Chapter 224: Dongguan Island (5)
First update!
I had something to do yesterday, and I was too late if I didn't pay attention, sorry. Today is still three watches!
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When they arrived on the side island, they found that Dada's question was not the worst, and the soul of the other world originally thought that what he needed was to revitalize commerce, develop science, recruit troops, and overthrow the N mountains that pressed down on the slaves...... Along the way, he may have been accompanied by countless flower-like beauties, but he found that the first thing he had to do was to farm...... Or more correctly, cleaning.
The side island was previously managed by the lord of the eastern crown, which means that there are only managers sent by the master, in fact, even the eunuch in charge of this matter does not live here, the side island is very close to the main island, and he can go back and forth several times a night, and serving the lord is his main business, after seeking the consent of the lord, he still lives on the main island, and there is only an older eunuch resident on the side island, in a sense he is much luckier than the eunuch of his year, the eunuch is the same as the female slave, when he is no longer young and beautiful, he will be driven out deaf and dumb, and if he is lucky, he will be filledThe ranks of the "skillful hands" will become "cattle and horses" if they are unlucky or framed, and they will no longer be killed outright - and he can at least live quite comfortably, and as a eunuch he can also live in a house built of stone and roofed, although the house is not allowed to have windows, and its length and width are limited to fifteen paces, but it is better than the mud house in which the "bridle lived", and as for the slaves, how can the slaves have something that belongs to them?
Sadly, the fortress might not have fallen so quickly in the Highlands of Norman or Azores, but it was at the southern end of the humid and sweltering heat, so for a month without the care of a large number of toiling servants, all sorts of ferns, vines, and parasites peeked out of every crevice they could penetrate—they walked through it with great difficulty, and as far as the eye could see, there was lush greenery and crevices hidden under the foliage, and Cremar remembered that the Beavis hut in the White Tower was once overgrown. And now they saw even more confusion, where the wild vegetation had taken over the human dwellings, where they had taken root and spread their leaves, and under their shelter insects had gathered into armies, and birds and rodents, attracted by insects and fruits, had carved holes in the beams, walls, and floors, and snakes and small predators that preyed on rats and birds had found their safe haven here. After stepping on and kicking one of them more than once, Memy thinks that if the fort had been abandoned for decades rather than years, someone would believe it.
Besides. There was also the destruction caused by the humans, the sandalwood planks on the walls and the floor were pried away, the gold ornaments and precious stones on them were naturally long gone, the corridors and halls were filled with hundreds of black holes, clumps of luxuriant ferns judging out their feathery leaves, the remaining alabaster slabs shattered and twisted, and Kerryben crouched down and brushed one of them, ominous marks deep into the slabs as if by magic. The colors are still vibrant.
"What about its original owner?"
Dada thought for a moment: "On the Dragonfire Islands, if one of the lord's sons becomes a lord, then his other brothers are either castrated as eunuchs or killed, and it is impossible for them to continue to retain their power and position. ”
"If only the Highland Norman could have had this law. Glenn muttered, "Our business is much simpler." ”
Kerry smiled when he heard this, really, if Duke John didn't exist, Glenn and Berdwin might have avoided this terrible disaster. But from the standpoint of the elves and Su Lun's followers, he hated this so-called law that treats life and dignity as nothing.
"You may need some slaves. Dada said he was right behind Cremar. The steps were brisk and delicate - now that he belonged to the black-haired spellcaster, Amos was of course very reluctant and angry, but it was none other than the Lord of the Eastern Crown who asked him for Dada, his father - Amos was the weakest of the eight brothers, he needed the lord's favor more than the others, not to mention that in the Dragonfire Islands, the son had always been his father's slave, including themselves, belonged to the father.
"I thought Kremar had a hundred and two thousand slaves. Gülen interjected.
"Allow me," Dada continued, after receiving approval, "most of them are just dull 'cows and horses,' and letting them do the work of serving people is like sending livestock to the kitchen to cook soup and bake bread, and a few of the 'skillful hands' may be able to be drawn out, but they are deaf and dumb......"
"Let them sort out a few rooms. The soul from the other world said that he didn't really care about this, for him the real home was far away in another plane, and the other place where he had a sense of belonging was the frontier of the Silver Crown Forest, Ash Ridge, and the rest of the place was inns and temporary settlements, he didn't even think about living in the Dragonfire Islands for a long time, he had no idea about the huge wealth that others hated for him, he just wanted to get the dwarf as soon as possible to build an arm for Berdwin, and then see if there was any place to stuff Mei Mi in. After that, he may have to spend some time with Baldwin and the others, both to ensure their safety and to build a solid foundation for Baldwin - as for the future they have discussed, Leona and Baldwin will establish a mercenary group, which is also the right thing to do, and it is only necessary for Baldwin to strike iron, if then they only need to press a hammer on Baldwin's stump arm, instead of traveling thousands of miles to find a dwarf to forge an enchanted arm for Baldwin- What they wanted was to see a knight as powerful or more powerful than before the Holocaust, not a mediocre blacksmith.
History and the bard's poems are not without the prestige of the mercenary leader becoming king, and with the royal daughter Leona by his side, and when their coat of arms and banners are once again erected as far as the eye can see, there is no doubt that some knights and lords who have doubts and grievances with Duke John will gather under their command and become their power and voice. Of course, this will take time, but fortunately, the oldest of the human beings in this unformed mercenary group, Bodwin, is no more than forty years old, and the elven eaux-de-vie can delay the life span of a human to a hundred and twenty years at most, and Baldwin has no doubt that he will be able to complete his atonement and fulfill his long-cherished wish to send Leona to the throne of the Norman of the Highlands before his temples turn white.
"When will the gnomes arrive?" asked the otherworldly spirit, "Do you need a room for them too?"
"Yes," Dadar was a little disappointed, these gnomes were exchanged for thousands of slaves, only the right to use them, and when they finished their work, they would return to their masters, and in Dada's opinion, it could even be said to be a stupid waste, "The gnomes are very picky about food and clothing, as you request, a skilled dwarf needs fifty slaves to serve...... But," he said hesitantly, "the eunuch may take some slaves with him." ”
Glenn turned around and made a few gestures to Cremar, because the elves are also used to using silence, and of course the souls of the other world will not be incomprehensible to such simple gestures, Glenn is talking about "spies".
"Ugh. "The soul of the other world turned his gaze to Kerryben, that, it doesn't matter, for the elf's age, he is still a little baby, and there is no shame in occasionally asking for help.
In fact," Dada had seen the relationship between them, and although the caster was perhaps the most powerful of them, the elves were the minds among them: "Perhaps this could also be said to be a kind of help," he said, "In the merchants, there will be some slaves who have been trained, but have been injured by some minor accident, or have other shortcomings, and if they cannot become slaves to their masters, they will have to become 'skillful hands' or 'cows and horses', and they may live longer if they become 'skillful hands', but if they do, they will have to live longer." Cattle and horses', they almost all die in the first quarter, because they don't have the strong bodies and rough stomachs that 'cows and horses' need. ”
"It's like little fish stranded on the beach," he said, "even if they're going to be devoured by sharks the next moment, wouldn't you want to pick them up and throw them back into the water while they're struggling in the sand?"
Kerry was silent for a moment, "Let the merchants come." ”
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Not yet, of course, until they sort out their residence.
In fact, the well-informed "brins" had already selected some people from the "skillful hands" and "cattle and horses", but they did not dare to act until Dada conveyed the will of his master, and a "brand" came forward to salute the black-haired spellcaster, his prostrate was more pious than Dada's, Cremar suspected that if he had time he might dig a pit and lie down in it, he was not qualified to talk directly to Cremar, Dada relayed his words, it turned out that "Bridle" They stayed up all night setting up snow-white tents for their new masters, on a jutting stone tongue, facing the vast blue sea, surrounded by a dense forest like emeralds, among which flew birds with their crisp calls.
"Can't we be here?" said Memi, a little tired.
"We have a sedan chair for you. Dada said respectfully.
"The 'Ox and Horse' and the 'Skillful Hand' are not to be seen by their master," said the elf, "and if they are unfortunate enough to be seen, the 'Ox and Horse' or 'Skillful Hands' shall be summarily put to death." ”
The soul of the other world carefully observed the "brand", he only had a loincloth on his body, dark brown, sparsely fibrous enough to see the outline of something, dark skin, and a dense whip mark on his back, "This is his own whipping," Dada noticed that his gaze stayed on those hideous scars, and quickly explained: "In order to show respect and loyalty to the master, the 'brand' needs to whip himself three times a day, and a slave without whip marks is not a good slave." ”
The black-haired spellcaster sighed, "Where is the tent?" Although it would be a cowardly act to say that out of sight is clean, but if he continued like this, he might throw a fireball at the first "master" he encountered, whether it was Dongguan or Xiguan, or Nanzhi and Beizhi, which was not a good idea, at least not until Berdwin didn't get his new arm. (To be continued.) )