Chapter 170 'Reasonable and Legal' (3k)

Seeing Moon's actions, the people in the caravan raised their hands and said:

"Wait, wait, wait a minute, my friend!"

Of course, Moon didn't just pull out his gun and shoot.

After all, their reactions showed that there must be a lot of problems here, just looking at the elf trapped in the cage.

Moon really couldn't help but speak.

"According to the Six Kings' Covenant, buying and selling elves is one of the unforgivable crimes. Why do you dare to do this?"

Under pressure from the Eternal King and the power of the elves.

There were five kings who signed what later became the Covenant of Six Kings.

And it was decided that elf smuggling was an unforgivable felony.

For many years after that, Morn had never heard of elf smuggling. After all, the Eternal King was dead, the Holy Tree was still there, and the elves as a whole were still well preserved.

Today's elves even have shadows.

So in this case, why are elves being bought and smuggled so openly?

The people in the caravan also said strangely:

"do not you know?"

"what do you know?"

"That's not an elf, nor is it a human."

This sentence made Moon frown deeply, and the other party's reaction made Moon realize something clearly.

They believe this from the bottom of their hearts, and are not deceiving themselves by saying that if they don't admit it, it doesn't exist.

So Moen asked directly:
"Why do you say that?"

"It's simple. The elves don't recognize her as an elf, and we don't recognize her as a human."

"In fact, this was sold to us by her parents themselves!"

"Honestly, it's quite pitiful. She has been raised as a commodity since she was born."

As he spoke, the leader of the caravan couldn't help but look back at the canary curled up in the cage.

But mercy is mercy, and life is life.

Moon's first reaction to the other party's words was that it was impossible.

But immediately, Moon thought of a possibility:
"She's a half-elf?!"

"Half-elf? No no, not even close to that."

As he spoke, the other party looked at Moen more and more strangely and said:

"My friend, what's wrong with you? Why don't you know anything?"

This is more than just a lack of common sense; it's like a savage suddenly appeared.

Moon said without any hesitation:
"Where I live, a supernatural being got a strange sealed object, and then it went out of control. When I woke up, I was here."

"So where were you before you came here?"

"Khazad-dûm, Khazad-dûm of Baratheon."

As soon as the word "Baratheon" appeared, the leader of the caravan turned over and jumped off his horse.

And took off his hat:
"I didn't expect you to be a noble chosen one of God's people. And judging from your attire, are you a noble lord?"

"It was just a stroke of childhood luck, so can you tell me what exactly happened?"

They did not suspect that Moon was pretending to be a subject of the dynasty.

First, doing so is not worth the effort.

Second, Moon’s situation was indeed very strange, so they subconsciously chose to believe it.

So the leader said directly:

"You probably don't know where this is yet. So let me tell you first, we are in Meereen. It is northwest of the Baratheon dynasty. As for the distance, please forgive me for my lack of knowledge and knowledge and I can't tell you."

"But I know how far we are from here to the Sacred Forest. It will take about three days by airship."

"Meereen? Northwest of Baratheon. Is this the Orsay Peninsula?"

"You are right. We are in the Principality of Meereen on the Orsay Peninsula."

While speaking, he even drew an inverted triangle on his chest.

This is the prayer service of Steelheart Church.

The Orsay peninsula was one of their dioceses.

It is not a very important diocese. After all, it is less than one-third larger than the Southern Territory, but it is indeed the area of ​​influence of the Steel Heart Church.

At the same time, Morn does not have a very good relationship with their main god.

After knowing this, Moon touched his magic ring.

If we don't hide well here, the enemy will probably kill us right away.

"I know where this place is, so what's going on with that girl?"

"Why do you say she's not even a half-elf?"

"Elves and half-elves are all considered elves. We wouldn't dare to attack them even if we ate dragon gall."

"Of course, even if we were ordinary people, we wouldn't buy or sell them. After all, it's illegal."

"But what about this girl?"

The leader hesitated for a moment and then asked Moon:

"You should know that all children born from marriages between elves and humans are half-elves, right?"

"Yes. But if half-elves marry humans, the children born will only be humans. Although they still have elven blood, their appearance and soul will no longer look like elven."

"So why is it that she has long, distinctly elven ears but you say she's not even half-elf?"

This was also the reason why Moon couldn't control himself at the beginning.

This girl looked like an elf no matter how you looked at her. She didn't even look like a half-elf. The most obvious thing was her face and her iconic long ears.

"Return to our ancestors, this is a return to our ancestors. Our Principality of Meereen is close to the Sacred Tree Forest and the elves, although the long-eared ones look down on us."

"But there are always exceptions in the long history. His Majesty the Great Eternal King also recognizes and blesses people who marry with other races."

"Plus, their descendants will also multiply, so there are still a certain number of people in Meereen who have elven blood."

"Then some of their offspring will be born with clear atavism."

"Although they only look alike. For example, they have long ears and stunning looks, but otherwise they are completely ordinary people. No, they are not even as good as ordinary people, because they are too weak."

"But even so, she is still incredibly valuable."

As the leader spoke, he pointed at the girl. Seeing that the leader was pointing at her, she subconsciously curled up.

This made the leader who was pointing at her put down his hand.

"We are obviously not doing this, why are we asked to come here to take over, oh my god."

After muttering a few words quietly, he said to Moen apologetically:

"I'm sorry, this is my first time doing this. We were only responsible for escorting shipping airships before."

"It's just that he did such a good job that he was assigned to escort this precious cargo."

Hearing this, Moen couldn't help but say to him:
"But she is a human being, sir."

The other party was also a little silent, but he still said:
"I know, but the law doesn't recognize it. Besides, her parents sold her. Her biological parents gave up her rights as a human being. So, she can only be a commodity, a very precious commodity."

"Why would any parent be willing to sell their own child?"

Moen was a little bit incredulous.

The leader curled his lips and said:

"Because it's really worth a lot, sir."

"Besides, there is no need to take an exam to become a parent, so even if you don't meet the requirements, as long as you have a woman and a man and a few bottles of wine, you can become a parent."

The leader pointed at the girl and said:
"People like us have a very good income, but compared to her, our whole lives are not worth as much as one of her fingers."

"So, you know."

They are almost the same as elves, but they do not have the longevity and power of elves, and because of their past historical problems, they are not considered elves at all.

Therefore, the nobles were starving for them.

Although it is just a substitute, it is the same as the elves, or even better than the elves in some senses.

Because they are really safe. When you buy or sell them, there is no risk of elves coming to attack and wipe out the whole family, and there is no need to worry about them running wild.

In addition, they are rare and valuable, so their prices have been getting higher and higher over the years.

Moon frowned more and more. The problem was explained, but more problems also arose.

"You said atavism, why has nothing like this ever happened before?"

In Morn's memory, if half-elves intermarried with humans again, it would be impossible for them to have offspring with elven characteristics.

Even if half-elves marry half-elves, they will only give birth to humans.

Such a throwback to one's ancestors had never happened before, at least in Moon's memory.

And neither did Baratheon.

But the other party was even more surprised:
"Sir, I know there is no such situation outside, but in our Meereen and the entire Orsay Peninsula, this situation has lasted for three thousand years."

"Don't you know?"

He knew that this was a miracle that only existed in the Orsay Peninsula, but how could someone still not know about it after it had lasted for three thousand years?
Three thousand years?!
Moon was also full of surprise.

If it was three thousand years ago, then even if it only happened in the Osay Peninsula, why didn't he know about it?

Could it be that the game deliberately filters the information I can access?

The mysteries are mounting.

“There are indeed many things I don’t know.”

The leader didn't dare to ask any further, after all, they were just passers-by.

Seeing that Moon already understood the current situation.

He asked:
"So, could you please get out of the way?"

He has to rush back to deliver the goods.

Although the land route they took was safe, it was too slow. If they were delayed any further and missed the auction, not only would their prize money be lost, but they might also be fined or even fired.

Moon didn't answer immediately, he just looked at the bird in the cage.

I don’t know if she realized something or it was just a coincidence.

At least at the moment when Moon saw it, her longing eyes happened to meet Moon's gaze.

She is also a human being, a living person.

Not slaves, and certainly not commodities.

The leader noticed something was wrong and said directly:
"Sir, this is all legal and reasonable, and being auctioned off as precious goods is the best outcome for her."

Seeing Moon looking at him without answering, the leader became extremely nervous for no reason, while his subordinates behind him raised their guns nervously.

He said seriously:

"Sir, we are also very upset, but please don't make it difficult for us. We don't want to hurt anyone."

To everyone's surprise, the two sides did not start fighting.

Because Moen just looked at him and said:
"Can you give me a ride?"

It was all legal and reasonable, the girl couldn't have been wrong, but they were also not wrong.

Therefore, Moon had no intention of making things difficult for them.

However, Moon didn't intend to end it there.

(End of this chapter)