Chapter 283: Seeing Injustice
Sometimes the more you try to stay away from trouble, the more trouble tends to find you.
After the Light Team's carriage entered the Pros Empire from the atrium, it headed north and traveled smoothly for five days before entering the Stoke Territory.
"Up ahead is the town of Puwa, where we can have lunch and rest."
Hector retracted his head from the window and said to his teammates in the car.
"Huhu, I can finally have a big meal." Budno touched his hungry stomach.
Although the Pros Empire was one of the four great kingdoms of the Austin Continent, its borders were desolate, towns were sparse, and most of the land was comprised of rural areas with poor living conditions and scarce food. Furthermore, its proximity to the Monster Forest made it frequently harassed by monsters, necessitating the establishment of outposts at regular intervals.
There are fewer bandits and more soldiers and bandits.
If it weren't for Hector, their journey wouldn't have been so smooth.
Although Hector has lost his status as heir, he is still the young master of the Snow Wolf family. With the Snow Wolf family emblem in hand, he has a smooth journey.
As the carriage entered the town of Powa, the road became wider and flatter, and there were more shops, restaurants and taverns. People no longer looked sad, and occasionally you could see rich people in bright clothes.
"This place is nice!" Shu Li exclaimed. It was rare for a remote town to develop so well.
Hector looked at the familiar streets outside the car window and whispered, "This used to be the area under my father's jurisdiction."
"Huh?" The others were surprised.
"Your father is a dedicated manager," Ace said.
Shu Li nodded in agreement.
They passed through several towns along the way, but none of them was as well organized as Puwa.
You can tell whether the people are living a stable and happy life by looking at whether they have smiles on their faces.
The people here are obviously better dressed and in better spirits than in other places.
"Thank you." Hector was happier than anyone else to see his father recognized by his companions. "My father is a workaholic. He spends a month every year touring the towns he's responsible for, rain or shine, for over twenty years. I used to go everywhere with him when I was little. I've been to Puy four times, so I'm quite familiar with this place. There's a restaurant a hundred meters ahead. The chef's cooking is excellent. You can try his roasted whole lamb."
"Okay, okay!" Amanda's eyes lit up when she heard there was meat to eat.
"Hiss, I want to eat too!" Farm emerged from the Seal of the God of Fire, jumped onto Shu Li's shoulder, and sipped his saliva.
Shu Li was so upset that he threw it on the table in the middle of the carriage.
As expected of a foodie, he pops out as soon as it’s time for dinner.
Farm rolled over on the table and stuck out his forked tongue at Shu Li.
Siti held it in her arms and kneaded it lovingly.
"Uh...let...let go!" Farm struggled helplessly.
"Hehe~" Angel poked its round butt and laughed with gloating joy.
Farm struggled for a few times, and then let Siti "ravage" him without any hope in life.
Soon, the carriage arrived at the hotel Hector mentioned, and the group got off and were led in by Hector.
When the hotel waiter saw Hector, he was stunned for a few seconds, and his eyes widened in surprise: "He... Master Hector! Long time no see! Please come in!"
"Hama, is there a private room?" Hector asked with a smile.
"Yes! Yes! Come with me." The waiter called Hama greeted them warmly, "Master Hector, it's been five years since we last met. You've grown into a handsome young man. I almost didn't recognize you just now!"
"Thanks for the compliment." Hector said.
"Hey, I'm just telling the truth, not exaggerating at all." The guy's mouth was as sweet as honey. After praising Hector, he continued to praise his friends, which made Shu Li and others happy.
No wonder this restaurant is always packed with guests. The waiter's eloquence is half the reason for this.
An hour later, Shu Li and the others were very satisfied with the meal, licking their lips with a satisfied look on their faces.
The chef's skill in roasting whole lamb is truly amazing. The meat is tender and smooth, juicy, oily but not greasy, the skin is crispy, and it is blended with unique spices for a wonderful taste.
Shu Li was amazed when she tasted the cumin.
This chef has clearly mastered the art of spice; no wonder roasted whole lamb is the restaurant's signature dish.
The little goblin usually doesn't like to eat meat, but he ate a lot at today's meal. It can be seen that the chef's cooking skills are outstanding and won unanimous praise from everyone.
"Finally full." Budno burped, his eyes narrowed in joy. For a foodie, eating delicious food is a very happy thing.
"It would be nice if we had a few more roasted whole lambs," Farm said regretfully. He had a voracious appetite and could devour ten roasted whole lambs at once, but it was a shame that he had to hide his presence from others and couldn't eat to his heart's content.
"It's good to have something to eat." Shu Li lifted its wings, "You can continue to sleep."
Farm stretched out his short, fat paws. "I want fruit after dinner!"
This fruit is certainly not an ordinary fruit.
Shu Li took out a Kuku fruit and stuffed it into its arms. "Eat sparingly! After entering the Snow Country, it will take a month before we can return."
Although the roots of the mother tree reached the Snow Country, they could not grow out.
The Snow Kingdom is built on high mountains, with ice covering thousands of miles, which is not suitable for the growth of warm-loving trees.
Even if the branches of the mother tree are contaminated, the root system will expand wantonly on the continent, but it does not like to go to cold and bitter places to suffer the cold.
Therefore, the roots under the Snow Kingdom are very scarce, and Shu Li cannot use the roots to return to the Elf Kingdom.
"Tsk! Stingy!" Farm hugged Kukugo and turned into a red light and drilled into the Seal of the God of Fire on the back of Shuli's hand.
After paying the money, Shu Li and others walked out of the box slowly and walked to the hotel door with the waiter's warm farewell.
"Master, kind-hearted master, please let my Ah Zhen go! She is only ten years old, still young! Please! Please!"
On the street outside the restaurant, a middle-aged woman in tattered clothes clutched her child tightly, crying and begging. Three men stood in front of her, looking at her with disdain. One of them, dressed as a servant, reached out and pulled the girl in the woman's arms.
The girl screamed in terror: "Mom! Mom—I don't want to leave you! Mom—save me!"
"Master! Master Barat, please give me a few more days! I... I will definitely collect enough money to pay you back!" The woman begged while fighting with the man for the girl.
"What's going on?" Hector frowned and asked the guy next to him, "What are they doing? Why are they bullying this mother and daughter?"
Hama, the waiter, shook his head and said with pity, "This Barat master is the new steward. He has set his sights on Mia's daughter, Ah Zhen, and deliberately sent someone to lure Mia's husband into gambling. When Mia's husband lost money, he used Ah Zhen to pay off his debts. Mia didn't want them to take Ah Zhen away, so they came to rob her."
"What? This is so disgusting!" Siti looked at the kidnapped girl in surprise. "She...how old is she?"
"Ten years old," Hama said.
"Ten years old?" Nasha stared coldly at the Barat master who must have been in his forties or fifties. "Is he a pervert?"
Even ten-year-old children were not spared!
The others all looked unhappy.
Shu Li said solemnly: "Azhen is definitely not the first victim!"
Hector frowned: "When my father was around...this kind of thing never happened."
My father hated bullies who abused their power. No one in his area had ever been so brazen in causing trouble. After his death, the area was divided among the rest of the family. If he remembered correctly, Puwa Town was now owned by his third uncle.
Uncle San is a typical aristocratic young master who would rather live a life of luxury than work, and leaves all the work on hand to the managers below.
When people have great power, they tend to develop desires and act recklessly.
This Barat must be one of Uncle San’s managers!
"Azhen! My Azhen! She is still so young, so young! Please, let her go!" The woman was weak and could hardly hold her daughter back.
"Let go! You are such a troublesome woman!" The man who was pulling the woman became impatient and kicked her.
The woman was kicked several times and wailed in pain, but she did not let go and held her daughter tightly.
"Mom—Mom—woo, woo, woo—I'm scared—"
There was a look of despair on the girl's face.
"Damn it!" Desio said angrily, "Isn't there anyone working on it?"
Passersby on the street turned a blind eye to what happened to the mother and daughter.
Shu Li looked at the numb expressions on the pedestrians' faces and said, "They're afraid of getting into trouble."
In front of the powerful, common people either have to swallow their anger or be slaughtered.
Life in Zhongting was so comfortable that Shu Li even forgot that other countries were still in a backward feudal society.
The king is supreme, the nobles are in power, the common people are suffering, the slaves are poor, and social status determines everything.
The nobles wanted to oppress the common people, but no one dared to stand up and resist.
This is the tragedy of the times and society.
Seeing that the girl was about to be taken away by the bully, the two princesses Siti and Nasha could no longer bear it and rushed over at the same time.
"Stop!" Siti shouted, kicking the man who was pulling Ah Zhen, forcing him to let go.
“Ah——” The man was kicked and fell to the ground, his facial features distorted in pain.
"Who are you?" the young man standing next to Barat shouted angrily.
"It's none of your business who we are." Siti put Azhen back into the woman's arms and said coldly.
"Your behavior of robbing people and bullying the weak in the street is so lawless." Nasha said with disdain.
"How dare you! Do you know who you're talking to?" the young man said arrogantly. "How dare you meddle in our affairs? Believe it or not, I'll arrest you and put you in jail!"
"Jail? Oh, I'm so scared!" Siti said with a forced smile, "In my entire life, no one has ever dared to talk to me like that."
She narrowed her eyes slightly, and her temperament suddenly changed, exuding the innate nobility of a princess.
Nasha was equally imposing, shocking the young man so much that he took a step back and became timid.
A hint of surprise flashed in Barat's narrow eyes, and a false smile appeared on his portly face. "You two ladies have misunderstood. We didn't bully this mother and daughter. It's just... well... her husband owed us money and used their daughter to pay it off, so... our family happens to be short of a maid. Ah Zhen is a little young, but if she's willing to work, she can not only pay off the debt, but also earn a salary."
"Huh? Such a good thing actually happened?" Siti squinted at the flabby-faced Barat. "So, you're still a good person, then?"
Barat chuckled and said, "Thank you for the compliment, Miss."
Siti said, "Since you consider yourself a good person, then forgive their debt!"
Nasha said, "That's right. If you are a good person, don't separate them."
Barat sighed awkwardly, "This... I'm afraid it's not appropriate. I'm also a subordinate and can't make the decision. How about this, ladies, come with me to the mansion to talk to my master?"
"Go with you?" Siti sneered in her heart.
"Yes, yes, I will definitely treat you two well when we get to your house." There was a strange light in Barat's eyes.
These two girls were really pretty. Although they were dressed in ordinary clothes and covered with a gray cloak, their facial features were delicate, their skin was fine, and their temperament was even better than anyone else's.
If he could get them and sell them to the dignitaries in the royal city, he would be rich!
Barat counted the gold coins he had obtained, and the smile on his face became even brighter.
Originally, he despised this place for being poor and backward, with no money to be made, and the women being ugly. This girl named Azhen was barely acceptable to him, and he wanted to get her to play with. But today, he got lucky and met two beauties.
After tricking them into coming to my house, I drugged them, and then...
The more he thought about it, the more itchy he became, and his eyes became lustful.
Siti and Nasha felt sick and wanted to vomit after being looked at by him. Just as they were about to explode, Hector stood in front of them and kicked Barat without warning.
Barat was shocked and his body was kicked several meters away like a ball, rolling four or five times before stopping.
Everyone was stunned.
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