The group of refugees brought by Keith were placed in a wasteland in the southwest outside Emerald Town, and when Yulian and the others left the town under the leadership of Keith and came to this refugee gathering place, they saw a simple tent, which were distributed on the wasteland, although there were many of them, but they also looked a little desolate. The people were walking through the camp in shabby, dirty, and even somewhat tattered clothes, and it was evident from their emaciated bodies that they were not eating very well, but as it was, it was all about.

"Are these refugees? or slaves?"

Offariel's eyes widened in surprise as she looked around, first of all the garrisons patrolling nearby, and on the outskirts of the camp stood dozens of mercenaries in leather armor - what Keith called the people who surrounded the slaves. But frankly speaking, Ofariel counted and counted, and there were only more than a hundred people here, which was a drop in the ocean compared to those thousands of refugees, which made Her Royal Highness the princess a little surprised, can these people alone restrain so many refugees?

"They are refugees and slaves. ”

Hearing Ofariel's inquiry, Keith pursed his lips, but after glancing at Ofariel's long violet hair, he immediately bowed his head respectfully and replied obediently.

"I think you may have some misunderstandings, miss, it is true that these refugees are currently slaves, but in fact, they are much more obedient than slaves in the real sense, don't look at the only dozens of mercenaries here, but in fact, their role is only to restrain these guys, so that they don't fall behind and make trouble, frankly, these refugees basically won't run away. ”

"Why?"

Hearing this, Ofariel was even more surprised, she looked at the refugees in confusion, you know, they were all civilians, but now these people are slaves, don't they want to escape from here and resume their civilian status?

"The reason is simple, they are just refugees after all. ”

At this, Keith shrugged his shoulders.

"These refugees are basically forced to leave their homes because the city they live in has been attacked, like this group of slaves I am now bringing with me, their original hometown of the Giant Wood Valley, was attacked by the Sith Empire, and the entire small city was turned into a ruin, and these refugees were captured by the army of the Sith Empire before they left their homeland. And then it went to me, and these refugees were no more than the slaves, the beautiful young lady, and why did the slaves want to run away, because they wanted to be free, they wanted to go back to their families. But these refugees are different, you see, their families, their wives and children are here, and the attitude of countries towards refugees is very strict. I'm not afraid to tell you frankly that without the help of us slave traders, there is simply no country that would be willing to let these guys into their borders. After all, these refugees are not just goods, they want to eat, drink, and may cause trouble, and if they live here, it may also bring difficulties to the governance of the country. That's why we have slave traders here to buy them and transport them across the border in the form of goods, and in this way, these countries can get some income from them, and naturally they will be much more relaxed. And these slaves still have to be sold in the end, which means that in the end, no matter what, in the end they still play their part. You know, if you let these refugees enter the country on their own, then the officials will have to meet all their needs, and they will have to worry about a potential rebellion, which is not what they want to see. ”

With that, Keith sniffled his nose and clapped his palm.

And if these refugees dare to rebel or flee in other countries, then these countries will send troops to directly encircle them. It's true that there are some strong and powerful people among the refugees who may be able to escape, but what about their wives, what about their families, what about their children? These people can't run far, and if they are caught, they don't have to be dragged out and hanged. Instead of sending your family to a dead end, it is better to submit to your slave status and stay obediently, maybe there is still a way to live. ”

"I see. ”

Hearing this, O'Faryl lowered her eyes, of course she understood what Keith meant, and also knew how troublesome it would be for a country to deal with the problem of refugees, after all, these refugees could not create much value for the country in the early stage, on the contrary, there would be a lot of consumption, standing on the side of the ruling class of any country, they were not willing to accept these poor and useless guys with instability. But the advent of slave traders compensated for this shortcoming, they would be responsible for leading these refugees, watching over them, finding sellers for them, giving them the jobs they deserved, and the state could collect all kinds of taxes from them, so why not?

As everyone walked in, the refugees and garrison soldiers also saw their figures, and some refugees who lived on the edge saw that they were their nominal masters, so they naturally put down their work and paid attention to the dynamics here. The guards frowned, and then one of them strode up.

"Case, what are you doing here, you rat, tell you, you don't want to take any of these slaves without the order of the captain of the garrison!!"

"I'm just coming to see, just to see........."

A wry smile appeared on Case's face, he ran to the side of the garrison soldier, took out a few silver coins and stuffed them into his hand, and after getting the silver coins in his hand, the soldier snorted coldly and turned around to leave......... However, the captain had to be informed of the matter and let him know that the rat had come running again.

After watching the guards leave, Keith sighed, and then walked to the side of the refugee camp, where a mercenary in leather armor and several refugees had already surrounded him.

"Mr. Case, how's it going?"

"What else, that dead one-eyed dragon probably hasn't planned to release anyone yet, what about your side?"

"It's a terrible situation, Mr. Case,"

One of the refugees said with an anxious look on his face.

"We've almost run out of food, and now a lot of people don't have anything to eat, and some people want to go to the nearby forest to get some food to distribute, but they're stopped by the damned soldiers........., damn it!

"That's a real nuisance............"

Hearing the other party's report, Keith also frowned in distress, his concern for these refugees was genuine - what are you kidding, when crossing the border, each head can make him take out five gold coins!

From Case's point of view, he naturally doesn't want these refugees to die here, after all, this is also his desperate deal, if he loses it, then he will lose all his money, and even the hand of Neverwinter may be completely bankrupt. But now, with such a mess, he is also in trouble. If the soldier had only been wounded, he might have been able to settle the situation with a little money. But the problem is that now that the garrison has been killed, no amount of money will survive, and the other party obviously does not intend to ask for the money, they obviously intend to trap these refugees here. Maybe they'll just wait for the refugees to riot and escape, and then take the opportunity to kill them all.

The two went back and forth, and Ofariel was watching this scene with curiosity from the side, she originally thought that these refugees did not have a good impression of slave traders, but now looking at the relationship between these refugees and Keith, although it is not very friendly, but it is still very peaceful, which really subverts the girl's deep impression of slaves and slave owners.

"How many people are there?"

Yuren stood beside the camp, swept through the surrounding tents, and then asked indifferently.

"Six hundred and thirty men and three hundred and sixty women, of which more than seven hundred are adults, and the rest are old people and children. ”

Keith had done his homework and quickly replied.

"So, how much does it cost?"

"This ..............."

Hearing Yulian's inquiry, Keith was stunned, he subconsciously looked at Custer, I don't know what this young man is thinking, you know, even ordinary nobles, when they accept slaves, they will delay and delay, and after checking everyone, they will pay according to those healthy people, in fact, there are always a few old, weak, sick and disabled in each group of slaves, but most of the slave traders know the practices of these nobles, so they will also increase when quoting money, so as to avoid losing money. But now, the young man just stood at the edge of the camp and glanced at it, and was going to pay for it?

"This............ If you really want it, I can give you a discount, 9,000 gold coins, what do you think of the price?"

"No problem. ”

Hearing Case's offer, Yu nodded without looking back, and then he made a gesture, and noticing his gesture, Ofariel took the money bag from his bosom, took out several diamonds from it, and handed it over.

"There's ten thousand gold coins here, Mr. Case, I think that's enough to pay the bill, and of course I'd like you to get some doctors and some food, for I don't want a bunch of skinny, sick people in my territory, and I think you know what I mean." ”

"Of course, dear sir. ”

Keith looked at the few diamonds in front of him, and couldn't help but swallow his saliva, he knew that he had met the gold lord this time, but Keith didn't reach out to take it, but looked at Yulian with some concern.

"But this honorable gentleman, these refugees are still in the hands of the one-eyed dragon, we ........."

"You don't need to worry about it. ”

Yulian turned his head, two dark eyes calmly staring at the merchant in front of him. Although Yulian mostly looked down on the slave traders, it has to be said that Keith's move still won his favor, and he could have gotten rid of these tricky guys early enough to fight the captain of the garrison called the one-eyed dragon. But now it seems that this businessman named Keith still has some work ethic, and he also knows that if he does this, then even if the transaction is successful, his reputation will not be good, and he will offend a big customer, so he still chooses to remind himself instead of completing the deal in a daze.

It seems that Custer is still very accurate in recognizing people.

"I'll explain the situation to him personally. ”

"This ..............."

Hearing Yu Lian's answer, Keith looked embarrassed, he also understood that this young man must have some status, but the strong dragon does not suppress the head snake, Keith has been in business here for several years, and he has never heard anyone talk about such a character, so he still doesn't believe it............ Wait a minute.

Thinking of this, Keith was stunned for a moment, and he subconsciously raised his head again to look at O'Faryl.

The long violet hair shone beautifully in the sun......... Speaking of which, there seems to be such a rumor lately, is it ......... Thinking of this, Keith's face changed slightly, he didn't say anything more, he quickly took the diamond handed by O'Fariel, and then waved his hand to beckon one of his mercenaries, and after whispering something in his ear, the mercenary took a small diamond from Keith's hand, and then immediately turned away. Only then did Keith take a deep breath, and he peeked at Yuren, who was standing on the edge of the camp, still admiring the scenery, and then walked over to Custer and asked in a low voice.

"Custer, where did you bring this gentleman, could it be .........?"

"I'm now the Captain of the First Garrison of the Twilight Forest, Keith. ”

Custer showed a smug smile, and the sentence "Leaning against the big tree to enjoy the shade" is honest.

"I think you understand what I mean?"

"Understood, I understood!"

In fact, almost everyone in the plains knew that in the Twilight Forest, there was a powerful lord with the strength of a high-level swordsman, and by his side, a beautiful royal maiden was accompanying him............ Thinking of this, Keith really wanted to give himself a few mouths, how could he ignore such an obvious hint? Although Yuren didn't appear often, after the Midsummer Festival, weren't there rumors of that beautiful royal lady everywhere?Was he stupid or slow?

"Mr. Case. ”

And at this moment, Yulian's voice suddenly sounded, and the frightened merchant almost jumped up.

"Yes, here I am, what do you command?"

"Lead the way. ”

Yulian said, raising his chin and nodding at the camp in front of him.

"Since these slaves are my personal property, I have the right to see them. ”

"Of course. ”

Although no formal contract had been signed, the money had already been paid, and Keith could not afford to pay the bill, so the deal was effectively settled, and in just a few minutes, the owners of the refugees had been transferred to Julien, and that was the fate of the slaves.

"Please follow me. ”

Keith said as he walked to the front courteously, while the refugees looked at the young man in front of him with a hint of vigilance and curiosity, and then they looked at each other and joined the queue - after all, this young man would be their master, and although the slave had no choice, these people still wanted to see what kind of person the young man was in front of them.

Perhaps because of hunger and disease, the camp looked lifeless, and most of the people were resting in their tents, although many people would look at them in surprise when they saw Yulian and the others walking in, but only second.

Instead, Keith, who was walking in the middle, gushed about the origin and composition of the group of refugees to Yulen, and it was clear that after guessing the true identity of this young man, he had made his own choices and decisions.

Under his introduction, Yuren learned that the group of refugees was very rich, including farmers, blacksmiths, craftsmen, and even some soldiers - of course, these soldiers were not regular soldiers, and even the slave trade generally did not allow other countries to obtain these experienced soldiers, most of them were still reservists, and some of them were young people who had been members of the garrison, but after the battle, these people also became part of the refugees.

Hearing these introductions, Yu Lian nodded secretly in his heart, although the composition of this group of slaves is a little miscellaneous, but this is better, he originally bought these slaves not to let them all do manual work, maybe those lords who control the mines and the like will need some young and strong slaves, but for a situation like Yu Lian trying to expand his territory to enrich it, it still needs to be fully developed, and because of this, there can be no shortage of talents in all aspects.

And just then, Yuren walked around the corner, and then he stopped, his eyes slightly wide, and stared at a tent next to him. The tent looks big and stands out in the camp, not just because it's big, but because the refugees around it keep a certain distance from it, not because of fear, but because of respect, which is really rare.

"Who lives here?"

"Here?"

Keith followed Julien's gaze, and soon his face became unnatural.

"This is Mr. Moreland's tent, my lord, who was once a scholar and a businessman............ But now, as you can see, he's one of the refugees. ”

"How could a scholar and a merchant become a slave?"

Hearing this, O'Faryl couldn't help frowning and asked puzzled. If before she had no idea about refugee slaves, now it is different - on the mainland, scholars are a very respectable status, because those who can obtain this status have a great wealth of knowledge in some way, and have considerable intelligence, while those who have the status of scholars are generally very respected, and few people dare to trouble them.

At the beginning, Ofaril went to the people as a scholar, so she naturally knew a lot about this identity that she used as a cover.

"Mr. Moreland is a good man. ”

Keith didn't answer, but one of the refugees who had been following them spoke.

"When he first fled, he left his carriage behind for our children and the elderly to sit on and escape, and spent a lot of money to buy us food and water, and even if we were caught by those bastards in the Sith Empire, Mr. Moreland did not abandon us......... However, good people are not rewarded........."

At this point, the refugee paused, seemingly a little unspeakable. Julien looked at him in surprise, waiting for the next step, and then Keith added what he hadn't said.

"In fact, the poor girl who died the other day is Mr. Moreland's granddaughter........."

I see.

Hearing this, You Lian raised his eyebrows slightly, he walked to the tent, and was about to say something, when suddenly the tent was opened, and then, a wooden stick stabbed at You Lian quickly.

Although the other party obviously hoped to be caught off guard, Yu Lian was a knight after all, and he would not panic in the face of such an unpopular attack, in fact, Yu Lian just stretched out his right hand and easily grabbed the wooden stick. And just then, a young voice sounded.

"What are you doing here, you scoundrels?"

It was a teenager.

(To be continued)