Section 2 Slave Catchers
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"Owen. β
"Owen, damn it!"
It wasn't until he was called for the third time that Wang Qinian realized that he was calling himself.
Stout men, stout horses galloped in front of him, and it was Tuxman who was shouting to him, and he assigned Wang Qinian to count the number of slaves.
Only then did Wang Qinian remember that this was one of his duties.
He rode his horse to the middle of the group like Tuxman, then slowed down and followed the formation of the slaves.
However, he did not immediately count them one by one, but first looked at the number of slaves in each row, then counted the number of starting lines, and finally multiplied by the number of people in each line, and easily got the number of slaves now.
The slave catchers counted the number of slaves at least five times a day, once at the beginning of the two meals a day and once at the end of the march, with a variable time in between.
As soon as he finished counting the slaves, another rider came from the front of the procession, asking Wang Qinian to immediately go to the front to meet his teacher, Master Zanqi.
Wang Qinian was slightly stunned, and then followed casually.
"Hello teacher. Wang Qinian searched for Owen's memories of this cheap teacher.
His cheap teacher was a true Dark Mage, and the magic level, also commonly known as the Mage level, was around the seventh level, which meant that he could construct a level 3 of dark spells, and if he was gifted or proficient in magical mathematics, he might even be able to successfully construct a very small number of level 4 spells.
And Wang Qinian himself is only a magic apprentice, and the mage level has only reached the second level, reaching the level of a senior magic apprentice.
"Owen, are you alright? Zanqi looked at Wang Qinian with satisfaction.
In Owen's memory, Master Zanzi was still good to him, but he had neither outstanding bloodline nor extraordinary magical talent, so although he had followed Zanzi for almost five years, he was still only a magic apprentice.
It's just that Owen's ambition is not small, so he was bought by Duncan's people and became the eyes and ears of the slave catcher.
Magician is a very expensive profession, if Owen is not willing to be a magic apprentice for the rest of his life, then his current money in the slave catcher team is far from enough to support him to go further on the road of magic, not to mention that according to his previous memory, his talent is not outstanding, which will lead him to spend more money, so he did not resist the temptation.
"Teacher, do you have anything to do with me?"
"Oh, it's okay, I'm just going to see how you're doing, you've been marching in a hurry, and I'm a little worried that you won't be able to bear it. β
"Thank you for your concern, but it's okay, I think I'm basically recovering. Wang Qinian said busily, in fact, the injury that Owen suffered that day was really not severe, but he was a little frightened too much, although he had also participated in the slave hunting operation before, but the Cockland slave hunting team had barely touched the edge of the large slave hunting team, so the thrill in the operation was not great, but this time it was different.
"I'm sure I'm going to freak you out this time, it's dangerous. I reckon we've got pursuers behind us, Owen, and you'll alert Tuxman in a moment. β
"Yes, teacher. Wang Qinian said.
"Alright, you go down. β
Wang Qinian secretly breathed a sigh of relief, and unconsciously passed the first level after crossing.
The three leaders of the slave capture team, Cockland is in charge of the overall situation, the dark mage Zanzi is a think tank and is in the position of a military advisor, and it is Tuxman who is responsible for the specific implementation, and Tuxman is actually a little dissatisfied with Zanzi according to Owen's memory, so Zanzi usually does not go directly to him to talk.
After Wang Qinian went down, Cocorran's horse approached Zanzi again.
"How much did you say to him?"
"No, I haven't said anything yet, I'm just telling him to remind Tuxman that maybe we'll have pursuers behind us. When we get to the camp tonight, I'll quietly call him over again and let him do this, and the rest of the staff will be okay with you, right?"
"I've told Old John that they're going to work with Owen. β
"You told them all about the plan?"
"No, I only sued old John. For the others, I'm just telling them that I'm going to form a temporary special team to keep watch and monitor, because I'm worried that someone from the elven tribe will catch up, and we might be trying to make trouble internally. Cockland paused for a moment and said, "But when the matter is done, I will tell them everything, they have been with me for so long, it is worth trusting, but for the sake of caution, I will wait until they are done with this matter." But you're over there, give this qiΔ to Owen, okay?"
"That's all there is to it. We can't let too many people know about this matter, otherwise if someone tells the head of the regiment, we will be in trouble. Tuxman was sent from the Regiment, and our old brothers in the past, it's okay to tell them to fight, but it's not okay to play intrigues. And this must be carried out by a delicate person, although this apprentice of mine is not very talented, but before I took him in, he was an orphan, I picked him out of a bunch of beggar boys, and sent him to do this, I think he is the only suitable person at the moment, or do you have a better candidate?" Zanzi's eyes narrowed.
Corcoran shook his head, sighed and said, "No, just listen to you, I hope that I will be a little sorry for agreeing to you." β
"Don't worry, trust me, we'll just do this one. Zanzi smiled, "The people on the other side of the group are not gods, they can't know about our plans, Duncan has sucked enough blood from us, this time it's just to get back some of what we deserve." β
The slave catchers arrived at their intended campsite, a small town of only a few hundred inhabitants populated by Terrans, not far from the border with Mordo.
The next stop for the slave catchers was the City of Freedom, the only city in the vicinity, but it didn't belong to Modo, but a brand new city built from the ruins that was less than thirty years old.
"Alright, let's get ready to rest, Tuxman, arrange for the people to be on guard, it's almost time to get to Free City, and when we get there, we'll be safe and can be summoned to the district director. "Cockland Road.
The slave hunters rented a few houses in the town and set up tents next to each other, and all the slaves were pre-hooded and covered so that most of them would be elves.
Those houses were also rented to house elven slaves, and tents were erected around those houses, which invisibly played the role of arch guards.
Wang Qinian put his things in the tent and walked around the town.
This town is really not big, and it is so desolate that there is not even a tavern, Wang Qinian feels bored after visiting most of the town.
But there is no way, since you are already in this world, you must accept the reality.
Wang Qinian did not go back immediately after visiting the town, and it was still a long time, so Captain Cochran decided to spend the night here.
Suddenly hearing a commotion, Wang Qinian was stunned, only to realize that he had unconsciously walked to the entrance of the town again, where the members of the slave hunting team seemed to be arguing with people.
The man arguing with the slave catchers appeared to be an elderly traveler with a gray head, dressed in plain white robes, and holding an unusually thick wooden staff.
"You can't go in, I said. β
"But this is the only town in the vicinity where I can take a break, I'm going to Liberty City on the border of Modo, please let me go in and rest, I'll leave tomorrow morning. β
"Let this old gentleman in. Wang Qinian interjected.
The slave catchers glanced at Wang Qinian viciously, and said slowly in a common language: "It was ordered by Tuxman that while we are resting here, the town is not allowed to accept outsiders anymore. β
After the slave catchers entered the town, Cockland rented several contiguous houses from the mayor of the town and pitched tents in a nearby open field.
Tuxman, who had always been in charge of the security of his team, paid a little money to bribe the mayor to stop allowing anyone to rest in the town until tomorrow morning.
"But the old gentleman must be very tired. Wang Qinian looked at the old traveler a little unbearably.
"So what?" said the slave catcher casually.
"Let this old man come in first, I'll speak to Tuxman. Wang Qinian insisted.
The face of the slave catcher turned gloomy, and another slave catcher next to him suddenly spoke, but he obviously did not use the big 6 lingua franca, but another language.
However, they definitely didn't expect that even in another language, Wang Qinian still understood.
"Who does this little ghost think he is?"
"Forget it, give him a face, after all, he is a disciple of that one. β
"Phew, he's been with him for a few years, and I've heard that he hasn't learned much, but he's just being called around like a servant. β
"As an apprentice, I used to be an apprentice in a blacksmith's shop for a while, and I was often called to do some heavy work by my master who liked to beat people when he was drunk, and in the end, if it wasn't for his drunken beatings, maybe I would have been a good blacksmith by now, instead of living on the tip of a sword all day long, as I am now. β
Wang Qinian's face did not move, but an indescribable wave set off in his heart.
The two slave catchers discussed in a different language, which was Aurora.
The most common language on the Big 6 is the Big 6 lingua franca, which was commonly used during the ancient Elven Empire, but it was only used for communication.
During the ancient Elven Empire, the Elves forced the various races to use this language and common script.
Of course, this is not the real magic language of the Elven Empire, the ancient elven language of the elves is the same as the dragon language, the heavenly language, and the purgatory language, which can cast powerful magic, even if the general magic is analyzed and recombined in the above four languages, the power is far more powerful than the existing magic of the same kind.
The ancient elves are not only a language in the narrow sense, but also represent the magical achievements of the ancient high elves.
After the collapse of the ancient elven empire, the races continued to use their own language in addition to the lingua franca, and those races that had been weakened by the elves continued to use the lingua franca and regarded the lingua franca as the subject of their race.
After a period of mixed use, human beings also abandoned their own dialects and began to use the big 6 lingua franca as the subject.
When the two slave catchers talked just now, they didn't use the lingua franca of the Big 6, but the language of the Aurora Kingdom.
What shocked Wang Qinian's heart was that in the memories that Owen left him, Owen only knew 6 lingua franca and a little Saxon, which came from his childhood memories.
But Wang Qinian had no obstacles at all when he listened to the conversation between the two slave catchers, and even he didn't know what was going on.
The slave catcher waved his hand, signaling for the old traveler to come in and find a place to rest in the town.
"Old fellow, don't run around when it's dark, but we paid a sum of money to the mayor, and he promised not to take in anyone else, and now there are good Samaritans who are cheap to you, and we'll let you in, but don't make trouble for us, and don't let Tuxman see it. β
The old traveler smiled and agreed, and at the same time thanked the two slave catchers and Wang Qinian.
When the old man walked away, Wang Qinian also planned to leave, but at this moment, a voice suddenly stopped him.
"Owen, Owen, so you're here. β
"Huck, what's the matter?" Wang Qinian recognized the man as a slave catcher named Huck.
"Go and see your teacher, Master Zanqi has something to look for you. Huck panted, it seemed that he had spent a lot of effort looking for Wang Qinian.
Wang Qinian nodded in agreement and walked to Master Zanqi's tent.
But he didn't go far before Huck caught up with him and whispered, "Master Zanzi didn't stay in his tent, he's somewhere else, come with me." β
Wang Qinian was startled, so he had to follow Huck through the town, and met his teacher, the dark mage Zanqi, in a dilapidated hut on the north side of the town.
Zanzi waved his hand, and Huck stepped back, leading the way, and closed the door as he left.
"Teacher?" Wang Qinian was a little uneasy in his heart, he didn't know what Zanqi was asking him to do so mysteriously, and he wasn't actually in the camp, did he have any secrets that he was afraid of being known?
"Owen, I called you here because I wanted you to do something. Zanqi said slowly, he kept looking into Wang Qinian's eyes when he spoke.
Wang Qinian's heart jumped, in Owen's memory, Zanqi was deeply scheming, and now he said something so solemnly, I'm afraid it's not a simple matter.
But now there is definitely no other choice, Wang Qinian tried his best to calm himself and replied: "I am willing to serve the teacher." β
"Good. Zanqi said with satisfaction, but he didn't immediately say what he asked Wang Qinian to do, but walked back and forth in the room for a few steps, and finally stopped, as if he had made up his mind.
"Well, Coclan and I decided to secretly transfer some of the elven slaves somewhere else tonight. β
Wang Qinian looked at him in surprise, and Zanqi continued: "But the key to this matter is that we don't want Tuxman and the others to know. β
Wang Qinian's face changed slightly, and he understood what Zanqi meant.
Zanqi kept observing his face, and saw him change color, but he didn't get angry, but said a little appreciatively: "It seems that you have guessed a little bit of what I mean, I really didn't see the wrong person, this matter can only be handed over to you is the most suitable." β
"But, teacher, how many elven slaves are you going to transfer? No, don't get me wrong, it's not that I don't want to serve you, I mean, but I'm only one person. β
"Oh, you don't have to worry about that, Cocorland has already arranged for Old John and them, but they only know that in case there are dissidents in the team, you will be in charge of commanding them for the time being, and when there is chaos, you will order them to move some of the elves to a safe place in the name of command. β
"A safe place?"
"Well, I've already picked a place, there's an abandoned castle not far from the town, and when the time comes, you can take Old John and them to bring the elves there, you don't have to bring too many, a maximum of fifty will be enough. This is a medicine I have refined with alchemy, which can be mixed in water and given to the target, if this medicine is taken in sufficient amounts, it can make people completely incapacitated, you dilute it and give it to some elves, so that it will be easier to transfer them. β
With Zanqi's words, Wang Qinian already roughly understood what he wanted to do.
When inheriting Owen's memory, Wang Qinian already understood that the slave catcher team was not as calm as it seemed, and the dark merchant group that annexed the Cockland slave catcher team was not at ease.
And now that this kind of thing has happened, Zanzi's plan seems to be to create chaos, and then use the chaos to quietly hide some of the elves, and then find an excuse to say that they ran away, and then find a way to sell these elven slaves for profit.
"It might seem a little dangerous. But you can rest assured that when the time comes, Cocorland and I will drag Tuxman, and as long as there is chaos in your life, you will take Old John and them to transfer as soon as possible. I'll help cover it up, and then everyone will think that the elves have escaped in the chaos. Then you and Old John and they will find a way to stay and guard the elves in the castle, and when we get to Free City, I will come and bring the seller with me, and as soon as the elves are handed over to the seller, you will be fine. β
Wang Qinian smiled reluctantly, and said in praise: "Is there any problem?Owen, I won't let you do this for nothing, I discussed with Cockland, elf slaves are very valuable, and when the time comes, you can get a thousand Modo gold dollars." β
One thousand Moduo gold yuan is not a small number, Wang Qinian's face shook and said: "Of course there is no problem, I'm just worried that Tuxman will see something." β
"Oh, don't worry, Cocorland and I will stay with him and won't give him a chance. Trust me, your adventure is worth it compared to what you gain. A smile slowly bloomed on Zanzie's face.
Wang Qinian secretly cursed in his heart, and Zanqi kept saying that he and Cockland would stay by Tuxman's side to help cover up, I am afraid there is another layer of meaning.
By doing it themselves, the two of them don't have to do it themselves, and if they fail, they can stay out of it, and maybe throw Owen out as a scapegoat.
It's just that Zanzie doesn't know that the original Owen has been bought by the Dark Merchant, and if he did, he would have been wrong from the beginning.
But now Wang Qinian is in a difficult situation, and he is now faced with a difficult choice, whether to do as Zanqi wants, or turn around and report to Tuxman and the dark merchant behind him.
Wang Qinian is not Owen, he understands that to the dark merchant, he is actually of no value at all, and his only use is to act as an eye and ears, monitoring the slave catcher.
But if he really told Tuxman about it, Tuxman would have stopped this matter in the first place, but could he stop Zanzie, according to Zanzie, Cockland was also involved in this matter.
Once Tuxman fails, Zanzi will never let go of the person who betrayed him, and must also kill him, don't look at the dark mage usually treats Owen well, but his cruel methods to the enemy are not no less in Owen's memory.
Those who are capable of such a slave trade do not expect much mercy.
But if you don't sue SΓΉ Tuxman, you can only really help Zanzi do it, and if the matter is revealed, it is very likely that Zanzi will be thrown as a scapegoat.
The best ending is the third way, which helps Zanqi and successfully passes the level, and you can also get a reward of 1,000 Moduo gold dollars from Zanqi.
Wang Qinian's heart was in a fierce conflict, and suddenly he felt a sinking on his shoulder, and Zanqi put his hand on his shoulder.
"Owen, you'll help me, right?"
Wang Qinian felt a hint of coldness rise from the bottom of his heart, "Of course, my teacher." β
Zanqi gently withdrew his hand, Wang Qinian felt as if he had slipped under the nose of death, gritted his teeth and said, "But, teacher, I still want something else, is it okay?"
"Anything else, what more do you want?"
"Meditation. Wang Qinian said, "I want to be a real magician." β