Chapter 41: The Unexpected
The name Carl is a very common name, but it is also this name that makes Captain Cao think of his old man, and his mood is a little softer. Even if Captain Cao had put on the most kind face he could show now, in the eyes of the frightened Karl, there was still a bit of a fierce and evil taste.
The orc tribe has always been the most powerful person in charge, and Carl is also the number one warrior in the tribe. Those who were stronger than Carl were all at the forefront just now, and they were also the fastest to die. At this time, Carl, who usually likes to brag about his strength, was unanimously elected by his compatriots to become the current chieftain, even if Carl was not so willing.
Karl just rushed forward and survived those deadly javelins, which can only be described as a miracle, or lucky. He deserved to die just now, but fortunately in that life-and-death moment, Carl ran off balance under the cover of the drunken aura, and the ≮, A∞NS±⊥OM javelin just shoveled a furrow in his cheek, and then killed the unlucky guy behind him, a headshot, so that Carl is now covered in blood.
"Well, yes, it's a sturdy lad, much more pleasing to the eye than the stupid bird just now. But at such a young age, he has already embarked on the path of crime, a pity, a pity. "Captain Cao looks old-fashioned, like a compassionate predecessor.
Cao ...... What do you have to tell Master Cao?" Karl shrank his head, and the more Captain Cao pretended, the more he made Carl feel scared. For some reason, Carl felt that this regimental leader, who was wearing a white robe with an open front, was the most frightening. He didn't even have a weapon in his hand, but Carl felt like a beast crouching in front of him.
"Do you want to leave your home and wander around? Head Cao asked.
"I don't want to. Without the leadership of Selby's leader, with so many brothers dead, it would be almost impossible for us to gain a foothold anywhere. We've been in this place for a long time and are only used to eating in this place. Karl replied honestly, very carefully. After thinking about it, Karl added: "We're not even competitive in this place now. In addition to Cao Ye's people, there are also many bandit groups, and there are also some contradictions between them. If word gets out, they'll come and pick us up soon. ”
Carl's words can be regarded as exhaustive, from this point of view, this round-headed and round-headed orc is still a bit of a brain, at least the analytical skills are not too bad. Being able to quickly figure this out after suffering such a huge blow, he really deserves to be the next chief of this tribe. The only pitiful thing is that the strength in his hands is very limited now.
Head Cao nodded appreciatively, he was really worried about finding a guy who couldn't say anything for a long time. This Karl is kind of a manufacturable material.
"I got you to this field, so do you hate me?" Captain Cao lit a cigar and generously rewarded Carl with one. Barkley helped Carl to order, and after a few puffs, Carl's hands trembled less.
"Master Cao, to be honest, we will definitely resent you. Among those who died just now were our relatives and brothers. If it weren't for you. They will not be killed before our eyes. Carl was really honest enough, and seeing that Captain Cao didn't say anything, he said, "But in this place, such things are also common. We've done a lot of bad things, and we've often had fraternities leave, and we're used to it. Cao Ye, you have a big fist, of course you have the final say. ”
Head Cao nodded. I didn't expect that the ideological consciousness of these bandits was still quite in place, which saved a lot of saliva from Captain Cao. After learning from Old Man Ao that these indigenous bandits were also not easy, Captain Cao no longer had the extreme idea of trying to kill them as much as he did at the beginning. Look at how these orcs are dressed. Obviously, life is also unspeakably hard, and some orc women are not even clothed.
Captain Cao's previous idea was to drive them out of this place, but Captain Cao also thought of their situation, and had the same opinion as Carl. Despondent, they will not be accepted wherever they go, and they may only be beaten by other bandits, robbing their women and slaughtering their offspring. Thinking of this, Head Cao was also pantothenic acid in his heart, a little unbearable, but he just pretended to be calm. If it weren't for that, it wouldn't have been enough to find Carl out and talk.
"It's smartest if you don't hold grudges, or I wouldn't mind a purge. Well, I won't talk to you much about other nonsense. Do you know the mud snail land? This is the base camp of our raiding group, only about a hundred miles away from you. If you want to stay here and the bandits around you want to come to you for trouble, you can notify me at any time, and I will settle everything for you. We've been idle lately, you're just our first target, and we'll go to the bandits around here to talk about life, and I'm sure we won't have to worry about this problem soon. "Head Cao went straight to the point.
Such a statement made Carl stunned, and also made those orcs who could also hear Captain Cao's words clearly whisper. Is this big back really a good person? He even wants to protect them from being harassed by the bandits around them.
"But you all have to know that the protection provided to you by the head of this regiment is not gratuitous, and I have already sued you just now. To enjoy such treatment, the prerequisite is to pay protection money, and you contribute and we contribute, which is mutual. Commander Cao added: "It doesn't matter if you don't have enough money, then you have to work for the head of the group, as long as you work actively, then you can also enjoy the protection of the raiding group." ”
"I don't know how much you want Cao Ye, we are still relatively rich......" Unexpectedly, Karl cowered and said something that made the soldiers of the raiding regiment laugh.
"Are you richer?" Captain Cao was a little ridiculous, but he didn't expect this Carl to have a bit of a funny talent. If it weren't for seeing them so shabby, Commander Cao wouldn't even put forward the latter conditions.
Why would Commander Cao mention that they paid their labor in exchange for a chance to survive? The first prerequisite was that Commander Cao didn't think they looked like rich people no matter how they looked at it. If he was really a rich man, why did he dress like this? Second, the head of the Cao regiment felt that it was necessary to set up a new branch of Cao's tobacco and liquor in this place.
It would be too costly to expect to transit goods through Raul every time, and it is definitely not that simple. If Captain Cao wants to clean up the bandits around this time during this time, then this situation will happen again today, Captain Cao has such an intuition. The raiders crippled them. They will all lose their core competitiveness in this exiled domain, and the final result is that I don't kill Boren, but Boren dies because of me, which is not what Captain Cao wants.
Although these orcs were bandits before, but now it seems that they are not so bad that they are useless, and it seems that the labor force is also very good, and Captain Cao has the idea of taking them in as employees. They work for Captain Cao, so Captain Cao covers them. This is a natural deal, and Head Cao also has a clear conscience.
I have to say that Regiment Leader Cao is gradually moving away from some of his previous ideas, and his methods are not cruel enough to ignore life and only care about the development and growth of the plundering group. The old man on the side nodded straightly, feeling that this kid still had a bit of a conscience, and he didn't waste his painstaking advice.
In the eyes of the plundering group, ordinary money is really not called money, and all the soldiers of the plundering group know that the boss's net worth is not small. And the development potential is huge. Looking at the appearance of these orcs, it is not easy to touch a few copper plates. Karl, on the other hand, had already integrated into the role of chieftain, and ordered a few orcs to go back and carry two large wooden boxes down.
As soon as the two large wooden boxes were opened, the yellow golden light almost made Captain Cao fall off the black horse. Even the warriors of the raiding regiment couldn't laugh. Fuck! It's gold! It's still so much gold!
Inside these two large wooden boxes, there were thousands of gold coins, and there were even a few gold bars that looked like they were heavy and red! These half-orcs were really rich! Captain Cao pulled a handful of black mane down, causing Wu Xiao to snort with extreme dissatisfaction. It doesn't seem to be a dream. A group of bandits from the raiding group were also pinching me and I pinching each other, and a series of strange screams suddenly rang out. Are these orcs stupid? so rich and still pretending to be poor here?
The five scattered people who went to carry out the task of raiding the house just now were suddenly dumbfounded, and they were also poor because they were so poor that they clanged when they saw these orcs. Not even interested in copying the house, who knew these guys were so rich. Barkley, in particular, was so sorry that his intestines were blue, and with his temperament, he couldn't run away by touching a few gold coins to fill his pocket. Several guys kept complaining to each other, saying that the other party was not responsible, these are okay, the big fish slipped away.
It's not their fault, no one would have imagined that these orcs have such a thick family background, just like a local tyrant squatting in a slum, which is not reasonable.
"Master Cao, I don't know if this money can get the friendship of your raiding group?" Karl was very humble, it was not easy for a half-orc to be able to express such a journey.
Originally, he was sympathetic to these orcs, but on a whim, Captain Cao felt that this question was not so easy to answer for a while. You said to charge them protection money, of course this money is enough, and it is so much that Captain Cao can't even react.
In the end, from the perspective of a good person, Head Cao asked where the money came from. Of course, this question is redundant, of course the robbers' money was robbed, can they still be expected to sell their labor and earn it in a down-to-earth manner? Fortunately, Karl knew what Captain Cao meant, and carefully explained why they had so much money.
If it weren't for Carl being one of the leaders of this tribe, he wouldn't have so much material in his stomach. The final result made Captain Cao cry and laugh, Selby had long wanted to withdraw from the bandit world, he was the leader of the tribe and had absolute dictatorial power. But he couldn't, not that Selby was reluctant to give up his compatriots, but that Selby was a half-orc at best.
Half-orcs, except for his days in the realm of exile, whether he enters the human world or enters the Beamon Empire, 10,000% will be discriminated against and treated unfairly. And it is impossible for these orc Selby to take them with them, even if they can be discriminated against, this money will not be able to support such a large group for a long time, after all, it is hundreds of howling mouths.
Thinking about it, Selby will be able to eat in this exiled realm, and he is still a chief here with a certain status and can be a boss. Away from here, his days have not been sent. Selby's rules in the tribe can also be seen that this guy is a cruel guy, and he knows that sooner or later he will grow old, and his life will be sad at that time.
So Selby thought that the money could be used to arm his tribe or buy something to enjoy. But this guy is a miser character, and he values money more than his own life, and he has to look at these yellow gold every day, and these two boxes were stuffed under his bed before.
He wanted to buy things, but those human profiteers were unanimously driving up prices here, and the price of weapons and equipment was even higher, so that Selby didn't like to deal with these human profiteers. In addition to human profiteers, there are too few people doing business in this exiled domain, Selby worked hard to rob, and after all his efforts, the harvest was much better than that of several robber tribes around, and the result was embarrassing, the money gradually increased, but because of Selby's miser character, there was nowhere to spend it.
Except that Selby would grit his teeth and buy some high-priced grain before the harsh winter came, the money was almost saved up a lot, and even Selby himself was not willing to buy a few decent clothes, so you can imagine what kind of stinginess this guy hadù.
Strange people and strange things are everywhere, but being able to do this step is also amazing, and in the end, it was cheaper for Captain Cao. For this reason, Captain Cao even jumped off the horse and gave a strong bear hug to Carl, who was smelly.
"What is the most painful thing in the world? Is it that a person dies, but the money has not had time to be spent! What should I use to praise you? (To be continued......)