Chapter 390: Volume 1, Chapter 390: Evil Dragon x Slave x Witch (10)

Jiang Zhi expanded the enclosed land, using sorcery to build houses one after another, letting them settle there.

Finally, she distributed the bread bought from Shangjie to them.

While Jiang Zhi sat on the bridge eating bread, a little boy staggered over to a spot not far from her.

"Thank you, Master." The little boy was timid and weak, his body thin, barefoot, his voice barely audible, and he dared not approach her.

Jiang Zhi shifted her gaze from him to the face of a woman behind him.

The woman had a deep scar on her forehead, likely covered by her bangs to avoid frightening others; her face was thin and sunken, and her cloudy eyes showed a pleading expression.

The little boy was the woman's child, and he had come specially to thank her.

"Master, thank you for giving us a place to stay, thank you." She clung to the bread she'd been given, unwilling to eat it, and bowed her hunched back to thank her.

Jiang Zhi was still unused to a child's stature; she stood up, matching the boy's height, handed him the bread in her hand, and said, "It's fine, go find a house to live in."

They were all newly arrived slaves; upon setting foot on this land, they shed their slave status and became ordinary people able to live under the sun.

Before leaving, the little boy took out a copper coin from his pocket, its wear deep, showing he often pulled it out to look at.

"Here, Master."

Jiang Zhi glanced at the copper coin and said, "Keep it for yourself."

The little boy shook his head, as if he wouldn't leave unless she accepted it, his attitude firm.

"Mom said we must be grateful; Master, this is my most precious thing, I give it to you."

He spoke haltingly, his words incoherent.

Jiang Zhi took the copper coin from his hand, smiling, and said, "All right, I'll accept it."

The little boy stole several glances at her, no longer as shy and tense as before; the corners of his pale lips curled slightly, and he skipped back to his mother's side and left.

Standing on the bridge, Jiang Zhi lowered her gaze to the copper coin in her hand; after a moment, she placed the coin into her Magic Bag.

She designated the residence enclosed by the barrier as a refuge; its area will be expanded later, and then everyone will be equal, with slavery abolished forever.

"Xiaohei, do you like this place?" she asked.

Xiaohei nodded without hesitation, "Like, like."

Jiang Zhi stretched her sore waist, smiling narrowly, and said, "I like it too."

Half-beasts have varied bodies, all taking animal forms, which also makes them differ from ordinary humans.

In this world, there are many half-beasts; humans hold prejudices against them, and some extremists even wish to exterminate half-beasts.

Jiang Zhi not only wants to save ordinary humans, but also half-beasts.

…

After resting in the refuge for a week.

This time, Jiang Zhi wants to go to Pinminku to rescue all the slaves there, then find a way to free the slaves in Zhucheng.

Zhucheng is heavily guarded; the closer to Wangong, the more guards there are.

Behind each of the Twelve Elders stands a clan, each clan holding tens of thousands of slaves, countless in number. This symbolizes their noble status—the more slaves, the greater their power.

In Pinminku, however, things are simpler compared to Zhucheng.

Over the past week, she has grown from about twelve or thirteen to fourteen or fifteen, her childish features gradually unfolding.

The goat-horn half-beast, whose weaving skill is maxed out, helped her alter the witch's robe; once worn, it no longer hangs loose but fits perfectly.

"Thank you, you're amazing!" she praised without reservation.

The goat-horn half-beast is a girl; her hair curls like wool, her dark brown goat horns curve upward and stand on her head, she is easily shy, and hearing her praise, it seems as if a kettle of boiling water is steaming atop her head.

"Master, as long as you like it."

She loves weaving; all the clothes in the refuge are made by her, she is introverted, and enjoys staying indoors to sew.

Jiang Zhi couldn't help reaching out to touch her woolly head; the feel was soft and comfortable as expected.

The goat-horn girl stood there dazed, motionless.

Xiaohei, standing at the door, witnessed this and pressed his thin lips slightly together.

The Evil Dragon lazily said, "She really likes that stupid sheep."

After waiting long for the youth's reply, the Evil Dragon spat venom: "I can help you kill that stupid sheep~"

——No need.

Xiaohei replied coldly.

The Evil Dragon, leisurely, smiled and said, "You'll regret it."

…

After bidding farewell to the residents, Jiang Zhi set off toward Pinminku on her cloak.

Gu He had been staying pleasantly in the refuge these days; he liked raising animals, so he opened a clearing as a pasture, where he kept various animals to supplement the residents' protein.

Only vegetables and grains aren't enough; one must have animal meat to obtain better nutrition.

He had been dozing off all along, utterly exhausted.

"We're almost there; if you don't want to come, you can stay in the refuge." Jiang Zhi looked at his on-the-verge-of-collapse state and said helplessly.

Gu He strained to open his eyes, retorting angrily, "Last night a cow was about to give birth; I stayed up all night guarding it, yet you, the refuge's master, are living in comfort."

Hearing his sarcastic remarks, Jiang Zhi didn't get angry; she was grateful to Gu He for helping her set up the pasture and providing meat for the residents.

But she was about to go fight later and didn't want to bring along a burden.

"Yes, yes, yes; later you find a place to hide, I probably won't be able to meet up with you for a while."

Upon hearing that, Gu He instantly lost his drowsiness and asked, "What are you going to do?"

He only knew she was going out, but not what she intended to do.

Jiang Zhi said, "Save the world."

Gu He:?

He thought she was joking, but when they arrived at Pinminku, the witch wore a mask covering her whole face, holding a staff, and cast a huge barrier that enveloped Pinminku; only then did Gu He realize she was telling the truth.

Pinminku covers half the area of Zhucheng, holds two hundred million slaves, most of whom are the elderly, weak, sick, or disabled.

Is she intending to move all the slaves of Pinminku to a shelter?

How is that possible??

The cloak gradually descended until it came to rest on the ground.

Jiang Zhi said to Gu He, "I have something I need your help with."

Gu He felt a sudden bad premonition: "What is it?"

Jiang Zhi handed him a bag of talismans: "These are Voice Talismans; they can broadcast recorded sound. Fly up into the sky and throw these Voice Talismans down one by one."

Gu He: ………

He gritted his teeth and agreed: "Fine."

Since we're already here, we should help out with something.

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Area A Slave Trading Center.

"Count Cheng needs this many slaves this time?"

"Yes, he prefers young girls; his temper is growing more violent, and the number of slaves broken by his hand is countless, and these slaves won't live long either."

"Tsk tsk, truly perverted—so many slaves still aren't enough for him? Lately the slave numbers differ from before; not to mention young girls, young slaves either die of illness or starvation—where could there be so many?"

"If the Count doesn't get the slaves he wants, we're both doomed."

The slave owner was talking with a subordinate.

Behind them was a cart in which more than ten girls were curled up, their faces showing fear, their mouths bound so they could not make a sound, their eyes full of tears; some girls had cried themselves dry, leaving only despair.

Slaves taken to Count Cheng's Palace do not survive more than three days; after death they are carried back to Pinminku to be cremated. They have personally witnessed the fate of those girls—no intact flesh remains on their bodies, tortured beyond human semblance.

Count Cheng is not human at all; he is a demon, a murderer.

And their fate will be the same as those girls'.

They would rather die right now than go to Hell.