This handsome halfling young man was naturally Flordo, the Baron of Stone Lizard Mountain, who returned to Redstone with his chariot brigade more than three years ago to disarm and return to the field.

At that time, he was confused and just wanted to stay at home and live his life. But the times changed, and Zolde rose to the top of the Dawning Empire through the Santarin Society, and then came together with the goddess of commerce. Zold's men were thin-fledged, but he didn't let go of Flordo, who had a lot of experience and a high reputation among the halflings.

Zolde gave Frodo the title of Baron, and by gathering the talents and resources of the Halfling community, and using the Halfling Settlement as a pilot for the Halflings and the Goddess of Commerce-related ventures, Frodo could take care of the stall.

Seeing Zold's operation, the villagers and elders in his hometown had a head start, and the status of the halfling was also a little bit guaranteed within the empire, and Frodo had to accept the reality and became the agent of Zold's forces in the redstone halfling.

He happened to be fine today, and when he heard the report from the guard that he had encountered Captain White's slave trading team, he came over...... Scatter your mind.

Flodeau just ohmed and didn't say anything more to White.

A halfling rider dismounted from his airbike and asked, in the same tone that White had used to be the captain of the city guard, "Are these all slaves?"

"Slaves?"

White had a relaxed smile on his face that he had been prepared for, and corrected: "No, no, these people are not slaves, just deeds. They've signed a ten-year contract with Agent Mosmut, and I'm in a hurry to get there. ”

The halfling, who was supposed to be the captain, said unhappily: "What's wrong with the Mosmut Secret Service Workshop? What kind of contractor, isn't it a slave?

The captain beckoned to his subordinates again: "You go and pick a few people, ask them if they know about this contract, and if they do, check the entries in the contract one by one!"

The guards went to pick someone, and White made a gesture with his hands behind his back and don't move. Some of the minions took the contract, and some went to mention people, and obediently cooperated.

White smiled at Flodeau again: "Your Excellency, a big man like you, you are really serious about inspecting the road in person, here is a little ......"

As he spoke, he handed a small bag in his hand and handed it to Flodo.

In the bag were ten gold bushels, which was already a third of the profit of White's business. At this time, White had a big smile on his face, but his heart was dripping blood.

Waiting for the guard next to the driver in the front seat to take the bag, Flodeau spoke: "I'm not inspecting the road, I'm coming to see you, we're old acquaintances." ”

White was stunned and smiled reluctantly, "I...... When has there ever been such a blessing?"

"Can't remember? No wonder, it's been so much changed in the past few years. ”

Flordo said slowly, but his heart was tumbling inside, and it was difficult to calm down.

It was this Captain White who, in the old Bordy's grocery store, captured him, Sam, Pique, and Gomis, and used them as slaves.

It was on that journey that the four of them rescued Gronia and Mayne, and then embarked on an adventurous journey to the Divine Fall Plateau.

It was on the Godfall Plateau, during the days with the paladins that Glonia broke with Mayne, and he was separated from the other three friends.

Now that Sam has risen to the rank of second member of the Immigration Management Committee in the Red Union, Pique is also doing well in the Adventurer's Commune. The Adventurer's Commune was able to enter Redstone, or it was decided to push it when the three friends reunited, and Gomis was completely out of news.

As for Gronia and Mayne, the former should still be suffering eternally in the Kingdom of Order, but Mayne is high-spirited and has become a big man in the Red Alliance. A year ago, Mayne came with Sam at a party, and the relationship between the two parties surprised and worried Frodo.

The changes over the years are indeed too great.

Of course, this is all the blessing of Tesolos, or the favor of the goddess of fate, and this Captain White is just an introduction.

Covered by Flordo's gaze, White secretly complained in his heart.

How could he recognize that this Lord of Stone Lizard Mountain was the halfling boy he had caught in Bouldy's small shop, but he had done too many bad things in the past, and he subconsciously felt that he was in great trouble.

"Don't be afraid, Captain White, since it's all fate, I won't trouble you. Strictly speaking, I would like to thank you. ”

Flodo bared his eight teeth and smiled gently, but said in his heart, "It's strange!"

He's just here for trouble!

From the original small landlord, to the later little sir, and now the owner of Stone Lizard Mountain, he is no longer the young man he used to be. Now he's used to his nobility, and he's clinging to some creeds that he never wants to lose.

This Captain White, whether he has done it before or is doing it now, has violated such a creed.

Although he had long since broken away from the Fei Communist Party and parted ways with the Crimson Faith, he agreed with and firmly believed that the emancipation of slaves should be so.

In the past three years, under the impetus of the God of Law, the laws of the Dawning Empire have been gradually improved. On the subject of slaves, the attitude of the "Empress of the Dawn" was no different from that of the empresses before her.

The empire allowed slaves to exist, but only in exceptional cases such as debts and crimes, and not to inherit.

The Empire has encompassed the Forgotten Forest and Benunin, the Half-Elves and Benunin have become subjects of the Empire, and the former "Ancestral Elves" and "Benuin Slaves" have been abolished.

The empire also banned the slave trade among the people, and all slave-related affairs were controlled by the empire, and private individuals were not allowed to engage in slave-related trading activities.

This was a step forward from the old era, but it did not completely eliminate the existence of the slave class, nor did it prevent the slave trade from changing its guise and existing in other forms.

White had the confidence to be fearless, just because he was not a slave trader, but only a transport "deed worker".

What is the difference between luring or forcing poor civilians to sign contracts to work for the workshop for several years, not only for very low pay, but also at their own risk?

No, worse than a slave......

At least the slave does not have a time limit, and the master will not be in a hurry to exhaust the value of the slave in a few years, and the contract with a time limit is a loss for the employer if they do not squeeze out their strength and flesh within the time limit.

"It's been a lot that has changed over the years, but some things haven't changed, and they're even worse than before. ”

Looking at the unkempt contractors in the car, Flodo thought.

He remembered the past five or six years ago, when the Cheandia Holy Warriors were also in charge of slaves. The role he plays now is almost the same as that of the paladins of that time.

The findings of the halfling guards disappointed Frodo, who didn't seem to have any problems.

The contract does exist, and the person contract is consistent.

The contractors knew what they had signed, and no one had been captured like the four of Flordo, as well as Gronia and Mayne.

Flodo frowned, pressed his hand on the door, and his fingers clicked unconsciously.

The driver in the front seat thoughtfully sent a message: "Baron, isn't it easy to find fault with it? Find a bold contractor ......?"

Flodo's eyebrows stretched: "Yes, Grigori, you can do it." ”

The silent communication was completed in an instant, and the halfling, who was not only the driver, but also a confidant, got out of the car and went busily.

The minions were pushed aside by the halfling guards on the grounds that they were forbidden to obstruct the investigation, and White's face sank.

Two and a half Frodo-tall sturdy men suppressed their anger: "Your Excellency, as I said just now, these deed workers are needed by the Mosm Secret Workshop......"

"Mosmut, I was fighting with him a few days ago, you should know the rules of Redstone's wine table, he owes me three slaps so far. ”

Frodo lazily said, "If I tell him that a hundred deeds are worth a slap, he will laugh and say that it is too good a deal." ”

White's rotten face was blue and white, and he didn't know what to say for a moment.

At this time, a contractor in the back shouted: "I was forced! I swear by the name of Theresia! That White will kill me if he says he won't sign it!"

Flodo smiled at White, although this method is not authentic, but against this guy, he will not feel uneasy conscience, let alone guilty.

White's face instantly turned blood-red, and his throat gurgled.

The guards in the front row vigilantly put their hands on the magic guide short gun, ready to draw it at any time.

In Flodo's senses, this transcendent, who was about level four, had overflowed with obvious power fluctuations.

He was very happy about this, as long as White dared to do it, it would be the end of the dead body.

Not to mention himself, the Stone Lizard Mountain Guard was armed by him at a great cost and trained with a lot of energy. Don't look at the big guys on their bodies, they are actually equipped with magic weapons and ethereal guns. This is also the benefit of working with the Adventurer's Guild, and it is also the special care of Sam, Pique and Mayne.

For people like White who don't like the eye, it's best to shoot them indiscriminately!

What happened next made Flodo's eyes widen.

White knelt down with a puff, and in order to prevent Flordo from still looking up at him, the human man was almost on the ground.

"Wronged, Lord Baron——!"

White cried out: "Absolutely wronged! How can I force those untouchables to be deeds?

Flordo came back to his senses, looked at White's scarred head, and wondered what had changed to make this violent slave trader such a ...... What about the slut?

Just as he began to think about whether to let White go, there was a change later.

The deed worker who was instigated by his henchman Grigori to come forward and commit perjury was slapped hard by a person next to him, and the snap was very crisp.

The slap was made by a human woman, who looked very primitive, and was originally as cowering as everyone else, but now she was full of momentum.

She said angrily: "You lied! You interdicted my team, and almost made me fail to become a contractor! At that time, you cried worse than the girl, begging to sign a contract, and everyone saw that you were pitiful and didn't drive you away!"

Frodo was stunned and beckoned the guard to fly over in the floating car to take a look.

The arrival of the floating car emboldened the lewd man who had committed perjury, and he covered his face and retorted: "You are White's person, you just want to climb into his bed, of course you will speak for him!"

Without waiting for the woman to respond, after a few snaps, the others also twitched the man.

These people said angrily: "If you have a chance, you will harm us!? We still want to be a deed worker! Several people have grabbed a place, and we finally got here, do you want us to go back and continue to live a hard life?"

"Wait......"

Frodo said incredulously, "Don't you know what it means to be a deed worker, it's no different from a slave, if not worse." ”

The woman responded, "This ...... Little master, you are a big man, how do you know the hardships of our untouchables? When the deed workers have food to eat, a place to live, and can still learn skills. It's so much better than staying in the countryside and digging in the dirt, and I'm a man of conscience, I can support myself with my own hands, and I will never live with my own face and pen!"

Flodo covered his face and said in his heart that although your ambition is right, is your confidence in yourself too much?

The people next to him were also shouting......

"The workshop will also teach us spells, if we learn it, we can do better work and live a better life, why not work together?"

"It's safer in a workshop than in the countryside or even a small town, and a single cannonball from a dragon can wipe out an entire village and a town......"

"If you go to work in the workshop, you can meet more transcendent masters, maybe someone will be caught as an apprentice or an entourage. ”

"The workshops are all in the big cities, and life in the city is better than in the countryside. ”

When a halfling girl said in a wistful tone, "It's better than the days you've lived before," Flodo's heart throbbed.

He could hear it from this, and he could see from the girl's face, that she was full of ...... Wish.

"Ten years, will you survive in the workshop until ten years from now?"

The guy who committed perjury was really dedicated, maybe the bounty given by Grigor was enough, or maybe it was also his heart: "You should know that all the good things you think about are actually dreams!"

These words completely angered the crowd, and a group of people surrounded them and punched and kicked them.

"You're dreaming!"

"Why are you hurting us!?"

", you're not from our side!"

The guards dispersed the crowd and dragged the bruised-faced guy out, and Greengory looked at Frodo guiltily and helplessly, he didn't expect such a simple thing to be messed up.

Flodo looked at the men carefully, scanning over the faces.

When his gaze fell on a halfling, Flordo frowned suspiciously, feeling a bit like ...... Gomis?

The other party stared back numbly and blankly: "My lord?"

Flodo shook his head secretly, no, not Gomis.

Scanning over the others, Flordo realized that if he couldn't buy everyone like the perjuryman, they wouldn't have fallen against him.

They volunteered to work as deed laborers just to break free from that hopeless life and find hope in this new era. It was very small, but the contrast between the unchanging life and the ever-changing world was like a torrent, making them as enthusiastic as moths to a fire.

Out of the corner of his eye, he saw White get up and walk over with a smile covering the corners of his mouth, and Flordo sighed.

He told Greengoley: "During this time, the Red Union espionage activities were very frequent, and they were all arrested and brought back to prison and interrogated one by one. ”

Next to him, White screamed in pain, and threw himself to the ground again in despair.

Since the tricks of the Red Union are not used, let's use the tricks of the empire.

Flodo glanced at White and said don't think I can't take care of you......

Several large floating cars descended, and more guards poured out, detaining the ashen White and others, and then transferring the deed workers to the floating cars.

The halfling, who had just been glanced at by Flordo, was huddled in the crowd, sighing in annoyance.

The goblin next to him, who had been shrinking his neck, raised his head at this time and muttered in a low voice, "I think we should confess to him......"

The halfling with his beard hanging down to his chest shook his head: "The world has changed, so will people's hearts, can you be sure that he won't hand us over? ”

The goblin shut up, his neck shrunk even tighter, and he turned back into a stupid goblin with blank eyes.