The so-called life-burning soap was an alchemical product made from the degraded byproduct of the “life source potion,” usually used by slave traders for female slaves.
Imagine what a woman needs to maintain a good appearance?
First, eating well, drinking well, and sleeping well was a given.
Second, cosmetics, skincare products, and occasionally other items for nourishment.
All of these were costs, each one burning money.
Slave traders naturally wouldn’t spend such costs on a commodity that didn’t even count as a person.
So, borrowing the principle of the “life source potion,” they developed this inhumane thing.
After applying it to the body, it would make the skin appear whiter and more tender, and the muscles look tighter and smoother, at the cost of burning lifespan.
Short-term use was still okay, but if used long-term…
Put it this way.
As mixed-bloods between humans and other races, subhumans’ theoretical lifespan exceeded that of ordinary people.
In this world with magic, ordinary people could normally live to eighty, while any subhuman could live to one hundred twenty.
Half-elves and the like could even reach one hundred fifty.
Already suffering abuse throughout life, with deficient origins, if they used this thing again….. most slaves, especially beautiful female slaves, often died of life exhaustion before forty because of this.
…
One could imagine how much damage this thing did to the body.
Of course, slave traders didn’t care about these.
They only knew that this thing could keep slaves in good appearance without spending a lot of resources, allowing them to sell for higher prices.
After all, an alchemical potion made from extracts that could be obtained in large quantities from the body of bloodthirsty magical beasts generally four to five meters long.
The byproducts it could produce were much more affordable compared to those expensive skincare products and maintenance methods.
Ye Xu hadn’t bought slaves in his previous life, but since these two little ones had come into his hands, it was fate.
He wouldn’t have some saintly heart to liberate all slaves in the world, but he also didn’t want the two of them to suddenly drop dead on him one day.
Ye Xu considered himself to have some human decency; just thinking about that kind of thing made him feel upset.
“Sigh, throw it away?”
Taking the soap handed by Ye Xu, the two girls looked at each other, somewhat reluctant.
“Why, doesn’t it hurt when you apply this stuff on your body?” Ye Xu looked at the reluctant two girls and frowned as he asked.
To this, the two girls remained silent.
It hurts, of course it does. Burning lifespan—thinking about it, one knows the body can’t feel good.
But pain is better than death.
Looking better, the master can pity them, and naturally they would live more comfortably while alive.
Moreover, they were now dreaming of one day serving the master with their bodies.
They didn’t have those noble maintenance products; what if they turned into yellow-faced hags?
No subhuman born as a slave would yearn for “living longer.”
They felt that even if they could only live forty years under the master, the happiness they could enjoy would surpass those so-called wild subhumans who could live over a hundred years, or even ninety percent of slaves in this world.
“Sigh……”
Looking at the two girls, Ye Xu sighed.
Glancing at the cramped bathroom, he then took out a batch of items from his choker: shampoo, body wash, body lotion, conditioner, plus a pile of skincare products that only royalty and nobles could use, taking two of each.
“Take them; if you run out, come ask me for more.”
Under the shocked gazes of the little maids, Ye Xu placed all of these on the nearby sink and said so.
“Eh eh eh, we…..” Subconsciously panicking, but seeing the master’s tightly furrowed brows, they finally pursed their lips and accepted, taking a deep breath before bowing: “Thank you for your grace, master.”
Of course, it wasn’t over yet.
Ye Xu took out fifty silver coins and handed them to the two girls, saying to them:
“Tomorrow, after I go to school, you go find the school’s dormitory management department,”
“Have them install a toilet in your bathroom, replace it with a bigger sink.”
“If the space is too tight, just remove the bath altogether; from now on, you use the same bathroom as me.”
Another wave of grace, especially the last one.
Thinking that in the future they could bathe in the same bathroom as the master, and after the master was willing to let them serve with their bodies in the future, maybe there would even be…
Co, co-bathing and such.
They felt so happy they were about to faint.
Especially Aila; today she had ambushed.
Tickled for half a day to snatch that opportunity from Sushia, thinking of the bathroom full of night-blooming cereus fragrance, she felt her body gradually losing strength.
“Thank you.”
The two girls took deep breaths, strongly suppressing the urge to cling to the master right now, and said even more respectfully.
“Mm.” While sighing at how well these slaves were trained, without any pretense, Ye Xu nodded to the two and then turned to leave the bathroom. “You probably haven’t bathed today; tonight, you can just wash in the outer bathroom.”
“As long as you don’t touch my personal items, feel free to use the rest.”
“I’m going to sleep first; clean up after you’re done washing.”
“Yes.”
The two girls suppressed their inner excitement, watched the master leave, then excitedly picked up those items on the ground, preparing to take a nice bath.
…
Tonight, perhaps because Isxila wasn’t there, Ye Xu nearly entered a nightmare again.
Fortunately, the Night God Throne pulled him into the mental world in time, allowing him to sleep peacefully through the night.
The next morning at eight o’clock, with the knocking sound, Ye Xu slowly woke up.
Opening his eyes, he saw Sushia gently push open the door and walk in.
“Master, I’ve come to serve you in washing and dressing.”
Today, counter-ambushing Aila, finally getting the chance to personally serve the master.
Holding the school uniform to change into, Sushia calmed her mind, stepped into the master’s fragrant bedroom, then slowly drew the curtains.
Then looked at the yawning, rising boy who was perfect like a god under the gentle morning light.
“Mm.”
To this, Ye Xu, who had already adapted to being served by servants over these two years, didn’t put on airs and lightly nodded.
Then, under Sushia’s service, completed washing up and changed into the Magic Academy’s school uniform in the room.
“Master, breakfast is ready; see how it is? If there’s anything that needs improvement, you can tell me.”
A bowl of meat porridge, a fruit salad, a large glass of juice.
After serving the breakfast, Aila resentfully glared at the happy plastic sister who walked out the door with the master, an eye for an eye.
Then stood with her on either side of the master at the dining table.
“Not bad.”
Taking out spoon and fork, elegantly and quickly finishing breakfast, Ye Xu affirmed to Aila.
“Thank you, master.” Holding a napkin to wipe Ye Xu’s mouth, Aila said gratefully.
Lifting his head to check the time, it was already eight twenty; Ye Xu didn’t delay anymore.
Tied his tie at the door, then said to the two maids: “Finish what I instructed before noon today; after lunch, you can go out and wander around yourselves, remember to come back before I finish school.”
“Yes.” To this, the two girls bent at the waist slightly, respectfully seeing the master off.
However, compared to when they first met, in less than two short days.
The two seemed to have transformed from humble, fearful slaves into cute little fairies full of spirit and vitality, brimming with liveliness.
Seeing the maids in this form, Ye Xu lightly responded, then turned and left, preparing to truly start school life.