Freely!

The prisoners have been held here for decades, some for hundreds of years. Life has become numb for them. Only freedom in this world can really move them and awaken them from their numbness.

After the old prisoner spat out the words freedom, the faces of Knight Chief Feth and the hyena changed! If it weren't for Ge Wei's words first, even Knight Chief Feth would have wanted to go up and slash this old thing with a sword!

What is the difference between a bastard old thing who dares to speak nonsense and want to be free?

The Captain of the Faith Knight stared at Ge Wei's expression, as long as Ge Wei showed even the slightest displeasure, the Captain of the Faith Knight would immediately rush up and kill all the prisoners present!

However, to their surprise, Ge Wei not only did not get angry, but showed a smile on his face.

"I see. Ge Wei nodded slowly, there was not the slightest displeasure in his tone, he looked at the old prisoner and said, "Old man, dare to ask how old you are this year?"

The old prisoner obviously didn't expect the aristocratic lord's reaction to be so bland. When he said that, he made up his mind and was ready to be beaten by the angry nobles. As a result, Ge Wei and Yan Yuese were asked.

The old prisoner's heart fluctuated a little, and he was already sure that the noble lord in front of him was not at all different from the nobles he usually saw.

For some reason, a long-forgotten emotion called "hope" filled the hearts of old prisoners. He bowed his head respectfully and replied to Ge Wei's question with a humble attitude: "Back to the master, the old man is three hundred and twelve years old this year. ”

"Then you are really long-lived!" said Ge Wei, even among the dragonborns at this age. It's also a very long life. Ge Wei asked again: "How long have you been locked up here?"

The old prisoner replied, "I don't remember exactly." Probably. It's been more than 100 years......"

Ge Wei nodded: "As far as I know, this prison city. In total, there are no less than tens of thousands. Are there any of these people who are more prestigious and can talk to me?"

The old prisoner glanced up at Ge Wei, and lowered his head again: "Master, this is the prison city, here, everyone has no support, no faith, let alone any prestige. Everyone is a prisoner. Sooner or later, they will all die here and be thrown out as a corpse. If there are really people who can speak, the old man can represent 3,000 of them and talk to you. ”

"Can you represent three thousand people?" Ge Wei couldn't help but look at the old prisoner again in surprise, and the old prisoner could take the initiative to talk to him, which showed that he was different from other prisoners, and he was an unusual character. Now that he can represent 3,000 prisoners, the identity of the old prisoner is even more worthy of his attention: "Can you represent other people? ”

The old prisoner smiled hoarsely and dryly: "I am also a prisoner. The identity is the same as everyone else. It's just that I still have an identity. He is the chief of our tribe. ”

"I see. Ge Wei glanced at the old prisoner, turned his head and asked the hyena: "So, in this prison city, there are still 3,000 people of the same tribe?"

The hyena hurriedly replied with a flattering smile: "Yes." My lord. These people are all tribes that were exterminated by the kingdom in a local war in the early years. At that time, there were less than a thousand people left in the tribe. All of them were held here. Later, after more than 100 years of reproduction. The number of this tribe has increased to the present three thousand. ”

"Can the population increase if you reproduce in prison?" Ge Wei was a little stunned. It is estimated that such a strange thing can only happen in a place where the Dragonborn has lived for such a long time.

Unexpectedly, among the 100 prisoners I saw today, exactly one was a chief. Ge Wei couldn't help but congratulate himself on his good luck.

"So, old man, what is your name?"

The old prisoner replied, "My name is Sal." ”

"Sal?" Gowe's face was a little strange, "Alright, Sal, let's get back to the topic. Concerning...... Freely. ”

Thrall looked up, his cloudy eyes shining with a light that didn't look like an old man.

Ge Wei said with a serious expression: "You are now my private property. Whether you like it or not, there are some things that you don't decide. You should know this better than I do. But since you ask for freedom, then I will give you freedom, and the price of freedom is that you will obey me. ”

Sal's eyes drooped in disappointment. Is it freedom, or obedience. If you have to obey, how can you talk about freedom? He thought that he and his people had really encountered a turning point, but the result was not the same. He was still too naïve.

Ge Wei saw Sal's disappointment, and smiled slightly: "It's useless to talk more. All I can say is that, for some reason, I can't give you anything yet. But I can make a promise. As long as you sign the Dragon God Blood Contract and work for me for fifty years, I will give you back your freedom!"

The more people who have nothing to do, the more they are attached to the benefits that can be seen and touched. Ge Wei himself is trapped here, no matter how nice he says, it is empty words, and the prisoners will not buy it. Ge Wei knows this.

So, he had to come up with something that these prisoners would agree with.

And the Dragon God Blood Pact is very suitable.

This is a bond of trust unique to the Land of Dragon Sleep, and Ge Wei found that the people of Dragon Sleep Land have an almost blind trust in the Dragon God Blood Contract.

In Ge Wei's opinion, the Dragon God Blood Pact is somewhat similar to the arbitration function of the plane terminal. When doing plane trading, the plane terminal will act as an arbiter, so that both parties to the transaction do not have to worry. And the same transcendent existence, the dragon god behind the dragon god's blood contract, seems even more mysterious.

Sal raised his head suddenly: "Dragon God Blood Pact?"

"That's right!" Ge Wei nodded, "You should know the binding nature of the Dragon God's blood contract. Even if you don't believe my words, you should believe in the Dragon God Blood Pact. ”

Sal swallowed and spat, his eyes fixed on Ge Wei: "Yes, master." The Dragon God Blood Contract is the most believable. But are you really willing to give us back our freedom?"

I still don't believe it. Ge Wei thought with a wry smile, and then immediately asked someone to bring parchment and write a contract.

"Take a look. Ge Wei handed the contract to Sal and said, "This kind of thing is called an employment contract in our eyes. It is equivalent to saying that I have hired you for fifty years. Fifty years later, freedom is the reward. Treatment during the period is subject to availability. I can guarantee that you will no longer be treated as prisoners, you are my employees. Do employees understand? Don't you understand? I'm dizzy. Little brother doesn't understand either?"

"Your Excellency wants you to work for him. Captain Faith interjected just in time.

"Yes, that's right, it's effectiveness. Gove gave Firth an appreciative look, and then said to Sal: "Serve me for fifty years, and I can't guarantee that no one will die during that time." But under the witness of the dragon god's blood contract, when the time comes, you will be free again. Why not take a gamble?"

Thrall stared intently at the terms of the contract, his withered hands trembling slightly. He looked up in disbelief and saw Ge Wei nodding and smiling at him with a serious expression. Somehow, Sal suddenly wanted to cry.

More than 100 years later!Are the Dulongtan tribes finally free?

"Master, the dragon god's blood contract, I signed it. Sal prostrate respectfully on the ground, slitting his fingers with the tip of the stone on the ground, and pressing heavily on the contract.

Ge Wei was very happy, this would solve the problem of at least one-third of the prisoners.

"Sir, if you wish, I can convince the others for you. Sal said as he lay on the ground.

Ge Wei was stunned. Immediately overjoyed, he hurriedly asked, "Is it anyone other than the three thousand people of your tribe?"

"Yes, sir. What the prisoners crave the most. There is only one. Since adults can give us hope, I believe that others will not refuse to serve adults. ”

"Then I'll leave it to you. Tell them for me. Ge Wei tore up the contract and redrafted a larger contract on the spot. It can accommodate tens of thousands of signatures. Then he gave the contract to Thrall.

The hyena, who was anxious to behave, hurriedly said, "My lord, I will send someone to take him." I want to sign all the tens of thousands of prisoners in the water prison. It's a big job. Come and sit with me, and I'll serve you the best wine and food. ”

"No need. Ge Wei waved his hand: "Just wait here." ”

"Alright then......"

The hyena can't make a fuss. Scratching his head anxiously. In the end, he could only shout to his kingdom soldiers again and again, and go to release Thrall's tribe first.

Sal's tribe of 3,000 people, young and old, was released from the water prison with their families. At a glance, Ge Wei looked like a vast group of refugees.

"Send them something to eat. Ge Wei said to the hyena.

"Yes. "The hyenas immediately had food taken out of the cellar and distributed to the hungry prisoners.

In the prison city, the prisoners could not have enough to eat for many years. The thirst for food is perhaps the most striking thing to them, besides freedom.

Ge Wei's order immediately won the favor of the Saar tribe. After learning that the young noble lord wanted to take them away and give them freedom, everyone cheered.

Ge Wei gave full play to the fine tradition of crotch, and went deep into the grassroots to comfort and condolence and other pro-people actions, and directly established a lofty image among the Saar tribe. Ge Wei also picked up a young tribal prisoner with his own hands and personally picked up food to feed the child, bringing tears to the eyes of the Saar prisoners.

Speaking of these skills of buying people's hearts, Ge Wei knew it when he was a child. At that time, watching the Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Cao Cao threw soap in order to buy people's hearts, and Liu Bei threw children in order to buy people's hearts. The traditional virtues of the Chinese nation were carried forward by Ge Wei in the other world......

Sal went down for a while, and Ge Wei waited outside. Finally saw Sal come back.

Along with them, there were a few prisoners. The prisoners varied in appearance, from old men, to strong men, and even women. But they all have one thing in common, that is, they are dressed in tattered clothes like Afghan refugees, and even the women are so torn that it is difficult to hide their shame. Ge Wei really didn't know how these people could live for dozens or hundreds of years under such conditions.

"Master, these are the people of other groups. Sal pointed to a few prisoners and introduced them in turn, and then said, "I have convinced them that they are willing to lead all the other prisoners to sign the dragon god blood contract with the master." ”

"Do you really intend to give us freedom, this lord?" asked the strong prisoner.

"At the end of the fifty-year period, you will be free. Ge Wei nodded and smiled.

"Well, we agreed to sign. Several of the prisoners nodded their heads, their faces full of excitement.

Several of the prisoner storytellers in turn dripped blood on the contract, and then organized all the prisoners to start dripping blood. Tens of thousands of people were released from the water prison one after another, lined up to carry out this in Ge Wei's eyes, but for them it was a sacred ritual of rebirth.

Finally, it took a few hours for tens of thousands of people to complete the blood drip. The contract that has been dripping the blood of tens of thousands of people has shown a bloody color. Ge Wei finally dripped a drop of his own blood.

Just like last time, as soon as Ge Wei's blood dropped, the contract immediately bloomed with ten thousand rays of light. The light flickered, and Ge Wei immediately felt that just like last time, an ancient, majestic, and powerful aura appeared, and glanced at him.

And unlike last time, Ge Wei felt that this breath was saying something, as if he was saying something to him. But the process was too short for him to make out what was being said in this breath, and the feeling was gone.

A gust of wind blew for no reason, rolling up the wind and sand and blowing so that the people present closed their eyes tightly, and they were all a little unsteady on their feet. Only Ge Wei seems unaffected.

But the wind comes and goes fast. It quickly disappeared without a trace, as if it had never been seen.

"Is the wind blowing?" "Captain Firth looked up, puzzled.

The contract has turned golden. Ge Wei put it away closely, his face thoughtful. (To be continued......)