income to the tavern. I was thinking about our family, father..."

The woman inside was terrified and seemed to be standing on the edge of the cliff. At this moment, Jotun said leisurely: "What is money? I can't live. My old bone can still steal, rob, and kill, but what about you?" ? Haha..." He said in a pleading voice that was almost suffocated, "You can sell yourself, your own people, and your daughter's future now, but what about in the future? Are you going to roll into some man's bed and beat me up? Take your head and sell it for money?"

"No...dare..."

"Do you have a tryst with the youngest son of the Dilu family in the name of purchasing, do you think that everyone in the Indigo Club is blind?" Jotun suddenly growled, "Go back to the room and reflect, don't wait for the day when the Indigo Club is in Dilu After the land of the Lu family was cut down, it was discovered that the mistress who died on Xiao Dilu's bed was my fucking daughter-in-law!"

117. The city that never sleeps has nothing to do tonight ([-])

When Peggy walked out of the back kitchen, Cloris quietly hid in a corner to avoid encountering the young woman.

The woman was sniffling and her forehead was red and swollen. She slammed open the door of the bar and ran to nowhere to cry.

After a few minutes, Cloris entered the back kitchen, and Jotun calmly cut the dried fish, as if nothing had happened before.

Sensing Cloris coming in, he turned around, Scar laughed distortedly: "Oh, it's Cloris, what's the matter?"

Although Jotun wanted to be gentle, the sunken eye sockets and the centipede scars that had cut the bones would always be the terror that could stop a child from crying at night.

Ordinary girls would often be too scared to speak under such distorted and empty gazes. For example, Mattie respected Jotun a lot, but she hadn't spoken more than ten sentences so far.

"I need to go away for a while," Cloris said.

"Leave?" Jotun frowned and asked, "Is life here unsatisfactory?"

Cloris quickly explained: "Just going out for a stroll, I will still be back before two midnight."

Yue Dun was stunned, and said, "I'll let someone accompany you. It's not safe at this time. There are many people who commit crimes on the street."

"I can take care of myself," Cloris walked up to Jotun, put her hand on the cutting board, and said, "I can come to Hurricane Island safe and sound, so I know how to protect myself."

Jotun was silent, and after thinking about it, he nodded.

The girl's words showed that she had a secret that she didn't want to know, and after a little thought, she could guess that most of it belonged to the extraordinary.

Apart from the mysterious and unpredictable spiritual veins, who can guarantee that a girl will be safe and sound after coming to this kind of place?

After straightening out the logic, Jotun stopped being pretentious, but said, "Be careful and come back earlier. Recently, the city that never sleeps is not only not peaceful in terms of law and order, but some outsiders will also come to fish in troubled waters. The Indigo Club has already arrested three The evildoers who used refugees as sacrifices."

Where human life is the cheapest, evildoers are the most rampant, and they can increase their strength at a lower cost.

Cloris shrugged and turned to leave.

Jotun refocused his eyes on the cutting board and was about to slice the fish. He suddenly noticed that there was a banknote lying flat on the cutting board at some point. It was Terribi currency with a face value of fifty pounds. Bank opened for exchange.

……

After leaving the Voyager Bar, Cloris walked two blocks, down an alley, and wove a face covering with thread over her face, neck, and hands.

[Tailor]'s thread is as smooth as satin, affected by the touch of the void, most of the time it is colorless and transparent. At the same time, Cloris's void is pure enough, which naturally casts a layer of secrecy on her source power.Before the touch of the void actively awakened, even Woyty didn't perceive Cloris, a natural symbol of spiritual veins, and the "thread" attached to its mysterious characteristics was difficult for ordinary extraordinary people to detect.

Lines don't make girls taller.

It is not impossible to step on the feet forcibly, but it will increase the source power loss, and it is inconvenient to move.

Therefore, when Cloris used [Phantom] to create a new face, she still maintained the image of a girl, turning into a copper-brown skin with thick eyebrows and thick eyes.

It's not ugly, it belongs to the very common aboriginal appearance, if you throw it into the pile of aboriginal girls and examine it carefully, you can judge the appearance of a person.

Cloris didn't go to the Extraordinary Bazaar right away. She walked for half an hour to Laning Street in the western suburbs of the commercial port. A large-scale refugee camp had already gathered here, but it had not yet been "occupied", and there were many refugees. Small wealthy people brought short-term prosperity to this area.

The temporary identity certificate of Ubud Noor airspace should have been handled by the relevant department of the municipal square, but considering the limited capacity of the place, the Everbright City Government has set up a temporary processing office in a gathering place with many refugees and good conditions, and only needs to pay [-] Aegis can be obtained immediately by taking a photo.