The group of children led by Rowan had finally come to report for duty. At the age where they were most malleable, before all kinds of bad habits were deeply ingrained, as long as they were guided patiently, the children would still know how to seize the opportunity to turn things around. Although this opportunity might also fail, how could they not want to take the risk with the courage of a newborn calf that was not afraid of a tiger?
Among the people who came, there were some unfamiliar faces. There were also some children who came back last time who did not appear this time. Those unfamiliar faces were also children who lived in the lower streets, but they were originally on a different path. Rowan notified them and accepted them.
The children who did not appear did not believe a certain someone's warning that the kitchen had been robbed again, and were then cut into pieces by the defense system. A certain someone did not intend to be merciful just because his opponents were children.
It was normal for a group of children who were used to rolling around at the bottom to take a mile when given an inch. If a certain someone backed down, he would not win respect, but only contempt. So it was better to be ruthless and teach them a lesson so that they would not have any problems in the future. Buying horse bones with a thousand taels of gold might work on adults, but to children, it was like playing the lute to a cow.
As for the death of a child, it was obvious that they were used to this kind of life without looking at the group of children who eagerly reported for duty as if nothing had happened. Some came, some left, some survived, and some did not make it through. Apart from a few groups of siblings, the others were indifferent to the life and death of the other children, to the extent that a certain someone was afraid.
Ezio also came back, but he was not willing to live like before. He wanted to be treated like the other children, including the promise of ten years of service.
Lin did not comment on this choice. Even the black dragon Augustus did not have much of an opinion.
For the old dragon, he loved Ezio to the point of spoiling him, but this was on the premise that the child would come to him and act like a spoiled child or complain to him. As for Ezio's own choice, the old dragon respected it. Or rather, he did not know how to deal with it. This was also the reason why Augustus was not in a hurry to find the fat boy when he ran away from home.
But … when faced with a group of children who carried pots and pans and treated trash like treasure, a certain someone had the urge to turn around and leave. But for the children who came to a new environment and were ready to start a new life, a certain someone had to come forward and set rules for everyone. After all, the previous agreement was very general and did not count as rules at all. But … what should he say?
As mentioned before, this was an idle chess piece that could be done without much effort. In other words, someone had not made a complete plan. Lin was dumbfounded when he saw such a large group of children standing in front of him, all relying on him for food and clothing. But on the surface, he had no choice but to act as if everything was under his control.
Food was easy to deal with. Just treat it as a banquet every day. Since the dining hall wasn't big enough, they could just use the banquet hall. They just had to get the Marquise's people to work overtime until it was full. However, with such a large group of people, even if they were not adults, how would they solve the problem of accommodation? Was he going to sleep on the floor in the corridor?
Now that things had come to this, a certain someone just wanted to go back on his words … Tell this group of kids that he wasn't going to play with them anymore, okay?
She looked down at the large group of children who were looking at her with eager eyes. Lin's eyes turned and glanced at the few apprentices who were pretending to be obedient behind her. She suddenly had a bad idea and said, "Children, you are willing to seize this opportunity to live a better life. I can't guarantee that this is a smart choice, but I hope that this will not be a choice that you will regret in the future. Here, I will agree on three things with you. These are also the three rules that you have to abide by. "
It was not that a certain someone wanted to follow the three rules of Han Gaozu, but it was really too much to talk to a group of little brats about rules. Not to mention abiding by them, it was a problem whether they could even remember. Don't say that children have the best memory. At this age, selective memory is also the most serious period of a child. The rebellious period was not a patent of the Hakume Kingdom.
When they heard that there were only three rules, whether it was fake or real, the children all pricked up their ears and listened.
"The first rule is that everyone has to protect themselves. Your life is yours, and your life is also yours. Other than yourself, there are many things that no one can do for you. I will not deliberately send you to your deaths, but I will also not be responsible for your life and death. "
The first rule was not a strict restriction, which surprised the group of children. It was just that everyone had a feeling that they had heard nonsense. Living in the lower streets, if you were not selfish, you would not live long. Therefore, every child here was very good at 'protecting' themselves.
"The second rule is that when you are safe, protect your companions. No one can guarantee that you can deal with everything by yourself. Cooperation is an inevitable choice, and it is also a way to increase your chances of survival. Since you are all learning under me, no matter what direction you develop in the future, I hope that you can help each other and not only care about yourself. Of course, the premise of all this is that you do not violate the first rule. "
Although it was not cliché, the children were still surprised by the second rule proposed by the mage. But overall, this was a good thing. The magician had also said that the second rule had to be followed only if the first rule was not violated, so everyone could still accept it.
"The third rule, which is also the last rule, is obedience. You are here to learn, not to be a young master, but because you owe me ten years of hard work. In order to let you be of the greatest value in these ten years, I will teach you the necessary knowledge. In order to let you learn as much as possible in the shortest time, you must obey my arrangements. Of course, all this is under the condition that the first two rules are not violated. This also means that I will not deliberately send you to your deaths. But it is inevitable that there will be some danger. As long as you strictly follow my instructions, I can guarantee your safety. But if you can't even do this, or are unwilling to do it, then I can only ask you to leave. And those who are unwilling to leave can become my family's fertilizer. A few days ago, I buried minced meat under the cherry tree in my courtyard. I am looking forward to next year's full bloom, I don't know what kind of beautiful scenery it will be. But there is still a lot of space under the tree, so don't give me an excuse to chop you up and bury you as fertilizer. "
Perhaps it was the mage's threatening tone that worked, or perhaps it was because of the lesson of the disobedient children a few days ago, but the third rule could be said to be an overbearing rule, but no child dared to question it.
Lin looked at the children's respectful expressions with satisfaction, and continued with a smile, "In the future, your studies will be in the charge of my apprentices. Apart from studying together, men and women will be separated in daily life. Everything will be arranged by them. "
It was not only the children in front of him who voiced their doubts, but even the three apprentices and one who was standing behind him who voiced the same question. Halloumi directly grabbed her teacher's shoulder and asked, "How come we didn't know about this?"
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