Xiao Chen was wearing a gray-brown linen cloak, covering his wizard robe. He held a spark sword in his hand, and his expression was stern. He looked like a hermit knight.
The others also changed their clothes and came out of the house one after another. They all put on linen cloaks and covered themselves with the fine armor they found in the collection room. This made it easier to blend in with the slaves and avoid being exposed and attacked.
Xiao Chen found that Luo Ling had nothing in her hands, so he took out the Spark Sword and advised: "Take this sword with you for self-defense."
Luo Ling smiled and shook her head, saying, "With Kalanda here, I don't need this sword. Your mission is much more dangerous than ours, so you'd better take care of yourself."
"Well then." Xiao Chen didn't act pretentiously and whispered in Luo Ling's ear: "If things can't be done, let Kalanda take you out alone. Do you understand?"
Luo Ling nodded, looking very obedient, which made Xiao Chen feel a little guilty. If it wasn't his plan, Luo Ling might not have to take such a risk.
Luo Ling seemed to have noticed something and said, "When making a plan, you may as well think more and more, but when you do it, you have to move forward courageously. Don't think too much. We have fewer people and are safer than you."
She didn't say anything more, squeezed Xiao Chen's hand, and walked out of the yard first with Kalanda, Cohen and others.
Xiao Chen watched them leave before turning to look at Roger and the others.
He said to Roger's men: "You are all free men now, there is no need to take risks with me..."
"Master Xiao, please stop talking." Adjutant Jacob saluted and stopped Xiao Chen from continuing. "You are the benefactor of all of us. It is equivalent to buying our lives and rewarding us. We will do whatever you say." He glanced at the other sixteen people and raised his voice and said, "Besides, even if we were allowed to flee on our own, I am afraid we would not be able to leave this village and would die in the hands of the thugs. What do you think?"
"yes!"
"Sir, we will listen to you." The others answered.
"Remember, it's just like being on the battlefield now! Only by uniting as one and never retreating can we survive. And Lord Xiao is our commander, do you understand?" Jacob asked.
"clear!"
Xiao Chen nodded secretly, and had a little more appreciation for Jacob. The fact that these soldiers could always unite around Roger might not be without the credit of this adjutant.
Xiao Chen pulled out a purse, took out two gold coins, and stuffed them into a soldier's hand. "I won't say anything else. You will be hired as mercenaries now. Two gold coins each is my deposit."
"Sir, this..." Roger and Jacob looked at each other, a little hesitant.
"Don't forget, I'm the commander."
The group walked out of the camp of the Dyne family. Not long after they walked, they were met by more than 50 people. They were dressed in all kinds of clothes, not a single piece of clothing fit them. They were carrying, hugging, and carrying valuables, clothes, boxes, and various gold and silver utensils. One person even had a copper chamber pot on his head. This was obviously an unprofessional robbery team. A closer look revealed that there were four or five crying women in the team.
"Let's start with them." Xiao Chen said to Roger.
"Sir, these people have almost no strength. If we recruit them, they will be a burden." Roger frowned and said.
"Quantity is more important than quality now. Quantity is our confidence. The show is about to begin, let's get into character." Xiao Chen patted his shoulder, walked forward, held the Spark Sword horizontally, and shouted loudly: "Stop! Stop! I declare that all of you are now recruited by me, Boss Xiao Chen. Line up and let us check."
Recruit? Those people saw that Xiao Chen didn't have even half of their people. He actually stopped them here to talk about recruiting. Their eyes immediately became malicious. One of the strongest and tallest men pulled out a big knife from his waist and cursed: "Who are you? How dare you yell at me in front of my uncle Buddy? Leave your weapons and treasures and get out! Otherwise, my knife will show no mercy!"
Xiao Chen did not answer, but only said: "Call me."
Immediately, the soldiers behind him rushed forward with their weapons raised high. Although the enemy had more people, these rabble had no power to resist the well-trained soldiers. In the blink of an eye, these guys who were just so arrogant were lying on the ground with bruised faces and swollen noses, wailing loudly.
"Are you convinced?" Xiao Chen patted Uncle Buddy's cheek, which was swollen like a red apple, with his scabbard and asked lazily.
"I give up, I give up!" Buddy nodded desperately. The other slaves also begged for mercy. They had no organization to begin with, so it didn't matter who they followed. Since a big shot had come after them, why didn't they quickly embrace him and fulfill their duties as big shots
Xiao Chen came to the trembling women and looked them up and down. He found that some of them were dressed as slaves, and some were dressed as maids. Their clothes were neat and tidy, and they didn't look like they had been violated. He changed his voice to a gentler one and asked, "Tell me, have any of these bastards on the ground bullied you? Tell me, and I'll take care of it for you!"
However, several girls now felt that Xiao Chen was much scarier than Buddy. They were all timid and dared not speak, and some even sobbed and couldn't stop crying.
This kind of procrastination would waste too much time. Xiao Chen suddenly had an idea and thought of the charm technique he had just mastered. However, he would never dare to let the charm target himself. He glanced around and finally landed on Roger, who had a serious face.
Xiao Chen cast a charm spell calmly, and the girls who were originally so scared that they dared only look at the floor were now restless all over, looking at Roger with either affectionate or shy expressions.
Xiao Chen asked one of them: "This is Roger, my deputy. Isn't he handsome?"
The girl's face turned red all of a sudden, she nodded vigorously and said: "Handsome..."
"Roger is the best fighter here. With him here, no one can bully you."
"Really?" The girl's eyes were rippling like water. "Sir, can I, can I go over and say hello to Master Roger?"
"Go ahead, and get along well with each other." Xiao Chen smiled slyly.
"Roger, Lord Roger, you came before they had a chance to bully us. My name is Luna." The girl said as she ran over and hugged Roger's arm.
"Me too, Lord Roger! We are all clean." The other girls rushed forward without showing any weakness.
"Don't pull me... Don't pull my robe. That's my sword, don't move! Stop, stop. Stand still!" Roger was in a panic to deal with them.
“Sir, this, this…” Jacob and others were stunned.
"This is the power of love. Now as long as Roger speaks, the girls will do things with great passion and efficiency. I am really a genius." Xiao Chen said to Jacob. He rolled his eyes and said, "Or, you will take care of the next batch of girls?"
Jacob swallowed his saliva, pointed at the people lying on the ground and said firmly: "Sir, these people need my discipline more."
"What a pity." Xiao Chen turned and walked towards the fallen guys, hit them with his scabbard and said, "Okay, okay, since that's the case, stop pretending to be dead and get up. Jacob, you choose a soldier and put these men into a team. Roger, put the women into a team as well, and let the girl named Luna manage them. Let's keep going!"
The team continued to move forward. When they passed a camp, the gate was closed and there were many cries and shouts coming from inside. It seemed that someone was arguing loudly.
I only heard a young voice scolding: "These female slaves are poor people just like us, why can't you let them go."
The other middle-aged man laughed loudly: "Hart! Are you crazy? Aren't women meant for sex? The brothers have suffered so much, you have to think about them. Besides, how many can you protect? Now half of the brothers are having fun inside and outside the house, what's the point of hiding these few behind you? I'll make the decision, this most beautiful girl is for you to play with. The others will be given to the brothers to taste, how about it?"
"For the honor of the Knight, I won't let you come over!"
"You idiot knight, Hart, we are both warriors, why don't you give me this little face?" The middle-aged man was obviously angry. The others also started to make noise.
"Don't be shameless."
"Get out of here, or we'll kill you, this pretty boy."
"Break the door open." Xiao Chen waved his hand.
Roger and Jacob picked up a fallen log together, and the two of them used their luck and strength to ram the door hard, instantly knocking it flying.
Xiao Chen looked and saw that there were indeed two groups of people confronting each other. On one side were four or five young men, protecting three women. The leader was a young man in his teens, slender, dark-skinned, and with a lot of acne. He must be Hart. On the other side were more than twenty big men, led by a middle-aged man with a full beard. Both sides had drawn their weapons and were ready to fight.
However, Xiao Chen and his men smashed the door and rushed in aggressively, making it impossible for them to fight on.
"Who are you!" The middle-aged man pointed his sword at Roger who was standing in the front.
"You don't need to care who I am! Just know that everyone here is mine." Xiao Chen said coldly.
"Why?"
Xiao Chen glanced at the broken door on the ground and said, "My fists are harder than yours!"
When Xiao Chen said these words, there was still the sound of women crying and groaning in the house next to the yard. His brows trembled, and his tone was like the shivering cold wind: "Come on, rush into those houses, and chop all the men who are not dressed properly."
"This..." Jacob was about to say something, but when he saw Xiao Chen's extremely stern look, he waved his hand and rushed in with more than 30 people. A moment later, the house was filled with the screams of men and the exclamations of women.
Xiao Chen instructed Luna again: "Follow behind and calm those women down."
"Yes." Although Luna was in a state of charm, she was very clear that the person in front of her was the real person in charge, so she quickly followed him with a few women.
"What on earth do you want to do, you guy? We have just been released, why are you killing each other?" The middle-aged man was shocked and angry, but he didn't dare to move. There was no way he could smash the door cleanly like this.
Xiao Chen took two steps forward and pointed at the middle-aged man. The middle-aged man suddenly seemed to have seen something extremely terrifying. The sword in his hand fell to the ground with a clang. He covered his mouth and screamed. He trembled and slowly knelt on the ground, with his head on the ground, and curled up like a turtle.
People with fragile minds are vulnerable to Xiao Chen's spiritual magic.
The men around him were also affected. Some of them turned pale or had weak legs and feet. Some even ran away.
Xiao Chen slowly walked up to the middle-aged man, kicked him to the ground, drew out the Spark Sword, looked around and said: "We are here to lead everyone out of a way to survive. If you want to live, follow us. But! We only want people, not animals!"
After saying that, a dazzling flame lit up on the Spark Sword, and he swung the sword hard, chopping off the middle-aged man's head.
He looked at the young man named Hart: "This guy on the ground has chosen his position through his actions. What do you say?"
"Master Magician? Thank you for rescuing us. As long as you are willing to save these weak people, Hart Gaudi, the knight squire of Baisha City, is willing to serve you." Hart put away his sword, saluted Xiao Chen with a knight's salute, and stood behind Xiao Chen with several men and women around him.