Chapter 857: Deliberately
At first, the centaurs would still murmur among themselves, ‘What should we do now? ’, ‘You can’t just keep being slaves to these humans, right? ’
But I don’t know since when, no one mentioned this matter again.
It’s not that everyone has really forgotten, it’s just that they have reached some kind of consensus.
In the final analysis, they centaurs are mercenaries just to survive.
The Centaur clan was originally a simple hunting people with no fixed living area. They basically chased their prey, and the fundamental purpose of chasing their prey was to obtain food and keep them alive.
However, with the continuous expansion of the ethnic group and the continuous expansion of other forces, the leaders at that time clearly felt that hunting alone was no longer enough, so they added a new business of 'warfare' .
In fact, during the old civilization, the Centaur clan ushered in a new peak in their development with their new 'war' business.
And nicknames like ‘Disaster Star’ followed them from that time on.
During this period, as they were excellent cavalry units, many surrounding forces naturally wanted to recruit them, and the leader at the time also accepted them.
This also allowed the centaurs to have a relatively stable life.
Unfortunately, the good times did not last long. After obtaining the power of the centaur, the emperor eagerly wanted to use this power to compete for resources with surrounding forces and expand his country's territory.
In a dangerous operation, the centaur clan suffered heavy losses. Later, when they encountered the same operation, the leader at the time resolutely refused to carry out it, but this laid hidden dangers for them.
Not to mention whether the order is reasonable or not, no emperor would like a disobedient force.
So in an operation, the emperor at that time designed to leave the Centaurs behind and planned to annihilate them with the help of the enemy. In the process, the dying Centaurs could also help them fight. A wave of enemy troops' combat power facilitates his subsequent annexation, which can be regarded as killing two birds with one stone.
But what the emperor didn't expect was that the Centaur clan turned out to be much more tenacious than he expected. In such a situation of being surrounded, they forced their way out without knowing where to go.
Since then, the Centaur clan has no longer been attached to any force. They have only served as war mercenaries, appearing on various battlefields. They have refused all solicitations until the destruction of the old civilization.
At that time, there was a great war, the gods fell, and the whole world collapsed. Many races lost their inheritance and were scattered all over the world.
After such a long period of time passed after the destruction of the old civilization, today's centaur leaders may not be clear about what happened back then, and people like Drogo are even more clueless.
But this does not prevent them from experiencing similar things. This also makes the centaur mercenaries who appeared here also set up similar rules. They are also not attached to any force and only serve as Mercenaries appear on various battlefields.
As for now...
It can only be said that they did not voluntarily work as coolies here. Under the circumstances at that time, they had no choice at all. In order to survive, they could only compromise.
As a result, while doing this work, I found that my life was actually quite stable!
Work is definitely tiring. There is nothing to say about this, but at least it is not life-threatening. At the same time, I can eat well and sleep well.
This is too tempting for the centaurs who have been wandering around.
Don't look at them as war mercenaries, they make a lot of money.
But in fact, most of the time, their lives are not good.
Because as mercenaries, they will not stay in a country for too long after completing their mercenary mission, and they cannot stay for too long. In a week at most, after they have basically exchanged the money they earned for various survival supplies, they will leave.
With those supplies, don’t expect these guys who only know how to fight and hunt to make anything delicious. The food they make can basically only satisfy your needs. A little, that is to fill the stomach.
Most of the time, they just ate dry food and spent most of the time on the move. Every day was like marching.
In addition, they are in the wild without even a stable camp. They have to be wary of nearby forces and even attacks by wild beasts at any time. Naturally, they cannot sleep peacefully, let alone sleep. Got to feel comfortable.
Looking back in this way, the coolie days during the recent period have actually been more comfortable than most of their past lives!
The centaur captives who realized this could not help but feel a little confused, but they were unable to refute.
But what they didn't know was that considering their special status, Zhou Xu actually gave them certain preferential treatment.
Although Da Zhou would also let ordinary prisoners eat well, they basically only wanted to eat enough. The food mainly consisted of cheap steamed buns, flatbreads, and pickles.
Dishes like braised pork and pork ribs do not exist.
The situation is similar in terms of housing.
So the centaur captives felt that working as coolies for Zhou Xu was more practical and comfortable than when they were mercenaries before. It was definitely not their illusion, but Zhou Xu's intention.
The purpose is to reduce the resistance in their hearts and pave the way for the recruitment of these centaur mercenaries later.
Over this period of time, the results achieved are undoubtedly satisfactory.
It’s a new day. Logically speaking, after getting up and having breakfast, the foreman should come and take them to their respective posts to work.
But things are obviously different today.
"Let's all gather in the open space here."
The centaurs are no strangers to this open space, because behind it is the camp where they sleep and rest.
After moving from the recruit training camp to Green Forest City, as the general on the edge of Green Forest City, Li Ce directly designated a separate area for them next to the military camp for the centralized custody of these Centaur prisoners.
At this moment, they are in this open space.
This situation was obviously different from the past, making the centaur captives feel uneasy.
Vaguely, they already felt that something was about to happen.
At this moment, they found that they were actually a little afraid of losing this stable life.
Just when the Centaur prisoners couldn't control their thoughts, a dense sound of horse hooves came from outside the camp.
As the sound continued to approach, they saw clearly the figures running over. The Centaur prisoners standing in the open space unconsciously opened their eyes, and each one of them looked dumbfounded. appearance.
At this moment, the person who appeared in their field of vision was none other than Drogo and the others who had rushed back day and night after receiving Zhou Xu's order!
(End of this chapter)