"Lord Xiao, the situation is very bad, I'm afraid we are trapped. Almost all the slave camps have been breached, and the slaves have been freed. Cohen stood on the tower, looked around for a long time, and said to Xiao Chen.

"How many strong slaves are there in this market?" Xiao Chen asked.

"I'm afraid it's going to be more than three thousand. Pointing in the direction west of the city, he said, "The gate to Suero has been captured, and there are many people gathered there. The gate out of town on the other side was also blocked. There were also many hordes of thugs in the stockade who swept back and forth through the camps. ”

Xiao Chen squinted, pointed to a solid fortress near the center of the stockade, and asked, "What is that fortress?" ”

"It was the fortress of the Juan family, the most heavily defended structure in the entire stockade. It is estimated that it is the only stockade that has not been captured yet. Juan Sr. had one of his legs cut off during the last slave revolt, so he was especially careful about saving his life. I reckon that several slave traders in his vicinity might have taken refuge in it. Cohen replied.

"Just now, several groups of people tried to attack the fortress, but they were all repelled by the archers inside. Now the slaves are busy grabbing money, and it is estimated that no one will fight hard. Kalanda said.

"Maybe it's an option to take refuge inside...... Cohen cautiously suggested.

"Nope. I don't recommend it. Roger immediately retorted, "My suggestion is to find a wall with few people and break through directly." ”

"But it's easy to get casualties, isn't the fort closer and safer?, we just have to hold on until the lords around us come with their armies......" Cohen asked rhetorically.

"But how long will it take for reinforcements to come?" are you really sure?" asked Roger. Cohen was speechless for a while, everyone knew that the lords were not willing to do such a loss as quelling the rebellion, and they would definitely pass the buck on the issue of sending troops. And the Suero city defense army was able to protect itself, and it was already thankful. If you really hide in the fortress, the possibility of being besieged and starving to death is really not small.

"The fortress was a dead place, and now the slaves were fighting on their own, and in order to survive, they would always come together. When people come together, they produce leaders. Once they had chosen a leader and gathered their men, it would not be difficult to take down the fortress. We don't have much time, and we have to take advantage of the chaos if we want to leave. Luo Ling looked at the wall in the distance and said. As soon as these words came out, both Cohen and Roger looked at her with more surprise. They were all discovering for the first time, and this woman in the robes seemed to be very insightful.

Xiao Chen kept his head down, listening to their discussion in silence, and suddenly asked: "Luo Ling, Suero's outer city, there are a lot of our interests, right?"

"Three-quarters of our property is out of town. Why, you can't bear these bottles and cans? It should be a matter of saving your life now, right?" she retracted her gaze and walked in front of Xiao Chen.

Xiao Chen raised his head, looked at Luo Ling and said, "That's all your hard work, and it's also the help we need for development." If it's gone, how much time will it waste to start from scratch? Moreover, Li Jia, Lao Chen, and Xiluo should all be active in the outer city today, what if they don't have time to evacuate when the slaves sack the outer city?"

"Are you trying to stop this riot?" Luo Ling's eyes were full of surprise, she understood the meaning in Xiao Chen's eyes, and also understood his insistence. She knew that Xiao Chen was a bold and careful guy, and although he would be rough in doing things, he did have his own reasons. So she bowed her head and said, "Tell me about it." ”

Xiao Chen pulled out the spark sword and drew a circle on the wooden floor of the bell tower, and the forces it represented were written on the edge of each circle, "You see, things have developed to this point, and what all parties want is already very clear. Slaves want to get rid of their identity and gain freedom, of course, it is better to make a fortune by the way. Those slave traders who are still alive probably just want to save their lives, and it would be better if the property damage was a little smaller. The people inside and outside the city of Suero hoped that the slaves would not come and loot them. The kingdoms and lords wanted the revolt to subside as soon as possible and save them some trouble. Right?"

"That's right, and then?" Luo Ling asked.

"Originally, the riot would have ended with several defeats. For example, among the slaves, there will be some masters like Ralph. Over the next few hours, these masters will take control of the ranks of slaves, turning ordinary slaves into attention-grabbing cannon fodder. Eventually, most of the slaves were scattered by the besieged army, and only a few masters escaped with their treasures. Xiao Chen drew another small circle in the circle representing slaves, representing masters and leaders. Then a large circle of slaves was crossed out with a horizontal line.

Although the others didn't know what cannon fodder was, they all understood what Xiao Chen meant.

"Then the slave traders here will probably die, many people will go bankrupt in Suero, there will be many refugees and famine in the kingdom, and even more towns will be looted. Xiao Chen continued to draw a horizontal line on the circle representing the slave traders, Suero merchants, and the surrounding lords, "Everyone has fallen into blood mold." ”

"But. He drew a small circle in the gap between the four large circles, "There are still us." We do not have deep contradictions with any of these Quartets, but we are in the midst of them. More importantly, we have a certain combat effectiveness, which gives us the opportunity to solve this incident. ”

"Your Excellency...... But why do they listen to us?" Cohen wondered.

Xiao Chen pointed at Cohen and asked, "Why did you listen to me and give a treasure?"

"Because...... I'm going to save my life?"

"There are many ways to save your life, why did you choose to follow us in the end?" Xiao Chen asked.

"Because you are a magician and have powerful subordinates......"

"So it's the same for slaves. Xiao Chen shrugged.

"But there are so few of us, and there are so many of them!" Cohen still couldn't understand.

"No matter how much loose sand there is, you can't beat a fist. Luo Ling replied for Xiao Chen.

She looked at Xiao Chen and sighed, "Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, I never thought that you could be so bold. Hopefully you're not messing around with heroes. ”

"The so-called heroes are sometimes just people who have no way out. ”

"But you have a way out. ”

"Is that really a way out? Thinking about our situation, thinking about the threat of this world, I think we have been pushed to the edge of a cliff, the other side of the cliff is a little far away from us, and our choice is to jump hard or helplessly. ”

Luo Ling looked at his serious appearance and slowly showed a smile, "I forgot to tell you that there is no word helplessness in my dictionary." ”

"I know, I know. Xiao Chen also smiled.

"Now, however, there is a small problem. Luo Ling pointed to the big circle of slaves, "The slaves are not a whole yet, and the leaders will not easily give up their positions." ”

"Then let's help them become a whole!" we ......" Xiao Chen stabbed his sword at the small circle representing the master of slaves, "Start solving the problem from here." ”

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The outer edge of the city of Suero. Roland, the silver-leaved priest, and Garneau, the trainee priest, each rode a horse, looking out at the slave city in the distance with black smoke and fire. Around them, many merchants, large and small, had begun to be afraid, and people crowded out of the city with large bags of belongings, some to the inner city, and many more to the avenue, fleeing to other towns for refuge.

The slave revolt was terrible, and many old people still remember it many years ago. The outer city of Suero is actually a huge bazaar, with no walls and no towers, and the city defense army will definitely only defend the inner city to fight, and the people of the outer city will probably have to fend for themselves. In front of hundreds or thousands of thugs, a little martial arts is of no avail. So most people chose to go first.

The quiet figures of Roland and the others stood out in the chaos. Many people would look at them in surprise when they passed by, but when they saw the priestly robes on both of them, they respectfully and carefully avoided them. A behemoth like a temple of nature is sometimes more terrifying than a rioting slave.

"How far is the Knights of the Wind from us?" Roland asked.

"According to the agreement, they should escort the baggage 'passing by' just after noon. In another hour, it should be about the same. Garneau was visibly unsettled. He couldn't help but ask, "Am I going to pick them up?" ”

"I am anxious to heaven and bless, and I can expect to meditate on big things. In this matter, you really look like your father. The most important thing for us now is to observe the development of the situation. ”

"Yes. My lord. ”

"Earlier, what you said to Miss Luo is also this problem. ”

"I ...... I felt that a mage like her, if trapped in the camp, would add unpredictable variables. Garneau whispered.

"You're worried about her safety. ”

"No, oh, no, she's also our partner, and you said she was important. ”

Priest Roland smiled, looked at him and said, "It is natural nature to pursue beautiful things, so what's so embarrassing about that. However, for Miss Luo Ling, you underestimate her too much. Not to mention that she has a deep mind and her strength is unpredictable, let's just say that the female mercenary Kalanda and the male mage Xiao Chen, which one seems to be easy to deal with? As for us, as long as the slaves start a rebellion, we have achieved our goal. Now that the bread is in the oven, when the time comes, take it out and eat it. ”

Garneau's face flushed, and he nodded silently.

"On the contrary, you have gone too far by scolding her for not buying slaves. Not to mention that with her intelligence, she will doubt it in hindsight, even for your small goals, this is not a good thing. Who likes someone who reprimands themselves for being unreasonable?"

Garneau snorted and couldn't answer, so he opened the topic and asked, "Look at the way it looks now, it's a lot of fighting inside." Could it be that there are too many dead?"

"Nature is ruthless," said Roland, "and this ruthlessness may be cruel to the individual, but it is a gift to the whole. It allows us to get rid of the details and do the right thing. Mortals are short-sighted and cowardly, they will be afraid of death, they will weep for sympathy, but these are nothing in the face of nature. The only difference between these people dying now and fifty years from now is that they will offer a gift to the god of nature, a gift made of blood. ”