They had to pass through the confluence of the Emerald and Lane rivers, enter the Lane River, and swim upstream to reach the Black Stone Fort near the Lane River.

After two days and one night of sailing, Chen Xiao and the others finally set foot on the hard and solid land.

This way, Chen Xiao almost vomited out of jaundice.

The slaves who would get seasick also vomited filth all over the deck, and the stench was so bad that it was believed that the ship's master had to wash it many times before it was cleaned.

There were two hundred city guards borrowed from the wolf lord Watt to guard and escort the transport, and there was nothing wrong along the way.

When the climate of the Black Stone Fort was approaching, Wu Tong and his guards rushed over to stop the slaves from passing through the Black Stone Fort.

Blackstone Fort was a private territory, and without the lord's consent, a team as large as Chen Xiao could not pass through at will.

And the owner of Blackstone Castle, a private territory, is none other than Chen Xiao.

Chen Xiao led the team in front, and Wu Tong saw Chen Xiao from afar, so he ran over and said with a look of surprise: "Your Excellency, ......"

Before Wu Tong could continue, Chen Xiao interrupted Wu Tong's words and said, "Captain Wu, there is my slave team behind, I want to pass through here, can it be convenient?"

Wu Tong's face sank slightly, and he pretended to be majestic and glanced at the slave team behind Chen Xiao, as well as the city guards wearing armor and holding halberds.

"This is Blackstone Fort, Mr. Chen. ”

Chen Xiao sighed, secretly stuffed a bag of gold coins to Wu Tong, and said, "Then how about I hire Captain Wu to escort these slaves for us?"

"That's easy to say, easy to say. ”

Wu Tong agreed with a smile on his face under Chen Xiao's frowning.

So, Chen Xiao naturally asked the city guards of Storm City to be sent back, and Wu Tong's team took over.

Five thousand slaves marched through the territory of Blackstone Fort like a long dragon and arrived at Blackrock Village.

The appearance of so many slaves suddenly broke the peace of Black Rock Village.

In Heiyan Village, which had just passed through a catastrophe, there were only a hundred or so local residents left, and there were very few people, and now it was daytime, and the men were digging coal in the mines, and the population was even more sparse.

Chen Xiao then arranged for these tired slaves to temporarily settle down in Heiyan Village.

Odoru, who was in charge of Blackstone Castle, immediately hugged Chen Xiao's thigh as soon as he saw Chen Xiao and cried: "My lord, you are finally here, I miss you so much." ”

...... Chen Xiao was taken aback by Odoru's exaggerated performance, thinking that he suddenly had a problem with his sexual orientation.

Although Chen Xiao admits that he is very handsome, it will not be like this!

Odoru snorted and said with tears in his eyes: "My lord, this place is not for people at all. There is nothing but the coal mine of the black Wuwu, I am empty and I am lonely. ”

Chen Xiaowaterfall Khan.

He couldn't have imagined that Odoru would look like this.

Scud Odoru, he loves adventure and exciting things.

Asking him to sit honestly in his office and do nothing like this now really kills him.

Chen's Coal Mining Company, to be honest, is just a humble shed.

Around the shed, piles of excavated coal are waiting for the next batch of dragon carts from the village of Rodri.

The villagers of Heishibao, who were hired by Chen Xiao as coal diggers, stopped their work one by one, walked out of the mine, and were called together by Chen Xiao.

Coal excavation has been going on these days, but it is slow and inefficient, and only enough to meet the needs of a few blast furnaces in Rodri village.

Chen Xiao looked at the dozen or so people who were covered in black and black, and they couldn't even see the names of Heiyan Village clearly, and their faces ached.

For the sake of gold coins, although these people are full of energy, they do not have a relatively good working environment and work indicators, and these coal diggers actually complain.

Chen Xiao rubbed his eyebrows, feeling that his farming career had a long way to go.

After learning from Odoro about the development of the Black Stone Fort during this time, Chen Xiao decided to stay and develop the Black Stone Fort first.

The coal mine here is very important and has a far-reaching impact on his subsequent development work.

He ventured to buy a large number of slaves from Storm City this time, also considering the development of Blackstone Castle.

Blackstone Fort has too few permanent residents, and it will be difficult to develop.

And these five thousand slaves just filled this vacancy.

"Odoru, how's the scout training?"

Chen Xiao asked.

Speaking of his area of expertise, Odoru immediately put away his hippie smile and replied seriously: "Now the scout force has expanded to fifty people, and they are on standby in the Ghost Ridge. As long as you give the order, they can join the battlefield at any time. ”

The cottage of the Ghost Ridge has now become a secret base for Odoru to train scouts, the terrain of the Ghost Ridge is complex, and there are many birds of prey and fierce beasts, which is a good training place.

"All of them are sent out to keep an eye on the movements of the forces in the vicinity. Some of them were left to mingle with the slaves and spy on them. If there is any abnormality, report it immediately. ”

Chen Xiao thought about it for a while, and then began to mobilize the strength of his subordinates.

"Whoa!"

Odoru immediately came to the spirit.

Seeing this, Chen Xiao couldn't help but secretly laugh and scold, Odoru and Wu Tong can go to the battlefield, but they are not materials for industrial development, so the development here is almost stagnant.

The empty house in Heiyan Village was temporarily requisitioned by Chen Xiao to settle these slaves.

He doesn't have a lot of available personnel on hand right now.

So Chen Xiao directly pulled Audrey and Lux as assistants.

Five thousand slaves gathered in the small square of Heiyan Village, which was black and stenching.

Their hands were shackled, their expressions were blank, and many of them had expressions of trepidation and confusion about the future.

Chen Xiao stood on a stone pier made of temporary stones, looking down at this pile of lifeless slaves, and secretly felt bitter in his heart.

It's not that he doesn't have compassion and sympathy, it's just that in the current era, it's impossible for him to be kind and liberate them directly.

In this case, they may starve to death before they are plundered by other slave hunters and returned to become slaves.

"Hello everyone! I am your new master! My name is Chen Xiao. Then you will work for me. ”

Chen Xiao took out a loud gong and began his speech in a calm voice.

"Work for me, and you will be paid accordingly, and you will not starve. Working with me, you will get housing, you will get status, you will become freemen, you will be freed, you will be freed. ”

Chen Xiao's words were like a stone smashing into the calm lake, setting off ripples.

The slaves, who felt uncertain about the future and hopeless for their fate, raised their heads one after another and looked at the young man on the high platform.

From then on, this young man was their master.

worked for him until death, and even became his plaything, and finally exposed his body to the wilderness, and there was no value in burying it.

Wait! What did they hear?

Not to starve, to get housing, to get paid, to get status, or even to get rid of slavery and become a free people?

This new owner can't be a head show, right?

What slave owner would say such a rebellious thing to a slave whose private property belonged to him?

Those slaves looked at Chen Xiao with dull eyes, looking incredulous.

"My lord, is what you say true?" asked someone in the ranks of slaves.

This is the trust that Chen Xiao arranged in the slave team.

These slaves have accepted their status as slaves, and the fate of being enslaved all their lives, it is difficult to believe Chen Xiao's words for a while.

Chen Xiao smiled slightly: "The dragon god is above." I don't have to lie to you. Everything will be verified in the future. ”

He wouldn't say the fuck "you were born free and equal" stuff.

At this time, Chen Xiao needed these slaves to work for him wholeheartedly, instead of letting these slaves turn against him.

Is it true?

With a feeling of apprehension, these slaves washed their bodies, put on warm fur clothes, and then picked up a bowl of warm rice under Chen Xiao's arrangement.