Notch Village.

An aristocratic carriage stopped at the intersection of the village. The tall maroon horse was being cared for by two servants. There were several guards in silver armor standing around the gorgeous carriage.

Behind the noble carriage, there is another carriage.

However, this carriage seemed much inferior. The horses were all inferior horses from the countryside, and the carriage was very crude. It didn't even have a roof, and was only covered with a big rag.

If I were to describe it, it would be more like shipping goods.

This is indeed the case.

Looking into the compartment of the carriage at the rear, one could see several country girls huddled together with their knees in their arms.

They all have something in common. For example, although their appearance has the rustic look of villagers, they are also good-looking. Their figures are shrunken due to long-term lack of food, but their frames are still good. They are all potential stocks in the future.

Of course, there are differences. For example, some little girls have fear on their faces, some have confusion, and some have longing.

"Master Robert, you are finally here!"

At the door of the village chief's house in Nuoqi Village, the elderly village chief saw a middle-aged man in a butler's uniform getting off the aristocratic carriage, and he immediately greeted him with a flattering look.

Of course, the village chief could also see that there was only a cargo carriage following the noble carriage. Even the shrewd village chief secretly glanced into the carriage and found that it was not full, but mostly empty.

then...

"Mr. Robert, why...why did you only buy so many people this year? Why don't you...pick and choose again?"

"I'm not exaggerating, but the girls in our Nuoqi Village are much better than those in other villages! They are all ingenious and hard-working, and they will definitely be able to serve the noble gentlemen well after entering the city."

The village chief patted his chest and vowed to the housekeeper opposite.

However, the housekeeper shook his head.

"Old Henry, it's not that I don't want to buy people, but the nearest Huodian City... Hey, even if I tell you, you don't understand. Anyway, people who are not from this city are not allowed to enter or exit."

"If my young lady hadn't reached school age and was in urgent need of a group of maids to accompany her to the academy, I probably wouldn't have come this year."

"Okay then...okay."

The village chief felt a little disappointed. He didn't care what happened in Huodian City, he just wanted to send a few more girls from the village to the city.

Do not misunderstand.

At least in these poor rural villages, being able to sell your daughter to the city is definitely something worth celebrating.

As for whether the little girls who were sold thought so themselves, I don't know.

"Okay, old Henry, hurry up and bring the girl from before. I remember... her name should be Vivian, right? Bring her over. I'm still in a hurry to go to the next village."

There were not many country girls whose names Robert could remember.

Vivian is one of them.

This housekeeper from a large family in Huodian City had a very good impression of the little girl. After all, he was able to raise his young brother and his alcoholic and gambling father by himself. This shows that he is very capable and has a very good character.

Difference.

The girls from other villages who were selected to be bought basically had their guards pick them up, but this Vivian and Robert from Nuoqi Village came out to trade in person.

only...

The process doesn't seem to go smoothly.

"This..." The old village chief showed a look of embarrassment on his face, and he hesitated in his words.

"What's wrong?"

Butler Robert frowned when he saw this. He valued Vivian very much and wanted to train this girl as the lady's personal maid.

"Hey, sir, you'd better go to Vivian's house and ask yourself." The village chief shook his head and sighed with regret.

When Robert, who was full of doubts, came to Vivian's house, and when he first saw the panic in the eyes of Vivian's father Anlu, he immediately knew that something might have happened to the little girl.

"Anruh! Where is your daughter?"

"Sir...Sir, Vivian, she..."

Looking at Andrew who was hesitating, Robert slammed the table angrily.

"explain!"

"Vivian... went to the Dreadclaw Forest to collect medicine for her brother, but... she hasn't come back yet..." Anru was startled, and his voice was trembling as he spoke.

"She's going to the Dreadclaw Forest alone? Do you know that she's going to die!"

Robert stood up from the chair in a flash, and pointed his hand angrily at the nose of Andrew, who was already kneeling down in fear.

It can be seen from this that Vivian plays a very important role in this housekeeper's heart.

After taking a deep breath, Robert asked with the last chance:

"When did she go?"

"Yesterday...yesterday..."

"You!" Robert wanted to pull out the knife now and chop this bastard father with one knife.

"You are willing to let your daughter go on an adventure alone in a forest full of monsters just for the sake of your little son who is hopeless and will soon die!?"

"No... no no no, An... Andy can't die, can't die... He... he is my only son, son!" Anru shook his head crazily.

"Andy is your son, isn't Vivian your daughter?"

"It's different... Wu... Wuwu... It's different... Wuwu..." Perhaps because it touched a painful point, Anru hugged the unconscious little boy who was still seriously ill in bed.

The son cried loudly.

Obviously, in Anru's heart, ten Vivian's may not be able to equal the status of one Andy, or in other words, ten daughters cannot be compared to one son.

Ignore this bastard father. After all, you can't expect a small, remote and backward village to produce knowledgeable and cultured people.

In these rural villages, girls are naturally not valued.

Otherwise, they would not be so relaxed every year. Almost every family begged them to buy their own daughters and go to the city to work as servants for others.

No longer caring about the wailing Anru, Robert turned towards a silent man wearing a spellcaster's robe who had been following him silently.

"Mr. Lake, what do you think...if someone is sent to search the Dreadclaw Forest..."

Only halfway through Butler Robert's words, the spell caster shook his head.

"My people just made inquiries. This morning, two strangers accepted Anlu's commission and went to the Dreadclaw Forest to find her daughter, but they haven't come back yet."

"Strangers? Just them..." The butler didn't seem to have a very good attitude towards the "strangers" Lake mentioned.

"No, Sir Robert, the point I want to tell you is that the current Terrorclaw Forest is probably much more dangerous than we imagined..."

The spellcaster named "Lake" had a particularly solemn tone.

"What do you mean?"

"Just earlier, I don't know if it was my imagination, but I seemed to feel an extremely evil aura erupting from the direction of the Dreadclaw Forest..."

"If possible, I suggest Sir Robert that you'd better set off now and return to Huodian City."

"this..."

Just when Butler Robert was about to say, is the problem really that serious...

suddenly!

Piercing and pitiful screams were heard from outside the village.

"ah!!!"
Chapter completed!