Chapter 113: Beware of the Fierce Cat!
The idea was decided, and then Sui Yu opened his mouth and asked, "Old cat, it seems that you know a lot about slaves, so can you tell me about the information you know about slaves?" ”
Future memory is not omniscient.
And it seems that I haven't had much contact with slaves in another timeline, so in my future memory, except for occasionally seeing other players with slaves, I understand the approximate position and causes of slaves in this world, but Sui Yu doesn't understand the detailed intelligence.
Therefore, Sui Yu planned to ask the old cat to see if he could hear information that he didn't know.
Hearing Sui Yu's question, the old cat, who had known about slaves, told Sui Yu what she had learned while eating the beef skewers that Sui Yu roasted.
Although there are many technologies in the world of "Otherworld" that are far beyond the real world, advanced technology does not mean that civilizations are equally advanced.
In addition, this world is full of dangers, and many natural disasters and beasts are very likely to easily destroy a town!
In addition, in order to prevent beast plagues and imperial invasions, in this world where the strong are respected and there is a huge gap in individual strength, the strong have been given various privileges, which further exacerbates polarization.
The rich are extremely rich, and the poor are extremely poor!
Coupled with the lack of administrative funds in various regions, it is impossible to create a huge prison for prisoners who have committed crimes.
Therefore, in this world, in addition to the right to detain players who can enjoy a maximum of a few tens of days, once ordinary aborigines commit a crime, there are only three punishments left.
One is the death penalty!
Although the aborigines can be resurrected in front of the idols of the town after they die.
However, unlike the natives, who die beyond the range of the idol and can be resurrected in front of a nearby idol, once the aboriginal leaves the range of the idol and is killed, it is completely dead!
Therefore, when some aborigines commit crimes that require execution, they will be escorted beyond the scope of the management of their bound idols and then directly executed!
It is also the main threat used by the robbers to abduct illegal slaves!
The second is to spend money to atone for a crime, with fines of various levels depending on the severity of the crime committed.
If you fail to pay the fine, or if you commit a crime that goes beyond the scope of the fine, you will be reduced to slavery!
Slaves of crime are the source of most slaves!
Of course, if you break it down, criminal slaves will also be divided into many categories depending on the situation.
For example, a slave in debt can be freed after paying off the arrears and interest through work, and for such slaves, the state will guarantee the interests of the slave in debt to a limited extent, and prohibit deliberate killing and torture.
However, the other slaves who have completely lost all kinds of rights are only the property of the purchaser in the eyes of the law of this world, and the purchaser has the right to dispose of it at will, or even deprive the slave of his life!
In addition to this, there is also a kind of slavery where resources become slaves.
It is possible to be resurrected, but for some people, it is more painful to live!
The torment of hunger and illness has forced many people to sell their freedom in order to be able to eat a bite of food after several deaths and resurrections.
Speaking of this, the old cat specially reminded Sui Yu: "In short, there are many components of slaves, and there are all kinds of situations in them!" So don't buy a slave and set him free, boss, just because you're pitiful! ”
"Not to mention that even if the slaves are freed, those who become slaves because they can't survive are afraid that they will become slaves again because they have no means of livelihood!"
"And if the slaves you release break the law and discipline, or take revenge on the slave traders who bullied them before and commit murder, you may also be jointly and severally liable at that time!"
"In addition, in this world, the slave system has been integrated into universal values, and freeing slaves is against the universal values of this world, and once it spreads, it will die socially!"
"This is no joke!"
"In addition, if you release the slaves, other slaves may not think of you, and may even resent you!"
"That's why I specially remind you, boss, don't do anything that will cause trouble because of the cultural influence of our world!"
Of course, Sui Yu naturally knew about this kind of thing for a long time.
Even strictly speaking, Sui Yu is far more aware of the difference between the two worlds than other players!
Therefore, for the old cat's advice, Sui Yu is naturally grateful.
Anyway, the old cat is really trying to think about Sui Yu and consider Sui Yu personally.
Then the old cat went on to introduce the origin of the slaves.
And the last source of slaves is war slaves!
Even if the old cat doesn't say it, Sui Yu knows that this world has basically never broken off all kinds of wars!
Therefore, the map of this world can be said to change day by day!
Especially after canonizing some heroes, the divided territory will be renamed to such and such an earldom, and the territory of the territory will change with the reward, so it is basically an impossible task to find the way according to the name of the territory in this world!
As a result, even in a country where Bison Town looks very peaceful, in fact, in an area that civilians are not aware of, there may still be various conflicts on a regular basis.
It's just that most countries in the world have very strict control over intelligence, so many civilians in conflict don't know about it.
Just like Sui Yu, until now, he only knows that Bison Town belongs to the Hawk Knight Domain, and the Hawke Knight Domain belongs to the Neuer Kingdom.
As for what other countries are around the kingdom of Neuer?
Please, Sui Yu can't even inquire about the other territories around the Hawke Knight Territory now, let alone the names and situations of the surrounding countries.
Those caravans should know a lot of information, but when it comes to place names or something, they will become secretive.
However, those merchants were still willing to talk to others about some things that did not involve topographical names.
Therefore, Sui Yu has long known that the kingdom of Neuer is not peaceful, and there have been rebellions and local wars with other countries in many places.
Of course, because the defender can use the idol resurrection in their own town, and the attacker will definitely not be able to enjoy the convenience of the idol resurrection.
In addition, the number of idols within a certain range is limited, especially the statue of the goddess of life, who is in charge of the power of resurrection, requires a large range of magical elements.
So on the whole, the war is not good for the attacking side.
Therefore, as long as it is not a big war that completely destroys the town, it is generally not too big to make a small fight.
Of course, even the small scale did not affect the appearance of war slaves.
In the border areas, it can be said that the practice of soldiers from both countries rushing into each other's territory and plundering each other's populations as slaves of war can be said to have become the norm.
It is even rumored that there are some merchants with good means who can buy slaves directly from other countries and flow them into their own markets!
And those who plundered from other countries naturally became war slaves.
"In short, the origin of slavery is mainly the above three!" The old cat stretched out his index finger and squinted his eyes and said: "And I heard that this time those slave traders seem to have brought a lot of war slaves over, I heard that the other party is planning to sell these slaves closer to the center of the kingdom of Neuer, where the farmers and various workshops seem to welcome these slaves who can be killed and tortured at will to help them work!" ”
"It's cruel!"
Listening to the old cat's words, Xinxin couldn't help but sigh: "Slaves are really cruel. ”
And Rong Rong also sighed: "It's worthy of a three-no game!" If this kind of setting is placed in other games, I'm afraid it won't pass the review at all! ”
"I think it's quite real, and it's good!" Guanghui said with a serious face: "To be honest, I think that the comfortable life now has really spoiled many young generations like flowers in the greenhouse, and they can't withstand a trace of wind and rain at all." ”
"If they see the real cruelty with their own eyes, maybe they can understand that the frustration and pain they have experienced is like a joke compared to the real ordeal!"
"Yes!" The old cat also agreed: "Through strong contrasts, let those glass hearts take a good look and feel what is really cruel!" Presumably, in this case, they will not complain about this and that because of a trivial matter all day long, but will know how to cherish the happiness that they have become accustomed to naturally, and even do their best to protect this happiness! ”
"Alright, that's all for the heavy topic!" Sui Yu clapped his hands and announced: "Anyway, we players don't have to suffer those hardships in this world, and even because the aborigines value our players' strength to improve rapidly, in many cases, we players are specially treated favorably in aspects such as part-time jobs." ”
"Therefore, you don't have to care too much about whether the social environment of "Otherworld" is bad."
"Anyway, let's feel the exotic atmosphere! There's no need to take it too seriously! ”
With Sui Yu's words, everyone looked at each other and smiled, stopping the topic that was getting heavier and heavier just now.
Then, after cleaning up a little, everyone left the dungeon space.
In the afternoon, just as previously scheduled, Sui Yu organized the old cat and several old cat's subordinates, who seemed to be the relevant personnel of the "Aged Old Liquor Printing Factory".
Then after everyone entered the copy, they took pictures through their mobile phones in some key places according to Sui Yu's requirements, and at the same time, naturally someone quickly recorded the key points of the various locations dictated by Sui Yu.
Although there was a slight delay as a result, the work went very smoothly.
In order to add an additional way to make money, although Sui Yu was very unhappy that these guys had helped him to abuse his own book before, but until the end of the copy strategy, Sui Yu didn't trouble those guys.
At most, when the staff were sent away at the end of the copy, Sui Yu whispered to the old cat: "Speaking of which, those guys who participated in the production of books related to me, their salaries ......"
There is no need to finish speaking, the old cat directly said: "I think it is more appropriate to reduce it by thirty!" ”
"Well, I think so too!"
That's it, the "brotherhood" about "whatever you want" is completely over!
The next day, Sui Yu got up early, and after activating the various defenses around the house, he rushed to Bison Town.
And the destination, naturally, is the small square where the caravan stays.
Since it has been decided to buy slaves to help, Sui Yu will definitely not delay.
If you miss this opportunity because of a delay, you're in trouble!
Although there are caravans passing by from time to time, each time the caravans pass by, they will set up stalls in the small square to sell the various products they have shipped, and at the same time buy some materials and supplies from Bison Town.
But Sui Yu had been there a few times before, but he didn't see a slave trade.
This shows that the chances of slave traders passing through here are still very small.
So Sui Yu was a little worried, if he missed this opportunity, he might not know when a slave trader would arrive next time.
Fortunately, the old cat's information was provided in a very timely manner.
When Sui Yu felt the small square, the lively market had already begun.
Moreover, Sui Yu found the very special slave merchant's stall in a kind of stall at a glance.
The reason why I say it is special is because the stall looks like a prison cell, and there are a lot of cages that look like detachables.
Although the cage was already empty, it could still be seen that many men and women wearing collars, shackles, and coarse linen clothes were standing in the cage with their ears drooped.
The reason why it is said to hang their ears is naturally because these sold slaves are all cat people.
And when the cat people are lost, the cat ears on their heads are naturally drooping down, and they look very unenergetic.
Noticing that these slaves turned out to be cat people, Sui Yu frowned.
It's not that the cat people are bad, in fact, the "Nimeow Express" covering a large area around is run by the cat people.
The delivery of goods is fast and stable, and the safety factor is very high.
For example, Wu Qian's gang of dealers purchased equipment and props from other towns were mainly transported through Nimeow Express.
However, although Nimeow Express has been very well done by the cat people, the cat people are indeed very good in terms of dexterity and speed.
Therefore, in case of danger during transportation, the cat people responsible for transporting the express can escape from the danger at a very fast speed, so as to effectively protect the safe delivery of the goods to the target.
However, the cat people are still a little weak in terms of strength.
For example, Nimeow Express can only transport some light small items, and the armor or something can only be transported one trip, so the express delivery cost must also be greatly increased.
As for Sui Yu, the main purpose of buying slaves is to let the slaves help him do things, especially what he does is basically what he Sui Yu is unwilling to do.
For example, helping to carry the prostration, or digging a deep pit, or something.
And this kind of work is entrusted to the cat people......
I always feel very unsuitable!
It's just that although I feel that the cat people don't meet my expectations, there are not too many choices in the poor and remote place of Bison Town.
Helpless, Sui Yu had no choice but to approach the cage, while circling the cage, hoping to find a slave with a big waist and a round waist who could do coolies from these cat people.
As for the pretty Catwoman?
Come on!
There are also several types of cat people!
At this time, these cat people in the cage are all big cats with human shapes, and occasionally some of them are not very good-looking.
And this seems to explain why these cat people are not sold.
As for the guy who has a big shoulder, a round waist, and a hateful face, he can be ruthless and oppressive......
There doesn't seem to be anything inside the cage at all.
"Beware, guests!"
Just when Sui Yu walked around a small half circle to the middle of the two cages in order to better observe the cat man slaves behind and in the middle, an exclamation suddenly sounded in his ears.
Following the prestige, Sui Yu followed and saw a guy with a mustache, a fat and short physique, dressed as a businessman, and quickly rushed over to his side under the escort of several big-shouldered and round-waisted guards.
And listening to the other person's words, it seems to remind yourself to be careful?
Is there any danger around here?
Sui Yu, who was a little strange, turned his head to look around, and then noticed that a cage behind him was actually covered with canvas, which caused the cage to be very dark inside.
At the same time, there seems to be a warning sign installed in the position of the canvas opening in front of the cage.
It reads...... It is written......
After Sui Yu got closer, he finally saw the scratched words on the sign clearly.
It turned out that this sign was written on it - fierce cat, be careful!
Beware of mammoth cats?
Sui Yu was stunned.
At this moment, the pitch-black cage suddenly lit up with two dark blue lights like ghostly fire.
Subsequently......
With a slightly piercing roar, a black shadow opened its mouth and pounced on Sui Yu with its fierce fangs exposed!
With his strong dynamic vision, Sui Yu could barely recognize the figure that pounced on, and it was a cat people!