I was a knight in the Middle Ages

"Lord Alpha, where are we going next?" After walking out of the commercial street, Lina asked the question in her mind.

They had been on the street for some time, but she didn't know what to do and just wandered around aimlessly.

Alpha showed a mysterious smile and said, "I'll take you to a good place. You'll know when you get there. Let's go quickly."

After saying that, Zhang Mo led the three of them towards the outskirts of the city.

An hour later, several people stopped at a remote alley.

Lina looked around. This place was remote, with old residential buildings on both sides of the road. It looked very desolate. The gloomy environment bred the power of darkness. Lina couldn't help but feel a little scared.

Alpha seemed to see her concerns and comforted her: "Don't worry, just follow me."

After saying that, several people walked straight into a slum.

Lina gritted her teeth and followed, but she held Alpha's arm tightly.

Although it was broad daylight, the slum was very dark. The narrow passages were filled with tattered clothes, and the sun shone through only a few spots.

Lina followed Alpha carefully and came to the door of a low-rise house.

Alpha went forward and knocked on the door. Soon a heavy voice came from inside the door: "Who is it?"

"It's me, Alpha, open the door."

There was silence for a moment, then there was a sound of a lock turning, the door was opened, and a skinny middle-aged man appeared at the door.

He looked at Alpha and Lina warily, and finally stopped his gaze on Alpha: "Lord Alpha, why are you here?"

Alpha walked into the room and asked instead of answering, "Diggory, why don't you invite me in to sit down for a while? After all, I was once your knight commander, too."

"Lord Alpha, the room is very small and I'm afraid you may not be able to adapt to it. Please come in!" The middle-aged man quickly opened the door and invited Alpha and the others in.

Zhang Mo sat on the greasy little stool that the man had wiped clean, and the three women stood aside.

"That silhouette is you, right?" There was no doubt that the person Zhang Mo saw was Digory.

"Lord Alpha, this is all my fault. I shouldn't have violated the knight's commandments and participated in gambling. This is what we won, and I am willing to hand it all over." Digory thought that Knight Alpha was here to call him to task, so he immediately knelt on the ground.

"Anyone else?"

Digory was once his knight's squire, but he retired due to his age, declining strength, and injuries on the battlefield.

But once you are a Knight's Squire, you are a Knight's Squire for life, and once you receive a sign from your Knight's Master, you cannot disobey him in any way.

"Lord Alpha, it's us. We know we were wrong. These are the gold coins we won. We are willing to hand them over."

Two men came out of the back room and knelt down with Digory.

"Stand up! I'm not here to call you to task. Besides, the Discipline Paladin Order has been disbanded. You don't have to strictly abide by the discipline in the future."

Looking at the gold coins on the table, there are only three in total. I'm afraid this is all the three of them have. It can be seen that their lives are very difficult.

"Lord Alpha, are you going to abandon us?" Although life is not easy, being a knight's squire is their honor and it is a spirit that is ingrained in their bones.

"I'm not abandoning you. I'm leaving here soon. There's no point in you staying."

Alpha knew that knight squires were lifelong positions and they stayed only to respond to the call.

But they need to take care of their own living. A true knight's squire cannot do mercenary work, at least he cannot fight for money.

What else can these people do besides fighting? They live in poverty.

"It is not too late for you to leave the Vatican, go to a remote area, and start your life again."

The oldest of them is only in his thirties or forties, and all of them have the strength of a junior knight. It is not too late to start over now.

This is also the fate of most knights' squires. After all, not every knight's squire will abide by the rules and respond when called upon.

"But"

"Here is a hundred gold coins. Divide it among the three of you for travel expenses. If you have family members, take them with you. This place is not suitable for you."

The Vatican is already full of intrigue, and the knights who strictly abide by the commandments cannot survive there.

"Lord Alpha, are we still your knight squires? Can we leave with you?" Feeling the difference in Alpha, the three of them burst into tears of gratitude. For the first time, they sincerely hoped to become Alpha's squires.

"Don't you want to be my knight squire?"

"Of course I am willing. We will be your servants for the rest of our lives. As long as you say a word, we will rush there immediately no matter where in the world we are."

“It’s not convenient for me to take you with me this time, so you should leave by yourselves, live your own lives, and settle down.

Whether you are a bodyguard or a mercenary, you can live well. "Alpha stood up and prepared to leave.

"Sir, can we recruit warriors in your name?" The three knights already had this idea, but no matter how much they insisted, they could not withstand the ravages of life.

"Okay, but you must not break the law or harm the people, otherwise I will destroy you wherever you go." This is Zhang Mo's bottom line.

"Yes, sir, we promise to obey your instructions."

Looking at the disappearing figure, hope glimmered in the eyes of the three people.

If the three of them leave without Alpha's permission, they would be deserters.

But how long can a person persist in such a life? Faced with the collision between ideals and reality, most people choose to compromise.

"Have you ever thought about how you will live when you are old or lose your fighting ability?"

Being a formal knight is relatively secure and includes a salary. If one becomes a noble, he will have a fiefdom, no matter how big or small, and it will be guaranteed.

But a knight's squire is a slave. If the knight's lord is kind, then there is still a purpose, at least he won't starve.

"Are you going to abandon us, Lord Alpha?" Lina looked at Zhang Mo pitifully.

"Then do you want to follow me for the rest of your life? I'll be your knight's wife." Zhang Mo had no objection.

With Lina's beauty, Zhang Mo would definitely have no chance of winning her over in today's society.

"Lord Alpha, can I take this as your confession to me?" Lina narrowed her eyes and her face flushed.

"Then do you accept it, Lina?"

"I need to think about it." Lina knew that acceptance was the best option, but such a thing was simply unattainable.

In fact, female knights usually form pairs with other knight attendants, which makes it easier to recruit them when necessary.

Few female knights end up following the Knight Lord. After all, no matter how beautiful a female knight is, she will eventually grow old and lose her beauty.

"Where are we going now, Lord Alpha?" Fattam asked curiously.

"Let's go to the back streets." The back streets are almost connected to the slums.

However, the backstreets are very chaotic, with fights, drinking, gambling and almost all crimes can be found here. It is a paradise for criminals and a hell for ordinary people.

There are countless gangs in the back streets, more than twenty of them, big and small.

After playing today, I can play again tomorrow. It’s no big deal.

Few people from the back streets go to correctional institutions or hospitals. Most of them are beaten half to death and then thrown into some corner to fend for themselves.

Zhang Mo led the three of them through the brightly lit streets. There were fights everywhere, blood and flesh everywhere on the ground, and perhaps there was a dead body in the corner.

"Give way, give way."

The sudden reminder attracted the attention of several people.

A figure shuttled through the crowd as smoothly as a loach, facing the noisy streets without any sense of obstruction.

"Gather." Looking at the loach rushing towards them, as if it wanted to get in between them, Zhang Mo immediately took a step back.

Faced with four people standing close together, Loach had no choice but to squeeze past.

Before leaving, he glared at Zhang Mo fiercely.

"Who was that just now? Lord Alpha." Lina asked curiously.

"It could be a thief, a criminal, or someone in a hurry. But if we want him to squeeze in among us, it depends on fate and the other party's intention." Zhang Mo didn't want to give up the initiative.

"Sir, what's that sound?" Lina seemed to hear some weak voices.

"You can go in and take a look." Zhang Mo pointed to the dark alley next to him.

As someone who has experienced this, Zhang Mo certainly knows that this is the extravagant sound of lovemaking between men and women.

"No." Lina was a little scared.

"Run! Someone is killing someone." Suddenly, a terrified scream came from a distance.

Several gang members started fighting on the street.

The street that was once crowded with people was now littered with corpses and bloodstains, and the entire street was filled with the stench of blood.

"Don't go over there, you can't stop these things." Zhang Mo pulled Tasli's shoulders and stopped her.

“In fact, they were originally knights, paladins, knights of light, and even knights of discipline.

However, due to various reasons, they left the Knights and fell into depravity, becoming what they are now.”

"How could they do this? Even if they leave the knight team, they still have to abide by the commandments." Tasli believes that commandments are imprinted in the mind, not external rules.

No matter where you are, you must observe the precepts.

"Those who abide by the commandments are the knights from the slums. Over there, they abide by the commandments and are poor and destitute, while here, they kill for fame and fortune." Zhang Mo took a few people to continue visiting this mixed street.

"Dad, please don't sell my sister. I can make money for you. Please." The sudden noise woke up the distracted people.

"Helm, I never thought that a gambler like you would have such a beautiful daughter. Could it be that your ugly wife had an affair and gave birth to her?" A wretched man was directing three big men to drag the girl who was only thirteen or fourteen years old.

If this is brought back, I'm afraid its tragic fate is already known.

"Boss, this girl is not a virgin." A wretched man actually touched the little girl's pants with his right hand.

"Helm, did you do this? I can't sell it at the price you said." The trafficker looked at Helm angrily.

"Instead of letting others get a bargain, it's better to let me get a bargain. I just lost my virginity last night and am still very young. Fifteen gold coins is very cheap." Helm bargained in a vulgar manner.

"That's the price for a virgin. I'll sell it to you for a maximum of ten now. If you don't sell it to me, I'll leave." The trafficker roared angrily.

The two men bargained, not taking the brother and sister on the ground into consideration at all.

"Brother, go quickly and don't stay here." When the sister saw her brother's appearance, a glimmer of light appeared in her lifeless eyes.

"You beast, how could you treat your sister like this?" The little boy angrily rushed towards the man he called his father.

"Get out! I provide you with food and drink. Can't you let me play for a while? Besides, I will sell you too." Helm was so angry that he didn't care about his own son.

"Ah! You little bastard, you dare to bite me." Helm kicked the thin little boy off his leg and covered his thigh, wailing in pain.

"Fifteen gold coins for two people. If you don't want me, I'll sell it to someone else." Helm shouted angrily.

"What do I want this boy for? For charity?" The traffickers were not very interested in the little boy.

"You can make him work and let him sell his body. I heard that some people particularly like little boys." The gambler Helm knows a lot.

"Please save my brother. I will serve you like a slave." The little girl knelt on the ground and kowtowed, regardless of the physical and mental pain.

But there were many people watching the fun, but few took action.

This kind of thing happens every day in the back streets.

There have been many people selling their children in the past, and this number will continue to increase in the future.

"Okay, I'll give you fifteen gold coins." In order to avoid any further complications, the human trafficker took action.

"Wait." Suddenly a female voice shouted, and Tasli walked out from the crowd.

"Female Knight, I advise you not to get involved in this matter, otherwise I will not be polite." Looking at the other party's dress, the human trafficker thought that the other party wanted to ruin his good deeds.

Tasli felt relieved after getting Zhang Mo's nod.

"Here are twenty gold coins. I want them."

According to the knight's commandments, Tasli cannot take action against these human traffickers. After all, the slave trade is not illegal.

"Okay, here you go, both of them." Helm grabbed the gold coins excitedly.

"Let him sign this." Zhang Mo threw the indenture contract to Tasli.

"Sign and seal." Tasli grabbed Helm's hand and pressed her fingerprint directly on it.

"You robbed the person our mafia wanted, and you will not have a good end." Seeing the gorgeous clothes and the large number of people, the human traffickers could only go back and call for help.

"Let's go, we can't stay here anymore."

"What are you two going to do?" Tasli was about to follow Zhang Mo, but saw the little girl was about to run over.

"My sister is going to get the luggage."

"No need, just go." Zhang Mo asked Tasli to take them away directly.

Sure enough, before the few people walked out of the back street, they were stopped by a group of gangsters.

"Hand over all your money and all your women, or you won't be able to leave today."

The human trafficker was hiding in the crowd, and now what was left behind was not only money, but also Tasli and others.

"I'll lead the charge later, Tasli will follow behind, and Lina and Fattam will charge forward together."

Zhang Mo knew that things could not be resolved amicably, so he would not be polite.

"kill."