Chapter 27 I Am a Child

"Xu Yi, in fact, even if you don't have to compensate as much as five hundred gold coins, the patriarch can only agree to your conditions in the end." On the return journey, Master Lanu suddenly sighed and said to Xu Yi.

"Oh? How do you say this?" Xu Yi asked back.

"Didn't you see? The living conditions in the tribe are already quite difficult." Master Lanu smiled bitterly and shook his head. "Actually, I suggested to the patriarch a long time ago that more clansmen should come to your human world. With the forging skills of our dwarves, it is very likely that the lives of the clansmen will be greatly improved."

"This suggestion is very good, why didn't Patriarch Shiluka agree?" Xu Yi asked curiously.

Master Lanu glanced at Xu Yi, hesitated for a moment, and replied, "Because our dwarves have been deceived by you humans too many times before, the patriarch does not trust humans at all."

This time it was Xu Yi who smiled bitterly.

"Then why did the patriarch agree this time? Isn't he afraid that I am lying to him too?"

"Because there is no other way." Master Lanu said helplessly. "Now the Sainz Continent is completely ruled by your humans, and almost all the resource-rich places are occupied by humans, whether it's us dwarves, elves, or even those sturdy orcs, they can only stay away from you humans. Far away, find a place to live in a place that has not been occupied by your human beings for the time being. However, the resources in these places are not rich, and we are not as creative as your human beings, so that the living conditions of our clansmen are getting worse and worse. , the number is getting smaller and smaller. Xu Yi, do you know? When I was young, our tribe could have more than 1,000 dwarves, but now there are only 500 people left."

"When were you a child?" Xu Yi looked at Lanu, thinking that the lifespan of dwarves is much longer than that of humans. The childhood that Master Lanu said was probably hundreds of years ago.

Master Lanu ignored what Xu Yi was thinking, and continued: "Just last year, three old people in the clan died, but not even a baby was born, and the entire clan lost three more people. If this continues, our entire tribe may gradually disappear. But there is no way, we dwarves are unable to fight against humans on the Sainz Continent. . But it's easier said than done to integrate into the human race. You probably don't know how much I have suffered in order to survive in Bangta City, and even nearly gave my life."

Xu Yi silently looked at Master Lanu and nodded lightly.

Although I don't know what happened, I can only imagine how hard it would take for an alien race like Master Ranu to fully integrate into the human city and survive smoothly.

"This time, the patriarch is actually not going to agree with you to directly take so many young people from the clan, but there is no way, the conditions you put forward are too generous. If nothing else, you just give out five hundred Gold coins can help the clan solve many problems that must be solved. What's more, you also promised to pay up to eight gold coins per month to the hired clansmen. With these remunerations, the families of those clansmen will at least later There is no need to worry about life. Tell me, how could the patriarch refuse such a condition?"

Xu Yi pondered for a moment, and couldn't help but ask: "Has the life of the dwarves really reached such a difficult stage? Why should the patriarch believe me? Isn't he afraid that I am lying to him too?"

"Don't you understand? Even if you are lying to him, the five hundred gold coins you took out are genuine." Master Lanu rolled his eyes and said. "Besides, you are the one I brought in after all. Although I have not been in contact with you for a long time, I can see that you are not a fake because I have lived among human beings for so long. Liar, at least you are doing what you said seriously. With that, I think it is worth trusting you once."

Xu Yi touched his head embarrassedly, and said with a smile: "So I'm such a trustworthy person."

Master Lanu glanced at Xu Yi angrily: "Don't be too happy, boy, what exactly depends on how you treat my clansmen. I tell you, if you lie to them then , I will give you a good look even if I fight for this old life!"

Xu Yi waved his hands again and again: "How could that be. Master Lanu, you and your clansmen are my baby bumps. It's too late for me to take care of them, so how can I lie to you. Let me tell you the truth, Lanu. Master, the work you and your clansmen are about to do will become the most important work to change the entire Sainz Continent. In the future, you dwarves are likely to write a strong one in the history of the entire Sainz Continent. Pen. At that time, you will be experts that the entire continent needs to respect, and do you still need to worry about the most basic life problems?"

Master Lanu glared: "Don't say something nice, kid! I don't care about what changed the whole continent and wrote it into history. Now what I care most about is the house you promised to build for my clansmen. Where?"

Xu Yi laughed, wanting to make Master Lanu believe that this is really unrealistic.

But he can be sure that as long as everything goes smoothly, Master Ranu and his clansmen will surely become the most important driving force for changing the history of Sainz Continent.

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When I returned to Bangta City after a three-day absence, it was already at the beginning of the night light. Entering the city, Master Lanu explained a few words to Xu Yi, and jumped out of the carriage and left.

Xu Yi instructed the coachman to take him back to the rented house. As soon as he jumped out of the carriage, he found a shadowy figure sitting in front of the door of his house. Judging from his figure, he looked a little familiar.

Taking a closer look, Xu Yi couldn't help but be taken aback.

"Steel? It's so late, what are you doing sitting in front of my house?"

Steele was holding his legs and buried his head between his legs. After hearing Xu Yi's voice, he slowly raised his head.

After seeing her face clearly, Xu Yi was startled.

Under the light, Steele's face was very pale, and his face was much thinner. His face had completely lost its youthful beauty. He had big eyes and almost no figure, and the whole person seemed to be collapsed.

"Hey, Steele, what happened?" Xu Yi squatted down worriedly, looked Steele in the eye, and asked in a deep voice.

Steele opened his mouth, but didn't spit out a word. After a while, he slowly shook his head.

Xu Yi frowned and couldn't care less, helped Steele up, opened the door, and entered the house.

As soon as he entered the room, the light in Vivian's bedroom immediately lit up, and Vivian's timid voice sounded immediately.

"It's... who?"

"It's me! You continue to sleep, you don't need to get up." Xu Yi replied, helping Steele to sit on the stool, turning around and pouring her a glass of boiling water, then sitting opposite her, paused, and asked softly : "Steel, tell me, what happened? Was it... being bullied?"

Steele suddenly showed a wry smile, glanced at Xu Yi, and took a sip from the teacup on the table.

Because he drank too quickly, he choked violently and coughed.

Xu Yi frowned deeply.

Although he doesn't know much about girls, judging from Steele's current performance, she must have suffered a heavy blow, otherwise she is usually such a lively and playful young girl, and she will never become so easily. so.

"Steel, isn't it... the gift didn't go out?" Xu Yi asked guessing.

The last time I saw Steele was when Steele came to him at night and said that he wanted to thank him, but then he was annoyed by Xu Yi saying "You are still a child".

However, in the previous conversation, Steele once said that the piano model she asked Xu Yi to help to make is ready, and the birthday of the person she loves is coming, and she will go there in the next period of time. The royal capital of the Lampari Kingdom, Anvilmar City, went to give the gift to that person with his own hands.

Now that a few days have passed, Steele ran back in such a dejected appearance, then it is very likely that the problem lies in this.

Hearing Xu Yi's question, Steele put down the teacup, stared at Xu Yi for a while, and suddenly asked, "Xu Yi, tell me, am I a child?"

Xu Yi was taken aback, does Steel still mind what he said last time?

But it doesn't look like her.

Xu Yi thought for a while, but he didn't know how to answer.

Now Steele's mental state is obviously not very stable. If he answers incorrectly, it is likely to cause unforeseen consequences.

"It... depends on where you say it. From my point of view, you..."

"Okay, needless to say, you're right, I'm just a kid! I'm still an incredibly stupid kid!" Steele suddenly raised his voice and said loudly.

"Why do you say that?" Xu Yi asked with a frown.

"If I wasn't a naive child who didn't understand anything, how could I fall in love with that kind of scumbag!" Steele suddenly cursed viciously.