Chapter 183: Hiring

After the story was told, everyone present – except Owen – looked at Winnie at the same time.

Isn’t she the bird-man figure in the story?

Because he didn’t take the story seriously, Owen didn’t immediately connect Winnie with the birdman. It was only after listening to her description of the Storm Islands that he suddenly remembered.

“Wow!” 

Winnie’s eyes sparkled with delight. 

“So there are rumors about Colendi here too!”

“Oh? Do you have it over there too?” 

Owen asked.

“Yes, we do!”

Winnie said excitedly.

“Colendi is a legendary figure…”

According to Winnie, when Colendi lived on the Storm Islands, he told the Winged Tribe about the outside world every day, which greatly broadened their horizons.

All the interesting humanities stories told have been passed down and are still the favorite stories of Winged Tribe children.

“I see. This further confirms that Colendi’s story really happened.”

Owen stroked his chin and said.

“It seems that the Storm Islands are the Neverland Islands in the story. Winnie, I’m afraid we can’t send you home.”

The Sea of ​​Death is still a nightmare for sailors, and it is unlikely that anyone would be willing to go looking for the legendary Dream Islands.

“Or, do you have a way to go back?”

“Why are you sending me home?!”

Hearing this, Winnie’s eyes widened in surprise, she moved towards Theresa and reached out to grab her sleeve.

“I finally managed to fly out of the Storm Islands. I don’t want to go back!”

I thought Winnie was eager to return to her safe home after experiencing a series of things such as imprisonment and whipping, but it turned out that she didn’t.

“Well……”

Owen seemed to understand why Winnie was here, but he still asked.

“Why don’t you want to go back?”

As expected, Winnie had been longing for the outside world since she was a child, having heard rumors about Colendi. She wanted to leave the Storm Islands and go out to see the world.

Unfortunately, the Winged Tribe has a strict rule passed down from their ancestors that all members of the tribe are not allowed to leave the Storm Islands.

Even without this rule, the extreme weather conditions surrounding the islands would be a formidable challenge for the Winged Tribe, making success almost impossible.

Only the leader of the Winged Tribe knew how to leave the island, and Winnie had to go through a lot of trouble to find out.

“I understand your reluctance to return, but unfortunately, this world is no longer the same as it was during Colendi’s time. The subhuman race has been brutally oppressed by humans, and can only survive in isolated corners.”

During the time of Colendi, although there was not much communication between humans and subhuman races, they were still relatively peaceful and no large-scale wars occurred.

“Winnie, as a member of the extremely rare Winged Tribe, your appearance also conforms to human aesthetics. You are bound to be captured by bad people and eventually sold to rich people as a plaything.”

“Hey…but didn’t you save me?”

Winnie shrank back in fear, looking up at Theresa pitifully.

“Are you guys going to lock me up and whip me like those bad guys?”

Seeing this, Theresa smiled, reached out and touched Winnie’s hair, and said gently.

“Don’t worry, we are not bad people, we won’t do that kind of thing.”

“Doesn’t this mean that there are good people among humans?”

Winnie pouted and muttered.

“Then why don’t I just stay away from bad people and only deal with good people?”

“There are only a few good people like us. Most ordinary people will turn and run away when they see you, while bad people will approach you actively or use force to capture you.” 

Owen said.

After a pause, he asked again.

“By the way, can you tell the difference between good and bad people? Didn’t you just say you were cheated on the Gorge Island?”

This touched a sore spot for Winnie. The first time she came into contact with humans, she was locked in a cage and then transported here.

Fortunately, Winnie managed to escape and met good people like Owen.

Otherwise, she would most likely be caught by the original bad guys, or be captured and locked up by another group of bad guys.

“Is there no place that can accept me?” 

Winnie lowered her head in distress.

“Yes, Winnie.”

Theresa reached out and placed her hand on Winnie’s, gently squeezing it.

“If you want to experience the outside world, why not come to Bianshu Town? The people there are very accepting of subhumans. The person asking you this question is the Lord of Bianshu Town. You can beg him; he will definitely not refuse you.”

Hey! Theresa, you look like you’re trying to seduce a simple and ignorant Winged Clan member, Owen complained in his heart.

“Really?!”

Winnie’s eyes lit up with hope again. She looked up at Owen and begged with anticipation on her face.

“Respected Lord Owen Eisen, please take me to Bianshu Town. I am willing to do anything to repay your kindness!”

Forget it. Owen doesn’t know how to send Winnie home anyway, and she doesn’t want to go back either. If she is left alone, she might encounter all kinds of dangers.

It would be better to recruit Winnie to Bianshu Town and arrange some work for her so that she doesn’t have to fly around everywhere.

It seems that the flying sub-human race can do a lot of things if trained.

“Oh well.”

Owen agreed with a reluctant look.

“Just think of it as me hiring you to work in Bianshu Town. As long as you complete the training or tasks I assign you, you can receive a monthly salary.”

“Great! Thank you, Lord Owen Eisen!”

Winnie was so happy that she raised her arms high and flapped her wings behind her slightly.

“Call him Lord.” 

Theresa reminded.

“Oh!” 

Winnie quickly changed her tone.

“Thank you, Lord.”

“Okay, that’s it.”

Suddenly changing into a serious face, Owen said solemnly.

“Now let’s talk about those bad guys, Winnie. Do you remember where you escaped from?”

…

On the outskirts of Dongsheng Fortress, there is a two-story building built in a relatively secluded place, with two guards who look quite skilled guarding the door.

In the room on the second floor, a bald man with stubble and a fierce appearance was sitting angrily on a chair, with two subordinates, one tall and one short, kneeling in front of him.

“You two pieces of trash!”

The bald man threw the cup in his hand to the ground, and it broke with a snap.

“They actually let that extremely rare birdman escape from her cage during transportation. Do you want to die?”

“Boss! Please spare us, we know we were wrong.”

Gao Zi was so frightened that he trembled all over and kowtowed several times on the ground.

“Yes, yes, we won’t make the same mistake again next time.” 

The dwarf also kowtowed a few times.

“You guys have a next time?”

An opportunity to make a lot of money flew away, and the bald boss was so angry that he wanted to kill these two losers right away.

“Boss! Please spare our lives.”

Gao Zi raised his head slightly and said cautiously.

“We only fed the her a small piece of black bread every day. She is also covered in wounds and can’t fly very far. You urgently need manpower to search for her, and we both know which direction she flew.”

“Yes, yes, boss, we are still useful.” 

The dwarf agreed.