Zhou Qingfeng was experimenting in a deserted village, and the evacuation order he issued was also being implemented quickly. With the help of a ten-kilometer information network, many people in and outside Banshee Fort were mobilized. It's easy to say outside the city, but the trouble is inside the city.
The cities in the North are always as indifferent and ruthless as the weather, and social relations are extremely cold. But after Zhou Qingfeng came, there was a lot of trouble in the city, both good and bad, and it was impossible not to be noticed.
The high-level purchase of food materials has caused an uproar, and the implementation of the talent recruitment plan for more than a month has also attracted widespread attention. For the rich and powerful, there is nothing to eat. But for the poor ghost, finding a way out is extremely lucky.
With Seth's responsible recruitment, hundreds of people have left Banshee Fort with hope. Ordinary men also need to be carefully screened, and the requirements for women are much more tolerant.
Because of poverty, the poor in the city did not have much resistance to selling children and girls. Many people just ask for a bite of food without asking for it. In the city’s slave market, female slaves were even half cheaper than male slaves, or even one-third the price.
As the first batch of students recruited by Zhou Qingfeng, Lorraine spent most of the past month not studying, instead searching for people everywhere. She was also involved in specific affairs before she realized how lucky she was...
The slaves were kept in cages with only one mouthful of water a day, small pieces of hard brown bread. If they cannot be sold, they will be locked up until another batch comes in.
Every time he walked down the narrow streets into the slave market in the artisan district, Lorraine was deeply afraid. If it hadn't been taken in by Zhou Qingfeng at the last moment, her fate would be no better than that of slaves—the Northland was overpopulated, and there was no shortage of people.
It's getting dark and the city has a curfew. But a slave trade leader sent someone to send a message, saying that a group of good-quality female slaves came before dark. They were young and the prices were very cheap from the ages of seven or eight to teenagers. Ask Seth if he wants
Seth was busy arranging the evacuation of the manpower. Hearing that it was a female slave, he asked Lorraine to take a few hired adventurers to see the goods-if the goods were indeed good, they would buy them and bring them back.
The so-called'employed adventurers' are all the city fox social rats recruited by Adrian. This group of people will not be evacuated, just take money to do things. These guys are aiming for a deer-headed rat, and teenagers like Lorraine are deeply scared.
With these unreliable'men', the trembling Lorraine restrained his urge to turn around and escape, and arrived in the slave market in a carriage.
The so-called market is a large walled courtyard, earthen walls and earthen houses, and the grounds are simple.
Lorraine has been here several times. The slave leader recognized her, and when they met, he pointed to a corner of the yard, "Here..., the goods are there. The old rules are three silver coins for female slaves."
One life is worth three silver coins. Lorraine feared and hated every time he heard the other party's offer. She still regarded herself as a slave subconsciously, feeling that she might be worth a few gold coins, and she felt that she was actually worthless.
In the corner of the yard, a large cage was built of wood with some hay piled in it. In the haystack were a dozen or so numb-looking women—no one cried, no one shouted, everyone was dumbfounded. Many of them fell on the ground, dying of hunger.
The so-called'good goods' are actually all dirty and thin bodies. Recently, Zhou Qingfeng focused on buying female slaves. The slave dealers searched everywhere for this kind of goods and shipped them to Banshee Fort..., I don’t know how many people died during the transportation
Lorraine only took a look and said to the slave trade leader: "Get them some water and food, don't let them die halfway."
The slave leader held a torch and followed him. Hearing that he laughed, he raised his hand and shouted at his opponent: "Have you heard? Go get some water and food. Our Lorraine brothers bought all these female slaves."
A bunch of strange calls sounded in the yard, and the slave traders were like a carnival. These guys are actually dressed in shabby clothes, with crooked teeth and a foul smell, and they belong to the bottom class. They rely on the evil slave trade to make money.
When Lorraine shouted for water to eat, the female slave in the wooden cage was somewhat energetic, wanting to see who was the customer who bought her? They also walked to the cage and tried to squeeze a little smile, hoping to make a good impression on the new owner.
There are a lot of people selling themselves as slaves these days, just asking for a more kind and good master.
Lorraine was busy counting the number of people and paying, and also arranged for a carriage to take the people away.
The slave trade leader took the money and walked to the other side of the yard and said to a person hiding in the dark: "Your Excellency, I am not lying. As long as there is a stock, this kid will definitely come, and he is very kind to the slaves he bought. , Not at all ferocious."
"Boy?" There was a chill out of the darkness, and half of a frosty face appeared, "That's a girl, can't you tell?"
The slave trader turned his head in surprise and smiled again: "Girl? She's too skinny to see. But she pays very happily and doesn't bargain at all. I don't care if she is a male or a female. Unfortunately, she only needs female slaves. , Otherwise I can earn more."
"Frost Face" asked again: "Do you know where the slaves bought by this girl are going to be transported?"
"I don't care about this." The slave trader shook his head, "I heard that it was shipped out of the city, but I don't know where it is. If you want to know, just follow it."
'Frosty Face' answered, dropped a silver coin casually, and shrank back silently.
The slave trade leader took a look at the silver coin, spit on the ground with anger, and cursed: "This knight master is really poor, so he can only give it so much. I thought he could be more generous, but he might not make as much money as selling a female slave. The power behind him is definitely not good."
Twenty female slaves of different ages ate some food and were arranged to get into the carriage. There are not enough horse-drawn carriages, so they can only squeeze, and those who can’t squeeze can only walk behind them. Lorraine was busy getting in and out of the car, and practice made perfect in this matter.
On the carriage, several female slaves looked at Lorraine through the torches outside the carriage. A young female slave hugged a tattered blanket to keep out the cold, and tremblingly asked, "How about our master? Can you give me a meal a day?"
Lorraine just wanted to leave the slave yard quickly, reached out his hand and took out a piece of dough from his pocket and handed it over, "Take it, eat slowly, don’t choke. From now on, you can eat three meals a day, as well as new clothes. Wear it. I promise you won’t regret it.”
Three meals? The noble master can't eat three meals.
Lorraine said very lightly, but the female slaves in the carriage heard clearly. They made an unbelievable uproar one after another, and their sallow faces rose a little bit of blood, half happy and half questioning.
The car door closed, and Lorraine led the team hurriedly to leave. The sparkling sound of wheels quickly faded away, without stopping at all. Before driving, the slave leader didn't want this big customer to have an accident, so he sent a little brother over to remind him, "Someone is watching you."
Lorraine frightened Lorraine half to death with this thoughtless sentence, and it urged the driver to leave quickly. After she finally spent money to pass the curfew, it was late at night when she returned to her foothold.
Seth had just received the retreat order from Zhou Qingfeng, and was suffering from insufficient capacity. The Banshee Castle had a population of more than 30,000, and the number of carriages and coachmen that could be hired was quite limited.
Before that, Zhou Qingfeng had secretly organized his own transportation team to carry out logistics, and had already deployed the transportation capacity to the extreme. We are going to retreat now, so many people and goods can't be transported in one time.
"Spend more money to hire people and cars, and first transport people and goods to the towns outside the city, and then evacuate in batches." The instructions given by Zhou Qingfeng are so simple, and there is no good way.
Seth reported again: "Master, Lorraine is going to buy a slave girl. The slave trader said,'Someone is watching her.'"
Two months in the Banshee Fort, there are too many people trying to probe Zhou Qingfeng's old bottom, and they usually rely on money to get it. Zhou Qingfeng didn't pay much attention to this reminder, so he asked, "Who is it?"
"I don't know, Lorraine can't tell." Seth replied.
Zhou Qingfeng responded indifferently, "Retreat as planned. If there is a problem, I will solve it."