"Help! Sir, please save me. As long as you can save me, I will repay you, please..." Before I could say anything, the guy who bumped into me and fell out of the weapon shop crawled in front of me using his hands and feet, grabbed my feet and started calling for help.
"What are you doing? What are you doing? Don't grab me, or I'll kick you. Damn it, don't be so shameless, get out of my way!" I was originally very unhappy and was going to teach that guy a lesson, but when I saw his look, coupled with his pitiful request for help, I couldn't do it. But looking at his sloppy beggar look, I almost got angry again. Although the leather armor can be wiped and washed if it's dirty, wouldn't my next plan be ruined
"You bastard, not only did you dare to run, but you also dared to bump into Lord Shen. You must be tired of living. Brothers, pull him away and don't interfere with Lord Shen's work..." Before the guy could react, several city defense soldiers who came over grabbed his hands and tried to drag him away.
Several soldiers as ferocious as wolves and tigers dragged the skinny guy away from me, then immediately apologized to me and prepared to take the guy away.
"Sir, sir, my surname is also Shen! We are from the same clan... I am also from the Xia tribe... Please save my life for the sake of our common clan..." The guy who was dragged away face down immediately asked me for help after seeing my appearance. His voice was much louder, or maybe he thought of me as a handle to save him.
"Wait, bring him here!" I had a slight thought in my mind, maybe he could really be of some use to me.
After hearing what I said, several city defense soldiers immediately stopped and brought the guy closer. One of the leaders walked towards me and asked for my instructions with a respectful nod. Damn, I think those national leaders on earth are not as powerful as I am now.
"What did he do wrong? Murder?" I thought that based on my current relationship with Carsente, as long as he didn't kill anyone or offend the nobles, there should be a way for me to save him.
The little leader listened to my words, hesitated, thought for a long time, gritted his teeth and signaled to his men. Then the soldiers took the Xia tribe away and vaguely surrounded me. Fortunately, they seemed to be on guard against the outside, otherwise I would have thought they wanted to harm me.
"Sir, didn't you say the day before yesterday that the wounded and the dead would rot and cause Legionnaires' disease? The city lord ordered us to gather all the refugees in the city. The strong ones were sent to mine and quarry, and we buried the bodies. As for those dying patients, the city lord... the city lord ordered all..." As he spoke, the captain gestured at his neck.
After listening to what he said, looking at his strokes, and staring at the Xia man for a few seconds, I was confused. This guy is obviously not seriously ill? How could he be dying? He was so fierce when he hit me just now...
"Sir, please don't tell anyone. In fact, the city lord's order is to kill all the old, weak, sick and disabled people. According to him, those who are unable to work in the mine will not be left alive. You know, we have no choice. In fact, we don't want to do it." Seeing the doubts on my face, the team leader immediately complained and confessed to me.
"Well, how about this? Leave him to me and let me deal with him. Then as long as I don't let him wander around the city casually, then I guess everything will be fine, right?"
"If your lord wants, then of course it's okay. Even if something happens, we brothers will risk our lives to help you solve it. It's his luck and honor that you are willing to save him for the sake of being a fellow tribesman. Where do you think we brothers should help you send him? Or..." Before I finished speaking, there were flattering voices around me, not only the team leader, but also several other soldiers all responded.
"Don't trouble you brothers. I can help him walk by myself. He's in good health anyway, so there will be no problem for him to get to the inn." After declining their help, I directly escorted the Xia man who called himself Shen Ruqiu into the inn.
"Brother Shen, I wonder why you are in such a mess. Although I haven't been back to the north for more than ten years, I never dared to imagine that our people would end up in such a mess. Did something unexpected happen in your family?"
"Ah! People die for money, birds die for food! If it weren't for greed to make more money, our whole village would not have fallen into such a state! More than 300 people died just like that, leaving me alone with my life. If it weren't for the benefactor's rescue, I would have gone to the underworld to reunite with my relatives.
A year ago, our village learned that the Senke Federation was in great demand for both military equipment and civilian goods due to a lack of blacksmiths and merchants, and the profit was twice that of our Kastek Empire. After hearing this news, our village discussed and decided to move the entire village to the Senke Federation. After several months of preparation, we took dozens of recruited blacksmiths and the entire village, young and old, and embarked on this journey of no return.
As soon as the whole village passed through the Barren Stone Canyon of the Senke Federation, hundreds of people encountered a melee. The two legions of the Eastern Empire were defeated by the Black Wolf Legion of the Senke Federation, and we were also caught up in the defeat. When the Black Wolf Legion cut the Barren Stone Canyon in half, the fate of us and the Imperial Army was almost doomed. At that time, my family and I had been separated, and I unexpectedly found a cave to escape. Then when I found that the Black Wolf Army was going to besiege the regular army of the Empire, Xiao Xin escaped back.
But because all the money was with my family, and I got sick while fleeing, I ended up like this. If it weren’t for your rescue... " Shen Ruqiu knelt down in front of me, tears streaming down his face.
"Don't be polite, Brother Shen. Aren't we all people of the Xia tribe? It's only natural for us to help each other, and it's just a piece of cake. There's no need for such a big gift. Keep the money first, and I'll think of a way for you. Should I send you back to your hometown? Or find you a job nearby. Although I'm only a captain in name only, I still have a say in the legion commanders. I think it's no problem for me to help you, big brother." I helped him up and took out five gold coins from my pocket and stuffed them into Shen Ruqiu's pocket. Although it was a bit painful, it was worth it in order to get more words out of him.
After a conversation, Shen Ruqiu already regarded me as his brother. In addition to being grateful for my rescue and courtesy, he was probably also a little bit attracted by my power. Whether it was my prestige in front of those city guards or the bold words I made, he placed all his hopes on me without reservation.
After that, I spent a lot of time with him. In addition to taking good care of his illness, I spent more time trying to get information about the Xia tribe from him.