Forest exterior.

"Report to the Chief, a total of twelve people arrived at the finish line."

"Twelve... are quite qualified."

"Do you still need to wait, sir?"

"No need, it's been three days, and people who haven't come out for three days are not worth training. Take these people on a carriage and take them to the next place."

"yes!"

The soldiers made simple bandages to the children passing through the forest and then escorted them one by one to the carriage.

Unlike last time, this time the carriage has empty windows and seats, which are no longer so crowded, and soft white bread and drinking water are also placed in each position.

After simply combing the anklet, the soldier left the carriage.

Those who pass the first round of tests are already qualified to become assassinators. Regardless of the subsequent test results, they will be trained by professional assassination mentors.

In other words, they are no longer consumables, but are about to become qualified tools.

Not only that, if you can get the top ten in the next test, you will be trained as an elite. Once you have completed the training, you can test the adaptability of the imperial instruments in the imperial curriculum.

You should know that there are only forty-eight imperial instruments in the world, and some of these forty-eight imperial instruments were lost in the civil strife many years ago.

The abilities of every imperial instrument should not be underestimated. If anyone among these people has such talent, they can instantly cross the class and step on the heads of these soldiers.

However, this probability is slim.

Imperial tools are also good at picking people. Many Imperial tools simply put them in the military warehouse to eat dust because they cannot find users.

......

Inside the forest, Jiang Yu immediately set off and went to search, but unfortunately, in the past three days and two nights, there were only a few children who could survive in this primeval forest.

Apart from Chi Tong and Hei Tong, he only found three children covered in scars, all of whom were found in the forest in the first half. They were all girls, who seemed to be afraid to move forward and kept curling up in the tree hole.

When they found out, their physical condition was already in extreme crisis, lack of water, hunger, and high fever...

Jiang Yu had to devote his energy to healing them and maintain the breath of life.

Although he is good at fighting, healing is not Jiang Yu's strength.

Fortunately, trauma can be restored through vitality, but he has no effective way to treat diseases caused by insufficient immunity. He can only stabilize his life characteristics by transporting vitality. Fortunately, he has brought some medicines from modern times.

I returned to the cottage and placed the children, it was getting late.

It was a bit regretful that when I found these girls, the task did not issue a prompt.

After dinner, Jiang Yu set up the bed and placed the girls in his bedroom.

The tired girls soon fell asleep and made sweet breaths.

But Chi Tong kept her eyes open, and she seemed to have no sleepiness.

"Don't worry, it's very safe here, don't worry about wild beasts coming." Jiang Yu rubbed Chi Tong's head.

This child is very sensible and smart. He can learn a lot by teaching them all. He is very diligent and has been helping Jiang Yu, but his appetite is a bit large.

He didn't plan to send the children back, but he was sold, and it was just a pain to send them back.

Although it is to overthrow the empire, there is no prototype of a base yet.

It is not realistic to bring back the settlement of the Baruts tribe. Although it is also on the edge of the empire, it is quite far from there.

It’s okay for a person to fly, and he can go back within an hour, but the children’s weak bodies cannot accept this high-speed movement. They walk too far from the ground and can only temporarily settle here and wait until the children’s physical condition improves before talking about something else.

"Let's rest quickly." Jiang Yu said softly, "You are very tired, too."

Chi Tong still stared at her big watery eyes, and there was no expression on her face.

She is the oldest and most mature girl here.

She is very different from other children's hearts, and she cannot understand why Jiang Yu treats them unconditionally.

What you want to get is what you have to use to exchange for, and this has always been the case.

"Don't you want to sleep?" Jiang Yu asked again.

Chi Tong shook her head.

The younger sister who was standing by her breathing had become stable, and a bright liquid flowed out of the corners of her mouth.

This bed is really soft and big. Even if you squeeze five people, it is more than enough. It is completely different from the grass bed in the past. It has narrow and thorns of grass. It will leak water from the roof when it rains.

Moreover, the quilt on her body is very comfortable, warm and comfortable. She has never seen such a fabric.

Looking back, the luminous balls on the roof, the switches that will flow when twisted, and those indescribable delicious foods...

Everything in the room is like a dream, beautiful and incredible.

"Why did Lord Jiang Yu take us in?" Chi Tong's little head, which was pillowing on the silk pillow, tilted slightly.

"Why... because you have nowhere to go." Jiang Yu chuckled.

"Then... will Lord Jiang Yu sell us?" Chi Tong asked again.

She and Hei Tong have been sold once. The day before they were sold, the adults specially burned hot water to bathe them, and it was rare to let them have a full meal, just like... Jiang Yu made it today.

Chi Tong looked straight into Jiang Yu's eyes, trying to see something the same as those adults' eyes.

"How could that happen?" Jiang Yu turned off the electric light, brought a bench, and sat by the bed. "Since you are not sleepy, I'll tell you a story."

Jiang Yu smiled, patient and gentle, and somehow, Chi Tong's irritable heart became calm.

"It's dark and cold, and it's snowing. On the 20th day, a bald and barefoot girl was walking on the street, her feet were red and green..."

As Jiang Yu slowly told the story, flames emitting light yellow light appeared in his hands, and the jumping flames weaved a lively image of a little girl.

She was torn clothes and had a nearly begging smile on her face.

"Buy a match, sir."

......

After a long time, the flames went out and the room became dark again.

"So pitiful." Akatsuki said, "Why no one bought her matches?"

"She is dead, but there is a smile on the corner of her mouth." Jiang Yu gently stroked Chi Tong's head, "Even if someone bought her matches, her alcoholic father would not make her feel better."

"If you want to save her, buying matches alone is far from enough."

"Okay, go to bed quickly." Jiang Yu stood up, "Good night, Chitong."

As the door was pulled up, the room became silent.

The dark environment made Chi Tong's eyelids gradually become heavier, and she was indeed very tired.

But something sprouted in my heart.

"Buy matches alone...why isn't it enough?"
Chapter completed!