Chapter 248 101. The last batch
“I’m sorry, my ‘salesman’ has brought a lot of trouble to your city...”
Louis City maintained a three-day "Free trade" is over, there is nothing to gain from staying here anymore, and the New Initial has a new mission.
"They are just over-enthusiastic..."
City Lord Nicholas Hayes said politely: "Our merchant ship will visit your Xingyue Bay soon, and we hope to be able to communicate with you. Trade between your territories ”
Xingyue Bay is far away from Louis City, but the "only port in the north" is countless times more important than the ports in the southern islands dozens of miles away. The routes there are safe, there are no sea tribes, and the only pirates are from Annan. And the demonic iron, magical newspapers and cement packed in wooden boxes are enough to make the nobles fanatically support the correctness of trade.
“I will entertain them well.”
Ingrid then gave a list to Lord Nicholas Hayes, recording the goods allowed to be sold in Xingyue Bay . In response, Lord Nicholas Hayes gave Annan a navigational chart. The map not only shows all the ports within a thousand nautical miles around it, but also marks the islands, pirates and sect camps.
People at sea believe in the goddess of the sea and the goddess of storms. After the turmoil, the gods lost contact. Their followers fought fiercely with each other, and even fought among themselves. People who encountered these two sects were more likely to encounter Pirates are still dangerous.
Annan gained stable trade, Scarlet Witch's harvest was more abundant than the plunder, the city lord Nicholas Hayes received a lot of tax revenue, and the nobles gained huge benefits, buying playing cards, magic newspapers and other commodities of residents feel they get their money’s worth – so who loses?
After chatting with the city lord Nicholas Hayes, the portal opened again on the deck of the Nautilus.
The smartest Scarlet Witch was lying on piles of gold coins, with wonderful golden gold falling on her vigorous and wild wheat-colored body, and she seemed to see Ilimoyas in a trance.
"Are you satisfied with this trade?"
"Too little!" The Scarlet Witch crossed her legs dissatisfied, making Annan notice that she was not wearing boots, "We need more Trade more!”
“Xingyue Bay welcomes you to trade with other ports.”
The new initial number still has things to do to investigate the rat people. This kind of thing cannot be entrusted to others, it must be seen with one's own eyes.
“You actually let Sea Eagle become a merchant!” Scarlet Witch raised her round toes, “Do you want to sleep with me?”
“Please remain loyal to the King of the North. Respect, Ms. Scarlet Witch," Ingrid expressed her displeasure to the Seahawk leader.
"Then let me correct you..." Annan moved his eyes away from the Scarlet Witch's feet: "Haiying forced Xingyue Bay to purchase a batch of goods at a low price, and then forcibly sold them to maritime merchants at a high price to make a profit. ."
"Good idea!" The Scarlet Witch seemed to see the winged Kinnar waving to her, "Children! Set sail!"
......
Ta-ta-ta-
The hard soles of the boots stepped on the floor, from far to near.
Fast appeared at the door of the captain's cabin carrying an arm-long sea fish.
“The Sea Eagle has left the harbor.”
"I saw it."
Fast shook the sea fish: "This fish is only fifteen pounds, but it is harder to catch than the fifty-pound fish in Xingyue Bay."
" It's amazing." Fast carried the sea fish to show off to others. Francois sighed and wiped off the water stains at the door with a mop and headed to the dull cabin.
The turbid air is filled with uneasiness about the next situation.
They are the last batch. Unlike the previous batches of young and middle-aged slaves, these remaining slaves are all old, weak, sick and disabled...people infected with epidemics and serious illnesses, people who cannot speak or hear, people who are missing limbs, pregnant girls and old women...they They should be eliminated naturally, but Annan still chose to take them back.
"Stop crying."
Francois covered his nose. He still couldn't talk to the dirty and smelly poor people with a straight face like Annan.
"Do you think you will be sold to a place where birds can't shit and start a miserable life? Or is it like the rumor that this ship eats people but not spits out bones, and hundreds of people in front of it were eaten?" Longcois faced the numb eyes and said, "Whether you believe it or not, the crew on this ship are the same as you. A few months ago, they were slaves, hard laborers, prisoners, and refugees... But now, they live in you In a luxurious house that I could not imagine in my whole life, I have a stable job and no longer have to go hungry..."
Francois, who found that he was not good at speaking, gave up and said: "The portal will pick you up in a moment. You guys, save your energy and get ready to start a new life.”
As Francois left, the cabin returned to dullness, and soon there were whispers.
“Do you believe it?”
In a daze, Sauron was hit by a stranger next to him. "We are all patients and disabled people...what kind of place will use us?"
"I don't believe it..." Sauron lowered his head and saw the whip marks on his body through the holes in his clothes, " But no matter how bad it is, it can't get any worse..."
After an unknown period of time, they were taken to the deck and stood in the sun until the lice and ticks in their hair and clothes began to scream. Weak pregnant women and people infected with the epidemic were crumbling. An oval portal emerged, and the beautiful town appeared in front of them like a lifelike, colorful painting.
"Are there new residents here again? Look at them, they are much thinner than the previous batches... Oh, and there are patients..."
The bright seaside sunshine shines on the neat streets. The brighter and neater the surroundings, the more they want to shrink into a ball.
The strong guards led them to a mansion where only nobles would stay. Someone bravely asked: "I...are we going to be servants here? Master..."
"Master?" The guard chuckled, cleared his throat and said, "This is where you will live next, do you know?"
Soran opened his mouth wide, the captain who looked like a woman said this It's actually true...
At this time, a poor man with ulcerated skin on the edge was pushed to the ground, and the guards rushed over with their spears. The crowd huddled together in fear, their newly raised hopes vanishing into thin air.
"What's the matter?"
Sauron saw the guard explaining to a figure in a panic: "Lord, my lord...he wants to bribe me!"
Lord? Sauron couldn't help but stand on tiptoes and look at the black-haired boy wearing a mage's robe.
"I...I just..." The poor man with ulcerated skin couldn't speak, and there were copper coins he wanted to bribe scattered beside him. "Don't chase me..."
"I know." He picked up the scattered copper coins, walked to the middle-aged man, helped him up, and returned the copper coins to him: "Remember, this is Xingyue Bay, you don't need to fear anything except the law. "
Sauron stared at this scene in a daze. He would never forget this afternoon, when the young lord helped the poor man who was covered in ulcers.
(End of this chapter)