Brian dismounted, handed the whip to one of his subordinates, patted his brand-new waistcoat, and put on a particularly relaxed look, and slowly entered the center of the slave market. The market was filled with pungent body odors, there were a few blackened blood stains on the ground, and the ragged, thin-skinned slaves lamented from time to time, while the slave traders carried thugs in a tense manner.

"I'm the sheriff's lieutenant in this town, don't be too nervous, please relax your back muscles, I'm just here to negotiate. Brian kept smiling, "I hope the whole process is cheerful, preferably at the Yellowbeard Tavern, it's too dirty here." ”

A large group of people gathered around and wrapped Brian in the middle, and an elderly dealer walked up to the adjutant of the sheriff, looked him up and down, and said disdainfully: "The new stinky boy, he negotiated with us before he even grew a beard, and Quiller didn't dare to come by himself?

The laughter, insults, and taunts didn't move Brian in the slightest, and he put his hands in his trouser pockets, stared at the old dealer calmly, and said, "The mayor told me to thank you, or his ladies would all be bare-assed." ”

The old man's face twitched a few times, and in response to Brian's ridiculous joke, he said, "This is our territory, we are not going anywhere, we will talk about it here." ”

"Okay, no problem, here it is. Brian raised his tone, "You guys have a background in the town, what's going on, you must know it earlier than me, Cardinal Lord Alcott is about to arrive in this town, his purpose is very clear, is to come to you for trouble, I want to ask, are you really not afraid?"

For a while, no one spoke, only a few unconvinced muffled snorts, which came out of the crowd.

"Of course I'm afraid, there is no one in the Duchy of Sehne and even in the Amellot Empire who is not afraid of the Church. What Lord Alcott wants to do, even Archduke Alik can only obey, and Mayor Quyler is a fart, so he would rather have a bare wife than let you all fuck off. Brian glanced around with his eyes and continued, "You guys are understandable to me because you're unwilling, and more importantly, because I only have a few ordinary warriors under my command, but who is standing up now and saying that he dares to fight against Lord Alcot and compete with his temple guards, anyone?"

Brian pulled his hands out of his trouser pockets, hugged them to his chest, waited for everyone's reaction, and said after a while: "You bastards who bully the soft and are afraid of the hard and bloody hands should really be tied to the stake and slowly burned to death one by one, but considering the stability of this town, I have pondered hard and found a way out, I don't know if you would like to hear it?"

The crowd boiled, the slavers were furious, some had even drawn their weapons, and so far no one in the town dared to insult them. The old dealer Roy raised his hand to stop everyone, and said in a deep voice: "Boy, have a little courage and eloquence, say your idea." ”

Brian said, "I have just come from the capital of the empire, Tian'en City, where the slavery system has been abolished and replaced by the employment system, presumably in the next two or three years, the entire empire and its subject countries will no longer have slaves, and without slaves, your business will be discussed? ”

"And what about the slaves we have?" someone shouted.

"There are two ways to deal with the slaves you have. The first is called once and for all, and it is sold directly to the refuge farms in the valley, although the stubborn old man Dunbar gives a lower price, but it is not so much that you will lose all your money, and besides, your slave business does not need any capital. If you are willing to follow me on a long journey, go to the Misty Forest, and take a stake in the lumberyard of Bartlett as a capital and as their long-term worker, and you will receive dividends at the end of the year. I've heard that the lumberyard is being expanded and needs a lot of workers, and Bartlett will definitely welcome you. ”

"Boy, you talked to Bartlett about taking a stake in the lumberyard?" Roy was clearly more interested in the second method.

"Not yet, but I'm ninety percent sure, I'll take the lead in this matter, escort your people over, as long as you don't become a forest thief who robs money and kills, I'm willing to run errands for you for free." Brian lowered his voice and said into Roy's ear, "The natives in the forest have almost been captured by you, and if you catch them again, you can only attack the dwarves, and the dwarves are not easy to deal with." Today is a bright spring, the time is still early, hurry up and get an idea, and we will set off. ”

Gaunt and several of the warriors developed a sense of reverence for their new superiors, and they were in disbelief, Brian only took half a day to convince all the slave traders, and the whole process of the lieutenant was calm and calm, and there was no armed conflict, while Boyle was in charge of the town, which had been fighting for two days, and there were still two fierce fellows, who would not leave.

"Lord Brian, the two guys in the east of the town will not leave until the town pays ten gold solons (a gold coin), otherwise they will cause trouble, and our chief is in big trouble this time. Gaunt said.

"Alright, let's take care of our own business, get the brothers dressed up, take the tents and cooking utensils for the march, and prepare for the lumberyard in the afternoon. Brian commanded, "As my deputy, we must have a clear division of labor, I am responsible for decision-making and direction, you are responsible for specific arrangements, you must pay attention to the details, remember?"

"Yes, sir. Gaunt bowed respectfully, even though neither he nor Brian were knights.

A team of more than 70 people gathered at the edge of the forest, and the three big dealers, led by Roy, with their men and slaves, followed the team of the Sheriff's Department, and walked to the Luyin River, more than 100 kilometers away, which ran through the entire misty forest, and the Bad Barry Lumber Yard was built on the riverbank.

Brian saw that the slaves were tied with ropes on their hands, connected in two strings, and were pulled by several big men, stumbling and walking, frowned and said: "Roy, untie the ropes of the slaves, to make it clear, they are now free, they are lumberyard workers." ”

"That's impossible, what if someone escapes?"

Brian smiled: "Everyone has a brain, there are two paths in front of them, one is to gain freedom and work, and the other is to escape into the big forest to face wild beasts and poisonous bees, what will you do?