Urban Sims

"Plop~"

The thin young man knelt down in front of Zhou Ming.

"Dear Sir, I...I thought you should need a servant by your side, so I...I followed you."

"Oh~"

Zhou Ming's expression softened slightly, he withdrew the magic he was brewing, looked at him twice and asked, "What's your name?"

The young man's face was filled with joy: "Henry, Henry Max, you can call me Henry!"

"You are following me because you want to be my servant?" Zhou Ming asked again.

"Yes, yes, I can help you do many, many things!"

Henry said loudly, his eyes filled with the light of hope, servant of the magician, a position that many people dream of, and many people at the bottom have the opportunity to change their destiny, but very few people can seize this opportunity. They can only envy from some legendary stories. Those lucky darlings.

But today, through his own observation, Henry boldly took the step to change his destiny and saw the light of hope.

"I do not need."

Zhou Ming's faint words instantly drove Henry into the ice cave.

"I don't need a servant, I need an assistant who knows how to read and write. Do you know how to read?"

What Zhou Ming added made Henry, who was in despair, immediately tremble with excitement.

He immediately said: "I know, I know! My father used to be the accountant of the Combas Hotel. He taught me to write many, many words! I can read and write!"

"Are you sure? Do you know what will happen if you deceive the magician?"

Zhou Ming frowned and said, the common writing in the human world is Elf writing that has been passed down for tens of millions of years. Although it has been simplified and improved many times, it is still extremely difficult to learn and write, and requires a huge amount of energy to learn.

In addition, there is the pronunciation of Elvish script. In addition to the regular pronunciation, magicians must also learn pure Elvish pronunciation so that they can release magic smoothly... And the pronunciation of Elvish script can be said to be two different ways of pronunciation than the pronunciation used by humans.

This has led to an extremely high illiteracy rate in the human world. Anyone who can read and write elven script fluently is a middle-class person with a higher income.

The thin young man in front of him said that he could read and write, but Zhou Ming was doubtful.

"Really, I really can read and write! I'll write it for you right now!"

The young man searched around and found a dead branch from the corner of the wall. He moved a few steps forward and used the dead branch to write and draw on the stone floor in front of Zhou Ming.

Zhou Ming glanced at it and found that what the boy wrote did look a bit like elf writing.

He seemed to actually know how to read.

"Okay, okay, don't write anymore. In three days, go to the Dongjiekou of Hongmopan Street and wait for me. Then I will give you an interview and written test. If your performance passes the test, I can consider letting you be my assistant."

Zhou Ming said that there is a mid-to-high-end apartment building on Hongmopan Street. Zhou Ming bought a three-story independent villa there with complete interior decoration and complete furniture. The total construction area exceeds 300 square meters, with a small garden of 50 square meters in the front and rear. , the price is only 2,000 gold coins...it can be said to be quite conscientious.

Of course, Zhou Ming did not tell this thin young man the specific house number. He understood the desire of these people at the bottom to change their destiny, but he did not want to be harassed by all kinds of people in the future because of his temporary kindness.

He doesn't mind taking on one or two assistants, but only if they are talented enough.

However, the cleverness of this young man named "Henry" impressed him. If he was really literate, Zhou Ming would accept him.

"Thank you sir, thank you sir!"

The young man looked ecstatic and kept bending down and bowing.

"You go back first and prepare for the interview in three days. If your performance is not up to standard, I won't hire you."

Zhou Ming said with a serious face.

"Yes! Thank you sir, I'll go back right away!"

The young man got up from the ground, bowed one last time, turned around and ran towards his home with a look of ecstasy.

Zhou Ming shook his head.

…

West of the city.

In a dilapidated slum area.

In a low, dirty one-room house.

There was a "bang~" sound.

The door was almost shattered.

The woman who was sewing in the house was shocked!

"Sister, sister, I have met a noble person, I have met a noble person, and I can change our lives very quickly!"

Henry was very excited as soon as he entered the house.

"Noble? What noble?"

The woman's red and swollen hands stopped working and looked at her brother.

Henry immediately told his sister what happened this afternoon.

My sister's eyes opened wider and wider, her thin body was trembling slightly, her eyes flashed with tears of excitement, and she asked again and again: "Henry, is it true? Is this true?"

"It's true! It's true!"

Henry said loudly.

"Great! Great!"

Lina hugged her brother and burst into tears.

I really don’t know how the two siblings have survived in the past few years since their father’s death.

In fact, their family background was not bad. The father's income was enough for a family of four to live a well-off life, and they even hired a servant to help with housework.

But a huge disaster struck this family without warning.

The root of everything still lies in his mother - that beautiful woman with a snake-like heart.

Their mother was born into a noble family, a noble whose family was in decline. Their father was able to marry his mother simply because he was her mother's father. He owed his father an unpayable debt, so he had no choice but to marry his daughter to his father.

And my father really liked my mother. After marriage, he did his best to meet all the material needs of his mother, so that she could have enough food and clothing and become the happiest woman in the world.

Even so, her mother still looked down upon her father, who was a commoner, and hooked up with a baron through a high-class dance.

The baron was the boss behind the Hotel Combas - his father's immediate boss.

In the end, her father died because he attacked a nobleman and was killed by the other party with a few punches. Lina knew that her father was angry because he caught her mother having an affair with the baron, but she didn't expect that the other party was a good man. A vindictive mid-level swordsman.

After his father died, his mother took away all the property and married the baron. At that time, she and her younger brother, who were only 10 and 8 years old, had no choice but to live on the streets.

In the blink of an eye, 6 years have passed.

Lina didn't know how she survived these six years, but she never relaxed for a moment in her brother's education.

The things their father taught them from childhood are useful. She learned cooking, female celebrities and aristocratic etiquette, while her younger brother learned writing and accounting. These two sets of skills can only be learned at home, and they can all live a middle-class life. Life.

However, life in the slums is extremely difficult. The money he earns by washing and mending clothes every day is only enough for two people.

Henry helped out with the work of showing directions and serving as a guide for outsiders. He was clever and intelligent, and could sometimes earn as much as she earned for more than ten days in a day.

This further strengthened Lina's idea of ​​​​nurturing her younger brother to be a talented person. As long as she had some spare money, she would buy books for her younger brother and urge him to study, and would never let him mix with those who were ignorant.

Now it seems that his younger brother Henry is finally going to be successful.

Magician's assistant, this job has a brighter future than my father's job!

At this moment, Lina cried with joy and felt relaxed.

However, she was only excited for a moment, then pushed Henry away and said to him with a straight face:

"Henry, don't go out to work these days, and read at home. You must pass the written test and interview of the magician!"

"Well, I know sister!"

Henry nodded, picked up a book sensibly, and read it very seriously.

Lina smiled happily.

…

The other side of the ghetto.

In a dilapidated building.

The location of the Blood Ax Gang.

On the old sofa and soft chairs, several gang members were having a meeting.

"Boss Rick, I talked to Lina this morning and introduced her to work at the 'Sweetheart Tavern'. I said she could earn at least 5 gold coins a month, but she still said she wouldn't go. This is the third time she has refused. Me!"

"Andri, why are you so interested in Lina? She's so skinny that customers don't like her like this?" said a strong man with tattoos next to him.

"Yes, Andri, I heard that your boy likes wood girls who are as thin as a stick, but this is your taste, and the customers of the 'Sweetheart Tavern' don't like it." Another person laughed.

"You idiots! You don't know how much potential a woman has. Do you know who Lina's mother is? 'Royal Rose' Bellemona, I heard that three men have fallen under her skirt. Her Her husband has been a commoner, a baron, a viscount, and now an earl. She has used her beauty to climb to the top of her life step by step. It is said that her next target is His Royal Highness Prince Luther. She also wants to become the Crown Princess and finally the Queen. !”

"Although I don't know if this is true or not, Bellemona has become the idol of many prostitutes."

"Lina is Belemona's biological daughter. Her appearance will never be that bad. As long as we get her, we can feed her well and serve her for a few days, grow that white flesh, and then let the madam teach her. Some tips on how to serve a man...she will definitely be the number one in the 'Sweetheart Tavern'!"

"Besides, she is still a virgin. It is her first time. If there is an auction, there will definitely be noble people willing to spend a lot of gold coins to buy it. This amount of money will be enough to make back the money we invested!"

"Boss Rick, let's do this and kidnap Lina directly! After a few meals and drinks, she will definitely agree to work, and she will definitely become a cash cow for our Blood Ax Gang!"

Andri's eyes shone brightly and he said, not only did he see a way to make money, but when Lina became the top star of the "Sweetheart Tavern", he also wanted to do it!

When he thought of this, Andre's lips became dry and his lower body couldn't help but feel warm.

"That's a good idea."

The boss Rick, who had a scar on his forehead, complex tattoos on his chest, and a fat bulge, his eyes lit up. He thought Andre's idea was a good one.

"This vote can be done."

Others also nodded with evil smiles on their lips.