A strange world

Chapter 248 Section 101. The last batch

"Sorry, my 'salesman' has brought a lot of trouble to your city..."

The "free trade" that had lasted for three days in Louis City was over, and there was no way to get any more out of it by staying here any longer, and the New Initial had a new mission.

"They're just overly enthusiastic..."

City Lord Nicholas Hayes said politely: "Our merchant ships will visit your Xingyue Bay soon, and we hope to trade with your territory."

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'll entertain them."

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 believed 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. Meeting people from these two sects was more dangerous than meeting pirates.

Annan gained stable trade, the Scarlet Witch's harvest was more abundant than the looting, the city lord Nicholas Hayes received a lot of taxes, the nobles gained huge benefits, and the residents who bought cards, magic newspapers and other commodities felt that they got something. Value – 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, letting Annan notice that she was not wearing boots, "We need more deals!"

"Xingyue Bay welcomes you as a guest. You can trade between Xingyue Bay and 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 show respect to the King of the North, Ms. Scarlet Witch." Ingrid expressed her dissatisfaction to the leader of the Sea Eagle.

"Then let me correct you..." Annan's eyes moved 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."

"What a great idea!" The Scarlet Witch seemed to see the winged Kinnar waving to her, "Children! Set sail! Aim for the north!"

…

Da da da--

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 Seahawks are out of port."

"Saw."

Fast shook the fish: "This fish is only fifteen pounds, but it is harder to catch than the fifty-pound fish in Xingyue Bay."

"awesome."

Fast carried the sea fish to show off to others, and Francois sighed and wiped off the water stains at the door with a mop before heading to the dull cabin.

The uneasiness about what will happen next floats in the turbid air.

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.

"do not Cry."

Francois covered his nose. He still couldn't talk to the dirty and smelly poor like Annan with a straight face.

"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?" Francois faced Numbtongue. His eyes said, "Whether you believe it or not, the crew on this ship are just like you. A few months ago, they were slaves, hard laborers, prisoners, and refugees... But now, they live in a place that you can't even imagine in your lifetime." In a luxurious house, 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. Save your energy and prepare to start a new life."

As Francois left, the cabin returned to dullness, and soon there were whispers.

"Do you believe it?"

Solan, who was in a daze, was hit by a stranger next to him. "We are all sick and disabled...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 be any worse..."

After an unknown amount of time, they were brought to the deck and stood in the sun until the lice and ticks in their hair and clothes began to scream, the weak pregnant women and those infected with the epidemic were crumbling, and an oval portal appeared. 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, there are also 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 understand?"

Sauron opened his mouth wide. What the captain who looked like a woman was actually telling the truth...

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 wrong?"

Sauron saw the guard explaining to a figure in a panic: "Lord, 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 blankly. He would never forget this afternoon when the young lord helped the poor man who was covered in ulcers.