Chapter 368: Surrender
"Makes sense." Grand Commander Odus agreed, "In addition, we should also thoroughly find out the details of this foreign nouveau riche, Councilor Candrick, I heard that your eldest son Mikrus has organized a mercenary group called the Silver Raven, and he is very good at listening to news, why don't you leave this task to them?" ”
"Damn old fox!"
Candrik scolded angrily in his heart, Odus saw that his attitude towards the Vizeme Manor was a little too mild, and he was ready to use Mikros to push the Serkirk family to the front line of the confrontation.
But in this case, there was no way to directly confront the order of the Grand Commander, so he could only admit it head-on: "I will personally discuss this matter with Mikros." ”
"I hope that the tiger father has no dogs, and Mikros can take this opportunity to show himself well." With a look of "I am very optimistic about your son", Odus then said to the other members of the merchant council, "In view of the strength shown by the other party, you must not act without gathering further information, otherwise you will bear the consequences."
At the same time, the economic blockade of him will be cut off, and all business and trade with him will be cut off, and I will let him have money and not be able to buy a little material, and I will see how he develops. ”
This is also the usual method of Sambian businessmen, and they have this strength.
As long as they give an order from the merchant council, not only the Sambian merchants will respond, but even those who have business dealings with Sambia will have to respond.
Candrik couldn't help but sigh in his heart.
The economic blockade came a little too late.
If it is placed before the ghost wine auction, or if the auction is directly disrupted, it may cause a lot of pressure on the other party.
But now, all kinds of resources are piled up, and many of them are transported by themselves.
Now that the blockade is only three or two years, it will be difficult to see the effect.
This kind of dismantling of the stage must not be said now, and they can only respond to orders in unison like other businessmen and parliamentarians, but in their stomachs, only they know what kind of Xiao Jiujiu is fighting.
"That's all for today." The Grand Commander waved his hand and ended the emergency meeting.
This military conflict in the Land of the Three Rivers only gave the citizens of Sambia some more stories to talk about after dinner, especially the Nine Rings Revenge Storm and Dragon Slaying.
Gavin has also officially changed from a small person who is not known to a small nuisance, and has become a small trouble worth facing seriously.
That's all.
They were only for a while, and there was no way to eat him.
Gavin wants to have an impact on them, on Sambia, and is far from qualified.
Even if he was sitting at the intersection of the three rivers with an excellent geographical location, and the merchant ships of Sambia passed by, would he still have the courage to stop it?
In that case, they would be able to send out an army of mercenaries in a proper way.
What really kept the businessmen and councillors in Sambia up at night was that a piece of fat was placed in front of their house, visible but not eaten.
The mercenaries captured by Sir Griffon's Hill also had sleepless nights, fearing for their future fate.
After they were captured, they were disarmed and driven to the new village under construction, leaving only their underwear.
The newly built sewer system of the new village came in handy and was used as a temporary place of imprisonment.
These sewers are dug very deep, three meters wide and two meters wide, all embedded in stone layers, and the sides are piled up with rocks from below, making these tunnels appear deeper.
The mercenary captives were driven into these tunnels, and no one paid attention to them, not even their hands and feet.
In the absence of special shackles, so many people gathered together, even if they were tied, they could help each other to untie them, so it didn't take any time.
Although the clothes are thin, but now it belongs to the midsummer of July, the temperature and cold are not difficult, but the terrible thing is the mosquitoes and flies, especially the former, Wuyang Wuyang, in groups, not afraid of people at all, when they see people, they pounce up, slap down, and their hands are full of blood.
They could only lean against the sewer rock walls, driving each other away.
"How can there be such a big rocky tunnel here, and what do they want to do here? You can't be trying to bury us alive, are you? ”
"Definitely not, such a deep and long tunnel, even if they have the help of a large number of enlightenment trees, it will not be dug in a day and a half, who will prepare a tomb for the enemy in advance."
"I just took a closer look, these rock tunnels are dug horizontally and vertically, very similar to the sewer direction of the town, and the excavated stones are not discarded at will, but are handled very neatly and stacked neatly, if I guess correctly, they are going to build a village and town here."
"Build a village and build a town? The area here is not small, if it is built into a village or town, it is not a matter of accommodating hundreds of people, it is no problem to accommodate thousands of people, do they have such a large population? ”
"It's not a matter for us to worry about, you still worry about whether you can live until tomorrow!"
"Don't worry, if they want to kill us, they don't need to make so much effort, just solve us on the spot by the river, at least for a short time, we don't have our lives safe."
"Not necessarily, don't you see, the one who surrendered us is clearly a ghost knight made of Drow, no, it should be a ghost mage, when we were driven away from the battlefield, she was casting an undead manipulation spell to summon all the souls of those dead people, transform them into ghosts, and bring them in the direction of the manor, maybe, what awaits us will be this fate."
"Shhh...... Are you sure you read that right? I can't be mistaken, I was not the only one who saw it, but the people who walked behind saw it. ”
"That's right, I saw it too!"
"I saw it too!"
"Those damn businessmen lied to us, saying that the ghost manor was haunted, but it was just pretending to be a ghost and deliberately scaring people, many people went in and saw it, and it turned out that there are not only ghost riders here, but also the dead can be transformed into ghosts, you really should let those bastards come and see for yourself, no, just turn them into ghosts."
"It's not that they lied to you, but we were all deceived by that Sir Griffon's Hill, after the ghost wine auction, I once personally entered the ghost manor, and it was indeed just a combination of various music, screams, illusions, magic, and a series of effects, and I really didn't see a ghost."
"How can you be sure that what you see inside is an illusion? And not a real ghost? ”
“(⊙o⊙)… You mean to say that illusion is not really illusion, but a ghost disguised as an illusion? ”
"It's very likely that the minds of these big people are all bad, and all that flows is bad water!"
"So what should we do now? No, let's run away! Those dozens of enlightenment trees alone can't be seen, and it's very simple for us to work together to get out of here! ”
"......Shhh Be quiet, there are indeed only a few dozen of those enlightenment trees, but how can you be sure that there are no invisible spirits around you? There were so many entanglement techniques before, which shows that there are a lot of essence here, maybe everyone is clear about our conversation now! ”
"Hiss......"
The mercenaries around couldn't help but gasp and fall silent.
Because it's not just speculation, it's a very likely thing.
The mercenary, who was worthy of the sober name of the world, said quietly: "The most important thing is that after we escape, how do we get out of here?" Are you going back from the upper reaches of the Ashaba River? Or trek through hundreds of kilometers of wilderness and return to Sambia? Whether it's the former or the latter, you listen to the movement outside! ”
The wolf howls one after another became the background cloth for him to speak.
"What's your name?"
"My name is Achill......" As soon as the mercenary said his name, he noticed that something was wrong, because the voice was not coming from his side, but from overhead, an unfamiliar voice.
The other party is not a captured mercenary.
The mercenary jumped up from the ground, looked up at the voice, and couldn't help but take a breath of cold air.
Under the light of dawn, a figure gradually emerged from nothing, and the main thing was a young, clean, and handsome face, slightly thin, not really thin, but caused by a fairy face, and the tall body could be called strong, like a cheetah.
Up and down, there is an invisible charm that makes people can't help but relax and settle down.
Many people instantly recognized his identity.
Sir Griffon's Hill, owner of Vizeme Manor, dragon slayer, and Gavin Nott, who can decide their life and death.
Under the shroud of the aura of identity, his identity instantly became extremely tall, making them an existence that they had to look up to.
No one knew how long he had been standing by the edge of the tunnel, and how much their previous conversation had been listened to by the other party, and his heart was uneasy.
"Achill Rahne has seen Lord Jazz." The mercenary who reported himself to his home fell to the ground on one knee, expressing his submission and respect to Gavin.
Those who could see Gavin followed suit.
"Good." Gavin nodded, "I hope you'll be as clear as you are now, and recognize what kind of choice is best for you." ”
Leaving these headless words, the energy dragon wings stretched out, sending him into the air, and when he rose to about ten meters, the battle armor was already dressed, emitting a dazzling white light, covering the light of dawn.
attracted the attention of all the captured mercenaries, and slowly spoke: "Since you have chosen to accept the mercenary and attack my territory, you must be prepared to lose the battle and pay the price."
But I am a merciful person who can now offer you a new option.
Accept my employment, work for me for three years, and after three years, come and go freely.
During these three years, the commission was calculated according to the market price of Audulin, and different types of work enjoyed different prices, the farmer had the farmer's price, the expert had the expert's money, and if it was an excellent craftsman or a war officer, the price was higher.
The salary is paid monthly, but it is not paid to you, but directly to your family.
So, wait a minute, when you fill in your family's address, you must be true, otherwise the salary will not be delivered, or the wrong person will be sent at your own risk.
Now is the time for free questions, if there is any question, even if it is excessive, I will forgive you. ”
1,800 people sounds like a lot, but they are managed in a heap and clustered together, and they only occupy three or four hundred meters of sewer passage.
With a little use of magical power, Gavin's voice was enough to reach everyone's ears.
His words were like a bombshell, exploding directly among the captured mercenaries, and his breathing involuntarily became heavier.
The employment price of Odurin alone is sufficient.
Where is Odulin?
The capital of Sambia.
It is the only inland city among the six core cities of Sambia, the most populous and busiest city.
Legend has it that you never have to worry about finding a place to work.
Unless there's one thing, you're too lazy.
The commission price is 30% higher than that of the other five major cities, and several times higher than that of rural towns.
And the employment price in Sambia is one of the highest standards not only in the surrounding area, but even in the entire surrounding area of the Falling Star Sea.
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