bookrebus Chapter 112 Ming
Chapter 112 Ming
Qin Yangming leaped up from the hay like an eagle spreading its wings and flew towards the door.
But when he opened the door, he could not see anyone. Only the damp and cold alley was looking at Qin Yangming without saying a word.
Qin Yangming sighed, turned around and closed the door. By this time Hong and Grandma had been awakened.
"what happened?"
Hong asked with concern.
Qin Yangming shook his head. He didn't know how to tell Hong about this.
Was he targeted as soon as he arrived? When? During Hong's awakening ceremony?
Qin Yangming asked Hong:
"Hong, what level of Sequencer are you now?"
Hong's eyes dimmed, and he lowered his gaze and said:
"People like us are not qualified to join the ranks of Sequencers..."
"In Egg City, only the nobles have the means to advance in the Sequence, or some people with strong Follower attributes can be recruited by the nobles as their [Dogs] and will also be given the method to become a Sequencer."
Power monopoly? Qin Yangming immediately thought of this word.
It seems that these so-called nobles will do anything to maintain their rule.
Qin Yangming noticed that word and asked in confusion:
"【dog?】"
Hong explained:
"Yes, those who are recruited into noble houses because of their outstanding performance are called "dogs". The status of "dogs" is much higher than that of lowly creatures like us..."
"Becoming a dog is the best chance for people like us to turn over a new leaf. I participated in the awakening ceremony because I wanted to become a dog, so that my grandma and I can live a good life..."
Hong seemed to suddenly recall some unforgettable experience. She lowered her eyes and said:
"I have only seen one dog. When he saw me, he dragged me into the alley without saying anything. If there had not been a passerby at the time, I would have been..."
As she spoke, Hong began to tear up.
Qin Yang understood clearly that "dog" seemed to be a specific name for that type of people.
"Hong, have you ever seen a real dog? I mean the furry kind?"
Hong raised her head, her eyes were full of tears. A strand of hair draped between her eyebrows made her look even more pitiful.
"Furry...what is that?"
There are no real dogs in Egg City. These people have never seen a real dog. Under the indoctrination of those nobles, they are proud to be dogs.
Little do people know that "dog" is an insulting word.
Qin Yangming was furious. He reached out and touched Hong's head, saying:
"Hong, first of all, you are not a bastard."
"You are a pure human being. On the contrary, you are more noble than those so-called bullshit nobles."
"Secondly, [dog] symbolizes slaves. It is the name given to those bad people who betray their own people and turn against them, bullying the weak."
Hong's eyes froze for a moment. From childhood to adulthood, no one had ever said such words to her.
Even her grandmother always told her not to cause trouble and not to provoke those big shots because they couldn't afford to offend them.
Hong's eyes were filled with more moisture, and she said aggrievedly:
"But...but those [dogs] eat better than us, live better than us, and everything is better than me..."
"And those adults...why, why are they obviously bad people and we are good people, but they live better than us..."
Qin Yangming stroked Hong's little head and said:
"It's not you who is wrong, it's the world."
At this time, the world outside the door began to become noisy again, and the huge furnace hanging in the sky turned to daytime mode, burning more vigorously and fiercely.
A few beams of warm light shone into the dark alley.
A beam of fire happened to shine on Qin Yangming's eyes, making them red.
Hong sniffed, wiped the tears from her face with the back of her hand, and said to Qin Yangming:
“It’s time to test.”
"What should I call you?"
Hong asked.
Qin Yangming said:
"bright."
Hong walked to her grandmother's bedside and helped her put on her clothes. She then used an old black wooden comb to carefully comb her grandmother's hair. She took the only small bowl of rice porridge left from yesterday from the pot and brought it to her grandmother. Then she said to Qin Yangming:
"Let's go, today is the day for the follower test."
"Normally, an awakened person can gather his followers into a different dimension, but I tried and found that no matter what I did, I couldn't gather you."
Qin Yangming smiled and said:
"Well, maybe I'm just too special."
Hong nodded and said:
"Yes, you are so special. You are like a real person, not one of those scary-looking followers."
Hong looked at Qin Yangming with her two red eyes and said:
"So…are you hungry?"
Qin Yangming burst out laughing. He didn't expect Hong to ask this question.
Qin Yangming was just about to say that he was not hungry when his stomach suddenly growled.
Qin Yangming and Hong stared at each other, and the atmosphere was a little awkward for a moment.
Qin Yangming confirmed again and again before he was sure that the sound was not coming from his stomach. He looked at Hong in confusion and saw that her face was flushed with shame.
She brought the last bowl of porridge in the pot to her grandmother, who was already starving.
At this time, the bustling hawking sounds outside the house began to sound in this early morning. Qin Yangming looked at Hong and asked:
"How long is it until the follower test?"
Hong glanced at the tattered clock on the wall and said:
"The follower test starts at 11 a.m., and it's only 7 a.m., so there are still four hours left."
Qin Yangming seemed to be thinking about something. He said to Hong:
"The market we passed by yesterday looked very lively."
Hong nodded and said:
"That's the busiest market around here. Most of the vendors there are low-class people, and the things they sell are relatively cheap. My grandma and I usually go there when we need to buy something."
Qin Yangming nodded and said to Hong:
“Can anyone set up a stall there?”
Hong said:
"In theory, yes. However, there are always market managers in Dancheng to maintain order. Those people usually collect stall fees. If you set up a stall without paying them, you may end up getting beaten and your goods may be stolen."
Hong continued:
"Those market managers are usually [dogs] from noble families."
Qin Yangming nodded, which means that the actual controllers of the market are the nobles.
Qin Yangming made up his mind and said to Hong:
"take me."
Hong couldn't help but open her eyes wide and asked:
"Ming, where are you going to set up a stall?"
Qin Yangming said:
"Don't worry."
He smiled mysteriously and said to Hong playfully:
"Your beloved's beloved has a lot of good things!"
Jingjian, who had been pretending to be asleep, couldn't help but shiver when he heard this. He was a little scared and quickly checked his storage space, and immediately hid the things he thought were very precious in the corner.