"Why don't you just die?"
"Don't you know that your existence brings shame to the family?"
"For the sake of the family, you should die on your own."
These were the words Sarah heard the most. She breathed hard, and her slowly recovering eyes stared blankly at the ceiling.
She knew where she was, she was in the cellar behind the castle, rats and cockroaches gnawing at her body and the internal organs that had fallen out.
But she didn't feel any pain.
Maybe I've experienced worse pain.
She hated being a vampire, and even more so being a half-blood. She wished she had never been born.
Neither vampires nor humans were willing to accept her. She was a disgrace to the world. Her mother had never protected her, and her brothers wished she would die immediately.
No, her mother protected her. Because of her mother, she was still alive even though so many vampires wanted her dead.
In the corner of the cellar there was a spider web with a flying insect on it. Sarah watched the spider wrap its prey with silk and soon it would suck the prey dry without leaving any residue.
She was like the prey. She struggled desperately and tried to escape countless times, but would always be caught in the end.
That's it.
Sarah thought calmly that she had no way of stuffing her internal organs back into her stomach. She couldn't die, but she also couldn't stand up again. She could only be trapped in this cellar, waiting to become a breathing mummy.
There was only one extremely narrow iron window in the cellar. A beam of light shone in from outside the window, but it could not reach Sarah.
Because she is a mixed-blood, Sarah is not afraid of the sun. She is the only vampire who can walk in the sun, but no one thinks this is an advantage. Some even think she is an outlier.
Sarah tilted her head with all her strength and looked towards the place where the sunlight was setting.
She couldn't even crawl over.
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Ye Zhou and Zou Ming arrived at the city gate at nine o'clock in the morning. At this time, there were already town residents entering and exiting the entrance. Although they did not buy or sell anything, they still went back and forth in and out of the city several times.
Soon someone came to talk to Ye Zhou and Zou Ming.
But the ones who came to them were not the old woman, but two male orcs.
One of them had tiger ears and a tiger tail, and the other had cow horns and a cow tail. Their exposed arms were hairless like humans, and their bodies were more muscular than humans, both of them were over two meters tall.
However, although they look a bit scary, they all have non-threatening smiles on their faces. Because of their expressions, even if their bodies are a bit too big, people will only think that they are honest.
Ye Zhou had an idea in mind.
When the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled and women enter the city, those who usually "receive" them are also the elderly, the weak, the sick, the disabled and women.
Adult men like him and Zou Ming would let these orcs who could easily subdue them come over.
The two orcs, like the old woman who "received" Sarah yesterday, enthusiastically told them that they could stay in their home first.
"You can settle down with us first, and then move out after you find a job." The orc helped carry their bags and said with a smile, "It's easy to find a job here. You are in good health, so you can find a good job."
Ye Zhou also had a smile on his face and nodded to the orc: "Thank you."
The orc was stunned for a moment, but quickly waved his hand: "It's nothing, the people in our town are very nice, unlike those outside."
It's different.
Ye Zhou thought with a smile.
The orcs lived on the edge of the town, and they arrived there in just a few steps. Their house was nothing compared to the old woman's, it was just an ordinary wooden house with only one floor, and there was no fence or flowers in front of the door.
Ye Zhou and Zou Ming followed the orcs up the stairs and into the room.
Unlike the house that Cao'er was assigned, this wooden house had no rooms at all. When entering the room, one could only see a wooden table, two chairs and a bed.
Although the space was not small, there was very little furniture, not even a wardrobe. There were only a few wooden frames that looked like they were made by the orcs themselves to store clothes.
As soon as they entered, Ye Zhou suddenly started to sow discord: "You are so strong, why do you live in a house like this? Haven't you found a good job?"
The two orcs looked at each other, and the horned man whispered, "We are orcs, and it's great that we can find a job."
Orcs are slaves most of the time. After all, they are tall and strong, and their great strength makes them suitable for work such as farming. In addition, they have poor craftsmanship and cannot make tools and weapons like other races, so they are basically objects of slavery.
Not to mention finding a job, not being captured as a slave was already considered exceptionally lucky among the orcs.
Ye Zhou didn't know this, but he could tell from the Horned Man that the Orcs were not of high status, so he immediately said, "Didn't you say that all races are the same here?"
"Yes, it's the same." The tiger-eared man blinked and said seriously, "We live in the same town, we both have jobs and can eat enough. What's the difference?"
Ye Zhou: “…”
If you look at it from this perspective, then everyone is indeed the same.
After all, from a more macro perspective, we all live on Earth, we all need to eat, drink, defecate, urinate, and we will be born and die.
Everyone is equal.
Since his attempt to sow discord failed, Ye Zhou did not continue the topic and began to inquire about how to find a job.
The two orcs also prepared food and water for them. As they brought them food and water, they said, "You will have work tomorrow."
"There are new people coming to our town, and the Duke will assign jobs to you. If you are willing, you can stay and get a house." The horned man said, "You are human, so you can get a nice house."
There was some envy in his tone.
Ye Zhou immediately realized that the Ox-Horned Man was someone who could be won over, but the Tiger-Eared Man was not. He was very satisfied with the status quo and would not want to change it, nor did he want to fight for it.
Ye Zhou gave Zou Ming a wink, and there was a tacit understanding between the two. Zou Ming knew what Ye Zhou wanted to do with just one look.
So Zou Ming pulled the tiger-eared man aside under the pretext of understanding the situation in the town.
Ye Zhou walked up to the horned man and whispered, "I have some candy here, do you want to buy some?"
When the horn man heard the word "sugar", his eyes lit up.
After all, although this town can provide them with food and clothing, it cannot allow them to enjoy luxuries, including fruits and sugar.
The horned man looked at the tiger-eared man. Ye Zhou said, "But there is only one."
The horned man stopped looking at it immediately. He swallowed his saliva and whispered, "Okay, show it to me."
Ye Zhou took out a piece of hard candy from his pocket, which had been unwrapped and wrapped in paper.
The horned man carefully opened the wrapper, put the candy to his nose and sniffed it. After confirming that it was candy, he immediately showed his big white teeth to Ye Zhou and asked excitedly, "How much?"
Ye Zhou: "Since you took me in, you set the price."
The horned man thought about it and decided not to take advantage of Ye Zhou. He immediately said, "I'll give you twenty copper coins. That's all I have."
This is his entire fortune.
Ye Zhou nodded. The ox-horned man looked at the tiger-eared man again. After making sure that the other party was not observing this side, he took out a handful of copper coins from his pocket and stuffed them all into Ye Zhou - he really only had twenty copper coins.
Seeing the horned man's actions, Ye Zhou didn't know what to feel.
This orc could pay all his worth for a piece of candy without any hesitation or even bargaining.
But he could also be like everyone else in this town and send his fellow countrymen to serve as food for vampires without blinking an eye.
Simple and cruel.
After collecting the money, Ye Zhou asked calmly, "Is this place directly under the jurisdiction of the Duke?"
The horned man nodded and said, "The Duke doesn't usually show up. It's the steward and the young master who take care of it."
Ye Zhou: "Master?"
The horned man didn't realize he was being tricked. He threw the candy into his mouth and said with a smile, "The young master is easy to talk to. He occasionally goes out on the street, but only at night."
"Does the Duke have only one child?" Ye Zhou explained after asking, "I'm worried that I might offend them in the future because I don't know them."
The horned man thought for a moment and said, "The Duke has three children, a young lady and two young masters."
"Young masters often appear, but I have never seen a young lady. I only heard them say there was a young lady."
Ye Zhou pursed his lips and asked, "Can I go into the castle to see the Duke?"
The horned man looked at him strangely and said, "Why do you want to see the Duke? The Duke doesn't see anyone. If you have anything to report, just go to the castle gate and tell the castle guards."
Ye Zhou: "Is there a guard in the castle?"
Horned Man: "Of course, if there are no guards, what if someone wants to enter the castle and do something bad?"
Ye Zhou spent a lot of time digging out information from the horned people and finally pieced together the castle's garrison. There were about twenty guards, all of whom were the most brave and warlike humans and elves.
They stand guard day and night, but have four hours of unsupervised time at night.
After all, the Bullhorned People are a marginal race in the town and cannot enter the core power circle, so what they know is very limited.
But even he knew that the Duke's daughter was not valued, so you can imagine Sarah's status in this town.
Anyone can bully her and anyone can step on her.
Ye Zhou clenched his hands into fists where the horn man couldn't see.
There was a fire in his eyes that was difficult to conceal. Ye Zhou could only lower his head slightly to prevent the horned man from seeing his eyes.
After answering Ye Zhou's questions, the horned man kindly reminded him, "If you see the young master next time, don't mention the young lady."
He swallowed carefully, his voice trembling with strong fear: "The young master doesn't like people mentioning the young lady."
"You must remember this, you must remember this."
Ye Zhou nodded, and he raised his head again, his eyes calm and gentle, with a smile on his lips: "I remember, thank you."
The horned man looked away, his face slightly red, and he said hesitantly, "Nothing."
The horned man didn't dare to look at Ye Zhou, and said in a low but firm voice: "You will definitely find a job and get a house."
He would not let this good-looking human be taken away.
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