The World of Deities

Su Ye followed the prestige curiously, and saw a crowded market in front of him. A group of strong men dressed only in shorts covering their lower body, sang songs and moved forward slowly.

Different from the tragic expressions of those Hilo people, some of these men smiled nonchalantly, some were silent, some were extremely calm, and only a few showed shame and bowed their heads.

Several of them are exceptionally strong, with a strong aura, as if they were in high positions.

It made Su Ye feel that even the silver warriors in the arena were far beyond reach.

"Poor fellow..." Sergus said gleefully.

"Who are they?"

"Spartan bachelors who are not married until they are over 25 are found in our Spartan law that they insist on not marrying and commit crimes that undermine the country. After all, we Spartans are too few. If we do not force marriage and have children, the number There will be fewer and fewer, and will inevitably be replaced by other city-states. So every time a certain period of time passes, these bachelors will be pulled out to parade. You see, most of them don't care and are used to it."

"They are singing part of the punishment?" Su Ye asked.

"Haha, yes. The pedestrians on the road are laughing at them, it's too pitiful." Saigus said.

"Unexpectedly, Spartan is so unfriendly to single dogs, it's too miserable." Su Ye's tone was full of sincere sympathy.

"Single dog? That word is good, haha."

Sergus smiled and yelled at the punished bachelor outside: "Single dog, get married soon, you don't have to be punished if you get married. Single dog!"

The pedestrians nearby laughed.

Some children also shouted: "Single dog! Single dog..."

The single dogs in the parade gave Segus angrily.

Sergus returned to the carriage and said, "I will never be like them. I can definitely get married before I turn 25."

"It's good to have a dream." Su Ye said half-jokingly.

"Our Sparta is a marriage robbing system, as long as I discuss with the girl I like, find an opportunity, take my brother to the house and get married. Therefore, I am not afraid of being single at all." Saigus said.

"The question is, does any girl like you?" Su Ye asked.

Sergus froze for a moment, scratched his head, and said, "I have been in the arena for several years, and I really don’t know any girl. I used to think that after becoming a strong gladiator, there will be girls showing love to me. No. The most annoying thing is that last night I saw a girl showing love to Di Aotian and Wang Dahui on the graffiti wall outside the arena."

"So, you are also a single dog." Su Ye said.

Segus murmured to himself, "It seems that he was right."

The carriage continued to move forward, out of the city, and reached the deserted canyon outside Sparta.

Su Ye got out of the carriage, frowning his brows and nose slightly

A faint smell floated in the air.

"This is the smell of abandoned canyons, alas..." Sergus sighed softly.

"Let's go in."

The two walked slowly forward.

The light gray mountain peaks are like huge door frames, leaving an intersection for more than ten carriages to run side by side.

At the entrance of the canyon, a group of Spartan soldiers in black leather armor walked around.

They looked at Su Ye and Sergus, and continued to patrol.

Two people entered the canyon and walked for ten minutes, and the front suddenly opened up.

The green grass was spread out, and rows of old brown wooden houses were scattered among them. The roofs and walls of the wooden houses were rotten and black, as if they had been soaked in rain.

In the distance, there are some small undulating mounds, and further away, the mounds are weathered, showing a little bit of pale white.

Su Ye retracted his gaze, and the two of them walked forward and looked at the nearby house.

The sounds of babies crying one after another.

Some people walked around, mostly women.

A woman with her back to the person is breastfeeding a baby.

A woman was crying while gently coaxing the child in her arms.

Someone feeds baby rice soup little by little.

There are also women who clean up old wooden houses and let the babies lie down.

A girl in black walked out of a room,

The girl is petite, with her black hair hanging down, covering most of her face with her bangs.

Where the hair was not covered, dark red birthmarks and a few dark moles were exposed.

The birthmark has a huge range, and it seems to cover most of the face.

However, the girl's eyes were pale pink.

Like a pink diamond.

Her eyes seem to have amazing magic power, which makes people unforgettable just looking at it.

Su Ye looked at the girl, and the girl looked over.

The two looked at each other.

Su Ye stopped and nodded slightly in greeting. The girl blinked her eyes as if she was smiling, but as if she didn't show anything, she nodded slightly and walked to another house.

Sergus sighed softly and said: "Although the law threw weak babies into the canyon, family affection did not abandon them. Many mothers come here to breastfeed their babies, but they will slowly reduce the frequency. Don't give up. There are also some kind people who take care of the children when they have time."

"Does the city-state prohibit them?" Su Ye asked.

"The city-state law does not stipulate that babies cannot be rescued. It even stipulates that if the baby can live to three years old, the Spartans can adopt it. A few parents will continue to feed the child until the age of three, and finally apply to the city-state for adoption. In fact, I Know several such abandoned fighters."

"That's it." Su Yedao.

"Are you here to donate? There is a donation box." Sergus pointed to a wooden box.

"Donation doesn't have much effect on these babies. After I came here, everything was almost as I guessed. Abandoning the canyon does not require any donation, it needs long-term feeding." Su Yedao.

"Then you mean..." Sergus looked at Su Ye in disbelief.

"I have established a charity club in Athens, and I plan to establish one in Sparta." Su Ye finished speaking and looked up at the sky.

The sky is blue and cloudless, but the whole canyon is gloomy.

"This will cost a lot of money," Sergus said.

Su Ye smiled and said: "I have calculated that less than ten thousand golden eagles are used a year."

"A golden warrior can earn less than ten thousand golden eagles in a year. The income of the gladiator king Comodes is the highest among all gladiators. Even so, it seems that he can earn less than twenty thousand golden eagles in a year based on his identity as a gladiator. Of course, he has other shops and properties, and his total income is more than 20,000. Moreover, if he raises a baby, he really needs less than 10,000 golden eagles a year, maybe not even 1,000." Sergus was puzzled. Looking at Su Ye.

"It's just that raising babies may not cost much. When they grow up, it will cost more." Su Ye said.

"Ah? Are you here for real? Don't bother, there are some people who try to train abandoned fighters, but...the success rate of abandoned fighters is not high, and they will basically lose money. If a private mercenary group is established, it will You won't lose too much." Saigus said.

"I am saving these babies not for making money." Su Ye said.

"What is that for?"

Su Ye thought for a while and said, "There are many reasons. Part of it is because of the most basic human kindness. I can watch adults step into the underworld, but I don't like letting children who have no choice ability follow a path of death. I have been hoping since I was a child that when I am able, I can help people in need. What's more, don’t you think it’s a very valuable thing to save so many people just by spending some money? Price is value."

Sergus hesitated: "What you said makes sense, but I still think something is wrong. Saving others with my own money is not necessarily a good thing."

"If I am not wealthy but help people, it is pedantic, and it may be stupid if it is ugly. However, I have a lot of spare money in my hands, which comes from the whole world, then I will give back some of the money to people in need in this world Isn't it a very good thing? Thousands of golden eagles every year are just a golden magical instrument for me. It is very worthwhile to exchange so many lives with a golden magical instrument." Su Ye said.

"You are really a good man." Sergus said sincerely.

"What's more, everyone can get spiritual and spiritual gains from doing good deeds. My own gains far exceed what I give. Therefore, I don't quite understand why the Spartans don't feed these babies." Su Yedao.

"It’s not that I don’t want to, I can’t. The common people can’t afford it, and no one can go back and forth so far every day. Throwing here is the dual will of the law and the gods. If a nobleman keeps feeding these babies, does it count against the gods? Will it be hostile by other nobles?" Saigus said.

"That's the case. However, I believe that any god with justice in heart will not allow this to happen." Su Yedao.

In the wooden house, the girl with pink diamond eyes took a serious look at Su Ye, and then continued to help the crying baby.

Sergus looked shocked, and hurriedly reached out to stand in front of Su Ye, and whispered: "My idol, don't say that. It will scare people to death. I saw someone drunk a few years ago. , Scolding the gods in the public, but thunder fell from the sky, and he was killed alive."

"I didn't name the gods, so nothing will happen." Su Ye smiled.

"If you really want to feed them, you first need to find a large number of nurses. This is not easy. After all, babies can't drink goat milk, and it is difficult to survive drinking rice soup." Saigus said.

"This is the thinking of your warriors. I am a magician. So when I think of these babies, I think of how to solve them with magic. I just flipped through the book and asked the teacher to find out that there was a kind of potion. Add it to goat milk or milk, and dilute it with water, and the baby can drink it directly. The effect is no less than breast milk. I only need to buy that potion to feed all the babies here. You see, things are not as difficult as I thought. ." Su Yedao.

"Really? I don't know magic, don't lie to me." Sergus asked in confusion.

"It is true, and the price is not high. I will go to the people of the Plato Chamber of Commerce in Sparta today and ask them to dispense the potion directly." Su Ye said.

Sergus smiled and said, "That would be great. I will come here to help if I have time in the future. But...what if you are not in Sparta?"

"Julis will do everything well." Su Yedao.