Four Children

They hesitated for a moment, then all agreed to sign.

These are the Black Shield Infantrymen with the highest loyalty, specially selected by Ye Qian. Their stats all reach 86. As long as they are asked to conceal the situation, they will basically not say anything.

The next second, three people, plus the little girl Ye Qian was holding, appeared in front of the wooden building.

A commotion came from inside the door, including shouts of "Big, Big, Big" as dice were being played.

Like a PDTS attack, the girl was overwhelmed by fear upon seeing the scene before her. Her face showed terror until two hands hugged her from behind.

"Gentlemen, prepare to break down the door."

While comforting the child, Ye Qian spoke to the two soldiers.

"Yes!"

One of them rushed forward and kicked the door open hard.

Inside the house, a group of people who were having a great time turned around and looked at the doorway, only to find a tall man in heavy armor standing there.

Buzz—

Although he didn't bring a shield this time, the mere sight of the long sword drawn from his waist still generated immense pressure.

However, after standing still for two seconds, the heavily armored soldier didn't say anything, but slowly moved aside.

A young girl appeared before them.

A bald man standing in front of the table put down the silver and Copper Coin in his hand, and his brows furrowed slightly.

Ye Qian patted the frightened girl's head and glanced indifferently at the people among them.

Puff--

Without warning, three heads, gushing hot blood, fell off their necks.

The bald man's pupils dilated instantly, and he took several steps back.

He then realized that the person next to him who was playing dice with him had died instantly.

Who are you?

He had already recognized the girl Ye Qian was holding hands with, and a hint of absurdity appeared on his face.

Could it be that the two men and one woman were brought here by the escaped slaves?

Damn it, this girl was clearly wearing a princess dress, just like a noble lady, so why did my people die instantly after just one glance?

Ye Qian raised her hand, and a sharp pain shot through her body.

The bald man quickly covered his throat and stared wide-eyed.

A strange smile appeared on the girl's face, as if to tell him clearly, "I'm the one who will kill you."

Even though there was no physical contact between them, the feeling of having his neck cut and his whole body sliced open still instilled extreme fear in him.

"Spare me, spare me..."

Bang!

The body broke apart.

Ye Xin, who was hiding outside the room, withdrew her Spirit Thread.

"Come in!"

At a command, two Heavy Infantry charged in and headed straight for the second floor.

"Damn it, who are you people?"

"Enemy attack."

Chaos erupted upstairs, but the sounds quickly turned into panicked screams.

Soon, the building was completely quiet.

"Well, all those who bullied you are dead."

Ye Qian patted the little girl's head.

The girl was clearly gripped by fear, but the warmth Ye Qian brought out of it outweighed the terror.

The nightmare that had haunted him vanished. The bloody scene had cast an indescribable shadow over the child's heart, but it had also brought light.

The loyalty level jumped to 87, encompassing emotions such as awe and gratitude.

"Let me take you to take a bath, and then... I will grant you some power to find a way to unite the orphans and local bullies in this city."

Chapter 87 Four Children

Two hours later, at an inn in the city.

After washing and drying the little girl, Ye Qian took out a white silk dress suitable for the little girl.

But after hesitating for a while, she still didn't use this approach on the other party.

After all, the other party is going to use the power I bestowed to develop in the slums, and dressing like this really doesn't seem right.

In the end, they gave them a set of simple clothes for ordinary children.

"Not bad, quite cute."

After being completely cleaned, the girl's long, fluffy black hair and the small face exposed below showed a faint unease.

Perhaps due to spending so much time in the shadows and without sunlight, her skin was unusually pale. Ye Qian hugged her thin body, finding her ridiculously frail. She had noticed during her previous bath that the child's ribs were visible, indicating severe malnutrition.

"From now on, you need to develop the habit of brushing your teeth. I've sent someone to find a piece of land in the wilderness outside the city, and they'll build you a simple wooden house to live in. It should be much safer here than inside the city. Then go find the children of the same age you've met before, defeat them, and make them obey you."

Ye Qian learned a lot from her.

Having just escaped her former slave owner, she began to live cautiously every day. Later, she found several homeless children near a haphazard pile of shacks, who were often bullied.

Among the group of children, there was a leader who had become the king of the pack and had learned to bully the other children, forcing them to hand over their food every day.

In Ye Qian's view, these guys were relatively good intelligence gatherers because the rich wouldn't give them a second glance. Sometimes when caravans passed by on the street, these kids would watch from afar without being suspected of anything. At most, they would endure a wave of indifferent stares that the rich were already used to.

"Sister... are you leaving?"

"Yes, but you can come to me anytime and use the prayer technique I taught you. In any case, don't tell anyone about this, otherwise the prayer will be ineffective."

Ye Qian held the tiny girl in her arms and smiled gently.

Although she was essentially just using the child, overall, she did change the child's life. At least in the future, he could pray for delicious food and wouldn't have to worry about starving to death.

She was given 280 points of Life Energy, which immediately raised her to LV7.

[Attributes: Strength 1.9, Constitution 2, Agility 1.9, Spirit 2, Intelligence 1.4, Resistance 0.8]

The data shows that he surpasses that of a standard adult, but his skills are lacking.

But it didn't matter. Ye Qian spent 4 silver and 50 copper to buy white-quality combat skills from other players in the shop, and spent another 12 silver coins to buy a set of sword skills. He then used all his Life Energy to teach them to the girl.

Compared to magic, this very basic technique only requires 10 units of Life Energy.

Moreover, after use, the book itself was not destroyed, and Ye Qian could keep it for her own use.

After thinking for a moment, she listed it directly as a commodity in the "Dusk" trading area.

[Swift Fist (White)]

[Chaotic Sword Skill (White)]

Although she may appear weak, someone who has mastered certain combat skills can completely overwhelm someone who lacks skills. Ye Qian's two actions directly gave this girl the power to dominate the homeless community.

This time, Ye Qian will also specially send a Black Shield Infantryman with a loyalty of over 80, remove his equipment, and put on a full set of leather armor that costs 1 silver coin, to take her command.

Of course, he would never reveal that he was working for the little girl, but would only provide protection when necessary and secretly carry out some tasks to assist her.

"By the way, you don't seem to have a name yet. I'll give you a name... Cherry."

The name was chosen randomly, as long as it's easy to pronounce.

Position: Spy.

It's kind of funny, but what they did was definitely espionage.

Or you could call him the intelligence chief.

After explaining some things to the child, Ye Qian gave her a bag containing 200 Copper Coin and 5 silver coins.

"Take this and use it first. This is the first batch of funds. Apart from your own food and drink, figure out how to use it as you see fit."

These are low-cost intelligence personnel, requiring virtually no money.

If it's just food and drinks, and you buy the cheap kind, this child won't cost much at all.

The suggestion to give Ye Qian the money was to win people over. Demonstrating overwhelming force, and perhaps using a little force, would likely make the children obedient.

Not to mention she also has a black-shield infantryman behind her.

"Then, go."

Ye Qian gave the child a final hug and then saw her outside.

Goodbye, Master.

"Hmm, you're going to call me master? I don't mind, but you're not my slave."

Ye Qian waved goodbye to her and then teleported into the carriage that had already left the city.

"If you calculate it this way, the round trip teleportation also cost some Life Energy." Ye Qian looked out the window, not knowing if it was worth it, but some things are just about having fun.

Now that the girl has joined his faction, this city in the south is like a new world opened up for him.

Two green dots are located in the city, namely Cherry and the Black Shield Warrior, and a distance around them is within the observation range.

As per Ye Qian's orders, the Black Shield Warriors would not have direct contact with Cherry under normal circumstances. Instead, they would remain in sight, pretending to be bystanders, while constantly watching over and protecting her.

At this moment, Cherry hesitated for a moment, then hung the money bag on her body and ran towards a shack area in the slums.

This is the northwestern part of the city, and the environment is terrible.

She ran quickly to a house, peeked her head out from behind the wall, and saw four dirty children playing in the distance.

Cherry ran over.

"Who?"

One of the children looked over, and when he saw the girl approaching, his eyes widened in surprise.

"You are... Little One?"

"Little one" was an old nickname for Cherry.

"Impossible, how could you have such nice clothes?"

It's so clean and beautiful.

This little one used to be disheveled and dirty, how could she have given people such a clean and beautiful impression?

"Little brat, did you get the money? Hand it over to us." A guy with curly hair, clearly the leader of the kids, walked over menacingly.

With him taking the lead, the other children immediately stepped forward.

Without a word, Cherry rushed forward and delivered a powerful punch, landing squarely on the opponent's stomach.

The reason she didn't hit the head was because Ye Qian had said that with her current strength, doing so would likely kill the opponent.

However, the consequences of hitting the stomach can be quite terrifying.

He immediately bent over and fell to the ground in pain, his face filled with fear and anger.

"You dare hit someone? Beat her to death! Give her a good beating!"

Enraged, the leader of the children gave the order, and the three people next to him all rushed over. Then, Cherry easily knocked them to the ground with one punch each.

Ye Qian's goal was to subdue these people. Given that she had been bullied a lot in the past, Cherry was really ruthless this time, continuing to hit them even after they fell to the ground.

She only let go of the children after they had been beaten for more than two minutes and were crying and begging for mercy.

"From today onwards, I am your boss. Anyone who dares to disobey me is doomed." A small fruit knife was pulled from his pocket and held directly to the leader of the children's neck. "If even one person disobeys me, I will stab you."

"Waaah—" the leader of the children cried out in fright.

Cherry put the knife away.

Then he took out eight Copper Coin from the bag and waved them in front of them. "Whoever behaves will be rewarded later. I'll buy you food."