Chapter 353: Chapter 316: Magnet Town and the Star Return’s Request【5K】_3
Translator: 549690339
Then, forcefully suppressing his drooling, he shook his head and said, “Uncle… no, big brother, this food is too precious, I have no money to buy it.”
“This is a reward for answering my question.”
He smiled slightly, handed the bread to her little hand, and then Leo Ray instructed Scarlett to tie a carved hairband on the little girl’s hair, making a beautiful ponytail.
“Thank you, big brother!”
The little girl happily took the bread but just as she was about to take a big bite, she stopped halfway.
With a dim expression, she looked embarrassedly at Leo Ray and said, “Big brother, I want to save this for my father to eat. He broke his leg in the mine a few days ago and is now recuperating at home.”
Immediately after, the little girl’s eyes brightened, and she said, “Oh, right! My father knows a lot of things. How about you come home with me, big brother?”
“Okay, let’s do that.”
After he finished speaking, Leo Ray took another large piece of bread from Scarlett’s hand and promised to give it to the girl later.
Only then did she start to chew happily, her face filled with uncontainable joy.
At this time, only her two rows of white, shiny teeth were visible on her mud-covered face, making one feel both amused and moved.
On their way to the little girl’s house, Leo Ray learned that.
Her name was Estelle Reiss, and she only had her parents at home, as well as a sister who was said to be living in the royal capital.
However, this sister left home before Estelle was born, so they hadn’t met.
Upon hearing this, after questioning her thoroughly,
Leo Ray finally confirmed that this little girl named Estelle Reiss was the biological sister of the maid Celeste!
Looking at the frail little girl who devoured the large piece of bread, Leo Ray let out a soft sigh and took a cup of juice from Scarlett and handed it to her.
“Thank you, big brother! This feels like a birthday! When Estelle grows up, I will definitely treat you to something delicious too!”
Gratefully accepting the juice, Estelle respectfully bowed to Leo Ray. Her thin, emaciated little face finally revealed a long-lost, satisfied smile.
Immediately after, Estelle held the half-empty cup of juice in both hands, and her face showed a serious expression that did not match her age.
She raised her head and asked Leo Ray, “By the way, big brother, since you are also from Cyan Town, do you know the City Lord?”
“City Lord?”
Hearing this, Leo Ray raised his eyebrows slightly and replied softly, “What do you need with the City Lord?”
“I don’t want to hide from you, big brother. Everyone here bullies us, saying that we are the parasites of Magnet Town and that I am a pitiful, homeless child. So, I want to ask the City Lord to take us home.”
Estelle snuffled her mud-covered little nose and said, “My father, mother, and the village elder all said that the City Lord wouldn’t save us because he’s too busy and has forgotten about us.
However, I believe he will remember us, and he will come to take us home!”
“Lord…”
Hearing this, Scarlett and the others looked at Leo Ray with emotion.
Leo Ray nodded slightly, smiled faintly, and said, “Don’t worry, he has told me that the people of Cyan Town won’t be managed by outsiders. He will come to take you all back.”
“Really? That’s great! I knew that City Lord would remember us!”
Hearing this, Estelle jumped up happily and exclaimed, “When I return, I must share this good news with everyone!”
Thus, amidst Estelle’s laughter and delight, Leo Ray and his companions walked through several dark, sewage-filled alleys.
Finally, they stopped in front of a dilapidated wooden house.
“Big brother, this is where I live.”
Estelle nodded to Leo Ray, and joyfully opened the squeaky door to the house.
“Father, I brought some of our fellow people from Cyan Town! They are so nice, they even fed me!”
With a crisp voice, Estelle called out.
Immediately, another weak middle-aged man’s voice came from the wooden house, “Estelle, speak quietly. Village elder and some other elders are here.”
Entering the room and stepping on the creaky, rotten floorboards, Leo Ray noticed that.
The wooden house was in complete disrepair without any decent furniture.
Just in the corner of the room, there were two low wooden beds, one big and one small.
At the same time, a strong moldy smell entered Leo Ray’s nostrils.
With a slight frown, Leo Ray glanced around and saw that a pale middle-aged man was sitting on the big bed, surrounded by several emaciated, yellow-faced old men.
Through their breaths, it was clear they were just a group of poorly nourished ordinary farmers.
“I’m sorry, my friend. As I’m injured, I can’t get up to welcome you,” the middle-aged man nodded slightly to Leo Ray and said politely.
At this time, since everyone was wearing Illusion Cloaks and only Leo Ray and Scarlett had taken off their hooded caps, their attire remained that of ordinary people.
“Young man, you said that you are from Cyan Town?”
After looking up and down at Leo Ray’s simple attire, the white-haired elder in the lead asked, “Since we’re from the same place, I will tell you straightaway: please leave here as soon as possible.
If you are discovered by those people, you won’t be able to leave even if you want to!”
“Oh? What do you mean by that?”
Hearing this, Leo Ray smiled faintly and asked.
“Of course, it’s because of the Mine Defense Team of Magnet Town!”
On the other side, the white-haired elder in the lead sighed heavily.
He then shook his head and said, “They are a group of ruthless killers. If it weren’t for their strict checks, we would have escaped back to Cyan Town long ago and wouldn’t be working ourselves to death for them.”
Hearing this, Leo Ray couldn’t help but show a thoughtful expression.
When entering the city, he indeed noticed that.
Among the ordinary defense forces of Magnet Town, there were some fierce soldiers wearing leather armor who required a pass to enter and exit the city gates.
Therefore, Leo Ray and his group had to climb over the walls to get in.
It was also for this reason that among the surrounding towns, Leo Ray knew very little about Magnet Town’s situation, only understanding the distribution of their forces.
“Old sir, isn’t this mine jointly developed by Cyan Town and Magnet Town? Why are you under the control of Magnet Town? Are there no managers from Cyan Town here?”
With this thought, Leo Ray couldn’t help looking puzzled as he asked.
“Ah, young man, you are ignorant.”
On the other side, the white-haired elder shook his head slowly, and a helpless expression appeared on his old, emaciated face.