Chapter 54: Favor from the Improper System
Lance stood where he was, his gaze sweeping quickly over the girl before him under the shadow of his hood.
Although he had seen her information before, seeing her in person instantly raised the alarm bells in his mind to the highest level.
He had never expected that what that old fox handed him was not only an inexperienced noble young lady—but also a Half-Elf!
Those slightly reddish pointed ears peeking out from her hair, along with those ruby-like pure eyes, all proclaimed her rare bloodline.
In this world of Adventurers, such exquisitely inhuman beauty, in certain dark corners, was directly associated with the label of “high-value commodity.”
Although the entire continent had signed the 《Eternal Sacred Covenant》—
Under this sacred legal framework, all benevolent races possessing souls, language, and intelligence had their personal freedom absolutely protected.
Any act of capturing, trading, or imprisoning such races as slaves, playthings, or forced labor within the covenant’s jurisdiction would be considered a crime against civilization, punishable by execution upon discovery.
But laws could only restrain those willing to follow them.
