I became the master of the alien world

Chapter 10 Orphan Resentment

In this way, Lancelot woke up again that night and was thrown into the orphanage by the guards.

The orphanage is located in a corner of the southeastern part of the town. After more than a hundred years of wind and rain, the dilapidated building is already crumbling and may collapse at any time.

The orphanage was bustling for a while, and during the turbulent years of war, it was transformed into a temporary medical facility.

The place was filled with the pungent smell of potion, and the narrow space was crowded with injured soldiers and family members who came to visit.

Soldiers flocked to the border from all over the country under the call of the king. Countless soldiers died on the battlefield, and the corpses in the orphanage piled up like mountains.

It was hot summer, and the unclaimed rotting corpses were covered with blowflies, and the entire orphanage exuded an overwhelming stench.

Interestingly, although the building was originally built as a town orphanage, it never actually took in any children, but instead disposed of many corpses.

A hundred years later, the orphanage became a private property. The current director, Luther, was an overweight, middle-aged man who was lazy and lazy. His wife, Sansa, could not bear the domestic violence and finally fled back to her hometown in the seventh year of her marriage.

As the only servant of the orphanage, Luther's sister Finny chose to stay in this ghost place because she had to take care of her bedridden father.

Luther originally had a son who was the same age as Lancelot. This little boy was also overweight. When he was eight years old, his belly was burst by a piece of pork pie and he went to hell early.

The departure of his wife and the death of his son did not depress this man who weighed more than 200 pounds. He vented all his negative emotions on Lancelot and beat him violently every two days.

His son's belly burst, but this did not alarm Luther. Instead, his appetite increased day by day, and he seemed to have inherited his son's share as well.

This made the orphanage's already difficult financial situation even worse. Luther's sister finally became disheartened and left the orphanage with her luggage on a rainy morning, running to the north of the kingdom to make a living alone.

The dean was not sad at all because of his sister's departure, but immediately ran to the mayor's house and submitted an application for poverty relief to Rob.

It stands to reason that Robert could have ignored Luther's request, but because Lancelot lived there and was afraid of the witch's revenge, he had no choice but to agree.

In order to avoid more unnecessary trouble, he immediately issued a proclamation prohibiting the townspeople from approaching Lancelot.

Since then, the orphanage has become a place isolated from the outside world.

Poor Lancelot, who has lost his memory, has no friends and no books. In his spare time, he can only sit in the yard in a daze, watching the fallen leaves change from green to yellow, and the ditches from deep to shallow.

After Lancelot spent his fifteenth birthday safely, Luther gave him the entire orphanage to take care of. In fact, to put it bluntly, it just meant laundry, cooking and cleaning.

Fortunately, there are not many people to serve, only the dean and his old father.

All the necessities for daily life were purchased by Lancelot at the market in the town on weekend evenings.

This is his only chance to go out.

The dean's father, Luther Sr., was an old man over seventy years old. His body was so weak that he might die at any time. Apart from going to the toilet, Sr. Luther spent the rest of his time in bed.

Therefore, every time Lancelot brought food to old Luther, he would poke his back with his finger to confirm that he was still alive.

As usual, Lancelot would sit aside and watch quietly as Old Luther finished the food on his plate.

Old Luther would talk about various things he encountered when he was young while eating. This was the happiest moment in the boy's extremely boring day.

In the past three years, Lancelot has lost most of his memory, and most of his knowledge of external things comes from what the old Luther said.

Compared to the rough Dean Luther, the old man was much gentler. At least he never hit the boy.

Wizard was one of the words that Old Luther mentioned most. In his hoarse tone, it seemed that all legendary phenomena were inseparable from these mysterious and powerful men who controlled the truth of all things.

In fact, Lancelot was fed up with this life of a walking dead, and he even dreamed of escaping from here.

Until three days ago, his life took a turn for the better.

An uninvited guest appeared in Lancelot's bedroom and woke the boy from his sleep.

This guest was none other than the witch Gloria, but Lancelot had his memory wiped out and could no longer remember who the guest was. He huddled up and shivered.

Gloria asked the boy to go to the Demonic Forest to find her in three days, which was the eve of his sixteenth birthday.

Lancelot originally refused until the other party made his intention clear.

"Lancelot, do you want to become a wizard? If the answer is yes, come to me as promised." Gloria stared into the boy's eyes and said.

In the continent of Cordia, no one will refuse the wizard's request.

Unless you are also a wizard and more powerful than the other party.

"I will wait for you in the Demonic Forest." As soon as she finished speaking, the witch disappeared from the spot.

Lancelot thought he was dreaming, and soon fell asleep again.

However, after dawn, he found a piece of yellow paper under his pillow.

Lancelot opened it and saw an overhead view of the town and surrounding areas drawn on the paper. In the center of a large green area, a striking red cross was marked.

Only then did the boy realize that what happened last night was not an illusion, and his silent heart began to agitate.

The old man expressed his admiration for the wizard more than once. He told Lancelot that it was precisely because of the birth of the wizard that the Kingdom of Rhine was reborn in the midst of total war.

Wizards represent glory, unparalleled power, noble status, and endless wealth.

From the king, prime minister, to the mayor of Tucker Town, almost all positions with real power are held by wizards.

Becoming a wizard was just a dream for Lancelot, but now it seems that it will become a reality.

(End of chapter)