"Knight Cavin, I have called you here for a very important mission, and I think you are the best candidate."

In the closed office, Ryan and Calvin sat opposite each other, and the atmosphere was more serious.

Although Calvin has always been a prodigal man, he always seems particularly restrained when facing Ryan, sitting upright the whole time, with a firm gaze, and looks more upright than Allen.

Hearing Ryan's words, he replied without hesitation: "Promise to complete the task!" ”

"Relax a little Knight Calvin, this mission is very dangerous and uncertain, so this is not an order, you can refuse." Ryan pressed his hands on each other and motioned for Calvin to relax.

Kavin was moved in his heart, and still said loudly: "I have already thought about it and resolutely completed the task." ”

Seeing his resolute attitude, Ryan nodded and said, "Don't talk too much, it's not too late for you to decide what the task is after listening to me."

You are a local, and you used to be a mercenary, you must have heard of the mountain people, those mountain people who live in the coastal area of the Warcraft Mountain Range. ”

"I've heard of it, but I've only heard it mentioned by the head of the mercenary group before, and I've never been in contact." Carvin replied quickly.

"Now that you've heard of it, I don't have to bother with it. Kavin Knight, the development of the territory has reached a bottleneck at the moment, and the population is our shortest shortcoming, so I have set my sights on the mountain people.

They have a large population, and they are very suitable to integrate into this territory, and the task I will give you is to win over some of them and become the cornerstone of the development of the territory. ”

Kavin said tentatively, "You mean to let you go and hunt down the mountain people like those slave hunters to enrich the territory?" ”

"Nope." Ryan immediately waved his hand and said, "I don't need slaves, especially such a huge number of slaves.

I want you to set up a capable team to go deep into the Warcraft Mountain Range, to the habitat of the mountain people, and convey our goodwill.

What I want is for them to completely surrender to me, to integrate into the Kanna realm, and to become my people. ”

Kavin hesitated, "But...... Your Excellency, you should know that a large number of slave hunters have been capturing the mountain people, and the mountain people have hated the kingdom for so many years that it is almost an endless situation.

IMHO, your plan is very difficult to achieve. ”

"I know, but they are them, we are us. The Territory had never sent slave traps, and as far as I could understand it, there were more than a thousand slaves from John's Territory, but now they were allotted land and dwellings, and they could soon become freedmen if they cultivated and paid taxes carefully.

We've never abused them, and that's the bond that allows us to live together peacefully, and there's a lot I can give them.

Safe habitats, abundant food and arable land, and dignified ...... These are things they don't have, and that's our stakes!

But I also know that it is very difficult to implement, so I respect your choice and opinion. Once again, Ryan put the choice in Carvin's hands.

This mission is similar to negotiation rather than war, and it is certainly impossible to lead a large army into the mountains, so this matter is full of dangers, and from a certain point of view, it is a sheep's mouth, even if Carvin refuses, it is understandable.

Without the slightest hesitation, Kavin smiled and said, "Lord Lord, I know that since you asked me to come here, it means that I am the most suitable candidate for the army."

Don't worry, I don't know how many times I've been to the Warcraft Mountain Range, and I'm not afraid of Warcraft, let alone a mountain man, I'll go! ”

A gleam flashed in Lane's eyes, and he said appreciatively: "Okay, since that's the case, you can go down and prepare, and choose a soldier with rich experience in jungle warfare from your troops, who are mainly voluntary, and there will be subsidies and rewards."

I have already helped you choose the main force of the team, there is a rate of troops, so the number of people you choose is not too large, give you three days to prepare, and then we will go to John's Collar together. ”

"Yes!" Kavin solemnly gave a military salute, and then went down to prepare......

Three days later, Carvin arrived at the castle early with twenty soldiers he had carefully selected from the first battalion.

These twenty people, each of them are elites, most of them were mercenaries in the past, and a few were hunters, they not only have rich combat experience, but also know many special skills, so they are very suitable candidates.

Ryan nodded with satisfaction and said, "Yes, they are all warriors, wait a while, they are coming." ”

Hearing this, Kaven also looked curiously in the direction of Ryan's gaze, he was very curious about what kind of "main force" Ryan had prepared for himself.

It's not that he brags, there are more than 5,000 people in the whole army, and the first battalion under his command is definitely the first in all aspects, and it is undoubtedly the best person to carry out this kind of task, but Ryan only needs him to select a small number of people.

This made him not only curious, but also a little unconvinced, wanting to see what the sacredness was.

They didn't have to wait long, and a team of people who exuded a fierce aura all over their bodies came over neatly, but what made people feel strange was that they were shrouded in linen robes from the neck down, which looked a little strange and mysterious.

"Knight Kavin, let me introduce you, this is Peter, the position is the captain, he and his team represent the highest standard of the whole army at present, he himself is also a very skilled jungle combat expert, he will be your deputy in this operation."

Ryan first introduced his partner to Kavin, then looked at Peter and said, "This is the commander of the first battalion, Knight Calvin, you have to assist him well in the next time." ”

"I've seen the sir." Peter was the first to salute, and although Calvin responded, he was a little unconvinced no matter how he looked at it, just because of Ryan's "the highest standard in the whole army".

In the past, this sentence was the self-proclaimed name of their field battalion, and everyone thought so, but this guy didn't know where it came from, and he was actually admitted by the lord himself, and he was very unconvinced.

Although this former mercenary is honest in front of Ryan, he is usually a notoriously bastard, and there are few people in the whole army who convince him, and Peter is obviously not among them.

"Hmph, I must weigh your level when I find an opportunity to see if you are worthy." Calvin thought silently.

His performance was seen by Ryan, but he had no intention of explaining, and Peter would have solved the suspicions.

"Alright, it's not too early, all of them are on John's lead."

"Yes!"

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John's Territory, located to the east of Kana Territory, is the closest city in Linton County to the East China Sea, and is one of the few territories in the entire southern region with the ability to exploit the vast sea.

However, despite this unique condition, John Collar has never included the coastline close at hand, let alone the intention of establishing a port.

The reason is very simple, there are many pirate fleets in the coastal waters of the East China Sea, and they have developed for many years, and their strength is incomparable, and they even pressed the East China Sea Fleet of the Kingdom into the water for a time.

However, there is still a naval fleet in the east that can fight with it, and the safety of navigation can be guaranteed most of the time, but the southern border is different, there are few outlets to the sea, and the strength is generally low, and there is no way to take strong pirates.

Over time, most of the minor lords gave up on the idea of maritime trade, and only the Grand Duke of the Southern Territory and a few great nobles succeeded in opening up a shipping route.

But their energy is limited, and no one can look down on John's horns, and Baron John doesn't have that strength, so he has been abandoned.

Otherwise, where would he still have to work hard to engage in the slave trade, and there were also many opportunities at sea, so he would have enough money to make a lot of money on sea salt.

From a hundred years ago, Baron John had the idea of the mountain people, and with the support of a mysterious nobleman, the slave trade arose and expanded rapidly.

In view of this situation, the great nobleman financed the establishment of a majestic slave trading city near the foot of the Warcraft Mountain Range, called - Bastille!

The majesty of this city is no less than that of Horay, and there are tens of thousands of professional slave catchers or mercenaries stationed all year round, who hunt mountain people day and night.

In the past 100 years, they have formed a complete industrial chain, and in this prison-like city, they have squeezed the value of slaves to the extreme, and this has naturally produced amazing profits.

The big man only leaked a little bit through his fingernails, and the Johns family's wealth became the existence of the Marton family, which was second only to Chels.

Of course, now Ryan has surpassed him because of a large amount of foreign trade income, but he can still rank in the top three.

Ryan's goal today is this slave trade city, in order to appear less offbeat, they will disguise themselves as slave catchers, and with a reasonable identity, Carvin and they will have a place to rest in the future.

They advanced fast and reached the city of extraordinary fame at dusk in the afternoon.

It stands quietly at the foot of the boundless mountain range, it has a magnificent city wall made of bluestone, as high as more than ten zhang, several miles long, covered with soldiers who are stubborn, and there is a large ballista or trebuchet every other distance, which can be said to be armed to the extreme.

The city walls were full of knife marks and axe marks, but more of them were blood stains that had turned black, and these blood stains gradually turned bright red under the bloody residual sun, which were the blood and tears of the mountain people for a hundred years.

"A city stained with blood." Ryan sighed silently and led the team inside.

There were soldiers at the city gate who charged a fee to enter the city, but after seeing the banner of the Black family, the soldiers let them go, and the fee was only for ordinary people, and the nobles had privileges.

Walking into the city, the atmosphere inside made Ryan feel more and more oppressive, and on the spacious roadside, large cages were placed on both sides, and the mountain people who were regarded as commodities were locked inside.

Slave traders with sharp knives or leather whips shouted loudly in the streets, proclaiming how good their slaves were, specifically in terms of teeth, physical fitness, age, etc.

Young male slaves were always the most sought-after and could be sold for a good price, followed by beautiful young female slaves, who were also very sought-after.

The inferior children, the elderly, etc., belong to the cheapest goods, and are generally packaged and sold cheaply or as an addition to the buyer.

There were many merchants in the streets, who would stop and watch from time to time, and if they were interested, they would carefully examine the slaves' bodies and bargain with their bosses.

Ryan even saw a short, obscene-looking merchant actually check the "ability" of a female slave on the street, and the people around him seemed to be accustomed to it, and even gathered around to watch and express their opinions.

The slave girl seemed to be numb and mechanically pandering, apparently accustomed to it.

The body size of the mountain is much taller than that of ordinary people, but in other places, except that the skin is tanned by the sun, there is no difference from ordinary people, and even the language is eighty or ninety percent similar.

They are the same ancestors as the Tistans, but now they are slave owners on one side and slaves at the mercy of others, and the kingdom abandoned them thousands of years ago, and now they continue to suck their blood.

This damn era has made Ryan numb.

If he had just crossed over, he would have gone up to stop this ridiculous scene, and now he could watch it all happen with a blank face.

To be the savior of the world, Ryan thinks that he does not have that qualification, he also came with a purpose, and he is also a member of the evil nobles.

"Let's go, let's go ahead and have a look." Ryan withdrew his gaze and walked forward with Calvin and the others.

This kind of goods on the street at the gate of the city are the most common goods, and the ones who sell them are generally small traders, and of course they are also some small merchants.

Most of the better slaves were in the hands of large slave hunters, who owned their own properties in the city, such as auction houses, gladiatorial arenas, and kunyuan.

Some of the finest slaves tend to be auctioned in the auction house, these are not ordinary slaves, they are either transcendent, or they have a beautiful appearance.

These were the goals of the aristocracy and the great merchants.

According to the information investigated by Lane, there was an auction of a mountain man with the rank of a great knight, and he was sold for a sky-high price, and was bought by a big merchant.

Auction of the Great Knight Slave, this kind of horrific event can also occur in this city, and the most amazing thing is that they firmly control the life and death of the slave, even if it is just a powerless businessman, can drive a great knight, this is the point that makes Ryan most curious.

Along the way, only half an hour's journey, Ryan saw three small gladiatorial arenas, two auction houses, and five or six Kun Yuan.

As for the street vendors, they are almost endless and can be seen everywhere, and slaves are as common here as the poultry sold in Horay!

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(End of chapter)