Chapter Thirty-Six: Son of a Slave

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  "Your parents were... slaves?"

  Lin Feng's eyebrows furrowed, and he seriously scrutinized Mali for a moment: "Since your parents were slaves, forgive my impertinence... how did you become the first generation of free people? And since you are now a free commoner, don't be so self-abased in the future. Remember... we are all equal."

  Although Lin Feng did not have the identity of a noble young master since childhood, during his ten years living in his old home in the south, he had also seen many slaves in the marquis's mansion. Some of these slaves worked hard every day, but what they got in return was only one meal that was not enough to fill their stomachs.

  But that's how it is, if they dare to speak out of turn, they will be dragged away and beaten, and if they are "accidentally" killed, there won't even be a place for burial. Moreover, due to long-term exploitation, the slaves' lives are very short-lived, and even if they have children, their children will continue to become slaves, passing down from generation to generation, forever unable to escape the fate of being a slave.

  At first, even if slaves were lucky enough to get a female slave to carry on the family line, they often didn't have enough food to raise children, so very few of their children survived.

  In this way, bit by bit, the exploitation continued, resulting in a dwindling slave population. In the end, the nobles were forced to think of a solution...

  Because they realized the severity of the situation, many nobles began to slowly "treat well" the children of slaves. The method of treating them well was to "raise" them until they were almost fully grown, and then immediately put them into use.

  These children grow up in captivity, and due to the indoctrination they received from a young age, they have already resigned themselves to their fate. They will soon take over their parents' "work". Moreover, because of the environment in which they grew up, they are also extremely "obedient", diligently doing hard labor every day, yet often going hungry.

  It can be said that for slaves of the second generation and later, their happiest time was when they were young. Once they grew up, waiting for them would be a lifetime of numbness.

  Lin Feng, due to the influence of his previous life's thoughts, found it difficult to accept this world's class system. So when he said "everyone is equal", he didn't feel anything out of place, but Alfa and Mali heard it differently.

  Alfa frowned slightly but fortunately just looked at Lin Feng for two seconds and didn't say anything else.

  Mali was startled and took two steps back, a hint of fear floating on his face. He slightly opened his mouth, his body trembling non-stop, and even the gaze he fixed on Lin Feng was full of weirdness.

  However, Mali still spoke up: "I... my mother died very early, and my father... was seriously injured three years ago when he saved the young noble from a gray bear and passed away. Later, Master gave me the status of a free citizen and treated me very well. This time, it was Master who spent gold coins to send me to Paul College. Master also said that after I graduate, he will let me become the young master's personal guard..."

  For some reason, Mali felt an extremely strong sense of oppression from Lin Feng's body. Although he was surprised by Lin Feng's last sentence, looking at Lin Feng's eyes filled with determination, he still told everything about himself in detail.

  Although Mali's words were extremely simple, both Lin Feng and Alpha had a general impression in their hearts. Lin Feng sighed inwardly, took a step forward, and solemnly said: "Mali, those things are all in the past, you have long been a civilian identity, and in the future, you will be a respected noble personal guard, with a bright future ahead of you. So, you must remove the halo of self-abasement from your body, do you understand?"

  "I... I don't know..." Mali lowered her head and whispered: "I... I'm afraid I'll let Master down..."

  "You can definitely do it, believe in yourself, and with your own strength, you will become a formal member of Paul College. You have already taken the first step towards success."

  Lin Feng took another two steps forward, slowly approaching Marquis' side. He stretched out one hand and gently placed it on Marquis' shoulder, saying softly: "Come, look, this is the eldest son of the Earl, Alfa. You also saw our playful moment just now. Although Alfa is a noble, he has never been overbearing. I'm just a commoner, but look at how good our relationship is?"

  Lin Feng said as he carefully placed his hand on Mali's shoulder, this time Mali didn't dodge, but Lin Feng felt a clear tremble in the boy's body the moment his palm touched Mali's shoulder. He sighed inwardly, knowing that such things couldn't be changed overnight, and could only slowly apply force to guide Mali to Alpha's side.

  Alfa's eyebrows had already furrowed as he listened to Lin Feng's last words. In fact, given his living environment, although he wouldn't look down on some commoners in his heart, he still felt a bit strange about the son of a slave... Although he had become a free man, in his heart, it would take some time to react.

  After all, Alpha had been accustomed to seeing slaves since he was a child. Under the influence of his environment, in his heart, slaves were just tools and didn't have any sense of existence. But when a tool suddenly became a friend, at least for now, it was still difficult for Alpha to accept.

  He can be so close to Lin Feng, completely because of Lin Feng's outstanding strength, and he has a deep respect for him. He knows that if Lin Feng's future is not unexpected, it will definitely be boundless. It's because of this that he put aside his noble airs and got along with Lin Feng.

  However, Mali... at most, he was just a personal guard of a small noble.

  Thinking of this, Alpha's tightly furrowed brow locked even tighter, but seeing Lin Feng's gaze towards him, he could only force a wry smile and said in a warm voice: "Hello, I'm Alpha, the eldest son of the Imperial Duke of Sak."

  "I, I, I, I... My name is Mali..."

  It was clear that facing a true noble, especially the eldest son of an earl with inheritance rights, Mali's heart suddenly felt immense pressure, and her tone also became more tense.

  Alfa saw it in his eyes, but in his heart, he was also somewhat disapproving of Mali. However, for the sake of Lin Feng's face, he still forced a smile and said: "Mali, don't be nervous, we'll all live in the same dormitory from now on, so everyone will become good friends."

  On Alfa's face, Lin Feng saw it at a glance and couldn't help but sigh in his heart. But when Mali heard Alfa's words, her eyes which were still full of tension became somewhat dazed, she whispered to herself, and her eyes gradually cleared up, however, at this moment, besides the tension in her eyes, there was also a hint of determination, apparently, Alfa's words gave her great confidence.

  Alpha didn't notice what Moli was muttering to herself, and Lin Feng did notice Moli's mutterings but couldn't quite make out what she said. He was just about to ask her what she had just said when the knocking sound came from outside the door again.

  Knock knock knock——

  "I'm a new student assigned to this dormitory, may I come in now?"

  The voice outside was calm and determined. Alfa and Mali heard it but didn't feel anything, but when Lin Feng heard the voice, his heart skipped a beat!

  Because this voice, he seems familiar!