Chapter 16: Inside and outside

"Sir Xiao, the situation is terrible. We may be trapped. Almost all the slave camps have been breached, and the slaves have been released." Cohen stood on the tower and looked around to Xiao Chen for a long time.
"How many people are strong slaves in this market?" Xiao Chen asked.
"I'm afraid it will be more than three thousand." He pointed in the direction of the west of the city and said, "The gate to Suero has been captured, and a lot of people have gathered there. The gate on the other side is also blocked. There are still a lot of mobs in the village, sweeping back and forth across the camps. "
Xiao Chen narrowed his eyes and pointed to a strict fortress close to the center of Zhaizi and asked, "What is that fortress? It seems that the surrounding is quieter."
"That was the fortress of the Juan family, the most fortified building in the entire village. It is estimated to be the only village that has not been captured yet. Old Juan was cut off in the last slave riot, so he paid special attention. Life-saving. I guess several slave merchants close to him may have hid inside, "Cohen replied.
"Just now, a few people tried to attack the fortress, and they were repulsed by the archers in it. Now the slaves are busy robbing money. It is estimated that no one will go hard." Kalanda said.
"Maybe it's also an option to evacuate inside ..." Cohen suggested carefully.
"No. I don't recommend it." Roger retorted immediately. "My suggestion is to find a wall with fewer people and go straight out."
"But it's easy to have casualties. Isn't the fortress closer and safer? We just insist that the surrounding lords bring the army over ..." Cohen asked rhetorically.
"But how long will it take for reinforcements to come? Are you really sure?" Roger asked. Cohen was speechless for a moment, and everyone knew that the lords were reluctant to do the compensation of rebellion, and they would certainly blame the issue of sending troops. The Suero City Defence Force has been able to protect itself already thankfully. If you really hide in the fortress, the possibility of starving to death is not small.
"That fortress is a dead place. Now the slaves are fighting alone. In order to survive, they will always gather together. When people get together, they will produce a leader. When they choose the leader and gather the horses, they will lay down the fortress and It ’s not difficult. We do n’t have much time, so we have to take advantage of the chaos if we want to go.
Luo ​​Ling said, looking at the wall in the distance. As soon as the words came out, whether it was Cohen or Roger, she looked more surprised. They both discovered for the first time that this woman wearing a robe seemed very insightful.
Xiao Chen kept his head down and listened to their discussion in silence. At this moment, he suddenly asked: "Luo Ling, Suero's outer city, do we have a lot of interests?"
"Three-quarters of our industry is in outer cities. Why, you can't bear these bottles? Can it be life-saving now?" She withdrew her eyes and walked to Xiao Chen.
Xiao Chen raised his head and looked at Luo Ling, said: "That's all your hard work and the help we need for development. If it's gone, how much time will be wasted from scratch? And, Li Jia, Lao Chen, and Siro, they should all be in the outer city today. If the slaves ransacked the outer city, did they have time to evacuate? "
"Are you trying to stop this riot?" Luo Ling's eyes were astonished. She understood the meaning of Xiao Chen's eyes and read his persistence. She knows that Xiao Chen is a bold and careful guy. Although things will be rough, they do have their own reasons. So she nodded and said: "You talk about it."
Xiao Chen pulled out the Spark Sword and drew circles on the wooden floor of the clock tower. On each edge was written the power it represents. "Look, things have developed to the present level, what the parties want It ’s clear. Slaves want to get rid of their identities and be free. Of course, it ’s better to make a fortune. Those slave traders who are still alive may only want to save their lives. It would be better if the loss of property was smaller. Su The people outside the city of Eero hope that the slaves will not rob them in the past. The kingdom and the lords hope that the riots will settle down as soon as possible and save them something. Right? "
"Yes, then?" Luo Ling asked.
"Originally, this riot is likely to end with several defeats. For example, among the slaves, there will be some masters like Ralph. These masters will control the ranks of slaves and put ordinary slaves in the next few hours. It turned into a cannon fodder that attracted attention. Eventually, most of the slaves would be disbanded by the encircled army, and only a few masters fled with treasure. "Xiao Chen drew a small circle in the circle representing slaves, representing masters and Chief. Then the horizontal circle of the slave was crossed with a horizontal line.
Although others do not know what is cannon fodder, they all understand what Xiao Chen meant.
"Then the slave traders here will probably die; Suero will have many people go bankrupt; the kingdom will produce a lot of refugees and famine, and even more towns will be looted." Xiao Chen continued to represent slave traders, Suero The circles of the merchant and the surrounding lords are also drawn with a horizontal line, "Everyone has fallen blood mold."
"But." He drew a small circle in the middle of the four large circles. "Here we are. We have no deep conflicts with any of the four parties, but we are in it. More importantly. It is because we have a certain fighting power, which gives us a chance to resolve this incident. "
"Adult ... but why do they listen to us?" Cohen said puzzled.
Xiao Chen pointed to Cohen and asked, "Why did you listen to me and gave a treasure?"
"Because ... I want to save my life?"
"There are many ways to save lives? Why did you choose to follow us in the end?" Xiao Chen asked.
"Because, you are a magician and you have powerful men ..."
"So the same is true for slaves." Xiao Chen shrugged.
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"But we have so few people, so many of them!" Cohen is still difficult to understand.
"No matter how much sand is scattered, you can't beat a fist." Luo Ling answered for Xiao Chen.
She looked at Xiao Chen and sighed, "Xiao Chen, Xiao Chen, I never expected your courage to be so great. I hope you are not a hero."
"The so-called hero is sometimes just a person who has no way back."
"But you have a way out."
"Is that really a retreat? Think about our situation, think about the threat of this world, I think we have been forced to the edge of the cliff, the other side of the cliff is far away from us, our choice is nothing more than a jump, Still a helpless jump. "
Looking at his serious look, Luo Ling slowly smiled. "I forgot to tell you that there is no helpless word in my dictionary."
"I know, I know." Xiao Chen also smiled.
"However, there is still a small problem." Luo Ling pointed to the large circle of slaves. "The slaves are not a whole, and the leaders will not easily give up their positions."
"Then let us help them become a whole! We ..." Xiao Chen poked a sword on the small circle representing the master of slaves. "Start solving problems from here."

The edge of the city of Sueiro. Roland, the silver leaf priest, and Gano, the trainee priest, each rode a horse, looking into the distance from the slave town of black smoke and fire. Around them, many merchants, big and small, have begun to fear. People are carrying large and small packages of goods, crowding out of the city, some go to the inner city, and more rush to the avenue to escape to other towns to take refuge.
The slave riot is terrible. Many old people still remember the riot many years ago. Suero ’s outer city is actually a huge bazaar, with no walls or towers. The city ’s defense force will definitely only defend the inner city and fight. At that time, the people in the outer city may have to kill themselves. In front of hundreds and thousands of thugs, a little martial arts are of no avail. So most people chose to go first.
The quiet figures of Roland and the two stood out in a mess. Many people look at them in surprise when they pass by, but when they see the priest robes on both of them, they will avoid them respectfully and carefully. Behemoths like the Temple of Nature are sometimes more terrible than rioting slaves.
"How far is the Knights of the Wind?" Roland asked.
"According to the agreement, they should the" passing by "just after noon. In another hour, it should be almost the same." Gano was obviously uneasy. Then he couldn't help but ask, "Do I have to meet them?"
"I'm anxious and I can't help you. I can ponder over major events. You can really be like your father in the case of impatientness. The most important thing for us now is to observe the development of the situation."
"Yes. Master."
"Previously, what you said to Miss Luo was the same problem."
"I ... I think a mage like her, if trapped in the camp, will increase unpredictable variables." Gano whispered.
"You are worried about her safety."
"No, oh no, she is also our partner, you said she is important."
The priest of Rowland smiled and looked at him and said, "The pursuit of beautiful things is a natural nature. This is no embarrassment. However, for Miss Luo Ling, you are too small to look at her. Not to mention her thoughts. Deep and unpredictable, it is said that the female mercenary Kalanda and the male mage Xiao Chen, which is better to deal with? They have a little loss at most. As for us, as soon as the slaves began to riot, we reached Your own purpose. Now that the bread has entered the oven, wait for the time to come and eat it out. "
Gano blushed and nodded.
"On the contrary, you rebuked her for not buying slaves, but she did too much. Not to mention that her cleverness would doubt afterwards that this is not a good thing for your small goal. Who would like to reprimand herself unreasonably People? "
Gano hummed, unable to answer, and opened the topic and asked: "Looking at what it is now, it's played very hard. Will there be too many dead people?"
Rowland said: "Nature is ruthless, and this kind of ruthlessness may be cruel to the individual, but it is a gift to the whole. It allows us to do some right things without being entangled in the details. Mortals are short and weak. , They will be scared because of death, and weep because of sympathy, but these are nothing in front of nature. These people die now or fifty years later, the only difference is that they will give a gift to the of nature, A gift made of blood. "