The fire in the orc camp had been extinguished, and the corpses of orcs were lying on the ground.

The mercenaries were cleaning up the battlefield, and even the leather armor on the orcs was stripped off, and the corpses were piled up in a pile to be burned.

No one felt cruel, the war between humans and orcs had been going on for nearly 10,000 years, and the hatred in the bloodline made the killing seem a matter of course.

"Angus, how are the brothers?"

"Fortunately, one of us was seriously injured and four were lightly injured, but it was a pity that we ran away from the female leopard. The hunter, who was wrapping gauze around his arm, replied without raising his head.

"Forget it, it's lucky that I didn't lose my brother. "I still have some fear when I think of the lioness who went crazy before she died, desperately attacking Keynes.

"That female leopard is really tough, if you catch it and get it on the bed, it's fucking exciting!" Tony, who had not been seen for the whole fight, came out of nowhere.

"Tony, it's up to you, the nightingale girls can't figure it out and want to be an orc, be careful that she clips your little one." ”

Angus's teasing of Tony caused the mercenaries cleaning the battlefield to erupt in a burst of brutal laughter.

Tony didn't care about it at all, with a smile on his face that couldn't be hidden, "Boss, we have a big harvest." ”

Tony waved his hand as he spoke, and several mercenaries escorted over a dozen young orcs strung together with ropes. Some of the little beasts bared their teeth and tried to resist, and the mercenaries whipped them down, causing them to lie on the ground and wail.

Keynes's eyes immediately lit up, "Be light, these little guys are worth a lot of money, kill one and lose at least a few dozen gold coins." ”

Many human nobles liked the orc guards to show off their wealth and power. Many noble ladies even made it into their bed playthings in private, as for the reason, in addition to hunting curiosity, it is naturally because the orcs are more majestic than the human men's.

Adult orc warriors are stubborn and irascible and refuse to give in even when captured, while young orcs are easier to train and tame. Therefore, many nobles like to buy young orc slaves to train from an early age, and as soon as they appear in the market, they become a sought-after item for countless nobles and wealthy people, and the price in the slave market is second only to the elven women, and the rarer the race, the higher the value.

"Boss, did you say this is worth a thousand gold coins!" Tony pulled Leon, who was in first place.

"Oh, what an accident, didn't this lion cub run away either?" Cairns crouched down and lifted Leon's chin with one finger.

Leon's eyes were blood-red, and his eyes were full of hatred, and it was the humans in front of him who had killed his mother.

The pale golden light on Leon's hand suddenly burst out, breaking the rope tied to his hand in one fell swoop, and a pair of sharp claws pounced on Keynes in front of him.

It's just that as soon as Leon's figure moved, he was pinched by Keynes's big hand on his neck, and he couldn't move no matter how he struggled.

When Leon was almost strangled to death, Keynes threw him to the ground, but his face showed a trace of solemnity, "Tony, such a valuable little guy, you should tie it up strongly." ”

"Captain, there's another one here that's only worth one gold coin, what do you think about it?" a mercenary pulled out the skinny Arthur from the team.

Compared to the sought-after young orcs, the useless human juvenile slaves are naturally worthless.

Keynes had noticed this strange boy in the orc camp during the day, and he was even more surprised that he was able to defeat a lion cub who had almost reached the level of a first-order warrior.

Keynes also lifted Arthur's chin, but more gently.

Arthur looked up and showed a smiling face and a mouthful of snow-white teeth, although his body was covered with mud and his hair was unkempt, his face was very clean, and his eyes were more pure.

"What's your name and how old are you?"

"Captain, my name is Arthur, and I'm twelve years old. ”

Keynes was stunned, "How do you know I'm the head of the regiment?"

"Don't those mercenary brothers call you that?"

Keynes smiled, "You're smart, why are you in an orc camp?"

"Our village was attacked by orcs two years ago, my mother was killed by orcs, and I was taken captive to an orc camp as a slave. ”

"You're lying!" Tony suddenly grabbed Arthur by the collar and stared at him fiercely, "Orcs don't need human children as slaves, on the contrary, some orc nobles prefer to eat human children." Also, although you are a little thinner, you are not what a slave should be, how can you explain this leather armor?"

"Tony, you're going to scare him like that. Adeline couldn't help but stop Tony, and the boy's smile seemed to have a magic that made her believe everything the child said.

Arthur cast a grateful glance at Adeline, "Don't worry, beautiful, respectful lady, he won't scare me, I've seen more fierce orcs than this." ”

"It's so sweet in my mouth. Tony knew that his strategy was not successful, and slowly loosened Arthur's collar.

"I live because I still have value, and the mistress wants to find a human rival for his son, so that he can know more about his enemies. Arthur explained slowly.

"Mistress, the lioness?" asked Keynes.

Arthur bowed his head gloomily, "Actually, the hostess is very good to me, if it weren't for her, I would have become food for some orcs." ”

Leon, who was still lying on the ground, suddenly raised his head and glanced at Arthur in surprise.

"Untie his rope, he is no longer a slave with us. Keynes exclaimed.

"Thank you!" Arthur bowed to Keynes, Adeline, Tony, and even the mercenaries who untied him.

Keynes laughed and waved his hand, continuing to beckon the other mercenaries to quickly clean up the battlefield, leaving nothing of any value behind.

"Are you going to ship back all these tattered leather armor and orc weapons too?" Adeline, who had been following Keynes all along, couldn't help but whisper.

"Ants are also meat, and throwing them to the weapon store for recycling can always get you back some gold coins. You don't know how expensive firewood and rice are, how many mouths are waiting for me to feed?, and we have seen nothing at all except these little orcs, this noble camp. Adeline's complaint was met with a gushing grumble from Keynes.

"What are you going to do with that kid?" Adeline asked in a low voice.

"Let's take it back to the city first, it's an interesting little fellow. Keynes's gaze swept to Arthur, who was helping to clean up the battlefield. In a very short time, Arthur has been integrated into the mercenaries, helping them collect valuable things on the orcs.

Keynes may not have imagined that it was his decision out of curiosity that changed the course of the history of the Beland continent......