Chapter 352: Chapter 316: Magnet Town and the Star Return’s Request【5K】_2
Translator: 549690339
After dodging several small stones, the thin and frail little girl threw away her insect-catching net and a faint magical energy wave began to emanate from her body.
Immediately, several dirty water orbs gathered above the muddy puddle beside her and, under her command, they flew crookedly towards the group of little boys.
Not far away, several wet and drenched little boys realized that the situation was unfavorable and ran away laughing mockingly.
“The Lord of Cyan Town will definitely take us back home! He definitely will!”
Glaring at the departing boys, the little girl picked up her insect-catching net again. Her thin and frail figure appeared particularly lonely in the long alley.
Once she was alone, uncertainty crept into her determined eyes as she muttered, “But the City Lord must be very busy, right? Will he really come to take us back home?”
At this thought, the little girl’s stomach began to grumble. After using her self-created Water Bullet Skill, she felt even hungrier.
“When was the last time I had a fragrant and delicious piece of bread? Was it on my birthday the year before last? I’ve already forgotten the taste. It was sweet, right…?”
As she lowered her long eyelashes and swallowed her saliva, trying to carefully recall the scene of eating coarse bread.
Unbeknownst to her, six unfamiliar figures had appeared before her.
“You… who are you?”
Feeling the strangeness before her, the small and thin little girl immediately took a step back, tightly gripping her insect-catching net and leaning against the mottled wooden wall. Her tiny face was full of caution.
On the other side, a young and pretty woman with big eyes and a pointy witch hat, bent down and asked with a smile, “Little girl, is this where the residents of Cyan Town live?”
Without a doubt, this person was Scarlett.
By her side were Leo Ray, Taylor, Bianca White, Abigail, and Amelia.
As for Linda and Mason Banks, they had split up after entering Magnet Town by Leo Ray’s command.
“Yes, I am a resident of Cyan Town!”
Gazing up at the single ponytailed Scarlett in front of her, the little girl was somewhat shy but also extremely determined, her clear childlike voice ringing out, “What do you want to do? My family is very poor! All the people in Cyan Town living here are very poor!”
“Don’t worry, we don’t have any ill intentions.”
Leo Ray stepped forward, slightly bending down with a patient and gentle smile, “We are also from Cyan Town.”
As he spoke, Leo Ray’s heart moved, and a blue carved hairband embroidered with Cyan Town’s distinctive pattern appeared in his palm.
“It’s the same pattern as my mother’s hairband!”
At the sight of this, the little girl’s guarded expression softened a bit. Her eyes lit up, and she blurted out.
Gazing at the emaciated and malnourished little girl in front of him, Leo Ray’s brows involuntarily furrowed.
Whether it was the pungent smell of the murky sewage in front of him or the rickety wooden shacks surrounding them, the environment here was far worse than he had imagined.
It was worth noting that this was the first time Leo Ray had seen such a small and malnourished native child since his advent in this otherworld.
Moreover, these were now the residents of Cyan Town under his rule.
“I have to personally intervene in this matter. I’ll start by investigating the nearby area. Also, judging from the scale of this massive slum, it seems that many local residents of Magnet Town are also living here.”
“That’s right, I also need to hurry up and find Maid Celeste’s family. That is the top priority of this trip.”
With these thoughts in mind, Leo Ray perked himself up. While listening to the faint sounds of ore being excavated, he asked the little girl in front of him, “The adults here should have all gone to the mine, right?”
“Yes.”
The little girl nodded, her expression casual as she said, “They usually work for about a week, come home to rest for one night, and then work for another week.”
“I have to say, they really are birds of a feather. The methods of the Lord of Magnet City are even worse than those of the former Lord of Cyan City.”
Hearing this, Leo Ray slightly pursed his lips and then thought to himself, “Of course, now that these people are my residents, the Lord of Magnet City has no say.”
As Leo Ray contemplated this, he suddenly heard the little girl’s stomach grumbling.
On the other side, the little girl’s thin face turned red immediately, and she hastily explained, “It’s not me, I’m not hungry… ”
“Scarlett, please begin your food transformation performance.”
Helplessly shaking his head, Leo Ray reached out his hand towards Scarlett.
“Understood, Lord.”
Looking at the thin little girl in front of her, Scarlett didn’t hesitate. She conjured an entire piece of honey-drenched butter toast and handed it respectfully to Leo Ray.
“This… is this bread?”
Seeing the honey-butter toast in Leo Ray’s hand, disbelief filled the little girl’s emaciated face.
Looking at the delicious food she had been longing for right in front of her, the little girl swallowed her saliva eagerly.