143. The Colosseum
Falk was silent, Disz pulled his father's clothes, and whispered: "Father, let's go, Brother Donner won't lie to us, I'...... Don't want to go hungry. β
Dies's mother also looked at Falk expectantly, the mother and son had seen what Donner had done these days, and for them, what they didn't want at this time was high, and whoever was good to them and didn't go hungry would be willing to go with whomever they wanted.
There is no such thing as being deceived, they have already lived like this, no matter how bad it is, how bad can it be?
That's what they think now!
Falck's face changed, a little tangled, a little struggling, in fact, he now understood the purpose of Donner's coming here to distribute bread.
However, he looked at the mother and son who were dressed in ragged clothes and yellow muscles, and finally nodded lightly after a long time.
Donner had no joy, only a sigh, he could understand Farke's thoughts, who would want to go to a place with an unknown future if he hadn't reached the path of despair.
Downer said, "Don't worry, I can't fool you. Believe me, life is good there. Tomorrow I will send someone over and arrange for you to board the ship at the docks. β
There was silence in the hut, and Donner got up and walked out, ready to go to the next house.
It took Downer an afternoon to walk through the entire refugee settlement, and in the end there were only about 170 people willing to go with him.
Many people had hope in the kingdom and were concerned about what Donner said, but these Donners did not force it, and they could not force it. Anyway, you can bring as much as you can to Cancer Island.
By the time Donner returned to the shop, the sun had set.
I just finished negotiating a deal with a few merchants who came to visit, and when I returned to the backyard, I happened to meet Donner coming back.
"Captain, are you back?" Jason greeted, and Hans was there.
Donner nodded, and as soon as he sat down, Duck immediately poured him a cup of hot water.
Taking a sip of the glass, Jason asked, "Captain, how is the situation, how many refugees are willing to go to Cancer Island with us?" β
Donner shook his head slightly and said: "It's not a lot, it's probably only a hundred people, hey, a lot of people don't believe me very much, look at it, I'm doing a job, trying to bring more people back." β
A few people didn't know and didn't speak, and they didn't know what to say.
The refugees are stupid, but even if they get to this point, they don't necessarily go to an unknown place with a strange merchant, right?
"By the way, Commander, there is some news about the fleet that sailed around the world. Hans said at this time.
Donner looked up and asked urgently, "Really, where is he now?"
"Well, Commander, Gegelen should still be in the City Lord's Mansion. Hans said, "According to our intelligence officer, it is said that GΓΆgellan has not been out since he entered the City Lord's Palace. This time, the news was not from Gorgellon, but from another person in their fleet. β
Slightly disappointed, Donner asked, "Who is it?"
"Captain, do you remember that titan giant?" asked Hans.
Donner nodded, this cyclops made him remember it so much, how could he forget.
"This time the news is about him. Hans said slowly, "Accurate news has flowed from the nobles, and the day after tomorrow, the Titan giant will have a competition in the Colosseum in the city. β
"Competition?" Downer frowned, "What is the competition?
"This ...... It is not known at this time. Hans shook his head.
"By the way, what is that Colosseum?" Downer then asked, he had heard the word Colosseum, and the most famous one in his memory was the Colosseum, but he didn't know what was different about the Colosseum in this world.
"Donner boy, the Colosseum is not a good place, it is definitely the dirtiest place on the mainland. Before Hans could reply, old Yuri preemptively spoke.
"The Colosseum is a place for the pleasure of the rich and nobles, and it is one of the bloodiest places in the world. A large number of slaves and beastfighters die every day. β
"These cruel aristocrats threw slaves or beasts in the Colosseum, fought with the monsters, and if they win, they could get a bounty, and if they lost, they would lose their lives and be buried in the mouth of the monsters, and the nobles only performed the Colosseum again and again on the spot, and even used it for gambling......"
Everyone else had heard of it to a greater or lesser extent, such as Jason, but in the case of Donner, these things were once only found in history textbooks and film and television novels.
Now, I was lucky enough to see it with my own eyes, but I didn't know ...... Sad or lucky?
"The day after tomorrow, right?" Donner said for a long time, "how can I go in and watch." β
"You can go in by paying with silver coins. Jason told Donner, "Almost all cities in the continent have Colosseums, and in the past, every time Manhill City fought a beast, it only took five silver coins to enter it, but this time I don't know how much it will take? After all, this is the first time that a giant of the Titan clan has appeared in the Colosseum in the Eastern Continent, and this group of greedy nobles will inevitably use this to attract the attention of merchants and rich people, and the gate price will definitely increase." β
"Yes, this time it's twenty silver coins. Hans replied.
"Good!" said Donner, lightly, "this is a rare opportunity, I am going to go in this time to see what to see, Hans, you go and inquire and see if you can sell a few door cards to enter the Colosseum." β
"Okay, Commander. β
"Do you want to go? Donner asked Jason how many people he had.
"Go, we're all going to go with you. Yuri immediately said, "After all, this is an opportunity to see the Titans in battle, it's very rare, you must know that you have never heard of the horror of the Titans, and no one has ever seen it." β
"Okay, then the day after tomorrow. Downer said.
The next day, Donner continued to lead the convoy to the South Gate to distribute bread, and the passers-by were not surprised, and the soldiers defending the city also knew Donner's convoy, and were not surprised by his stupidity.
So much so that every time Donner passed by the city gates, the soldiers would laugh at each other, saying that the slave of this stupid merchant was here again.
Moreover, he will also extort a few silver coins from Donner in a grand manner.
For the extortion of soldiers, Donner can only give.
The convoy arrived at the refugee gathering place and continued to distribute bread, and there were more refugees than yesterday, and the bread had been well prepared, and there was no fear that it would not be enough.
After that, Donner went to woo the other refugees as usual, but the effect was not ideal, and only a few dozen were willing to leave the mainland and follow Donner's fleet to Cancer Island in the sea.
For the refugees who had promised to go to Cancer Island, Downer had arranged for the guards to take them to the dock in batches to board the ship, and the following days, such as Factis and other families, would have to spend time on the ship, and they would have to wait until the hired ships were all fully loaded, and then they would go to Cancer Island together.