Ten minutes later, the one-armed man took Boom and Rikka outside a barn door. As for the poor people who originally planned to follow, they were politely rejected.
Although several of his men were reluctant, they slowly opened the wooden door. Boom, who had a gloomy face, actually laughed.
Rikka was startled by Boom's abnormal behavior, and then placed the two iron swords on the one-armed man's neck. She waited angrily for him and his explanation.
"Rikka, these people... I'm very familiar with them. I didn't expect that there would be a place like this in Highgarden. It's amazing." Boom said and walked straight in.
Compared with the bustling scene of Highgarden, this place looks very decayed. Not only is there always a musty smell in the air, but it is also filled with coughs and painful groans.
"Welcome to the real ghetto." The one-armed man walked straight to a corner and brought hot water and cups.
Rikka reluctantly sat on the wooden post with crude tea and slightly shabby snacks, but had no intention of eating anything.
However, Boom slowly picked up the tea cup, as if he was tasting the tea, more like afterthought. The one-armed man did not ask questions, but was also thinking about his own things.
"Rikka, you know, my brother has liked drinking tea since he was a child. He feels that this will bring him one step closer to the rich."
"I'm very satisfied today. Give them some money and we should go back."
After saying this, Boom stood up and walked towards Rikka. The one-armed man beside him did not stop him in any way, or it would be good if he could save his life.
But Rikka was squatting in front of several children, stuffing candies into their arms. As for what Boom said, they were automatically ignored.
"Brother, let's play here for a while. I don't want to go home so early." Rikka blinked her big, watery eyes and asked innocently.
One second he was the god of death, the next second he was the good girl next door. Everyone stood there with blank expressions on their faces, only Boom frowned. He was the one who knew Rikka best, how could he not know what the other party was thinking.
"Brother, I am really tired. Look at my calves, they are all swollen." Rikka said again with tears in her eyes.
Boom stood next to Rikka. He gently put his hand on the other person's shoulder, intending to forcefully pull him back. However, Rikka came close to his ear and whispered something.
"My brother is a gentle man, I believe he will not leave the situation alone." Rikka said, turned around with a smile and squatted on the ground again.
Boom sighed, thinking that this sister is getting more and more disobedient. Could it be that the humanoid contracted beast has matured early and has entered the rebellious stage?
"They are all orphans, or their parents are dead, or they have no parents at all. Abandoned babies like this will become slaves of a noble family if they are lucky, but if they are not lucky..."
"So I am a cripple, so I gather them here and ask people to teach them how to make a living. As for how old they can live, it all depends on luck."
"But because they have been eating scraps and garbage for a long time, these children have been in a state of malnutrition, and many of them are weak and sick."
"But they are already very lucky, because the other people in this barn, let alone garbage, can't even eat shit."
"Food poisoning, wound infection, internal organs as rotten as a sewage ditch, and... and mental disorders after cannibalism."
"But even if you have no choice but to live, it is better than dying. As long as I still have breath, I will never allow anyone to give up their life."
The one-armed man lowered his head with tears in his eyes. He kept holding the half of the giant sword, and his past appearance kept appearing in his mind.
But just when he was about to say something more, he suddenly found that Boom and Rikka had left him long ago, and it seemed that they had not listened to the nonsense from beginning to end.
"Those things you said are not the capital of other people's sympathy. Instead of nagging on and on, please hurry up and bring a basin of hot water over."
Boom shook the small bottle in his hand. It was the pills prepared by Rikka, but the quantity was not very large. After the Lulu and Rebecca incident, Rikka's inventory had long been eaten up.
Therefore, the two decided to simply dissolve the last dozen pills into hot water. Although this would greatly reduce the efficacy of the medicine, it was not a solution.
As for the final effect, it may be as the one-armed man said, either to endure it and continue to live, or to go to the Hall of Valor and reincarnate earlier.
"What are you doing standing around here? Didn't you hear what my brother said clearly? What a knight should have!" Rikka did not look back, but continued to calm the children's emotions.
A moment later, Rikka's pills were mixed with a large basin of hot water. The young people carefully distributed them to the patients, while the one-armed man quietly walked out of the barn.
He sat on the stone steps and silently cleaned the wound on his shoulder. Although it was no longer bleeding, Rikka's sword had severed the muscle.
However, he wanted to laugh at this moment. Although he didn't know who the other two were, judging from the current situation, they were definitely not the nobles in his impression.
"Drink, high-ranking knight." Boom walked out of the barn at some point, and his cold voice seemed to come from hell.
"I'm just a poor man now. You don't need to be so defensive about me, and I have no intention of finding out the details of the two of them." The one-armed knight replied with a smile.
"This is best, otherwise I will kill the people in the barn with my own hands and let you live in self-blame forever." After Boom said this, he stood directly at the entrance.
Although Rikka likes to help people, Boom is not a fool. In his opinion, high-level knights are another identity of nobles, so naturally they must be careful.
As for the nonsense the other party said before, Boom simply ignored it. Using scheming and language skills to make the enemy relax their vigilance, Boom rubbed the black wood staff and looked forward to the upcoming battle.
An hour later, Rikka ran out with a smile. The one-armed knight who wanted to thank her was kicked over by her, while Boom showed a smile on his face.
"How's the situation? Are you having fun?" Boom handed the other person the juice he had prepared and asked softly.
"It's okay. Even if a few people can't be saved, they can probably live for another half a year." Rikka replied nonchalantly, as if she was talking about an insignificant thing.
However, these words could not escape the ears of the one-armed knight. His hand holding the giant sword trembled slightly, but he finally put it down.
He stood up and walked towards Boom and Rikka. He kept a distance of more than two meters and stopped. This was a hint that he had no intention of taking action.
"If you two have the means, please come to the rescue and at least save the children. They are only ten years old." The one-armed knight knelt down and said respectfully.
"You seem to have made a mistake. There is no need for us to take action, or what price can you pay? Not to mention your allegiance, we don't need this kind of thing."
"What's more, you once wanted to hurt us. Please tell me, Your Excellency, Senior Knight, what would you do if it were you?" Boom stared at the one-armed knight, without any emotion in his voice.