"It's time for us to talk about what we didn't finish talking about. ”

As the air in the room became more and more solemn, Alexey put his fingers on Engelen's shoulder tightened a little: "Three days, whether I agree or refuse, I want an answer." ”

Silent.

Ngraine didn't know how to speak, he wasn't struggling with whether to agree, but hesitating about how to refuse the other man's request in the least likely way to anger the mage.

It is impossible to agree, and he will never choose to betray his people in this life. But if he insisted on choosing a side to sacrifice, Engelin thought that he would probably have to choose to sacrifice himself.

That way, at least his children can live safely in the Northlands.

So, even if he closed his lips, he had already made a decision.

"What are you hesitating about?"

Alexei has always had little patience with ordinary people, and the negative response of this ignorant brute is enough to explain his attitude. But since he didn't say no directly, and given that he had spent a lot of his own Tasu, Alexei made a rare decision to be generous, giving him a little more tolerance than ordinary people.

"I think you should understand that rejecting me is a cruel thing for you and me. ”

Alexei moved his index finger slightly, and suddenly smiled: "Is that right? There is no need for the atmosphere between us to be so tense, relax, this is not a matter of life and death." ”

As he spoke, the mage smiled and loosened his grip, clasped his hands to his chest, and said as gently as possible, "I won't treat them harshly. ”

"I can assure you that, with my abilities, I can make them live better than in the tribe. ”

"You can eat well, you can dress warmly, even if you have to learn spells......"

Alexei stretched out his thumb and pointed to his feet: "What you see with your own eyes now, reality can't be faked, I will build a city here." And your people...... Oh, look at your expression, I see, maybe you'll think I'm lying to you, as long as I say it, it's just part of a heinous deception, of course, it's your freedom to think of anything, but I still have to tell you that they are lucky, they will be the first residents of this city. I will let them live the same life as the people of the Empire, the same wealth, the same happiness, with hot bread at every meal, a plate of fresh meat every month, and their children will be well educated, and they will be civilized people with elegant manners. ”

"Can you imagine, if your people have lost such a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity in no apparent circumstances just because of you, even if you don't care about their resentment of you, won't you feel sorry for them?"

Pause, this sentence, Alexei deliberately left a period of time for Englaine to think and digest, but waited until the time passed.

"I don't have to lie to you. ”

Alexey's tone became arrogant again: "Englaine, sometimes I don't have to have you to lead the way. ”

"There are many barbarians in the Northlands, and you are not the only barbarian who was arrested on the ship at that time. ”

When the bell rang and a flash of golden light flashed before his eyes, it was difficult for Ngelen not to distract himself from such a situation. He looked to the ground and saw two round duccats lying below his knees, radiating a beautiful glow that shone as charmingly as the sun.

"A hundred tasu, two hundred tasu, even if it's three hundred, four hundred, five hundred, I can afford it. ”

"Think about it. As the words rose and fell, another handful of coins were spilled at Englein's feet. White, yellow, all of a sudden, with countless coins falling, the sound of the depravity seemed to be a battering ram on the atrium, knock knock, he felt blood welling up on his face, and some irrepressible reverie also made his cheeks feel hot.

It's shame, and it's also a whisper in my heart that I can't hold back.

The splinter of the lock caused the door to open slightly.

He raised his hand to wipe away the new sweat from the corners of his forehead, and if he gently twisted the two fingers that wiped the sweat together, he might feel sticky.

But Englene still didn't say yes, he finally resisted the temptation of money.

"If you want, you pick them up, and it's your reward. ”

"But ......"

"If you don't want to. ”

Alexei chuckled, "I'll use this money to buy a barbarian who is willing to talk." ”

"What will you do to my people, will you drag them to work, or will you leave my children in the fields to dig like the wicked men of the south? Ngelin raised his head suddenly, he stared at Alexey, and said word by word, "I will not betray my kindred, I have seen the outside world, I know your methods, it will make the people live worse than dead, if so, I would rather you kill me." ”

Despite his stumbling words, he did speak the imperial Chinese language.

Alexei glanced at Lan Meng in surprise, but happened to find that she seemed to be focused on the content of the book, but her two alert ears still didn't forget to prick up to listen.

"You're a fast learner. ”

Alexai praised with a smile on his face: "It's also very good. ”

"It's not a big deal. "I used to go to the cities south and exchange the furs of the tribe for food. So I'll speak some southern languages. ”

However, when he talked about it, Engelin, who obviously remembered some bad memories, couldn't help but be a little uncontrollable, and he said with a gloomy expression: "But I can't write, I can only speak." ”

"It's enough to be able to speak and listen, but why didn't you speak imperial Chinese with us before?"

This time, Alexey's question made Engelaine guilty again, so the mage immediately knew that the other party had deliberately concealed the fact that he could speak imperial Chinese out of some inconvenience and explain to him in person.

However, Alexei didn't care about this little concealment: "In the future, you can communicate with us in the imperial Chinese, and I also hope that you can act as an interpreter between me and your tribe." ”

The mage opened his arms and seemed to be open to the world: "And you can rest assured that what you said will not exist." I will not use your people as slaves, nor will I sell them out of the city. ”

"I will pay them the right salary to keep them safe in the city. ”

"As long as you bring them here, I will be able to give your people the treatment they deserve, as subjects of the Empire. ”

"As long as you are in the city, you will no longer have to worry about someone coming to capture you and sell you into slavery. Since there was no need to cash it directly, Alexei did not hesitate to sign a large blank check in front of Englaine with his tongue, "I will also establish a mage academy in the city, and when the time comes, every member of your clan will have the hope of becoming a mage." ”

"I won't lie to you. ”

"Because this is what you have seen with your own eyes, because this is the history that you are about to witness," he emphasized. ”

"Come on, Nglein, don't give up the opportunity, don't let your mistake become a lifelong regret. You know, I, Alexei Adrian, have so many choices, but you, there is only one way to live. ”

"Tell me, then, Nglane. ”

"Either to be born a slave or to serve after death......."

"Your choice is ......."