"If it's not clear, then let's step back for the time being, and report together next time." Seeing that the guards were silent for a long time and did not speak again, Navis knew that he would not get anything in a short time.

"Oh, by the way, I'll be away for a while these days, and if there's any special case, contact me with a carrier pigeon." Just as the guard was about to turn away, he suddenly saw the person at the window turn his head to look at him.

"Your Excellency, this is ...... Sorry, it's a subordinate who has overstepped the rules. The warning look made the guard tremble instantly, and at the same time, he immediately lowered his head and admitted his mistake.

"Remember that the news of my departure should not be spread out, or else it will ...... You know. ”

"Yes!"

After the guards left, Navis turned and looked out the window again, and his mood was as messy as the courtyard.

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Pisbim, a small remote city located in the west of the Ames Empire, of course, although the city is not large, but as a transit point for the front fortress, Pisbim City still occupies a relatively important position.

As for the lord of Pisbim City, he is a viscount of the Partridge family, and it is rumored that he was sent here to be "punished" because he made a mistake, but what the truth is, only the surrounding and the person concerned themselves know.

It is also worth mentioning that although the town is small, it is much more fertile than the average town because of its proximity to the border. In addition, in terms of the flow of personnel, there are many people, eight religions and nine streams, and it can be said that there are almost any kind of people.

"Boss, have a glass of ale."

"Okay~"

In the tavern, the girl wrapped in a black cloak slowly walked to the front of the counter and sat down, and then inadvertently, a strand of blonde hair fell down with the girl's movements.

"Miss, this is the ale you wanted."

With a smile on his face, the man handed the ale in his hand to the girl, and then swept a few copper and silver coins that the girl had placed on the counter into the cash box in the counter. Although it was a little strange that the person in front of him was half-hit, but in line with the theory of customer first, plus he didn't like to provoke right and wrong, the man didn't go out of his way to ask anything. It's just that sometimes even if you don't take the initiative to cause trouble, trouble will come to your door, such as ......

"Full martial law, give me to guard all exits, from now on only in and not out!" Just as the man was about to hum a tune to solicit the next business, a discordant voice suddenly came from the door of the tavern.

"How many adults, who are you?" Looking at the soldiers who suddenly poured in at the door, the man who had just received the money with a smile on his face immediately became nervous, and after trotting in front of the leading soldier, his face showed obvious doubts, "I remember that I paid this month's tax, is it that Viscount Partridge has ...... again?"

"Where is so much nonsense, let me tell you, three days ago, a thief suddenly broke into Lord Zachary's room, and killed the adult directly with a dagger, and now Earl Partridge is furious and asks us to arrest the murderer as soon as possible, so ......" Speaking of this, the leading soldier glanced indifferently at the person in front of him, "You better be honest, if there is an act of hiding criminals, I think you also know the consequences." ”

Zakary Partridge, a viscount of the Partridge family, is frivolous and greedy, and since he was driven to Pisbhim City for his mistakes, the merchants and residents here can be said to be terrified, not to mention the heavy taxes added, and the security of the city is even more disturbing. The city of Pisbiam, which was originally used as a transit point, was weaker than other towns in this regard because of the chaos of people, and now coupled with the wanton efforts of Zachary Partridge, the original few residents have lost a lot. As for the rest, apart from those who are unwilling to give up their property, there is also a reason why they have no second choice.

Of course, this is mainly related to the fact that there are only a few years of mountain bandits outside the city of Pisbim, and from the point of view of behavior, this group of people only robs ordinary pedestrians and not caravans, and as long as they seem to be rich or noble, they are not their target. At the beginning, those who ran the merchants were still a little scared, but over time they got used to these, after all, even if they were there, they did not threaten them, and even if they were unlucky to really meet the mountain bandits who came out to "wander", basically the other party would not be too embarrassed to give some money, and the right was to pay a toll.

It's just that the people who run the business are relieved, but the managers of other towns are not at ease, and not only are they not at ease, but they even dragged out of the team to pay the fee. After all, although you robbed the caravan, it was not right to rob passers-by, okay, and what is even more infuriating is that you forget it after the robbery, what does it mean to lose all the people? It's just ordinary civilians, but ...... If the town wants to develop, it still depends on these people, and now that there are no people, who should these noble lords rule? Who will produce the grain and cloth? To whom should the taxes be collected?

After figuring out these points, some of the surrounding lords immediately sent people to reconnoitre, and after this reconnoitration, well, there was less than a team of twenty people. Okay, just rush at such a small number of mountain bandits, how can they have to fight a battle, after all, in terms of strength comparison, the team of mountain bandits is not enough for the lords of these towns to plug their teeth.

It's just that reality is always crueler than fantasy, when a group of lords brought people to these places, well, I don't know if it's because I received the news in advance, none of these mountain bandits are gone, even if they came to a carpet search around, they didn't see a single mountain bandit. What made these lords want to scold their mothers even more was that every time they just left with their front feet, those mountain bandits ran back with their hind feet. After three times or two, the lords stopped doing it, and they didn't get the benefits, they were still tired and tired, couldn't they still do it if they didn't care?

The strange way of looting, the ability to gather information in a timely manner, and the inaction of the surrounding lords, so these mountain bandits are officially listed on this road, and the main scope of business is human trafficking. That's right, it's human trafficking, as for why there is such a conclusion. At first, as long as the civilians passed by that road, they basically never went back, and no one knew where they went; Later, probably because people disappeared too much, there were many people who began to pay attention to this matter until ...... Civilians who had been "disappeared" by looting were found in the slave market.

As soon as this news came out, not to mention those civilians, even the noble lords were shocked. Is the slave trade illegal? This is not clearly stipulated in the laws of the Empire, and there is already the act of selling prisoners of war, so this item can be said to be not illegal. It's just that for the empire in previous years, even if there were troops stationed on the border, it can be said that there is no country that can come and invade the territory of the empire with a big heart. Of course, if it really exists, it can only mean that the ruler of that country has something wrong with his brain, after all, the strength of the empire is there, even if the strength has been greatly reduced in the past two years because of the mutant beast, but which country around it is not like this?

Therefore, the prisoners of war were gone, and most of the slave traders who had been born out of the war also changed careers, going home to pick up their children, and anyway, after people noticed it, the slave traders who were originally active everywhere gradually faded out of the public's sight. It's just that the greed of the human heart is always insatiable, and even in this context, there are still people who continue to do the work of the slave trade, but this time it is no longer in a mobile way.

It's like Pisbim City, as I said before, this town is a mixed group of people, basically everyone has it, and the existence of the slave exchange is also one of the reasons for this existence.

Then again, although the slave trade is not illegal, because of its spurned nature, it is basically set in some inconspicuous or chaotic place that no one manages, and this is just the right way to ensure that the trade is as hidden as possible. However, because of the location, the slave exchange is very defensive, at least for the current girl. Still, even so, she had the determination to destroy it all, not for anything else, but for what she saw, and ...... Expiation.

"Hey, that's you, take off your hood!"

In the tavern, after a period of investigation, the leading soldier also focused his attention on the counter, that is, the girl shrouded in a black cloak.

"Deaf? Or dumb? What do you say!? Seeing that the person in front of him was silent, the leading soldier instantly became angry, because it was about the death of the nobles, so after searching so many places in a row, he had never seen such an "arrogant" person, even if it was other nobles, although the attitude was not very friendly, but it was still cooperative, but now......

After looking up and down at the person who was only sitting in front of the counter, after seeing the worthless outfit, the soldier was even more sure of the conjecture in the heart of the person in front of him, not to mention the status, he must be just an "ordinary" civilian, of course, depending on the current situation, maybe add the "boldness", after all, he has rarely seen anyone dare to ignore the soldier's question so stably.

Thinking like this in his heart, after being sure, the soldier no longer cares about anything, anyway, he is now doing business on business, even if something really happens after that, and he meets some big person, it will ...... Well, it can only be counted that he is unlucky.