Chapter 2: A Stone Skin
The cage had been bumpy all the way, and except for Dean, the other "slaves" were exhausted from Scarface's abuse in the previous few days. Pen & Fun & Pavilion www.biquge.info
However, this Scarface seems to be very familiar with both trafficking and abuse. It can not only make everyone miserable, but also ensure that these "goods" that make him rich can still be sold.
Finally, the carriage stopped.
The camp in front of him was surrounded by countless huge tree stumps, surrounded by several tower-like lookout posts, and guarded by swords on all sides. It's more of a well-guarded prison than a camp.
Scarface greeted the guards at the main entrance of the camp, and a middle-aged man who looked like a chief walked over.
"Scar, you're doing this business too well, another batch? You will be a monopoly in less than two years. ”
Scar smiled, took out a bag of silver coins from his pocket and quietly stuffed it to the middle-aged man: "Doesn't this have to rely on Big Brother Charlie's support, haha." ”
The middle-aged man known as Charlie quietly accepted the money bag and said with a smile: "They are all their own brothers, and if you have something, you can talk to my brother." Hey, why are you still stunned? Hurry up and open the door!"
The staked gate was pulled open by several guards.
Scar left his two younger brothers at the gate of the camp and drove the carriage alone towards the camp.
The camp is not small, with a ring of improvised tents on the periphery, and the guards who come in and out seem to be their residences.
Further inside, there is a cage similar to that of a cage. The cages were made of sturdy stakes and thorny rattans, and each contained a dozen people, but they were crowded.
The imprisoned people don't seem to be even prisoners here, being treated like slaves, even animals.
They were shirtless, dirty, and most of them had shocking wounds. Dean saw an old man curled up on the ground who had been whipped by the guards, half of his cheek was torn off, and blood and sewage were mixed together.
And the "prisoners" next to him are all far away, with nothing but fear in their eyes.
The others in the cages couldn't help but be even more frightened when they saw the terrible situation of the prisoners in these camps. The young man who had been stabbed by the scar couldn't help but bury his head in his hands and began to tremble.
Walking to the center of the camp, Dean saw a large golden tent. Scar parked the cage in front of the tent, and his terrifying face instantly became much more humble. He jumped out of the carriage, folded his hands in front of him, and stood there with a smile on his face like a servant.
Without Scar's words, the clever guards in front of the tent entered the tent and called for the master.
With a burst of rough laughter, a fat man in gorgeous armor walked out of the big tent.
"Hahaha, Ottel! You're really my right-hand man, and I've got another batch so soon!?"
It turned out that Scar's name was Ottel.
"For General Hudson, the villain should do his best. It's just that the distance has delayed some time, and the night will still bother you, I hope your Excellency will not punish the villain. ”
Dean looked at Scarface with a playful smile: I couldn't tell that this guy was still a thoughtful trafficker.
Hudson seemed to like Scar's humility, and let out a loud laugh in quick succession.
While Hudson and Scar were chatting, Dean began to look around.
There were three waves of guards standing guard around the tent, almost in a circle. According to estimates along the way, these guards were about one-third the strength of the camp. Most of the rest are concentrated at the camp gates, as well as the various arrow towers.
As for the distance from the Great Tent to the outer wall, there were only a few patrolling guards.
If Shi Qing came here five days ago, where is he now?
Dean decided to continue his disguise, and when he came into contact with the slaves in the camp, he would inquire about Shi Qing's whereabouts. I believe that the Harirans with black hair should still be very eye-catching here.
Scar appears to have been invited to the tent by Hudson, and Dean vaguely hears the two of them say the word "arena".
If there are any characteristics of the Noah tribe other than the worship of the goddess Noi, then Shangwu is definitely the most obvious one.
The Noahs admired warriors, and heard that when there was still royal power in the continent of Noi, the king built an arena on a large scale.
In the arena, countless warriors fought each other, and some even challenged fierce animals such as lions, tigers, and bears. However, this trend gradually evolved into a pastime for the aristocracy, and the phenomenon of disregard for human life became more and more serious. Even, it was proposed to watch a show where father and son kill each other and brothers kill each other.
Because of this situation, the church came into conflict with the royal nobility of the time. A protracted war was ensued, and the popular church finally destroyed the royal power and razed the huge arenas to the ground. Later, if anyone is found to have built an arena without permission, they will be sent to the Church's Patriarchal Department and burned at the stake.
It seems that things are getting more and more interesting.
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Dean and his party were taken by the guards to a cage closer to the tent.
There were four people in the cage, and none of them seemed to be very old. Because of the addition of Dean and his gang, the originally small space seems even more crowded.
When the guards walked away with their heads bowed in the corner of the cell, the four men who had been sleeping with their heads bowed in the corner of the cell leaned towards Dean and the others.
A tall young man at the head glared at Dean and said, "This is our territory, do you newcomers know the rules?"
Dean couldn't help but laugh, these guys seemed to really call this place home.
"You have a point, there has to be a first-come, first-served basis. But it's locked, and we have nowhere to go, and if you can get the guards to open the door for us to get out, I'll be happy to make it available for you. The smile on Dean's face succeeded in infuriating the tall young man.
Seeing that the other party was about to make a move on Dean and his gang, several people on Dean's side not only did not step forward to help Dean resolve the conflict, but retreated a little back.
It's true that Dean didn't know these guys well, and he had a verbal altercation with one of them. These guys don't fall into the trap, and it's already thankful that they can stand by and watch.
Since the tall young man can become the head of the four, he is naturally also a smart person. At a glance, it was obvious that these newcomers didn't seem to have a very good relationship with that up-and-coming kid, so they had no scruples.
Dean looked helplessly at the four guys in front of him: "Okay, okay, I surrender, I apologize to you." ”
The tall young man looked proud, but he didn't seem to spare Dean.
"Hehe, you think an apology is enough?"
"That'...... Are you going to punch me twice?"
"Two punches? That's not good, why do you have to have five, six, seven, or eight punches? Besides, I have three brothers, so I can't let them just watch the fun, right?"
Dean seemed to hesitate for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Okay, one person and eight punches! Ladies and gentlemen, you can be light! I have not been in good health since I was a child." ”
Although the few people in Dean's group are relatively thin and weak, and Scar has been choking enough in the past two days, they are also young lads after all. looked at Dean's cowardice with a look of disdain.
Especially the guy who had a quarrel with Dean scolded even more disdainfully: "Flim tongue coward!"
Dean didn't care at all about the contempt of the group of cowards behind him, he took a very funny stride, and then said to the four people: "Come on, fight and pull down in one go!"
"That's not going to work, it's a long night, we've got to come one by one!" said the big young man, who was the first to raise his fist and hit Dean in the face.
"Bang"!
This was followed by a wail: "Oops!"
But the owner of this wail was not Dean, who was beaten, but a big young man.
I saw him fall to the ground, clutching his arms, rolling incessantly, with a painful look on his face.
The companion of the big young man was stunned for a moment, and then hurried around.
"Huck!What's wrong with you!?"
"His finger seems to be broken!?"
Just as everyone around them was wondering, the guard was drawn by Huck's howl.
Huck and the others tried to explain that the incident was caused by Dean, but the guards didn't bother to pay attention to what was going on, and yelled at the four Huck with a burst of foul words. Luckily, the guards didn't use sticks to teach Huck a lesson.
Eventually, Huck stopped wailing, but his mouth was still sucking in the cold air.
At this moment, Dean scurried out of nowhere, and a handsome melon seed face came to Huck with a warm smile.
"It's so hard, it's so angry! Come on, come on, be a man of your word. And the seven punches, hurry up and get it done, I'll be going to sleep in a while. ”
After saying this sentence that made Huck want to scold his mother, Dean turned his head and smiled at the remaining three and said, "You too, hurry up, who's next?"
The three of them looked at Dean's smiling white teeth and glowing dark blue eyes, and couldn't help but swallow and spit out.
Huck took a deep breath and looked at Dean tremblingly, "You, what kind of magic did you use?"
"Me?...... Maybe you're thick-skinned!?Why don't you try it somewhere else this time?" Dean laughed.
"I've never seen anyone with the same skin as a stone!"
"So, are you going to fight or not, and if you don't fight, I'm going to sleep!" said that, Dean turned around and lay down on his back very ungracefully.
The four Hucks didn't say anything, and slowly retreated into their corners, silent.
And the people who followed Dean and his party did not dare to approach Dean, for fear that this guy who could "witchcraft" would take revenge on him.
The originally small cage is now extremely spacious for Dean, who is full of "witchcraft".
Just as Dean was about to go to bed, a lion's roar startled everyone. But after only three or four minutes, the lion's roar turned into a wail, until it fell silent.
Dean leaned on the ground, the corners of his mouth slightly curled: "It took so long to get a lion? ”
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