Since ancient times until today, for the first time, a pair that passed all checkpoints has emerged.

Mewo White and Wang Xiaole, after enduring hardships, finally gained the opportunity to make a wish for themselves, and they have no intention of going back on their words.

As agreed earlier, Mewo White will fulfill one wish for each of them, and the content of the wish can be anything.

There must be an order in granting the wishes.

On this point, Wang Xiaole is not prepared to argue, happily indicating for Mewo White to go first.

Mewo White does not refuse, driven by urgency in her heart, she quickly stands in front of Mewo and silently communicates her wish.

"......"

"Um, Madam intends to fulfill this wish, are you sure? Please decide now."

"......"

"Alright, since Madam is insistent, I will simply fulfill your wish."

Mewo White looks up at Wang Xiaole and specifically tells him, "Sir, lend Madam to me for a while, then I'll return her to you."

Mewo White finishes speaking, walks to the edge of a wall, and gropes on the wall for a few seconds;

Then, a sound of pressing a button is heard on the corresponding wall;

Subsequently, a hidden room appears before the three of them.

Mewo White gestures for Mewo White to follow, hinting that some things can only be said in private.

Wang Xiaole understands Mewo White's intentions and reassures her with a nod to enter, also resolving in his heart:

If any strange sounds come from the room, he will rush in immediately!

Mewo White leads Mewo White into the room, and soon, there is a faint sound of conversation inside.

Wang Xiaole has no interest in eavesdropping and does not intend to find out what the two are whispering about now.

Coincidentally, Mewo White recognizes this trait of his, allowing her to confidently reveal some past events between the two of them to Mewo White...

This was a true story that happened more than six hundred years ago, decades after meeting the king.

----Dividing Line----

In that era, there were notices like the following everywhere:

Free meals and accommodation, additional benefits during the year's end and major festivals;

Rest days from three months to half a year;

Apply now and receive standardized equipment worth over three thousand copper coins as a special gift, limited spots available on a first-come, first-served basis.

The above is a recruitment notice from the kingdom's army. Doesn't the treatment sound excellent?

Free meals - the first half of these four words are nonsense, as from ancient times until now, no country's army has required soldiers to bring their own rations before joining.

Accommodation included - the second half of these four words is even more nonsense, if soldiers are really left to find their own accommodations, on cold mornings during the winter, probably half of them won't get out of bed.

Not to mention:

The food provided is fit for animals to eat;

The accommodations provided have no roof, no floor, and are drafty from all sides.

As the recruiting party, the kingdom's army asks the new recruits to work hard, yet does not pay them a single penny;

If soldiers insist on getting something from the army, then it can only be understood as:

The so-called "wages" are the food they put in their bellies and the water they drink.

Of course, the military also takes into consideration the soldiers' need for expenditure, which is why there is a special provision:

"At year-end and on major holidays, additional benefits will be provided."

What are these benefits?

It means that on the king's birthday, major domestic holidays, and when the army wins a battle, soldiers will be given some money to buy some adulterated wine to drink.

Why buy adulterated wine instead of authentic wine?

Because the soldiers' money is only enough to buy adulterated wine.

Why don't the soldiers have enough money?

Because the bonus benefits provided by the army are limited.

Rest days can indeed last for several months to half a year, but this seemingly long vacation actually includes the rest days for the rest of the applicant's life.

Assuming the applicant only works for thirty years in his lifetime, the average rest days per year would be only six, meaning one day off every two months; and in some cases, it could even be several months before a day off.

If soldiers think about it this way, they may only sense the full malice of the military from the seemingly enticing text traps.

"Now signing up, special bonus of standard equipment worth over three thousand bronze coins included."

The so-called "standard equipment" refers to the armor and weapons given by the military to the soldiers;

Treating this as a benefit is akin to considering the desks and chairs used by freshmen entering school each year as special gifts from the school.

This equipment may sound valuable, but upon closer examination, one would not think so.

In the current era, entering the imperial age, the combat effectiveness of various military forces is formidable, and the equipment for an ordinary soldier is worth at least six thousand bronze coins.

During the previous "kingdom age," villagers from different small countries used equipment of approximately "four thousand bronze coins" in their altercations.

When compared, newly recruited soldiers will undoubtedly realize that they are not even on par with villagers from a previous era.

"Limited slots, first come first served."

These eight words are indeed true; the imperial army has always had a limited number of slots, and once filled, there will be no further recruitment.

What? Can they really recruit people with such poor conditions?

They can indeed recruit, and a large group of people will eagerly compete for slots.

This peculiar phenomenon is not witnessed everywhere but is limited to a particular unit.

"The Beastkin Unit"!

As the name suggests, all members of this unit are beastkin without exception, with no humans to be found.

The role of this unit is to be cannon fodder in wars and serve as the "suicide squad" in siege battles.

Even though the beastkin in the unit end up doing thankless jobs, their lives are still not the worst compared to their compatriots.

In an era where humans enslave beastkin, such records are inevitably absent from the annals of various countries;

Those who know of that historical period are limited to those who lived through it.

Before the era of the "Three Empires," the continent was ruled by the "Dual Hegemony" of the Dibiles and Sero empires, with the other countries serving as followers to these two giants.

Due to the relentless struggles between the two empires, their underlings also engaged in continuous warfare against each other.

However, the prolonged war meant that a large number of people would be consumed; when the country's army was insufficient and foreign mercenaries were difficult to recruit, the kings of small and medium-sized countries turned their thoughts to the heads of other races.

The Dragonkin?

Can't afford to offend!

The Vampires?

Can't afford to offend either!

The Merfolk?

Can afford to offend, but the problem is that humans don't have gills, and raiding the population of the Merfolk deep in the sea is always quite challenging.

Thus, the kings turned their attention to the beastkin.

The history of the beastkin being enslaved dates back to the "Kingdom Era" in the mid-term.

The reason why the powerful beastkin turned into slaves of other races is mainly because they were not united within their own race, which led to them becoming today's "second-class group" after their defeat.

Before the "Empire Era," male beastkin mainly served as laborers, while female beastkin became mistresses of the nobles.

At that time, if a noble household did not have hundreds of beastkin slaves or a dozen or so beastkin mistresses, they would be looked down upon by other nobles.

In the new era, the beastkin were given the right to choose a third or fourth destiny.

Choice Three:

Join the poorly treated kingdom army, gamble on one's character and luck, and see if one can retire with honor after decades of hardship on the battlefield.

Although the battlefield is cruel, the days of being a slave to the nobles are undoubtedly even more miserable; thus, under such considerations, there are still large numbers of beastkin eagerly signing up for the army.

If a female beastkin does not want to marry, work as a laborer, or be a soldier, then there is the fourth option:

Join the organization known as the "Crisis Elimination Society."

The name of the organization may sound juvenile, but it is indeed a large organization consisting of female beastkin, engaged in jobs that involve "exchanging money for lives."

The "Crisis Elimination Society" is an assassin organization and the only beastkin organization that can cooperate with the top echelons of the country.

Its main purpose is to help the wealthy noble families eliminate troublesome individuals at a high cost.

Depending on the price paid by the employer, the level of assassins dispatched varies; excluding the president, the current pinnacle of the organization is a cat-eared girl known as "Silver Blade."

She has never failed in her past missions and is truly a top-notch assassin;

although she has not been active many times so far, she has eliminated significant figures each time, including members of royal families.

However, in one particular mission, she encountered a strange employer;

The strangeness of the employer did not lie in his behavior or speech but rather in the unique nature of the task he assigned.

He wanted Silver Blade to eliminate a person who was by no means a high-ranking official, let alone a king or crown prince, but simply a wandering adventurer.

An adventurer was defined as someone who idled all day, causing trouble when there was none, and stirring up conflicts when there was nothing to do.

In later times, such individuals would simply be considered "social layabouts."

For Silver Blade, let alone within the organization, there were very few who were willing to take on such a target.

When Silver Blade first received the task, he had a thought:

Did the seemingly playboy male in front of him play a very boring joke on himself?

Facing Silver Blade's questioning expression, the playboy male showed genuine sincerity, handed over the deposit, and promised to pay the full amount upon completion.

Unless his brain was fried and having trouble parting with his money was his greatest joy in life, Silver Blade couldn't help but think he was serious.