Chapter 272: The Slave Market
"Excuse me, go get that guy here. Downton took a gold coin and handed it to the waiter, and looked at the sky, it was almost dusk, and he estimated that something must have happened to Abagon, because no one knew his address except it.
"I'll go now!" Although the waiter wanted a tip, he dared to accept it because of the matter of the front desk lady, so he ran away in a hurry.
A young man walked into the backyard and saw almost half of the ogres piled up in the courtyard, their hideous appearance and burly body almost scared him.
"Hurry up, sir is waiting for you. The waiter urged.
The young man was furious by the gaze of the natives of the hills, and walked up to Downton with trepidation, and his attitude became more restrained.
"What are you looking for me?" Downton took a golden ticket for a hundred gold coins and handed it to the young man.
The young man's eyes lit up, and as soon as he stretched out his hand, he quickly retracted it, and it was those fierce eyes that made him look like a man.
"Don't be afraid, they're all my men. "Downton stuffed the money to the young man, and if you want to get information, you can't do it without some blood.
"Are you Downton?" the young man hastened to report after receiving an affirmative reply, "Your butler, oh, that goblin, has been captured by our boss, and if you go a little later, it will die." ”
The young man was working in the slave market, and this afternoon a goblin came and wanted to do business with the boss, which is a ridiculous thing, when will a dirty and lowly goblin be a merchant?
The boss thought that someone was playing tricks on him, so he didn't ask, and after the bodyguards beat Abagon for a beating, he hung him in the courtyard to show the public.
The young man was poor, and the goblin said just get the news. You can get the master's reward, so he came, even if he didn't succeed, it was just a trip for nothing.
"Looks like that goblin is really in business. Pinching the golden ticket in his hand, the young man quickly explained what had happened in the afternoon.
"Dare to catch the master's servants, those humans don't want to live. Johnson was indignant. "Master, demolish their nests and cut off all their heads to show the public!"
The natives roared, and the sound shook through the air, and the startled guests of the inn opened their windows and looked around in a panic.
"Shut up. Downton glared at Johnson and turned to the young man, "What's your boss's origin?
"Our boss is one of the heads of the slave market, and I heard that there is a noble Marquis standing behind him. ”
Young people don't really want to say it. But considering that he was only a worker at the bottom, and his two-month salary was not as much as the bounty given by others at one time, and the ogre next to him was eyeing him, he chose to answer honestly.
Downton asked three times, and after making sure that the young man's answer was the same each time, and that there was no fraud, he told Jackson to prepare the carriage.
"Quasimodo, you stay and protect the Hucans. Downton finished commanding. Looking at the group of slaves, "I need fearless warriors. Do you dare to kill for me?"
"Swear to defend the glory of your master!"
As Johnson roared, the natives all shouted, and the glass windows shook with their thick voices.
"What's going on?" Melissa walked down, followed by the three of them.
"There's something wrong with Abagon, I'm going to fix it, stay here. You are not allowed to go anywhere. Downton said roughly.
"Master, the carriage is ready. Jackson reported.
"I'm going too!" Hu Tao didn't wait for Downton to agree, and had already rushed out and got into the carriage.
"I'll go too. "The slave market often sells orcs, and Charlotte has some money. Just to redeem their free bodies.
Although Celestia did not speak, her determined eyes were enough to speak for themselves.
"Let's go together, I know the king better than you, and I can solve any troubles. Melissa sighed, and with Downton's protective character, it was estimated that the slave boss was going to be unlucky.
The bronze door opened, leaving the onlookers who had seen the war space for the first time stunned.
"Line up, get in!"
Johnson, as a bandit, has good prestige, so he naturally took the position of the head of the slave regiment.
"The master is willing to work against a human nobleman for a goblin, and our future with him will definitely be close. ”
"No matter how bad we are, it's much more valuable than goblins!"
"At least I'll be able to eat enough later. ”
The group of natives were excited, whispering, and full of anticipation for the future.
The young man who reported the news turned pale with fright when he saw such a big battle, and wanted to escape, but unfortunately he was caught by Jackson.
Two carriages greeted the setting sun and galloped towards the slave market.
The western part of Bettford was a commercial district with a thriving trade, and the slave market, which averaged 3,000 people a day, was located here.
As he drew closer through the bustling streets, Downton saw more and more slaves, walking numbly with their hands tied and their bodies draped only in rudimentary pieces of cloth.
Occasionally, some people will resist with an unwilling look, and they will immediately incur a severe beating.
In the Western Continent, slaves are the private property of slave owners, and even if they are executed casually, they will not be sentenced.
"That's a lot of slaves!"
Hu Tao leaned on the eaves of the window and looked out, the slave market was open.
There are all kinds of races, and little Lori even saw a few jungle rangers, those guys are elk on the lower half and human on the upper body, but they have thick hair.
"Where's Abagon?" Downton asked.
"There!" the young man pointed to a courtyard, and the goblin found the person in charge of the market, who he thought was a big customer, but he didn't expect to be cheated instead.
"Park the carriage outside!" Downton commanded, "Melissa, how soon will the vigilantes arrive if I get into a fight?"
"About five minutes. Melissa calculated, "What do you want to do?" ”
"If the other party's compensation satisfies me and Abagon does not pursue it, I will let them go. "The carriage was just right, and Downton jumped off.
"Sir, can I leave?" the young man was really scared, if he let the boss know that he had brought them in. Then he is dead.
"Let's go!"
Downton had taken a few steps, and Jackson had already stepped forward to disperse the people in front of him for him.
The courtyard was large, the size of two football fields, and there were simple prisons on the left and right sides, with wooden fences. Slaves were imprisoned.
Merchants can browse casually, and if they like it, they can pay and take it away.
In the clearing to the north, there are more than 300 strong male slaves, who are practicing their martial arts under the guidance of instructors, and they will become gladiators.
In order to sell for a good price, slave owners would pick out good slaves to cultivate.
A dozen merchants were roaming around the fence, selecting slaves, and a few of them were negotiating prices with the stewards, and the quarrel was fierce.
Xia Luo looked to the right. There was a bearman happily counting the golden tickets, apparently a slave owner, and a dozen minotaurs had been sold.
"Several, what kind of slaves do you want to buy?Servant, Slave Girl, or Gladiator?" a steward greeted him, smiling at Downton.
Although Downton was dressed in general, as a steward who ushered in the send-off, his vision was not bad, and he surrounded Downton from others. The attitude towards him can be seen that he is not a small person.
"Get out of here!"
Jackson didn't let the steward get close at all. Push him away.
A group of guards were sitting at several long tables playing cards for entertainment, and when they saw Jackson's movements, they all stood up, but they didn't take it seriously, and these were just a few people, and they dared to come to the slave market to make trouble?
Downton walked straight to Abagon. It was hung upside down from a wooden frame, covered in bruises, and apparently subjected to no small amount of abuse.
"Master, things are messed up!"
Abagorn lifted his eyelids and wailed with self-reproach. "Ahem, I failed your expectations!"
"Put it down!"
Downton waved his hand and released a divine wind that relieved his pain.
"Help us!"
There were also more than a dozen slaves hanging on the wooden frame next to it, all of whom were disobedient or had been caught running away, and they were beaten badly, and the ground was covered with coagulated blood.
"Hey, what are you doing?"
The captain of the guard ran over with a group of men and glared at Downton, "Hang it back, or this will not be over." ”
"Call your boss out, whoever else beats my housekeeper, stand up yourself, slap a hundred, if you let me do it later, it will not be such a simple punishment. ”
Downton swept past the group of guards, commanding as he estimated their strength.
"Haha, you're out of the blue?"
"This is a fool, isn't it, a person running here to make trouble? You don't want to ask who is behind our boss?"
"These chicks look good, don't rob me later. ”
The guards laughed and teased, and the eyes of the merchants and slaves around them also turned their eyes, but they didn't care, in the market, there were too many conflicts that broke out because of the dissatisfaction with the trade.
"Hey, chick, ten gold coins, how about spending the night with my brother?" a guard walked in Melissa and reached for her chin, but before she could touch it, she was punched in the lower abdomen by Hu Tao and rolled over.
"Arrest them!" roared the steward.
The guards responded, but after taking two steps, they stopped, because behind Downton, the space for war opened, and the natives of the hills, led by Johnson, rushed out and instantly surrounded them.
This is the royal capital, and it is the shili range of the Flame Sect, and Downton doesn't want to recruit those fanatics because of the use of the undead army.
"Master, are you going to slaughter them?" the ogres all had bloodthirsty expressions on their faces, trying to show it.
The guards clenched their weapons all of a sudden, and the atmosphere became tense, after all, whether it was an ogre or a bear goblin, not only were they tall and large, but they were also full of violent features, and they were not good people at first glance.
Some businessmen saw that it was not good and wanted to slip away, but unfortunately it was too late.
"Go and close the gate, and if you don't explain things to me today, no one will be allowed to leave!"
Downton is talking!(To be continued......)