9 Slums
As Alex walked and walked between the alleys, he reached the part at the corner of the city.
The slums.
He had no idea about the type of people living here, so just before he entered the slums, he took a bottle out of his pocket and drank it.
The bottle contained a potion. It was a disguise potion.
It was something he picked up from his mansion.
There were many types of potions in the infirmary of the viscount's castle. Alex picked up a two-star disguise potion.
This was one of the cheapest potion in the category of disguise potions.
The potion could only change your eye colour and at best change your hair colour.
Alex decided to pick this up for a reason since he needed to use appraisal in the slums on thousands of people, his eyes were going to continue to glow a little for a long time.
His eyes were originally shining ocean blue colour which can be pointed out even among a large crowd very easily.
On top of that, a little shine caused by using appraisal would just attract the attention of those who aren't even looking at his face.
As for the hair colour, it would be good if he could get them to change colour, but he could work it out even if they didn't change colour.
As soon as he drank the potion, his eyes suddenly changed colour to become black as they should.
But his hair didn't change its colour suddenly but slowly but surely a hint of black colour could be seen spreading through his white hair.
After nearly 2 minutes, his hairs were completely black.
Alex started walking inside the slums.
The people in the slums all stared at Alex because even though he didn't looked like a noble, he still looked like a son of a wealthy merchant.
The slums were just how Alex expected.
People with pale and dried skin, one could see their ribs sticking out of their chest.
Their clothes were just rags and not actual clothes.
Shit and filth was just lying everywhere. There was so stink that Alex found it hard to believe that there were people actually living here.
All of them were staring at Alex, they thought that Alex might help them a little. Give them a coin or some rations.
It was common that some upper-class people usually distribute rations in slums however only a few do it with a good heart.
Some do it just to make themselves a good reputation by showing how they help people of their territories, all while distributing the cheapest and mouldy rations that wouldn't have sold even if they didn't distribute it.
Many people who have committed vicious atrocities in the past by mistake use the method of helping people in slums to ease the guilt in their hearts by thinking how they were good people who help others.
Alex saw all of them, staring at him but he didn't feel any pity for them. Alex wasn't a person who would take care of others even before he had even strength to take care of himself.
Alex didn't have any ambition of becoming a king to help people or to give everybody a good life and bring everybody out of the slums to a new good life.
Sure, he wouldn't mind doing all that after he becomes a king but that wasn't his main reason to become a Monarch.
He wanted to become a ruler, just because he wanted to. Every office worker on Earth dreams to become CEO and hold shares of his company not because they think how they will increase the salary of those working at lower levels of the company. They want to become the CEO for their own selfish reasons.
It was the same for Alex, he just didn't want to be under anybody so he decided to become the Emperor.
Alex felt a little pity towards the kids as they had done no mistake, they were just unlucky to be born in slums.
Alex didn't go for their sorrowful looks, he knew that most of the people in these slums were probably not born in the slums.
It was most probably the result of their own actions and choices that they resulted in slums.
That's why Alex was interested in the children as there could be some who have talent.
After all, his father and the Knight Commander were both from slums but they changed their life for the better.
Even back on Earth, Alex was living in the slums with his sister during his early years.
Alex muttered "Appraisal" and started taking a look at each person he could see, whether the person was a kid, adult, old, man, woman or anybody.
Although he didn't had high expectations from adults he still thought maybe he could find a useful one among them.
Alex appraised everybody and didn't found out anybody good enough so he started walking deep into the slums.
His black eyes were a good solution for his appraisal ability as even his eyes shine, it didn't matter as black could even hide the shine to a certain extent.
Alex watched everyone as he walked about 8 alleys of the slums.
In the ninth Alley, Alex walked for quite some time before finally stopping. His eyes were strained. Alex couldn't use his appraisal unconditionally without rest. He closed his eyes for a minute as the pain of appraising hundreds of people was not something small.
As he opened his eyes again, he saw something that piqued his interest.
He moved closer to see and he saw a house. The house was made entirely of straws and leaves with little to no bricks used. The house was small, barely enough to hold a person.
In front of the house, a man could be seen sitting with leaning his back on the house.
The man in question had sharp eyes. Unlike most of the beggars here, he wasn't drowned in despair. He had sharp eyebrows and well-defined muscles that looked like they were trained. He looked in his late twenties.
He looked like, he was waiting for something or someone. A hint of determination could be seen in his eyes.
It looked like he hadn't lost all hope just yet.
Alex was intrigued, he waited for another minute and used his appraisal ability on him.
After using appraisal, a large grin was about to form on Alex's face but he controlled it because by now the man in question also noticed Alex staring at him.
Alex started to walk toward the man and after reaching him, Alex squatted, brought his mouth near the man's ears and muttered;
"You do not belong in this place. If you want a chance to change your life for the better for the rest of your life then follow me. You only have one minute to make your decision. "
After that Alex started walking toward the next alley. He still had around 3 alleys left to look at after all he wasn't someone who would want to lose even a single talented person.
( To be continued )
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