Walking into Manchester and raising his head, Ron's footsteps suddenly stopped. For a moment, his heart seemed to be hit hard by something. The scene in front of him made him feel extremely shocked.
Rows of civilians stood there, there were thousands of people, most of them were women and children, they just stood like this, their expressions were dull.
Ron saw that none of these people's clothes were complete. Due to long-term malnutrition, all of them were sallow and emaciated, with a sickly pale complexion.
Due to the lack of food, Manchester had to adopt a food rationing system. An adult's daily food was only half a piece of black bread.
Seeing Uncle Zhungeer pushing the car in, there was a trace of heat in the eyes of those people, as if they couldn't control their behavior, those people spontaneously began to surround the car.
Zhungeer and Catherine's complexion changed, and they secretly said something bad. They were worried about what these hungry people would do to the car. If these people looted all the food here, all their painstaking efforts would be in vain.
To stop the actions of these people, force must be used, but these people are loyal to Manchester, and some of them are excellent fighters. If they really accidentally killed people for food, it would chill the hearts of all soldiers.
"Back back, all back, what do you want to do?" Zhungeer shouted loudly.
Catherine was also a little anxious, "Uncles and aunts, can you please return it? We have raised enough food, and you won't go hungry anymore..."
No one listened to her, and everyone continued to move forward in a numb manner, turning a deaf ear to Catherine's words. All they could see were space bags one after another on the car, and they knew that these space bags were full of food.
"You... you..." Seeing those people getting closer and closer, Catherine burst into tears, and kept moving back, for fear of hurting them.
At this time, there was a cold snort from behind, and Lauren pulled out his sword. With a movement of his body, the powerful fire power instantly filled his whole body. His face was stern, and he swung the one-handed knight sword violently.
"boom-"
The sword light flashed across, and a large cloud of smoke and dust rose in front of the crowd, and the strong murderous aura stopped everyone's footsteps.
Not long after, the smoke cleared, and a bottomless ravine appeared in front of the crowd.
"Whoever takes a step forward, die!" Laurent shouted coldly, at this moment, his face was full of murderous intent.
Shocked by Lauchren's murderous aura, fear appeared on the faces of those people, but no one dared to take a step forward.
Seeing that the scene was under control, Catherine and the others breathed a sigh of relief.
It was only then that Lauchran softened his tone and said, "Everyone, please return it. The food we raised this time is enough. Tonight, you will have a hearty dinner. Please return it..."
Lauchlan was hard at first and then soft, and quickly controlled the scene, showing good leadership skills. Those people slowly dispersed under the persuasion of Lauchlan and others.
Seeing this scene, Ron's heart was extremely heavy, and he was also full of sympathy for the Ebian rebels.
"Brother Lauchlan, thank you..." Catherine looked at Lauchlan with gratitude in her eyes. If it wasn't for his presence, she and Uncle Junger could not control the situation at all.
Lauren smiled and said, "We are all from our own family, why are you thankful? Besides, since the eldest lady is not here, of course I have to take the responsibility of Manchester..."
Catherine's eyes widened, "Is my sister not here? Where did she go?"
"I went out on business, and it may take several days before I come back..." Lauchran glanced at Ron. He was still very vigilant, and it was inconvenient to say some things when outsiders were around.
Ron naturally understood what they meant and turned his head away.
At this time, Zhungeer said goodbye to Ron and pushed the car to the largest house.
Catherine turned her head and smiled at Ron, "Ron, this is Manchester, come, let me walk around with you!" Naturally, as the host, Ron couldn't be left out in the cold, Catherine said proactively.
Seeing that Catherine and Ron were so close, Lauren frowned slightly, and said to Catherine, "Second Miss, I'm afraid you don't have much time to hang out with your friends. The Eldest Miss is not here at this time, I have very important Discuss things with you!"
"Oh!" A hint of disappointment flashed in Catherine's eyes. When she came to Manchester, she wanted to spend some time with Ron, get closer to him, and settle his affairs by the way. Now it seemed that she had no time.
"I'm sorry, Ron, how about this, you can take a casual tour first, and I'll come to you after I'm done!" Catherine said apologetically.
"It's okay, it's important! You go ahead, there's no rush..." Ron said generously.
From the beginning to the end, Lauren looked at Ron with contempt. He wanted to understand that a useless necromancer was treated so courteously by the second lady. Could it be that they were just friends
Lauchran always believed that it was unwise to put respect on a person who didn't have much use, so he wouldn't waste too much time on a necromancer.
However, Lauren, who was born in an aristocratic family, still maintained his demeanor, "I'm sorry, the second lady probably won't have much time, Ron, your name is Ron, right? Well, you can do what you want..."
Wei Wei saluted, without even looking at Ron, she pulled Catherine away quickly.
When leaving, Catherine looked back from time to time, with a little apology on her face.
"Okay! We were thrown out again..." After Catherine left, Ron smiled helplessly, turned his head and said to Vivienne, "It seems that no matter where I go, I am an unwelcome person..." His speech was full of self-deprecation.
Vivian pursed her lips and said with a smile, "How could it be? I think that little girl looks at you with unusual eyes, I'm afraid she has fallen in love with you..."
"Hehe..." Ron smiled wryly, "I don't think I have such a great charm!"
After entering Manchester, as a guest brought by Catherine, Ron is still very free. Except for some places where he cannot go, no one stops him wherever he goes.
Life in Manchester is pretty good, but since the Holy Roman Empire started its lockdown, things have gone from bad to worse.
On the relatively wide street, many children aged seven or eight were barefoot and wearing worn-out clothes, running around, chasing and fighting. Their childhood was full of poverty, hunger, war and blood. They are all the generation who grew up in Manchester and longed for the outside world since they were young.
Among the children who grew up in the flames of war, there are often tenacity that others cannot match. Ron's goal is these children. Taking these children as students and learning undead magic from childhood will often have greater potential in the future.
There is a saying that children's thoughts are often innocent. Compared with adults, they will have much less distracting thoughts, so that they can concentrate more on doing one thing well.
Looking at the laughing children in the distance, Ron took a deep breath and walked over.
"Big brother, what's the matter with you?"
Watching Ron approach, the children blinked and looked him up and down, their eyes full of curiosity.
Looking at the innocent eyes of these ragged children who were not a few years younger than him, a smile appeared on Ron's face.
"Hello, my name is Ron, and I'm the tutor of Barovacs College!" Ron smiled and said, "I came to Manchester this time mainly to absorb the outstanding elements among you as students. Not interested in studying at the Balovaks Academy?"
"College? Are you the tutor of the college? Are you here to recruit students?" The eyes of those children shone brightly.
It is a distant dream in the hearts of these children to study in the legendary academy.
"I'll go... I'll go..." All of a sudden, the children around Ron gathered together, their faces turned into flowers with smiles on their faces, and many of the children flushed with excitement, seeing Ron's eyes filled with excitement. respect.
The surrounding adults also saw this scene and whispered to each other.
"No way? That kid doesn't look much older than my son. Will he be the instructor of the academy? You know, no matter which academy's instructor has the strength of a teacher-level strong..."
"I don't know, he doesn't look like a strong teacher, but he was brought by the second lady, so he should be trustworthy!"
"But I don't see what kind of professional mentor he is!"
The adults were talking about Ron. Although they were a little suspicious, their eyes were still very friendly.
"But, Mr. Ron...but...our family has no money..."
At this time, a voice said timidly.
A little girl sniffed her nose, tilted her head and said, "I heard from my father that going to college is very expensive. My family is very poor and I can't afford the tuition at all!"
One sentence made all the children silent. Going to college is a good thing, but what if there is no money? Everyone's family background here is similar, and they are equally poor, as can be seen from the clothes on their bodies.
Ron smiled slightly, "This... as long as you go to the college students, we don't charge any fees. On the contrary, we also subsidize the living expenses of three gold coins every month!"
"what-"
All the children understood, they became short of breath, went to the academy to study free of any fees, and returned three gold coins every month, my God, is there really such a good thing in the world
Many of them have never even seen what a gold coin looks like, but they know the value of a gold coin.
"Great-"
Someone yelled, and the children cheered. They looked excited and surrounded Ron, as if treating him as a god.
Entering the academy and becoming an honorable professional is the dream of all the children in Manchester. Manchester has been in war for too long, and no one cares about these children.
Ron and Vivienne looked at each other with smiles on their faces. His heart was relieved. Finally, they recruited the first batch of students.
"Mr. Ron, I want to be a great knight, just like Uncle Lauchran!" said a child proudly.
"I'm going to be a magician..."
"I want to be a thief like sister Catherine!"
The children talked about their dream professions one after another. In their hearts, these professions are supreme, the most powerful, and the most powerful.
Hearing these words, Ron's face became stiff. He moved his mouth, but finally he didn't say anything. He knew that it was inappropriate to say those words in such an atmosphere, and it would hurt the hearts of the children even more. .
Vivienne understood Ron's difficulties, she hesitated for a while, and finally said it out, she whispered, "Sorry, everyone, we have to meet a requirement for the above conditions, and this requirement is to learn undead magic and become a Necromancer…”