Chapter 5: Slaves (I)
At noon the next day, the central area of the outer ring city.
Sutum and a young man with a calm face each rode their horses through the busiest streets of the central district.
Walking all the way, Sutum secretly admired. This Sisos City is indeed much more prosperous than the Red Light City, even the attached outer ring city has formed a scale, and it is not much worse than the Red Light City.
The street they had just passed through was crowded with people and was extremely lively. There are many shops on both sides of the road, clothing stores, grain stores, carpentry shops, butcher shops and other shops selling daily necessities, and there is even an iron shop that does not even have a red light city - in this era, bronze is the mainstream, belonging to some solid families can own, iron is a high-end product, only big families know how to forge.
Sutum was slightly surprised that there was an ironware shop in the outer ring of Sisos.
Sensing Sutum's gaze, the calm young man beside him explained in a timely manner, "Lord Sutum, this ironware shop is an industry belonging to the City Lord's Mansion of the Inner Ring City. Although the outer ring is not as good as the inner ring, there are many rich and noble families. This ironware shop can bring a lot of income to the City Lord's Mansion every year. ”
"Oh, I see. ”
Sutum was suddenly at the moment, but he thought more in his heart.
Iron is not only a daily necessities, but also an important weapon resource, and only the official forces of Sisos dare to buy and sell them openly. I am afraid that the existence of this ironware shop is not just for wealth, but more likely to obtain the financial resources and strength of the purchaser through the sale of ironware, so as to grasp more information.
Just like Sauron the Vulture, if the scimitar he uses comes through this smith shop, some of his information will be passed into the hands of the Lord of Sisos.
And if the city lord wants to deal with him, this is the advantage.
Since deciding to establish his own power, Sutum has considered the problem a little differently than before, and has become more profound.
The young man observed Sutum's expression, and seeing that he was interested, he continued to talk about some information about these shops.
The young man's name was Nick, and he was originally a subordinate of Zoro, but because he was a smart man and a steady worker, he was sent to be the contact between Sutum and Zoro.
Nick didn't know the identity of the handsome young man in front of him, but he felt that his boss seemed to be a little respectful to Sutum. As smart as he is, he knows how to survive, as long as he pleases Sutum and doesn't mention Sutum, he will definitely gain something from Boss Zoro.
The narrative was concise and clear, and always grasped the main point that Sutum wanted to understand, and Nick's performance made Sutum very satisfied.
"Sure enough, it's a talent, but it's a pity that now he only obeys Sauron's orders. Sutum sighed in his heart, "When the time is ripe, you can consider accepting it." ”
In the establishment of any organization, power does not necessarily come first, but interests definitely come second.
According to the rules of this era, Sutum defeated Sauron by strength and showed his strength, so he was naturally able to manipulate Sauron to do something. However, if there is not enough profit to be made in the later stage, or even lose everything he has, Zoro is afraid that he will directly find a way to get rid of him, or even break the net with him.
So it was with Sauron, and so it was with his subordinates.
Just like this Nick, if he couldn't do anything good to serve Sutum, it would definitely not be the respectful gesture he is now.
Sutum can't give them any benefits for the time being, whether it's wealth, power, or status.
Thinking of this, he felt a pain in his heart, and unconsciously appeared in his mind.
Wanting to resurrect Ba is not a simple matter, even with Sutum's demon body, it is only slowly groping.
Before they knew it, Sutum and Nick left the market area and walked to the other side of the street.
On the other side of the street is a completely different kind of bustle.
It's a paradise for those who are looking for fun. The streets are lined with taverns, warblers, and gladiatorial arenas, and are filled with delirious drunks, disheveled dancers, and fighters who have been beaten and covered in blood, dead or alive.
A frenzied atmosphere filled every corner of the side, and when he came here, Sutum felt as if his blood was beginning to boil.
Naturally, he didn't come for pleasure, but for a "training ground" hidden in this place.
The so-called "training ground" was actually a slave camp, which was used to manage and trade slaves.
The identity of a slave has existed since the appearance of the first city in the world of Fangzhou, and it originated from the war between cities. The loser of the war is the slave of the victor. Later, however, slaves began to appear in all sorts of other ways—abduction, coercion, captivity, and even the willingness of the person to add new slaves.
These slaves brought great benefits to the city, so the purchase of slaves was tacitly approved by the cities.
Of course, due to the rules of the city, slaves were nominally owned only by the officials of the cities, and private individuals and other forces were not allowed to operate, so these slave camps needed to be kept under the eyes and ears of the people.
Sutum came here to buy a few good quality slaves to deal with some things.
He is seriously short of people right now, whether it is to take care of Eloth or train some available people, no one is impossible.
The camp was a large enclosure surrounded by a tall stone wall, with only one gate, which was heavily guarded.
The stone walls are protected by spikes, and ordinary people have little chance of escaping. Towers are also built in all four directions, and there are people on top of the towers who are constantly observing the surroundings. The overall protection can be regarded as strict.
Sutum rode to the door, and there was a cacophony of voices mixed with screams, scolding, and all kinds of vicious curses, which sounded extremely harsh and terrifying. It was the commotion in the camp that sent it out.
"Lord Sutum, if you want to buy any kind of slaves, you can just tell us directly, you don't have to come in person. ”
Nick seemed to be worried that Sutum couldn't stand the atmosphere, and said respectfully beside him.
Sutum glanced at him and didn't speak, this kind of scene was nothing. What's more, the mirror eye can look at the details of people, and only the one he personally chooses is the most suitable.
Yu Yu -
The horse under his crotch sensed something, restless, and kept neighing.
Sutum stopped, sensing a strange force suddenly appearing beside him. You don't have to turn your head, the mirror eye automatically transmits everything around you to your brain.
There were two people who came, a young man and a middle-aged man, although they were dressed in civilian clothes, but they were riding white horses, and they looked extraordinary, and they seemed to be the children of some big family.
The young man is handsome, and he has a fight with Sutum. His eyes were a rare golden color, and he looked at them as if he were being sun-drenched.
Although this young man was in good health, he was only a mortal. On the other hand, the white horse on which he sat was fur like snow, and there was a spiral-shaped unicorn on his forehead, like the unicorn in Sutum's memory, which was very extraordinary.
After just one glance, Sutum's focus shifted to the middle-aged man behind.
The middle-aged man has an ordinary and gentle face, a slightly thin figure, and looks inconspicuous. The power Sutum felt was from him.
In the mirror, the person's image quickly changed, and finally turned into a cloud of earthy yellow light the size of a human head. This light is not dazzling, but it is extremely thick and condensed, like the earth that carries everything under your feet.
The strength of the middle-aged man is faintly catching up with Carrom, who had just turned into a demon, and is only slightly inferior to Sutum now.
According to the level of a human being, he should have stepped into the peak of the [Hero] level.
The middle-aged man's gaze shifted to Sutum, probably sensing his watching. I saw him smile slightly, and with a "boom", the vision about him in the mirror suddenly disappeared, as if he had used some secret technique to hide his breath.
"Interesting. ”
Sutum said secretly in his heart. It was the first time he had seen a human being reach this level. Even after Sauron's transformation, he was a little behind.
The golden-eyed young man also noticed Sutum at this time, his expression was a little surprised, and he seemed to be shocked by Sutum's appearance. However, he didn't have the idea of communicating with Sutum, and said a few words to the middle-aged man, and the two rode past them without stopping, and walked directly to the gate of the camp.
This camp is not open to ordinary people, and the two are naturally not ordinary people, and after revealing their identities, the guards of the camp let them in.
Before entering, the middle-aged man glanced back at Sutum, his eyes full of vigilance and warning.
"Strange, these two should have appeared in Sisos City for the first time, and they had never seen each other before. ”
Nick was a little surprised, his vision was not bad, and he could feel the extraordinaryness of the two from the way they dressed.
People like him basically have an understanding of some famous people and families in the city. Figures like this young and middle-aged, once they appear, must be on his list, and it is impossible not to have any information.
"Let's go in too, these two seem to have the same purpose as us. After entering, there may be a chance to make contact. ”
Sutum had a faint feeling when he heard Nick's words.
Perhaps, this time there will be something to gain.
A snake like Sauron naturally has a relationship in the slave camp, and Nick and the gatekeeper are also old acquaintances.
When he saw that he had brought people over, he let them in without hindrance.