Forced to become a delicate companion of a paranoid lord

Xie Wei still wore a veil, and his silver-grey robe covered his body tightly. The outside of the robe was embroidered with intricate patterns of gold and silver threads, and the wide leather corset made of jewels tightly bound his slender waist. He could only maintain a very elegant but not very comfortable sitting posture when sitting there.

No one knew that underneath his robe he was not wearing his usual silk underwear, but a hollow undershirt woven with silver thread, pearls and various gold, silver, jade and stones. This undershirt mainly served a decorative purpose, as it could not cover anything when he took off his outer robe.

With his eyelashes drooped, Xie Wei touched the magic-suppressing bracelet on his wrist through his clothes, feeling a little helpless.

Sal clearly didn't want him to see Damian, but he didn't refuse his request. Instead, he used this kind of mean little trick to express his dissatisfaction.

It was very mean and childish, but Shevi also knew that Thrall had tried very hard to make concessions, and these decorations did make him appear very weak and harmless.

So when Thrall locked him on a ball made of pure gold with shackles decorated with bells, he just pinched Thrall's face but did not refuse.

Sal didn't say where these things came from, but from his evasive gaze, Xie Wei could tell that Sal might have prepared these things at the beginning, but for some reason, he didn't control him in this way later.

The chain connecting the golden ball to the shackles is retractable. After Xie Wei was carried by Sal to the couch in the reception room and sat down, the golden ball was placed near the couch and the chain was shortened. If the shackles were not removed, he would probably be trapped on this couch for the whole day.

Even if I try to walk, I will definitely hurt my ankle.

To be honest, Xie Wei felt a little uncomfortable psychologically, but he watched as Sal carefully wrapped the shackles with soft animal skins, and then wrapped silky satin around his ankles, and carefully observed whether he was frightened or very resistant.

And she coaxed him gently, promising that it would only be this time and she would never let him wear such a thing a second time.

Xie Wei softened his heart again.

He knew it wasn't normal for him to do this, but Sal liked it and he was willing to satisfy him once.

Damian didn't say anything after entering the reception room and seeing Xie Wei's clothes, but after sitting down, he didn't use the greeting words he had prepared in advance.

He originally wanted to ask this "brother" he met for the first time whether he was accustomed to living here, whether his partner was good to him, and whether he needed anything. He thought that this brother, who had little experience and was said to have an extremely weak character, would feel closer to him after feeling cared for.

But when he saw the thing next to the couch that was only used to imprison prisoners, all the prepared ideas were useless.

Although he had no sympathy, he felt that the little guy was very innocent and pitiful at this moment.

His father had many illegitimate children. He had no idea how many half-brothers and sisters he had, and he had never met most of them. But he knew that except for the children whose biological mother was dishonest, the rest of the children did not live badly and were all pampered.

He has never seen what this "brother" named Shiyavi looks like, but he has only heard that he is a rare beauty with a good personality and a weak body.

Now that I saw it, I only saw an Imperial Rose that was tightly wrapped by the Parasau people and confined to a small space.

Damian had a kind and gentle smile on his face. He sat down on the sofa a little distance away from Shiavi and took out something from his space ring.

Apart from a few magic props with fine workmanship, the rest were books.

Before Brett left Goode City, Damian asked him what Shiyavi liked. Of course, Brett didn't know what Shiyavi liked. Thinking of when he was in the Empire, Shiyavi stayed in the tower and read books all day, he casually said that he liked reading.

It just so happened that Damian himself loved reading and carried some good books with him, so he carefully selected dozens of books for Xie Wei as a gift.

On the Lar continent, any book is extremely precious and rare, and it is difficult for ordinary people to learn knowledge. Damian's gift can be said to be very valuable.

Of course, the purpose of giving such a gift is to be able to ask for more rewards from Xie Wei.

In Damian's opinion, Shevi is just a poor unlucky little guy. This poor guy must be very eager for someone to save him from his suffering. He must be thinking about returning to the empire all the time.

Damian, who had been observing Shevi, noticed that after he laid out the books, Shevi's originally motionless body leaned forward slightly.

So he said in a very friendly tone: "You like reading very much, right? There are not many books to read in the Far North Territory, and you don't understand the writing and language of the Parasau people. It must be boring here, right? I will have someone send you some books every year in the future, okay?"

Xie Wei thought of the study that Sal had prepared for him, the three walls filled with books, and the bedtime stories that Sal would read to him from time to time.

He nodded, the corners of his lips curled up slightly under his veil, and then he said softly: "Thank you very much, Your Highness."

In the past, in the Far North Territory, there were no books in other languages ​​except for those written in the Parasau language, and few people could speak the common language, and only a few people could understand it.

It was only after the war 25 years ago that Gib allowed some people to learn the common language. After Thrall took over the territory, it developed into a requirement for all warriors to learn the common language. The books in the castle were also exchanged by Thrall from smugglers.

The books in the bedroom study are not just for Shevi. Sal himself can read them. He even knows the languages ​​and scripts of several countries.

Although Thrall didn't say it, Xie Wei could vaguely feel that Thrall had different ideas from other Parasos. Most Parasos were content with the status quo and would be very satisfied as long as they had enough to eat. They would not want to go anywhere outside the snowfield unless it was necessary, and they did not care about the outside world.

But Thrall is not like that. He wants the Parasol people to get out of the snowfields.

It's not about letting the Paraso people leave the Far North Territory, but about breaking this isolated situation, establishing connections with other countries, and gradually changing the prejudice of people outside the Snowfield against the Paraso people, so that the Snowfield can develop better. This is a very long-term goal.

Damian couldn't see Xie Wei's face, but from his voice he felt that this illegitimate brother was obedient and gentle. There was no such child around him, neither his biological brothers nor the illegitimate brothers who were recognized into the royal family. There was no such type.

He began to understand why the Lord of the Snowfield took a fancy to this poor little thing. It would be so much fun to have such a person in his hands, and it must be very interesting to bully him.

Although his thoughts were a little off track, Damian did not forget the main business. He took out a spherical object from the space ring and fiddled with it. Soon, a small barrier was deployed with the sphere as the center, covering Shevi and Damian.

Xie Wei glanced at the barrier and narrowed his eyes slightly under the veil.

After Damian set up the barrier, he explained to Xie Wei: "The Lord of the Snowfield only gave me an hour. Although I really want to chat with you more, my dear Xie Wei, we don't have that much time. When you return to the empire in the future, we can chat as long as we want. I think we must have a lot in common."

"Return to the empire? What do you mean..." Xie Wei clenched and unclenched his fingers under his robe, his voice trembling slightly.

The memories of the Empire were very unpleasant to him, he didn't like it and didn't want to go back, just hearing Damian say that made him feel suffocated.

"As long as you can convince the Lord of the Snowfield to take over Hutt Island, I can take you back to the Empire. You must have had a hard time in the Far North Territory? Do you want to go home with me?"

To Damian, Xie Wei's trembling voice sounded like a poor, suffering person. After hearing that he could return to the empire, he thought he had misheard for a moment and cautiously tried to get a confirmation from him.

So he used the bait of taking him back to the empire to lure this little fish into the trap.

It's a pity that Xie Wei doesn't want to go back to the empire. He is not a little fish that foolishly bites the fishhook and pokes his mouth to pieces. He is the little rose that the Lord of the Snowfield holds in his palm and protects in his arms.

Xie Wei suppressed the nausea that was rising up in his heart, and his Adam's apple rolled a few times. When he spoke again, he spoke in an unusually low voice with a hint of tears.

"Lord Pucas said that Hutt Island is useless, and he doesn't have that many crystals. In winter, the territory doesn't have enough food, and the crystals are all used to exchange for grain. Merchants' food is very expensive... I overheard the Lord and his retainers saying that there are only a few crystals left. The daily mining volume of the crystal mine is not large, and most of the crystals are kept for exchanging materials..."

Because her face was completely covered by the veil, Xie Wei spoke nonsense with an expressionless face, not at all worried about being found out to be lying.

"Do you know how many magic crystals are in reserve in the Far North Territory now?" Damian's face looked a little ugly, and his tone was no longer friendly.

"It seems... the total number of magic crystals below level 300 is less than million."

"What did you say? That's all?"

Damian stood up suddenly, and when he saw the person sitting on the couch shrink his shoulders in fear, he took a few steps forward and stopped two steps away from the couch. He looked at the person sitting on the couch.

He asked in a stern tone: "Xiavi, you are not lying to me, are you? Children who lie will be severely punished. Do you want to stay in this hellhole forever and let the Parasos torture you? Sal Pucas can't even provide you with good potions. You won't live long here. Are you sure that the reserves of magic crystals in the Far North Territory are really limited to this amount?"

"I... I don't know. I just overheard the conversation between Lord Ryan and Lord Pucas. This is what they said..."

Just after Xie Wei finished speaking, the door of the reception room suddenly opened, and Sal and Nico walked in, followed by a team of Paraso warriors.