It's hard at first, but once you do, it's a lot smoother.

The Herodian nobles, who had also called on their soldiers to sit in prison or die in prison, under the leadership of Prince Lingus, rushed to deliver messages to their families, asking them to prepare a ransom according to the money and conditions of the letter.

At first, they were forced by the demon clan***, and now they have also received a secret order from the king, and they will return to China as soon as possible after redeeming themselves.

Return to China, go to make meritorious service to atone for your sins, and to recover your losses.

The northern border nobles lost their cities and lost their land, and large swaths of vacated land were waiting for him to be taken over by the others, as long as they were taken back from the orcs, the land was first served.

This is barely good news for the nobles who have lost most of their wealth and subordinates, and are anxious to find a way to regain their blood.

I don't know if it is the will of heaven in the dark, or if it is completely coincidental, there is a crisis on the north and south borders of the Herod Kingdom, in the north, the beast tribe breaks through the defense line of the North Mountain to conquer the city, and in the south, the lost soldiers are forced to pay compensation.

Compared with the orcs who only want the ancestral land and do not accept any negotiations, although the demons in the south have a wide mouth, they can at least negotiate with the object of negotiation.

In particular, Lord Vincent stated that he did not plan to go north as long as he received compensation, which gave the kingdom, which was short of troops and slightly underrepresented in every direction, a respite.

Weighing the comparison, the Herodians still have to admit that compared to the deadly orc army, the demons who still want money are a little cuter.

Before you have enough money to kill both, you must stabilize one of the directions.

Even if it's just a lie.

The beast clan in the north has been victorious, most of the Beishan territory has fallen, and even if the other nobles send troops to help after realizing it, they will either go through the motions to preserve their strength, or it will be long overdue to no avail, in short, the family business accumulated by the Beishan family Fen V will be destroyed in less than three months.

This result, of course, has the reason why the orc's divine choice is too perverted, but the orc's hatred for the human race is as deep as the sea, which is the deep reason for this catastrophe.

From the mouth of the messenger of the Church, it was learned that the situation on the northern border of Herod was now completely reversed.

During the orc war, they captured a large number of Herodians, directly put collars on them and became slaves, especially those from noble backgrounds, who would be abused by the orcs like revenge.

As soon as the slave was turned over and became the master, he realized how colorful the life of the master was.

Seeing the continuous victories of the orc race, the group of orcs and half-orcs, who had been slaves in the family of Herod for many years, saw the hope of riding on their master's head to make a fortune.

For a time, there was news of orc slaves collaborating with the enemy or *** in many places, and there were rumors that slaves and orc armies should cooperate with each other to occupy the castle.

"I see, I said why the number of orc slaves sent to the top account has increased recently, it turns out that the old man is a thief with a weak heart......" Vincent suddenly realized after hearing the news, "I was reluctant to do it, but now I feel hot and dare not keep it."

"Orcs and half-orcs have sent too much, far more than we can imagine." The lich beside him said worriedly, "Your Highness, orcs are not gold coins or supplies, they have to eat and drink while they live, and they have to consume food to feed them." ….

"Yes, I don't mind treating them well, but the lord's family doesn't have any food left......" Vincent was deeply touched and said to himself, "If you want to throw the trouble on me, isn't it a bit of a loss to allow them to convert gold coins from slaves in the first place?"

"Do you want to refuse?" The lich advised, "Ask the Herodians to pay only gold, food, supplies, and weapons to redeem themselves, reduce our losses, or ......

"Please finish your sentence." Vincent said, "I'm not one who can't hear opinions."

What bad intentions can a lich have? They just never think in the shoes of living creatures.

"Keep them as slaves and work for the land." The lich said, "We have jobs to do in our territory."

In the eyes of any nobleman, a slave should not forget his original intention, and after death, he devoted his whole life and all his energy to the great cause of making his master rich

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However, Vincent's thoughts are diametrically opposed, orcs are also intelligent creatures, and they believe in the protection value provided by the craftsman god for themselves, which is no different from what other races provide, so why not treat them as human beings?

Everyone is equal before protection.

From a diplomatic and political point of view, treating orc slaves well now is the best gesture to show friendship with the northern orcs.

If the other side maintains a military victory, statehood is imperative, and he can use it to establish good relations with the new state.

Orcs are the mortal enemies of the Herodians, and the demons are also the mortal enemies of the Herodians, and in the interest that the enemy of the enemy is the friend of the enemy, Vincent must ensure his own safety by making friends and attacking from afar.

Anyway, this time he has completely offended the Herodians, and no matter what he does, it is impossible for the other party to give up hostility, so it is better to simply start anew and let the Herodians be in a state of long-term two-sided enemies.

If the orcs knew that they were no different from Lord Herod, who was full of mercy and justice, and who was full of murder and arson, it would definitely damage their image in the new country.

Thinking of this, Vincent resisted the temptation to exploit the orcs for his own benefit, and continued to choose the practice of high pattern and low returns.

"The orcs have bid farewell to the inhumane Herodes and come to a new territory full of hope, how can our noble demons be as stupid as the hypocritical Herodes."

"What do you mean?" The lich cautiously asked, "Just as you had planned, and let them go?"

"You can let it go, but we also have to consider their wishes, after all, if you go home and travel through the kingdom, it will be nine deaths, and letting them go directly is equivalent to harming them."

Put? Vincent thought to himself that his subordinates were too sincere, and the slaves were all converted with real money and silver by themselves, and it was not only a waste to release them directly, but also not to make the best use of them at all.

"I've negotiated with Sadaka to put him in charge of communicating with my fellow tribesmen and managing the orcs for me for the time being." Vincent decided to leave the matter to the experts, "Plus, his sister has recovered and is coming from Silver Dragon Castle to help her."

Yesterday Vincent explained his arrangements to the lich leader Kant, and Syd set off early on a griffin, and now it was time to return to Silverdragon Castle, and it was almost time to pick up Elsa and return. ….

The snow leopard girl sits on the griffin, and the demon prince is the chauffeur escort, this kind of high-standard treatment, any orc who sees it, will praise the lord Vincent as a true friend of the orcs.

Compared to this, the Herodians are simply the light of fire.

The misfortunes of Sadaka and Elsa, combined with the tragedy of their father's betrayal by the Herodians, should have created a sense of sympathy for the orc slaves and allowed them to settle down and accept the new life that was to come.

"General Sadaka is brave and loyal, and should be able to gain trust," the lich agreed with Vincent's approach, but he asked more, "What are you going to do with the orcs who don't want to go back?"

"Do unto others as you would have them do unto you, and although it is better to be a slave to my people than to be a cow or a horse to the Herodians, this is still not enough to gain their sincere support."

Seeing Vincent's emotions brewing, the lich realized that the lord was about to say something shocking.

The opinions of the high-level demons, the lichs will not object, they will only listen to them and implement them step by step.

"If the orcs wish, I will give them the right to live as a people. True loyalty should be made by choice of the will. What the Herodes opposed, we will support."

This decision means that the thousands of orc slaves who are currently entering the Primorsky Territory will all have the opportunity to gain long-lost freedom.

Orc slaves were negotiated for anywhere from 10 to 50 gold coins, depending on their gender, age, skill, and strength, which were then sent by Herod's family, which was converted into a gold ransom.

So far, Herode's prisoners of war have been exempted from the ransom of more than 20,000 gold coins by relying on their slaves, and with the changes in the Northern War, orcs have become synonymous with sensitivity and danger, and many aristocratic families with many orc slaves in their families have begun to sell slaves cheaply and replace them with other more peaceful alien races.

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It's not that the demons don't trade slaves with them, and skeletons that don't eat or sleep seem to be a good choice.

Ragged orc slaves came to the land of the demons from all over the kingdom, and they traveled long distances to save late fees in order to save time, and it was common to travel day and night.

In addition to not having to do heavy labor, there were many other insults and abuses than in the past.

In order to save the life of their master, they have to use their lives to serve the demons, you must know that it is the demons who make the Herodians curse and fear all day long!

A race that can make cruel and ruthless lords feel afraid, naturally it will also fill orcs with fear.

Not all orcs have dealt with demons, and it turned out to be a wise choice.

Some people defected to the Herodians for the promise they couldn't keep, and their fellow clans who had fought bloody battles with the demons were like being cursed, and they didn't end well.

The demons are more cruel than the old man, and these orcs are ready to be sold from one fire pit to another, but the collar around their necks leaves them with no choice, as long as they resist a little, the nobles and their men can make them make holes in their necks.

Anyway, what awaits them is destined to be endless labor, and as long as there is still the strength to work and the value of being bought and sold, they probably will not be executed.

As for the abuse and torture, the orc slaves basically lay down and accepted their fate. ….

As long as the masters can let them live, what their identity and purpose are, the slaves are powerless to object, and they are not interested.

Of course, there was something like a collective consensus among the slaves, which was that they set foot on the land and had no intention of returning alive.

From despising them, insulting them, damaging them, loathing them, to hating them, to hating them, there is no more desperate land in this world than Herodes.

However, behind this land is a hometown haunted by dreams.

Unsurprisingly, they were greeted by the undead soldiers of the Demon Race, and occasionally saw some barbarian mercenaries who always acted as lackeys in Herod.

They were indifferent to the slaves, neither despised nor treated them kindly, but only escorted them to the guard and did their duty.

The person in charge of estimating the price was the merchant invited by the lord, and perhaps a professional slave trader among them.

The merchants were hired to judge the slaves as if they were goods, to examine their bodies, to test their strength, to repay the orcs, and then to deduct a little gold from the ransom of the Herodian prisoners of war.

I have to say that the demons are really not good people, and the price of each slave is depressed, and the price is killed until it flies.

This is not to insult the orcs, but purely to take advantage of the fire.

After the acceptance was completed, the orcs who had made the conversion were completely cut off from Herod, their collars were removed, and then the lich with a hideous face and a dry corpse cast a blood curse to establish a relationship with the demons.

The blood curse is a bondage, of course, but the demon clan does not use slave collars for direct physical damage, which in the eyes of the orcs, it has already flattered them a little.

Touching the hair and calloused necks, the orcs felt like a world away.

This group of despair and numbness experienced unimaginable suffering, many of them died while trekking on the road, and the rest were either exhausted or covered in scars, and the blood curse could no longer intimidate them.

Anyway, for them, it was fate to live as a servant and die as a rest, and from the moment they were captured by the Herodians, everything was predestined.

They were greeted in the village by a man of his kind, and one of the captives recognized his identity.

It was actually Sadaka, the eldest son of the previous patriarch of the Snow Leopard Clan!

He's alive......

Judging from his appearance and demeanor, this child, who had been missing for many years after the execution of the patriarch, had grown up and become a strong warrior, and even achieved a high position under the demon lord.

The champion was in good spirits, and when he saw the clansmen, there was still a little irrepressible excitement in his eyes.

The orcs were on their guard, their past experiences making it difficult for them to trust anyone

, even if it is his own orc kindred, he once served as a lackey of the Herodians, brought them hope, and cruelly took it away.

Speaking of Sadaka's father, he is even more naïve and stupid to become a household name in the orcs.

Sadaka, who is usually quiet and silent, still maintains his true colors every time he sees his own clan.

To his fellow citizens, he generally spoke only very briefly.

"Go eat."

"Rest first."

"Go to work in the village."

There is no pretense of intimacy, no pretense of authority, Sadaka's step-by-step treatment is not harsh in the eyes of slaves, and there is no need to think crankily to accept it, as long as it is obedient step by step.

Whether it is the reconstruction of the village or the supply of the army, it is not a difficult and intense work, and the orc slaves quickly began to work according to the division of labor, under the guard of a small number of militia and monsters.

The food tasted good, every slave was fed, the military rations left behind by the Herodians came in handy, and the griffin meat that had been magically frozen had not yet been eaten.

Sadaka selected slaves who knew the Herodian language and led others to work with the peasants.

The effect of the cooperation is okay, the orcs are buried in their work, not saying a word (no one understands anyway), at least for the time being, Schalke, who has been appointed as the acting mayor of the town, is quite satisfied.

Of course, orcs are competitive by nature, and even if they become slaves, some people take it for granted that they are the overlords of slaves and want to profit by becoming the leaders of slaves.

It doesn't matter, Sadaka will shoot .

Xiao Diankang