usurping the throne

A place, the more prosperous the bright place is, the more dilapidated it is in the dark corner where the light cannot shine.

Places like 'slums' have existed since ancient times.Especially in ancient times, many people who were almost starved to death left their hometowns to go to the heart of the country, but the heart accepted more people than ordinary cities, and gathered many wealthy businessmen and nobles.

Ordinary people with no power and power can't take root in prosperous places, they can only curl up in dark corners and lick each other's wounds.

Xicheng District, the main city of Laiha, is such a 'slum'.

And today, Tina is rummaging on top of the most famous dump in 'The Ghetto'.Tina's feet were bare, her top was almost like a wide sack, and her thin arms dangled in the top as she moved.Tina was all dirty and her feet had been scratched by some sharp objects from the trash, but she didn't mind.

In this piece of rubbish, there are torn clothes used by noble lords, dirty scrap iron, and unidentifiable rags.It can be said that this garbage dump is completely a huge garbage dump for the entire city.

It stinks, but for many people in the 'slums', it is the hope of living.

Once, someone found the Inheritance Sword from here, once, someone found the Potion Master's research notes here.

But more people stranded on the garbage mountain are looking for food that can satisfy their hunger, and scrap iron that can be sold to make some money.

Tina's rummaging posture was very anxious.Mom has been seriously ill for several days, she must find some food for her mother to recuperate today.

Since the death of the elder brother, their mother and daughter were driven out of the house rented by the elder brother and forced to live in this 'slum', but at this time the mother fell ill again.These blows and pressure came like a mountain, almost crushing Tina's thin body.

Suddenly, my fingers hurt.

Tina knew that she had bumped into something sharp just now.

Although her finger was pricked by something here, Tina didn't care about her bleeding hand at all. Instead, she searched carefully for the piece of land where her finger was pricked just now.

Judging from the tactile feeling just now, that thing is not too small, and the possibility of needles is ruled out.

Something sharp that can slice through skin with a light touch.

I found it, maybe I can sell it for a good price!

Tina thought happily.

But no matter how carefully she searched for the place, she searched that place many times, but she still didn't find anything of the shape she estimated.

In that area, the only thing that could be called potentially valuable was something like an iron ring.

The iron ring was completely rusted, and the surrounding area was also dirty.

Tina picked up the iron ring and found that there was a small area of ​​rust on the inside of the iron ring that had miraculously disappeared, and a small part of the original appearance of the iron ring had been restored under the rust.

This should be a ring, and the inside of the ring is written with unknown words that are not clear.

Tina raised the iron ring in her hand, wanting to take a closer look.He was too focused on observing, and ended up not paying attention, and put the bleeding finger on the ring.

The blood was flowing under Tina's eyelids, quickly absorbed by the ring.

Pieces of rust peeled off the body of the ring that had absorbed blood.

This is an extremely beautiful ring. There are many characters and a particularly delicate magic circle attached to the inside of the ring.The outside of the ring glistened because it had absorbed enough blood.

This one is sure to be worth the money! !

Tina carefully held the ring in her hand and held it firmly, planning to run out and sell it on the black market.

However, she felt that no one noticed her actions, but she had already been noticed by the homeless man next to her who was also picking up waste.

The tramp put his hand to his mouth and whistled. After a while, several tramps gathered from different directions.

Sensing that something was wrong, Tina put her hands behind her back and wanted to leave, but all escape routes were blocked by homeless people.

The homeless man who began to whistle was the first to push past. "Little boy, what did you find just now? It's so bright? Take it out and let us have a look."

Tina forced a deep breath to suppress her nervousness, and said calmly, "It's just a pretty little iron ring."

"Iron ring? Bring it, let me see."

Tina took a few steps back and refused defensively, "No, I picked it up."

"This chassis is ours. Everything you pick up is mine. Do you understand?"

After the homeless man finished speaking, he rushed up to break the little girl's hand.

"No, no!" Tina hugged the ring tightly, "Please, my mother is sick and hasn't eaten for several days."

"Bah." One of them spit on Tina's face, "I haven't had a good meal for a few days, so bring it here!"

A little girl, no matter how hard she tried, she was no match for a few big men. Not to mention her ring was snatched away, her sack-like clothes were also torn, revealing the white and smooth skin under the sack.

One of the tramps who snatched things swallowed when he saw Tina's appearance. "So how tender is this little brat?"

Tina nervously clutched the worn sack on her body, trying hard to cover her body.

The homeless man who swallowed his saliva laughed a few times, and slowly pushed over.

"Get out!" Sti appeared at this time, and now on the garbage mountain, staring coldly at the few malicious scum around the little girl.

A few people turned their heads, seeing that Steven was dressed in ordinary clothes and was alone, they sneered and turned around, "What? You kid looking for trouble?"

Steven drew the knife and received it, and in an instant, the abdomens of several gangsters who surrounded him were pulled open.

The gangster held his stomach in disbelief and looked at Steven.

Steven: "Don't make me say it a second time!"

Under the intimidation of absolute strength, several homeless men fled, and fled faster than ever.

After all the homeless people ran away, Steven relaxed his tense muscles. When he saw the little girl on the ground, in order to facilitate communication, Steven squatted down and looked at her at the same level, "Don't be afraid, I'm here to find someone."

For Tina, it was Steven who helped her out, and nodded gratefully, "Thank you for helping me just now, who are you looking for?"

Steven: "Your name is Tina. You used to live with your brother and mother. Your brother's name is 'Jiawen', right?"

Tina: "Yes sir."

Steven: "That's right, I'm looking for you."

Steven was very efficient in his work, and was taken by Tina to the place where the mother and daughter lived together, and fed some medicinal materials to the seriously ill woman in bed to promote her recovery.

Seeing that Tina's mother's condition had stabilized, Steven handed Tina a badge and a large bag of money.

"From today onwards, if you run into trouble again, use this badge to ask for help from the mercenary union. The mercenary union will definitely come forward to help. In addition, you should keep the money well. I rented a house in the city center until your mother gets better. , I'll help you move there."

Tina held the heavy purse, "Why?" What she asked meant why the stranger suddenly treated her so well, and she wanted to ask the stranger why he came to help her.

Steven rubbed Tina's head, "Your brother Jiawen is a hero. He is a member of our mercenary union. Even if he dies, he is still a hero of the mercenary union. A relative of a hero should not suffer this kind of suffering."

Tina felt the warmth of the gentle hands above her head, and felt the tenderness that her brother had never felt after his death. "I thought...you wouldn't care about the life and death of a small person..."

Steven: "The mercenary union is made up of little people, and everyone who dies is a hero."

The nose was sore, and Tina forced her nose several times before she managed to hold back her tears.Looking at the bag of money in her hand and the mother who was already recovering and resting on the bed, she suddenly threw away the money and handed to Steven the ring that was tightly held in her hand so that no one would see it. "I picked it up from the garbage mountain. It was all dirty, but it was as clean as new after being dripped with blood. It looks like the 'magic weapon' everyone is talking about. Now I give it to you."

When Steven took the ring, he thought it was just the little girl who mistook the ordinary ring as a treasure, but he soon felt the ring vibrate.Immediately changed the original look.Put it away solemnly, "Okay, I will treat it well."

The people sent by Christie the Great of the Orc Empire finally found Steven in a room in the slum after all kinds of hardships.

"Master Steven, Emperor Christie invites you to go back. All titles will be inherited from your father. And the king has given you a lot of preferential treatment. You can take any position in the royal court at any time."

Tina on the side looked curiously at the people kneeling on the ground, and then at Steven.

Steven categorically denied, "You've got the wrong person."

He will not go back.

The moment I left home that year, I made up my mind for myself.In any case, he will not go back.Even if he was seriously injured and dying, he never thought about the option of going back.Of course it is now.

Not before, not in the future.

After the effect of the medicine was better, Steven moved Tina and her mother to the house he had rented in advance.

Drive away the person from the orc empire who refused to leave.Continue to search for the next family member of the deceased.

And that ring was sent to Levant.

Although the magic array on this ring is dense and various in style, Levent, who was the Emperor of France in his previous life, can still see some of the contents at a glance.

This turned out to be a hiding magic.

And under all the magic, the most fundamental reason is simply to protect a piece of text.

The author has something to say: Little Red Flower is dead, this chapter was updated on August 8th.

It will be updated on the 25th in the afternoon.