What is the concept of 20 rams?

A year ago, this price could buy a slave who was not very physically fit, food for a family for a month, and a first-class doctor in a city. And even after a year, this price is still a lot of money. The money in Cassie Lonergan's arms was not his own, it was made up by his small revolutionary team. Even if he wanted to help Soderland, he couldn't use everyone's money to help a stranger.

Cassie Lonergan thinks a lot, but Soderland doesn't have a choice. He, a runaway serf, could come up with such a large sum of money? He gave his answer very simply.

"I'm gambling with my life."

"What about you?"

The man looked at Cassie Lonergan again, his face obscured by the darkness making it difficult to see his expression.

"I ...... It's the same. ”

Cassie Lonergan finally hasn't been able to buy herself a ticket to Elena. He wanted to take a look, to see if the gambling was reliable, if he could save the 20 rams, then his small base could have an extra day and a half of food.

"Good!"

The man did not seem surprised at all, he straightened up, lifted the pile of straw, and stretched out his hand to invite him.

"Let's go, I'll take you there, but it's not too much for one person to pay 1 Ram to lead the way, right?"

"Not too much," Cassie Lonergan nodded, "but we can't give it to you now, we'll pay you when we're sure you can show us the way." ”

"That's that......"

The man did not seem surprised by Cassie Lonergan's request, and he led Cassie Lonergan through the fields, past the dry trees by the roadside, and on his way through the night. Along the way, he didn't talk much, occasionally answering questions from Cassie Lonergan and Soderland, but he was evasive and vague. The two men soon realized that the man didn't seem to want to talk to them, and fell silent.

After walking through the fields for maybe hours, Cassie Lonergan felt like his toes were about to freeze. Anken Rein's climate was much colder than that of the Third Republic of Fern, and it was the first time in his life that he had experienced such a cold winter. Even though the excitement of approaching Elena caused him to ignore the cold around him to some extent, the continuous cold night trek was still draining his physical strength.

"It's ......"

The leader led them to a plain-looking field, where the bare earth was a faint silver in the moonlight, and in the darkness in the distance, a little spark could be faintly seen.

"On the other side is Elena, the patrol here passes by every hour, and now they have just passed, you give me the money, and my mission is complete."

The leader stood still in the darkness of the night and turned around. And Cassie Lonergan saw this man's appearance for the first time. He looked to be in his forties, with a vicissitudes of life, a large skeleton but no muscles, and looked like a large clothes rack.

"Shall we just run away?" , Cassie Lonergan suddenly became a little curious. If it used to be that simple, then why did he have to give money?

"You can try", the leader did not show displeasure at Cassie Lonergan's words, "there are some things I haven't told you yet, and I can only say it if you give you money." If you don't give money, you may die. ”

Cassie Lonergan nodded, took a wad of change and coins from his pocket, counted them, made up 1 ram, and handed it to the man, Soderland hesitated beside him, muttered a few words, but did not speak. However, Cassie Lonergan still saw his thoughts, this person really has no money on him.

He counted and counted, but he couldn't make up a single ram. The leader seemed to be impatient to watch, and grabbed the money.

"That's all, that's enough, you come with me."

After the man finished speaking, he changed directions and began to move on, and Cassie Lonergan and Soderland realized that the place just now was not the real border. If they want to go straight to the bank, they are likely to lose this opportunity. The two of them held hands and trudged through the darkness, and after a while, they entered a pit. And in this pit, dozens of people have gathered.

"Coming? Several? ”

Someone in the shadows asked, and the leader replied in a low voice.

"Two, enough for today."

"Almost."

After the two asked and answered, the leader turned around and admonished.

"When you follow him and let you run, you can run as fast as you can. The Emperor has set up a light and dark post on the border, and we can help you avoid it, but the dark post can't help it. If you're lucky, you'll be able to rush through unscathed. If you're unlucky, you'll be blessed......"

With that, without waiting for what Cassie Lonergan and Soderland were saying, the man left. The man who met him led everyone out of the pit, walked for a while, and came to another open field.

Do you bend down and run over there, and do you see that dark shadow? That's a boundary marker. Be careful when you run, don't make too much noise, and don't get spotted by the sentry. They use all the skuds, and they don't need to warm up, they can kill you directly! Know it! ”

It was only then that the new leader told them the last trick to get through the blockade. The people trying to get through the blockade in the darkness were silent, watching the man turn away. After that, I don't know who started first, it seems to be just a matter of moments, and everyone starts running.

Cassie Lonergan was also running, he was breathing heavily, and the cold air followed his breath into his lungs, as if it was going to freeze his entire body. And beside him, there were breaths of different lengths everywhere, but no one said anything. Everyone regards silence as the only creed, and it seems that as long as they are silent, they can get closer to their dreams.

After just running for a while, Cassie could see clearly what the leader had pointed out to him before, it was indeed a square boundary monument, which seemed to be engraved with words, but the light was dim, and he didn't know Rein, so he naturally didn't know what was written on it. However, from the reactions of the people around him, Cassie Lonergan can probably tell that the person who took him 2 Ram did not lie to him.

The running in the night was quiet and fast, and in just a few moments, a small half of the small group had already passed the pillar, and the others, including Cassie Lonergan, had already reached the other side of the pillar. Some of them continued to run inside, while others stopped and looked back, as if to take one last look at the world they had fled.

And the crossbow arrows were shot out of the night at this time. The sound of the bolts was inaudible, and only the screams of those who were shot announced their existence. After only a few moments, the second half of the line was shattered by the shooting, and the people who ran and fled fell one after another, but still struggled forward. Cassie Lonergan and Soderan pulled two men closer to the boundary pillar, but could not do anything to those farther away. They could only watch as those who were shot groaned and died in the night.

In the distance, the sound of horses' hooves and the light could be heard, and cavalrymen in Elena's gray uniforms appeared on this side of the border, holding up pyroxene lanterns. The bolts fired from the darkness on the other side stopped and vanished, and the soldiers dismounted from their horses and came to Cassie Lonergan, speaking something that made everyone excited.

"Fellows, hard work, welcome to Elena, from today onwards, you will be a member of the revolutionary base just like each of us!"

The people in the darkness let out a low cheer, and the darkness on the other side did not react to it. Cassie Lonergan was taken with the men to a small gathering place not far from the border, where they saw more serfs fleeing. They sat around several clumps of pyroxene stoves, many of them carrying a large teapot with half-full wheat porridge in their hands. Casey Lonergan and Soderland followed the soldier who had brought them to a place to sit down, and listened to the soldier talk about Elena's rules.

"It's a blessing for you to come from there. We're still busy building the base now, and we don't have time to care about the guy on the other side for the time being. But don't worry, when the time comes, we will naturally liberate the serf brothers and worker brothers in Ankenrein. ”

Cassie sat on the ground and hugged her tightly. The running and the overnight trek brought him a great sense of exhaustion when he suddenly relaxed his spirit. He felt that if it weren't for the cold weather, he might have fallen to the ground and fallen asleep.

“…… I know many of you have heard that Elena has no serfs and that all people are equal. However, it's not as free as you might think. We will offer you jobs according to your abilities and your own interests, and if you don't like the work we are assigned, you can choose to become farmers. Of course, you can also choose to join the army, but that will wait until after the assessment period has passed. Moreover, when the base area is short of manpower, the organization may assign you to do something, and you can't refuse, you know? ”

"Master Bing, just have four acres of land, nothing else!"

Someone in the crowd shouted loudly, hoarse. His words provoked a burst of laughter. The soldier waited until everyone had finished laughing and continued.

"My name is Mark Asimon, and I am a soldier of the 1st Reclamation Regiment in the province of Enspan. You can call me comrade, or just Mark, you can do it. That is, don't call the soldier, that's a symbol of class exploitation, we don't want this here. ”

"And do we have land?"

Someone in the crowd asked again, and it was clear that everyone was very concerned about this issue. Mark smiled and gave a clear answer.

"If you want to be a new farmer, you have land, not only land, but also houses. But the house has to be built by yourself, and you have to live in it after you have built it. ”

"We know!"

Quite a few people answered at the same time. Elena's land and housing policies have long been spread, and these people who have escaped have inquired about it to some extent, so they will naturally not be strangers. Cassie Lonergan also knew something, and he looked at the soldier's young face and somehow remembered his revolutionary comrades.

When will your own team have the ability and courage of Elena?

"It's good to know, let's rest early today, and tomorrow we will take everyone to open up the wasteland, if there is no problem, we will register and issue a resident card, you are our people who love Lena!"

The crowd erupted in loud cheers. Marc Asimon told everyone where to get porridge and where to sleep in tents, and disappeared into the darkness. The people who fled here were already tired and sleepy by this time, and many of them went straight to the tents and fell asleep. Cassie Lonergan wanted to see how Elena divided the porridge, so he took Soderland to the porridge shop, and sure enough, he received a large teapot and a half-jar of porridge. The porridge is very simple, it is boiled with rye and water, it is light and tasteless. But both Cassie Lonergan and Soderland were so hungry that they barely bothered to taste the food before they could taste it. After that, they closed their eyes in a tent in the darkness of the night and fell into a deep sleep.

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The next day, more than 100 people who had escaped this time followed Marco's party into the interior of the province of Enspen, and after walking for a long time, they came to a deserted land, received farm tools and began to plough the land. Because it was already early winter, the land was frozen hard, and it was not easy to plough it. However, Cassie Lonergan still has his own things to do, so naturally he will not give up because of this small setback, he worked very hard for a long time, grinding blood blisters on both hands, and barely completed half of the task. And his companions are no better off than he is.

"Lord Asimon," a farmer suggested, "it's useless to plough this land, it freezes at night, it's a waste of work!" ”

"Call me Aximon, or comrade", Mark nodded, took out a small notebook from his arms, and recorded it, "It's true, I've reported it before, there should be a new way to come down soon, everyone's hard work, we prepared broth and stuffy beans for dinner, everyone have a good meal, let's talk about something else." ”

Hearing that there was food to eat, these people, who had been tired all day, were obviously happier. Everyone followed Mark Asimon to the cafeteria, lined up to receive food, found a place to sit down, and began to eat. And it is only at this time that these people start to try to chat with the people around them, introduce themselves, and get to know others. For a while, the whole canteen became a little noisy.

Cassie Lonergan took the opportunity to squeeze next to Mark Asimon.

"Comrade Marco, I have something I want to trouble you......"

"You say", Mark is eating. Cassie glanced at his food, and it was the same as them, and the portion was the same.

"My name is Cassie Lonergan and I am a wanted man in the Third Republic of Fern. I led an armed uprising in the Third Republic, and then moved to the mountains to fight guerrillas, again in the way provided by Fluorite. However, our situation is not optimistic, the country has dealt a great blow to us, and we have not even been able to eat, let alone fight, for a while. I came here to ask Gastens in person what he could do to achieve the victory of the revolution. ”