Of course, Goron knew that some slaves would try to escape. After all, "freedom" was what most slaves longed for most. And if more than half of the slaves put their thoughts into action, then he will soon face the terrible wrath of a dragonrider general with a bad temper.
However, Goron is very calm. He believes that eventually the vast majority of slaves will come back and return to this camp. If these slaves all belong to the same race, or come from the same organizational force, just like the group of iron-fisted ogres imprisoned in the cage, then Gron will never make such a gamble. Precisely because these slaves have different races, different beliefs, different desires, and are even hostile to each other, this group of slaves lacks a crucial thing, which is a "voice", a voice based on trust, unity, and awe. A voice that can convince all slaves, at least the vast majority of slaves. In the test just now, Gron has confirmed that there is no one in this group of people who can make such a sound.
Because of this kind of self-confidence, when all the slaves came back honestly, Goron didn't have many surprises. In fact, he didn't even show a smile. Of course, not all slaves could come back alive. Thirteen of them were carried back on their backs, and of these thirteen, only two were alive.
Goron glanced at the corpses on the ground. Not surprisingly, these slaves were all relatively weak: "Were all these people caught by you when they tried to escape?"
"Yes, sir, these idiots wanted to escape, and then we killed them." A green-skinned, bloated, middle-aged orc replied with a flattering look. Behind him stood a dozen men and women. Orcs, it seems they are one of the many small groups in this slave camp.
"Sir, we are very loyal, we will follow your orders, that... that... Did you say before that if we are obedient, you will praise us, that..."
"Yes... you are very good..." Goron smiled and said: "I remember everything you said to me and the rules I set very clearly."
"That... that's of course. Sir, we are all honest and honest people." This bloated orc has obviously been dealing with humans for some time, and he answered Goron's questions well. However, the orcs behind him were Some people showed a hint of nervousness, and a few guys even had fierce looks in their eyes.
Goron seemed to have seen nothing. He continued to smile and asked: "Since you are honest, please tell me that fifteen minutes after you go out, surround these two poor trolls in front of the small waterhole to the west of the camp, and then kill them cruelly. The reason?”
The bloated orc suddenly trembled all over, and his voice became stammering: "Big, big, big, big, sir. He, they just want to escape, we, we will kill, kill them."
"But, how do you explain this cat girl?" Goron pointed to another Catwoman corpse on the ground and said: "She was caught by these two trolls when she was trying to escape. They were originally If they want to bring this Catwoman back to me to collect the reward, if they want to escape, why should they catch other people who want to escape? "
Although Gronn sat motionless in the camp. But it doesn't mean that he knows nothing about everything happening outside. After turning on the second divine power "Heaven Sees and Earth Hears", how can the nearby disturbances be hidden from him.
The green face of the bloated orc was completely distorted with fear, and he was about to shout "do it". The magic hand cannon in Gronn's hand had already fired first, blowing the guy's head to pieces. Those orc accomplices were originally prepared to fight to the death, but when Chopper's scarlet eye swept over them, they could only stand there and tremble.
"Okay, I just saw that he violated the rules I set, and I have already punished him. This matter is over." Although Goron said this, his eyes were divided between several places. There was a special pause on the person who "successfully captured the escapee". Although he was smiling, his eyes were extremely cold...
Gron just wanted to express one meaning. He is both the maker and executor of the rules, and he also has the right to modify these rules at any time. He will not hesitate to kill anyone who disobeys him or breaks the rules, but "killing" is not his interest and purpose. As long as this group of slaves can understand this, then Goron's purpose has been achieved.
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Two days later, when Dragon Rider General Lain walked into the slave camp with a stinking face looking for trouble, what he saw was a scene that made him unable to shut his mouth. To be honest, when he approached the camp and saw the collapsed gate and the messy forest nearby, he was mentally prepared for the worst, so when he saw those war slaves lined up neatly in the camp, During serious training, even my jaw almost dropped to the ground.
"How on earth did you do that..." A row of orcs walked past Rhine with a clattering step, and behind them were a mixed queue of trolls and elves. But the Dragon Rider general's eyes were scanning back and forth on the empty wall sentry and the open door. He really couldn't believe that with his strength, he couldn't find the manned sentry Gron was hiding in the dark... Until this moment, he couldn't believe it. He didn't want to believe that Gronn was actually able to manage the entire camp with only himself and a one-eyed ogre. What was the scene in his imagination where all the slaves ran away and only the last few were tied to the rack and cursed wildly? where
"I don't believe that you really controlled these bastards. Did you put a curse on them? By the way, this must be the power of the curse! Otherwise, it would be impossible..."
Even Goron couldn't stand Rhine's gaffe. He quickly interrupted the Dragon Rider General and said: "Actually, this is very simple. With appropriate death threats and the temptation of delicious food, the demi-humans can't stand it after all." It’s very realistic.”
Rhine stared at the handsome boy with a calm smile in front of him. He already regretted not secretly taking a peek at what Gron had done in the past two days, even if doing so would damage his self-esteem and pride.
"That's right! Where are those ogres!" Rhine seemed to have suddenly grasped the key to saving face. He looked at Gron and said excitedly: "I didn't see any ogres among these slaves... Except for your end.”
At this time, Chopper, who was lying on a thick open-air straw mat and taking a nap while enjoying the warm winter sun, suddenly sneezed hugely. He opened his eyes and looked around. After finding that there was nothing wrong, he closed his eyes and fell asleep. Several female slaves sat around him, looking cautious and ready to serve the ogre master.
"Ogre?" Goron was confused for a while, then finally seemed to think of something, clapped his hands and said suddenly: "By the way, how could I forget those guys."
"You said...you gave...forgot..." Dragon Rider held Lain's forehead weakly for a while and muttered: "I asked you to come here just to train those unruly, stupid and stubborn ogres. I admit that I can't Imagine how you trained these demihuman slaves to be so well-behaved in such a short period of time, but to achieve this level, the best slave trainers can do it even if they spend some time. There is no slave tamer who can completely tame the human demon. It seems that you are unable to create this miracle."
Goron didn't say much, and took Rhine to the cages where the ogres were imprisoned. He really ignored those guys in the past two days, but when the two of them came closer, Rhine had already noticed that something was wrong. I clearly remember the way these ogres looked at me. They were full of fear and hatred, as well as stubbornness and unyieldingness. However, for Gron, these guys simply ignored them. However, something changed this time. He was standing in front of them, but these ugly and dirty ogres turned a blind eye to him. Their eyes were all focused on the frail and beautiful boy beside him, and that gaze It's so complex that words can't describe it.
"It's almost time..." Goron muttered in a low voice, then walked forward and opened a prison door. Rhine couldn't help clenching his fists, preparing to face a crazy ogre, but again Something happened that shocked him. Not only did the ogre who walked out of the prison not attack anyone madly at the first moment, but he actually looked cowardly and cautious.
Rhine expected to find some signs of abuse and beatings on it, but he was disappointed. The ogre was no different from the last time he saw it, at least physically. What surprised Rhine even more was that not only the released ogre was like this, but the other ogres still in the cage were also looking at Gron with a complicated look.
This fearful ogre finally lay down in front of Gronn, as full of awe as facing the chief of the Iron Fist ogre tribe. Gronn patted his huge forehead and said nothing. , just casually indicating that he could stay with the other war slaves for training, and then Rhine saw his behemoth looking happy, running towards the group of war slaves who were being trained.
Gronn opened the cages one by one. The group of iron-fisted ogres seemed to have already discussed it. They didn't even say a word nonsense. After paying tribute to Gronn as the chief, they turned around and ran towards the team of war slaves. They consciously joined in, and the war slaves who were training actually accepted them very naturally, without even taking a second look. The tiger orcs who were in charge of command and training also treated these ogres, who were many times stronger than themselves, equally. They would scold and beat them when they made mistakes.
During this period, Rhine didn't say anything anymore. He stared at Gron like a monster and didn't say a word for a long time.
Just when Goron thought there was something wrong with this guy's brain, Rhine suddenly laughed up to the sky. He laughed so happily, as if he had encountered something that made him ecstatic. After he finished laughing, He patted Goron on the shoulder and said only one sentence.
"Just wait, I'm going to transfer all the demi-human slaves from the Dragoon Regiment here, and by the way, I'm going to catch some more ogres..."
There was a smile on Goron's face. He said nothing, but the fists clenched behind his back suddenly tightened. (~^~)