Chapter 291: slave

Zhou Qingfeng was conducting experiments in the deserted village, and his evacuation order was being executed quickly. With the help of an information network within a ten-kilometer range, many people inside and outside the banshee fortress were mobilized. It is better to say outside the city that the trouble is inside the city.
Cities in the North are always indifferent to the weather, and social relations are extremely cold. But after Zhou Qingfeng came, there was no small mess in the city, both good and bad, and it was impossible not to be noticed.
The high-level acquisition of grain and materials has caused a stir, and the implementation of the talent recruitment plan for more than a month has also caused widespread concern. For the nobles, there is nothing to eat. But for the poor ghost, finding a way out is a great luck.
With Seth responsible for the solicitation, hundreds of people have left the Banshee Fortress with hope. Ordinary men also need to be carefully screened, and women's requirements are much more forgiving.
Because of poverty, the poor in the city did not have much resistance to selling children. Many people just ask for a bite to eat without asking. In the slave market in the city, female slaves are even half cheaper than male slaves, or even one third of the price.
As the first group of trainees recruited by Zhou Qingfeng, Lorraine spent most of the month not studying, but collecting people everywhere. She was also involved in specific affairs and realized how lucky she was
The slaves were kept in cages with only one sip of water each day, small pieces of hard bread. If they don't sell, they will be held to death until the next batch comes in.
Every time he walked down the narrow street into the slave market in the Artisan District, Lorraine was deeply afraid. If it weren't for Zhou Qingfeng's acceptance at the last minute, her destiny would not be better than that of a slave. Where is the overpopulation in the north, there would be no shortage of people.
It's getting dark and the city has a curfew. However, a slave trader sent a news report saying that a group of good-quality female slaves had arrived in the dark, from the age of seven to eight, to young people, and the prices were very cheap.
Seth was busy arranging to evacuate by hand. When she heard that she was a slave, she asked Lorraine to take a few hired adventurers to see the goods. If the goods were really good, she bought them and brought them back.
The so-called "employed adventurers" are all city foxes rats that Adrian has recruited. This group of people will not follow the evacuation, just to do things with money. This group of guys scratch their heads, and children like Lorraine are very scared.
With these unreliable 'subordinates', the trembling Lorraine restrained his urge to run away and arrived in a slave cart in a carriage.
The so-called market is a large yard with walls, earthen walls and huts, and the site is simple.
Lorraine has been here several times. The leader of the slave dealer recognized her, and pointed to the corner of the yard when he met, "Well, the goods are there. Old rules, the female slave has three silver coins."
A life is worth three silver coins. Lorraine was afraid and hated every time he heard the offer. She still regarded herself as a slave subconsciously, realizing that she might be worth a few gold coins, and that she was actually worthless.
A large cage was built with wood in the corner of the yard, and some hay was piled in it. There were more than twenty numb-looking women in the haystack. No one was crying. Many fell to the ground and died of starvation.
The so-called 'good goods' are actually all dirty and thin. Recently, Zhou Qingfeng focused on the acquisition of female slaves, and the traffickers searched for such goods everywhere and transported them to the female monster castle. I wonder how many died during the transportation?
Lorraine said to the leader of the slave trader with one glance: "Give them some water and food, don't let them die halfway."
The leader of the slave trader held a torch and followed, laughing and raising his hand, his opponent shouted, "Have you heard? Go get some water and eat. Our Lorraine brothers bought all these slaves."
There were a lot of strange noises in the yard, and the slave traders were like carnivals. These guys are actually worn out, with crooked eyes and foul odors, and belong to the bottom of the stream. They make money by the evil work of slavery.
I heard that Lorraine yelled for water, but the female slave in the wooden cage was a little bit more energetic. Want to see who was buying her own customers? They also went to the cage and tried to make a little smile, hoping to make a good impression on the new owner.
These years, there are a lot of people who sell themselves as slaves, just to have a good and kind master.
Lorraine was busy counting people and paying, and had to arrange a carriage to take them away.
The leader of the slave trader took the money and went to the other side of the yard, and said to a person hiding in the dark, "Sir, I haven't lied. As long as the goods are available, this kid will definitely come, and he is especially kind to the slaves he bought , Not vicious at all. "
"Boy?" There was a chill in the dark, and half of the frosty face was faint. "That's a girl, can't you see?"
The head of the slave trader looked back in surprise, and sneered again: "Girl? She's too thin to really see it. But she pays very quickly and doesn't even bargain. I don't care if she is male or female. Unfortunately, she only needs female slaves. Or I could make more. "
"Frosty Face" asked again, "Do you know where the slaves bought by this girl will be transported?"
"I don't care about this." The leader of the slave trader shook his head. "I heard that it was shipped out of the city. I don't know what exactly it is. If you want to know, follow it."
‘Frosty Face’ responded, lost a silver coin, and shrank back without a sound.
Taking a look at the silver coin, the slave trader spit on the ground angrily and cursed: "This knight master is so poor, only to give this point. I thought he could be more generous, but it would be better to sell a female slave. The forces behind him must not work. "
Twenty female slaves of different ages ate some food and were placed in a carriage. There are not enough carriages, so you can only squeeze one. If you ca n’t squeeze, you can only follow the car and walk. Lorraine was busy getting in and out of the car, and she knew how to do it.
On the carriage, several slave women looked at Lorraine by the torches outside the carriage. A young slavewoman wrapped in a tattered blanket to protect herself from the cold and asked rhetorically, "How is our master? Can I have a meal a day?"
Lorraine just wanted to leave the slave's yard as soon as possible, stretched out his hand and found a piece of pasta from his pocket and handed it over, "Hold it, eat slowly, don't hold it. You can eat three meals a day, and new clothes Wear it. I promise you won't regret it. "
Three meals? The noble master can't eat three meals.
Lorraine said very lightly, but the slave women in the carriage could hear clearly. They all made an unbelievable uproar, and the waxy yellow face rose a little blood, half happy and half questioning.
The carriage door closed, Lorraine led the team and left in a hurry. The sound of sparkling wheels went away quickly, without stopping. However, before driving, the leader of the slave trade did not want this big customer to be in trouble, and sent a younger brother to remind him for a while, "Someone is watching you".
This thoughtless half sentence scared Lorraine half dead, and even urged the coachman to leave quickly. When she finally managed to spend the curfew to guard the city, it was late at night.
Seth has just received a retreat order from Zhou Qingfeng. She is suffering from a lack of capacity. The Banshee Fortress has a population of more than 30,000. The number of carriages and coaches that can be hired is quite limited.
Prior to this, Zhou Qingfeng secretly organized his own transportation team to engage in logistics, and had already deployed its transportation capacity to the extreme. Now retreating, so many people and goods can not be transported for a while.
"Spend more money to hire someone to hire a car, first move the people and goods to the town outside the city, and then evacuate in batches." Zhou Qingfeng's instructions were as simple as that, and there was no good way.
Seth also reported: "Master, Lorraine went to buy a slave woman. The slave trader said, 'Someone followed her.'"
I came to Banshee Fortress for two months, trying to explore Zhou Qingfeng's old people, too many people, usually rely on smashing money to get it. Zhou Qingfeng didn't pay much attention to this reminder, so he asked: "Who is it?"
"I don't know, Lorraine can't tell." Seth replied.
Zhou Qingfeng responded indifferently, "Retreat as planned. If there is any trouble, I will solve it."