Chapter 9

In the following days, because the food prepared by Bedivere was so good that everyone, including the magician Merlin, increased the amount of sports training. This also made Bedivere realize that Merlin was actually an extraordinary magician. It deeply proved the truth that a magician who did not want to be a melee fighter was not a good magician.

In addition to the two problems of food and weight, there was another big change for them, and that was …

"I say, how dare you bully women and children? That's too much!"

"Sir Knights, I'm teaching my slaves a lesson. I'm afraid you've misunderstood something."

Once again, Lily saw something she couldn't stand and rushed forward. This time, she saw a man in luxurious clothes punching and kicking a woman and a little girl. Naturally, her sense of justice overflowed, and she naturally wanted to stand up for the injustice (meddling in other people's business).

There was a reason why Merlin often defined Lily's stand up for the injustice as "busybody".

Almost a hundred years ago, Rome's power in Britain fell, leaving behind the helpless Britons.

With the end of Rome's power in Britain, the slavery system also lost its power, but this did not mean that such slaves did not exist. Slaves classified as the owner's private property could be at the owner's disposal. This was something that even the king could not interfere with.

Even if Rome had now disappeared in Britain, many habits and old systems at that time were still preserved. Even if King Yousuf wanted to abolish slavery, he had to further compromise for the stability of the country. After all, if the royal family publicly announced the abolition of slavery now, it would undoubtedly stand in opposition to many aristocrats and landlords, which would cause greater turmoil.

Therefore, even if Lily's original intention was good, her behavior was still too naive in Merlin's view. This kind of obstruction and bravery would not work at all. Even now, the owner had given in to them, and the woman and child would only be treated more violently in the future.

What's more, this was something that was allowed by the law of the country.

In terms of the law and the identity of the "king," what Lily was doing now had no basis at all.

Merlin deliberately did not expose Lily's behavior, and he also let Guy indulge in Lily's behavior. In addition to indulging before Lily appeared in front of everyone as the "king," he was still waiting. He was waiting for Lily to realize that her efforts were useless and that a king did not need to care about so many trivial and insignificant things. She should pay attention to the broader national affairs.

So far, Lily hadn't found out what the outcome of what she had done was. But she thought that she would be able to figure it out after a while on her way back.

Usually, according to the routine they were used to, Lily would be impulsive and meddle in other people's business, while Merlin would fan the flames. Then, the matter would blow up, and Guy would have no choice but to clean up the mess. He would either compensate or use his status to 'peacefully resolve' such matters. However, ever since Bedivere joined, Guy did not need to worry at all, because …

"I see. I think my companion did have some misunderstandings about what you did."

Bedivere stepped forward and grabbed Lily who wanted to argue but did not know what to say.

In fact, the Pendragon royal family did not like slavery, but reality did not allow them to take too big a step. Naturally, he did not like this kind of thing. But standing in the lower reaches of the river of history, Bedivere naturally knew that the real emancipation of slaves would take a long, long time. It was too whimsical to talk about this problem in the Middle Ages.

However, this did not mean that they could not make the mother and daughter's life better, but the method could not be so simple and crude.

Just like just now, if it weren't for the fact that they were all dressed very luxuriously and had an extraordinary temperament, this person definitely wouldn't have been so polite. He had just seen this person quickly change from impatience to politeness.

Bedivere patted Lily's shoulder and smiled at the middle-aged landlord. He said gently, "I think this gentleman must have his own reasons for doing this, right?

Can you tell us more about it?

Maybe we can be of some help. "

"Actually, it's nothing. I think we can't find that escaped slave long ago."

This person was quite perceptive. He could tell that Lily and the others weren't ordinary people. Naturally, he tried to explain himself so that he wouldn't be treated as a bully who bullied civilians. At this time, he naturally told them the whole story.

"Sir Knights, you may not know, but this woman and that girl are extra for the male slave I bought. I was quite happy to buy one and get two free, but I didn't expect this woman to be so sick that she can't work, and this girl is so stupid that she can't do anything at all."

As the man spoke, he became more and more angry and kicked the woman.

"Originally, I saw that the man worked hard and was willing to take care of his woman and child, so I turned a blind eye. But in the end, that man ran away!

Why would I take care of these two freeloaders! "

"But you can't beat them up!

Can't you see that they are … "

Lily pursed her lips. She felt that something was wrong, but she could not tell what was wrong. Because she also knew that slaves indeed belonged to their masters. The law also wrote so, and at present, her father did not have the ability to change it …

"I'm not such a ruthless person."

The man's eyes rolled and he sighed. "I just wanted to sell these two good-for-nothings to recover some capital. In the end, no one took a fancy to them. So I thought, even if I can't recover the capital, I can't continue to lose money!"

"This …"

"So I thought of chasing them away. In the end, they refused to leave, saying that they can't live without me. Tell me, how can that be!"

Bedivere looked at the man's expression. It was as if he saw a salesman who came to recommend all kinds of health products to his family. He immediately understood what the other party was thinking.

Looking at the man crying and complaining that he was also a victim, and that the slaves he bought could not work and even relied on him, anyone could tell that he wanted Lily to pay for the mother and daughter. And Lily seemed to be soft-hearted.

Suddenly, the girl in the woman's arms raised her head and said calmly, "If that's the case, then I'll bid farewell to … Mother. I won't bother you anymore. I'll go with this big sister."

"You —"

The man's face instantly turned gloomy. He just said that he wanted to chase them away, but it was just to create an innocent and friendly image in front of the young Knights. He could tell at a glance that the girl was naive. As long as he used a little persuasion, he could profit from it. Why not?

If this group of people didn't come over and pester him endlessly, his violence would have attracted a group of nosy onlookers. It would be good to earn some money. Moreover, this woman and the girl were quite good-looking. Maybe someone would be interested in them?

Now, with this, he was afraid that his efforts would be in vain.

The man was a little regretful. If he knew this would happen, he wouldn't have cared about the intermediary fee and sent them to the slave market to be sold.

He was just a small landlord. Although he had some money to spare, he couldn't be said to be rich and overbearing. That was why he was greedy and caused so much trouble.

"You bastard, were you lying to me just now?!"

Lily's face was originally filled with sympathy, but now it turned gloomy. She wasn't stupid. Just now, she felt that this man was actually quite pitiful. He wasn't a big villain, but now it seemed that her sympathy was worse than feeding a lion!

"How I, I, how I treat my slaves, it's not up to you to decide!"

Seeing this, the man didn't pretend to be a good person anymore. He originally thought that the girl was gullible, so he gave in and tried to make a big profit. After all, this girl looked naive and would definitely give him a big compensation.

But now that he was exposed, there was no need for him to be so amiable. He wasn't afraid of this at all.

"Hmph, I'm dealing with my slaves. What right do you have to tell me what to do!"

Although everyone knew that the King didn't seem to like this kind of thing, but if everyone did it, the law couldn't punish the majority, right?

The man felt that even in front of His Majesty, the King, he was reasonable.

"Now, even if you want to buy them, I won't sell them!" The man sneered, "I want to kill them to vent my anger now. What can you do?"

Every year, there would be some silly Knights who couldn't stand his actions, but so what?

Wasn't there nothing they could do about this kind of thing?

"Or are you saying that you want to rob people … No, rob other people's private property?!"

"Oh!"

Lily's body stiffened. She suddenly realized that her recklessness seemed to have caused a very bad result.

If she had spent money to buy the mother and daughter that she wanted to save, it would be fine, but now … she couldn't really go against her Knights' spirit and rob other people's "things". But if she didn't do anything, the two people's lives would be in danger.

…

"Lord Merlin, why are you stopping me?

This time, it seems that Bedivere can't do anything about it. "

Guy looked at Merlin in confusion. Bedivere was standing there in a daze. It seemed that he was in a dilemma.

At this time, it was time for him, an experienced veteran, to step in.

In the previous few times, Bedivere had relied on his gentle smile and magical aura to reach some kind of agreement with those people inexplicably. He would either come up with ideas to let people understand the importance of labor, or give some pointers to make those slaves more valuable and become "skilled workers" so that they could be treated better. This time, it seemed that he couldn't do it?

"Don't worry. After all, I'm also very curious about what choice Lily will make. We embarked on this journey to help her grow, right?"

As Merlin said this, his eyes involuntarily fell on the little girl who was being protected by the woman, and then on Bedivere who seemed to be in a daze. His sharp intuition made him feel that something was wrong, and he couldn't help but activate his clairvoyance …

…

Bedivere, who was thought to be in a daze, was now holding his forehead with a headache. Just now, the sanming on his waist vibrated a few times, reminding him that there was a contact and that history was about to change. It wanted him to quickly save an important little girl and put her under Merlin as a disciple. But … even if it was easy to save the little girl, how could he persuade Merlin to accept her as a disciple?

'Unexpected change'