"Most of the people in the lower town are ordinary citizens. Their lives are a little difficult, but they live very steadily. The only thing they need to pay attention to is to protect their valuables. There are many thieves here." The senior's voice rang in his ears. The lower district was a very chaotic place, it could be said to be a hotbed of crime.
The griffin circled in the air. Merlin looked down at the streets of the lower district. He could see some small shops and taverns with stalls. People in simple clothes gathered at the doorways. Young children were playing in the streets. The river that ran through the city meandered and flowed. The water was clear and the willow trees on the bank swayed gently, as if welcoming their arrival.
"We're about to land, get ready!" the senior reminded. Merlin held the handrail tightly, staring intently at the place where he was about to land.
The griffin slowly lowered its altitude and landed steadily in an open space. Merlin patted Scarlett on the back to wake up the "bodyguard" who had been sleeping all the way, and jumped off the griffin's back impatiently.
Merlin brought Scarlett here mainly because he wanted the granddaughter of demigod to protect him well. Although he didn't know how strong Scarlett was, as a fourth-level magician and the granddaughter of demigod, she must have no shortage of means to protect her life.
The person who wanted to kill him before has not been investigated yet, so he cannot leave the Arcane Academy without a bodyguard.
When Merlin and Scarlett jumped off the griffin, Merlin instantly detected more than a dozen gazes staring straight at them through his perception as a third-level magician.
He looked around and sensed a strange atmosphere. Those gazes came from street alleys, dark corners, and even from old beggars in the square. They had sinister smiles on their faces, as if they were sizing up their prey.
"This place is a bit uncomfortable..."
Merlin whispered. Scarlett seemed to be more alert. She looked around and sniffed a familiar smell. "I smell rats in the gutter. They should be the gang from the Thieves Guild. It seems we are being targeted."
"Why are you targeting us?"
"They can easily tell whether we are old or new students of the Arcane Academy. Freshmen like us are obvious fat sheep in the downtown area, and everyone wants to take advantage of us." Scarlett seemed to know this place very well, and she glanced around vigilantly.
The order in the lower district is chaotic, with gangs everywhere. The Killer Guild and the Thieves Guild operate secretly here, and anyone who is not careful may become their target.
Just as they were about to leave this empty place, a group of ragged children suddenly surrounded them, with innocent smiles on their faces, but with a hint of cunning.
"Give me some money, brother!" one of the little girls said in a childish voice, with anticipation gleaming in her eyes.
Merlin was stunned for a moment, looking at the tattered clothes on these children, he couldn't help but feel a trace of pity, he sighed and said, "What poor children..."
Scarlett quickly grabbed a child's hand and said indifferently, "They are not pitiful. Watch your things. These little guys have dirty hands and feet."
The child felt pain and loosened his clenched hands, revealing a ring of Merlin inside. This ring was an alchemical equipment. Merlin looked at his finger in shock, he didn't even notice when the ring was taken off.
The children around knew that Scarlett was not someone to be trifled with, so they stepped back one by one. Scarlett patted the child's butt and threw the ring to Merlin.
"Here, any kindness can sometimes become a knife stabbing you. Don't give these kids money. They are specially trained and deliberately displayed to us. Generally, students who have just arrived in the lower-class area will almost always be deceived."
Merlin was stunned, his heart trembled. He looked at those children. Although they were young, they were able to survive so flexibly in this chaotic environment. There was an uneasy light flashing in their eyes, as if they had already seen through the warmth and coldness of the world.
Merlin sighed and said to Scarlett seriously, "Although I know the identities of these children, I always want to do something for them. Alas, I can't help it. I am just a kind-hearted boss."
Scarlett didn't say much. She watched Merlin take out some things from his space ring and gave them to the children, which made her look up to Merlin a little.
"Why?" Scarlett asked?
Merlin looked at his eyes filled with kindness and soft light, "Because I am kind!"
After that, Merlin looked at the children and said, "Everything my brother gave you is good stuff. You must cherish it. I usually don't give it to others. I hope you can grow up healthy and happy, and work and earn money with your own hands instead of relying on petty theft. Today I will teach you a good lesson, and I hope you can remember it firmly."
Merlin squatted down, patted the thin bodies of the children earnestly, and left the square with Scarlett.
These children held the things given by Merlin in their hands, looked at each other, and finally looked in the direction of Merlin and thought to themselves.
"What an idiot!"
Several figures walked out of the alley, approached the children with evil smiles on their faces and said, "Let me see what good things that rich boy gave you. These first-year kids from the Arcane Academy are the easiest to deceive."
These children handed over the rectangular cards in their hands one by one in a flattering manner as if they were offering treasures. These men with obscene auras were stunned for a moment after taking these things.
"Third brother, take a look at what's written on it. It doesn't look like money..."
"Nonsense, but since that guy said it's a good thing, it should be good."
"Let me see, a 2-copper coin voucher for the middle level area of Michelle Time?"
"A free tapioca pearls? Buy one get one free roll of iced lemonade? Boil! What the hell is this!"
When one of them understood the function of this thing, the faces of these strong men turned pale and blue. Damn, is that guy a human? They actually gave these kids drink vouchers, and they had to buy the drinks to get the discount!
"Damn it! What bad luck! That guy even said it was a good thing. I'm really disgusted!"
"Forget it, let's not bother with that kid for now. You guys, hand over the money you got today. I haven't asked you for money in three days. You should have got quite a lot of money, right?" The burly man in the lead looked at the children.
The group of children hurriedly reached for their waists, but suddenly found that all the purses they had carefully placed on their waists had disappeared.
Where is the money? The children were dumbfounded because that was the money they had worked so hard to collect for three days!
Suddenly, the children remembered the scene where Merlin squatted down and gave them the vouchers one by one. At that time, the brother seemed to have patted them a few times...
Damn it! He even stole children’s money! The children who reacted were so shocked that they felt terrible. This really taught them a lesson!
At this moment, Merlin was humming a little tune and walking towards the location of the Church of Light with Scarlett. Scarlett looked at Merlin with some confusion, wondering what was wrong with the boss. He took out a lot of money bags along the way and counted the copper and silver coins in them. He was so rich, but did he still care about this?
"Boss, you've been counting this little bit of money all the way. These copper and silver coins combined are not as much as the money you made from selling a cup of bubble tea, right? Is it really what makes you so happy?"
Merlin happily picked up a silver coin and pointed it at the sun, then raised his head and said, "You don't understand, free money is the best. I plan to donate this money to the Church of Light, hoping that the church can help those children in need."
Scarlett blinked and said, "Boss, you are so kind!"
"It's a must~"
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