Byron's Blade

Mu Li is a person who is used to living in poverty. Although her adoptive father has great martial arts skills, he has no money-making ideas. She has lived in poverty since she was a child.Later, when he joined the army, he rarely had the opportunity to contact the upper class, and he didn't know what real wealth was.In her opinion, to have a clean and tidy place to stay, it doesn't need to be big, simple and ordinary is the best.

After a year in and out of society, I began to understand what kind of life the rich lived.It's not that she doesn't care, occasionally she will be envious: if she has money, she can do so.She is actually very ordinary in her heart, but she knows that she is born poor, with an elm head, even if there is an opportunity to make money in front of her, she may not find it.

As for the poor, it is good to be poor. She is free and happy when she is poor, and she is spiritually rich, so she has nothing to complain about.

But Mu Li understood today how terrible poverty is.

Lanny led her through the filthy streets. She saw beggar-like poor people in shabby clothes on both sides of the road, lying half dead on the side of the road, motionless; In the gap formed between the nests, children who were digging through garbage were fighting with stray cats for food; seeing the haggard old man kneeling at her feet, begging softly, "Master, give me something to eat", there were no wounds on their necks. Without the dark collar, Mu Li's heart seemed to be slowly grasped by an invisible hand, and it gradually became difficult to breathe.

She and Lanny were dressed in expensive military uniforms, gorgeous and luxurious, full of majesty.Expensive cowhide military boots stepped on the dirty streets, gradually stained with mud spots, they are out of place here.Mu Li didn't know why Lan Ni brought her here. At this moment, she didn't even have the time to figure out Lan Ni's intentions, but was shocked by the scene in front of her.

"This is the slum in the Ares region. More than [-]% of the residents here are traitors." Lanny walked steadily, her tone was neither hasty nor slow, and she couldn't hear any emotion.

Mu Li followed step by step without making a sound.

"Every district has its own slums. No one cares about how dirty and messy the inside is. The only thing that is regulated is the access to and from the slums. People outside can't enter at will, and people inside can't go out at will. .I made preparations in advance so that I can take you in unimpeded."

Indeed, Mu Li recalled that when Lan Ni took her arm to pass the inspection, the guard sergeant just looked at their cocks and immediately let them go.

"Why did you bring me here?" Mu Li asked her.

Lanny smiled and said:

"I know you are very interested in some things, so I specially made arrangements for you."

"I don't have the slightest interest in this place. Standing here really makes me unable to eat. Major, I think we'd better get out of here." Mu Li said disgustedly.

Lan Ni smiled again, stopped and turned to look at Mu Li.Mu Li held his nose and looked at her, the disgusted expression on his face looked very realistic.

"Second Lieutenant Mu, your acting is too bad." After Lan Ni finished speaking, she gave her a sneering sideways glance, and then continued to turn around and lead the way.

Mu Li was deflated, and the corner of his mouth twitched, so he could only keep up.

The more you say, the more mistakes, the less you say, the less mistakes, and if you don't say it's good, Mu Li decided to keep his mouth shut and say nothing.The purpose of Lanny bringing her here is temporarily unknown, but it is not difficult to judge that it should be related to her saving the rebel mother and daughter.The anomaly that Mu Li showed in that incident should have completely aroused Miss Lani's curiosity.Moreover, the eldest lady may have connected this matter with the conspiracy of General Friesman. The eldest lady must have wanted to bring Mu Li to the slums where the rebels concentrated, and test whether Mu Li is really different from ordinary people.

Although this is all Mu Li's speculation, Mu Li feels that he must be right this time.

They gradually went deep into the center of the slum, and Lan Ni naturally introduced the basic situation of the slum to Mu Li as she walked, as if she knew that Mu Li didn't know about it.

"Since the day when the rebels appeared, the slums have basically existed, and it has been more than a hundred years now. Generation after generation of rebels have made this place their home. The number was originally small, and gradually increased.

We all know that when there is a problem with a person's camp deviation value, it must first be the nature of judgment.If the faction change is in the same faction, then it's not a big problem. You can choose to receive treatment, or give up treatment directly. It doesn't matter much if you change the faction, as long as you have someone in the faction assessment center, or you can afford a sum called ' Change Fee' fee.But if it is a cross-attribute camp change, especially "lawful to chaotic" and "good to evil", then it is a very serious problem. The last step is to be exiled to this slum.

Once here, it is equivalent to losing the status of a federal citizen, losing all rights and freedoms, and can only be put on a black collar and kept in captivity like a monster. There are only pitiful and pathetic rations every month. I have to do a lot of unpaid labor, and I am skinny and hungry, and I have nowhere to vent my anger and complaints.Occasionally, he was able to go out, but he was discriminated against by ordinary people.

The scariest part is that this identity is passed down from generation to generation.If the traitor was not married and had children when he was identified as a traitor, he would basically have no offspring in his life.And if the traitor already had offspring when he rebelled, no matter whether the child is an adult or not, whether or not he has a tendency to rebel, he will also be labeled as a traitor and exiled to the slums with his parents. "

"So...it's too simple and rude..." Mu Li suppressed his anger and muffled.

"This is not a simple and crude problem, but a conclusion drawn from the data. More than 80.00% of the children of traitors will become traitors, and most of the remaining 20.00% have a tendency to cross camps, so there is such a phenomenon policy," Lanney said.

"How can people judge by data?" Mu Li said angrily.

"Unfortunately, most of the time, human beings use data to measure themselves and others." Lanny replied calmly.

The two stopped discussing the issue and fell into silence respectively.

They turned around in the small alley formed by the sheds, and finally came to an area similar to a small square.There is a well in the center of the square, and some poorly dressed people are fetching water, washing and washing vegetables by the well. The people living here seem to be much better than the area they passed by before, and it looks a little orderly here. Although people are poor, they are still clean and tidy, and their lives are still living normally.

Lan Ni introduced: "Even the slums are divided into regional levels. Most of the people living here are people from the chaotic and kind camp. They have their own rules, but they don't abide by federal laws. Many people have broken the law and will not change after repeated admonitions." It was just dispatched here. There are many famous intellectuals and soldiers, including some nobles. They used their connections and clever minds accumulated over the years to seek a relatively stable asylum for this small group. Place."

Lan Ni walked towards the well first, followed by Mu Li.

"Don't you really want to know why I brought you here? In fact, I want to introduce someone to you." Lan Ni said while pointing to a big and round Chinese who was washing water and vegetables by the well. A young woman, introduced:

"Dubo Scott, the leader of the chaotic and kind camp in the slums, and the former chief staff officer of the Central Army Command, she is my first teacher."

"What did you say?!" Mu Li was startled.

At this moment, the middle-aged woman had noticed their arrival, stood up from the steps by the well, and looked towards them.Lan Ni tugged Mu Li's sleeve lightly, to appease her surprised emotions, and then said in a low voice:

"The change of Du Bo's first camp happened ten years ago. It once caused a sensation in the Central Army, but it was quickly suppressed by my father and handled in secret. At that time, we hadn't joined the army yet, so you don't know, I I also know this through a few words from my father. Talk to her later, don't mention this, I never mentioned it, it is the scar on her heart. "

"Yes, I understand." Mu Li replied solemnly.

After the two secretly talked, Lan Ni walked towards Du Bo first.And Du Bo also greeted loudly at this moment:

"Lanny, I heard that you are coming, but I didn't expect it to be true."

Her voice can be regarded as telling the people around that Lan Ni and Mu Li are their own.Du Bo's prestige is real, and Mu Li felt that the stinging hostility around him disappeared in an instant.

"I'm sorry, Mr. Du Bo, I'm too busy, so I only got some time today." Lan Ni replied with a smile.

"It's okay, it's not easy for you to come here. Let's go, come to my house, I just happened to finish washing the dishes, and I'll make fresh vegetable soup for you tonight." Du Bo smiled freely, his fat body looked clumsy , but turned around neatly and walked out with big strides.Only at this time, did Mu Li see some military demeanor left in her.

She took Mu Li and Lan Ni all the way to their shed.Mu Li looked around, and found that her shed did look stronger and more spacious, with some old furniture and electrical appliances inside. Mu Li guessed that they were second-hand goods eliminated by normal families, and she picked them up to continue. use again.If you can use these, you can be regarded as a luxurious family here.

In the dilapidated small kitchen, Du Bo was struggling to stuff himself in it and cook hard.While stirring the soup in the cauldron, she asked Lanny who was sitting at the table behind her:

"Little Lanni, you don't go to the Three Treasures Hall for nothing, so tell me, what's the matter this time?"

"It's still straightforward and easy to talk to the teacher," Lan Ni sighed, and glanced at Mu Li by the way.Mu Li has a gloomy expression on his face, you can just chat when you chat, why are you still trying to keep me from turning a corner.

Lan Ni's answer continued: "I came here to ask the teacher, a few days ago, did any refugees from the Sarrier region enter the slums in the Ares region? Who are they, I think Ask for a list."

Du Bo didn't answer for a while, and stirred the pot a few more times before covering the pot, and then turned himself out of the kitchen and faced Lanny.While wiping her hands while grabbing the apron around her waist, she said:

"I can answer the first question for you. There are indeed many Sarrier refugees coming to us. But for the second question, I have to ask why first."

"To tell you the truth, I'm mainly looking for two people." Lan Ni said, "Those two people are a mother and daughter. Mu Li and I met them in the downtown area of ​​Alta before. At that time, we didn't notice that they were special. , I felt something was wrong afterwards, and now I have something I want to investigate with them."

Mu Li frowned upon hearing this, the eldest lady really wanted to find them, but why?