Cassia didn't even turn her head, but just waved her other hand gently to stop the people behind her. She stared at Li Yin without blinking, with a slight smile on her bright eyes and scarlet lips. "Lick." She stretched out her hand in front of Li Yin and said it half encouragingly and half commandingly. Li Yin hesitated for a while... "Good dog," Cassia put her hand on Li Yin's head, ruffled his messy black hair with satisfaction, and said happily, "You are mine." Chapter 3: Unexpected Friendship () Then, she pulled her hand back, turned around, and looked at the stunned crowd. The confidence and joy in her eyes were self-evident. "I have to say," Ou Hunt was stunned for a long time, swallowed his saliva, and then said reluctantly and excitedly, "Miss Cassia, I have never seen this beast so obedient." "Perhaps," he concluded, "you are its destined owner." "That explains why it was so difficult to tame before - it was waiting for the only person who could control it."
"Don't compliment me," Cassia smiled casually, not taking it seriously. She clapped her hands, then seemed to remember something, turned around, reached into the cage, wiped the back of her hand on Li Yin's chest, and patted his surprised cheek half-comfortingly and half-lovingly, then turned back, "If you want to raise the price." "How much?" she asked neatly. "600 gold coins." Ouhunt answered without hesitation. "300." Cassia replied without hesitation, and in a tone that could not be refused. "I don't want to waste too much time on this kind of small business." Before Ouhunt tried to fight for it again, Cassia said without giving him any room, "I guess you do too." Ouhunt's eyes rolled around, confused. While he was still wondering, Cassia had already taken a step forward calmly. "Our family has opened a new mining vein in the south." Cassia's clear and powerful voice came again. It was at this moment that Ouhunt realized that although Cassia turned around and left, she did not turn her back and leave the Mithril Hunter booth directly, but walked towards the center of the exhibition area, the Mithril Hunter Sales Department's building - that was the place to receive important customers and negotiate bulk trade. Suddenly, he became excited again, and the frustration of being directly rejected for his counter-offer was swept away. A brand new mineral vein! The number of slaves that the Borgia family will need will probably be staggering! His blood was boiling and he was trembling as he took small, tiny steps to catch up with Cassia. After taking a few steps, he turned back and looked at one of his followers and ordered: "Wash that thing clean, pack it up, and send it to Miss Cassia along with the other goods." Li Yin stood there stupidly, watching Cassia and the others walk away. "...Dog..." Cassia's clear voice echoed in his ears. Is this... the friendship of dark elves? It is true that charm is not a magic that can make the recipient obsessed with the caster and worship him as a god. It just inspires the other party's goodwill towards him and regards him as a trustworthy friend and ally. Therefore, Li Yin did not originally expect this female dark elf to have an overly strong reaction to him.
But I really didn't expect such an absurd scene. It is friendship indeed... After a little thought, Li Yin let out a self-deprecating smile. But it is a friendship between different species. In the eyes of dark elves, the relationship between them and humans is like... humans and dogs? This situation seemed worse than that of a slave, and it had completely lost the dignity of being an intelligent creature. But at least it's better than becoming a sacrifice to the devil - this is how Li Yin comforted himself. A member of the Mithril Hunter Group came over with a key as instructed by Ouhunt before he left and opened Li Yin's cage. He frowned and looked at Li Yin with contempt and fear, and gestured to guide Li Yin to follow him to the warehouse. There, Li Yin guessed that they would give him a bucket of water to wash his body, and then throw him a rough but clean linen shirt - Li Yin had seen them perform this process on other slaves they sold before. Li Yin did not resist. He dragged his bracelets and anklets and followed the man, walking slowly. Although the only one in charge of him now was the seemingly vulnerable dark elf servant in front of him, there were six or seven dark elf warriors standing guard outside the entire Mithril Hunter's trading area, and two shifts of troops on standby inside at any time. In addition, there were even more hobgoblins and orc warriors serving as servants, so it was impossible for him to escape. To put it another way, even if he escaped from here, he would not be able to escape from the city of Nevre. ------------ The next day, in the morning, at the Borginia family residence. Two dark elf warriors, one on the left and one on the right, led Li Yin along a winding stone path, passing through stalactite forests and various luminous fungal plants. It’s so big—at this moment, this was the only reaction in the dazzled Li Yin’s heart. The Borginia family's mansion is called a mansion, but given its vast area, various buildings and facilities, and strict fortifications, it is not an exaggeration to call it a castle. This is also the typical living style of the nobles of the Dark Elves that Li Yin read in the book. Because the Dark Elves are always in endless struggles and internal attacks, their houses always have defensive functions. The more powerful the family, the stronger the opponents it faces, and the more potential risks it faces, so it needs a more solid and comprehensive defense. Last night, Li Yin spent the night in the slave camp of the Borginia family. Yes, as an ordinary family in Nevre, Borgia has its own military camp in its own mansion. This is simply unimaginable in the surface country where Rein is. However, here, it seems commonplace. Rein guessed that basically every powerful family has its own military camp, and more than one. Obviously, since there are military camps set up specifically for slaves, there are naturally - Rein turned his attention to the two dark elf warriors leading him - the military camp of the regular dark elf troops. After walking for about half an hour, the three came to a circular open space. The two dark elf warriors stopped here. Li Yin also stopped when he saw this. At the same time, doubts arose in his heart. What are you doing here? Li Yin originally guessed that Cassia wanted to summon him, but at this moment this place that looked like a small square was empty. Li Yin looked around and saw only clusters of stalactites and unknown moss plants, but no one in sight. At this moment, the two dark elf warriors in front suddenly turned around and walked to his side, still one on the left and one on the right, sandwiching him in the middle. Then, each of them stretched out a hand, lifted up his arms, and placed them under his armpits.
The sudden and strong physical contact made Li Yin panic. He looked around in surprise, but the two dark elves gave him a look of disgust and contempt. Chapter 24: Audience and Trial: The Princess in Armor "Get up." The dark elf on his left said it clearly and neatly, but not to him, but to the dark elf on the other side of him. Li Yin was just wondering when he suddenly felt a huge force coming from under his arms, and at the same time his feet felt empty. He subconsciously looked down and found that his feet had left the ground and were getting farther and farther away - he was flying. After a moment of surprise, Li Yin quickly regained his composure. Levitation, a second-level spell, he had used this spell before. However, then his expression changed and he raised his head. Because he suddenly realized the real destination of this trip—— Above my head, seven or eight meters high in the sky, a dark, magnificent inverted cone-shaped shadow extended all the way to the extremely high dome, like an inverted mountain. On the top of the "mountain", doors, windows, railings, corridors and terraces are arranged in a very regular spiral shape, layer by layer. From time to time, tall figures with snow-white skin and silver hair pass through. At the bottom of the "Hanging Mountain", they passed through two doors made entirely of pure gold and entered the interior of this huge building. After walking up the spiral corridor for a long time, the two dark elves finally stopped at a certain floor and turned around to go deeper into the interior of this floor from a corridor on the slant side. Occasionally passing by a window, Li Yin turned his sight and looked out of the window past the dark elf on his left hand side, and found that he could only see tiny buildings in the distance, and the ground seemed to be out of reach. Finally, they arrived at their destination. A heavy ebony door opened, and a very empty circular venue appeared before him. Li Yin couldn't help feeling nervous. Before entering, he saw the words written in Dark Elf language on the doorplate next to the door: Training Room. In the center of the empty circular venue, under the dim light of the crystals inlaid like stars on the roof, a familiar figure was waiting for him. The tall woman with short silver hair took off the elegant and slim black silk dress she wore yesterday. Now she was wearing a white robe and silver armor, and in the palms of her hands were leaning on a slender curved blade that was as shiny and sharp as her hair color. Her cold eyes were as sharp as the blade in her hand. The moment their eyes met, Li Yin couldn't help but tremble all over, as if he was stabbed by an invisible blade. Then, in the midst of this tremor, he fell to his knees with a thud. Of course, he was not so useless that he could not stand steadily after being frightened by the enemy. The reason why he was in such a mess was that while he was shaking, the dark elf warrior on his left suddenly kicked him in the knee. "Kneel down!" the dark elf warrior said coldly. He paused, then said viciously, "You ignorant slave, you should call me 'Master'!" "Master!" the dark elf warrior repeated in a sharp voice. He didn't think that the humble human slave in front of him could understand the full meaning of his words, but at least the slave traders should tell it the only words it needed to know and use. Master? Li Yin supported himself on the ground with both hands, recovering from the panic of losing his balance. Indeed, a dark elf woman named Cassia bought him, and according to the rules of survival here and the identity they gave him, he should call her master. but…… A feeling of uneasiness began to ferment in his heart. Even now, after escaping death, he should have been grateful for the arrangement of fate, thanked the noble dark elf noblewoman in front of him for her help, and accepted his new situation and new identity without any objection. The instinct of a free man was still surging restlessly, fighting against the fear of the cruel and evil dark elves and the fear of new disasters that might come.
He was silent for a while. "Princess." Another word came out from his silent lips. A female dark elf's slightly surprised voice rang out in the empty room: "Did they teach you to say that?" As soon as she finished speaking, Cassia sneered again, as if denying what she had just said. She did not doubt the accuracy of her guess, but questioned the necessity of saying it out loud - even if Ohunte and the others taught it a few more words, this slave would never be able to understand such a complete sentence. However, immediately afterwards, a crisp voice came from the crawling figure: "Do not." Cassia was slightly stunned, then she reacted. "You understand our language?" There was an unrestrained surprise in her clear voice. Li Yin felt a little relieved. Generally speaking, it is not a wise choice to show off one's intelligence in front of a dark elf, especially as a "cunning human". However, the woman's conversation yesterday made Li Yin believe that she was different from ordinary dark elves. "A little bit." He said implicitly. He is proficient in the surface language of the elves. The long lifespan and superior intelligence of the elves have enabled them to develop a prosperous civilization far superior to that of humans, and this is also true in terms of arcane magic. The earliest arcane knowledge of humans was directly taught by the elves. Therefore, basically all human mages who have received formal education will master the elven language as one of their compulsory courses. But after a long period of evolution and development, the language of the underground elves, also known as dark elves and drow elves, has become very different from the language of the surface elves. These days, Li Yin can only vaguely understand the meaning of their words through some of the same words and similar syntactic structures. Therefore, he cannot be said to be proficient in it. "But you didn't show it yesterday..." Cassia frowned slightly, as if she remembered something. "Moreover," she paused, looking directly at Li Yin with a cold and sharp gaze. Under such a gaze, Li Yin felt that any disguise would be exposed. "It seems that even your seller is unaware of this." "Please forgive me, Princess." Li Yin lowered his head, trying to make his voice sound respectful. "The dark elves are an elegant and intelligent race, but even among such a race, not every elf has the extraordinary wisdom and -" Li Yin originally wanted to say "broad-minded", but considering the dark elves' culture of revenge and their vindictive nature, he doubted whether this would be a compliment or an insult to the other party, so he quickly switched to: "With sufficient self-confidence, they feel the joy of mastery rather than fear when facing the wisdom of other races." After Li Yin finished speaking, the air fell into silence. After a while, Cassia's calm voice was heard: "So, what you mean is that you concealed the fact that you can speak Elvish from your old master for your own safety?" "You are right, Princess." Since Cassia did not explicitly express her objection, Li Yin decided to continue using this title. Dark elves have no kings or princes. Their supreme ruler is the mistress of each family, so the mistress's children are also called princesses or princes. Chapter 1: Audience and Trial: Conversation with Swords () Perhaps for Cassia, these two words coming out of the mouth of the slave in front of her were no different from "master".
But it’s different for Li Yin, it will make him feel better. Only in this way can he speak relatively easily. However, even so, he still spoke haltingly and even omitted some words - this was intentional, for fear of being heard to be wrong. If he spoke fluently in the surface elven language, the dark elves would soon find that his fluency was inconsistent with the "errors" in his words. If some of them were perceptive enough - such as the female elf named Cassia in front of them - then they would probably think that maybe this was not a "error" but another language. Considering the irreconcilable hatred between the dark elves and the surface elves, if they were to realize this, it would be quite a big trouble.